I couldn't take it anymore; when I went home for Chinese New Year, the family genealogy book ha

Jiang Chen put away his phone, his smile unchanged.

Amidst the thunderous cheers of "Clan Chief," he strode to the incense table in the very center of the high platform.

He didn't go to take the family genealogy from the old man's hands first.

Instead, he took the loudspeaker from Wang Dagou.

"Sizzle—"

Jiang Chen cleared his throat and spoke into the microphone with a steady and powerful voice that instantly drowned out the noise of the entire venue.

"Dear uncles and aunts, dear brothers and sisters!"

"Today, I am honored by everyone's and the old master's high regard for me, Jiang Chen, to sit in this position."

"I, Jiang Chen, may not have any great abilities, but I'm honest!"

Jiang Chen's gaze swept over the pairs of eyes below the stage, eyes filled with trust and expectation.

"Once you're included in the core genealogy of our Jiang family, you're one of us. You'll be my right-hand man, the impregnable bulwark of our Jiang family village!"

"We don't play games or do anything useless!"

"Today, in front of our ancestors, I'm giving everyone a direct benefit!"

He had barely finished speaking when he gave a wink to the audience.

Wang Dagou immediately understood and waved his hand.

"Get the weapons!"

A dozen or so burly security guards, with heavy heaves, carried a dozen or so antique-style camphor wood chests up to the platform.

The boxes were lined up in a row, looking incredibly heavy.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Wang Dagou personally stepped forward, unlocked the copper locks on the box one by one, and then suddenly lifted the lid.

There were no gold bars or cash inside the box.

Instead, there were exquisitely carved peach wood plaques strung together with red ropes, neatly stacked on yellow silk mats.

Each plaque, about the size of a palm, is engraved with the holder's name in ancient seal script, while the back features a mysterious "福" (fortune) character.

The villagers below the stage were completely bewildered.

"What's this? A souvenir?"

"It looks quite nice. Is it made of peach wood? For warding off evil spirits?"

Jiang Chen picked up a plaque engraved with the name "Jiang Shitou" and held it high to show everyone.

"Everyone, watch carefully!"

"This isn't just any ordinary wooden sign!"

"This is a 'Longevity Plaque' that I specially commissioned from Mr. Gongshu, who personally hand-carved it using leftover scraps of Phoebe zhennan wood from the construction of the ancestral hall!"

"Today, everyone whose name is written in the core family tree will receive one yuan!"

"From this day forward, the sign stands, and so do we! This sign is the symbol of our core clan!"

Jiang Chen's words were half true and half false.

This sign is indeed made of Phoebe zhennan wood, and it was indeed carved by Gongshu Ban and his team.

But its true value is not like that.

Just now, Jiang Chen had used his mind to directly bind the [Clan-wide Fortune Protection Aura (Beginner)] rewarded by the system to these more than a thousand wooden plaques!

Each of these signs has become a miniature "luck receiver"!

"Stone! You're first!"

Jiang Chen shouted to Jiang Shitou below the stage.

Jiang Shitou was grinning foolishly when he heard the shout, and he ran up again.

This time he learned his lesson, took off his leather shoes, and ran barefoot, very steadily.

Jiang Chen personally hung the "Longevity Plaque" engraved with his name around his neck.

Just as the wooden sign touched his chest skin.

Jiang Shitou's burly body suddenly shuddered, as if an electric current had passed through it.

His eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief.

"Ouch!"

Jiang Shitou twisted his waist and moved his shoulders, making a series of "crackling" sounds from his bones.

"Brother Chen! What... what kind of treasure is this?!"

He shouted with delight.

"I was digging ditches for the village yesterday, and my back was so sore I almost broke. It was still aching just now, but as soon as I put this on, all the pain disappeared!"

"Not only is the pain gone, but I feel like I have inexhaustible strength!"

As he spoke, he immediately performed over a dozen standard push-ups on the spot, at lightning speed, without even breaking a sweat.

"Next! Spicy Flower!"

Hu Lahua couldn't wait any longer. She limped onto the stage, took the sign from Jiang Chen, and wore it around her neck like a precious treasure.

A warm energy instantly flowed through my entire body.

Hu La Hua froze for half a second, then let out a scream even sharper than when she found the red envelope.

She took out her small mirror, brought it close to her eyes, and looked at herself carefully.

"Oh my god! Oh my god!"

She grabbed the hand of the woman next to her, so excited that she became incoherent.

"Sisters! Look! Look at my face!"

"Those deep wrinkles around my eyes, deep enough to trap a mosquito, have they been ironed out?!"

Several middle-aged women nearby went over to take a look and all gasped in shock.

"Seriously! Spicy Flower Sister, your face looks like you've had your skin smoothed out! You look at least five years younger!"

"Amazing! This brand is a miracle drug!"

This completely drove the core clansmen below the stage into a frenzy.

One after another, they rushed onto the stage to receive their "longevity plaques".

Miracles happen to everyone.

Without exception, everyone who received the badge and wore it around their neck experienced a visible change in their overall energy and spirit.

An old man who had been suffering from rheumatism for years and could not straighten his back threw away his cane on the spot after wearing the sign and walked in a marching step on the stage.

Several young people, whose faces were sallow from staying up all night packing packages, felt instantly more energetic after wearing the badges, and the bloodshot in their eyes subsided considerably.

The whole scene resembled a large-scale "miracle".

Outside the ancestral hall, in the square.

The wealthy people sitting on the long benches watched this scene through the huge LED screen, their eyes wide with astonishment, each one consumed by envy.

Especially Mr. Qian, who was so anxious that he was jumping up and down on the spot, grabbing Su Tianhao's arm so tightly that he almost tore the man's clothes.

"Chairman Su! Chairman Su! Look!"

"This isn't some broken wooden sign! This is a life-extending elixir!"

"No way! I can't take it anymore! I'll offer a hundred million! Is a hundred million okay? I just want to buy one! I'll even hang it above my bed!"

Su Tianhao impatiently shook off his hand, but the smug smile on his face was impossible to hide.

He quietly touched the warm, fragrant wooden plaque in the pocket of his Tang suit.

That was something Ding Xiu had secretly slipped to him when no one was looking.

Jiang Chen had already prepared one for each of him and Su Qing.

Holding the plaque that was more precious than any antique, Su Tianhao felt the warm current flowing through his body and couldn't stop smiling.

On the high platform.

Jiang Chen looked at the villagers below the stage, who seemed to have been reborn and were full of energy, and nodded in satisfaction.

He clapped his hands, signaling everyone to be quiet.

"Everyone, remember this!"

"The rules are here today!"

"As long as you sincerely follow me, Jiang Chen, and work hard for our Jiang Family Village, and are willing to put in the effort and not slack off!"

"I can't guarantee you'll all become immortals, but I can absolutely guarantee you'll be free from illness and disaster, and live to be a hundred years old!"

His voice was firm and resounding.

Then, Jiang Chen changed the subject, a cold smile curving his lips as he looked towards the direction outside the village.

"but……"

"Those scum who betrayed their families and voluntarily left for a few million dollars."

"Right now, they're probably hiding in some nook or cranny, crying and begging for their parents."