When her grandfather said this, Yue'er was so frightened that she stuck out her tongue and bowed to Xie Liuyun, "Hello, uncle!"
Xie Liuyun saw that she was holding a basket and still saying hello to him, so he hurriedly agreed: "Hey! Yue'er is good, come in quickly! It's so heavy even if it's carrying a basket!"
Yue'er agreed, turned around and carried the basket into the yard. When the big black dog Doudou saw his little master leaving, he also followed Yue'er and entered the house.
Yong Degong stood at the door and said to Xie Liuyun: "Master, I have two sons and a daughter. My wife passed away early. These children have been sensible since they were young and have never made me worry. Later, I will simply have something to eat at home.
, Just rest your stomach, let's go to the county seat, and make sure we can enter the city before dark."
Xie Liuyun heard the meaning of Yong Degong's words and couldn't help asking: "Uncle, do you really want to send me to the city in person? I thought you were joking!"
"How can this be a joke? I originally wanted my eldest son to accompany me to see you off. Tomorrow he will go to the town to collect farm tools. It seems that he will not be able to go. I am the only one to see you off. Can you?
Don’t be offended!”
"Hey! Uncle, what you said is that I am not the child of a noble family. How many people do I need to escort me to the city? I am just worried about your old health. It will take you sixty miles to go back and forth alone.
, I’m still a little worried.”
"It's okay. If my son follows me, I won't go into the city and turn back when we get to the city gate. Now I think I might have to spend the night in the city."
"Uncle, this won't delay your business!"
"What's the delay? I'm a farmer. I used to tend the crops in the fields. Now the children won't let me go to the fields, but I can't stay idle! Why don't I set up a tea stall at the intersection to supplement some household income?
Secondly, it’s just to relieve my boredom.”
Hearing what Yong Degong said, Xie Liuyun felt relieved, "Uncle, if that's the case, I'll be relieved. Let's stay together in the city tonight. Do you know which hotel is good? Tell me about it."
"Why don't we stay in an inn here? Just go directly to Wangping Street and stay there. We don't have to pay this money."
"Is this okay?"
Xie Liuyun was a little hesitant, unsure about this matter.
After all, I came to the Yong family for help because of family matters. I didn't know what the other party's condition was. It felt a bit outrageous to live in their home.
"What's the point? Young Master, I see that you are a scholar, but you have such a low reputation. Isn't it the same with me? When you go to my Yong's house to deliver letters and do business, how can you be allowed to live outside? Just listen to me.
!”
Xie Liuyun saw that Yong Degong was so generous, thinking there was a reason for it, and asked with some interest: "Uncle, your name is Degong, and the word 'De' is your seniority, right?"
Yong Degong nodded and said, "Master, let's go in and talk."
The two of them entered the courtyard gate and walked around the screen wall. Yong Degong led Xie Liuyun into the main room and sat down.
While in the yard, Xie Liuyun took a general look at the yard. He saw a kitchen and a firewood shed to the east, a side room to the west, and a room that looked like a place for storing debris.
In the middle of the courtyard is the main room, where the family receives guests, and the side room on one side is Yong Degong's bedroom.
After sitting down, Yong Degong took out the dry tobacco bag from the paper box on the Eight Immortals table, stuffed shredded tobacco into the pot, struck a match and lit it, took two puffs, and said: "Master, you are right. The word in my name is
The word "virtue" really refers to seniority, among the current Yong clan people, they are considered to be the elders."
While Yong Degong was busy lighting a cigarette just now, Xie Liuyun put the tea leaves in his hand on the table, put his bag on the chair, and looked around the main room.
The furniture in the room is very tasteful and of fine workmanship, with desks, flower stands and low cabinets all available.
In addition to the Eight Immortals table and two Taishi chairs facing the door, there are two chairs on the left and right sides, and a small square table in the middle of the chairs for easy storage.
The furniture and layout of this room really don't look like an ordinary farmer's house.
When Xie Liuyun noticed the paintings hanging on the front wall, the couplets on both sides, and the banners in the nave, he even took a breath to suppress his inner surprise.
The painting hanging on the wall shows an old man sitting on a high-backed chair in front of an ancient cypress, twirling his long beard with his hands, looking ahead, his eyes peaceful and calm.
There is a couplet hanging on the left and right sides. The upper couplet is "Chunyu went to drink wine" and the lower couplet is "Yongmen sits in harmony". Xie Liuyun is very familiar with the poetry of the Wei, Jin and Han Dynasties, and he can tell at a glance that this couplet comes from the Wei, Jin and Jin Dynasties.
Zhang Hua's "Lightly Pian" from the period.
On the top of the nave are four big characters, "You Lai Yong Yong", which refers to the "General was ordered to compose a poem at a banquet" written by Lu Yun during the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
Xie Liuyun noticed that these poems, inscriptions and paintings, all without the author's signature, were exactly the same in style as the letters written by Xie Liuyun's father. Although the sentences were chosen differently, they had the same meaning.
Thinking that his father had asked him to send the letter to Yongji, and Yongji was the second generation ancestor of the Yong family here, and then looking at the situation in Yong Degong's family, Xie Liuyun felt that the Yong family was not an ordinary family.
When my father was in crisis, he wrote a letter asking for help from the Yong family, which must have had deep meaning.
Now, after hearing that Yong Degong acknowledged his seniority and explained that he had a higher seniority in the clan, Xie Liuyun asked: "Master, how are our Yong clan's seniority arranged?"
Yong Degong smoked a dry cigarette and said, "Master, it seems that you are very interested in our Yong family. Since you asked, I will tell you. Our seniority is arranged according to a poem, and the whole poem is "Hainei Xun"
Good government, high reputation and real officials. Bronze talismans have been changed five times, and jade festivals have been replaced three times. Generous policies to level the army, graceful poems about virtue. Sweet springs only hold gourds, and their achievements are worthy of the Ming Dynasty.' Although I can't write this word many times.
, but poetry has been memorized since childhood.”
After Xie Liuyun listened to Yong Degong reciting the seniority of their Yong family, he immediately recalled the name and author of the poem in his mind, and soon got the answer.
"Uncle, the poem you just memorized is the first of "Two Elegies to the Government of Minister Xu" written by Han Yuanji of the Song Dynasty. The seniority of the Yong family is arranged according to this poem. Did you know
?”
Yong Degong was very happy after hearing this. He didn't know many words and didn't know the ins and outs of his generation. He just followed the rules of his ancestors and abided by their ancestral precepts.
Now, I was very excited to hear Xie Liuyun's introduction. There was a little blush on his cheeks because of the excitement, "Young Master, this is the first time I know the origin of this generation. I'm so happy! Can you tell me about this Han?"
What is it and who is it?"
"Uncle, I'm just telling you what I know. If something is wrong, don't blame me!"
"How can I? I can know more about my ancestors, and it's too late to be happy. Today you are not only my big customer, but also my husband, and even more so the distinguished guest of our Yong family! Young Master, please feel free to tell me
Bar."
While they were talking, Yue'er walked in at some unknown moment.