The county government fu guest house is not far from the county government fu in a small building, usually the relevant departments of the county to entertain the superior leaders to visit the inspection work are arranged here to rest.

At this time, the waiter in charge of registration in the hall on the first floor saw a group of soldiers coming in with three elderly chiefs. Immediately come out from behind the counter to say hello. Those who can work in the place are not afraid of being blind.

Xiao Zhou took out their documents and handled them quickly. Everyone followed the waiter to the second floor, looked at the various rooms, nodded with satisfaction, and left two large rooms for Cheng Lao and Lin Lao, each picked the left and right rooms, and washed and rested with the hot water sent by the waiter.

After the room was assigned, Zhou Xiaozheng left his wife Lin Lishan to accompany Mr. Lin to the end of the second floor, Zhou Xiaozheng knocked on the door and entered the room of Mr. and Mrs. Cheng.

Mrs. Cheng pulled him to sit down with a smile, "It's all cleaned up outside, right?" Let your daughter-in-law do it. Some of our words are not suitable for outsiders. ”

Zhou Xiaozheng nodded with a smile and sat down, many things today were in his expectations, but things also exceeded his expectations. He still wants to improve his understanding of his parents.

Cheng Sijin said, "Big brother, you have to spare time to talk to us at night." Knowing that I found you, I didn't even ask for leave. My grandfather told me on his deathbed. I also have some things to tell you about your Zhou family and the Gu family. Especially the things that take care of the family, you have to weigh it in your heart. ”

Mrs. Cheng patted Zhou Xiaozheng's hand, sighed, and looked at him to stop talking, but finally didn't say anything.

Zhou Xiaozheng glanced at the old lady with an unpredictable expression, and somewhat understood in his heart that there were some words that were too many people to explain in detail before, and the aunt should have something to explain tonight.

Cheng Lao saw him come in, asked Xiao Chen to guard the door of the living room, don't let everyone in, and got up and led them into the room inside. After everyone sat down, he picked up the two suitcases he brought with him, put them on the table, and gently flicked the boxes with both hands, his face was full of memories.

After a while, he said to Zhou Xiaozheng, "After your mother passed away, your aunt collected the couple's belongings and some letters, and planned to keep them as a souvenir. There is also a box of documents donated by your mother and some of the Gu family's Zhou family title deeds, some of which are also invalid. These two boxes are the only relics left by your parents, so keep them as a souvenir. The contents will be told to you by your aunt.

Let's take advantage of the fact that there will be no one here, so let's talk about the origin of our three families first. You are the only bloodline of the Zhou family and the Gu family, and many things on the ancestors should have been explained to you by your father, but now they and the uncle are gone. Si Jin, you are the son and grandson of the Cheng family, you know the ancestral deeds of the three families best, first tell your eldest brother, let your eldest brother know in his heart. Wait for your mother to talk about the rest with your eldest brother. ”

Cheng Sijin nodded seriously and began to state, "...... That's it, the eldest son and grandson of our three main houses have left wills from generation to generation, and our three families secretly support each other. When I arrived at my grandfather, I saw that the two families of Zhou Gu were scattered, and I was powerless to help, so I saw through the world that only the military power in my hands could protect myself, so I abandoned my pen and began to let my father practice martial arts and join the army. On his deathbed, he hated it and repeatedly told him that he had to find the child. And the eldest aunt also asked the aunt to find a way to let you join the martial arts before she died, so that you could live in peace in the future. ”

After listening to Zhou Xiaozheng, he was speechless for a long time, and after a while, he whispered: "Thank you, you have a heart." The friendship of Zhou Gucheng's three families is here, and our two brothers will definitely inherit it. ”

Cheng Lao sighed and said with emotion: "The three of us have not had a mess for three hundred years, but in the end, the main house still fell into the hands of the side house. If it weren't for the Cheng family joining the army in my generation, it is estimated that the three main houses would have withered. ”

Zhou Xiaozheng chuckled and said, "Auntie, tell me in detail how my maternal grandfather and grandmother were forced?" And how did my parents get away with their deaths? It stands to reason that the Eight-Nation Alliance withdrew at that time, and my father was in Jiangnan Gu's family, so his life should not be in danger, so why did he hide in secret? The two of them are in the Gu family, they have bodyguards, money in their hands, and connections, so they will not be cornered by a few gangs of bandits. ”

Old Mrs. Cheng nodded in agreement, and said with a hateful expression: "Something happened to the Zhou family, I heard that Zhou Jinyu died, your grandfather and your mother came back from the capital to see that something was wrong, and secretly transferred some assets, planning to send us abroad, but before the arrangements were made with your mother, they fell ill." Your grandmother is not at home, she relies on her husband and daughter. At this moment, all the pillars of the family fell, and the servants in the house began to be unable to command.

The patriarch and the patriarch came to the door and said that if your grandfather's lineage does not recruit a son-in-law, he will pass on. But if it's a restep, you can only pass the partial house. Besides, if it had been passed a long time ago, who would have agreed?

Your grandfather pushed a few times, and saw that he was about to leave, just then your father returned to Gu's house. Your grandfather saw through money and moved people's hearts, but even your father and mother were no match for the clansmen. Before he died, he repeatedly told us juniors to fly away and not come back in the future.

When he left, your grandmother kept blaming herself, blaming herself for not giving birth to a son. At this time, those clansmen came to the door and kept blaming her for dominating your grandfather at the beginning, and she didn't give him a concubine, and she fell down in a hurry when she became ill.

Your father and mother have to deal with the people and take care of the old lady who has collapsed in bed. Those people are still not giving up, not to mention recruiting sons-in-law, so they emphasize succession. In addition to being famous, your father has made friends with several literati and has no background in Jiangnan. Some are also from the capital, and the distant water can't catch the hunger and thirst, not to mention the icing on the cake, and the one that sends charcoal in the snow has been rare since ancient times.

Except for a few family friends who are busy helping your father deal with official affairs, who would know that something will happen to the in-laws and Gu family? Jiangnan, your grandfather has some connections, but they are all literati. They intervened, and the Gu family said that it was the Gu family's family matter. Even the Gu family's in-laws, your grandfather Cheng, came to find the Gu family patriarch, and he also said that I was just an adopted daughter, not the Gu family. Their Gu family has the family rules of the Gu family, and the main house cannot be broken, unless your father succeeds him. But the Zhou family only has your father's bloodline, how can it be inherited?

Your grandfather Cheng repeatedly came to the door to persuade them, and they relented and said that when your father and mother gave birth to a second son, they would succeed the Gu family, so as to prevent the clansmen from forcing the family to pass over. But in this way, the clansmen don't come to the door to talk about the succession, but they keep crying poor, and even the Gu family rumors outside the Gu family that how much of the Gu family's property is the main house, and everyone is in the clouds.

As your grandfather said, the people didn't help, and they took advantage of the chaos to rob. Your grandfather saved and helped countless people in those years. But as soon as he was gone, the brutes stayed out of the way and gloated.

Wait for your grandfather Cheng to hear that there is chaos/bandits coming to the door. At that time, except for a few literati friends of your father, there was no one to help, and some of the Gu family's partial houses who served in the authorities also stayed out of the matter, and even fell into the ground. Your grandmother has also passed away, and the Gu family's main house has become fat in everyone's eyes.

If we hadn't been cornered by those people, how would we have given up everything and left home in a hurry. It's a pity that I didn't listen to your grandfather's trip abroad at that time, otherwise my sister and brother-in-law would not have died young. ”

Zhou Xiaozheng's expression remained unchanged when he heard this, and he nodded slightly, "How are the Gu family's clansmen in their hometown in addition to the capital?" ”

Mrs. Cheng sneered disdainfully, "Even your own people are forced, and you still want to be treated well?" The dead are dead, and the scattered are scattered. There is no need for revenge, except for a few households that still exist, all of them have been retributed. Even those households will receive retribution. ”

Cheng Lao smiled helplessly, and talked about important topics, "Okay, let's talk about the next step, after going to the ancestral hall, we have to ventilate the upper head first, and the most important thing is to publicize those donation letters." This document must be released in our hands, otherwise the rumors of the Gu family will still be a hidden danger. In addition to the Gu family's donation by her sister, there should be some property, but now there are no clues. So filial piety, the Gu family really has nothing left except the old mansion. I and your aunt will handle all these things for you, but you have to follow me for a ride, and let people know that there are still people in the Zhou family in the capital. ”

Mrs. Cheng recalled the scene before Gu Mingzhu's death, and closed her eyes in pain, "At that time, my sister must have wanted to tell me, but I was too stupid, the only thing I thought about was that my sister couldn't just leave, and where the child was, I just didn't think about anything else." Forget it, if it's gone, it's gone, as long as the child is fine. ”

Zhou Xiaozheng nodded in agreement when he heard this, "Money is something outside the body, so it's good if it's gone." Nowadays, we do not live on the property of our ancestors. ”

Cheng Lao smiled with satisfaction when he heard this, "That's right." Our ancestors are also destitute, and you juniors will still revitalize your family in the future. ”

Cheng Sijin thought about the following itinerary to be arranged, "When does the eldest brother plan to leave and go back?" The day after tomorrow, we can take a military plane back. ”

Zhou Xiaozheng secretly thought that he would not be able to catch up with the child's full moon. Jiaojiao also made an appointment to return to Beijing at the end of the year, and there was nothing to do at present, so he thought about it and said: "I can catch up the day after tomorrow." In the past two days, I have settled Jiaojiao and will go back with you first. The child's full moon is twelve, anyway, they can't catch up, and the three of them will return to Beijing at the end of the year to celebrate. ”

Cheng Lao looked at his wife, wanted to hear it, and asked for her opinion.

After hearing this, Mrs. Cheng said, "Jiaojiao and the three of them are also going to the capital to worship her grandfather and grandmother." We'll talk about it tomorrow when we see the kids. ”

Cheng Sijin saw that they were almost talking, and pulled his father out, "Big brother, then you open the box now and take a look, it just so happens that you two will have a good chat." ”

After Zhou Xiaozheng watched them leave, he lowered his head and opened the box, looking at the notebooks, letterheads, pocket watches, and pens neatly placed inside, and his eyes couldn't help but redden.

Closed his eyes, raised his head and took a few deep breaths, after calming down, he stretched out his hands and touched it gently, and he was afraid of a mistake, so he took out a handkerchief and wiped his hands, and then carefully picked up the top of a yellowed letterhead, and listened to his aunt's explanation, as if yesterday's scenes were repeated.