Chapter 137: The Ancestral Hall
The scenery outside the car window swept back, Lou Cheng had no intention of appreciating it, chatting with Yan Zheke Q, swiping forums and Weibo and other places, while intermittently listening to the chatter of his parents and second uncles and aunts, and occasionally interjecting two sentences. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
After that night's demolition battle, he found that his will had made a breakthrough again, his ability to control the spirit became stronger, he was more resistant to negative emotions such as fear, nervousness and fear, and his application of his own moves and judgment of the battle were also excellently tempered.
But even so, he still didn't like the surprise attack, just less angry.
As for the endorsement contract of martial arts shoes, Wu Qinggui, who was on a business trip, expressed his approval of the revised content in principle, just waiting for him to come back, the two parties can formally sign the agreement, and strive to complete the procedure before the year, in that case, after the Spring Festival, Lou Chengcheng can receive the payment, 700,000 endorsement fees!
In Lou Yuanwei playing a mobile game, Ma Xi closed his eyes and listened to the song, time passed quickly, the vehicle got off the highway, drove into the county-level highway, and after several turns and turns, and entered the boundary of Liangtian Village.
"It's almost there. Lou's father, Lou Zhisheng, reminded his drowsy wife and younger brother and sister-in-law.
"Are you coming?" Lou Cheng looked up out of the car window with a little curiosity, looking at the so-called hometown.
Lou Yuanwei put down his mobile phone, leaned over, and looked at it, but Ma Xi was unconscious, still with his eyes closed, listening to music, and he didn't know if he had fallen asleep.
Outside is a two-lane country road, and there are buildings built next to it, mostly two- and three-story small buildings built by themselves, with courtyards and dams at the entrances, and some cars parked.
"I have a car, ......," Lou Yuanwei muttered to himself beside Lou Cheng in a complicated tone.
Lou Cheng wanted to laugh when he heard this, and vaguely grasped his cousin's mentality, returning to his hometown to worship his ancestors, for him, it was a city person going to the countryside, so he naturally had a sense of superiority, and it turned out that the villagers had bought a car one by two, even if it was not an eye-catching brand, it was also a car, and Lou Yuanwei didn't have it yet!
"It's quite rich in the countryside now......" Lou Yuanwei's mother Wang Lili also sighed in a similar tone.
Lou Dad Lou Zhisheng said with a smile: "It's different from the past, there is a shortage of labor, as long as you are willing to work hard, have a skill, you can earn more than me every month, and you don't have to pay taxes, well, it's not very stable, there is no guarantee." β
"Yes, I've heard how much it costs to hire a small worker now, let alone a carpenter, a mason. The driver of the car interjected.
"But can't every family be a carpenter, every family can earn so much, right?" Lou Zhiqiang, the second uncle of Lou Cheng, did not hide his suspicions.
"That's for sure, but if you think about it, the folks in the big hometown, who has a house and a car, it's all in their eyes, who wants to be inferior? Who wants to say that the object is looked down upon? "The driver has traveled from south to north and has seen a lot of similar things.
Lou Zhiqiang smiled and said, "I'll just say it!"
"It's a great comparison in the countryside......" Lou Yuanwei retracted his gaze to comfort himself, but Lou Cheng could see his loss and unwillingness.
My cousin has always been dissatisfied with the status quo, always thinking about starting a business, always thinking about getting rich, this aspect of the mind is already heavy, and it is inevitable to react when stimulated.
ββIn the matter of Lou Yuanwei's tossing and starting a business, Lou Cheng has always adhered to the attitude of not instigating and not objecting, so as not to be angered by the second uncle and aunt.
As the vehicle continued to move forward, there were more trees on both sides, and the houses were no longer just arranged along the sides of the road, gradually giving it the air of a village and town.
After a few rounds, the Lou family came to the outside of the newly built ancestral hall and saw an old man with sparse white hair standing at the door.
"Debang, arrived quite early, there is no traffic jam?" the old man greeted him with a smile and said to Lou Cheng's grandfather, Lou Debang.
Lou Debang was very excited and said: "Third brother, why did you come out? There was no traffic jam, and the journey was quite smooth." β
Hearing the title of "third brother", Lou Cheng probably knew who the old man was, he was the cousin of his grandfather, his third grandfather Lou Deguang, the caller for rebuilding the genealogy and building a new ancestral hall this time.
If it weren't for my mother's repeated nagging about paying money, I really wouldn't be able to remember this elder.
"Excited, Debang, how many years have we not seen each other? Half of the people buried in the loess, see once less than once!" Lou Deguang showed obvious joy, after recognizing each other, he pulled Lou Debang to the ancestral hall, and nagged as he walked, "Wait for you to incense your ancestors, worship them, get the genealogy affair, Zhilin will come back at noon to open the banquet, and go to the mountain to sweep the tomb in the afternoon." β
"Zhilin is so busy, you don't need to let him run back, right?" Lou Debang said in surprise.
"Your fourth uncle finally came to visit, but he dared not go back? When he was a child, you loved him the most, and you stuffed him with money every time they met. Lou Deguang waved his hand and said in high spirits, "And most of his business is handed over to his second son, and he is a lot more leisurely." β
Lou Cheng followed quietly and listened silently, the same as Lou Yuanwei and Ma Xi.
Zhilin in the mouth of grandpa, he just heard his mother in the car, is the eldest son of the third grandfather Lou Deguang, the first to pull a few villagers to Qingfu County to help people do decoration, and then jumped out to do it alone, the business became more and more popular, and became a famous capable person in ten miles and eight villages.
He has already moved to the city to settle down, but Lou Deguang is reluctant to follow, saying that he is reluctant to go to the ancestral home.
As for the "second son", he is Lou Zhilin's only son, his cousin, what is the specific name, my mother didn't mention it, only said that he was more prosperous than his father, and he did all the business in Lening City.
"The second son hasn't got married yet?" Lou Debang asked casually.
Lou Deguang hated iron and said: "No, I haven't even decided on a girlfriend, every time I say it, he only knows how to laugh, don't look at his ability, if he doesn't find a daughter-in-law in two years, I have to let him kneel in the ancestral hall!"
...... Hearing this, the corners of Lou Cheng's mouth twitched slightly, whether to get married or not, when to get married, whether to have children or not, when to have children, that is all personal wishes, mixing the ancestors and the ancestral hall, it is simply full of strong ancient flavor, like a greased zombie jumping out of the grave.
Fortunately, I don't care about this, I listen to it if it makes sense, it's useless for anyone to come if it doesn't make sense, people don't ask for people.
After entering the ancestral hall, worshipping the ancestors, and paying the money, Lou Deguang found a big red piece of paper and asked Lou Zhisheng, the father of Lou, to write the family book here, and log in to the family tree when the time came.
After it was done, the seven aunts and eight aunts also came, and the relatives in this room sat around the square table, and you talked nonsense about what you said, where do you work, what do the children do, do you have a partner, how about studying......
For these topics, Lou Zhiqiang and Wang Lili were slightly embarrassed, only saying that Lou Yuanwei talked about his girlfriend in the unit where drought and flood were guaranteed, but it didn't work out, while Lou's mother Qi Fang seemed to have been beaten with chicken blood, reliving the good feeling when Lou Cheng was admitted to college.
My family is a student at Songcheng University...... Don't know about Songcheng University? It's okay, you know Xingsheng University, right? Songcheng University is better than it!
My adult son won the provincial youth championship...... Don't know about the provincial youth competition? It doesn't matter, just know that there are hundreds of thousands of prize money!
In a burst of exclamations, Lou Cheng's cheekiness was a little unbearable, and he looked at his cousin Lou Yuanwei and cousin Ma Xi, who were so embarrassed that they were about to drill into the cracks, and said to Lou Debang:
"Grandpa, let's go out for a walk and be back soon. β
As he spoke, he had already gotten up, and Lou Yuanwei and Ma Xi breathed a sigh of relief and followed behind as if relieved.
Out of the ancestral hall, along the road, their emotions gradually calmed down, and they looked around with interest.
"It's the first time I've been to a place like this. Ma Xi looked at the small river not far away and found that there were traces of fish in it, and she grew up in the city and suddenly became quite excited.
Lou Yuanwei is the same, he feels new to everything.
"It's winter, and it's not frozen, what's so fun. Lou Cheng took a photo and sent it to Ke Xiaoke.
His grandparents were in the countryside and were used to similar sights.
While talking, they passed by a house and saw a middle-aged man in the courtyard pounding with a crisp sound, which was very powerful.
"Don't look too much, let's go, it's taboo. Lou Cheng patted Lou Yuanwei and Ma Xi on the shoulders and admonished.
After taking a few steps forward, Lou Yuanwei lowered his voice and said, "I think that person is very powerful, Chengzi, who is more powerful, you or him?"
You asked so directly, how can I pretend to be forced? Lou Cheng laughed secretly and said:
"He has the strength of the ninth grade, and his qi and blood are still quite vigorous. β
He didn't directly say that he was better than the other party, but the rank was obvious.
"Oh, you've defeated a seven-rank martial artist, so you're definitely much more powerful than him. Lou Yuanwei suddenly realized.
"Brother, aren't you talking nonsense. Ma Xi complained.
At this time, they saw a group of children playing on the side of the road in front of them, beating around with toy swords and inflatable sticks, shouting and screaming, and they were very excited.
Witnessing this scene, Lou Cheng couldn't help but fall into memories, and said with a smile: "I think back then, I had a sword made of myself, cut it out of bamboo, and used a bamboo tube to equip it with a scabbard, every time I pulled it out, I felt like a hero, but unfortunately, I stayed at my grandfather's house, I don't know who lost it." β
"I remember, you showed it off to me, I asked you to get it for me, but you never remembered. Lou Yuanwei smiled and said, "Eh, that kid is very clear-eyed." β
He pointed to the tiger-headed kid with a toy knife.
"Not bad, my son?" said with a smile on his face, the middle-aged man who had been boxing in his yard before, with a Chinese face and many potholes in his skin.
Lou Cheng had already discovered his traces, and replied with a smile: "This is a family heirloom?"
"Yes, our Yue family used to be a generation of hunters, this is my youngest son, my eldest son has obtained the certificate of the ninth grade, and he is a substitute in the Bat Clan, have you heard of the Bat Clan?" said the middle-aged man in a gesture of meeting people.
"Nope. Lou Yuanwei and Ma Xi shook their heads in unison.
Lou Cheng had heard it, but he didn't bother to speak.
"Hehe, are you the Lou family who came back today to worship your ancestors?" The middle-aged man asked instead when he saw that no one knew the goods.
"Hmm. Lou Cheng nodded calmly.
Just then, they heard the roar of the motor, saw a black sedan coming from around the corner, and then crashed out of control into the side of the road, crashing into the group of children.
The children were scared silly, no one moved, the middle-aged man's hair exploded, and he pounced on his youngest son without thinking about it, wanting to hug him and get out of danger, as for the others, it was too late to take care of it!
With his feet exerting his strength and jumping, he just pounced next to the tiger-headed kid when he heard the sound of the engine speeding up, and found that the black sedan was swishing to the front.
Seeing the driver in the driver's seat, his face was full of wine, and seeing his panicked eyes, the middle-aged man was angry and aggrieved in his heart, and felt that he couldn't hide.
Damn, this drunk uses the accelerator as a brake!
Just when he was in despair, he suddenly saw a figure leap by, and heard a dull collision sound.
Bang!
Lou Cheng Danjin put it away, his hands were half racked and half lifted, and he forcibly lifted the front of the car.
The rear wheels of the black sedan spun wildly, rubbing against the ground, making a screeching sound, bursting out of the point of spark, but it was difficult to move forward for half a minute.
Click!
The cement crumbled under the feet of Lou Cheng, and the head of the black car was dented, standing still!