"The ancients said that in the Mengchun month, the virtues are in the wood, so we should use the wood to worship the household."
"It is also said that in spring, Yang Qi comes out. If you worship it in the household, it means Yang inside."
"Mengchun is the first month of spring, and also the first month of the year, that is, the first month. In this season, all things sprout, and all kinds of life that have been dormant all winter begin to stir up. Among them, trees are the most prominent, so the word 'wood' is used to describe it. Sacrificial household."
"The so-called 'house sacrificial ceremony' means worshiping the 'household', the first of the five sacrifices, and correspondingly there is a 'sacrifice gate', which is held in September to 'meet the treasures of heaven and earth'."
"As for why the sacrificial household and the sacrificial door are separated, it is because the ancients had the idea of 'door'. "Zi Shu" explains that "one door is called a household, and two doors are called doors." It is also said that "the east of the hall is called the household, and the east of the house is called the door." It's called "men", and some people think that "those outside are called doors, and those inside are called households"... In short, according to ancient rituals, sacrificial households are separated from sacrificial doors. Our family adopts the last term..."
While Zheng Qing was burning incense and piously placing willow branches on the many doors of the Qingqiu Mansion, Su Shijun was holding Bo Saidong in his arms and tirelessly telling her about the ancient rituals related to it.
To be honest, Zheng Qing knew many of the contents for the first time. He pricked up his ears and listened with great interest. He felt that he was listening more seriously than a little fox.
Naturally, the priest will not just plant a few willow trees.
Placing willow branches on the door is the first step.
Burning peach branches under the door is the second step - lighting peach branches here is part of a traditional evil-proofing ritual, and secondly it coincides with the ritual requirement of "sacrifice to the household to bring out the inner Yang" - and then sprinkle the peach wood ashes In front of the door, recite the blessing words silently at the same time, in order to achieve the magical effect of "children will not be afraid when they enter, but ghosts will be afraid of them".
The 'ghost' here not only refers to living beings in a ghost state, but also includes all evil spirits.
Speaking of ghosts.
After Zheng Qing finished spreading a handful of peach wood ash, he couldn't help but look back.
He felt that Jiang Yu was about to turn into a ghost now.
Ever since the little orange lamp was 'taken' by Su Shijun with almost sophistical skills, Jiang Yu has become a little sleepy. Although she is still following Zheng Qing, she seems to be sleepwalking, making the young public-funded student always worried that she will walk while walking. sleep.
With this pressure, he subconsciously accelerated the process of 'household sacrifice'.
The Qingqiu Mansion is quite large. Even if he does not have to personally insert willow branches and sprinkle peach wood ash at every door, he has already passed by after hanging branches in several key places such as the front hall, main hall, left and right wing rooms, and the corridor. It's been less than half an hour.
"The last thing I need to do is to perform the ceremony of releasing vegetables."
The owner of Qingqiu Mansion held the little fox and a group of maids. He smiled and looked at the young public-funded student who was about to leave after finishing his work, and waved happily.
A row of fox maids came out one by one carrying jujube-colored wooden trays.
There are various kinds of sacrifices such as wine, celery, dates, chestnuts and vegetable soup, as well as red chopsticks, yellow candles, Ruyi, Dharma conch, Dharma drum, golden bell, jade pan, wooden fish and other various kinds of sacrificial utensils on the plate.
Zheng Qing felt a little numb looking at those dazzling things.
"These……"
"You planted so many willow branches and didn't find anything?"
Su Shijun interrupted Zheng Qing's words with a hint. Then she lowered her head, scratched Bo Saidong's ears, and began to teach the little fox a lesson:
"The ritual of releasing vegetables has two explanations: "Heaven" and "Human". The former is to pay tribute to the gods, and releasing vegetables is also called "Shicai". It is a ritual to ward off evil and eliminate disasters; the latter is to pay homage to the sages.
, "Li" says that when teaching begins at a university, Pi Bian offers sacrifices to show respect for the Tao. This means that when the university begins, we should wear formal clothes and prepare sacrificial dishes to worship the sages to show respect for teachers and Taoism."
Having said this, Su Shijun raised the little fox's front paw and waved it happily towards Zheng Qing: "Of course, you can also understand that my father has started teaching at the university, so he has to put out a sacrificial dish to show his respect for the teacher.
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There is no wind on a cold night.
Zheng Qing could not help but shudder.
Just because of that word that made him feel uncomfortable - although he had already acknowledged that he had a special relationship with Bo Saidong and admitted that he had an ambiguous relationship with Su Shijun, he had never used the word 'father' in front of others.
The words of tiger and wolf.
He subconsciously glanced at Jiang Yu beside him from the corner of his eye.
But he saw her head hanging down, as if she was asleep. Compared with the worry a few minutes ago, Zheng Qing was very eager to hope that the witch was sleepwalking.
Although the wizard's furtive glance was very inconspicuous.
But under the eyes of the great wizard, there was nowhere to hide.
Su Shijun couldn't help but scratched Bo Saidong's belly and said mockingly: "Dongdong, don't be like your father. He obviously does things unscrupulously, but he behaves like a mimosa, curling up into a ball when others touch him.
…”
Zheng Qing blinked, and before he could think of how to refute her words, Jiang Yu's slightly trance-like voice suddenly came to his ears.
"Mimosa? Not really." The witch muttered, as if talking in her sleep: "I think he is like a big mature persimmon, which will explode into a puddle when someone touches it..."
Zheng Qing had a dark face.
He never imagined that he would have such a strange image in the minds of the two witches.
However, after Su Shijun heard Jiang Yu's muttering, he carefully looked at her listless appearance. It was rare that he did not make fun of the witch, but instead glared at Zheng Qing complainingly.
"You should let her have a good rest and not run around with her."
With that said, she handed the little fox in her arms to the head maid, then walked up to Jiang Yu and used her hand skills to sort out the magic power around her body and regulate her spirit. At the same time, she sincerely suggested: "This semester has just begun... you should
You know, lack of sleep won't end well."
Jiang Yu raised her head, as if waking up from a big dream, and looked at the jade hands touching her body. She was a little at a loss for a moment, and subconsciously looked at Zheng Qing.
Zheng Qing pretended not to see it, looked up at the willow tree he had just hung in front of the main hall, punched it in the palm of his hand, and showed a hint of surprise on his face.
"I see!"
His fingers passed over the places where he had hung the willow branches, and he nodded slightly: "Although the willow branches were hung in different places, they are now pointing in the same direction... In other words, the release of
The place where the vegetable ceremony is held is where the willow branches converge in the direction pointed by?"
"Very good, but no reward."
The owner of Qingqiu Mansion turned around, took Jiang Yu's arm, and walked towards the side room: "After placing the sacrifices, lighting candles and inserting chopsticks, your mission is completed. Where did you come from, and where will you return?
Go ahead... As for other trivial matters, they will do it for you, so there is no need to worry about it... By the way, classmate Jiang Yu can't waste time with you anymore, she really needs a good sleep."
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This chapter has been completed!