Chapter 731
On the morning of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Sujia Village was still immersed in the festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival, and the Spring Festival couplets on the lintels of every household were particularly bright in the morning light.
Su Miao got up early and packed his luggage with his father, preparing to return to Ning County for a few days.
In the yard, a few sparrows were on the bare wall, and the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder from firecrackers.
After breakfast, my second uncle and aunt were busy putting things into their trunk, hoping to arrange all their food for the next half month.
Freshly milled glutinous rice, homemade rice wine, dried mushrooms...the trunk was soon filled to the brim.
Second aunt was still not satisfied, so she turned back to the house to get the pickled vegetables.
Su Miao was talking to Grandma San in the yard. Grandma San was sitting in a rattan chair in the yard basking in the sun, with a kind smile on her wrinkled face.
She was wrapped in the new cotton-padded jacket bought by Su Miao, with a blanket covering her knees and a cup of hot tea in her hand.
When she came back from the last summer vacation, she and her father drove her third grandmother to Yongcheng.
In addition to taking her around the city, I also wanted Grandpa Liang to help Grandma San.
Grandpa Liang took the Third Aunt's pulse and chatted with her for a long time. Finally, he prescribed a few food supplements and said:
"At our age, every day we live is a day's gain. It's already a great honor for my elder sister to have filial children and grandchildren and live a happy life. Go back and take some supplements, and go out for a walk when you have nothing to do. There are still many blessings to enjoy."
Second aunt followed Grandpa Liang's recipes and instructions and paid more attention to her diet. Moreover, now that she had money, she also paid more attention to the family's meals.
In the past six months, Grandma San's health has improved and she can go out for a walk by herself. Xiaobao has also grown a lot taller.
At this moment, Xiaobao rushed in like a little firecracker and shouted:
"Grandpa! A stranger has entered the village. Fifth Grandpa's face looks so ugly! It's like he wants to kill someone!"
He shouted breathlessly, his little face flushed red.
The yard suddenly fell silent. Second Uncle stopped tying the bags, and Su Miao noticed that his father frowned.
Even Sanpo's hand holding the teacup trembled slightly, and the tea created tiny ripples in the cup.
During the Chinese New Year, it is common for people in each village to visit relatives and friends. What happened is so serious.
Second Uncle asked, "What kind of stranger is this? Why did he make your Fifth Grandfather angry? Is he a human trafficker?"
Xiaobao tilted his head and thought for a while, then said:
"They're probably not human traffickers. There are two of them. One looks a little older than you, but walks with a cane. The other is about the same age as Uncle Shi."
He pointed at the right corner of his mouth and said, "Oh! I remember now. That grandpa had a big mole on the corner of his mouth! And he was missing a little finger."
After listening to his grandson's description, the second uncle's mind flashed with distant memories and his face turned ashen.
He turned to Su Yuanzheng and said:
"A Zheng, it seems you and Miao Miao have to stay for a while. You should also listen to the affairs of our clan."
Su Yuanzheng asked in confusion, "Second brother, what's going on?"
"You'll know in a moment. You guys go to the village committee first. I'll go call Seventh Uncle!"
Second uncle hurried out. Su Miao and his father looked at each other in confusion. Third Aunt, who was sitting on the recliner, suddenly sneered:
"I never thought that I could wait until the day when he came to the village. Miao, help me, let's go and see him together."
Su Miao and Second Aunt supported Third Aunt on both sides as they walked towards the village committee. Second Aunt asked uncertainly:
"Mom, is it...is it the one with the surname Chen?"
"From what Xiaobao said, it must be him. This old immortal can actually live for so long. He is really a disaster that has been around for thousands of years."
Su Miao was scratching his head curiously and couldn't help asking:
"Who is that, Auntie San? Everyone seems so angry."
"Of course I'm angry. Back when he was messing around with Pidou, he almost burned down our ancestral hall. If your grandfather hadn't been a comrade-in-arms with the county leaders and hadn't smoothed things over, your seventh uncle and second uncle might have hanged themselves at the door of the ancestral hall!"
When they arrived at the ancestral hall, many members of the Su family had already gathered in front of it.
There were two strangers standing in the middle of the crowd. One was an old man in his sixties. He didn't look very old, but he seemed to have difficulty walking, so he was using a cane.
Next to him was a middle-aged man in his teens with a sallow complexion.
The old man turned to his seventh uncle who had just arrived and said, "Brother Su Qi...it's been many years."
His voice was hoarse and his eyes flickered, as if he didn't dare to look at the people in the Su family.
Seventh Uncle narrowed his eyes and looked at him for a few seconds, then suddenly sneered: "Chen Degui, you still have the nerve to come here?"
As soon as the name came out, Su Yuanzheng clenched his fists, met his daughter's puzzled eyes, and said with a complicated expression:
"This is the person who took the lead in prying away the imperial plaque from the Su Family Ancestral Hall!"
The old people in the village all remember him. Although some young people have never seen him in person, they have heard about this story since they were young.
Now that they realized the old man's identity, the scene became chaotic and some people even picked up the brooms nearby.
At this moment, the majestic voice of the Seventh Uncle came: "Stop it!"
Everyone fell silent and listened to Uncle Seven say in a sarcastic tone:
"We are all civilized people. We can't be like bandits and shout for war and killing like some people. Since you are here, please come in. I want to hear what our Su family has to offer you."
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In the hall of the village committee, the charcoal brazier was burning brightly, but it could not dispel the slightest chill.
"Chen Degui, back then, your family used their connections to get you to come to our village and hide out. You stayed there for a whole year, and we don't think we've done anything wrong to you. We know you're educated and not good at farming, so we rarely let you do heavy work.
We have vacated the best house for you to live in, and you will receive full work points every month. Even when the higher-ups come to investigate, all of us will protect you.
Who would have thought that you would suddenly turn around and seek credit for us, bringing fifteen Hong Bingbings to search our village thoroughly, pointing at our ancestral hall and saying it was the remnant of feudalism!
Let me ask you this! Does your Chen family not have an ancestral hall? No family tree? Why don’t you go back and burn your own house down first?!” Seventh Uncle’s cane banged the floor.
Chen Degui's body trembled noticeably, and his voice was as thin as a mosquito's: "I... I... I'm sorry."
The third wife's eyes were about to burst into flames, and she cursed: "Bah! You conscienceless bastard! You burned all our family's books! If it weren't for my brothers and I working in the county, you would have demolished the entire ancestral hall!
"If they can't do it during the day, they'll bring people to steal things at night and steal our plaque! That's our Su family's ancestral heirloom!"
Chen Degui lowered his head even more: "Yes...I am confused..."
Seventh Uncle sneered, "Confused? That plaque was bestowed by the Ming Dynasty Emperor. Inscribed on it are the characters 'Shidu Zhongzhen Xi'. It's the glory of our Su family for six hundred years! You burned it, and now you want to expose it with just one word of confusion?"
"No! No no! No! I'm not burning!"
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