kingnovel Chapter 109 An Nian's Entry Ceremony
Chapter 109 An Nian's Entry Ceremony
"Thank you, sister!" After saying that, he bowed to An Yue.
"Why are you bowing to your sister for no reason?"
She quickly bent down, held An Nian's round face with both hands, and said, "Sister, try your best to earn money and study hard every year. If we work hard together, things will definitely get better and better in the future!"
An Nian didn't say anything, but his eyebrows were almost twisted into two crooked little earthworms.
In order to ease the embarrassment, An Yuen squeezed An Nian's round face until it was deformed, and said with a pretended relaxed smile: "Sister doesn't have high expectations for you, as long as you can read and write!"
"If you really don't want to learn, come back and farm with your sister. You won't starve every year anyway."
An Nian smiled innocently at his sister and nodded.
Then, he turned around, picked up the pen, ink and books, gently put them into the cloth bag, and then put the bag across his shoulder.
An Yue gently placed the two empty cans at home in her backpack so that they could be used when buying oil and salt.
The sky in the east was slightly white when the brother and sister came to the side of the road and stood waiting for Li Wu's ox cart.
The morning light first passed over the mountains and the sea, then passed through the heavy clouds, until the wild grass just poking out on the roadside could be clearly seen.
A drop of crystal clear dew is cleverly hung on the tip of the grass, showing its playfulness and vitality.
At this time, an ox cart came slowly in the morning light.
The brother and sister got on a ox cart and drove off into the distance under the colorful glow of the sunset.
Arriving at the entrance of the town, Li Wu said with a smile: "We are in town!"
The brother and sister got off the ox cart, handed Li Wuwu five cents, and said, "Thank you, uncle."
Then the brother and sister walked straight towards the west entrance of the town.
An Nian said, "Sister, riding an oxcart is too expensive. I can't ride an oxcart when I go to school every year. I have to run to town every year to keep fit."
An Yue felt relieved and distressed to see that An Nian was so sensible.
An Yue smiled and said to An Nian: "Okay, as long as we are happy every year, anything is fine."
The brother and sister were walking and talking, and An Yue suddenly thought that An Nian would have to eat lunch at school in the future, and he couldn't be without money.
Then, he counted out twenty coins and handed them to An-nian, saying, "Annian, keep these coins. From now on, you can buy lunch at the shops on the street."
"Sister, it doesn't cost any money every year. Just bring lunch from home to school."
"That's impossible. If you bring it to school in the morning, it will be completely cold by noon."
An Nian still refused: "But..."
An Yue pretended to be displeased, and forced twenty copper coins into An Nian's hand, saying, "No need to say anything, Niannian. You must listen to your sister on this matter. Your health is the most important!"
"Niannian, my sister said that you don't have to worry about making money in the future. Leave everything to me. Niannian just needs to study hard and help out occasionally."
After saying that, An Yue walked forward.
But An Nian just stood there, staring blankly at the copper coin in his hand, in silence.
Seeing that An Nian didn't catch up, An Yue turned back and pulled An Nian away, saying with a smile: "Why? Do you think it's too little?"
An Nian raised his head innocently and shook his head, "No, no, no, I just feel very sorry for my sister."
"I'm not sorry, sister. I study hard every year, so that sister has the motivation to earn money."
"After the ceremony, the formal classes will begin today, and you will go home. Nian Nian must go home early after class." After hearing this, An Nian nodded obediently.
"We'll be at school soon! Smile at An Nian." After saying that, An Yue stretched out her hands and lifted the corners of An Nian's mouth.
An Nian looked at her sister and had to smile cooperatively.
Arriving at the entrance of the school, An Yue helped An Nian straighten his clothes and hat, and said, "Then I wish you a prosperous journey every year from now on."
Then the brother and sister walked into the school gate hand in hand. There were more than twenty students inside, all standing in the yard, waiting for the entrance ceremony.
An Yue asked An Nian to stand in the yard and line up, and An Nian walked over slowly.
A group of kids were talking and laughing, but An Nian seemed particularly nervous. He looked back at his sister from time to time.
At this time, the teacher came out, and all the students stood still and stopped whispering.
The entrance ceremony is as follows: first straighten the clothes, then pay homage to the teacher, then wash the hands and mind, and finally apply cinnabar to open the wisdom.
The first thing is to [correct your attire].
The students stood one by one in the courtyard outside the school. The teacher tidied their clothes one by one, lined them up, and then waited respectfully for the teacher to lead them into the school one by one.
An Nian stood there very obediently. An Yue was afraid that he would suddenly cry. After all, in the 21st century, most children would cry non-stop when they go to school.
The fact is that he didn't, so An Yue breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It seems that I was worrying too much."
Next, I entered the school and prepared to perform the [Ceremony of Paying Homage to the Master].
The teacher led the students to pay homage to Confucius first, then they paid homage to the teacher in an orderly manner, and then presented the six rituals to the teacher.
Of course, the six gifts for the New Year had been prepared and handed over to Mr. Yu yesterday.
An Yue tiptoed and took a closer look, and found that all the six gifts for everyone were placed on the table next to her.
After paying homage to the teacher, the students turned around and bowed to each other with their hands down, which should mean mutual love and mutual help.
Next is [Clean hands and calm the mind].
The teacher placed a basin of water on the desk, and the students had to wash their hands one by one to show that they should get rid of distracting thoughts, study hard, and work hard to improve themselves.
Among all the students, An Nian was the youngest. When he was washing his hands, his sleeves slipped down a little. The older kids next to him were very enthusiastic to help him.
After reading it, the gentleman praised them both in person.
The last one is [Apply cinnabar to open wisdom].
The teacher sat in front of the table and the students lined up to come forward. The teacher used a cinnabar brush to put red dots between the students' eyebrows, meaning to use cinnabar to open up the students' spiritual wisdom.
Finally, they sat down in order, and the small An Nian sat in the middle.
Seeing that the entrance ceremony had been completed, An Yue prepared to go to the street shop to buy something and go home quickly after buying it.
As she walked, she suddenly saw several pharmacies along the entire street.
A sudden idea in her mind gave her new ideas.
She quietly walked into a shop called Minkang Pharmacy and saw an old man bundling herbs.
An Yue took a closer look and saw that he looked like a shopkeeper. An Yue asked politely, "Old man, does our shop usually sell herbs?"
The old man looked up and saw that it was a little girl. He immediately said, "Little girl, I will collect the herbs. I'm afraid you don't know how to recognize them!"
"Old uncle, can you tell me what kind of herbs your shop sells? Let me see if Yueyue can recognize them."
The old man took out a handful of herbs from the medicine cabinet behind him, handed it to An Yue to look at, and said, "Little girl, take a look at what medicine this is first?"
An Yue looked at the medicine drawer and saw that it was clearly written, but people of this era assumed that women were illiterate.
She quickly took it, pretended to smell it, looked at it, and said: