The Ma family was the most prestigious family in Shangxiang Town.
His ancestors fled south from Jinling during the turmoil at the end of Ming Dynasty and were the first Han people to settle in Shangxiang Town.
Because of the border division between Guangxi and Guangdong in the early years of the Qing Dynasty, Shangxiang Town became a special no-man's land.
Therefore, in the past few hundred years, Shangxiang Town was basically filled with local tycoons and gentry who took turns to be the mayor to manage the town.
And the Ma family was the family that held the most posts as the mayor of Shangxiang Town.
Ma Linxiang's father, Old Master Ma, and his grandfather, Old Master Ma, had both served as the mayor of Shangxiang Town.
Even though the Ma family had declined, the remaining members of the Ma family still had great prestige and influence in the town.
Therefore, on Old Master Ma's birthday, all the influential people in town would send people to the Ma Family's ancestral hall to offer sacrifices to Old Master Ma.
Sun Cheng's parents in this life were originally just ordinary people in the town.
Therefore, in the early years, although they had the right to go to the Ma Clan's ancestral hall to offer incense, no one would specially inform them on important days. It all depended on whether they were willing or not.
However, the current Sun Cheng had already earned a lot of reputation by relying on the countless living Sun Ji Grain Store.
Because of this, the mayor would send someone to inform them of many events in town.
Firstly, he gave him face, and secondly, he wanted to rope him in.
Sun Cheng and Xiao Yun had a simple breakfast in the grain store.
After that, he sent Xiao Yun back home and went to the Ma family ancestral hall alone.
Don't ask why Sun Cheng didn't bring Xiao Yun along. In this day and age, women who showed their faces in public would be regarded as unchaste and ill-mannered.
Even though he was already engaged to Xiao Yun and had even promised to marry her when she reached the age of fifteen.
But after all, Xiao Yun was still unmarried and often came out to show her face. It was inevitable that she would provoke a sanctimonious person to secretly gossip.
The Ma Clan's ancestral hall was located in the northeast corner of the town, and all the land nearby belonged to the Ma Clan.
Because the Ma family was a large family in town, and Old Master Ma was the previous Ma family's patriarch, many people came to offer incense and worship on his birthday.
Sun Cheng was quite popular in the town. As soon as he arrived near the Ma Family ancestral hall, the townspeople kept greeting him.
"Shopkeeper Sun is here!"
"Boss Zhang, you're here so early!"
"Good morning, Cheng!"
"Fourth Uncle, have you had breakfast? Come to my place for a drink later."
"Good morning, Shopkeeper Sun!"
"Morning!"
Sun Cheng greeted them along the way and entered the Ma Clan ancestral hall.
When he arrived, it was already late.
Second granduncle had already set up the altar and started to cast the spell.
"Zhu Dachang, pour tea for the masters!”
"Yes, sir!"
Sun Cheng was very interested in this set and quickly moved closer to take a look.
"The sky is clear and the earth is bright, the yin is turbid and the yang is clear!"
"Wealth belongs to the four seas, and the good news fills the garden!”
"Buddha's red light shines, and everything will prosper for his descendants!”
It could be seen that Second Granduncle was indeed old.
Even though he was casting a spell, he still needed the help of the two workers from the Bliss to jump up and down.
"I'll change your name to Ah Yin and give you all the gold and silver.”
"I'll change your name to Fu. I'll give you a long life.”
"Kowtow!"
Sun Cheng watched all of this with bright eyes. The others 'gazes were more or less attracted by Zhu Dachang and the two employees of the Bliss that he had teased.
However, he was the only one who had started cultivating.
Sun Cheng could clearly feel that as Second Great Uncle continued to practice, rays of golden light that were invisible to the naked eye were gathering on some of the Ma Clan ancestors 'memorial tablets placed in the ancestral hall.
"Please guide the way!”
"Ten feet into the ground, I'll send you to the underworld!”
As Sun Cheng's vision blurred, the old Second Great Uncle had already completed the spell.
"Second Granduncle!"
Sun Cheng hurriedly stepped forward and respectfully supported him.
Second Great Uncle nodded. At first, he didn't care. Just as he was about to turn his head, he seemed to have seen something.
"Eh? True Qi?"
He looked at Sun Cheng up and down in surprise. After a while, he was filled with disbelief."You…Sun brat…you've already entered the Qi Transformation stage?”
Second Great Uncle's cultivation was far above Sun Cheng's, so he could clearly feel the zhenqi in his body.
"Yes, Second Granduncle." Sun Cheng nodded with a smile. I've cultivated bitterly for a few days, and I feel that I've already condensed a stream of true qi in my body!”
" Unbelievable…Truly unbelievable…"
Second Great Uncle obviously did not expect that he could refine enough essence in such a short period of time to condense True Qi in his body.
He muttered repeatedly, and even the way he looked at Sun Cheng became strange.
Sun Cheng was just about to ask him some more questions when he saw Zhu Dachang walking over with a smiling middle-aged man.
"Uncle Lu, Brother Zhu, good morning. I'm sorry I'm late!"
The smiling middle-aged man was called Lu Zhongyuan, the current mayor of Shangxiang Town.
He was a very generous person. No matter who had a problem in the town, he would help them generously if they asked him. Therefore, he had a very good reputation in the town.
The mayor smiled and nodded at Sun Cheng.""I heard from Old Yang that you went out to purchase goods two days ago. It's inevitable that you'll be delayed.”
"Then I'll go and burn incense for Old Master Ma first!”
"Yes! Go! Don't be in a hurry to leave later. I'm preparing to hold two tables of banquets at the Drunken Fragrance Restaurant at noon. You can come along when the time comes.”
"Good!"
Sun Cheng exchanged a few words with his second granduncle and the mayor before entering the main hall of the Ma family ancestral hall and offering an incense stick to the Ma family ancestor.
When he returned after he was done, the mayor and his second granduncle were gone.
On the other hand, Zhu Dachang was still instructing a few workers on the Bliss to clean up the altar and all kinds of magic tools used by Second Uncle.
Seeing Sun Cheng come out, the slightly fat Zhu Dachang walked over with a smile.
"Cheng, do you still have any more sweet potato yaki that has been stored for more than three years?”
Zhu Dachang liked to drink alcohol. Ever since he drank the sweet potato wine brewed by Sun Cheng and stored in the cellar for three years, he was no longer used to drinking the low-alcohol liquor sold in the town's restaurants.
"Didn't I just give Second Granduncle ten catties two days ago? It can't be that you've finished it all in just two or three days, right?”
Zhu Dachang scratched his head and said embarrassedly,""Second Granduncle hid the wine.”
"You have the nerve to say that. The sweet potato roast that Shopkeeper Sun brought for Second Granduncle last time was all ruined by you.”
Next to him, a worker from the Bliss finished packing his things and complained before leaving.
Behind him, Zhu Dachang looked at Sun Cheng awkwardly.
Sun Cheng smiled." Alright, I'll go home and get you another jar." But Brother Zhu, you have to drink slowly. Drinking too much wine will cause problems and harm your body!”
Today, he paid his respects to Old Master Ma. He remembered that Ma Linxiang, that bastard, should be coming back in two days.
Sun Cheng didn't mind roping in Zhu Dachang more. Fortunately, after the plot began, he could better intervene.
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