The Qiao family of Yizhou is a large surname where clans live together, and most of the clan members live in the east city of Yizhou.
It turns out that the ancestors of the Qiao family only built a small house with one entrance in Chuanhua Lane. I don’t know whether it was because of good Feng Shui or something else, but since the ancestors of the Qiao family built the house in Dongcheng, their children have been flourishing ever since.
As there were more people, the house gradually became uninhabitable as soon as it entered. It gradually expanded outwards.
Later, the ancestors of the Qiao family paid more attention to the education of their children and grandchildren, either sending them to academies or inviting people to teach at home. Their children and grandchildren gradually became tainted with the aroma of scholarship. After studying hard, more and more people became officials.
After the children and grandchildren became successful, the house became bigger and bigger.
Today, Chuanhua Lane and the East District where the Qiao family is located have become gathering places for the descendants of the Qiao family.
The old home of the Qiao family in Chuanhua Lane has gradually become the ancestral home of the direct descendants of the Qiao family.
Later, a family temple was built and an ancestral hall was set up in the ancestral home. All the ancestor worship and other offerings during the four seasons and eight festivals were held in the Qiao family's ancestral home.
Therefore, regardless of whether the direct lineage of the ancestral home is in the Yizhou family or serves as an official outside the family, the position of the patriarch will be inherited by the direct lineage. If the patriarch is not in Yizhou, the clan will elect an acting patriarch to perform the clan affairs.
Therefore, no matter how promising the descendants are, how big the house is, or how splendid the interior is, it will not be as good as the ancestral home, nor can it match the status and prestige of the ancestral home.
Even the concierge of the ancestral house is more imposing than the descendants of the side branches who left.
But now the people living in the ancestral house are not the authentic direct descendants recognized by the clan.
Therefore, when Ding Er sent the message back, it was not sent to the ancestral home. Instead, it was sent to the acting clan leader and several clan elders. It was these people who came to him to find Qiao Jingkun's family.
No one who lives in the ancestral house knows about it.
Therefore, when Qiao Mingjin and his family entered the border of Yizhou, there was naturally no scene of greeting them.
It wasn't until we entered Yizhou City that a steward sent by the clan leader was waiting at the city gate.
"Choji is in charge!"
"Butler Zhao!"
The two of them exchanged greetings. The two young men brought by Butler Zhao also hurriedly stepped forward to help pull the horse's reins.
Butler Zhao stretched his neck and scanned several cars back and forth, and asked quietly: "But Master Jingkun and Mrs. Lan were found?"
Manager Ding Er nodded.
Butler Zhao's expression calmed down, he stretched out his clothes quickly, trotted to the side of the two larger carriages, and saluted: "The younger one's surname is Zhao, and he is the steward of the acting patriarch's family. Master Jingkun and Mrs. Lan are welcome to go home."
As for the news, I sent the young man to wait here. The young man has met Master Jingkun and met Mrs. Lan."
Father Qiao listened to what he said in the carriage and responded: "Thank you for your hard work, Butler Zhao. I would like to thank the clan leader and several clan elders for my family."
"Young Master Jingkun, you're welcome."
Just as he was about to say a few more words, he heard a voice from another carriage: "The patriarch has made arrangements, does our family still have a place to stay?"
Butler Zhao wiped his sweat and thought that this was Mrs. Lan.
He hurriedly replied: "Back to Madam, three days ago, after the clan leader heard the news that your family was going to the city, he notified the ancestral home to clear out the main courtyard, and also asked people to clean up several courtyards on the east side.
Although they don’t know the reason over there, they must be aware of it now. It’s just that they don’t know the specific return date of the young master and his wife.”
After saying that, he stood up with his hands down.
After a while, Lan asked again: "Who lived in the original main courtyard? Who lives in Sanchun Hall now?"
Manager Zhao bent down two more points and replied respectfully: "The original main courtyard has been empty since Mr. Xingcun left. Mrs. Fang and Mrs. Liu both have their own courtyards. Sanchun Hall has been empty since Mrs. Lan left.
.But Master Jingkun’s Songyuan has always been occupied by people. Now it’s Master Jingcang’s family who lives there.”
Qiao Mingjin listened carefully. This Jingcang must be the eldest son of his grandfather's concubine, Mrs. Ru, Xiao Fang.
After Manager Zhao finished speaking, without waiting for Lan's response, he confessed and led the group into the city.
Along the way, he waited beside the two cars, telling Father Qiao and Mr. Lan about some of the things that happened these days from time to time. Occasionally, he also mentioned something about Mr. Qiao and Mr. Lan.
Father Qiao thanked the patriarch for this arrangement and thanked Butler Zhao repeatedly.
Butler Zhao had never met Father Qiao and the Lan family before, so he only knew that this job was thankless and he was afraid that he would be secretly hated by the people in his ancestral home.
I didn't want to accept the mission, so I stayed here for two days. The young master and his wife, whom I had never met before, turned out to be so humble, not at all arrogant like those in the ancestral home.
Those people don't even pay attention to the clan leader and several clan elders. Where can I see him as a housekeeper?
I felt very emotional.
He became more and more respectful. Along the way, Lan and Qiao's father answered everything they asked. They provided a lot of useful information to Qiao Mingjin and others...
Entering the inner city, the speed of the car gradually slowed down.
There was a lot of people outside the car, and the vendors were shouting constantly. It must have been very lively. A few little fingers itched, and they always wanted to lift the car curtain and stretch their hands to see, but with Lan's presence, they had no choice but to sit upright.
Qiao Mingjin only felt that she was swaying, and she didn't know how many roads she passed and how many lanes she walked. Then she felt that the sound of people gradually became quieter and the car gradually slowed down until it stopped.
"Coming, coming!"
Qiao Mingjin heard voices outside and the sound of footsteps. There seemed to be a lot of people there.
"Is it Jingkun?"
The carriage stopped in front of the Qiao family's ancestral home, and when there were voices and footsteps outside, the family in the carriage felt a sense of reality.
Only at this moment did Qiao Mingjin see a slight fluctuation on Lan's face.
After the car curtain was gently lifted, servants, women and servants came to help the Qiao family out of the car.
"Third uncle. Sixth uncle. Eighth uncle. Ninth uncle." Father Qiao's voice showed a little excitement and trembled slightly.
After many years, these familiar people have grown old, and so has he.
He has never been to Beijing with his father, and has always lived in his ancestral home. When he was a child, he had received help from these people, and these people had also spoken for his mother and son.
"Jing Kun, you are really back! My great-uncle has been waiting for you for more than 20 years."
Qiao Xiangwen, the third uncle with a short gray beard, is the younger brother of Qiao Jingkun's grandfather. He is in his seventies, energetic, and seems to be in good health. At this time, he pulled Qiao Jingkun and looked excited.
Father Qiao held Third Uncle's hand tightly and shouted, "Third Uncle..." and burst into tears.
Everyone nearby felt sad when they saw it.
The eldest grandson of the direct descendant of the Qiao family has been living outside the home for more than twenty years, living a life of hunger and sorrow...
The Qiao family is a large family in Yizhou, and has always paid the most attention to bloodline and integrity. The Qiao family has a strong descendant, and the side branches are more prosperous than the direct branches. Qiao Jingkun's grandfather, Qiao Xiangyou, was just a white man at that time, far less than the side branches.
The descendants of the common branch are outstanding, but where the bloodline is, his branch has always lived in the ancestral home, and he has been the head of the clan.
Otherwise, now that Qiao Xingcun is gone, the clan will not make efforts to find Qiao Jingkun.
In addition to the third uncle, everyone else also came to say hello to Father Qiao and others.
Regardless of what everyone thinks internally, many people respect and fawn over Father Qiao's status as the eldest son of his direct descendants.
Besides, the two wives and their children in the ancestral home were so troubled that they were even organized into clan members. Furthermore, Qiao Jingkun, who has been living outside for so many years, must have no background, connections or money. In such a human clan,
It's easier to handle.
After a hundred years of planning, the Qiao family's ancestral property has reached an enviable level.
Historically, this ancestral property has been in the hands of the direct branch, and the branch branches and common branches that have been divided have to rely on the year-end profits from the ancestral property to support their families.
Therefore, everyone hopes that the head of the family who is in charge of the family will be a person who is generous, not greedy for money, and has a simple background.
Otherwise, if the head of the house, his wife, the children born to the head of the house, and their in-laws and old friends are casually exposed, then these side branches and common people will get a little less. If the head of the house and his wife are careless and loose-handed, where will they be left?
What is the way to survive for these side branches?
It is better to come to the business with no background.
The Lan family is gone too. Lan's parents are no longer here, and the daughter of a farmer married by Qiao Jingkun is nothing to be afraid of.
No matter what the people who greeted him in front of the courtyard were thinking, they all looked kind and friendly.
It was only at this time that the people living in the ancestral house knew that the clan had sent people to find Qiao Jingkun and the Lan family. Everyone had arrived at the door today.
Not to mention it was a huge mess, at least it was as helpless as a headless rope for a long time.
At this time, each house also sent people to wait at the gate to inquire about the news.
The third uncle and several clan elders met with Qiao Jingkun and the Lan family and exchanged farewells. Father Qiao also called Mother Qiao, Qiao Mingjin and others to meet them one by one.
The third uncle looked at the servants stretching their necks and looking at the courtyard door, snorted, and raised his voice: "Go and tell your masters quickly, and ask them to come to the hall to greet you!"
After hearing this, the clever boy quickly turned around and ran away.
In the eyes of the acting clan leader and several clan elders, only Lan entered the ancestral hall and worshiped her ancestors on the second day after her wedding. Therefore, her eldest son Qiao Jingkun was the authentic direct descendant, and Qiao Jingkun was succeeded by the previous clan leader on the second day after he was born.
He was carried into the ancestral hall and dripped blood into the shrine. No one dared to question his identity.
Therefore, these two people are recognized by them as representing the authentic direct branches.
No matter how loud others clamor and no matter what their origins are, in the eyes of the Qiao family, their origins are not right.
As for Xiao Fang and Liu, they are afraid that they will have to wait until they die before they can bring their memorial tablets into the ancestral hall. How can women enter the ancestral hall during the four o'clock and eight festivals?
The entrance to the ancestral house of the Qiao family was not only dark, but at least there were not many people coming.
No matter what the purpose was, whether it was to welcome him sincerely, to send someone to find out the news, or to follow the third uncle and a few others to serve him, anyway, there were a lot of people here.
Seeing so many people, Wan'er was a little scared and held Qiao Mingjin's hand tightly. Mingqi also followed Qiao Mingjin closely. Mingjue and Mingheng looked calm, following Qiao's father on the left and the right.
Yu was supporting Mother Qiao, whose legs and feet were a little weak, while Qiao Mingjin was staying with the expressionless Lan.
The family was led into the yard. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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