Only then did Zhou Yuanfu remember that Lu Buwei was there. He looked up for a long time and saw that Lu Buwei was happily surrounded by a group of female relatives. He held hands with this girl and hugged that girl. He was so tired of wiping oil off that he made Zhou Yuanfu's face even darker with anger.
Already.
When the female relatives pushed Lu Buwei to the old lady, Lu Buwei was still distracted.
Zhou Yuanfu said displeasedly: "Chan'er, don't mess around with all the sisters before you hurry up and give a present to my great-grandmother."
Lu Buwei reluctantly bowed and said perfunctorily: "Diao Chan pays homage to the old lady."
Zhou Yuanfu saw that the old lady was not happy, so he came to Lu Buwei's rescue and said: "Country girl, I have never seen the world, so don't be angry, grandma."
Seeing how handsome Diao Chan was, the female relatives didn't care about the old lady, so they directly took Diao Chan away again.
When the old lady saw Diao Chan being taken away, she whispered to Zhou Yuanfu: "This girl is too charming. I'm afraid she won't be able to convince everyone as the main wife. Grandma will help you find a virtuous and virtuous man, so that our Zhou family's family tradition can continue."
Go down."
Zhou Yuanfu didn't take it seriously either, and just responded with a "hmm".
Seeing that it was getting late, the old lady ordered the banquet to begin. Everyone was happy and lively.
Zhou Yuanfu tried to talk to Cui Niubi alone several times, but was interrupted every time, so he had to accept the situation as it happened.
After everyone had lunch, Mrs. Zhou sent Zhou Yuanfu to the entrance of the ancestral hall, told his children and grandchildren to take good care of him, and then left.
Naturally, Lu Buwei couldn't follow him in. Even Guan Yu and others had to guard at the door.
Zhou Yuanfu entered the ancestral hall with his relatives and friends, and a dignified middle-aged man stepped forward with a solemn expression to worship his ancestors.
"Today, there are descendants of the Zhou family named Cang and named Yuanfu who recognize their ancestors and return to their clan. They are here to pay homage to all of their ancestors."
Zhou Yuanfu remembered that the old lady introduced him, and this person was the current clan leader, his surname was Zhou Mingkui, and he was considered his uncle.
Under the guidance of Zhou Kui, Zhou Yuanfu offered incense and knelt down to his ancestors. The tokens in the hall were like mountains and seas. Zhou Yuanfu had no choice but to kowtow as if pounding garlic. He worked hard for a while before resting.
Although the Zhou family seems to be in decline this year, from this point of view, it is indeed a big family.
When everything was ready, the clan leader sat in the middle, flanked by white-haired old men on both sides, most of whom were from Grandpa Zhou Cang's generation.
Zhou Kui said in a deep voice: "This time you recognize your ancestors and return to the clan, which is really a blessing for our Zhou family. Our ancestors' spirits in heaven can be regarded as resting in peace."
Zhou Yuanfu just bowed his hand, fearing that he would say something wrong and reveal his flaws.
"I heard from Cui Zhuangshi that Yuanfu once encountered a thunderstorm, so he couldn't remember many things?"
Zhou Yuanfu felt relieved when he heard this, and thought that Zhou Kui was quite good at talking. He was struck by lightning, and he said that he encountered a thunderstorm, as if he had a date with the thunderbolt. Since he had this excuse, he spoke freely.
many.
"It's true that I don't remember a lot of things, and I still feel like I haven't woken up from a dream."
Everyone laughed when they heard this.
Zhou Kui laughed and sighed, "You are the direct descendant of our ancestor Yafu, and now you are the only one left in this lineage. When our ancestor was unjustly imprisoned, it was extremely heroic to go without food for five days..."
According to Zhou Kui: Zhou Yafu was falsely accused of treason and imprisoned. It is said that such a thing will be over when the truth is revealed or the emperor's anger subsides. However, Zhou Yafu was a strong man and did not eat or drink for five consecutive days after being imprisoned, and finally vomited blood.
And die.
It was his son's fault that Yafu was imprisoned this week. Seeing that his father was getting older, his son prepared some weapons and armor for burial in advance. This was originally a sign of filial piety, but this man was stingy and greedy for the craftsmen's money. The craftsmen were angry.
However, the government falsely accused Zhou Yafu of treason, and Zhou Yafu was imprisoned. No matter how you say it, it was his son who killed his father after all. After being accused by thousands of people in Jizhou, he really couldn't survive, so he took his family to Jiangxian to seek refuge with relatives and friends.
.At that time, Zhou Jiande, the son of Zhou Bo's third son, inherited the title and accepted his cousin when he saw him coming to join him.
At the beginning, they were brothers and brothers, and everyone got along well. At that time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked the princes to contribute gold, and Zhou Jiande also needed to prepare. Zhou Yafu's son may not feel safe living here for free, so
He took the initiative to take charge of this matter. As a result, after the gold was handed over, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was furious. Because the gold presented was of insufficient fineness and weight, Zhou Jiande also lost his title and fiefdom. The son of Yafu had previously been accused of taking advantage of small gains.
After killing Lao Tzu, Zhou Jiande naturally suspected that he had tampered with the gold again. Without listening to the explanation, he drove his family out of Jiang County in anger and removed his name from the family tree.
Zhou Yuanfu's face turned red after hearing these words. What kind of ancestors are they looking for? Zhou Bo and Zhou Yafu are both good people. Why are they so useless in the third generation?
Unexpectedly, after Zhou Kui finished speaking, he knelt down to Zhou Yuanfu with a plop. The white-haired old men next to him also knelt down one after another. Zhou Yuanfu was at a loss for a moment!
Zhou Yuanfu was shocked when he saw everyone knelt down while cheering. It was obvious that his ancestors were not living up to expectations, so why were these people kneeling down for him?
"The ancestors left a message. When you recognize your ancestors and return to the clan, let us kowtow to you."
After saying that everyone should ignore the old and the young, they really kowtowed one by one.
Zhou Yuanfu didn't dare to blame him, so he hurriedly said: "What is this? Uncles and grandfathers, this is embarrassing me. Get up and let's talk slowly."
Zhou Kui led everyone to get up. His wish for many years was fulfilled, and everyone was so happy that they couldn't help themselves.
"It's better to listen to me and continue talking about this matter..."
It turned out that after Zhou Jiande kicked Yafu's son out of the house, he only learned the truth several years later. The quality and weight of the gold offered at that time were not in question. This was actually a conspiracy. These marquises occupied the fiefdom but made no contribution to the court. The Han Dynasty was so aggressive that
Emperor Wu had been dissatisfied for a long time, so he just used gold minting as an excuse. Moreover, at that time, more than a hundred people were deprived of their titles, and Zhou Jiande was just one of them.
Zhou Jiande regretted hearing this and searched everywhere for Yafu's descendants. It turned out that these people had not gone far and settled in Dayang. However, Yafu's son had already passed away shyly and angrily at that time, and left a message when he died for future generations to see.
A person is completely cut off from the Zhou family and will never be included in the Zhou family tree again. Zhou Jiande fell ill after he came back, and died in depression not long after. He left his last words, demanding that his descendants must let the Zhou family of Dayang recognize their ancestors and return to their clan. So one generation after another
A generation ago, the Zhou family in Jiangxian County sent people to the Zhou family in Dayang, but their wish was never fulfilled.
After hearing this, Zhou Yuanfu suddenly understood and couldn't help but feel a little sad. Each of the ancestors of the Zhou family would end up worse than the last.
Zhou Kui continued: "Your family has never been prosperous and has been passed down for several generations. Especially in your generation, your parents died early, leaving you alone. You were still very stubborn when you were young. At that time, the old lady wanted to take over.
You came here, but you resisted, so we could only help you secretly. I didn't expect you to suddenly disappear a few years ago. We searched everywhere and couldn't find you. We thought you... Fortunately, our ancestors protected you and allowed you to return safely.
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Zhou Yuanfu just listened silently. The afternoon sunlight shone in from the door of the ancestral hall and spread on the ground to form a narrow oblique angle, making people feel a little bit of warmth in this cold ancestral hall. Zhou Yuanfu thought about what kind of faith supported a young man.
Traveling thousands of miles to Jizhou? Go to Jizhou to worship your ancestors? Then you happen to meet Zhang Jiao? From then on, a descendant of a famous general went to Taiping Road to join the Yellow Turban Army and followed Zhang Jiao and never gave up? What is his belief?
"Yuanfu, Yuanfu?" Zhou Kui shouted in a low voice when he saw Zhou Yuanfu was deep in thought.
"It used to be that Zhou Cang was young and ignorant, which made the elders worry." Zhou Yuanfu said with emotion.
Everyone's brows relaxed after hearing this. Zhou Cang seemed to be a different person now, without the stubbornness and stubbornness he had when he was a child.
"What's past is past. Now you have achieved a great reputation. Today, your portraits are plastered all over the world..."
Zhou Cang was shocked when he heard this. This group of people wouldn't catch him to ask for a reward, right? But after looking at it, except for the clan leader who looked stronger, the others were all gray-haired old men. They didn't look like they were about to fall out, so