Zhang Ling felt more and more that it was not unreasonable for Li Xiang's father to completely capture Xiaodouzi's heart in a short period of time.
Whenever something good happens, Xiaodouzi can arrange it immediately.
Even if she is an adult, if someone does this for her, she will probably fall easily.
Or maybe it's because Li is the most popular surname in Wuchuan.
The straight-line distance from the ancestral hall gate is still two thousand meters, and the road congestion has already caused traffic to be basically paralyzed.
They finally found a parking lot and prepared to walk to the Li Clan Ancestral Hall.
On Drum Tower South Street in the south of the city, walking west for about 1,300 meters, you can see a courtyard surrounded by long red walls.
The courtyard faces west and faces east, with mountains on its back and water on its back. In front of the gate facing the street, there is a square of about 2,000 square meters.
There is a stage on the south side of the square, on which a famous theater troupe is performing.
Pass by a stone arch bridge with a span of about 50 meters.
On the stone railings on both sides of the bridge, there are engraved images of various birds and beasts, dragons and tigers leaping, about to fly but still moving, with lifelike images.
After crossing the bridge, you will see two floors of seven or eight-meter-high stone steps leading to the front gate.
Two stone lions as tall as one person stand on both sides of the doorway on the last stone staircase.
The ancient gate tower of Li's ancestral hall is hidden under several vigorous ginkgo trees.
Climbing the stone steps and walking into the gate, you will find that the ancestral temple building is a traditional inner courtyard, with four entrances and three courtyards, and a symmetrical layout along the central axis.
The main buildings are arranged on the central axis from west to east, followed by the ceremonial gate (foyer), worship hall (enjoyment hall or sacrificial hall), and sleeping hall. Each building is connected by a cloister.
It adopts an introverted multi-entry courtyard layout with deep courtyards, orderly hierarchy and numerous rooms.
Every time you enter the wing rooms on the north and south sides of the courtyard, corridors are arranged on both sides, symmetrical on the left and right, and you finally see the whole temple, with clear priorities, quiet levels, and rigorous layout.
If you stand at the highest point and overlook the panoramic view of the ancestral hall, you will be surrounded by green trees in the halls and corridors, and surrounded by flowers and plants in the pavilions.
There are also lifelike and beautifully decorated wall reliefs.
Watching it makes people feel like sitting on the clouds and traveling in a fairyland, so happy.
As soon as they stepped into the door, a dedicated person led the family of three to the Xiangtang where they lit incense sticks first.
Enjoy the church area.
It is a place where ancestor worship rituals and clan discussions are held.
There is a screen door in the foyer. The screen door is usually not open at ordinary times. It is only opened during the Spring and Autumn Festival and when important people come to offer sacrifices. Most people can only go around from both sides.
Or maybe the screen door remains closed because the big festival hasn't officially started yet.
The leader also needs to highlight Li Xiang's important position in this family sacrifice.
So the screen door was opened directly for Li Xiang.
Li Xiang had expected this, but it still made Li Xiang a little surprised.
After all, no one in this world doesn't like to be treated with special attention.
As soon as you enter the courtyard, eight wooden pillars are erected, called soul-calling flags.
There are two old plum trees planted on both sides of the courtyard, which are said to be over a hundred years old. The imperial monument on the side of the Xiangtang Hall is from the same period.
Done.
The leader politely informed Li Xiang that the clan leader invited the two of them to go to the dormitory to discuss the next matter of filling out the score.
Li Xiang smiled slightly when he heard this.
Sure enough, as Li Xiang expected, the clan leader would definitely want to talk to the two of them at this time.
The chief wanted to clarify to Li Xiang the main purpose of this sacrifice.
Zhang Ling and Li Xiang really don't want a child to be involved in adults' conspiracy and calculations too early.
Fortunately, Xiaodouzi was attracted by a handsome little girl as soon as he arrived.
The enthusiastic little girl was like a little big man. She grabbed the little beans and said she wanted to watch the shaman dance with the gods.
In fact, the little girl found the four sets of bells (made of cast copper, spherical, hollow, and containing a projectile) used by the shaman when performing Buddha Bomi very interesting.
So I plan to join forces with Xiaodouzi to get a pair for fun.
No matter what Xiaodouzi and the others are going to do?
It’s also good to let your children work with their children to have some mischief at an age when they are mischievous.
After all, the child has never acted foolishly at the age of acting foolishly. How miserable such a childhood must be!
Dormitory area.
It is used to worship the gods (ancestral tablets) and consists of six courtyards and nineteen halls.
The sleeping hall is a five-bay building with three lights and two darks. In the middle of the hall is a shrine.
The location where the ancestor's tablets are placed in the niche is also the main hall of the ancestral hall.
The standard for the ancestor tablets in the middle list is that the great ancestor is on the left, the great ancestor is on the right, the ancestor is on the second left, and kao is on the right.
As soon as he entered the door, before he could see the layout of the furnishings and who was in the hall, he saw Li Pan coming over with a smile.
"Brother Xiang, you are finally here. The patriarch and everyone are waiting for you. Come on, follow me this way."
Li Pan held hands with Li Xiang intimately, and moved towards the clan leader as he spoke.
Li Xiang subconsciously pulled Zhang Ling, who was a little dazed, and found that her eyes were fixed on Li Xi, who was standing next to the patriarch.
Li Xi smiled uncharacteristically and walked straight towards Zhang Ling.
"Look, look, who did I see today? It's my old classmate Zhang Ling!"
Then he pursed his lips again, shook his head and said:
After speaking, he glanced at Li Xiang beside him and asked:
"Brother Xiang, you say yes."
Li Xiang was stunned for a moment and felt that this was basically the truth, so he smiled and nodded.
Zhang Ling felt a little uncomfortable with Li Xi's sudden show of affection.
I always feel that this woman must not be holding anything back.
But it's not okay to embarrass this annoying woman casually in front of many elders of the Li family.
So I could only force myself to smile and shake hands like old friends and said:
"Yes! My brain doesn't seem to work that well anymore. I remember Li Xi that you were imprisoned because of the Feng Shui master incident. Why did you take leave from prison today for family sacrifices?"
Zhang Ling admires her wording!
Can a person in jail still ask for leave to get out of jail?
A few bold peers present burst out laughing.
Including the plum plate on the side.
The patriarch's face was ashen, but he still maintained a slightly embarrassed smile.
Li Xi's smile remained frozen for a few seconds, then he quickly laughed and said:
"Oh, it is indeed the fault of the damn vaccine. Have you misunderstood? There is no such thing. Sister-in-law, you must have remembered it wrong. After the wedding, I signed up to study for an MBA at XX Business School.
"
XX Business School?
This is an internationally renowned business school.
It seems that the head of the Li family is really willing to spend money on Li Xi.
Zhang Ling looked at Li Xi in surprise and said:
"Really? I remember that you didn't like studying the most when you were in school. Now you have learned from the painful experience and decided to work hard? Okay, okay, sister-in-law, I am optimistic about you. You must work hard!"
These words really sounded like an elder's, and they were sincere and caring about the younger generation.
Li Xi's facial muscles twitched uncoordinatedly a few times.
Obviously, this woman still doesn't do a good job of disguising her emotions.
"Come on! Okay, I will definitely do it. I just don't know if my sister-in-law will give me a reward if I get my diploma."
Zhang Ling never expected that with Li Xi's status, he would lick his face and ask for a reward from her in front of everyone in the clan.
It feels a bit like learning from Xiaodouzi.
But Li Xi's request for benefits was obviously not as cute as Xiaodouzi's.
There is a bit of over-performance in it.
If this reward is not given.
Then Zhang Ling will definitely be taken advantage of by Li Xi and accused of being stingy.
Maybe they were sarcastic to Zhang Ling again in front of everyone.
Yes, when this woman speaks ill of others, she never cares whether it will affect a third party.
If this reward is given, it should be less.
Based on her understanding of Li Xi, although it is unlikely that she would express her dissatisfaction in person, she would most likely ruin her reputation behind her back.
How could Zhang Ling give her this opportunity so easily?
She continued to say to Li Xi thoughtfully:
"Reward? You have said before that for a person like me who was born in a small family, what he can offer is too poor and old-fashioned. Even though I have the heart to reward you, I am also afraid of tarnishing your noble status.
"
The derogatory keywords in Zhang Ling's retelling are all those that Li Xi said to her before.
I remember that one day before graduating from high school, Li Xi generously invited all teachers and students to have dinner together.
During this period, this woman gave a mobile phone to all the teachers present, and a custom gold-plated pen to all the students.
Of course, many teachers and students really don't want to owe Li Xi.
They all returned gifts to Li Xi one after another.
This also includes Zhang Ling.
Maybe Li Xi did it on purpose.
Zhang Ling didn't know about the exchange of gifts until two hours before the party started.
Two hours is too hasty.
Zhang Ling only had less than two hundred yuan in cash.
How difficult it is to prepare a satisfactory gift for Li Xi!
After thinking hard, she decided to personally make a photo album of Li Xi's classmates.
Anyone who thinks about the friendship between classmates will feel that this gift is extremely precious.
She never thought that among all the students in the class, she and Wang Li were the only ones who presented handmade products.
The difference is that Wang Li randomly bought a wooden sculpture on the street that was 70% similar to Li Xi.
Li Xi did not target Wang Li at that time. Instead, she regarded Wang Li as her best friend and talked about how much she disliked Zhang Ling's album.
And now Li Xi heard these familiar derogatory words again.
She obviously didn't understand the true meaning of Zhang Ling's words.
On the contrary, I felt that these words were Zhang Ling's way of lowering herself.
So as to achieve the purpose of flattering and praising her.
For this reason, Li Xi showed off her unique arrogance even more proudly.
"Haha, that's good if you know! Then there's no need to prepare a reward gift for me. However, you two must make a treat and treat me to dinner."
Perhaps Li Xi's patriarch, Grandpa, felt that his beloved granddaughter was really embarrassed.
Finally I could no longer stand still and wait.
Zhang Ling pretended to be confused and looked at the kind old man who came over and stood behind Li Xi.
"Li Xi, I'm afraid you're not joking. For a person with such status as you, only the clan leader is qualified to organize a dinner to celebrate."
Zhang Ling's purpose is to push forward everything related to Li Xi's meeting.
To be honest, she really didn't want to take another look at Li Xi.
And Li Xi was a little angry, not getting the benefits he wanted, and wanted to find a breakthrough from Li Xiang on the side.
Before Li Xi could speak, Zhang Ling bowed politely and said with a smile:
"Patriarch, are you right about what I just said to Li Xi?"
The patriarch smiled kindly and gestured to Zhang Ling to excuse himself. He did not answer Zhang Ling's question directly, but then looked at Li Xi pretending to be angry and said:
"Xi'er, you're fooling around! Don't you know what day it is? I can't help but let you fool around. Hurry up and let your sister-in-law go in."
Zhang Ling called him a good guy in her heart.
She and Li Xiang did not receive a marriage certificate, nor did they get married in a church.
When the old patriarch met for the first time, it was like they were just messing around among the younger generations.
He directly approved of her identity as the Li family's daughter-in-law.
The clan leader spoke, and although some people present showed displeasure on their faces, they all consciously opened a way for Zhang Ling and Li Jiang to go in.
Near the memorial tablet of the ancestor in the middle row, a table was placed, with a thick book vaguely placed on the table.
I guess it might be the so-called genealogy.
Because Li Xiang has never really seen what a genealogy looks like.
Li Xi did not take advantage of Zhang Ling. He stopped in front of the desk and stopped Zhang Ling and said:
"That's not right! Zhang Ling, stop right here!"
At this time, I stopped pretending and called him by his first name a little arrogantly.
"Little sister, why do you still want to ask for a poor reward from me?" Zhang Ling looked at Li Xi pretending to be very confused, and then shook her head helplessly, "Oh, forget it. Seeing how persistent you are.
Just promise to give it to you."
She thought Li Xi finally realized what he had just said.
So he took this opportunity to shift Li Xi's focus.
Li Xi shook his head at this time. Zhang Ling thought that she had not been able to fool him. Fortunately, she had already thought of how to deal with it during this time.
At worst, she just admits that what she just said means exactly what she meant.
Because she believed that Li Xiang would always be on her side no matter what.
Unexpectedly, Li Xi raised his finger and pointed at Zhang Ling's nose, looked at the patriarch and grandfather beside him and said aggrievedly:
"No, Grandpa, as far as I know, this woman has not registered her marriage with Brother Li Xiang. Our family has never held a wedding for them. Why should I make way for her? Grandpa, I am your most beloved granddaughter.
"
With that said, Li Xi rushed into the arms of the patriarch and acted coquettishly.
Oh my god!
At this point, Zhang Ling discovered that she had overestimated Li Xi's IQ.
Didn't expect Li Xi would be obsessed with such a thing?
However, it seems that she was the one who called Zhang Ling sister-in-law first.
The clan leader vaguely heard the clan members around him whispering and laughing at Li Xi.
He did not feel that Li Xi was embarrassed, but instead shouted at the other tribesmen present.
He said that those who laughed at Li Xi had lost the face of his clan leader.
The old clan leader's double standard left all clan members present speechless and helplessly shaking their heads.
The dormitory returned to silence.
The old patriarch then looked at the coquettish Li Xi with affection on his face and said:
"Okay. I know what Xi'er means. Grandpa is getting old and will leave sooner or later. Of all the children, grandpa is most worried about you."
Li Xi's eyes were full of sadness and reluctance, and he immediately pressed his hand on the old patriarch's mouth, pretending to be angry and said:
"Grandpa, Xi'er doesn't allow you to talk like this. You will definitely live a long life."
Just this action made Zhang Ling understand.
Why is Li Xi so favored by the old patriarch?
The old patriarch shook his head with a happy smile and said:
"So if grandpa is no longer here, you will have to rely on your brother Li Xiang for the rest of your life."
Then he straightened his chest in an imposing manner, looked around at all the clan members present, and finally looked at Li with a calm gaze full of expectation and wanted to say:
"From now on, the fate of my Li family will be left to you, Li Xiang."
