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Chapter 368: Ancestor worship, robbers

 The eighteenth day of the second lunar month is Saturday.

 This day is a day of special significance for the Nayedeng clan members under the age of 30.

When the Nayedeng family worships their ancestors, the sacrifices they need to prepare include five animals (pigs, sheep, chickens, geese, ducks), rice balls, tea, and wine. As for other things such as candies, biscuits, and fruits, there are It’s okay, it’s okay if you don’t have it.

  If the five animals, rice balls, tea and wine are meals for the ancestors, then candies, biscuits, fruits and the like are just snacks. This is the difference.

As for gold and silver incense candles, needless to say, there is also a large and long straw snake made of straw. Before setting off, you need to light this straw snake and let it smoke. This is not allowed. Those who were destroyed were taken out to shovel mountains or worship ancestors, but they were also brought back.

 At eight o'clock in the morning, everyone gathered at the entrance of the new ancestral hall to eat several bowls of porridge to fill their stomachs.

Everything was ready, Deng Shirong, the first member of the clan, gave the order, and thousands of people marched toward the tomb of the ancestor of the Deng family in Naye.

The people in front who were responsible for clearing the way were the tribesmen with the straw snake and the Deng flag, followed closely by the tribesmen who played the suona and the gongs and drums, and then the tribesmen who carried the sacrifices of pigs, sheep, chickens, geese and ducks. , and then came the tribesmen holding tools and fireworks.

Thousands of people lined up in a long queue, beating gongs, drums and blowing suonas all the way. The momentum was indeed extraordinary.

White tombs cannot be built casually (building white tombs is called white tombs here). The first condition for white tombs in Bobai is that the tomb must be a Feng Shui treasure land that has been appraised by a famous master. If it is that If you use a small earthen grave with no structure to make a white grave, it will make people laugh.

Deng Yunqiang shook his head repeatedly and said: "At that time, I never dreamed that today would happen."

 When everything is ready, the ancestor worship ceremony officially begins.

 Normally speaking, there is really no hope of building a highway in a remote place like Shuangwang.

The white grave has everything a grave should have, including tombstones and epitaphs.

Deng Changfa, the leader of the Deng clan in Xintian, said with emotion: "I think back then, when the elders and I came to worship our ancestors, I was still a young man who didn't even have a wife. Now I even have grandchildren. How time flies. It’s so fast!”

Deng Changfa said with emotion: "Since our country's reform and opening up, it has indeed been the same every year. Maybe in a few decades, as Jiu Gong said, every town and town will have access to expressways. By then, our country will probably be the same." It’s as developed as the United States.”

After arriving at the place, because there were too many people, everyone had to scatter around. They had no choice but to squeeze in front of the ancestor's tomb, leaving only some tribesmen to pick up tools and start clearing the weeds next to the tomb.

Secondly, they are usually old graves of some age. New graves are rarely white-washed.

 In the Bobai realm, there is a big difference between white tombs and earthen tombs.

Although this ancestral mountain is called Gaolongtang, the mountain is actually not high.

 After completing the entire process, it was already more than two hours later.

The head of the Deng clan in Shahe said: "Back then, there were only a few of us who came to worship our ancestors. The scene was nothing like what it is now."

 After going through various ancestor worship procedures, the tribesmen started to set off fireworks and firecrackers, then beat gongs and drums, and played the suona...

Deng Shirong said meaningfully: "Just like ten years ago, it was not easy for us to have a meal of meat. Who dares to think that we will be able to spend millions to build a new ancestral hall in ten years?"

Deng Shirong said: "The current road is indeed difficult to walk. When the country develops in the future, this road will definitely be rebuilt, and it will be paved with asphalt or cement. There may even be a highway built. Then we can drive here." Much more convenient.”

 They are all available up to the tenth generation of ancestors, and they are catchy and easy to remember.

Deng Shirong and Deng Yungui, the two people in charge of drinking the ceremony, stepped forward and started drinking the ceremony, and directed the tribesmen to start bowing and kowtowing to the ancestors, as shown below:

[This is the scene of the Nayedeng family’s ancestor worship. Because the ancestors were not worshiped, and the clan members in various places were not notified. In addition, ancestor worship in this era is not as grand as it was in the 1990s. Many tribesmen who work and do business outside have not come back. Therefore, there are not many people participating. There is a video of the Easter egg chapter at the back, so please watch it]

“Is this the only place where we can build highways?”

In the 1980s, our country's expressways were just starting to develop, and even heavyweight cities were not yet fully connected by expressways, let alone such nooks and crannies.

The head of the Deng clan in the mansion smiled and said: "That's different. It's so far away. Back then, I had to walk on two feet. I walked all day and all night. It's great to have a few people come to participate. It's not like driving here now." , it only takes one or two hours, it’s totally incomparable.”

Regarding the burial places of their ancestors, Naye Deng was afraid that future generations would forget them, so she specially made up a jingle. This jingle goes like this: The first generation ancestor is in Gaolong Hall, the second generation ancestor is on the hillside of the temple, and the third generation ancestor is at the head of the snake department. …

 The main reason why it takes so long is that the list of sacrificial inscriptions is relatively long. It takes more than an hour just to recite the sacrificial inscriptions. Coupled with various ancestor worship procedures, it is normal to spend more than two hours.

After the tribesmen cleared the weeds next to the tomb, they began to arrange the sacrifices. During this period, the sound of gongs, drums and suonas never stopped. The sound of Wang's suona can really spread far and wide.

The head of the Yamaguchi Deng clan continued: "I also came here with the elders of the clan, but I was younger at that time, only fourteen or fifteen years old, and I have never been here again since then."

On the other hand, it is the ancestor of the Nayedeng family. It is not an ordinary earth tomb, but a white tomb.

This small earthen grave is really difficult to identify. Even if you shovel the mountain every year, it is difficult to remember. Not to mention that some people in later generations may only have time to shovel the mountain once every few years because of their busy work. It all depends on the brain to remember. Once People's memory is wrong, and it is normal to treat the ancestors of other people next to them as their own ancestors.

The head of the Beiliu Deng clan agreed: "Yes, it's too far away, especially since we are more than a hundred kilometers apart. Since the road is not easy to walk, it takes several hours to drive here. If you can walk, you can at least get there. It takes two or three days to get there, so it’s really not easy to come here!”

The cemetery of the founder of the Naye Deng family is not far from Naye Village, about two kilometers away. After walking for about half an hour, everyone arrived at the foot of the First Ancestor Mountain.

Just like Gaolong Hall, its altitude is only a few dozen meters high.

 The reason why it is so fast is that on the one hand, the tribesmen are used to doing work, and clearing weeds is a piece of cake for them. Practice makes perfect.

As mentioned above, the earthen tomb is just an unknown small earthen bag. This is also the main reason why some people mistakenly recognized their ancestors when they shoveled mountains in later generations.

The so-called white grave is a grave hardened with lime.

However, things are unpredictable. Except for Deng Shirong, who has experienced it, no one could have imagined that the country would develop so fast in later generations. Before he was reborn, the Shuangwang Expressway was already under construction. Unfortunately, before it was completed and opened to traffic, he Passed away forever.

Deng Yungui was speechless when he heard this: "Uncle Jiu, I saw that the highways mentioned on TV were all built in big cities. It's probably impossible for a place like us to build highways in a place where birds don't shit. ?”

Deng Yungui smiled and said: "At least it is open to traffic now. Unlike before where we could only walk. We of the same race can strengthen ties and develop together."

As for Deng Shirong and several prominent members of his tribe, they stood together with the clan leaders and prominent members of the branch clans in various places.

 This mountain is called Gaolongtang.

There are many mountains in Bobai. It can be said that there are mountains everywhere, but these are not high. The highest mountain in the county is Liutangjing, with an altitude of only 929 meters. The mountains in Shuangwang are even higher. There are very few mountains that go up to 100 meters, they are all short mountains that are tens of meters high.

A few people were standing there chatting from all over the world, while the tribesmen had neatly cleared away the weeds next to the tomb.

“Our geographical location in Shuangwang is indeed not good, and it is inherently worse than other towns. However, our country is developing rapidly. Maybe one day, the country will be able to provide expressway access to every town and town. Who can say for sure! "

These two hours or so have finally given many tribesmen and clansmen an insight into what ancestor worship is all about, and the older tribesmen also recalled the scene when they accompanied their elders to worship ancestors.

However, things have changed now, and many of the elders who accompanied them in worshiping their ancestors are no longer alive.

After worshiping the ancestors, the tribesmen and clan members went back and drank a few more bowls of porridge, and then changed to other sacrifices (no matter whether they were shoveling mountains or worshiping ancestors, the sacrifices could not be shared. The same sacrifices had already been sacrificed to this ancestor. , when you go to worship another ancestor, you have to change the sacrifice to a new one. It can be understood that it is disrespectful to eat leftovers for the ancestor ^_^), and then started to get in the car to prepare to worship the second ancestor.

 Because the second ancestor is quite far away, we have to go there by car.

However, if you take a car, some tribesmen will definitely not be able to go. Although there are many cars now, including cars driven by clan members and 20 buses brought back from the passenger transport company for ancestor worship, the number of people is really too many. Yes, some tribesmen are destined to stay.

 The tribesmen are not disappointed with this either.

 After all, they have just experienced the ancestor worship process and know what ancestor worship is all about.

So, dozens of large trucks and twenty buses were dispatched, all carrying Deng's flags, beating gongs and drums all the way, and the momentum was so great that when passing other villages, all the villagers ran away Come out and watch the fun.

 Such a scene is still rare.

 The following process is basically the same, so there is no need to say more.

The five-day ancestor worship activity directly alarmed the major surnames in the surrounding area, making the Naye Deng clan once again become the focus of discussion among the major surnames.

The clan heads of these surnames have begun to think about it, and plan to follow the example of the Nayedeng family and restart ancestor worship activities next year.

As for the clansmen from all over the country, their lives have been quite comfortable in the past five days. The brothers here in the ancestral land have treated them very warmly. The dishes for the five days are also extremely rich, and there is as much tobacco, tea and wine as they want. These clan members are a little happy to miss Shu.

 Five days passed in a blink of an eye.

“Jiu Gong, let’s go back first. If you have time, come to our mansion to play.”

“Jiu Gong, there are a lot of seafood in our mountain pass, and they are all the freshest. Come and stay for a few days when you are free!”

“Jiu Gong, you are always welcome to be our guest in Shahe.”

"Jiu Gong..." Before leaving, the clan leaders from all over the country came over to say hello to Deng Shirong, and invited Deng Shirong to visit them with expectant expressions.

To this, Deng Shirong smiled and responded unanimously: "Okay, I will go to your place to play when I have time."

After greeting each other, the clan members got into the car and left with a look of reluctance.

 …

 The next day, Deng Shirong took a car to Nanning.

 At two o'clock in the afternoon, Deng Shirong saw the renderings of the villa complex in Dean Huang's office.

The first time he saw the renderings, Deng Shirong couldn't take his eyes away. Dean Huang was worthy of being an ancient architectural designer who had collaborated with him on several projects. He really knew what kind of design he wanted. This villa The group was completely built based on his ideas.

 The architectural style is as shown below:

　　【Everyone has a feeling that it is a Chinese-style building like this. Dean Huang's design is definitely more beautiful than this one, but the author cannot find a better-looking picture.】

This single building may not look stunning enough, but after being connected to a large scale, and decorated with greenery on both sides of the river, and integrated as a whole, it looks very stunning.

If coupled with lighting, the visual effect will be even more charming.

  In short, the renderings made by Dean Huang look really beautiful.

If you are satisfied with the design effect, then you can ask President Huang to issue construction drawings. Deng Shirong plans to let their real estate company Naye Deng be responsible for the construction of this villa complex in the village, so that he will not bother the architectural design institute.

After all, the construction of such a building is not difficult. If an architectural design institute is hired to build it, the various costs will be too high and it is not cost-effective.

By letting a company within the clan take care of it, a lot of money can be saved.

Although the Naye Deng family is not short of money now, they cannot waste it like this if they have money.

Dean Huang didn't care about this. Anyway, Boss Deng didn't miss his design fee, and the construction projects of their Architectural Design Institute were poorly received. The construction staff were already exhausted, so it didn't matter if they missed one project. What impact.

 After chatting about the villa complex, Deng Shirong then chatted with Dean Huang about the renovation progress of Naye Deng's community. Knowing that it would be completed in three or four months, he left with satisfaction.

 …

noon.

A truck was driving from Bobai to Hepu. The person driving the truck was none other than Bu Dajun from Baoshan Village.

At this time, Bu Dajun was skillfully controlling the steering wheel while bragging to his two friends sitting in the passenger seat.

As Bu Zhongshi’s brother who has played together since childhood, before Bu Zhongshi even bought a truck, he took him to Bobai to learn how to drive.

After getting his driver's license, Bu Zhongshi took out a loan to buy the truck, and Bu Dajun has been working as a driver for his brother.

Later, with the support of his uncle, Bu Zhongshi became more and more prosperous in the freight industry. The number of trucks continued to increase, and he had already become the self-employed person with the most trucks in Bobai. The business was booming. It is not an exaggeration to make money every day.

 After becoming a real big boss, Bu Zhongshi naturally did not forget Bu Dajun, the brother he had played with since childhood.

Thus, with the support of Bu Zhongshi, Bu Dajun, who was originally just a driver, also had a truck of his own, and he could also work with Bu Zhongshi. The income was naturally not comparable to that of a mere driver with a dead salary.

In the past two years, Bu Dajun has made a lot of money. Not only has his family built a new house, but he has also married a virtuous wife. His life is really enjoyable.

 And all this was brought to him by his brother Bu Zhongshi, and Bu Dajun naturally knew it.

I was bragging with my friends when the car made a big turn and the road was blocked by a large horizontal tree.

Seeing this scene, Bu Dajun, who had been driving for several years and had sufficient experience, felt nervous and immediately shouted: "Be careful, it's dangerous."

 While speaking, he had already stopped the car and immediately took out a shotgun from the side.

It was not the first time that the two friends followed the car. Hearing this, they quickly took out two shotguns from the side.

With the gun in hand, Bu Dajun felt a little more at ease.

At this time, he also saw clearly that next to the large horizontal tree, seven or eight people were standing there scattered, holding tools such as hoes and iron picks in their hands, as if they had just come back from working in the fields and stopped here. Looking like taking a rest.

Seeing Bu Dajun brake, they did not get close to him, but stayed there and smoked silently.

When Bu Dajun saw this, he knew that this group of people was not the kind of thugs who wanted to rob everything or even kill people. They probably just wanted a "toll".

Thinking of this, Bu Dajun took out five Great Unity cards from his pocket, then opened the car window, waving the Great Unity in his hand, and said to those people: "Brothers, can you please help move this tree away? This This is your hard-earned money.”

Seeing that Bu Dajun was so "sensible", someone in the crowd immediately answered: "Brother, this tree is a bit heavy, I'm afraid we can't move it!"

Hearing this, Bu Dajun took out a large unity card and a five-yuan note and said, "Brothers, please help me. I'm just a driver. This is my salary for more than a month."

 While speaking, under Bu Dajun's instructions, the two friends showed their hands.

When the man saw this, he said reluctantly: "Well, since brothers have talked about it for this reason, it is indeed not good if we don't help. Just wait a moment, and we will help move the tree away." ”

 At the same time as he was speaking, a young man from the crowd came over.

Bu Dajun handed the money to the other party. After the other party took the money, he went back and worked with others to move the big tree blocking the road.

 Bu Dajun thanked him, then restarted the vehicle and left the place under the watch of several people.

The two friends didn't speak during the whole process. It wasn't until after they left that one of the friends couldn't help but said: "Brother Dajun, why do you have to give them money? They only have a few hoes and iron picks, and we have three in our hands." Guns, are you still afraid of them? "

Bu Dajun shook his head and said: "That's not what you are saying. When we go out, peace is still the most important thing. If we can get through the difficulties with a little money, then we don't need to fight them desperately.

Of course, if their appetite was too big just now, then we can only fight with them. "

In fact, there is another important reason that he didn't say, that is, he is worried now. He has a wife waiting for him to return home. He cannot afford to fight for this little money. If he meets her before he marries his wife, In this situation, it is impossible to expect him to obediently pay for it when he has a gun in his hand.

 Another friend scolded: "It's easy for them to mess with Me Zhibai."

Bu Dajun said while driving: "The situation we just encountered is already very lucky. I have heard from many colleagues that some places now not only rob drivers of their money, but also rob them of goods. If the driver dares to resist, It’s very possible that you won’t even be able to save your life.”

Partner A said: "Damn, it's really dangerous to work as a freight transporter."

Partner B said: "No wonder Brother Zhongshi often tells us that we must be more vigilant when going out to drive cars. In broad daylight, there are people openly intercepting us and asking for money. If it's at night, isn't it even more dangerous?"

Bu Dajun said: "So, we never walk at night. Sports cars are really too dangerous at night."

Partner A said: "When we go back, we have to remind Brother Zhongshi and let other brothers be careful about the route to the mansion."

Bu Dajun said: "You don't have to wait until you get back. I'll call him as soon as the goods are brought to the place."

 …

at the same time.

On a bus bound for Nanxiong County, Deng Shirong was thinking about how to transplant ginkgo trees on the village road. A more reliable way was to hire a bus to transport the trees back to the village one by one. Hire a car not far from Shuangwang.

This is reliable, but it is too troublesome.

The most trouble-free way is to directly use the system space ability to plant all the trees.

 But there is another problem, how to hide it from the clan members?

Deng Shirong thought about it, and finally he came up with a way, that is, to find a way to transfer the clan members to the Naye Deng Community in the county seat. He only needed the clan members to stay there for a few days, and then he could do this. .

Of course, it is definitely not realistic to plant hundreds of ginkgo trees at once, but it should be no problem to plant hundreds or dozens of ginkgo trees at once.

So, what excuse should be used to transfer all the clan members to the Nayedeng community in the county seat?

The first thought that came to Deng Shirong's mind was that of a mooncake factory that was already under construction. When the mooncake factory was completed and put into operation, it would be almost the Mid-Autumn Festival. Then he could hold a Mid-Autumn Festival party and let the tribesmen come to the county town together. Went to Mid-Autumn Festival.

Just when Deng Shirong was thinking about each plan, a rough voice in the car suddenly shouted: "Robbery, don't move at all, hand over all the money you have to me. If anyone dares to play tricks, I will blast him with a gun." head."

 (End of this chapter)