Chapter 1187: Going Home

"Please move to the entrance!"

Ye Yaodong and the others didn't understand, and seeing the crowd walking out, they followed.

When they walked to the entrance, there was already a lion dance team on the red carpet, and a suona team sitting on the side, looking even more festive.

The whole air was also filled with an atmosphere of piety and celebration.

A large crowd of villagers stood at the entrance. Some ran from other villages to watch the excitement, three layers inside and three layers outside, and the people on the outermost edge kept jumping up to look.

They hadn't been out for long, and everyone didn't expect so many people outside, but thinking about it, it was normal. Now, how many villages can worship ancestors so grandly, and sing big plays for 7 days? Even the New Year is not so lively.

This was also the first time they saw such a grand ancestor worship ceremony.

At this time, someone stood in the middle of the ancestral hall and said loudly: "The time has come, now hold the ancestor worship ceremony."

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, exceptionally bright in the crowd wearing gray clothes.

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

The lion dance team jumped and tumbled from time to time, with vigorous and powerful movements.

The children surrounded the front, clapping and cheering, and the adults were also exceptionally excited, with excited expressions on their faces, and they also clapped and cheered.

Everyone felt that the New Year was not so lively. These few days, they watched the excitement of a lifetime.

The lion dance danced for half an hour before stopping.

The sound of firecrackers sounded again.

"Please enter the ancestral hall, Ye clan members!"

The one speaking should be the invited teacher, all using local dialect.

Ye Yaodong and the others didn't understand much, but they also pricked up their ears and watched honestly. Whatever others did, they followed suit, and followed everyone in one after another.

Just walking into the ancestral hall, someone led them to stand in rows according to their generation.

At this time, Ye Yaodong also saw the vastness of their family, standing full of hundreds of people, and every corner of the ancestral hall was full.

Even male descendants of a few years old were brought, standing in the last row according to their generation, standing at the door, with special masters watching.

However, some children, don't look at them as small, but their generation is high. There were seven or eight-year-old children beside him and in front of him.

"Guests, clan members, ancestor worship is a solemn and solemn activity. Please stand still, keep quiet, and don't walk around at will."

"Please wear the red flower..."

Then someone carried a red tray and distributed red flowers to everyone, letting them pin them on their chests with pins.

"The ancestor worship ceremony officially begins. Please, chief sacrificer Ye clan XX, accompanying sacrificer XX clan members, please chief sacrificer, accompanying sacrificer wash hands..."

"Please chief sacrificer offer incense..."

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

The clan elder took the big incense, bowed to the southeast, northwest, and then faced everyone and said loudly: Today is an auspicious day, the descendants of our Ye clan's ancestors hold an ancestor worship ceremony, welcoming the ancestors to take their seats and enjoy the descendants' incense and offerings.

Then he turned and inserted the incense into the incense burner on the offering table...

The ceremony proceeded slowly, solemn and solemn. Everyone stood straight, looking straight ahead, pricking up their ears to listen.

Ye Yaodong and his group stood in one place, watching other people's actions, like puppets, taking incense when given, bowing when asked, rising when asked, and bowing when asked.

All morning, everyone spent time kneeling and bowing, kowtowing.

No one moved around, and no one moved in or out, except for special people coming to give incense to everyone.

During the period, there was reading of sacrificial texts, speeches by clan representatives, and the ceremony was exceptionally cumbersome and grand.

It wasn't until noon that all the ceremonies were completed, and the firecrackers outside sounded again.

Then the sound of gongs and drums also sounded, a scene of joy and excitement.

After the ancestor worship ceremony ended, everyone chatted happily. Just now it was solemn, and there was no sound, but now the noise was almost breaking the roof.

Everyone walked out one after another.

And Ye Yaodong and his large group all stood on the side, letting others pass first. They still had to walk to the clan elders.

When they came yesterday, it was already said that after the ancestor worship ended today, let them not go out first, wait on the side, and write a note on the genealogy for his grandfather's branch, and write them all under his grandfather's name.

When writing on the genealogy, he stretched his head to take a look. Beside and below his grandfather's name, it was empty. The clan elder first recorded his grandmother's name, and then it was his turn.

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

At this time, they only needed to confirm with the red paper who was who, and then copy the names on the red paper onto the genealogy.

After all were written on the genealogy, they knelt down and worshipped together, which was considered officially recognizing the ancestors and returning to the clan.

At this time, there were fewer people in the ancestral hall, and those coming and going were setting up tables and chairs, and serving wine and dishes.

"Okay, after you all recognize the ancestors and return to the clan, the ancestral tablets of your grandfather will be placed in the ancestral hall later. In the future, if you pass away, your tablets can also enter the ancestral hall and enjoy the incense of descendants."

Ye's father and his three brothers heard that the tablets could enter the ancestral hall, and even they could enter in the future, and could enjoy the incense of descendants, and were very excited.

Uncle Ye also smiled and thanked repeatedly, "Thank you, this is God's arrangement. Didn't expect that after fifty or sixty years, we could still recognize the ancestors and return to the clan."

"Yes, Dad can close his eyes in peace, and should have no regrets."

The clan elder also smiled and said: "It can indeed close eyes in peace, and should have no regrets. I heard that some of his grandchildren are very promising, officials are officials, and those who make big money make big money."

"Our roots are here. Although you have gone out, you must come back to see more. Overseas Chinese have traveled across the ocean to return. If you are promising in the future, you must contribute to our family."

Ye's father hurriedly nodded, claiming the officials and those who make big money.

"Definitely, the ancestral hall is here. If there is anything in the future, notify us, we must come over, contribute money if we can, contribute effort if we can."

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

"Starting today, we will eat the flowing banquet for three consecutive days. You can come to eat every morning, noon, and evening. This is because our clan members are promising, didn't forget their roots, made big money, and specially returned to repay their hometown."

Everyone nodded and echoed.

"Go first, it's rare to be so lively. After eating later, you can go to the opera stage to occupy a seat. You have to go two hours in advance, otherwise, you won't be able to get to the front position if you are late."

"Okay, then we will go out first."

The open space in the middle of the ancestral hall had already set up ten tables, and many dishes were served.

They didn't feel embarrassed to stay here for a long time. After all, no one had taken their seats yet, so they planned to go to the door to see the excitement first. After all, dragon dance is rare.

This is really a lot of money, and it is really rich. Those overseas Chinese must have sponsored a lot, lion dance and dragon dance, and three days of flowing banquet, 7 days of opera troupe... too big a deal.

After walking out, the noise outside was deafening, all kinds of gongs and drums, cheers, everywhere was full of laughter.

And along the road of the ancestral hall, it had been set up for dozens of meters from the door, all tables.

According to the number of people worshipping ancestors just now, there were at least two or three hundred male descendants. Each family of these male descendants related to four or five people. It is normal for the older generation to have many children, and even married daughters to bring their families back to eat the flowing banquet.

There are also villagers in the village. Although they don't have the surname Ye, they are also villagers.

He visually estimated that there were more than 100 tables outside, and dozens of women were busy serving dishes back and forth. Many people had already occupied seats at the tables in advance, watching the excitement while eating.

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

This kind of banquet, of course, also pays attention to the position. The ancestral hall itself can only be entered by the Ye family members.

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

Their group is not familiar with anyone. They came yesterday, although they knew some clan elders and relatives of his grandfather's generation.

Today, he also shamelessly chatted with other overseas Chinese, but he hadn't been so shameless to squeeze to a table with others.

So for lunch, they still sat together with their own brothers. If one table couldn't sit, they sat at two tables.

The biggest thing is this ancestor worship. After it was done, their group had nothing to do.

But they didn't feel embarrassed to leave immediately, not to mention that the village was still very lively these days.

They stayed behind. Like his father, uncle, and second uncle, besides watching the excitement, they chatted with the clan elders in the village. Although the language was not clear, it did not 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 those overseas Chinese from time to time, so he was also mixed with the overseas Chinese.

After a whole day, they were familiar with each other, and even his fish sauce and lighter were one step away from export. Next, it depends on whether he is competitive or not.

After getting familiar, he was also eager to go home, wishing to go back and do a big job, but this matter couldn't be rushed for a while.

He patiently listened to the opera, drank tea, and chatted with them, and the sky turned dark all of a sudden.

And those overseas Chinese only stayed until dark, then got into small cars and left the village together.

Ye Yaodong and the others stayed for three full days, ate the banquet for three days, watched the opera for three days, and then satisfiedly sat on the tractor arranged by the village to leave the village.

The tractor that Lao Hai came with was now pulling a car of his own brothers, and he had greeted them in advance.

When leaving, it was not just their family, but also some young and middle-aged people in the village who were also temporarily summoned back to worship ancestors, so the village arranged cars to send them out.

When leaving on the third day, the tractor was full of three cars of people leaving the village together. When walking on the road, they saw that nearby villages also pulled two large cars.

Nearby villages intermarried, relatives were connected one after another, and it was normal for nearby people to be summoned back.

Fortunately, the weather is cold now, and everyone squeezing together won't be uncomfortable.

Ye's father sat beside him and whispered: "Didn't expect so many people to be fighting outside. After the three-day flowing banquet, so many people left together."

"Normal, didn't you see that the ones leaving are all young people? Fight and break through while young, and you can earn more money. And looking at this big family, it seems very united. Many of these people seem to be doing things together."

"Yes, yes, yes, some of them seem to be doing things together, and many seem to be with Lao Hai."

"Hmm, don't worry, anyway, they are all relatives."

They don't speak the local dialect, of course, they are separated by a layer, but they are relatives anyway, and it is naturally better to climb the relationship than outsiders.

Now they dare to fight and break through, and they will definitely not be bad in the future.

Ye Yaodong chatted with his father for a few words and then closed his eyes to rest.

His uncle and second uncle beside him were also chatting with their own sons, and others were also chatting, and the atmosphere was lively.

They set off at dawn this time, and when they arrived at the provincial capital, it was only 8 o'clock in the morning, which was the busiest time on the street.

The tractor didn't send them to the pier, but first to the entrance of the busiest department store in the city. After all, there were many other people in the car besides them.

It was impossible to send everyone to the destination, only to the most central place, let others go wherever they want.

However, there were many of them. If they had a request to be sent to the pier, they would also be sent, but they still followed everyone to get off in the city center.

This was also requested after everyone discussed it. After all, they were all here for the first time.

Since they were here, there was no reason not to stroll on the streets of the provincial capital, walk and see, anyway, it was only early morning, not urgent for them.

If they didn't walk and see, they wouldn't have anything to brag about when they went back, and they wouldn't have material, how could they tell others they had been to the provincial capital?

If they couldn't describe what the provincial capital looked like, wouldn't they lose the opportunity to show off?

And since they were here, they had to bring some local specialties, or some items from the provincial capital back to show off, so it wouldn't be a wasted trip.

Ye's father understood this feeling of others, and agreed as soon as they discussed it, and then followed to get off the car.

Ye Yaodong didn't care, he had been to the provincial capital many times, but it was nothing to stroll around more.

What's more, he didn't mix in vain with those overseas Chinese that day, and he had a lot of foreign exchange certificates on hand.

It just happened that they were idle and played cards and gambled. He also participated when he was bored. The foreign exchange certificates in his hand were all won by him, one or two hundred yuan.

Everyone knew that the money in his hand couldn't stay. As soon as he had some money, he wanted to see everywhere, and he wanted to buy everything he didn't have at home.

So he also plunged into the department store, and then went to the friendship store, strolled with everyone all morning, and then everyone came out of the store satisfied.

"Dongzi, you are really rich. These must cost a lot of money, one or two hundred yuan, right? And foreign exchange certificates, how can you spend them as you say."

"Isn't money earned to be spent? It's rare to come to the provincial capital, so everyone in the family has to bring some gifts, right? Didn't you guys also spend a lot on this trip? You also spent dozens of yuan, right? Uncle's living standard has risen linearly recently? It seems that you have saved a lot of coffin money?"

"Where, where... these are all entrusted by others to buy, there are not many that are our own."

Believe his ghost.

It was just that the eldest cousin owed too much money to the people in the village, and he didn't dare to let people know that they bought so many things, wanting to cover it up.

Ye Yaodong turned his head and didn't speak.

Ye's father pointed to the rope he was carrying, "What kind of book is this, buying so many? The children at home are about to shed tears. They are asked to write every day, and you buy so many, they will cry."

He had a hard-to-describe expression. Half of them were copybooks he bought, intending to practice calligraphy in his spare time, so as not to be unable to take out his dog-crawling characters.

"Two of them are sweater patterns I bought, to knit sweaters for Aqing, and to crochet cotton shoes and hats. The others are practice books, and extracurricular readings. Buying books is better than buying toys. A niece of Aqing's family is quite good at reading, so I'll give her a few books later."

"That's good to read, then you give it to those who can read. None of the family can read, you give it to them, and they will all cry to death."

"Go, go, go, none of them are competitive, it makes me angry to talk about it. Go to the side of the road to wait for the bus, there is a bus to the pier direction, and then walk a distance when getting off."

Everyone had no opinion. No one had taken a bus. Such a high-class car was something they couldn't even think about in the past. It was not bad to be able to take a tractor in their place.

This is also a kind of experience, and it is also something that can be taken back to brag about.

Ye Yaodong was still thinking about finding Lao Hai to ask about the plastic bag factory, so he didn't rush back, and after arriving at the pier, he let them go to the boat by themselves, said he had something to do, and would go out, and let them not run around, and then went to find Lao Hai again.

It's not that he didn't want to let those people go out to stroll by themselves, and come back to the pier after strolling.

But he was worried that these people would not be able to find their way back after going out. They didn't speak Mandarin, didn't know the way, and it would be troublesome for him if they got lost.

It's better to wait for them to buy things, take them all to the boat to wait, and come back to drive the boat back together after he finishes his business.

This is his boat. Even if they all want to go home before dark and show off in the village, they have to wait until he finishes his business.

If they are not happy, they have to hold it in.

Ye Yaodong had already agreed with Lao Hai, so when he arrived at the pier, Lao Hai was already there, but the shop at his pier was closed.

After a simple greeting, they got on the tractor again, and Ye Yaohai took him to the factory that produced the plastic bags outside the ice bags.

He introduced it on the way.

"I heard that this plastic bag factory was also invested by overseas Chinese, but I don't know them, and I don't know which overseas Chinese it is. You have to ask yourself."

"Good, those overseas Chinese are really rich."

"Isn't it? Now there are some opening policies that are favorable to these overseas Chinese, so in the past few years, one by one, they have returned to invest in the country. Those people have seen too many good things abroad, and know that our country is short of this and that. Many things that are very ordinary abroad are very expensive here, so in the past few years, I feel that the city is developing very fast, changing with each passing day."

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

And in summer, they can be used to hold ice water, one bag is only one dime, and the water inside has to be added with essence. The cost of plastic bags must be low, otherwise, ice water can't be done.

However, he just went to recognize the door, know the way, and by the way, find the person in charge to understand in detail, want to see if what he requested can be done, and consult the price, and then went back, and didn't rush to place an order.

After all, his machine has no place to fall now, and he has to wait for a period of time before it can be shipped back. It might be cheaper in cost, so it's not too late to talk about the price and place an order when needed.

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

After Ye Yaodong returned to the pier with Lao Hai, he took two packs of imported cigarettes bought at the friendship store and handed them to him, thanking him for helping to lead the way.

After getting on the boat, others couldn't help complaining.

"Why did you go for so long?"

"If you had something to do, you should have gone to do it in the morning. As a result, after everyone got on the boat, you went to do things temporarily, and such a large group of people waited for you."

"That's right, so many people waited here. Wouldn't it be the same if you did it next time? Anyway, didn't your father say you often come to the provincial capital."

"Waited for so long, now the sun is down, and it will be dark when we get home."

"If you have something to do, you should go early. For so long, I thought you would come back after a while..."

Ye Yaodong said unpleasantly: "If you are in a hurry, go take a car back, I didn't ask you to wait for me?"

"This is my boat, I want to go back whenever I want. I haven't finished my business, you want to ride my boat back, of course, you have to listen to me, according to my time."

"My time is also very precious. Who has time to come to the provincial capital all day long? Don't you need oil money? My boat runs to the provincial capital once, and it costs at least a hundred yuan back and forth. Do you want to pay a little?"

Everyone was speechless for a while...

Originally, they just waited too long, and after seeing people, they complained casually. After being retorted, they also felt that what he said was very reasonable...

Ye's father also looked at everyone and said: "Dongzi hasn't finished his business, of course, we have to wait until he finishes his business before we can leave. It's not easy to come to the provincial capital once, waiting a while is nothing. We didn't ask you to pay for the back and forth, so don't talk about it."

Ye Erbo immediately changed his face, smiled awkwardly and said: "Everyone just waited too long, so I asked two sentences. Then it's fine, let's go quickly, this time is too late."

"Too late, why don't you stay in the city for one night? Go back tomorrow? Then you can brag when you go back. Anyway, you stayed in the provincial capital for a night and stayed in the provincial capital hostel."

Ye Erbo couldn't even smile awkwardly, his face kept shaking.

Ye's father was afraid that he would say something unpleasant again, and pushed him twice, "Go, go, go, go to steer the boat and go back, you go steer."

Ye Yaodong also followed and walked forward, not caring about them, otherwise he would be angry to death.

Anyway, he was able to pretend in front of the clan members a few days ago, and didn't make a fool of himself in front of others. It's fine to make a fool of himself in front of him.

It's fine as long as it's not lost outside.

After he got on the wheelhouse, Ye's father said two words with a smile, smoothed things over, and let everyone help untie the rope and collect the anchor.

Everyone also smiled tacitly, changed the subject, and turned it over.

They also knew that it was because they didn't see the reality for a while, and were affected by the impatient mood of waiting too long.

People under the eaves have to bow their heads.

Ye Yaodong steered the boat slowly away from the shore, and the lights on the boat lit up after a while, and the night gradually fell.

Ye's father waited for a long time before bringing food up for him to eat.

"You eat first, switch to me first?"

"Who cooked it?"

"I cooked it."

"Damn, spoil them, provide food and drink, and you have to cook and serve them?"

"No, no, Asheng and Afan also helped."

"Just bullying honest people, really."

"It's nothing, it's just a matter of hand, just help do it. Anyway, it's not tiring today, it's nothing to do a little more or a little less, don't hurt the harmony. Look at how united the clan is over there, we can't make it too ugly."

Ye Yaodong frowned and sighed, "People are united because there is coming and going, polite and human, helping each other can get sincere gratitude. You only think about taking advantage, not thinking about paying, can you be united?"

Ye's father was silent for a while.

"Anyway, it's one family, forget it, it's all small things, don't be too calculating."

Ye Yaodong didn't speak either. His father sometimes has a bit of a good person, not calculating.

Speaking of which, it is also a good quality, forget it.

He finished eating simply and let his father take it down, and the night was still left to him to steer.

When they left, the sun had set, and when they arrived home, it was already midnight or one or two o'clock.

It just happened to catch up with other fishing boats going out to sea, and the pier was full of flashlights. As soon as they entered the pier in the village, they were discovered by the villagers.

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

Ye Yaodong smiled and greeted them, his footsteps didn't stop, and he went straight home.

The house was pitch black, and he specifically went around to the back window to knock on his own room window.

Lin Xiuqing was startled in the middle of the night, but felt that this kind of knocking was a bit familiar.

She put on her coat and leaned to the window in a low voice, "Back? I'll go open the door."

"You know it's me?"

"If it's not you, who else could it be? Who doesn't sleep in the middle of the night and goes to knock on someone else's wife's window?"

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

"I'm used to your head, saying such things, just came back and looking for scolding, go to the front." Lin Xiuqing scolded him, and ran to the front door lightly to open the door for him.

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

"Those who don't know would think I'm used to stealing men."

Ye Yaodong laughed, "Wife, don't be afraid, I'm your adulterer."

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

He slapped his own mouth, "Said it wrong, wife don't be afraid, I am your paramour."

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

"Something delayed." ===== CHAPTER 1188 =====