Chapter 429 Extra: Su Zhongqing Returns
to the Country 3 Haishi is not too far from Sujia Village, and it takes more than three hours to drive.
Su Mo and Zhuo Huiqin both know how to drive, so the two of them took their four children and drove a jeep together.
Zhuo Huiqin was a little nervous. Although Fu Manhua had already told her about the things she should pay attention to, she still asked Su Mo on the way to confirm it again.
Zhuo Huiqin's family is just an ordinary family. Going to the grave at home is just a matter of weeding and burning paper money. This is her first time to participate in such a large-scale ancestor worship activity. She
was afraid that something might go wrong in front of so many people and embarrass Su Yichen.
The most important thing is that after getting to know them for the past few days, she found that her uncle's family was very strict with rules and regulations, and seemed to have some prejudice against family status. The two uncles were fine, but the eldest uncle gave her a feeling of superiority and seemed to look down on her. She didn't want to make any mistakes and let them look down on her even more.
Yes, she did come from a poor family, but she was upright and had made many contributions in the team. She was a meritorious person for the country and society, and she didn't think she was any worse than them.
Zhuo Huiqin asked, and Su Mo told her in detail the process of sweeping the graves in the past two years.
After the ancestral tomb was repaired, Su Mo participated in the sweeping of the graves in the past two years. Zhuo Huiqin didn't come because she was busy with work, and this was her first time to participate.
"…This is basically the process, but I don't know if there will be anything else when my uncle and his family come back this time. Sister-in-law, don't be nervous, we just need to follow the elders."
"I just think my uncle's family is very particular about rules, and I'm afraid that something might go wrong and embarrass Yichen." Zhuo Huiqin said.
"Rules and no rules, they are all set by people, they are who they are, and we don't care about these." Su Mo said.
If it weren't for the good virtues of the Chinese nation to be polite to the elders who came from afar, she would have wanted to confront Su Tingbang a long time ago. He just has a little money, but he acts so high and mighty, complaining about this and that, thinking that everyone should flatter him.
Does he really think those people are polite to him because he is a returned overseas Chinese? It's just because of her father and uncle.
To put it bluntly, there are many overseas Chinese who have returned to China in the past two years. Who cares about those who have no contribution to the country and the people, and those who have a little status?
The main reason why the lower-class people welcome them is that their return can bring them some benefits. If you are stingy and look high and mighty, you don't know whether they will pay attention to you. It's
just like those stars in later generations who spend money to hire extras to build their own momentum. In essence, there is not much difference.
Thinking of this, Su Mo said to Zhuo Huiqin again: "Sister-in-law, don't care about their opinions. You are marrying my eldest brother. It's enough if my eldest brother, uncle and aunt think you are good. You don't need to care about other people's opinions."
"They are just coming back for a few days. If we can get along, we should treat them politely. If they complain, at most we will not have any contact in the future. It is not necessary to get married."
Su Mo's words made Zhuo Huiqin laugh, and the anger in her heart was also relieved a lot.
She was very glad that she married into such a family. Her husband was loving, her parents-in-law were open-minded, and even her uncle's family, everyone respected her very much.
Influenced by the concept before, the poorer the better, she thought that the difference between her and Su Yichen was that he was the son of a high-ranking official. In the past few years, she has accepted different ideas, her knowledge has improved, and she has also realized that the gap between herself and her husband is more than that.
But the attitude of her parents-in-law and her uncle's family towards her has always been the same and has not changed. She is grateful and fortunate to be able to marry into such a family.
The two took turns driving and soon followed the main force to Sujia Village.
It must be said that the village cadres also know how to create an atmosphere. From a distance, they put up a banner "Welcome Mr. Su Zhongqing, an overseas Chinese, to return to the country to worship his ancestors" and even arranged a ceremonial guard. As soon as they got off the car, they started to beat gongs and drums.
When the suona sounded, Su Mo almost stumbled. Inexplicably, she remembered the sentence "When the suona sounds, it is either ascending to heaven or worshipping in the hall", so as not to blow her uncle away.
The village chief led a few elders to greet Su Zhongqing and Su Tingqian. After the group exchanged greetings for a while, the ceremonial guard led the way, and the group and the main force of the village went to the ancestral tomb.
The ancestral tomb is located on a hillside with mountains behind and water in front. Su Mo doesn't know much about Feng Shui, but the place chosen by the Su family as the ancestral tomb must be a Feng Shui treasure.
There are dozens of tombs of various sizes on the hillside, all of which are the ancestors of the Su family.
Su Zhongqing was very moved when he saw such a well-maintained ancestral tomb. This is the advantage of having close relatives in the country.
He has a friend who met in the United States. He also returned to China to visit his relatives a few months ago. He wanted to pay homage to his parents and ancestors, but he almost couldn't even find the head of the tomb. No one is as good as him, everything is arranged properly.
The people carrying the offerings walked a few steps ahead of them, and at this time, they had already placed the three animals and other offerings in front of the tomb of the Su family's ancestor. For other ancestors, some people burned incense in front of the tomb in advance, and used a stick of incense to lead them to the tomb of the ancestor to accept the worship of their descendants.
A group of people passed by in a mighty stream. As the protagonists of this ancestor worship, Su Zhongqing's family stood in the first row. Su Mo's family, the village cadres and some prominent elders in the village stood in the second row, and other villagers stood at will. Before
the start, someone sang the sacrificial words first, and then the ceremonial guard team played a round of drums. When the time came, everyone held incense and bowed three times. When the incense candles were almost burned, they burned gold ingots and finally set off firecrackers.
Su Jing gave a lot of money, so they bought enough firecrackers. It took almost ten minutes to finish.
After paying respect to the ancestors, the Su family worshipped their own ancestors separately.
It had been decades since Su Zhongqing had worshipped at his parents' graves. As soon as he arrived at the graves, he pushed away the housekeeper's support, knelt down and kowtowed three times.
"Dad, Mom, the unfilial son Zhongqing is finally back!"
After saying that, he burst into tears, sobbing and unable to speak anymore, and the people who followed him had red eyes.
After persuading others to wake up, the people who came to help helped to place the offerings, and worshipped again according to the process just now.
After worshipping his parents, Su Zhongqing went to the graves of Su Zhongli and his wife, and sat alone for a long time without letting anyone else accompany him. Su Mo looked from a distance and found that the already thin back of the great uncle seemed to be hunched even more.
Because she had heard Su Jing say it before, and because of the contact she had had with him these days, Su Zhongqing had always been a dignified elder in Su Mo's mind. His aura made it easy for people to ignore the fact that he was old and weak.
At this moment, she truly realized that the great uncle was already an old man who was about to die.
When the village sent someone to call them for lunch, the group left the ancestral cemetery.
The whole village had lunch together. There were fifty or sixty tables, and it was very lively. The dishes were very rich, and each table was also equipped with cigarettes and alcohol.
The money for the banquet was naturally paid by Su Zhongqing. When Su Jing came, he gave the village cadres 10,000 yuan to host the banquet, asking them to do their best to make it decent. While
everyone was having dinner, Su Zhongqing called the village chief over and said that he brought gifts for the villagers, an electric fan and a blanket for each household.
Electric fans were still rare in 1983, and one cost more than 100 yuan. The blanket was also the most popular Raschel blanket, which also cost about 100 yuan.
Red envelopes were also prepared for the elderly and children. Elderly people over 60 years old received 50 yuan each, and children under 18 years old received 20 yuan each. The village chief was asked to count the money, and everyone would come to collect it after dinner.
He also proposed to fund the construction of an activity center in the village to provide a place for villagers to have after-dinner activities, and any major events in the village could also be held there.
At the same time, he also hinted that when the time is right, he would invest in a factory in the village.
After hearing this, the village chief smiled so hard that he couldn't stop.
When Su Tingqian and his team came to repair the ancestral tomb, they rebuilt a school for the village and established scholarships and scholarships. The children no longer had to worry about not being able to go to school, and their enthusiasm for learning was unprecedentedly high.
This year alone, more than 30 children in their village were admitted to high school, and five were admitted to college. In this area, the children in their village are the best students.
Now, Mr. Su Zhongqing is coming to invest in their place to build a factory, and then the village economy will pick up.
The village chief was very excited, and he quickly took a loudspeaker and spoke to the villagers several times, saying good things as if they were free.
The villagers were encouraged by the village chief and came to toast them. For a while, their two tables were surrounded by people.