eurekapd Chapter 87, second to last position is in jeopardy.
Chapter 87, second to last position is in jeopardy.
The Lin family members were momentarily panicked, completely disoriented, and on the verge of losing their minds.
Of course, besides Gao Mengli and Lin Xi, they even found a small mound to sit and rest!
The location of this ancestral grave was passed down orally from generation to generation, with each generation bringing their own graves to identify the location.
Lin Yong paced back and forth in a panic. Could it be because his parents died early and he was too young to remember the correct positions?
At 48, an age when he couldn't hide his feelings, he immediately lost control of his emotions, let out a wail, and began to sob.
Jiang, wiping away her tears, looked at her elder brother and asked again, unwilling to give up, "Elder brother, are you sure this is your family's ancestral grave? There's a small grave next to our family's ancestral grave, where my little ancestor is buried."
After speaking, Jiang pointed to a small mound of earth located at the back of the ancestral grave.
Her pointing only made things worse, causing Gao Mengli and Lin Xi's expressions to change drastically. They stared blankly down at the small mound beneath them, their faces filled with horror.
Did they become ancestors?
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi were as if struck by lightning, their buttocks springing up as if they had springs in them, and they suddenly jumped up from the small mound.
The two ran to the side, held hands, and looked at each other with fear in their eyes.
Following the direction Jiang pointed, the "elder brother" nodded knowingly. "Oh, this is the soil that wasn't used up back then, so it was piled up over there."
No wonder I went to the wrong place; it turns out I recognized it by this little mound of earth.
Upon hearing this, Jiang felt as if her whole body was about to shatter...
It seems they really did visit the wrong grave.
Both she and Lin Yong hung their heads sadly, retrieved everything they had just put down, and sat blankly to each other, sighing.
Seeing that they had accepted the facts, the "elder brother" did not delay and happily led his children and grandchildren to offer sacrifices to his ancestors.
Who wouldn't be happy about this? Their ancestors receive two tributes every year, and they're probably rolling in wealth in the afterlife!
After he leaves, he might still be able to inherit the "family business" and become a rich young master!
In high spirits, he pointed to a grove of bushes nearby and said, "Boss, burn some paper money for that lonely grave over there too!"
A middle-aged man responded and walked towards the nearby bushes with a stack of paper money in his arms.
As they walked, they muttered to themselves, "I wonder whose grave this is. Our family burns some paper money for it every year when we come here. It's a good deed, and maybe we can even accumulate some good karma!"
The Lin family members were quite curious to see the middle-aged man burning paper money in front of the bushes. After all, the bushes were so lush and dense that they didn't look like there was a grave mound there.
Could it be that their Lin family's ancestor is over there?
Lin Yong jumped to his feet, his eyes wide, and rushed to his "big brother," anxiously asking, "Big brother, what's that over there?"
The "elder brother" was a little stunned by Lin Yong's sudden remark. After calming down, he said, "Well, we don't know either. That mound has been here for decades, and we've never seen any offerings made to it."
The elders in our family instructed us to burn some paper money for this lonely grave when we came to pay respects to our ancestors. We've been doing that, thinking it would accumulate good karma, and haven't bothered to find out who's buried there.
It was there decades ago?
A lonely grave?
No one is offering sacrifices?
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi exchanged a glance, guessing, perhaps, possibly, this was probably their Lin family's ancestral grave...
Upon hearing this, Lin Yong immediately began to sob again.
Good news, it seems they've found the ancestral graves.
Bad news: the ancestral graves haven't been worshipped for decades...
He immediately turned around, took Lin Fei and Lin Chi with him, grabbed his scimitars, and ran to the bushes, hacking away at the tangled bushes.
In an instant, debris flew everywhere, as if venting all the guilt of not making offerings over the years onto these bushes.
Lin Yong felt guilty and ashamed: "Ancestors, we are late, please don't blame us! We are so unfilial to have you all alone in this forest!"
Lin Fei and Lin Chi were not idle either, muttering, "May our ancestors bless us, we'll clear out a clean place for you right away."
Before long, the outlines of the two graves, one large and one small, gradually became clear. Although they were somewhat dilapidated, it was clear that they were old graves.
Lin Yong threw down his scimitar, knelt down in front of the grave with a thud, and wailed, "Ancestors, we've finally found you! If you have a spirit in heaven, please bless our Lin family so that things will go smoothly from now on and that such troubles will never happen again!"
Upon hearing this, Gao Mengli and Lin Xi's lips twitched.
Making demands right after finding one's ancestors seems inappropriate...
Jiang quickly led her two daughters-in-law to put the things back on.
This time it shouldn't be wrong, I'm truly sorry.
The family squatted in front of the grave, devoutly burning paper money and kneeling in worship before setting off firecrackers, only then returning home satisfied.
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi looked at the road back, speechless, gazing at the sky.
Next time they come, they'll be dogs...
When I got home, it was already dark. Exhausted and miserable, I ate a quick dinner.
Gao Mengli falls asleep the moment her head hits the bed, while Lin Xi falls fast asleep the moment her head hits the floor.
The next day, the two of them didn't wake up until dawn.
After all, I got back too late yesterday and didn't prepare elm seeds, locust flowers, or fried fish.
There's no need to get up early today to prepare the recipe for elm seed steamed buns.
So today the stall only had sauerkraut dumplings and chive boxes, which made the "work" a bit easier.
"This stall is so popular, and business is booming. It's even boosting the sales of local specialties at the surrounding stalls. Dou Weiyi is really lucky; he's managed to snag such a great stall. My second-place position is in jeopardy..."
Tang Guangjun sat angrily on a small stool under the stall, his chopsticks constantly poking at the empty earthen plate in front of him.
His county is separated from Dou Weiyi's county by only a river, and recently he discovered that many merchants have disappeared.
Only after his subordinates investigated did they discover that he had been kidnapped by Dou Weiyi and forced to do business in Pingyao County.
Doing business is one thing, but moving the whole family here, including their livestock farming business, is unacceptable. Dou Weiyi deserves to be ranked last in tax revenue; he's not fit to be second to last.
Thinking of this, he forcefully snapped the chopsticks in his hand in two.
Lin Xi had been paying attention to this "handsome guy" for a long time. When she saw that he had broken her chopsticks, her face immediately fell. She walked over, held out her hand to him, and said unfriendly, "Sir, thank you for your three coins."
Upon hearing this, Tang Guangjun frowned and looked up at Lin Xi.
This boss is fast! He just broke it one moment, and he's here the next...
He quickly nudged a middle-aged man next to him, who was also his advisor Wen Chou, and said, "Stop eating and pay up."
Wen Chou was enjoying his meal when Tang Guangjun pushed him, and he almost choked to death.
He suddenly pounded his chest and stamped his feet, finally managing to shove the dumpling down his throat, and exhaled deeply, "Really, what good would it do you to choke me to death?"
Wen Chou glanced at Lin Xi, who was staring at them asking for money, pursed his lips, quickly took off his money pouch, put three coins in Lin Xi's hand, and said, "Sorry, boss!"
Lin Xi took the money, her expression softening considerably. She nodded to the two of them before returning to her stall to continue making dumplings.