"Her aunt, these apples were given to me by Awen's employer. They are a department store, so the things they give out during the Chinese New Year must be good." Wang Chunmei showed off after hearing Aunt Hua praise the sweetness of the apples.

"It's better to be a working class person! Not only do you get a monthly salary, but you also get benefits during holidays.

Sigh! It will be great if my family has a worker sometime." Aunt Hua was made sour by Li Wen's mother Wang Chunmei.

Aunt Hua and Wang Chunmei's natal family are from the same street and are related to each other, and it was Wang Chunmei who introduced Aunt Hua to Uncle Jiu!

After Aunt Hua got married, the man was also a family member, and the two families were neighbors, so the relationship between the two families was very good, and they talked about everything when they were together.

"Her aunt, your eldest daughter is only 14 years old this year, and Xiaoqiang is only 11 years old this year, why are you so anxious!

Your kid, Xiaoqiang, is smart and intelligent. He always comes first and second in every exam, just like Awen when he was little.

The peach orchards of our brigade have had a good harvest in the past two years, and Lao Jiu can tend the orchards again. You two stick your hooks out and work hard. As long as you can get Xiaoqiang to come out, that will be better than anything else.

"His aunt, you are right!" When Aunt Hua heard Wang Chunmei mention Li Qiang, a smile immediately appeared on her face.

"Awen, have you finished eating? Hurry up and go to the grave. Everyone is gathering at the entrance of the village!" At this moment, the eldest brother Li Wu suddenly walked in and said.

"Okay, I'll be right away." When Li Wen heard that others were waiting for him, he didn't care about washing the dishes, put down the dishes and hurried out.

"Brother, I want to go too."

At this moment, Li Juan, who was playing with her little niece, stood up and shouted.

"What kind of grave is the girl going to? You just sit in the room and play with Little Pea. I see your blood is swollen. After your brother comes back, you don't even know your last name." Wang Chunmei scolded with a straight face.

"Oh!" When the little girl heard her mother's roar, she immediately turned into a quail.

Li Wen smiled and walked out of the house with his hands behind his back. He knew this was the result. In these days, women were not allowed to visit graves.

"Brother, I don't want to go to the grave. Li Tao and Li Yong called me! I want to play." At this time, Li Min, who was following Li Wen, said with a smile.

"Go ahead! Try not to run outside the village, there are wolves in the winter." Li Wen looked at Li Yong who was holding a small firecracker in the distance, and waved his hand to let his younger brother go play by himself.

"Yeah! I understand, brother." The little guy saw the firecrackers and ran towards Li Yong excitedly.

"What's the hurry? I'll give you twenty cents and buy whatever you want." Li Wen stopped Li Min with a smile.

"Oh! Thank you, brother." The little guy was very excited.

If underage children like Li Min don't go to the grave, no one will say anything, but if adults don't, people will scold them behind their backs.

It's New Year's Eve, and at noon, women and old people are hanging out at the door, and most of the adult men have gone to the graves.

"Aunt Six, have a great New Year!"

"Ba Po, have a great New Year!"

"Third Master, have a great New Year!"

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Along the way, Li Wen often encountered elders sunbathing and gossiping at the door, and his face almost twitched with laughter.

After about ten minutes, Li Wen finally arrived at the door of the village committee.

I saw hundreds of people standing or squatting in front of the village committee, most of them holding yellow papers. This was the army going to visit the grave today.

"Xiaowen is here!"

"Our great writer is here!"

"The cadres are here!"

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Before Li Wen could reach the entrance of the village committee, he was caught by a group of tribesmen and started shouting. (Screaming means teasing, but here it is a compliment.)

"You are all elders, please stop yelling at me!" Li Wen said with a wry smile.

Li Wen didn't smoke, just smiled and greeted the folks in his village, and then went straight to the crowd where his father and others were.

"Wenzi, it's snowing so hard, I thought you wouldn't come back." As soon as Li Wen walked up to their clan members, he was stopped by a very senior middle-aged man.

"Seventeenth Master, as you said, I have been working for a year and I still need to go home for the New Year." Li Wen smiled and took out a cigarette and handed one over.

Although this Seventeenth Master is not as old as Li Wen's father, he is from Grandpa Li Wen's generation, so he is older than his younger generation.

"Xiaowen is back!"

"Wenzi is here!"

Some elders smiled and greeted Li Wen, and Li Wen responded one by one, sending a circle of cigarettes to the elders, but the ordinary people did not.

After a while, everyone was almost there, and several older elders in the clan began to greet everyone to set off.

In recent years, because the Li family has become more united and prosperous, there are more than 300 people visiting the grave today, not including some children.

When everyone arrived at the unified cemetery in the village, Li Dequan, the third uncle, took out a whip and lit it.

After the cannons were fired, several elders took out a painting and hung it in front of a table.

This painting depicts the ancestors of the Li family. Since ancestral halls are no longer allowed, everyone kowtowed three times under the guidance of their elders, which was regarded as a ceremony of worship.

After the unified worship was completed, everyone dispersed and burned paper to the graves of their ancestors.

The same goes for the Li Wen family. His father, Li Deyou, led everyone to clear the weeds from the graves of several ancestors who had graves.

Today, Li Deyou specially brought a liang of white wine and three large pieces of fat meat to offer to the ancestors.

After the wine was poured out and the meat was put on the table, Li Deyou led everyone to kneel on the ground.

"Father, grandpa, and grandma also brought their grandson and great-grandson to see you.

Our family has grown in number in recent years, and several of the elders have also gotten married.

I also want to tell you something happy. This year the eldest son of the second family, A Quan, has had a baby. I hope you will bless the child to grow up healthily." Then the second uncle Li Dezhong said a few more words.

After the two of them finished speaking, Li Deyou led everyone to kowtow several times to his late grandfather and master.

"Let's go, go back! Your grandpa is protecting us in heaven." Li Deyou touched his father's tombstone and said with emotion.

Li Wen looked at Li Deyou's emotional expression, and he understood his father.

Li Wen's grandfather was one of the top figures in the village and was very capable. Otherwise, he would not have been able to take his two sons to work in the city and built a large courtyard house.

It was Li Deyou who was supposed to be a young man back then, but the old man cherished his son who had just gotten married, so he went in his place.

Because of this matter, Li Deyou felt guilty all his life, so he always helped his younger brother. Li Dezhong provided money for building a house.

After visiting the grave, everyone walked together as familiar faces and walked back to the village in twos and threes.

Li Wen followed his father and the others behind, listening to them tell stories about their old age, and was very interested.

He had an illusion that every time he visited the grave, the clan members in the village would get closer, and he didn't know why.

Maybe this is the so-called clan kinship!

"Brother, you are back! Is it fun to visit the grave?" Li Juan ran over and asked with a smile as she walked into the yard.

"What fun is there in visiting graves? It's just kowtowing to the deceased and burning paper!" Li Wen smiled and shook his head, rubbing the little girl's head.

"I've never been there, and I also want to go to the grave." Li Juan had never been to the grave before, so she was very curious.
Chapter completed!