Early the next morning, the blessing ceremony began. Worship at the Mazu Temple started at dawn, and Ye Yaodong went to offer three sticks of incense too.
The first day was very simple. They only set out offerings and hired people to play gongs, drums, and suonas, while the villagers came to offer incense of their own accord. Mazu would only be taken out on a procession on the final day.
After offering his incense, he went straight home. His wife had said they were moving things to the new house today.
Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua also planned to use these few free days to take whatever they could over to their new homes ahead of time. They might as well all move their things on the same day.
The family only had one handcart, so they took turns, each household pushing one load over. Three trips were enough to move everything. They did not have many possessions to begin with. Their wardrobes were the only large items; the rest was just bedding and clothes that were not yet in season.
The beds would have to wait until moving day. Moving a bed required not only choosing an auspicious day but also an auspicious hour. Besides, Lin Xiuqing might well be pregnant, and with a pregnant woman in the household, the bed could not be moved casually.
Ye Yaodong actually rather wanted a new bed. That wooden bed creaked every time they got down to business, and it really affected how long he lasted. Simmons mattresses were already available, but how could he bring himself to buy one? They were too expensive, and he had not earned enough money yet. He could only make do with sleeping on it for now.
Then he would buy a little iron-framed bed