Chapter 339: The Fallen Ancestral Hall
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However, because beech is very popular among the people, it is naturally very popular with the people.
So much so that in modern times, the beech wood that can be used has been very rare, and was even listed as national protective timber for a time.
But in general, beech wood furniture is obviously more than a step worse than furniture made of other precious woods.
This plaque of Uncle Li's house is a good plaque, but if you are serious about it, the cultural significance is higher than the monetary value.
To put it bluntly, the damaged plaque is not worth anything at all.
If the plaque is intact and the beech wood is large enough, it can be taken back and made into something else.
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, and it is so stained that there is nowhere to start if you want to transform and use it, Chu Ning will naturally not be interested in it.
It was Uncle Li, after seeing the dirty and dirty word "Li", he was stunned for a long time, and his face suddenly became a little complicated.
It can be seen that the feelings he revealed this time are sincere, not like before, in order to exchange the things in his hand for more money, he deliberately told some stories that are easy to touch.
"I've almost forgotten where this cutting board came from," Uncle Li sighed...... "Thanks to your reminder today." ā
Chu Ning didn't talk.
She was really stunned by this old man's acting skills, how dare she talk nonsense!
Meng Dongyue had no scruples, and asked curiously: "Uncle, what is the origin of your cutting board?"
Uncle Li smiled, and the wrinkles on his face formed angular furrows: "The big origin is not counted, but the small origin can still say a few words." You young people, don't look at our Lijiagou now, there are not many people now, but more than ten years ago, we were lively here! There are also many people living here! In the few mountains nearby, there are people surnamed Li, who have been handed down from an ancestor. Bypassing the small hill next to my house, there was still the ancestral hall of our Li family!"
This cutting board in Uncle Li's house was originally the plaque of "Li Family Ancestral Hall".
Over the years, the people in the mountains have gone out, and there are no people in Lijiagou for a long time, and the Li family ancestral hall has long been ruined.
The current Li family ancestral hall is similar to the collapsed houses near Uncle Li's house, which is overgrown with weeds, and there is no place to put your feet down.
The things that were originally placed in the ancestral hall were also divided among the villagers of Lijiagou.
Uncle Li's family got this plaque of "Li Family Ancestral Hall".
After taking this plaque back, Uncle Li thought for a long time before finding that it could be used as a cutting board, and directly asked his son who went home to saw it into several pieces, all of which were used as cutting boards, and replaced them with new ones if they were broken.
Up to now, more than ten years have passed, and Uncle Li's cutting board has also been used to the last one.
He has changed his habit of changing cutting boards over the years, and after a long time, he naturally forgot about these cutting boards, which were originally the plaques of their Li family ancestral hall.
Hearing Uncle Li say that everything in his ancestral hall had been divided, and even the plaque had been made into a cutting board, Chu Ning and the others were a little speechless for a while.
The ancestral hall, in ancient times, was the most important place for a family.
But now, it has not fallen into this way.
Even if they are young people who grew up in the city, they have not seen what the real ancestral hall looks like, and they can't help but feel sorry for it.
Uncle Li seemed to be very embarrassed, and there was some nostalgia and melancholy: "In the past two years, some of the Li family members who have developed after going out have come back, and they have also proposed to rebuild the ancestral hall, so that every family can donate some money to repair the ancestral hall and set up a merit book." He also said that after the ancestral hall is rebuilt, Li Jiagou will hold a banquet every year on the Qingming Festival, so that the Li family scattered outside will also come back once a year. But we are so far away here that many people don't want to come back at all, and the money has never been scraped together. It's been more than a year now, and the matter of repairing the ancestral hall has still not been decided, and it is estimated that there is no hope for the future. ā
That's the reality.
Most of the people who are really nostalgic for their hometown are old people, and those young people who go out of the mountains are afraid that the road is far and tortuous when they come back, so where would they be willing to build an ancestral hall in such a remote place?
Chu Ning and the others didn't know what to say.
After all, this is a family matter, and they, outsiders, of course, are not rash to point fingers.
Uncle Li only 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 all the people who could listen to him were the chickens and sheep he raised. It was rare to meet a few young people who were willing to listen to him, and he couldn't hold back for a while, so he talked a little too much.
Chu Ning comforted: "Uncle, don't worry, the rural development is also very fast now." You have beautiful mountains and rivers here, and sooner or later it will be developed. When the time comes, those who have left here will definitely come back one after another. When there are more people who come back, it will be much easier to build an ancestral hall. ā
After listening to this, Uncle Li's mood really improved a lot.
"The little girl is right, our hill near Lijiagou has been designated as a scenic reserve, maybe something will be vigorously developed!" Uncle Li said with a smile, "Don't look at the dilapidated houses outside, but when this place is really going to be developed, these houses will be all money!
Chu Ning and the three: "......"
It turns out that if you live in such a remote place, can you still be treated as a demolition household?!
In recent years, our country has developed rapidly, and there are many places for demolition, and there are countless people who have made a fortune because of this, and there are even sayings such as "demolishing the second generation".
Uncle Li has been living here and refuses to leave, in addition to being nostalgic for the old, does he also have the idea of keeping his own land?
"By the way, when the ancestral hall was divided into things, in addition to this plaque, I remember that our family also divided one thing. Uncle Li suddenly said, "Let me think about it, where did I put it......"
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 were about to take a stroll around here before saying goodbye and leaving, but they saw Uncle Li slap his head and said, "I remember, I also came back with an incense burner! ā
With that, Uncle Li hurried to the bedroom.
Incense burner?!
Chu Ning and Meng Dongyue suddenly became a little interested.
The three of them hurriedly followed.