Section 5 Viewing the topography of the ancestral house

After the tea rest, the feeling of soreness in the waist and legs was alleviated a lot, and the grandparents came to the middle of the house, the well fence was spacious, the railing was exquisitely carved, and the golden slightly red earth paint was as beautiful as new, and it appeared to be brightly colored.

Liu Chang sighed: "With such a spacious and magnificent house, dozens of tables and hundreds of tables can be placed!" ”

"Of course!" Liu Sanbian said proudly, "In the depths of my memory, countless times the newspaper Pegasus came, the old and the young in the family went out to greet each other, gave rewards, read newspapers, served famous tea, and the neighborhood was lively. ”

"Is everyone happy?" In order to change the topic, Liu Chang was not afraid to stimulate the Three Transformations Ancestor, and asked tentatively.

Liu Sanbian immediately realized this kid's bad thoughts: "In the first year of Chunhua, my father was in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and had a close relationship with the later lord Li Yu, and he was suspicious of his colleagues in the Great Song Dynasty. ”

"At a young age, you know how to worry about family matters?" Liu Chang shook his head in disbelief.

"No, no!" Liu Sanbian explained, "Although my family tried to pretend that nothing had happened in front of me, their expressions were different from their hearts, and their strange behavior was clear at a glance. ”

Liu Chang said that at that time, the Song Dynasty was regulated, and Beijing officials were released, and parents and children were not allowed to accompany them, except for wives and concubines.

"Yes, that's right!" Liu Sanbian recalled, "At that time, my step-grandmother was still young, she looked kind and shrewd, she was also beautiful, her charm still existed, she acted in a disciplined manner, she was resolute in doing things, she could afford to take it and let it go, there was nothing that could make her embarrassed, and there was no trouble that she couldn't solve!" ”

Liu Chang interrupted the words of the ancestor of the three changes: "Ru Yan's step-grandmother Yu's charm is good? ”

"That's right!" Liu Sanbian recalled. "At that time, my grandmother said to me that Chong'an has beautiful mountains and clear waters, outstanding people, many partners, interesting stories, special beauty, and Zhang Zifang in the Qin and Han dynasties. So they agreed to go, and urged as soon as possible. ”

"Actually, it's a rogue act that you took because you couldn't be taught at the knees of your parents." Liu Chang smiled and said to the ancestor of the three changes, "Of course, I didn't lie to you, Chong'an is indeed a good place, it can really be called an outstanding person, rich in products, and more importantly, the folk customs are simple and advocate culture." ”

Liu Sanbian nodded and said, "But when my parents sent me and my grandmother to the car." There were many visitors, and some people were strange and called out, and the man was so blessed. The two beautiful ladies were like sisters. ”

"Is that really the case?" Liu Chang asked excitedly, "This must not be fake, there are really people who are born with a good skin and are not eroded by wind and frost." Unharmed by rain and snow, stay young forever. ”

"Then there can be a fake!" Liu Sanbian continued to tell about the situation at the time of parting, "When it is time to say goodbye. The spectators were even more amazed! ”

"Why?"

Liu San recalled with a smile: "My mother was in tears, and she couldn't speak for a long time, she walked to my grandmother's carriage and me, knelt on the ground, and finally picked the most important thing to say a few words, nothing more than Mother to take care, I have to entrust the child to you, let Mother suffer and so on." ”

The maid who accompanied her grandmother was also saddened and asked, "Are your mother and mother-in-law really like sisters?" ”

"You haven't seen the young lady?" Liu Chang added after speaking, "The mother of the ancestor of the three changes killed. ”

The maids who accompanied the ancestors and grandchildren all nodded, and they seemed to have regretful expressions.

Liu Sanbian replied affirmatively: They are dressed similarly, they are all slightly chubby, their skin is smooth and smooth, their beautiful eyes are affectionate, their lips are brocade, their faces are like peach blossoms, their manners are elegant, and there is no trace of time.

Liu Chang comprehended: "If it weren't for the great ceremony, how could outsiders distinguish the order of the young and the old?" ”

"Of course, the visitors were amazed!" The maid replied, "It's strange not to yell or scream!" ”

The three of them came to the high post behind the house, and each picked a disc stone to sit down, and Liu Chang asked strangely: "Why are there all stones of this shape here, and they are small at the top and large at the bottom, and the whole mound looks like a seal." ”

"Count, how many of these seals are there?"

"Eleven." The maid replied after counting.

"If I have the chance, I'm going to add four!"

"Why?" Liu Chang asked, "There are only fourteen Jinshi that the Liu clan can count!" ”

"Why did the young master forget himself?" The maid reminded Liu Chang.

"I am not qualified to be admitted to the Jinshi examination, and I live in an era where the imperial examination has long been abolished." As soon as Liu Chang's explanation came out, he felt that it was inappropriate and fell into an entangled topic, so he said, "Don't say this, don't say it, don't say it!" As he spoke, he put his index finger to his lips.

"It's you who abolish the imperial examination! It's more fame and fortune than I don't want to be enterprising! Liu San said strangely, "Don't you want to glorify your ancestors, and you want to disobey your ancestors?" ”

Liu Sanbian pointed to the Jiuqu River in the Liu family's old house, and said angrily: "The source of Jiuqu River is deep and the waves are turbulent, are you so shallow, your heart is like stopping water, or do you see through the red dust?" ”

He pointed to the afterglow in the west and said: "This Danxia is red everywhere, brilliant, and the afterglow reflect each other, heaven and earth are combined, the aura is compelling, bright and brilliant, don't you have a little aura as an unfilial descendant?" ”

"You look at this overlapping peaks, this delicious beauty, don't you feel that you have failed this beautiful scenery and this magnificent world?"

Liu San glanced at this unworthy descendant with disdain, pointed to the mountain shape of the Liu family's mansion and said: "You are familiar with history, familiar with geography, you look at this mountain, arc-shaped nature, the back of the chair is towering, the armrests are magnificent, the Yin and Yang family said, this is called the terrain of the Taishi chair, it is rare in a lifetime, and it is difficult to find it in ten thousand years, so the Liu family has many jinshi, talents, and literary talents!" You're a Ryu freak! ”

Liu Chang wanted to defend himself, but he didn't know how to talk about it, so he had to be counted out for no reason, like a child who was punished for doing something wrong.

"And these disc stones, do you know what they mean, and what do they convey to the ancestors?"

The maid replied on her behalf: "I hope that my children and grandchildren will be able to pass the scientific examination, seek fame, take charge of affairs for the emperor, and glorify the ancestors and the court." ”

"Unfilial descendants, so unscrupulous, it's really ashamed to be a descendant of the Liu family!" Liu Sanbian rebuked angrily.

The maid's "heavy words" failed to relieve Liu Chang, he looked aggrieved and didn't know how to vent.

Seeing this, Xiaojuan also sweated for it, and said softly: "Could it be that he offended his ancestors and was reprimanded and humiliated. ”

"Maybe there are grievances!" Liu Ying added. (To be continued......)