Chapter 114: Ushering in the Send-off
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The first day of the first lunar month is the day to worship ancestors.
The Chen family is no exception, as in previous years, Chen Daneng's family came to Chen Xiaoting's house early, ready to go outside the city to worship their ancestors together.
The ancestral tomb of the Chen family is ten miles west of Xicheng, to be precise, the ancestral tombs of the Guangde Jinyi guards are all there, and the Jinyi guards have been buried there since the founding of the country.
Although Chen Daneng can no longer inherit the position of Jinyiwei, he is always a descendant of the Chen family, so he still has to go with Chen Dayong.
Ancestor worship is a matter for men, and Chen Xiaoyu, the second mother of high school, and the women of Chen Daneng's family all stayed at home.
They have to prepare the next lunch, which can be regarded as a family reunion dinner.
And Chen Xiaoting was asked to change into the official uniform of the little flag official, and the children of the Jinyi Wei naturally wore the official uniform to worship their ancestors.
Along the way, Chen Daneng was full of praise for Chen Xiaoting, saying that the Chen family relied on him to glorify their ancestors and improve the lintel.
And Chen Daneng's two sons also admired Brother Lobby, and the little flag officer of Jinyi Wei was a position that they didn't dare to imagine.
When the family arrived at the ancestral land outside the city, Chen Xiaoting found that a mountain here was full of cemeteries, and people were worshipping everywhere.
There were a lot of people on the road, and Chen Xiaoting also met some colleagues in the yamen, and they had to salute him when they met.
And more people are people who can't inherit the position of Jinyiwei, and their eyes when they look at Chen Xiaoting are full of awe.
Walking in front, Chen Dayong said at this time: "When I meet those uncles and ancestors, remember to say hello!" β
The Chen family brocade has been passed down for seven or eight generations, and after seven or eight generations, there are naturally a lot of Chen families.
It's just that because the relationship has become distant, there are fewer contacts, and many of them have bought land outside the city and become ordinary villagers.
When he walked to the ancestral land of the Chen family, Chen Xiaoting found that this place was no different from other places, it was a very simple tomb.
It's just that in front of these tombs, there are dozens of people worshipping at this time, and after seeing Chen Dayong and his party coming, these people stopped their movements.
Chen Dayong's family is the main vein of the Chen family, there is no doubt about it, simply put, Chen Dayong is the head of the Chen family.
It's just that most of this big family are ordinary farmers, so Chen Dayong, the head of the family, has no place to play, but he has to salute when he sees a few old people of the Chen family.
Chen Xiaoting didn't know any of these people, but other people could know him, and the official uniform of this little flag officer was so dazzling.
"Second uncle, second uncle, third uncle......" As soon as they met, Chen Dayong took the initiative to salute several old people.
He was accompanied by Chen Daneng, and although the two brothers were in the city, they still did not forget these elders.
After greeting each other, the old man with white hair and crutches pointed at Chen Xiaoting and said, "This, that's ...... Your boss! β
Chen Dayong nodded, and said: "Uncle, your old man has good eyesight, this is my family's boss Xiaoting!" β
Hearing the elders calling him, Chen Xiaoting saluted and said, "The kid has seen the ancestor!" β
Chen Dayong's grandfather, Chen Xiaoting can only call him an ancestor.
The ancestor of the Chen family nodded again and again, and said to the old and young people of the Chen family who had already gathered: "This is ...... Our Chen family Qilin'er, ...... in the future The future is limitless! β
The Chen family is now mostly a villager, and it is inevitable that they will cringe a little when they see Chen Xiaoting, and they all only look at him from afar.
The process of worshipping ancestors is not complicated, and after each family worships their fathers and ancestors, they say hello and go back after a year.
This is a little different from other big families, the Chen family, a family like a military household to a village household, the internal relationship is actually very light.
At least the main family with Chen Dayong is very light, and the class status difference between the two is too great.
After saying goodbye to several elders, Chen Dayong also took Chen Xiaoting and his party back, at most leaving a few taels of silver for his own uncle and uncle.
This is already very generous, after all, who will give people tens of thousands of red envelopes if they have nothing to do!
Back at home, the two families had dinner together, chatted for a while, and then went back.
Even if the second day of junior high school passes, the third year of junior high school is relatively more eventful.
Originally, Chen Xiaoting also planned to accompany Gao Erniang back to her parents' house, and also to meet her uncles who had never met, but she couldn't leave because of a guest.
As a small flag officer, after all, there are so many lieutenants under him, and he always has to give New Year's gifts to Shangguan during the New Year.
All his subordinates came, and they each brought gifts, which reminded Chen Xiaoting that he should also go to a few general banners and hundreds of households to walk around.
"My lord, this year has finally passed, and the mess left by the first two little flag officers has been cleaned up by you, just in time for the new year!" Zhao Ying patted him at the right time and said.
Chen Xiaoting hurriedly said modestly: "There will be a lot of things in the future, don't be too happy, it's an eventful time now!" β
This is true, everyone knows that it is not peaceful now, and the White Lotus Sect in Guangde Mansion is also making a lot of trouble.
Wang Ping'an said at this time: "My lord, now that Liu Yucai and Xiao Jingye have been imprisoned, our Xiaoqi is lacking...... I don't know when I will be able to make it up! β
After Zhou Wenzhu came back, it was taboo to privately investigate secret spies, so Xiao Jingye is now not far from death.
Liu Yucai and Xiao Jingye made up for the vacancies after they became vacant, and now Chen Xiaoting can't explain it to everyone, because he doesn't know how Zhou Wenzhu will arrange it.
And he has no say in this matter, and at the same time he doesn't want to get involved in these things, anyway, the eight lieutenants under his command are enough now, and there are young people like Zhao Ying.
"This matter is decided by hundreds of adults, so let's not speculate!" Chen Xiaoting said indifferently.
Holding up the teacup, Chen Xiaoting remembered his shop for a while, and said to everyone: "Inform everyone, my house is open in Nancheng Teahouse on the tenth day of the first month, and you all have to go to the party at that time!" β
Everyone couldn't help but be stunned, Chen Xiaoting's family actually wanted to open a teahouse, and this business started so quickly?
Now among the 100 households in Guangde, the number of small flag officials who have opened a shop at the level is never less than a palm, and Chen Xiaoting is too fast.
But when they thought of the number of times he had made meritorious contributions and the money he had made in various operations, everyone was not surprised.
After all, after following Chen Xiaoting, they have a lot of money on hand, and since Chen Xiaoting said that they should also go to the show.
After talking nonsense for a while, Chen Xiaoting sent away his subordinates, and then he also bought a few gifts and rushed to Zhou Wenzhu's house.
I must go to Baihu first, and after visiting Zhou Wenzhu, I will go to Qu Zhenghao, the top boss.
In the next two or three days, when Chen Xiaoting was not free, several chief flag officers had to visit there, and the junior flag officers at the same level had to move around.
Originally, Chen Xiaoting thought that this was enough, but he was still too naΓ―ve.
In addition to these official tasks, Xie Ping and Li Wen of Sancai also gave him gifts, and some merchants in Xicheng also came to visit.
The door of the Chen family, since the third day of the first lunar month, has not stopped visiting, and they are all coming for Chen Xiaoting.
Chen Dayong couldn't keep his mouth shut with joy, but he tired Chen Xiaoting enough, which made him feel even more tired than catching the White Lotus Sect thief.
ushered in the send-off, the people are sophisticated, Chen Xiaoting is painful and happy.