Chapter 149: Burning incense on the first day of the Lunar New Year, where are my dear ancestors?
"Brother, it's getting late, get up and eat the dumplings!"

Listening to the voice coming from his ear, Su Chen just opened his somewhat confused eyes and saw a big face in front of him. He was so frightened that he became much more sober in an instant.

When he saw that it was Su Yan, Su Chen glared at him unhappily, "I was wondering what you were doing by getting so close to me. I almost got scared out of my wits!"

Su Yan scratched his head embarrassedly, "I was just trying to call you softly, but I have such a loud voice."

Hearing this, Su Chen sighed helplessly, "Okay, I'll get up right away."

After the fireworks were set off last night, we were all ready to go to bed, but the younger generation in the yard dragged us to play Jinhua for several hours. I don’t know if I kowtowed a few times during the night, but I guess I won a small amount of one or two thousand.

"Dad, have you guys finished eating?" When Su Chen came down from upstairs, he saw his father and two uncles preparing things for burning incense.

At this time, Chen Shufen came out of the kitchen with a small bowl and handed the bowl to Su Chen.

"Don't you see what time it is, my young master!"

Looking at the dumplings in the bowl, Su Chen knew that they were the sweet dumplings he liked.

It is said that the people of Huguang filled up Bashu and brought with them many unique snacks.

Take the glutinous rice balls that Su Chen is eating now for example. People in Fuzhou basically like to eat sweet food, but the counties and districts not far from Fuzhou eat meat glutinous rice balls.

When Su Chen ate it for the first time, he was quite surprised, but the taste was indeed quite good.

Good things come in pairs. There were only two dumplings in Su Chen's bowl, but they were twice as big as the ones he had eaten before. He managed to finish them all.

"Xiaochen, there is something Dad wants to discuss with you!" Su Zhiyun walked to Su Chen, squatted down and said.

This tone made Su Chen feel a little "anti-Tian Gang". Why was the father discussing things with his son in such a low voice?

"Dad, if you have anything to say, just tell me!"

"Hehe~ It's not a big deal. We're going to burn incense soon, I think..." Su Zhiyun's eyes drifted towards the white G-Class not far away.

Su Chen looked at Su Zhiyun with a strange expression, "Dad, you are past the age of pretending. If you really want to let it go, it's not impossible."

He thought that Su Zhiyun just wanted to show off in front of those relatives, but his next words made Su Chen silent.

Su Zhiyun took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and lit one for himself. When he had smoked almost half of it, Su Zhiyun said with some emotion: "Actually, I shouldn't say these words to you."

"Although our branch is the eldest of the Su family, it is also the poorest in the entire family. Whether it's me, your second uncle or your third uncle, we can't hold our heads up in front of the other two branches."

"I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. Over the years, the ritual of burning incense for the ancestors has been led by the other two families. We seem to be the youngest one!"

"But it's all right now!" Su Zhiyun patted Su Chen's shoulder proudly and said, "I thought our family would bow their heads in front of the other two families, but I didn't expect my son to be so successful. This year I want to see if the other two families still want to bow their heads to us!"

Su Chen did not respond and silently handed the car keys to Su Zhiyun.

To be honest, this was the first time he had heard his father talk about such a thing. He had just thought about it carefully and it was true that every New Year, his family would bow their heads in front of those two families, and they had very few opportunities to communicate with the other two families.

He used to just play during the Chinese New Year and never cared about these things.

After getting the key, Su Zhiyun did not waste any time and asked Su Laoer and Su Laosan to move the firecrackers, incense sticks and other things onto the white G-Class.

Usually, it is men who go to burn incense. There is no other way because the ancestors of the family are all in the mountains. In addition to climbing the mountains, they also have to clear the newly grown vines and other plants, which is very inconvenient.

Every year we have to prepare sickles, machetes and other things, and the younger generation leads the way.

It was already nine o'clock in the morning when they finished packing up. After some discussion, they drove Su Chen's white G-Class and Su Zhiyun's Volkswagen, because Grandpa Su, the three brothers Su Zhiyun, and Su Chen's three siblings could not fit in one car.

Su Chen looked at the Volkswagen keys in his hand, as well as Su Yan and Su Qingya standing beside him. He sighed and asked them to get in the car.

As for Su Zhiyun and his team, they had already set off in a white G-Class.

The Third Master’s house is not far from Su Chen’s house, only about twenty minutes’ drive away.

There is a five-story house built next to the highway, where several brothers from my third grandfather's family live together.

There is a particularly large dam in front of the house, which is almost 300 square meters. There are three or four cars parked on the dam. The most eye-catching one is a Mercedes-Benz S.

At this time, a large group of people were sitting on the dam, smoking and chatting.

"Every year, the old man is the last to come. I don't know where he is now. I don't know if he can buy a car, even a motorcycle!"

"Why are you in such a hurry? Why don't you drive over to pick her up? Why are you sitting here?"

"That's right, who wouldn't say it? We all know what's going on in the old family. Why are you saying all this? We're all family after all!"

"Okay, stop arguing, wait a little longer, it's almost time as usual."

Finally, an older middle-aged man spoke, and everyone stopped talking consciously.

"Squeak~" A crisp brake sound attracted everyone's attention.

"Whose car is this? Why is it parked here?"

"Hey, isn't it the boss who got off the passenger seat? What's going on?!"

While everyone was talking, Mr. Su got down from the passenger seat, took a glass of water and drank it, muttering quietly, "What kind of car is that brat Zhiyun driving? I almost vomited."

It's not Mr. Su's fault. The main reason is that Su Zhiyun drove a little fast along the way. But there were many cars on New Year's Day, and they kept stopping and starting. Even if it was normal, the car couldn't keep up.

Su Zhiqi and Su Zhixin, who were sitting in the back seat, were not in much better condition. They retched several times when getting out of the car. Only Su Zhiyun got out of the driver's seat with a bit of pride.

"Boss, Zhiyun, what are you doing?" The older middle-aged man walked over, glanced at everyone and then stopped at Bai's G-Class.

The middle-aged man was Su Qingyun, the eldest son of the second master of the Su family. The Mercedes-Benz S300 parked in the dam was his car.

Even the people who had been talking before gathered around, their eyes wide open, some unable to believe what they saw.

"The old family has finally made a comeback!" This was what everyone was thinking.

As for whether this white G-Class was rented, no one had ever thought about this idea. After all, they all knew the situation of the old family. They tried to make every penny count, so how could they possibly spend this money in vain?

The old man is not the kind of person who pretends to be rich.

The only explanation is that the old family has turned over a new leaf.

Mr. Su also calmed down at this time. Looking at the curious eyes of the crowd, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, patted the white G-Class and said with a smile: "This was bought by Zhiyun's family!"

There is nothing wrong with what he said. Isn't Su Chen from Su Zhiyun's family?
The old man was also a thoughtful person. He didn't make his words very clear, but when everyone heard it, it became known as, "This Mercedes-Benz was bought by my eldest son."

Everyone's eyes naturally moved to Su Zhiyun. Seeing that everyone was looking at him, he stood straight with a strong back.

Su Zhiyun greeted all the uncles calmly, and took out two boxes of Zhonghua cigarettes from his pocket and gave one to each of them.

They all took the cigarettes happily, puffed on them, and asked indirectly what was going on. How could there have been such a drastic change in just a few months?

Even Su Qingyun was no exception. He just pulled Old Man Su aside and started chatting with him.

The old man looked honest, but he was smart. Su Zhiyun told him on the way here that he could blame everything on him. If asked how he made money, he could just tell others that he made it from running a hot pot restaurant.

When Su Qingyun heard that the Shufen Hotpot Restaurant, the most popular restaurant in the Fog City, was opened by his nephew, he smoked several cigarettes in a row.

The uncles and elders surrounding Su Zhiyun were not much better. After all, Shufen Hotpot was still very famous in Fuzhou, a small place.

For a moment, the dam was filled with smoke. Although everyone had a smile on their face, everyone could see the melancholy in their eyes.

If Su Chen saw this scene, he would definitely blurt out, isn't this a typical example of "I am afraid that my brother will suffer, and I am also afraid that my brother will drive a Land Rover"? When Su Chen arrived, the incense burning team was just about to set off. Because they were going to climb the mountain, all the firecrackers and incense were carried up in a backpack.

Seeing that his father and his second and third uncles were all carrying backpacks, Su Chen walked towards Su Zhiyun without thinking.

"Dad, let me do it!" He stretched out his hand to take the backpack.
Who would have thought that Su Zhiyun would take a step aside and said, "How can I let you do such rough work? What if something goes wrong?"

Just as Su Chen was about to say something, he heard his second uncle say, "That's right, Xiaochen, listen to your father."

After saying that, he turned around and looked at Su Yan who was standing beside him, and glared at him unhappily: "Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and take the backpack from your uncle."

Su Yan, who was standing aside with nothing to do, was suddenly confused. How did this matter involve him?

Although he hadn't figured out what was going on yet, he still followed his father's instructions and took the backpack from his uncle Su Zhiyun.

How could Su Chen not understand his second uncle's thoughts? It was simply because Shufen Hotpot Restaurant had changed the living conditions of several families, which made them grateful.

At this time, Su Qingyun came over and asked in a gentle tone: "Zhiyun, have you packed up? Can we set off?"

Hearing this, Su Zhiyun smiled knowingly and nodded, "Second Uncle, we can set off now!"

Su Qingyun nodded, and called on everyone else to head towards the mountain behind.

The road was easy to walk on at the beginning, it was all cement roads, but after walking for about twenty minutes it turned into a mountain path that was very difficult to walk on.

Su Chen was secretly glad that he did not try to be brave before. If he had carried the backpack on a road like this, he would definitely have made a fool of himself.

The uncles walking in the front were using sickles and machetes to clear a path through the bushes. Those walking at the back used their hands and feet to drag and crawl their way up.

"Hey, my ancestors, you live far away!"

After walking for nearly an hour, they finally arrived at the place. Su Chen sighed softly as he looked at the busy crowd.

First, clear the weeds and trees around the ancestral grave to avoid a forest fire caused by setting off firecrackers, which would be troublesome!

There are seven or eight ancestral tombs in total. Su Chen followed Su Zhiyun and walked to a mound of earth.

The three brothers Su Zhiyun from the Su family quickly cleaned up the place waving sickles.

"Dad, what is this?"

In the past, Su Chen never went up the mountain to burn incense during the New Year. He always played with the younger generation downstairs. He was definitely not aware of these things.

"This is your great-grandfather's grave. Our family was poor in the past, so we simply buried him in the soil!" Su Zhiyun said with some melancholy.

Su Chen looked at the small mound in front of him, and then at the several stone tombs nearby. He was silent for a long time before saying, "Dad, let's find someone to repair it after the New Year."

He now understood why his father always said that the family was poor and was very careful with his money. Now he understood what was going on.

Even my great-grandfather’s grave is just a mound of earth, how can we not be poor!

"Well~ I will discuss this matter with your grandfather later!" Su Zhiyun also agreed with Su Chen's idea. After all, he was rich now.

By the time Su Chen and his team had finished hanging up relatives, tearing up paper money, and lighting incense and candles, Su Zhiyun and his team had already set out the firecrackers.

Seeing this, Su Chen hurriedly took Su Yan and Su Qingya to hide aside.

"Pah pah pah pah~"

"Pah pah pah pah~"

As the sound of a firecracker rang out, it was soon followed by sounds from other places, and the surroundings were covered in smoke from the firecrackers.

After all the firecrackers had finished going off, they checked to see if all the paper money in front of each grave had been burned. Only after confirmation did they return home.

It is difficult to go up the mountain and it is also difficult to go down the mountain.
The road down the mountain is full of steep slopes, and you will fall if you are not careful.

When they got back to the road, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and started chatting in groups of three or five.

The three Su Zhiyun brothers naturally became the focus of everyone, talking and laughing along the way.

Just as Su Chen reached the dam and his butt hadn't even sat on the stool, the cell phone in his pocket rang.

"Who would call during the New Year!" He took out his cell phone and saw that the caller ID was Pei Rang and Su Chen were surprised.

I looked at the people chatting around me and found a quiet place to answer the phone.

As soon as the call was connected, Pei Rang's slightly excited voice came over.
"Boss, Happy New Year!"

"Happy New Year~ You didn't call me just to tell me this, did you?"

"Uh~" Pei Rang on the other end of the phone was confused. Could it be that he had opened the New Year's greetings mode incorrectly?
"Hehe~ It's New Year's Day now, so calling your boss to wish him a happy new year is only natural!"

Su Chen smiled helplessly, "Alright, alright, I received your kindness, if nothing else I'll hang up."

After hanging up the phone, Su Chen was just about to put the phone back into his pocket when it rang again. When he saw that it was Zong Xinyao calling, Su Chen knew that there must be many more New Year greetings calls in the future.

He simply gave Su Yan a look and asked him to bring a stool over.

Sure enough, after Zong Xinyao finished the call, Sicong, Qin Fen and others also called to wish each other a happy new year. Even Jiang Hui and Chen Fei were no exception. Su Chen also learned a piece of information from Jiang Hui, that is, he did not go home for the New Year, but brought all his family members to the imperial capital.

Jiang Hui also sent Su Chen a few photos, all of which were of his pet orange cat Yuanbao. I don’t know where Jiang Hui bought the red cat suit, but Yuanbao looked particularly cute in it.

Half an hour had passed by the time Su Chen's phone quieted down.

However, their New Year's greetings calls did remind Su Chen that he should also call some people to wish them a happy New Year.

He looked at the time, it was just a little after eleven o'clock, so it shouldn't be too busy now. Thinking of Su Chen, he dialed Xiao Chen's number.

The phone rang many times, but no one answered.

"It seems that Xiao Chen is very busy now. Come to think of it, how can he not be busy on the first day of the new year!" Su Chen was about to hang up when he saw that the call was connected.

No matter whether he is busy or not, you should still say what you need to say first.

"Brother Chen, Happy New Year!"

"Hahaha~ Let's have fun together! I was busy just now, sorry!" Xiao Chen's voice sounded particularly happy.

As soon as the conversation changed, Xiao Chen asked directly: "When will you return to the imperial capital? The old man asked me before!"

"Uh~" Su Chen thought about it in his mind, and then said: "The earliest is the seventh day!"

"Okay~ Then on the seventh day, I'll tell the old man later."

As soon as Su Chen finished speaking, he heard a faint voice coming from the phone, as if someone was calling Xiao Chen.

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"I won't talk to you for now. I'm busy here. We'll talk when you return to the capital."

After saying that, he hung up the phone without giving Su Chen a chance to speak.

Looking at the hung up call, Su Chen slapped his lips lightly and said with some complaints: "What are you talking about the seventh day of the New Year? It really trips me up!"

Things have become a foregone conclusion, and there is no point in saying anything now. Let’s just think about the New Year.

(End of this chapter)