The Shen family of Hexia is a local clan, but the Shen family is not a native of Hexia. Their ancestral home is Kunshan, Suzhou. Due to changes in their positions, they finally settled in Hexia. Many people don’t know that the Shen family of Hexia was actually born into a military household.

The Ming Dynasty emphasized literature over military affairs, and the literati had a high status and warriors had a low status. Many soldiers' children abandoned martial arts and followed the literature and obtained fame and fortune.

Many descendants believed that military status was equivalent to low-ranking and they could not take the exam for fame. In fact, that was a wrong idea. In the Ming Dynasty, many of the children from military households won fame, such as Li Dongyang, Wan'an, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Liu Yu, Zhai Luan and others. They were all children of military households. They obtained fame and fortune through their own efforts, entered the court and became outstanding representatives of the children of military households.

Shen Cheng, the ancestor of Shen family, had the heart to pass the imperial examination. His greatest wish was that the Shen family could produce a scholar who shined his family. He not only worked hard to study, but also encouraged his descendants to pursue fame and fortune. Starting from Shen Cheng, the Shen family worked hard from generation to generation, but due to limited conditions, it was unsuccessful. Until Chen Wei's generation, the ancestral tombs were filled with blue smoke.

The Shen family, who had been in a down-and-out period, had good luck. Chen Wei got a fatal miser who trafficked green salt, and his income increased greatly, which could provide his son with good study conditions. The Shen family also produced a smart and studious Shen Kun, who was the top scorer in Jiajing in 20 years.

These are all past events. The ancestor Shen Chengtai wanted to have a scholar who would give birth to a scholar before his death, and buried his ashes in the place where his descendants studied. Therefore, the spiritual positions of the ancestors of the Shen family were worshipped in the Dianchun Tower in the backyard. Only the ancestor who ordered his son to be found and wanted to listen to his descendants was secretly worshipped in Pingyuanshan Hall where the Shen family children studied. There were no more than five people who knew about this.

Shen Wen suddenly fell into the sacred spirit, then pointed to Pingyuan Mountain Hall opposite the island, saying that when he heard the call of his ancestors, could Mrs. Yu not be excited?

The ancestors appeared.

Many outsiders know the location of the ancestors of the Shen family. If Shen Wen said that there was a response in the Dianchunxuan, it would be necessary to say whether he believed it or not. However, as soon as he came, he pointed to Pingyuan Mountain Hall that outsiders could not know and said that he received the response, it was probably true.

Retrieve the lost sons and nephews of Shen and fulfill the wish of their ancestors. One day they will die, and they can also explain to them when they see their ancestors in the nine springs.

At this moment, in the hearts of the old lady and Shen Fang, they believed that Shen Wen was the missing son and nephew of the Shen family, and there was no doubt anymore.

Not only did he not doubt, he was thinking about how to properly arrange Shen Wen. After all, he "named" his ancestors. There were so many sons and nephews of Shen, but he never heard of any one that could make his ancestors appear.

As soon as the old lady Shen Wenjing reminded her, she immediately knelt down respectfully, her face darkened, her eyes turned red, and she shouted in a daze: "The ancestors of Shen's family are above, and they are unfilial to their children and grandchildren... I'm back to see you."

Respectful movements, solemn expressions, and a slightly choked voice, I was a little deeply immersed in the play, and even Shen Wen himself was almost moved.

There is no way, I don’t have enough strength, so I have to make up my acting skills. In order to hold the big tree of the Shen family, Shen Wen also took the initiative.

Unfortunately, I can't squeeze out two tears, otherwise it would be more perfect.

You have to practice more in the future.

Shen Wen knew this secret. When he visited the former residence of the Hexia Zhuangyuan in his previous life, he heard the tour guide talking about it. It was roughly when the government built the Zhuangyuan Mansion. He accidentally dug an altar in Pingyuan Mountain Hall and a stone tablet for recording. It was about this. At that time, the tour guide also talked about this from the perspective of Feng Shui, saying that it was the blessing of ancestors. Shen Wen, who listened with relish, recorded this matter.

I felt that I might be sent away at will, and with a sudden inspiration, I added another bargaining chip to the genealogy.

"Ancestor, Shen's scattered nephew is back. You can rest in peace even under the surfings." The old lady said, kneeling down to the location of Pingyuan Mountain Hall.

The ancestors have all appeared, how dare you not behave?

As soon as the old lady knelt down, Chen Fang did not dare to neglect her, so she immediately knelt down next to her mother.

Both the masters knelt down, and the nephews, housekeepers and servants of the Shen family also knelt down one after another, imitating the old lady and Shen Fang, and kowtowed to the direction of Pingyuan Mountain Hall. Suddenly, a large area of ​​the island pavilion knelt down.

Although most of them don't know what's going on.

"Mom, get up." After the ceremony, Chen Fang hurriedly helped me up.

The old lady stood up, looked at the person kneeling all over the ground, nodded and said, "Okay, get up, Brother Wen, you get up too."

Shen Wen hurriedly thanked and stood up with everyone.

Not bad, in the performance just now, the affectionate Yu Lao'an not only made his tone softer, but also smiled and asked Shen Wen to sit beside her.

"Brother Wen, this is the soup dumpling from Wenlou. You have been in the yamen for a day and are hungry. Come on, put your stomach first, and dinner will be half an hour." The old lady personally held one with ivory chopsticks and placed it on the plate in front of Shen Wen, her eyes full of love.

Not bad, as stated, supper is ready.

Shen Wen hurriedly thanked: "Thank you Lao'an."

"You are still called Lao An?" the old lady said with an unhappy look: "You are not an outsider now. In terms of seniority, you have to call me my eldest mother."

The eldest mother is equivalent to the grandmother. In ancient times, men could marry three wives and four concubines. Different identities and names also differ. For example, the main wife is called the eldest grandmother, and the second wife is called the second grandmother. If the identity is a concubine, it is called the concubine grandmother. The eldest mother is a more popular saying, "It is called the grandmother of the age and a high status." Most women with high status will not be wrong.

"Big Mother" Shen Wen was kind and shouted respectfully.

China has a splendid culture for thousands of years and is a country of etiquette. Just like the wife at home, there are many names on different occasions: wife, son, lover, child, humble, slutty, etc. Shen Wen has not studied these things, so he can name them whatever he wants. Anyway, it is just a title. The title like Brother is used more frequently in the Song Dynasty, but in the Ming Dynasty, some elderly people still like to call the younger generations at home as Brother.

It's good if you're happy.

"Oh," the old lady responded happily, and then said, "This big mother will not make you scream in vain. Big mother has to give you a gift for meeting."

The maid standing behind the old lady with a bag was waiting for a long time. When she heard the old lady talking, she immediately put the bag in front of Shen Wen: "Master Wen, this is the meeting gift from the old lady to you."

It turned out that the package was a meeting gift, and I thought it was a package I sent me away.

"This, this..." Shen Wen said with some embarrassment: "Big Mother, I'm not prepared for a while, so..."

"No need, come back and return to your ancestors. This is the best gift, accept it." The old lady said happily.

"The elders don't dare to refuse, thank you, my eldest mother."

Not bad, I knew books and etiquette. The old lady turned her head and said to Chen Fang: "Second, you uncle, you should not be stingy with your nephew."

I said, but Chen Fang dared not refuse. He fumbled on his body, and finally took off the jade pendant on his waist and put it in Shen Wen's hand: "Before I have time to prepare, take this gadget and play with it."

It is said to be a gadget, but it feels very warm when you get it. It touches the flesh and is warm. This is the best mutton fat jade, with a lifelike Guanyin carved on it. It is cleverly designed and exquisitely crafted by a master. It can be seen that it was written by a famous artist.

This jade pendant should be at least 100 taels outside, but Chen Fang gave it to him without blinking. The second master of Chen Mansion is different. The hair is thicker than his waist.

"Uncle Xie Er." Shen Wen took it with both hands and thanked him quickly.

As soon as he entered the door, he received two big gifts first. I don’t know what the old lady gave. The gift from Chen Fang alone was worth more than 100 taels. Shen Wen was secretly happy that he had hugged his thighs right.

After giving the gift, he began to introduce family members to Shen Wen.
Chapter completed!