"Alas, I am alas for the ancestors! There are orders of Xihu, Shenxi has no boundaries, and the place where you are. Since you have carried the pure veins, I have found my thoughts. There are also harmony, and I have been calm.

The slut is speechless, and there is no dispute at all times. I will pacify my longevity, and the yellow leaves are boundless. I will make a fuss and balance, and the eight phoenixes will be buried. I will be ordered to give a general to enjoy it.

From heaven to prosperity, a prosperous year is abundant. Come and come to enjoy the food, and bring you endless blessings. Gu Yu is a general of Zhou Sun!”

In the ancestral hall, the fragrance is swaying, solemn and solemn.

The children of the Song family knelt in a bunch from inside to outside according to their elders. They listened to an old man next to them chanting the tribute, and did not dare to make any sound.

The Song clan moved to Songjiabao from the end of the Song Dynasty, and it has been 737 years since the Yuan, Ming, Qing and Republic of China. Every year, the Song clans in Songjiabao will hold large-scale ancestor worship activities, and the storm will not change, even in the era when the wars and the four olds were raging.

The person who recited the ritual was the oldest elder in the Song Family Fort, who was 115 years old this year. If we talk about the seniority, Song Wen called him Gongzuzuzu, but it was generally omitted.

After worshiping the motherland, the ceremony was performed. Song Wen hurriedly walked out of the fort and brought Huang Xiaojun, Peier, Song Hu’s wife and others who were waiting outside.

According to the clan rules, only men are allowed to attend when worshiping ancestors, and women are not allowed to enter. However, tribe members can watch the ceremony next to them when performing the crown ceremony, and even invite some relatives and friends to come.

Today, Peier and Xiaojun are both wearing Song robes, with beautiful faces and ancient Song robes, which are fresh and refined, just like classical beauties coming out of paintings. According to clan rules, you must wear Song robes to attend the festival, so the Song robes in the ancestral hall are all wearing Song robes, and it seems like you have returned to the Song dynasty.

This is also the original intention of worshiping ancestors, and not forgetting ancestors with ambition.

Everyone brought in the people waiting outside. The originally spacious ancestral hall suddenly became full of strength, and the bustling crowds were very lively. It was not until a while before the ceremony began, the ancestral hall was quiet.

The crown ceremony is also a coming-of-age ceremony. Performing the crown ceremony means that you have grown up and have the right to be independent. Outside, you are a man, and you must be responsible for your words and deeds; at home, you are the pillars and beams of the family, and you must assume the responsibility of starting a family.

A group of twenty-year-old boys knelt before the tablets of the ancestors, and in front were the elders who gave them the crown ceremony.

The old people in the clan sat on the chairs on both sides, smiling at the teenagers who were about to grow up in front of them, full of gratitude. These are the future of the family.

“令月吉日,始加元服,弃尔幼字,顺尔成德.寿考惟祺,介尔景福.”

The concierge beside him sang, and the elders standing in front of them stepped forward to add crowns to the juniors in front. First, add black cloth crowns to indicate that they will not forget their original origins; then add leather crowns and three plus rank crowns. After three plus crowns, it means that they have grown up and can do things independently. From now on, the vast sky will be wide, and no one will say anything about you, you must be responsible for everything you have.

After the ceremony, it is to reward goodness, which means to reward those who accumulate virtue and do good deeds. Every year, Songjiabao will spend a sum of money to do this, which is to guide the tribe members to be kind, which is very rare in today's impetuous society.

The leader Song Zhongming, the leader, was in his seniority. Song Wen wanted to call him grandpa, and he was already over seventy years old.

The patriarch of Songjiabao has a term of office. It is not like the ancient times that his family was the patriarch, but it was passed down from generation to generation. Instead, it is served every five years. After the term of office, the entire clan votes. If the clan members think that you, the patriarch, can continue to serve, then you can be re-elected, just like the current election.

Song Zhongming took out a piece of paper from his pocket and said, "Song clan has been 737 years since the Song Dynasty moved. Every year, he will spend a sum of money to reward those kind people who do good deeds and accumulate virtues. This year is no exception. Now I will read the list. The first is Song Mingde. Song Mingde saved lives and helped the wounded and helped the poor and the suffering. It is well known that a while ago, Jinhua from the next village had no money to treat his illness, and actually lay in bed for a month. Fortunately, Ruiying, next door, found out that he was sent to his clinic. Not only did he not accept her money, he also gave her money to take care of her. No wonder such a good doctor is praised by everyone.

It is said that Jinhua's son is quite rich, and he will let his mother lie in bed for a month. It's really unfilial. Here I want to say that if such an unfilial son appears in our castle, not only will the clan's family be less than a little bit of his family's income, but the clan will not help if there is anything in the future..."

Songjiabao exists in the form of a clan. Although there is a village chief, the village chief is only responsible for managing the big and small things in the village. Some things cannot be interfered with, because they are not things in the village, but the clan. The village means an organization with some official nature, but the clan is completely the private property of the owners of Songjiabao.

Songjiabao has its own brick factory, pig farm, bamboo forest and fruit forest. In addition to leaving a portion of the annual income for public use, most of the income is distributed to individuals. Each household can be divided into about tens of thousands of yuan a year, and sometimes it needs a little more. This is also the reason why Songjiabao is richer than other villages.

Rewarding a few good people and good things, Song Zhongming said again: "A while ago, I saw news that someone saved someone who fell into the water was dead. Here I would like to say that it is good to have a heart to save people, but you have to do it within your ability. If you don't know how to water or have a bad water quality, you have to find a way, such as taking off your clothes, tie your belt and throwing it into a long strip into the water to save people. Don't jump down foolishly. You can't even swim. If you can't swim, it won't be a waste of your life. If you save people but sacrifice yourself, then what's the point of saving people? So you must not only have good water quality but also have a good mind. Be careful when swimming."

Song Zhongming talked a lot, and finally it was time to punish illegal people.

This is, a burly man kneeled in front of his ancestor's tablet with a "bang".

When Song Wen saw that it was Song Bao of his kind, he didn't know what was going on, so he wanted to turn around and ask Song Hu. At this time, Song Zhongming spoke, and he hurriedly stopped.

"A kind of rice raises hundreds of people, and thousands of people in the clan inevitably have some unworthy people. My Songjiabao is no exception. It is inevitable that some crooked people will be produced. For example, Song Guiren in the Ming Dynasty colluded with Japanese pirates and harmed the coastal areas, and even led people to attack Songjiabao. A typical white-eyed wolf. In the end, the clan sent someone to catch him, enforce the law according to the clan rules, and three knife and six holes were cut and six holes, and fed dogs in the wilderness, and removed the clan from the clan. During the Qing Dynasty, Song Xiao colluded with corrupt officials, harmed the clan people, soaked pig cages, and fed fish in the sea. He removed the genealogy. It was better than the Republic of China, but now there is a Songbao..."

"Class leader, I don't." Song Bao retorted anxiously when he heard this.

"You are not guilty like them,"

Speaking of this, Song Zhongming stopped, glanced at him, and said, "You just took your tribe members to collect protection fees, blackmailed people with a knife and sold sharks. Do you think these are nothing? Ah, do you know that if it weren't for Yuan Zhi's determination this time, you would have to be locked in a cage for at least ten years before you get out. Fortunately, with you, people would tell Yuan Zhi, Deputy Mayor, is that someone from your Songjiabao? Do you feel embarrassed? Yuan Zhi finally got to that position and his reputation was ruined by you. How can he become an official in the future?

And you are the eldest brother but not the eldest brother. You are leading the younger generation and committing evil deeds outside. You will be whipping fifty times according to the clan rules. Do you accept it or not?"

"I accept it."

Song Bao lay down and received the punishment.

The law enforcement officer of the tribe next to him took out a bamboo stick from it and hit him hard on his back, and it was immediately bloody and fuzzy. This was a warning to those juniors not to show off their power and cause trouble everywhere.

Although the bamboo stick was light, it hurt a lot when hitting it. However, Song Bao was also a man and didn't say a word.

After beating Song Bao, Song Zhongming punished several more people, and the ceremony of ancestor worship ended.

Originally, Huang Xiaojun and the others were quite happy to see this lively, but later they saw Song Bao who was beaten to the point of blood, and they were a little scared.

After worshiping ancestors, Song Wen wanted to ask Xiaojun and Peier to stay around the fire, but Xiaojun glared at him fiercely.

The two of them are just ordinary boyfriend and girlfriend, they just kissed them. There is nothing else, so they just asked them to go around the fire, what's the point?

The whole family is usually together in the fireplace. Didn’t you tell me that Xiaojun is from her family? It seems that the two of you have not reached that point yet!

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