This meeting at the ancestral hall ended unhappy.
Li Shikuan looked normal and walked home with his hands behind his back.
Li Wenliang kept smiling and nodding his head. Hearing a few clan elders lose their temper, he packed up the tables and chairs and hurried home.
Li Shikuan was sitting in the main room, having opened a small clay stove to boil water, and was taking a teapot and preparing to make tea.
Seeing his son come in, Li Shikuan pointed to the opposite side of the tea table and motioned for his son to sit down.
"What happened at Duke Xiucai's house?" Li Wenliang sat down and took the teapot from Li Shikuan.
"There may not be anything wrong, but there must be a plan." Li Shikuan said calmly.
Li Wenliang looked at his father.
"Xiucai Gong is growing up day by day. After he grows up, if he still doesn't understand anything, or if he doesn't care about the affairs of the clan, no matter what, it is not a good thing." Li Shikuan said every word, very clearly.
Slow.
"Yeah." Li Wenliang nodded.
The scholar is the pillar of their Li family. If the scholar cannot support him, the Li family will not be able to support it. If the scholar supports the family, he must be the master of the affairs of the family, and he must do what he says.
"But it was Jinzhu who spoke today." Seeing that his father had stopped speaking, Li Wenliang couldn't help but say something.
"Well, there's also grandma." Li Shikuan pointed to the boiling water and motioned for his son to make tea.
"Master Xiu Cai and his sisters must watch together and cannot be separated." Li Shikuan watched his son make tea, and then continued: "You can't put silver beads into the Hong family when you marry them into the Hong family.
We want to put the Hong family next to their sisters. Look, Xiucai Gong and his brothers are just like this pot. They have an in-law relationship, so they add a cup and put it next to it. Do you understand?"
Li Wenliang frowned and for a while, he hummed.
He understood what his father said, but he didn't understand why he looked at it this way.
After a moment of silence, Li Wenliang looked at Li Shikuan and asked in a low voice: "Dad, do you really think those words are true?"
"What words? Oh, the Li family is prosperous with women? Well, my father is a true believer. Isn't it a sign now? Xiu Caigong has recruited two sons-in-law in a row, not two times, but three times!
"The Xiu Cai Gong family was first recorded in the genealogy when an aunt from the Li family returned home with her son. In this generation, you see, among the five siblings, there is a Xiu Cai Gong, as well as Jin Zhu, Jin Zhu's
Courage."
Li Shikuan paused in his words, looked at his son, and said meaningfully: "Every time, Jinzhu accompanied the scholar to take the exam, and he passed the exam smoothly. This kind of courage and determination are rare among men."
.Yinzhu is married to the Hong family, and is the eldest grandson of the eldest family member, so she is very blessed. There is also Anan."
Speaking of Anan, Li Shikuan paused.
"Is the prince really interested in learning? Grandma..." Li Wenliang approached his father and spoke in a very low voice.
"Don't talk about it." Li Shikuan said in a low voice, raising his voice slightly, "Don't talk about it anymore. It's not a bad thing for the scholar to come out and sort out the clan's affairs.
"In terms of clan studies, Azhi, his father, and the others insist on establishing a new one, and each has his or her own agenda.
"The pile of wood in Azhi's house has been piled up for more than ten years. Every year, I spend money and effort to dry and oil it. If I start studying ethnology, I will not only get rid of it, but also make a lot of money.
"Wenru's father is for Wenru. Wenru has been studying for more than thirty years, but he can't pronounce it. Instead, he can't read it out. He can't lift his hands and can't lift it. If a clan school is established, the scholar will live in Pingjiang City.
Just to manage it, that is to say, to give it a name, it is indeed quite suitable for this kind of learning to be placed in the hands of Wen Confucianism."
The more Li Shikuan spoke, the thicker the wry smile on his face became.
"Not only this matter, but also other things. We have been in this small town for generations. We grew up together. Until now, we are buried up to our necks in the soil. You owe me and I owe you. Favors are piled on favors, grievances are piled on top of each other.
There are countless human grievances and grievances, and it is as difficult as going up to the sky to think about public affairs."
Li Shikuan let out a long sigh.
Li Wenliang sighed.
Not to mention far away, in order to bring down Fengsheng Liangfang, replace the clan leader, and take over the clan affairs, my father made a lot of promises.
"Now," Li Shikuan leaned forward and lowered his voice, "it's just right for Mr. Xiu Cai to stand up and speak!
"The scholar-gongzu called for his son-in-law twice in a row. For several generations, people have not been close to the clan. If they are not close, there will be no human grudges and they will be able to do things impartially."
Li Shikuan leaned back in his chair, picked up the cup, and sipped tea with a smile.
"I'm afraid that Mr. Xiucai can't suppress him." Li Wenliang said worriedly.
Li Shikuan snorted coldly, "Not to mention grandma, it's just Xiu Cai Gong. Why should we, including us, compete with Xiu Cai Gong?
"Why did the clan build this lantern shed this year, carry high banners and perform lion dances, and sit on the same table as the Hong family and the Gao family to drink wine? It's all because of the scholar!"
Li Shikuan took a sip of tea and sighed.
"Your lobby boss has so much money that he doesn't even dare to wear silk clothes.
"Dad, too." Li Wenliang answered in a low voice.
"If there isn't even a decent scholar, who dares to show off his wealth? Even the Hong family took one look at that noble man and even gave up the eldest son and grandson. Alas."
Li Shikuan was filled with emotion at this sigh.
Wealth, wealth, wealth, wealth is easy, being rich is too difficult!
"You go to Wen Ru and tell him that he wants to invite a Mongolian teacher to the family school. Then go to your uncle's house and tell his uncle that the day after tomorrow, the Hong family invites Grandma and the others to enjoy daffodils.
, let Aiye talk to A'nan and see if he can bring his two granddaughters with him."
"Okay." Li Wenliang was about to stand up.
"Don't worry, drink the tea. I'll go with you. I have to visit a few places. I've got to the point. Our Li family has just started to gain momentum, but we can't cause anything bad to happen." Li Shikuan finished his cup of tea, stood up, and walked out with Li Wenliang.
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Li Yuzhu was washing clothes in the yard, looking up from time to time outside the yard gate.
Looking up and seeing Li Jinzhu, Li Yuzhu stood up and ran out to greet her.
"Are you okay?" Li Yuzhu looked at the three of them.
"Ah Nan is so fierce!" Li Xuedong was nervous but excited.
Li Yuzhu pushed Li Xiaonan around and saw that she was neatly dressed and her hair was not messed up. She breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that there was no fight at all.
"Who did you quarrel with?" Li Yinzhu asked, raising his head.
"They don't quarrel with me." Li Xiaonan sighed regretfully.
"We are both clan elders, and we had a quarrel with you, a little girl. What happened?" Li Jinzhu laughed before he could finish his words.
This time when she entered the ancestral hall, her heart was in her throat from the moment she left the courtyard of her house. The worst-case scenario was that she and her grandmother would not be able to enter the second door of the ancestral hall.
Unexpectedly, I went in, listened from beginning to end, and even talked!
"The eldest sister is amazing!" Li Xiaonan gave Li Jinzhu a thumbs up and shook her head.
"Sister, what happened? Should we start taking care of family affairs?" Li Xuedong asked breathlessly.
"You are the patriarch, of course you have to take care of it!" Li Xiaonan patted Li Xuedong's arm.
"Ah? When you become the clan leader, don't you mean..."
"That time was that time, and this time was this time." Li Yuzhu interrupted Li Xuedong.
"We don't care about the clan's affairs. What should we do if something happens to the clan? Scholars need to cultivate their moral integrity and keep their families in order. You are the clan leader. When the time comes, it will all be your fault. What should you do?" Li Xiaonan looked serious. p>
"Ah Nan is right, that's why." Li Jinzhu continued.
