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The local dialect in Fengzhou, Guangdong Province belongs to the Hokkien language family. Grandmother's Day is actually not a day for grandma's memorial day, but a day for ancestors, maternal lineage, and ancestors. In Minnan dialect, it is called Ancestor's Auntie Festival. This day is particularly important in clan villages with the same surname.

For example, in Leicuo Village, all the people in the village have the surname Lei. For dozens of generations, their ancestors are all the same couple. The man is called grandpa and the woman is called grandma.

On ancestors' memorial days, worship activities must be held. It is best for men from every household to show up. You must tell your ancestors that there are men in your family and there will be successors.

This is the incense culture, and it is also one of the reasons why Chinese people prefer boys over girls, because when girls get married, they participate in sacrifices in other places.

Lei Hao is the male of the family. In previous years, he had to appear on the big days. However, his hometown keeps track of the lunar calendar, and he uses the solar calendar at work, so he can't remember the time clearly.

On June 4th, Saturday, Lei Hao's biological clock made him get up early in the morning. After brushing his teeth and washing his face, he went outside and, wow, this person was almost here.

Qiangzi and his wife arrived, Aunt Ping came, and Li Yingfeng, who acted as the driver, was also present.

At the urging of his mother, Lei Hao simply ate something, and the group went to Qiu Yuting's residence in two cars, picked up the goddess, and started on their way home.

It takes four to five hours to drive from Yangcheng to Fengzhou. If you take all the time by plane, it will take three hours. The main reason is that there is no airport in Fengzhou, so everyone simply chooses to drive. It happens to be that there are many things and it is convenient to drive. .

Along the way, Qiu Yuting, who had given up work and accompanied Lei Hao home, was in great spirits. The customs in the north and south of China were very different. She regarded this time as a trip and could also learn about Lei Hao's hometown.

"Beautiful mountains and rivers are equivalent to poor mountains and rivers. In our place, to find a decent restaurant, you have to go to the town, a hotel or something, let alone a star hotel, and people in small places stick together, and there is no difference between villages. , there are some issues left over from history..." With nothing to do in the car, Lei Hao vaccinated Qiu Yuting.

At around 1 o'clock in the afternoon, when the car drove into Tangdong Town, Lei Hao was slapped in the face. The village in the center of the town was called Tangxi Village. There was only a small market here half a year ago. Now many shops have been upgraded and added A few stores selling mobile phones, catering, and department stores instantly look much more upscale.

"Not bad." Qiu Yuting blinked, remembering the scenery along the way just now, and felt that Lei Huhu was trying to lower her expectations.

"Tingting, we don't care about him. That kid hasn't come back for more than half a year. He knows nothing." Lei Hao's mother took Qiu Yuting's hand, got out of the car, looked at the group of "natives" around her, and then looked at the people around her The future daughter-in-law almost trembled.

Just as she was worried that she had no one to show off to, Lu Huiyan's sharp eyes saw a few acquaintances coming out of the crossroads cursing.

"Second uncle, second uncle." Lu Huiyan shouted at the top of her lungs.

There were a group of four people there, one old and three young. The old one was my second uncle Lei Fujia from Leicuo Village, and the younger ones were two men and one woman, three middle-aged people, all from the village committee.

What impressed Lei Hao was that looking over there from this intersection, the second uncle and others were actually just showing their bodies. It was not easy for his mother to see this.

"Hey, isn't this a tiger?" The second uncle's hair was gray but his face was rosy. After he came over, the first person he greeted was Lei Hao. He smiled cheerfully and said: "The college student is back, haha, okay, not like that Can those bastards die if they just go home for one day? They all say they have no time."

"It's not easy. It costs a lot of money to go back and forth." Lei Hao explained to others. As he used to earn 3,000 a month, a round trip includes expenses and bringing some cigarettes and alcohol. Spending 1,000 is a lot. It's a common thing, and it's normal not to go home.

"Yeah, it's not easy. It doesn't matter if you don't come back. I think this Tangdong Town will be destroyed by those bastards." The second uncle spat on the ground and looked angrily at the place where he just came out. .

Following his gaze, Lei Hao rummaged through his memory and found out that the place was the Tangdong Town Government. He couldn't help but feel a little strange, but he didn't respond and invited these people who hadn't eaten either to enter the restaurant together. , after ordering, a large table of people gathered around.

Before the food was served, Lei Hao was constantly asked about his current situation by his second uncle Lei Fujia. Unfortunately, the old man didn't understand anything he said about finance. In the end, he decided to start a business and make money.

It's easy to talk about career, but Lei Hao also has to accept Lei Fujia's teasing. There is no way. Leicuo Village is divided into four houses. Now the ancestral hall is managed by people from the "rich" generation. Lei Fujia and Lei Hao are from the second house. , it is not an exaggeration to say that blood is thicker than water, and a few words of ridicule are meant to express intimacy.

When the conversation changed, Lei Fujia asked again: "Tiger, are you still recruiting people? As the saying goes, brothers who fight tigers, father and son go into battle."

"Second uncle, please come on. In Tiger's place, all cleaners have to graduate from college. How many college students are there in our village?" Lei Zhenqiang muttered beside him: "You can't get a good position. You can't be a security guard or something like that. Where are you not doing it? ."

"You're just talking too much, how can you run a business like this?" Lei Fujia glared at Lei Zhenqiang, then looked at Lei Hao, waiting for a reply.

Lei Hao doesn't think it's difficult. The investment company can't get in. Liu Xingdong has a position there, and other customers can also absorb it. It's just that this favor can be given, but it can't be given casually. There are two to three thousand people in a village, young and middle-aged people. How much does it cost? How could he arrange it?

"I can't do it there. Maybe we can arrange a few in other places." Lei Hao puffed away his smoke and had long expected this situation.

In rural areas, if you have a promising future, when you go home, someone will definitely come to your door to borrow money or seek connections.

"A few people are useless. Hey, I'm just thinking. If you can, go out and work. Don't stay in the village. This **** Tangxi Village has destroyed us all." Lei Fu Jia smoked a cigarette and spoke angrily.

Only then did Lei Hao know that Tangdong Town has been undergoing rapid changes recently. First, it opened a paper mill and a washing powder factory, and now it wants to build a thermal power plant. The money has come, and companies have also come, but the pollution has also increased. .

Leicuo Village is a tragedy. It is located just downstream of Tangxi. The villagers could still swim in the river half a year ago, but half a year later, let alone swimming, they would find it too dirty to wash clothes. Coupled with the impact of planting and breeding, the villagers' lives are not easy. Better off.

"We are also unlucky. We happen to be downstream. If we were upstream of Tangxi Village, we wouldn't have enough to eat." Lei Minlong, secretary of the village committee, said: "The town has no choice. If we want to develop, we must sacrifice some people. We just happen to It’s the part that’s been sacrificed.”

"Shit, in my opinion, they definitely collected money. Otherwise, how could no one take care of the sewage discharge from the two factories? They destroyed the water source and are preparing to build thermal power generation. In the future, the air will not be much better. ." Huang Chunzhi, director of the Women's Congress, cursed.

Lei Hao was silent.