In the infinite sea of stars, two figures stood facing each other.
"Let's begin!" said a soft male voice.
The pretty face opposite nodded and looked up at the five most dazzling white, yellow, green, blue and red stars above her head. Her face was very complicated. When she lowered her head and looked at the countless stars under her feet, she revealed a trace of warmth.
His smile was so beautiful that it was indescribable.
It seemed that all of a sudden, all the stars in the sky, on this earth, and in this boundless starry sky had lost their light, and there was only this wisp of a smile.
He shook his head and shook his beautiful long hair, and the nostalgia in his eyes turned into incomparable perseverance.
With a soft drink and a tender cry, the two figures gradually faded into infinite brilliance, intertwined together, like the Milky Way falling to the ground in the sky, and the stars flowed into the countless scattered land below. I don’t know how long it took, and the brilliance gradually dissipated.
, the figure also disappeared. These broken worlds gradually burst into life.
The five strange stars in the sky still emitted various colors of light. The white light flashed away, leaving a sigh; the red light faded away, leaving a cold snort; the yellow light, green light, and blue light disappeared quietly without any sound.
No one knows what else there is in the empty stars.
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The dawn is cold, the spring dream is late, and a thought comes to Huaxu.
"Ah~~!" After a long yawn and rubbing his sleepy eyes, Xiao Xuanzi finally saw the familiar face in front of him clearly.
"Mom~~, why did you wake me up so early today!"
The woman in front of me, who was dressed simply and even had a few patches on her elbows, was the mother of the third son. She was a typical country woman who was simple and honest, working solely to care for her husband and raise her children.
"Xiao Xuanzi, get up quickly! The old patriarch of the clan is presiding over the boy's ceremony. He needs to be there on time!"
As the mother spoke, she gently patted Xiao Xuanzi's head with one hand and carefully handed over a full bowl of porridge with the other hand.
Xiao Xuanzi took the bowl of porridge helplessly, with a look of helplessness on his face.
"Hey, now is the ceremony for children. When will I be able to wear the crown and become an adult!"
When my mother heard this, she smiled slightly.
"Silly boy, it will happen in a few years!"
Xiao Xuanzi shook his head, as if to get rid of the distracting thoughts in his head, picked up the porridge bowl, drank the few mouthfuls of porridge, jumped out of bed, and bowed to his mother in a pretentious manner.
"Mother, my dear, let's go!" He said and rushed out the door towards the clan's ancestral hall.
Mother smiled slightly and turned to the kitchen to prepare the family's meal.
Almost everyone in Yinjia Village has the surname Yin, and Xiao Xuanzi is naturally also surnamed Yin. Because he has not gone through the boy ceremony and cannot have a big name, he is nicknamed Xiao Xuanzi. Xiao Xuanzi's family is not a direct descendant of the Yin family, but a side branch.
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Children of the Yin family have to perform the boy's ceremony after they are six years old, and the boy's ceremony is held once every three years. Xiao Xuanzi just missed the time last time, so he only performed the boy's ceremony this year when he is nine years old.
The boy's ceremony was held in the Yin family's ancestral hall in the village. Since the time was very early, the morning fog had not completely dissipated. Xiao Xuanzi could only rely on the light from the windows of other people in the village to find his way. But after a while,
Xiao Xuanzi saw a pair of big red light groups in the mist, which were vaguely like the eyes of a beast.
With a smile, Xiao Xuanzi knew that it was the biggest, brightest, and reddest lantern in the village that had been hanging at the main entrance of the mysterious Yin's Ancestral Hall. Anyway, in Xiao Xuanzi's impression, these lanterns were extremely luxurious.
, you can combine all the words and things that Xiao Xuanzi knows and does not know that can describe his grandeur. In fact, almost every day Xiao Xuanzi will come here to pay homage to this pair of lanterns, but unfortunately, as a side branch of Xiao Xuanzi, and there is no
When I reached adulthood, I had no chance to enter the ancestral hall governed by the lanterns.
Now that he had a fair and honest excuse, little Xuanzi didn't hurry up and ran straight towards the red lantern.
"Ouch!"
Little Xuanzi ran too fast and didn't pay attention to the situation in front of him. He only felt that he bumped into a soft thing and bounced back. The thing also let out a cry like a warbler.
"I bumped into someone, who did I bump into? Why is it so soft and so comfortable!" Xiao Xuanzi thought to himself. He quickly took two steps to see the situation clearly. His face was filled with shock. He saw a pretty woman,
He landed on the ground with his buttocks raised, and a basket fell to the side. It must have been slung in his hand.
"Ah! Xiao Xuanzi, it turns out that you are running so fast and you are rushing to be reincarnated!"
The owner of the shout made another cry, which was still like a warbler's chirping in Xiao Xuanzi's ears. Although he was blaming Xiao Xuanzi, there was no blaming tone in it.
Xiao Xuanzi not only knew the person he bumped into, but was also very familiar with it. It was the girl next door to his family. This girl moved to Yinjia Village with her parents. Although her family also had the surname Yin, she could not be classified as one of the Yin clan.
Unless one of their family can marry a member of the Yin clan, or marry a woman of the Yin clan, they can officially enter the Yin clan.
The girl's name is Yin Xiaolan. She is a few years older than Xiao Xuanzi. For a woman, she is almost an adult. She is now working as a maid in the house of the patriarch of the Yin clan, serving the patriarch's wife.
There was a lot of laughter on weekdays, and I didn't think anything was wrong. Today, after having Yu Yu in my arms, Xiao Xuanzi felt a little afraid to look at Yin Xiaolan's pretty face.
"Haha, it turns out to be Sister Xiaolan. I'm so sorry. Sister Xiaolan didn't fall!" Xiao Xuanzi tiptoed to help Yin Xiaolan up, picked up the basket and handed it to Xiaolan.
"Humph, you kid just knows how to beat me up and get away with it. If my sister doesn't deal with you, I will let you know how powerful I am!" Yin Xiaolan said and she clenched her fist and shook it. But Yin Xiaolan was a woman and was born weak.
Raising his fists did not show any threat at all, but in Henry Zhang's eyes, there was a special kind of beauty.
"Sister Xiaolan is great, Sister Xiaolan is great, Xiao Xuanzi knows his mistake! Sister Xiaolan, please let me go!"
"Hmph, you finally know how powerful I am, sister. I can't punish you today if something happens to you. I'll see if I can find an opportunity next time!" Yin Xiaolan said, picking up the basket and hurried towards the ancestral hall.
Watching Yin Xiaolan leave, recalling the tenderness of the soft jade at the moment they bumped into each other, Xiao Xuanzi couldn't help but feel a little lost. Suddenly he heard someone calling him, and Xiao Xuanzi came back to his senses and saw a little fat man standing beside him.
A boy's playmate and best friend, Xiaopang, who is one year younger than Xiao Xuanzi.
"Brother Xuan, why are you still standing here? Why don't you hurry in and take a look? This is a good opportunity you have thought about thousands of times!"
"Well, what a good opportunity, oh, oh, okay, okay, let's go in quickly, don't let those boys get the first step!" He said without mentioning what he just did, and walked towards the ancestral hall. Little Fatty
Seeing that Xiao Xuanzi was fine, he followed him.
When the two came to the door of the ancestral hall, they saw a thin man wearing a butler's clothes holding a book and writing something. Xiao Xuanzi took a step forward.
"Butler, we are here to perform the boyhood ceremony this year."
"Oh, name, which household does it belong to?", the housekeeper asked without raising his head.
"I am Xiao Xuanzi from the Yin Yuan family in the village. This is the fat boy from the Yin Tu family next door to me!"
"Oh, you are the son of a mason!"
"It's Xiao Xuanzi!"
"I heard that you kid always thinks of weird things. If you don't learn from your father's craftsmanship, you'll have to drink the northwest wind from now on!"
Xiao Xuanzi smiled, "What the butler said is that I can save it!"
"Here, come in quickly! Don't keep the clan leader waiting!" The housekeeper pointed to the side door next to the main door and went to register the next boy.
Xiao Xuanzi and Xiao Pang entered the door and looked up. They saw a very wide courtyard. There was a pool of water in the center of the courtyard. A stone bridge was set up over the pool, connecting the gate of the ancestral hall and the gate of the inner hall. The bridge deck is
The bridge is paved with long strips of bluestone, and the railings on both sides of the bridge are made of white marble. There are dozens of pillars on the bridge each with a stone sculpture of a lion, either a lion rolling a hydrangea or a lioness actress, each of which is different, and fell in the eyes of the two boys.
It's simply unimaginable luxury.
Xiao Xuanzi saw this in his eyes and moved in his heart. His eyes were stunned and he wanted to step onto the bridge.
"Be bold!"
A loud shout came, and Xiao Xuanzi was startled. He quickly turned his head to see where the shout came from. Standing there was a young man in gorgeous clothes. He was also someone Xiao Xuanzi knew. He was the village chief and the youngest of the clan leaders.
His son, Yin Hua, had just grown up.
"You dare to go to this Hongqiao, but you know what kind of person can go up to this Hongqiao. As a clan leader, my father usually doesn't dare to go there except when he has to perform sacrifices. But the year before last, the county magistrate came and said that he wanted to go there.
I wanted to pay homage to the old temple of the Zhang family, so I asked you to go up there;... How could you be so virtuous, how dare you think of such a thing!" Yin Hua came to Xiao Xuanzi, looked him up and down, and touched Xiao Xuanzi's forehead with his hand.
He shouted repeatedly.
Although Xiao Xuanzi is young, he is very smart and usually behaves a bit dull in front of adults, but he always has his own opinion when encountering problems. A group of teenagers of the same age secretly take him as the leader. Now Xiao Xuanzi heard Zhang Hua ask, "What?
How can you be so virtuous!" He was actually a little confused in his head.
"Who am I? I am Xiao Xuanzi. How virtuous and capable I am...how virtuous and capable I am!" Xiao Xuanzi's thoughts were confused and he stayed on the spot.
When Yin Hua saw Xiao Xuanzi sitting there, he felt that Xiao Xuanzi was subdued, but at the same time he felt that because he was in a bad mood, he shouted at someone who had not yet received the gift of a boy, and his face was dull, so he stopped talking and walked away.
Little Fatty had never seen the formation just now. When he saw Little Xuanzi being yelled at by Yin Hua, he felt guilty. He stood aside and did not dare to take a breath. When he saw Yin Hua leaving, he took a long breath and stuck out his tongue.
Said: "What's so good about having a bridge here? It's just more beautiful. If you ask me to go up, I won't go up. You think so, Brother Xuan!"
"Hmm~" Xiao Xuanzi was a little lost in thought.
"This Yin Hua is also using his power to bully others. Isn't it because his father is better than us? He also wants to take advantage of our sister Xiaolan. He is simply blinded by pork and blinded by pork. Brother Xuan, don't you think so?"
"Hmm~"
"Brother Xuan, what happened today? You are stunned, Brother Xuan, Brother Xuan!" Seeing that Xiao Xuanzi didn't respond, Xiaopang quickly called Xiao Xuanzi.
Being shaken by Fatty, Xiao Xuanzi shuddered and came to his senses, "Little Fatty, what did you ask me to do?"
"Brother Xuan, you won't be frightened!"
"You are stupid. I'll be fine, let's go and attend the ceremony as soon as possible! Otherwise, you will be punished!" As he said, Xiao Xuanzi walked from the passage beside the pond towards the inner hall of the ancestral hall.
Xiao Xuanzi took Xiaopang to the door of the inner hall. He saw that there were more than a dozen boys of the same age in the hall. Some of them were very familiar with each other and were their general friends. In the hall were a group of adults, with a man sitting in the middle.
There is a serious old man, and the people on both sides are the squires of the Yin family. Behind the serious old man stands a young man, who is Yin Hua just now. The identity of the serious old man is naturally obvious, it is Yin Binghuan, the head of the Zhang family in Yinjia Village.
Xiao Xuanzi had seen the clan leader in normal times, but he had never seen such a serious scene now. Seeing the majesty of the clan leader at this time, Xiao Xuanzi couldn't help but feel shocked.
"Chief, we have come to perform the rites of a boy." Xiao Xuanzi quickly collected his thoughts and bowed.
"Come in, and when the time comes, I will perform the rituals of a child and give you a great name!"
"Thank you, Patriarch!" The two stepped into the hall and stood beside the children.
After a while, all the boys came together to offer sacrifices to their ancestors, and then performed the boy's ritual. At that time, the clan leader took the name list, and when he thought of someone, he came forward to thank the ancestors, and then the clan leader personally tied up his hair and gave him a great name.
When it was Xiao Xuanzi's turn, he thanked his ancestors just like the previous boys, and had his hair pulled into a bun by the clan leader. He looked at the family tree, but instead of casually giving out his name just now, he asked, "Is your father Yin Yuan, a stonemason?"
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"Back to the patriarch, my father is the stonemason Yin Yuan!" Although Xiao Xuanzi was a little confused as to why he had to ask the question when it was his turn, he answered truthfully.
The patriarch nodded, but he had a problem in his heart. Most of the parents of the boys just now were illiterate and didn't understand the meaning of their names, so it didn't hurt to mention a word casually. However, those whose parents were mostly literate were from squire families, so they had prepared in advance.
I told myself my name, sent a greeting card, and told myself when the time comes. And this little Xuanzi’s father, the stonemason Yin Yuan, is one of the few literate among ordinary people in the village. This is because the stonemason needs to carve flowers, birds, insects, and fish as well.
Writing, so I learned a little bit at a young age.
Therefore, the village chief thought in his mind that he could not choose a wrong name, otherwise the stonemason would make irresponsible remarks and it would appear that he was not good enough. Finally, the village chief had an idea and thought of an ancient book with a thousand characters. There is a sentence, "Heaven, earth, black and yellow universe
"When the sun and the moon are shining, the sun and the moon are shining, the stars are shining," he said, "I will give you a double name with the word 'Xiu Xuan', let's call you Yin Xiu Xuan!"
Although Xiao Xuanzi knew some words from his father, he only knew them in a vague way, but he didn't quite understand the meaning. He only felt that his name was different from those of Yin Fu, Yin Biao, and Yin Cai. He couldn't wait any longer.
He thought carefully and heard the clan leader talking about the next boy, so Xiao Xuanzi had no choice but to thank the village chief and step aside.
After the boy's ceremony was over, the boys dispersed and went back to their homes. Yin Xiuxuan also returned home after sharing his names with his playmates.