?Sure enough, as Xiang Nan expected, Bai Jiaxuan was successfully elected in the subsequent election of the clan leader.


    ?Although Bai Jiaxuan was very humble and said that he had been in prison and should no longer be the chief of Bailu Village. Moreover, he had a hot temper and was afraid of causing trouble again when he became the clan leader, so he strongly recommended Lu Zilin as the clan leader.


    ??However, the villagers still trust Bai Jiaxuan, and he must be the leader of the clan.


    Even Lu Taiheng stood up and said that his son could not be the clan leader, and Bai Jiaxuan had to be the clan leader.


    ?So in the end, Bai Jiaxuan became the clan leader, while Lu Zilin, who failed to run for the clan leader, took out his evil anger on his father, thinking that he was the reason why he failed to be elected because he helped to undermine him.


    “Who are you, your own son is trying to trouble his own son? Is there any reason in the world for this?” He complained and refused to eat lunch.


    "If I don''t ruin the situation, you will fall even harder." Lu Taiheng explained, "Look at the day Bai Jiaxuan came back, the whole village ran to greet you, leaving you alone on the stage. This is what people want, you Don’t you understand yet?”


    "It''s not like there are no people who support me. Bai Xing''er, Sang Laoba, and Bai Shitou''er, don''t they all support me?" Lu Zilin said immediately.


    "Bai Xing''er, Sang Laoba, and Bai Shitou''er are nothing. Grandma doesn''t care, uncle doesn''t love them, they have sores on their heads and pus on their soles. If you get together with them, you are called a shameful ancestor. "Yeah." Lu Taiheng cursed.


    ??Bai Xing''er, Sang Laoba, and Bai Shitou''er are all famous second-rate kids in the village. They are idle, lazy, and despised by the villagers. They are the lowest class of people.


    ?It''s a shame to deal with them. It''s a shame that my son still talks about them. It''s really not progressing!


    Lu Zilin was robbed by his father and had nothing to say, so he could only sulk alone.


    …


    ??After Bai Jiaxuan became the clan leader, he wanted to do a big thing, which was to repair the Bailu Ancestral Hall.


    ?That ancestral hall was built in the Qianlong year of the Qing Dynasty and has a history of two to three hundred years. Although it is a sacred place to worship ancestors, it is still a public official property and no one has to worry about it.


    The tile ditches of the five halls and six mansions are covered with fallen leaves and dirt, embroidered with green moss, and tile grass growing up to two feet high; the rafter holes have become ideal nests for sparrows to lay eggs and hatch their chicks; the walls are made of wool The floor tiles peeled off and crumbled; rats dug out the bottom of the square tiles on the floor, causing the tiles to sag.


    ??Bai Jiaxuan wanted to come forward and completely renovate the old Ketang.


    First of all, renovating the ancestral hall is a good thing to accumulate virtue, and the ancestors will bless you. Secondly, by renovating the ancestral hall, the villagers can also unite with him.


    After all, building an ancestral temple is not an easy task. It requires raising funds, materials, and labor. If this thing can be accomplished, then his position as the clan leader will be completely secure.


    ?No matter what happens in the future, everyone will support him and respond to him, and will not have any second thoughts with him.


    ?This is just like the ancient emperors who always liked to build pyramids, hanging gardens, giant statues of Zeus, Easter Island statues and other wonders.


    ?Although many of these wonders are of little use, emperors still spend a lot of manpower, material and financial resources to do them.


    ?However, his proposal was unanimously rejected by the villagers.


    Everyone’s opinion is that building an ancestral temple is indeed a good thing. But now it''s May, the busy farming season, and they really can''t afford it, and they don''t have much money.


    In particular, Lu Zilin jumped out to make trouble, saying that Bai Jiaxuan was building the ancestral hall just to use everyone''s money to accumulate merit for Bai Jiaxuan, and the villagers could not get any benefits at all.


    ??He also sneered at Bai Jiaxuan and said, "If you want to build the ancestral hall, you can do it alone, and all the blessings of your ancestors will belong to you in the future."


    Everyone was reluctant to build the ancestral hall, but they just didn''t dare to resist.


    ?Now that Lu Zilin said this, everyone immediately agreed, so Bai Jiaxuan''s plan to repair the ancestral temple could only be scrapped.


    …???But Bai Jiaxuan is a high-spirited person and is not the kind of person who accepts criticism.


    Since Lu Zilin asked him to repair it by himself, he simply sold the grain stored at home. I really plan to build the ancestral hall myself.


    ?He wanted to show the villagers that he, Bai Jiaxuan, was a man of his word.


    ?Furthermore, he also wanted to see what Lu Zilin would have to say after he finished repairing the ancestral hall, and what face he would have to come to the ancestral hall to discuss matters in the future.


    ??Mr. Bai Zhao was naturally very dissatisfied with this, "You have been the patriarch for decades, and you have not said anything about using your own money to build the ancestral hall. Are you trying to **** me off to death?"


    "Okay, Mom, stop talking. As the leader of the clan, I have to keep my word and I can''t let others make fun of me." Bai Jiaxuan said.


    "Oh, you will make this family poor." Bai Zhao said anxiously.


    I have never seen such a stupid person. He spends his own money to repair the ancestral hall. Isn''t this stupid?


    At this moment, Lu San walked in, "Jiaxuan, are you there?"


    “Third brother, it’s over here!” Bai Jiaxuan responded.


    Lu San then walked over and said with a smile, "Jiaxuan, I heard that you want to build an ancestral temple. My son and I are both from our original land, so we can''t ignore it. You see, this is a family relationship between us. "


    As he spoke, he handed a red cloth bag to Bai Jiaxuan.


    Xiang Nan also received news in the temple about Bai Jiaxuan Zhang Luo''s repair of the ancestral hall.


    He was noncommittal about this matter.


    Because he knew that this ancestral hall was just a spiritual sustenance, and it would not actually produce any miracles, nor would it have the effect of protecting his descendants.


    ?In the play, the ancestral hall in Bailuyuan was even destroyed by Japanese bombs, and he was not even protected.


    Moreover, the ancestral hall is also a representative of feudal rule.


    ??Bai Jiaxuan punished the villagers who were eating, drinking, prostitution, gambling and smoking in the ancestral hall, and made them swear to stop gambling and drug addiction from now on. In order to teach them a lesson, they beat them with wooden sticks, made them get money from boiling water pots, and fed them rice fields...


    Heiwa was disqualified from entering the ancestral hall because he married Tian Xiao''e, who was divorced. And Tian Xiao''e was not allowed to enter the ancestral hall because she did not abide by women''s ethics...


    Hence, Xiang Nan was unwilling to intervene in the matter of repairing the ancestral hall.


    ?However, Lu San is very positive, thinking that his family is now a wealthy family with fame, status and property in the village, and they should take the lead in doing something.


    ?Especially this time when the ancestral hall is being built, their family should have more money. This is something that adds glory and makes our ancestors happy.


    Xiang Nan didn’t want to refute Lu San’s reputation, and besides, the times had changed, and he had a reputation and status in Bailuyuan that was not comparable to that of Bai Jiaxuan.


    ?This construction of the ancestral hall can also highlight his status in Bailu Village, so he agreed. Lu San was given one hundred oceans and asked to be handed over to Bai Jiaxuan.


    "Oh, third brother..." Bai Jiaxuan was very moved when he saw it.


    The whole village, old and young, did not support him, and he was a little disappointed. Unexpectedly, Lu San was still the most powerful at the critical moment.


    “You accept it,” Lu San said. “I owe it to my ancestors to give me such a good son. I should pay more to build the ancestral hall.”


    “Thank you, third brother.” Bai Jiaxuan nodded.