Be a master through ancient times

On September [-]th, before dawn, the mountains were shrouded in a layer of mist, like a veil covering the earth.It's a bit cold outside, but in the Chu family's yard, it's already bustling with activity.

Early in the morning, the daughters-in-law with good craftsmanship in the village knocked on the side door of Chu's house, and after a while, smoke rose from the kitchen.A strong smell of wine and meat rushed into the nose, making passers-by take a deep breath involuntarily.

You obviously had a good meal at Chu's house two days ago, but why do you feel hungry again?

The women were busy washing and chopping vegetables for the fire, and the men were not idle either.They went to each house early in the morning to bring tables and stools to entertain guests from the Chu family.

The population of the Chu family is simple, and there are not many in-laws who can help host it, only the people in the Lao village.Everyone was always watching and helping each other, not to mention Chu Ci's family had something to do, and there was no reason to refuse.If people don't think of you at this time and hire outsiders instead, tell them, and the people in the village will lose face.

Chu Ci got up early in the morning to take a shower and change clothes, and after he had made everyone look good, he stood outside the gate to welcome the guests after eating the longevity noodles prepared by Chu's mother.

Zhang Wenhai and his classmates were the first to arrive.

"Brother Chu, happy birthday. May you have today every year, and every year." Everyone bowed their hands together to congratulate him on his birthday.

"Thank you everyone! Everyone, please go in and have a cup of hot tea and rice. Please forgive Chu for his poor hospitality."

"Xie Yuanlang greets you in person, why is it so unreasonable? It is a great honor for us to be able to attend your coronation ceremony today."

"Yeah, after you were crowned today, we can finally call you by a more intimate name." Zhang Wenhai was the only one with such a clear observation angle.

In fact, he has been entangled in his heart all the time, entangled in how to call Chu Ci to be more affectionate.Before he was crowned himself, acquaintances called him Wen Hai, and those who were not familiar with him called him Brother Zhang. After he was crowned, acquaintances called him Kuozhi, and those who were not familiar called him Brother Zhang.But he has always been called Brother Chu Ci Chu, and it is disrespectful to call him by his first name, and it is too outlandish to call him by his surname.It's all right now, and I can call the characters of Chuci in the future to show the meaning of intimacy.

Everyone knew his temperament, and after thinking about it for a while, they all laughed.What is the actual name?As long as each regards the other as a close friend, everything else is just floating clouds.

After Chu Ci asked his uncle's cousins ​​to help him take the person in and sit down, shopkeeper Lu and the others arrived again.

These shopkeepers are worth a lot of money, so the gifts are also very expensive things.Chu Ci smiled and took it, the big deal is to return the gift according to the gift list in the future, the exchange of favors has always been exchanged between you and me, and the value is not much different.

As the sun gradually rose, the guests also came more intensively. Teachers from the county school and adults from the county came to the door together. Just saying hello and reminiscing about the old days made Chuci very busy, but he couldn't neglect any of them.

In addition, there were some country gentlemen who came uninvited. All of them were a bit thin-skinned in terms of locality, and they came to the door smilingly carrying gifts. There was really no reason to push people out of the door.

Chu Ci could only secretly ask his cousin to put the greeting cards and gifts together, and when he was free, he would register and return the gifts one by one.

Alas, such is the misery of a small family.Once you get rich, you feel that the inner foundation is not enough.Moreover, the Chu family is now an upstart, so they still need to hire some people to help, otherwise Chuci has to arrange everything by himself, and it would be shameful for others to see it.

At the gate, Chu Ci welcomes all foreigners.On the side door are the relatives and neighbors of the Chu family.Chu Guang stood at the side door and welcomed all relatives and friends inside.

An Wencai and Chu Yun supported the old lady of the An family alone, and brought their two children to attend the ceremony of Chu Ci's coronation ceremony.

The old lady of the An family was smiling all over her face. This was the first time she had entered the Chu family's door since Chu's father passed away.In the past, no matter what happy event the Chu family held, she relied on her status as an elder and refused to come over by reasoning that she was not feeling well.

In the final analysis, it is not good to dislike the Chu family.The last time the Chu family's new house was completed, she was originally invited to come over, but she still put on the airs of an elder and wanted the Chu family to invite her twice more.The Chu family didn't invite again, which made her a little unhappy.Now she seems to have completely abandoned this unhappiness, smiling like a sunflower.

As soon as she entered, she found Chu's mother, and her words were full of flattery.Chu's mother is a soft-hearted person, being so flattered by an old lady, even if there is some estrangement in her heart, she will not show it.

They heard about what happened in Anjia last time from Chu Xiaoyuan.It really disgusted them at the time.Chu's mother was also angry and wanted to go directly to the second aunt's house, so why did she deliberately destroy her son?

If it weren't for Chu Yun's stance, they really wanted to tear themselves apart with An's second wife.If it wasn't for Uncle An's repeated invitations, because of the favor of relatives, he might lose face if he refused, and they wouldn't be so disrespectful to go to other people's homes for confinement.

Fortunately, Mrs. An was self-aware this time, and even though An's parents and second bedroom begged repeatedly, she didn't let them come over to obstruct her eyesight.

Aunt An took her daughter to find Shen Xiuniang, while Uncle An took her son to join the adults in the county.He didn't dare to go to the county magistrate's side, he just lingered around the master secretary and the sixth house chief, carefully recommending his son to them, trying to pave a way for him to get out.

Those are all human beings, so how could they fail to see what he meant?So soon, An Wencai found a job as a second concierge for his son, who was in charge of running errands and reporting.Don't look at the position where people are soft-spoken, but there is a lot of oil and water.

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It was almost noon, and the guests were almost here.The auspicious time for the coronation ceremony is approaching.

Chuci's father has passed away, so he has to prepare things to sacrifice in the ancestral hall, and hold a complete coronation ceremony in front of his god.After preparing the three animals and five rituals, Chu Ci knelt down in front of Father Chu's altar, and then recited a sacrificial oration and prayer.

The general idea is how happy it was to have you by my side when I was young. Now that I have grown up, you have been buried in the ground. Today, I wanted you to preside over the ceremony in person, but it is a pity that it can only appear in a dream. Father, I miss you so much You and the like.

The words of Chu Ci are sincere and touching.When he wrote these, he actually thought of his parents in this world.Now that he is in another world, it is equivalent to being separated from them forever, and the closer it is to his birthday, the more emotional he will be.

All the people around who listened to his sacrifice were moved to tears.Chu Ci's words reminded them of the time when they got along with their parents when they were young. Now that the man has passed away, there is nowhere to come from in life, only the way back. How can they not make people feel emotional?

Chu Ci's "Strictly Worshiping the Ancestors" was passed on and recited by the people present today, and unknowingly, it became the top of the sacrificial texts. Every time when offering sacrifices to the ancestors, one must always read this piece first.

After the worship, the crowning ceremony began.Master Qin served as the guest of honor.

He arrived at Chu's house yesterday, and he also burned incense and bathed in the morning like Chu Ci, and did not come out to eat after that, but kept clean all the time, and was going to crown him later.

Because there is no master, he has two roles. First, he removes the original bun for Chu Ci, combs it into an adult hairstyle, and then puts a cloth crown on him.

While Master Qin was moving, he still had to read a congratulatory speech: "On the auspicious day of Lingyue, I will start to add yuan clothes, abandon your young characters, and follow your success. Shoukao Weiqi, Jieer Jingfu."

After the cloth crown, add a leather bean, and read in his mouth: "Jiyuelingchen, it is Shen Erfu, respecting Er Weiyi, Shu Shende. My sister will live forever and receive Hu Fu forever."

After the Pibian, add the Juebian, and read in his mouth: "The righteousness of the year, the order of the month. Xianjiaer obeys. Brothers are here, so that Juede can be achieved, Huang Lao has no boundaries, and be celebrated by heaven."

After finishing the reading, Chu Guang put on the crown, and Master Qin tied it on Chu Ci.

This crown is hollowed out and carved out of a whole piece of white jade. It is a seamless piece, and the workmanship is exquisite and gorgeous. As soon as it is taken out, the squire gasps. Such a thing, not to mention Yuanshan County, is the entire Ganzhou The government couldn't find one, and I don't know where Chu Ci bought it.They have a new understanding of the weight of Chu Ci in their hearts.

Only Steward Xu, who was standing on the side crowning the ceremony, smiled and said nothing. He had seen this thing before, and it was sent by the head of the Kou family when Kou Jing was crowned.

But Kou Jing chose to wear the ceremonial crown of the master and the crown at that time, and this white jade crown has been displayed in the inner library of the mansion.The jade crown was made by Master Ku, a master sculptor in the capital. Steward Xu thought that Kou Jing would give it to her future children, but unexpectedly, he gave it to Chu Ci.

Chu Ci didn't know the value of this thing at all, he only knew that it was a gift from Kou Jing for him to wear when he was crowned.

Chu Ci kowtowed respectfully to Master Qin, and Master Qin helped him up with tears in his eyes.

"When you came to me, you were still childish, but now you have grown up. You have been smart since you were young, and your personality is gentle and smooth. Now that you have grown up, your intelligence has not diminished, but your personality has become generous. The only one What remains unchanged is the integrity of your heart. Your surname Chu Mingci was determined by your father, and now I am honored to be the guest of honor, so I will take your name."

"The thorn in Chu is from the sound of the tree, the reason is from the speech, and the tongue is from the pungent. I will give you the word "Huaijin". The person who cherishes it comes from the heart, and the reason is born from the heart. I mean, hibiscus from the side of the tree, and it coincides with the meaning of being cautious in words and deeds, do you like it?"

Chu Huaijin?Chu Ci recited silently in his heart a few times, and then found that it sounded pretty good, so he nodded happily: "My disciple, thank you for giving me the words. What you said, I will remember it in my heart day and night, and I will never forget it."

Master Qin hopes that he can be a person who has the world in mind and is cautious in his words and deeds, so Chuci will try his best to do what he said.

Afterwards, Chuci performed the coming-of-age ceremony to the crowned person, and the person who was saluted had to return the gift according to the number of etiquette, which meant to respect and value this young adult.

After the coronation ceremony, everyone exited the ancestral hall.When Chu Ci returned home, the first thing he did was to kowtow to Chu's mother, thanking her for her hard work in raising her.

Chu's mother broke down in tears, and the memory of the child's babbling was still fresh. In a blink of an eye, she became an excellent and decent young man, able to take on the important task of supporting the whole family.

The reason why Mother Chu was crying was not only gratification, but also another reason, that is, after the ceremony of Chu's speech, it meant that his days to stay at home were numbered.In the future, it will be even more difficult for mother and child to meet each other, so how can it not make her heartbroken.

However, after the young eagle grows up, the vast world is where he can roam freely, instead of trapping him in one place in the name of maternal love.