Every time I walk into my ancestral temple, it's dark and scary. We never dare to speak or look around. Anyway, we just feel mysterious.
The biggest function of those ancestral temples in the village is to do big things such as red and white affairs. No matter how everyone in the village lives or dies, the ancestral temple is the ultimate destination and the only way.
Coupled with some feudal superstitious practices in rural areas, the red events that have gone through many procedures, especially the white events, and the Taoist priests who sing from January to October have added endless mystery to these old houses.
2. The old house is a kind of homesickness. Those dilapidated ancestral houses in the village have too many thoughts about our old friends. With the construction of new countryside and the improvement of rural people's living standards, many old houses have been demolished and rebuilt. But as long as they are still there, the old houses in these villages have very special significance for future generations.
This is a place where we can place our endless thoughts on our old friends. My grandmother who died for twenty years and my mother who died for more than ten years went to heaven in those ancient ancestral halls. Grandpa died young. I haven't seen him since he was born.
Many old houses in rural areas have been handed down from generation to generation through decades or even hundreds of years of history. We have not witnessed its birth, nor will we necessarily see its future.
These old houses come from ancient times, from history and from the eyes of ancestors. Many of them have been abandoned, but whenever I walk through those places, I will think of my grandmother and mother who have died for a long time, and my grandfather who I have never met.
3. The old house is a memory. The laughter of playing hide-and-seek when I was a child is still ringing in my ears. For me who was born and raised in the countryside, the old house is still a place full of childlike interest.
There was nothing to play in the countryside when I was a child. Unlike today's children, they can slide, grab the parallel bars and ride a small wooden horse. At that time, every day after school, a group of children liked to run to the old house to hide and seek.
Every family's old house is connected together, and it is built layer by layer from the ancestral hall to the outside. Between houses, winding paths lead to secluded places, extending in all directions, turning east and west like a maze, and it is not easy for outsiders to find a way out when they come in. Even in this village, some young people go in but don't know how to get out.
Now that I have grown up and gone to other places to make a living, the old house in my hometown and countryside has become a kind of homesickness for us who travel far away. No matter how far you go and earn more money, there is always a nostalgia for your hometown.
Whenever I am tired from work, whenever I encounter grievances, whenever I encounter setbacks and problems, I can't help but think of my friends who used to play together in the village, the layers of ancient houses, my kind and lovely grandmother, and my mother who has worked hard all her life. ...