Beloved

The time for bathing must be one hour, that is, two hours.After bathing, Sheng Jie put on another set of more complicated sacrificial clothes. The pure weight of that set must be fifty or sixty kilograms. When the whole set was pressed down, his back was so heavy that he couldn't straighten up.

Fu Shanlong still held one of his arms, exerted strength on him, and led him into the ancestral hall.

Sheng Jie had to stay in the ancestral hall for one night, cheering on the sea lanterns in front of every tablet inside.

Fu Shanlong took his hand and led him to cheer up from the bottom row.

There are more than 100 tablets enshrined in the innermost ancestral hall. In addition to the tablets of the previous patriarchs and mistresses, there are also some tablets of meritorious children who have made great contributions to the clan. After death, the tablets can enter the ancestral hall of the family. It is not easy to be a representative. In the last two generations, children without branches have been able to obtain such honors.

"This is my grandfather!" Fu Shanlong said to Sheng Jie.

Sheng Jie glanced at the tablet enshrined in the center of the lowest floor, and added some lamp oil to the sea lantern in front of the tablet. "Hi, Grandpa!" He called out obediently.

Fu Shanlong patted his head, "Good boy!"

"Grandpa's name is very familiar!" Sheng Jie glanced at the name engraved on the tablet, and felt that he had heard it somewhere. "Hmm! Maybe you've heard it in textbooks." Fu Shanlong explained casually.

Only then did Sheng Jie remember who this famous name is? "Grandpa is such a powerful character!"

"Hush! He doesn't like people saying that." Fu Shanlong lowered his voice, "Here he is just a former head of our family."

Sheng Jie closed his mouth.

The ancestral hall is dark and solemn, and the perennial incense makes the sandalwood fragrance of this place extremely strong. Standing here, no matter how excited the mood is, it will quickly calm down.

After adding oil to each lamp, Fu Shanlong took Sheng Jie to kneel down on the futon below, kowtowed and burned incense in a respectful manner. After finishing, he took him to the outermost part of the ancestral hall to rest for a while.

"You have to watch at night. If you are tired, you can take a rest now." Fu Shanlong felt sorry for Sheng Jie and let him be lazy. In fact, when he came here before, he had to stand in front of the ancestral tablet after filling up the lamp oil. Kneeling, kneeling until the next day the sacrifice began.

Sheng Jie knew the process, "I'm not tired, I'll go kneel!"

"No need for that."

"Brother Long does that all the time, I can't be lazy. My ancestors won't like me." Sheng Jie insisted on what he wanted.

If he likes Fu Shanlong, he will love Wu and Wu.He has to cherish everything that Fu Shanlong attaches great importance to, and he can't bring the slightest criticism to their Brother Long because of his words and deeds.

Fu Shanlong took his hand and touched it, "You have to kneel there by yourself, are you sure you're not afraid?"

"Afraid of what?" Sheng Jie looked puzzled.

Fu Shanlong smiled, "Okay! I'll send you there. My Xiaojie has really grown up and is so sensible."

"They are your elders, and they are also my elders. It is right to keep vigil for them." Sheng Jie felt that this matter was so natural.

Fu Shanlong was satisfied.He sent Sheng Jie into the ancestral hall again, and saw that the futons on the ground were a bit thin, so he added two extra futons for him.

Sheng Jie threw the two added aside, "This is disrespectful to the elders."

"Don't worry, Brother Long! I'm in good health, I'm fine." Sheng Jie in turn persuaded Fu Shanlong not to worry.

"Take a rest when you're tired, the ancestors won't be angry." Fu Shanlong stroked his cheek.

"Know!"

Seeing the children of their family kneeling in front of the ancestors solemnly and piously, Fu Shanlong heaved a sigh of relief in his heart, and closed the double doors of the ancestral hall.

Fu Shanlong walked around every corner of the village, met the children of the Fu family who were in charge of maintaining the garrison village, and chatted with them.

"Some time ago, a group of people drove out of our village, saying that they came to find their roots. I don't know if they have heard from the grandfather." Fu Yuan, who is in charge of guarding the village, is in his forties. They have guarded the ancestral home and ancestral hall of the family in the past dynasties, and now they are the most people staying near the village.

"I've never heard of it." Fu Shanlong lit a cigarette for this Uncle Yuan. This person's seniority is not low, only a generation younger than him. They belong to the same generation as Uncle Fu, and they are quite prestigious in the Fu family. High.Fu Shanlong respected him more.

"It looks a bit like someone from the East." Fu Yuan exhaled smoke rings, his eyes narrowed slightly, "Although they are trying their best to pretend, I can still hear their accents."

"Looking for roots? What roots do they have?" Fu Shanlong laughed.

"Over the years, we don't know how many people have been calling for their roots. They used to be domestic, but now they are expanding outwards, and there are quite a few foreign ones. It's just this Oriental... It's the first time I've seen it." Fu Yuan spat He spit out, "It is said that during the war, a certain child of the Fu family studied in the East, married a local woman, and the descendants continued. He also showed me a sacrificial vessel."

Fu Shanlong also narrowed his eyes, "Oh?"

Fu Yuan showed Fu Shanlong the photos he took, "Take a look, I think this sacrificial vessel is not fake."

Fu Shanlong didn't comment after reading it, "Where are those people?"

"Let me send it away. Even if you really want to find your roots, you have to report to your grandfather first, and let the elders of the clan make a judgment. If you find me directly, who knows what kind of heart you have." Fu Yuan said Here, I took a special look at Fu Shanlong: "Grandfather... I think of one thing, you should know it in your heart now. During the war years... There was a member of the Fu family... who went to study abroad in the East, would you? It will be the one..."

Fu Shanlong raised his eyelids and looked at him calmly.

Fu Yuan didn't continue talking.It seems that Grandfather has long thought of the possibility of that one.

"Take it as unknown for the time being." Fu Shanlong put away the photo, "If you really come to find your roots, people will come again."

"If it's really that person... it's fine if you don't recognize it. Our Fu family doesn't have that kind of fellow who has defected to the Dongyang people." Fu Yuan resolutely expressed his attitude.

Fu Shanlong patted Fu Yuan on the shoulder, "You're not sure yet? Don't worry about it."

Luo Jianglin brought people over in a hurry to look for Fu Shanlong. Seeing how they were walking, Fu Shanlong had a premonition that something had happened.

"Grandpa! Grandpa took the whole family with a 'black flag' and carried the 'family-breaking ruler' to the outside of the sacrificial shed." Although Luo Jianglin was anxious, he spoke in an orderly manner.

Fu Yuan next to him raised his head in astonishment, "What does he mean?"

Their family worshiped with white banners, white linen cloth, and black banners, and carried the "clan-breaking ruler" on their backs. Is this—is it because they want to get rid of the clan?

For so many generations of the Fu family, it's not that there have been no children who want to cut off the clan, there are very few of them, and most of them are forced to get rid of the clan because of their own unrighteous actions. Here, the ones who take the initiative to cut off the clan... Seems like there were no more than five cases ever.

Uncle Fu, isn't that the closest blood relationship with my family?What is the reason for such a violent commotion, to bring the whole family to excommunicate the day before the family sacrifice?

Fu Shanlong didn't show any surprise.As if what he heard was just today's weather forecast, he even smiled, "I'll go first."

Fu Yuan saluted him respectfully, "Master, go slowly."

"Xiaojie is kneeling inside, just watch him." Fu Shanlong explained again.

"Don't worry, grandpa, I'll watch young master."

Fu Shanlong walked down the mountain steadily.Luo Jianglin saw that he was calm and not in a hurry, and the impatience in his heart was also diluted, and he immediately calmed down.

Uncle Fu—that's really naive.Do you really think that your face is big enough to challenge the majesty of the Patriarch in public?Today, it seems to be another bloody storm.

However, it's also good!After Grandpa succeeded to the head of the family, some dishonest guys have been dormant behind the scenes for so many years, and Grandpa has never troubled them. He just took this opportunity to let them know who this family really is.

When Fu Shanlong went down the mountain, he met Zhu Yude, who was leading people to deliver silverware for sacrifices up the mountain.He also knew what happened below. Similarly, the butler had a calm face, and greeted Fu Shanlong properly: "Grandpa, the silverware has been polished."

"Okay! Xiaojie doesn't take much care of the banquet here, Xiao Zhu, take care of yourself."

"Master, don't worry!"

Fu Shanlong went down the mountain leisurely all the way, and saw a few black flags dotted among the large white flags outside the sacrificial shed from a distance. The children of the Fu family were arguing with Uncle Fu's family, and these black flags were not allowed to enter the shed.

"Grandfather is here!"

I don't know who yelled that, and the noisy big sacrificial shed suddenly fell silent.

The crowd on both sides dispersed automatically, making way for Fu Shanlong.

Fu Shanlong walked directly in front of Uncle Fu who was carrying the 'family break ruler', and glanced at the ruler.

The so-called 'family-breaking ruler' is just an ordinary long wooden ruler.

Fu Shanlong reached out to touch the ruler, Uncle Fu's body trembled a little, and he dodged back.

"Don't hide!" Fu Shanlong said softly.

Uncle Fu raised his old face and looked at Fu Shanlong with resolute eyes, "Master! This is your old nephew's determination. My old nephew did nothing wrong..."

Fu Shanlong pulled off the ruler on his back and twirled it in his hand.

There was silence all around, and everyone paid close attention to the movement in the field from the corner of their eyes.

I heard that Uncle Fu wanted to use this method to seek justice because he felt that he was deeply wronged.

What grievance?Uncle Fu was rejected by the Grandfather as a sacrificial participant.Young master Jian of Uncle Fu's family was also completely transferred from overseas by the grandfather, and now all the work at hand has been taken over by others.

These rumors quickly spread within the Fu family system as if they had grown wings.

Uncle Fu!The closest family to the main family!The former Patriarch's successor!

No matter what the truth of the matter is, no one cares at the moment.What they were concerned about was, what would happen if Uncle Fu used such a drastic method to confront Grandpa head-on?

"Since you've made up your mind." Fu Shanlong smiled at his overjoyed but thoughtless old nephew.

Uncle Fu was overjoyed.I think such a move makes sense.In front of so many clansmen, he really had to be worried. "I will help you!" Fu Shanlong said slowly.

Then, under the surprised eyes of everyone, Fu Shanlong flicked lightly, and the ruler in his hand broke in two.

Fu Shanlong threw the broken ruler back to Uncle Fu, "You want to destroy the clan... I will help you. From this moment on, your family is no longer the 'Fu family'. From now on you are Life or death, wealth or honor, has nothing to do with me, the Fu family."