my grandmother

Chapter 80
This trip to the ancestral hall ended unhappily.

Li Shikuan looked as usual, and walked home with his hands behind his back.

Li Wenliang smiled and kept nodding his head. Hearing the temper tantrum of several clan elders, he watched as they packed up the tables and chairs and hurried home.

Sitting in the main room, Li Shikuan had opened the small clay stove to boil water, and was holding a teapot, ready to make tea.

Seeing his son coming in, Li Shikuan pointed to the opposite side of the tea table, motioning for his son to sit down.

"What happened to Xiucai's family?" Li Wenliang sat down and took the teapot from Li Shikuan.

"There may not be anything wrong, but there must be plans." Li Shikuan said calmly.

Li Wenliang looked at his father.

"Mr. Xiucai grows up day by day. After he grows up, if he still doesn't understand anything, or doesn't care about clan affairs, no matter which one, it's not a good thing." Li Shikuan said every word very clearly. slow.

"Yes." Li Wenliang nodded.

Mr. Xiucai is the pillar of their Li family. If Mr. Xiucai can't support it, the Li family can't support it.When Mr. Xiucai stands up, Mr. Xiucai must be the master of the family affairs, and he must do what he says.

"But today it's Jin Zhu who is speaking." Seeing that his father had stopped talking, Li Wenliang couldn't help but say something.

"Well, there is also Nan." Li Shikuan pointed to the boiling water, motioning for his son to make tea.

"Mr. Xiucai and his sisters must be watched together, not separated." Li Shikuan watched his son make tea, and then continued: "Yinzhu married into the Hong family, and you can't put Yinzhu into the Hong family. To put the Hong family next to their sisters, look, the sisters and brothers of Xiucai are like this pot, if there is an in-law, just add a cup to the side, understand?"

Li Wenliang frowned tightly, and after a while, he hummed.

He understood his father's words, but he didn't understand why he looked at it that way.

After being silent for a while, Li Wenliang looked at Li Shikuan and asked in a low voice, "Father, do you really think those words are true?"

"What are you talking about? Oh, the Li family is prospering with women? Well, father is true. Isn't it a sign now? Mr. Xiucai recruited his son-in-law twice in a row, not twice, but three times!

"The school of Xiucaigong was first recorded in the genealogy. It was an aunt of the Li family who returned home with her son. In this generation, you see, among the five siblings, there is a Xiucaigong, and Jinzhu, Jinzhu's Courageous."

Li Shikuan paused, looked at his son, and said meaningfully: "It was always Jin Zhu who accompanied Mr. Xiucai to take the exam, and he passed the exam smoothly. This kind of courage and determination is rare among men." Yinzhu is married to the Hong family, and she is also the eldest grandson of the eldest house, so she has a lot of blessings. There is also Nan."

Speaking of Ah Nan, Li Shikuan paused.

"The son really wants to be educated? Ah Nan..." Li Wenliang approached his father with a very low voice.

"Don't mention this." Li Shikuan said in a low voice, then slightly raised his voice, "Let's not talk about this, it's not a bad thing for Mr. Xiucai to come forward to deal with clan affairs.

"As far as ethnology is concerned, Azhi's father and the others insist on creating something new, and each has their own little plans.

"The pile of wood in Ah Zhi's house has been piled up for more than ten years, and every year it costs money and labor to turn it over and repaint it. If you are a new student of ethnology, you 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 30 years, but he has not been able to read it. Instead, he can't lift his hands or lift his shoulders. If he establishes ethnology, the scholar will live in Pingjiang City, and he will be in charge. , just to put it in the name, it is really appropriate to put this kind of ethnology in the hands of Wenru."

The more Li Shikuan said, the more bitter the smile on his face became.

"Not only this matter, but also other things. Our ancestors have been in this small town for generations, and we grew up together. Up to now, the soil is buried up to our necks. You owe me and I owe you. Favors pile up favors, grievances pile up, and grievances pile up. I don’t know how many people’s grievances and grievances have been stacked, and it’s as difficult as going up to the blue sky if you want to discuss it in a public manner.”

Li Shikuan let out a long sigh.

Li Wenliang followed suit with a sigh.

Not to mention far away, just to pull down Fengsheng and the two families, change the patriarch and patriarch, and take over the family affairs, Dad promised a lot of words.

"Now," Li Shikuan leaned forward and lowered his voice, "Mr. Xiucai stepped forward to speak, just right!

"The patriarch of the scholar recruited his son-in-law twice in a row. For generations, he was not close to the clan. If he was not close, there would be no human grievances, and he would be able to deal with things fairly."

Li Shikuan leaned back in his chair, picked up his cup, and sipped his tea with a smile.

"I'm afraid Mr. Xiucai won't be able to hold back." Li Wenliang said worriedly.

Li Shikuan snorted coldly, "If you don't mention Ah Nan, it's Mr. Xiucai, including us, why should we compete with Mr. Xiucai?
"The lamp shed built by the clan this year, with high banners and lion dances, sits at the same table as the Hong family and the Gao family to drink, what's the reason? It's all because of Mr. Xiucai!"

Li Shikuan took a sip of his tea and sighed.

"You don't even dare to wear silk clothes with the silver in your lobby.

"Father too." Li Wenliang answered in a low voice.

"There's not even a decent scholar, who dares to reveal his wealth? It's just like the Hong family. After taking a look at that noble man, even the eldest grandson of the eldest house was given up, alas."

Li Shikuan was full of emotions when he said alas.

Rich and rich, rich is easy, expensive is too difficult!

"You go to Wenru and tell him about the fact that Gao's school wants to invite a Mr. Mengxue, and then go to your uncle's house and tell your uncle that the Hong family will invite Aunt and the others to appreciate narcissus the day after tomorrow. Let Ai Ye talk to Ah Nan to 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, and I have to go to a few houses too. The key points are here. Our Li family has just gained momentum, so we can't make any bad things 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 courtyard, looking up from time to time outside the courtyard gate.

Looking up and seeing Li Jinzhu, Li Yuzhu stood up and ran out to meet her.

"Are you okay?" Li Yuzhu looked at the three of them.

"Ah Nan is very fierce!" Li Xuedong was nervous and excited.

Li Yuzhu pushed Li Xiaonan around, seeing that she was neatly dressed and her hair was not messed up, she was relieved, it seemed that she was just arguing and not fighting.

"Who are you arguing with?" Li Yinzhu raised her head and asked.

"They don't quarrel with me." Li Xiaonan sighed regretfully.

"They're all clan elders, what's the matter with arguing with you little girl?" Li Jinzhu laughed before finishing speaking.

This trip into the ancestral hall, from the moment she left the gate of her house, her heart was in her throat. The worst plan was that she and A'nan would not be able to enter the second gate of the ancestral hall at all.

I didn't expect to go in, heard the whole story from beginning to end, and even talked!
"Big Sister is amazing!" Li Xiaonan gave Li Jinzhu a thumbs up and shook her.

"Big Sister, what happened? Are we going to start taking care of the family affairs?" Li Xuedong asked holding his breath.

"You are the patriarch, of course you have to take care of it!" Li Xiaonan patted Li Xuedong's arm.

"Ah? When I was the patriarch, didn't I say..."

"That was that time, this time is this time." Li Yuzhu interrupted Li Xuedong.

"We don't care about the affairs of the clan. What should we do if something happens in the clan? Scholars have to cultivate their morals and have the Qi family, and you are the clan leader. Then it will all be on your shoulders. What should we do?" Li Xiaonan looked serious.

"A'nan is right, that's why." Li Jinzhu continued.

Li Xuedong nodded repeatedly.

(End of this chapter)