Lin Mengya hit Bai Zhi on the head with her book angrily.
The little girl immediately covered her head and looked at her sadly.
"Hey, miss, why did you hit me on the head?"
"I'll hit you lightly, depending on what you said."
Bai Zhi stuck out her tongue and continued to peel the walnut kernels for her with a smile.
"Apart from this, is there nothing else?" .??.
Bai Su shook his head.
In fact, she was also quite puzzled, why did the Fifth Young Master not say anything about the other matters, but instead asked the attendant to remind him about it again and again?
She couldn't help but look at her master.
Because the carriage was a little hot due to the charcoal stove, she took off her heavy coat and wore only a purple and gold dress.
That solemn and majestic color, applied to her body, gave her a bit more nobility and beauty.
Not kitsch, not too high-minded.
With such a master, even the most picky nun in the palace would praise her for her good education.
What's more, over the years, in addition to his own nobility and beauty, the master has gained a bit more grace and grace.
That is a demeanor that ordinary boudoir women don't have.
What is there to find fault with such a master?
In fact, Bai Su misunderstood Gong Wu's intention.
There is only one thing he emphasizes, and that is to let his sister pretend to be "old" as much as possible.
Otherwise, those guys from my hometown will probably annoy my little sister to death.
This time she left the two boys at home.
Naturally, it was my great-grandfather’s strong request.
As for the child’s father.
Lin Mengya calmly took a sip of the fruit tea in the cup.
Alas, the child's father has been too bothersome recently, which has made her a little troubled.
It's better to get married as soon as possible.
"Miss, the 'Gongjiazhuang' is ahead."
Outside, Gong Ping responded respectfully.
There are a lot of things going on in the new year, and the family cannot be alone.
But the five brothers had to come back with her, so Ning Liang had to work hard.
Lin Mengya opened the window and looked into the shadows not far away.
It was a very quaint town, and most of the people in it had the surname Gong.
After passing the town, there is the ancestral grave of the Gong family.
All the materials used to repair the ancestral tombs have been sent over.
They will stay in the village for a few days, and then start groundbreaking on the auspicious day they selected.
After that, other work will be handed over to the craftsmen.
To put it bluntly, it's just a mascot.
Regarding this job, Lin Mengya said it couldn't be easier.
It couldn't be easier than letting her run around and fight for power and financial resources with others.
She really couldn't understand why her brothers were all the same The deputy is about to die heroically.
As young people in their generation, their physical strength is really getting worse and worse.
Lin Mengya, who had her legs crossed, thought with schadenfreude, but little did she know that she would be the one who suffered the most.
Far away, she heard the sound of music.
The suona, which is full of festive flavor, has a high-pitched sound that can be heard clearly from ten miles away in the wind.
Lin Mengya suddenly felt like returning home with the honor of a big red flower.
She was wondering if she should go out later, nod and wave, have tears in her eyes or something.
Baiji and Baizhi immediately dressed her up. Looking at herself in the bronze mirror, she was very satisfied.
The sound of music was getting closer and closer. Just as Lin Mengya was about to get out of the car, she heard a sudden voice coming from outside.
"Gong Ling of the Gong family, together with the whole clan, respectfully welcomes the return of the family master!"
In an instant, the music disappeared.
She was curiously opening the curtain, but she saw a large area of darkness outside.
Well
Moreover, everyone knelt down and bowed to the ground, which was extremely formal.
Fortunately, she was used to big scenes. She was slightly shocked and then said with the gentlest and most friendly smile, "Everyone, please get up. We are all a family, so there is no need to be so formal."
Unexpectedly, a group of people outside suddenly condemned her with sad eyes.
Lin Mengya didn't quite understand it.
What did she say? Why do everyone look at her with so much grievance?
"Master, the etiquette cannot be discarded."
Fortunately, at this time, she had a big brother to smooth things over for her.
He also took the time to wink and hint.
Lin Mengya had no choice but to continue, "Oh, big brother is right, so let's just go back to business as usual from now on?"
What she said seemed a bit unfounded.
But before he finished speaking, the group of people immediately became beaming with joy.
Some people were even moved and wiped the corners of their eyes with their sleeves.
Lin Mengya was stunned when she saw it.
Fortunately, my elder brother was beside me and said in a low voice, "People in my hometown are very polite. If you don't let them kneel down, they will think that you are dissatisfied with them."
But a hundred thousand whys immediately popped into her mind.
This is not observing etiquette at all, it’s clearly a group of people shaking things up, okay?
Facts have proved that Lin Mengya is indeed good at seeing the essence through phenomena.
Everything inside and outside Gongjiazhuang has been cleaned so clean that not even a trace of dust can be seen on the bluestone slabs on the street.
Lin Mengya was surrounded by all the clan members in the center, and the old man who called himself Gong Ling, who was actually older than her father and only a generation behind her great-grandfather, followed suit.
behind.
Moreover, the name of a householder is extremely respectful.
This made Lin Mengya particularly uncomfortable.
"Grandpa Ling, you"
As soon as she started talking, Gong Ling knelt down in fear.
Lin Mengya was so frightened that she almost jumped away.
"The head of the family can just call me by my first name. Gong Ling is just a member of the Gong family, so he really can't bear the honorific title of the head of the family."
Lin Mengya was almost petrified.
A person of her grandfather's generation was called by her first name and would kneel down to her at every turn.
She, she is afraid that she will lose her life!
Looking for help, she looked at the brothers around her, but saw that they all had happy faces. Suddenly, she felt bad all over.
I bet they all knew the inside story, but they were the only one hiding it from her, right?
Humph! Look how she deals with them this time!
"You get up first."
"If the head of the family doesn't agree, Gong Ling won't get up!"
The little old man's attitude was very firm.
But she was also in a dilemma.
After thinking about it, he had to compromise and said, "Why don't I call you Lord Ling? Don't embarrass me. Although I am the head of the family, I am a junior. It would not be good if I call you by your first name.
what do you think?"
Gong Ling shook his head like a rattle and kept saying that etiquette must not be messed up.
Lin Mengya had an idea and suddenly said with some regret, "If you don't agree, then I will have no choice but to go back."
Gong Ling suddenly raised his head and asked in panic, "Where is the family going? Aren't you going to worship your ancestors? It's impossible, it's impossible. Now that our Gong family is so glorious, if we don't comfort our ancestors, I'm afraid our ancestors will be blamed!"
Lin Mengya spread her hands, pretending to be aggrieved and said, "I don't want to either. But if my ancestors knew that I had messed up my generation, I'm afraid they would blame me."
Gong Ling also looked troubled.
But in fact, Lin Mengya didn't know that the group that really stayed at the ancestral grave was the group that left the most complete tradition of the Gong family.
Hundreds of years ago, except for the head of the Gong family and his direct descendants, the status of other clan members and branches was actually similar to that of slaves.
Even though the head of the Gong family did not treat them like this, this weird and strict rule of serving as a master was still passed down.
People of Gong Ling's generation knew from an early age that their entire lives would be dedicated to their family.
That's why he was terrified of Gong Yacheng.
But now, when I heard that the head of the family was going back for this reason, I immediately nodded and agreed, for fear that the head of the house would really leave.
"Okay, okay, head of the family, you can do whatever you say! Gong Ling knows he was wrong, please punish him!"
After saying that, he lowered his head and knelt on the ground, looking sincerely repentant.
Although Lin Mengya felt uncomfortable in her heart Yes, but decided to go along with the other party first.
Otherwise, she was afraid that she would not be able to enter Zhuangzi when it got dark.
"Then, I'll punish you by being my guide tomorrow."
"Yes! Gong Ling obeys the order!"
Gong Ling was so grateful that other tribesmen also cast envious glances.
Lin Mengya, on the other hand, had goosebumps all over her body.
She always felt that these Gong family members had a kind of, um, blind obedience to her.
She frowned and looked at her five brothers.
But they collectively averted their eyes.
Damn! These thieves!
Under the gaze of everyone, Lin Mengya walked to the largest mansion in Zhuangzi.
Gong Ling took a step ahead of her and opened the door himself, bending eagerly.
Lin Mengya was particularly worried about his old waist and how many times he could bend it.
"Head of the family, please look at this. This is the main courtyard where every head of the family will live when they come back. If you are not satisfied with anything else, I will ask them to change it immediately!"
Lin Mengya nodded immediately before taking a closer look.
Just because of their appearance just now, Lin Mengya was scared, okay?
"No, I'm very satisfied, thank you everyone!"
But in an instant, the group of people behind her looked at her with resentful eyes again. This time, she felt full of guilt.
She couldn't help but think about what heinous thing she had done?
Until, Gong Ling choked up and said, "This is what we should do. You don't need to thank us, head of the family. We know that you already have more decent and smart helpers outside, and we old guys are no longer useful. Just
Even the house is not decorated to your satisfaction, it is really useless."
Lin Mengya now especially wants to give herself two mouths.
Let her talk nonsense.
At the moment, all I could do was coax, "No, I'm used to it. I'm very satisfied, it's very good, you are all very capable!"
Those resentful eyes were relieved for a moment.
Only then did Lin Mengya notice that there were mostly gray-haired old people here, not many young people.
In the eyes of these people, they all worshiped her with great piety.
She suddenly understood why her words and deeds had such a great impact on them.
But, you know, she's not used to it at all, okay?
"As long as the owner is satisfied, if you have any other instructions, we will do it for you!"
Lin Mengya thought about it for a long time before saying, "You guys did a good job, so I want to take a rest now. I'm definitely not tired, I just think it's too satisfying, so I can't help myself."