When offering sacrifices to the stove, the officiant first sprinkles wine on the cockscomb, then burns incense and candles in front of the altar, and sets off firecrackers. The priest recites prayers with various contents, all of which are prayers for help and blessings.
After praying, remove the statue of the Kitchen God from the wall, lightly smear its mouth with kitchen sugar, place it on the paper horse and burn it, and at the same time shout "Send the Kitchen God on horseback to ascend to heaven", and the sacrifice ends.
Nowadays, people don't pay so much attention. Since women are in charge of the kitchen, all these things fall on women. In rural areas, there are very few men now who go to worship the stove.
At least that's how it is now in Han Kongque's house. The old man and Old Han are sitting in the house, drinking tea and watching TV. Mother Han, the three daughters of Liuxu, Han Guangrong's wife, and a large group of women are busy in the kitchen.
First, the portraits of the Kitchen God and the Kitchen Goddess were pasted with catkins on a specially recessed place on the wall above the stove. The Kitchen God in the portrait is white and fat. He has been enjoying the delicacies of the world in the human kitchen all year round and has grown fat.
It's somewhat excusable.
There is also a couplet on the portrait, with the four characters "head of the family" on the banner. Zaoye is responsible for the human kitchen and food. In the era when food was not enough, he was regarded as the head of the family and hosted the majority of people.
The desire for things and the good wish to not have to worry about eating.
On both sides is a couplet: "God speaks good things, and descends to earth to bring good luck."
Tonight is called offering sacrifices to the stove, but actually it is also called sending the stove away.
Master Zao has been sitting in the kitchen since New Year's Eve last year. On the night of the 24th, he was sent to the sky to meet the Jade Emperor to report on the situation at home this year. He was brought back on the night of New Year's Eve.
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Therefore, people hope that Lord Zao will go to heaven and speak good words in front of the Jade Emperor, and that he will bring good luck when he comes down to earth at the age of thirty!
Paste the portrait, and then light a pair of small candles on the wooden board in front of it. Light a few sticks of incense, and then offer the prepared food to the wooden board in front of the portrait, and invite the Kitchen God and Kitchen God to enjoy it.
There are some vegetarian food on the wooden board, and most of them are sweets. I hope Mr. Zao eats sweets. It will be like having honey on his mouth, and he will be able to say more auspicious words in heaven.
After waiting for a while, when the Kitchen God and the Kitchen Girl had finished enjoying themselves, Mother Han took out a paper-made pony and grain, knelt on the ground and burned it together with the old portrait, muttering silently in her mouth and making gestures in her hands:
Congratulations to the Kitchen God and the Kitchen God. May God say good things to you and send good luck to the earth.
Then there is a silent murmur, usually praying for blessings for the family members. For example, a good harvest in the coming year, or blessings for the whole family to be successful in the next year, etc.
At this time, several other people also followed the same example, kneeling on the ground and mumbling words. At this time, they were talking about their own things, usually their own wishes.
After the paper was burned, Han Peacock was still outside and set off a string of firecrackers. This was like preparing a horse for Master Zao to send him to the sky.
After doing all this, quickly take out the sesame candy, Zaoye cakes and other things that were donated to the Kitchen God and Kitchen God, and distribute them to the family members. It is important to show their dignity, so that the whole family can pray for blessings and avoid disasters.
After offering sacrifices to the stove, the whole family, old and young, enjoys stove-offering candies and cakes and has dinner together. The dinner is not that sumptuous, but it is very particular.
Of course, every year, there is a special emphasis on what we eat tonight. Most of the dinners we eat are vegetarian, including noodles, and no meat or fish is eaten. We pay attention to eating as much as possible, which is commonly known as "filling the warehouse".
However, nowadays people really don’t pay so much attention to it. In addition to the things they contribute to the Kitchen God and the Kitchen God, they also eat meat and vegetables at home.
Han Tianshan sat at the main seat, and eight hot and cold dishes were placed on the table, as well as two baskets of Zaoye pancakes.
Seeing that everyone was just waiting but not moving their chopsticks, Han Kongque looked at the old man sitting at the head of the table, but he didn't show any sign at all.
Han Peacock looked at Lao Han, but Lao Han just stroked his beard and smiled without any expression.
At this time, Mother Han said: "I'm waiting for the wine!"
Han Kongque was stunned for a moment, then laughed. He stood up, went down to the cellar and took out a jar of wine.
At this time, the old man looked at the table full of people and grinned happily. He waved his hand and said, "Let's eat."
As the old man's voice fell, Han Xiaoxiao used his chopsticks first, picked up a piece of spareribs, but put it not in his own bowl but in the old man's bowl, and said: "Grandpa, these are the spareribs made by my mother. They are so good."
have eaten."
The old man looked at a piece of spareribs in the bowl, his expression was stunned, and then he laughed loudly. The loud voice vented his inner happiness. He touched Han Xiaoxiao's little head and said: "Okay, let's smile to Zu
Grandpa is the best, and in a blink of an eye, I am also a grandpa, hahaha!"
Others didn't feel anything, but Liuxu was shocked. It's not easy for the old man to have such a good spirit and a healthy body at such an old age.
Liu Xu knew that Han Kongque didn't do anything special for the old man, but he didn't expect that the old man was really full of energy and showed no signs of aging as an old man. It seemed that even if he was like this, he would not be able to live for another twenty years.
questionable.
Han Peacock also looked at his grandpa. The reason why grandpa has such a good body must be related to his busy schedule. As long as people have something to do, not only exercise, but also have sustenance. As long as they have sustenance, their vitality will be strong.
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Han Peacock was the happiest person to see his grandpa in such good health and full of energy.
"Grandpa, this is my tribute to you." Han Feng was not to be outdone and filled the old man's glass of wine.
The old man is even more happy. This is his great-grandson. Although he has never enjoyed the joy of a great-grandson, it is not too late now.
Looking at a large table of children and grandchildren, the old man couldn't help but be unhappy. Not to mention the Han Peacock generation, there were also quite a few fourth generations in his family. Han Xiaoxiao, Han Feng, Han Ping, and Han Huang were already four without knowing it.
That’s it!
Look at the catkins, Qin Mingyue, Zhou Meiren, and Han Rongguang's family. If Han Rongguang also gets married, the Han family will really be a big family with a prosperous population in the future.
The old man was grinning from ear to ear as he ate the pork ribs from Xiaoxiaojia Lai and drank the fine wine poured by Han Feng. It was really delicious.
An old person's greatest desire is to be healthy, with not a single bad tooth, and to be able to enjoy any food like a young person.
The next dinner ended in a cheerful atmosphere with Han Xiaoxiao having a piece of pork ribs.
A few days flew by, and before I knew it, it was New Year's Eve.
Early in the morning, the old village chief came to Han Kongque's house with a red piece of paper. The old man was doing Tai Chi in the yard. The village chief waited beside him without disturbing him. Even though he was a man in his fifties, he was still really impressive in front of the old man.
younger generation.
After the old man stopped and picked up the towel hanging on the tree to wipe his sweat, the village chief stepped forward and said: "Uncle, your health is still so good."
"If you guys are like me and have been exercising every day for decades, your health will definitely be as good as mine when you reach my age." Han Tianshan said with a smile.
"How can we compare with you? How lucky are you? We are born to work hard, and we are very happy to be like this." The old village chief also said with a smile.
"Stop talking nonsense, what does this have to do with luck? It depends on whether you are determined and perseverant. Okay, what are you doing here? You are very busy people." The old man asked knowingly.
The old village chief said directly: "Uncle, see if you can write a couplet."
The old village chief had a scowl on his face, not showing any of his usual attitude as a village chief.
The old man didn't say anything, but just waved his hand to follow. He wrote it every year, and it was like this every year. It was already a set of procedures. It seemed that he would feel uncomfortable if he didn't go through it again.
The old village chief understood at a glance that this was agreement, and followed the old man with the red paper into the study in the back room.
In fact, many people now buy ready-made pairs, but can the ready-made pairs match the ones you write?
If no one at home can write and can't find anyone to help, then there is no other choice but to buy it. But as long as you can find someone to help, you will generally not buy it. This is not a matter of money, but a matter of heart.
The problem.
Just like the old man said, it is a matter of sincerity, so every year the old village chief buys a piece of red paper, cuts it into long strips, and comes to Han Kongque's house to ask the old man for some pairs.
The old man was famous for his calligraphy in the village. Before liberation, he was considered the most prestigious scholar in the village. Otherwise, the Han family would not have been able to live so smoothly as a single family in the village.
Therefore, during the New Year period in the village, people who have a good relationship with the Han family do not need to buy pairs. They only need to buy red paper and cut it.
However, the old man did not start writing in the study. Instead, he moved a table into the yard and began to prepare ink.
It was only in the past few years that the village bought some Spring Festival couplets from the market. After all, the old man was old, and most people were really embarrassed to come to him.
But there are still quite a few old people in the village, and they come here just to join in the fun.
Nowadays, I believe that there are many people who have the same idea as the old village chief, so the old man asked someone to move a table into the courtyard early to avoid crowding in the study.
Grinding the ink slowly and unhurriedly is not only a process of sharpening the ink, but also a process of adjusting the state of mind and getting people into a state of mind.
If you want to write well, your mood is very important. You should write what kind of words you feel in. Words can reflect a person's character and mood.
But this point was something Han Kongque never learned, so it has always been Han Kongque's weakness in calligraphy and painting.
The village chief was not in a hurry. He stood aside and watched. Even though he couldn't write calligraphy, he had learned something about it after seeing the old man write for so many years. If he wanted to write well, he had to be calm.
After grinding the ink, the old man said to Han Feng, who was standing nearby and watching: "Bring a bowl of hot water here." (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!