572 Did the old abbot miss something?

I returned home safely in the evening and saw my happy wife. My mother was accompanying her daughter-in-law and watching her youngest son boxing clumsily. Little Xier was eleven years old at the beginning of the spring. He had grown up like a willow in spring and was talking to his uncle with a smile on his face.

Wan Changsheng came out from the main hall: "I'm back safely. Hurry and bring Pingxuan over. The altar has been set."

On New Year's Eve in the Zhou Dynasty, each family had to place three meat dishes, three vegetable dishes, three bowls of rice, three cups of wine, three pairs of chopsticks, and some cakes and tea on the table in the main hall before eating the New Year's Eve dinner. The men in the family had to kneel in front of the table and kowtow three times and nine times, inviting the ancestors to eat and drink, and to bless the family with peace and success.

In addition, you have to burn some paper ingots in an earthen bowl. These ingots can be bought on the street, but most families have their own women fold them, which shows more sincerity.

If you are away from home and don't have your own house, you can choose a place outdoors that is sheltered from the wind, facing the direction of your hometown, place offerings and burn paper money.

Ping An is not against these customs. On the contrary, he thinks they are very good. No matter whether the deceased relatives can receive this thoughtfulness, at least the living have not forgotten them and can remember them at the most important moments. This is enough.

The first people they worshipped were the deceased relatives from my great uncle's family. The altar was in my great uncle's room, as he insisted on not having it in the main room.

The uncle walked in front, and Wan Changsheng followed with his two sons, bowing three times and kowtow nine times. The master and apprentice were like father and son, and the apprentices and grandchildren were also younger generations.

After Sun Hongyu kowtowed, he felt very satisfied when he saw Ping'an and Pingxuan burning paper money.

Ever since Changsheng offered him tea many years ago, his heart has been completely settled. Master and disciple are like father and son. When Changsheng asked Pingxuan to change his surname to Sun, he refused. A disciple's grandson is also a Sun, so why should he change his surname?

By the time Ping'an and his companions had finished paying homage to the Wan family's ancestors, it was already completely dark.

Lin Feng and his friends have hung many lanterns in the three courtyards of the Wan family, adding a lot of festive atmosphere.

Today, there are only Lin Feng, Xu Song, Xiao Ming, Dalin, Liu Hu and a few others in the yard, as well as Liu Hu's parents, sister, Xizhi, Banxia and others. The rest are all in the village.

Since there weren’t many people, we just set up two tables in the large restaurant.

When Ping'an looked at the large table of dishes, he couldn't help but think of his master. How could he have the leisure to eat and drink?

Ah Wu touched him with her arm and asked softly, "Husband, why don't you speak? What's the matter?"

Ping'an looked at his wife's slightly uneasy expression and dared not tell her about his master's entry into the palace. He was afraid that the Sun family would not be in the mood to celebrate the New Year again.

"Awu, if you eat two New Year's Eve dinners, I guess you won't even want to pick up the chopsticks."

Awu laughed out loud and looked at him with sparkling eyes.

After leaving the table, Ping'an sent Awu back to her room and asked Banxia and the others to help her wash up. He then turned around and went to the small courtyard next door to do some work.

In this house, the entire second courtyard also belongs to them. In the next courtyard, in addition to his study, there is also his pharmacy and small warehouse.

Just set up a trap for now, and tomorrow when he enters the palace, he will set up another hidden formation in this courtyard.

Such a big yard is enough for the whole family.

After doing all this, he went to the front yard, took his uncle and left.

Sanqiang and Chen Sheng were playing cards with their father, Pingxuan and Xier were watching, and his mother went to the backyard.

No one noticed them.

"Uncle, I want to discuss something with you."

Sun Hongyu saw Ping An was serious and said, "During the New Year's Eve dinner, I noticed something was wrong with you. What's wrong?"

"Uncle, at the beginning of the afternoon today, Master was taken in by the eunuch in the palace."

Sun Hongyu frowned, "Seeing patients? Where is the imperial physician? It was like this last year, why is it like this again this year? Did your master go alone?"

"Uncle, before returning from my father's house, I took a detour to the Sun family. The gatekeeper told me that Uncle Ming, Uncle He, and Ruyi had just returned, and the master was still inside. I had just left the manor in the afternoon when Jixiang blocked me on the road and said that my father-in-law wanted me to go with him, but the master said I had gone outside the city, so they let it go and didn't force me.

I was thinking, if it was an operation, they would definitely call me, but since they heard that I was outside the village, forget it. For other diseases, it is not necessary to call the master. The imperial doctors are not as good as us in surgery, but in other aspects, they are still very good.

And last year when Taisun had surgery, Ruyi was put in, but this time even Ruyi was not allowed in, I am very worried about Master. "

"It's safe. You should ask your master to diagnose the disease. Although the imperial physician is very good, your master's medical skills are better. There are some things that the imperial physician cannot compare to. Don't think too much. Nothing will happen."

Ping An approached him and told him what the master had revealed a few days ago. Sun Hongyu's eyes widened. No way, it shouldn't be. The emperor has only four sons, and they are all friendly and respectful to each other. They are more favored than the princes of any dynasty.

"Ping An, no." Sun Hongyu's voice changed slightly.

"Uncle, there is one more thing. I have been feeling uneasy since this morning. Later, when I heard Jixiang tell me about Master entering the palace, I became even more nervous. I rarely feel this way. It has happened a few times before, and then something really happened.

Don't tell your parents about these things, uncle and grandpa. I'm telling you this because I want to discuss whether or not our whole family should go to the village tomorrow. I have just set up a formation in the second courtyard where I work. If we don't go to the village, if something really happens, our whole family will be able to take shelter temporarily.

I will also set up a formation in the second wing room, so that other people can also hide, but these formations can only prevent people from entering, not from fire. Uncle, is Ping An overthinking? But I am really uneasy, for no reason.

I have to go to the palace tomorrow afternoon. All officials above the third rank and those with titles must go on the afternoon of New Year's Day. Damn it, I haven't asked for a title yet, and Awu is about to give birth, so she doesn't have to go.

But it's okay for me to go, just in time to look for my master. I'm really worried about him right now. Tomorrow I'll have Xiao Ming, Xu Song and the others guard the formation entrance, and have Da Lin go call Xiao Wu and the others over."

Sun Hongyu took a long breath and said, "Ping An, you are probably overthinking it. Tomorrow is the first day of the new year. It would be a bit unreasonable for us to go to the village. But you can set up a formation at home. Even if your parents know about it, they will just say that there are too many thieves in the city during the new year.

But I think it would be best to set up a larger rectangular formation near the wall of the remaining house in the backyard. If someone really comes, they won't notice him from the back. Especially, you shouldn't set up a formation in the front yard, as it will alert the enemy.

Ping An, I am the only one who knows your worries, and you don’t need to tell others. If they know, it will just be useless worries. "

"Yes, Uncle Grandpa is right. I will go to the Wang family to pay New Year's greetings tomorrow morning and set up a formation for his family. You can tell Mr. Sun about this. Mr. Sun's family is fine. He is only a sixth-rank official and will not cause any trouble to anyone."

"Ping An, Uncle thinks your idea is a bit weird. Ninety-nine percent of the time, you are scaring yourself. Don't blame Uncle for being nosy. Except for your husband, you can't tell anyone else. If people find out, it will disturb people's hearts and it will be a serious crime. Do you understand?"

Ping An nodded.

"Uncle, I set up a small formation at my master's house, but it didn't have these. I also set up one in an empty courtyard at my father's house a while ago, but I told my father that I was afraid that his house would be robbed when he visited relatives during the New Year, so I asked my father to put important things in it, and my father laughed at me."

"Ping An, I'm going to the main room to keep watch. You go and accompany A Wu. Go to bed early tonight."

Ping An walked out of the front yard and looked at the dark night sky.

Old Abbot, am I overthinking, or have you missed something?