There are actually some rules for offerings, take fruits and snacks for example.

Peaches and pomegranates are the most yang fruits among fruits and can be used to ward off evil spirits and drive away ghosts, so they are not suitable for use as sacrifices.

Although there are not too many restrictions on the types of dim sum, the quantity is mostly odd.

In the Five Elements, odd numbers are yang and even numbers are yin. A tomb is already yin, so the offerings offered must be yang. Only when yin and yang are in harmony can the family be kept peaceful for future generations.

Su Xiaoxiao made sweet barley, radish cake and date cake, and Su Ergou helped her. The brother and sister worked in perfect harmony, and when Manager Yu came over and asked how long it would take to be out of the oven, Su Xiaoxiao was already serving the cakes.

The refreshing fragrance filled the whole room.

Manager Yu swallowed.

Who could make such fragrant offerings?

Most people think that sacrifices are not meant to be eaten, as long as the meaning is conveyed. In terms of taste, they are much worse than the snacks sold on the market.

Manager Yu's saliva was drooling.

Oh my god, this is going to make ghosts cry...

If these were not to be offered to the ancestors first, he would have wanted to taste them first.

He touched the corner of his mouth to make sure there was no saliva left, then calmed himself down and said to Su Xiaoxiao and Su Ergou, "Thank you for your hard work. I'll arrange for someone to come and get it."

"Manager Yu." Su Ergou called him.

Manager Yu asked gently, "Brother Su, what's the matter?"

Su Ergou felt that this wealthy family was easy to get along with, and everyone he dealt with was very polite, unlike the Qi family and the Wang family in the past, who were each more arrogant than the other.

Su Ergou asked, "Do you sell spring water? Can I buy two barrels?"

Manager Yu was amused by the child's serious look and said, "Not for sale."

"Ah..." Su Ergou was disappointed.

"However." Manager Yu suppressed his laughter and said to Su Ergou, "The mountain spring water can be given to the destined person. Brother Su, take as much as you want to take back."

Su Ergou scratched his head: "That's so embarrassing..."

After thinking for a while, he took out an oil-paper bag from his bosom and handed it to Manager Yu, "Ergou Cake, for you." - Today is a sacrifice, so it can be done all at once. There is no need to have it like a banquet, with one meal at noon and another meal at night.

"Sister, are we done?" Su Ergou asked.

Su Xiaoxiao said: "The offerings are ready. We need to prepare the snacks for the banquet tomorrow and the day after tomorrow so that people can taste and choose."

"oh."

"Are you sleepy? Do you want to go to the chair and take a nap? I don't need your help here."

It's just samples, the quantity is not large, she can do it herself.

"I'm not sleepy." Su Ergou shook his head, walked to the stool and lay down, lying there for an hour.

The ancestor worship over there has been completed.

Su Ergou rubbed his eyes and said, "Sister, why are you still making snacks?"

Su Xiaoxiao said, "There's still a little fermented dough left. It would be a waste if we don't cook it. Are you hungry?"

"I'm not very hungry." Su Ergou sat up, "I'll go get some more mountain spring water!"

Su Xiaoxiao looked around, but didn't see Manager Sun. There was no need to guess, he must have gone out to look for opportunities to attract business again.

Su Ergou picked up a shoulder pole, hung two empty buckets on it, and headed towards the mountain spring! When he arrived at the spring, he first drank a lot of water himself, and then took out the bucket to catch the water.

The mountain spring water flows slowly, and it takes a long time to collect a bucket of water.

While waiting, he squatted on the ground and drew circles.

"Hey, who's that! Come here!"

Not far away, a man spoke.

"I'm talking about you!"

Su Ergou raised his head and looked at him blankly.

"Yes, it's you! Come here!" The man waved at Su Ergou.

Su Ergou glanced at the bucket that was less than half full, stood up and walked over: "What are you doing?"

The boy put down the cart in his hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead: "The cart seems to be broken and can't be pushed anymore. Can you give me a hand?"

"Is it broken? Make way." Su Ergou came to the cart, grabbed it with both hands, and gently lifted and pushed it, "Isn't it fixed?"

The servant was startled.

But when it was the servant's turn to push the cart, he was no longer able to do it. Either he could not push the cart or the cart fell over. Fortunately, the boxes on top were tied with ropes, otherwise they would have fallen to the ground.

"You, you push it!" said the servant angrily.

"Then you wait a minute." Su Ergou ran to the mountain spring, took away the full bucket, put an empty bucket in place and continued to collect water.

When the servant saw him fetching spring water, he thought he was the servant guarding the Su family ancestral temple. When Su Ergou pushed the cart into the back door of the courtyard, the servant asked him to help unload the goods.

Su Ergou didn't say anything and helped him unload it.

Su Ergou had just turned fourteen, but he was much stronger than the servant. He moved down several large and heavy boxes with ease, and they landed lightly on the ground.

"You're great, kid." The servant patted his shoulder in admiration. "What's your name?"

"Su Ergou."

"A house-born child?" asked the servant.

"What?" Su Ergou didn't understand.

Many domestic slaves would be given their master's surname, and such servants had a higher status than servants bought from outside.

The servant felt it was not appropriate to order him around any longer and was about to let him go.

Suddenly, a young man with an imposing appearance strode over.

He looked about the same age as Su Ergou, was dressed elegantly, and had the arrogance of a young man from an aristocratic family in his brows.

The servant bowed and saluted: "Young Master!"

Seeing that Su Ergou didn't move, he pulled Su Ergou calmly.

Su Ergou: "What?"

The young servant secretly took a deep breath. What a fool! The young master is here, why don't you quickly pay your respects? The young man ignored the two servants and turned around to tell the long-servant behind him, "Bring my horse here. I want to go hunting in the mountains!"

The attendant looked embarrassed and said, "Young Master, this... isn't a good idea, is it? It's very dangerous in the mountains."

The young man snorted coldly: "If you are afraid of danger, stay here! I will find someone else!"

The long-servant said: "Young Master!"

The young man glanced at her calmly, raised his chin, and said frivolously: "Whoever goes hunting with me will get ten taels per person!"

The servant immediately said, "Young Master! I am willing to go with you!"

The young man looked at him, then looked at Su Ergou beside him: "What about you? You're not going? Are you afraid of danger too?"

Su Ergou was naturally not afraid of danger, he was just fetching water.

However, we can fetch water later, as the mountain spring water will not run away anyway.

"Can I go?" Su Ergou asked.

My sister said that he can't run around. He has to get the owner's consent. This boy should be considered the owner of this place, right? The boy said calmly: "Just don't be afraid."

Su Ergou said: "I'm not afraid!"

The young man threw the whip to Su Ergou: "Lead the horse."

Su Ergou: "I can't."

The servant hurriedly took the whip and smiled: "I know how to do it. I'll lead the horse for you!"

The young man snorted coldly, stepped on the stirrup, and mounted the horse neatly.

There will be another one later

(End of this chapter)