Chapter 275: Ancestor Worship
The next morning, Sun Shan got up early and followed the village chief and other elders to the ancestral temple to worship their ancestors.
Sun Shan couldn't understand a word of the village chief's dense speech.
He did whatever the village chief asked him to do, bowed and lit incense, followed the village chief around, and by the time he was done, it was already noon.
Sun Bomin invited all the elders of the clan to his home for dinner.
After dinner, everyone gathered together to chat and work, preparing for tomorrow's banquet.
The Sun family’s old house is surrounded by greenery and is very lively.
Sun Boming was in charge of the overall planning, and Yong Ge'er became his assistant. Yong Ge'er was in charge of all the trivial matters.
Yong'er's father, Uncle Sun, was leisurely eating melon seeds. He was pestering Aunt Sun all day long, with the main purpose of asking Aunt Sun to introduce a wife to Guang'er.
Uncle Sun was leisurely drinking tea one second, and his face turned bitter the next: "Sister, my brother Guang is old, and it's time for him to find a marriage. Alas, his father and mother are incompetent and can't find a good girl. Sister, can you help me keep an eye out for one?"
Aunt Sun was peeling soaked bamboo shoots, her neck stretched out, eavesdropping blatantly.
She understood now that if anything happened, she should let Uncle Sun take the lead. He is a member of the Sun family, and no one would blame him for anything he said.
She is a foreign daughter-in-law and will be blamed if she says something wrong.
Aunt Sun held the plump little Guang girl in her arms, raised her eyebrows, and rolled her eyes at Uncle Sun: "It is not my turn as the eldest aunt to decide Guang'er's marriage. It is you as the parents who should choose it."
Uncle Sun immediately retorted: "Sister, Guang Ge'er is working for you, so you can find a convenient place. We can only find a country girl."
Aunt Sun frowned and said, "What's wrong with being a country girl? I am also a country girl, your elder sister."
Uncle Sun was anxious and said quickly, "Sister, you are different. How can those country girls compare with you?"
Uncle Sun is just like the gossipy women in the village, and he always asks Aunt Sun to find a daughter-in-law.
On the other side, Aunt Sun also told Sun Boming that she wanted to help Qing Ge'er find a wife.
Qing'er is one year older than Guang'er. Xiaoxue is married, but his elder brother has not yet married. Uncle Sun and Aunt Sun are very anxious.
If it weren't for the fact that Xiaoxue's husband was better looking and older than Qing'er, and they were in a hurry to get married, Aunt Sun and Uncle Sun would never have let Xiaoxue marry before Qing'er.
If you miss a good son-in-law, he will be gone. For the sake of my daughter's happiness, I have to let Qing'er down.
At this time, Sun Shan took De Ge'er to the citrus grove to see the oranges and flower beds.
Sun Bomin specially bought a piece of land next to the orange orchard to plant New Year flowers.
The flower shop is very well managed, and the Sun family has more varieties of New Year flowers than before.
De Geer said reluctantly: "Shan Zi, what's so good about the flower garden? If you want to see it, come back before the New Year, when the flowers will bloom. Now it's just green, and you can't see any flowers."
De Ge'er wanted to chat with everyone in the Sun family's old house and didn't want to brave the sun to accompany Sun Shan to see the flowers and trees.
It would be nice to see the flowers blooming, but what’s so beautiful about the green leaves?
Sun Shan didn't want to bring De Ge'er with him, so he told Sun Bomin that he wanted to go and see the flower garden. Sun Bomin then arranged for De Ge'er to accompany him.
Sun Bomin was worried about Sun Shan going out alone.
Sun Shan ignored De Ge'er's complaints. He didn't dare to leave on his own anyway.
After carefully checking the annual flowers, I found that they were planted very well.
I heard from Sun Boming that Qing Ge'er can grow flowers, so he will inherit the family flower garden in the future.
After all, Sun Shan was already a scholar and didn't need to grow flowers.
Uncle Sun and Aunt Sun raised their hands and feet to agree with Sun Boming's decision.
The reason why they did not argue about arranging for Qing'er to work in the provincial capital was because the couple found that Qing'er earned more from growing flowers than Guang'er who worked in the provincial capital.
Besides being a good job, there is no better future for working in the capital than growing flowers.
Growing flowers well is a technical job.
Even if you don't grow flowers at home, you can still make a living by growing flowers for wealthy families.
Uncle Sun and Aunt Sun also didn’t understand when their eldest brother Sun Boming started to grow flowers, and he grew them in such a unique way.
The flowers are large, bright and colorful.
I wondered why he didn't grow flowers before and only started growing them after the family split up.
Uncle Sun and Aunt Sun felt that Sun Boming was hiding something, but they would never dare to say it even if they were beaten to death.
Uncle Sun and Aunt Sun are performing the saying "judge a noble man by one's own standards".
Sun Shan carefully inspected the flower garden and then checked the citrus grove.
In the past two years, Sun Shan also helped with breeding and raising seedlings.
After all, old trees will age, and they are more susceptible to disease and failure to produce crops.
It was only in the past two years that Sun Bomin was willing to let Sun Shan take care of their citrus orchard.
Looking at the mountains not far away, Sun Shan wondered whether he should buy it.
I don't know if it's from the government or the government. I need to find a piece of mountain land to build another citrus grove.
De Ge'er looked at Sun Shan in confusion, sometimes frowning and sometimes smiling.
Puzzled, he asked, "Shanzi, when did you learn how to plant flowers and fruit seedlings?"
It seems like Shanzi has no limitations and can do anything.
My second brother told me that it was actually Shanzi who taught how to make the New Year flowers at home, and my uncle just did the work.
De Ge'er was very curious about when Sun Shan would do farm work.
Sun Shan patted the dirt in his hands and said nonchalantly, "You will understand it if you read the book."
This simple sentence made De Ge'er pout in anger.
Just read the book and you will understand. It sounds so simple. There are so many people reading books, so why do so many people still not understand?
De Geer didn't dwell on this question. He patted Sun Shan's shoulder and said, "Shanzi, you are a scholar now, why did you ask me to be your housekeeper? I tell you, I am very good at accounting now. I even asked Master Zheng how to calculate well. Hehe, I have learned the skill.
Don't worry, you won't suffer any loss or be cheated if you hire me to do work for you. You've found a treasure if you hire me."
Sun Shan quickly shook his head and said, "No, you are not steady, you are a chatterbox, and your handwriting is not good. I don't want to invite you."
De Ge'er's eyes widened, and he said in disbelief: "Shanzi, you didn't keep your word. You said you would invite me to be the housekeeper of the scholar."
Sun Shan continued to shake his head and said, "There is no such thing as a young master butler like you. He is not stable and reliable."
De Geer immediately retorted: "There is no scholar as young as you."
Sun Shan choked.
De Geer continued, "A young scholar should be paired with a young scholar as a housekeeper. Shanzi, you should invite me. If you don't, you will regret it."
Sun Shan waved his hand and said, "Why don't you settle the account? I'll just ask Uncle Zheng. If he says you can go out as a disciple, I'll hire you."
When De Ge'er heard that Sun Shan wanted to find Zheng Dalang, he immediately became nervous and hesitantly said, "Why ask Uncle Zheng? Just ask me. I'm very good at calculating. I always get it right."
When Sun Shan saw De Ge'er's evasive eyes, he knew that he was not a good person and that what he had just said was just bragging.
He straightened his chest and said firmly, "I will definitely ask your teacher whether it is good or not. You will know after I ask. I won't tell you more now. If you say it is good, it may not be good. Only if the teacher says it is good, then it is really good."
De Ge'er felt even more guilty and kept pestering Sun Shan not to look for Zheng Dalang. But Sun Shan ignored him and after looking at the flower garden and the orchard, he went home.