After resigning, I want to go back to the village to grow sweet potatoes

Chapter 65 Daren
"Folks, let's go back to have lunch."

Zhuang Su stood at the bottom of the steps of Lin's Ancestral Hall in Qingshuiwan and waved to the villagers of Qingshuiwan Village.

"Don't let go! Who dares to let go?"

Lin Xizhen's voice surpassed that of Zhuang Su's.

"Ximeizi, don't be joking, how can the ancestral hall be renamed casually? It is even more impossible and should not be changed from Lin's ancestral hall to Zhuang's ancestral hall."

"Old and young people of the Lin family, and all the LDs from the county, I want to tell you two important things. After listening to me, come and decide whether the Lin's ancestral hall should be changed to the Zhuang's ancestral hall or not? If you think it should not be, then count me as the wrong clock. If it should, it must be changed immediately!"

Lin Xizhen did not respond to Zhuang Su, but stood awe-inspiringly on the steps in front of the gate of Lin's ancestral hall to declare the two things that Zhuang Su had done for the Lin family and Qingshuiwan Village just like when she declared war on Yu Deshui when she stood on the big rock on the high ridge. A big event was told in detail to everyone present.

That year, an unprecedented drought affected Shuizhou, and drinking water was difficult for most of the county.

Although the flow of clear spring water in Qingshui Bay has been reduced, it is still gurgling and has become the only water source in the county.

In order to ensure drinking water for the tens of thousands of people downstream, the higher authorities demanded that Qingshuiwan village should sacrifice themselves. Except for the drinking water of the villagers, all others are not allowed to be used outside, including farmland irrigation.

She Xiaojia is for everyone, and the folks in Qingshuiwan Village have no complaints and resolutely implement the decision of the above, but they themselves are facing the situation of crop failure.

At the beginning, the villagers ate sweet potatoes, which were scarce, and later they ate sweet potato seeds, wild vegetables and bark.Later, even the wild vegetables and bark were dug up, and the beasts on the mountain were hard to find.

Patriarch Lin was at a loss as he watched the villagers dig tree roots and grind flour to satisfy their hunger, but after eating some of them suffered from abdominal distension and diarrhea, some fell ill, and some died of direct poisoning.He went to Zhuang Su and wanted to discuss with him what to do?But I searched all corners of Qingshui Bay, but there was no sign of Zhuang Su's family.

The villagers talked a lot. Some said that Zhuang Su ran away with the only few sweet potato seeds in the village, and some said that Zhuang Su left Qingshuiwan Village and returned to Ningzhou.

"Hmph, how can a person with a foreign surname be wholeheartedly devoted to our Lin clan?"

"It's true that Lu Yao knows that Ma Li can see people's hearts for a long time, and Zhuang Su never imagined that he is also such a person."

Patriarch Lin didn't believe that Zhuang Su would do that, and firmly believed that Zhuang Su must have encountered some major event or was thinking about food.He waited under the old tree from dawn to dark every day, waiting for Zhuang Su's return.

"Patriarch, is that guy pulling the cart Brother Su?"

On the road in the distance, a man bowed his back and struggled to pull a cart full of objects, while a woman pushed the cart behind.

"It's Zhuang Su, it's Zhuang Su, go and help him!"

Patriarch Lin was overjoyed, knowing that the folks in Qingshuiwan Village were saved.

What Zhuang Sula returned was a cart full of rice bran and vegetable cakes, weighing more than 300 catties.

"Patriarch Lin, these should be enough for the folks to eat for a while."

After Zhuang Su finished speaking, he fell to the ground, unconscious, and even Grandma Zhuang Yan, who was helping push the cart behind, fell into a coma.At that time, there was no Zhuangzhuang and Lin Daoqin, let alone Zhuangzhuang and Lin Xi.

"Hungry, the couple must be very hungry."

At that time, Patriarch Lin and the villagers only knew that Zhuang Su and his wife would rather go hungry and bring back a cartload of rice bran and vegetable cakes from Ningzhou, which saved the lives of the villagers in Qingshuiwan Village. People with a foreign surname saved the lives of everyone in Lin's family in Qingshuiwan Village.

A few years later, some young people from Shuizhou wanted to arrest Patriarch Lin and burn down the Lin's ancestral hall. Zhuang Su stood up to protect the Lin's ancestral hall and built a big tent for the Lin's ancestral hall at his own expense, leaving the ancient building intact.

Patriarch Lin asked Zhuang Su when he was dying, how did he get that cart of rice bran and vegetable cakes back then?Where did the money to build the big tent for Lin's ancestral hall come from?

At first, Zhuang Su resolutely refused to say anything. He asked Patriarch Lin to rest assured that he would never do anything wrong. The rice bran and vegetable cakes, including the money for building the big tent for Lin's ancestral hall, came properly and cleanly.

Patriarch Lin said, "If you don't tell me the truth, I will die in peace, and I don't want you to build the big tent. I asked the people to dismantle it."

Zhuang Su had no choice but to tell Patriarch Lin the truth.

It turned out that after liberation, the relevant departments of Ningzhou re-checked the assets of all parties. Knowing that the Zhuang family was full of national justice, they decided to return the real estate that belonged to their family and allocated funds to renovate the Zhuang's ancestral hall to comfort the ancestors.

After finding out that Zhuang Su is the only descendant of the Zhuang family in Ningzhou, they reported to the higher authorities for approval and transferred Zhuang Su to work in Ningzhou.

Zhuang Su declined, and still lived peacefully in Qingshuiwan Village, working silently for the folks in Qingshuiwan, and never mentioned a word among the villagers of Qingshuiwan.

Later, the folks in Qingshuiwan Village faced hunger, and Zhuang Su and his wife returned to Ningzhou in private, and exchanged the funds appropriated by the superiors for the repair of Zhuang’s ancestral hall through comrades working in relevant departments of Ningzhou City for a cart of rice bran and vegetable cakes. .Later, he simply transferred the real estate in Ningzhou and used the money to build a big tent for Lin's ancestral hall.

Patriarch Lin recorded all of these in the notebook, hoping that Lin Xizhen or other descendants can see them, and give the Zhuang family a big thank you.

Today, Lin Xizhen walked into the ancestral hall of the Lin family, walked into the back room where the head of the Lin family died, looked through the relics, and learned the whole story from the book. She was deeply moved by Zhuang Su Daren, and at the same time decided that she must represent the clan to return the Zhuang family's share. Affection.

"Old and young people of the Lin family, do you think the Lin family's ancestral hall should be changed to the Zhuang's ancestral hall? Without the Zhuang family, can anyone in our Lin family in Qingshuiwan Village survive to this day? Can it still be passed down from generation to generation like this? This Lin family Can the ancestral hall be protected so well? Can it still be a national treasure?"

"Grandma Xi is right, the Lin's ancestral hall should be changed to the Zhuang's ancestral hall!"

"Unexpectedly, Grandpa Zhuang, a person with a foreign surname, has paid so much for our Qingshuiwan Village. Our descendants should all be surnamed Zhuang!"

The folks were emotional.

"Hey, back then I scolded Brother Su, thinking that people with a foreign surname were unreliable. I didn't expect him to pay so much for the people surnamed Lin in Qingshuiwan Village."

"Think about it, how much would the dealer's real estate in Ningzhou be worth if it were put in now?"

"The commercial housing in Shuizhou has already exceeded [-] square meters, and Ningzhou City has already [-] to [-] square meters."

"Xiao Yan suffered a great loss. Originally, he could live comfortably for the rest of his life with the assets passed down from his ancestors. He didn't need to go back to Qingshuiwan Village to start a business at all?"

"Isn't Zhuang Zhong the same? He can teach in the city. If the house in Ningzhou is still there, he can be a person in the big city of Ningzhou."

"What can the three generations of the dealer tell us? They have paid too much for the folks in Qingshuiwan Village!"

Everyone was whispering and discussing.

"Folks, be quiet and listen to me, a junior. Just now Grandma Xi told everyone what my grandpa did. It was the first time I heard about it, and I was very moved. I think this is my grandpa. My respected grandpa. I also understand Grandma Xi’s desire to change Lin’s ancestral hall to Zhuang’s ancestral hall, but I don’t think it is necessary, because although we have different surnames, we are both from Qingshuiwan. As long as we love each other more Everything is important. Besides, the Cultural and Tourism Bureau's Wang Lao Cultural Relics have just said that this Lin's ancestral hall is a national treasure and the pride of our Qingshuiwan Village. We must protect it. Grandma Xi, elders, while everyone is here today Together, I have one thing I want to ask you for help."

Standing solemnly beside Lin Xizhen, he spoke sincerely.

"Xiao Yan, tell me, as long as Grandma Xi can do it, I will support you with all my strength!"

"Yes, the whole village supports you!"

"The three generations of your banker are all for the good of us all, can we not support you?"

(End of this chapter)