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"What's the specific situation? What are you talking about?"

"The matter of recognizing the ancestors and returning to the clan, what age is it now, do you still talk about recognizing the ancestors and returning to the clan?"

The uncle tapped lightly on the old player on the chessboard, looking at the shade of the tree above his head and the flickering light spots with the wind blowing, he recalled a little, "It was all an old story more than ten years ago, young man, more than ten years ago. It was still at the end of the [-]th century, and it has not yet entered the new century. You were born early and have not experienced those days. Although I don’t know how it is in other places, in our place, the traditional concept at that time It's stronger than you think, but any larger family will pull the genealogy and specialize in building ancestral halls, so it's normal to recognize the ancestors and return to the clan."

"I don't know much about such things. There are only two people in my family and no one else."

"Are there only two people in your family? Count you?" The uncle was taken aback for a moment, and looked at Lin Nian. A flash of understanding flashed in his slightly cloudy old eyes, and he glanced at the portrait of Li Huoyue not far behind Lin Nian. I understood something.

He took a sip of tea and thought about it, but he still felt that since young people have problems, he should speak more clearly, "Recognize your ancestors and return to your ancestors, young man, let me ask you first, what is an ancestor and what is an ancestor? "

Lin Nian shook his head. He has never studied these serious traditional cultures. He only knows the meaning of itself, but not the origin of it.

"To put it simply, the ancestor is the person represented on the tablet. It is said in "Shuowen" that "ancestor is the first temple." Recognizing ancestors is a person who recognizes specific people. My direct ancestors are all called ancestors, and my father is the ancestor of the first generation. Grandpa is the second generation ancestor, all the way up to the originator at the top of the ancestral hall tablet, these are your direct blood relatives, the so-called recognition of ancestors is recognition of family, recognition of you as an inseparable part of this tree." The old man said slowly, pointing to the chessboard .

"'Zong, respect the ancestral temple', so there are ancestors first, and then there are ancestors. Most of the temple names of ancient emperors were the founders of the country. After the emperor died, he had to go to the ancestral temple to enjoy sacrifices, which is called returning to the clan, which means to belong to the orthodoxy, and the meaning of returning to the clan is exactly the meaning of continuation, the continuation of the clan, and the continuation of the inheritance."

The old man said, "Recognizing the ancestors and returning to the clan together is to find your true bloodline and make contributions to the continuation and coexistence of this bloodline. This is the responsibility that everyone should bear. To contribute to the continuation of the clan, To find your own orthodoxy, you must recognize your ancestors and return to your ancestors, otherwise you will be a rootless duckweed, a lonely ghost, knowing that you have ancestors and not recognizing it is unfilial, knowing that you have ancestors and not returning is immoral."

Lin Nian was noncommittal.

"However, things like recognizing ancestors and returning to the clan are actually not very important to young people. Many young people don't pursue this so-called sense of belonging. Most of the people who really value such things are those in the family. The old man who has the right to speak." The old man tightened the lid of the teacup, sipping the slightly bitter tea in his mouth.

"Those old people have always valued the integrity of the clan itself much more than others, thinking that when a tree spreads its branches and leaves, every forked branch and the branches and leaves growing on the branches belong to the big tree. One body is indivisible, which cannot be lost or forgotten in blood inheritance. Continuation, continuation, continuation. Dozens of genealogy books are lying in the clan ancestral hall, which were solemnly written by the older generation Yes, if it is broken in the hands of a certain generation, they will kneel in front of the ancestral hall and kowtow to death to apologize."

The uncle said slowly, "The so-called glory of the ancestors, why do some people who live outside the clan are not cared about when they are down, but when they achieve a little achievement, the clan immediately seeks them out and orders them to recognize their ancestors and return to the clan? The picture is not left on the genealogy. When you get a sum of money on a certain day of a certain year, a certain position in the clan, the glory and wealth, the rise to the top, and the glory of the entire clan."

"But I heard from you that Li Huoyue was only five or six years old when she was found. At that time, she probably hadn't been able to do anything worthy of being found for thousands of miles." Lin Nian asked.

"So it was an accident." The uncle said, "It has something to do with some things in Little Moon's family. At the beginning, Jian Man brought her into the mansion alone. She was orphaned, widowed, and helpless. It all had something to do with her husband. , but about Little Moon’s father, Li Man has never said much. People in the neighborhood often scold Li Man’s man for nothing, saying that he owes money or committed a crime and ran away. It’s better to die in the Don't come back to harm the mother and daughter outside for the rest of my life, but at this time, Jian Man will always say that's not the case, her man hasn't treated her badly, and when others ask what's going on, she is always unwilling to continue to elaborate. explain."

The uncle glanced at Li Huoyue, "Jian Man never mentioned his father's matter to Little Moon, and no one mentioned it after a long time. Everyone saw that she didn't like this topic, so they didn't talk about it at all, and agreed that they probably I will live in the yard for a long time, so I will take care of Little Moon and hope that she can work hard to get out of the yard and change the fate of their family."

"I grew up eating hundreds of meals." Lin Nian nodded.

"That's almost what it means." The uncle smiled, "Little Moon has been smart since she was a child, and everyone expects her to be admitted to Tsinghua University or Peking University, and study can change her destiny. This is the only one that is relatively fair to everyone and treats everyone equally. Way to go."

"But she's going the other way now."

"Huh? What other way? Didn't Little Moon have graduated from Tsinghua University?" The uncle was a little confused.

"I mean, I didn't start from the grass roots step by step." Lin Nianyuan's words were a little stiff, but he didn't expect Li Huoyue to be assigned the title of a Tsinghua graduate.

"I have an IMO team gold medal, but I didn't take the college entrance examination. Tsinghua University recommended batches in advance." Li Huoyue's faint voice came from Lin Nian's side, "Department of Mathematical Sciences, I graduated ahead of schedule after completing two years of credits. I only got a diploma and did not study. In this way, you can accumulate two to three years of work experience in advance.”

"That's why the little moon is striving for success." The uncle looked at the incomprehensible big girl with emotion, but the other party silently lowered his head and lowered his eyes under the eyes of the elders who cared for him as much as before. The former only felt that the other party was shy.

Lin Nian admitted that he really didn't know that Li Huoyue had a diploma from Tsinghua University. He only thought that Li Huoyue completed his studies under the orthodox education system.

"All this is with the help of the clan. I can't do it alone." Li Huoyue said softly.

"Your clan is indeed powerful and powerful, but you need to be strong to make iron. You don't have to be too self-effacing. Girls have to be a little confident, otherwise they will be easily bullied." The uncle glanced at Lin Nian intentionally or unintentionally. .

Lin Nian helplessly pretended not to notice the uncle's hint, and only asked what he wanted to know, "Master, you said that it was an accident that Li Huoyue found her clan. What was the accident? Can you tell me? Interesting things."

"It's not new. The neighbors in the neighborhood probably know a thing or two, because that period of time was really special." The uncle twisted the tea to moisten his throat, "There were actually several times in Dazayuan more than ten years ago. It is necessary to demolish and rebuild, but they are all pressed down. The reason for the demolition last time is still a cliché. Some people think that it will affect the appearance of the capital in the new era. After all, there are new high-rise buildings everywhere in the inner ring, and the courtyard houses in the old street are also beautiful. It’s beautiful and bright, compared to our courtyard, it’s as ugly as a scar.”

"At that time, there was a lot of opposition in the yard to the relocation and reconstruction. The old man who talked about the matter at that time also advocated not to move, thinking that this time, it would be the same as the previous times, and it would be over after making a fuss, but what I didn't expect was the latter. It started to get a little stiff. The people who came to do the work not only did not stop, but changed batches every day, it seemed that the higher-ups had been ordered to die, and they were unwilling to compromise and let go, so they wanted to destroy this large yard."

The uncle said, "The yard was quite chaotic in those days, and there were often new faces coming in and out, some came to plan the reconstruction design, and some came to visit the neighbors and neighbors to do work, giving people a feeling that the relocation is a certainty, a tough policy It will naturally lead to backlash. Quarrels and even hands-on situations in the streets and alleys are very common, the overall atmosphere is very impetuous, and there are even more thefts and petty thefts on weekdays."

Lin Nian nodded.

The uncle paused, "Little Moon met her own opportunity under such circumstances. Or maybe Haoyu can't hide it after all. I remember that there was a thunderstorm one evening, and I sold candied haws and closed the stall ahead of time. When I came back, it happened to be Seeing Jianman walking around in the alley without an umbrella, she asked me if I saw Little Moon when she saw me, and I found out that the mother and daughter seemed to quarrel very rarely. She was so stubborn that she ran away from home and didn’t go back even when it rained heavily, so she could only look for her all over the yard, going door to door asking if she had seen Little Moon to take shelter from the rain.”

"Where did you find it in the end? You still called the police." Lin Nian asked.

"This is the strange thing. The person who found Little Moon is said to be an old man with a lot of people with him. He said he came to see the land of Dazayuan. It seems to be the contractor prepared for this land. He found Little Moon. After that, I sent her back home, and when I saw Jian Man, I was surprised to find a photo of a family of three on the table, and the man in the photo was actually a direct descendant of the old man’s clan, even a branch of the main line.”

"It is said that the direct descendant ran away from home because he had his own ideas and was unwilling to accept the future arranged by the family. They searched for a long time but failed to find him. Later, they heard that some accidents happened. It's gone, I thought this branch of the family tree was cut off like this, but it wasn't until that day that I discovered by chance that the two orphans and widows, Jian Man and Xiao Yue, were left behind."

The old man said with a bit of embarrassment, as if lamenting the impermanence of the world, who knew that Li Huoyue's irresponsible father, who was scolding and scolding at the beginning, had such a big background?And it was this blood relationship that completely changed Li Huoyue's life trajectory from that day on.

"Then Xiaoyue and her mother recognized their ancestors and returned to their clan, and even their clan even mobilized their energy to keep the big house, the former residence of the vines and Xiaoyue, on the condition that a place was vacated to build a new courtyard. As for the elders in the clan, the subsidies are so generous that people can’t talk about it. They also offered to help renovate the too dilapidated residences in the courtyard for free. The neighbors were also very grateful to the mother and daughter, and they all read them well. Help for the compound." The old man nodded and looked at Li Huoyue.

At this time, Lin Nian finally turned around to see Li Huoyue who had been silent all this time. She didn't refute or interrupt, as if she acquiesced to the old man's story.

Lin Nian thought for a while, and felt that there were some places in this story worth digging, but before he could speak, Li Huoyue behind him spoke.

"It's getting late, we should go." After Li Huoyue finished speaking, she nodded slightly to the old man, and her eyes finally fell on the back of Lin Nian's head.

Lin Nian felt the concentrated gaze that seemed to be tactile, so he could only silently nod to the old man to express his gratitude, moved a move on the chessboard that he should play, and then got up, "Then let's go, old man , Let’s go, and we will play chess together when we have a chance.”

"The elders who come into the yard and see Little Moon, remember to speak well, show more, young people should be more confident and energetic." The old man watched Lin Nian get up and follow Li Huoyue's footsteps cheerfully, and then bowed his head Glanced at the chessboard.

"Huh?" The old man paused when he raised his hand to clean up the chessboard, then put his hand back on the lid of the teacup, and looked at the situation where he was checkmate on the chessboard with some weirdness.

He had always had a big advantage in the situation where he did it casually during the chat before. Lin Nian lost his helmet and armor, and Lin Nian was slaughtered in the middle of the game. Seeing that this kid was actually playing the game of attacking and killing the abandoned sons for himself, leading the abandoned sons away, tearing apart the defense line, setting up a game, and then killing the general, all in one go.

The old man took a sip of his tea with a normal face, and then set up the chess game again, as if this had never happened, and he couldn't let those stinky chess players around him know, or he would lose face.

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