Chen Guo was worried throughout the whole process, but in the end, he didn't see anything from his father, as if he recognized Chen Ji's crooked reasoning. Of course, it's true that the face is expressionless.

Leaving Chen Xiushe's garden, Chen Guo breathed a sigh of relief, Chen Ji still looked that improper, and he really acted as if what had just happened had never happened.

After walking farther, Chen Guo spoke: "Those words just now, Brother Xi'er, you really dare."

Chen Ji was puzzled: "Why don't you dare?"

Chen Guo shook his head, as if he still had some palpitations, and breathed a sigh of relief, "Although my father is not very strict on weekdays, no one dares to talk to him like that." ”

Chen Ji sighed and explained, "Fifth brother, you read well on weekdays, and you will think about whether everything is in line with the teachings of the sage, there are inevitably many constraints inside and out, I am different, my reputation in Qingzhou is basically the kind of bad street, and the folk saying is that everyone shouts and beats the street rat, so there is not so much to scruple about." ”

Walking out for a distance, Chen Ji broke a branch on the side of the road, removed the branch, and shook it into the air, "The current situation of the Chen family is a mess." I believe that Uncle also wants to make some changes, but for some reason, it is difficult to start this way. I jumped out at this time, and it was also an opportunity for him to rectify the clan, and the reason why I kept dragging it out was just to see how many catties I had, and then decide whether to support it. ”

Chen Guo listened to Chen Ji all the way and did not interject.

Chen Ji carried a stick and swept down the weeds on the side of the road, like a child with a big heart, and said unhurriedly, "Actually, I don't have any good ideas, so I can only wait for them to take the initiative to provoke me, and this is the end of now." After all, we also have to see how far this family's attitude towards me has reached. During this time, they inquired about the news from all over the place, and they should have a general understanding of me, and of course it was time to make a move. ”

"I don't see any reason why they should target you."

Chen Ji pursed his lips and said, "It's just that I don't want to return the things in my hand, how can there be so many reasons." There are just so many things in the clan, but there are more and more people, and they all want to leave something for their juniors, and they don't start with their own people, do they still have the ability to do it outside? ”

Chen Guo's expression was complicated.

Chen Ji glanced at him and said, "In front of the so-called interests, the clansmen are even uglier than outsiders. I always think that everyone is an ancestor, even if it is a little advantageous, it is understandable, and the so-called one pen can't write two words. ”

Chen Ji sighed, looked through the stretching rooms, and said, "The human heart sometimes can't tolerate these temptations. In private, various families have come to me, and the subtext is that my father already has the current scenery, and he should take out the things given by the clan to supplement the clan, and the so-called successor must have someone. ”

"But how can there be such a reason? My Chen Ji is not the same as the descendants of the Chen family, and how can there be a good thing to occupy? During the time my father was transferred to Denglai, some people in the clan had already done something under his banner, although it was not a big deal, but I personally still didn't like it. ”

Chen Guo noticed the change in the expression in Chen Ji's eyes, and was a little worried.

Chen Ji is no longer anything, the two have already arrived at the clan study, and Chen Shi looks like he has been waiting for a long time at the door.

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On the second day of February, the new rain and sunshine, the ancestral hall of the Chen family in Songxi, the heads of each room, and the clan elders had gathered early in the morning, and after the cumbersome ancestor worship ceremony, Chen Ji sat on the chair that originally belonged to Chen Xiujie very unruly.

Opposite him were the old lady in the second room and a few uncles in the second room, as for the people in the third room at hand, and a few chairs near the door were the Chen family's reading seeds who were qualified to observe the proceedings.

As a single act, Chen Xiujie's position is indeed quite high, only after the patriarch Chen Xiushe.

After Chen Ji sat down, it was quite regular, at least he gave people a well-behaved appearance in front of his ancestors. It's just that there is no one behind him, and he is a little weaker than the other side.

Everyone sat down to discuss what had been informed before, Chen Xiushe made an opening speech, and then Chen Shi read the white on his behalf.

The first thing about ethnography is that with the increase in the number of school-age children and the increase in the cost of ethnology, a subsidy scheme needs to be renegotiated.

The second thing is some business matters in each house, which is a year-end report. Nominally, Chen Ji has not yet been separated, and many things still need to be shared among the houses.

The third thing is about a few children of the Chen family who are now famous, and the clan also needs to give them a subsidy plan, so that they can go to school with peace of mind, and the subsidy here is not only for these scholars themselves, but also for many people in their families who need attention.

The last thing is about the various resettlement issues of Chen Ji's return to the clan.

Most of the first four things are just taken out for a decision, and the specific charter has already been drawn up. Only this last thing, which involves too much, is prevaricated, and ignores the wishes of the victims, and it is probably difficult to conclude.

The clan meeting lasted until the afternoon, and it was still noisy and shouting, and basically each family came forward to state their own sore spots, indicating that they were not greedy for those industries.

Chen Ji was sitting precariously, just drinking water, and then going to the toilet.

Seeing that it was not too early, Chen Xiushe saw that the families were almost crying, and stood up and said: "Brother Xi'er has already understood the charter he took out before, and he is not blind to your difficulties, nor is he coming back to fight with you. Of course, he doesn't care what the things that were originally in his name were in the past, but from then on, they should be returned to others, and as for the fact that he entrusts them to you afterwards, or you pay to buy them, as long as both parties are willing to do this, the clan is willing to do this. ”

After the words, no one answered, Chen Xiushe's face was solemn, and he looked at the old lady in the second room.

The old lady squinted, but he didn't pay attention. Then someone in the second room stood up, Chen Ji raised his eyelids, and his smile gradually became playful.

The clansman who wasn't sure if it was his uncle or uncle didn't bother to look at Chen Ji, and said: "The eldest brother also knows that since the third brother Xiujie took office in Qingzhou, the property under his name was originally taken care of by the clan, and the third brother also meant this at the beginning, and everyone knew it." Now that the third brother is back, it is reasonable to want to take back these properties, and we will not really take advantage of it. It's just that up to now, the third brother has never even been to Songxi, and the families have not received any notice that he wants to take it back. As for Brother Ji'er...... "Here, it was right for Chen Ji, and said kindly, "As for Brother Ji'er, it's not that we elders don't trust us, it's just that in the news from Qingzhou, Brother Ji may be able to read some books, but in terms of taking care of the industry, it shouldn't be as ......good as these old people in the clan."