Official career: From director to secretary, I want to improve myself

Chapter 198: Ancestor worship! Family tree opens separately!

Jiang Yan brought Xiao Tuanyuan back to participate in the ancestor worship, but Xiao Tuanyuan was just there to join in the fun.

The family had a reunion dinner in the evening.

With little Yuanyuan jumping around, the house becomes much more lively.

The next day, the family got in their car and drove to Anhe County, Quancheng City.

Quancheng City is located in the north of Lu City, with the two urban areas 200 kilometers apart. Since ancient times, it has been an important port hub in the southeastern coastal area.

It is an important commodity transportation and trade source for maritime trade.

Anhe County is a small county under its jurisdiction. The county is not big, but it has created myths and produced many talents.

There were twelve founding generals, and there were many writers and calligraphers in history.

Therefore, the literary and artistic culture is prevalent here, clans are united, and because it is at the forefront of opening up, there is a fierce collision between new and old ideas.

From a deeper perspective, the conflict between Li Yi and Jiang Yuhuai's family also has this reason.

The car drove north and found that the road construction was very good. Both cities had relatively ample finances, and the previous leaders attached great importance to infrastructure construction.

Therefore, the car was stable all the way without any shaking. The scenery outside the window was the same unchanging trees, which was a bit boring and made Xiao Yuanyuan drowsy.

The little head dozed off little by little.

Jiang Yuan wanted to laugh just by looking at her. This little girl was lively and cute, and she was still so adorable even when she dozed off.

As the car drove along, more and more vehicles passed by.

It seems like everyone is going to the ancestral temple to worship their ancestors.

Soon, the car passed through the county seat of Anhe County, then crossed the foot of Fengshan Mountain and arrived at Yaoshan Town in the east, where the Jiang family's ancestral hall is located.

The Jiang Family Ancestral Hall in Quancheng City, full name: The ancestral hall of the Huaiyang branch, Hongxi branch, Jichang branch, Ronglin and other branches of the Jiyang Jiang Family, is also called Huaiyang Hall.

The entire ancestral hall was completed during the Ming Dynasty, covering an area of ​​more than 2,000 square kilometers! Nestled between mountains and rivers, it boasts beautiful scenery and a rich cultural heritage.

Inside the ancestral hall, there is the genealogy of the Jiang family passed down since the Ming Dynasty, with each family and branch listed clearly.

The car drove into the large parking lot outside the ancestral hall, which was already full of cars.

People are coming and going, it’s a bustling scene!

......

"Second uncle! Second uncle!"

In the quaint ancestral temple compound, several elderly people were discussing the ranking of the family branches in a room.

Who will be the first to burn incense is a matter of face and clan prestige!

It seemed like each family was arguing endlessly.

"what happened?"

"There are already over a thousand people here, and we're running out of parking! Also, we'll have to have the uncles preside over the dinner later."

"Okay, call everyone in our village to help, today is a big day!"

Second Uncle nodded, then turned around and started arguing with others again.

"I think the branch with the character 'Rong' should be the first to burn incense this year. Jiang Rongsheng is the vice chairman of our county CPPCC, a deputy division-level cadre, which should be the highest rank in our hometown!"

"No, no, according to what you said, if we rank them by official positions, the Lin branch also has a member of the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee, who is the deputy secretary of Fuyun City in Nanyue Province. This is a high-ranking official who can soon be in charge of an entire city."

"Stop arguing. Official positions are important, but this is a ceremony to worship our ancestors, not an official meeting! I think we should rank them according to clan seniority."

Upon hearing this, several elderly people quickly shook their heads.

"No! We have so many people in our families, both older and younger, and you're letting a three-year-old child go up there to burn the first incense. How can that be allowed?!"

A large clan like the Jiang family must have people who are very young but of high seniority. If a group of people go to burn incense under the leadership of a baby, wouldn't that be a laughing stock for the leaders who come to watch the ceremony and people from other villages and surnames?

"How about we give way to the branch with the character 'kai'? They've made a fortune out there over the years, and it was they who donated money to renovate the ancestral hall, which is why we have the funds to hold such a grand ceremony to worship our ancestors."

"Bullshit! Ancestor worship is about honoring the advanced branches of our clan, for the spirit of serving the country and the people! It's not about money. What has the Jiang family relied on to survive for so long? It's the emphasis on education from generation to generation, not business!"

"No, this can't be the first incense!"

"Yes, no!"

This proposal was refuted by all the uncles. Although everyone knew that the two ideas of passing down the family legacy through poetry and literature and passing down the family legacy through business were colliding, they did not stop it. However, as people grow older, they all have their own standards in their hearts!

In the inheritance of a family, money is not something that can be relied upon completely. The only thing that can keep the torch passed on is the family style and family rules!

"I suggest we base it on merit! Didn't a young man from the Hong branch previously receive first-class merit? This is recorded in the county annals. Normally, a new branch should be established from him, allowing him to enjoy the first incense offering! I think he should be the first to receive this incense!"

"This young man comes from a family of scholars. His parents are both outstanding teachers at a key high school. His grandfather is Jiang Hongyun, the pride of our Jiang family and a veteran teacher commended by the state!"

"It seems very appropriate for them to lead the incense burning!"

As soon as the old man finished speaking, the argument stopped.

Indeed!

Others can open a separate page in the family tree and enjoy the treatment of being the first to offer incense to their ancestors. People are low-key and don't let them open a new page in the family tree, but they can't be so ignorant, right?

The unity of such a large tribe depends on clear rewards and punishments!

Aren't these conditions enough to be the first incense? The other branches have nothing to say when faced with such conditions!

"Okay! I agree with this! And I seem to remember that he is also one of the few students in our clan who was admitted to Yanjing Shuimu University. Incredible! With such a background, such hard work, and such achievements, he is definitely the one who burns the first incense stick!"

"Right! That's it! It's logical and reasonable, and it won't embarrass us in front of outsiders. It's also a great lesson for all the younger generations in the clan!"

Several uncles were talking to each other in a lively atmosphere. The more they talked, the more they felt that it was necessary to let this young man light the first incense stick!

"Hey, wait a minute!"

An uncle suddenly thought of something and interrupted everyone's discussion.

"what happened?"

"You guys are having a heated discussion here, but you should also ask the other party if they're willing to do it! He's not just an ordinary clan member. He seems to be a member of the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee and Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission in a county in Handong Province. He's a deputy director with real power!"

"That's not comparable to the nominal deputy director position of the county CPPCC vice chairman you just mentioned!"

"For someone of his level, whether he can even show himself in public is still a question! "