The village chief has lived for over fifty years, and today he has finally seen the path to prosperity for Wujia Village!
At this moment, he was extremely grateful that he had listened to Jiang's words and supported Jiang despite the pressure!
Now that he has received confirmation from the manager of Huichuntang, he will surely join forces with the clan elders and cooperate with the Jiang family this spring!
I only hope that Wujia Village will one day become a well-known medicinal herb village!
Descendants will have no worries about food and clothing!
He was determined to erect a monument for the Chiang family!
"On behalf of the ancestors of Wu Family Village, I thank you very much!"
Jiang Yue quickly stood up to avoid the old man's bow, and said modestly:
"Thank you for your recognition. We'll need your help with this matter."
"Of course, you can rest assured, leave the rest to me."
The village chief had an idea and agreed.
The two had a very pleasant conversation and finalized all the details regarding building the factory and planting medicinal plants after the spring.
After settling everything in, Jiang Yue felt a huge weight lifted from her heart, and her steps home became much lighter.
In the following days, the village chief called on the clan elders and held several secret meetings.
Mr. Wu was fortunate enough to be pulled over to listen in, and after returning, he didn't say a word, only grinning foolishly.
Old Zhou pressed him for answers several times, but couldn't get any information out of him.
This made the people in the old house extremely suspicious, and the villagers were also gossiping behind their backs, wondering what good thing was about to happen.
As for bad things?
No, nobody's ever thought of that!
Finally, at the end of the month, the village held a meeting, and everyone who could walk at home gathered at the ancestral hall!
Jiang Yue's family had also been notified in advance that the Brothers Hot Pot restaurant would be closed for a day, with everyone participating!
The ancestral hall is solemn and dignified, filled with the rich aroma of incense.
As soon as Jiang Yue arrived, someone brought her a chair and gestured for her to sit down and wait.
Even more so, people served her tea and showed her concern, clearly indicating her high status.
Grandpa Wu smiled broadly, fully aware that after the elderly couple arrived, someone brought them stools, gesturing for them to sit down as well...
The people of Wujia Village surrounded the ancestral hall, three layers inside and three layers outside, making it impossible to pass through!
Although Jiang was a woman, she was treated as an honored guest, seated on equal footing with the clan elders. Aside from a few women who harbored resentment, most sensed something unusual and began either trying to curry favor or giving her a fresh look…
Wu Qingshan and Daxue stood behind their mother, followed by their second and third brothers and younger sister. The family was being watched by many eyes, and they all moved closer to each other to encourage one another.
Especially Aoyama, the eldest son, felt incredibly proud!
In just one year, his family has undergone tremendous changes. Now he stands tall and is no longer the timid and short-sighted man he was last year...
The village chief, leaning on a cane and supported by his grandson, came out.
His imposing presence, though seemingly without anger, silenced the previously noisy, market-like scene that had descended just moments before.
Whoever it was, they all stood up to greet them, facing the direction of the ancestral hall, and waited quietly for the village chief's actions.
"Cough cough~"
The village chief coughed lightly, then gestured for his grandson to release him. He walked to the ancestral tablets in the ancestral hall, took the incense from the altar, lit it over the candle flame, extinguished the flame with a wave of his hand, bowed respectfully three times, and then placed the incense on the offering table...
"To all the ancestors of the Wu clan, Wu Yongfa, the seventeenth generation descendant, brings all his descendants to pay homage to our ancestors..."
As the village chief delivered his eulogy, everyone stood in solemn respect and bowed in reverence to their ancestors.
Although Jiang Yue wasn't superstitious, she followed local customs and simply went along with the gestures of those around her in this solemn setting.
So, the Wu family has already passed down for seventeen generations, so wouldn't the sons be the nineteenth generation?
Just as she was lost in thought, she suddenly heard the village chief calling her name...
"There is now a woman, Wu Jiang, the wife of an eighteenth-generation descendant, who is respectful, virtuous, kind to her parents-in-law, and has raised four children with great hardship..."
As the village chief spoke, everyone inside and outside the ancestral hall couldn't help but turn their gaze to Jiang.
The village chief's grand opening of the ancestral hall and the gathering of the entire village must have been more than just a way to honor the Jiang family!
Judging from this situation, it must be related to the Jiang family. The village chief is laying the groundwork and building momentum!
Some were suspicious, some were envious, some were jealous...
Most of them are holding back, wanting to see what the village chief and clan elders are up to!
Jiang Yue felt as if her back was being pierced by gazes, but she gritted her teeth and continued listening.
After the village chief delivered a long speech of praise, he announced that the village had erected a monument to the Jiang family's merits, which would henceforth be placed in the ancestral hall and worshipped by generations of Wu family villagers!
Boom!
The whole village was in an uproar, before they could refute or question it.
Next, the announcement by the village chief and clan elders caused a complete uproar, and no one dared to speak ill of the Jiang family openly anymore!
A pharmaceutical factory is going to be built in the village!
This year's medicinal plant harvest, no matter how much, will be bought up by the Jiang family through established channels!
Furthermore, people will be recruited from the village to work in the factory, and permanent employees will enjoy stable benefits!
No one doubted that the village chief and the clan elders were lying; instead, they started chattering about it.
Those who followed Chiang Kai-shek last year all made a fortune!
In particular, a few households had already quietly bought oxcarts and were even preparing to renovate their houses!
These families were the first to be affected, supporting the Chiang family and the village chief!
Some families caught the second wave of profit sharing, but they earned far less than those who received the first wave, and they were filled with regret long ago!
The last small group of families kept having doubts and never made up their minds to do it. As a result, there were no more spots for them. Not only did they not make any money, they also became the worst off in the whole village!
Initially, there was prejudice against Jiang, a woman, for being qualified to enter the ancestral hall and receive offerings. However, upon hearing about the factory construction and recruitment, voices of support poured in without hesitation.
A monument to merit!
Grandpa Wu was proud that his daughter-in-law had actually entered the ancestral hall and was enjoying the incense offerings!
Smoke is rising from his family's ancestral graves!
Haha~
He wasn't particularly excited about the factory construction; he was just too happy to think about it.
Amidst the green hills, pines, and clouds, none of the three brothers were surprised; their eyes were fixed on their mother, and their hearts were filled with pride for her!
Qingyao clung to her sister-in-law's arm, and both the aunt and sister-in-law looked at their mother with immense admiration...
Under normal circumstances, women would find it difficult to even enter an ancestral hall, let alone receive offerings!
And their mother actually got accepted, and she'll even have a merit tablet and enjoy incense offerings in the ancestral hall. That's amazing!
Jiang Yue was completely taken aback when the village decided to erect a monument for her.
Before she could politely refuse, in full view of everyone, a structure covered with a red cloth was carried in by men and removed from its place in the center of the ancestral hall...
Inscription on the monument, by Wu Jiangshi, aged thirty-one, a resident of Wujia Village...
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