Chapter 165 Sitting in a well and looking at the sky
That’s right!
Zhang Ling has indeed never believed in dream interpretation, horoscopes, crape myrtle, etc.
So she sat on the sofa in front of the coffee table and drank tea.
And he smiled intermittently at the childish behavior of Li Xiang he just saw.
No matter how he looked at this smile, it was full of unfriendliness.
But he didn't look bad because of it.
On the contrary, she was relieved and didn't care about Zhang Ling's ridicule.
After smiling back indifferently, he still persisted in clicking on one of the top-ranked dream interpretation web pages.
Two sentences that appeared on the webpage attracted his focus.
First sentence:
People in love dream of father and daughter, indicating that they understand each other, do not need to modify their appearance, and are expected to get married.
After reading this sentence, a somewhat proud smile broke out on his face.
He became more convinced of his relationship with Zhang Ling.
I believe they will eventually arrive at the desired happy site.
Second sentence:
People who are born in this year dream of father and daughter, which means that the current difficulties need to be solved, and all matters must be guarded against. Be careful of being framed by villains, theft, and lawsuits.
Does this mean that his life as a substitute is coming to an end?
Thinking of this, he wanted to grab Zhang Ling's hand and confess everything.
No, absolutely not.
Another sober voice kept cursing him.
He said that even if his life as a substitute is really over, he can't just confess the matter of being a substitute.
After all, Li Xiang is not yet completely sure that Zhang Ling can no longer leave him.
This matter must be considered in the long term.
Then she continued to look down.
When he saw the words "Beware of being framed by villains", his body couldn't help but feel a chill running down his spine.
It was as if he had a premonition that someone was trying to frame him.
He even felt that the villain mentioned here should not be the same person.
Qi Diaozhe, Li Xi, the old patriarch, etc. are all possible.
This made it a little difficult for him.
However, then I thought about it, except for Qi Diaozhe, as long as Zhen Li Xiang is around, he doesn't have to worry at all.
So he felt that what he should really be wary of was Qi Diaozhe.
At this moment!
The well-behaved little Douzi felt bored staying in the room just now.
He ran over with cheerful steps, snuggled next to Zhang Ling, looked at Li Xiang and asked:
"Is daddy's cold better?"
Zhang Ling stopped laughing at Li Xiang, smiled and stroked Xiaodouzi's cheek, then turned to Li Xiang and wanted to say:
"Your dad's cold should be gone. It's just that the situation is a bit worse. Your dad's fever may be a little too serious. There are some sequelae."
Xiaodouzi nervously grabbed Zhang Ling's arm and asked:
"What's wrong? Mom, tell me what's wrong with dad?"
That’s right!
Xiaodouzi who has just experienced the moment of life and death in the lotus pond.
Deep down in my heart, I have already developed a strong sense of trust in Li Xiang.
In other words, the relationship between father and daughter has become stronger.
The little girl felt that the former Xiaodouzi had drowned in the lotus pond.
Now Xiaodouzi has been reborn from the moment Li Xiang fished her out of the lotus pond.
This kind of reincarnation is like a biological parent.
It’s definitely worth her little Douzi’s wholehearted devotion to repaying her with her whole life.
Zhang Ling suppressed her smile and said seriously:
"Uh... your father seems to have had a fever and burned himself to death. As soon as he woke up, he went online to look up the dream interpretation of Zhou Gong. Xiaodouzi, what do you think we should do?"
The little girl touched her earlobe habitually and looked at Li Xiang thoughtfully for a while, as if she had made a very difficult decision.
"Dad checking Duke Zhou's dream interpretation means that he is stupid?"
Xiaodouzi was confused because she had heard someone talk about it.
What's more, she doesn't seem stupid after observing those people personally.
Zhang Ling continued to explain according to her personal preference:
"Your father is known as a leader in the technology industry. As a big boss in the technology industry, he does not believe in technology. Instead, he believes in these superstitious explanations. This is obviously crazy."
Maybe Zhang Ling seems to have forgotten an important thing.
We are now so deeply superstitious about science, unlike the ancient people who were deeply superstitious about the Holy See.
The superstitious Holy See of the ancients could not explain many scientific phenomena, such as atomic bomb explosions.
Therefore, the ancients always believed that ordinary and heavy cannons were the most powerful weapons.
Just like modern science, which we modern people are superstitious about, it is impossible to systematically explain the traditional Chinese medicine left by our ancestors.
Therefore, modern people blindly put Western medicine, which has a systematic scientific basis, on the altar.
Look!
There seems to be no difference at all between the deep superstitions of ancient and modern people.
It looks like a frog sitting in a well and looking at the sky.
You never know that the sky outside the well is always all-encompassing.
Li Xiang saw Xiaodouzi's confused eyes, which kept switching between him and Zhang Ling.
The little girl subconsciously touched her earlobes and thought.
It feels like thinking about a big philosophical question.
Looking at Xiaodouzi's serious look, although he wanted to refute Zhang Ling, he still endured it.
Because he wanted to know how Xiaodouzi should deal with the questions raised by Zhang Ling?
Xiaodouzi said as if talking to himself:
"Oh, it turns out this means that dad is crazy."
Zhang Ling suddenly felt that Xiaodouzi was quite cute at this moment and wanted to continue teasing her.
So he glanced at Li Xiang beside him and asked with a bit of disgust:
"Daughter, your father is stupid! What should we do now?"
The little girl seems to have already thought of the answer.
She walked to Li Xiang's side with firm steps, grabbed his hand like a little adult, and said sincerely:
"Dad, don't be afraid! It doesn't matter if you catch a cold or have a fever. When Xiaodouzi grows up and works, he will definitely earn a lot of money to support you. He will support you for a lifetime."
You can say such things at such a young age.
I’m afraid it doesn’t matter who the parents are?
Everyone will be so moved by these words.
"Okay, okay, okay, okay! Xiaodouzi is indeed my daughter. Not only will she not dislike her father for having a fever, but she also promises to support him for the rest of his life when he grows up. Dad is really happy to have you as his daughter!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Xiang's eyes were filled with endless pride, as if he was specifically looking at Zhang Ling to show off.
After Li wanted to finish, his eyes filled with a sense of resentment, he looked at Zhang Ling with a frozen smile and said:
"It's not like your mother. Humph, she just sat there and laughed all the time. Dad was burned out."
After Xiaodouzi heard this, he stamped his feet and shouted at Zhang Ling with an unhappy look:
"Mom!"
Obviously, this is an accusation that Zhang Ling’s behavior just now was excessive!
She shouldn't laugh at Li Xiang.
Parents should be in harmony with their children.
In this way, as a child, she will also feel happy.
Zhang Ling looked at Xiaodouzi with a slightly embarrassed look, stood up and walked towards Li Xiang.
With a bit of shame on his face, he stretched out his hand to touch Xiaodouzi's hair, and said softly and comfortingly:
"Xiaodouzi, you misunderstood mom, didn't you? I was joking with your dad. If you don't believe me, you can ask your dad."
As she said this, she kept winking at Li Xiang who was watching the show.
It’s a sign of weakness, an apology, and a request.
Showing weakness, she doesn’t want to cause a rift in her relationship with Xiaodouzi;
To apologize, she could only admit to Li Xiang that her behavior just now was wrong;
Request, she asked Li Xiang to explain a few words to Xiaodouzi for herself.
"Is this really true?" Xiaodouzi blinked in confusion.
This feeling of being doubted by my daughter is really unpleasant.
Obviously in the beginning, when Li Xiang was not his father, Xiaodouzi had absolute trust in her mother.
What puzzles her is that she doesn’t know when to start?
Xiaodouzi trusts Li Xiang far more than she does.
Thinking of this, she became very jealous, and her eyes began to look a little more angry at Li Xiang's request.
It felt like she was ordering him.
"If you don't help me coax my daughter to behave, I will twist your head off and play it like a football."
If you want to blame him, blame him Li Xiang for stealing his daughter's love from her.
This is her punishment for him!
Although Li Xiang didn't hear what Zhang Ling wanted to say, he already deeply understood the meaning just by looking at her eyes.
Xiaodouzi, who was standing next to Li Xiang, clearly saw Li Xiang's body shaking as if he was cold before he could wait for Li Xiang's answer.
So he grabbed two or three of Li Xiang's fingers with his little hand and asked again:
"Dad, are you cold? Mom said your illness has recovered. Xiaodouzi just saw that you seemed to be shivering from the cold again. Is this serious again?"
When Zhang Ling heard Xiaodouzi's questioning of Li Xiang, she couldn't help laughing again and said "interesting" three times in a row.
It feels like Zhang Ling knows that Li Xiang has the gift of mind reading.
After seeing Li Xiang's reaction, she showed a satisfied smile.
Obviously, Xiaodouzi's attention has been successfully transferred to Li Xiang.
Zhang Ling thinks her crisis is over.
Li Xiang saw the worried look on Xiaodouzi's face, shook his head and explained:
"Uh... I think Xiaodouzi must have thought wrong. It's because dad is so happy to have you as his daughter. That's why he's a little excited and his body is shaking a little."
As he spoke, Li Xiang closed his eyes and smiled as if he was enjoying it and continued:
"Well, this is a feeling of happiness that only a daughter like Xiaodouzi can have. It's beautiful, sweet, and proud!"
Xiaodouzi looked at Li Xiang’s father’s words and deeds.
The whole person seemed to have returned to his infancy in an instant, lying in his mother's arms with a silly smile and happily sucking milk.
It's a bit like winning the honor of "Three Good Students" in school.
Let parents have something they can be proud of in front of others.
This feeling of happiness cannot be described in specific words.
When Zhang Ling saw Xiaodouzi on the side, she couldn't hide the strong love for Li Xiang in her heart. She threw herself into his arms and kept calling "Dad".
It seems that only the word "Dad" can express Xiaodouzi's love for Li Xiang.
This time she didn't show any jealousy or anger.
Because Zhang Ling knew that the close relationship between her daughter and her father was not just a coincidence.
Not all families are as harmonious as theirs.
She understands that the good relationship between father and daughter must be the result of her father's hard work.
Just like Li Xiang, he will play with Xiaodouzi when he has time these days.
And she neglected emotional communication with her daughter due to various trivial matters.
Because the child is very smart, she knows who treats her better.
As a mother, she should be grateful that her father and daughter have a close relationship.
Because Li Xiang, this father, has indeed fulfilled his responsibilities of education and companionship.
It is precisely with the participation of Li Xiang's father that his daughter's life will be more perfect and it will be easier to develop good habits.
In the blink of an eye, there is still half an hour before the time to ask God.
Someone outside the door reminded Li Xiang to host on behalf of the old patriarch.
Xiangtang District.
According to the custom of "respecting the West and respecting the West".
The shrine must be located in the west room of the main room, and a family god case should be set up in the hall, on which the names of the ancestors of the gods are enshrined, and there are colorful paintings of their majestic deeds and fantasy legends.
Since the color of family worship to family ancestors and gods is naturally stronger.
Therefore, it is necessary to place (hang) the "household god case" as the main object of sacrifice in an image.
Before the ceremony, led by Li Xiang who burned incense and knelt in the door of the outhouse.
Li Xiang was at the front close to the altar table, and then based on seniority, he formed a water pattern that spreads outward around the altar table.
The development of family bloodline is also clearly displayed in this water-striped figure.
A wood fire was lit in the courtyard.
When the wood fire is burning vigorously, the shaman faces the southeast direction of Changbai Mountain, holds the tray high with both hands, puts a wine cup on the tray, and pours the rice wine.
Firecrackers began to be set off in the courtyard, and two shamans (shamans without sacred hats) dressed in sacred clothes, with bells tied around their waists, holding drums in their hands, sang Zhenmi sacred songs in front of the family gods.
During the whole process of dancing to the family god, the shaman looked solemn, solemn, and concentrated, showing a kind of extreme piety.
The dance movements are not large, and the rhythms are basically "Old Three Points", "Quick Five Points", "Flower Seven Points", etc.
The characteristics of the dance movements are "road steps", "eight steps" and "diamond steps" along with the previous rhythm.
The waist bells on the body swing regularly from side to side according to the beat. The tone of the whole dance is calm and solemn, forming a solemn and solemn feeling, full of people's incomparable piety and reverence for the object of worship.
At the same time, this dance also reflects the "one-way style" of the program, that is, the shaman is still a human being, speaking to God on behalf of everyone.
After that, Guotou and the shaman led the god-reverent black pig from the pig pen to the god's table and knocked it down.
The shaman poured soju into the pig's ears. If the pig's ears shook, it meant that the ancestor of the gods agreed to sacrifice the pig, so it was called the "sacred pig".
The shaman beats the drum and chants the sacred song for leading the sacrifice, then slaughters the animal, skewers the tendons, sacrifices the animal, and dances to the meat god.
After the Pork Dance, Guotou put the undercooked pork back into the pot and continued to cook it. At noon, the whole family ate white meat and blood sausage.
If the elderly, sick or disabled members of the clan cannot come to participate, you can have some sent over so that the whole clan can eat "Xixing Meat".
Since the "receiving animals" in the Pig Sutra are considered to be received by God, the sacrificial meat eaten is also regarded as a gift from God and is also called "blessed meat".
Because someone told Li Xiang that the old patriarch wanted to see him about family sacrifices.
He also told him to take Zhang Ling and her daughter with him.
Therefore, the important task of delivering "Xixing Meat" to the old patriarch naturally fell on Li Xiang.
On the surface, this seems to be a logical thing.
The moment Li Xiang lifted up the food box, he felt something was wrong.
It’s understandable that he personally made a special trip to deliver food boxes.
However, I specially asked them to go together as a family.
What does this mean?
Suddenly the words "Beware of being framed by villains" appeared in his mind again.
The worship ceremony he hosted is over.
Perhaps the constant show of goodwill is a staged method used by the old patriarch to paralyze Zhen Lixiang.
It made Zhen Li want to mistakenly think that the old patriarch had complete trust in entrusting the family to him.
Children and bedfellows are often a man’s greatest weakness.
To be honest, just based on these phenomena, Li Xiang could tell that there must be a monster when something went wrong.
