On the way up the mountain, Lu Cuiling suddenly remembered that since she was going to worship, she should prepare some things.
Just as she was about to say this, she turned around and saw her son holding a basket.
Lu Cuiling walked to her son and took a look at the things in the basket in his hand.
In the basket are various handmade cakes and some warm pasta. It can be said that each one is very exquisite.
It can be seen that the noodles in the basket should have been made by Feng Yifan in the morning.
Seeing this scene, Lu Cuiling understood that her son must have gotten up very early in the morning and had been in the kitchen preparing these offerings.
The mother knew very well that Feng Yifan and his grandmother had a very good relationship.
Feng Yifan looked at his mother and said with a smile, "Mom, do you want to ask if we should prepare sacrifices? Aren't they all ready? I won't forget. Although today is not a memorial day, since I want to take Ruoruo to see grandma, of course I still have to bring some things."
Feng Ruoruo held her mother's hand and followed her father. After hearing what her father said, she couldn't help but ask, "Dad, where are we going to see grandma?"
Feng Yifan responded to his daughter: "Grandma is on the mountain. If we go up from here, we will see her."
Feng Ruoruo then asked, "Dad, will grandma like Ruoruo?"
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Of course, grandma will definitely like Ruoruo very much."
The daughter was very happy to hear her father's answer: "That's great."
The group walked up the stone steps, crossed a small hill, and arrived at a cemetery on the back mountain.
This is a cemetery planned by the township after the village was rebuilt.
In the past, each family buried their relatives in their own land.
But now the fields are unified to grow vegetables and set up vegetable bases, so it is not so convenient to place the graves of each family on the ground.
Later, after the township planning, Feng Jiandong and Lu Cuiling also persuaded by setting an example.
All the families in the village moved their graves to the current cemetery.
The cemetery is built on a hillside halfway up a mountain, surrounded by mountains and forests. It serves as a natural gateway, but there is no special gate and no one is responsible for guarding it.
But every household in the village strictly abides by the local rules, and no one burns paper money nowadays.
It can be said that the publicity carried out by the townships in recent years has also raised the awareness of the villagers.
Led by Feng Jiandong, the group entered the cemetery and came to the fourth level of the hillside. They walked along the slope of the fourth level and finally arrived at the tomb of Feng Yifan's grandmother.
Looking at the photo and name on the tombstone, Feng Yifan seemed vaguely to see his grandmother.
The one who always has a kind smile on his face, loves him very much, and at the same time will seriously talk to him and teach him how to behave and do things.
Although his grandmother was not very literate, Feng Yifan never felt that her cultural level was low.
In Feng Yifan's eyes, his grandmother was truly a support for him when he was a child.
Now, next to grandma’s photo, there is also a photo of Grandpa Feng Yifan.
Feng Yifan has little impression of his grandfather. He only knows that his grandfather died early and that he was a soldier.
But now, seeing the photos of his grandparents side by side, he suddenly couldn't help thinking: Maybe his grandparents would be very happy at this moment? They are together again, and seeing Feng Yifan's current achievements, they see that this family has become harmonious again.
After a moment of hesitation, Feng Yifan and Yue Qingsong worked together to secure their father-in-law's wheelchair.
Then Feng Yifan and his wife placed the various things they brought in the basket in front of the tombstone one by one.
Feng Ruoruo stood obediently beside her grandfather, watching her parents busying around.
Finally, Feng Jiandong and Lu Cuiling wiped the photos on the tombstone and cleaned up some of the surrounding areas.
Everything was ready. Feng Jiandong stood in front of the tombstone and led everyone to bow three times.
After bowing, Feng Jiandong stood in front of the tombstone and said, "Dad, Mom, we are here to see you. Yifan is back. He is successful now and has become a five-star chef abroad. Yifan's family is also very good now. He has grown up and knows how to take care of his father-in-law, and he also knows how to love his wife and daughter.
Dad, Mom, don't worry, our family is getting better and better now."
After saying all this to the tombstone, Feng Jiandong bowed deeply to it again.
Then he stepped aside and let Feng Yifan walk to the tombstone.
Feng Yifan knelt down in front of the tombstone, kowtowed to his grandparents, and then said, "Grandpa, grandma, I'm back. Yifan has done too many wrong things. Now that I'm back, I'll make up for my mistakes. I will take good care of everyone, please rest assured."
After saying this, Feng Yifan reached out and pulled his wife and daughter over.
Su Ruoxi took the initiative to kneel beside her husband. When Feng Ruoruo saw her father and mother kneeling down, she followed suit and knelt down between her father and mother.
Feng Yifan introduced them to the tombstone: "Grandpa, grandma, this is my wife Su Ruoxi, and this is my daughter Feng Ruoruo. After going through so much, I finally understand that they are very important to me. They are the treasures that I should cherish the most. I will definitely protect and take good care of them."
After listening to what her father said, Feng Ruoruo finally couldn't help but ask, "Dad, where is grandma?"
Feng Yifan pointed to the tombstone in front of him and said, "My great grandfather and great grandmother are both here."
Feng Ruoruo first stared at the tombstone in front of her in a daze.
Su Ruoxi beside him immediately explained: "Grandpa and grandma have passed away. They are sleeping in here. Ruoruo kowtows to them and tells them that Ruoruo is here, okay?"
After listening to her mother's explanation, Feng Ruoruo quickly understood and nodded to her mother. Then, she kowtowed to the tombstone like her father had done before.
After bowing her head, the little girl said to the tombstone: "Grandpa, grandma, I am Ruoruo, Feng Ruoruo, I am here to see you, you should sleep well, Ruoruo will listen to mom and dad, Ruoruo and daddy have brought you some delicious food."
Everyone smiled when the little girl said this.
Qi Yan couldn't help but say to her husband, "Ruoruo is really good at talking. It would be great if our son could be like that."
Yue Qingsong responded to his wife softly: "Our son is also very good. Don't think that your son is good in everything. Every child has different characteristics, and there will always be some shortcomings."
Qi Yan whispered, "But I think children like Ruoruo are really cute."
Yue Qingsong said softly: "Then let's go home and work hard to give birth to such a lovely daughter."
Qi Yan almost couldn't help laughing out loud, but she held back her laughter and pinched her husband.
Feng Yifan, his wife and daughter kowtowed and stood up. Yue Qingsong's family also came forward to pay their respects.
Yue Qingsong's mother said on behalf of the family: "Uncle and aunt, you have been so kind all your life. Now your children are all well. Rest in peace."
Finally, Feng Yifan pushed his father-in-law over, and Su Jinrong also tried hard to stand up and bowed three times to the tombstone.
After bowing, Su Jinrong said: "Yifan's grandparents, I am Yifan's father-in-law. Thank you for cultivating Yifan's upright values and letting me have such a good son-in-law. He is now helping me support my family business. I really thank you. I hope you can bless their small family to be harmonious and happy."
The worship ended like this, simple yet extremely solemn.
On the way back, the atmosphere gradually became lively. Feng Ruoruo ran on the hillside under the leadership of Yue Qihao.
Seeing the two children running and hearing Feng Ruoruo's bell-like laughter, everyone's faces were filled with smiles and they felt that life was really beautiful.
After returning home and taking a short rest, everyone set out to the vegetable garden again.
Because the vegetable garden was a bit far away, Yue Qingsong found a minibus and took everyone on board at once.
Everyone was talking and laughing in the car as if they were on a picnic, and even singing a few songs from time to time.
Without the solemnity of the previous worship, the two families were really full of laughter and joy at this moment, especially Feng Ruoruo, who was already familiar with the situation and was jumping and twisting her waist in the car.
It really made everyone laugh.
The car drove out of the village and drove along the river embankment.
After driving for about half an hour, we arrived at a very vast wilderness.
There are greenhouses all around, through which you can vaguely see the various vegetables inside.
It was the first time Feng Ruoruo saw these greenhouses. She curled up in her father's arms and pointed out the window and asked, "Dad, what are those?"
Feng Yifan answered his daughter: "Those are vegetable greenhouses. They are where vegetables are grown."
Feng Ruoruo asked, "Oh, there are so many. Are these where grandpa and grandma grow vegetables?"
The grandmother sitting in the front turned around and said, "It's not just grandpa and grandma's family, there are many other vegetable greenhouses here, including your uncle's family's vegetable greenhouse is also here."
Feng Yifan stretched his head to look around and said, "Dad, Mom, this is really a big area."
Yue Qingsong smiled and said, "Of course, the vegetables here are supplied to many surrounding cities, even Shanghai. Such a large area is our vegetable base. Yifan, you don't know that Uncle Dong and Aunt Ling have helped us become rich over the years."
Lu Cuiling smiled and said, "Don't give me that. If you want to get rich, you have to work hard. How can we two old guys do it alone?"
Qi Yan helped her husband and said, "Aunt Ling, it was you and Uncle Dong who took the lead."
Yue Qingsong's mother also said: "Yes, it's all because of you two, Jiandong and Cuiling, who set a good example. Even the leaders of the township have praised you. You two should stop being modest."
When Feng Ruoruo heard this, she immediately ran from her father's arms to her grandmother's arms in front.
"Grandma, you and Grandpa are amazing."
For Feng Jiandong and Lu Cuiling, receiving praise from their little granddaughter was better than any other reward, so the two old people naturally smiled happily.
When you look at it from a distance, the vegetable base that my parents set up in the village is just a concept called "big".
But when you get close to the vegetable base, you will see the vegetable gardens that have been divided into sections.
Only then will you discover that your parents' place is not only large, but also filled with various scientific planting methods. It is truly a very high-tech planting base.
Feng Yifan really admires his parents in his heart.
Even though their son had run away and had not returned home for many years, the old couple did not complain about themselves. Instead, they started growing organic vegetables and led the entire village to become rich.
This was something Feng Yifan had never expected, and he had some new understandings of his parents.
Perhaps in his heart before, his parents were just an ordinary pair of parents.
Even after he failed the college entrance examination and went to another place without telling his family for a long time, Feng Yifan still felt resentful towards his parents.
He felt that his parents should not have returned to the countryside, but should have continued to stay in the city and create better and more favorable conditions for himself.
Later, Feng Yifan entered Su Ji to learn cooking, and achieved success through his own efforts.
Although he didn't have many complaints about his parents, he still felt that everything he had was earned through his own efforts, while his parents were just old men and women who could only stay in the countryside. He felt that his parents had too narrow a vision and didn't understand that one should work hard in life.
Today, I saw the organic vegetable planting base led by my parents and the various vegetables in the greenhouse.
Feng Yifan finally realized that he had underestimated his parents' abilities and overestimated his own abilities.
If he and his parents were to switch places, Feng Yifan felt that he could not do better than his parents.
Even in his heart, he must admit that he may not have the courage and leadership ability of his parents.
Su Ruoxi looked at her husband in deep thought, and moved closer to him and said, "Are you shocked? I was also shocked when I came here. I was just thinking, if we switch places with our parents, can we accomplish such a great career like them?"
Feng Yifan was a little surprised. He didn't expect that his wife had also thought of this problem.
He reached out and held his wife's hand, and asked softly, "So what do you think, can we do it?"
Su Ruoxi shook her head and said, "I don't think we can do it. We don't have our parents' courage or leadership skills. If we were to do it, I'm afraid we might not be able to support ourselves."
After hearing what his wife said, Feng Yifan took her hand and said, "We can actually support ourselves. At least we can grow vegetables in our own vegetable garden."
Su Ruoxi was stunned at first, then she started laughing, while at the same time giving her husband a light hit.
"You, you are joking here at a time like this, you are not serious."
Feng Yifan smiled and replied to his wife: "I looked down on my parents before. Now I know that my little achievements are nothing compared to my parents. It seems that we have to work hard in the future. Otherwise, we may really have to come back to inherit the family business."
Su Ruoxi laughed: "Hahaha, isn't it good to inherit the family business?"
Feng Yifan shook his head: "Of course it's not good, because neither of us understands these things, and we will probably just sit back and eat up all the money, so we have to run our restaurant well."
Su Ruoxi held her husband's hand tightly and said, "We should support each other like our parents did and keep Su's business going."
Feng Yifan hugged his wife and responded: "Okay, we will be together forever."