The two of them hid in a big tree and huddled in a group of green shades. Seeing Yu Miaoer's frightened look, Ye Fan was about to comfort her when he suddenly heard the bell ringing again and the voices of people talking in the square.
It gradually became sparse and quiet.
At this time, a white shadow flashed on a circular stone platform about one meter high and dozens of meters in diameter in the middle of the square, but Liu Chenyan jumped onto it lightly.
She nodded slightly to an old man with a white beard in the field, and the old man with a white beard slowly walked out, stood beside Liu Chenyan, held his white beard in his hand, and said loudly: "Nine rings of the bronze bell, all things will be destroyed."
Sad, today I, Qin Zhongming, will preside over the opening ceremony of the shrine to send off the soul of the old village owner."
This old man's voice was not loud, but it contained a special charm. His voice echoed everywhere in the huge square.
Just after the old man finished speaking, an old man stood up among the team with a flag with the word "Mo" behind him and said solemnly: "According to seniority, Brother Qin will preside over this ceremony. We will definitely not
What opinions will there be, but Lao Zhuang’s last will and testament seems to have already chosen the candidate, so I don’t know if that’s true.”
Just as he finished speaking, he saw an old man standing up in the team with the flag of "strict" and said: "Brother Mo, I'm serious. Although the old village owner trusted me more during his lifetime, how important is it to open the ancestral temple? I ask myself
You absolutely do not have this qualification."
An old man surnamed Yang smiled slightly, stood up and said with a smile: "Liujiazhuang has survived hundreds of years of ups and downs, relying on the unity of the seven major families. From what I have seen, when it comes to opening the ancestral temple, no matter who comes
It doesn’t matter, as long as they are from our seven major families.”
Hearing this, an old man named Meng burst into laughter and said, "Although Brother Yang's words don't sound right, they are reasonable." He frowned slightly, stroking his beard and said, "Today, the candidate to open the ancestral temple is really a new person.
Just think about it."
Qin Zhongming sneered and said: "What a good Meng Dujun. He has really retained his former style. From what I see, I can just replace you and open the ancestral temple. What else are you thinking about?"
Ye Fan heard this strangely, pushed Yu Miao'er beside him, and said: "Hey, what is opening the ancestral temple? Those old men seem to be vying to do it?"
Although Yu Miao'er is just a maid, she has been with Liu Chenyan all year round, and she also heard Liu Chenyan occasionally talk about "opening the ancestral temple". She thought about it carefully at the moment, and after a long while, she whispered:
"I'm not very sure. I just heard from the young lady that opening the ancestral temple is something that can only be done by the village owner. Presumably these people want to compete for this honor? The ceremony of opening the ancestral temple is something that only the Liu family can do.
It's just that the old owner Liu suddenly died of illness half a year ago. The Liu family is a single generation. When Master Liu was born, he suffered from a brain disease and his whole person was half-mad. Therefore, there was no successor in the Liu family, and now there is only one left.
The young lady takes on this important responsibility alone!"
After saying that, a sad look appeared on her pretty face.
Ye Fan suddenly realized that it was no wonder that people from the other six major families were vying to open the ancestral temple, and it was all related to the thin body of the Liu family.
Yu Miaoer pointed at the old man surnamed Yan and said: "That is the head of the Yan family. His name is Xiu..." He told the identities of the other five heads of the family one by one.
Ye Fan just knew that the head of the Qin family was Qin Zhongming, the head of the Mo family was Mo Qingping, and the head of the Meng family was Meng Dujun;
The head of the Yang family is Yang Dingtian, and the head of the Wang family is Wang Bolao.
Yu Miao had just finished speaking when she heard Wang Bolao say, "I think everyone should stop arguing. The Liu family has always opened the ancestral hall. Now that Liu Xian's niece is here, why don't we listen to what she has to say."
When Liu Chenyan saw that the heads of the six major families were at odds, he frowned and said, "About opening the ancestral temple..." Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard Qin Zhongming's voice say: "Miss, wait a minute."
Liu Chenyan said in surprise: "Master Qin, what other problems do you have?"
Qin Zhongming said calmly: "Back then, the ancestors of our seven major families joined forces to lay the foundation of Liujiazhuang. They jointly agreed that the position of the owner of the village would be inherited from generation to generation. There was absolutely no chance of the seven families being separated.
Now that the Liu family is withering away, I still have one thing I want to ask Miss."
Liu Chenyan raised her eyebrows slightly, nodded and said, "Master Qin, just ask."
Qin Zhongming thought for a while, then said solemnly: "Now the only male in the Liu family is your brother Liu Longhua, but nephew Liu Xian was born with brain disease. Not to mention, he is only a ten-year-old child.
…”
Liu Chenyan felt that something was not good, but he couldn't explain why it was so bad, so he had to interrupt Qin Zhongming's words and said calmly: "Today is the day when the ancestral temple is opened once every ten years, about my brother.
, Don’t worry, Master Qin.”
Qin Zhongming smiled and said: "In that case, I won't say anything more." Weiwei saluted Liu Chenyan before turning around and walking off the stone platform. When the heads of the other six major families saw him stepping down, they
Everyone returned to the team.
Liu Chenyan looked at the people in the square and said: "Recalling you all to Liujiazhuang today has really been a hard journey for everyone. It is even more rare for the six masters to gather together. For the first time in ten years, all the core personnel of Liujiazhuang have gathered together.
It’s a rare spectacle…”
Speaking of this, Mo Qingping suddenly said calmly: "Young lady is wrong. Liujiazhuang is divided into seven families. It should be that the seven major families gather together."
Liu Chenyan's willow eyebrows stand steeply. Although Liujiazhuang is composed of seven major families, the Liu family has always been superior to the other six major families. This can be seen from the fact that the villa is named after the character "Liu".
Just as he was about to refute Mo Qingping's rude words, he heard Wang Bolao also agree: "Yes, although the Liu family has been the only one in recent years, this villa was owned by seven families at that time, so the seven families conquered it together."
Big families cannot be divided into two."
The head of the Yan family and the head of the Yang family also said in unison: "Yes, the seven major families cannot be divided into two."
Liu Chenyan had a sad look on his jade face, bit his jade teeth, and said word by word: "Yes, the heads of the families are right. The seven major families have always been in the same spirit and advanced and retreated together. This time it is considered a mistake of the younger generation."
After that, he sighed deeply and said: "Although my father passed away half a year ago, leaving behind a huge family business in Liujiazhuang, my brother Longhua is suffering from brain disease and is going out to seek medical treatment. I, Liu Chenyan,
She had no choice but to take charge of Liujiazhuang for half a year as her daughter.
I thought that after Long Hua came back from illness, he would give up the throne to him, but I didn't expect that he would be gone for half a year." Thinking of the suffering that her younger brother had suffered over the years, her eyes couldn't help but heat up, and she almost shed tears, and said slowly: "
Fortunately, the blood of my Liu family is endless. My brother's trip to seek medical treatment has been very effective. I think he will be able to take on the important responsibilities of the Liu family in the future."
As he spoke, his pretty eyes were filled with confusion, and his cold gaze slowly swept across the square.
Invisibly, the absolute pressure of a superior person was emitted, and there was no sound in the entire square.
Ye Fan suddenly realized: "It turns out that so many people gathered here just for the inauguration ceremony of the owner of the village." Young Master Chu really thought that something big had happened in Liujiazhuang. Thinking of this, he suddenly became bored.
About to leave.
Liu Chenyan saw that all the voices of discussion in the square were suppressed by himself, and said: "Long Hua, come up."
At this time, I saw a little fat man in fancy clothes walking out of the crowd with a puzzled face.
Liu Chenyan walked down the stone platform, handed a jade box in his hand to Liu Longhua, and said in a deep voice: "Longhua, the jade seal inside this jade box is a token of the owner of the village. With this seal in your hand, you are Liujiazhuang."
The eighth generation owner of the village, from now on, it is his duty to strengthen the Liu family, do you understand?"
The little fat man nodded, stretched out his chubby little hand, and was about to take the jade box when he suddenly heard someone say in a deep voice: "Wait a minute!"