Chapter 1175 Returning Home

"Please move to the door!"

Ye Yaodong and the others didn't understand, and watching the crowd go out, they followed them out.

When they walked outside the door, there was already a lion dance team on the red carpet at the door, and there was also a suona team sitting on the side, which looked even more festive.

The whole air was filled with piety and celebration.

A large number of villagers stood at the door, some of whom came from other villages to watch the excitement. There were three layers inside and three layers outside, and the people at the outermost edge kept jumping up to watch.

It was only a while before they came out. No one expected so many people outside, but it was normal to think about it. How many villages can worship their ancestors so grandly now, and the operas are performed for 7 days. It's not so lively during the New Year.

This was also the first time they saw such a grand ceremony of worshiping ancestors.

At this time, someone stood in the middle of the ancestral hall and said loudly: "The time has come, and the ceremony of worshiping ancestors is now held."

As soon as the voice fell, a burst of firecrackers crackled.

A pair of brightly colored lion dance teams also stood in front of the ancestral hall. The lion heads in their hands were colorful and lifelike, and they were particularly bright among the crowd wearing gray clothes.

At the same time, the sound of suona and gongs and drums also sounded, like thunder, stirring the emotions of the villagers.

The lion dance team sometimes jumped and sometimes tumbled, and their movements were vigorous and powerful.

The children gathered in the front and clapped their hands in joy and cheering. The adults were also very excited, with excited expressions on their faces, and they all clapped and cheered.

Everyone felt that the New Year was not so lively. These few days, they had seen the liveliness of a lifetime.

The lion dance danced for half an hour before it stopped.

The sound of firecrackers rang again.

"Please enter the ancestral hall, all members of the Ye family!"

The speaker should be the gentleman who was invited over, and he was speaking in the local dialect.

Ye Yaodong and his friends didn't understand much, but they also pricked up their ears and watched honestly. They followed what others did and followed everyone in a line.

As soon as they entered the ancestral hall, someone led them to stand in rows according to their seniority.

At this time, Ye Yaodong also saw the size of their family. There were hundreds of people standing in the hall, and every corner of the ancestral hall was filled.

Even the males who were a few years old were brought in, and stood in the last row according to their seniority, and stood at the door, with a special emcee watching.

However, some children, although they were small, were of high seniority. There was a child of seven or eight years old beside and in front of him.

"Dear guests, dear clan members, ancestor worship is a solemn and solemn activity. Please stand still and keep quiet. Don't walk around at will."

"Please wear red flowers..."

Then someone held a red tray and distributed red flowers to all of them, asking them to pin them on their chests with pins.

"The ancestral worship ceremony officially begins. Please invite the main priest, Ye XX, and the accompanying priest, XX clan member, to wash your hands..."

"Please ask the main priest to burn incense..."

A special person lit three sticks of sandalwood and handed them to a clan elder.

The elder of the clan held a big incense stick, waved it in the four directions of southeast, northwest, and then said to everyone in a loud voice: Today is an auspicious day. The descendants of our XXXXX ancestors of the Ye family hold a ceremony to worship our ancestors. We welcome our ancestors to come and take their seats and enjoy the incense and candles offered by our descendants.

Then he turned around and inserted the incense stick into the incense burner on the altar...

The ceremony was carried out slowly, solemnly and solemnly. Everyone stood straight, looking straight ahead, listening with ears erect.

Ye Yaodong and his group stood together in one place. They watched the actions of others, like puppets. They took the incense sticks when they were given them, bowed when they were asked to, stood up when they were asked to, and bowed when they were asked to.

For the whole morning, everyone spent the whole morning burning incense, kneeling, and bowing.

No one moved around randomly, and no one moved in and out, except for the special person who was doing the work who went back and forth to take incense sticks for everyone.

During the period, there were also readings of sacrificial texts and speeches by clan representatives. The ceremony was particularly complicated and grand.

It was not until noon that all the ceremonies were completed and the sound of firecrackers outside rang out again.

Then the sound of gongs and drums was heard, and the atmosphere was full of excitement.

After the ancestor worship ceremony was over, everyone started chatting and laughing. It was solemn and quiet just now, but now the noise was so loud that it almost broke the roof.

Everyone lined up to go out one after another.

And Ye Yaodong and his group all stood aside to let others pass first. They still had to go to the elders.

When they came yesterday, they had already said that after the ancestor worship was over today, they should not go out first, but wait by the side. The family tree would also record his grandfather's branch and write all of them under his grandfather's name.

When he was writing on the family tree, he stretched his head to take a look. His grandfather's name was next to him.

After handing over the red envelopes yesterday, they had already written the names of their family members on red paper. Those who didn't know how to write asked others to do it for them.

At this time, they just need to use red paper to confirm who they are, and then copy the names on the red paper into the family tree.

After all of them have been put on the family tree, they all kneel down and worship together, and then they officially recognize their ancestors.

At this time, there are fewer people in the ancestral hall, and those who come and go are setting up tables and chairs and serving wine and food.

"It's OK. After you all recognize your ancestors, your grandfather's tablet will be placed in the ancestral hall later. In the future, if you are a hundred years old, your tablets can also be placed in the ancestral hall and enjoy the incense of your descendants."

Father Ye and the three brothers were very excited when they heard that they could still enter the ancestral hall according to their ranking, and that they could even enter in the future and enjoy the incense for future generations.

Uncle Ye also smiled and thanked him again and again, "Thank you very much. This is God's arrangement. I didn't expect that after fifty or sixty years, I can still recognize my ancestors."

"Yes, Dad can smile now."

The clan elder also smiled and said: "You are indeed smiling. You should have no regrets. I heard that some of his grandsons are still very promising. Some of them are officials and some of them make a lot of money."

"Our roots are here. Even if you go out, you have to come back and have a look. The overseas Chinese have come back across the ocean. If you become successful, you must also contribute to our family."

Father Ye nodded quickly and recognized the one who was an official and made a lot of money.

"Definitely, the ancestral temple is here. If anything happens in the future, let us know. We have to come over. We can contribute money and effort."

The clan elder nodded, "That's good. You go to the door first to watch the excitement. The dragon dance is starting outside now. After the dragon dance is over, the banquet will officially start at noon."

"Starting from today, we will eat flowing water for three consecutive days. You can come here to eat every morning, noon and evening. This is because our tribe has made great achievements. We have not forgotten our roots. We have made a lot of money and came back to repay our hometown."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Let's go first. It's rare to be so busy. After dinner, you can go to the stage to get a seat. You have to go two hours in advance, otherwise you won't be able to get a seat in front of you if you are late."

"Okay, let's go out first."

Ten tables had been set up in the open space in the middle of the ancestral hall, and many dishes were served.

They didn't have the nerve to stay here longer, after all, no one had taken their seats yet, so they planned to go to the door first to see the excitement. After all, dragon dances were rare.

This is really a big investment, and there is really money. Those overseas Chinese must have sponsored a lot. Lion and dragon dances, three days of running water mats, seven days of troupe... It's so generous.

After walking out, the noise outside was loud, with various gongs and drums, cheers, and laughter everywhere.

On the road along the ancestral hall, dozens of meters away from the door, there are tables.

Judging from the number of people who have just worshiped their ancestors, there are at least two to three hundred men alone. The families of these men are related to at least four or five. The older generation has more children, and even married women bring their families. It’s normal to come back and eat on the flowing water table.

There are also villagers in this village. Although their surname is not Ye, they are also from this village.

He visually observed that there were more than 100 tables outside, and dozens of women were busy serving food there. Many people had already taken a seat at the table in advance, and ate while watching the excitement.

As the dragon dance gradually moved from the entrance to the village, the clan elders watching the excitement at the entrance greeted everyone to go to the ancestral hall and sit and eat in the ancestral hall.

Of course, this kind of banquet also pays attention to the location. In the ancestral hall itself, only members of the family named Ye can enter.

Therefore, the people sitting here now are also the same group of people who worshiped their ancestors in the morning.

They didn't know anyone very well. They came here yesterday and got to know some clan elders and relatives from his grandfather's generation.

This morning he shamelessly chatted with other overseas Chinese, but he was not so shameless as to squeeze in and share a table with them.

So for lunch, their brothers would sit together, and if they couldn't fit at one table, they would sit at two separate tables.

The biggest thing was the ancestor worship. After that, the whole group had nothing to do.

But he was too embarrassed to leave immediately, not to mention that the village had been very lively in the past few days.

They just stayed. His father, uncle, and uncle, the three of them not only watched the fun, but also chatted with the clan members in the village. Although they didn't understand the language, it didn't hinder communication.

And he kept chatting with Lao Hai. After all, he was the most familiar with Lao Hai in the whole village, and Lao Hai was with the overseas Chinese from time to time, and he also kept hanging out with the overseas Chinese.

After a whole day, we got to know each other better, and even the distance between his fish sauce and lighter was already close to the exit. It would be up to him to see if he could live up to his expectations.

After getting acquainted, he felt a little anxious to return home and wanted to go back and have a big fight, but he couldn't rush it for a while.

He patiently followed them to listen to the opera, make tea, and chat, and it suddenly became dark.

The overseas Chinese only stayed until dark, then got into their cars and left the village together.

Ye Yaodong and the others stayed for three days from beginning to end. They ate for three days and watched plays for three days. Then they left the village with satisfaction on the tractor arranged by the village.

The tractor that Lao Hai came with was now pulling his own brother, who had already greeted them in advance.

When they left, there were not only members of their family, but also some young adults from the village who were temporarily summoned to come back to worship their ancestors, so the village arranged for cars to be sent out.

When we left on the third day, the tractors pulled three cartloads of people out of the village together. As we were walking on the road, we saw two carts from a nearby village.

The surrounding villages all intermarried with each other, and relatives were connected to each other. It was normal for some nearby people to be summoned back.

Fortunately, it's cold now, so it won't be uncomfortable if we all huddle together.

Father Ye sat next to him and whispered, "I didn't expect so many people to be working hard outside. As soon as the three days of flowing water feast ended, so many people left together."

"It's normal. Didn't you see that all the people leaving are young people? You can work hard and have a career while you are young, and you can make more money. Moreover, our big family seems to be very united. Many of these people seem to be in Working together.”

"Yes, yes, some of them seem to be working together. It seems that many of them are with Lao Hai."

"Well, don't worry about it, we are all relatives anyway."

They don't speak the local dialect, and of course they are separated by another level, but they are all relatives in terms of seniority, so it is naturally easier to establish a relationship than with outsiders.

If you dare to fight hard now, you will definitely be able to do the same in the future.

After Ye Yaodong chatted casually with his father for a few words, he closed his eyes and rested his mind.

Next to him, his eldest uncle and second uncle were chatting with his son. Others were also chatting, and the atmosphere was lively.

This time they set off at dawn, and when they arrived at the provincial capital, it was only 8 o'clock in the morning, when the streets were busiest.

The tractor did not deliver them to the dock, but first to the door of the busiest department store in the city. After all, they were not the only ones on the tractor, but there were many other people on the truck.

It is impossible for everyone to be sent to their destination. They can only be sent to the most central place and let others go where they want to go.

However, there are many of them, and if they ask to be sent to the pier, they will be sent to it, but they still follow everyone and get off the bus in the city center.

This is what everyone requested after discussion. After all, it is their first time to come to the provincial capital.

Since they are all here, there is no reason not to take a stroll on the streets of the provincial capital and take a look. Anyway, it is only early in the morning, so there is no rush for them.

If you don’t walk around and look around, you won’t have to brag when you get back, and you won’t have any material. How can you tell others that they have been to the provincial capital?

I can’t even describe what the provincial capital looks like, so there are no opportunities to show off?

And even though you are here, you have to bring some local specialties or some items from the provincial capital to show off, so that your visit is not in vain.

Father Ye understood the feelings of others, so he agreed immediately after discussing it, and then they all got off the car together.

Ye Yaodong didn't care about the provincial capital. He had been here many times, but there was nothing wrong with wandering around.

What's more, he and those overseas Chinese didn't mess around in vain that day, and he also had a lot of foreign exchange coupons on hand.

It happened that they were playing cards and gambling for money when they had nothing to do. He also participated when he was bored. He had won all the foreign exchange certificates in his hand, which amounted to one or two hundred yuan.

Everyone knows that he can't keep the money he has on hand. As soon as he has some money, he wants to look around and buy everything he doesn't have at home.

So he followed them into the department store, and then went to the Friendship Store. He followed everyone around for a whole morning, and then everyone came out of the store satisfied.

"Dongzi, you are really rich. You need a lot of money for these things, one or two hundred yuan, right? There are also foreign exchange coupons. You can spend it anyway."

"Isn't the money you make just used to be spent? It's a rare trip to the provincial capital, and everyone in the family has to bring some gifts. Aren't you willing to go on this trip? You also spent dozens of dollars on purchases, right? Uncle recently The living standard has skyrocketed? It seems that you have saved a lot of money, right?"

"Nowhere is there... I was asked to buy these by others, and few of them are our own."

Believe him or not.

It's just that the cousin owed too much money to the people in the village. He didn't dare to let people know that they bought so many things, so he wanted to hide it.

Ye Yaodong turned his head and said nothing.

Father Ye pointed at the rope he was holding, "What kind of book are you buying so many of them? The child at home is about to burst into tears. You ask him to write every day, and you buy so many books. He's going to cry."

He looked at a loss for words. Half of them were copybooks he bought, and he planned to practice calligraphy in his spare time, so as not to be unable to master calligraphy.

"Two of them are sweater patterns for Ah Qing to make sweaters and crochet cotton shoes and hats. The other ones are exercise books and extracurricular readings. It is better to buy books than toys. A niece of Ah Qing's family is very good at reading. Yes, give her a few copies when the time comes.”

"It's good if they can read. Then you give it to those who can read. If no one in the family can read, if you give it to them, they will all cry to death."

"Let's go, let's go. Everyone is so unsatisfied, and they get angry when they say it. Go to the roadside and wait for the bus. There is a bus going to the pier. When the time comes, get off and walk for a while."

No one had any objections. No one had ever taken a bus. Such a high-end car was unthinkable before, but it would be great if they could ride on a tractor.

This is also an experience that you can take back and brag about.

Ye Yaodong still wanted to ask Lao Hai about the plastic bag factory, so he was not in a hurry to go back. After arriving at the dock, he let them get on the boat by themselves. He said that he had something to do and wanted to go out for a while, so that they should not run around, and then he Went to find Lao Hai again.

It's not that he doesn't want those people to go out for a walk by themselves and then come back to the dock after shopping.

But he was worried that these people would not be able to come back if they went out. Each of them did not understand the language, did not speak Mandarin, and did not know the way. When the time came, they would get lost, and it would become troublesome for him.

It would be better to wait for them to finish shopping, take them all to the boat and wait, and then come back and sail back together after he has finished his work.

This is his boat. Even if they all want to go home before dark and enter the village to enjoy the scenery, they still have to wait until he has finished his work.

You have to hold in your displeasure and wait honestly.

Ye Yaodong had already made an agreement with Lao Hai, so when he arrived at the pier, Lao Hai was already there, and the shop at his pier was still closed.

After a few simple greetings, they got on the tractor again, and Ye Yaohai took him to the factory he knew that produced the outer layer of plastic bags for ice bags.

He introduced me first on the way.

"I heard that this plastic bag factory is also invested by overseas Chinese, but I don't know it. I don't know where the overseas Chinese are from. You have to ask yourself."

"Okay, those overseas Chinese are really rich."

"Isn't it? Now there are some open policies that are beneficial to these overseas Chinese, so in the past few years, everyone has heard about it and returned to China to invest. Those people have seen too many good things abroad and know that our country is lacking this and that. Many things that are common in foreign countries are very expensive here, so I feel that the city has developed very fast in the past few years and is changing with each passing day.”

Ye Yaodong thought in his mind that those plastic bags should be very cheap, after all, foreign technology is mature.

Moreover, it can be used to hold ice water in the summer. A bag only costs a dime, and the water in there has to be flavored. The cost of plastic bags must be low, otherwise it will not be possible to make ice water.

However, in the past, he just recognized the door, knew the way, and asked the person in charge to learn more about it to see if what he requested could be done, and then inquired about the price, and then went back without rushing to place an order.

After all, he hasn't found the machine yet, and it will take some time before it can be shipped back. The cost may be even cheaper by then, and it won't be too late to discuss the price and place an order when necessary.

At this time, a bunch of people at the dock were waiting for him, and they were all complaining.

After Ye Yaodong followed Lao Hai back to the dock, he took two packs of imported cigarettes bought at the Friendship Store and handed them to him, thanking him for helping to guide him.

When they got on the boat, everyone else couldn't help but complain.

"What took you so long?"

"If there was something to do, you should have done it first in the morning. But after everyone got on the boat, you went to do something impromptu, and there was such a large group of people waiting for you."

"That's right. There are so many people waiting here. If you have something to do, wouldn't it be the same if you came back next time? Anyway, your father said that you often come to the provincial capital."

"We've been waiting for so long, and now the sun has set. It's completely dark by the time we get home."

"You should have done something earlier. It's been so long. I thought you would just go and come back..."

Ye Yaodong said angrily: "If you are in a hurry, go and take the car back by yourself. I didn't ask you to wait for me?"

"This is my boat. I can go back whenever I want. I haven't finished my work. If you want to take my boat back, of course you have to listen to me and follow my time."

"My time is also precious. Who has time to go back and forth to the provincial capital all day long? Don't you need gas money? My boat trip to the provincial capital only costs about a hundred yuan for a round trip. Can you help me pay for it?"

Everyone was suddenly speechless...

Originally, it was just that I had waited too long, and I casually complained a few words when I saw someone. After being yelled at, I felt that what he said made sense...

Father Ye also looked at everyone and said: "Dongzi has not finished his work. Of course, he has to wait until he has finished his work before he can leave. It is not easy to come to the provincial capital, and it won't matter if you wait a while. I haven't asked you to pay for the return trip, so don't do it." That’s a lot of talk.”

Uncle Ye immediately changed his face and said with an awkward smile: "Everyone has been waiting for too long, so I want to ask a few questions. It's good to be here now. Let's leave quickly. It's too late now."

"It's too late. Why don't you go to the city and stay one night? Go back tomorrow? Then you can brag when you go back. After all, you spent the night in the provincial capital and stayed in the provincial capital guest house."

Uncle Ye couldn't laugh anymore, and his face kept trembling.

Father Ye was afraid that he would say something unpleasant again, so he pushed him twice and said, "Let's go, let's go and sail the boat back. You go ahead and sail."

Ye Yaodong followed the trend and followed the trend. He didn't care about them, otherwise he would be angry to death.

Anyway, I was able to put on a good show in front of my clan members a few days ago. I didn't act stupid in front of others. If I did, I would be stupid in front of him.

As long as you lose it and don't throw it outside.

After he got on the helm, Father Ye smiled and said a few words to smooth things over, asking everyone to help him untie the rope and collect the anchor.

Everyone also smiled in a tacit understanding, changed the subject, and moved on.

They all also know that they did not see the reality clearly for a while, and were affected by their impatience due to waiting for too long.

People under the eaves have to bow their heads.

Ye Yaodong drove the boat slowly away from the shore. After a while, the lights on the boat came on, and night gradually fell.

After a while, Father Ye brought the food to him.

"You eat first, shall I go first?"

"Who cooked it?"

"I cooked it."

"Damn, you're spoiling them, taking care of their food and drink, and you still have to cook and serve them?"

"No, no, A Sheng and A Fan also helped."

"I just caught an honest person and bullied him, it's true."

"There's nothing easy to do, just help. Anyway, I'm not tired today. It doesn't matter if I do more or less. Don't hurt the harmony. You see how united the clans are, so we can't make it too ugly. "

Ye Yaodong frowned and sighed, "People are united because they come and go, and they are polite and humane. Helping each other can gain people's sincere gratitude. If you only think about taking advantage and don't think about paying, you can Unity?"

Father Ye was silent for a moment.

"We're all a family after all. Forget it, it's all trivial, don't worry about it too much."

Ye Yaodong stopped talking. Sometimes his father was a bit of a good man and didn't care about things.

It's good quality, so forget it.

He ate a simple meal and let his father take him down, and let him drive at night.

When they left, the sun had already set, and when they got home, it was already one or two o'clock in the middle of the night.

It happened to be the time when other fishing boats went out to sea, and there were flashlights on the dock. As soon as they entered the village dock, they were discovered by the villagers.

After docking, they were surrounded by villagers and talked, but everyone was in a hurry to go out to sea, and they were also in a hurry to go home.

Ye Yaodong smiled and said hello at most, and went home without stopping.

The house was pitch black, and he deliberately went around the back door window and knocked on the window of his room.

Lin Xiuqing was startled at night, but felt that this knocking sound was a bit familiar.

She put on her coat and whispered to the window, "You're back? I'll open the door."

"You know it's me?"

"Who else could it be but you? Who would stay up late at night to knock on someone else's wife's window?"

"Hehe, doesn't this mean you're used to it?"

"I'm used to your head. You say this kind of thing. You're just coming back and you're asking for a scolding. Go to the front." Lin Xiuqing scolded him and ran to the front door to open it for him.

As soon as she let him in, she hit him.

"If you don't know, you'd think I'm used to cheating."

Ye Yaodong laughed, "Don't be afraid, wife. I'm your adulterer."

Lin Xiuqing almost couldn't hold it back, "You're an adulterer, then what am I?"

He slapped himself, "I was wrong, don't be afraid, wife. I'm your lover."

Lin Xiuqing rolled her eyes at him, "What nonsense are you talking about? Why did you get home in the middle of the night?"

"Something delayed me."