Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 635

Chapter 635: Chapter 631 Xiao Shi’s Little Mood 01

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Following closely behind were Yan Jinsu and Lin Caixia, the two sisters-in-law, chatting and laughing as they followed the men of the household.

Xiaojiu and Xiao Ba were both very well-behaved, Yan Jinsu found everything quite fascinating along the way, while Lin Caixia, with her prior experiences, was calm and composed, occasionally giving tips to the Second Aunt.

"Second Aunt, don’t step over the threshold, you need to stride over it," Lin Caixia kindly advised the Second Aunt right at the entrance steps of the ancestral hall.

The threshold at the ancestral hall was not like those small ones at home; it nearly reached Lin Caixia’s knees, and Lin Caixia was not short, easily over 1.5 meters tall.

Upon hearing this, Yan Jinsu looked up and indeed saw the three men ahead stepping over it; originally, Xie Jingchen wanted to guide his wife first but seeing that his younger sister-in-law had already spoken, he simply nodded at his wife and waited for her at the front.

This was Yan Jinsu’s first time celebrating the New Year in the countryside, and her first visit to the ancestral hall as well.

Now, it was getting late, and many families had already chosen their offerings and were waiting together.

Upon entering the ancestral hall, Yan Jinsu found it filled with incense smoke; she covered her son’s nose intending to back out when Lin Caixia quickly called out:

"Second Aunt, let’s go around this side, the smell of incense isn’t as strong here, this side is better ventilated."

Seeing his younger sister-in-law being sensible, Xie Jingchen comforted Yan Jinsu: "Yes, follow your younger sister-in-law to that side, don’t worry, it’ll just be for a moment, it will be alright."

"Alright. Then you hurry up and follow Dad, I’ll go this way."

Yan Jinsu looked in the direction her sister-in-law pointed, and indeed, the cold wind was blowing from that side, pushing the incense smoke to the other side.

Xie Jingchen nodded, then steadied the baskets on his shoulders and stepped firmly to catch up with his dad’s pace.

Indeed, it wasn’t long before the Xie Family Ancestral Hall, which relatively large, saw the village elders arrive as well; it was tradition for the family whose firstborn child was to ’add a lamp’, and many elders had shown up. According to custom, offerings were presented first, and then the households participating in the lamp addition laid out their items.

Following this, the Old Village Chief conducted the ceremony; the praises were first sung by the clan elders, then followed by the households involved in adding the lamps. After the verses were offered, it was time for the village’s Qilin Team to perform the Qilin dance.

With the vibrant gong and drum music in the background, the process of the Qilin dance commenced; those households who were adding a lamp had already hung their lanterns, and following the chanting of the clan elders, the lanterns were slowly hung.

Yan Jinsu, finding a spot with better ventilation, held Xiaojiu tightly, watching with great interest. After the Qilin dance concluded, Xie Jingchen also walked over, bringing his family to the front of the altar.

Lin Caixia had seen the Qilin dance countless times and was frankly uninterested. When she saw her husband signaling, she had already crossed over and walked ahead by herself. freewēbnoveℓ.com

And the Second Aunt? When she saw Xie Jingchen approaching, she wisely decided not to be a third wheel.

After the ancestor worship was completed in the ancestral hall, it wasn’t long before guests began arriving at the Xie Family’s house.

As soon as Xiaojiu and his parents returned, Little Shier immediately noticed his parents and brother coming together and burst into tears.

It was inevitable—worshiping the Heavenly God at home was quite simple, but in the ancestral hall, it had taken nearly two hours. Little Shier had realized his older brother was missing just half an hour after his parents had left.

It was normal for the parents to be missing since ’adults’ often disappear; as Xiaojiu and Xiao Shi grew older, they had gotten used to their parents being frequently absent.

However, Xiaojiu was his twin brother; they had always been together since birth. Xiao Shi might not notice if Xiaojiu was gone for twenty minutes, but after more than half an hour, repeatedly looking around and not finding Xiaojiu made him start crying.