Yang Yi didn't tell Lanzhou Kai about his relationship with the historical Yang Family Army. However, Lanzhou Kai wasn't a fool. When he was discussing with Yang Yi about this piece of land, he had already suspected this. Now that he knew that Yang Chonggui was coming, this guess was basically answered!
However, Lanzhou Kai wasn't a fool. He was also a smart person. He knew what to ask and what not to ask.
Since Yang Yi didn't intend to tell him about this, Lanzhou Kai simply pretended not to know.
Of course, when he asked Lanzhou Kai for the car yesterday, Yang Yi also knew that Lanzhou Kai would be able to guess some of it. However, both of them still tacitly avoided this topic.
Of course, since Yang Chonggui was here, Lanzhou Kai still had to receive and pay a visit to the old man. After dawn, Yang Yi drove Yang Chonggui and the others to Wu County Town. Lanzhou Kai had already arranged lunch.
"Don't worry, there won't be anyone else accompanying me. It's just me. Uncle Yang came from his hometown, so I have to treat him to a meal!" Lanzhou Kai said to Yang Yi with a smile.
Keeping a low profile, Yang Yi was very satisfied with Lanzhou Kai's arrangement.
"Also, in the afternoon, I'll send the survey team to the city to retrieve the blueprints. If you have anything else to do here, feel free to arrange it." Lanzhou Kai also helped Yang Yi send away the company's experts to create space for Yang Yi and the others' "private matters."
Yang Yi smiled at Lanzhou Kai and didn't say much. He patted his shoulder and simply thanked him, "Thanks!"
…
In the afternoon, Yang Yi, Yang Chonggui, and Yang Qing appeared outside the tightly shut Yang Family Ancestral Hall.
These few days, the weather in Jiangnan was not very good. It was gloomy. Although it was not raining in Wu Cheng County, looking at the sky, it felt like it would rain at any time!
The Yang family's ancestral hall was already in ruins. It was said that the candlesticks, incense burners, and other ironware that could be sold for money had all been stolen. The door lock had also been changed several times. Of course, after there was nothing left to steal, even thieves were too lazy to come here.
The door lock was rusty and the path by the door was overgrown with grass.
Behind the Yang family's ancestral hall was an unfinished building. It was only five stories tall before it was abandoned by the developer. Obviously, when the land was developed in the future, this unfinished building would still have to be demolished.
Yang Qing also noticed this problem. He looked up and said to Yang Yi, "Brother, when the time comes to demolish this building, you must be careful. If it falls, this place will be gone too!"
Yang Yi smiled and nodded. He naturally noticed this matter, but the key now was not the problem of this unfinished building.
Yang Yi's attention was focused on Yang Chonggui, who was deep in thought.
Yang Chonggui had not returned here for decades. After having a child and a wife, Yang Chonggui was no longer the fearless hero he used to be …
Revisiting old places, Yang Chonggui must have a lot of emotions in his heart.
However, the old man controlled himself well. After all, so many years had passed, what could he not figure out? He only stayed in his memories for a short while, then looked up and nodded at Yang Yi.
Yang Yi took out two iron wires and gently tapped on the door lock. Although it was rusty and strenuous, because Yang Yi had opened it once before, he still opened the door with ease.
Walking into the ancestral hall and closing the door with a creak, there was a feeling of time travel. The interior of the ancestral hall was completely decorated in ancient times. Even the murals in the middle courtyard were simple paintings of people using cold weapons to fight hundreds of years ago.
"Here, the murals are of our Yang family army, generations of people fighting by the sea to defeat the Japanese." Yang Chonggui saw that Yang Yi and Yang Qing's attention was on the murals, so he opened his mouth to explain.
In the entire Yang family ancestral hall, too many things had been stolen. What was left were murals and carvings that could not be taken away, which were left on the walls and pillars.
Yang Chonggui did not feel indignant. When he secretly took a few ancestral tablets and fled Jiangnan, he was mentally prepared to accept the destruction of the ancestral hall.
But the ending was not bad. Only some property was stolen. Most importantly, the Yang family ancestral hall was back in their hands.
Of course, the problem now was how Yang Chonggui wanted to deal with the old site of the Yang family ancestral hall. Should he renovate it, or …
That afternoon, Yang Chonggui lit a few red candles that he had specially bought in front of the empty altar and performed a simple worship ceremony. Then he brought Yang Yi and Yang Qing, the two brothers, to sit on the stone steps outside the inner hall and chat.
Fortunately, although the weather was gloomy, it did not rain.
In this mysterious atmosphere, Yang Chonggui seemed to be talking in his sleep. He told Yang Yi and Yang Qing about the grand occasion of the ancestral hall, the hardships he had suffered in the ancestral hall, and many stories that had almost faded from his memory.
Yang Yi and Yang Qing only listened quietly. They did not interrupt, nor did they make any comments. It was a bit like they had returned to the past, when Yang Chonggui had taught them martial arts.
Time passed very quickly. In the evening, the sky was almost dark. The candlelight in the inner hall flickered. Although there was still a part of it, it felt like it would be blown out by the whistling cold wind.
Yang Chonggui also reached the final conclusion. He smiled gently: "Tie Zi brought back our old Yang family's things. This is something that I did not expect. Tie Zi, when we go back, I will tell our ancestors about this merit of yours."
Yang Yi opened his mouth, but before he could speak, Yang Chonggui waved his hand.
"People always have to look forward." The old man's rough face and big bell-like eyes were shining with the light of wisdom at this moment. "Times are changing, and dynasties have also changed several times. How can the location of our old Yang family ancestral hall not change forever? As long as this inheritance can continue, it doesn't matter where our ancestral hall is located! "
Yang Qing was a bit surprised: "Dad, you mean that we don't want our old ancestral hall? Then wouldn't brother's efforts be in vain? "
"Yes, we can't take it." Yang Chonggui said meaningfully, "If we leave this place, it can be considered as a memory. But it's still the same as before. It's not suitable for us to carry out large-scale construction and restore the ancestral hall."
The main thing was to consider the issue of safety. Yang Chonggui did not think that there would be any benefits to letting others know that their old Yang family had returned.
"Tie Zi's efforts will not be in vain. At that time, I had considered moving the other things here back to the village. Now that you have money, you can move the ancestral hall to a bigger place. "Yang Chonggui's eyes flashed with a trace of excitement.
At that time, he could only take away a small part of the things. Many side ancestors' memorial tablets were left behind. It had to be said that this had always been his regret.
"This is not a problem. When the construction starts, there will be countless trucks driving in and out of here every day. When the time comes, I will arrange a car to remove the murals, sculptures, and memorial tablets in the inner hall." Yang Yi nodded lightly.
"Then what about here?" Yang Qing asked in confusion.
"Here …" Yang Chonggui also had his own ideas. "I can find the carpenters and stonemasons in the village to build another one according to this appearance and have someone send it back. The fake can be passed off as the real thing!"
Yang Yi understood his father's thoughts. He wanted to move the real ancestral hall away, but leave the fake ancestral hall in Jiangnan. This was no different from a cunning rabbit having three burrows!
"Dad, because President Lan's side had an agreement with the government, it means that we also have the responsibility to protect the cultural relics." Yang Yi smiled and said, "In that case, I will let President Lan use this as an excuse to renovate the surrounding environment. Even though we want to move the real ancestral hall back to Anqing, this is still a place that symbolizes the glory of our old Yang family. If we simply clean it up, it won't be easy for others to see through it. It can also be well protected. In the future, when Xi Xi, Chenchen, and Qingzi's children grow up, we can also bring them here to have a look and prove the greatness of their ancestors!"
Yang Chonggui weighed the safety issues and nodded solemnly, saying, "Simple is fine!"
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