The ancestors of the Wang family don't know how many years ago they have been rooted in this place. His descendants continued to spread out and form a large family around the ancestral hall of the royal family.

The old man said: "Our village is relatively closed. It's not easy to see people with foreign surnames in normal times. ”

He looked at us for a moment and said, "It's getting late now, and you're visiting in the middle of the night." Is there something urgent? ”

I thought to myself, "This old man is very polite, but he is a little rude in his behavior, and he blocks us at the door, and never invites us in to sit down." ”

As I was thinking about this, the old man suddenly slapped his hand on the door of his head. said: "Look, I'm all confused. We haven't had outsiders here for many years, and the etiquette of hospitality is unfamiliar, so come in. ”

I was relieved, it seems that this old man has no scheming, not like a bad person.

We followed the old man into the courtyard. At this time, it was found that this courtyard was very similar to the pattern of Wang Fatzi's house in Huaicheng. I was secretly amazed when the old man suddenly turned around and said with a smile, "Young man, what are you looking at?" ”

I said, "I have a friend in the city who has a yard that is very similar to yours. ”

The old man smiled and said, "Is that friend of yours surnamed Wang?" ”

I nodded and said, "Yes, it's surnamed Wang." ”

As the old man walked into the house, he said, "All the children who have come out of our village. No matter how far you go, if you want to build a house, you will always follow the rules of the village. ”

I couldn't help but sigh: "The cohesion of your village is really powerful. ”

When the three of us walked into the house, an old lady came out and brought us tea.

The old man asked, "You two have come from afar. Got lost around here? Or do you want to come to the village to find someone? ”

I said, "We want to see your ancestral shrine." ”

The old man said strangely: "You two are not surnamed Wang. Why should we see our ancestral shrine? Could it be that your life experience is a little confusing, and you want to come here to find your roots and worship your ancestors? ”

Seeing that the old man regarded the two of us as the illegitimate children of their Wang family. I hurriedly waved my hand and denied: "We are not here to recognize relatives." We have a friend named Wang Weiqiang, and her wife asked us to come here before she died. ”

When the old man heard this, he wondered, "Is the daughter-in-law with a poor stomach dead?" Hey, pitiful, pathetic. ”

Immediately afterward, he nodded again and said, "It's good to be dead, it's good to be dead." ”

I thought to myself, "Why is it better to die?" Is this old man confused? ”

The old man sighed twice, and then said to us, "Since you were sent by the poor stomach, then I understand. Come with me. ”

The old man led us out of the house, and the old lady in the house asked, "Where are you going to take them?" ”

The old man said, "Go to the ancestral shrine." ”

The old lady said, "How can you take people to the ancestral shrine casually? The rules of our village, if outsiders want to go to the ancestral shrine, they must be approved by the village chief. ”

The old man suddenly said angrily: "Is your surname Wang?" You don't have to worry about the affairs of our royal family. ”

The old lady also said angrily: "Why don't I have the surname Wang? I married into your royal family, and I am a member of the royal family. I will take care of your family's affairs. ”

The old man stomped his feet and said, "They were sent by the daughter-in-law with a poor stomach, and the daughter-in-law with a poor stomach died." ”

The old lady's arrogance went down immediately. Her voice became a little sad: "It turned out that the daughter-in-law with a poor stomach died." It's really pitiful, then you take them there. ”

The old man took us around the village. Along the way, I saw villagers sitting and chatting on the rocks facing the street. The village looks peaceful and harmonious.

The appearance of Xue Qian and I clearly attracted their attention, but perhaps because of the old man beside them, they didn't interrogate us, but simply looked at the old man and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

And the old man replied lightly: "The poor daughter-in-law died, and someone was sent." ”

The villagers came to us with a look of sudden realization, and let us go.

The old man walked very slowly, and after ten minutes or so, I saw a temple-like building. This building is carved and painted, and it should be the most luxurious in the whole village. It's probably the legendary ancestral shrine. As wide as Jiba.

The old man invited us in. I saw a portrait hanging on a huge wall, which was probably the ancestor of the Wang family. Below the portrait are rows of spiritual seats. This pattern is somewhat similar to the Martyrs' Shrine.

The old man pointed to a corner of the ancestral hall and said, "Go and find it." It should be over there, if you have anything to say, talk about it. ”

I asked the old man strangely, "What do you want us to find?" ”

The old man also looked at us strangely: "Didn't the poor daughter-in-law make it clear when she was dying?" ”

I shook my head and said, "I didn't make it clear. All we heard was that she told us to come to the ancestral shrine. ”

The old man sighed and said, "Since you don't know, then I'll teach you." Our local customs. When a woman dies, she is to be buried with her man. Before a woman dies, she often has to explain something. These words are a summary of the rest of his life, such as whether he was unfaithful after his husband left, whether he did his best to raise his children, and whether he was filial to the elderly. ”

The purpose of saying this is to let the husband know what his wife has done all these years, so that he will not find out that he has been divided with each other. Be at peace when you live, and love even more when you die. ”

"Since the daughter-in-law with a poor stomach did not explain clearly when she died, you two are her friends, so let's say it for her. But I have to tell you, try to pick up the good ones, and don't create conflicts between their husbands and wives. ”

I scratched my head and said, "Who are we talking to?" ”

The old man said helplessly: "Why are you so stupid? Of course, it was said to the tablet of the poor stomach. ”

I couldn't help but exclaim, "Say to the tablet?" Wang Fatzi is not dead yet, where did the tablet come from? ”

The old man was about to answer me, but Xue Qian shouted in the corner, "Old Zhao, come and take a look." ”

I listened to Xue Qian's anxious voice, and I didn't know what was going on, so I rushed over immediately.

I saw Xue Qian's face full of excitement, as if she had seen something fun and lively. I looked in the direction he was pointing, and it was a small tablet with a small tablet written in regular letters: "The king is the seat of poverty." ”

Xue Qian patted me on the shoulder and said, "These things are not simple. ”

My mind was a little overwhelmed for a while. I scratched my head, turned back to the old man and asked, "Do you have any customs here?" ”

The old man raised his eyebrows as if he had heard some fantasy, and asked, "What did you say?" ”

I hesitated for a moment, then hesitated and said, "Even if the person is not dead yet, first set up an ancestral hall for him to worship." Burning incense and offering something......"

The old man shook his head and said, "There is no such custom. ”

I asked, "How many kings are poor in your village?" ”

The old man smiled: "Everyone is from the same clan, and there are rules for generations when naming names, how can there be duplicate names?" ”

I secretly wondered, "It's weird, it's weird." We arrived here from Huaicheng for only a few hours, could it be that during this time, Wang Fatzi died? But even if he died, he didn't provide for it so quickly. ”

I asked, "How long has the king been poor?" ”

The old man tilted his head and thought for a while, and said, "It must have been more than a year." ”

I shouted, "This can't be. ”

The old man's face was a little bad: "How is it impossible?" Young man, do you have any dissatisfaction with our Wang family? ”

I said, "I have a lot of respect for your royal family, but my poor wife gave birth to a child just now. ”

The old man sighed, and then said with some disdain: "Before her husband's bones are cold, did she go to steal the man?" ”

I waved my hand and said, "No, no. It was not a thief, but the child belonged to her husband, and the king was poor. ”

The old man sighed: "Young man, don't be deceived by her rhetoric, you are young and don't understand these truths. If you are pregnant in October, even if you are a posthumous child, it will only be ten months at most. But the poor stomach of this child, has been dead for more than a year. ”

I felt a chill welling up from the soles of my feet, and it rushed all the way to my head. I said faintly, "But yesterday, I saw him, walking and talking, no different from ordinary people." ”