After Chen Liu was expelled from the "Youxu Hall", the atmosphere in the hall was solemn. The patriarch Chen Xian looked around at the children on the four floors of the east, west, south and north, and solemnly said: "Cao Zhi is right. My ancestor Changwen Gong is ranked among the three nobles, but his descendants are not allowed to be nobles.
It is really a shame. This is certainly due to the Situ government's inattention and the rash evaluation of the Genealogy Department. However, it is an indisputable fact that the Chen family has not had any outstanding figures for a hundred years.
Zhoujun, Su Di and I all had high hopes, but unfortunately he died young——"
Chen's mother, Mrs. Li, thought of her dead son and her tears fell on the reed mat. Chen Caozhi stretched out his hand and gently covered the back of his mother's hand to express comfort.
Chen Xian continued to say in a solemn tone: "Although the Chen family in Qiantang is not a noble family, its family reputation is not inferior to that of Du, Dai, Ding, and Chu. There are people who have been promoted to official positions, far from other common people from poor families.
Why can it be compared? It’s because Chen’s poems and books are endless. But now, except for Xilou Cao’s uncle and nephew who still insist on reading and practicing calligraphy every day, the other children on the third floor are just coping with the problem. Who is really sincere?
Those who study to seek advancement? They only seek the petty profits in front of them, regard the amount of money and silk as gains and losses, and regard the abundance of crops as joy and sorrow. They have completely forgotten that in this world besides eating and clothing, there are ways to seek knowledge and cultivate oneself.
Chen Liu is even worse. He flatters his superiors and seeks money from others. Sooner or later he will be punished by law. This is also a mistake that I usually tolerate——"
After saying that, Chen Xianchang knelt down to apologize to his clan members, and then asked: "Do you have any objections to the expulsion of Chen Liu today?"
There was silence in the hall. After a while, Chen Man said angrily: "No objection, as long as the clan leader can handle it, Chief Lu will be fine."
Chen Xian, who had always been gentle and almost cowardly, finally had the responsibility and courage of a clan leader today, and said in a deep voice: "So what about Master Lu? Although I have resigned, the county boss Wangfu will also call me son Liu when he sees me.
Brother, Master Lu is just from a poor family, how can he dominate the world with one hand? - You must understand that Master Lu’s bullying is to bully me, the Qiantang Chen family. If our people cannot unite to defend against foreigners, the Qiantang Chen family will be in danger."
Chen Man stopped saying anything, and the rest of the tribe naturally had no objections. Chen Liu was usually very annoying, even his own brothers were annoyed by him.
After the clan meeting ended, Chen Xian left Chen Cao's mother and son to speak alone. Chen's mother, Li, thanked the clan leader for upholding justice. Chen Xian said: "As long as a family has an outstanding figure, the whole family will be prosperous. This is my expectation for Cao.
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Chen Caozhi knelt down and bowed, and said with a golden voice, "Chen Caozhi will work hard."
Chen Xian nodded and asked Chen Caozhi about his visit to Baoshi Mountain yesterday. He learned that Ge Hong and Ge Xianweng had promised Cao Zhi that he could borrow his books at any time. He was surprised and said: "Ge Zhichuan despises fame and is aloof. He is a figure he likes."
Not many, but I am destined to be so congenial with you. He has entered Taoism from Confucianism and is extremely knowledgeable. You should ask him for more advice in the future."
Chen Caozhi responded: "Yes." His impression of this fourth uncle was greatly improved, and he immediately surmised that Chief Lu might have colluded with Chu Wenqian to attack the Chen family, and also told Feng Mengxiong that Chief Lu was pretending to be
Note that the affairs of the noble clan were also told in full.
Chen Xian thought for a while and said: "Speaking of which, Master Lu was not on good terms with me back then. Now that he has the support of the Chu family, it's a worry. However, he has bad character and wants to bully me, the Chen family. I'm worried.
I personally went to the county to see Mr. Lu to see what would happen to the Lu family. You don’t have to worry about it. Don’t delay studying and practicing calligraphy. You already have a small reputation now, and you still have to strive to stand out in the elegant gathering on the ninth day of September. If
If you can be favored by the Zhongzheng officials of the county and be promoted to a higher rank, even if it is the ninth rank, you will no longer have to worry about doing hard labor. Even if a talented person enters the rank, he will not have to perform hard labor even if he is not awarded an official position."
Chen Cao said: "Thank you uncle for your teaching. Cao Zhi will remember it."
Chen Xian frowned and said: "But I'm afraid I can't keep the Yinhu in Laifu. Master Lu is going to make trouble on this point. I, Mr. Chen, have no reason to defend myself. There are still two months left before the registration inspection in July."
Please arrange your time accordingly."
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Chen Caozhi helped his mother back to the west building. Laifu and his son just saw Chen Liu driving away from Chenjiawu in anger and shame. They didn't understand what was going on. Only then did they learn what happened in the ancestral hall. Chen Liu
He was expelled from the Chen clan, which really made people happy. He praised Cao Zhi for his eloquence.
Chen's mother, Mrs. Li, looked at the simple smiles of Laifu's family and felt heavy in her heart. Laifu's family had lived and worked happily here for more than ten years. Laifu's eldest son, Lai Gui, got married here. His wife, Zhao, was pregnant.
Zilai Zhen was planning to marry the daughter of the tenant farmer Huang, and everything was taking root in Chenjiawu. If he was driven away and moved to Qiaozhou, it would be like uprooting a towering tree. You know how painful and difficult it would be!
"If it's really irreversible, I can only give some more money, silk, millet, and millet to Laifu."
Chen's mother, Mrs. Li, was unhappy. She was already weak. She became worried and fell ill the next night. She suffered from shortness of breath, dizziness, and could not sit up. When she sat up, she felt like the world was spinning, so she had to stay in bed.
Aunt Ying woke up Chen Caozhi in the middle of the night. Chen Caozhi went to his mother's room to say hello. Seeing that he was seriously ill, he was very anxious and thought about going to the county to seek medical treatment, so he went downstairs and asked Laifu to prepare a car.
Lai De reminded Chen Caozhi: "Xiao Langjun, isn't that Ge Xianweng a miracle doctor? He has elixirs."
Chen Caozhi said "Hey" and secretly cursed himself for being confused. Why did he forget this famous medical scientist in history? The day before yesterday, he saw Ge Xianweng's hundred-volume masterpiece "Jinzhu Prescription" at Chuyang Taoist Temple. He missed his mother again.
Lying ill and unable to take a car, he had no choice but to ask Ge Xianweng to come to Chenjiawu for diagnosis and treatment. He ordered Laizhen to drive, and he and Laide walked to Geling for medical treatment.
Ran Sheng, a young man, rubbed his sleepy eyes and said that he wanted to follow and walk at night, so there would be one more person for each person.
A lantern was hung on the oxcart. Laide held a lantern in his hand, and Ran Sheng and Ran Sheng held a hardwood stick in their hands. They were wary of wild beasts that came out to look for food at night. Tigers and leopards are rare in the Jinsheng Lake area, but there are many bears and wolves.
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Chen Caozhi sat on the bullock cart for a while. The mountain road was too bumpy and bumpy, so he got off the car and walked with Lai De and Ran Sheng.
This day is the tenth day of May, and the moon is already so thin. It is moving westward among the clouds in the night sky. It is shining with light and clear, and the surrounding fields are clear. The West Lake not far to the right is sparkling and moist.
The mountain path under my feet seemed particularly clean when I felt the breath coming. I really wanted to walk on it barefoot. There was moonlight and I didn't need a lantern. I could walk very briskly.
Chen Cao thought that the ox cart was moving slowly, so he asked Lai Zhen to drive the car to arrive shortly after. He, Lai De and Ran Sheng went ahead.
It was around midnight when we set off from Chenjiawu. When we arrived at Baoshi Mountain, the missing moon had already set over the western mountains. The sky was so dark that we couldn't even see the road under our feet. The three of them climbed Geling in the dark and saw the first balcony.
The Taoist temple was silent, sleeping together with the mountains and vegetation.
Chen Caozhi signaled to Lai De and Ran Sheng to keep quiet. The three of them sat down on the Panasonic stone pier in front of the Taoist temple and waited for dawn.
The thick darkness was drawn away, the sky gradually became brighter, the big tits chirped, and the wooden door in the Taoist courtyard was opened, footsteps sounded, and someone chanted: "He who has no worries will live long, and the treasure will last forever."
, How miserable it is to use old age, the principles of nature, what are external things?" The voice is vigorous and full of energy, it is Ge Hong's voice.
Chen Caozhi stood up and stood in front of the Taoist temple gate to wait. For a while, the door did not open. Ran Sheng behind him suddenly coughed violently, so the gate opened.
Ge Hong was greatly surprised when he saw Chen Caozhi. He learned that he had come all night because of his mother's illness and had been waiting for nearly an hour. He nodded, stroked his white beard, and recited: "The wind blows from the south.
The thorny heart. The thorny heart is young, and the mother's family is tired -" He ordered the waiter to take his green bag filled with medicine and follow Chen Caozhi to Chenjiabao.
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I wish all my book friends a happy Mid-Autumn Festival. The weather is nice and I can go out to enjoy the moon. However, I have to continue writing on the trail because the moonlight outside the window will shine in.
