At this time, most of the guests had arrived, and Zhang Wenpo also happened to be here, and then the three-day meal started.
Because it was a farmhouse, it was not that complicated. There were no statues of gods in the farmhouse, so Zhang Wenpo bowed symbolically three times to the east. Then she placed a copper basin filled with soup made from locust sticks and mugwort leaves and all the rituals.
The supplies were all placed in the courtyard. Then I took Gu Chengyu from Father Gu, and the prelude to the "Three Washings" began.
The Gu family took the lead in adding a small spoonful of water and some coins into the basin, which was called "adding the basin". Dad Gu threw ten copper plates into it. Then it was the turn of Boss Gu, represented by Gu Fang.
The boss and his family added five copper coins, which were all given by Dad Gu in advance. The boss and the second brother’s family added five copper coins, which they threw away when they added pots.
Then Mr. He stepped forward and threw two copper coins into the water. Father Gu's eyes twitched. He gave five coins to the second son's family, but she only added two coins and gave back three coins. It was incredible.
He is so short-sighted that he even digs for this kind of money.
After adding more people to the family, it was the turn of the closest clan members. No members of the Gu family came, only Gu Changqing's brother came. The mother-in-law of Gu Changsong, the patriarch of the family, who was also the elder sister-in-law of Mr. Gu, came forward to add eight articles. Sister-in-law Gu
The eldest daughter-in-law Zeng added five cents, and the second daughter-in-law also added five cents. At this point, the clan has finished adding five cents, and it is the turn of close relatives and neighbors.
"Oh, Changqing! It's so generous to give birth to an old son! I never thought that your in-laws still eat rice bran!" A look-alike woman stood next to Mr. He with her sleeves rolled up. It turned out that the woman was
She is He's mother and also Father Gu's cousin.
Father Gu looked at the woman who was speaking, "Cousin, you know that our family is not well-off to begin with, and this guy is a brat. How can he marry a wife and have children for free in the future? Why don't you say that the baby is having sex today?
This is a big thing, so we can’t be careless, and we can’t worry about the money, right?”
Your daughter took 5 cents for the extra pot and only gave 2 cents. I didn't care about it. Your mother-in-law came to my house to give advice, which was very lenient. Mr. Gu deeply felt that the second daughter-in-law and her mother were of the same virtue.
"Evergreen! My sister-in-law knows that you are willing to spend money for your baby, but I really have no money. No, our family Shangen lost money in business a few days ago, and all the family savings were filled by him. Today you
Please be patient. When I get rich in the future, I will definitely give more babies to his brother-in-law." It was the relatives' turn to add to the pot, and Mrs. Wang hurriedly shrank to the back.
Originally, as a mother-in-law, I definitely have to add something. If you don't do it, it's hard for others to say anything to your face. But it doesn't matter what you say behind your back. But if you don't do it, you still have to say some sarcastic words, right? And in front of you.
Mrs. Gu's mother-in-law, everyone knew that life at home was very tight, and she even gained three cents! Everyone started whispering.
"This is such a rare and happy event. Someone just came up with some tricks to save some face for your daughter and son-in-law!" Gu Changsong's mother-in-law, Yang, just couldn't stand the Wang family and always wanted to take advantage of it. Today is a big happy event.
I still want to mess with my days.
Mrs. Wang was a little angry and wanted to reply. She looked up and saw her son-in-law looking at her with a frown. After all, she forgot about it and didn't reply. Her daughter was still living in another house. Although she was angry that Dad Gu was partial, it was not good either.
It's a day like this that brings bad luck to others.
The Wang family over there has died down, and everyone here has started to add pots. The farmers are not well-off, so they don't have much money to lose. Some close friends will lose a penny or two, and the neighbors will throw away some peanuts, dates, chestnuts and the like.
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Zhang Wenpo doesn't care about the lawsuit over there. What's thrown into the basin is all hers. The more, the better. She only throws away the fruit. She also has something to say about "early sons and daughters" and "continuous births of noble sons."
, even if you pour some water into it, she will still say, "Long flowing water makes you smart."
Gu Chengyu listened to someone's interruption over there, and after listening to Zhang Wenpo's auspicious words, he knew that the next highlight was coming. Gu Chengyu also knew this process in his previous life, because Gu Chengyu also likes to read novels, and the following is usually
Holding the baby in his arms.
Sure enough, after "adding a basin", Zhang Wenpo picked up the mallet and stirred the basin, saying: "Stir once, stir twice, stir three times, and the elder brother led the younger brother to run. Seventy-year-old, eighty-year-old, crooked hair,
Naughty boy, Xilihulu is here!" Then he started to give Gu Chengyu a bath. As soon as Gu Chengyu entered the cold water, he shivered and screamed immediately.
Zhang Wenpo saw the baby "ringing the basin". While washing, she recited a congratulatory message, "First wash your hair, and you will become a prince; wash your waist later, and you will become taller than the previous generation; wash your eggs, and you will become a county magistrate; wash your ditch, and you will become a county magistrate; wash your ditch, and you will become a magistrate.
"Be the magistrate of the state." Then, he lit it with mugwort balls, put it on Gu Chengyu's forehead with ginger slices as a support, and burned it symbolically. Then he combed his hair and dressed it up, "three combs, two combs, wear it when he grows up."
I have a red hat; draw my eyebrows on the left, comb my temples on the right, and find a wife in the fourth village; brush my teeth, rinse my mouth, and talk to people so as not to look ugly." He also rolled eggs on Gu Chengyu's face, "The eggs are rolling on his face, and his face looks like
The skin of the egg is as red as willow and looks like white, you are truly a lover." After washing, he tied Gu Chengyu up again, and lightly beat him three times with a green onion, "One dozen smart, two dozen smart." Then he shouted.
The man threw the green onions on the roof. He picked up the weight and made signs, "Although the weight is small, it weighs a thousand pounds." He picked up the lock and made three signs, "You have grown up, your head is tight, your feet are tight, your hands are tight."
Then he put Gu Chengyu on the tea tray, put the copper coins prepared by Father Gu in advance on Gu Chengyu, and said: "Tuck gold on the left and silver on the right. If you can't spend it, I'll give it to the next person." Finally, he used a small mirror to rub his buttocks.
He said: "Use a precious mirror to look at your buttocks. If you poop during the day, your vagina will be clean."
At this point, the third bath was over. Everyone rushed up and surrounded Gu Chengyu, praising him for his good looks. Especially his mother changed Gu Chengyu into a red dress today, which made him look even more cute.
Zhang Wenpo returned Gu Chengyu's hug to Dad Gu, and was busy packing things, with a smile on her face. The Gu family is quite generous, they must have thirty or forty coins! There are so many fruits, but they didn't come this time.
Wrong, it’s more than the money paid for midwifery. This midwifery is a good job. As I was cleaning up, I remembered that the little baby I was holding just now was really good-looking. I have never seen any baby that looks so good.
!But when I think of Mr. Lu’s pretty face, I don’t feel strange anymore. The son is more like his mother.
Mrs. Wang, who was talking sourly at the beginning, came forward again and looked at Gu Chengyu in Father Gu's hand. She saw that the child had followed Mr. Lu's peach blossom eyes. The black eyes were dark and bright, and the bridge of his nose was straight.
The bright red mouth and the snow-white skin did not look like a newborn baby, let alone a baby that a farm family could have. I couldn't help but feel depressed. Her poor sister left, and the vixen came into the house.
He spat secretly, so what if he was born well? Shouldn't he just stay in poverty for the rest of his life?
At this time, Gu Chengyu was also a little tired from all the hard work, and was carried back to the room by Father Gu to rest.