Bai Minghe's room was occupied by several women, and then Bai Minghe only had one room with Zhu Jianshen. Every day, two men, one big and one young, are practicing calligraphy, and it seems that Zhu Jianshen is a little better than what Bai Minghe writes.

Bai Minghe is thick-skinned, and he is still very confident in practicing calligraphy.

After fourteen days of traveling, the fleet of the white crane finally arrived at the Weihe wharf.

Generally speaking, there is no such thing as a high-ranking official greeting a low-ranking official, and there is no reason for an elder to greet a junior. But there are thousands of officers and soldiers from the Weishui Wharf lined up to escort them, and Xiao Pingjiang, who is the fifth prefect of Xi'an Prefecture, and Xiao Pingjiang, who is from the Xiao family in Jiangling, greeted the white crane on the wharf with the county order of Meixian County.

It's not to tie up with the white crane, but to be afraid that the white crane team of more than 1,000 people will fill in the mess in Xi'an Mansion.

In the capital, there are more than 10 officials who have suffered strokes, five or six officials who have committed suicide and have not died, and there are 30 who are in fear at home. This time he was ordered to return to his hometown to complete the marriage, and Xiao Zhifu didn't sleep well for a few days of nervousness, just afraid that something would happen to this white-named crane.

Compared with the nervousness of Governor Xiao's mansion, Li County, Meixian County, where the Bai family is located, has lost weight in the past ten days.

He has a seven-grade county order, and in front of Bai Minghe, who is also a seven-grade county order, is young, he can't even be a scumbag. Bai Minghe is above the Golden Palace, and after impeaching more than 100 officials, there are few second-rank and third-grade officials, not only are they unlucky, but they are also promoted.

A small county magistrate, when he saw the white crane get off the boat, he almost knelt down and was about to kneel.

In fact, there is another big man in Xi'an Mansion, that is, Zhu Zhitu, the king of Qin Kang of the Ming Dynasty. But he all went home with his children and grandchildren, and no one should go out during Bai Minghe's stay in Guanzhong. He is not afraid of the white crane, but afraid of Zhu Jianshen. According to the law of Da Ming, the prince is not allowed to meet, and Zhu Jianshen is only a four-year-old child at the moment, so he must choose to avoid it.

Among the people who came to greet them, there were also those who came on behalf of the Bai family, Bai Chongshan, the uncle of Bai Minghe, and Sun Bai Mingqi, the head of the Bai family. As well as a few old people in the clan, as well as some side branches of the Bai family, they originally came to help Bai Minghe carry his luggage.

Governor Xiao took the initiative to greet him, but Bai Minghe was interested, and took the first step to salute: "Lord Xiao welcomes him personally, and the officials are panicked, panicked!" Bai Chongyuan, the second uncle of the white crane, also hurriedly followed to give a salute.

"I am a chess friend with your uncle, this time it is just a family welcome, how can I say that I am going to be an official!" Xiao Zhifu will not admit that he greeted a positive seventh product with the fifth grade, he can't afford to lose this face, but he just said that he came with his friend Bai Chongshan, so it was just a family welcome.

As for Bai Chongyuan's return to his hometown to visit relatives, he was directly ignored by Governor Xiao, because Bai Chongyuan's influence is like the gap between a 100-watt lamp cannon and a light-emitting diode that is less than half a watt.

Therefore, a few polite words on the face are just that.

If you want to say whether you are a real friend or not, Bai is also a big family in this pass, and the eldest son of the Bai family has some face.

There are some contacts with each other, giving each other some face, and naturally they are friends on face.

After the white crane gave the salute, he met with the Li County Order of Meixian County, and the eight forbidden soldiers on the boat carried a plaque down, which read, 'The First Genius of the Ming Dynasty'. The payment and the seal are long live Zhu Qiyu today.

Seeing this plaque, Xiao Zhifu immediately knelt down: "Long live, long live, long live!" "The sergeants and people next to him, even the Bai family, all knelt down, this is the handwriting of the Ming Emperor, kneeling to welcome is a formal ceremony.

After welcoming the plaque, the prefect of Xi'an Xiao said a few polite words to Bai Minghe, accepted the Beijing specialties brought by Bai Minghe and left. And the county magistrate of Meixian accompanied Bai Minghe home, so naturally he also had a gift for him.

Bai Minghe finally saw the Bai family and stood in front of Bai Chongshan, but he didn't know how to call it.

"This is your uncle, don't give a salute yet." Bai Chongyuan urged beside him. At the same time, he hugged his fist: "Big brother, the family is fine!" ”

Bai Chongshan also received a letter from Bai Chongyuan, saying that Bai Minghe had some injuries on his head and some did not recognize people.

The people want to give gifts when they see officials, but even if you are a big official in the clan, you still have to do the courtesy of the younger generations in front of the elders of the direct line. Bai Minghe saluted and was invited to be in the same car with Bai Chongshan. Zhu Jianshen saw so many strangers, grabbed Bai Minghe and didn't let go, and finally got into Bai Chongshan's carriage together.

The county magistrate of Meixian County was under too much psychological pressure in front of Bai Minghe, so he chose to share the car with Bai Chongyuan.

"You can be regarded as returning to your hometown, but you can't avoid the sin of burning the ancestral hall by mistake. Your father knelt in the ancestral hall for three days and three nights, but you fled alone. Although it is said that your mother is eager to protect her son, the family law cannot be abolished, and the money for rebuilding the ancestral hall must also be deducted from the income of your three rooms, and these things are also set by the clan, you know. ”

Bai Minghe nodded, why didn't he take the scholar and run to the capital.

Now I understand that burning the ancestral hall is a big sin, and I should protect myself as my mother in Daming and let me run away quickly. And the task of the scholar should be to help himself cover up, so he went to Sun Yuanjun alone.

It's reliable to think about it, it's not as safe to take refuge in the second uncle as it is to take refuge in your wife.

"How much silver does it cost to repair the ancestral hall?" Bai Minghe asked in a low voice.

"Originally, more than a hundred taels should be enough, but it's just a repair. But when you come back with this plaque, you need to renegotiate, so why should you take this opportunity to expand the ancestral hall. I'm afraid it will cost seven or eight hundred taels of silver. Speaking of money, Bai Chongshan glanced at Bai Minghe and comforted: "You don't have to worry about the silver, since it is overhauled, there are more here for the uncle." ”

"Thank you, uncle!" Bai Minghe didn't say that he brought 100,000 taels back, after all, the uncle is a heart, and this is also family affection.

In modern times, Shirana Crane is an orphan, and the only family affection in his heart is the old director of the orphanage. The biggest regret in Bai Minghe's life is that his son wants filial piety and does not treat him.

I made some money at first, but I still wanted to earn more, and I always thought that one day, I would earn enough money. The old dean would not beg for help anymore because of the funding of the orphanage, but suddenly one day, when Bai Minghe found out that he had money, the old dean was already powerless.

Sitting in the carriage, from Weishui Wharf to Bai's house for a hundred miles, Bai Minghe never spoke again.

In this life, there is a mother. is also a mother who protects her son, and a father who is punished in the ancestral hall for his son. The white crane didn't know how to deal with it, whether it was a cry in the past, or something else.

The carriage finally stopped, Bai Chongshan glanced at Bai Minghe, who was still in a daze, and said in his heart that this child had gone around the capital, or had really grown up. He nodded and stepped out of the carriage first.

This time he got out of the carriage, but Bai Chongshan was startled.

The regular sergeants of the Jinyi Guard, the Great Inner Forbidden Army, and the Five Cities Terracotta Division, as well as a hundred guards wearing military armor, and dozens of people dressed as family members were lining up in front of the Bai family's compound, and then the Bai family saw this momentum.

A few men who were obviously officers were listening to the command of a man dressed as an old servant.

Soon after the sergeants were disbanded, tents were erected in the surrounding clearing. The inferior servants and craftsmen, each with their burdens under the watchful care of dozens of guards, lined up in the courtyard, and then the men set up their tents, and the women lined up the carriages.

The Bai family watched dumbfounded, and it took half an hour for the Bai family compound to be quiet. At this time, Bai Minghe was still sitting in the carriage, and Zhu Jianshen had already fallen asleep, and the journey was a little too hard for a four-year-old child.

Finally, the front of the Bai family's compound was quiet.

The Bai family standing in front of the Bai family's compound is mainly of the same generation as Bai Minghe, and the elders are only his fourth uncle. There is no reason for the father to greet his son in person, even if you are a court, it is impossible for the father to come out to greet the son. This is the rite of the Ming Dynasty, so Bai Minghe's parents are still in the courtyard.

The Bai family is in a hurry, and there are also complaints from the younger generation about how to make them wait so long.

can see that Meixian Li County Ling is also standing outside the door waiting, and no one in the Bai family dares to have any opinions. Meixian Zhao County Ling knew the inside story, and there was a big figure sitting in the carriage. But even if there was no big man, he didn't dare to despise the white crane, so standing here and waiting, naturally he didn't have any opinions.

Soon, Wu Bin and Yang Yi ran to Bai Fu and whispered very respectfully: "The surroundings have been checked, and there are also clear and dark sentinels, there will definitely be no mistakes." ”

Only then did Bai Fu walk to the carriage and bow slightly: "Young Master, I'm home!" ”

It's home! How did the white crane not know that he was home, but he never knew how to face it in his heart. It's not good to get out of the car in a hurry, how can this Zhu Jianshen also be a prince, Jin Yiwei didn't signal the safety of the surroundings, and Bai Minghe didn't dare to get out of the car.

Bai Minghe didn't get out of the car, and Sun Yuanjun didn't get into Baifu first, even if he was in a hurry, he could only wait in the car.

This is really a thousand calls, and the white crane finally appeared in front of everyone.

The appearance of the white crane surprised even those who grew up watching the white crane. Let's not mention that Bai Minghe is wearing a seven-grade official uniform, and he is holding the sleeping four-year-old child in his arms, which makes people puzzled.

Bai Fu waved lightly, and the two maid rings ran over quickly, carefully picking up Zhu Jianshen.

"Young master, you are an official outside the gate of the courtyard, you must not give a salute first."

In front of the Bai Mansion, in addition to the direct elders, all the people in the side branches of the Bai family first gave gifts to the white crane. Then the white crane returned the salute, and when entering the door, the women of the elders of the family swept the dust off the white crane with willow branches, even if there was none, there was a ritual.

Next, the white crane cleaned his hands inside the door, removed the crown, and took off his official uniform.

"The eldest uncle, the second uncle, and the fourth uncle are above, and the nephew is kowtow." The white-named crane knelt down and kowtowed to the elders in the family. Uncle Bai Chongshan helped Bai Minghe up: "Your father and grandmother are in the main hall, go in." ”

Bai Minghe didn't immediately raise his feet, but glanced back at Bai Fu. Bai Fu immediately said: "Young master, don't worry, the people I will keep an eye on outside are all people who abide by the rules!" ”

Only then did the white crane walk to the main hall.

Bai Fu is not a servant of the Bai family, but only volunteered to become Bai Minghe's servant, so the Bai family was very polite and invited Bai Fu to come into the house to eat hot food first and take a rest. also arranged a guest room to rest, Bai Chongyuan thought that Bai Fu's identity was not ordinary, otherwise it would be impossible to make those hundred households so obedient.

Bai Minghe has been imagining all the way what his grandmother and father are like in Daming.

But when I really saw it, the white crane didn't believe his eyes.