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The ancestral ancestral hall of the Feng family, the clansmen who are going to travel far away, and the clansmen who stay at home to watch the family, as long as they are men, they all gathered together on this day. So far, women have not been able to appear in this kind of clan-wide clan ceremony, and everything is handled by men.

A dozen people who were about to travel far stood at the front, dressed in scarlet clothes. These poems these days, Feng Siji has carefully selected in Zhuangzi, the young and strong people who are willing to go north with him, and the clansmen who do not have too much burden.

Tomorrow, we are about to set off, and today, the wanderers of the Feng family, who are about to go home, gathered together and told their ancestors the news that they were going to travel far away.

Bathing, changing clothes, young and old, all stood together today for this solemn ceremony more solemn than ever.

The principal of the entire Feng family is here, as the young patriarch, Feng Junyan is also arranged in the position of Feng Siji's head, and after three bows, Feng Siji began the whole ceremony. The ceremony was solemn, but there were not too many rules as Feng Junyan imagined, Feng Siji just came to state some simple things to his ancestors.

"The ancestors of the Feng family are on top, and the descendants of the Feng family are thinking that they will lead the men of the clan to worship today. The ancestors blessed me with the Feng bloodline. When the ancestors came to the north, starting from Guanzhong, they traveled thousands of miles hard, and after several displacements, they finally settled in Hepu. After several generations of ancestors started a business, more than 100 years of blue wisps, our clan has today's resting place, and the clan has also developed from a few people to more than 100 now. When the ancestors were dying, the Feng family should not forget the ancestral land, do not forget the identity of the descendants of Zhuxia and Miao, and one day return to the ancestral court and worship in front of the court.

As the patriarch, Si Ji never dared to forget the legacy of his ancestors. General Lai Human trusted, thinking that he would take dozens of people to the north tomorrow, and he came to inform the ancestors today. I hope that our ancestors will bless us, and this will be smooth sailing and a safe journey. ”

Feng Siji took the old and young men of the whole clan to the tablet of the ancestors, and respectfully bowed three times and bowed nine times, and then stood up.

"Someone, bring the ladder up." Feng Siji commanded the back.

Soon, someone brought a ladder from outside. Feng Siji took the ladder, carefully erected it on the beam of the ancestral hall, let the two clansmen hold it, and then carefully climbed up the ladder. Feng Junyan on the side carefully blocked the dust falling from the beam, and was very puzzled by Feng Siji's behavior. Over the years, he had been to the ancestral hall hundreds of times, but he didn't notice anything special here.

Soon Feng Junyan knew the answer. Feng Siji took down a small dusty box from the beam of the ancestral hall, because the beam was too thick, and it was impossible to find that there was such a small box hidden on the beam from the underground, and he didn't know how long the box had been on the beam, and the entire box was covered with dust.

Feng Siji came down from the ladder, and then carefully cleaned the box, revealing the black nature of the box. The box was made of unknown materials, and although it was covered in dust when it was taken down, it did not appear to be rotten when it was cleaned, and the whole box was locked intact by a small lock.

Maybe it's because it's been left for too long, and the small copper lock already has a lot of cyan on it, Feng Siji took out a key from his arms, carefully inserted it into the lock hole, slowly removed the lock, and slowly opened the box, revealing the true face of Lushan in the box.

Looking at how faithfully this box was, Feng Junyan thought that this box contained something that even if it wasn't gold, silver and jewelry, it should be something symbolic, such as "immortal medicine" or something. But when Feng Siji opened the box, he was disappointed by the results.

When the box was opened, the first thing that appeared in the eyes of the human eye was a layer of vermilion satin. Feng Junyan watched intently with his two eyes, only to see Feng Siji carefully and slowly open the silk outside, and lift the silk wrapped in the outside layer by layer, what appeared in front of everyone was neither gold and silver jewelry nor immortal medicine, let alone elixir and jade liquid, but a handful of loess that is common in ordinary times.

A handful of loess that can be seen everywhere, is it necessary to preserve it so solemnly? Feng Junyan really wanted to ask what it meant that the yellow mud that appeared everywhere in such a sacred ceremony meant, but looking at these sacred and solemn clansmen around him, he still closed his mouth very interestingly, it seems that this is not simple soil.

"When the ancestors came to the north, they brought a handful of loess from the land of Guanzhong and a jar of water from the Wei River, which means that they will not forget the water and soil of their hometown, and they also hope to make other places their hometowns. Later, I migrated all the way, settled several times, and there were more red soil and black soil in the loess, and finally I arrived in Hepu and only this handful was left. This time I went north, and I was going to invite back half of the soil from my hometown first, and leave the rest here. If one day, we all go back, it's not too late to bring all of this back with us. What do you think? Feng Siji separated a handful of dirt, and after loading it, he said to the clansmen around him, and everyone agreed one by one after listening to Feng Siji's words.

After listening to Feng Siji's words, Feng Junyan looked at the soil in Feng Siji's arms, it was really not pure yellow, and there were a few red mud and black mud mixed in it. The loess is obtained from the Yellow River Basin of the Loess Plateau, and the red soil should be obtained in the land of Wuyue, but the black soil is obtained from the land of the Yan Dynasty.

Feng Siji carefully divided the yellow mud into two parts, one wrapped in new satin, and the other was put back into the box and put it back on the beam.

After taking the mud, a group of people came to the old well outside the ancestral hall, and after some rituals, they fetched a bucket of water from the well and took a small jar from it and filled it. This old well was left by the first generation, and basically the entire clan would draw water from here, and a pot of water brought from the north was poured into it. Feng Siji took a small jar of water from inside, put it with the soil just now, and prepared to take these things north the next day. There is a beginning and an end, whether you return home or leave home, you must always leave some thoughts. This pot of water, a pot of mud, is the thoughts of these people.

After all the things were over, Feng Siji called Feng Junyan out and arranged what happened after he left home in front of all the clansmen.

"Elders, brothers, uncles and nephews, I hope that I will leave home tomorrow, and the affairs of the clan will not be able to be managed. Feng Siji made a gesture at the clansmen, and then pushed Feng Junyan out beside him.

"What do you say, Patriarch? This time, the patriarch and the patriarch will go north, and it will only take a few months at most, how can the young patriarch take over the burden? This is an explanation of the aftermath. ”

As soon as Feng Siji finished speaking, Feng Siye, who was the most compatible with Feng Siji on weekdays, immediately stood up. Feng Siye is Feng Bing's father, and he was supposed to go on the expedition last time, but because Feng Bing has always asked to go to the front, he stayed in Zhuangnei. There are a number of young and strong people required by each village, and they are generally sorted by household, and it was not their turn last time, but as Feng Siji's help in the clan, Feng Siji's family will always have someone to accompany Feng Siye's family. However, this time he did not follow the north, but was left behind by Feng Siji, ready to give Feng Junyan an arm. In the past, Feng Siye spoke most directly, but now when he saw that Feng Siji was ready to hand over the position of patriarch as if he wanted to explain the future, he was immediately unhappy.

"Zizhong, what are you talking about, the crockpot is not broken from the well, the general will inevitably die before the battle, the life and death of the north are uncertain, these are just the proper meaning, depending on the most things you have, you will say that it will be the future, you want to curse me to die."

When Feng Siji heard this, his head was immediately full of black lines. I just want to arrange things, this house is actually a crow's mouth, if it weren't for his kindness, Feng Siji really wanted to go up and give him two slaps. Seeing Feng Siji talking like this, Feng Siye stopped talking, but he still looked unhappy when he retreated, obviously he thought that Feng Siji was the culprit of this matter.

"Father, how did this happen?" Feng Junyan didn't expect Feng Siji to push him out directly, and directly announced that he would inherit the position of patriarch. Although he had imagined that one day he would inherit the position of patriarch, he had never imagined that it would be in such a situation. Feng Siji is going north tomorrow, and now handing over the patriarch position to him means that he himself has no confidence that he can come back safely. Under such circumstances, Feng Junyan was still in the mood to accept the position of the patriarch.

"How can you not do it? You have been a young patriarch for so many years, and this position will be handed over to you sooner or later. Tomorrow my father will leave home, I don't know when I will come back this time, the country can't be without a king for a day, and there can't be no one in charge in the clan, so put the seat in your hands, and my father can also feel at ease, which is also good for the patriarch and saves trouble in the future. Feng Siji put his hands on Feng Junyan's shoulders and whispered comfort.

"Father, but the child is only fourteen years old, how can he bear such a heavy burden." Feng Junyan felt numb in his mind when he thought that the burden of the entire clan was about to be handed over to him. He never imagined that he would accept such a heavy burden so quickly.

"How not? When my father took over the burden of your grandfather, he was only sixteen years old, and now he is not good. In this battle of Linyi, your father has seen your performance, as well as the dozens of women you brought back, aren't you handling it very well now? Father believes that you will be able to do well. Besides, even if you can't do it, and there are all the clan elders watching, don't you have confidence in yourself? Feng Siji looked at the deflated Feng Junyan and was very dissatisfied.

"Of course I'm confident." Feng Junyan wanted to say that I didn't have confidence, but looking at Feng Siji's compelling eyes, he still weakly expressed his determination.

That's right, how can a manly man not have faith. Although Father is not by your side, the whole clan will help you, and you say yes or no. Feng Siji turned his head and asked the surrounding Feng family.

"Yes, we will all help the young patriarch."

"Yes, whoever dares not to listen to the young patriarch is to be unable to live with me, so he must be good-looking."

"Young Patriarch, let me do what I do, I will do it, I will definitely support the young patriarch."

Listening to the voices of support around him, Feng Junyan also had a little confidence in himself.

"This time, the sons and daughters went north to fulfill the wishes left by their ancestors. Since the patriarch has decided to hand over the position of patriarch to the young patriarch, of course we have no opinion. After Feng Siye retreated, another person immediately stood up. Feng Junyan looked like a person, but it turned out to be Feng Siqing, who didn't deal with Feng Siji very well on weekdays. Feng Siji is the patriarch, Feng Junyan is the young patriarch, and the patriarch is not in the position of the young patriarch to take over the patriarch, no one can say anything. However, it is obvious that Feng Siqing is not prepared to accept this matter so easily.

"It's just for the good of the whole family, there are some things I have to bring up." Feng Siqing stood up, glanced at Feng Junyan, then saluted to everyone, turned around and said to Feng Siji.

"Oh, I don't know what you have to say, Ziren." Feng Siji and Feng Siqing are of the same generation, but the two of them have not dealt with each other much since they were children, although Feng Siji is the patriarch, but Feng Siqing is not very convinced of him, and now Feng Siji is not surprised when he sees Feng Siqing stand up.

"It's not that Siqing has an opinion on the patriarch, nor is he dissatisfied with the young patriarch, it's just for the benefit of the entire family, and I have to say something." Feng Siqing stood up, looked around at everyone, sorted out his thoughts, and then opened his mouth.

"The patriarch left home too quickly this time, and hurriedly handed over the position of the patriarch to the young patriarch, although the young patriarch is smart, but after all, he is only fourteen, and he has no experience in dealing with family affairs, how can he rest assured that he will put the burden of the entire family on the young patriarch at once. What if something happens? Just as Feng Siji thought, Feng Siqing began to make trouble. As soon as Feng Siqing's words came out, the clansmen present also felt reasonable.

"Then I don't know Ziren, what good can you do?" Feng Siji didn't expect Feng Siqing to grasp Feng Junyan's age, but what Feng Siqing said was indeed the truth, seeing that the clansmen all agreed with what Feng Siqing said, Feng Siji could only follow Feng Siqing's words.

"Since the patriarch said so, then Siqing is presumptuous. Si Qing thought that it was better to ask the experienced patriarch of the clan to manage the affairs of the clan first, and wait for a few years for the young patriarch to be older, and then hand over the affairs of the clan to the young patriarch. Feng Siqing quickly came up with a surprising solution.

Let the elders of the clan take care of it? The people present listened to Feng Siqing's words, and one by one they thought carefully. Especially those people who stayed behind, although they did not directly agree with Feng Siqing's suggestion, they also had some more ideas in their hearts. The reason why Feng Siji was able to directly inherit the position of patriarch at the age of sixteen was because the power on Feng Siji's side was too strong at that time, and no one could have any objections. In addition, at that time, the Feng family was in turmoil, everyone was united to the outside world, and no one had any dissenting intentions, and now that I heard Feng Siqing say this, I feel that it would be good if I had the opportunity to experience what it was like to be a patriarch. Feng Siji is going to leave tomorrow, and the power of the patriarch in the clan has been greatly reduced, although Feng Siji has a position in the army, but everyone knows that Feng Siji is going north this time, even if he can come back, I am also for the good of the family, who can say anything. For a moment, the people present quickly divided into two parts.

"Feng Siqing, what do you mean? Inherited from father to son, how can the law of the ancestors be handed over to others casually. What does it mean to take care of the young patriarch for a few years, are you the curse patriarch still coming? Also, you think that the young patriarch is not as good as you, and you need to manage the family for him. As soon as Feng Siqing's words were finished, Feng Siye stood up again, pointing directly at Feng Siqing and scolding. You must know that it is rude to call someone else's name at this time, which shows the anger in Feng Siye's heart.

Feng Siqing heard Feng Siye's words and felt that he was a little unscrupulous, but he did not admit his mistake.

"Zizhong misunderstood me, this time the clansmen went north with everyone's hopes, but I can't hope that my brother will die. It's just that the journey is thousands of miles, the war is changeable, and the patriarch can't judge the return date, so it's just an example, Zizhong, you think about it a lot. As for the young patriarch, I don't doubt the knowledge of the young patriarch, and the old man of this clan has been recommended by everyone, how can I choose for the clan. It's a pity that Feng Siye shook his head directly after listening to Feng Siqing's words, and didn't look at him.

"Okay, okay, since everyone has opinions on this matter, why don't you listen to me and find a compromise." Feng Siji saw that the clansmen were divided into two groups at once, and their brains were big for a while, so they could only directly use their authority to decide this matter. Feng Siji has already said it, and the position of this patriarch must be Feng Junyan's. Feng Siji has no other son, and there is no way for others to grab this position. Although the name of this thing is of no practical use, but if there is no such thing, the name is not right, since this matter has been decided, the position of the patriarch is justified, and everything else will be solved.

"Since everyone has an opinion, it is better to let Jun'er try to manage for a period of time first, if it is really not suitable, ask the elders of the clan to take charge on his behalf, and wait until the right age to return it to him. As for Jun'er's experience, I have already discussed this matter with my mother, and after I leave, I will let my mother teach Jun'er. What do you think? As soon as Feng Siji said this, the people who originally had this mind directly withered. Obviously, Feng Siji supported Feng Junyan to take over the seat directly, and now taking out the Li family directly made everyone shut up.

Feng Siji took over the burden at the age of sixteen, and he relied on the support of the Li family all the way to gain a firm foothold. Although Feng Junyan is young, the qualifications of the Li family are there, and no one can give an opinion. For a while, everyone agreed to this suggestion and made Feng Junyan's decision to accept the position of patriarch.