Chapter 438: Family Tree Single Page
Deng Changguang happened to meet the head of the Naye Deng family in Bobai County, so he naturally didn't have to run to Naye Village anymore.
The relationship between the clan members attaches great importance to face. When the clan members from the ancestral land of Shangjing come, the Ye Deng family must give them a warm welcome.
Similarly, if the representatives of the Naye Deng clan arrived at the Shangjing ancestral land, they would also be warmly received by the Shangjing ancestral land.
Therefore, when Deng Changguang arrived, the clan leader Deng Shirong came to accompany him personally, and he also called on clan members who were more prestigious in the county to come and accompany him. The good food and wine were used to entertain this relative who had rushed over from the ancestral land of Shangjing and made him feel at home.
After eating and drinking, they arranged a hotel for Deng Changguang to stay.
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The next day.
Deng Changguang came to say goodbye to Deng Shirong: "Jiu Gong, I will go back first. We will meet at Shangjing on Sunday."
"Well, see you in the well."
At this point, Deng Shirong handed him the local specialties such as longan pulp, green bead cigarettes, and broken black tea that he had prepared in advance, and said with a smile: "Changguang, these are all local specialties of our county. Take them back and try them."
Deng Changguang waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Jiu Gong, I came here and you treated me to delicious food and wine, and last night you even arranged such a nice hotel for me. I am so embarrassed to eat, stay, and take all these things. Please take them back!"
Deng Shirong smiled and said, "It's just some local specialties. No need to be so polite. Take it now!"
Deng Changguang declined several times before accepting it and said, "Okay, I'll accept it. When you, Jiugong, arrive at Shangjing, I'll treat you well."
After that, the two sides exchanged a few polite words before Deng Changguang got on the bus to Lianjiang.
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In the blink of an eye, it was Sunday.
On this day, the Deng family of Shangjing slaughtered pigs and sheep and prepared a banquet to entertain the branch clan members who came from all over the place.
Some of the relatives who lived the farthest away arrived early yesterday, while those who lived closer arrived before noon, and those who lived neither far nor near arrived one after another in the afternoon.
The Naye Deng clan, led by Deng Shirong, arrived at around 2 p.m.
They directly dispatched a large bus over. There weren't many people coming, just over ten, but they were all well-known figures in the Deng family of Naye. Their net worth was over one million. Pick any one of them out and they would be one of the richest people in the county.
"Jiu Gong, you are here!"
When Deng Changguang saw Deng Shirong and others arriving, he immediately came forward to greet them.
Then, Deng Yunhui, the head of the Shangjing Deng clan, also came forward to greet them, "Uncle Jiu, and all the clan members, welcome back to our ancestral land."
After the two sides greeted each other politely, Deng Yunhui personally took the relatives of the Deng family to their seats. Naturally, there were tea, snacks and other treats on the table.
The reason why the clan leader Deng Yunhui was so polite was naturally due to Deng Changguang's contribution. After he came back from Bobai, he told the clan leader and other brothers in the clan about the situation of the Naye Deng community and praised the Naye Deng clan highly.
Although the details of Naye Deng's family are still unknown, they must have considerable financial resources to have built such a large and beautiful residential area in the county. The reconstruction of the ancestral hall this time was originally going to rely on the efforts of relatives from all over the place, so they naturally had to entertain the Naye Deng relatives who came from afar.
The Deng family of Shangjing has a history of several hundred years. A large number of clan members moved out from Shangjing, and many of them established their own businesses in other places. There are also many branch clan members like the Naye Deng family that have developed for hundreds of years.
Over the past few hundred years, these branch clans have not had much contact with their ancestral land. After all, my country's transportation was too backward in the past, and it was extremely difficult for clansmen from other provinces to meet each other. Unless it was a major event such as rebuilding an ancestral hall that had to notify the entire clan and clansmen from all over the place, they basically had no contact with each other.
There is little connection with the ancestral land, let alone the connection between the various branches of the clan.
Therefore, the relatives gathered at the Shangjing ancestral land today, although they all have the same ancestor, do not know each other.
It's rare to meet each other, so various greetings and self-introductions are inevitable.
The Naye Deng family, headed by Deng Shirong, also became familiar with their ancestral homeland and relatives from all over the country.
In the 1990s of the previous life, as the contact with the Shangjing ancestral land was restored, the Shangjing ancestral land held ancestral worship for three consecutive years. The Naye Deng family came to participate regardless of rain or shine, and there were quite a few clansmen who came to participate. The contact between the two sides has not been broken until later generations.
Soon, it was three o'clock in the afternoon.
All the clan members who had been notified by the Shangjing ancestral land came, and all of them were led by the clan leader himself to attend the clan meeting at the ancestral land.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Deng Yunhui, the head of the ancestral land, stepped forward and said, "All the relatives who have come from afar are from the Shangjing Deng family, and are descendants of Mr. Tiao. We have summoned all of you back this time to discuss the important matter of rebuilding the Shangjing Deng family ancestral hall.
Our Shangjing Deng Family Ancestral Hall has not been repaired for decades for well-known reasons. Now it is already in disrepair and it is time to rebuild it.
We plan to raise 200,000 yuan for rebuilding the ancestral hall this time. We have already collected money from the population, a total of more than 30,000 yuan. The remaining funding gap will depend on the efforts of our Shangjing Deng clan members and relatives from all over the place.
Here, I would like to state that any personal donation of more than 100 yuan can be engraved on the monument for future generations to look at.
For those who donate more than 888 yuan, they can erect a monument for the whole family, recording the family's life stories and letting future generations know about the good deeds of each clan member and relative.
Next, I declare the donation ceremony for the reconstruction of the ancestral hall officially started. "
"Then let me give you some ideas. I will donate 188 yuan."
"I donated 228 yuan."
"I donated 268 yuan."
"I donated 288 yuan."
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As soon as Deng Yunhui finished speaking, the Deng family members in Shangjing began to donate enthusiastically.
After all, it is a clan with more than 3,000 members, so naturally there are many economically well-off members. It is rare for them to show up in front of clan members from all over the country, and they all behave very actively.
The amounts donated were higher than each other, as everyone wanted to stand out in this high-profile occasion.
Soon, the amount of individual donations exceeded one thousand.
It is only the early 1990s. Although everyone's income is higher than in the 1980s, the annual income of most rural people is only a few hundred yuan. Even if you work without eating or drinking for two years, you may not be able to save a thousand yuan.
Therefore, anyone who can donate thousands of dollars is definitely a well-known figure in the village, needless to say, with good financial conditions.
At this time, relatives from all over the country also began to take action.
"The Deng clan of the oil house donated 1,388 yuan."
"The Deng clan members in Pingdong donated 1,688 yuan."
"Shitan Deng clan donated 1,888 yuan."
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There were no private donations from clan members in various places; all donations were made in the name of the entire clan.
Although there are many wealthy relatives in various places, it has been hundreds of years since they moved away from their ancestral home in Shangjing. Although they all have the same ancestor, emotionally speaking, apart from the weak blood relationship, they are almost like strangers.
It would be a great honor if the whole family could donate one or two thousand yuan together.
When the Naye Deng family rebuilt the ancestral hall, the reason why those branch clansmen were so supportive was that most of them were in the same county and had been related for hundreds of years. In addition, those clansmen saw how awesome the people in the ancestral land were, so they were willing to add icing on the cake and donated an amount beyond imagination.
For clan members from all over the country, the ancestral land of Shangjing is just a point for tracing their roots, so naturally, clan members from all over the country will not give their full support to it.
However, even so, the clan members of Shangjing Deng were very satisfied. After all, if a branch of the clan donated one or two thousand, the total amount of money from so many branches of the clan was still a considerable sum. It should be no problem to raise two hundred thousand to rebuild the ancestral hall.
Just as clan members from all over the country were taking action, more than a dozen members of the Ye Deng family looked at each other in bewilderment.
This donation scene is really far inferior to the donation scene of their Ye Deng family a few years ago.
Soon, donations from clan members from all over the country came to a conclusion. The lowest collective donation from a branch of the clan was 1,000 yuan, and the highest donation was 2,888 yuan. The total amount exceeded 100,000 yuan, which exceeded the expectations of the Deng family in Shangjing and made the clan members in the ancestral land very happy.
At this moment, more than a dozen members of the Ye Deng clan also started to take action, and their every move was earth-shattering.
"Naya Deng Changyuan donated 3,888 yuan."
"Ye Ye Dengshi Deng Changdong donated 3888 yuan."
"Naya Deng Yunqiang donated 5,888 yuan."
"Naya Deng Changyu donated 6,888 yuan."
"Naya Deng Yungui donated 8,888 yuan."
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Upon hearing these incredible donation amounts, the Deng clan members from Shangjing and relatives from all over the country who were present were all stunned.
Wow, the minimum donation starts at 3,888 yuan. Personal donations exceed the collective donations from clan members from all over the place. And it’s not just one or two, but one after another. The donation amount gets higher and higher as time goes by, which is beyond everyone’s imagination.
Deng Changguang took a deep breath the moment Deng Changyuan opened his mouth. He had seen with his own eyes the very beautiful Naye Deng community in Bobai County, and naturally thought that the economic strength of the Naye Deng clan was stronger than other branches of the clan, but he never expected it to be so strong.
Personal donations far surpassed the collective donations from other branches of the clan. The financial resources are truly terrifying.
The most important thing is that they are not only financially strong, but also willing to contribute to the reconstruction of the ancestral hall in their ancestral land, which is very rare.
The clan leader Deng Yunhui was both surprised and delighted. He thought he valued the Deng clan members enough, but he didn't expect that he had greatly underestimated their financial resources.
This donation amounted to several thousand or even tens of thousands. Even the richest members of the Shangjing Deng family who had high hopes for them but had not yet donated could only donate this amount. Compared with the Naye Deng family, the gap was really too big.
Even if the amount donated by both parties is the same, the people of their Shangjing ancestral land are still not as good as the relatives of the Naye Deng clan.
After all, there is a difference between relatives and strangers! Just when Deng Yunhui was feeling emotional, the donations from the Deng clan members increased by several levels again.
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"Naya Deng Changxiong donated 18,888 yuan."
"Naya Deng Changbao donated 18,888 yuan."
"Naya Deng Shirong donated 88,888 yuan."
As Deng Shirong finished speaking, all the people present, whether they were from the ancestral land or the clans from all over the place, were petrified! A personal donation of 88,888 yuan made them all wonder if there was something wrong with their ears. How could such a thing happen? You know, this is not 888 yuan, nor 8,888 yuan, but 88,888 yuan!
Looking at the entire Shangjing Deng family, there are some who have assets reaching 88,888 yuan, but there is absolutely no one who can donate so much money.
After Deng Yunhui came back to his senses, he asked excitedly: "Uncle Jiu, did I hear you right? You want to donate 88,888 yuan?"
Deng Shirong smiled and said, "You heard me right. Although our Naye Deng family moved to Guangxi hundreds of years ago, Shangjing is our ancestral land after all. Now that the ancestral hall is being rebuilt, we, the descendants, naturally have to contribute and try to build the ancestral hall better."
He donated so much money not to show off. If he just wanted to show off, donating 20,000 or 30,000 yuan would be enough. There is no need to donate 88,888 yuan.
The reason why he donated so much was that he donated sincerely. It is very likely that his ancestors’ graves were filled with joy and happiness that he was able to live again.
Who knows if this ancestral tomb with green smoke coming out of it is the tomb of the Deng family in Naye, or the tomb of the Shangjing family? Or is it the tomb of the family in Fujian?
In short, this amount of money is just a drop in the bucket for him. Since he doesn't know which ancestral grave the smoke is coming from, when it comes to a major clan event like rebuilding the ancestral hall, he will try to donate as much money as possible. After all, the ancestors of the Shangjing ancestral land are also his ancestors.
Deng Yunhui nodded repeatedly and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Jiu. With the support of our Deng clan and other clan members, the money we have raised has far exceeded our expectations. We will make new plans and build the ancestral hall well. We will not let down the support of all the clan members and clan members."
Deng Shirong hummed and said, "Then let's continue!"
Afterwards, more clan members donated money one after another, but compared with the donation from the Ye Deng clan, it can be said that it pales in comparison. Even the wealthy clan members of the Shangjing Deng clan who were originally planning to be the last to make an appearance were no exception.
Originally, they planned to donate only a few thousand dollars, which was actually very generous. Even in later generations, if one could donate a few thousand dollars to rebuild the ancestral hall, one would be ranked high in the clan. After all, only a few could donate tens of thousands of dollars.
In the 1990s, if they donated a few thousand dollars, they thought they would be among the top three and could show off in front of their clan members and relatives from all over the country.
But no one expected that among the more than ten people from the Ye Deng clan, the amount of donations donated by any one of them reached several thousand yuan, and their clan leader even donated a terrifying amount of 88,888 yuan, which was simply terrifying.
Now, everyone has become curious about the relatives of Naye Deng, especially the head of Naye Deng, who has a very high seniority. They are all extremely curious. After all, how impressive must one's wealth be to be able to donate 88,888 yuan casually?
Who wouldn't want to make friends with such a wealthy person?
Soon, the donation ceremony for the reconstruction of the ancestral hall of the Shangjing Deng family came to an end.
According to statistics, in this donation ceremony, the Deng family members in Shangjing and relatives from all over the country donated a total of more than 380,000 yuan. Together with the more than 30,000 people collected previously, the total amount reached more than 410,000 yuan, more than double what the Deng family in Shangjing expected.
Among them, the total amount donated by relatives from all over the country was about 110,000 yuan, and more than ten relatives of the Naye Deng family donated a total of about 180,000 yuan, and the rest was donated by the Shangjing Deng family.
After the donation ceremony, the Deng clan members in Shangjing began to warmly invite relatives from all over the place to take a seat and prepare for dinner.
The more than ten relatives of the Naye Deng family naturally received special care from the Shangjing Deng family.
Some of the clan members were invited by clan members from other places to sit together, while Deng Shirong, Deng Changbao, Deng Changxiong and Deng Yungui were greeted by Deng Yunhui, the head of the Shangjing Deng family, and the richest members of the clan.
After three rounds of drinking, Deng Yunhui couldn't help but ask, "Uncle Jiu, your financial resources are really far beyond our reach. What kind of big business are you doing?"
Before Deng Shirong could answer, Deng Yungui said with a red face: "Anyway, when the ancestral hall is built and a monument of merit is erected for Uncle Jiu's family, you will know about it. So I will tell you briefly now!"
Deng Yunhui and several other tribesmen pricked up their ears when they heard this. The tribesmen nearby who had been paying attention to this side also pricked up their ears.
Deng Shirong smiled and let Deng Yungui introduce him.
Then, Deng Yungui began to introduce Uncle Jiu's legendary life.
As for things before the reform and opening up, everyone's situation was similar and there was nothing much to say. Deng Yungui just briefly mentioned it in a few words. He mainly started from the time when he and Uncle Jiu contracted the tile kiln in partnership in 1980, and recounted how Uncle Jiu became rich and led the entire family to become rich.
After hearing about the experiences of the past decade, Deng Yunhui and others' eyes widened and they gasped frequently.
Deng Shirong's experience is really too legendary. In just over ten years, he not only became a super-rich man with a net worth of tens of millions, but also led more than 3,000 people in his family to become rich. It is simply amazing.
At this moment, everyone finally understood why Ye Deng was so generous.
Deng Yunhui raised his glass and said, "Uncle Jiu, I want to toast you. You are truly the pride of all of us descendants of the Deng family."
Other members of the Shangjing Deng family also toasted Deng Shirong. They were really convinced that he had become a super-rich man with a net worth of tens of millions in just over ten years.
Moreover, from what Deng Yungui meant, if Deng Shirong had not been taking care of his clansmen, his personal wealth would have exceeded 100 million long ago. Who could not be convinced by such a powerful clan member? Deng Shirong smiled and raised the wine, saying modestly: "Thank you for the compliments, clan members. I have only achieved a small achievement, which is not worth mentioning. Our descendants of the Deng family are talented, and sooner or later everyone will stand out in all walks of life."
Deng Changbao couldn't help but interrupt, "Jiu Gong's achievements are not limited to this. His greatest strength is educating his children..."
Next, Deng Changbao briefly described the current situation of Deng Shirong's seven children, which stunned the Shangjing Deng family and other relatives who were paying attention to this place! It was incredible that he had a fortune of tens of millions, but his children were so promising, especially Deng Shirong's second son, who had already been promoted to deputy director at a young age. This was simply terrifying.
The head of the Ye Deng family is really awesome!
After being shocked, Deng Yunhui, the clan leader, could not help but say, "Uncle Jiu, you are also a member of my Shangjing Deng clan. I want to write you into the family tree. Not only that, I want to open a separate page for you in the family tree. I wonder if you are willing?"
When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked again.
Having a separate page in the family tree is an absolute honor to the family and is the dream of all the clan members. They never expected that they would be able to witness this scene with their own eyes today.
Even the members of the Shangjing Deng clan had no objection to this. It was really that the head of the Naye Deng clan was too awesome. It was unreasonable to write such an awesome relative into the family tree and even open a page for it.
Deng Shirong was a little surprised to hear this, but he would not refuse such a good thing, so he nodded and smiled, "Shangjing Deng's is the ancestral home of our Naye Deng's. It is my honor to have a separate page in the genealogy of Shangjing Deng's. Of course I am willing to do so."
Deng Yunhui said excitedly, "Great! I will take care of this matter later and ask the best writer in the clan to help you keep a record, Uncle Jiu. This will record everything you have experienced in your life until you are a hundred years old."
Hearing this, Deng Yungui couldn't wait to say, "Uncle Jiu, our Naye Deng family's genealogy should have opened a separate page for you a long time ago. It just so happens that the Shangjing Deng family's genealogy wants to make a record for you, so let's do it simultaneously on both sides. This will save a lot of trouble."
Deng Changbao echoed, "Yes, Jiugong, given your contribution to the clan, it is only natural that the family tree has a separate page for you. When we return this time, I will discuss this matter with the clan members. I believe everyone will be very happy to hear the news."
The other members of the Naye Deng clan also agreed with what he said. The clan leader could be said to be the one who made the greatest contribution to the clan since the ancestor moved to Naye and settled there. If he was not qualified to have a separate page in the family tree, who else was qualified? At this point, Deng Shirong was no longer modest and agreed.
Although he didn't care too much about fame, the temptation of a single page of the family tree was too great.
Take their Ye Deng family for example. Over the past few hundred years, there have been only two people who were able to have a separate page in the family tree.
One of them is naturally the founding ancestor of the Naye Deng clan, and this one must be described on a separate page.
The other was an ancestor who passed the imperial examination and eventually became a fourth-rank official during the Qing Dynasty.
Now Deng Shirong is going to become the third. I believe that few people in the world can refuse such a good thing, and Deng Shirong cannot refuse it anyway.
Thinking about his previous life, he was no different from other members of the tribe except that he had a high seniority and was respected.
And after only more than ten years of rebirth in this life, he is already qualified to open a page in the family tree of Shangjing Deng and Naye Deng. The change is really huge.
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