Clam Pearl

It is said that brothers Gu Yan and Gu Shan finally met. The brothers lived together for one day, and then got up and went to their hometown together the next day.

The ancestral house of Gu Zhao’s family has long been dilapidated, and it hasn’t been repaired much in the past few years. Thanks to Xiao Qi’s purchase of land and houses in Suishan, which is next to his hometown, it’s just a coincidence that they all went to Gu Zhao’s Zhuangzi in a general way. , Depending on what method the main branch thought of and how many people were sent to pick it up, it didn't work this time, the division is determined.

The old ancestor came and went and made a fuss several times. Sometimes he said that the grave should not be moved because of the wrong date, and sometimes he said that several ancestors among them were also their ancestors and should not be moved.After a while, they found the elders of the clan to cry together, until Gu Yan turned his face and lost his temper, the other party finally gave in and agreed to the conditions of the Gu family, and that's it, the other party finally blackmailed a sum of money and asked He approved three quotas for Guozixue, and also drew up a list and asked Gu Yan to help arrange some heirs.

It was the last time, Gu Yan and the others discussed it, and they all agreed, and it was a good time to get together and leave.

Gu Zhao's family lived in a place called Xishui in Pingzhou for generations. The surname Gu is also a wealthy family in the local area.The descendants are naturally luxuriant, and I don't know how many generations to reproduce.

Since ancient times, the relationship between direct descendants and concubine branches has been bad, especially the big clan, and there are many shady things in the family. There was a public case in Gu Zhao's family that day, but it is still unclear now.

Earlier, Gu Zhao's father and grandfather were often bullied by the clansmen, but he had a strong temper and felt uncomfortable, so he turned around and turned the other way.Afterwards, the family members were afraid of revenge from the previous court, so they wrote a document to drive Gu Zhao's branch out. What's more hateful is that in the middle of the night, the bones of the ancestors in the family were all removed from the ancestral grave and thrown into a village south of the stream. place.

Back then, there was no one in the family, only a group of women and a young sixth child, Gu Rui, were left.At that time, Mrs. Lu was also stubborn, and he didn't even ask for it, but he had no money and sold the house for the time being.After getting the rent, he went to the city and bought dozens of black urns. He insisted on bringing his second daughter-in-law, Pei Shi, and his third daughter-in-law, Yu Shi, together with his younger uncle to pick up the bones of the ancestors and put them in the urns. In an earth temple in the south of the stream.The land temple had been dilapidated for a long time, so Lu took the idea to use the money from the pawn house to build the temple, and lived in the temple with his sister-in-law and uncle. One can imagine the difficulties.

Later, when the Gu family got angry, the people of that clan changed their minds and refused to acknowledge the past. They borrowed another night, coaxed and snatched up the good coffin, and went to the Earth Temple to snatch the bones of the ancestors of Gu Zhao's family. Buried in the ancestral grave, during the robbery, the eldest son Pei's family was also pushed. At that time, Pei's head was bleeding, and there is still a big scar on his forehead.

Gu Zhao has always felt that although I come from modern times, you can't stop me from still having a traditional head. It's really hateful for the clan to do this in an unethical way. It's internal affairs.

When the old man was alive, he wanted to divide the clan. However, every time he had to die there, he was shameless and threatened that if you move the grave today, tomorrow you will hang yourself one by one in front of your ancestor's grave.At that time, hard methods were also used, and some people really hanged themselves.No way, that's all I can do!

Now that they came back, Gu Yan and the others got impatient and went back to live again, so they went to Gu Zhao's village together.

Going back to Laozhuangzi, when Gu Zhao was praised by everyone, it was inevitable that he became a little more vain. His older brother Gu Shan was ashamed and distressed when he saw the property his younger brother had earned, so he was naturally full of praise.Gu Zhao also didn't want to be underestimated, so he appropriately showed some skills.Arrange the personnel properly, without any ignorance at all.

In addition, both at home and outside, Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Su are good housekeepers, so they are naturally managed in an orderly manner. The other elder brothers have not arrived yet, so this is taken care of.

When Gu Erzhang arrived in his hometown, he began to gain popularity. He wandered around every day, under his own banner, and built more than a dozen stone bridges for Xinan. He also asked people to repair the earth temple where the bones were kept. Lost a lot of good reputation.However, this old man also has his own petty eyes. He followed Gu Zhao and often inquired about the Incarnation Record.

How it was discovered, how it was dug, how happy it is today, etc., I have been asked more than ten times.

After asking, he also compiled a form and researched the genealogy of the six princes. Gu Shan's head was different from Gu Yan's. He thought from the beginning to the end that there was a ghost in this matter, and it must be man-made.

Gu Zhao still admired him at first, but since he directly excluded his elder brother, Gu Zhao stopped talking to him.From the bottom of his heart, Gu Shan didn't think that his brother could come up with such an idea.

On the second day after arriving at Suishan, Gu Zhao's third brother, Gu Xiang's sister-in-law Yu Shi, arrived with a family of more than 20 people.

On the third day, Gu Rong, the fifth wife, Mrs. Du, and Gu Rui, the sixth wife, Mrs. Ma, and more than 30 members of the two families, riding horses and carrying eagles, also came.The two families were not far away, so they made an appointment at a meeting place.

When the brothers saw each other, no one covered it up, and howling could be heard six miles away.The deaf one can scare the howling one, thinking that Lei Gong is angry.

Gu Zhao has never been so chaotic in his past and present lives. The seven sons born to his father produced a bunch of children, big and small, and a bunch of kids gave birth to a bunch. There are more than 100 masters. It was a child who was running, and looking back, there were young and ignorant versions of big brothers all over the mountains and plains.

Now four generations live under the same roof, depending on the number, looking south of Pingzhou River, seeing prosperity.

After the death of the father, the brothers are finally gathered together, but they are all covered with frost and snow, and their temples are gray. Who knows if there is such a good time in this life to get together?Now the eldest Gu Yan is 67 years old, Gu Shan is 62 years old, Gu Xiang is 60 years old, Gu Rong is 59 years old, and Gu Xiang is 50 years old.If a word is wrong, a duel begins.

Gu Zhao usually just watched from the sidelines, the more he watched, the more inferior he felt. There was nothing he could do, he was the only one in the family who knew no martial arts, and even Gu Maode's fake Taoism could use a full set of Gu family guns.Of course, low self-esteem is low self-esteem, and it is absolutely impossible to ask him to learn.

There are too many people, and there will be troubles. There is no unresolvable conflict, that is, the matter of the fourth family.Now that the hometown is divided into clans, the always faceless Gu Maojia came with his wife Wen Shi and their children.

Although Gu Maojia is now Lord Marquis, it is a pity that his annual income this year has not yet been recorded. A few years ago, he was knocked out of poverty by Mrs. Gao, but now he came here by borrowing money.No one would believe what he said, but who would have thought that his majestic Marquis would be so shabby, with patches on all the clothes worn by the whole family.The family of five traveled in a mule cart to their hometown, which they arrived in March.

He came as soon as he came, and on the second day, he had a big fight with Gu Maobing because of his mother. According to him, the mother is the mother, no matter how unreasonable it is, she is also the mother.Now that their brothers are grateful for the grace of heaven, they should ask for an order to take their mother home to take care of them.

How many years has Gu Maobing been at home with his mother?He knew that his mother didn't have a clear head, so he didn't want to, and he just said, I'm going to go by myself.Gu Maojia pressed his younger brother with a big hat again, and he took his elder brother as his father.In the end, Gu Maobing was forced to go to Gu Zhao's small courtyard with the quilt in his arms.

In this way, this person is completely unpopular.It's not that he's a bad character, in fact, he's a fool in reading, and he has to do everything according to the book, and he won't turn around in the slightest.You say you have no money, so you can find a place, borrow some money, and pay it back in the next year, but he just doesn't know how to do it, he just sells his property and hires an old cart from the escort agency to grind it.

As soon as he came, he would express his opinions everywhere, to pick up his mother, to discipline his younger brother, to write a letter, to repair his father's grave to the same position as his grandfather, and for no other reason. Just because his father died for today, as if the current glory of the Gu family is all related to his father, he wants to mention his family's status in the family.But now that his uncles are all alive, it is inappropriate to say so, so his behavior immediately aroused the disgust of the whole family.

There was no way, Gu Zhao went to Gu Yan again, called Gu Maojia, and cursed at him.What Gu Yan said is true, please your mother as a matter of course, you have filial piety as a son of man, we can't say that filial piety is wrong.

It's just, who's house will your mother live in when she picks it up?your home?Or the Maobing family?Mao Bing has no family now, and he lives with us. None of our families are willing to associate with your mother.Then, let's stay at your house.

Gu Maojia felt uncomfortable, so he cried, "I don't have a home, I live in the Shangfu Yamen."

Gu Yan said again, that's easier, you can take the job.How filial you are!

Gu Maojia cried again, afraid that my mother and I would not be offended.

After all, he wanted fame, but he didn't want to raise it by himself, because he saw Mao Bing was taken care of now.This person is selfish, cowardly, and pedantic, and he is really unlikable.

In the end, Gu Yan slapped the table directly and told Gu Maojia to get out!Naturally, he refused to leave, and was isolated by the whole family, so he was completely honest.However, in private, although he still bullies his younger brother with the elder brother's airs, but now Gu Maobing also has his own petty temper, I ignore you, so what about you?We all live in separate houses, you belong to you, and I belong to mine. I have my own uncle to take care of me, so don't play with me about the older brother being the father.

Housework is so cumbersome. When I return to my hometown, I first find someone to look at the acupoints of the cemetery, find out the name of the place and set up a yin formation, but also kill livestock, bury five grains in the tomb, build the ancestral temple, and go to the kiln to turn tiles. Look for stonemasons, painters, carpenters and others to start working together.In my spare time, I have to deal with old Zhi'er and some elders making troubles. After coming and going, I can see the day of Waking of Zhes.

The troubles at home have nothing to do with Gu Zhao, the only thing he does is to pay, and now his brothers all live in his family's Zhuangzi, and Gu Zhao takes care of everything with a wave of his hand.That's right, it's rare in this life to honor the elder brothers a few times, and the friendship of his brothers is also different from other families. It was based on the battlefield. This is different from ordinary families, and it seems extraordinarily close.

In the blink of an eye, the blueprints for the Gu family's ancestral temple were finally finished. Before the waking of insects, the weather turned warmer, and the place finally started working.

Gu Zhao consciously arranged neatly, but who knew that on the day of the start of work, he still received an unexpected gift.Arun quietly sent his concubine Xiu to Pingzhou, and the eunuch named Chongjun sent Yuanxiu to Pingzhou.

Zhao Yuanxiu is Ah Run's youngest son. He is six years old this year. The mother of this child was originally the only maidservant who went to become a monk with Ah Run. Because of the inconvenience, she lived at the foot of the mountain and often made some needlework for Ah Run. I don't know what the reason was. One winter day, Ah Run quietly went down the mountain, and this child was born.His mother died strangely within a few months after giving birth to him.After that, Yuan Xiu has been living with this eunuch named Chong Jun.

"He's so thoughtful, why does he trust me so much?" Gu Zhao looked at Yuanxiu helplessly. Not as bold as that random four- or five-year-old monkey in Gu Zhao's family. It always looks at things with the corners of its eyes, and immediately shrinks up if something goes wrong.

Since Chongjun hugged him into the door, he buried his head, hugged Chongjun tightly with his arms, didn't speak, and didn't take food when he was offered.

"Qiye, my master said that if he is wrong, this is the only root. I beg you to look at his face and help take the area. If the little master grows up in the future, buy him a few acres and let him go. " Chong Jun begged on his knees.

"How come there is only one root? Didn't it mean that there are two more in his family?" Gu Zhao asked Chongjun.

Chongjun probably knew some private things, he hesitated for a moment, and thought of his master's order not to hide anything, he said: "The prince is not close to the two young masters at home, but Long Live Lord often goes to the house to appreciate things."

Gu Zhao smiled wryly, complaining that Ah Run would turn against him no matter what, and complaining that Ah Run didn't want to see people today. Could it be that the situation is so serious, and he himself suffered a bloodbath once, and was left alone.

Slowly sitting up from the chair, Gu Zhao walked to the ground, knelt down, reached out and touched Yuanxiu's head, and took a piece of cake and handed it to him, "Good boy, tell... Uncle, what's your name?" name?"

Yuan Xiu moved slightly, then turned to look at Chong Jun.

Chong Jun looked at Gu Zhao cautiously and said, "When I came here, the master said that his surname is Gu, and he gave me a nickname, Xiaopenzi."

"Bah!" Gu Zhao spat lightly, feeling a little sad.

The aroma of cakes slowly spread, Chongjun and Yuanxiu suffered a lot along the way, they didn't dare to stay in a post station, they could only sleep in the open with a caravan, the hardships can be imagined.

Yuanxiu wanted to eat cakes very much, but he didn't take them. He just quietly looked at Chongjun with his big eyes open.

Chong Jun hugged him with one hand, thanked him, took the cake with the other hand, took a light bite, and swallowed it.Only then did Yuan Xiu take it, and began to eat it with big mouthfuls.

Did Ah Run's children grow up in such an environment?Gu Zhao's heart softened again, he stretched out his hand to hug the child, but the child regarded the old eunuch as his all support, while devouring the pastry, he didn't know where to find the strength in one hand, just hugged Focus on Jun's neck.

Gu Zhao coaxed him for a long time, heard the soft words and said two cars, and finally saw that it was useless, so he got angry and dragged him over, no matter how distressed Chongjun was, and no matter how much Yuanxiu cried, he just pressed him on his body He is not allowed to leave.

Suddenly there was a child beside Gu Zhao, and the brothers in the family were naturally curious.However, Gu Zhao closed the gate of the courtyard so that no one could see it, but it spoiled them.

Yuan Xiu was weak and small, and looked like he was four or five years old at most, so the brothers inevitably had some imaginations.The sister-in-laws were even more excited. Now there are children of all ages in the family, so you made a pile and I made a pile. They quickly found more than a dozen sets to replace, and sent various toys to the small courtyard.

On the first day when the child arrived, Gu Zhao was very paranoid and wanted to sleep with him. Chong Jun wanted to persuade him, but in the future, maybe this child will be with Qi Ye for the rest of his life. If he is not together now and does not develop feelings, what will happen in the future? He is helpless , Chongjun went to the wing room with the quilt in his arms. He leaned against the wall to listen to the movement all night. Naturally, Yuanxiu cried all night.

From this day on, the war between Yuan Xiu and Gu Zhao began.

In the past, when Gu Zhao read books, he often saw that the eunuch had an unusual relationship with the emperor.Seeing Chongjun now, Gu Zhao really understands, those children grow up in the deep palace, if they don't rely on eunuchs, who will they rely on?

For five consecutive days, Yuan Xiu slept during the day and cried at night.

Gu Zhao ignored him, and slept with him during the day, watching him cry at night.However, from eating, to bathing, to dressing, Gu Zhao unceremoniously took over, and did not allow Chongjun to take over at all.

On the night of the fifth day, Yuan Xiu cried for a while, and finally resigned to his fate.He was sobbing, wrapped up in his small body, and huddled on the side of Gu Zhao's bed under the quilt, and fell down. Gu Zhao finally rolled his eyes up to the sky, and the most difficult moment was finally over.

He put down the book, turned off the lights, just like a dream, suddenly felt a wave of heat on his body, and then a coldness.Slowly opening his eyes, Gu Zhao lit the lamp again, lifted the quilt and looked sideways, the little guy's eyelashes fluttered, and he seemed to be awake.

Gu Zhao secretly laughed in his heart, but pretended to be ashamed in his mouth, and sighed: "I'm really tired these few days, and I don't know it when I urinate, but I can't let Yuanxiu find out. If I know, I will lose my life tomorrow." After finishing speaking, he shouted Mianmian came in, changed into a clean quilt, warmed the quilt with Mrs. Tang, stripped Yuanxiu naked and stuffed it into the quilt again.

From the beginning to the end, Yuan Xiu was awake, but this child just couldn't hold back his eyes, just didn't open his eyes.Gu Zhao also thought he was interesting, so he teased him patiently.

Yuan Xiu, who was stripped naked, was bound to be uncomfortable, so after getting into the quilt, he took the initiative to snuggle up to Gu Zhao.Gu Zhaobian is on the first floor of the building.Snuggle again, go upstairs to the first floor, and take another shot.

Mian Mian was quite surprised on the couch outside, Qi Ye's humming sound coaxing the child was like humming a song.

This night, I finally slept well.

Early the next morning, Gu Zhao opened his eyes in a daze. Yuan Xiu had woken up early, sitting on the bed naked, his body was thin and dry, and he seemed to have no flesh.

Gu Zhao sighed, it was not a bad time to be under the bed, he sat up and took out his clothes, and changed Yuanxiu familiarly, without hugging him, he just led his little hand to the front room, and put the cured porridge, Side dishes, pastries are all matched for him, put in a bowl, and eat with him.

Yuan Xiu smiled quietly while eating, and looked at Gu Zhao quietly.In the child's heart, there is already a little secret that belongs only to him and cannot be told to others.

Gu Zhao also just held back, secretly laughing and letting him think about it.

After dinner, Gu Zhao finally led Yuan Xiu's little hands out of his small yard.

As soon as he came out, it didn't take long for his elder brother to get the letter. Hulala brought a group of people to visit him, after he finished watching, he stared at Yuanxiu again.

"It's not like you at all!" Gu Yan pouted.Gu Shan nodded in agreement.

Gu Zhao snorted coldly: "What are you thinking about? I am only so old, how can I give birth to such a big son."

When Gu Zhao said this, Yuan Xiu took his hand and suddenly moved.Gu Zhao didn't follow his will, but picked him up and walked with him to a big tree in a villa.

"Greetings, Uncle, Grandpa!" There were several queens hanging on the big tree, and one of them took the lead, hanging upside down from a branch, to greet Gu Zhao.

Gu Zhao looked back at his brothers, smiled and asked, "Which family is this?"

Fifth Brother stretched out his hand and patted his chest, showing off with great pride: "This is my great-grandson, nicknamed Tuguaner, the most naughty one." This is a typical representative of doting on children.

The children in the book were chattering, while Gu Zhao and his brothers stood under the tree and just smiled and watched.Looking at it, Gu Zhaola's Yuanxiu also wanted to play, but he didn't have the guts to do so. He just grabbed Gu Zhao's hand more and more tightly.

Such a small child, what to play?Gu Zhao squatted down and looked at Yuanxiu face to face. This time the child stopped looking at him. Those eyes must be Ah Run's eyes. He didn't speak, but there were a thousand kinds of grievances. Gu Zhao's heart melted.

"Want to play?" Gu Zhao asked Yuan Xiu.

Yuan Xiu nodded, and cowardly added: "No... Yuan Xiu is still young, wait until he grows up... wait until he is older."

Gu Zhao burst out laughing. Maybe Ah Run was like this when he was a child. He had 1 thoughts in his heart, but he spoke out at the headquarters and talked in a roundabout way.

Gu Zhao looked back at Zhuangzi. On his side of Zhuangzi, there were seven big willow trees and big pagoda trees with thick table tops. It's easy to climb, and now the grandpas at home are all there, and they are all pampered, so they all herd sheep, climbing up and down every day and hanging a tree.

After watching for a while, Gu Zhao suddenly had an idea in his mind. He stood up and said to his brothers: "Brother, no, let's build a big tree house for the children!"