Chapter 22: The Gossip of the Cheap Father-in-law
All families with a long heritage will have their own ancestral halls, worship their ancestors, show their majesty and grandeur externally, unite people's hearts internally, and use the power left by their ancestors as an insurance for the family when necessary. Cangming Longjia is a contemporary first-class family, the grandeur of the ancestral hall, boasting of the world, only slightly inferior to the Yingyang Zhu family, but the connotation of it, and not the Zhu family can be compared, all the important people of the Long family, after death will enter the ancestral shrine, accept the incense of the descendants, but also to erect a monument to build a statue.
Even ordinary descendants of the Long family, as long as they do not betray the family, there will be a grave, or after the ashes are burned, there is an inconspicuous tablet on the shelf for their direct descendants to sacrifice, which is the minimum funeral specification for the Dragon family.
However, Long Xian'er, Long Yun'er, and Long Ling'er's biological mothers, after they died of illness, were not sent to the ancestral hall, but Long Chengyun personally built a quiet small tomb for him in the mountains and forests behind his own mansion.
It is said that because Long Carrier loves this wife too much, he is reluctant to let her be buried alone in the ancestral hall, lonely and lonely, but buries people in the back mountain, so that the two can meet, as long as others are in the Hou Mansion, they will take time to go to the grave of his wife to burn incense and say a word.
In this era of ups and downs, strength is supreme, and men are inferior to women, a man has such an image, which is not an advantage, and others will not praise any husband and wife affectionately, especially in the eyes of the Long family, many people secretly laugh shamefully, feeling that Hou Ye is indulging in love, not enterprising, and not a hero, even if he has been fighting for the family for the north and south all these years, every time the family is in danger, he has been on the front line and has never retreated, similar ridicule has never been broken, and it is even said that Long Chengyuan has not liked the Long family in the past few years, which is also related to this.
It wasn't until his two daughters came out of nowhere one after another, together with Long Jintao, who came out of the traitorous clan, that the entire Long family stepped on the bottom in turn, so the voice finally changed, this time Wen Qu came back from illness, and he was very surprised to hear that people were talking about the legend that Weiyuan Hou Tiehan was tender, he could fight in battle, and he could carry it when he went home.
...... History, as expected, is written by the victors.
Of course, along with these positive propaganda that the Long clan can build momentum, it is inevitable that some idlers who "father is more expensive than daughter" and "not reborn male and reborn female" ridiculed, this kind of thing is that no matter how powerful the power is, no matter how powerful the propaganda is, it is inevitable.
Wen Quzhi has the urge to laugh dumbly at this, if Yun'er is also there, I don't know what kind of mood it will be when I hear such a loving legend of my parents?
“...... She's always been a simple woman, so she should be very happy...... Hmm, it seems that I didn't bring something missing, and I didn't bring incense, candles, and flowers to the grave, which is a bit unreasonable......"
Suddenly realized that he was actually coming empty-handed, Wen Quzhi was quite annoyed, he came to see someone else, he must have more than one thing than one less, and when he arrived, he gave the other party a big face, and what kind of gift did he want? Do you really think that you are an idle beggar who has nothing to do...... However, Yun'er's mother is like a mother-in-law to herself, and she has to show respect for herself no matter what, and her heart has to arrive, let alone ...... In the past, people were pretty good to themselves......
...... Huh? She's nice to me? Why do I feel this way? I don't seem to have any memory? Did she do anything to me?
The sudden feeling made Wen Quzhi frown, and after thinking about it a little, he only remembered that the lady looked very noble, with a temperament that was born to be a superior person, very beautiful, very smiling, and ...... I like to take things for myself.
During the war of the hundred tribes, the demons ravaged the land, all over the material was difficult, ordinary people often ate the last meal and did not have the next meal, it was lucky enough not to become the next meal in the mouth of the demon, he also wandered with his father in those years, he could not live in peace, and it was common to not be able to eat, but only in the days when he was a guest in the Hou Mansion, he was full of food every day, and the lady often took some cakes, snacks, desserts and the like to stuff herself, so that she was really happy.
A person who often gives himself something to eat, of course, is a good person, and he must be good to himself, and the impression also comes from this, but it seems that there is something behind him, but he can't remember it well......
Wen Quzhi couldn't help but rub his forehead, feeling a little uncomfortable, with his current cultivation, he shouldn't have this feeling, and suddenly saw several maids and maids, holding bamboo baskets, coming out of the Hou Mansion and walking towards the back mountain, looking at the appearance, it seemed that they were going to the tomb of Yun'er's mother with something to worship.
“...... It's not bad, it's kind of hearted. ”
With the current powerful position of the Weiyuan Marquis's Mansion, of course, the master does not need to do this kind of thing to sweep the tomb of his wife, and the palace organizes a 100-person tomb guard team to be directly stationed at the point to guard and sweep every day, which can be regarded as the "minimum prestige" that the Long family is accustomed to.
“...... It's also good to be developed, at least there are a lot of servants under him, even if you don't want more, people will take the initiative to stuff it...... If Yun'er sees this, she should be able to put some snacks, right?"
Wen Quzhi muttered, "Wait, they brought sacrifices, and I just didn't bring sacrifices...... Why don't you all get together and let me do the gift on my behalf, well, that's just right, that's a real ...... I'm a little embarrassed. ”
said that he was embarrassed, but in fact, there was no such possibility at all, Wen Quai's body flashed, and he appeared directly behind the team of servants.
This is the rear of the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion, a large number of construction workers, miscellaneous servants in the mansion, and armed guards come and go, not only hundreds of pairs of eyes are watching nearby, but also because it is the burial place of the biological mother of the divine concubine, in order to prevent opponents such as the Heart Demon Pavilion from doing badly, more techniques have been specially arranged. But Wen Quzhi appeared directly behind them, but no one noticed it, everyone turned a blind eye to him, even the latest investigation technique of the Hou Mansion, the magic circle that could sweep out the existence of the Heavenly Rank, did not have an extra point.
Again, as long as the inner world is swallowed, they can take away all these sacrifices, and if people stay here, they won't even notice that the bamboo basket in their hands is empty......
Wen Qu was about to start like this, and suddenly felt that there was something wrong around, and some strange breath came faintly from the back mountain, and he didn't find it at first, but with the internal qi activated, it was vaguely touched, and then he found that some ominous breath was hidden in the back mountain.
...... It's kind of interesting, which way is there? Is it a hidden guard, or is there someone plotting against it?
I happened to arrive at this time, it can be regarded as a coincidence, let's go into the mountain to see, I can let myself not check the existence for a while, not like the people of the Long family, if it is not the secret hand of Long Xian'er, maybe, it is an old friend of the Heart Demon Pavilion, who is doing something good, then it is no wonder that he stepped on it.
“...... Hou Ye's feelings for his wife are really deep, after his wife has died for so many years, Hou Ye has no idea of continuation, and he has always been clean and self-conscious. ”
"If the lady didn't leave so early, now that the young ladies are out, no one dares to look down on the Hou Ye, but the huge Hou Mansion is empty, the eldest lady never comes back, the second miss has been missing for a long time, and the third miss will not come back for a few years, the Hou Ye is alone in such a big industry, but it is lonely and desolate, so good...... Okay that's that. ”
The little maid didn't say it clearly, otherwise it would be slandering the master's family, and it was a sin that the Cangming Long family did not take down the family law of being a person, which was a crime that could be killed directly, but the meaning of her words, everyone also understood, and an older servant woman couldn't help but sigh: "Master Hou is really a good person, he is kind-hearted, and there is no one in the Long family who is as good as him, but it's a pity that he picked such a lady and caused such a disaster, and now it's like this...... It's basically a broken family. ”
If this sentence is seriously investigated, killing a hundred times with a rod is considered light, and ordinary people really dare not say it, but this servant woman is obviously an old man in the Hou Mansion, with a special status, and the dragon carrier has always been generous to the emperor, and never puts on the majesty of the master, and the servant in the palace is grateful in his heart, but he does not have a sense of crisis in his words and deeds.
The young servant, who didn't know these old things in the house, listened to the seniors, and became curious for a while, chattering, and getting together to ask endlessly, and the older one, obviously resentful, wanted to complain for the master, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he said unscrupulously.
“...... The master of our family, unlike the masters of other families, is born in hard work, and the masters of other Long families, each of them are born noble, and the wealth of his life is brought from his mother's womb, and he has enjoyed it inexhaustibly since he was a child, only this one in our family, every point is earned by real merit, and when he was young, he killed the enemy on the battlefield......"
The voice came into Wen Quai's ears, which made him think, as a real "high-level person", the information he heard was naturally not a rumor spread by the world, but a detailed information book produced by the Shattered Star Cluster and Duckweed Residence.
I still know a little bit about the person who carries the dragon. Born in the period of the Great War of the Hundred Clans, at that time the Long family was also stormy, hard support, he was just an ordinary member of the many descendants of the Dragon surname, regardless of qualification or wisdom, there was no special performance, it belonged to the kind of humble school that was dedicated to hard work, and made up for clumsiness with diligence, and finally in many wars because of the accumulation of merit and was promoted from a small officer to a general.
The Long family did not forget the internal struggle in the war of the hundred clans, after several changes of power, the head of the family fell on the head of his department, but as the brother of the contemporary head of the family, he was not sociable, the strength was average, and he was a little square and close, and he did not soar because of this, but because he was an eyesore everywhere, he was chased around, as a tool to take advantage of, every time the family had hard work to take the lead, he would be assigned to do it, when others died in the wealth, he was born and died in the fight with demons, tired to death.
...... Hey, why do I suddenly feel very understandable about this painful mood and situation?
Suddenly came to mind, Wen Qu was sick and couldn't help it, but at least there is one point, he will never do it, that is, his life can be sold, and he can suffer hardship, but the money must also be collected, and the benefits must not be less, and he will never work hard like a dragon carrier, and then all the credit will be given to people in the end.
If you were treated like this, you would have defected to the enemy early in the morning, and maybe you would have thrown yourself over with the boss's head...... But if you think about it carefully, the previous boss didn't seem to be so easy to betray, so I can only be grateful that he still has a little lower limit?
This is not entirely a selfish idea, but with the rise of status, honor and disgrace are no longer only related to individuals, but also to the people below, and a leader who does not know how to fight for his own welfare will only make the whole team suffer together.
If a leader is forced to take half a step back, the loss may not be much, and it can be tolerated, but his subordinates and his family may have to take ten steps back, and the grievances and substantial benefits lost for this are incalculable...... It's a pity that the dragon carrier doesn't seem to know.
...... It is said that the cheap father-in-law is this kind of personality, and it is really a miracle that he was able to soak in a girl and marry a wife, and he can live to this day, which is worthy of being listed as the two miracles of the Long family. But considering that he was able to give birth to three talented daughters in a row, it seems that these two miracles are nothing......
Wen Qu thought maliciously, but heard the elderly servant woman say: "Master Hou has been fighting demons for most of his life, and the years have passed, and he has never married a wife and started a family, and then he ...... It was also on the battlefield that I met Madame. ”
But this is not the kind of iron horse Jingo, the encounter between women and heroes, which can make the world admire, and even the love that has been passed down through the ages begins here......
In the materials read by Wen Quai, Long Cheng in a certain battle, just saved a convoy attacked by demons, that is a rich merchant surnamed Bai, with a lifetime of accumulation, a considerable amount of property, the whole family fled on the way, but was chased and killed by demons, the door was almost dead, only a frightened orphan girl was left, because there was nowhere to go, in order to seek peace in the troubled times, he entrusted his body and property to the Long family, and was placed in the home of the dragon carrier.
...... The young lady surnamed Bai brought a lot of money, which even the Long family at that time coveted, and she was not only rich, but also embarrassed to spend money, very beautiful...... Very beautiful!