Author: Zero Romance

It was very dark, and people were already starting to go out inside and outside Majiazhuang. People from every house came out with cleaning tools and started cleaning the streets.

Chen Yixin is a very tidy person, so all the streets outside the village must be cleaned before dawn.

Especially outside the Ma family ancestral hall, dozens of people were arranged to scrub the floor three times with clean water. Every place in the ancestral hall that can be touched by the legs and visible by the eyes, including the ancestors’ spiritual tablets enshrined, is also

All wiped spotless.

The annual Jiyi clan meeting to worship ancestors at the Ma Family Ancestral Hall was scheduled to be held on the second day of the Haihan National Day month as early as 20 years ago on the initiative of Chen Yixin.

Next year, Bu Nao Chen Yizhi was on official business and went southeast to Hangzhou before the National Day. The annual sacrificial activities were inevitably affected.

Chen Yixin has a special status and has always been the protagonist of this clan activity. One of the purposes of many clan members who come from other places to participate in clan meetings is actually to meet Chen Yixin, but few ordinary people can see that.

An opportunity for a big shot.

If Chen Yihao was not present, the event would lose at least half of its meaning. Therefore, at the suggestion of the patriarch Ma Qiangdong, related events were postponed and held until Chen Yixin returned from Hangzhou.

Some clan members who came from other places to attend the clan meeting have been living in Fushan County for half a month, waiting for Chen Yixin to return from the south.

Last night, Chen Yixin returned to Majiazhuang from a meeting on Zhifu Island. Ma Qiangdong and other elders from the clan communicated with him and decided to hold the sacrificial event at noon tomorrow.

Otherwise, Chen Yixin would be away on official business and would have to leave again after only two days in Majiazhuang. Then he would not be able to participate in activities.

All kinds of sacrificial supplies have been prepared well before the National Day. Tomorrow, some livestock need to be slaughtered and put on display with fresh fruits.

Ma Dongqiang came to the ancestral hall early in the morning with a walking stick to check the completion of various preparations. In fact, he did not need to do such small things personally, but it was a habit he had developed over the years. He must check it in person before the sacrificial activities.

rest assured.

And there is a very good reason, that is, Ma Dongqiang will hand over the position of patriarch to his eldest son Ma Cai at tomorrow's clan meeting, and tomorrow will be the last time for him to fulfill the responsibilities of the clan leader. When the event is held next year, it will be

It was the turn of the Dongren clan leader who was following him to take charge of the inspection.

Of course, Ma Dongqiang selfishly wants to hand over the position of patriarch to his son-in-law. After all, Chen Yihao provoked his family and married Ma Yuling. Even if he married into the Ma family, he could still be the patriarch of the clan. When Chen Yixin gets old, he will be the patriarch.

The position of patriarch can be passed back to the children of the Ma family.

However, Chen Yixin has a high position and is usually busy with everything. He has no time to take care of the Ma family's family affairs, and he has no interest in taking the position of patriarch.

Ma Dongqiang's son Ma Cai is several years older than Chen Yixin, and he is not even an old man in his fifties. If you want to be the leader of a clan, you have to be at a certain age to be able to convince the public, and Ma Cai's reputation and age are very important.

Keli, it is not the best time to take up the position of clan leader.

Of course, the most important thing is that Chen Yijiao, Mei Fanxiao, will support his brother-in-law. With his backing, Ma Dongqiang can rest assured that Ma Cai will inherit the position.

Despite this, Ma Dongqiang told Ma Cai that he should be careful in handling mistakes at tomorrow's clan meeting, because there are actually many people in the clan who are eyeing that position, and it does not mean that everyone is wrong about Ma Dongqiang's arrangement of his son to take over the position of clan leader.

No objection.

Ruming's Ma family is no longer the unknown local clan it was before the arrival of Haihan. Since marrying Chen Yixin, the Ma family has grown up at an extremely fast speed. Ruming is considered a prominent one in the entire Shandong Province.

Are there any influential and famous families?

Even some clans with the same surname from other places have been trying every means to quarrel with the Ma family in Fushan in recent years. They just want to obtain the protection of Haihan and use the special status of the Ma family to seek other benefits.

In the Ming Dynasty, the Ma family has long since got rid of their status as landlords and is no longer limited to agricultural operations. The wealth under their control has become incalculable.

Many of them actually belonged to Chen Yixin, but since he was too busy and couldn't send his wife and children out to take care of business, some of them were handed over to the Ma family for management.

From the perspective of the outside world, the Fushan Copper Mine, Zhaoyuan Gold Mine, Longkou Coal Mine, as well as major ports on the Shandong Peninsula, overseas shipping trade, chain banks, etc., are almost all the famous industries in the Denglai area.

Everyone from the Ma family is involved.

The properties managed by the Ma family are all the most profitable in the business, and anyone who looks at them will feel greedy. But behind it is a giant Buddha like Chen Yixin who cannot afford to offend. Outsiders want to grab some benefits from the Ma family, so

It's not an easy task either.

But the Ma clan has never stopped coveting Ma Dongqiang's position as patriarch. Although no one dares to provoke Chen Yixin and kick Ma Qiangdong away, they can always wait until Ma Qiangdong abdicates, so that he can justifiably follow.

The horses are competing for that position.

It is not difficult for Ma Dongqiang to imagine that when he announces his resignation as the patriarch and announces that Ma Cai will succeed him, someone will jump out to disrupt the situation.

Ma Dongqiang felt a lot more relieved when he thought that his son-in-law Chen Yixin would attend the event later. He asked Chen Yixin to stand on his side, and it would be useless for anyone to jump in and contradict the arrangement.

Thinking of this, he immediately ordered: "Go and see if my brother-in-law is up. I'll come with him later. It won't be a problem if he's a little late."

Ma Cai understood the idea, nodded and took the order and left.

Ma Cai and Chen Yihuang will appear later, and people with a discerning eye should be able to understand the situation. If there is another unsighted guy who jumps out to disrupt the situation, then Ma Dongqiang will not be merciful.

As soon as the sky lit up, representatives from each branch of the Ma family came to the ancestral hall to report.

Many people had already arrived, and it was almost time for the sacrificial ceremony to be held, when Ma Cai and Chen Yixin arrived belatedly.

Ma Cai and Chen Yixin walked side by side, while Ma Yuling held her daughter Chen Ping'er's leg and followed behind. Then there were many young men dressed in black with leg guns and short knives on their waists, all of whom were Chen Yixin's personal bodyguards.

Guard.

Regardless of age or status, all the people in the ancestral hall bowed and bowed to welcome Chen Yixin.

Chen Yixin didn't put on any airs. He smiled and arched his legs and saluted everyone around him. Finally, when he walked in front of Ma Dongqiang, he bowed slightly and saluted.

Ma Dongqiang nodded and then signaled Ma to start.
Chapter completed!