Chapter 135: Coming of Age Ceremony

The uncle and nephew were behind a house next to the crowd, and they had been there for quite some time.

She has become very depressed since Anan gave up on becoming his disciple.

She no longer goes out to play or eats, and it takes her a long time to reply when you talk to her.

The lively and energetic niece I raised suddenly became a fish out of water, which is worrying to see.

Li Xiao was naturally distressed, but he also thought it was better for Anan to give up the idea.

The people below the mountain and those above the mountain are two different groups. It is best not to have any contact between them.

Finally, he felt relieved. After a night, Anan recovered his spirit and became more determined to study medicine.

She kept talking about how great the medical skills of Dr. Yin were, and her eyes were full of admiration. Li Xiao was worried that the Dr. Yin that Anan was talking about was a man, so he wanted to see him in person.

And then...

She is really a woman, a very outstanding woman.

Li Xiao and the villagers listened very seriously. Although there was no sea on the mountain, there were ponds. There had been drownings in the village.

If you learn something, you will never lose out.

Half an hour later, the Heimlich maneuver was complete. Seeing that the people at the dam were about to leave, Li Xiao quickly took Anan and left the village.

As the villagers walked, they discussed today's first aid methods with their friends and relatives, and no one noticed that there were outsiders in the village.

Jiang Wan secretly gave A Niang a thumbs up, saying that A Niang’s teaching today was really good.

Yin Huaixi laughed immediately. She walked over and pinched the two girls on the face.

"Did you have fun outing today?"

"happy!"

"happy!"

Yin Ning's eyes were curved with laughter. This was the most interesting birthday she had ever had. She would probably remember this day till she grew old.

"Aunt, I just heard from the aunties in the village that you taught me some CPR earlier. Can you teach me when we get back later?"

She felt that it was really necessary to learn these first aid methods.

"Of course you can. Whatever you want to learn, I can teach you as long as you know it."

Yin Huaixi loves her daughter the most, and her second favorite is her niece. She is cute, sensible and well-behaved, who can not love her?

"Let's go back first. We'll have something delicious to eat in the evening!"

When they heard that it was delicious, the two sisters were tempted.

Their family isn't so tight on money these days, but they can't eat meat and fish every day.

Today is Yin Ning’s birthday. They have already had a lot of delicious food at noon, and there will be a big dinner in the evening. Of course the girls like it very much.

However, what puzzled Yin Ning was that her aunt took her to the small stone house and did not go back to her own home.

"You two stay here and help me grind these clam flour for a while. I'll go over there and help with the cooking. I'll call you when it's done."

Jiang Wan responded subconsciously, and only then did she feel something was wrong. But when she wanted to ask something, her mother had already left.

It's a bit strange...

Today is my cousin's birthday. It's normal for me to do the work, but why would my mother let my cousin help with the work?

It seems like he wants to leave my cousin here.

Are my uncle and the others planning some surprise?

Jiang Wan felt that she had guessed correctly, but she didn't know what surprise was there.

"Cousin, do you think I am doing this right?"

When Jiang Wan came to her senses, her cousin had already started to crush her.

What an obedient cousin...

"That's right~"

Jiang Wan also grabbed a handful of clam shells and started grinding them.

Time passed by, and the two sisters chatted idly as they ground a small bag of clam powder. If they put it in the drawer, it would probably be full.

"Cousin, do you feel something is wrong?"

Jiang Wan blinked and shook her head to indicate that she didn't feel anything.

"What's wrong?"

Yin Ning was silent for a moment, she couldn't explain it. But it had been such a long time since her aunt came back, and her mother hadn't come to see her either, she always felt something was a little strange.

Does it take so long to cook?

"Cousin, why don't we go over and take a look?"

"No, Auntie said she'll call us when it's done."

Yin Ning was grinding clams obediently, but her heart was already wandering. Fortunately, soon they heard their aunt asking them to come over for dinner.

Jiang Wan was extremely curious, but she could never imagine what kind of surprise it would be.

When she arrived at her uncle's house, she was stunned.

There were neatly arranged seats in the yard, where sat the respected old patriarch, the old village chief, and the Zhou family.

In the center of the yard, there was a layer of dry grass with a beautiful bamboo mat on top.

What is this for?

Why did you invite the old clan leader and the village chief to your birthday party?

Jiang Wan's mind was full of questions. Suddenly she saw her aunt walking towards her cousin with red eyes.

"A Ning... if we were still in Kyoto, I would definitely hold a grand coming-of-age ceremony for you, but we don't have the conditions right now so we can only hold a simple one. I'm sorry."

Yin Ning's eyes instantly turned red.

Coming of age ceremony...

A woman's coming-of-age ceremony.

She had attended many young ladies' coming-of-age ceremonies in Kyoto and had imagined what her own coming-of-age ceremony would be like. But she no longer had any expectations since she was exiled.

Unexpectedly, her mother and father still prepared a coming-of-age ceremony for her.

Although there were not so many guests, nor gorgeous clothes and jewelry, she had no regrets.

"Thank you, mother..."

"What are you saying, mother and daughter? Let's go wipe our faces and get started right away."

Song Wenhui took her daughter to the kitchen. Jiang Wan stood there in a daze for a long time before she came to her senses.

It turned out that this was the second gift that my uncle and aunt gave to my cousin. It was indeed a surprise.

In ancient times, a girl's 15th birthday was a very important one. I have no memory of it, so I am not aware of it.

Ah? Then isn't my birthday gift too light? ?

Jiang Wan turned around to look for A Niang, and happened to see A Niang talking to Aunt Lin and the others at Zhou's house. From time to time, she pointed to the center of the yard, as if she was communicating some procedure.

She thought the coming-of-age ceremony would be complicated, but it turned out to be very simple.

Aunt Xu was both a sponsor and a guest of honor. She combed my cousin's hair, inserted a hairpin into it, and then sang a congratulatory speech. That was all.

My cousin changed her clothes, bowed three times to her parents, listened to some instructions, and thanked the guests. The ceremony was over.

In fact, a complete coming-of-age ceremony is much more complicated, but Jiang Wan thinks this simple coming-of-age ceremony is pretty good.

The kindness of my uncle and aunt is more precious than anything else.

"Wanwan, don't worry, I'll wait for you until you're fifteen..."

"No, no, no, Mom, I don't want it!"

Jiang Wan quickly stopped A Niang from speaking.

After the coming-of-age ceremony, she is an adult, but she still likes to be a child~