“Cunzhi’s mother, you’re wrong. We’re all descendants of the Zhou family. If you’re doing well, what’s wrong with helping us out?”
"What's wrong?" Chen Suwen sneered. "According to you, even if we don't farm in the city, the grain we get every year won't be enough to eat."
"Since you say we are all from the Zhou family and should help each other, then give your family's grain to my family."
"As you can see, there are so many people in our family, we must need a lot of food. Why don't you share all your food with us?"
Chen Suwen didn't even mention that she wanted to "buy" it with money; she simply asked the other party to deliver it.
If you want to take advantage of her, you have to be prepared to be taken advantage of by her.
"You're so rich, yet you still want to steal my family's grain? You're shameless!" The person who suggested that Chen Su ask her family for "support" complained angrily after hearing her words.
"Hmph, you've already lost all shame, why should I? I learned this from you."
"Alright, alright, stop arguing."
Zhou Qingshan and others stepped forward to stop Chen Suwen from arguing with the others. Zhou Qingshan was mainly on the side of his sister-in-law, since they were family.
"Now let's talk about opening the ancestral hall. Our family has produced so many college graduates, it's only right that we offer sacrifices to our ancestors." Zhou Qingshan couldn't help but smile as he said this.
That's a college student.
Although it's not the same as taking the imperial examination to become the top scholar in ancient times, it's still pretty much the same as passing the county-level or provincial-level examinations, right?
His family has produced so many; shouldn't he show them off a bit?
In fact, Zhou Qingshan hoped that his descendants could work in the system, as that would truly bring honor to the family.
He stared intently at Zhou Ling, wondering if his niece could get a job within the system, so that their Zhou family would finally have an official.
Zhou Ling was unaware of her uncle's thoughts; she simply loved reading, and she wasn't sure if she would ever get a job in the public sector.
"What's there to brag about? Aren't there two people who don't have the surname Zhou? Are they going to open an ancestral hall and be recorded in the family genealogy too?"
"Why not? They are also daughters-in-law of the Zhou family, and their deeds can certainly be recorded in the family genealogy."
The other elders of the Zhou family strongly agreed to record the events involving Shen Wenxiu and Xu Huixue, since they were both members of the Zhou family.
Once they married into the Zhou family, they became members of the Zhou family, regardless of their original surname.
Moreover, the genealogy records which family's descendants married which wives; now it's just recording the achievements of the wives of the Zhou family's descendants.
“They are women, and they are not from the same family.”
"What's wrong with people from other families? Aren't they Zhou family wives? Aren't the children they bear Zhou family children?"
"Or do you despise your own mother as an outsider? Despise your own wife as an outsider?" Zhou Cunzong spoke up directly, defending his wife and sister-in-law.
"What? You were born of a woman and raised by a woman too, and now you're acting like your own mother is an outsider?"
"Or are you saying that your wife, who has been married to you for so many years, given birth to your children, and helped take care of your parents, is also an outsider in your eyes?" Zhou Cunzong stared intently at the person who spoke.
That person didn't expect Zhou Cunzong to directly attack him, but he couldn't admit that he treated his mother and wife as outsiders.
“I didn’t say that. Since you’re not afraid of displeasing your ancestors, then do as you please.”
"Anyway, it's not my responsibility. If the ancestors express their dissatisfaction in your dreams, it's none of my business."
"Since you know it's none of your business, don't be nosy," Chen Suwen retorted.
"Now that we've decided to open an ancestral hall, let's go over the rules and regulations."
After much discussion, the group finally decided on opening the ancestral hall, offering sacrifices to their ancestors, and holding a "graduation banquet."
After returning to their hometown, the Zhou family decided to open the ancestral hall on the third day of the Lunar New Year and hold a banquet to celebrate the fact that several members of the Zhou family had become college students.
Chen Suwen and Zhou Qingyun spent a lot of money to buy a pig and a sheep, preparing a banquet of about 10 tables to entertain the brigade leader, the party secretary, and other close relatives of the Zhou family.
Of course, Chen Suwen or Shen Wenxiu were not in charge of cooking. Although they were both excellent cooks, they did not intend to cook at this time.
The head chef was a relative of the Zhou family who was quite skilled in cooking, and the others helped out. Of course, the head chef was that Zhou family relative who was quite skilled in cooking.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, pig's head and sheep's head are braised and served to ancestors.
Of course, a whole poached chicken was also provided.
Zhou Qingshan, a highly respected member of the Zhou clan, took out the family genealogy after opening the ancestral hall and recorded the deeds of Zhou Ling, Zhou Cunzong, Xu Huixue, Shen Wenxiu, and others.
After writing it down, we offered sacrifices to our ancestors. After a while of gongs and drums, the memorial ceremony was considered over.
The banquet begins.
Today's banquet is very lavish, with dishes such as poached chicken, braised pig's head, braised mutton, stewed mutton offal and radish soup, braised pig's trotters, braised pork, sauerkraut stewed pig offal, and many other meat dishes.
A whole pig and a whole sheep were used to make this meal; the other vegetables were just extra and not much at all.
"So delicious, the meat is so good."
Today is the happiest day for the Zhou family children. They get to eat so much meat, even more lavish than their New Year's Eve dinner.
"So delicious, so much meat."
The children were very happy and were very friendly to Zhou Xian and his friends. The children sat together and ate until their faces were covered in oil.
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