Taoyuan Village Little Shennong

Chapter 53 The Truth About Ancestral Tombs

"T-truth? What truth?"

Zhang Yun noticed that Zhang Youcai was a little flustered! "Don't talk nonsense! There were so many people just now, I won't expose you, otherwise you wouldn't be beaten to death by them, and you wouldn't be able to gain a foothold in the village."

As Zhang Yun said, he walked towards the ancestral grave.I just chased Zhang Youcai over here, but I haven't seen what he is doing yet.

Zhang Youcai hurriedly chased him up. He was already old and a little immature, he was kicked and beaten several times, and he screamed again and again when he ran.

"Zhang Yun, Zhang Yun, listen to me! We have a good discussion, I will buy your soft-shelled turtle again next time, I was very straightforward in giving the money last time, and it was not less just now..."

Seeing the front of the ancestral grave, Zhang Youcai grabbed Zhang Yun's arm and gritted his teeth, "I'll give you another [-]!"

Zhang Yun glanced back, but did not speak.

Zhang Youcai didn't know why, even in the dim light, he still seemed to see the dazzling eyes, which made him panic.

He remembered the rumors a few days ago. It is said that Li Bing, a gangster from the next village, had his leg broken by Zhang Yun, brought a group of people, and was knocked down by Zhang Yun again!
There was also a burst of hotness on the back, just a hard slap, Zhang Yun wanted to make a move, even more fierce than the previous four!
"Don't be like this... Did I say it's okay?" Zhang Youcai smiled wryly.

He walked to the front of the ancestral grave, picked up a flashlight on the ground, looked it over, and pointed to the tombstone in front.

"Come and see here!"

Zhang Yun approached and saw that the tombstone had already been removed. What Zhang Youcai prepared was not a hoe, but a special shovel, which was inserted into the gap to pry it open.

"You want to rob a tomb?" Zhang Yun frowned.

Stealing the clan's ancestral graves in your own village?
Although this is a real old tomb, the ancestors who came here the first time were very ordinary. They just opened up wasteland and farmed here. They were not high-ranking officials or noble families, so what could be worth stealing?
"You young people don't know much about this ancestral grave!" Zhang Youcai sighed a little, sat down against the tombstone, and patted the ground.

Zhang Yun also sat down beside him.

"Actually, this old tomb was buried in the past few decades. No matter how old it is, it is just a mound of earth. In the past, the poor could not afford to buy a coffin or repair a tomb. They buried a hole with a straw mat, and it took decades. melted."

"When I was young, everything was very simple. This and the tombs of my ancestors around here were all repaired later. This one is confirmed to be the ancestral tomb of the whole village, and it was just the impression of some old people back then."

Zhang Youcai began to talk in detail.

After decades of chaos since the end of the Qing Dynasty, how can a small mountain village have such a well-preserved history?By the 80s, this place was also a mass grave!

I can't even live a good life, who has an ancestor that the air traffic control doesn't know?Later, when everyone lives well, they will pay attention to this kind of "spiritual" inheritance, but it is also to cultivate their own grandfathers and grandfathers.

It was the first time that Zhang Youcai took the lead in building the ancestral tomb after he came back from earning money in the south. After the old people recalled and surveyed, it was confirmed that the one in the middle was the earliest ancestral tomb.

"At that time, it was just a big mound of dirt." Zhang Youcai was a little bit embarrassed, but also a little proud. This was his achievement!
At that time, he paid for the repair of the ancestral grave, but no one else was willing to contribute!Everyone said that Boss Zhang made a lot of money, and it was his ancestors who blessed him, so he wanted to fulfill his vows and return to his hometown.

You made it for Zhang Youcai's face, why should we help you?

At that time, people were still quite superstitious, and masons and craftsmen were not willing to touch the work of ancestral tombs and ancestral halls, because luck belonged to other people's descendants, and if there was any bad luck, it would implicate them.

Zhang Youcai hired out-of-town workers, but he didn't say in detail that he completed the first overhaul of his ancestral tomb.

"I won't talk about the specifics. You should have been born at that time. It's roughly like this. It will be repaired later to make the appearance more luxurious."

Zhang Yun nodded. It is impossible for Zhang Youcai to just tell about the past of repairing the ancestral tomb. It cannot be said that if you pay for the repair, you can destroy it. "Get to the point!"

"Do you know I found out?" Zhang Youcai sneered slightly: "This is not the tomb of Zhang's ancestors at all!"

Zhang Yun followed his thinking of robbing the tomb, wondering if there was any treasure inside, but he didn't expect that it was not the ancestral grave!

"Whose is that? Then why don't you tell me?"

It turns out that this place is far away from the village, and everyone will not work or come to watch the excitement.The workers from other places thought it was the grave of Zhang Youcai's own ancestors and completely obeyed his arrangements.

When the original mound was pushed down and rebuilt, it was discovered that many bottles and jars were buried around the coffin.Zhang Youcai opened it and saw that it was all silver dollars!

This means that it is impossible to be the ancestor, so he decided to open the coffin at night by himself!
It turned out that there were no bones in the coffin, and all of them were gold, silver, jewelry and antique collections!
From the letter kept inside, he knew a general idea.During the war, some big landlords who escaped from the disaster put all their treasures in coffins and buried them in this mass grave, and the silver dollars of small value were placed in jars outside.

As expected, after they settle down, they can dig up some silver dollars from time to time.When the world is stable, take out all the collections and revive the family.

I don't know what happened later, maybe he died in the war of soldiers and bandits, or the information was lost, but nothing was taken!
At that time, Zhang Youcai took all the silver dollars home. The contents in the coffin were too valuable for him to sell, so he sealed them as they were, and then it was time to design a secret room like a small house, and the tombstone on the front could be The entrance and exit of the event!
No one in the village knew that after the migrant workers left, it was Zhang Youcai's secret.He took the silver dollars to the southern coast and sold them, and brought back more funds to set up factories in his hometown.

Because the ancestral tombs are built in style, Zhang Youcai, who built the tombs, is getting richer and richer, coupled with changes in concepts, people also pay attention to ancestor worship during the New Year's Eve.

Later, the ancestral graves were repaired, which was also led by Zhang Youcai. Everyone donated a little money to show their participation.But it's just a little more beautiful, and it doesn't affect the core.

Hearing this legendary story, Zhang Yun couldn't help questioning: "You mean...the business seems to be getting bigger and bigger, but it's actually...money laundering?"

Zhang Youcai sighed: "Doing business! There will always be profits and losses. We have an advantage in wages here, but business channels, industrial chain facilities, logistics, etc. are all failures. It can only be said that I have supported many workers, and how much I made a little money, but the real support for development is to sell the things inside.”

"You have used it for 20 years, and gradually digested it like ants moving house?" Zhang Yun felt unbelievable.

Zhang Youcai stood up, "I know you can't believe it...the fresh air has been convected, I'll take you in to have a look!"

He just moved away a little, and stopped to tell the story first, also for ventilation, so as not to go in and lack of oxygen.

Seeing Zhang Youcai skillfully remove the tombstone little by little, revealing a black hole, Zhang Yun frowned secretly, he didn't mean to trap me in it, did he?

(End of this chapter)