vrcanaries Chapter 556 The Wedding Banquet Approaching
Chapter 556 The Wedding Banquet Approaching
Uncle glanced at her, his brows furrowed like wavy lines.
He certainly disagreed.
After all, this girl works tirelessly from dawn till dusk, and her life has only just begun to improve as she finally earns some money.
If the money is spent on repairing the ancestral hall all at once, where will the elders put their faces?
But Xu Yiyi was stubborn.
She didn't say anything more to her great-uncle, and directly asked Xu Anyang to convene a meeting of the clansmen to vote.
Xu Pinghai looked at his great-grandfather, then at Xu Yiyi, and finally nodded.
That evening, all the clansmen who could come gathered in the open space in front of the ancestral hall.
Xu Yiyi explained the situation: those who wanted to contribute money should contribute money, and those who wanted to contribute labor should contribute labor; the minority should submit to the majority.
Grandpa Xu stood at the back of the crowd.
He crossed his arms over his chest, his face expressionless.
The firelight reflected off his face, flickering on and off.
He watched as Xu Yiyi's tall figure stood before the crowd, passing over the clan leader and the future clan leader to speak.
His voice was steady, and he spoke clearly.
His lips twitched.
A faint smile appeared on his face, which he quickly suppressed.
He thought to himself, "His granddaughter is quite promising."
But Xu Mingzai didn't think so.
As soon as Xu Yiyi finished speaking, Xu Mingzai stepped forward.
He pushed his way to the front of the crowd, pointed at Xu Yiyi, and spoke so loudly that the entire open space could hear him.
"Get down here! Who do you think you are?"
He took another step forward, his finger almost poking Xu Yiyi's face.
"In this situation, with all the elders of the clan present, including the clan leader, how can you, a woman, be allowed to speak?"
He kept shouting, waiting for others to agree with him.
Xu Yiyi chuckled and turned her gaze back to the crowd.
"Dear grandpas, grandmas, uncles, aunts, uncles and aunts, if there are no objections, you can raise your hands to vote."
As soon as he finished speaking, most people raised their hands.
Everyone completely ignored Xu Ming.
Xu Yiyi and Xu Anyang paid the lion's share of the money.
The rest was pooled together by the clansmen, a little from each family, and it wasn't too much.
The ancestral hall was originally built of stone, and the walls were not badly damaged.
They re-plastered, replaced the beams, and laid new tiles. With many people, the work was done quickly.
It was repaired in just a few days.
On a fine day, the clan held a funeral for the clansmen who had died previously.
The coffins were carried one after another to a dry, sheltered spot on the back hill.
There were many people attending the funeral, their footsteps were hurried and chaotic, no one spoke, only the sound of weeping was carried far away by the wind.
Once this is done, the New Year will be just around the corner.
Just two days before the New Year, it was finally Xu Honglian's wedding day.
The ancestral hall had just been renovated; the tiles were newly laid, the beams were newly replaced, and the lime still had a slight dampness.
Xu Yi waved his hand and took over the entire banquet.
Upon learning of this, Aunt Si immediately dug out the silver coins she had hidden for many years from under the tree pit.
"One coin... two coins..."
Xu Yiyi sat by the window, watching Aunt Si count the pile of silver coins in front of her over and over again.
"Hey! Something's not right. Where did I get to in the count?"
A-Si was a little confused and turned back to continue counting.
Xu Honglian chuckled. "My mother is quick at doing things, but she's not very good at math. You'll probably have to count the money when you get back. I'll make up the difference if you're short."
Xu Yi smiled and said softly, "What money do you need? I don't want money. You're my sister, we're family. As your younger sister, I can't help you much with your wedding."
Just then, A-Si came in with a cloth bag and kept stuffing it into Xu Yiyi's arms.
Xu Yiyi stepped back slightly and said with a smile, "Auntie, I run a restaurant. I have all the ingredients, cooking utensils, and manpower. It's all readily available."
"The people working on the stove are all from my restaurant, so they're very comfortable using it. The vegetables are also brought directly from the restaurant, so we don't have to buy them separately, which saves us trouble."