"What is the specific situation? What are you talking about?"
"The matter of recognizing ancestors and returning to the clan, what age are we now, are we still talking about recognizing the ancestors and returning to the clan?"
The uncle gently tapped the veteran player on the chessboard with his finger, looking at the light spots flashing in the shade of the trees above his head as the wind blew, he recalled, "Those are all old things from more than ten years ago, young man.
Years ago, we were at the end of the 20th century and had not yet entered the new century. You were born early and did not experience those days. Although I don’t know what it was like in other places, in our place, the traditional concepts at that time
It's stronger than you think, but larger families have to compile genealogies and specialize in building ancestral halls. It's normal to recognize ancestors and return to the clan."
"I don't know much about this kind of thing. There are only two of us in my family, no one else."
"Is there only two people in your family? Counting you?" The uncle was stunned for a moment and looked at Lin Nian. A glimmer of understanding flashed in his slightly cloudy old eyes, and he glanced at the statue of Li Xueyue not far behind Lin Nian.
I understand something.
He took a sip of tea and thought for a while, but still felt that since the young man had a problem, he should explain it more clearly, "Recognize your ancestors and return to your clan, recognize your ancestors and return to your clan, young man, let me ask you first, what is an ancestor and what is a clan?"
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Lin Nian shook his head. He had not studied these serious traditional cultures. He only knew their meaning but did not know the origin.
"Simply speaking, ancestors are the people represented on the tablets. "Shuowen" says that 'ancestors, the ancestors of the first temple' are recognized as specific people. One's direct ancestors are all called ancestors, and one's father is the ancestor of the first generation.
Grandpa is the second generation ancestor, all the way up to the originator at the top of the tablet in the ancestral hall. These are your direct blood relatives. The so-called recognition of ancestors means recognizing family members and recognizing that you are an inseparable part of this tree." The old man pointed at the chessboard and said slowly.
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"'Zong means respecting the ancestral temple', so there are ancestors first and then ancestry. Most of the temple names of ancient emperors are the founders of the country. They are usually called ancestors. Liu Bang, Taizu of the Han Dynasty, built the ancestral temple, so the names of later generations are
After the emperor dies, he must enter the ancestral temple to enjoy sacrifices. This is called returning to the clan, which means returning to orthodoxy. The meaning of returning to the clan is exactly the meaning of continuation, to continue the clan and continue the inheritance."
The old man said, "Recognizing ancestors and returning to the clan together means finding one's true bloodline and making contributions to the continuation and coexistence of this bloodline. This is the responsibility that everyone should bear. To contribute to the continuation of the clan,
To find your own orthodoxy, you must recognize your ancestors and return to your clan, otherwise you will be like a rootless duckweed and a wandering ghost. It is unfilial to know that you have ancestors but not to recognize them, and it is immoral not to return to your clan even if you know that you have them."
Lin Nian was noncommittal.
"But things like recognizing ancestors and returning to the clan are actually not of much importance to young people. Many young people do not pursue this so-called sense of belonging. Most of the people who really value such things are those who are rich in the family.
The old man who has the right to speak." The old man tightened the lid of the tea cup and sipped the slightly bitter tea in his mouth.
"Those old people have always valued the integrity of the clan much more than others. They believe that when a tree branches out, every forked branch and branch and leaf growing on the branch belong to this big tree.
One body is inseparable, and it is something that cannot be lost or forgotten in the inheritance of blood. Continuation, continuation, continuation. Dozens of genealogies lie in the clan ancestral hall, which were solemnly written by the older generation one by one.
Yes, if it were cut off in the hands of a certain generation, they would have to kneel in front of the ancestral hall and kowtow to death to apologize."
The uncle said slowly, "The so-called honoring the ancestors, why are some people who are living outside the clan no one care about them when they are in trouble, but when they achieve a little success, the clan immediately comes to ask them to recognize their ancestors and return to the clan? The purpose is not to leave them in the family tree.
On a certain day of a certain year, a certain month, a certain person in the clan will gain a certain position, become rich and powerful, rise to the top, and bring glory to the entire clan."
"But I heard that Li Hueyue was only five or six years old when she was found. At that time, she should not have been able to do anything to honor her ancestors and be worthy of being found thousands of miles away." Lin Nian asked.
"So it's an accident." The uncle said, "This is related to some things at Xiaoyue's family. When Xian Man moved her into the big house alone, she was orphaned and widowed, and had no one to rely on. This all had something to do with her man.
, but about Xiao Yue’s father, Zian Man never said much. People in the neighborhood often scolded Zian Man’s man for being a bad guy, saying that he probably owed money or committed a crime and ran away, and it was best to die.
Don't ever come back to harm the mother and daughter outside. But at this time, Yan Man would always say that was not the case. Her man did not treat her badly. When others asked what was going on, she was always unwilling to continue to elaborate.
explain."
The uncle glanced at Li Hueyue and said, "Qian Man has never mentioned his father's matter to Little Moon. Over time, no one mentioned it. Everyone saw that she didn't like this topic, so they simply stopped talking and accepted that they were probably
They will live in the yard for a long time, so they will take more care of Little Moon and hope that she can work hard to get out of the yard and change the fate of their family."
"I grew up eating food from hundreds of families." Lin Nian nodded.
"That's pretty much what it means." The uncle smiled, "Little Moon has been smart since she was a child. Everyone hopes that she can be admitted to Tsinghua University or Peking University and change her destiny by studying. This is the only path that is relatively fair and equal to everyone.
The way to go."
"But now she's taking a different path."
"Huh? What other way? Didn't Little Moon graduate from Tsinghua University?" The uncle was a little confused.
"I mean, I didn't climb up from the grassroots step by step." Lin Nianyuan's words were a little stiff, but he didn't expect that Li Hueyue was assigned the title of a Tsinghua graduate.
"I have an IMO team gold medal, but I didn't take the college entrance examination. Tsinghua University recommended me in advance." Li Chengyue's faint voice came from Lin Nian's side, "Department of Mathematics and Science, I graduated early after completing the credits in two years, and only received a diploma without studying.
This way, you can accumulate two to three years of work experience in advance.”
"So Little Moon is doing her best." The uncle looked at the incompetent eldest girl with emotion. However, the other party silently lowered her head and lowered her eyes under the gaze of the elder who cared about him as much as she did now.
The former just thinks that the other person is shy.
Lin Nian admitted that he really didn't know that Li Hueyue had a diploma from Tsinghua University. He only thought that the other party completed his studies under the orthodox education system.
"All this is the help of the clan, I can't do this alone." Li Huoyue said softly.
"Your clan is indeed powerful and powerful, but you still need to be strong in order to forge iron. Don't be too humble. Girls need to be a little confident, otherwise they will be easily bullied." The uncle glanced at Lin Nian intentionally or unintentionally.
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Lin Nian helplessly pretended not to notice the uncle's hint, and only asked what he wanted to know, "Uncle, you said it was an accident that made Li Hueyue find her clan. What accident was it? Can you tell me? I told her before
I’m quite interested in the matter.”
"This is not new. The neighbors probably all know something about it, because it was a special time at that time." The uncle opened the tea again to moisten his throat, "Dazayuan actually said this several times more than ten years ago.
It was necessary to demolish and rebuild, but it was postponed. The reason for the demolition last time was still the same. Some people above thought it would have an impact on the appearance of the capital in the new era. After all, the inner ring is full of new high-rise buildings, and the courtyards in the old streets are beautiful.
It’s beautiful and bright, but compared to our courtyard, it’s as ugly as a scar.”
"At that time, there was a lot of opposition in the yard to the relocation and reconstruction. The old man who spoke at the time also advocated not to move. He thought that this time it would be just like the previous times, and it would be over. But what I didn't expect was what happened next.
The quarrel started to get a little tense. Instead of stopping, the people coming to work changed one group every day. It seemed that the superiors had been given a death order and were unwilling to compromise, so they wanted to demolish this large piece of the yard."
The uncle said, "The yard was quite messy in those days, and there were often strangers coming in and out. Some came to plan the reconstruction design, and some came to visit the neighbors to do work. It gave people a feeling that the relocation was a done deal, and tough policies were adopted.
Naturally, it will cause a backlash. It is very common to have quarrels and even fights in the streets. The overall atmosphere is very impetuous, and there are even more thefts and petty thefts in daily life."
Lin Nian nodded.
The uncle paused for a moment, "Little Moon met her opportunity under such circumstances, or in other words, good jade cannot be hidden after all. I remember it was a thunderstorm in the evening, and I closed the stall early when I was selling candied haws. When I came back, I happened to see
Zian Man was walking around in the alley without an umbrella. When she saw me, she asked me if I had seen Little Moon. I asked and found out that mother and daughter seemed to have a rare quarrel. Little Moon was usually well-behaved, but she was also stubborn when she was angry.
So much so that she ran away from home and refused to go back even when it rained heavily. She could only search for her everywhere in the yard, going from house to house to ask if she had seen Little Moon and took shelter from the rain."
"Where did you find it in the end? We still called the police." Lin Nian asked.
"Things are strange here. I heard that the person who found Little Moon was an old man with many people around him. He said he came to see the land in the courtyard. He seemed to be the contractor who prepared the land for the land. He found Little Moon
Then I sent her home, and when I met Qian Man, I was surprised to find a photo of a family of three on the table. The man in the photo was actually a direct descendant of the old man's clan, and even a branch of the main line."
"It is said that the direct descendant ran away from home a few years ago because he had his own ideas and was unwilling to accept the future arranged by the family. They searched for him for a long time but did not find him back. Later, they heard that there were some accidents, and he was
It’s gone. I originally thought that this branch of the family tree would be cut off, but it wasn’t until that day that I discovered by chance that the two orphans and widows, Qian Man and Xiao Yue, were left behind.”
The old man spoke a little sadly, as if he was lamenting the impermanence of things in the world. Who knew that Li Hueyue's irresponsible father, who was mentioned and scolded by whom, had such a big background? And it was this blood relationship that completely changed from that day on.
Li Hueyue’s life trajectory.
"Then Little Moon and her mother recognized their ancestors and returned to their clan. Their clan even mobilized energy to save the mansion, the former residence of Yianman and Little Moon. The only condition was to free up a piece of space and build a new courtyard.
Yu also provided generous subsidies to some elders in the clan, which left people speechless. They also took the initiative to renovate the dilapidated residences in the courtyard for free. The neighbors later became very grateful to the mother and daughter, and they all miss them.
For your help to the compound." The old man nodded and looked at Li Hueyue.
At this time, Lin Nian finally turned around and saw Li Huanyue, who had been silent all this time. She did not refute or interrupt, and seemed to acquiesce to the old man's story.
Lin Nian thought for a moment and felt that there were some places in this story worth exploring, but before he could speak, Li Hueyue behind him spoke.
"It's getting late, we should go." After speaking, Li Huanyue nodded slightly towards the old man, and finally her eyes fell on the back of Lin Nian's head.
Lin Nian felt the concentrated gaze, which seemed to be tactile, and could only silently nod to the old man to express his gratitude. He made a move on the chessboard that he should make, and then stood up, "Let's go then, old man."
, let’s say goodbye now, and we’ll play chess together again when we have the chance.”
"When you enter the courtyard and see Little Moon, remember to speak well to the elders. If you show off more, the young people will be more confident and energetic." The old man watched happily as Lin Nian stood up and followed Li Hueyue's footsteps, and then lowered his head again.
Glancing at the chessboard.
"Huh?" The old man raised his hand to clean up the chessboard and paused for a moment, then put his hand back on the lid of the teacup, looking sideways at the checkmate situation on the chessboard with a strange look.
He had always had a great advantage in the situation where he had done it casually during the previous chat. He was killed so much that Lin Nian lost his armor. Lin Nian was killed by two cars in the middle of the game. He basically thought that the other party was showing weakness, so he let it go casually, but he didn't think about it.
This kid is actually playing a game of attacking and killing for himself, abandoning the enemy to lure away the enemy, tearing apart the defense line, setting up a game, and then killing the general, all in one go.
The old man took a sip of tea with a normal expression, and then reset the chess game, pretending that this had never happened, but he couldn't let the bad chess players around him find out, otherwise he would be embarrassed.