In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 156: The Outstanding One_1

Chapter 156: Chapter 156: The Outstanding One_1

Seeing Old Qin remain silent, the elderly clan leader snorted coldly, looked up at the sky, and then announced in a loud voice.

"The auspicious time has come. Each family should proceed in honor of their elders and offer their gifts!"

As the words fell, whispers quickly spread among the crowd. Many people craned their necks to see the offerings others had brought, silently comparing them, and some faces wore smug smiles.

Su Pan’er calmly watched all this, covering the oil-paper on her own basket.

A faint smile appeared at the corner of Qin Yi’s mouth.

The elderly clan leader on the altar solemnly said, "Silence! No one should make noise!"

Uttering these words, his eyes swept slowly over the crowd.

The crowd immediately fell silent.

"The offering ceremony officially begins! When I call your name, you should come forward. Qin Zhong, Qin Fanggen, Qin An..."

There were many members of the Qin Clan. An elder on the altar was slowly calling out the clan members’ names. If someone’s name was called, they immediately went forward to pay homage and offer their gifts.

There were five generations of the Qin Clan living at the moment. Su Pan’er stood for a long time before she heard Old Qin’s name called out.

Old Qin hesitated as he accepted the bamboo basket from Mrs. Qin-Li’s hand.

The bamboo basket was so light that after walking a few steps, Old Qin looked back at Su Pan’er and Qin Yi with some hesitation. Finally, he tightened his grip on the basket in his hand and decisively walked towards the altar.

The elder opened the bamboo basket, and just as Su Pan’er guessed, nothing had been prepared.

The beast meat that Qin Yueshi had brought back to the Qin mansion was also brought, and as the main offering, it was placed in the middle. As for the rest, besides some incense and candles, there were no other offerings, not even candies.

The elder taking the offerings snorted heavily and threw the empty bamboo basket at Old Qin’s feet!

Glaring at Old Qin, he turned his back and left without a word.

Old Qin’s body stiffened, his face instantly turning as red as Guan Gong. He hastily picked up the empty bamboo basket and descended from the altar in a dejected manner.

Su Pan’er observed all this with cold eyes and quickly understood the situation.

Normally, all this was taken care of by Mrs. Qin-Li, and the money of the Old Qin Family was in her hands. Mrs. Qin-Li had only been released from the ancestral hall the night before, even if Old Qin wanted to prepare, he was likely short of money to make purchases.

So it naturally led to the dilemma that just played out!

Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, the clan elder called Qin Yi’s name. Su Pan’er then quickly accompanied Qin Yi to the front to present the gifts they had brought.

The moment the couple stepped forward, they immediately attracted the attention of everyone present!

News of the couple separating from the family and cooking separately was already well-known, so the looks people gave them were filled with a bit of pity and a lot more disdain.

Mrs. Qin-Li and Mrs. Qin-Chen wore faces full of schadenfreude.

Seeing them come forward with a basket, and only taking out some wild vegetables and cone-shaped cornbread later, would be really laughable!

As the offerings were revealed, the civet, well-wrapped in oil-paper, appeared before everyone’s eyes, immediately grabbing everyone’s attention.

The clan elder responsible for arranging the offerings was also taken aback!

He quickly turned to look at the older clan leader.

The old clan leader just slightly raised his head to glance at the civet and said nothing more.

The clan elder, the shrewd man that he was, quickly moved the pig’s head, which had originally been placed in the center, a little to the back and put the civet along with the entire bamboo basket in the most conspicuous, frontmost position!

The crowd below the altar started buzzing, whispering to each other, and all conflicting in their discussion.

This third son of the Qin family had just separated, right?

When did he have the money to buy so many things?

That’s a bit too much!

A look of surprise flashed in Old Qin’s eyes! Very quickly, his face became ashen, morphing in strange ways. Some of the Qins glared at Su Pan’er and Qin Yi as if they wanted to swallow them whole.

Mrs. Qin-Chen stood there in shock.

Mrs. Qin-Li’s face was filled with disbelief, she swiftly spat out a mouthful of phlegm in secret!

She said resentfully, "I told you, they are a bunch of wolfs yet you would not believe me! Look, they hoarded so many good things, yet only gave us a tiny bit of meat! What a heartless lot, all sold to the wolves now! Damn it....."

Qin Yueshi lowered her head to hide the contempt in her eyes.

She didn’t even consider this, even if they have more food, it’s theirs! When they were driven out of the house, it was so resolute and natural! Now seeing that they are having a better life, their eyes turn green!

Such a bad case of envy!

Su Pan’er didn’t care about the commotion off the stage.

She was busy taking out all the offerings one by one, like candies, cakes, Qingming rice cakes, rice cakes, making the clan elder who came to collect the offerings smile brightly.

Only when all the offerings were moved, did the clan elder hand the empty bamboo basket to Qin Yi.

He seemed exceptionally amiable and concerned about him: "Your face doesn’t look good? Do you still feel unwell? If so, why don’t you rest for a while? You can come over for the ancestor worship when it’s time."

Qin Yi quickly clasped his fists, "Thank you for your concern, elder, I am fine, I can hold on!"

The clan elder nodded, "That’s good."

As soon as the two stepped down from the altar, Qin Yi staggered, almost falling over.

Lucky for him, Su Pan’er had quick reflexes and was able to support him in time.

"How are you doing? If you’re not feeling well, take a break! Didn’t the elders already approve?"

Su Pan’er whispered.

It seems that Qin Yi still has some symptoms of concussion.

"It’s okay! I can still hold on. Today is our first official appearance since we split the stove. Moreover, today is your first time officially meeting the ancestors of the Qin Family! We cannot leave ourselves open to mockery."

"You...."

What a bookworm! Not caring about his health, just for the sake of formality? It’s just ridiculous!

Su Pan’er was completely speechless.

It wasn’t until everybody’s offerings were all put in place, that everybody stood up again.

After a while, the clan leader solemnly announced, "The time for the ancestor worship has arrived, everyone, pay your respects to our ancestors!"

Then followed the complicated rites of worship, Su Pan’er blended into the crowd, standing next to Qin Yi and repeating the actions of bowing with everyone else.

Qin Yi had already hit his head before, and after the string of bows, his face was as pale as paper with no color.

Finally, when the worship ceremony was over for all the clansmen of the Qin family, the sun had already risen to the top of the head.

It was also the most exciting and heart-stirring moment for the clans — the distribution of offerings!

"The worship ceremony for our ancestors is over, next, is the time to distribute the offerings!"

Although they were prepared, everyone was still inexplicably excited when the clan head said this.

"Last year was a good harvest, and everyone collected more than three or five bushels. This year, the offerings for the ancestors of our Qin clan are also particularly rich. Especially this civet cat meat, it is the best! It was offered by Qin Yi, the top scholar of our Qin clan!"

He announced loudly.

Many clansmen couldn’t help but look in the direction of Qin Yi and his wife.

Old Qin’s brows couldn’t help but furrow.

Qin Li’s face was green with anger; she couldn’t stop mumbling.

Mrs. Qin-Chen clenched her teeth in fury.

"Since it was offered by Qin Yi, he should be given a larger portion of this civet cat meat. Qin Yi, come forward."

The old clan leader spoke loudly, picked up a knife, and directly cut off a large piece of civet cat meat. He also took a piece of pork head, put it in the basket, and added some cakes and candies.

He thought about it, and put a jar of wine in, filling the basket to the brim!