Chapter 365: Worshiping at the Ancestral Hall and Clan Insights
Of course, if there is a chance for people like Jia Rui, Jia Qin and others, Jia Lan is also willing to provide them with a chance.
It's just that he is not in his position and does not seek political power. Now he does not need to involve himself in the family affairs and fight for power with Jia Zhen and Sister Feng.
Jia Lan has always been cautious about the powerful figures in Ning Rong's second house. Even with Sister Feng, he tried his best to maintain a sense of boundaries and try his best not to interfere with Sister Feng's control of the affairs of the house.
Like Jia Zhen and Jia She, Jia Lan hides whenever he can.
He had naturally heard of the reputation of the two of them. Although he had not seen it with his own eyes, he could usually get a general idea from his mother Li Wan and Sister Feng.
Not talking about ancient times, just saying that having such a relative in a modern stall can give people a lot of headaches, not to mention the ancient patriarchal society. These two ancestors cannot be scolded, and they cannot be managed, so it is better to let Sister Feng do more work.
What's rare is that neither Jia Zhen nor Jia She shows up very much on weekdays. As far as Jia Lan knows, the former hangs out in the Tianxiang Tower of the East Mansion all day long, and often invites the twelve officials of the Rongguo Mansion to sing operas;
She was sick all day long, and even sent his daily greetings to Jia's mother to Mrs. Xing and Jia Lian. He only stayed in the small courtyard on the east side of Rongguo Mansion.
As far as Jia Lan knows, among the rest of the tribe, the only ones who can do anything are Jia Chang and Jia Ling. Now they are all working under Sister Feng, so there is no need to bring them over. After all, Sister Feng maintains the Rong Mansion of Nuo Da.
, there is also an extreme shortage of people under her command. On the contrary, Jia Lan has recommended many candidates to Sister Feng through Leng Zixing’s search for more than a year.
Of course, there are so many clansmen of the Jia family in Nuo Da, and Jia Lan also believes that there must be buried pearls, but as mentioned in the preface, he is a grass-roots person and really can't take care of it.
Jia Lan also understands the tribe's mentality of fighting against the autumn wind.
This is clan.
The family system is the foundation of the entire Middle-earth society, and all social characteristics here are derived from this family system.
Clan is a magical thing.
To compare horizontally, for thousands of years in the land of Middle-earth, regardless of natural disasters or man-made disasters, the sufferings experienced by the people were enough to wipe out the entire ethnic group. However, this is how the Middle-earth people survived, generation after generation.
One generation continues to reproduce tenaciously.
If we were to say what kind of force allowed the people of Middle-earth to survive, then it would probably be family and the clans that connect them together.
In the big city where Jialan will live in the future, the concept of family is already very weak. At most, direct relatives only interact with each other. A large family like the Jia family is undoubtedly novel to him.
Different from later generations' negative views on clans, Jialan believes that everything exists objectively and has two sides. Clan not only restricts personal freedom and even oppresses, but also helps and promotes individuals.
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Applying the concept of community of saints, the clan is a small community and the country is a large community. The clan may hinder the construction of the large community, but under certain special conditions, when the large community collapses, you will find that the small community is what you need to survive.
Last refuge.
From this perspective, the decline of the Jia family actually lies in the fact that the people at the top of the clan can no longer provide shelter for the people at the bottom of the clan, such as Jia Mu and Jia Zhen, one is the highest-ranking wife, and the other is the patriarch of the Jia family.
To ordinary people, they are undoubtedly the sky, a role as high as the sun. However, in the spiritual world, the Eighth House of the Jia Family in Shenjing lacks a sun that shines on the hearts of all people, the most true and the most good.
Even though you are a nobleman from the old era, you should still have the spirit of a nobleman.
Obviously, the Jia family has never been the same Jia family since Jia Daishan of Xianrongguo. As a result, corruption and decline are naturally a matter of course.
Looking at it this way, it seems that the clan is indeed a backward thing.
But Jialan doesn't think so.
The so-called backwardness and ignorance are actually just those people above the clouds preaching. To put it bluntly, it is actually a struggle for the right to speak. It is nothing more than the east wind overpowering the west wind, and the west wind overpowering the east wind.
If you look carefully, you will find that it is still the same recipe and the same set of words.
There is a picture at the beginning, and the content is all edited.
I'm afraid most of them are just for the sake of having a meal, or they don't even need to eat, they are just keyword robots.
There is nothing new under the sun.
Standing in front of the ancestral hall, saluting the clan members who came to congratulate him one by one, Jia Lan wandered in his mind and thought about the topic of clan.
For him, thinking is also a kind of practice.
The way to practice the state of knowledge is to expand your knowledge and think more.
But thinking requires time and environment.
Just like in front of you.
A group of people standing bustling in front of the ancestral hall were either happy or numb. The bustle around them and the loneliness inside created a very novel feeling.
Life has high mountains and low valleys, and so does the state of mind. If the mind is not in the right state and cannot see that the mountains have their peaks and the valleys have their troughs, then you will naturally and gradually fall into the confusion of obsessions and worries.
Jia Lan stood in front of the ancestral hall and said goodbye to all the tribesmen who came to congratulate him. He spent countless money and received countless praises and some experiences.
Although the ancestral hall was opened last time after winning the election, it was not as sensational as this time and so many clan members came to work.
Looking at the satisfied expressions of the tribesmen leaving one by one, and then looking at Old Mrs. Shi who was being supported by Jia Zheng, her face filled with joy, finally Jia Lan's eyes fell on the graceful figure behind Jia Mu, facing her
The owner of the piercing red phoenix triangular eyes and beautiful eyes noticed something and looked over, his nose flapped slightly, and his red lips showed a beautiful arc.
This beauty falling on the other person actually makes him even more heroic.
Just because her name is Wang Xifeng!
Walking in the private alley leading from Ningguo Mansion to Rongguo Mansion, Sister Feng smiled and said to Jia Lan, "Brother Lan, you are so charming! What a spirit!"
"Auntie is overly praised. What kind of courage is there?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "You are only modest!" Sister Feng pointed at Ping'er with a smile: "You judge, there are eight houses in Beijing and more than a hundred households, all of which are empty.
You started, but when you returned, you not only had the reward in your pocket, but also held various gifts in your hands. You gave away no less than a thousand honey candles. Everyone praised you for your generosity and dignity. Isn't this grand?
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After saying this, Sister Feng glanced sideways at Ping'er beside her, who smiled with her lips pursed and nodded in agreement.
Jia Lan responded with a smile: "The past few years have been bad, and the people in the clan are living a miserable life. Now that the price of food remains high, it is better to give some money in kind."
This time at the reunion of Jialan High School, Mrs. Shi was so happy that even the servants were given two months' salary. Since the Bafang clan members were relatives, it was not easy to follow the standards of servants. Sister Feng was having a headache. Unexpectedly, Jia
Lan unexpectedly took the initiative to find her and solve the problem.
Sister Feng looked at Jia Lan as if looking at a golden mountain: "These more than a hundred tribesmen give salt, rice, and honey candles. Even I am not willing to use those things. You must be so generous!"
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Jia Lan was dumbfounded: "That's not a rare item, it's just some candles, so why wouldn't you part with them?"
Sister Feng's eyes widened: "Isn't that rare? Do you know that the quality of your honey candles is very good, not much different from the tributes used in the palace. Two pairs of honey candles of this quality will cost one tael of silver, including the rest.
Five or six thousand taels of silver were spread out like this, you are really rich!"
"It won't cost that much." Jia Lan smiled and waved her hand, stretched out a few fingers and gave Sister Feng a rough explanation.
The so-called honey candle, as the name suggests, is a candle made of beeswax. This kind of candle is smokeless after burning. Not only does it have no strange smell and smoke, but it also has a pleasant aroma.
This kind of candle is generally used in palaces.
The most important thing is that the honey candle is not a flashy thing. In terms of brightness, it is even brighter than a torch. In ancient times, only wealthy families and rich families could use it.
If purchased from other places, it would indeed cost a lot of money, but the honey candles distributed this time are actually the by-products of Beizhuang's beekeeping for more than a year, and there is basically no additional expense for Jialan.
In fact, there used to be beekeepers in Beizhuang. In China, the history of artificial breeding of bees can be traced back to the pre-Qin period. However, in Beizhuang, due to improper methods, the quality and quantity of the honey produced were unsatisfactory, and Jia Lan did not.
How to manage it, even though he has the vision of future generations, he just can't do it.
Until the end of the year before last, an old man and his granddaughter came to Beizhuang with a letter of introduction from Ni Er. It is said that this person's ancestor was the royal beekeeper of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty and had a unique skill in beekeeping.
The Mongolian Yuan were originally a nomadic people on the grasslands. After taking over the Central Plains, they still retained their preference for meat. However, they also absorbed the "honey-loving" custom of the people in the Central Plains. Using honey for cooking meat became a unique dietary custom of the Mongolian Yuan aristocrats.
One is to add honey and other spices to remove the smell of raw meat and improve the texture and taste.
The beekeeper’s surname was Yang. He was originally from Liaodong. He was assassinated by a gangster because he offended a local wealthy family. By chance, he was rescued by Ni San and his wife. After learning what had happened to the old man and knowing that the old man had such a skill, he recommended him.
When they came to Beizhuang, Ni San kept remembering Jia Lan's request for them to help find various craftsmen.
After years of management, Beizhuang has grown into a forest of fruit trees, with abundant crops and better natural conditions. Under Lao Yang's care, Beizhuang's beekeeping industry has reached a new level.
After removing the honey, the honeycomb is processed into beeswax, which is then molded and characterized by the hands of craftsmen, and candle wicks are added. In this way, honey candles are manufactured. Beizhuang also has a side industry.
However, the production of beeswax is still not large and has not yet reached a large scale, so it can only be supplied to the brothers and sisters in the house.
Later, Jia Lan sent people to give the honey candles produced to everyone in the Grand View Garden. Li Wan was moved when he saw this, and together with Tan Chun, he asked Beizhuang to send people to collect nectar in the garden, and he could harvest four to five crops a year.
This time, another input was added to the garden.
Facing Sister Feng's compliment, Jia Lan just smiled.
Although he won't get involved in clan affairs easily, it doesn't mean that he doesn't care about anything.
If you are poor, you can only benefit yourself; if you are rich, you can help the world.
He couldn't control the world, but he still had some thoughts about Jia's family. He took the initiative to find Sister Feng and distributed a stone of grain, some salt, and twenty pairs of honey candles to each family. If there were children of school age at home, he also
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