Chapter 46 The Shi Family
Opposite Kelongli, there is Shijia Village and the ancestral hall.
The door of a small room next to the main hall is closed, and the room is dimly lit. There is an incense table in the front, and two old silk portraits that are yellowed and dull by the incense are hung on it.
In the painting, the majestic old man is dressed in court clothes, wearing a crown of respect for the wise, and a rhinoceros belt around his waist. He is sitting on a chair holding a wat, staring down.
In front of the portrait is a gold-plated incense table, and a copper stove with shining silver spots is filled with residual incense.
On the surrounding walls, there are also silk paintings of figures. The people in the paintings are dressed in either purple or red.
The incense tables on both sides are divided into several layers, with tablets of gods and goddesses on them.
The whole room was eerie. A little girl in a green dress, with messy hair and her back to the incense table in the middle, was sitting on a futon with her hands on her knees, looking at the flying dust dancing in the light beams cast from the roof beams, in a daze.
, but there is a hint of stubbornness in his lips.
In the main hall outside the house, several old men were discussing.
One of them said: "Hengzhi, how should we deal with the Su family boy who has ruined Wei'er's reputation?"
Another sarcastic voice said: "Fourth brother, look at you, what do you do with that place on weekdays? It used to be that old man Su Xu, but now it's better. We can have a good conversation with that boy Su You. This is why we are getting better and better."
It makes less sense."
Another voice laughed and said: "Second brother, our Su family is called the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. When Su Xu was here, what he did was not at all like the Jiangqing family? The whole countryside is poor and poor.
, in the fields, eating and drinking together with the villagers and shepherd boys! On the contrary, the son won the Jinshi, but he was so big that he didn't take it seriously. The gentry gave way to the mud-legged pickers. This is an insult to the gentlemen. What kind of people do they think they are?
Jiang Qing’s rules?”
The first voice said: "Third brother, be careful what you say. If you say this, be careful not to make a joke! Mr. Zhong's virtues are well-known in the countryside and cities. Be careful with your words from now on. The dead are the greatest, and don't show your pleasure.
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After speaking, he sighed again: "But speaking of it, selling real estate in disaster years to provide relief to the poor is indeed a step too far."
The voice that looked like the second child said: "That's not what it is, Mr. Xu... Zhongxian dares to sell real estate, what does his son dare to do? He is wandering around! I just don't understand why Cheng Sicheng in the city is attracted to him.
Such a son-in-law? Only when you are twenty-seven can you figure it out, so what if you win the Jinshi? You still can't stay in the position of county magistrate for the rest of your life?"
The third child immediately took over: "Look at Su You again. It's not easy to worry about when you are a child. How many things have happened? The fruit trees over there were all pruned. They took the children down to the river, and finally...
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I heard a crisp voice in the hut saying, "All the fruit trees that Brother Su You cut are alive! There are also tea tree twigs. Hachigong said that half of them are alive! There will be an extra piece of tea forest this year! And there is Xiahe River."
Fishing, now the fish in the rice fields of Kelongli have grown up! The four little pigs were replaced by Hachigong, and they are raised at home without being raised in a pen, they only know how to eat fat! Brother Su You has nothing wrong with him.
Done wrong!"
The third child immediately said: "Listen, listen, girls are running around outside all day long. What have they learned? Will you become a peasant woman in the future?"
The second child said angrily: "Let's not talk about other family's affairs, let's talk about Wei'er. You can't even blame Su You in front of her. What's this like? Now even the elders dare to contradict her?"
The boss sighed: "Fourth brother, if nothing else, if you give 30% to a five-year-old child in the iron shop in the city, can he afford it? Even if he discovers Yungang, give him dozens of guan, ah no
, a few hundred strings! That’s enough, right? Now it’s 30% with him every year! This matter has been done by Meng Lang.”
At this point, Shi Fu, the fourth child who had been silent until now, finally smiled: "Three brothers, are you talking about this?"
The boss said: "That's not what I mean. It's for the sake of the Shi family. You can't be like Mr. Zhong across the street. Even if you get along with Su You and pity him for being lonely and poor, you can't use your own ancestral property to give charity."
Shi Fu smiled and said: "Brother, are you saying that the fine steel in the water discovered by Su You cannot be regarded as a third component of the iron factory?"
The boss said: "Whatever you say about this matter, he is a five-year-old child. Even if you give him money, can he use it? Can he use it? Isn't it cheaper than the Su family? Besides, Yungang's
The discovery was accidental. If you hadn't been bold enough to try, would he have been able to practice it?"
Shi Fu smiled and said: "Brother, do you know what Su You did in the iron workshop?"
The boss wondered: "What's the matter? He's still getting involved with Shi Tong?"
Shi Fu laughed and said, "If we can't get together, I will order Tong'er to become his disciple, just to gain more skills."
"Nonsense! Ridiculous! Fourth brother!"
Shi Fu smiled coldly: "Is this nonsense? I still want Su You to become Wei'er's husband!"
The boss banged the table and shouted angrily: "Fourth brother! It's not enough for you to harm your own grandson, are you going to harm Weier too? I can't condone you anymore today! Call Weier out, I will personally enforce the family law!"
Then go to the Su family to take back the contract! Also ask Su Bagong to punish Su You!"
Just when things were about to get ugly, a letter with a yellow cover and cinnabar talismans fell strangely from the beams.
The four of them were shocked and quickly knelt down: "Shi Kuan, Shi Shou, Shi Wan, and Shi Fu, the halal disciples of Yang Pingzhi, come to see Benzhi Tianshi, the leader of Zhengyi Cult."
However, the roof was silent. The four of them knelt for a long time, looking at each other. Shi Kuan carefully reached out and picked up the letter. It felt a little heavy and there seemed to be something inside.
Opening the envelope, a small silver seal fell on the table, with ten small seals engraved on it: "Xuan Nu brings harmony and Qi, and Jade Girl brings heavenly medicine."
Opening the letter paper, there were several lines of cursive calligraphy written on it: "Xuantong Jade, Linglu Majesty. Yang Pingzhi Nansheng's daughter Shi Wei, Yuan Qing Dinghui, Dongli Zixu. Transferred to "Tai Shang San Wu Du Gong Sutra"
", entered the Jade Grid of the Temple of Heaven. He was ordered to establish the rule of Beiping, guard the ancestral altar, and cultivate the Qing Dynasty. He was also taught the ancient text "Xuannv Cave Zhao Jing", and the Nine True Swords and Xuannv Seal. This is the ambition."
The four of them were greatly shocked. They wiped their eyes and looked again. The letter was clearly stamped with the mark of the Heavenly Master, the seal of Yang Ping's rule over the capital!
A little girl from my own family was favored by the Heavenly Master and became the fifth grade in the Heavenly Temple's Jade Grid!
The four of them are just halal disciples, only the 23rd grade!
Crazy! What kind of fate is this?!
Shi Fu pointed at the letter with a trembling finger: "Brother, there seems to be another one below."
Only then did Shi Kuan realize that there was a piece of letter paper at the bottom. He opened it and read: "Yin and Yang are in harmony, heaven and earth are in harmony, water and fire are both harmonious, and metal essence is tempered. Today, the Shi family in Kelongli makes feather-patterned steel to slay evil spirits."
The divine sword, the yin-yang demon-slaying sword, the diamond-cave divine sword, and the five male and female evil-killing swords are presented to you."
The three brothers looked at each other: "Feather pattern steel? What is it?"
Shi Fu breathed a sigh of relief, and took out the brass and silver folding knife that Su You gave to Shi Wei from his arms. When he pressed the spring, the feather-patterned blade bounced out, and his eyes were filled with shock.
Shi Fu gently placed it on the table: "It seems that Wei'er's destiny lies here."
Shi Kuan looked at the folding knife in surprise: "Fourth brother...where did this thing come from?"
Shi Shou picked up the folding knife: "This is not gold. Wait, this blade pattern is not carved on it either... This is the art of forging!"
"What?!" Shi Kuan and Shi Wan were shocked: "Is there such a forging technique in the world?"
Shi Fu said with a smile: "Three brothers, the handle of the knife is made of Su oil and is called brass; the feather pattern steel was also created by him. If he hadn't been only five years old, he wouldn't have been able to do this kind of magic.
The master of us all?"
The other three people looked at each other, and they all noticed the shock in each other's eyes.
Shi Fu smiled and said: "So it is said that all of us have underestimated Su You, but it is Wei'er who has a pure mind and is not distracted by fame and fortune. She has seen Su You's true nature."
"Do you know? Su You gathers the children together, and sometimes they watch the stars at night, and they can talk all night long by pointing their fingers."
"If the wood has similar properties, it can be grafted; if the branches are inserted into the soil, they can take root. How can it be done by an adult? Is this really a child's game?"
"Let's not talk about that. Let's talk about how much benefit our Shi family will bring after mastering this Brass Technique? This is not that I pity him for being lonely and poor. This is because our Shi family is asking for help from him!"
"Yungang Steel, Brass, Feather Forging, Exquisite Mechanisms... Su You didn't hide any of them, he just gave them to Shi Tong casually! Three brothers, how much benefit have we received from Su You? How much more benefit will we have from Su You?
Chapter completed!