Chapter 104 Moving into the Ancestral Hall
This time the relocation of graves kept the entire Jiang Village busy for several days in a row.
Even An Jianping and his companions took leave to participate when necessary.
And wait until the day when the village committee decides to move into the ancestral hall.
The entire Jiang Village, and even many married daughters of Jiang Village, came back to participate.
The hearse and three buses specially rented by the village committee were all full.
That day happened to be Sunday.
All the villagers changed into mourning clothes and, under the organization of the village committee, sent the new urn into the gate of the ancestral hall.
The location of the new ancestral hall was unfamiliar to An Songyu.
There was even a place where several cars drove out of Jiangcun and passed by.
These are places that An Songyu has never been to in his past or present life.
When they arrived outside the ancestral hall, An Songyu got off the bus with the villagers.
According to the long-standing tradition in the village, following the hearse are the filial sons and grandchildren of each family.
But this time, all the ancestors of Jiangcun since its establishment were moved here.
Almost every male in the village, regardless of age, had to hold the urn.
In fact, some families have more elders.
Even unmarried girls were given this rare honor as an exception.
An Songyu's family is fine.
Even though their cousin's family was short of staff, An Songshu and his brothers had to go over to help.
The girl in their family doesn't need to come along.
So, this time, An Songyu and her sisters followed their two aunts and two cousins and sat on the bus at the back.
The seats in the three buses behind are also different.
The first bus following the hearse was filled with An Songyu and other Jiangcun women who were directly related by blood.
And some of the Jiangcun wives.
With so many people added up, a bus certainly can’t accommodate them all.
So a large number of people also sat on the second bus.
As for the second and third buses, they were filled with Jiangcun's sons-in-law.
And the descendants of the married women in Jiangcun.
When I heard about this arrangement.
Not to mention the An Songyu sisters, even the people who have lived in Jiang Village for a long time find it difficult to understand.
But after accepting such an arrangement.
Especially the daughters who have already married out of Jiang Village, they seem to be in a particularly different mood.
As soon as they got off the bus, the people of Jiang Village naturally stood in line according to the arrangements made by the village when they got on the bus.
Not far away, there were people who came to watch, not sure if they had heard the news in advance or had heard the noise.
Seeing the people in Jiangcun so orderly, they seemed to be affected by the solemn atmosphere.
Next, the burial ceremony of the Jiang and An families was naturally not open to anyone else.
The new Jiangcun Ancestral Hall is not completely together.
But it is also right next to it.
The people from Jiang An's two families were divided into two teams and entered from different entrances.
Going up the newly built stone stairs behind the ancestral hall, you will reach the new cemetery for the ancestors of this family.
But today, only some of the ancestors of the surname An can be buried.
The other ancestors will follow the Feng Shui master's advice.
Put wood underneath and cover it with oilcloth. Do not cover it with soil and leave it there temporarily.
It is said that this is because today is not a suitable day for their burial.
So we have to wait for the right time like this, neither up to the sky nor down to the ground.
An Songyu's great-grandparents did not have this taboo.
But there are indeed quite a few of our great-grandfather and ancestors who were in this situation.
And according to the calculations of the Feng Shui master.
The days when these ancestors were able to be buried again were not the same day.
Although the filial sons and grandchildren are destined to come again several times.
But everyone worships and thanks their ancestors from the bottom of their hearts.
According to many older generations in Jiangcun.
If it weren’t for the blessings of our ancestors and their efforts when they were alive.
How could there be these descendants and grandchildren, and the good life they have today?
What's more, even a good thing like demolition can be caught up in their village.
The ceremony for the ancestors' reburial is particularly elaborate.
There are different ceremonies for sons, grandsons, and married daughters.
When An Songyu and her sisters came down from the mountain together.
The two aunts and two cousins who came out earlier had already walked half a circle nearby.
Seeing the sisters, the two cousins greeted them first: "Ayu, are you guys done too?"
An Songyu and others nodded and went to greet them.
However, she looked at the completely unfamiliar scenery around her and couldn't help asking, "Sister, where is this place?"
As soon as An Songyu finished speaking, An Songxiang and others who came out with her also looked over.
I saw several cousins looking anxiously.
An Songyi smiled helplessly, and then looked at An Songyue first: "Ayue, don't you know it too?"
An Songyue was slightly stunned. She touched her face embarrassedly and nodded awkwardly.
"Then do you know the brigade headquarters?" An Songyun beside him asked curiously.
She knows this.
An Songyue nodded affirmatively.
"This is the place where Grandpa would bring Dad, Song Shu and the others to worship every New Year."
"By the way, I remember when we were little, we seemed to have come here too!" An Songyun looked at her sister uncertainly.
Before An Songyi could answer, An Jianjia next to him said affirmatively:
"Of course. We didn't come here every year in the past."
"But it must be obtained every time during the An family's grand ceremony."
"It's just these years..." An Jianjia suddenly stopped talking in the middle of his sentence.
After all, we are outside the ancestral hall here, and some things are not so easy to say directly.
So, she asked very straightforwardly: "Xiaoyu, do you know which brigade our Jiang Village belongs to?"
An Songyu was stunned and blinked for a long time, but couldn't find the answer in his mind.
Even if she thought about it carefully, it seemed like she had never thought deeply about it.
There are only about twenty households in their Jiang Village.
How could it be a single team?
Seeing An Songyu's reaction, An Jianjia and others couldn't help but laugh.
On the contrary, An Songxiang and the others also felt like they were being laughed at together.
An Jianning, however, was reluctant to let his nieces continue to feel so ashamed, so he quickly explained to them in a gentle voice:
"Our Jiang Village belongs to the Xinmin Brigade, and this is where the Xinmin Brigade headquarters is located."
"And the Xinmin Brigade is made up of several big surnames."
"In the early years, at the suggestion of the elders, we simply rebuilt the ancestral hall together."
“That’s where we are now.”
“This time, the entire Jiang Village was demolished.”
"We want to relocate the graves, but the government has not allocated any new land for us."
"In Shuncheng Cemetery, it can provide us with a lot of convenience."
(End of this chapter)
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