"Brother Xiong, isn't your unit bankrupt? Why are you still getting better and better? Do you have any good way to take a few brothers out to break through? ”

"Her aunt, you are getting better and better-looking, I haven't seen you younger this year. Who is that little girl dressed in fancy clothes? Dressed like a fairy in a painting. ”

"I guess it must be Ah Sheng's daughter-in-law, the sister-in-law is blessed, the daughter-in-law is so beautiful."

The uncles and brothers and the seven aunts and eight aunts all gathered around, and the Daniel Zhang family suddenly became the focus of the village. The dam outside the ancestral hall was so lively that many people gathered from all directions.

Although Bai Zhixuan was used to seeing big scenes, she was also surprised. It was the first time she had been judged by so many people, that is, in front of many cameras at the exhibition, she was not so nervous. Daniel Zhang was very calm, he was familiar with many of them, and took the initiative to greet him.

After a while, the children in the village gathered around, and Daniel Zhang opened the trunk of the car and brought out a large bag of various sweets and snacks. Then the two cooperated to distribute snacks to the children, and the children were so happy, their mouths were so sweet, and they circled around Daniel Zhang and Bai Zhixuan with a smile.

After a period of excitement, Zhang Ke, the old patriarch of the Zhang family, appeared. He is already seventy or eighty years old, and his spirit is not bad, his waist is straight, and he has the majesty of his prime. Every time the Zhang family outside returns to their hometown to worship their ancestors, he comes forward to greet them, so he can be regarded as a man of his word in the village.

Seeing Zhang Ke come out, everyone made a way, and Zhang Ke walked to Zhang Jianxiong's family with a few elders. Looking at Zhang Jianxiong's family, who were dressed in a new dress, Zhang Ke nodded with satisfaction. Zhang Jianxiong has an excellent reputation in the village and is very valued by the elders of the clan.

"Uncle Patriarch, Happy New Year, New Year's greetings to you!" Zhang Jianxiong hurriedly greeted him.

"Happy New Year, Happy New Year!" Zhang Kele bowed his hand as a salute: "Nobita, it seems that you have had a good year, the cars are all on, you are the most promising in this generation." ”

Zhang Jianxiong politely gave the elders a cigarette and said with a smile: "It's all blessed by the ancestors, and this year is okay." Although it is a little hard to run a car outside, it makes a lot of money, which is better than living in the county. As long as I can send my family Ah Sheng to college, I will be satisfied. ”

Zhang Ke nodded, looked at Daniel Zhang Sheng, and said, "Ah Sheng is about to graduate from high school in more than a year, I heard that your grades are very average, how sure are you in the exam?" ”

Daniel Zhang scratched his head and said, "Uncle, I can work hard now, and my grades have improved significantly recently, and I am already in the top twenty in the whole grade." If you work hard in the next year, at least the specialty is fine. ”

"Good! The lad is ambitious! Zhang Ke said with relief: "Speaking of which, you are all reading materials, and you have been able to read well before, and you are not bad." If there is no physical drag in studying literature, maybe you can go to university, which is very good in our clan. ”

Zhang Jianxiong said with a smile: "Actually, our surname Zhang is not bad at reading, but the educational conditions here in Zizhu Town are not good." If you can study in a few more counties, there may be more college students. ”

Zhang Ke shook his head and sighed: "It's easy to study in the county, and the expenses are not small." You live in the county, so naturally everything is convenient. But the old and young masters in our village want to pay for their children to study in the county, which is to strip off a layer of skin from the family. ”

Speaking of economic issues, the Zhang family present sighed. Zhangwan Village is too remote and its economic development is seriously lagging behind, which also severely restricts education in the village. At most, the children in the village go to Zizhu Town to study, and it is almost impossible to go to the county.

After chatting with Zhang Ke for a while, Zhang Jianxiong took his family in to incense his ancestors and pay tribute by the way. His family donates some money to the ancestral hall every year, which is to show respect for their ancestors and family. The Zhang family outside has this custom, and everyone does what they can and donates some appropriately.

Part of this money is used to maintain the ancestral hall, and part of it is also used to subsidize the people in the village who are living in difficulty. Today, Zhang Jianxiong's family has a bumper harvest, especially Daniel Zhang directly pit his ancestors by one million, so this time he donated a lot. Han Aihua directly took out a stack of 100 yuan bills and put them in Zhang Ke's hand.

"This ...... This...... That's too much! "Weigh the banknotes in your hand, 10,000 yuan! Zhang Ke was so shocked that he couldn't speak, and his head was blank. He has been the patriarch for decades, and the largest donation is 2,000 yuan, which was donated by a clansman who opened a shop in the provincial capital.

Zhang Jianxiong's family directly donated 10,000 yuan, which is five times as much as before. Zhang Ke was beyond words, his hands were clasped and his eyes were full of tears. Zhang Jianxiong was very calm, he looked at the clan uncle with a smile, and he looked like he was unyielding, which was very moving.

Looking at Zhang Ke's trembling appearance, Zhang Jianxiong said with a smile: "If you earn more this year, you will donate a little more to the ancestral hall." It is not easy for the relatives in the village, and the ancestral hall can subsidize more if there is money. As long as we have a few more college students in Zhangjia, it will get better and better in the future. ”

Leaving the ancestral ancestral hall, Zhang Jianxiong's family drove in the direction of the tomb mountain under the eyes of relatives. These burials are all the ancestors of the Zhang family, forming a large group of tombs. Daniel Zhang's grandparents are buried here, which is called Ye Luo's roots.

Due to the narrow road, the Accord could not continue to drive a short distance down the mountain. Zhang Jianxiong parked the car on the side of the road, took out the sacrificial supplies in the trunk with Daniel Zhang, and walked up the mountain together. Han Aihua and Bai Zhixuan helped take some things and followed the two of them up the mountain.

Ten minutes later, they arrived at the joint burial tomb of Daniel Zhang's grandparents, and then followed a series of operations according to the ancestor worship process. These processes have been done once in Shuiqian Village, and Bai Zhixuan also knows a lot, and can also help Daniel Zhang Sheng.

All around are a short tomb, some of which are married and some of which are single. There are many graves here, no less than the cemetery in the county. The whole mountain looks densely packed with graves, and the atmosphere is very permeating, and few people dare to approach it alone at night.

Daniel Zhang worked on his hands and explained: "Our Zhang family has been in this small mountain village for hundreds of years, so there are many graves left here, all of which are ancestors of previous dynasties. ”

Bai Zhixuan also saw such a family cemetery for the first time, and looked at it and said, "Is there usually someone here to take care of it?" I think the road is specially built? ”

Daniel Zhang shook his head and said, "It's not a special cultivation, it's just a spontaneous one from relatives." Every year during Qingming and Midyear Festival, people come to sweep the tombs, and those who have the ability will help to get it. ”