The pastoral life of the grass tribe chief

Lu Lunnian became the great-grandfather.

Lu Liguo was the great-grandfather.

Lu Jiwang became a grandfather when his eldest daughter-in-law gave him a granddaughter.

Anyone with eyes could see that, while he was happy, he was also somewhat disappointed that he hadn't given birth to a grandson.

Lu Yao took two packets of premium spring tea to his uncle's house. He saw his aunt, Lu Jiwang, and Lu Changsheng talking at the end of the second-floor corridor from afar.

The three of them were whispering to Lu Yao with their backs to him, but Lu Yao had exceptional hearing, so it was no different from speaking into his ear.

"Your three aunts are now praising Ayao all the time, saying how smart and filial he is, and that his luck has turned around and it's his turn to get rich."

"My aunt said unhappily."

"Have the three aunts always liked Ayao? It's not the first time they've praised him like this. He is indeed smart, and the whole family agrees on that."

Lu Jiwang said.

"Listen to what they're saying: fortune changes, it's his turn to get rich. Don't you understand what that means? His ancestors are protecting his family."

"No, you have to talk to your dad and have him hire a feng shui master to re-examine the ancestral graves and see which grave is protecting his family, and then relocate the graves."

Aunt said.

Lu Jiwang and his son Lu Changsheng were speechless.

Lu Jiwang may have traditional ideas, but he still disagreed with his mother's words.

Needless to say, young people simply don't believe in this kind of thing.

Lu Yao was also speechless.

In the past, Lu Yang would also come to pay respects to his ancestors during the Qingming Festival. His aunt would always praise him, saying that she hadn't spoiled him in vain, that he had a conscience, and that he was a true descendant of the eldest son's family.

Lu Yang runs a pickled noodle shop in Goose City. Business was good and he made money in the first two years. But his aunt immediately changed her attitude and wouldn't let him come to visit the grave during Qingming Festival. She said that Lu Yang had stolen all the luck of the eldest son's family. This angered Lu Yang so much that he hardly talks to them anymore and never visits them unless there's a reason.

Now it's the same old story, only this time it's him instead of Lu Yang saying it.

"Grandma, let's just forget about it."

"Uncle Yao earned his money through his own abilities. If he hadn't been capable, even the blessings of his ancestors wouldn't have helped."

"You've already offended your second aunt's family, don't offend your third grandfather's family too."

Lu Changsheng tried to persuade his grandmother.

"Ayao, let's go to your uncle's house."

Lu Yao walked downstairs to his uncle's house and was greeted by an aunt.

"Yes, the road is full of sand and gravel, so be careful when you walk."

As Lu Yao spoke, he walked into the courtyard.

Upon seeing this, the aunt and her two grandchildren immediately stopped talking.

"Uncle Yao".

Lu Changsheng greeted Lu Yao and came downstairs to have tea and chat with him.

Lu Changsheng studied in the county town since he was a child. However, he was only two years younger than Lu Yao. They went to the same high school and the same university in the same university town. They had a lot in common and their relationship was the best among uncle and nephew.

How many days of paternity leave do you have?

Lu Yao asked his nephew.

"15 days."

Lu Changsheng said.

"Drink my tea."

"This bag is for your grandfather, and this bag is for you."

Lu Yao handed the tea leaves to his nephew.

"Thank you, Uncle Yao."

Lu Changsheng knew that top-quality spring tea was rare, and Lu Yao even gave him a packet, which surprised and delighted him.

"Luckily, my dad is upstairs, otherwise my grandpa and I would have had them, but he wouldn't, and he would definitely be angry with you."

Lu Changsheng quickly put his bag of tea into the coffee table drawer and made a face at Lu Yao.

"When your dad drove your grandparents back, your Uncle Yao gave him a packet of tea."

Lu Changsheng's mother poured a glass of water and smiled.

"My dad ate it all himself."

Lu Changsheng strongly condemned it.

"It seems you don't plan to tell your dad either."

Lu Changsheng's mother took a sip of water and looked at her eldest son with a half-smile.

"No, that's not true. I just wanted to wait until Grandpa finished this packet before taking it out to drink."

Lu Changsheng naturally wouldn't admit it.

Just then, a car horn sounded outside.

"Your parents-in-law have arrived."

Lu Changsheng's mother walked to the living room door, looked around, said something to her eldest son, and went out to greet her in-laws.

"You go and entertain them, I'll go back first."

Lu Yao stood up and said.

"I'll come over for tea sometime."

Lu Changsheng indeed didn't have time to spend with him, so he didn't try to keep him.

Lu Yao left his uncle's house to watch Lu Changping and the others work.

The ancestral hall is not decorated with dragons and phoenixes, but simply covered with glazed tiles. The project is progressing rapidly, and the exterior is almost complete.

The pond is being surrounded by stone walls.

Lu Changping was standing in front of the excavator chatting with Lu Ji'en and the others.

"How's your convenience store doing?"

When Lu Changping saw Lu Yao walking over, he asked him a question.

"It's almost done. We can start ordering the goods once the utility poles and cables are installed."

Lu Yao stood beside him.

"I was wondering what you were up to, renting land and building mountain roads. Turns out you're pulling off this big show."

Lu Ji'en said.

"At first, I didn't think too much about it. I just wanted to repair the valley stream to prevent the pond dam from collapsing due to flooding."

"My uncle, Uncle Guang, and Lao Ping's father said that those fields could be used to grow fairy grass and bamboo leaves to raise stone frogs."

"I thought these ideas were good. But you can't raise stone frogs in a pond, it's not my private pond."

"I was thinking about which place would be the most cost-effective for raising stone frogs, and how to divert the water from the pond there. I also thought about how we used to block the ditch and divert the flow when we were swimming and catching fish as children. Thinking about swimming made me think about how the mountain road was opened up. This summer, I can finally soak in the pond to my heart's content."

"On a hot day, soaking in the stream is definitely best with some frozen watermelon. But frozen watermelon isn't enough; you also need frozen beer, ice cream, popsicles, snacks, and fruit... Thinking about it, it would be great if there was a shop right here..."

"Hehe, I think I'm not the only one who thinks this way. So I'll open a small shop here, and even if there's no business, I can still enjoy the whole summer. Hehe, it's a sure thing."

Lu Yao's lips curled up higher and higher as he spoke.

"I want to enjoy life too, but I don't have the money to."

Lu Ji'en said.

"I don't have any money either."

"Brother En, do you know what's missing between us?"

Lu Yao asked.

"What's missing?"

Everyone else pricked up their ears.

"Hehe, I just need a rich friend."

Lu Yao said smugly.

"Showing off."

People couldn't stand his smug attitude, but he did have a rich and loyal friend, so he had the right to be arrogant.

Just as Lu Yao was about to speak, his cell phone rang.

It was the deliveryman calling to say that the refrigerator and freezer I ordered had arrived.

"Brother Yao, are you throwing a swimming party?"

The driver was the younger brother of my junior high school classmate, who delivered the goods directly to the bamboo shed in Shiquangou.

"It's getting hot, you can come here to swim."

Lu Yao handed out cigarettes and drinks to the two of them.

"With such a large investment and such a beautiful design, is this not private property?"

The deliveryman asked.

"The fields are mine, but the stream is a public resource, and anyone can come here to swim."

Lu Yaodao.

"You used to be able to swim in the ditch in front of your house, but now it's hard to find a place to swim in the whole town."

"Finally, I have a place to swim this summer."

"My classmate's younger brother said happily."

The three chatted for a while before heading down the mountain.