Rebirth as an official

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Li An's family first worshiped their ancestors. This day's ancestor worship was very particular, which was different from other days. It ended with a bowl of rice, burning incense and setting off a bunch of firecrackers.

First, the Spring Festival couplets and door gods are put up, and the whole family kneels in front of the ancestor's tablet. As the eldest son, Li Lin will report the year's situation in front of the ancestors, just like reporting work to the leaders.

After reporting the work to the ancestors, they have to kowtow, first to the ancestors, then to the Kitchen God, and finally to the Door God, with a total of nine kowtows and nine bows.

After the ceremony, the family reunion dinner began.

A large family filled the table, which was filled with Sugushao's specialty dishes.

Steamed seabass, braised chicken, sweet and sour pork ribs, braised pork with pickled vegetables, everything is packed and dazzling.

"Come!"

"Cheers!"

"I hope everyone will be healthy and everything goes well in the new year..."

Li Lin, the eldest son, was the first to raise the wine glass and speak auspicious words, and the reunion dinner officially began.

This reunion dinner took a long time, and by the time it was over, it was completely dark.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the whole family gathered around the TV and waited to watch the Spring Festival Gala.

As it approached twelve o'clock, every household in the village began to set off firecrackers. For a while, the sky was filled with sparks and flames, making half of the sky red.

Li An also became childlike, and he took out a bunch of firecrackers and set them off in front of the small building with his aunt's children.

The sound of "cracking" was deafening, and the air was immediately filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke.

Li An looked at the fire dragons soaring on the ground, and the fireworks kept exploding in the air. The firelight reflected the excited smiling faces of the children, and he couldn't help but sigh: "This is the New Year."

On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, my father's three younger sisters also came to the fourth aunt's house, and the whole family gathered in the main room.

Li An was standing in the middle of the room at this time, with the memorial tablets of his ancestors placed on the altar table in front of him.

The first ritual of the first day of the Lunar New Year is about to begin, kowtow to grandma.

Li An, the eldest grandson, was naturally the first in line. There was a cushion and an upside-down enamel basin in front of him.

When Li An kowtows to his grandma later, his head should also bang against the basin.

It is a custom in my hometown to kowtow to the elderly. The louder the sound, the more filial the elderly, and the longer they live.

The fourth aunt smiled and said: "Anzi, you are the eldest grandson, this first one is going to ring."

Li An also smiled and joked: "No problem, Fourth Aunt, I will make sure that the ancestors of the Li family can hear the sound I make later."

After a while, grandma was helped by her father and aunt to sit at the head of the hall, and her fourth uncle temporarily acted as the host.

I saw him clearing his throat and shouting.

"Xian Sun kowtows~"

The fourth uncle's tune was long and drawn out, like the tail end of a song, which had quite a charm to it.

When the sound ended, Li An knelt down and made three loud noises.

"Bang bang bang" the sound of the head hitting the basin was always loud.

This made the grandma sitting at the top shout distressedly: "My grandson, does your brain hurt?"

Everyone looked at the stainless steel basin again, and saw that Li An had knocked a big dent in the middle, which made the whole room burst into laughter.

Li An's second uncle picked up the basin and began to restore it with his hands. He smiled and said to his grandma: "Old lady, if your grandson knocks his head sincerely, you will definitely live a long life."

The second uncle's words naturally made everyone in the room laugh again.

Li An kowtowed, and grandma gave her a big red envelope. Although Li An was already working, Li An would always be a child in grandma's eyes.

As the eldest son of the Li family, his father naturally enjoys a high status in the Li family.Place

When your status is high, your wallet will shrink.

Some relatives’ children come to pay New Year greetings.

For New Year greetings, naturally red envelopes are indispensable.

Seeing the close and distant relatives and children happily kowtow and receive red envelopes, Li An wondered whether the bonus given by his father during the New Year was enough.

The first and second days of the new year were spent happily in my hometown in the countryside.

I set off back to the city on the afternoon of the second day of the second lunar month because my mother's relatives were leaving.

When I was leaving, I saw my grandma's reluctant and tearful look, and I felt really reluctant to leave.

Early in the morning on the third day of the Lunar New Year, Li An was dressed and ready to go out.

His father was surprised to see Li An leaving so early, and asked curiously: "Where are you going?"

Li An replied: "Our county party committee secretary also lives in Linjiang, and I am going to pay him New Year's greetings."

Li Lin frowned, "Why are you, a village cadre, going to pay New Year's greetings to the county party secretary? How long have you been working? Do your job well in the countryside and villages, and don't do such crooked things."

As soon as Li Lin finished speaking, something suddenly occurred to his mind, and he said in a deep voice: "Do you want to use my name to go to your county party secretary? I tell you not to go."

At this moment, Li An wanted to give himself a big mouth. He knew that his father would think too much when he said that he was going to pay Chen Xingsheng New Year greetings.

"Dad, Secretary Chen Xingsheng and I know each other. They have given me a lot of support in setting up a cooperative. Now that the Chinese New Year is here, it would be a good idea to pay a visit as a matter of course." Li An explained.

"Lao Li, you should stop worrying about your children. You have never been sociable in your life. Why don't you let your children be like you?" Na Wenyin walked out of the kitchen.

"Anzi, go ahead. Mom supports you. Go and do your work. You can't be like your dad, just a lump of wood." Na Wenyin gave Li An an encouraging look.

"Okay, Mom." Li An got his mother's permission and quickly left.

Li Lin watched his son leave without stopping him, because his wife was right about one thing, that is, favors must be used in officialdom.

After Li An left home, he began to think about what gifts to give Chen Xingsheng.

He had never dealt with Chen Xingsheng in his previous life, and he only had a rough understanding of his situation, but had no idea about his liking.

At this time, it is a bit difficult to give gifts.

The gift is too heavy, Chen Xingsheng will definitely not accept it.

If you give it too lightly, it will leave no impression on the other party and lose the meaning of the gift.

What should I give?

If Chen Xingsheng doesn't like the gift, the effectiveness of this visit will be greatly reduced.

Li An finally thought about it and decided that it would be better to give something more elegant, such as antiques and antiques. The price of these things cannot be seen, but they look more stylish.

Li An took a taxi and went directly to the antique market in Linjiang City, which is the largest antique trading market in southern Qinchuan.

As the market economy continued to prosper at the end of the last century, the trade in antiques gradually and spontaneously formed roadside markets.

The original trading method was in the form of street stalls, on the roadside of the ancient street less than [-] meters away.

As the country gradually developed the cultural relics market after 2000, the city government renovated and constructed this ancient street, further standardizing the market order here, and this ancient street regained its vitality.

The reputation of this ancient street is also growing, attracting a large number of antique owners and collectors from surrounding cities, and has become the second largest antique trading center after the provincial capital.

Li An started shopping in the market with his hands behind his back. It happened to be the Chinese New Year, and the market was crowded with people and extremely lively.

Although Li An cannot be said to be an expert when it comes to antiques, he has collected a lot of them in his previous life and has done some research on them.

He can still tell the difference between fake antiques that "look fake at first glance".

I walked around the market and picked up so-called antiques at the stalls and looked at them again and again. Most of them were fakes. For the few genuine items, the prices of the stall owners were also sky-high.

After walking for most of the street, Li An, who was losing his patience, suddenly saw a small ornament on a stall. .