The landlady of the imperial examination prime minister's family Chapter three hundred and ninety-ninth predecessors planted trees and later generations enjoyed the shade
Chapter three hundred and ninety-ninth predecessors planted trees and later generations enjoyed the shade
It’s hard to refuse. The remaining money in the clan will be used for the education of the children and to help orphans and widows. Elder Zhou said: “Okay, okay, Erlang understands that the prosperity of our clan’s descendants is the foundation.
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Some words were not said, but the old patriarch and Jiang Changxi knew very well that they were the ones in the Tu clan who could protect them, including their future descendants.
Whoever has no time to go to Maicheng should leave a way out for himself.
Just like Zhou Lan, who was a filial piety member of the Hui clan who was squeezed out by Uncle Zhou, he finally had a place to go.
The old patriarch smiled and said to Jiang Changxi: "Erlang's wife, when Erlang went out to study, she came over to the clan and specifically told us elders to look after you more."
When Jiang Changxi heard this, her mood was up and down. She didn't know that Zhou Lan had even come to the clan before going out, specifically asking others to take care of her. She was really touched. That's why she came to the clan so smoothly.
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Elder Zhou: "Erlang specially gave me a jar of good wine for this reason. Now that you are offering good wine and offering sacrifices to the fields, I deserve it."
Jiang Changxi thought to herself, I'm afraid Zhou Lan's private room has been compromised. He actually did so much for her silently.
Jiang Changxi: "My husband brings you wine for personal reasons, but my husband's purchase of sacrificial land for the clan is for public service. There is no conflict. You deserve it all."
The old patriarch laughed: "That's it, I'll just treat it as relying on Erlang's bottle of good wine."
Jiang Changxi: "How can you say it's a lie? You deserve to drink this jar of wine. I won't say anything else. I just say that by revealing these words, what you have achieved is the friendship between our husband and wife. Let me know that even if you are alone,
Baoding Mansion, but my husband is thinking about me."
What she said was such a shameless little woman, but she showed her closeness to the people of the same clan. The old clan leader nodded along: "Erlang is a man who knows how to love his wife. Just understand it in your heart. Although the family affairs are a bit messy, but
Erlang is a nice person."
This old man even put in a good word for Zhou Lan for a jar of wine. He really didn't take the junior's things for free. Jiang Changxi said: "It's the old patriarch who is fair and speaks well of him."
Well, anyway, the old patriarch of Jitian accepted it, and Jiang Changxi also understood what he said. She was well-received by the clan, and even more aware of the family's protection of individuals, she just wanted to do something for the clan.
After Jiang Changxi left, the old patriarch said to his son: "This is a man who knows good and evil."
The son of the old patriarch: "Back then, Erlang and his father had no such great fortune, but they had never done such a beautiful thing. What a huge amount of money. Erlang was still studying, and he could not make any income just by relying on a few small villages."
Patriarch Zhou shook his head and said in a deep and restrained voice: "It's not that Erlang's father is not good at what he does, it's that Mr. Zhou is not kind."
The old patriarch wanted his son to inherit his position as patriarch, so he had to tell his son clearly some secrets: "I promised Erlang's father at the beginning, and I should have buried it in his belly. But today I have to
I tell you, you have to know it in your heart."
When the old patriarch's son heard about his father's attitude, he became serious about it. There was something going on that others didn't know about.
The old clan leader: "Back then, Erlang's father left the matter of buying sacrificial fields for the clan to this guy, Tuesday. Tuesday bought thirty acres of land for the clan, of which only ten acres were fertile land, and the rest were all dry fields."
The son of the old patriarch: "We remember this clearly in our family tree. Everyone knows it."
The old patriarch: "When Erlang's father came back, I took the clan members there to thank him for offering sacrifices to the land. Erlang's father lied and said it was a hundred acres of fertile land."
So the secret was exposed. The old patriarch's son said, "Ah, could it be that Tuesday was not a good thing, and he took the money from the field sacrifice in the middle?"
Elder Clan Chief Zhou: "Naturally I won't tell you who Erlang's father is, but he has purchased hundreds of acres of fertile land for the clan. However, Erlang's father has said that this land does not need to be recorded in the family tree."
The old patriarch: "Erlang's father is kind. He has done enough for the sake of brotherhood. All this is just to make Mr. Zhou look good."
It was an unintentional act at the beginning, but now my son is protected, which can be regarded as something gained.
The country people are kind, and it is rare to see someone acting like this. The son of the old patriarch said: "Bah, you are a wolf-hearted person. You know he is not a good guy. He was so greedy to buy sacrificial fields for the clan. I didn't know it all those years."
I've been greedy for Erlang's father's good things."
Patriarch Zhou: "We can't control these things. Behind closed doors, it's just Erlang's own business. But Erlang's father did things quickly back then. If you can, take care of Erlang and his wife."
The son of Patriarch Zhou: "Tuesday was unkind and unjust. Now that Erlang's father is gone, it's still the same on Tuesday. Dad, should we also write this hundred acres of sacrificial land in the family tree so that everyone in the clan knows what Erlang's father is?"
As for Tuesday’s face, he doesn’t care about what the clan members do, so why should we care.”
The old patriarch thought for a while: "It's right. Erlang's father is gone, so we should clear his name. Otherwise, it's hard to tell where this fertile land came from."
Son of Patriarch Zhou Lao: "Let Zhou Laoer know what kind of virtue he has. The clan knows it well."
The old patriarch looked at his son and nodded. He was quite courageous.
The old patriarch said: "Erlang and his wife are good people, they know what is good and what is good, and they are also conscientious. Although Erlang and his wife did not say it, they heard that Erlang's mother remarried, and they spent a lot of money. To be able to do this, they are kind people.
You should have more contact with Erlang in the future."
The son of the old clan leader: "Dad, you don't need to say this. Erlang is a harmonious person in the clan. The ditch on the other side of our sacrificial field was dug out by Erlang with us after learning the method from Zhuangzi."
The old patriarch: "So, regardless of whether the father has laid a good foundation for his son, the key is for the child to win the hearts of the people."
Followed by: "Do you understand?"
The son of the old patriarch knew that his father was getting older, so he recommended him to be the patriarch of the clan and gave him advice everywhere.
If Jiang Changxi were to say, this is just like the predecessors planting trees for future generations to enjoy the shade. This means that they have received the protection of their father-in-law.
Everyone in the tribe knows that Erlang and his wife bought a sacrificial field for the tribe.
They were all grateful. Those who could not see Jiang Changxi could not express their feelings. Some people specially brought seasonal vegetables, wild vegetables, etc. to Jiang Changxi to Baoding Mansion.
As people have said, knowing that Erlang’s wife does not lack these is just a wish.
Who can be unhappy? The sacrificial fields will also be distributed to each family for cultivation. When the time comes, some grain will be given to the clan, which will be used to supplement them, and every family will benefit.
Then I heard that the land they cultivated was actually owned by Erlang's father. Who in the clan would not say that they are really good people. Good people passed down from father to son have not forgotten our clan even after they became prosperous.