Chapter 8 Shrine Hall.

A huge vertical plaque is carved above the gate of the ritual hall, surrounded by auspicious symbols such as gourds, lingzhi mushrooms, and bats. The carving is very lively, and in the center of the plaque are four Chinese characters - "Li Family Ancestral Hall".

When the old man looked up, he saw it was Li Junge. A faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, his eyes clear and filled with kindness and care. It was indeed Li Liangchu, the fourth grandfather of Li Junge.

Entering the gate, there are two horse corridors with green tiled roofs on both sides. In front is a shadow wall, on which a stone tablet is embedded, engraved with a poem.

There are also fishing enthusiasts.

The court hears of Fang Zheng, Tian Ze records Qing Zhong, the virtuous and wise think of the rain for the monarch, and morality upholds the ancestral traditions.

The ancestral hall is a product of the old clan family system, it is a place for the clan to worship ancestors, as well as a place for handling marriage, funeral, birthday, and other matters within the clan. Generally, it is also a place for the clan to hold meetings, make decisions, compile genealogies, commend and punish.

One must read the entire poem, and it must also conform to grammatical logic, be smooth and clear, have elegant meaning, and be well-written. If it is written in classical quatrains or regulated verse, further consideration of tonal patterns and rhythmic rules is necessary.

Guai Sun really knows how to joke. If someone hangs up insoles, they will definitely be laughed at by others!

Li Jungé chuckled and said nothing. He put the insoles into his bag and headed towards the village.

Yang Fuzi: "Seeking guidance."

Go forward into the hall, and you will see the ceremonial gate. In the middle are two large black lacquered doors, with a pair of mythical beasts biting the door rings. The door rings, polished by years of handling, gleam with a lustrous sheen, already thickly coated with patina.

The Four-tone Rhododendron, also known as the Sunbird. In the Dragon Boat Tune, the line "The Sunbird cries, holding Enna Ge, holding Enna Ge" refers to it.

Around the screen wall is a small square, with six large water tanks on both sides of the square, in which some water lilies and reeds are planted, and a few fish are also kept.

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Feng Chongfei: "You must come and visit when you have time!"

Walking into the courtyard, the fresh air is mixed with the fragrance of yellow acacia flowers and the cool breath from the bamboo grove and forest, which makes people feel refreshed. With every inhale and exhale, it feels like all the impurities in the body have been expelled, and every cell is filled with energy from the mountains and forests, full of vitality.

Poems in the form of four, five, or seven characters per line, can be short or long. Short ones can have ten characters, while long ones can have fifty or sixty characters.

The elderly person still stands tall, with rosy skin and few wrinkles. Their silver hair is combed back into a large chignon, exuding an air of "silver hair and youthful countenance".

Li Junguo walked into the hall, lifted the cover on the table, inside was a bowl of corn porridge, a plate of pickled vegetables, a plate of fermented bean curd, and a plate of cold tossed eggplant strips.

These two things are very magical. When you strike the stone drum, it can produce a "dong dong" sound, just like a real big drum. And the stone trumpet can also blow a melodious trumpet sound. When Li Junguo was a child, he often came here with his friends to compete to see who could blow the loudest.

In the early morning, Li Junguo opened his eyes amidst the chirping of birds. He focused and listened carefully. Amongst the chattering sounds, three voices stood out the most. One voice shouted, "Child, wake up quickly!" "Child, wake up quickly!" Another voice exclaimed, "Rice is expensive!" "Rice is expensive!" And there was another voice saying, "Harvest the early millet!" "Harvest the early millet!"

Mr. Li Junge estimates that this is also influenced by the local ethnic minority, the Miao people.

On the roof, there are two intertwined Chiwen with scales and claws, spiraling along the ridge of the house, and then raising their heads towards the sky at the two corners of the roof. Each Chiwen guards a disc, one representing the moon and the other representing the sun.

A pair of lotus flowers and a pair of orchids, both made with diamond-shaped patchwork as the base and stitched with very dense and delicate needlework.

Through the poems of the Li family's generations, it can be seen that from Shenqing Gong's character "Shen" to Li Junge's character "Jun", it has already been a complete thirty-six generations.

During the Cultural Revolution, when the "Four Olds" were being destroyed, an elder from the clan took down this stele and placed it at the bottom of their own hearth to protect it. There are still traces of scorching on the stele now.

白条也是鱼: "Emma, this environment is so beautiful."

Upon seeing the elderly person in front of him, Li Junguo couldn't help but feel excited. He took small steps and ran up to the elderly person, respectfully bowing.

The one called "early cutting of millet" is the four-tone cuckoo, with dark gray on the top of the head and back of the neck, light gray on the side of the head, and lighter colors on the forehead, chin, throat, and upper chest. The rest of the upper body and the surface of the two wings are dark brown, the tail is the same color as the back, but with a wide black band near the proximal end. The lower body is white from the lower chest onwards, mixed with black crossbands, similar to the common cuckoo.

The bird called "Mī-guì-yā" is the hawk cuckoo, which resembles a pigeon but is slightly slender. The beak is slightly curved downwards. Like the cuckoo, it has the habit of being a brood parasite, not building its own nest but laying its eggs in the nests of other bird species.

The main gate, ceremonial door, and roof of the Li Clan Ancestral Hall are carved from a single large piece of bluestone, showcasing the formidable economic strength of the Li Clan in that era.

The entire roof is supported by up to nineteen layers of stone-carved dougong, which are held up by two huge square stone pillars. The weight of the roof is evenly and perfectly transferred to the pillars. There are also many small dragons, or wen pythons, coiled around the dougong, adding a lively atmosphere to the solemn ancestral hall and showing a hint of vitality.

In order to facilitate recitation and memorization, generational poems are usually written in the form of rhymed verses, which are easy to recite and remember. This is the origin of generational poems.

The ancestral tablets are enshrined in the ancestral hall, recording the glory and traditions of the family. It is the sacred temple of the family and also a symbol and emblem of China's long history and culture.

Eggplant silk is made by cutting eggplant into thin strips, adding salt and stirring to let the eggplant release water. Then squeeze out the eggplant juice by hand, mix the dried eggplant silk with sesame oil, chili oil, and soy sauce. Garnish with chopped green onions, ginger, and garlic. It has a unique and fragrant vegetable aroma that some people can't stand, but others love it.

Platinum Hook: "Can we form a group? Can Brother Shuibian receive us by the water?"

Li Jungé couldn't even lie down after hearing it.

It's different from the attire of ordinary villagers. The elderly wear a moon-white Tang suit and black cloth shoes, exuding a refined and cultured temperament.

Chelsea Seat: "This water is so good, isn't it? If you sit by the water, even the fish will look beautiful."

Qifeifei: "Wow! Brother Gezi, your hometown is really beautiful!"

Ye Xiaoqin: "The river flowers and the bamboo on the islet are so beautiful that words cannot describe."

In front of the small square is a stage, and in front of the stage, an old man is sweeping the ground with a long, thin bamboo broom.

According to the rules of naming in order of generation, with a clear hierarchy, people of the same lineage and ancestry can generate a sense of closeness and affinity. For a family, this is a concentrated expression of cohesion.

The selection of characters for the generation poem must have auspicious meanings, clear pronunciation, and should not have homophones with inauspicious characters. It should not use rare characters, simplified characters, or complex and difficult-to-recognize characters. It requires careful consideration.

The content of poetry generally conveys the ideas of self-cultivation, harmonious family, governing the people, auspiciousness, and prosperity. It is usually a teaching or expectation from a clan to their own children.

Eggs of the parasite have a similar appearance to those of the host. After hatching, the chick will kill the host's chick and be raised to maturity by the host. They generally inhabit mountain forests, plains near mountains, and often move to plains in winter, but only move around in trees.

The one called "儿ーー紧睡起!" is a bulbul, which has a relatively small body size. Its feathers on the back are dark brown, while the lower body is white with a tinge of brownish-yellow. It looks similar to a large sparrow, but with a sharper beak and a longer tail.

Before going out, I took out my phone and glanced at WeChat. Under yesterday's photo message, there were many likes and quite a few replies.

Three birds gathered together, one seemed to be complaining like an elder about the younger ones not being diligent enough to get up early, another seemed to be informing about the hardships of life, and the third one directly pointed out what farm work should be done today. In short, the purpose was to urge people to get up.

Lazy Fish: "Let's gather together, split the bill equally, and go out."

The generation names within a family, in some places called "generation factions," hence the generational poetry is also called "generation faction poetry."

Li Junge likes this dish, knowing that it was specially made by his mother. He sat there, eating three big bowls of porridge with eggplant strips, and he was very happy.

This is the generational poem of the Li family.

Grandma also loves to watch her well-behaved grandson eat. The more he eats, the happier she becomes. After Li Junge finishes eating, she takes out two pairs of shoe insoles and hands them to him, asking him to bring them to Grandpa Si.

Black Dragon Pure Water: "I can't sit still, the addiction has been triggered."

Two square stone pillars are engraved with a couplet: "Three provinces, generations of family reputation".

Like ancestral halls, the use of generation names is also a product of the traditional Chinese kinship system, either collectively created or penned by famous individuals, and sometimes even bestowed by emperors. When a member of a clan becomes a high-ranking official or scholar, the clan often establishes or continues a generation name tradition. This is a subculture within Confucianism in China.

The call is exceptionally loud, with a pitch that rises and falls, imitating the sound of "kuai kuai bu gu". It calls every two to three seconds, sometimes without stopping all night.

After greeting the villagers along the way, we arrived at the center of the village where there was a huge threshing ground. In front of the threshing ground stood an ancient building with white walls and blue tiles, which was the Li Family Ancestral Hall.

So I quickly got up, went to the back of the house to wash up, then walked around the house and found that my parents had already gone out early. Grandma was sitting in her usual spot at the door, holding a piece of wax to wax the cotton thread, preparing to make shoe pads.

The term "zibei" refers to the order of naming used in a family based on generations. The main purpose of using "zibei" is to prevent confusion in the hierarchy of family members and to avoid disorder in the family's generational order caused by the absence of "zibei" or failure to follow the "zibei" naming convention.

Carrying his phone, he walked past the fish pond and stepped onto the bluestone road, heading towards the ancestral hall in the village.

Mr. Li's unified response: "The hometown has beautiful scenery, simple and honest folk customs, and welcomes everyone to visit, relax, and taste the local river delicacies and mountain treasures. We will definitely let everyone experience the enthusiasm of our hometown people!"

Wow! Grandma's craftsmanship is still so exquisite, this thing can totally be framed and hung up as a painting.

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Grandma smiled and looked at him, saying, "What are you looking at, good grandson? Hurry up and have breakfast."

These three birds are all cuckoos, of the shy type, usually hiding among the trees. In ancient times, they were all considered to be a kind of transformed cuckoo. Although Mr. Li has heard about them since he was young, he has not seen their true form many times.

Further down are two huge square stone pillars. At the base of the pillars are not ordinary auspicious beasts. On the left is a stone drum, and on the right is a stone horn.

The roof ridge is carved into a tiled roof style, with perfect curves, and the bottom is made into a style of eaves and drip edges. Each eave and drip edge is adorned with auspicious flowers and plants.

Li Jungé stood outside the entrance of the ancestral hall, surveying his surroundings.

Wang Wenqiang: "Master, my hometown is a great place. I humbly request your hospitality!"