Chapter 4 Opening an ancestral hall and publishing a family tree
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Yun Qi Qi
Shen Lu fell silent.
If it were Shen Du, he would definitely feel that this old lady is showing off.
But after midnight last night and waking up today to see the furnishings at home, Shen Lu had a rough idea of his grandma's house.
Although the old lady lives in the countryside, she is probably much richer than the Shen family in Yucheng.
Just from this house, you can see that it has a profound heritage, not to mention that every furnishing here is an antique.
Perhaps, the old lady was not lying, and a jade Buddha of such fine quality could not catch her eye.
"Thank you, Second Aunt."
Shen Lu finally accepted the Jade Buddha and gave it a sweet smile.
She is such a person that she will be nice to anyone who is nice to her.
"Come on, let's go in and eat. Are you hungry?" Second Auntie was even happier when she saw that Shen Lu didn't come out.
She could tell that her aunt had not been very close to Sisi in the past, but she could not hide her fondness for her granddaughter.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have been asked to come over to help prepare lunch this morning.
In the past, she would rather deal with Shen Sisi than bother others.
Shen Lu nodded, she was really hungry.
However, Shen Lu did not leave by himself, but went to help his grandma first.
The old lady said she didn't need her granddaughter's support, but her body was unconsciously close to Shen Lu.
Four dishes and one soup are placed on the Eight Immortals' table, forming a picture of five blessings.
The soup is wild mushrooms stewed by old hens, and it smells very fragrant.
The vegetables are green and the eggs are bright yellow. Every dish looks delicious.
"Today I will deal with you at noon, and in the evening we will open the ancestral hall for you to officially acknowledge your ancestors."
Shen Lu blinked: "Grandma, aren't you afraid that I am lying?"
The old lady flicked her forehead: "You look like your mother, but you also look like your father, and your father looks like me."
"Also, there is no reason to talk about blood relations."
She had always suspected that Shen Sisi was not her biological granddaughter, but for some reason she did not dare to check.
Until now when her biological granddaughter was returned, the old lady became close to her unconsciously.
It is self-evident who is the biological child.
Shen Lu smiled and said: "Then I am also like grandma, both are great beauties."
The old lady became more and more happy.
"I haven't seen my aunt so happy for a long time." The second uncle served soup to the two of them.
"Daughter-in-law Zhongxia, please sit down and eat together."
After the old lady spoke, the second uncle got herself a pair of bowls and chopsticks and sat down to eat with her.
The two elders were worried that Shen Lu wouldn't be used to rural food, but they didn't want Shen Lu to finish two bowls of rice and drink two bowls of soup.
The second aunt looked at Shen Lu more and more like she was looking at a poor little boy.
"Xiaolu, are you living in such a miserable life in the Shen family? They don't even give you food?"
Shen Lu touched his nose awkwardly: "That's not true."
"Yesterday, the Shen family originally held a coming-of-age ceremony for me, but the eldest son of the Shen family brought Shen Sisi back."
Shen Lu only said a few words about the whole story.
The old lady's face darkened.
Originally, I wanted to thank the Shen family, but after all, they have raised their granddaughter for 18 years and their family is wealthy.
The gifts prepared for them are the best.
Now it seemed that the Shen family was not as kind to Shen Lu as she thought.
Then this gift - also needs to be downgraded!
In the afternoon, Shen Zhongxia hurriedly came to the old house.
"Aunt Haitang, the sacrifices are all ready."
"And the thank you gift you said you wanted to give to the Shen family, I have also prepared it."
"This is old wild ginseng under the red fruit tree, 60 years old."
"Purple Ganoderma lucidum, two as thick as the mouth of a bowl."
"Polygonum multiflorum, from the 60s." It wasn't the one I accidentally pulled off in the middle of the night yesterday.
"Cordyceps sinensis, two pieces of one gram each, a total of six taels were selected."
Shen Lu swallowed hard when she heard this. She had seen a lot of good things in the Shen family over the years.
But this is the first time I’ve seen someone giving gifts so arrogantly!
Not to mention that old wild ginseng is hard to find these days, but a bowl of thick-mouthed purple ganoderma is also extremely rare.
There are also Polygonum multiflorum and Cordyceps sinensis!
They are all things that you may not be able to buy even if you have money!
Listen, the Cordyceps sinensis is well-proportioned in size!
Giving it to those ignorant people in the Shen family would be a waste of natural resources.
"Change the thank you gift."
what?
Shen Zhongxia was stunned for a moment.
"Didn't you say before that the Shen family looks down on our rags?"
The matter of sending Shen Lu back to the countryside overnight obviously annoyed the old lady.
Originally, she planned to prepare a generous thank you gift and also to create a good relationship.
Since they don't need it, forget it.
"Replace it with what?"
Shen Zhongxia did not refute her aunt's words. Her aunt was the head of the entire Shen family village.
She gives whatever she says she wants.
"They are blind, so let's replace them with ordinary mountain bastards."
"Prepare six kilograms each of the mushrooms and hericium collected from the mountains, and then prepare six kilograms of bamboo fungus and six kilograms of chestnuts."
"We country folk can't come up with anything good, so let's leave it at that."
puff--
Shen Lu almost laughed out loud.
This gap is too big!
"Give these medicinal materials to Xiaolu."
The old lady turned around and said.
"Give it to me?" Shen Lu didn't expect that a pie would fall from the sky and hit her on the head.
"Don't you like it very much?" The old lady looked at her, "Forget it if you don't want it!"
That’s a must!
"I want it!" No one can compete with her!
The little girl's impatient look made everyone laugh.
"Okay, go ahead and play with it."
Next, everyone was very busy, preparing for the evening sacrifice to write down the family tree for Shen Lu.
Almost the whole village, old and young, came to the house.
The ancestral hall is located next to the old residence of the Shen family. It is solemn and solemn and has been carefully restored.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the sacrifice officially began.
The old lady dressed very dignifiedly and asked Shen Lu to follow behind her.
Lighting incense, worshiping, including adding Shen Lu's name to the family tree, were all completed by the old lady alone.
Shen Lu was a little surprised. In a place like this that pays attention to clans, few women can enter the ancestral hall, let alone worship and hold sacrificial ceremonies.
"Are you curious why the sacrifice was completed by my aunt?"
Second Auntie seemed to see what Shen Lu was thinking.
Shen Lu nodded his head in a small arc.
"Because aunt is the matriarch of our Shen family."
"Grandma is mighty!"
Shen Lu could not find any other words to express his shock.
"Little deer, come here."
At this moment, the old lady waved to Shen Lu.
Just as Shen Lu was about to step forward, he heard a child shouting: "Auntie, Aunt Sisi is back!"
Shen Shensi is back?
She can really mess around!
Shen Lu subconsciously looked at the child.
Shen Shensi was seen supporting Mrs. Shen, Lin Rou, and Shen Du, walking towards this side.
Lin Rou had never been to the countryside and was not used to wearing high heels.
Shenshensi supported her and walked very slowly.
Shen Du stood behind the mother and daughter, followed by the driver carrying things.
Lin Rou looked around as she walked: "Sisi, have you lived in a place like this before?"
Even though the roads in this remote country are not easy to get around, the houses are also dilapidated. My daughter has suffered so much before!
If it were Shen Du, he would definitely feel that this old lady is showing off.
But after midnight last night and waking up today to see the furnishings at home, Shen Lu had a rough idea of his grandma's house.
Although the old lady lives in the countryside, she is probably much richer than the Shen family in Yucheng.
Just from this house, you can see that it has a profound heritage, not to mention that every furnishing here is an antique.
Perhaps, the old lady was not lying, and a jade Buddha of such fine quality could not catch her eye.
"Thank you, Second Aunt."
Shen Lu finally accepted the Jade Buddha and gave it a sweet smile.
She is such a person that she will be nice to anyone who is nice to her.
"Come on, let's go in and eat. Are you hungry?" Second Auntie was even happier when she saw that Shen Lu didn't come out.
She could tell that her aunt had not been very close to Sisi in the past, but she could not hide her fondness for her granddaughter.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have been asked to come over to help prepare lunch this morning.
In the past, she would rather deal with Shen Sisi than bother others.
Shen Lu nodded, she was really hungry.
However, Shen Lu did not leave by himself, but went to help his grandma first.
The old lady said she didn't need her granddaughter's support, but her body was unconsciously close to Shen Lu.
Four dishes and one soup are placed on the Eight Immortals' table, forming a picture of five blessings.
The soup is wild mushrooms stewed by old hens, and it smells very fragrant.
The vegetables are green and the eggs are bright yellow. Every dish looks delicious.
"Today I will deal with you at noon, and in the evening we will open the ancestral hall for you to officially acknowledge your ancestors."
Shen Lu blinked: "Grandma, aren't you afraid that I am lying?"
The old lady flicked her forehead: "You look like your mother, but you also look like your father, and your father looks like me."
"Also, there is no reason to talk about blood relations."
She had always suspected that Shen Sisi was not her biological granddaughter, but for some reason she did not dare to check.
Until now when her biological granddaughter was returned, the old lady became close to her unconsciously.
It is self-evident who is the biological child.
Shen Lu smiled and said: "Then I am also like grandma, both are great beauties."
The old lady became more and more happy.
"I haven't seen my aunt so happy for a long time." The second uncle served soup to the two of them.
"Daughter-in-law Zhongxia, please sit down and eat together."
After the old lady spoke, the second uncle got herself a pair of bowls and chopsticks and sat down to eat with her.
The two elders were worried that Shen Lu wouldn't be used to rural food, but they didn't want Shen Lu to finish two bowls of rice and drink two bowls of soup.
The second aunt looked at Shen Lu more and more like she was looking at a poor little boy.
"Xiaolu, are you living in such a miserable life in the Shen family? They don't even give you food?"
Shen Lu touched his nose awkwardly: "That's not true."
"Yesterday, the Shen family originally held a coming-of-age ceremony for me, but the eldest son of the Shen family brought Shen Sisi back."
Shen Lu only said a few words about the whole story.
The old lady's face darkened.
Originally, I wanted to thank the Shen family, but after all, they have raised their granddaughter for 18 years and their family is wealthy.
The gifts prepared for them are the best.
Now it seemed that the Shen family was not as kind to Shen Lu as she thought.
Then this gift - also needs to be downgraded!
In the afternoon, Shen Zhongxia hurriedly came to the old house.
"Aunt Haitang, the sacrifices are all ready."
"And the thank you gift you said you wanted to give to the Shen family, I have also prepared it."
"This is old wild ginseng under the red fruit tree, 60 years old."
"Purple Ganoderma lucidum, two as thick as the mouth of a bowl."
"Polygonum multiflorum, from the 60s." It wasn't the one I accidentally pulled off in the middle of the night yesterday.
"Cordyceps sinensis, two pieces of one gram each, a total of six taels were selected."
Shen Lu swallowed hard when she heard this. She had seen a lot of good things in the Shen family over the years.
But this is the first time I’ve seen someone giving gifts so arrogantly!
Not to mention that old wild ginseng is hard to find these days, but a bowl of thick-mouthed purple ganoderma is also extremely rare.
There are also Polygonum multiflorum and Cordyceps sinensis!
They are all things that you may not be able to buy even if you have money!
Listen, the Cordyceps sinensis is well-proportioned in size!
Giving it to those ignorant people in the Shen family would be a waste of natural resources.
"Change the thank you gift."
what?
Shen Zhongxia was stunned for a moment.
"Didn't you say before that the Shen family looks down on our rags?"
The matter of sending Shen Lu back to the countryside overnight obviously annoyed the old lady.
Originally, she planned to prepare a generous thank you gift and also to create a good relationship.
Since they don't need it, forget it.
"Replace it with what?"
Shen Zhongxia did not refute her aunt's words. Her aunt was the head of the entire Shen family village.
She gives whatever she says she wants.
"They are blind, so let's replace them with ordinary mountain bastards."
"Prepare six kilograms each of the mushrooms and hericium collected from the mountains, and then prepare six kilograms of bamboo fungus and six kilograms of chestnuts."
"We country folk can't come up with anything good, so let's leave it at that."
puff--
Shen Lu almost laughed out loud.
This gap is too big!
"Give these medicinal materials to Xiaolu."
The old lady turned around and said.
"Give it to me?" Shen Lu didn't expect that a pie would fall from the sky and hit her on the head.
"Don't you like it very much?" The old lady looked at her, "Forget it if you don't want it!"
That’s a must!
"I want it!" No one can compete with her!
The little girl's impatient look made everyone laugh.
"Okay, go ahead and play with it."
Next, everyone was very busy, preparing for the evening sacrifice to write down the family tree for Shen Lu.
Almost the whole village, old and young, came to the house.
The ancestral hall is located next to the old residence of the Shen family. It is solemn and solemn and has been carefully restored.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the sacrifice officially began.
The old lady dressed very dignifiedly and asked Shen Lu to follow behind her.
Lighting incense, worshiping, including adding Shen Lu's name to the family tree, were all completed by the old lady alone.
Shen Lu was a little surprised. In a place like this that pays attention to clans, few women can enter the ancestral hall, let alone worship and hold sacrificial ceremonies.
"Are you curious why the sacrifice was completed by my aunt?"
Second Auntie seemed to see what Shen Lu was thinking.
Shen Lu nodded his head in a small arc.
"Because aunt is the matriarch of our Shen family."
"Grandma is mighty!"
Shen Lu could not find any other words to express his shock.
"Little deer, come here."
At this moment, the old lady waved to Shen Lu.
Just as Shen Lu was about to step forward, he heard a child shouting: "Auntie, Aunt Sisi is back!"
Shen Shensi is back?
She can really mess around!
Shen Lu subconsciously looked at the child.
Shen Shensi was seen supporting Mrs. Shen, Lin Rou, and Shen Du, walking towards this side.
Lin Rou had never been to the countryside and was not used to wearing high heels.
Shenshensi supported her and walked very slowly.
Shen Du stood behind the mother and daughter, followed by the driver carrying things.
Lin Rou looked around as she walked: "Sisi, have you lived in a place like this before?"
Even though the roads in this remote country are not easy to get around, the houses are also dilapidated. My daughter has suffered so much before!
