Prologue 7 Empty-handed
Everything came too suddenly, first my father died suddenly, and then such an old monster came out, and he actually said that the Zhang family's mansion was not surnamed Zhang. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Zhang Jizu has been pampered since he was a child, and all he heard were compliments, where did he encounter such a thing, and he stayed in the same place and couldn't speak. The strange old man still smiled and sat down on the Taishi chair on the side of the hall, crossed Erlang's legs, and said to Ding Shan: "Ding Shan, it seems that the young master of the Zhang family is still in the dark, you might as well explain to him again." ”
"Wow!" Ding Shan bowed forward and bent one leg, giving the old man the old salute of the Manchu Dynasty.
The old man waved his hand with a smile and said: "Now that the Republic of China is over, there is no old ceremony, and besides, the young master of the Zhang family has stayed in the ocean, don't make people laugh at your posture." ”
"Yes, sir, the little one knows." Ding Shan hurriedly stood up again, and replied with his head down.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Jizu's mouth couldn't close, and he pointed at Ding Shan and said, "Ding Shan, this, what's going on?" ”
Ding Shan turned around and arched his hand at Zhang Jizu and said, "Young Master, during the days when you went to Liuyang, our family, no, it should be that too many things happened to the Zhang family." But you'd better be mentally prepared, now the Zhang family is no longer the leading Zhang family in Tao Town, let me tell you this, the Zhang family is now dilapidated, including the Zhang family's shops, money and this big mansion, etc., are all gone, and you are no longer the big young master in the past, so to speak, you are really penniless now. ”
Ding Shan's words were like a thunderbolt from the sky, so startled that Zhang Jizu took a few steps back again and again, and said excitedly: "I, I don't believe it, here, there must be some conspiracy here......"
"What conspiracy? Here are the notes that your father wrote down before his death, and if you don't believe it, you can read it for yourself. The old man sitting next to him said with a sneer, still holding a stack of papers in his hand.
"Young master, this Mr. Yang is a friend of Mr. Zhang's business, Mr. Zhang has started to trade antiques in the past year, but the cash in his hand is not enough, so he borrowed a large amount of money from Mr. Yang, and the land in the name of the master, real estate and the town's business are therefore mortgaged, originally calculated once the business is completed, it can be returned, but who knows that there are unforeseen circumstances, the lord suddenly contracted a strange disease, and it is useless to seek medical advice and medicine, and whether the business is a loss or a profit and only the lord knows, now the lord is driving the crane to the west, But such a large amount of debts are generally repaid? Young master, what Ding Shan said is true! Ding Shan said again.
"Young man, hear it, don't think that if you go abroad, you will be superior to others in everything, you have to remember that wherever you go, it is natural to repay debts and pay for your life." The old man surnamed Yang said coldly.
"Ding Shan, you have been with the master for so many years, the master treats you well, but now you speak for others, how can the master be blinded?" Ali really couldn't look at it, so he walked to the side of the hall and accused Ding Shan and said.
Ding Shan glanced at Ali and didn't speak, then walked to the overwhelmed Zhang Jizu and said: "Young master, you still accept all this, don't worry, the master is very beautiful when he leaves, I will bury the master in the Zhangjia cemetery, it is still early at this time, the young master might as well go and worship the master." ”
Zhang Jizu heard that his father's cemetery was located, and he didn't care about these things in front of him, he turned around and walked out of the Zhang family's old house with a decadent face. Don't look at Zhang Jizu, although he is young, he can afford to put it down. Seeing that the young master was leaving, Ali had no choice but to pick up Zhang Jizu's suitcase and follow behind, but he looked back at the former Zhang family's mansion as he walked.
Zhang's family is a big family in Tao Town, Zhang's cemetery is of course not small, the cemetery covers an area of dozens of acres, located in the north of Tao Town, it can be said that it is a place of wind and water, not only backed by green mountains, there is a living water flowing in front of it, such a piece of feng shui treasure land is still Zhang Jizu's father invited a famous feng shui master to see, saying that if the ancestral tomb can be moved here, the Zhang family can not only keep rich forever, but also the Zhang family will appear a great figure in the future, enough to make the Zhang family glorious lintel. However, judging from the current situation of the Zhang family, the feng shui gentleman should have deceived the old man of the Zhang family in order to cheat money.
Zhang Jizu used to accompany his father to the cemetery every Qingming Festival to pay tribute to his ancestors, so he was naturally clear about the road to the Zhangjia cemetery, Zhang Jizu's brain was blank at this time, just by inertia stuffy head all the way, walking and walking to hear Ah Li behind him make an "oops" sound, Zhang Jizu stopped, looked back at Ah Li, thought that something had happened to him, but saw that it was Ah Li's straight eyes and half-open mouth. It seems that Ali saw something. So Zhang Jizu turned his head again, looked forward, and saw that not far away was built on the mountain, with dozens of tombs arranged in a regular manner, Zhang Jizu shook his head with a wry smile and said to Ali: "Ali, this cemetery must be your first time here, the people who sleep here are the elders of the Zhang family, you don't have to be afraid, I also came to see my father, in fact, now, you really don't have to follow me anymore, I am no longer a young master, I can't give you anything." ”
"Young master, what are you talking about, what do you think of Ali, Ali has had no father or mother since he was a child, thanks to the old man taking him in, otherwise I would have starved to death, the Zhang family treats me like a mountain, how can Ali do treacherous things? Young master, don't worry, Ali will follow you wherever you go in the future. Hearing Ali's simple words, Zhang Jizu's heart felt warm, and the corners of his eyes actually moistened.
"But young master, it's not that Ali is scared when he sees the cemetery just now, but where do you look, young master, don't you think it's strange?" As he spoke, Ali pointed his big finger to the foot of the mountain.
Zhang Jizu looked in the direction pointed by Ali, and saw that there was a row of houses at the foot of the mountain, and the houses were gray and white with blue tile roofs, which were actually very eye-catching, but Zhang Jizu's attention was not on the surrounding scenery, so he ignored a row of houses.
"Young Master, is there anyone still living here?" Ali asked.
"I don't have any impression of this, maybe it was built when I was away from home, maybe it was the house where the grave keeper lived, but it was probably empty at this time." Zhang Jizu said sadly.
Ali "oh" and didn't ask again, the master and servant continued to walk to the depths of the cemetery, and soon found a new grave, the tombstone was engraved with the official name of the old man Zhang: Zhang Deshan, the old man's tomb was full of offerings, and there were paper people and paper horses on the left and right. Zhang Jizu saw his father's tombstone, and another burst of grief surged in his heart, kneeling in front of the old man's tomb and crying, the cry was miserable and spread far away, echoing in the valley for a long time, Ali also knelt aside, kowtowing and crying, so unconsciously the sky gradually darkened.