Listening to the greetings of the clansmen, Wen Yi knew that it was her grandmother who came in, and she also walked a few steps forward with some excitement, wanting to hear it more really, but unexpectedly heard someone greeting: "Brother Liu, are you here too?" ”

This uncle's attitude is very polite, it can be seen that the brother of the Liu family is definitely not Liu Dongning, who was just kicked out, could it be that Liu Dongxing also came? ! Wen Yi tightened his sleeves, although he was happy in his heart, but he was worried that he was a person with a foreign surname, not even a nephew, and if he ran to the Gu family's clan assembly, he would also be kicked out.

The voices of greeting Liu Dongxing came and went, and it seemed that the Gu family's attitude towards him was much better than that of his brother. Liu Dongxing also greeted the people present very humbly and politely, and said: "I just went to worship the fifteenth master, and when I saw that the sixth old lady and the sixth young master were coming, I came with me." Gu Wenshun, the eldest son of the ninth room, also spoke: "Brother Liu is a caring person, not only came to offer incense, but also sent a funeral. ”

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the Gu family uncles present were a little unpleasant. In the past two days, they have only cared about their own houses and families, but they borrowed the name of Gu Fifteenth Master when they came to make trouble, and they did not go to his spirit to make incense first, so everyone was weak. Even Wen Shun's own uncle, Gu Seventeen Ye, also remembered that he had sacrificed to his brother when he moved the spirit, but he didn't think of the funeral, with the current situation of the ninth room, where is the silver to buy the items needed for the funeral? He felt ashamed, and thought that his wife and sister-in-law were not angry to dismantle his platform, so he became more and more grateful to Liu Dongxing, and blurted out for a while: "Brother Xing, I have written down your affection, several nephews are young, I will be an uncle to thank you for them!" Then you have to bow down.

Liu Dongxing hurriedly supported him and said: "Seventeenth uncle, don't be like this, they are relatives of each other, and when the juniors are bothering in Guzhuang for a long time, the uncles and uncles treat the juniors very well, and the juniors are very grateful." The younger generation is young and weak, and they can't help much, so they can only do their best. His subordinates secretly pulled Wen Shun's sleeve and gave him a look. Wen Shun originally had some complaints about his uncles, but when he woke up, he had to hold back his anger, removed the resentment on his face, and helped his uncle get up, and got a smile from the latter. His hand trembled, and he caught a glimpse of his ten-year-old brother Wen Quanquan following behind his uncle in a panic, caught in the middle of the uncles, dazed and at a loss, his heart was sour, and he hurriedly hugged his younger brother and stood with him.

The Gu family exchanged glances with each other, seeing that Liu Dongxing could speak and understand etiquette, and he was also kind, and remembered that the bandits attacked that night, it was he who escorted the families to the long house, and it was he who went to move the rescue soldiers overnight to save the people in Zhuangshang, and afterwards he has been humble and polite, not like the prince of Dongping, nor like the officers and soldiers under Fu Guji, whose hands are not clean, and they feel that he is pleasing to the eye, and they praise him.

Seeing that his son was snubbed, but his nephew had become the object of praise from the Gu family, Liu Gu suddenly became angry, so he said loudly: "Dongxing, why didn't you come here without looking at what kind of occasion this is?!" The Gu clan is deliberating, what are you mixing with a foreign surname?! Why don't you get me out soon?! ”

Old Madam Yu frowned and glanced at her daughter, resenting her for having no eyes. Sure enough, without waiting for Liu Dongxing to react, the Gu clan members had already retorted: "Brother Xing'er treats our Gu clan with kindness, and besides, he made great efforts to resist the robbery, so now that the post-robbery matters are discussed, what does it matter if he is invited?" He's not a kid who doesn't know the rules and interjects indiscriminately! ”

"Isn't it? Besides, you can mix up with a foreign daughter, so why can't he be there? Our Gu family hasn't opened their mouths yet, so why should Second Mrs. Liu be angry?! ”

"You're just someone's aunt, don't call people around like people! I've long been displeasing to the eye, the eldest son of the family's family, has a good and decent identity, and the second Mrs. Liu occupies other people's famous family property, and now she can't even accommodate other people's heirs? ! ”

"That's right, that's right, our Gu family has never taught our daughter the habit of doing such unkind and unrighteous things, the daughter of this long house is really not as good as the generation, and it will only ruin the reputation of the Gu family!"

Long before the robbery came, there were all kinds of gossip circulating on Gu Zhuang, and most of them were about Liu Dongxing's real life experience, so the Gu family knew it in their hearts, and they had already laughed at the name of Liu Gu's "Mrs. Liu" countless times behind their backs, and now they directly called out the title of "Second Mrs. Liu", which had already slapped her in the face, so angry that Liu Gu's whole body trembled, and only stared at Liu Dongxing with a pair of eyes. Liu Dongxing just bowed his head and stood solemnly, and did not interject. She hated it so much that she had to go to see her mother. Old Madam Yu ignored it, and even secretly broke away from her hand that stretched out to pull her sleeve.

In the small tea room, Wen Yi had already gritted her teeth, but when she heard that her uncles were talking for Liu Dongxing, she was happy again, but she turned her head to look at Wen Xian and Wenjuan, only to find that the two of them were red and ashamed, and immediately understood, first Wen Hui, and then in the Liu Gu clan, when the clansmen counted the daughters of the long house who did not understand the rules, the two sisters suffered from the disaster of the pond fish. She sighed secretly and walked over to hold them, Wen Xian and Wen Juan both looked at her gratefully.

Seeing that the scene was a little out of control, Mrs. Lu coughed heavily. Master Gu Si hurriedly said: "Everyone, be quiet, the sixth aunt has something to say." Then he saluted Mrs. Lu: "This robbery, the sixth aunt had warned the clan, but it was the nephews who were ignorant and lived up to your old man's kindness, so they ended up today." The nephews have already known that they are wrong, and please give your old men more admonitions and give your nephews some advice. ”

Everyone remembered again that the aunt of the sixth room had indeed reminded her in advance that even the black wooden wall was erected by her, if they had not neglected it, even if those thieves came, they could only be arrogant outside the wall, but they could not easily hurt the clansmen, and their own family would not lose their property. They couldn't help but regret it.

Liu Gu sneered, and Gu Si looked over: "When the thieves came, they intended to sneak into Xuanle Hall over the wall to cause trouble, and it was the family of the sixth room who warned them!" If it weren't for that, I'm afraid that it would be more than just a few family members who died in the long house! His eyes turned to Second Master Gu: "Second brother, did you say it?" ”

Second Master Gu avoided his gaze with a flickering gaze, and whispered: "There are no men in the sixth room, it is also appropriate to invite the sixth aunt to discuss the matter, but it is just a clan meeting, should I invite a few old ladies to come over?" Otherwise, it will be unruly to go beyond the elders, right? ”

How many old ladies are there in the clan? They are all partial, and these old people were basically subdued by the old lady and Mrs. Yu of the long house early, if they are invited, they will only speak for the long house, and their seniority is there, once they speak, the other juniors will not be able to object. When the people of each clan heard this, their faces showed unhappy looks, and there were humanitarians: "Our old lady was frightened the night before yesterday, and he hasn't recovered until today, how can he go to work for his old man again?" ”

Old Madam Lu said lightly: "What clan assembly?" Where does this start? I've only heard that the clansmen are here to discuss the aftermath of the robbery, so how did it involve the clan assembly? How could the clan hold a meeting so hastily?! ”

Gu Si's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said: "Exactly, today, it's just that the brothers in each room get together to discuss the future arrangements, but if it is not a serious clan meeting, there is no need to work a few elders." Looking at Mrs. Lu again, her face was even more respectful: "Fang is just discussing the matter of the sixth nephew, everyone is discussing to let the nephew enter the family nunnery for cultivation, does the sixth aunt have any opinions?" ”

Mrs. Lu didn't care: "She is the daughter of Changfang, what to do, let Changfang have the final say." This is just a trivial matter, the most important thing at the moment is to discuss the future of the old fifteen, and then there is the wife and children of the old fifteen, what should I do in the future? Zu Tian is still there, he went to the official to make up the paperwork, and he still let Brother Shun take care of it, but the nine-room house was burned and the property was gone, what should I do with my livelihood in the future? There are other houses that are also damaged, and they should be rebuilt, repaired, and how to arrange them, and a charter should be made. In addition, if the servants of each family are injured or injured, how to calculate the pension money? What about sending silver? The people of Qianzhuang, although they are not our Gu slaves, but many of them are tenants, and we are the master's family, so we can't ignore it, right? Whether these things are handled by each family or the public is responsible for it has not yet been decided, how can it be done if you don't discuss a result?! ”

This is true, but when everyone in the hall heard it, they had their own thoughts. Among the people in the long room, Mrs. Yu was secretly happy for the first sentence of the old woman, thinking that this time her granddaughter's fate finally had room for change, and the second master thought that this was a good time for him to have a long face, but Duan's secretly screamed in his heart that it was not good, worried that the power of the long house would be lost; When the fourth master Gu in the second room heard this, he twisted his long beard and pondered, and he had a little decision in his heart; The other people of the house all thought that they would have to find a place to make up for the losses they had suffered, so they all set their eyes on the faces of the people in the long house, and they had already forgotten about Wen Hui's affairs; The expression on the seventeenth master's face changed unpredictably, hesitated for a while, looked at the two nephews again, and screamed secretly.

Master Gu Si coughed and said, "Aunt Sixth is right, this is a big matter, I think it's ...... There are few houses that have been burned, the eight rooms and nine rooms are the most damaged, the eight rooms have a small population, and the nine rooms are greatly damaged, I am afraid that it will be difficult to bear the cost of repairing the houses independently, so it is better for the clan to come forward, and each room will make a part of the house, and repair the house for them first, right? The total amount of silver taels consumed can be calculated after the fact, and the eight and nine houses will be repaid in annual installments according to the harvest of the family's land. In previous years, when natural disasters occurred, some clansmen were in distress, and this was also the practice among the clansmen. ”

Because of the old precedent, there was no opinion, but some people asked: "What should I do if every family has damaged property and can't come up with money to make a difference?" ”

Second Master Gu hurriedly said: "How much silver is missing, it will be made up by the long house!" Leave this matter to me! ”

Master Gu Si smiled and said nothing, and a clansman next to him spoke: "This is only in accordance with the rules when the patriarch comes forward, but the patriarch has been an official in the capital for many years, and he has never taken care of any clan affairs, although the second brother has come forward to say that it is nothing, but don't you say that your brother has found a good official vacancy for you and is preparing to take office?!" Where is the effort to take care of these things?! Repairing a house is not something that can be done in three or two months. Everyone echoed it.

Second Master Gu's face darkened. He did write to the capital before asking his brother to seek a vacancy on his behalf, and finally had an eyebrow, but his wife reminded him to pay careful attention to whether the official position was good or bad, whether the boss was easy to get along with, and whether the jurisdiction was rich, etc., but he found that the lack was actually not ideal, and complained that his brother was not careful, and he had already sent a letter to push it, and asked his brother to find another shortage for him, but his brother wrote that the situation in the capital was unknown, and he would look for it when the situation calmed down. He was already angry, but when he heard this, how could he not be annoyed? It's just that it's hard to say that he dislikes his official position and refuses to go, and he is afraid that there will be a letter from the capital soon, so he took this errand, but it is not easy to do.

Duan's face was already half gray. She knows very well that her husband is a human being, neither talented nor a director, if she gets a real shortage, the more important the position, the easier it is to have an accident, but she is a daughter-in-law, under the premise that the eldest sister-in-law has been in Beijing with her husband, it is impossible to go with him, that is, there are a few concubines who have sex with him, and who can watch her husband and prevent him from getting into trouble? ! It is better to ask him to be idle at home, and in the peaceful years, he will find an idle job, which is both decent and trouble-free, so he only stops him from going out in secret. But although her calculations were well-intentioned, at this time, they made Changfang in a difficult situation. It seems that the second room has long been intent on taking away the patriarch's power, why didn't she be wary?!

Sure enough, some clansmen immediately proposed: "The head of the clan should be responsible for taking care of the clan affairs, the eldest brother has been away for a long time, but he has taken on a false name, and the second brother is about to become a leader, and then let the long house bear the name of the patriarch, I am afraid it will be inconvenient." The fourth brother in the second room has been helping to take care of clan affairs for nearly 20 years, and he is qualified to be the patriarch of this family. His family has lived in the countryside for a long time, his son has a good life, his family style is upright, and he is fair, and I am the first to recommend the fourth brother as the patriarch! ”

Another person next to him also said: "I second!" The fourth brother is fair, treats his brothers kindly, respects his relatives, loves his juniors, and with his virtue and prestige, he is enough to take on the position of the patriarch of the Gu clan! ”

"This time the fire in Qianzhuang was extinguished by the fourth brother, the fire did not burn to Houzhuang, and the fourth brother should be the first to take the lead!"

"Our rooms have suffered a catastrophe, the fourth brother and four sisters-in-law have come to condolence in person regardless of their own fatigue, we see it in our eyes!"

The clansmen talked about the benefits of Gu Si Master, and the latter was busy showing modesty, and repeatedly said, "The position of the patriarch should have been borne by the long house." Some people said: "In the peaceful years, the patriarch is not in the village, it doesn't matter, but when it comes to major events, it is very inconvenient." This time the bandits are coming, if there is a patriarch here, under an order, all rooms are vigilant, how to act, how to guard, there will be no chaos. The fourth brother refuses again, if something happens again in the future, what will the clansmen do?! ”

Everyone echoed in unison, seeing that the second master Gu was dumbfounded, and even found that among the people who agreed, there were two cousins who had gone out of the house early in the long house, and they were even more angry, and pointed at them with a blue face: "You guys...... How can you ......?"

One of them sneered: "We are the people of the long house, and we also know the truth that a snake can't do without a head. The eldest brother is an official in the capital, and the second brother is also going to be an official, and our concubine's partial branch does not dare to think of the position of patriarch, the fourth brother is expected by everyone, and we sincerely recommend him! ”

Seeing that the general trend had gone, Mrs. Yu sighed and said: "The clan is important, your eldest brother also wrote a letter from the capital before, saying that he has been away for many years, and the clan affairs are entrusted to his brothers, and there is a lot of inconvenience, let me be the master and give up the position of patriarch to the fourth nephew." It's just that I was busy at home, and there were guests one after another, so I forgot about it for a while. Now that I've brought it up, let's do it. She glanced at the fourth master Gu deeply, "You are a child who understands the rules, and you have always done things safely, and in the future, the affairs of this clan will be handed over to you, and you should take care of it carefully." ”

As long as the fourth master Gu has the result, he doesn't care whether the long room has saved face, so he salutes respectfully: "Respect your aunt's teachings." ”

Old Madam Yu nodded, stretched out her hand to the girl, and said lightly: "Repair the house and distribute the pension money, etc., you brothers will discuss it slowly." I'm tired, so I'll go back and rest. With that, under the incredulous gaze of his son and daughter-in-law, he slowly walked out of the front hall. Liu Gu chased after him angrily, wanting to ask his mother if she was confused. Duan's face turned pale for a while, and then he smiled reluctantly: "I'll go back and sort out the account book and send it to the fourth wife." He turned around and walked away. Leaving a Gu Er master stunned.

Master Gu Si was in a good mood, and he didn't lose his face, but just asked Old Madam Lu respectfully: "What do you have old man's instructions?" ”

Old Madam Lu smiled slightly: "What do I have to say?" It's just that although you have won the position of patriarch, you are the second brother after all. The Gu family has been in the family for a hundred years, and the patriarch has never left the long house, since you have taken on this responsibility, you should be more filial to your aunt. You need to remember that flesh and blood are more important than other things. ”

Master Gu Si paused, already understanding what she meant. What Mrs. Yu said, so that he could legally and politely get the position of patriarch from the hands of Changfang, saving a lot of trouble in the back, he reciprocated the peach, and he had to turn a blind eye to Wen Hui and Wen An of Changfang. It's just two reckless juniors, as long as they don't get into trouble again, why should he be like them? Moreover, Wen An was injured, and his body will definitely be damaged in the future, and with Wen Hui's current reputation, he is no longer as noble as he used to be in Gu Zhuang, and there is nothing to hinder him. The most important thing for him now is to lead the people of all houses to take care of the post-disaster affairs properly, so that he can sit firmly as the patriarch!

When Mrs. Lu saw that he understood, she stopped being verbose and said, "I have to go back, you have discussed it, tell me." ”

She is an elder, and she doesn't care about it, but she gives face to his nephew. Gu Si sent her out of the door respectfully, Liu Dongxing was about to follow, but after a pause, he remembered another thing, his cheeks couldn't help but blush, he looked left and right, and saw that everyone was talking about Gu family affairs, so he turned around and walked in another direction.

Wen Yi heard it clearly in the small tea room, and when she saw that her grandmother was leaving, she hurriedly said to Wen Xian Wenjuan, and then went out from the back door of the house, detoured to the side path, raised her sleeves to avoid everyone, and turned into the small side yard where she parked. Guo Qingxi, Mrs. Lin and the He family are all there, and the grandmother, Mrs. Lu, is already sitting in the car.

She blushed, confessed to her grandmother, and got into the car. As the carriage set off and drove towards the six-room house, Wen Yi felt a little uneasy in her heart, worried that her grandmother would rebuke her for her reckless behavior. Mrs. Lu didn't speak, and waited until the car was far away from the long room before she glanced at her, took out a piece of red paper from her sleeve, and handed it to her: "Look what this is." ”

Wen Yi took it and took a look, only to see that the words "match made in heaven" were written on it, followed by "male life Geng post", and Liu Dongxing's name below, and immediately understood what this was, and couldn't help blushing: "Grandmother, this is ...... Where did it come from?! Be...... It's him ......" but he couldn't say it anymore.

(Is this a small surprise?) Ask for a pink ticket ~~~)