Chapter 882 Going Up the Mountain to Sweep the Grave
At this moment, Li was eager to make a good impression, so she agreed without hesitation.
Besides, the second wife is now rich, so she must have bought a lot of grain. Everyone can just have one meal at home, and the rest can be left for them, right?
The old lady glanced at Li Shi sideways, clearly looking down on her.
She then called on Liang Shi and Lu Sixing, saying, "You two should come and help too. My second son and I will go up the mountain first."
After discussing it as a family, and seeing that it was getting late, they prepared to set off.
Besides the old lady and the second wife's family, Da Niu and Lu Dasong also went along.
Lu Sanzhu didn't want to climb the mountain; he was too tired. Not long ago, during the Qingming Festival, he had offered incense to his father and burned a lot of paper money and food because of the raise. His father must have felt his filial piety.
But he didn't want to miss the chance to get closer to Shu Yu, so he sighed and chased after her.
The path up the mountain was difficult to walk on. Shu Yu and Da Niu supported the old lady on either side, carefully watching the grass under their feet, as if afraid that a snake, insect, or rodent might crawl out.
Shu Yu had come once before; after her last ancestral recognition ceremony, she had come to see her deceased grandfather and ancestors.
The way up was even more difficult to walk on; it had just rained, and the old lady almost slipped and fell.
It is said that those who return home in glory will renovate their old houses and ancestral graves.
Shu Yu wasn't short of money, and besides, the old man's grave was indeed rather simple. She thought that now that her family had a big house to live in, the old man and his ancestors should at least have their living conditions improved.
Now, walking on the mountain road, this thought is even stronger.
Upon reaching the mountain and finding the old man's grave, the old woman was the first to kneel down and offer incense to him.
His descendants knelt down in a flurry and kowtowed respectfully.
It seems the eldest and third wives had just visited not long ago, as the area around the grave mound was quite clean, with few weeds, and the remaining grass was short and small, as if it had just sprouted.
The old lady muttered to herself as she burned paper money. The last time she brought Shuyu here, she was so excited and had mixed feelings that she almost collapsed from crying.
Now, however, he was beaming with joy, proudly showing off, "Old man, our Ayu has become a village head! Isn't that bringing great honor to our ancestors? You can walk with your head held high now. Our family's future is going to get better and better. It's just a pity you left us so early and didn't get to enjoy it. But it's okay, I'll burn incense and paper money for you often from now on. This time I bought a lot of paper money to burn for you, so you can experience what it's like to be rich."
After the old lady said a few words, she asked Shuyu to come forward.
After burning paper money for the old man, the family went to offer incense to the ancestors next door. Only after the fire had gone out did they go down the mountain and go home.
The old lady was in good spirits and walked quite steadily down the mountain. When she reached the foot of the mountain, she didn't need anyone's help and took the lead on her own.
Shu Yu lagged a few steps behind, and Da Niu slowly walked up to her side.
"What's wrong, Brother Niu?"
“Ayu, I was thinking that now that you’re back, the shop should be returned to you. See when you’re free, I’ll give you the account book, you can take a look at the accounts and take the shop back. Qiaoqiao and I will pack our things and come back first.”
Shu Yu shook her head as she walked, "No rush. We'll have to trouble Brother Da Niu to look after that shop for a while longer. You can tell Big Sister the accounts directly later. She'll probably be the manager of that shop in the future."
Da Niu asked in surprise, "Then Second Uncle..."
(End of this chapter)
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