My husband is a sick cat

When we returned to the lake, it was almost noon. Lu Jian originally planned to go back for lunch today, so he only brought a few meatloaf for breakfast and no lunch.

She first looked at the traps and found that the harvest was actually good. Not to mention seven pheasants and three hares, there was actually a wild duck. When Lu Jian opened the trap, the wild duck wanted to fly away, but unfortunately it failed. , just let Lu Jian use this net and net them all together.

Catching fish is even easier, maybe because no one is catching fish here. The fish in this lake are not only big but also not afraid of people. They can hit the target accurately with one fork, so Lu Jian, who originally only wanted to catch two fish, accidentally caught it. Caught three more.

But it doesn’t matter. If I can’t eat them all at home, I can give two to Aunt Zhou. These fish are not very valuable anyway.

After finding a suitable vine, he directly twisted it into a rope and strung the fish together. Lu Jian carried the basket on his back and carried the fish in his left hand and the net in his right hand. He had no idea that the Tang family was already in trouble.

It turned out that not long after Lu Jian left, and the sun had just risen, Tang Yuanxing came to Tang Ying's house and asked Tang Ying, Zhou and Lu Jian to go to the ancestral hall together.

This Tang Yuanxing is the eldest grandson of the great elder, and is two years older than Tang Ying. They usually have little contact with each other, but whenever something happens in the village, Tang Yuanxing is usually the one who informs him.

Hearing that they were asked to go to the ancestral hall, Tang Ying felt very strange: "Brother Yuan Xing, is there something wrong with us being suddenly asked to go to the ancestral hall?"

The relationship between the eldest elder's family and Tang Ying's family is average, and they even have some blood relationship only five or six generations back, so they are not called cousins, but are called by their first names.

Speaking of which, regardless of whether it is the village chief's family or several other elders, except for the fourth elder and Tang Ying's grandfather who are cousins, the others are basically from the fifth server. Just because they are all named Tang and the so-called cohesion is needed, as long as Anyone with the Tang surname who lives in Tangjiapu can basically be found in the genealogy.

In fact, the blood relationship has long since faded away, and there are even a few families who left Tangjiapu decades ago, and they are all listed on the family tree, for no other reason than because they had a successor.

Tang Yuanxing naturally knew the reason, but it was hard for him to say. He hesitated and said, "You will find out when you go to the ancestral hall."

Tang Ying frowned, feeling something was wrong, but still did not refuse. No matter what, they still lived in Tangjiabao, so they could not ignore the existence of the clan leader.

"Okay, but my wife went into the mountains and hasn't come back yet."

Tang Yuanxing was slightly stunned. He hadn't seen Lu Jian enter the mountain in the past few days, but he didn't expect that he would go into the mountain today. Thinking of his grandfather's instructions, he said, "It's okay. It's the same for you and your mother."

"Okay, we'll be there right away."

After receiving a positive answer, Tang Yuanxing left. Zhou, who was standing behind Tang Ying, spoke after Tang Yuanxing left.

"Did something happen? How do you ask people to go to the ancestral hall in such a good manner?"

Tang Ying stood at the gate and watched Tang Yuanxing walk away. He felt more uneasy in his heart. He looked back at Zhou and said, "I'm afraid it's not a small matter, and it's related to our family."

Zhou didn't really care at first, she was just a little curious. After all, no matter who in the Tang family had something to do, they always went to the ancestral hall to resolve it. Sometimes when there was something to be notified, it was also the ancestral hall for everyone to go to. They had to go there no matter what the year. I only go there two or three times, so going to the ancestral hall is not unusual.

Just hearing Tang Ying say this, he suddenly became nervous: "Is it related to our family?"

"Ah."

Tang Ying nodded, because he found that Tang Yuanxing went directly to the ancestral hall after notifying them, and did not go to other houses. Moreover, the other families around him did not go out. Obviously, they did not receive the notice to go to the ancestral hall.

"But don't worry, Mom, let's go over first and see what's going on."

With Tang Ying's words of comfort, Zhou was no longer so nervous. She nodded and straightened her clothes before closing the door and heading to the ancestral hall with Tang Ying.

The Tang family's ancestral hall is located at the back of the village. Apart from the ancestral hall, there is only a large open space, which is used to dry grain during the autumn harvest. There are not many families around, and the location of Tang Ying's family happens to be in the village. One left and one right.

When Tang Ying and Zhou arrived at the ancestral hall, they found that there were not many people in the ancestral hall. Apart from the clan chief, village chief and five elders, there were only Tao Huayue and his son, Tang Feng and his son, and Tang Yuanxing, and no one else. .

As soon as Tang Ying entered, he saw Tang Sheng's gloating expression, and his heart suddenly thumped, confirming his guess. Moreover, it seemed that the matter was not minor, otherwise it would not have been so serious.

Subconsciously, Tang Ying looked at Tang Yunxi, but Tang Yunxi hid behind Tao Huayue when Tang Ying came in. Tang Ying could only see the covered figure, but could not see Tang Yunxi's expression, but deep down in his heart But there is already some speculation.

"What are you looking at?"

When Tang Zhengqing saw Tang Ying going to see Tang Yunxi, he couldn't help but speak, with vague anger on his face and a somewhat aggressive tone of voice.

Tang Ying straightened his expression and did not answer the question. Instead, he bowed to everyone and then slowly said, "I wonder why the clan leader and elders called us here?"

Because of Tang Ying's salute, everyone's tense expressions relaxed unconsciously. When they heard Tang Ying's question, they didn't know how to speak for a moment. Tao Huayue actually wanted to speak, but in this ancestral hall. , she did not dare to speak at will without permission.

Originally, women were generally not allowed to enter the ancestral hall. Only relevant personnel could enter after obtaining permission. This was also a way for the clan to show its dignity. No matter how noble Tao Huayue was, she had to abide by this rule.

"Tang Ying, do you know that you are a young man that our entire village is optimistic about, and you carry the hope of the entire village on your shoulders?"

The last person to speak was Tang Zhengqing, but this statement was the hope of the whole village. Others would have been frightened, but Tang Ying's expression did not change at all, and his mood did not even fluctuate at all.

He heard this a lot when he was a child, and heard it countless times after he was admitted as a scholar. However, as his health became worse and worse, no one gradually said it like this.

Those who took the initiative to get close to and help his family after he was admitted as a scholar gradually began to distance themselves. Finally, even when he was seriously ill, Zhou came to borrow money. In the end, these people only borrowed one or two hundred yuan. , like giving alms.

It was precisely because of this that Mrs. Zhou went back to her parents' home to borrow money. As a result, she was humiliated by her sister-in-law, and she almost broke up with her when she came back.