Chapter 110 Sese’s Godmother

Is my mother-in-law really back?

Hu Ma looked towards the table, but did not see it. In his eyes, there was only a ball of air, blending with the night outside the door.

But when he saw Xiao Hongtang's face, the happiness and closeness were not fake.

If her mother-in-law really came back, she would naturally be able to see it. If her mother-in-law came back in another form, it stands to reason that she would also let him see it. This did make Hu Ma feel a little confused, but he couldn't help but didn't ask.

I told myself that at this time, I couldn't ask similar questions, otherwise it would be disrespectful.

Just because I can't see it doesn't mean that my mother-in-law hasn't come back. Others in the village can't see their ancestors and are just as pious.

So Hu Ma also put on a smile, went to the table first, poured wine for her mother-in-law, and then ordered the dumplings herself.

The first three were given to the mother-in-law and placed on the table. Then a small bowl was given to Xiao Hongtang and a large bowl was given to herself.

The family sat in this small room with dim oil lamps and had another reunion dinner.

In a daze, he really felt that he saw his mother-in-law sitting on the Grand Master's chair, looking at him and Xiao Hongtang with loving eyes, and he felt very stable in his heart.

On this night, the lights of thousands of houses were kept on all night, and every house had its ancestors living there.

Humans and ghosts live in the same household, but everyone in the village slept very peacefully that night.

Everyone is afraid of ghosts, but who would be afraid of the person who gave birth to him or her?

…

"Mother-in-law, don't worry about me. I have learned the skills of a New Year's Eve watcher. I haven't learned them all yet, but I will soon cure myself."

After taking her mother-in-law home for a year, Hu Ma sent her mother-in-law back to Laohuotangzi the next day.

Just like when I brought my mother-in-law back, I burned three sticks of incense to lead the way, and together with the endless stream of soul-bearers in the village, I came to the old fire pond. Everyone put the incense in their hands into the pond, and then went their separate ways.

He took out his purse, poured the pond ash inside, and replaced it with a new one.

Because this is the time to prepare for the return trip, relatives are visiting each other from village to village.

When traveling in the forests of Laoyin Mountain, pond ash is indispensable.

It's just that the families in the village have many relatives who live next to each other, but the Hu family does not.

After offering sacrifices to Laohuotangzi, Hu Ma was thinking about when to go back.

In this first year of joining the Red Lantern Club, although I got the opportunity to come back to celebrate the New Year, the situation was special after all, so I had to rush back to work.

In particular, Miss White Wine's blood food pills have been prepared, and she is rushing back to share the spoils...

...No, it depends on chance.

"Little Huma, please stop being busy. Your second master and I will come to see you if we have something to do."

However, just when Hu Ma was already packing his things, the clan leader and the second master came again.

As if he had arrived at his own home, the old patriarch sat down on the Grand Master's chair, put in a dry cigarette and smoked it, saying: "This year we have a few boys coming out, and our village has become quite prosperous. In the past few days, the village has become more prosperous.

People from all over the country visit relatives and talk about your affairs, which makes the neighboring villages very envious."

"They all say that green smoke is coming out of our fire pond..."

"All of a sudden, five people entered the Red Lantern Club and got involved, and one of them even became a steward!"

"This is also the first of the eight villages in this ten miles away. The brother-in-law who was in charge of the village in the past has been showing off and bragging everywhere!"

"This is a good thing in our village, and we have to continue this favor."

"..."

The old patriarch first reminisced happily for a while, and then he knocked on his pipe and pot, and said sternly to Hu Ma: "So I have also discussed with your second master that this year it is not enough for us to sacrifice to Lao Huotangzi. I want to take advantage of it before you leave."

, and also burn incense and make offerings to the mountains and forests around our village, saying good things to you."

"After all, if you guys are able to succeed, not only are the ancestors blessing you, but we, Lao Yinshan, are also protecting you..."

"..."

"Mountain sacrifice?"

Hu Ma was shocked. This old patriarch was really brave...

In the memory of the past life, no one who dared to sacrifice to the mountain was a simple person, and even the emperor might not be able to resist.

Especially the mountains in this world are even more evil.

Even if we are successful in the eyes of the people in the village, to put it bluntly, we are just a small steward of the Red Lantern Lady Association. How can we be qualified to offer sacrifices to the mountain?

Even if the Red Lantern Empress came in person, I'm afraid she wouldn't be qualified...

"It's not a big festival."

The old patriarch noticed Hu Ma's surprise and said, "Just go outside the village and say something to the people in the forest for peace of mind."

"Don't shirk this matter. I have discussed it with your second master and several elders in the village."

"Now among the several villages and neighbors around here, who doesn't know that our Dayang Village is the most beautiful? If we don't burn incense at this time, when will we wait?"

"Especially, after this forest, our Dayang Village is the most outstanding one around."

"Even if we cut blood and eat it, people will choose from us first..."

"..."

"It turns out that it's not just a matter of face, but also actual interests. Let's just say that he won't act on his head..."

Hu Ma understood what the old patriarch meant, but she still felt uneasy and turned to look at the second master.

Now that my mother-in-law is no longer in the village, the second master is my elder, and he is also knowledgeable. If you encounter difficulties, you must listen to him.

"This is not a nonsense festival."

When the second master saw Hu Ma looking over, he also put down his pipe and said, "In our village, there has always been a tradition of offering sacrifices to mountains."

"In previous years, when there was a good harvest, more blood was eaten, and there were too many babies in the village. They all had to be sacrificed."

"However, in recent years, although the village has been relatively peaceful, there is nothing important to do such as being hungry and having a good meal, so it has gradually faded away."

"Besides, it's said to be a mountain sacrifice, but it's actually just a small fuss."

"Don't you still have a godmother in the forest? Let's provide for it. Isn't it natural for a godson to provide for his godmother?"

"Moreover, your mother-in-law was kind-hearted and helpful when she was here. She had many acquaintances in the old forest. Even the herb collectors from our village were taken care of when they entered the forest."

"You also kowtowed to them when you left. Now that you are back, you should pay some tribute and burn incense sticks."

"..."

After listening to the second master's words, Hu Ma felt a little relieved.

Although the second master is a rough man, he knows the rules and can do whatever he thinks makes sense.

Moreover, Hu Ma also heard some other meanings from the second master's words.

Earlier when he was making offerings to his godmother, some mysterious things came to him in the woods, so the second master immediately turned the offerings to them and even kowtowed to them.

The village didn't know about this, but the second master thought he had written it down.

This so-called mountain sacrifice is not actually a mountain sacrifice, it is just about respecting these spirits as if they were ancestors in the old fire pond.

Earlier, people remembered their mother-in-law's old love and took care of themselves, but as long as I take the initiative to offer sacrifices this year, it means that I have connected with the old love and started to move around.

"I listen to the second master."

After understanding this section, Hu Ma nodded, but still couldn't help but speak, wanting to be more low-key.

I always feel that if this kind of thing is too big, I won’t be able to bear it.

"Don't worry, your second master, I have a sense of propriety."

The second master understood what Hu Ma meant, so he and the old patriarch left to prepare.

They didn't lie about this. Although the Linzi Festival was a bigger event than the Lao Huotangzi Festival, the scale was much smaller than the Lao Huotangzi Festival.

First, women and children were not allowed to participate, and all the young and strong men in the village were not called. Only a few elders led them, plus Hu Ma, and a few other guys who had joined the Red Lantern Lady Club. Even Li Wazi,

They all asked him to stay.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, the group brought offerings, incense and candles, changed into new clothes, and left the village.

After walking around in the forest, I found Hu Ma's godmother. It was now the cold winter season, and the willow trees were bare.

The godmother was stretching her body under the sparse sun in the forest, when she suddenly saw so many people coming, and she was so shaken that the ice cubes fell off.

"Liu Erniang, your godson has become famous. He came back to see you during the Chinese New Year..."

The second master knew his godmother best, so he greeted her warmly, chattering, and put a red paper on her body.

The godmother doesn't seem to care about her godson at all, but she can't throw him away when she's older, right?

The second master put red paper on the godmother's body, and asked the people around to clear away the weeds and dead branches, leaving a clean area, and put down all the offerings.

The godmother looked at the bowls of chicken, fish, steamed buns, meatballs, and even a pig's head, and the fine incense, and she was a little confused.

What a willow tree, but it seems to have a timid temperament.
To be continued...