The tractor drove all the way, and they chatted all the way.
Others sat for a while and then stood up and looked around.
Looking at the surrounding environment, it slowly changed from a bustling street to a country road, then to a small town, and then passed a rice field.
They also went from looking full of novelty to slowly becoming listless and squatting there.
Ye Yaodong turned his head and glanced inadvertently, feeling that their car looked like refugees.
From the middle of the night to the dark of the next day, the journey was bumpy. Everyone couldn't bear it anymore, and they were also a little doubtful. But when it came to this, they could only firmly believe that Ye Yaodong was not lying.
It was Ye Yaodong who said this at the beginning. He is now the richest person in his family. He felt that there was no need to lie to them, so he believed it.
Moreover, with the cooperation of an old lady, they also knew a little about the old man's past.
It's just that the long journey makes people doubt their life.
Those who originally believed it became a little uneasy, wondering if they would be taken to some bad place.
When the sky was covered with sunset, they entered a village. After a while, they immediately heard lively voices.
Everyone became energetic instantly.
Everyone stood up and looked outside with surprise on their faces.
"arrive?"
"We should have arrived, right? It's almost dark, we've been in the car for so long."
"Ah, I saw the running water mat..."
"We are all eating. There is a running water table. We started eating in the evening. There were quite a lot of people."
"Just in time haha..."
Ye Yaodong was a little embarrassed. Fortunately, Ye Yaohai couldn't understand everyone's local dialect.
"Is that the ancestral hall over there in front?"
Ye Yaohai also stood up and said affirmatively: "Yes, it's the entrance of the ancestral hall. The big red flowers are tied on top of the door. You must be tired after sitting in the car for so long. Get off the car and have a good rest later."
"I recognize the traditional Chinese character 'Ye' on the plaque. It should be right here. It can't be wrong."
"It's so majestic. The walls are so high and painted with red paint. The door is taller than both of us..."
Ye Yaohai smiled and said: "The overseas Chinese paid for it, and everyone built it. After all, it is an ancestral temple. No matter where you are, your ancestors are here. This is also the root of everyone. Of course, it must be built well. Good for the ancestors, and good for everyone."
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Father Ye and the others hurriedly reconciled, "It's good for our ancestors and good for everyone. We also prepared a red envelope before we came out, and we also contributed, but we just don't know who to give it to. Please hand it over for us later."
He smiled and said, "Uncle, you are so polite. You even gave me red envelopes."
"You want it. This ancestral hall has been completed. Although overseas Chinese have contributed money, of course the red envelope for Bao Gong's family must be given. This is a happy event."
"You guys are really particular about people."
While talking, everyone also took out the red envelopes in their luggage bags, all wrapped in red paper, with their names written on them.
Since it was contracted to the ancestral hall government, Ye Yaohai definitely couldn't reject it.
But he didn't take it either.
"Don't be anxious, everyone. Get out of the car first. I will lead you to the clan elders later. You can just hand them over to the clan elders."
"That's okay too."
After everyone waited for the tractor to stop at the door, they all jumped down.
The people eating around, men and women, all looked at this group of people curiously.
The group of them also looked curiously at the villagers eating, and then at the magnificent ancestral hall at the back. Everyone had smiles on their faces, and they all felt a little proud. It turned out that their roots were here.
Falling leaves returning to their roots is something everyone has in mind, but they have been rooted in Baisha Village all their lives and have no sense of belonging here.
But it is still an ancestral hall and the roots of the old man.
Ye Yaohai greeted the people around him as he walked, and the people around him looked at them happily and whispered curiously.
They followed Ye Yaohai obediently, watching him ask questions, and then led them into the ancestral hall.
Then he led them to a square table inside. There were several old men talking there. There were a pile of red paper and pen and ink on the table.
Ye Yaohai greeted the old men and introduced each other to them in Mandarin.
The clan elders also said a lot of things to them in local dialect that they didn't understand, and it was Ye Yaohai who translated them.
Father Ye, Uncle Ye and the others also greeted those people in broken Mandarin and told them what his grandfather's name was.
Ye Yaodong just smiled and listened happily. There were a lot of elders here, and it was not their turn to speak for the juniors.
Normally it doesn't matter, but these are the elders of the clan, and most of them are very old-fashioned.
After a while, his father and others all started to take out red envelopes, and the younger generations also followed suit. After all, they are all married, and after getting married, red envelopes are required for all relationships.
An old man took a writing brush to the red list, made a note for each of them, and wrote their names.
After a brief exchange of greetings, Ye Yaohai translated for them and said that after the ceremony tomorrow, he would record their names in the genealogy, under the line for their grandfather.
Then he took them outside to eat.
"Here are people who come to help, so we have food in charge. You are guests from afar, so of course you can sit down and eat together. I will eat here with you first, and I will ask the clan elders later.
Let’s see who has a vacant house for you to settle in. You may have to squeeze in.”
Ye Yaodong said quickly: "It doesn't matter. It's not that important when you go out. Just have a place to lie down and sleep."
"Okay, let's eat first."
Everyone was very hungry, but they didn't want to be too embarrassed or ugly when going out, so everyone restrained themselves.
After all, everyone in the village sees it, and many of them may be family members or relatives of wealthy overseas Chinese, so of course they have to leave a good impression.
While they were eating, some curious aunties came to talk to them enthusiastically, and they were able to communicate by gesticulating like chickens and ducks.
After eating, it was getting dark, and Ye Yaohai also arranged three rooms for them. The three separate families squeezed in for the first time.
It just so happened that they, father and son, shared the same room, which made it easier for them to talk.
After being assigned accommodation, they were taken to watch a big show.
I heard that a troupe has been invited to sing the opera for a week. It has been singing for 4 days, and there are still three days to go, just in time to finish singing the flowing water mat.
This period of time is the most lively in the village. There is a play in the afternoon and a play in the evening. As soon as all the nearby villages finish dinner, everyone brings their own benches and rushes over early to occupy a seat.
When they arrived, they could only stand on the outermost edge and look at a person's figure. There was a lot of noise around them, and they couldn't hear their voices clearly, so they had to listen to the chatter of the people on the side.
Everyone was talking about their own opinions, and if they couldn't be heard, they would each talk about their favorite topics.
They also chatted and inquired with everyone, and everyone around them was talking about the overseas Chinese.
Many people of the older generation say that life was hard in the past and they had no choice, so they smuggled themselves abroad. If there was a way, who would want to leave their hometown...
Unexpectedly, most of the fellow villagers who went out became successful, and now under the new series of policies, many overseas Chinese have come back to repay their hometown, and even the villagers in the village have benefited from it.
Ye Yaodong also followed up and asked the overseas Chinese if they had heard anything new. What everyone was most interested in was the topic of setting up a factory, so that the villagers would be able to find work.
Many people in the village saw how prosperous the overseas Chinese were when they returned. During this period, many people also went abroad to work one after another, setting off a craze for going abroad.
So they saw fewer young people in the village.
Ye Yaohai also stood and chatted with them, and asked if he had any family members who wanted to go abroad to work, and he could arrange it.
Ye Yaodong shook his head quickly, "My family doesn't have it. My eldest and second uncle don't know. Can I ask them tomorrow? My children are all young, the oldest is only 15 years old."
"It's okay if you're 15 years old."
"That won't work!" Father Ye immediately objected, "Ah Hai is the eldest grandson. How can he be sent abroad? He is only 15 years old. We have already arranged for him to go to the shipyard. He does not need to go abroad to work. He can still have a stable job at the shipyard."
"Ahai?"
Ye Yaohai was stunned for a moment, didn't Ah Hai call him?
"He's my eldest nephew. His name is Ye Chenghai. I don't know if there was anyone with your name in the previous generation. We are located by the sea, and most people in the village call him something like Hai."
Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua just nodded. They didn't know much about talking, let alone Mandarin, so they just listened and watched the show.
This is so rare, it was rare to see it once in the past few years.
"Oh, that's it. I was just a little confused when I heard this name. There are a few people named Ahai in our village, and there are also people named Adong Anan, haha."
Ye Yaodong also laughed along.
Nowadays, people choose names very casually, with surname, seniority, and the last word being whatever they want.
There are also cases where only the first child has seniority, and the subsequent children do not have seniority and follow the trend, building a country, building an army, building a strong country, building... a lot.
"It's not bad to be able to join a shipyard. I'm only 15 years old. I'm very good. I'll have a solid job in the future."
Father Ye nodded happily, "Yes, this is all Dongzi's credit."
"A Dong is so powerful?"
"He is now President Ye..."
It was a rare opportunity for Father Ye to brag.
He had to let people know how powerful his son was, especially in front of his family, otherwise they would think they were relatives who came to beat the autumn wind.
We continued chatting until the opera came to an end, when all the people in front stood up and those behind them also left one after another.
Ye Yaohai also sent them back and asked them to have a good rest first.
They said hello to the host and returned to the room.
When Ye Yaopeng came back, he said regretfully: "I went too late. I couldn't even hear a few words while standing behind her, and the surroundings were noisy."
"Go to the theater early tomorrow. You're all here. Let's go back after the fun is over."
"Hey, I just heard them talking about going abroad. It's a pity that our children are too young, otherwise they really could be sent abroad. It's so nice to go abroad now. People say it's easy to find jobs abroad and the salary is high. If you go abroad
You can make a fortune."
"Yes, the children at home are too young. Let's wait and see in a few years."
As Mr. Ye gets older, he pays attention to having children and grandchildren in his house. He is not too interested in his children going abroad, and he may also have some old feudal ideas.
"Who knows if it's good or not. It's good to look after others, but you won't be able to look after the children after they are sent away. It's so far abroad."
Ye Yaodong said pertinently: "There are advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantage is like what dad said, you can't see people, and who knows if you can make a lot of money when you go out. If you go out to zoom in, you can wash dishes for others, and there is no need for that at home.
Food. You may not be able to make a lot of money if you go abroad, and the conditions at home are not bad now."
"It's a bit of a benefit. It would be great if I could come back to study as an overseas Chinese. I would be given special care."
Ye Yaopeng nodded, "Besides, the children at home are young, so Lao Hai must also want to make money."
"That's for sure. It will cost a lot of money to send it abroad."
"It's already very late. Go to bed early. You have to get up early tomorrow morning to worship your ancestors."
Being in a strange place, everyone was a little excited, and everyone was thinking about worshiping ancestors tomorrow morning. They tossed and turned all night, and only in the middle of the night did the sound of snoring start to sound.
As soon as they heard the noise outside in the early morning, they got up immediately. It was actually only dawn in the early morning, but today was a big day, and everyone in the village named Ye got up early in the morning.
After Ye Yaodong, his father, son and brothers got up, they also took out their new clothes and leather shoes and put them on. The clothes and the saddle made everyone look more glamorous.
By the time they walked to the ancestral hall, the entrance was already in full swing. A lot of people were busy cooking and picking vegetables. Some old men were coming in and out, and many young and middle-aged people were watching.
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As soon as they arrived, someone greeted them and asked them to have breakfast first.
Some of the tables nearby were already full of people coming to have breakfast.
It looked very similar to the time when they held the banquet at Thean Hou Temple, they were all the same, and I felt more cordial.
After they arrived, other people also came one after another, including some people from the village.
After the meal, no one left. They were all waiting in the open space, or helping out if anything happened.
When the time was approaching, a car suddenly drove into the village. The sound of the engine and the screams of the villagers could be heard in the distance.
Ye Yaodong and the others were sitting in the corner with nothing to do, chatting with people in the local village.
As for his father, uncle, and uncles, they chatted with Ye Yaohai's father and the others, brushing up on the relationship between the older generation and connecting with cousins ​​they had never met before.
Everyone stood up when they saw a car looking towards the ancestral hall from a distance. Everyone was talking about the overseas Chinese coming.
"It's so beautiful..." Father Ye said with a little envy, "There are so many people watching and watching, it's worth it in this life."
Ye Yaodong put his hand on his father's shoulder and said with a smile: "Tomorrow your son will also buy a car and let you have some glory."
"Really or not?"
"Don't scold me, just don't break my legs."
"Haha, if you really have the ability to buy it, why should I scold you?"
"That's nice to say. You guys have too many criminal records. No matter what I buy, you are very opposed to it."
"Back then, didn't you think you were too unreliable? And I didn't have much money on hand, so I just bought this and that. When you can really afford a car, why should I still blame you?"
"Tch, you said it. When the time comes, mother and others will talk about me, so please stop me."
"Wait until you have the ability."
No matter what, tens of thousands of yuan is enough to buy a car. If he really wanted to buy one, he could definitely afford it and he could find a way to get it.
It’s just that it’s a waste of money to buy a small car now, the price-performance ratio is not high, and the roads are so bad. Plus, there is no benefit in pretending to be rich now.
He can show off enough in the village, and he doesn't need a car to set him off.
As soon as the car stopped, several people in suits and ties got out. Two young ones even wore mousse on their heads. They really looked like dogs, completely different from the crowd of people around them wearing gray tunic suits.
However, everyone had smiles on their faces and no arrogant expressions, so it didn't make anyone uncomfortable. Moreover, as soon as they got off the car, they shook hands with the clan elders, then greeted Ye Yaohai, and walked into the ancestral hall together.
He happened to be standing next to Ye Yaohai, who had been chatting just now, and was pulled in together.
He asked Ye Yaohai in a low voice, "Are these just a few overseas Chinese?"
"No, there are still cars that haven't arrived yet. There should be several cars arriving later, but it's not time yet."
"It's so beautiful."
"Returning home in glory is also a great joy in life. You are not bad either. You are now President Ye, and you are very good at it."
"It's all just a false name, don't take it seriously, haha, it's so embarrassing."
He was really embarrassed.
Before he could recover, Ye Yaohai turned around and actually introduced him to the overseas Chinese, focusing on the three-character name of President Ye.
Damn it! His father blew it too far.
One blow after another, it’s even more outrageous.
Ye Yaodong's face instantly turned red. He had never been so embarrassed. He knew how wet President Ye was.
It didn't matter that he was praised in his own country, but he was specially brought out to boast in front of people who had seen the world. He was so embarrassed that he almost forgot how to speak.
"Haha, don't listen to Lao Hai's nonsense. He just changed his name casually. It's not enough."
An old man of some age said with a smile: "The descendants are awesome. They are already very powerful. They are much more powerful than us at this age. I didn't expect that the descendants of my fourth uncle would come back."
"It's also a coincidence. Fortunately, our names are all ranked according to the sect. When we hear it, we know that there is something to do with it."
"The leather in Vancouver has long been famous in Italy. I also know a few bosses there, and it seems that some of them are planning to go back and invest in setting up factories."
"What a coincidence, I just came back from Vancouver a few days ago and I was investing in lighters with my friends."
"Oh? Are lighters also available in China?"
"Some stores in China sell very expensive products. My friend developed it himself and the products made in his own small workshop are much cheaper. I just happened to have a partnership." Ye Yaodong smiled and chatted with them.
"It's amazing. When the time comes, let the local government help support it and make it bigger. It will be great in the future."
"Haha, a small-time guy can't compete with a big shot like my uncle."
"For those of you who are big or not, just call me Uncle Zhong. We surnamed Ye are really talented people. We can make a difference wherever we go, haha!"
"Fortunately, I came back to take a look, and I didn't expect to meet many overseas Chinese in the same village. It was thanks to Ah Hai's help in contacting us that we could all contribute money and efforts to build our hometown together."
Only then did Ye Yaohai smile and say: "I can help our hometown get better and better with just a little effort. I can only rely on your help, uncle."
"When the time comes, you have to help us take a look at the hotels and canneries in the city. We may get another piece of land after a while, and then we can build a fish cannery factory. You can find someone to help us take care of it."
"no problem."
Ye Yaodong's eyes lit up, "Is it a fish cannery?"
"Are you interested too?"
"Haha, canned goods are all high-end goods. I am a fisherman, so there are several boats that are very interested in hearing about canned fish. But this thing requires a machine and I can't make it. I have a fish sauce workshop at home."
"Oh? Fish sauce is good. You can't buy authentic fish sauce abroad. We fellow villagers have been thinking about this for many years."
Ye Yaodong was delighted, "So Uncle Zhong thinks there is a market for fish sauce abroad?"
"It can only be said that it is average. Foreigners cannot accept this taste, but we overseas Chinese in the southeastern coastal area miss it very much. It is okay to do some selling, but it is difficult to become bigger and stronger. Can you transport? You have to get it.
Put it in a jar, there are no glass bottles in China now, right?"
"When Lao Hai helps me get the machine, I can produce it in bags with lower losses. Is this involved in my uncle's overseas business?"
"There are some products from 7788, and we also do wholesale." He thought for a while and said, "If you have packaging that is convenient for transportation, you can try shipping a batch."
"Okay, okay, thank you, uncle. I didn't expect that I could open up overseas markets through uncle, hahaha."
"Haha, we are all fellow villagers. We should help each other. As long as someone makes money, there is nothing we can't do."
"Okay, then I hope my uncle will help and take care of me more in the future."
Ye Yaohai smiled and patted his shoulder, "Good boy, I'll get you on the line after chatting with you for a few words and open up the overseas market?"
"No, no, there's no shadow yet, haha, I just told you."
Uncle Zhong smiled and said, "I'm not joking. When you have all your things ready and the goods are in stock, go to the city and contact my son, his name is Ye Yaohui, and ask him to leave you a landline number."
Ye Yaodong looked at the young people who had been visiting the ancestral hall and walking around.
Ye Yaohui was also called back, and then he left his address and number for Ye Yaodong with a smile.
He carefully put the note away. This was all money. If this overseas line was opened, it would be beneficial in the future and it would also be a steady income.
After returning home, I immediately stepped up my efforts to collect groceries.
The fermentation process also takes a long time, which is something that can't be helped.
"Is uncle in Italy?"
"Yeah, I'm in Italy, my brother is in the UK, my sister is in Canada with her two nieces, my two nephews are in Germany, my son was forced to come back from Australia, my daughter is studying in France, and I have two sons...
My daughter follows me."
Ye Yaodong was dumbfounded.
How can a family be torn apart like this?
If this is a family dinner, the whole world needs to be summoned?
Father Ye and others were also shocked. How could one family spread all over the world?
Ye Yaodong smacked his lips and said, "Your family is really powerful. There are people from your family all over the world."
Ye Yaohui said with a smile: "We Chinese can conquer the earth even if we leave some human race in the world. It doesn't matter if we run around the world, hahaha."
"You guys are really awesome. The farthest I've ever been to is a provincial capital, haha."
"Normally, the furthest some people in the village have gone is to nearby towns. After all, our transportation is not convenient yet, but it will become more convenient in the future." Ye Yaohai also followed suit.
Just as they were talking lively, the horn of a car sounded again outside, and everyone knew that another overseas Chinese was coming.
The clan elders immediately went out to greet him.
After a while, four or five more men, women, old and young, came.
Not long after, more cars arrived one after another, and the ancestral hall was filled with a large number of well-dressed people.
Everyone was smiling, saying hello politely, and chatting.
There were also many Ye family members mixed in, chatting and getting close to the overseas Chinese, and many of them were their relatives.
Ye Yaodong still followed Uncle Zhong, after all, he was the first one to promise to help him sell fish sauce overseas.
He listened to everyone showing off and knew that these were overseas Chinese from many countries, at least seven or eight countries.
Tsk, tsk, smuggling is really popular among the older generation. As long as Mazu agrees, they can go all over the world.
However, while they were chatting, he also asked Uncle Zhong if he was interested in lighters. He also showed him the lighter he carried with him and explained that the cost was only a few yuan. He kept convincing people that there was a market for it.
"Haha, you know how to do business. I will accept this lighter first. We will talk about this later. This thing is good."
"Okay, okay, it's important to worship our ancestors. It's almost time. I'll contact my uncle later and invite him to tea."
However, while they were talking, there were other people looking at the lighter in Uncle Zhong's hand. They heard that it cost only a few yuan and was produced in China. Everyone was very interested and asked Ye Yaodong to give them his contact information.
Ye Yaodong's face froze with laughter. Every push brought unexpected surprises. He quickly borrowed a pen and paper and gave them the phone number of the Baisha Village Committee.
He also said that it is difficult to make calls to individuals now, and it is not easy to get approval, so they can only ask them to call the village committee first, and then transfer to him, or ask them to leave their phone number for him.
Just like that, before he could worship his ancestors, he put a lot of notes in his pocket, all containing the contact information of the big boss.
These are all resources.
The locals attach great importance to clans. With this kind of relationship, they will usually help if they can help with anything, and the Chinese like to stick together wherever they go.
With so many contact details, this trip really paid off for him.
Under the current domestic shortage of materials and no shortage of labor, there are very few things that can be exported, and many materials are smuggled in from abroad in various ways.
However, there is no shortage of labor in the country, which leads to cheap labor. Foreign capital likes cheap domestic labor.
This led to the boom in foreign trade not long after. In the 1990s, foreigners lined up to find Chinese factories for processing with money.
"It's almost time, we have to prepare for the ancestor worship ceremony."
Someone shouted and everyone became a little quieter.
Introduction to Strange Books:
The pine breeze blows away the tea smoke, and among the white clouds, the gods sleep peacefully.
Unconsciously, I remembered the old days, under the trees at the entrance of the village, the old people talking about ancient times, those fairy tales and ghost stories about foxes and mountain monsters that shocked young children. They were neither true nor illusory, weird and romantic, but I still thought it was wonderful.
Chapter completed!