Reborn Jewelry

Chapter 338 The Declining Ancestral Hall

Beech wood is not expensive, but it is very common in the use of traditional furniture, especially among the folks.

However, because beech is very popular among the people, its cutting rate is naturally high.

So much so that in modern times, beech wood that can be used is very rare, and was even listed as a national protective wood at one time.

But in general, the value of beech furniture is obviously worse than furniture made of other precious woods.

The plaque of Uncle Li's house is a good plaque, but seriously, the cultural significance is higher than the monetary value.

To put it bluntly, this damaged plaque is worthless at all.

If the plaque is complete, the beech wood can be taken back and made into something else if the beech wood is large enough.

But now, just such a piece of wood the size of a cutting board has been used as a cutting board for so many years. It is so bruised that there is nowhere to renovate it. Naturally, Chu Ning will not be interested in it.

Uncle Li, on the other hand, was stunned for a long time after seeing the dirty "Li" character, and his expression suddenly became a little complicated.

It can be seen that the feelings he showed this time are sincere, not as before, in order to exchange the things in his hands for more money, he deliberately told some touching stories.

"I almost forgot the origin of this cutting board..." Uncle Li said with emotion, "Thanks to your reminder today."

Chu Ning didn't speak.

She was really overwhelmed by this old man's acting skills, so how dare she talk indiscriminately again!
Meng Dongyue had no scruples, and asked curiously: "Master, what is the origin of your cutting board?"

Uncle Li smiled, and the wrinkles on his face formed sharp-edged gullies: "The big story doesn't count, but the small story can still say a few words. You young people, don't think that there are no people in our Lijiagou now. , but more than ten years ago, our place was very lively! There are many people living here! In the few hills around here, the people living here are all people surnamed Li, handed down by an ancestor. Bypass the one next to my house Xiaoshanpo, there used to be our Li family's ancestral hall!"

The cutting board in Uncle Li's house was originally the plaque of "Li Family Ancestral Hall".

In recent years, people in the mountains have gone out one after another. There are no people in Lijiagou, and the ancestral hall of Lijia has long since fallen.

The current Li family ancestral hall is similar to the collapsed houses near Uncle Li's house. Weeds are growing inside, and there is no place to stand.

The things that were originally stored in the ancestral hall were also divided up by the villagers of Lijiagou.

Uncle Li's family got this plaque of "Li Family Ancestral Hall".

After getting this plaque back, Uncle Li thought for a long time before he realized that it could be used as a cutting board, so he asked his son who came home to saw it into several pieces, all of which were used as cutting boards, and replaced it with a new one if it was worn out .

Up to now, more than ten years later, Uncle Li's cutting board has also used the last piece.

He has been used to changing cutting boards over the years. After a long time, he naturally forgot that these cutting boards were originally the plaques of their Li family's ancestral hall.

Hearing Uncle Li say that everything in his family's ancestral hall has been divided up, and even the plaques have been turned into cutting boards, Chu Ning and the others were speechless for a while.

In ancient times, the ancestral hall was the most important place for a family.

But now, it's not like this.

Even young people like them who grew up in the city have never seen what a real ancestral hall looks like, and they can't help but feel sorry for it.

Uncle Li also seems to be very embarrassed, and he still has some nostalgia and melancholy: "In the past two years, some Li family members who have become prosperous after going out have come back, and they have also proposed to rebuild the ancestral hall, so that every family can donate to build the ancestral hall. Qian, set up another merit book. He also said that after the ancestral hall is rebuilt, a big banquet will be held in Lijiagou every Qingming Festival, so that the scattered Li family members can come back to gather once a year. But our place is too far away , Many people are not willing to come back at all, and the money has not been collected. It has been more than a year now, and the matter of building the ancestral hall has not yet been settled, and there is probably no hope in the future."

The reality is that.

Most of the people who are really nostalgic for their hometown are old people. Those young people who have gone out of the mountains may feel that the road is long and tortuous even if they come back once. How could they be willing to go to such a remote place to put in effort to build some kind of ancestral hall?
Chu Ning and the others didn't know what to say.

After all, this is a family matter, outsiders like them, of course, shouldn't point out rashly.

Uncle Li just said so much to a few young people from outside on a whim.

After all, he lived alone at the foot of the mountain, and the chickens and sheep he raised were the only ones who could listen to him.It was rare to meet a few young people who were willing to listen to him, and he couldn't hold back all of a sudden, so he talked a little too much.

Chu Ning comforted: "Master, don't worry, the countryside is developing very fast now. Your place is beautiful, and it will be developed sooner or later. At that time, those who left here will definitely come back one after another. When more people come back, it will be much easier to build a ancestral hall."

After listening to Uncle Li, his mood really improved a lot.

"Little girl is right. The hills near our Lijiagou have been designated as a scenic protection area, and they will be vigorously developed for some reason!" Uncle Li said with a smile, "Don't look at those houses outside. They are all dilapidated, but when this place is really going to be developed, these houses will be all money! The people who originally lived here, even though they have gone to the city, are still thinking about this matter!"

The three of Chu Ning: "..."

It turns out that living in such a remote place, can you still get the treatment of demolition households? !
In recent years, our country has developed rapidly, and many places have been demolished. There are countless people who have made a fortune because of this, and there are even sayings such as "demolition of the second generation".

Uncle Li has been living here and refuses to leave. In addition to nostalgia for the past, does he also have the idea of ​​​​retaining his own land?
"By the way, when the ancestral hall distributed things, besides this plaque, I remember that our family also distributed one thing." Uncle Li said suddenly, "Let me think about it, where did it go..."

Chu Ning and the others didn't care, they just regarded it as an ordinary thing similar to this plaque.

The three of them looked at each other, and they were about to take their leave and leave after strolling around here, but they saw Uncle Li slapped his forehead suddenly and said: "Remember, I brought back an incense burner! It was placed under my bed What! Just wait, I'll go and look for it for you, maybe I can be spotted by you."

After speaking, Uncle Li hurried to the bedroom.

incense burner? !
Chu Ning and Meng Dongyue suddenly became interested.

The three hurriedly followed.

(End of this chapter)