In the earthen pot, there were only the title deeds for the three acres of land and Chen Youfu's house, as well as a thick account book and a small bag wrapped in a brocade handkerchief. Chen Yougui and his wife felt happy, and when they opened the account book, they were dumbfounded.
.The account book read: Qingzhu's one-year-old favor account book, Blacksmith Chen's chicken has not been returned, Aunt Chen has not returned a hundred coins of copper and iron, Aunt Zhu's silver longevity lock has not been returned... Chen Yougui read it from beginning to end.
There was nothing written in the thick account book except some trivial debts due to favors. Chen Jiujin picked up the last brocade handkerchief and opened it to see that there were only twenty-five taels of silver in it.
Chen Yougui and his wife began to think about it. "You said that my eldest brother has accumulated so much savings by doing business for most of his life. Do you believe it?"
Chen Jiujin thought for a while and replied: "I think there is something fishy here. What do you think, brother, why did he leave these to us?"
"I don't think it's quite right either."
"In my opinion, this is Big Brother trying us. It's useless even if we hold the land and house deeds. If we fight for this property after his death, he might as well leave it here with us now. Neighbors
Everyone knows that Chen Youfu asked us to keep these things so that we can't fight about them."
"It makes sense, my wife is smart, so what should we do?"
"I think the eldest brother must have given all the inventory to Chen Mengsheng. The things he kept for us were made by the old man for people to see. This is called practicing openly and sneaking into Chen Cang. As long as we are nice to Chen Mengsheng first, I will
I still don’t believe that Chen Mengsheng can’t be tricked.”
"Yes, we built the plank road openly and crossed Chencang secretly. That silly boy, if he can't beat him with three sticks on weekdays, how can he not be able to trick him?"
The night fell quietly over the Chenjiazhuang, and Chen Mengsheng was listening to Chen Youfu talking about some past events, from the meeting of the picker Dan and Tian to the marriage and birth of Chen Mengsheng, all the way to the time of garrison.
"Dad, what happened to you today?"
"Qingzhu, a person will die one hundred years old, and my father is already seventy this year. The only one I can't worry about is you. Even though you are tall and big, you are only fifteen after all. I am with you two years ago.
My uncle has some money saved there, which is enough for you to get married and live."
"Dad, what do you mean by this?" Chen Mengsheng asked Chen Youfu in confusion.
"Son, if you have any difficulties in the future, you should ask your second uncle more often. Although your second uncle likes gambling, there will always be someone to take care of your family members. Also, if you get married in the future, you must do it.
Change your stubborn temper. No matter where you go, take the magic ruler hanging on the door of the outer room with you. Remember..." Chen Mengsheng asked many times about the magic ruler hanging on the outer room.
He is his father, but Chen Youfu never tells him.
"Dad, what is the use of the Demon-Conquering Ruler?"
"Qingzhu, I can't tell you this. As long as you know that the Demon-Conquering Ruler is a treasure of the Immortal family, you will know later." Chen Youfu took out more than two taels of broken silver and a few slings of copper coins from his bedside.
on the table.
"Now that the farm work is over, you can take out the eggs at home and sell them after the New Year's Eve. People should be diligent and don't imitate others."
"Dad, remember, kid, what happened to dad today?"
Chen Youfu said: "I can see your mother in two days."
"Ah...?" Chen Mengsheng was shocked. Chen Youfu told Chen Mengsheng what happened to Judge Cui Yu in his dream last night.
"Son, don't be sad. This is a good thing. Now you can go and rest. Haha."
Although he wanted to become an immortal after his death, Chen Mengsheng was still so sad that he had no sleep all night.
Early the next morning, Chen Mengsheng took out two eggs from the chicken coop, boiled them, and brought them to Chen Youfu's room. Chen Youfuqi asked: "It's not a holiday today, how can we boil eggs?" Seeing Chen Mengsheng's eyes were red, he also asked.
I won’t say anything else. After breakfast, Chen Youfu wanted to walk around Chenjiazhuang again to see the place where he had lived all his life. Chen Mengsheng and Chen Youfu walked around the village together. Chen Youfu saw everyone
Everyone can say a few words...
That night, Chen Youfu put on a cotton-padded jacket that was only worn during New Year's Eve and talked to Chen Mengsheng, and it was past midnight before he knew it.
At this time, the sound of drumming was heard outside the courtyard, and Cui Yu was seen entering the room. Cui Yu actually bowed to Chen Mengsheng first and said, "Judge Cui Yu of the Yin Law Department has met the Immortal."
Chen Mengsheng said in surprise: "My surname is not Shang?"
Cui Yu smiled slightly: "The Immortal is still in the body of a human being. You should know this in the future. Today is the day when your father takes office as the Mountain God of Huashan. Don't miss the auspicious moment."
Chen Mengsheng said to Cui Yu: "Can I still be my father in the future?"
Cui Yudao: "Your father is a good man from the ninth generation who has become an immortal. Even if he meets your father in the future, he will not recognize you." Chen Mengsheng didn't understand.
"The time has come, Chen Shanren, let's go on the road." Cui Yudao
"Qingzhu, my son, please take good care of yourself, you are going to be your father..." After saying this, Chen Youfu died of anger. "Dad...Dad..." Chen Mengsheng stopped and cried...
"Who's knocking on the door in the middle of the night to announce a funeral?" Chen Jiujin was woken up by the slamming of the door outside the hospital and kicked Chen Yougui, who was sleeping soundly next to him.
"Get up, get up and see who is knocking on the door?" Chen Yougui cursed, put on a coat, picked up his shoes and went to the courtyard.
Opening the door to the courtyard, he saw Chen Mengsheng wearing linen: "Nephew, what are you doing?"
"Second uncle, my father is gone."
"Oh, my poor big brother, why did he leave like that..." Chen Jiujin shook his body of more than 200 kilograms into the courtyard.
"It's the middle of the night, what are you howling for? Oh, eldest nephew, you...ah, eldest brother, ah, eldest brother, my good big brother." Chen Jijin understood what was going on when he saw Chen Mengsheng's filial piety.
As soon as he shouted loudly, half of the Chen family turned on their lights.
Chen Jiujin burst into tears. After wailing for a while, he turned around and said, "Eldest nephew, you go back first. Your second uncle and I will put some clothes on and come."
As soon as Chen Mengsheng left, Chen Jiujin closed the courtyard door, pulled Chen Yougui into the house and said, "Old man, this opportunity has come."
"what chance?"
"If your brother is rich or not, then Chen Mengsheng must know. We will spend money for him to see how he does." The couple looked at each other and smiled evilly.
It was already daylight when Chen Yougui arrived at his eldest brother's home. The mourning hall had been decorated with the help of neighbors. Chen Youfu was lying on the removed door panel, with plain curtains hanging around him and couplets placed around him. Chen Mengsheng was kneeling
In the mourning hall, we saluted the mourners. The neighbors took care of the half-year-old child. This family helped buy incense, candles and paper foil, and that family helped set up the plain banquet, set up a tent, and borrowed tables, chairs, and benches.
Bench...Basically, most of Chen Jiaxu's people help Chen Mengsheng with his work.
Chen Yougui and his wife wailed in the mourning hall for a while. Seeing that no one else was paying attention, they walked to Chen Mengsheng's side and said, "Good nephew, my eldest brother has suffered a lifetime. I wonder if the eldest brother's old house is prepared?"
Chen Mengsheng wiped the tears from his cheeks and said: "Returning to my second uncle, my father left suddenly without preparing the old house. Just now, Uncle Chen had gone to Yang Xi to get the old house."
Chen Jiujin heard this and said hurriedly: "Can the few thin-skinned coffins his son sells in Yangxi also fit my elder brother?"
Chen Mengsheng was at a loss when Chen Jiujin said this. Aunt Guihua, who was burning paper next to Chen Mengsheng, said: "This person is dead. It doesn't matter whether he has a reed roll or a golden coffin. Then Chen Mengsheng
Everyone in the Coffin Shop knows that Uncle Chen’s son is kind, and it wasn’t Uncle Chen and his son who took Qingzhu’s mother away earlier.”
Chen Mengsheng remembered it. Later, Uncle Chen said that the old neighbor for decades had not even confiscated his money. Chen Youfu still talked about this matter before he died.
Chen Yougui shouted: "Why are you making such a noise, old woman? My eldest brother has been suffering all his life, shouldn't he enjoy it now?"
Aunt Guihua was scolded by Chen Tiangui and was speechless.
While talking, Uncle Chen's son and two shop assistants trotted all the way into the courtyard carrying a coffin.
Uncle Chen's son is called Chen Lin. He was originally a carpenter in Chenjiazhuang. Because of his good craftsmanship, he was spotted by Boss Yang of Yangzhuang's longevity wood shop. Later, he betrothed his only daughter to Chen Lin. After Boss Yang's death, Chen Lin became
After becoming the owner of Yangzhuang longevity food shop, Chen Linzhonghou made the longevity food shop prosperous in just a few years.
"Uncle Blessed, Xiao Linzi is late." After Chen Lin saluted and offered incense, he said to Chen Mengsheng: "Brother Qingzhu, what will you do now that Uncle Blessed is gone? Uncle Blessed was kind to me during his lifetime, if you have anything
If you have any difficulties, come to Yangzhuang and see me, and I will teach you how to be a carpenter. A lot of money is easy to lose, but it is better to have a skill." Chen Mengsheng thanked Chen Lin gratefully in return.
Chen Jiujin said in a neutral tone: "Oh, you just carried a thin-skinned coffin to your benefactor?"
Chen Lin's face suddenly turned red with embarrassment. This camphor wood coffin is considered to be of medium quality in Chen Lin's shop. No matter how good the coffin is, it must be customized. "Sister Jiujin is right, it's my fault, Chen Lin."
.But this is the best thing in the store right now. Even if I work all night long, I won’t be able to finish it in time for Uncle Blessed’s funeral in two days, right?”
Chen Yougui said with a smile: "Haha, it's said that Boss Chen's birthday shop is famous in villages all over the country. Is this coffin worth less than one tael of silver enough for my eldest brother?"
The white hair on Chen Lin's head was dripping with sweat. He originally wanted to use the coffin in the shop to repay the debt when his family was poor and had no food to eat. It was only the lucky uncle who donated three buckets of rice to his family that made him what he is today.
Lin was embarrassed and often said, "Thanks to my uncle's teachings, this longevity material is really not worthy of a lucky uncle." Chen Lin asked two boys to carry the birthday material away again. The two boys almost didn't cry. They walked more than ten miles.
Carrying nearly 100 kilograms of longevity materials, I came here anxiously and sweating through my cotton clothes. The cotton clothes were not dry yet. The boss wanted to...
Before Chen Mengsheng came and could say anything, Chen Lin asked Chen Yougui to drive him away. "Second uncle, what are you doing?"
"Nephew Qingzhu, please don't worry about it. Your aunt and I will go to Lin'an City to select the best longevity materials with my brother." Chen Yougui thought to himself: Boy, just pretend, and we will see if you can get the money...