In every village and town, there will be good people, and such good people are generally called squires.

Meng Guangsha is half a squire, then Meng Mingyuan is a squire, and he is in a high position as the leader of a certain bureau, even if he is a figure with a head and a face in the county, let alone in the village.

When the old people in the village saw Meng Mingyuan, they all took the initiative to greet Meng Mingyuan, and if the other people in the village talked to Meng Mingyuan, if they could make Meng Mingyuan reply to the previous sentence, then they could boast wherever they went: I am friends with the leader of a certain bureau.

All of a sudden, the open space in front of the ancestral hall was really empty, and there were only a few people left, these people were basically mixed up too badly, and they didn't know Meng Mingyuan at all, so they didn't bother to go up and participate.

What surprised Lin Zhiming was that Meng Guangsha didn't even go to get close to Meng Mingyuan.

This is a bit abnormal for people who do business, under normal circumstances, if you encounter this kind of official, you will never let go of the relationship.

"Uncle, are you far from familiar with this Meng Ming?" Lin Zhiming asked curiously.

"Not familiar. Meng Guangsha shook his head and said, "He is the number one in the bureau, how can he be familiar with a character like me." ”

Hearing Meng Guangsha's words, Lin Zhiming knew that there was a gap between Meng Guangsha and Meng Mingyuan.

Lin Zhiming handed a cigarette to Meng Guangsha, then lit it for Meng Guangsha, and then lit one himself.

Since Meng Guangsha didn't want to say anything, there was no need for him to ask too much, after all, it was an elder's business.

Boom!

In the distance, a few children were firing cannons, and they put the cannons into the cow dung, blowing up the cow dung and letting out bursts of laughter.

Mencius became the head of the child and had a lot of fun playing with these people.

At this moment, the sound of firecrackers in front of the ancestral hall suddenly became intense, Lin Zhiming turned his head to look at the front of the ancestral hall, a huge firecracker was constantly exploding there, and next to the firecrackers stood the big and small people in the village, everyone surrounded Meng Mingyuan in the middle, chatting enthusiastically.

It seems that this firecracker was brought back by Meng Mingyuan, and it is louder than other people's firecrackers.

The red paper from the firecrackers flew everywhere, bringing a burst of New Year's flavor to this cold winter.

"Let's go, I'm ready to kowtow. Meng Guangsha said.

Kowtow? Lin Zhiming was a little surprised and asked, "Kowtow what?"

"After the loudest cannon every year is released, we have to kowtow to the ancestor Gong, the cannon just now is the loudest cannon, only the most noble people in the village can light it, hurry up." Meng Guangsha urged, turned around and walked to the front of the main hall.

At this time, everyone gathered here.

"Everybody stand. An old and respected old man in the village said.

Everyone stood in a row.

Lin Zhiming was just about to find a place to stand, but was pulled to the front row by Meng Guangsha.

"Let's stand here. Meng Guangsha said.

Lin Zhifang didn't know why, but he still stood with Meng Guangsha, and then looked ahead.

The people standing in front of them were all the old people in the village, including Lin Zhiming's grandfather Meng Qiwen.

Because of the relationship between scholars, Meng Qiwen also has a lot of fame in the village, basically the clan in the village will call him for everything, so at this time he is standing in the middle.

After Meng Mingyuan said a few words to the old men, he walked straight to the middle of the first row and stood tall.

From this point, it can be seen that Meng Mingyuan's status in the village should be regarded as the most noble.

"Okay, let's get ready to start..."As soon as the old man in the village spoke, Meng Mingyuan said, "Wait a minute, uncle." ”

The old man looked at Meng Mingyuan suspiciously, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"There are more fresh faces this year, and I want to ask which child it is, why haven't I seen it. Meng Mingyuan said.

As soon as Meng Mingyuan said this, everyone looked at Lin Zhiming.

Lin Zhiming's face is quite unfamiliar to many people, although he defeated Senna at the Strait Stadium before, but after all, it was just a glimpse, many people know that there is such a thing, and they have even seen him on TV, but everyone has long forgotten about him in the past so long, unless it is those people in the martial arts, those people may remember it for a longer time, after all, Lin Zhiming was the face of a martial artist in the Dragon Kingdom at that time.

"This is our family. Meng Qiwen said.

"Teacher Meng, how can this be from your family? Do you want to have three children?" Meng Mingyuan said with a smile.

The people around laughed.

"This is my grandson. Meng Qiwen explained.

Upon hearing this, the smiles on many people's faces turned into expressions of surprise.

"Meng Ning's child?" Meng Mingyuan asked in surprise.

"Yes!" Meng Qiwen nodded.

"That's not right. Meng Mingyuan said with a solemn face, "Meng Ning, didn't she already marry someone as a little wife more than 20 years ago? Teacher Meng, you even said in front of many people that you broke off the father-daughter relationship with Meng Ning, why now... You brought her son to our ancestral shrine, which is a sacred place that can't tolerate dirt!"

"Director Meng, what you said is a bit too much, right? The grievances of the older generation are the affairs of the older generation, my sister is no longer there, can't her children recognize their ancestors and come back?" Meng Guangsha said with a dark face.

"The water spilled by the married daughter, let alone being a little wife, you ask all of us here, which one is not surnamed Meng? Originally, according to the rules of the village, a married woman can't come back to worship her ancestors for the New Year, why is your family still different?" Meng Mingyuan asked.

"Yes, grandson, how can you come to us for the New Year!"

"What Mingyuan said makes sense!"

Others nodded one after another, agreeing with what Meng Mingyuan said, of course, if Meng Mingyuan didn't mention this matter, then everyone wouldn't say anything, it's not a bad thing for many ancestors to worship, and this person still has the blood of the Meng family flowing in his body.

"Mingyuan, you're going too far, aren't you?

"This has been the rule of the village for many years, and I didn't set it, of course, I don't have any opinion on this matter, I just put forward some of my questions. Meng Mingyuan said.

"I'll talk about it. Meng Qiwen suddenly spoke.

Everyone looked at Meng Qiwen.

"My daughter Meng Ning married someone else as a little wife more than 20 years ago, and this matter has always been a sad thing for our family... However, Meng Ning has been gone for more than 20 years after all, no matter how big the injury is, it should be healed for so long, Meng Ning has been gone for so many years, the only thing she left behind is that she is such a child, this child has Meng Ning's blood flowing in his body, and similarly, there is also the blood of our people surnamed Meng, and I brought him here by myself, because I want him to know that he is not only a person from his father's side, but also a person from our side, my grandson Lin Zhifang is a kind person, has no bad deeds, is a good child, I think, he will not embarrass our people surnamed Meng, if the ancestor can see it, want to come, he will not refuse to hug such a good childMeng Qiwen spoke in a soft, but memorable tone.

Listening to Meng Qiwen's words, the eyes of many people looking at Lin Zhiming became much softer, whether it was surnamed Meng or not, this person did have the blood of their surname Meng in his body.

"What you said is reasonable!" Meng Mingyuan nodded, looked at Lin Zhiming with a smile and said, "I didn't target you just now, I just had a little doubt, I hope you don't mind, young man!"

"Don't mind. Lin Zhiming shook his head, such an occasion is not the time to mind.

This matter passed like this, and everyone stood in front of the main hall and knelt down against the patriarch Gongjin, and then kowtowed three times.

When they were done, the young men went back to the open space to chat, while the old men began to collect their tributes.

"Come, smoke, smoke!" Meng Guangsha took the cigarette and handed out cigarettes to the people around him.

At this time, Meng Mingyuan came over with a few people.

When Meng Guangsha saw Meng Mingyuan, his brows furrowed slightly, and he put away the cigarette.

"What's the matter, Guangsha, aren't you willing to invite me with a cigarette?" Meng Mingyuan said with a smile, saying this as his director of the bureau can be regarded as a very face-saving thing for Meng Guangsha.

"You are the director, you haven't smoked any good cigarettes, what do you have to smoke my cigarettes. Meng Guangsha said this, but he took out the cigarette in his hand, and then smoked one for Meng Mingyuan.

"White-shelled?" Meng Mingyuan raised his eyebrows and asked, "What kind of smoke is this?"

"Inside. Meng Guangsha said.

Meng Mingyuan smiled, took Meng Guangsha's cigarettes, and then said, "Guangsha, you still haven't changed the problem of pretending to be like it all these years, let me tell you, all the cigarettes, wine, and other things on the market are all lies, not to mention anything else, I have been the director of the bureau for so many years, and I have been to the leaders of the city, and there is nothing for the people to supply, you are good, the cigarettes supplied from the inside are taken out and distributed casually, this is a bit too much!"

As soon as the people around heard this, some looked at Meng Guangsha playfully, and some looked at Meng Guangsha with disdain.

"Guangsha, you're not authentic, take fake cigarettes to pretend to be inside!"

"Yes, Guangsha, is it soft China that is reluctant to take it out and invite us?"

The others laughed and quipped.

Meng Guangsha was blushing by Meng Mingyuan's words, and he said excitedly, "Director Meng, this cigarette is real, my nephew brought it back from the city, how can it be fake." ”

"Yes, who are you looking for to get the internal cigarettes, and also introduce them to me? I'll buy some more and go back to honor the leader, so that my leader can also feel the internal cigarette. Meng Mingyuan said with a smile.

"I asked the first friend in the province to take it, and it didn't count my money. They told me that it was internal strength, and I think it should be internal supply. Lin Zhiming said.

"Young man, people still have to be pragmatic, don't engage in these vain things, I'll popularize science with you, even if there is really an internal supply, it must be at least in the provincial party committee, and it is not something that can be taken casually!" Meng Mingyuan said, patted Lin Zhiming's shoulder, returned the cigarette that Meng Guangsha asked Meng Guangsha to, and then turned to leave.