The scenery outside the car window swept back, and Lou Cheng had no intention of admiring it. While chatting with Yan Zheke on QQ, scrolling through forums and Weibo, etc., he intermittently listened to the chats of his parents, uncles and aunts, and occasionally plugged in Two sentences.
After the demolition battle that night, he found that his will has made a breakthrough, his ability to control the spirit has become stronger, and he is more resistant to negative emotions such as fear, tension, and fear. Also got excellent tempering.
But it was still the case, he still didn't like the surprise attack he encountered, but he was not so angry.
As for the endorsement contract for martial arts shoes, Wu Qinggui, who was on a business trip, agreed in principle to the revised content, and only waited for him to come back before the two parties could formally sign the agreement, and strive to complete the procedures before the year. In that case, after the Spring Festival, Lou Cheng The money can be received, the endorsement fee of 700,000 yuan!
While Lou Yuanwei was playing mobile games and Ma Xi was listening to the song with his eyes closed, time passed quickly. The vehicle got off the expressway and entered the county road. After several roundabouts and traffic jams, it entered Liangtian Village Territory.
"It's almost there." Lou's father, Lou Zhisheng, reminded his drowsy wife and younger brother and daughter-in-law.
"Are you coming?" Lou Cheng raised his head and looked out of the car window curiously, looking at the so-called hometown.
Lou Yuanwei then put down his cell phone, leaned over, and gazed into the distance, but Ma Xi didn't realize it, still closed his eyes, listening to music, and didn't know if he had fallen asleep.
Outside is a two-lane country road, and there are buildings built next to them, most of which are two-story and three-story small buildings built by themselves. Courtyard dams are built at the entrances, and cars are parked in some of them.
"There are already cars..." Lou Yuanwei said to himself next to Lou Cheng with a complex tone.
Hearing this, Lou Cheng wanted to laugh, and vaguely grasped the mentality of his cousin. To him, returning to his hometown to worship his ancestors was like a person from the city going to the countryside, so he naturally had a sense of superiority. Everyone bought a car, even if it wasn't an eye-catching brand, it was still a small car, and Lou Yuanwei didn't even own one at home!
"Now the countryside is very rich..." Lou Yuanwei's mother Wang Lili sighed in a similar tone.
Lou's father, Lou Zhisheng, laughed and said, "It's different today. There's a labor shortage. As long as you work hard, have a skill, you can earn more than me every month, and you don't have to pay taxes. Well, it's not stable. It's nothing. That's the guarantee."
"Yes, I heard how much it costs to hire a small laborer now? Not to mention carpenters and masons." The driver of the car interjected.
"But it can't be that every family is a carpenter. Every family can earn so much, right?" Lou Cheng's second uncle, Lou Zhiqiang, didn't hide his doubts.
"That's for sure, but if you think about it, the folks in the big hometown, whoever built a house or bought a car, they all see it. Who wants to be inferior? Who wants to say that the object is looked down upon? That has to be done. Keep up, grit your teeth and save money to keep up, unless there is really no way." The driver traveled all over the world and saw many similar things.
Lou Zhiqiang smiled and said, "I'll just say it!"
"The competition in the countryside is fierce..." Lou Yuanwei retracted his gaze to comfort himself, but Lou Cheng could see his loss and unwillingness.
My cousin has always been restless about the status quo, always thinking about starting a business, always thinking about getting rich, and his mind is already heavy on this aspect, and he will inevitably react when he is stimulated.
— When it comes to Lou Yuanwei's tossing about starting a business, Lou Cheng has always upheld the attitude of neither instigating nor opposing, so as not to be angered by his second uncle and aunt.
As the vehicle continued to move forward, there were more trees on both sides, and the houses were no longer just arranged along the sides of the road, gradually taking on the atmosphere of a village.
After making several detours, the Lou family came to the outside of the newly built ancestral hall, and saw an old man with thinning white hair standing at the door.
"Debang, did you arrive early and there was no traffic jam?" The old man greeted Lou Cheng with a smile, and said to Lou Cheng's grandfather, Lou Debang.
Lou Debang was very excited and said: "Third brother, why did you come out? There was no traffic jam, and the journey went smoothly."
Hearing the address of "Third Brother", Lou Cheng probably knew who that old man was. He was his grandfather's cousin, his third grandfather Lou Deguang, who called for the restoration of the family tree and the new ancestral hall.
If it weren't for my mother repeatedly nagging about paying the money, I really couldn't remember this elder.
"Excited, Debang, how many years haven't we seen each other? We're half-buried in the loess, it's one less time to see each other!" Lou Deguang showed obvious joy. After recognizing each other, he pulled Lou Debang walked into the ancestral hall, nagging as he walked, "Later, you offer incense to the ancestors, pay your respects, and get rid of the genealogy matters. When Zhilin comes back at noon, we will have a feast, and in the afternoon, we will go to the mountain to visit the tomb."
"Zhilin is so busy, don't let him come here specially?" Lou Debang said pleasantly.
"Your fourth uncle finally came here. How dare he not come back? When he was a child, you loved him the most and gave him money every time we met." Lou Deguang waved his hand and said vigorously, "And his business Most of it is left to the second son to be busy, and I have a lot of free time."
Lou Cheng quietly followed behind, listening silently, just like Lou Yuanwei and Ma Xi.
The Zhilin mentioned by my grandfather, I just heard from my mother in the car, is the eldest son of the third grandfather Lou Deguang. He first took a few folks to Qingfu County to help people do decorations, and then jumped out to do it alone, and the business is getting better and better. He became more and more popular and became a well-known capable person in ten miles and eight villages.
He has already moved to the city to settle down, but Lou Deguang is unwilling to go with him, saying that he is reluctant to part with the ancestral house.
As for the "second son", it is Lou Zhilin's only son, his own cousin. My mother didn't mention his name, but only said that he is more promising than his father, and has gone to Lening City for his business.
"The second son hasn't married yet?" Lou Debang asked casually.
Lou Deguang hated iron and said: "No! I haven't even settled on a girlfriend yet. He just laughs every time I say it. Don't look at his ability. If he doesn't find a wife in two years, I have to let him He knelt down at the ancestral hall!"
… The corners of Lou Cheng’s mouth twitched slightly upon hearing this. Whether to get married, when to get married, whether to have children, and when to have children are all personal wishes. Mixing ancestors and ancestral halls into the mix is simply full of strong emotions. Ancient taste, like a painted zombie jumping out of the grave.
Fortunately, I don't care about these things, I just listen to it if it makes sense, and it's useless for anyone to come if it doesn't make sense.
After entering the ancestral hall, paying homage to the ancestors and paying the money, Lou Deguang took out a piece of red paper and asked Lou's father, Lou Zhisheng, to write the family tree here, and it will be entered in the family tree when the time comes.
After it was done, the seven aunts and the eight aunts also came, and the relatives in this room sat around the square table, chatting nonsense, where did the guy in your family work, what did the child do, Is there a partner, how about reading...
Regarding these topics, Lou Zhiqiang and Wang Lili were a little embarrassed. They only said that Lou Yuanwei had talked about girlfriends in the drought-flood guarantee unit, but they failed, while Lou's mother Qi Fang seemed to have a chicken blood, and relived Lou Yuanwei's love story at the time. Become a good feeling when you are admitted to college.
My family's Chengzi is studying at Songcheng University... Don't know about Songcheng University? It doesn't matter, you know Xingsheng University, right? Songda is better than it!
My family's Chengzi won the championship of the provincial youth competition... I don't know the provincial youth competition? It doesn't matter, just know that the bonus is hundreds of thousands!
Amidst bursts of exclamations, Lou Cheng's thick skin couldn't bear it any longer. He looked at his cousin Lou Yuanwei and cousin Ma Xi who were so embarrassed that they were about to burrow into the ground, and said to Lou Debang:
"Grandpa, let's go out for a while and be back soon."
While speaking, he had already got up, Lou Yuanwei and Ma Xi both heaved a sigh of relief, and followed behind as if relieved.
After leaving the ancestral hall and walking along the road, their emotions gradually calmed down, and they looked around with great interest.
"It's the first time I've been to this kind of place." Ma Xi looked at the small river not far away, and found that there were traces of fish in it. She grew up in the city and suddenly became quite excited.
The same is true for Lou Yuanwei, who finds everything new.
"It's winter, and it doesn't freeze, so what's the fun." Lou Cheng took a photo and sent it to classmate Ke Xiaoke.
His grandparents are in the country, and they have long been used to similar scenes.
While talking, they passed by a family, and saw a middle-aged man in the courtyard dam punching, the ringing sound was continuous, extremely powerful.
"Don't look too much, let's go, it's a taboo." Lou Cheng patted Lou Yuanwei and Ma Xi's shoulders, and told him.
After walking a few steps forward, Lou Yuanwei lowered his voice and said, "I think that man is quite powerful, Cheng Zi, who is stronger between you and him?"
You asked so directly, how can I pretend to be forceful? Lou Cheng secretly laughed and said:
"He has the strength of the ninth rank, and his vitality is still strong."
He didn't directly say that he was stronger than the other party, but it was obvious when his rank was raised.
"Oh, you have already defeated a seventh-rank warrior, so you must be much better than him." Lou Yuanwei suddenly realized.
"Brother, aren't you talking nonsense?" Ma Xi complained.
At this time, they saw a group of children playing around on the side of the road ahead, beating around with toy swords and inflatable sticks, yelling, and they were very excited.
Witnessing this scene, Lou Cheng couldn't help falling into memories, and said with a smile: "Back then, I had a sword I made myself, cut it out of bamboo, and used a bamboo tube to match it with a scabbard. Every time I pulled it out, I I feel that I am a hero, but it is a pity that I stay at my grandfather's house, and I don't know who lost it."
"I remember, you showed it off to me, and I asked you to help me get one, but you never remembered." Lou Yuanwei followed up with a smile, "Hey, that kid beats well."
He pointed at the tiger-headed child with a toy knife.
"Not bad? My son?" A person came over to him and said with a smile. It was the middle-aged man who had boxed in his courtyard earlier.
Lou Cheng had already discovered his trace, and replied with a smile: "Is this a family tradition?"
"Yes, our Yue family used to be a generation of hunters. This is my youngest son. My eldest son has obtained the certificate of the ninth rank and is a substitute in the bat team. Have you heard of the bat team?" The middle-aged man said as he met everyone. Attitude said.
"No." Lou Yuanwei and Ma Xi shook their heads together.
Lou Cheng had heard it, but he was too lazy to speak.
"Hehe, are you the Lou family who came back today to worship their ancestors?" The middle-aged man saw that no one knew what to do, and asked instead.
"En." Lou Cheng nodded calmly.
At this moment, they heard the sound of a motor roaring, and saw a black car coming from the corner, and then it lost control and crashed into the side of the road, hitting the group of children.
The children were all terrified, no one moved, the middle-aged man's hair exploded, and he threw himself at his youngest son without even thinking about it, trying to hug him and get out of danger, as for the others, it was too late to take care of them!
Using his feet, he leaped forward, and just as he jumped to the side of the tiger-headed kid, he heard the sound of the engine revving up, and found that the black car whizzed close to him.
Seeing the wine-red driver in the driver's seat and seeing his panicked eyes, the middle-aged man felt angry and aggrieved, and felt that he couldn't escape.
Damn, this drunk is using the gas pedal as the brake!
Just when he was desperate, he suddenly saw a figure jumping past and heard a dull crash.
boom!
Lou Cheng Dan Jin retracted and released, half-stretched his hands, and lifted the front of the car abruptly.
The rear wheels of the black car spun crazily, rubbed against the ground, made a sharp sound, and burst out sparks, but it was difficult to move forward.
Click!
The cement under Lou Cheng's feet cracked, and the head of the black car was sunken, and it stopped in place!