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After buying fruits and vegetables, several people took them home, rested for a while, and then went out to the supply and marketing cooperative.

Not to mention that Jiangnan is a land of plenty, and it is naturally much wealthier than other places. Even the shops on both sides of the street are much more prosperous than elsewhere. The group of them walked and walked, and soon they arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative nearest to their home.

The supply and marketing cooperatives of this era were equivalent to a combination of modern supermarkets and shopping malls. They had everything from needles and threads to fruits and vegetables, from pots and pans to clothes and shoes.

Thinking of tomorrow's trip, Tang's mother bought some cakes, cans, a few bottles of local rice wine, and a few candles. The whole society is still fighting against feudalism, so paper money and incense are not sold. Then I bought some cooked braised vegetables in the non-staple food section.

"I heard from my cousin that my uncle likes salted duck. Let's buy some." Tang's mother and her cousin were talking to each other.

"Okay, let's buy some ourselves, as well as soy sauce meat. These are the specialties here. Let you try them too." Aunt Cousin agreed, and then bought some other braised vegetables.

After buying a bunch of food again, my cousin and brother followed them home carrying large and small bags without complaint.

After returning home, the children gathered together to chat. Aunt Cousin, Sister Zheng, and Aunt Tang got into the kitchen, packed up the ingredients they had bought, and studied how to make delicious food for them.

Soon, the day passed by. During dinner, my cousin and aunt cooked a table of special seasonal dishes from Sioux City, which satisfied Tang Xin and others. Grandma and aunt also enjoyed the food very much. It tasted like their childhood. The seasonal dishes are not available in Beijing.

Early the next morning, everyone got up early. My cousin and aunt had work and could not accompany them. It was not convenient for the eldest uncle and second uncle to be old, so it was left to the third uncle and fourth uncle to accompany them. My uncle accompanied me to the cemetery on the outskirts of the city.

"Originally, our family and the Zhou family were neighbors. Their house was separated from ours by an alley. But when the government returned the house last time, I don't know why it didn't return it to his family, so they still live in the north of the city. ." On the way, the third uncle told everyone about the situation of the Zhou family.

The Zhou family has only a few heirs, and there are only two brothers in their generation. Zhou Chengsi, the aunt's fiancé, is the eldest. As soon as he hears his name, he knows what the family expects of him. Below is a younger brother who is ten years younger than him, Zhou Chengzu, who is now in his fifties.

In his generation, things were even thinner. Zhou Chengzu only had one son. Fortunately, his son was more up-to-date and gave him a grandson and a granddaughter.

"Chengzu originally said that he wanted to adopt a child for Brother Zhou, but his family has never had enough children and there was nothing he could do." The fourth uncle said with regret.

"It's okay. Anyway, they are buried here in the ancestral tomb, and they can also enjoy the tributes from future generations." The third uncle saw it openly. As long as there are still people in the Zhou family lineage, they will not be able to cut off their incense.

My aunt didn't say much along the way, she just sat there quietly thinking about something. Tang Xin felt quite distressed when she saw it. She quietly sat next to her aunt and held her hand tightly.

Auntie turned to look at Tang Xin and saw the worry in her eyes. Auntie smiled at Tang Xin and touched Tang Xin's head with her other hand, "Auntie is fine, it's been so many years. , Auntie has already looked away."

Yes, time flies so fast. More than forty years have passed in a flash. Looking at my wrinkled hands, I sighed that I am getting old too.

The car drove all the way north, and after about 30 minutes, it finally stopped. It was about to enter the mountains ahead, and the car could not drive in.

Everyone got off the car and started walking forward. After walking for a long time, their eyes suddenly opened up. Deep in the bamboo forest was an open field. There were several houses at the door. One of the houses had "Zhou's Ancestral Hall" written on it. It seemed that this was Zhou's ancestral hall. The ancestral hall of the family,

There were two people standing at the door of the ancestral hall. One was an old man about 5 or 60 years old. Although his hair was gray, he still stood upright and looked to be in good health. Next to him is a woman wearing blue trousers and a white shirt. The woman has two braids. She has a beautiful appearance and graceful temperament, a typical southern woman.

"Sister Zhang!" The old man stepped forward excitedly when he saw his aunt and others.

"Chengzu." My aunt also hurriedly stepped forward and held Grandpa Zhou's hand.

"Last time you came back, I happened to be away. It's such a pity. We haven't seen each other for more than ten years now." Grandpa Zhou said, holding his aunt's hand.

"Yes, it has been more than ten years, and we are all old." Auntie sighed. She and Zhou Chengsi often played with Chengzu when they were young, and now Chengzu's hair has turned gray.

The two of them seemed to have a lot to say, but they didn't know how to speak. The third uncle spoke openly, "Sister, we have plenty of time to reminisce about old times. Let's introduce it to the children first, and then go and offer incense to Brother Zhou?"

"Yes, yes, yes, look at me, I have forgotten all this joy. Come on, Le Min, this is your eldest grandma of the Zhang family, and this is the second grandma. Say hello to the elders." Grandpa Zhou quickly greeted The woman next to her introduced her to her aunt.

Zhou Lemin stepped forward to say hello to the elders one by one, and then several juniors also began to say hello to each other.

"Let's not talk about it for now. Let's go over." After introducing each other, Grandpa Zhou said and led them around the ancestral hall to the back of the Zhou family's ancestral tomb. There was a lonely tomb there some distance away from the ancestral tomb.

However, Tang Xin looked at the distance and the direction of the Zhou family's ancestral graves. Why was it so far away?

Father Tang noticed Tang Xin's doubts and explained to her in a low voice: "Your Grandpa Zhou died young and unmarried. In the past, he could not be buried in the ancestral graves, nor could the tablets be enshrined in the ancestral hall."

Tang Xin understood. In the past, it was believed that there were three types of unfilial piety. The greatest was having no heirs. People like Grandpa Zhou who died unmarried were considered to be childless in the past. Having no heirs was considered unfilial and could not be buried in the ancestral grave. However, it can also be seen that Grandpa Zhou’s family still loves him very much. They were afraid that he would be alone, so they chose to bury him near the ancestral grave. At least the descendants of the Zhou family in future generations could also bury him when they visited the tomb and offered sacrifices. Just take care of him.

The aunt and others walked to the tomb. Dad Tang, his cousin, and his brother consciously began to clean up the debris on the tombstone. The tombstone was very clean and did not require too much cleaning. It could be seen that someone took care of it regularly.

"There is a special tombkeeper here who will come and clean it from time to time. My brother likes to be clean. I have specifically told him to keep it clean." Grandpa Zhou stroked his brother's tombstone and said to his aunt.

Auntie nodded, and with the help of Sister Zheng, she knelt down and placed the tributes one by one. Grandma handed her a clean handkerchief, and she took it and wiped the tombstone with her own hands. After everything was packed up, everyone bowed to the tombstone and then left one after another, waiting in the room next to the ancestral hall below, leaving my aunt alone to sit in front of the tombstone for a long time.

Tang Xin and Sister Zheng were worried about their aunt and stood at the door looking at her. Due to the distance, they couldn't hear what their aunt said, but Tang Xin could feel her loneliness.

At this time, grandma also came out and patted Tang Xin on the shoulder, "Don't worry, she is fine. She is such a strong person. She has been in this for more than 40 years, and she has long been ignored."

Sure enough, after a while, my aunt got up and walked back. My brother and Sister Zheng immediately came forward to greet her. My aunt was in good condition, with a smile on her lips. Everyone was relieved to see that she was fine.