Abandoned the Immortal Cultivator, returned to his hometown to farm and sing

Chapter 1034 1026. Scenery
Very long time.

The two strings of 100,000 firecrackers were finally finished.

It makes my head buzz.

Everyone around was coughing.

Wait for the smoke to clear.

There are more than 300 people in the village, except those who cannot move, all came.

Everyone has a question mark on their forehead.

Except for a group of little kids, who were happily lying on the ground picking up unexploded firecrackers.

"Uncle, what happened? Why are we offering sacrifices to our ancestors so late at night? It's not even New Year's Day." Someone asked.

My uncle was so happy that his forehead wrinkles opened up and he shouted loudly, "Good news!"

As he said this, he looked around.

He spotted Chu Wenhao and waved at him, "Wenhao, come here, play it for everyone and tell us about it."

"Ah!" Chu Wenhao was shocked again. Why was it him again?

He was just a sixteen-year-old kid in the first year of high school who was about to take his final exams and hadn't gone home to do his homework yet.

There's nothing we can do. After all, he's a high school student. Today, the incident happened in a hurry and he didn't prepare any eulogy. So he has to do it without any preparation.

Since his uncle had spoken, Chu Wenhao dared not disobey.

I walked into the crowd with my head held high.

Anyway, just hold up the tablet and click to play.

Turn up the volume to maximum and play the news on loop.

Then he read aloud: "The Chu family, Chu Jie... uh... uh..."

He originally wanted to learn the style of the sacrificial texts recited during the New Year to worship ancestors.

But in a panic, I forgot everything.

I got stuck on the first sentence. My back felt like it was stabbed by a knife.

Chu Wenhao was sure that the next moment, the big feet would kick him in the butt.

Chu Wenhao thought quickly and changed it into plain language.

"Anyway, Sister Juan, Brother Xiaojie's girlfriend, won an award and was on the 7 o'clock news. The award ceremony was held at the Imperial Capital Hall today."

A good thing turned out like this.

My uncle was so angry, "What a mess, you have to call me sister-in-law."

"Hey, hey." Chu Wenhao quickly agreed.

It seems that the uncle cares about the address and is dissatisfied with him for not introducing Shi Juan as a family member.

It's not about chatting.

But Chu Wenhao didn't dare to say anything nonsense.

Well, just follow the official instructions.

He changed to holding the tablet in one hand and taking out his mobile phone with the other hand, and quickly typing and searching.

"Sister Juan won the National Science and Technology Progress Award this time. The award was established in 1984 and is the highest level of science and technology award in the country."

“It is mainly awarded to Chinese citizens and organizations that have made creative contributions in technology research, technology development, technology innovation, promotion and application of advanced scientific and technological achievements, promotion of high-tech industrialization, and completion of major scientific and technological projects and plans.”

"The establishment and selection of the National Science and Technology Awards fully demonstrates the country's high attention to science and technology and its care for scientific and technological workers, and encourages the vast number of scientific and technological workers to make greater contributions to promoting national scientific and technological progress and economic and social development."

"The award ceremony was held this morning. It was reported for three minutes on the 7 o'clock news just now."

"That's it. Look, look, it's recorded."

Chu Wenhao finally pointed at the tablet in his hand and tried to raise it high. Nothing he said would be as intuitive as this.

Isn't it?

Most people didn't understand what Chu Wenhao said earlier.

I just knew that Chu Jie’s unmarried wife won another award.

The award he won is quite impressive.

The highest level in the country, with a bunch of advanced, important, contribution, and highly valued words, which are all big words used in TV news.

And everyone saw it clearly on that small tablet. It was the seven o'clock news. No one dared to lie about it.

It seems that everyone knows what is going on.

My uncle began to make arrangements.

The Chu clan members, men on the left and women on the right, in order of age, took off their hats and stood in a solemn manner. They fetched water and washed their hands and faces.

He himself is the chief priest and has the highest seniority.

Let Mr. Chu be the accompanying sacrificer, since he is the person involved.

The main priest first lights incense and candles and kowtows to the ancestors in the ancestral hall.

Then he would accompany the sacrifice to light a second stick of incense, offer wine, and report in general what had happened.

Then everyone burned incense, knelt down together, and distributed gold paper.

The ceremony is over and firecrackers are set off.

The incident happened suddenly and there was no time to prepare sacrificial animals, vegetables, rice and fruits.

Not even a sacrificial text was prepared.

So even if we inform you today, we will have to wait three days before we conduct a formal sacrifice.

But what if there is no tribute today?

"Wenhao, put the tablet in your hand on the altar and play the news for the ancestors."

The uncle is in charge again.

No other sacrifice is as satisfying as this.

Unless Chu Jie sends the group photo...
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Chu Jie's hometown was busy worshiping their ancestors and setting up the buffet.

Shi Juan and her group in the imperial capital were also busy.

After the awards ceremony during the day, focus interviews, live news and evening news were recorded.

Time is tight and tasks are heavy.

These are all programs that will be broadcast on the same day.

Generally speaking, several winners are selected to travel abroad separately.

But this time it’s different, Wenying and Shijuan are on every show.

It's obvious that they are used as the focus of publicity.

Because their group has distinct characteristics and their project has a great influence among the public, it is very helpful in promoting scientific and technological work.

It's a task and I can't shirk it.

In the evening, I attended a reception dinner, which was also a state banquet. I met a lot of people, all of them were bigwigs and leaders. They were very concerned about me and my face was frozen with smiles.

When we get back to the hotel.

It was past eleven at night.

Shi Juan, with her good physique and outgoing personality, was almost exhausted and didn't want to talk.

Chu Jie is slightly better.

He had little to do, so he was responsible for the logistical support work.

Busy running around giving his girlfriend a back massage.

By the way, I was texting non-stop on my cell phone.

Shi Juan rolled her eyes and said, "What are you doing? You keep chatting with someone."

"With my dad." Chu Jie was very frank. "I just sent the group photo to him, and the family was in chaos. My uncle took the whole family to worship the ancestors at around 7 o'clock. They set off several firecrackers, and the whole village was alarmed."

"You don't know what evil they did, putting the tablet on the altar and playing the news on loop, using it as a sacrifice."

"I have a little brother, Chu Wenhao, whom I met last year. He told me that his mother was crazy and forced him to let her shine..."

Chu Jie became happier the more he talked.

Shi Juan was also very happy to hear this, "Is uncle doing well?"

"Of course not. He's been showing off all day, shouting about it all over the world. He's going to have a buffet tomorrow, and he also said that he's going to put the photo he just sent to him in the biggest room in the ancestral hall and hang it in the living room as well. Anyone who comes here will see it as soon as they enter the door."

Chu Jie continued to learn from Shi Juan, and when he spoke about himself, he felt proud and a little embarrassed.

As he spoke, he gradually lowered his voice and confessed, "Thank you, Madam, for lending me your glory and allowing me to share your life with you."

Shi Juan laughed loudly after hearing this and pushed Chu Jie. "Why are you being so jealous? Are you possessed? It's the same in my family. My mom said that if anyone can breathe within a hundred miles, it's my fault. If I don't even know about the dogs on the roadside, it's my fault for not doing my job well."

"My grandpa is even more amazing. He said he can even detect flies in the trash can!"

"If the old man really wants to catch flies in the trash can, why doesn't he catch mice as well..."

Chu Jie was helpless. His girlfriend was good in every way except that she was too carefree and could not easily be touched.

(End of this chapter)