In the blink of an eye, Lin Ruhai's 100-day filial piety period was about to expire, and Lin Jin ordered his family to pack his bags and prepare to enter Beijing, and on the other hand, he prepared four-color gifts and went to visit the patriarch.

After presenting the gifts, Lin Jin and the patriarch sat down separately and said with a smile: "After my father's 100 days of filial piety, I will take my family to Beijing." Today I have come to bid farewell to the patriarch. ”

The patriarch's gaze swept over the four unsuccessful gifts on the table, and said slowly: "This time, Brother Sumire is like a dragon entering the sea, I hope that in the future, you will have a prosperous journey, but don't forget your roots." ”

Lin Jin raised her eyebrows lightly and asked provocatively: "I clearly know my origin, but I don't know why the patriarch hasn't forgotten the roots?" For example, when we are observing filial piety, we respond to the requests of our clansmen, and let them say what is what? Or do we let the people make trouble, and we keep quiet? Or did we let the clansmen come to the door to bully, and we were obedient and never resisted? Or ......"

"Bang!" The patriarch put the tea bowl in his hand heavily on the table, with a dark face, and said in a deep voice: "What's the matter, Brother Sumire feels wronged?" Hmph, just what your parents did back then, you didn't exclude your clan from the clan, and you were all generous ......in the clan."

With a sneer, Lin Jin sneered: "Is it really generous, or is it forced by the situation?" I heard my family mention the past, although my parents did something wrong, but there was nothing wrong in the family? Besides, in that situation, did the clan not want to exclude our clan, or couldn't? ”

"Presumptuous!" The patriarch was annoyed and angry, and reprimanded: "You dare to talk to me like this, have you learned all your upbringing and etiquette in the dog's belly?" ”

Lin Jin showed a contemptuous smile, did not refute the patriarch, and said to herself: "The rights and wrongs, grievances and grievances between us and the clan, to this day, it is actually difficult to tell which is right and which is wrong.

Yes, the elders of our family did go too far, but over the years, not to mention that the clan has always relied on our branch to maintain the dignity of the Gusulin family, just to say that during this period, the clan openly and secretly took advantage of our family, is it still less?

Except because Emperor Chrysostom said that the heirs of the Lin family were not allowed to be born within two generations. Except for our family, who can't help our clan in the official way, at other times, we have nothing to ask for. Isn't what our family has done over the years enough to make up for the mistakes made by our ancestors?

The sage has a cloud that 'knowing mistakes can be corrected, and goodness is great', and our family can not only know mistakes but can change them. It is said that 'the grievance should be resolved rather than settled', and I can't write two Lin characters in one stroke, I don't understand, what heinous things have our family done, so many years have passed, and the clan has been holding on to it? Could it be that if our family is down, the clan will be able to get better? ”

The patriarch scoffed at Lin Jin's words to defend his family, and said with resentment: "Cutting off people's futures is no less than killing their parents, and what your family has broken off is not one person's future, but the entire Lin family, which is a whole two generations, since he can't write two Lin characters in one stroke, why did he do it so ruthlessly, so absolutely, as if he treated an enemy?" At that time, could he have imagined that the target of his attack was a clansman who had the same blood as him?

If you really commit a heinous crime, that's not bad, at least the whole clan will be guilty of sinning together, living and dying together, and suffering together, and everyone will be no different from each other. It is not like your father, who is rich and noble, and who are high, and whose people are not inferior in talent to your family, but who have never climbed the ladder to the sky, and whose future is bleak, and can only let your ambitions go to waste.

Originally, he could have made his own family stand on a high place by himself, but in the end, he had to lower his head and rely on your family to survive. How can you understand this humiliation, suffering, and pain? It's absolutely bearable, it's unbearable! ”

From the patriarch's point of view, Lin Jin knew that what he said was right, but she didn't think that it was all the fault of her own parents, so she defended: "Although I haven't experienced the events of the past, I have heard my family tell me that my family didn't want to cut off the clansmen's Qingyun Road, but just wanted to teach a lesson, but he didn't know people clearly, so in the end, it became a situation that even he didn't expect." ”

The patriarch did not agree with Lin Jin's defense, and still blamed all the blame on Lin Jin's great-grandfather, and said unceremoniously: "If there was no cause for him, there would be no effect." If there is no house thief, there will be no ghosts. ”

Although Lin Jin smiled, her eyes were cold, and she asked: "Speaking of which, and further down, obviously, no matter what I say, it will be in vain." But I still want to ask, what does our family have to do in order to satisfy our people and forgive us? Even if it's a prison sentence, there has to be a time limit, right? ”

"No matter what you do, you will never be forgiven." The patriarch said categorically, "You tell us, how can we forgive your family?" If you can resolve the resentment of those people in the clan who have wasted their years and wasted their ambitions, and thus have no hope of dying, if you can resolve them, perhaps your family can be forgiven by us. ”

People cannot be resurrected after death, and the patriarch's words are equivalent to blocking all roads. Lin Jin was silent for a moment, thinking of the various actions of the clan after his family came back, and thought that since the patriarch had this attitude, then the clansmen should almost all have this idea, so Lin Ruhai's idea of changing the relationship with the clan was doomed to fail, because as long as the clansmen's idea did not change, then their family would always be sinners in the eyes of the clansmen, and it was impossible to be forgiven.

Lin Jin, who came from later generations, actually couldn't understand the feelings of the clansmen in this era for the clan, just like the post-90s and post-00s in later generations couldn't understand the life of a big family in the fifties and sixties, and didn't understand why one person needed to take care of the whole family; In addition, although she came to the clan several times, she did not stay for a long time, and she had no feelings with the clansmen; And she felt that she had done enough to make up for her mistakes, and since people refused to forgive, there was no need to stretch her face over and let them beat her.

Lin Jin, who had made up her mind, said with a smile: "Since this is the case, then the last thing I can do for the clan is that before I am filial, I promise that I will not let anyone fight the idea of the clan industry, but after three years of filial piety, I don't care." Therefore, please also ask the patriarch and the clansmen to prepare how to deal with it in advance. ”

The patriarch was stunned when he heard this, and asked puzzledly, "What do you mean by this?" When did the clan accept your affection? After your father passed away, you couldn't even keep your own property, and you are still here to talk about what to keep the family's property, and the sun is still in the sky at this time, and it hasn't set yet, what are you dreaming about! ”

Lin Jin allowed her own property to be coveted, and therefore sold a lot, in accordance with Lin Ruhai's advice before his death to "hide clumsily and keep foolish" to show weakness, but she had no intention of saying this to the patriarch, but said: "I am not like my father, I have feelings for the clan and feel indebted." As I said just now, I think our family has done enough for the clan, even if it was once sinful, it should be redeemed for generations. I didn't keep my property because I knew that my family was not treated well by the clan, so I wanted to keep my distance from the clan. ”

Looking at the patriarch, she chuckled and said: "As for saying that I will keep the property in the clan, you can believe it or not, but you should know that the Gusu Lin clan is no longer what it used to be, and it can gain a foothold in Gusu, and it is still a family, relying on my father." After my father's death, our family will be coveted by others, and they will want to divide up my family's property, so many industries in the clan, but no one has made up their minds, this is not normal, is there no suspicion of the patriarch? ”

Without waiting for the patriarch to say anything, she asked and replied: "This is because when my father passed away, he hoped that I could continue to compensate the clan like my ancestors before, so I worked hard to keep the clan property, in fact, our family property did not have to lose so much, and some of it was lost in order to keep the clan property in exchange for benefits."

According to my heart, I don't want to, because I think the clan has been accustomed to our family to 'pick up the bowl to eat meat, put down the bowl and scold the mother', but my father always feels ......"

The patriarch interrupted her angrily, "What do you mean by picking up a bowl to eat meat, putting down the bowl and scolding your mother, do you think the clan is ungrateful?" Everything has a cause and effect, you clearly know what the cause of these things is, and you are still here to blame the people, you are not qualified to do this at all! ”

Lin Jin said lightly: "We have discussed the differences on this issue just now, and we have different understandings of the events and responsibilities of the year, so the conclusions we draw are naturally different.

What I want to say is that the relationship between the clan and the clan is normally mutually beneficial, the clan provides assistance and support to the clan, and the clansmen benefit with the help of the clan, and then give back to the clan part. But here in our family it is the opposite, it has always been the clan that is taking, our family is giving, but never getting anything from the clan, is this fair? ”

Lin Jin made a gesture to stop the patriarch from speaking, and continued: "I know that the patriarch should want to talk about the fact that my patriarch cut off the future of the clan again, but the patriarch you have also been saying that there is a cause and effect, so why did my patriarch do such a thing, and why didn't you mention the reason?" Yes, in the words of the patriarch, it is my parents who are sorry for the clan, but isn't it the clan who are sorry for my parents first, so that the consequences of the latter come about? ”

The patriarch refuted unconvinced: "Even if the clan is sorry for your family first, but your family's means of revenge are too ruthless and too desperate, you know, this is a relative with the same bloodline, not an enemy!" ”

Seeing that the topic came back again, Lin Jin didn't want to entangle the question of "chicken first, or egg first" with the patriarch, and said with a smile: "The grievances and entanglements of the older generation have been left until now, the public says that the public is reasonable, and the mother says that the mother is reasonable, and none of us can convince anyone, so let's reserve our opinions." ”

The purpose of her trip has already been answered, and she has said everything she should say, so Lin Jin did not stay at the patriarch's house for long, and left with her hand.