Rebirth of the Non-Mainstream Village Chief

Chapter 17 ancestor worship
The Liu family is the third largest clan with a foreign surname in Gangnan Village, which is not important.

Uncle Liu Qi is almost the most prestigious elder in a family with a foreign surname in the village, which is not important.

Uncle Liu Qi said that the reason why Zhao Gongbo of Gangdong Village dared to be so presumptuous and arrogant must be that he had the evidence that his third uncle bribed the old village chief.

For him, Chen Cangwei, there was only one important thing: Mayor Tian called him, suggesting to him that if he did not make concessions, the village chief of Gangnan Village would be re-elected, and the township would take a wait-and-see attitude.

In other words, the two boxes of tea and two cigarettes he gave to Gu Changhong were considered free.

It's not a big deal to spend a little money wrongly, anyway, he won't get a little loss from the village anyway.But the point is that the bully, that little bastard, posed too great a threat to him. It's only been a few days, and the little bastard's prestige in the village is like a rocket, and it's flying straight to the top.

Let’s not talk about how popular the jingle that everyone from ten thousand yuan households enter the factory is, but that the day before this little bastard dared to rush into Gangdong Village with only a dozen or so people.The villagers have already regarded this little bitch as the patron saint of Gangnan Village. If this continues, Chen Cangwei may only be left with the role of carrying bags and shoes for that little bitch.

After seeing off the seventh uncle of the Liu family, Chen Cangwei put on his clothes and went out, climbed the ladder to the roof, lit a cigarette, looked up at the starry sky, and gradually cleared his mind.

Choose the most important of two interests, and choose the least of two evils.Compared with the throne of the village head, the right to manage the ferry is not that important at all, and if it is returned, it will be returned. As long as the head of the village can keep his promise, allow and urge Gu Changhong to arrest that little bitch as soon as possible, then the sky in Gangnan Village will still be blue, and the sun in Gangnan Village will still be bright.

After thinking about these things clearly, Chen Cangwei suddenly felt the depression in his chest was swept away, and then looked at the night sky, the moon was bright and the stars were few, Chen Cangwei couldn't help showing a sneer, how can the light of stardust compete with the bright moon?

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The second uncle is quite reliable in his work.

Grandma's grave is quite magnificent.The grave is two meters wide and three meters long, completely covered with concrete, and surrounded by pines and cypresses.A granite altar was laid in front of the tomb, and a two-meter-high bluestone tombstone stood behind the altar. On the top of the tombstone was a photo of my grandmother before she fell ill. Under the photo was engraved "Grandmother Liu Zhiqiu's Tomb".

Ten meters away, Yang Rui saw the photo of grandma on the tombstone, his heart trembled, and two lines of tears flowed down uncontrollably.

In his last life, he had to suffer until he was almost 40 years old, before he had enough financial resources to buy a cemetery in the special zone, sneaked back to the village, and moved his grandmother's grave there.But there is no photo of grandma, so I can only rely on my memory, and find someone else's painter to barely copy a portrait.

But today, when I saw Grandma's true face, the valve of longing was instantly opened in my heart.Yang Rui couldn't bear it any longer, he staggered forward, fell down in front of the tombstone, stretched out his hands, trembling, and caressed the cheek of Grandma in the photo.

"Grandma, my son is back...Grandma, you don't have to worry about your son being hungry anymore...Grandma, my son is so regretful, he was so naughty when he was a child, and made you angry so much...Grandma, how are you doing over there? Do you miss your son...My son misses you so much..."

The second uncle walked forward slowly, knelt down, patted Yang Rui's back, and comforted him: "My condolences, Rui Zai, it's too late for you to be happy today, I don't want to see you sad like this."

On the other side, the uncle directed his two sons and daughters to quickly spread the stringed paper money in front of the younger sister's grave.

Yang Rui wiped away his tears, choked with sobs and waved his hands: "Wrong, wrong! You should pay homage to grandpa and grandma first."

The second uncle nodded in relief.

The Liu family migrated from northern Hunan to Chenjiaji 50 years ago to escape the flames of war.Mrs. Liu had seven sons. The eldest family died under the fire of the little devil. The fourth family was separated on the way to escape. There has been no news of it. The sixth child was unfortunately infected with smallpox when the Liu family settled in Chenjiaji.

Only the second, third, fifth and seventh brothers really took root in Chenjiaji.

Among the four brothers, the second and fifth are the direct descendants of the main house, the third is Yang Rui's grandfather, who came from a side house, and the only remaining seventh uncle of that generation is the illegitimate son left by the old master Liu, the so-called wild species.

The second and fifth children of the main family's direct line originally looked down on the third child who was born in a side room, and even more looked down on the seventh child whose blood lineage has yet to be verified. Therefore, after the death of Mrs. Liu, the Liu family was basically divided into two parts.

This is also the fundamental reason why Uncle Qi refused to stay in the village after liberation, and had to go out to roam the rivers and lakes.

When the older generation was still alive, although they didn't talk to each other on weekdays, when it came time to worship their ancestors, the whole clan could get together.But when the elders were all dead, the descendants of the second and fifth children and the third brother, Liu Zhichun, Liu Zhixia, and Liu Zhiqiu, were even more at odds with each other.It's not clear what's going on with the uncle, but with the second uncle, he just set up a memorial tablet for Mrs. Liu at home, and talked about his grandson's filial piety.As for visiting the grave of the old man, the uncles and brothers from the second and fifth uncles will do it for them.

Therefore, the second uncle Liu Zhixia took advantage of Ruizai's opportunity to repair the graves of grandparents and grandparents, and offered sacrifices to the ancestors. The sacrifices were only to his own parents, and did not include the old man Liu and the second uncle and fifth uncle.

According to the rules, as Yang Rui said, the elders should be burned first, so the uncle had to angrily signal his two children to get up for the time being.

Fortunately, the newly repaired graves of the two old people are right next to them.

Still according to the rules, the eldest son Liu Zhichun, the second son Liu Zhixia, and his two daughters-in-law should be the first to kowtow, followed by Zhuzai, his three uncles, brothers, and their wives, and then the four granddaughters and grandsons-in-law, and Yang Rui, as a grandson, can only be at the end.

But when Liu Zhichun and his wife were about to kneel down, they were stopped by Liu Zhixia.

Liu Zhixia ignored the strange eyes of his sister-in-law, stood in front of the grave, and said loudly:
"Father, Grandmother, your most beloved grandson, Ruizai, has come to see you. Ruizai is so upbeat. He built a new grave and erected a monument for you two elders, so this time we just accompany Ruizai to pay homage to your two elders..." Turning around, Liu Zhixia waved to Yang Rui: "Ruizai, come here and kowtow to grandpa and grandma."

Yang Rui was also polite, and went straight forward, and when he passed by the uncle, he cast a meaningful look in his eyes.

The grandson is also a grandson. Yang Rui, who had never met his father since he was a child, never regarded his grandpa and grandma as grandparents, and grandpa and grandma never regarded him as a grandson.

After Yang Rui worshiped, according to the rules, more than a dozen members of the family came forward to kowtow in turn.

After kowtowing, and preparing to burn the paper, when Liu Zhichun was striking a match, Yang Rui suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Seventh Uncle, why are you here?" In front of the whole family, Yang Rui gave Seventh Uncle enough face and didn't call him an old man.

Seventh Uncle was displeased, and retorted, "I'll come and see my third brother and third sister-in-law, can't I?"

Liu Zhixia hastily greeted him, and made a gesture of support to Qi Shugong.

Uncle Qi got annoyed and shook off, and choked: "Don't do this, your Liu Er'er's body is not as strong as that of an old man like me."

Liu Zhixia smiled and said: "That is, that is, who can compare with Uncle Qi!"

The seventh uncle who flattered me was all smiles, Ling Kongxu poked Yang Rui's forehead, and scolded: "Little bastard, you have to learn from your second uncle, so can't you learn to say a few nice words to coax your seventh uncle to open his heart?"

Yang Rui rolled his eyes, and responded with a strange yin and yang: "Yes, why not, little bastard, I wish you a long life, oh, no, a long life..."

Seventh Uncle laughed out loud.

"A thousand-year-old king and an 8-year-old tortoise, you little bastard, you are changing your appearance and calling me an old man."

After paying homage to the grandpa and grandma, the whole family returned to the grave of Yang Rui's grandma.

Seventh Uncle walked around the tomb, and when he returned to the tombstone, his eyes were a little red.

"Niece Qiunan, at the beginning you always blamed Uncle Qi, saying that Uncle Qi didn't teach Ruizai well, and Uncle Qi didn't pay attention to you. It's a pity that you left too early, and didn't see how heroic Ruizai is now. Uncle Qi kept telling you that the seedling of Ruizai was spotted by Uncle Qi.

Yang Rui silently handed over a cigarette, and lit a fire for Qi Shugong himself.

Without Seventh Uncle, there would be no Yang Rui today. In this world, besides Grandma, Seventh Uncle is the one who loves me the most. Even Second Uncle can only be ranked after Seventh Uncle.

Thinking of the previous life again, Yang Rui couldn't help blurring his vision again.

In the previous life, he was sent to a reform-through-labor farm. His seventh uncle held a long pole and beat Chen Cangwei severely. Then he left his hometown again, but he still couldn't get over his knots. In the end, he became ill and died in another country. Yang Rui, who was in the reform-through-labor farm, didn't even see his seventh uncle for the last time.

Seventh uncle's uninvited visit completely disrupted Liu Zhichun's plan. He dared to bump into his second uncle and fifth uncle with his hips akimbo, but only this seventh uncle, every time he saw him, it was like a mouse seeing a cat.

A large pile of paper money was burned, and he didn't dare to complain to his nephew. When he got down the hill and parted ways, his wife was so angry that his wife twisted his ears and took him home with a curse.

(End of this chapter)