Yue Jiuyue came alone.
She looked at the Earth God temple in front of her. It was a tiny building, less than a meter tall, which matched the Earth God she had seen in movies and TV series.
However, the necessary worship must continue.
Yue Jiuyue set out incense, candles, and various offerings, then knelt in front of the Earth God Temple, burning paper money while muttering her prayers. She then poured three cups of wine and waited until the paper money had burned out to ensure there would be no fire before carrying the empty basket home.
As for going to temples near the county town to pray for blessings, that's not feasible this winter; we'll have to wait until next spring.
Yue Jiuyue's visit to the Earth God Temple to offer sacrifices was not kept secret. After someone saw it, they went home and told their family. After discussing it for a long time, the family also went to offer sacrifices. Later, the news spread like wildfire, and the whole village knew about it and went to worship the Earth God.
The reason Yue Jiuyue's family is so wealthy is ultimately because she knows about herbs and then found sweet potatoes.
Where do herbs grow? Where do sweet potatoes grow?
So, they seemed to have guessed why Yue Jiuyue was worshipping the Earth God.
Who doesn't want to become rich overnight?
If you want to get rich overnight, then go and worship the local earth god!
Maybe next year they will find new food, repeat the path Yue Jiuyue took, become rich overnight, become a successful landlady, reach the pinnacle of life, and live a life of servitude.
Yue Jiuyue had heard about the recent phenomenon of everyone in the village going to worship the Earth God. Surprisingly, the one who knew about this wasn't the impulsive Lin Chaobei, because he no longer had to accompany Xiaoman'er to dig in the snow and had gone back to his house to continue writing his story.
The news was brought back by Lin Chaonan, who went to town every day, because he was too busy to pay attention to what was happening in the village.
"Mom, why is everyone going to worship the Earth God lately? Is it to wish for a good harvest next year? I've never heard of any family worshipping the Earth God and having a good harvest before. Why has this trend suddenly started?"
Lin Chaonan asked, puzzled, then asked Yue Jiuyue:
"Mom, should we go and offer our prayers too? Everyone else is going, and it wouldn't be right if we didn't."
"this……"
Can she say that she has already prayed?
Moreover, she guessed that the trend of worshipping the local earth god in the village might have been started by her unintentionally.
There's nothing she can't say about things that don't affect her public image, especially with her own family.
“A few days ago, you said that the man in town who was serving in the army also had no news of your second brother. I was thinking of going to a temple or Taoist temple to pray, but the temple in our county town is too far away and the road is difficult to travel. So I thought, why don’t we pray to the local earth god first? I guess the villagers saw me, and everyone followed suit and went to pray to the local earth god.”
Everyone: (*￣m￣)
This is the first time I've ever been so speechless.
However, now there's no need to worry about being treated differently by the local earth god for not worshipping him at home.
Yue Jiuyue was equally speechless. However, following trends happens everywhere, but this time it was just a little different, so it wasn't unacceptable.
However, she still felt that if she were to do anything in the future, it would be better to avoid certain people, so as to prevent others from blindly following suit.
Whether you're busy or idle, time flies by incredibly fast!
Before we knew it, it was that time of year again – the twelfth lunar month.
The first festival in the twelfth lunar month is Laba Festival. Every household will cook Laba porridge and then deliver it from house to house. In turn, each household will receive Laba porridge from other households in the village.
Yue Jiuyue's Laba porridge is different from that of other families in the village because this year, a member of the Zhou family, who used to be a wealthy family, joined the family. This year, the Laba porridge was cooked by the Zhou family's wives, and they insisted on buying all the ingredients from the town. Other families would not be willing to go through such a lot of trouble and expense for a bite to eat, just like Yue Jiuyue's family.
Therefore, Yue Jiuyue's Laba porridge is the most popular in the village this year.
Seeing Yue Jiuyue's Laba porridge, some people were happy, some felt bittersweet, some were envious, and some were jealous. It can be said that they witnessed all walks of life through a bowl of porridge.
Then, it was time to prepare for the Chinese New Year.
On the 23rd, sticky candy is served; on the 24th, the house is swept.
On the day of the house cleaning, Lin Chaodong suddenly returned without a word.
"mother!!!"
Lin Chaodong's heartfelt call earned him a glance back from Old Master Zhou.
⊙﹏⊙‖∣°～～
Utterly embarrassing!
It wasn't just Lin Chaodong and Old Master Zhou present; even Dazhuang was brought out to watch the fun. So everyone saw Lin Chaodong's shout and the affectionate look he gave Old Master Zhou. After everyone came to their senses, they burst into laughter.
"Hahahaha! Big brother! What kind of look is that? We haven't seen each other for two months, and you don't even recognize our mother anymore?"
"Hahahaha! Dad's calling Aunt Zhou 'Mom' now!"
The others weren't as obviously mocking as Lin Chaobei and Xiaoman'er, but they all suppressed their laughter, and every now and then a "pfft" sound, like farting, would ring out, followed by a series of "pfft" sounds.
On house cleaning days, Yue Jiuyue was naturally not idle. However, as the matriarch of the family, she did the easiest jobs, such as wiping tables and sweeping the floor. This was something she had worked hard to get. No one even asked her to do the "hard work" of airing out the quilts.
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