Chapter 342
The passage of time inside the ancestral hall seemed to be slower than outside, if it weren't for the constant change of sunlight seeping into the gap in the ceiling above reminding Ouyang that time was still passing, maybe he would have thought that this was just like Chen Yan's space, time was still.
No one knew what Ouyang Zhi had said to all the old ancestors, especially to the grandfather who had nurtured and nurtured him for nearly a day. Although he didn't hear Lang Lang say that he wanted to have a dinner, and he didn't meet Lang Lang and them again, Ouyang Zhi knew that Lang Lang would definitely arrange it. And the people of the Ouyang family also need him to give an explanation. So when the sunlight weakened and was about to fade, Ouyang Zhi kowtowed three more firmly, and then got up to leave.
At this moment, Ouyang Zhi's image really can't be said to be very good, his forehead is already bruised, coupled with the blood sliding down after breaking the skin, and the deep exhaustion engraved on his face from a long time of lack of rest, which makes him far from the neat and exquisite image left by the Ouyang people before. The people who were originally going to question him also lost their voices after seeing him like this.
The restaurant in Ouyang's mansion is now full of people, although compared to the huge number of people this morning, there are very few people here, and they are basically all old, compared to Ouyang Zhi, they are uncles, but the moment Ouyang Zhi walked in, they all stood up in unison to greet the youngest patriarch.
"Sit." After Ouyang Zhi sat down, he looked around at everyone.
Under Ouyang Zhi's instructions, the old housekeeper and the servants served dishes one after another in an orderly manner. Of course, these dishes can't be compared to the pre-apocalyptic family dinner, but even at the current Kyoto base, it is difficult to eat such neat dishes.
For a while, everyone silently used the dinner in front of them. A rule of the Ouyang family, eat without saying anything. And this is not a drinking party, so the polite toast is also omitted. There were about 25 people seated at the large round table, but there was no sound of chopsticks touching, let alone swallowing. The standard of dining etiquette for everyone can be included in the teaching materials.
The old housekeeper prepares a family banquet that is between Chinese and Western food. Each person has a separate meal, and the difference is just a taboo for someone else. Dinner was carried out according to the procedure. When Ouyang Zhi swallowed the last bite and put down the chopsticks to end the last meal, the others basically put down the chopsticks at the same time.
"Let's talk about the affairs of the clan in the past few months." After the servant cleaned up the scraps and served the water, Ouyang Zhi glanced at Ouyang Jun lightly, although he did not name him in the words, but under the patriarch, if you want to talk about the order of speech, of course, it is Ouyang Jun, the oldest person.
"Well, I'll just talk about it briefly. Since the patriarch left Doomsday City a year ago, our Ouyang family has added a new ...... this year."
Although Ouyang Jun has passed the sixtieth birthday, he usually looks rather unspecious, but when it comes to this occasion, he still has the demeanor of the Ouyang family when he speaks and acts. And Ouyang Zhi did leave Doomsday City a week after the outbreak of the Doomsday. When he left, he had divided the work of Doomsday City. And the affairs of the family were handed over to Ouyang Jun to be in charge, with the assistance of the old housekeeper. After all, in terms of age, everyone can match him. And Ouyang Jun did live up to expectations and took on the trivial affairs of the family very well.
In the entire hall, only Ouyang Jun's slow voice was heard. He summarized the main deeds of the family this year, so that he would not talk endlessly, but he could let Ouyang Zhi grasp the family dynamics in the fastest time. Therefore, people grow old and become fine. How many people who can get Ouyang Zhi's entrustment are incompetent?
"Basically, that's how it was for the family for a year. Ouyang Jun exhaled deeply. People are old, and they can't admit defeat. In the past, he quarreled with others and kept saying that he would not take a big breath for the first day, but now, it has only been more than ten minutes, and he feels out of breath. For a while, I didn't care about any image, so I took a big sip of water from my cup. It is mentioned that after the Ouyang family's family banquet, everyone drank water. No tea, no wine. I don't know if this habit was set by the ancestors of that generation, anyway, in Ouyang Jun's impression, it has been like this since he was very young.
"Fifth Grandpa has worked hard." Line 5 is Ouyang Jun's ranking in their generation, and Ouyang Zhi honorifies Ouyang Jun by family generation at this moment, which is also to express his respect and gratitude to Ouyang Jun in front of everyone. Otherwise, with Ouyang Zhi's identity as the patriarch, even if he called Ouyang Jun's name directly, it would not cause everyone's disgust.
"Hehe, it's not hard, it's not hard, our family has added so many little guys, but what the old man wants to see the most is the next generation of our Ouyang family!"
Although Ouyang Zhi announced Chen Yan's identity and status at the Kyoto base, he also reported back to Doomsday City as soon as possible, and under the arrangement of the old housekeeper, Chen Yan's name was written into the family tree, right next to Ouyang Zhi. Although no ceremony was held, and even many clansmen were hesitant about Chen Yan's identity, none of this could change a hundred years later, Chen Yan's tablet would also be enshrined in the ancestral hall of the Ouyang family and enjoy the incense treatment of the patriarch's wife.
At that time, although this genealogy ceremony was hosted by the old housekeeper, without Ouyang Jun's cooperation, it would be difficult for the old housekeeper to open the family tree of the ancestral hall without Ouyang Zhi present. Therefore, it can be seen that Ouyang Jun does not support this matter and Chen Yan, but it is not an opposing attitude. It is precisely because of his statement that he suppressed a lot of opposition in the family. And now, when he mentioned the matter of the next generation of family heads at this time, he was also showing his attitude, the mother of the next generation of family heads, of course, was the current patriarch's wife.
It's a pity that he doesn't know Chen Yan's current condition. Chen Yan is not talking about giving birth to the next generation now, it is difficult to stay awake and maintain life. And even if Qin Qin successfully helped her lift her mind control, according to her body that had been hollowed out, it would be less than three or five years of recuperation.
Because of this, Ouyang Jun thought that he was teasing with good intentions, but in exchange for Ouyang Zhi's wordless silence, and Lang Lang, the only person who was not from the Ouyang family, even put away the usual smile on his face.
The person who can sit here, no matter how young he is, is a human spirit fox-level character. Although Ouyang Zhi still had a consistent indifferent look, the feeling he exuded still made them feel it, not to mention Lang Lang's changing face. Therefore, those who wanted to continue speaking also stopped for a while. (To be continued.) )