Super Copy of Great Power Technology

Chapter 126 Qiao’s Ancestral Hall
"So Xiaoda, your deeds have been recorded in the family tree, and it is a separate biography. This is incredible. Those who can leave separate biographies in the family tree are those who have made outstanding contributions to the family, or have achieved great achievements. A big shot who has achieved great fame. We haven’t added any new biographies to our Qiao family tree for many years.”

"That's not true. I remember that the last big shot recorded in the genealogy was Mr. Qiao Wu during the Anti-Japanese War. Although he was a bandit, during the Anti-Japanese War, he led more than 100 men down the mountain to fight against the Japanese. He went through many life and death situations and killed countless enemies. So much so that the Japanese and puppet government offered a huge reward for Master Qiao's head. Later, Master Qiao led his team to defect to the Eighth Route Army, participated in many wars against Japan, made great military exploits, and became the regiment leader. Unfortunately, in On the eve of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Qiao Wuye was betrayed by a traitor and died in an assassination."

Qiao Ruida chatted with her uncle and father for a while, and then the sound of an electric horn sounded outside, "This year's ancestor worship ceremony is about to begin. In a moment, some tribesmen will go down, collect your sacrifices and paper money, and lay them out together." Set it on fire. The sacrifices should be put in a backpack or bag, and then labeled with numbers and names, so that they can be taken back after the sacrifice is completed. In addition, all clan elders are invited to gather in the ancestral hall to preside over the ancestor worship ceremony."

"Uncle, second uncle, dad, I also have to go to the ancestral hall in advance. My second uncle just asked me to enter the ancestral hall to worship and offer incense alone."

Uncle Qiao Jingqiang reached out and patted Qiao Ruida on the shoulder, and said with a happy face: "Well, go ahead, Xiaoda, this is your moment of glory, do your best later."

"I understand, uncle." Qiao Ruida opened the car door, got out of the car and walked toward the north side of the square, where the Qiao Family Ancestral Hall was built.

At this time, almost all the men of the Qiao family gathered in the square, numbering at least two thousand.Qiao Ruida walked through the gaps in the crowd, raised her head, and no matter which direction she looked, she saw heads dangling.

After finally squeezing out the crowd, a brick-and-wood ancestral gate tower appeared in front of him, with a tall and majestic main entrance in the middle and a small door on each side.The entire gatehouse has wooden columns, brick walls, cornices and brackets, carved beams and painted beams, which are antique and very exquisite.Above the main entrance, there is a wooden plaque with four large characters "Qiao's Ancestral Hall" written on it. The calligraphy is made of iron and painted with silver hooks, and it is majestic. It is unknown which ancestor left it.There is also a pair of couplets engraved on both sides of the main entrance. The first couplet is "Farming and reading will bring good things to the family every day" and the second couplet is "Poems and books help generations to prosper."

On the left and right sides of the main entrance, there are a pair of drum-holding stones with smooth lines and exquisite carvings, which can be called masterpieces.In addition to the drum-holding stones, there are also a pair of huge stone lions placed outside the two side doors.On the left is a male lion, stepping on a hydrangea with its feet and roaring with its mouth open, symbolizing power.On the right side is a female lion, stepping on a little lion, which means descendants.On the surface of these stone carvings, there are some traces left by long-term exposure to wind, sun, rain, and touch by passers-by. You can tell at a glance that they are ancient relics.This means that the stone sculptures are not valuable, and they are huge and inconvenient to transport, otherwise they would have been stolen long ago.

Since the ancestor worship ceremony has not officially begun, the main door of the ancestral hall is still closed at this time, but the small doors on both sides have been opened.There were some young Qiao clan members carrying tables, chairs, offerings, incense tables, incense burners and other objects into the ancestral hall.Qiao Ruida followed them and entered the ancestral hall through the side door.

The interior of the ancestral hall is a structure similar to a courtyard. Directly to the north is the main building of the ancestral hall, with four beams and eight columns, cornices and brackets, which is extremely exquisite.There is a wing on each side of the building, with blue bricks and gray tiles, which looks like an ancient building.But if you look closely, you can find traces of cement on the building. Even some of the decorations on the roof are made of cement. The pillars supporting the roof are also made of reinforced concrete. Needless to say, these two wing rooms should be Antique buildings built in the later period.There is a veranda connecting the wing room and the main building.

The ancestral hall, wing rooms, verandahs, and gatehouses form a courtyard-like structure. In the middle of these buildings is a courtyard of over a hundred square meters.There are some trees planted in the open space. Since it is winter at this time, the leaves of the trees have fallen off, and the sun shines unobstructed, making the yard bright and bright.On the left side of the yard, close to the ancestral hall, there is a large vat with more than half of the water in it. This is for fire prevention and for gathering wealth.In Feng Shui theory, water is wealth. Placing a water tank in the courtyard is the same as placing a fish tank at home.

At this time, the doors in the front of the ancestral hall are all open, and you can see the sacred tables, portraits, tables and chairs, and densely packed tablets inside.The second uncle and several clan elders were busy doing something in the ancestral hall, and dozens of young people were setting up tables, chairs, incense tables, and setting up the ancestor worship ceremony venue in the open space in front of the ancestral hall.Qiao Ruida stepped forward and was about to walk into the ancestral hall. A middle-aged man wearing a black down jacket blocked Qiao Ruida's way and asked, "Young man, why did you come in empty-handed?"

"Oh, this uncle, my second uncle called me here." Qiao Ruida didn't know this middle-aged man and didn't know his seniority, so she had to address him as uncle.

Hearing what Qiao Ruida said, the middle-aged man suddenly became interested and asked: "Oh, grandpa called you here. Are you the Qiao Ruida who was the top scorer in the college entrance examination? This is the first time that our Qiao family has a top scholar. , even if this number one scholar is only at the provincial level, it is not as valuable as the number one scholar in ancient times, so it is still very rare."

Qiao Ruida cupped her hands and said modestly: "It's just a boy. His achievements are not worth mentioning. I wonder what I call this uncle?"

"I am Qiao Xingye, the grandson of the patriarch. If you are counting on seniority, you still have to call me grandpa. But I don't like this title. Those who don't know think I am an old man who is 80 or [-] years old. You should continue to call me grandpa. Just my uncle."

It turns out that he is the grandson of his second uncle. No wonder he is somewhat similar in appearance.

"Little Ruida, come here." The second uncle may have heard the voice here, or maybe he saw Qiao Ruida. He took the initiative to walk to the door of the ancestral hall and waved Qiao Ruida over.

"My grandpa is calling you. Come over quickly." Qiao Xingye stepped aside and made way for Qiao Ruida.

"Okay, uncle, let's talk later. I'll go over first." After that, Qiao Ruida took steps towards the inside of the ancestral hall.

A young man working couldn't hold back his curiosity. He walked up to Qiao Xingye, handed him a cigarette, and then asked: "Uncle Xingye, who is the young man who just talked to you? How did you enter the ancestral hall?" Yes, didn’t it mean that only the clan leader and clan elders can enter the ancestral hall today?”

　Chapter 2 is being written. I don’t know if it can be released. Don’t wait any longer.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)