Chapter 385: Ancestor Worship
Chapter 385: Ancestor Worship
A large cart of New Year gifts was sent from my hometown, including slaughtered chickens and ducks, fat pigs from the farm, and various kinds of dried vegetables.
This was specially sent to Han Zeyu to improve his diet because they knew how much he ate.
The capital city has everything, and growing vegetables is a very common phenomenon in hot spring villages, but they are all supplied to dignitaries.
The two men who were on the emperor's payroll felt ashamed. With their meager salaries, if they remained honest and incorruptible, they would probably only be able to eat potatoes, cabbage, and radishes every day.
Fortunately, the inn has a large underground space, where many wood ears and mushrooms are cultivated.
Han Zeyu put the things in a natural refrigerator. In the temperature of minus twenty degrees Celsius, any frozen pear could be used as a weapon.
Han Zeli also received gifts from his family, including clothes, shoes, and socks, as well as the four treasures of the study.
My parents said that with his level of ability, he could just use stationery produced in his hometown.
Things in Beijing are too expensive, so let him spend them slowly. If he wants to eat and drink for free, he should be prepared to live under someone else's roof.
It’s not that the parents want to undermine the self-esteem of their youngest son, but the precedent set by the second son is there.
Han Zecang owes his elder brother money, and he still hasn't paid it back.
The person in the family who cares about the third child the most is the caring younger sister Han Yumo.
Han Zeli's eyes were slightly red, as expected of a friend who grew up together.
My younger sister wrote a special letter to him, encouraging him to study martial arts well and support her in the future.
Han Zecang sniffed, stroking the letter paper, and muttered to himself: "Don't worry! Third brother will study hard. When I become successful, I will buy a thousand acres of fertile land and ten miles of red dowry for my sister."
Tiezhu counted on his fingers. One hectare is one hundred mu of land, so a thousand hectares of fertile land is...
"Oh my god, this is how a princess gets married. Are you crazy?"
Han Zeli folded the letter, put it back in his arms, and said calmly: "I'm just being polite. Big brother hasn't earned a thousand acres of fertile land, so there's even less hope for me."
Han Zeyu, who was being teased by his younger brother behind his back, floated over like a ghost.
A person with insight into the world commented: "I'd rather believe in ghosts than trust a man's broken mouth. Anyone can make empty promises, but it's just empty talk."
Han Zecang blinked innocently. He was still a child, not a man.
Tiezhu also wanted to act young, but he couldn't live with his conscience.
With his hands behind his back, he sighed deeply: "Time is merciless!"
Su Shien felt that Yuger was right. He didn't believe in ghosts, so he couldn't believe Han's nonsense.
Don't let anyone take in several concubines in his name if you are not careful one day.
A concubine with broad shoulders, narrow waist, long legs, young, rich and good health is someone's favorite.
Look at that crappy book he wrote. He was stranded on a deserted island and didn't think about finding a way to survive, but only about building a harem.
It's a nice thought, but this idea should be nipped in the bud.
Han Zeyu is so wronged! This is just an artistic creation, and he didn't participate in it himself.
Just imagine the sun, the seaside, a garland on his head, and a naked handsome man...
No, no, no, he still has to wear swimming trunks, otherwise the picture is too beautiful and he dare not imagine it.
Su Shien grabbed Han Zeyu by the back of the neck and forced him to complete this extremely unreliable "Yellow" Island wandering under his supervision.
Han Zeyu succumbed to the tyranny of evil forces and worked on his creation with a wronged attitude.
At this time, someone knocked on the study door.
Han Zeyu's eyes immediately lit up and he rushed to the door to open it.
Uncle Zhong came back with Han Zeli.
He accepted Ze Li as his apprentice, and used this as an excuse to move in and spend the New Year with Tie Zhu.
Before leaving, he chatted with General Tie for a while.
One must be loyal to the person who entrusted him with the task, and besides, he also has some selfish motives.
Han Zeyu understood that Uncle Zhong and General Tie wanted Tiezhu to visit his parents' grave.
This is human nature. It would have been fine if you didn't know it before, but now that you know the truth, I should burn some incense for you two.
Su Shien pondered, "But Tiezhu's identity needs to be kept secret. If we don't want to be discovered, we can only worship him at different times."
Uncle Zhong nodded. He and General Tie had the same idea.
Originally, Uncle Zhong went to find Tiezhu first to ask for his opinion.
As a result, Tiezhu said that he had no objection, but he had to get Han Ge's approval.
Han Zeyu sits firmly in the position of guardian, and he has to worry about all matters big and small.
After sending Uncle Zhong out, he approved special funds for Tiezhu to purchase sacrificial supplies.
Seeing Tiezhu's eyes light up, Han Zeyu immediately warned: "Special funds must be used for their intended purpose. You are not allowed to embezzle public funds. If you dare to embezzle public funds, I will break your legs!"
Tiezhu pouted. "Listen to what he's saying! Is he that kind of person?"
The next morning, Tiezhu got up first, washed, and loaded the sacrificial supplies onto the carriage.
Han Zeyu thought that he still had important things to do, so he didn't sleep in. After packing up, the couple accompanied Tiezhu to worship the ancestors of the Tie family.
Su Shien watched openly, while the other two were very secretive, hiding in the carriage and watching the Tie family's every move with their clairvoyance.
As the saying goes, "When a woman visits a grave, her family will be extinct."
Therefore, those who come to visit the graves are male relatives of the family.
Han Zeyu said that in their era, no matter whether men or women, if someone could remember to sweep the graves of their deceased relatives, it would be considered a blessing.
With Han Zeyu's eyesight and the help of his clairvoyance, he immediately recognized Gao Hong who was mixed in the crowd.
As Tie Yunqing's husband and the son-in-law of the General's Mansion, Gao Hong is indeed qualified to participate in the worship.
However, in Han Zeyu's opinion, this person was probably still thinking about the adoption.
Seeing Han Zeyu thinking about something, Tiezhu immediately took the Clairvoyance for himself and read it with great interest, as if everything about the Tie family had nothing to do with him.
Han Zeyu wanted to say, Tiezhu, please be more careful!
At the beginning of the Si hour, a group of people led by Mr. Tie left the cemetery in a mighty manner.
Han Zeyu jumped off the carriage first and looked around to make sure there was no one around.
Then he waved his hand, signaling Tiezhu, who was still holding the pipa and half covering his face, to hurry up.
Su Shien stood beside the carriage, looking at the two people looking around, and shook his head helplessly.
Those who know think they are here to pay homage to their ancestors, while those who don’t think they are here to rob tombs!
The tributes Tiezhu bought were all his favorite foods. There was nothing he could do about it, as he had no memory of his parents.
The stingy Tiezhu placed the tribute in front of his parents' tombstone.
Even if he wanted to offer sacrifices, he would only offer sacrifices to these two. As for the ancestors of the Tie family, he was not familiar with them, so he would not go through the motions.
Tiezhu and the other two came and went like the wind. Before leaving, Han Zeyu did not forget to disguise the scene.
This idiot, do you understand what risk transfer is?
He placed all the tributes in front of Tie Dongrui and Xu Jiaran's tombstones.
Anyone with a little common sense can guess that the heir to the eldest wife has returned to cause trouble.
The facts were as Han Zeyu expected. Not long after they left, someone did come to the cemetery to check the situation, but they didn't see anything unusual.
It's just that the paper ashes were blown everywhere, and there seemed to be fewer tributes in front of the tombstone.
This is normal. Ordinary people will take the tribute fruits away and eat them home after the sacrifice.
Because they think that this is something that their ancestors have tasted and it is good to eat.
Most wealthy families would not take away the tributes. Even if they were stolen and eaten, it didn't matter. They could just consider it as a good deed.
Tiezhu was very happy, he was worthy of being Brother Han.
It turns out that visiting graves is a sure-win business, so he will come again next time.
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