Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 95 Clan Ancestral Hall

  The next morning

Li Fushou took a light car to Lijiabao, where the Li’s ancestral hall was located. It is located in the outskirts of Lijiabao. This is a fairly solid dock-style building. After the devastation of war, there are still clear shelling arrow marks. The sturdy watchtower has collapsed in half and has not been repaired yet.

The four-wheeled carriage entered the village along the stone bridge that surrounds the small creek in Wubao. A group of Li clan members had already stood at the entrance of the village to greet them. Most of them were from the uncle Li Fushou's generation. Again and again.

  Li Fushou came to the Li’s clan branch and did not dare to ask for it. He stepped out of the carriage first for a little greeting, and then went to the village together.

  Lijiabao is a typical Jiangnan folk house style, with white walls and black tiles, scattered in all directions.

  Although nearly 20 years have passed since the war, there are still traces of fire and axe cuts on the building, as well as the marks of later repairs.

  Along the stone-paved road in the village, a group of people came to the entrance of the ancestral hall. Here, a group of gray-haired old people gathered here, including the elders of various clans in the vicinity, with about 20 people.

  They wore melon caps on their heads, and most of them wore green cloth gowns. Only a few wore satin jackets. The chubby old man in the middle was the patriarch Li Shouqi, the grandfather of Li Fushou.

   "Thank you elders to welcome you personally, and the younger generations are not ashamed of their lives. They are polite." Li Fushou would not kneel down for these elders, smiling respectfully.

  The elders in the crowd reacted differently, and most of them showed dissatisfaction.

  Huangkouruzi, messed up and down.

  In their imagination, Li Fushou should of course kneel down and give a bow. It is best to walk a few steps on his knees to show the feeling of being a child and a child. This is the right answer.

what is this?

Secretary Fan Zhongzhai and the others immediately stepped forward when they saw this, took out the delicate small gold medals from their arms, and hurriedly explained; The decentness of Western countries, even if you meet the emperor, you will not worship them. These gold medals are specially prepared gifts. Please accept them."

  Sure enough, wealth is touching.

  In front of the shining gold medal, the expressions of the elders of the tribe were greatly relieved, and someone had already spoken to help Yuanchang;

  "Fu Shou is very famous in the West, and his status is very valuable. Some rituals are not important, and it is good to come back often."

   "Yes, I heard that Fushou's grand-nephew is now giving birth, and the faces of us elders are also bright."

   "It's too cold outside, so let's sit down and talk in the ancestral hall."

   interrupted

  Several stubborn old men with unpleasant expressions couldn't stand the people's interrogation, they could only hum with both hands and back, and then went into the ancestral hall to discuss matters together.

  Even though the performance was extremely strong, it still did not delay these stubborn old men from accepting the gold medal.

  The filial piety of grandchildren is a matter of course.

  Li Fushou saw this situation in his eyes, and secretly winked at his opponents, letting them know some details through the villagers onlookers, so that they can be targeted.

  Not everyone can enter the ancestral shrine, and the discussion is even forbidden to foreigners. Therefore, only two domestic slaves, Li Ping and Li Zhi, followed. The secretaries and guards took out the milk candy and distributed it to the villagers, which aroused the cheers of the children.

  In the ancestral hall

   Enter the ancestral hall and take the lead in offering incense and prayer, kneeling down on the ancestor tablet, offering 200 catties of sesame oil, 200 pairs of incense candles, some thick sandalwood, some fine sandalwood, some bowls, some plates, some three animals, some fruits...

   Then everyone entered the second entrance courtyard of the ancestral hall. This is an open conference hall. There are three rows of three rooms with no partitions but a colonnade. There are rows of chairs facing each other.

Everyone is seated according to their status. Originally, there was no position of Li Fushou according to seniority, but now he is a nobleman in the English country, and his status is precious, so he got a chair at the end of the front row. Li Ping and Li Zhi's two domestic slaves have been dismissed. When going out, they can't participate in the discussion.

The patriarch Li Shouqi looked at the people sitting down, and said with a smile, "Hehe", "Today, the younger generation of the clan returned from overseas, which is highly valued by the government. The governor and the right chief greeted the adults in the suburbs. Such a grand scene, Our Li clan also feels bright.

  To discuss three things today;

  The first highlight will be the New Year Ceremony to be held in the near future. More than 20 members of the Li clan from the left will participate. No less than 4,300 males are eligible to enter the ancestral hall to worship.

  In the twelfth lunar month, the food and accommodation is a big problem. Accommodation can be solved. However, all the people in the area of ​​30 or 40 miles will go home by themselves, and the number of people in the further away will not be large. Every family can squeeze to deal with one night.

  Only this item of money for food has not yet been settled, and the total need is no less than 3,000 taels. Let us brainstorm and see what way we can come up with? "

  The voice falls

A group of elders all looked at Li Fushou. The richest person here is probably this stinky yellow-mouthed child. I heard that the construction project in Gusu Mansion has cost more than 100,000 taels of silver to build a mansion. I usually don’t have time to use it. Come back to live.

  A few silver coins, leaking through the fingers is enough.

  This performance made Li Fushou’s heart cold, and he said without revealing his face; “Is there any regulations, why not tell them all together, and save the trouble of one by one.”

   Patriarch Li Shouqi was silent, and the chamber fell into silence.

  Li Fushou raised Erlang's legs calmly, completely ignoring the dissatisfaction of the clan elders. The place where he sits has reached the eaves.

  It just happened that a touch of winter sunshine came in, falling on the shoulders and face, lazily and uncomfortable.

"Fu Shou child, don't open your eyes to see. The people sitting in this circle are the elders of your uncles and grandfathers. What do you look like with your Erlang's legs relaxed? What kind of decent appearance?" The old man, with white sideburns, blows his beard and stares with anger.

  Li Fushou said unhurriedly; "May I ask if you are..."

  "Fu Shou, this is the clan uncle of Donglang Township, you must call the uncle grandpa, don't neglect." Patriarch Li Shouqi immediately explained.

  Looking at his demeanor, he didn't mean to make a round of it. It must be that Li Fushou was disrespectful, and he was not happy.

  No matter how big you are outside, when you come to the clan ancestral hall, the patriarch is the largest. He is the Fangtian here. The Li family’s children are the dragon and the tiger lying.

"Fu Shou child, people say that you are growing up now. You can build a mansion in Gusu Mansion and spend more than 100,000 taels of silver. But you don’t want to think about you who come from without a clan. Will be reviled and turned away."

   "Yes, I have to spend tens of thousands of taels of silver to make up for it."

   "It's just outrageous for a young junior to have a few stinky money!"

  Several elders with white beards and hairs echoed. The ancestral hall was filled with an atmosphere of condemning Li Fushou, and the words gradually became more intense.

   Sitting in the middle of this group of old goods, there is a stale and stale taste invisibly. Li Fushou is not a person who conforms to the rules, and he is very tired of these.

You are polite, respect it, he takes the bridge and puts the elders on the shelf, the more polite the more respect the more the bridge is, in fact, they are a group of villagers and fools who have very shallow eyelids and want to slaughter the fat sheep. Intentional clamps can't be clamped.

"You guys, how do you think you compare to the governor and the right governor?" Li Fushou looked at the crowd and said indifferently; "The parents of Jiangnan Province are so important because I am from the Li family clan. Child? Think about it a little bit and you will know, but it's ridiculous.

  Why do many high-ranking officials and ministers regard me as a guest, while you wait for a group of nomura husbands and faint old folks, but you have raised your nose and eyes. Who gave you the courage because of how old you are and your surname is Li? "

  Speaking of which

  Li Fushou stood up abruptly, and scolded the clan elders in front of him with a stern voice;

I don’t know what kind of person you are, and I don’t care much. I only know that when my family was displaced in the flames of war and died one after another, and I begged to live as a young man, you clan named Li No one offered a helping hand, where is the kindness? Where is the clan?

  Now I, Li Fushou, return home with beautiful clothes, add wealth and wealth, and return to the clan to repair the ancestral hall, donate money to school, and help Sangzi. I thought that my heart was enough to move the world, but in your eyes it is so unbearable.

  Should I take out all the property to share with you so that it can be satisfactory?

   is really ridiculous and contemptible, which makes people look down upon.

  I have 30 million acres of land in Xiyangguoguang, all of which were fought with one blow on my own. What are you waiting for?

  Opening your mouth is tens of thousands of taels of silver. Do you think I am a gentleman, Li Fushou, who is a good bully? "

  Speaking of this, Li Fushou's face was completely cold, his eyes scanned the clan elders in the ancestral hall, and finally stayed on the face of the patriarch Li Shouqi, seeing a trace of unnatural flash on his chubby face, he said with a cold snort;

"Hmph, in that case, please forgive me for not accompany me. Tonight, Master Futai and Master Right Chief Minister will help you to catch the wind. I really want to mention that Lijiapu Zhongxiang is full of customs and bad habits. To the point where the rectification is not feasible, one more question, has the Chief Li abided by the rules and laws over the years, paying money and food in accordance with the rules of the court?"

  The last sentence fell, and the patriarch Li Shouqi's face suddenly changed drastically.

  He knows that Li Fushou is now wealthy and powerful, and he has a very good reputation in Futai.

  Don’t you hear the magistrate of Pojia, Fu Yin who destroyed the door?

  The court officials were helpless to deal with the Western adults, and it couldn’t be easier to deal with the ordinary people. They pinched the snails with their three fingers...very steady.

  Li Shouqi saw the icy coldness in Li Fushou’s eyes, and decided to turn around and leave, knowing that the murderous intent had already touched the other's heart, and his family might be facing extinction at any time.

This made him jump up like a rabbit, ran out with a disproportionately fat figure, hugged Li Fushou tightly at the entrance of the ancestral hall, and shouted, "Fu Shou wait a minute, these are all old men from the clan. The lard is blinded. Don’t take it to your heart. You can’t write two plums in one stroke. I blame the patriarch for all the mistakes and mistakes. You are up to you for everything you do, but don’t get angry. Ah, I beg you..."

   A look of horror was completely revealed, and almost broke the voice.

  ……

  After a while

  Li Fushou took the lead from the ancestral hall, followed by a group of clan elders, and the patriarch Li Shouqi walked around with a smile on his face, and kept talking flattery.

  Li Fushou waved his hand faintly, went to the carriage and got in, and quickly left with his men, leaving only the sound of horseshoes.

  (End of this chapter)