Chapter 155 New Year's Eve
Gu Jinzhi followed his mother Song Paner and sat in the east room of his aunt's main courtyard. He saw the fifth sister Wen Wanzhenjing and followed his aunt.
Early in the morning, the eldest brother Gu Chenzhi went to the Ministry of Ceremonies to get the silver from the spring festival.
This is the annual routine.
Every year on New Year's Eve, the imperial court will give a sum of money to the meritorious nobles and officials at all levels in the capital for the sacrifice of the ancestral temple.
The eldest brother showed it to his uncle first, and then brought it in and gave it to his aunt for collection.
is packed in a yellow pocket with the words "Imperial En Yongxi" and "Priest of the Ministry of Ceremonies".
The eldest aunt opened her pocket in front of Song Pan'er and the second aunt.
She counted and said to Gu Chen, "Three times more than last year..."
Gu Chenzhi couldn't hide his joy on his face. He smiled and said to the old lady, "Yes! Last year, I still took my grandfather's title. This year, not only my father's, but also my third uncle's. Another reward is about looking at the lady in the palace and rewarding the second uncle.
That is to say, the three houses of the Gu family all have spring sacrifices.
The second lady's obscure face suddenly became brilliant. She also came forward with a smile, looked a few times, and said to the old lady, "Our family does not lack these silver sacrifices, but after all, it is the emperor's reward, which is unusual."
The lady smiled and said, "That's exactly what I said."
Then ask someone to take it away. After the Spring Festival, after the sacrifice, the rest will be distributed to each house.
Several uncles have opened the ancestral temple outside, set up the offering, cleaned up the place, and invited the ancestors and the god.
Only wait for the old man to come before the sacrifice.
The old man didn't come with Gu Yanzhen and others.
Gu Yanzhen got up early to ask, and he said, "You go there first. We have to prepare all morning over there. When it's ready, call someone to invite me.
At noon, everything in the house here is ready.
The new peach charm, the door god, the couplet, from the inner courtyard to the outer courtyard, high lanterns are hung everywhere. In the morning, all the lanterns were lit.
The master of the family, everyone changed into new clothes.
The old man personally led the young master Gu Chenzhi to the house over there and picked up the old man.
When the old man arrived, everyone went to the ancestral temple to worship the ancestors.
The old man Gu Shifei is the main sacrifice, and the old man Gu Yantao accompanies the sacrifice. The rest of the men followed the second master, either offering titles, offering silk, or holding incense.
Gu Jinzhi's two younger brothers, Brother Xuan and Brother Xuan, followed the third brother Gu Qingzhi to clean up the blanket. The two little guys looked serious and looked like adults.
Song Pan'er looked inside and couldn't help smiling.
When the old man and others finished the incense, the eldest aunt led the women to serve the dishes.
The only girls in the family who have not left the cabinet are Gu Jinzhi and the fifth sister.
The two of them followed the third grandmother Xia and passed on the tea.
Wait until everything is ready before the gift begins.
Men and women, three kneeling and nine knocking, sacrificial sacrificial ceremony.
The old man turned around, looked at his children and grandchildren, and suddenly felt that there were few people in his family.
In the past, in Yanling Mansion, when I offered sacrifices to my ancestors at the age of 30, I only Gu Yanzhen's family, and I didn't think so.
Nowadays, I sigh that my children and grandchildren are not prosperous.
There is only Brother Chen in the big room, only Brother Qing and Sister Po in the second room. There are a little more people in the third room, but they are all hairy children.
After the sacrifice, lunch was set in the main courtyard.
The old man ate with him.
After dinner, a stage was set up in this house, and everyone listened to the play.
The old man has to go back first.
Song Pan'er and others also want to go back.
"I had dinner." The old lady took Song Pan'er's hand and said, "I won't leave you in vain. Open the dinner early in the evening, eat and then go back without delay. I know you are going to go to the palace tomorrow..."
Gu Yanzhen and Song Pan'er won the title. On the first day of the Chinese New Year, they have to go to the palace to congratulate, and they have to get up on the fifth day of the morning. It is really not suitable to make trouble too late.
"I have something to do at home..." Song Pan'er smiled and said, "I'm not flying. There are still few days to eat in the future?"
"For many years, we haven't spent New Year's Eve together." The eldest lady smiled and said, "If it hadn't been for the palace tomorrow morning, I would have kept you for the New Year."
Song Pan'er can't get rid of it.
The old man insisted that he didn't want to catch up with this bustle.
The first lady didn't dare to keep him too much.
Gu Jinzhi said, "I'll go back with my grandfather..."
Finally, she followed the old man home.
In the afternoon, the mother next to the aunt in the old house sent vegetables to Gu Jinzhi and the old man.
The old man's outer study is in the westernmost part of the west garden of the outer courtyard, next to the back garden of the Nanchang Palace, which is the most secluded.
Over there, everyone in Nanchang Mansion went to the palace to accompany the Empress Dowager to watch the New Year, and the house over there was also quiet.
Gu Jinzhi's dishes, having dinner with the old man.
"Grandpa, what volume of your book is written?" Gu Jinzhi asked the old man.
The old man said, "It's the last volume. I can finish this volume after the Dragon Boat Festival next year.
Then he thought about it and said to Gu Jin, "Sister Jin, your medical skills are not learned by Gu family. I won't ask more. After the New Year, you have to let go of your trivial things. I'm going to open the museum for a year, and you will be my apprentice. In the future, if I go, my mand will be passed on to you.
This is the first time that the old man has officially said something to Gu Jinzhi.
Every family's home study needs to be passed on.
The craftsmanship is different from others.
Like a pulse consultation, it is difficult to understand the core essentials just by looking at the medical case. It needs hand-in-hand teaching, just like a craftsman.
Open the library for registration, the patient comes to the door for consultation, and the master teaches the children with the most personal diagnosis.
But Gu Jinzhi will not be the person of the Gu family...
"Grandpa, can I do it?" Gu Jin said, "Brother Xuan is old. Why don't you let him learn from you? I'll help him remember it so that I can mention him in the future..."
The chopsticks in the old man's hand paused.
After a long time, he sighed slowly and said, "I'm afraid it's too late. I did my best to survive the spring of the year after next. You have studied medicine books with me for several years, and you know how to pass it on. I will teach you the essentials of Gu's pulse medicine for a year. When I go, whether you pass it on to your brother or nephew, you can do as you like.
He wants to make a transition with Gu Jinzhi.
Gu Jinzhi's heart was shocked.
She remembered the year before her grandfather's death in her previous life, and she also said to her: I will teach you another year, and the Gu family's medical skills will be passed on to you. Our family, from the Jinyuan period to the present, you are the twenty-third generation of descendants and the only female disciple.
After a year, Grandpa really died.
When Gu Jinzhi is about to die, she can also estimate the approximate date of her death.
So she knew that the old man didn't lie to her, and he was about to go.
No wonder he has been working hard to write books these days.
He wants to pass on what he has learned in his life.
Gu Jinzhi's eyes got wet.
The old man smiled instead: "Why are you crying? My grandfather didn't go after tonight. There is still one year left, you have to be careful. When it comes to my hands, I feel sorry for my ancestors.
"I... I don't enter the genealogy." Gu Jinzhi wiped his tears and calmed down after a long time. He said to the old man, "You taught me, I will give it to Brother Xuan in the future and let him inherit your mantle."
This is the rule.
The school of each family has not been passed on to the younger sister.
If Gu Jinzhi is passed down, it will be difficult to record her in the Gu clan genealogy in the future.
The old man disagreed: "...you are so wronged."
"I'm from the Gu family." Gu Jin said, "What kind of grievance is this? I also learned your craft..."
With that, his voice choked.
The old man laughed again and told her not to cry: "No one can escape from this life, old age, illness and death. In the future, you will also go, and your children and grandchildren will also go, but whoever goes first will go later. It's not worth it to be sad for this.
Gu Jinzhi's tears suddenly followed the broken beads and fell even more severely.
The sadness in her heart is no less than her grandfather who left her.
The old man laughed and coaxed her with a few words: "Don't cry. Let's stay up for the New Year tonight."
At the beginning of Xu, Gu Yanzhen and Song Pan'er finally took Brother Xuan and Brother Xuan back to the house.
Gu Yanzhen first went to the main courtyard to see Xiao Shi and Xiao Shi, and then came to the old man's small study in the outer courtyard and talked to the old man: "We are also setting up a stage play in front of us. The troupe is ready in the morning. You also follow us to the hustle and bustle..." Then seeing Gu Jinzhi's red eyes, Gu Yanzhen was surprised, "Sister Jin cried?"
"No." Gu Jin's cover-up.
Gu Yanzhen looked hard at her face.
The old man coughed softly and said, "You guys go to the bustle." I'm talking to Sister Jin..."
Gu Yanzhen, please don't move and go back to the main courtyard.
Song Pan'er came in person again: "I know you are afraid of quarrel, so let's come back. In the past, in Yanling Mansion, it was also a place to stay in the New Year. Why do you want to be alone when you get to Beijing? You are lonely, and we are busy and uneasy..."
Finally, the old man was invited by Song Pan'er and went to the front to listen to the play.
At the beginning of Hai, Song Pan'er couldn't stand it.
Brother Xuan and Brother Xuan had already hid in the warm pavilion of the main courtyard to sleep.
Gu Yanzhen also yawned repeatedly.
Only Gu Jinzhi and the old man are not sleepy at all.
The maids served Song Paner and went in crooked. Outside, only Gu Yanzhen and Gu Jinzhi accompanied the old man to listen to the play.
The old man seemed to be fascinated and gradually recognized his spirit.
Gu Jinzhi looked at his side face, and tears came up again.
It turned out that after another life, it was still difficult for her to accept the life and death of her relatives.
When he arrived, he welcomed the New Year, and Gu Jinzhi went to bed.
The small wing next to the main courtyard had already been cleaned up, and the old man did not go out and rested in the wing.
Gu Yanzhen sent Gu Jinzhi to her yard in person.
Gu Jinzhi said no need, Gu Yanzhen said, "In the middle of the night, there are maids who accompany you. If you can't calm down, it's easy to bump into the gods. Dad will accompany you for a while..."
Gu Jinzhi walked in silence.
For a moment, Gu Yanzhen heard the sound of her sniffing.
She cried again.
The next day, just after beating five drums, Gu Yanzhen and Song Pan'er got up and went to the palace to congratulate.
At noon, I gave a banquet in the palace, ate dinner and went to the old house to worship my ancestors, and then went home.
Gu Jinzhi also got up early and was saluted by the maids and gave them red envelopes.
In the afternoon, Qin Shensi came to pay a New Year call.
He calculated that the Gu family came back from the palace before he came to pay New Year's greetings.
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I'm sorry it's too late.
It's the last update of this month, and the pink ticket depends on everyone, right? RS