After being abandoned by the educated youth, I became rich in the 80s

These words made Lan Xin's old face turn red. Lan Qing reached out and knocked on his head. There was a loud bang. Lan Xi covered his head with his hands, looking indignant.

"Why? Did I say something wrong? Now everyone in the village can make money. Isn't it because they listened to the elder sister and built a vegetable greenhouse? Isn't it because they rely on the elder sister's group purchase that they can sell so many vegetables?"

"This is the truth, but Xiaoxi, the people in the village don't like to hear what you say," said Lan Ze on the side.

Although they have a good life because of Lan Xin's arrangements, they may think in their hearts that the money was borrowed by themselves and the vegetables were grown with their own hard work. Instead of thanking Lan Xin, they might as well thank their ancestors for blessing them with this opportunity.

Even if most people are grateful to Lan Xin in their hearts, they will not say it out loud.

"Then why go there? Besides, women are not allowed to enter the ancestral hall." At this point, Lanxi rolled her eyes.

He felt that this was unreasonable since he was a child, but every time he spoke out about it, he would be lectured by the adults. When he asked his mother and others about it, they would always have a lonely look on their faces.

Later, a few years ago, due to those reasons, the ancestral hall was almost destroyed and people were not allowed to worship there. My second sister even said that it was a good thing that the hall was destroyed and that she didn’t want to go if she was not allowed to go.

"So I have to let Lan Xin go with me. The village owes her a favor. Apart from anything else, she must respond to such a small matter as listing the family tree and paying respects to the ancestors." Lan Qing said at the side, with a rare shrewd look in his eyes.

"?!!!"

When they heard this, they looked as if they had suddenly realized something. Who could have thought that Lan Qing, who was always old-fashioned, had such evil ideas in his mind.

Noticing their looks, Lan Qing glared at them fiercely, "Why, can't I also be more progressive in my thinking? Great men have said that women hold up half the sky. Do women and us men not have the same ancestors? Why can men worship but women can't?"

"Since we can now worship our ancestors again, we should revise the rules." Lan Qing said this with particular firmness.

Lanxi Lanze on the side nodded frantically, "Yes, that's the truth."

"We don't care what happened in the past. Since this is a new era, we must follow the words of the great man."

With the support of several younger brothers and sisters, Lan Qing stood straight and felt confident.

Lan Qing, Lan Xin and a few others carried their things and walked towards the ancestral hall together.

In fact, this ancestral hall cannot be called an ancestral hall. It is a warehouse.

During the turmoil, some people hid their belongings for fear that the ancestral tablets would be smashed, leaving only a few large and bright houses. It would have been a shame to smash them, so after some communication and arrangements, they were left as warehouses for the brigade to store food, tools and so on.

Today, the ancestral hall has been cleaned again, the ancestral tablets have been neatly put back, the incense sticks are lit, and the red light of the auspicious incense emits a unique fragrance, which fills the entire house along with the smoke.

The pork distributed at noon was blanched in water, sprinkled with a little salt, and served on a plate with fruits and wine as an offering, filling up the altar. Some wealthy families also offered chickens, pig's trotters, pig's heads and other good things.

There is a mat under the altar, and the devout descendants kowtow three times and nine times, muttering auspicious words. After the ceremony, they stand up to burn incense, sprinkle the wine on the altar, and then light gold ingots and paper money to offer to the ancestors.

Although there hasn't been such collective ancestor worship for many years, every time during the New Year or other festivals or when something happens, no one forgets to secretly worship their ancestors.

The Lan surname is a big surname in Lanjia Village, as all the people have the same ancestor. Plus, everyone with the surname Lan in the village did not miss the opportunity to return to the ancestral hall to pay respects. There was only a small space in front of the altar, and they had to wait until the incense and candles were half burned, so quite a few people gathered in the ancestral hall.

At first glance, they were all men, even the children who were only a few years old and came to kneel down were boys.

As soon as Lan Qing and the others entered the ancestral hall, someone noticed them immediately. The person at the door hurriedly stopped Lan Xin and said.

"Do you understand the rules? Women cannot enter the ancestral hall..."

When he noticed that the person coming was Lan Xin, he couldn't help but lower his voice, but it also attracted the attention of other people in the ancestral hall. They all looked over, and when they saw Lan Xin who came with him, they couldn't help but frown.

One of them wanted to curry favor, so he quickly said, "Lan Xin, are you here to get something for your brother? Come, let me help you get it."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to take the thing in Lan Xin's hand, but Lan Xin dodged by turning sideways.

"No, I made a lot of money this year and accomplished a lot, so I came here to thank my ancestors."

Upon hearing Lan Xin's words, many people thought of the great things their family had accomplished this year, all thanks to Lan Xin. Their family was able to slaughter a chicken to worship the gods this year, also thanks to Lan Xin.

Thinking of this, he could not help but turn sideways and said with a smile: "Hey, there is no need to discuss these things in the ancestral hall. It would be enough to burn a piece of paper at the door of the house to express gratitude."

Someone at the side nodded and said, "That's right. You are so busy. Why don't you ask your brother to come over to take care of these things?"

Lan Xin stood up straight, raised her head and said loudly, "That won't do. How can I be sincere at home? Besides, I have to ask my ancestors to bless me so that my business can reach a higher level next year and my family group can buy vegetables to the next county. After all, we have planned for the spring of next year. If the amount of vegetables harvested in our village is too much, the county town may not be able to eat them all."

"This is the livelihood of the whole village. How can I let my brother do it for me? Besides, I plan to find some ways to grow some high-quality greenhouse vegetables and fruits next year so that I can have a living in spring and summer. It's such a big thing. I don't know what to do without the blessing of my ancestors."

Lan Xin said cheerfully, and the men in the ancestral hall looked at each other, unable to say anything.

After all, everything Lan Xin said was a big deal. Not only was it her big deal, but it also concerned the whole village.

If Lan Xin is not allowed to go in and kneel down, this is right at the entrance of the ancestral hall, under the nose of the ancestor. What if he gets angry and doesn't bless her, then this matter will fail?

"This... just kneel down at the entrance of the ancestral hall. As long as you are sincere, the ancestors will see you and protect you."

When no one in the room spoke, an elderly man at the back spoke, pointing at Lan Xin's feet, "Just kneel down here."

"Women cannot enter the ancestral hall. This is the rule of our ancestors, so you have the same intention at the door of the ancestral hall."

"Yes, yes, just at the door."

"The entrance to the ancestral hall is no different from the inside. Our ancestors can hear what we say here."

When the others heard this, they nodded in agreement and asked Lan Xin to worship on the spot.