"Please move to the door!"

Ye Yaodong and the others didn't understand, and they watched the crowd go out, so they followed them out.

When they walked outside the door, there was already a lion dance team on the red carpet at the door, and a suona team sitting next to it, which looked even more festive.

The whole air is also filled with the atmosphere of piety and celebration.

There were a large number of villagers standing at the door. Some of them came from other villages to watch the excitement. There were three floors inside and three floors outside. People on the outermost floor kept jumping up to watch.

They didn't come out for a while. Everyone didn't expect so many people outside, but it's normal to think about it. Nowadays, there are several villages that hold ancestor worship ceremonies so grandly and perform operas for seven days. It's not so lively even during the New Year.

This was also the first time they had seen such a grand ancestor worship ceremony.

At this time, someone stood in the middle of the ancestral hall and shouted loudly: "The time has come, and now the ancestor worship ceremony will be held."

As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of firecrackers crackled.

A pair of brightly colored lion dance teams also stood in front of the ancestral hall. The lion heads in their hands were colorful and lifelike, especially bright among the crowd wearing gray clothes.

At the same time, the sound of suonas and gongs and drums also sounded, like thunder, arousing the emotions of the villagers.

The lion dance team sometimes jumps and sometimes flips, with vigorous and powerful movements.

The children gathered at the front and clapped their hands with joy and cheer. The adults were also very excited, with excited expressions on their faces, and they all clapped and cheered too.

Everyone feels that the Chinese New Year has never been so lively, and they have watched a lifetime of excitement in the past few days.

The lion dance lasted for half an hour before stopping.

The sound of firecrackers rang again.

"Everyone from the Ye clan please enter the ancestral hall!"

The person who spoke must have been the gentleman who came here, and he spoke in local dialect.

Ye Yaodong and the others didn't quite understand, but they pricked up their ears and watched honestly. They followed what others were doing and filed in together with everyone else.

As soon as they entered the ancestral hall, someone led them to stand in rows according to seniority.

At this time, Ye Yaodong also saw the size of their family. There were hundreds of people standing there, and every corner of the ancestral hall was occupied.

Even the men of several years old were brought in and stood in the last row according to their seniority. They all stood at the door and were watched by a special master of ceremonies.

However, some children may not be considered young, but they are older. There is a child of seven or eight years old next to him and in front of him.

"Dear guests and clan members, ancestor worship is a solemn and solemn activity. Please stay where you are, keep quiet, and do not move around at will."

"Please wear red flowers..."

Then someone brought a red tray and distributed red flowers to all of them, asking them to pin them on their chests.

"The ancestor worship ceremony has officially begun. Please invite the main sacrificer, the Ye family XX, and the accompanying sacrificers, XX clan members. Please invite the main sacrificer, and the accompanying sacrificers will clean their hands..."

"Please offer the incense to the officiant..."

Someone lit three sticks of sandalwood and handed them to a clan elder.

The clan elder took a big incense, made a series of incense in the four directions of southeast, northwest, and then said to everyone in a loud voice: Today is an auspicious day, and the descendants of my XXXXX ancestors of the Ye family will hold an ancestor worship ceremony to welcome their ancestors.

Come and take a seat and enjoy the offerings of incense and candles from your descendants.

Then he turned around and inserted the incense into the confession censer...

The ceremony was carried out slowly, solemnly and solemnly. Everyone stood upright and stared straight ahead, listening with their ears pricked up.

Ye Yaodong and a group of people stood together in one place, and they watched the actions of others, like puppets on strings. They held the incense when they were given, bowed when they were asked, stood up when asked, and bowed when they bowed.

Everyone spent the whole morning burning incense, kneeling, and kowtowing.

No one moved around randomly, and no one moved in or out, except for the dedicated person who went back and forth to bring incense to everyone.

During this period, sacrificial texts were read out and representatives of the clan gave speeches. The ceremony was particularly complicated and grand.

It was not until noon that all the ceremonies were completed, and the sound of firecrackers outside started again.

Then there were bursts of gongs and drums, creating a lively atmosphere of joy and excitement.

After the ancestor worship ceremony ended, everyone was laughing and chatting among each other. Just now it was solemn and solemn, without any sound, but now the excitement is almost breaking the roof.

Everyone lined up and walked out one after another.

Ye Yaodong and his group all stood to the side and let others pass first. They still had to go to the clan elders.

As I said when I came here yesterday, after today's ancestor worship is over, I asked them not to go out and wait at the side. They would also make a note for his grandfather's branch in the genealogy and write them all in his grandfather's family tree.

below the name.

When he was writing the family tree, he stretched his head and glanced at it. There was nothing next to or below his grandfather's name. The clan elder first wrote down his grandma's name, and then it was his turn.

After handing out the red envelopes yesterday, they had already written the names of their respective family members on the red paper, and would not let others do it for them.

At this time, you only need to take the red paper to confirm who they are, and then copy the names on the red paper into the family tree.

After they all completed the genealogy, they all knelt down and worshiped, and then they officially recognized their ancestors and returned to the clan.

At this time, there were fewer people in the ancestral hall. Those who came and went were setting up tables and chairs and serving wine and food.

"Okay, after you all recognize your ancestors and return to the clan, your grandfather's tablets will be placed in the ancestral hall later. In the future, if a hundred years later, your tablets can also be placed in the ancestral hall and enjoy the incense of future generations."

Father Ye and the three brothers were very excited when they heard that they could still enter the ancestral hall according to their ranking, and that they would be able to enter in the future and enjoy the incense for future generations.

Uncle Ye also smiled and thanked him again and again, "Thank you very much. This is God's arrangement. I didn't expect that after fifty or sixty years, I can still recognize my ancestors and return to my clan."

"Yes, Dad can smile now."

The clan elder also smiled and said: "You are indeed smiling. You should have no regrets. I heard that some of his grandsons are still very promising. Some of them are officials, and some of them make a lot of money."

"Our roots are here. Even if you go out, you have to come back and have a look. The overseas Chinese have come back across the ocean. If you become successful, you must also contribute to our family."

Father Ye nodded quickly and recognized the one who was an official and made a lot of money.

"Definitely, the ancestral ancestral hall is here. If anything happens in the future, let us know. We have to come over. We can contribute money and effort."

The clan elder nodded, "That's good. You go to the door first to watch the excitement. The dragon dance is starting outside now. After the dragon dance is over, the banquet will officially begin at noon."

"Starting from today, we will eat the flowing water feast for three days in a row. You can come here every morning, noon and evening. This is because our tribe has made great achievements. We have not forgotten our roots. We have made a lot of money and came back to repay our hometown."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Let's go first. It's rarely so lively. After dinner, you can go to the stage to get a seat. You have to go two hours in advance, otherwise you won't be able to get a seat in front of you if you are late."

"Okay, let's go out first."

Ten tables had been set up in the open space in the middle of the ancestral hall, and many dishes were served.

They didn't have the nerve to stay here longer, after all, no one had taken their seats yet, so they planned to go to the door to see the excitement first, after all, dragon dances were rare.

This is really a big investment, and it is really rich. Those overseas Chinese must have sponsored a lot, lion and dragon dances, three days of running water mats, seven days of troupe... It's so generous.

After walking out, the noise outside was loud, with various gongs and drums, cheers, and laughter everywhere.

On the road along the ancestral hall, dozens of meters away from the door, there are tables.

Judging from the number of people who have just worshiped their ancestors, there are at least two to three hundred men alone. The families of these men are related to at least four or five. The older generation has more children, and even married women bring their families.

It’s normal to come back and eat on the flowing water table.

There are also villagers in this village, although their surname is not Ye, they are also from this village.

He visually inspected that there were more than 100 tables outside, and dozens of women were busy serving food there. Many people had already taken a seat at the table in advance, and ate while watching the excitement.

As the dragon dance gradually moved from the entrance to the village, the clan elders watching the excitement at the entrance greeted everyone to go to the ancestral hall and sit and eat in the ancestral hall.

Of course, this kind of banquet also pays attention to the location. In the ancestral hall itself, only members of the family named Ye can enter.

Therefore, the people sitting here now are also the same group of people who worshiped their ancestors in the morning.

They didn't know anyone very well. They came here yesterday and got to know some clan elders and relatives from his grandfather's generation.

This morning he shamelessly chatted with other overseas Chinese, but he was not so shameless as to squeeze in and share a table with them.

So for lunch, their brothers would sit together, and if they couldn't fit at one table, they would sit at two separate tables.

The biggest thing was the ancestor worship. After that, the whole group had nothing to do.

But I was too embarrassed to leave immediately, not to mention that the village had been very lively in the past few days.

They just stayed. His father, uncle, and uncle, the three of them not only watched the fun, but also chatted with the clan members in the village. Although they didn't understand the language, it didn't hinder communication.

And he kept chatting with Lao Hai. After all, he was the most familiar with Lao Hai in the whole village, and Lao Hai was with the overseas Chinese from time to time, and he also kept hanging out with the overseas Chinese.

After a whole day, we got to know each other better, and even the distance between his fish sauce and lighter was a little closer to the exit. It would be up to him to see if he could live up to his expectations.

After getting acquainted with each other, he felt a little anxious about returning home and wanted to go back and have a big fight, but he couldn't rush it for a while.

He patiently followed them to listen to the opera, make tea, and chat, and soon it was getting dark.

The overseas Chinese only stayed until dark, then got into their cars and left the village together.

Ye Yaodong and the others stayed for three full days from beginning to end. They ate for three days and watched plays for three days. Then they left the village with satisfaction on the tractor arranged by the village.

The tractor that Lao Hai came with was now pulling his own brother, who had already greeted them in advance.

When they left, there were not only members of their family, but also some young adults from the village who were temporarily summoned to come back to worship their ancestors, so the village arranged for cars to be sent out.
To be continued...