Chapter 270: Filial piety and dedication

The old man smiled: "Yes, her name is Lan Bing, and like me, she is also a teacher!"

The old aunt smiled at Li Liangzuo and said in her Chinese, "Little one...... Hello, uncle!"

Hello, you said it very smoothly, and Uncle Xiao was a little lame.

Li Liangzuo promised again and again: "Hey, hey! The teacher is good! If you don't have a teacher, there is no reason for you! This is your two granddaughters and their parents?"

The old man beckoned his brother and sister-in-law to come over to greet him.

Li Liangzuo waved his hand and said: "Hurry up and see the four ancestors, this trip is not easy, good guy, take a good rest! Come back in a hurry, but you are busy." I calculate, the New Year's dinner is in Siqi's house, and the first day of the new year is in Sicheng's house, this is your old rule...... and Siqin Simei...... Then say the fourth year of junior high school, the fourth year of junior high school, come to my house, and the two of us will set up the dragon gate array again!"

The old man also smiled and said, "It must be! When the time comes, the whole family will come to disturb them!"

Li Liangzuo said with a smile: "Go to Wang's house! What bother! If you don't come, I won't obey the call!"

Everyone said goodbye to Li Liangzuo's family and continued to walk towards the ancestral hall.

I met a lot of people along the way, the old ones still remember the old man, they were surprised and happy at a glance, shouted and shouted and then held hands to ask for warmth, of course, there were a lot of strange people, the people around gathered more and more, and when they arrived at the threshing floor, there was already a large group of people.

The uncle and the fourth grandfather were already waiting at the door of the ancestral hall, and when they saw the old man coming, the uncle greeted him first: "Big brother!

The old man burst into tears: "I'm back, second brother, I'm back......"

After speaking, he glanced at the fourth grandfather at the door of the ancestral hall: "Dad......"

The fourth grandfather waved his hand, as if to drive away some bad emotions, and said, "Come in and talk!"

The villagers were quiet, and the old man took the old cousin and entered the ancestral hall.

The old aunt and the old sister-in-law took two steps forward and were stopped by the old man with his eyes.

Li Junge explained to his sister-in-law in a low voice: "No problem, I checked the patriarchal law yesterday, at most there is only this one, fortunately, sister-in-law, you explain it to the old aunt." ”

After saying that, he walked in quickly.

The old man and the elder brother have already knelt down in front of the incense case, and the fourth grandfather stood in front of the case, bowed to the tablet, and said with a solemn expression: "Li's son Siyuan, Li's Sun Junlou, exiled for forty-seven years, returned to his hometown today, entered the ancestral shrine to pay tribute to the sect, and saluted the ancestors." ”

When he said Siyuan and Junlou, his voice was trembling slightly.

stabilized his mood for a while, then turned around and said sharply: "Li Zi Siyuan, respect the ancestors, but think about his own affairs, can he be a thief, insult and adulterer, and be a traitor?"

The old man whispered, "No." ”

The fourth grandfather said again: "Do you have no respect for the teacher and no diligence?"

The old man whispered again, "No." ”

The fourth grandfather said again: "Can you be careless, do you want to make friends?"

The old man burst into tears: "My son is not careful, he shouldn't abandon his parents across the ocean, and his son is not filial." ”

The fourth grandfather also shed tears and touched the top of the old man's head: "Idiot! You are stupid at reading, and your brother is so good?"

The old man bowed his head and said: "My son is stupid, at that time, the academic environment of our profession in China was too poor, and it was all criticism...... And Columbia University has the famous East Asian Library...... There is a "Collection of Ancient and Modern Books"...... Plus...... Plus his son met Lan Bing......"

The fourth grandfather sighed and said, "Now that your mind is clear?"

The old man said: "It's accessible, the current environment is ...... It's really different from before...... So I'm back too. ”

The fourth grandfather shook his head and said: "Don't suffer from no position, suffer from so stand; Why are you like this?"

The old man said: "Living in a group all day long, words are not righteous, and it is difficult to do small favors!"

The fourth grandfather said: "The gentleman asks for himself, and the villain asks for others." ”

The old man said: "The road is not good, take the pole and float in the sea." ”

The fourth grandfather sneered: "More than seventy, still stupid, all kinds of environments, there are various ways to live, 'if you are poor, you will be good alone, and if you are good, you will help the world', and none of the "Ancient and Modern Books Collection" has written this sentence?"

The old man raised his head and said, "Yes, my son still knows where this sentence came from." ”

The fourth grandfather was speechless all of a sudden, pondered for a long time, shook his head and sighed: "Get up, you accidentally grabbed the handle for a while, and you passed the test......"

Li Junge simply admired this old man who met for the first time, this knowledge can already be on par with the fourth grandfather, the words of the two, the front is "Analects", and finally "Mencius".

The previous meaning, translated into this, is probably the fourth grandfather said: "It's gold that always shines, is it necessary for you to run that far?"

The old man said: "Just those faint rabbits, I don't do anything all day long, I am annoyed to see it!"

The fourth grandfather said: "Then you can take care of yourself, and ignore their begging?"

The old man said: "Lao Tzu no, Lao Tzu can't afford to hide!"

The last sentence is from "Mencius: Dedicated Chapters and Sentences", although the content was introduced by the fourth grandfather, but it was pointed out by the old uncle, which means that he stayed abroad and did his best to save Confucian culture.

This is "the spear of the son, the shield of the attacker", the fourth grandfather was speechless for a while, so he had to let it go. In fact, I am secretly proud of my son's knowledge.

The old man stood up in a proper manner, took out three sticks of incense from the table, lit them and inserted them into the incense burner in front of the tablet, and respectfully returned to the futon and kowtowed three times.

After a set of procedures was completed, it was the turn of the elder brother Li Junlou, and after the ceremony, the four of them exited the wing.

Then I respectfully invite the fourth grandfather to sit on the Taishi chair, and the old man and the elder brother will introduce their daughter-in-law to their daughter-in-law and give their daughter-in-law tea.

The fourth grandfather said: "I can educate children like Yuhuai Yuxiang, I can see your family style, here I want to thank my daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law, it's good to come back, everyone have a good reunion!"

Until now, the villagers were not sure that the matter had passed, and hurried over to chat and talk.

At this time, the talent of the old man Xueba was shown, and those who could recognize it called out their names and generations, and they couldn't recognize them, as long as they mentioned their own names, the old man could immediately tell who his father and mother were, where he lived in the village, and what bear things he did when he was a child.

Li Junge shook his head and marveled, Lao Tzu had such a memory back then, why not the three watches and the five watches!

When it came to dinner, Li Junge said: "Let's go eat first, the Jiuchangju side has been arranged, it can be regarded as washing the dust and catching the wind for everyone, let's move there first, and chat while eating." Zongba, taro, don't look at it, eat first, see that the ancestral hall has time, and come to see it tomorrow!"

Entering Jiuchangju, Taro nodded straight at the courtyard: "Jungle, this is a typical oriental garden design, right?"

Li Junge said with a smile: "It's far away, this is a broken winery, it depends on the garden, go upstream, Uncle Mingjiang's wooden courtyard can be counted as one, go downstream, the ancient buildings around Panao Township Square can also be counted as one, and on the mountain, the village of another ethnic group is also very distinctive, here, it can't be ranked." ”

Zongba said: "Jungle, your hometown is so beautiful, I feel that my whole heart has been emptied, is this what you call 'the unity of heaven and man'?"

Li Junge sneered: "From your mouth, the unity of heaven and man is so simple, I don't have your realm." Come and come and hurry to the table, natural ingredients, eat into people's stomachs, that is the real 'unity of heaven and man'. ”

Liu Sanwa has gone back to the city for the New Year, and today these two tables are managed by Yulian's sister-in-law, but they are more in line with the taste of the old man, and I praise this as the most authentic taste of Li Jiagou.

After dinner, Li Junge arranged for Aunt Bai and taro dumplings to rest in Jiuchangju, and took the old brother and his party back to the ancestral hall.

Although Li Junge proposed that there were still a few wooden buildings for them to live in temporarily, the old man insisted on living in the side compartment of the ancestral hall.

The ancestral hall is the ancestral hall, and Li Junge does not dare to disobey the old man's wishes.

Until the dead of night, everyone rested, and the fourth grandfather and the old man were still talking.

The fourth grandfather took out an old painting folder and handed it to the old man: "This is what your mother left for you." ”

The old man opened the album, and there were more than a dozen portraits inside.

The portrait is a Chinese painting painted with a brush, but it is clearly influenced by Western sketches, and the figures painted are very three-dimensional.

The figure in the painting is the old man when he was young, and he was full of spirit at the beginning, but his face was still a little immature, and there was a stubborn look between his eyebrows.

In the back, Xiao Young gradually matured, the youth receded, his eyes began to be full of wisdom and confidence, and his face gradually calmed down.

The cheeks are plump, the hair is shiny, and the clothes are thickly dressed.

The fourth grandfather said: "Since you left, your mother has painted a picture every year, first figuring out what you have become, and then painting it, saying that it is like this, as if you have never left by your side......"

The old man looked at the portrait with trembling hands, and tears flowed uncontrollably.

The fourth grandfather took out another photo album and said, "Then every year on your birthday, your mother will call me to take a group photo in the county photo studio." Said it was for you, said that one day you would come back, and when you came back, looking at these photos, even if it was to make up for the past time......"

The old man was in tears, and he was afraid of disturbing his children and grandchildren, so he whimpered while covering his mouth with his hand.

At the beginning, there were still two people in the dozen, and only the fourth grandfather was left alone.

The fourth grandfather continued: "Finally, I waited until I received your letter for the first time, but your mother has already left, I think her idea is very good, so ah, even if I am the only one left, I still take a photo every year, and it is all left for you......"

The old man knelt down, buried his head in the lap of the fourth grandfather, and cried like a child.

The fourth grandfather touched the top of the old uncle's head and said, "Every year during Qingming, I will transcribe your letter and burn it to her." Don't worry, she knows your life over there, your writings, your achievements, Junlou goes to college, works, and gets married, Yuhuai Yuxiang was born and grew up, she knows it, she is watching ......"

The fourth grandfather's tears finally flowed: "There are still a few notebooks here, all of which she wrote to you, every time she misses you, she writes a few sentences in the notebook, and she is not young or old for more than ten years, and now it is handed over to you......"

"Come with me tomorrow to see her, if you have anything else to say to her, go and talk to her, the day after tomorrow is the family festival, and when the time comes, it's better to go tomorrow......"

The father and son had a heart-to-heart relationship all night.

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