Chapter 550 Needing Money to Build an Ancestral Hall

After climbing Mount Hengshan, Lu Jiaxin returned to her hometown.

When Lu Jiaxin was approaching Lujia Village, she remembered the scene from the last time she came there. Last time I went home, I could only borrow a trolley. This time I exchanged my shotgun for a cannon and went back directly in a car.

It was around four o'clock in the afternoon when we arrived at Lu Jiaxin. At this time, everyone in the village was busy working in the fields, and only some children were playing. When they saw the car, they all gathered around to look at it.

Lu Jiaxin took out a bag of candies and gave them to them. The children ran home after getting the candies. Uncle Lu's house couldn't accommodate that many people, so the two drivers drove away. They went to the county town to stay in a guest house and would come back tomorrow morning.

When they arrived at Uncle Lu's house, Lu Jiaxin saw the door open and went straight in. When she saw no one in the yard, she shouted: "Uncle, aunt..."

Soon a person came out of the house and yawned loudly when he left the door. She was shocked when she saw Lu Jiaxin: "Jia, Jiaxin, why are you back? This, this, why didn't you call us when you came back?"

Lu Jiaxin didn't call in advance, otherwise the whole village would be waiting to greet him, and maybe even the county leaders would come. After what happened in Yi County, she didn't want to deal with the county leaders at all.

"Third sister-in-law, where are the uncle and aunt?"

Sister-in-law Lu’s expression paused and she said unnaturally: “Dad went to the county to do some business, and mother went to skewer and kill pigweed.”

She originally wanted to go visit her, but Lu Jiaxin's eyes were too scary and she didn't dare to lie.

Lu Jiaxin's face suddenly turned ugly. Her aunt, who was in her seventies, went to hunt pigweed, while her daughter-in-law, who was only in her early forties, was sleeping in the house.

Sister-in-law Lu explained to herself: "I asked her not to go, but I couldn't persuade her..."

Facing Lu Jiaxin's sharp eyes, she was speechless: "I, I will go find mother now and call her back."

Before Lu Jiaxin could say anything, she ran out quickly.

Miao Na said with a smile: "I see many people say that mainland daughters-in-law are bullied by their mothers-in-law. Your eldest aunt is in her seventies and still goes out to hunt pigweed, while your daughter-in-law sleeps soundly in the house. Just follow the rumors. It doesn’t even match!”

Lu Jiaxin said: "The third sister-in-law is very lazy, but killing pigweed is something that the eldest aunt does not have time to do herself. It has nothing to do with her."

Miao Na snorted coldly and said: "How come it doesn't matter? If she had finished planting the pigweed, my aunt would still go to fight the pigweed in such a strong sun. Boss, do you think there is something wrong with the Lu family's Feng Shui? ? Your third sister-in-law is extremely lazy, and your second sister-in-law’s former Xiangye is also said to be very lazy.”

"Fragrant leaves are a thing of the past, don't mention them again."

The eldest aunt didn't come back, but the seventh uncle came over first. His great-grandson got a handful of the candies sent by Lu Jiaxin, and then took them back to his sister to eat but he touched them. After hearing his great-grandson's description, he guessed that Lu Jiaxin was back, and hurried over to take a look.

The last time Lu Jiaxin came here, Uncle Lu specially took him to meet his seventh uncle, so he recognized him: "Seventh uncle, why are you here?"

I have to be supported by the younger members of my family when I walk, and I don’t know why I came here all the time.

The seventh uncle smiled and said, "I knew you were back, so I came over to see you. Jiaxin, you are the pride of our Lu family."

Lu Jiaxin suddenly became vigilant. It would probably be bad for her to wear a high hat. When she was a child, her grandmother was always proud of her father's company. She didn't know how to brag about it in the countryside, causing people who had nothing to do with her to borrow money.

"Uncle, I didn't do anything."

The seventh uncle thought she was too modest: "Because of you, our Lu family's children can now go to school. Last year, six children in the family were admitted to college."

Two of the six college students are children of the Lu family branch, but it is very rare for a village to have four college students (two undergraduates and two junior colleges). This incident alone is enough to make Lujia Village the talk of town.

Lu Jiaxin said with a smile: "That is also the result of the child's own efforts."

The seventh uncle shook his head and said: "If you hadn't funded their studies and bought them so many study materials, Dongzi and Xiumei would not have been able to pass the exam."

There is subsidized tuition and living expenses, but she doesn't know about the study materials. Her eldest brother and the others should have found them from outside and sent them back! However, there are few learning materials now, which is indeed precious for rural children.

After chatting for a while, the seventh uncle said: "Jiaxin, a wall of the ancestral hall collapsed two months ago. I found someone to repair it. It's just that the repair of the ancestral hall after so many years can only be done temporarily."

"The ancestral hall needs to be demolished and rebuilt like this, otherwise people will be killed if it collapses during ancestor worship. Jiaxin, you are the most promising child of our Lu family. This is related to our Lu family's ancestors and Feng Shui. You can't ignore it. ah!"

Before returning, Lu Jiaxin knew that this trip to her hometown would definitely involve some blood, but what she didn't expect was that the first person to speak was her seventh uncle.

"Uncle, how much does it cost to build an ancestral hall?"

Seeing her signs of loosening, the seventh uncle said expectantly: "Jiaxin, I hope you can donate money to build the ancestral hall. I calculated that 30,000 yuan will be enough."

Lu Jiaxin was unwilling to donate money to build an ancestral hall, but her seventh uncle came to ask for help at such an old age, and the money was only 30,000 yuan, which was not much. She said: "I have two conditions. If you agree, I will donate money to build the ancestral hall. If you don't agree, I will pretend that I have never heard of it."

"you say."

Lu Jiaxin's two requests are also simple. The first is that the girls in the clan can go to the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors in the future; the second is that the forest, foundation and other benefits should be treated equally in the future, regardless of male or female.

"How can this be done..."

Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, "If it doesn't work, then forget it. Seventh Uncle, you can find a promising man in the clan to fund the construction of the ancestral hall!"

The seventh uncle was stuck, and after a while he said, "I have to discuss this with the people in the village."

"Then you can discuss it slowly!"

Just as the eldest aunt came back, she couldn't help but ask after hearing these words when she entered the door: "Jiaxin, what do you want to discuss with the seventh uncle?"

Lu Jiaxin explained clearly in one sentence, and then said in front of the seventh uncle: "When I was asked to donate money to build the ancestral hall, I didn't think it was a girl's family; the benefits such as dividing mountains and forests, applying for foundations to build houses, etc., would not be a girl's share. How could it make sense? ”

The seventh uncle sighed and said: "I don't have the final say on this, everyone has to agree."

The seventh uncle thought it was okay to enter the ancestral hall to worship his ancestors, but the mountains, forests and foundations have only been given to men since ancient times, and they have never been given to the girls of the clan.

The eldest aunt said with a smile on her face: "Then the seventh uncle will hold a meeting and ask everyone for their opinions. If everyone disagrees, forget it."

Lu Jiaxin added: "If everyone disagrees, from now on I will only support the girls in the clan to study. Anyway, men have so many benefits, so let the girls in the clan enjoy one benefit exclusively."

The seventh uncle's face froze.

The eldest aunt didn't expect Lu Jiaxin to say such a thing, but she must be on Jiaxin's side: "Uncle Qi, talk to everyone and see if they are willing?"