Chapter 81: Back to the door
Ye Xiaotian is still the first time to Tianfu, Tianfu is not so much Tianfu as Tianzhuang, that's right, on the outskirts of the city, a whole village, inhabited by the Tian family.
But no matter who comes here, as long as they come here, they will not treat it as a village, just the rows of buildings, the structure of blue bricks and tiles, it is impossible for a small village to have, the whole village is such a building, that kind of ancient majesty momentum jumps out.
There is a torii at the entrance of the village, and then there are arches one after another inside. This archway is not just to be erected, from the ancient archway, you can understand how glorious and long the history of this ancient Qianzhong wang clan is.
When did the history of the Tian clan begin? No one knows, but in 706 BC, which is recorded in historical sources, the Tian clan was already a prominent clan in Qianzhong. According to the Taiping Yulan, during the reign of Emperor Ming of the Three Kingdoms, the handsome Tian Yizong led 4,000 households.
The land of barbarians, vast and sparsely populated, had 4,000 households at that time, and it is conceivable how powerful the Tian clan was at that time. Ye Xiaotian sat in the car, looking up at the dizzying archways, and couldn't help but feel the long historical heritage.
Tian Miaowen, who was sitting next to him, showed a hint of gloom in her eyes, and said in a low voice: "When we lost the land of the two states, we moved here with our clan. These torii arches were all moved from their hometowns......"
When Ye Xiaotian heard this, his brows couldn't help jumping. The difficulty of traveling in Qiandi, he can not understand it anymore, so many large stone arches to be dismantled one by one, and then transferred to this place, the huge amount of work can be imagined, the cost of this move alone, for a small toast, can spend more than sixty percent of his savings.
Tian Miaowen said: "The glory of our Tian family, now only these arches that record the glory of the ancestors are left. But our descendants of the Tian clan stand here with them. Not for vanity and ostentation, but to remember what our ancestors created for us and what we lost. What is lost, we will get it back! ”
Ye Xiaotian gently held her hand, but he didn't say anything more. Heaven is impermanent. There is no huge force that can last for generations, even if it is as powerful as the first emperor and mighty as the Tang Sect, what is left now?
The defeat of the Tian clan was peaceful, so the descendants still held great wealth and talents, which was different from the defeat of an empire, where the descendants were killed and the survivors were closely monitored and controlled. This gave Tian a trace of vitality.
However, it is easy to sprout on an old tree that has decayed, and the probability of growing back into a towering tree is far less than that of a new seedling that grows independently.
The residence of the Tian family's house is like a village in the village, a tall lintel, and there are light blue dismount steles and supper stones in front of the door. The dismount monument is for guests passing by the gate or visiting here. The level is lower than that of the master of the house, so he has to dismount and walk. As a sign of respect.
The upper horse stone is used when the master of the house goes out to ride the horse, and there are deep wear marks and foot pits on the top, which shows how much it has been used. There is also a dismount stone, but it is not called a dismount stone, because "dismounting" is not an auspicious word, so it is natural to avoid it.
Get out of the car and enter the gate. Straight an avenue, the end of the golden wall is brilliant, like a temple, that is the ancestral temple of the Tian family. There are portals on the left and right, and each gate enters. It is an independent courtyard, which is where the high-status clansmen and descendants of the clan live, and the higher the status, the closer the courtyard is to the ancestral shrine.
Tian Miaowen was half a step behind, and Ye Xiaotian walked to the end of the ancestral hall, all the way, the clansmen who came and went saw it, and when they looked at the posture of the two of them, Tian Miaowen was actually half a step behind Ye Xiaotian, and they understood his identity when they landed.
The marriage of the eldest lady of the Tian family was a bizarre event, without three media and six certificates, and without coming to the door to marry, she went directly to Woniu Mountain to be Mrs. Zhangyin, which can be called a great miracle through the ages. Now the arrival of the Tian family's aunt and uncle is even more unusual, and he didn't tell him in advance, so he let the clan greet him, so he walked in casually, as if the family members went out this morning and returned at noon.
"Miss......"
"This is the outer son."
"Hello uncle!"
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"The Needle is back!"
"Hello Uncle Five! This is the outer son. ”
"Hahaha, welcome, welcome, you are Xiaotian, oops, this is the first time you have come to the door of our summer mansion, you must come often in the future......"
Along the way, everyone who saw them greeted Tian Miaowen first, but their eyes were all looking at Ye Xiaotian, some were curious, some were affectionate, and some were faintly vigilant and vigilant. This is the killing god who has killed four toasts, and there are more than 100 toasts in Guizhou, and there is such a wonderful character, and you can't be afraid of it.
Therefore, when they walked into the courtyard where Tian Miaowen lived alone, and asked the maids and maids who came up to greet and wait, Tian Miaowen suddenly chuckled and said to Ye Xiaotian: "I estimate that after the death of the eldest brother, I, a married girl, can still control them, and the big reason is because of you, my man!" ”
This sentence "my man" was slightly shy, and Ye Xiaotian's heart fluttered when he heard it, and he blurted out a question he was most concerned about: "Where do I sleep tonight?" ”
Tian Miaowen blurred her cheeks and smacked him lightly: "My house is so big, I'm afraid there is no place for you to sleep?" ”
Ye Xiaotian coughed and said cheekily: "Don't worry, don't worry, in fact, the place I need is not big." Cough! Lady, you and I have already had a name, but we don't have a round house yet! ”
Tian Miaowen didn't think that she would bring Ye Xiaotian home today, she was already panicked, and when he said it so bluntly, she was even more flustered, Rao is she was alert, and she didn't know how to respond, so she quickly changed the topic and said: "You don't want to see Yanming, I have already called someone to call him." ”
As soon as Tian Miaowen's voice fell, she heard a loud voice outside the big house: "Dang Yanming asks to see you!" ”
Tian Miaowen's eyes flickered towards Ye Xiaotian and said, "Let's talk, I'll go back and change my clothes!" ”
Without waiting for Ye Xiaotian to answer, Tian Miaowen fled and left, being looked at by Ye Xiaotian's aggressive gaze, she was really unnatural. Ye Xiaotian's eyes were like a pair of hooks. It was as if it could strip her of her clothes and make her flustered. But this is her husband, and he really can't afford to resist.
Tian Miaowen hurriedly walked into her boudoir, and first saw her moon cave bed with a cloud pattern of Huanghuali at a glance, Tian Miaowen thought, "Where will he sleep tonight?" ”
Tian Miaowen bit her lip and walked to the dresser and sat down a little confused. In the mirror, Zhu Yan is really true, and the spring is on her brows, and the charming and sultry style is really not what she is familiar with, as if she has seen a woman she doesn't know at all.
Tian Miaowen bit her lip and stared at the woman in the mirror, stared at it for a long time, suddenly grabbed an ivory comb, and threw it into the mirror with shame and annoyance, and then didn't look at the shameless woman in the mirror. With a twist of his waist, he turned around......
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In the small study, there is a stove of sandalwood.
The sandalwood is curling, but it can't calm down Tian Miaowen's wisps of affection.
She held her cheeks in one hand, her green sleeves were half-faded, revealing a snow-white wrist, and a crystal clear jade bracelet in her wrist. In the other hand, he held a flower.
A few branches have been inserted in the jade bottle, look at the flowers. Plum blossoms, wax plums, narcissus, camellia, Tian Da girl should want to insert a bottle of "Four Friends in the Snow".
He once studied under the master Xie Tianlu Xie, a famous flower arranger in Jinling. Miss Tian, who has a deep knowledge in the art of flower arrangement, this vase of flowers is so messy that if Master Xie sees it, it is estimated that she will be able to die of anger, but if she wants to let Miss Xia Yingying of Hongfeng Lake see it, she will definitely be able to become a confidant.
The bottle has been inserted with plum blossoms, wax plums and narcissus. No! That's not a plug, it's just thrown in at random, she is holding a branch of camellia in her hand, and she is lit in the bottle for a while, and her eyes are fluttering. I don't know where my mind has gone.
"Miss!"
"Miss?"
There were several calls at the door one after another, Tian Miaowen finally heard it, her eyes were clear, and she sat up straight: "Come in!" ”
Dang Yanming stepped into the study and saluted Tian Miaowen with a fist: "Miss, my uncle has finished asking." ”
Tian Miaowen blurted out: "What did he ask you?" ”
Without waiting for Dang Yanming to answer, Tian Miaowen suddenly cut off again: "Forget it, you don't have to tell me!" ”
Dang Yanming's tone was suffocated, and when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed them back, Tian Miaowen said, "What about my uncle?" ”
Dang Yanming said: "A few elders in the clan heard that my uncle came to the door, came to see him, and was talking in the hall. ”
Tian Miaowen let out an "oh" and said, "Go ahead!" ”
Dang Yanming complied, and was just about to turn around and leave, when Tian Miaowen suddenly asked again: "...... did he ask you?"
Dang Yanming turned around and stood with his hands down, looking at Tian Miaowen, Tian Miaowen thought about it, and waved her hand a little annoyedly: "Forget it, don't say it!" ”
"What don't you have to say?" With the voice, Ye Xiaotian walked in with a smile.
Dang Yanming hurriedly bowed and said, "Uncle! ”
Ye Xiaotian nodded, walked towards Tian Miaowen, and Dang Yanming took the opportunity to retreat.
"Ahh Are you arranging flowers? It's really well inserted, this artistic conception is the realm of 'unity of heaven and man', right? Such as the air between the color, the moon in the water, the image in the mirror, the words are endless and the meaning is endless! ”
Ye Xiaotian didn't know how to arrange flowers, but when he was in prison, he had heard a few words from a prisoner who was very accomplished in flower arrangement.
Tian Miaowen looked at him and found that he was not laughing at himself, nor was he deliberately ridiculing, he was really amazed, and then looked at the messy "Four Friends of the Year", and his heart couldn't help but be a little messy.
"Ahem!"
Ye Xiaotian, who was pretending to be elegant, said a few nonsense, and felt that he had fully demonstrated his extraordinary knowledge, so he sat down on the chair and said with a smile: "Just now, your third, fourth, seventh, and thirteenth uncles are here, I think they are very polite to me, and even ...... It's a bit of a stutter, and this should all be in your face. The situation of the Tian family doesn't seem to be as serious as you said. ”
Tian Miaowen smiled bitterly: "The elders you mentioned are all interested in the position of the head of the family. ”
Tian Miaowen poured a cup of tea for Ye Xiaotian and sighed: "Our Tian family, it is true that there will not be a tragic situation like the brothers of the Yang family in Shiqian, nor will it be as tragic as the Zhan family, because it has always been a tradition that our Tian family is dominated by the Changfang family, firmly controlling all rights, and the other rooms are suppressed and unable to move." ”
Ye Xiaotian bowed his head and said, "I understand!" The Tian family is no longer than it was back then, once the power is dispersed, there is no hope of reviving the glory of the ancestors, so it must be centralized in the long house! ”
Tian Miaowen said: "Not bad! Because of this, except for one of my long rooms, the strength of the other rooms is too thin, and after the death of the eldest brother, the core strength of the Tian family is in my hands, so no one can turn the sky over. ”
Ye Xiaotian frowned and said, "Then what are you worried about?" ”
Tian Miaowen showed a wry smile and said, "I am no longer a member of the Tian family, and this power must be handed over." It is precisely because each room is weak that none of them has the ability and prestige to submit to each room, so no matter who I choose as the head of the house, the other rooms will not be convinced. ”
Tian Miaowen flexed her fingers and said, "The power is concentrated in the long room, but things must always be done in each room, right?" My third uncle is in charge of my Tian family's business operations and holds the greatest wealth; The fourth uncle is in charge of agriculture and animal husbandry, so he is mainly responsible for the allocation of manpower; The seventh uncle is in charge of housekeeping, and he manages the daily affairs of the entire family, so his prestige is extremely high. The thirteenth uncle is in charge of the clan rules and criminal law, and everyone in the house is a little afraid of him......"
Tian Miaowen took a deep breath and said, "My brother bears the heavy responsibility of revitalizing the family, and he is often on the go, how can he be entangled in trivial matters, which must be taken care of by other people in the family. When my brother was here, no one dared to be ambitious, but my brother was no longer there, and I was married out, who could serve whom among them? ”
Ye Xiaotian frowned and said: "Since you actually still control the absolute power of the Tian family, whether they are convinced or not, as long as you choose the candidate to succeed the head of the family and hand over the core power to him, are you afraid that he will not be able to deter the brothers of the house?" ”
Tian Miaowen shook her head and said: "At the beginning, everyone sat on an equal footing and called brothers and sisters, but now you respect me and am inferior, and there is a difference between the top and bottom." Even the founding emperors who beat the country with a knife and a gun, still have to worry about the old brothers who don't know how to advance or retreat, not to mention that the human rights of the people who are supported are so easy to get the position?
They don't need to muster up the courage to fight with force, as long as they are disgruntled, and from now on they will deviate from morality and act passively, and everything I handed over today will soon fall apart. ”
Ye Xiaotian said in a deep voice: "Use thunderbolt means to deter you, who dares to disobey the yang and the yin?" Since the prestige of the new head of the family cannot be won by his ability, as long as he sits firmly in the position of the head of the family for a while, it will be established. When I went to Beijing, you were able to decisively contact the Yu family, suppress the Zhang family, and make a catastrophe invisible, how decisive was that, why are you indecisive now? ”
Tian Miaowen was silent, and only said after a while: "That's right, but it involves the relatives of the clan, how easy is it to talk about?" ”
Tian Miaowen's words suddenly made Ye Xiaotian's heart feel something. Yes, he is not resolute and decisive in dealing with things, but if he changes anyone to make the big brother's messy accounts, he has already been resolutely dealt with, but if he is replaced by his eldest brother, he is not helpless?
Ye Xiaotian gently held Tian Miaowen's hand: "So, who is your preferred choice for the head of the family?" ”
Tian Miaowen said: "Tian Jiaxin, the eldest son of the seventh uncle's family! ”
Ye Xiaotian nodded: "I know!" ”
Tian Miaowen said a little nervously: "Don't hurt my clansmen!" ”
Ye Xiaotian raised his eyebrows, with a slight hint of evil: "Of course not!" ”
Tian Miaowen said with relief: "Thank you!" Caring is chaotic, I really don't know what to do. ”
Ye Xiaotian said: "You and I are husband and wife, why thank you!" By the way, tonight...... Where do I sleep? ”
Tian Miaowen pinched him angrily, and said coquettishly: "I know that I think about this...... You sleep on the floor! Saying "poof" and laughing, smudged his cheeks, as bright as a peach and plum.
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(To be continued......)