Rebirth 78, the beginning of the marriage was broken off by the female educated youth

He brushed the dust off Li Xiangnan's shoulders with great satisfaction and performed a polite gesture.

This means to welcome the children and grandchildren.

Li Xiangnan stood properly with his back straight.

Then Li Dewen pointed at the old men beside him and said, "Call someone!"

"Second Grandfather, Fourth Grandfather! Uncle, Second Uncle, Grandfather-in-law, Grandfather-in-law, Grandma-in-law, Grandma-in-law..."

"Hey, hey!"

Li Xiangnan was the only one at the scene who called out politely and seriously, while a group of older people responded with smiles and a look of approval on every face.

After calling the older generation, we call the father's generation, but it is enough to just call them the clan elders, that is, the side branch of grandpa's generation.

There are so many people coming today. Not only are almost all of my father’s family here, but even my mother’s family is here as well.

Therefore, the entrance to the village seems particularly grand.

After calling everyone, Li Fuqiang introduced the county party secretary Jiang Weifeng to his father and uncle.

Li Dequan naturally did not break the rules and left the greeting to his elder brother Li Dewen.

"Mr. Li, are you still healthy? Xiao Jiang is here to see you!" Jiang Weifeng smiled sincerely.

It was not easy for the Li family to survive in the previous years. Moreover, when 69 people from the Li family went to war, only a dozen of them came back...

"Secretary Jiang, I'm sorry for neglecting you. Please forgive me! Our Li family finally produced a top scholar. The clan is so happy!"

Li Dewen spoke up to set the tone for today so as to avoid being blamed by the big boss later.

"No, Mr. Li, we follow the local customs. Everything depends on the Li family's arrangements! I am still a young comrade in front of you, so there is no need to greet me specially!"

Li Dewen would not really neglect him, but solemnly stepped forward and shook Jiang Weifeng's hand, invited him to stand in the center, and looked at Li Xiangnan with a smile.

"Welcome home, grandson!"

Li Xiangnan nodded and was about to say something to thank him when he suddenly felt a startle in his ear.

Then I heard a very high-pitched call from my great grandfather Li Dewen's mouth: "Sacrifice——"

"Ouch!!!"

Then, all the older men in the family raised their necks and shouted towards the sky.

At this moment, Li Xiangnan felt his scalp tingling, as if the entire top of his head was lifted up by someone.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Then, dense drum beats suddenly sounded from behind the crowd. After the crowd suddenly split apart, a burly man carrying a big drum carried by two people appeared in sight, beating the drum with a sound that almost shook the eardrums.

Boom boom, boom boom!

Every drum beat seemed to be in tune with people's heartbeats, stepping on people's heartstrings, and making everyone's faces shine with magical colors.

Swipe!

Just as people were wondering, a dragon ball jumped out of the crowd, and a yellow dragon walked in the crowd to the sound of dense drums, chasing the dragon ball like riding a cloud and mist, and ran to the big locust tree at the entrance of the village.

The dragon dance team circled Li Xiangnan and his group three times before slowing down a little. They pointed the dragon head at Li Xiangnan and nodded like a dragonfly touching the water. Then, they leaped towards the Li family's old ancestral hall amid the cheers of the crowd. It was solemn, festive and grand.

"Nannan, let's go to the ancestral hall!"

Li Dequan called Li Xiangnan and led him towards the ancestral hall.

All the visitors, whether Secretary Jiang or reporters from the Education Bureau's Publicity Section newspaper, were excited by the exhibition.

"Qiuju, Nannan is so majestic, so great! Did you see it?"

Tong Yu supported Zhu Qiuju and followed the crowd towards the ancestral hall.

There were too many people just now, and the three of them could only line up in the back rows according to their seniority. They stood in the crowd and could not meet Li Xiangnan at the first time.

"I see, I see, my son is really promising!" Zhu Qiuju wiped her eyes with great satisfaction, "Let's go to the ancestral hall and take another look, just take a look from the outside!"

"Sister-in-law!" Ji Qingfang, who was standing by, was also seeing such a grand occasion for the first time and was very excited. "Did you see that? The old man came out to greet him in person and even gave him the treatment of beating drums to welcome the dragon. This really brings honor to our family!"

"Yes, I noticed that the other surnames in the village looked at our family differently. The attitudes of our relatives have also obviously changed! This is all thanks to Nan Nan!"

Tong Yu recalled the scene where the three of them walked out of Li's house and arrived at the village entrance, and she couldn't help feeling emotional.

How could Zhu Qiuju not be happy when she heard that her two sisters-in-law had also noticed this subtle change?

She was really proud of her son.

From afar, seeing his son being gathered in the center, walking surrounded by all the elders, a sense of pride slowly rose in his heart.

The crowd went up a hill and came to a large open space.

The Li family's ancestral hall is right on the side of the mountain. It is a ancestral hall that has been passed down for a hundred years. It is majestic and solemn, with carved beams and painted rafters, and is very dignified.

When everyone arrived here, the cheers and shouts automatically subsided a lot, as if they did not dare to disturb the peace of the Li family's ancestors.

There were people in the village with the surnames Zhang, Wang, Kuang, etc. These people had never seen such a big event happening to the Li family today, and many of them came to watch the fun.

At this moment, the Li family's in-laws were standing at a closer position, looking forward to this special ceremony, and they all felt excited.

The bluestone brick road extends from the ancestral temple all the way to the slope, and has been swept clean.

The three doors were already opened, and the ancestral hall was hung with all kinds of red banners of different sizes.

Li Xiangnan probably guessed what the ancestral temple was for, so he smiled apologetically to his great-grandfather Li Dewen and wanted to stand at the back among the younger generation.

But Li Dewen looked at him seriously and said with a smile: "The son of a meritorious official is not bound by etiquette. Come closer and let the ancestors take a good look at you. Today is the day I will take you to pay respect to the ancestors!"

After saying that, he shouted softly: "Dequan, take him over there and stand!"

"Hey!" Li Dequan smiled and pulled his grandson to stand at the same level as himself, which was the second row.

"..." Li Xiangnan immediately felt overwhelmed.

What kind of status does he have to be on equal footing with grandpa?

"Grandpa...I..."

"Shh, don't talk, it's about to start!" Li Dequan held his grandson's hand and shook it gently.

Li Xiangnan's throat was really tightening, and he could feel the piercing gazes coming from all directions behind him.

He turned his head slightly and saw his uncle and third uncle from his branch smiling at him.

"Son, it's okay, just listen to your great grandfather!" Li Fugui stood in the middle and gave him an affirmative look.

Li Xiangnan nodded, his eyes passed through the crowd and fell on the corner at the back.

"Brother! Brother! I'm here!" Li Yuanbei jumped and waved, wiping his tears with one hand with joy.

Li Xiangnan nodded slightly.

"Brother, second mother is here, brother!" Li Yuanbei shouted again.

Li Xiangnan was stunned, then he looked over and his vision suddenly became blurred.

Mother Zhu Qiuju pursed her lips and forced a smile, waving at me as she tried hard to hold back the tears in her eyes.

"Mom..." Li Xiangnan called softly with his mouth.

"Hey, hey, hey, mom heard it! Be obedient and worship your ancestors well. I'll tell you later! Mom is happy for you!" Zhu Qiuju showed her eight big white teeth and waved her hand for him to turn around.