Chen Muyu’s name is at the end of the family tree. He is a senior. According to the ranking in the clan, he should actually be called Chen Gaoyu. However, in this day and age, few people add seniority to their names. Back then, his grandfather named Chen Muyu
When we were choosing the name, my parents pointed out that the word "gao" didn't sound very nice, and then my grandfather decided to use the word "mu".
In the genealogy, according to local tradition, people with foreign surnames are not included, and women are not included. In other words, grandchildren, nephews, etc. are not included in the genealogy. Grandpa's branch, in the senior generation, is also included.
There is only one single seedling, Chen Muyu.
After all, the third uncle is not married yet, so it is even more difficult to have a son. The children of the two aunts, cousin Zhang Mingwei and others, have entered the genealogy of other families, and it is impossible to leave their names in the Chen family's genealogy.
Of course, the Chen family is not limited to Grandpa Chen Muyu. Several other families in the old house of the Chen family are also in the family tree. They are left by Grandpa's uncles and brothers. They all have the same ancestor, but they have been passed down many times.
After generations, the relationship has weakened a lot.
If grandpa were still alive, we could still be considered close. Now that dad and uncle are still alive, we could still be considered close. But when it comes to Chen Muyu’s generation, to be honest, they have rarely seen each other for several years. The close relationship is already very close.
estranged.
Especially now, these uncles and uncles have either lost their descendants or left Chenjiayan. They don’t even come back for the New Year, let alone meet each other. They don’t even have a phone number.
There are records for these families in the genealogy, but only for dad and his generation, and not a few below. I think grandpa must have worked hard when revising the genealogy, but the current situation of the families next door is also the same.
Not sure.
But that’s not important. If there is any secret hidden in the family tree, it definitely cannot be in Chen Muyu’s generation.
The biggest suspects are those of my grandfather’s generation.
Grandpa’s generation is the generation that understands Chinese characters.
That generation, even up to my father and his friends, were pretty decent in naming, and the middle character in the name was almost always the word "rank".
Chen Jianzhong, Chen Jianli, my father and my third uncle are all of the Jian generation.
There are 22 genealogical records of the Jianzi generation of the same clan. Except for some who have passed away long ago, Chen Muyu has basically seen them before. Even if he has never seen them, he has heard them mentioned by his family elders.
These 22 people are descended from six of the eight uncles and brothers in my grandfather’s generation. My grandfather ranked second among the Guanzi generation.
Chen Guanhai is prominently listed.
The remaining seven among the eight are Guanhua, Guanyun, Guanhong, Guanqing, Guanfeng, Guanming and Guanyue.
Among them, the four grandfathers of Qingfeng Mingyue are from the same family, Guanhua and Guanhong are from the same family, and Guanyun and grandpa Guanhai are from the same family.
Chen Muyu has heard of the names of six of these seven people, and he has met a few of them, and he still has some impressions in his memory, but they happened many years ago, and the only ones who may still be alive now are probably only eight.
Grandpa Chen Guanyue.
He was the one in the house next door to the old house. But five or six years ago, Eighth Grandpa’s children took him out to live. I heard he went to Sujiang Province, thousands of miles away, and he never came back again.
The great grandfather Chen Guanhua has no descendants left, and the third grandfather Chen Guanhong has no descendants’ records either.
Chen Guanhong?
Chen Muyu frowned slightly, have you never heard of this name?
Going further up, Qingzi generation.
clear?
When Chen Muyu saw this word, his eyebrows twisted together, as if he had discovered some new continent.
It can’t really be such a coincidence, right?
In the Chen family tree, the generation above Guan Zi was the Qing generation, and he had previously learned from Gong Daquan that the old owner of Ge Lao Mountain was also named Chen, Chen Qingxian.
And it was such a coincidence that Jin Jianfeng told himself the night before yesterday that his junior wife was named Chen Guanyu, and he also had a not-so-flexible junior junior uncle named Chen Guanshan.
The character generation of Qing is connected with the character generation of Guan. Although this is not ruled out as a coincidence, it is too coincidental.
Coupled with the fact that his grandfather had been to Ge Laoshan before his death, Chen Muyu couldn't help but wonder whether the Chen family in Ge Laoshan were the same family as theirs.
If this is the case, it makes sense why grandpa went to Ge Laoshan at that time.
Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Chen Muyu continued to study the genealogy.
There are thirteen ancestors of the Qing generation recorded in the genealogy.
There are records of birth and death, ranking, and some simple life stories. Three of them died young and eight died young. Basically, they died on the battlefield.
There are only three people who survived. The second great-grandfather Chen Qinglong lived to the age of 62 and gave birth to Guanhua and Guanhong. The ninth great-grandfather Chen Qingxia lived to the age of 79 and gave birth to Qingfeng Mingyue.
Chen Muyu’s great-grandfather, named Chen Qingzhi, was the third eldest. He lived to be eighty-one years old, which can be regarded as his death.
“There’s something not quite right here.”
While carefully reading the deeds of these thirteen great-ancestors, Chen Muyu noticed something that was not quite right.
There is a problem with the ranking.
There are thirteen people of this generation recorded in the genealogy, but the last person’s ranking is fourteen.
There is one less?
After the fourth child, there is the sixth child, missing a fifth great-grandfather.
Is it written incorrectly, or is one of them removed from the genealogy?
In the minds of the elders, there should be no mistakes or omissions in something as important as a genealogy, and in Chen Muyu’s impression, grandpa was such a rigorous person.
According to common sense, if the fifth great-grandfather made any mistakes and was removed from the family tree, there should be a few words recorded.
But Chen Muyu checked online and found no relevant records.
At this time, Chen Muyu had to wonder if his grandfather had just deleted this part when he revised the family tree?
Could Chen Qingxian of Ge Laoshan be the fifth great-grandfather?
“What are you looking at?”
While Chen Muyu was thinking, Mr. Niu came in at some unknown time.
“Second Master.” Chen Muyu called out.
Handily picked up the Chen family genealogy on the table, closed it, and put it back on the bookshelf. Niu Erye sighed, "Don't look at it, your mother is asking you to go home for dinner."
When I looked at the time, it was already an afternoon, and it was almost dark outside the window.
“Second Master, do you know Chen Qingxian?” Chen Muyu did not leave in a hurry, thinking that Second Master Niu was old enough and was friends with his grandfather, so he might know something about the past events of the Chen family.
"never heard of that."
Mr. Niu Erye shook his head and smiled, "Why, you didn't find something from your family tree, did you?"
Chen Muyu nodded and said, "There is one missing person in my great-grandfather's generation. There is no record in the genealogy. Generally speaking, this great-grandfather should be my grandfather's fifth uncle."
"I haven't heard from your grandpa." Mr. Niu Er shook his head. "I am a migrant, not a native. I don't know much about your family. There are a few older people in the village. You can
