The dust has settled in the spring of the ninth year of Tianyou, and the future of the cadres related to Weichen has been settled.

Since then, Wei Chen can finally put his mind at ease and concentrate on his own business.

The new house purchased has been uninhabited for too long, except for the main house, which is relatively well preserved, most of the rest of the buildings are basically in a dilapidated and abandoned state.

The back garden, which covers a large area, was originally planted with many famous flowers and trees, but it was excavated as early as when the previous owner moved, leaving only deep pits with stagnant water and overgrown weeds and trees all over the ground.

In such an environment, it is certainly not a problem to clear an area for residents, but it is still a bit difficult to hold a grand wedding banquet here.

Although it was the Weichen people who moved in early, the renovation and renovation of the surrounding buildings have been in full swing.

After more than two months of repairs, a lot of labor and money were consumed, and Wei Chen's new mansion gradually faded away from the stale atmosphere brought by being vacant for a long time, revealing its dignity and grandeur as a Hou mansion.

During the renovation project, the command and supervision were mainly in charge of the staff member Fang Yuan, and the money withdrawn was also provided by Wei Ruyi.

In the whole process, in addition to putting forward some of his own requirements in the decoration style, Weichen basically sat back and enjoyed the success.

However, now it is time for Wei Chen to go out in person.

On the east side of the front hall of the new house, the magnificent and solemn Wei family ancestral hall has been built.

The main hall of the ancestral hall has three rooms and two outer doors, the eaves and arches, the withered beams and painted buildings, and the weather is thousands.

Outside, there are also several rooms for storing sacrificial vessels and suicide notes, which surround the main hall and form a separate complex.

Generally speaking, there are four shrines in the main hall of the family ancestral hall, which are the great ancestor, great-grandfather, grandfather, and father.

At present, the wooden niche is there, but the ancestral tablet hidden in the wooden niche has not yet been found, and Wei Chen needs to go to the Wei ancestral hall in Xiyin Village, Youyang County to welcome it back.

Therefore, before the palace test, Wei Chen took Wei Ruyi's family of three and returned to Youyang by boat to worship his ancestors.

In the feudal world of the ancients, the scholars did not go out of their hometowns, and the dynasty was the king, and the twilight was to raise their relatives, so the way of loyalty and filial piety was always perfect.

In today's world, officials need to uphold the principle of avoidance, except for a few veterans and important ministers who have returned to their hometowns to retire, most officials cannot serve in their hometowns, so that it is difficult to go home.

Wei Chen has been an official for three years since he was admitted to the Jinshi, and he has been busy with government affairs, and he has not returned to Youyang once.

The ancients said that the son of man regarded his relatives as filial piety, and the scholars were proud of returning to their hometowns.

Although Wei Chen has never met Wei Mingzhao and Song Ying, he has inherited the name of his son Wei Chen in this life, and it is natural to act on behalf of the son of man.

Moreover, Wei Chen was an orphan with no father and no mother in his previous life, although he is still like this in this life, he still knows who his parents are, and knows who their love for him is, so he doesn't have to be like in his previous life, reduced to a rootless drifter.

To be honest, Wei Chen has always longed to have such a pair of parents in his heart, even if they have been dead for many years.

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Bianjing is the water transport hub connecting the Yellow River and the Grand Canal, and the surrounding water system is developed, and the four canals flow through the city. ….

Among them, the Bianhe River is known as the lifeline of Bianjing, "making the best use of the South China Sea, half of the world's wealth, and the department stores of the mountains and rivers, all of which are advanced from this road".

Wei Chen and his entourage passenger boat went south along the Bianhe River, all the way through Suzhou, Sizhou, Chuzhou, Yangzhou, and arrived at Jiangning.

On the official road from Youyang County to Xiyin Village, Wei Chen Lema looked into the distance, but saw that the twilight was faintly bright in the distance, the smoke and birds were cooking, and the sound of chickens and dogs barking could be faintly heard, and he couldn't help but sigh softly: "Finally arrived home......

Zhang Ming sighed on the side: "Since Brother Chen, you left home to study, to today, it has been eight years in the blink of an eye, and this life has passed so fast."

yes, it's been eight years.

Wei Chen was silent for a long time.

He recalled in his mind the days when he had just recovered from a serious illness and went to Sheng Shiyi School along this dirt road.

From the secluded Xiyin Village, to the county seat, the provincial capital, and then to Bianjing at the foot of the Son of Heaven......

Now that he is a dignified servant, he can be said to have achieved fame, but when he looks back, he still feels that everything is so unreal, like a dream.

Under the big locust tree at the entrance of Xiyin Village, the black ground is full of people.

Wei Chen's third uncle, that is, the old patriarch of the Wei family, led the fathers and villagers of the whole village to greet him at the entrance of the village.

There were also a few soft sedan chairs parked on the side of the road, and a large number of officials were waiting around the soft sedan chair, and more than a dozen officials were clustered in them.

A middle-aged official in the lead was talking to the old patriarch, with a kind smile on his face.

Wei Chen took a closer look, and only then did he realize that this person was Xiang Shiyuan, who had just been promoted from Jiangning Tongzhi to prefect.

At the end of last year, when the Hajj banquet was held, Wei Chen had a relationship with this Xiang Governor who was still building the Pole Palace, so he naturally knew him.

Wei Chen couldn't help but feel a little helpless when he saw this, he went back to his hometown this time to do private things, and he didn't even hang out his title card along the way, he just didn't want to make a big splash and disturb the place.

After disembarking at Jiangning Wharf, Wei Chen did not enter Jiangning City, which was close to Chi Chi, but went straight to Xiyin Village.

Unexpectedly, when he arrived in Xiyin Village, there was such a big battle, and even Xiang Shiyuan, the prefect of Jiangning, was alarmed.

The prefect of Jiangning went out to patrol Youyang, and the county of Youyang naturally had to be accompanied, and the two counties of the prefecture and county traveled together, hugging each other along the way, and the gongs and drums were noisy, but I was afraid that it was a sensation in ten miles and eight townships.

Fortunately, Wei Chen's eyes swept around, and he didn't find Liu Xun, the governor of Jiangnan, he should not be there, otherwise Wei Chen really didn't know how to deal with himself.

"Welcome back to his hometown!"

Seeing Wei Chen's and his entourage's carriages and horses approaching from a distance, the entrance of the village had already fallen down, and for a while, gongs, drums and firecrackers rang out, which was very lively.

"Hurry up, get up!"

Among the people who bowed down, there were many elders in the Weichen clan, how dare Wei Chen hold it up, immediately got off the horse, and quickly stepped forward to help the elders up one by one.

Everyone and Wei Chen haven't seen each other for many years, and they can't help but shrink back and feel a little cramped and uneasy.

I had the heart to shout "Brother Chen" to Wei Chen, but I felt the official spirit of Wei Chen's body that was not angry and arrogant, and he didn't dare to speak, and he didn't even know where to put his hand.

Wei Chen smiled disapprovingly, looking at these familiar and somewhat unfamiliar faces, the third uncle and the fifth uncle called over one by one.

The restraint of the crowd is a little less.

At this time, Wei Chen saw Xiang Shiyuan, the prefect of Jiangning, walking towards him, and couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly: "Brother Xiang, Wei is just returning to his hometown this time, why be so extravagant, and have to work for Brother Xiang to be in person, it really hurts me!"

Xiang Shiyuan laughed: "There is a way, the champion returns to the province, and welcomes the road for thousands of miles. Brother Wei is a dignified six-yuan and first, unprecedented, better than the champion I don't know how many, even if it is extravagant!"

Although Wei Chen came all the way to be low-key, after all, he was not stealth, so he naturally couldn't hide it from someone with a heart.

Xiang Shiyuan is this person with a heart.

In the Jianji Palace, he saw with his own eyes how grand Zhao Zhen was for Wei Chen's holy scroll, and he had already made up his mind to befriend Wei Chen.

[In view of the general environment, now that it coincides with Wei Chen's return to his hometown and province, Xiang Shiyuan will naturally not let go of this opportunity.

In fact, when Wei Chen set off from Bianjing, the chief of Jiangning Mansion in Beijing came back with a message.

After entering the territory of Jiangnan Province, there were more post stations along the way to transmit Wei Chen's whereabouts to Xiang Shiyuan.

Therefore, Xiang Shiyuan was able to pinch the time and lead the officials of the second province of the prefecture and county to greet Wei Chen at the entrance of Xiyin Village.

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