I didn't speak, because I knew it wasn't time to comfort my father. I just silently stayed by my father's side.

It was a long, long time before my father opened his eyes again. At this moment, my father seemed very calm, neither moved nor guilty. "Alas, your brother has always been helped by me, and he has never done anything major at all." Father pretended to lament.

I can probably guess what my father is going to say next. In order to cooperate with my father, I said, "Dad, if there is anything, you can just say it." ”

"I can feel that I don't have much time left!" Father said with a sad expression.

Logically speaking, at this moment, I should comfort my father with a few words. However, when my father already knew that he was suffering from "liver cancer", I was afraid that my persuasion would not only not have a good effect, but would be counterproductive. Because, after all, now my father doesn't know that he has reached the advanced stage, and he doesn't know that he has less than a month left. Therefore, I simply kept my mouth shut, and beware of saying too much and losing it. However, hearing my father say such a bleak thing made me feel very uncomfortable.

Seeing that I was silent, my father had to continue: "Therefore, I have to make some arrangements for my future. First, you are the eldest son. According to the traditional ancient system, this eldest son should occupy the first place in the family, so in my future affairs, you are the protagonist of the game. No matter how partiality I usually am, at this critical moment, I will never deprive you, the eldest son, of the status you deserve! ”

What the father is talking about at this moment is a question of the status of children in feudal society. The rich and powerful big family, there is a lot of attention to the handling of the future, and at the same time, a lot of signals will be sent to the outside world in the process of handling the future. Especially after the death of the patriarch of the family, this signal will be particularly obvious. In a feudal society where men are superior to women, it is common for the children of a big family to have three wives and four concubines, so as the patriarch of a large family, there is generally more than one wife. There is no family planning in feudal society, and for the patriarch of a large family, on the basis of a group of wives and concubines, children will naturally have a group.

Normally, the position of patriarch is inherited by the eldest son. But there is a saying that "plans can't catch up with changes", and the complex Cheng dù within this big family is not weaker than the royal family in many cases. Perhaps, now you are in the main room, but because you are old and decrepit or because you will not be able to meet or for some other reason, your position in the main room may be deposed. Even if you have always been the head of the family, it does not necessarily mean that your eldest son will be able to inherit the position of patriarch. Because, from the moment your son is born, he may be jealous. Others who are ambitious may do whatever it takes. Premature death, sudden death, etc., may be common. It's like a battle in the harem, and sometimes it's even a matter of life and death. Of course, who will take over as the patriarch in the end will depend on the intention of the current patriarch. Some wise patriarchs, considering the long-term development of their own family, may choose a talent worthy of great responsibility from among the heirs of the next generation. Of course, such a talent may not necessarily be the eldest son. As a result, under the strategy of this wise patriarch, those who did not have any chance according to the ancient system had the opportunity to serve as the patriarch. That is to say, under the clamp of the rigid ancient system, the succession to the position of the patriarch will also be very variable. However, in such variables, the role of the current patriarch is undoubtedly crucial. Therefore, my father's intention was actually obvious, which was to appoint me as the next patriarch of this declining family.

The white affairs procedures of feudal society are very cumbersome, especially for large families, which are even more exquisite. Therefore, in the process of white affairs, it is necessary to have heavyweight characters, organizations, planning arrangements, and so on. And this heavyweight is generally the eldest son. The other sons must obey the unified command of the eldest son. In some of the obvious ceremonies, the status of the heavyweights is also the most prominent. For example, when kneeling, the heavyweights are at the front of the crowd; For example, at the time of the funeral, the person holding the portrait can only be this heavyweight...... In the whole process of white affairs, people only need to know which one is in the overall arrangement, and only need to pay attention to which one is in the most prominent position. Then there is no doubt which will be the next patriarch of the family! It is a symbol of status and status, but also of great wealth!

However, our family is not a big family. Therefore, my father's assignment did not bring me high social status, and certainly not huge wealth. But, at the very least, I can get great glory for it. In my opinion, it is a great honor to be able to work for my father's funeral. So, after hearing my father's words, I couldn't help but smile a little.

"Second, it's because your brother really doesn't have much ability to do things. I will entrust the aftermath to you, I can rest assured! "Just now, when my father was talking, he was still observing the change in my expression. I guess my father at that time was a little apprehensive in my heart, because my father was not sure how I would react after hearing those words. Seeing me smile, my father dared to continue.

"Dad, you're looking for the right person. When I was doing my grandmother's funeral, you saw it, right? Rest assured, I'll do it as it should. ”

Seeing my firm appearance of patting my chest and guaranteeing, my father immediately felt as if he had taken a reassuring pill, and his mood immediately became very steady. "It's just that it costs money to handle this aftermath. It stands to reason that I, as a father, should ...... However, all the income I have been busy with all these years has been given to your brother. Now, how can I be embarrassed to ask them for it again? My father said in embarrassment.

"It's okay, it's okay! Just do the money for the aftermath, and I can still afford your son! "How could I not understand what my father meant? Therefore, when my father said this, I quickly and generously covered all the expenses.

Until now, I don't understand whether my father was moved by my filial piety, so he woke up and returned the status and honor that should have been given to me, or because he wanted to help his younger brother in the end, so he came up with a plan of "repairing the plank road in the open and Chen Cang in the dark". In fact, my financial income was not as good as it used to be. At that time, the construction team that I had been under control had dissolved. At that time, I was just a slightly higher status migrant worker under someone else. At that time, my younger brother, who had already taken root in the construction industry, actually earned much less than me every year. However, in my father's eyes, my brother's income at that time was still far less than mine