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Chapter 100: Smoke is really rising from the ancestral grave! (Part 2 of 1-in-2!)

New Year's Day.

There is a custom of ancestor worship in Jiang Tao’s hometown.

Paying tribute to ancestors means not forgetting their kindness in giving birth to us during the most festive day of the year.

There is no complicated ceremony, simply it is visiting the grave.

Go burn some paper money for your ancestors and bring some offerings.

The time for ancestor worship is usually between 8 am and 12 pm.
During this time period, the Yang energy between heaven and earth is at its strongest, which can strengthen one's own Yang energy.

Had breakfast at my parents' house.

Jiang Tao and Jiang Wen, along with their nephews Jiang Shijie and Jiang Shaojie, the four male members of the family set out to visit the grave.

My mother, Tian Xiaomei, was busy lighting the lanterns at home.

Xu Li and Jiang Bing took Jiang Xue to visit their uncles and aunts in the village to pay New Year's greetings.

The ancestral graves of the villagers in Jiangjiazhuang are all in the farmland outside the village.

Most of them are their own fields, or they are exchanged with other people's farmland.

Compared with the increasingly expensive cemeteries in the city, people simply say they cannot afford to die.

Cemeteries in rural areas have remained cheap for decades.

The land where the Jiang family's ancestral tomb is located was given to Jiang Tao when the family was divided. The area with confirmed ownership is one acre.

However, he has never planted it himself; it was always his parents who did it.

When they arrived at the grave, they started to get busy. The old man first drew a circle around the ancestral graves.

Jiang Tao and his two nephews were busy taking out offerings and stacks of ghost money that looked like real money from their pockets.

In previous years, the paper money sent to graves was worth trillions or even quadrillions, which is even more exaggerated than the Zimbabwean dollar.

In recent years, the face value of ghost money has gradually returned to normal.

They became normal denominations such as five, ten, twenty, fifty, and one hundred yuan, and at first glance they looked real.

Wait until dad finishes drawing the circle and muttering.

Jiang Tao took out a lighter and started to light the yellow paper and paper money.

This time, there was really smoke coming out of the ancestral grave.

After the ancestor worship ceremony, several people returned home.

I had lunch at my parents' house again this afternoon.

Jiang Tao took away all the fish, shrimp, beef and other things that Xu Li bought at the market.

Lao Jiang started to prepare the dishes.

Jiang Tao said that he had something to do at home and went back home while cracking melon seeds.

This is really not an excuse for him to be lazy.

He really has something going on, and it's a big deal.

I finished processing the intelligence on my cousin Xu Jiantao last night.

The information about Lao Sun has not been processed yet.

“Hospice care…”

"How can I show my concern? Give him a phone call to wish him a happy new year? Or..."

Back home, sitting on the sofa in the living room.

Jiang Tao took out his cell phone and found Lao Sun's number.

After thinking it over in his mind, he called Lao Sun.

……

Beijing, Pingchang District.

The Baigezhuang New Village community is decorated with lights and the atmosphere of the Spring Festival is very strong.

A small guest room in Building 79, Room 101.

The curtains in this room are always drawn, making the room dim.

There was no bed or cabinet in the room, only a small round table that Sun Xiaobao picked up from the garbage dump.

At this moment, there were five chairs placed around the small round table, and four dishes were placed on the table.

Everyone present here is a living person except Sun Xiaobao.

All that remains are four black and white portraits.

"Dad, Mom, Happy New Year to you two! Happy New Year to you two."

Sun Xiaobao toasted his parents first, and after paying New Year's greetings, he tilted his head back and drank a small cup in one gulp.

"Son, happy New Year to you too, let's have a drink together."

"Sun thief, happy New Year to you too."

Sun Xiaobao toasted one glass after another and wished his four deceased relatives a happy new year.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, other families gather together in harmony, with laughter and laughter everywhere.

Every year on this day, Sun Xiaobao is alone at home chatting with the four portraits, but he doesn't feel lonely.

"You must have missed me, right?"

"It's almost there, it's almost there, I'm going down to meet you guys soon."

"The other day, I felt really unwell, so I went to the hospital for a checkup. Guess what happened?"

"Advanced liver cancer! Oh no! I won't live for many days."

"The doctor said I wouldn't live more than two months and told me to be hospitalized immediately for treatment."

"I said, 'You can't cure cancer, what can you do? Look at how good you are at curing cancer.'"

"In the end, the money is spent and the person is gone. Isn't this just a waste of money?"

"..."

Sun Xiaobao kept chattering to himself from 5 o'clock in the morning when it was just getting light, and kept on mumbling until 9 o'clock when it was bright.

Every year on this day, he says more than he does in the entire year combined.

After chatting for more than four hours, he drank a whole bottle of Moutai.

He doesn't consider himself a patient at all.

In the last two months of his life, Sun Xiaobao finally let go.

Eat when you should eat, drink when you should drink, and live however you feel comfortable.

When the time comes, I will go to report to the King of Hell.

"Let's stop here for today. You guys are all silent, and I don't know what else to talk about."

After saying everything he wanted to say, Sun Xiaobao turned into a statue, sitting in a chair in a daze.

I could hear the sound of children running upstairs.

Listening to the laughter of the old neighbor family upstairs.

If I say I'm not envious, that would be a lie.

But before, Sun Xiaobao was just envious at most.

But today, he suddenly felt extremely empty and lonely.

I have no family, no relatives or friends, not even anyone to wish me a happy new year.

"Fifty-six ethnic groups, fifty-six flowers~"

The ringing of a cell phone from the living room interrupted Sun Xiaobao's thoughts.

After Sun Xiaobao came to his senses, he got up and went to the living room with some small expectations in his heart.

As if he was afraid that the person calling him would hang up impatiently, Sun Xiaobao almost ran to the table and picked up his old phone.

When Sun Xiaobao saw the words "Xiao Jiang" displayed on the small screen of the elderly phone, an innocent smile appeared on his dark face, and he was as happy as a child.

It turns out that there are still people in this world who remember this old man like me!

"Hey, Xiao Jiang, you're back home now, happy new year! I wish you and your whole family a happy new year too."

After answering the phone, Sun Xiaobao happily gave his New Year greetings.

"Old Sun, I wish you a happy new year too. I wish you good health and freedom from illness and disaster in the new year."

"You little brat! Are you pawning your uncle again?"

"Don't worry, your uncle won't pick up rags anymore and won't cause you any trouble."

As Sun Xiaobao spoke, he glanced at a plastic bag placed against the TV wall in the shop. Inside was the ten pounds of scrap steel bars he had caught twice.

Yesterday, Sun Xiaobao went to the demolition area of ​​Baigezhuang again with his mobile phone, dry food and a thermos of water.

This time there were no more accidents and I successfully picked up the steel bar head.

It was New Year's Day, and his thoughts suddenly became clear.

At this moment, Sun Xiaobao was extremely happy when he received Jiang Tao's call.

It feels so good to be cared for and blessed by others.

Just now Sun Xiaobao was still daydreaming.

Wait until your time is up and you are dead.

Will there be anyone in this world who will no longer remember that I even existed?
From now on, I’m afraid that during the New Year and other festivals, there won’t even be anyone to burn cotton clothes for me or visit my grave.

When alive, I am alone.

Even after death, you will be a lonely soul.

The two worlds of Yin and Yang are too desolate!

While chatting and laughing with Jiang Tao, Sun Xiaobao suddenly had an idea in his mind.

Before, when Jiang Tao rescued him from under the floor for the second time, he had thought about making friends with Jiang Tao.

However, as his relatives met with misfortunes one after another, he was afraid of bringing bad luck to Jiang Tao, so he gave up the plan.

Now, knowing that he has not much time left, Sun Xiaobao suddenly had an idea in his mind.

But whether to do so or not, he still needs to observe Jiang Tao again.

"Old Sun, are you bored being alone in BJ?"

"Would you like to come to our village and experience the New Year atmosphere?"

"From the fifth to the fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, there are temple fairs of all sizes every day. It's really lively."

Listening to Jiang Tao's enthusiastic invitation on the other end of the phone, Sun Xiaobao would definitely not agree if he had not been sick before.

At most, he would express his gratitude verbally and would not cause trouble for Jiang Tao.

"Would it be too much trouble for you if I went to your place? It's New Year's Day, and I'm an old man..."

"Old Sun, you are being so formal when you say that. I treat you as a friend, but what do you take me for?"

"We are grown men, stop being so fussy and just give us a straight answer."

On the other end of the phone, Jiang Tao's voice was warm and sincere, and Sun Xiaobao felt warm in his heart.

"Haha, since you've invited me so kindly, Xiao Jiang, and I'm an old man with nothing to do at home, I might as well treat it as a trip to your place!"

"I'll go to the train station to buy a ticket in a moment!"

"No need to buy a ticket. I'll find you a car in the carpooling group. Just get ready."

"It will probably take about an hour at most for someone to pick you up and drop you off right at my doorstep."

"Xiao Jiang, this is too much trouble for you! I don't feel comfortable doing this!"

When Sun Xiaobao heard Jiang Tao's thoughtful arrangement, he was immediately moved.

He wanted to end the test of Jiang Tao immediately and directly asked a lawyer to draft a will for him and have it notarized.

"It's not a big deal. You can prepare it at home... You don't have to prepare anything. Just bring your mouth and I'll take care of the rest."

"Oh, Lao Sun, there's one more thing I need you to cooperate with me on."

"Oh? Cooperate with what?"

Sun Xiaobao looked confused.

"Look, I introduced you to my parents and my wife as my master, and I'm learning Feng Shui from you."

"After you come here, you will use the identity of my master."

Jiang Tao now truly understood the true meaning of the saying "one lie must be covered up with countless lies".

He lied to Xu Li and made up a story, and now he has to ask Lao Sun to cooperate with him to continue lying.

"what?"

After hearing what Jiang Tao said, Old Sun thought that his parents did not welcome him, so he had to use a fake identity. He immediately said:
"Well, Xiao Jiang, if it's inconvenient for your family, I won't bother you."

"No! I'm very convenient here. I'm begging you for this, okay?"

Jiang Tao continued, "Some things are hard to explain, so don't ask why."

"From now on, we will be master and apprentice, and you will be the Feng Shui master. If you cooperate with me, I will owe you a huge favor."

"We have nothing in common! Fine, since you've made all the arrangements, I'll fully cooperate with you! It's just, it's just..."

"What if someone asks me about Feng Shui or something..."

Sun Xiaobao was thinking far ahead, fearing that he would not be able to cooperate well with Jiang Tao and mess things up.

"It's okay, no one will ask you this. This identity is just a cover."

"Oh, alright then! If I can't do it right and mess it up for you, don't blame me."

"No, no, I can't thank you enough. It's settled then. Remember who you are. I'll get you a car."

After explaining everything to Sun Xiaobao on the phone, Jiang Tao hung up.

"Could it be that Xiao Jiang was afraid that my family wouldn't welcome me, so he gave me that identity? This kid is really thoughtful."

After ending the call with Jiang Tao, Sun Xiaobao was certain that Jiang Tao asked him to do "role-playing" for his own good.

His inner affection for Jiang Tao increased a lot, and he felt that he had made the right choice by choosing Jiang Tao!

"If it weren't for Xiao Jiang, I would have died long ago."

"I can still live for another two months now, and it's all thanks to Xiao Jiang's efforts."

"Xiao Jiang and I are truly destined to be together."

"Besides, this child is so honest and reliable."

Recalling every detail of my interactions with Jiang Tao.

In Sun Xiaobao's mind, Jiang Tao has basically passed the test and meets the standards of his successor.

"They invited me so warmly, I can't go empty-handed."

While thinking about it, Sun Xiaobao walked to the door of the storage room and started moving the wine boxes out.

One box, two boxes, three boxes, four boxes...

He moved all the remaining 6 boxes of Moutai in the storage room to the door.

He also packed more than twenty pieces of instant noodles into a box that previously held instant noodles.

He planned to bring all these to Jiang Tao and his parents as New Year's gifts for everyone in the Jiang family.

Get cigarettes and alcohol ready.

Sun Xiaobao, for the first time ever, went to the wardrobe in the bedroom and found the most expensive black mink coat that his grandson had bought for him and put it on.

Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration and thought of what Jiang Tao had just asked him to do on the phone: the role of "Feng Shui Master".

So Sun Xiaobao put on a black double-breasted Zhongshan suit over the mink coat.

Don't say it, really don't say it.

When Old Sun is dressed like this, he really looks a bit like a fortune teller, and he seems to have a bit more dignity and bearing.

I waited at home until about noon.

A BAIC New Energy electric car with a Beijing license plate stopped downstairs of Lao Sun's house.

After confirming their identities, the driver helped Lao Sun move the six boxes of Moutai and the box of Huazi into the trunk.

Afterwards, the driver drove Lao Sun towards the exit of Beijing.

It's already around 12:30 noon.

If nothing unexpected happens, Sun Xiaobao will arrive at Jiangjiazhuang around 5 pm.

at the same time.

Jiangjiazhuang, the home of Jiang Tao's parents.

My mother, Xu Li and my younger sister Jiang Bing worked together and cleaned the room for Master Jiang Tao in about half an hour.

Jiang Tao's parents are naturally hospitable.

What’s more, the person who came was a noble person that his son met in the capital.

Naturally, the two of them welcomed Lao Sun's arrival even more.

I even feel that letting others live in my home is too low-class.

(End of this chapter)