The scarcity of materials in the mainland in this era is unimaginable for future generations, several large boxes of things were divided into three parts by the old man, Gu Zhennan and Gu Zhenjun each shared, and Uncle Tai also shared one, and it was the largest, the old man meant that there were three households in Uncle Tai's house, so it was naturally necessary to divide a little more, and the point was that the old man Gu Lian was kind to Uncle Tai, and others naturally had no opinion on this.

After dividing the things, Gu Zhennan suddenly woke up and said, "Just care about being happy, forget that the third uncle and Xiaochen shouldn't have eaten yet, Ah Hua go to the market to buy more things." ”

Gu Chen hurriedly stopped the aunt who was going to buy vegetables, and said, "Auntie, don't be busy, we have already eaten in Ningbo City when we came." ”

At this time, Uncle Tai said: "I ate at noon, and I will eat at night, Ah Hua go quickly." Gu Chen originally wanted to say that he would go to the county to eat at night, but it was inconvenient to think that a large group of people wanted to go to the county, you must know that Lu Dao plus the three sons and family members of Uncle Tai, there were a total of thirty or forty people, and three cars were not enough to sit, so this time he didn't stop the aunt again, but he opened the leather bag next to him, and took out a whole stack of 100 yuan bills from the bag, looking at the thickness, there should be 20,000 or 30,000 yuan, which is the RMB he specially exchanged before coming to the mainland.

He first took four or five pieces from the whole stack of banknotes and stuffed them into the hands of the aunt, and then put the rest in front of the uncle Gu Zhennan, and then said: "Auntie, just eat some at night, and the rest of the money will be enlarged here, my grandfather means that he wants to hold a banquet at noon tomorrow and feast the whole village, it just so happens that the village is not going to rebuild the family tree, and it can be regarded as a little celebration." ”

Which one of you has talked about so much money, and all eyes were attracted by the stack of money on the table, and the last one was Uncle Tai clapped and said: "Ah Hua, you can take the money, go buy some good food, Zhennan, you will collect the money first." It's a good thing to invite the whole village to the banquet, this matter will be handled by you and the town army, you young people, you will go door-to-door to inform you, and those who have tables and chairs will bring tables and chairs to the ancestral hall tomorrow morning......"

This village is called Gaotang Village, and the population of the village is only more than 700 people, all of whom are surnamed Gu, and Uncle Tai is the oldest and oldest among the more than 700 people, and he studied in a private school when he was young, and he wrote a good hand. Therefore, his prestige in the village is very high, and the neighbors in the village have to ask him for his opinion or ask him to preside over anything, just like he proposed to rebuild the genealogy this time, in order to add those Gaotang villagers who have not been written into the genealogy in the past few decades due to various reasons such as war and literature.

Ah Hua, who was at a loss with the money, listened to her uncle's words and went out, and the second aunt was worried that the aunt would not be able to take the things and followed.

And the eldest and second uncles also went out afterwards. After all, it's past three o'clock in the afternoon, and there are still a lot of things to prepare for a big banquet of more than 70 tables at noon tomorrow. Gu Chen's two cousins also went to inform the villagers. For a while, in addition to the old man Gu, Gu Chen, and Uncle Tai, there were only the daughters of the second uncle, and the little girl was only 17 years old. In addition to being a little old-fashioned, and the skin is a little wheat-colored because of farm work, the high nose bridge and big eyes are quite beautiful. There were a lot of people in the room before, she just stood honestly, and there was no place to sit, so there would be no one, so she immediately sat down next to her uncle, looked at Gu Chen with a pair of big eyes that seemed to be able to speak, and said a little timidly: "Can I call you Brother Chen?" ”

Gu Chen smiled and said, "Of course you can, by the way, I don't know your name yet?" ”

The little girl smiled happily and said, "My name is Gu Yinxi, this name was taken by my uncle, it's good, my classmates all say that my name is very good." ”

Hearing this, Uncle Tai smiled and said, "Every time I introduce myself to others, this girl has to show off her name." ”

"I'm praising you, uncle." Gu Yinxi protested dissatisfiedly, and then asked Gu Chen, "Are that sister and those four men the third uncle's secretary and bodyguard just now?" ”

The old man couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "Your third uncle and I don't have such great ability, that is your brother Chen's secretary and bodyguard." ”

Seeing Gu Yinxi and Uncle Tai's disbelieving and surprised eyes, Gu Chen smiled disappreciably and asked, "How do you know that they are secretaries and bodyguards?" ”

Gu Yinxi said honestly: "I watched the video at my classmate's house, don't the rich people in Hong Kong in the movie bring secretaries and bodyguards with them." ”

Uncle Tai is a scholar and naturally knows what a secretary and bodyguard are, in fact, he was wondering about the identity of Ouyang Lan and the others just now, because as far as he knew, Gu Xiahua was just an ordinary retired worker, how could there be a secretary and bodyguard, but at that time, there were many people, so he didn't ask.

Now Gu Xiahua himself said that Ouyang Lan and the others are Gu Chen's secretaries and bodyguards, and there seems to be an explanation, but can a young man like Gu Chen have such an achievement? It seemed unlikely, so after a deep groan, he still asked: "Ah Hua, what is Xiao Chen doing now?" ”

"Hehe, this kid has been fighting since he was a child, and now he has opened a few companies, and he is quite promising." Speaking of his grandson, the old man is full of pride, but they are all his own family, he didn't show off, just a few simple words, but this is enough, I saw the uncle nodded again and again, and said with relief: "Okay, good, you were forced to stay away from your hometown when you were young, and now your grandson is angry, and you can be regarded as returning to your hometown." ”

"That sister and those four men are really Brother Chen, your secretary and bodyguard?" Gu Yinxi was still a little unconvinced.

"What, do you think your third uncle guild will lie to you?" Gu Chen, who has been alone since he was a child, has a good impression of this cousin.

Gu Yinxi hurriedly shook his head and said, "No, no, it's just that I heard from the third uncle just now that you are only 21 years old, and my brother is also 21 years old this year, but he still only cares about playing, which is a lot worse." ”

"Jianwu is still good, but it hasn't been determined yet, young man, he will understand himself in two years." After saying something lightly, Uncle Tai stood up and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to the village for a walk, after so many years, the village has changed a little." ”

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According to the old man's meaning, the family of the uncle was also called over to gather at dinner at night, compared with the old man's father, the uncle can be said to be full of children and grandchildren, not counting the daughters, granddaughters and granddaughters who married out, there are two sons, three grandsons, and seven great-grandchildren.

But so many people, where can the uncle's family tolerate, so the uncle proposed to change the place to eat to his second grandson Gu Zhenmin's house, Gu Zhenmin is doing water production, is one of the first few people in the village to engage in business, the last two or three years to make some money, just built a big bungalow at the beginning of the year.

After a lively dinner with rich and local characteristics, Gu Chen's grandfather and grandson did not stay in the village for the night, but returned to the district to stay in the hotel, which was convenient and would not trouble others, and seriously, it was really possible that Gu Chen was not used to staying in the village to sleep.

When Gu Chen's grandfather and grandson came to the village the next day, it was already very lively, and those who had tables and chairs were all moved to the open space in front of the ancestral hall and set up, and a cooking shed had already been set up on the far left side of the open space, and there were four or five people busy inside.

After going to the ancestral hall to offer incense to the ancestors and ancestors, Gu Chen looked at the ancestral hall that had been in disrepair for a long time, and asked Uncle Tai: "Uncle Tai, if the ancestral hall is demolished and rebuilt, how much will it cost?" ”

Uncle Tai's eyes lit up when he heard this, pondered, and said: "It depends on what kind of reconstruction method, if it is only rebuilt according to the current scale and specifications, the cost is about 30,000 yuan, and if you want to expand the scale and build it better, it will be about 50,000 or 60,000 yuan." ”

Gu Chen nodded and said, "How much does it cost to pave a cement road from the entrance of the village to the road, and then pave a stone road to the village?" ”

Uncle Tai's eyes became brighter and brighter, but this question also stopped him: "There is more than a kilometer from the entrance of the village to the road, and although the road in the village is narrow, the twists and turns add up to not short, I can't tell how much, but at least five or six hundred thousand." ”

"Well, I want to rebuild the ancestral hall and build the road in my grandfather's name, can you see it?" Gu Chen said his plan, which he had discussed with the old man before coming to the mainland.

Hearing that it was really what he thought, Uncle Tai said excitedly: "Okay, why not, this is a great thing, you don't know that every time it rains, the road in the village is muddy, and there is no way to leave, and it will be convenient for people in the village to travel after the road is repaired." ”

"In addition, I also want to set up a foundation in the name of my grandfather and father, the initial capital of the foundation is 5 million yuan, after the establishment of the foundation, all the Gu clan members in Gaotang Village, as long as they are 60 years old, can receive 500 yuan from the foundation on the fifteenth day of the lunar month every year. In addition, as long as the Gu clan members in Gaotang Village are admitted to high school, all tuition fees will be covered by the foundation, and if they can be admitted to the university, not only will the tuition and living expenses be covered by the foundation, but also different rewards will be given according to the university they are admitted to. ”

"Okay, well, I thought about the old man's old age and the future of the child, okay, I thank you on behalf of the people of Gaotang Village." Uncle Tai was excited and wanted to bow to Gu Chen, where did Gu Chen feel, and hurriedly supported Uncle Tai: "Uncle Tai, don't be like this, this is all what my grandfather meant, I just take the money." ”

Uncle Tai looked at Old Man Gu with a look of relief on his face, then walked back to the ancestral hall, lit four sticks of incense and bowed four times, and then looked at Old Man Gu and said, "Ah Hua, your parents and two elder brothers should be blind to what you have done for the village in the Spirit of Heaven. (To be continued......)