Jagged city

Jagged City - Chapter 240 Six Clans

The second auction in Xiliang New District reached a new high. A huge amount of [-] billion yuan poured into the financial account of the Xiliang government. The Xiliang government did not hesitate to launch the high-speed highway project connecting the four surrounding cities and the new airport project. But the plans had to be put on hold as the New Year's bell struck. ╠★ ╣

The New Year's Eve dinner of the Lin family and the Xiao family was in Beijing. The next day, Lin Tao's family flew to Hubei and embarked on a journey to worship their ancestors.Lin Zhiyuan brought Zhu Yueting, Lin Tao and Xiao Xiao brought a pair of babbling twins, and a little boy with a thick head and a thick head.This little boy was naturally Jin Lin.Before the new year in Xiliang, when Lin Zhiyuan learned that he had a grandson who could make soy sauce, he beat Lin Tao hard in front of Xiao Xiao, and returned to the room angrily. After closing the room tightly, he covered his mouth and snickered. Xin said, be good, when my son went to college, he actually gave himself a big grandson, which is amazing!It seems that the Lin family is really going to spread its branches and leaves.

This time when he went home to worship his ancestors, Lin Zhiyuan not only brought his fiancée, but also Jin Lin.Lin Zhiyuan's recognition of his grandson made the father and daughter of the Jin family lose their hearts. The traditional filial piety of the father and daughter of the Jin family is deeply rooted in their bones, and they attach great importance to blood. Otherwise, they would not have been forced by the old man of the Jin family. Willing to marry the Park family.When Lin Tao took Jin Lin away, Jin Zhengnan hugged his daughter and shed tears. Looking back, the past was unbearable. If he hadn't acted as an accomplice in the marriage, it should be Lin Tao who took his daughter and Jin Lin to worship the ancestors of the Lin family. yes.

"Father, don't be sad. I feel much better recently. Maybe this is the arrangement of fate. I will be strong. Brother Tao and Jin Lin are my future life. I will help their father and son on the road to success. This time We bought two pieces of land. If we build two luxury residential areas, it will generate tens of billions of profits, which is enough to open up the African market. In addition, a large-scale afforestation plan will also be launched. Perhaps Master Doro’s prediction is correct. The large-scale afforestation will Let their father and son go smoothly." Jin Zhenai's eyes shone with a fiery light, and she was much more energetic than before.

Jin Zhengnan smiled and said, "Has Zhenai also loved metaphysics recently? You really love the house and the crow, as long as it is beneficial to Lin Tao and his son, you are willing to do it."

A rare shyness appeared on Jin Zhenai's face, and Kim Jong-nam seemed to see the lively and lovely daughter who lived with him in China back then.

At the foot of Wudang Mountain, at the southern foot, there is a quiet town. Because there is a huge white stone ten feet high in the town, it has been called Baishi Town since ancient times.This Baishi town is lush and lush, with many pines, cypresses, willows, and a stream running from east to west from the mountain, which makes the ancient town with mostly blue and white stone buildings look quiet and elegant.

As soon as Zhu Yueting and Xiao Xiao entered Baishi Town, they were attracted by the fresh and elegant environment here.

"Dad, this small town in my hometown is so beautiful, why didn't you let me and Lin Tao come here before?" Xiao Xiao said coquettishly.

"Ah, there is such a reason - you will know." There was a wry smile on the corner of Lin Zhiyuan's mouth.

Lin Zhiyuan was recalling the scene when he left Baishi Town at the moment.The father pointed to his nose and cursed: "Get out, get out of Baishi Town, I, Lin Zhennan, don't have a useless son like you."

Lin Zhiyuan was only 15 years old when he left Baishi Town with his bag on his back, and he left Qingshi Town crying that year.Thinking about Lin Zhiyuan back then, he was both sad and funny.Qingshi Town at the foot of Wudang Mountain is the hometown of martial arts, and the practice of martial arts has existed since ancient times. Many old people in the village said that the styles of our Baishi Town are older than the inheritance of those bull noses on Wudang Mountain.Not many people believe these words, who doesn't know that Wudang Mountain is an ancient martial arts holy place, how can a small Baishi Town compare.Some Taoist priests also sneered when they heard it. Who doesn't know the world-famous Zhang Sanfeng, who is the originator of Wudang Kungfu.But I've never heard of Baishi Town.But this word is passed down from generation to generation, only those old people who are getting old can chatter a few words.This Baishi town practiced martial arts very well. When Lin Zhiyuan was young, the girls and daughters-in-law could dance with guns, but as the mayor of the town, Lin Zhennan's son, Lin Zhiyuan, was born weak. People who practice martial arts.Although he had been whipped a lot, Lin Zhiyuan was always lazy. As long as his father didn't supervise, he would secretly take out the hidden books to read, and when Lin Zhennan came, he started to practice pretending again. At the age of 16, a father and daughter from other villages came to the village to play tricks.Originally, everyone in Baishi Town wanted to see a joke, thinking that it was a joke, and they came to Baishi Town to perform, isn't it a joke?But as soon as the father and daughter of the Qin family practiced, the people in Baishi Town were dumbfounded.Every punch, every kick has everyone's demeanor.As the saying goes, laymen watch the excitement, while experts watch the way.A few unconvinced people from Baishi Town proposed to exchange ideas, and the big man surnamed Qin followed up, but he was so tired and sweated that he didn't even touch the corner of his clothes, so he had to retreat with a blush.Lin Zhennan is a person who loves martial arts, although he also wanted to try it, but he knew that he was no match for him, so he didn't dare to make a fool of himself.On the same day, the father and daughter of the Qin family were left behind, and the father and daughter of the Qin family who did not know how Lin Zhennan persuaded them actually stayed in Qingshi Town.This daughter of the Qin family is very beautiful. Many people in Baishi Town wanted to marry the Qin family, and they came to the door not long after getting acquainted.It can be said that she is a daughter of a family, and all families ask for it.

Later, I don’t know who came up with the idea to come to a martial arts contest to recruit relatives. Anyway, the girls of the Qin family can also martial arts, so they recruited relatives according to the ancient customs of warriors. The son-in-law of the family.Naturally, Lin Zhennan also fell in love with the daughter of the Qin family, especially a martial arts hero like Qin Han.Therefore, Lin Zhennan was very nervous in the face of the tight schedule of a martial arts competition a month later. Every day after school, Lin Zhiyuan was forced to practice martial arts and watched from the sidelines.Lin Zhiyuan thought it was funny at the time, and thought to himself, what era is this, and they even practice martial arts competitions to recruit relatives, but now they are all free love, really old-fashioned.Although Lin Zhiyuan also liked that cute girl from the Qin family with a round face, he just shook his head when he thought of getting married.

Therefore, Lin Zhiyuan ate two bowls of bad rice and drank a lot of cold water on the day of the martial arts competition. Everyone burst into laughter, Lin Zhennan, the mayor, couldn't hold back his old face, one was green and the other was white.The gritted teeth creaked, and when Lin Zhiyuan returned home that night, he didn't expect his father to be so angry, he was hysterical, and kicked the Eight Immortals table at home. If his uncle didn't stop him, he might have killed himself.Although he escaped unharmed by spending the night at his uncle's house that night, he was kicked out of the house the next day.Lin Zhennan said at the time that whoever intercedes for this coward will get out of Baishi Town together and have his name removed from the genealogy.

Lin Zhiyuan was forced to leave Baishi Town just like that, and went to Wuhan under the secret arrangement of his uncle, where he went to high school. He thought that his father's anger would disappear after a year and a half. When Lin Zhiyuan returned home a year later When he was there, he still got a slap in the mouth and was pushed out the door.

"Get out, you are not my son, I don't want to see you again in this life."

Lin Zhiyuan was heartbroken by his father's scolding. Lin Zhiyuan was also stubborn. Since then, he never returned to Qingshi until he went to college. His uncle persuaded him to go home again. Maybe his father changed his mind, but Lin Zhiyuan has changed his mind. He doesn't want to go back, he thinks that closed town is just a stubborn rock, a small closed village left over from the feudal society and eliminated by the times, Lin Zhiyuan doesn't want to have anything to do with this small town anymore.Five or six years passed like this. When Lin Zhiyuan married Lin Tao's mother, he called his uncle and wanted to invite him to the wedding, but was stopped by his stubborn father.Since then, Lin Zhiyuan has almost no contact with his uncle. When Lin Tao's mother passed away, he doesn't know why Lin Zhiyuan suddenly had the idea of ​​returning to his roots, thinking that he and his dead wife should be buried in his hometown.So I contacted my uncle, but this time he was not stopped. It seems that Lin Zhennan acquiesced.When Lin Zhiyuan returned to Baishi Town with his wife's ashes in his hands, he only saw his slightly old mother at the door, and the mother just looked at the door, and turned back to the house without even leaving the yard.In Lin Zhiyuan's eyes, his mother was his father's answer. What his father said, his mother would do. She never had any ideas. Therefore, Lin Zhiyuan always had resentment towards his mother.

After his wife died, it was another 14 years.Last year, his mother called him once, and Lin Zhiyuan's parents were already in their eighties.My mother said: "I know you still have grievances, but after all, it is your father. Although he is still in good health, he might die someday when he gets old. Although he didn't say anything these years, I know you Father misses you more and more. Your father hated iron but could not make steel. He loved you so much and hated you so hard. The reason why he was so cruel to you was because he placed all his hopes on you—"

Lin Zhiyuan never thought that his mother, who had always been taciturn in his memory, was so eloquent, and what he said made him feel a little sad.But Lin Zhiyuan's grievances cannot be resolved with just one conversation with his mother. Lin Zhiyuan told his mother that he would go home to worship the ancestors this year, and that he would go back in a good time, leaving the old man with nothing to say.This White Rock Town is a traditional town with many ancient traditions.Those who are kicked out of the small town are not unable to come back for a lifetime, but there are conditions for returning, that is, Jinshi in Wenzhong and champion in Wudang.You can't do it in this generation. If your son can do it, he can also return to the family and worship the ancestors, and the elders of the clan are welcome into the ancestral hall.Lin Zhiyuan is a contemporary Confucian businessman with a double degree Ph.D. It is said that he should not have such pedantic thoughts, but in order to fight against his pedantic father, Lin Zhiyuan really did this. He competed with an 80-year-old man. I don’t know that Lin Tao knows what his father thinks How would you feel?

Lin Zhiyuan's family walked into the town, with six or seven luxury cars trailing far behind, which were the company's car, Xiao Xiao's car, and the accompanying people.Lin Tao didn't know what his father's intentions were, he just followed his father and walked in front, admiring the surrounding buildings with great interest, walking on the bluestone path under his feet, feeling in a good mood.A group of people came from far away.There are buttons for men and women, old and young.Lin Zhiyuan walked forward quickly and asked them to follow.Xiao Xiao pouted at the back, because she was holding her two babies alone, which was ordered by Lin Zhiyuan, and Lin Tao and Zhu Yueting were not allowed to hold them, but Xiao Xiao was holding them alone.Although holding two children was not tiring at all, Xiao Xiao felt a little resentful.Following behind Lin Zhiyuan, the heels of his shoes made a clear sound of trampling on the ground.

Lin Tao saw the opposite, led by two hale and hearty old men, both in their seventies.Behind him are people in their 50s, 40s, 30s, 20s, teens, and some like Xiao Xiao who are holding children.They all gathered together, originally thought that many of the people behind were passers-by, but it seemed like a big mistake, these five NO.60 men, women and children were all together.

"Second Uncle, Third Uncle, why did your second elder come here in person? How can I let my nephew bear it?" Lin Zhiyuan bowed to the two old men in the street.

"Hahaha—the children of the Lin family have returned home. What's the point of being an old man?" It seems to have been practiced, this voice is really clear.

"Yue Ting, meet the second and third uncle soon. Uncle, this is my wife Yue Ting."

Zhu Yueting also saluted the two old men. The old man looked at Zhu Yueting and said, "Well, your daughter-in-law is not bad."

Zhu Yueting's face froze slightly. Zhu Yueting felt very awkward about the word "continued strings". She thought to herself, why did she come across these two old antiques when she traveled to ancient times?

"This is my son Lin Tao and daughter-in-law Xiao Xiao. You two come here and kowtow to the two old men!"

Xiao Xiao's face was embarrassing, and she thought to herself, kowtowing on the street, what kind of acting is this, Lin Tao said in a low voice: "Honey, my dad is in an unusual mood, please save me some face."

Lin Tao smiled and pulled Xiao Xiao forward. The five No. 60 on the opposite side looked curiously, with surprise and envy in their eyes.Even a blind man had to turn his head, because the person who saw Xiao Xiao was breathing too loudly.Especially Lin Tao's major general uniform made the young people behind him gasp.The old man may not know the uniform of a major general, he just saw that Lin Tao looked like an officer, but for young people who care about current affairs, that general star is so dazzling.

"Second Uncle, Third Uncle, I kowtow to you." Lin Tao pulled Xiao Xiao to kneel on the ground.Although Lin Tao was also somewhat reluctant, he knew that his father must have intentions, so he pulled Xiao Xiao to his knees quickly, without giving Xiao Xiao time to react.

"What's the age, don't like this, get up, kid." The old man wanted to pull Lin Tao up, but was stopped by Lin Zhiyuan.

Lin Zhiyuan said: "This is what it should be. The second uncle and the third uncle can bear this kneeling."

Lin Zhiyuan knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the old man with a bang, Lin Tao said in his heart, hurry up and kowtow, his father kowtowed, what else did he say?Zhu Yueting also knelt down on the side.

"You child—" The old man watched Lin Zhiyuan and his family kneel down and kowtow excitedly.

When Lin Tao got up, he found a figure on the wooden building in the distance cast a cold gaze. Seeing that he looked over, he turned and entered the room, but Lin Tao had already seen that it was an old man with white beard and hair, and Lin Tao felt a little strange.

"Zhiyuan, let's go home with us." The old man said, holding Lin Zhiyuan's hand.

Lin Zhiyuan didn't move, but said: "Second Uncle, Third Uncle, let's go to the ancestral hall. I brought the whole family back this time to worship the ancestors. In addition, the tablet of my late wife should also be invited into the ancestral hall, and my son Grandchildren should also be included in the genealogy."

"This—" the old man frowned when he heard this, then turned his head to look in the direction of the wooden building, sighed and continued, "Discuss this matter slowly, your father—"

"Second uncle, isn't there a rule in our clan?" Lin Zhiyuan said.

"What do you mean?" the old man asked suspiciously.

"As long as Jinshi in Wenzhong and champion in Wuzhong, no matter what mistakes they have made before, they will be written off, and the patriarch has to personally welcome them into the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors." Lin Zhiyuan said word by word.

"Oh, there is such a tradition, but what kind of Scholars, champions are there these days?" The old man said suspiciously.

Lin Zhiyuan smiled and said: "Although there are no ancient Jinshi and martial arts champions, isn't there a number of liberal arts and science champions in the college entrance examination?"

"I've heard of this before, but—" the old man looked at Lin Tao and said to himself, this age doesn't look like he just took the college entrance examination.

Lin Zhiyuan said, "Second Uncle and Third Uncle, have you ever heard of a doctor?"

"Of course I've heard that. Your eldest nephew Xiao Bin is going to take the doctorate exam this year, which is similar to that ancient Jinshi." The old man twisted his beard and smiled, obviously his grandson was going to take the doctorate exam, which made the old man look good.

Lin Zhiyuan smiled and said: "Second Uncle, Third Uncle, Yue Ting and I are both doctors, and both have two doctoral titles. As Second Uncle said, we are similar to ancient Jinshi."

"Oh? What do you mean—" the old man exclaimed in surprise. Obviously, he didn't know that Lin Zhiyuan was still a doctor, but he understood what he meant after hearing Lin Zhiyuan's words. !

Lin Zhiyuan continued: "Ph.D. doctors are common nowadays. It would be a bit reluctant to count as Jinshi. Your grandnephew Lin Tao is the chief instructor of the Central Garrison, which is equivalent to the chief instructor of the 80 Imperial Army, and he won the championship in the United Nations competition last year. This is worthy of the name." The No. [-] martial arts scholar in the world, the number one martial arts scholar in the world. Did the second uncle see that your nephew’s military uniform is the rank of major general, and he is the youngest general in China. He is even more famous than the No. [-] martial arts scholar. Second uncle, third uncle, you say, I am Lin Zhiyuan’s family Are you qualified to enter the ancestral hall of the Lin family to worship ancestors?"

Lin Zhiyuan said that he was very emotional, and raised his head to look in the direction of the wooden building in the distance.

The Lin family on the opposite side were also surprised when they heard it. They didn't expect Lin Tao to be so promising.Now everyone understood that this was not an ordinary officer, but a major general, a general, and he won the championship in the United Nations competition.The Lin family knew Lin Zhiyuan's resentment, so they understood Lin Zhiyuan's excitement, but Lin Tao's family was confused. Zhu Yueting had never heard Lin Zhiyuan mention it before, and she was very surprised to see her husband so excited now.

"General, it's amazing. The ancestors of the Lin family have appeared. This——is indeed qualified to worship the ancestors, but—"

"Second uncle and third uncle, tonight is the day to worship the ancestors. Go back and discuss with the elders in the clan. Presumably most of the elders have already arrived in Baishi Town, and our family is waiting here."

"Okay, you guys just wait here, I'll go back and discuss it with your third uncle." Complicated looks flashed in the eyes of the two old men, and they hurried back, heading for the wooden building in the distance.

"Third brother, fifth brother, this is your sister-in-law!"

"I've seen you, big brother, sister-in-law!" The two middle-aged men on the opposite side saluted Lin Zhiyuan and Zhu Yueting.

"Hello Uncle, Hello Aunt!" A large group of people behind shouted unevenly.Zhu Yueting's face was flushed red now.

"Third brother, fifth brother, let these juniors get to know each other. Lin Tao was born on the tenth day of February in 78." Lin Zhiyuan said to the two cousins.

"Oh, yes, Lin Tao is your eldest brother, and all of you juniors greet the eldest brother and sister-in-law." The middle-aged man said quickly.

Lin Tao and Xiao Xiao hurried over and called Third Uncle and Fifth Uncle.Twenty or so young men and women in the back shouted Big Brother and Big Sister together, louder than before, Xiao Xiao didn't blush, but a Hong Kong and Taiwan movie rang out, the corner of her mouth couldn't help smiling, her eyes were bright looked at these young people.

Seeing this, many young men blushed, and this sister-in-law was too beautiful, and her heart beat very fast after being looked at.

Lin Zhiyuan's second and third uncles went up to the wooden building. On the second floor, there were fourteen or five old men drinking tea there. The old man with white beard and thick eyebrows and big eyes was sitting majestically in the middle, and a few juniors stood by and brought tea and water from time to time. .

"Hmph, that little bastard is so arrogant, you two uncles greeted him so humbly, what kind of prince is he, or is he a top scholar?"

The second uncle coughed happily and said, "Brother, you really hit the mark. Now Zhiyuan is returning to his hometown. Although he is not a prince or prime minister, he is really the number one scholar."

"Fart, you think I'm an old fool. Now there are no champions, Jinshi, even if there are, they are all bones buried in the ground." The old man slammed the table and the dishes trembled.Two old men trembled and almost threw away their teacups.

An old man said: "Patriarch, why are you still so angry. We are already our age, and it is taboo to get angry."

The third uncle laughed and said, "Brother, you don't have to believe it. You just stood on the balcony and saw a young man in military uniform over there."

"Ah, I see, what's the matter?" the old man said with his eyes widened.

"That's Lin Tao, the eldest grandson of the Lin family, Zhiyuan's son. Now he is a major general of the People's Liberation Army, but he is the youngest general in China. He is the chief instructor in the Central Garrison District, equivalent to the chief instructor of 80 forbidden troops, and he won the championship in the United Nations Martial Arts Tournament. , is worthy of the name of the champion of martial arts, and is the number one in the world. Tsk tsk, this is the ancestral grave of the Lin family. Our Lin family ancestors have only been a martial artist, but it can't compare with the eldest grandson who is a general, and he is only 30 years old. What position will he be in the future? ?”

"Really?"

"Of course it's true. It's the uniform of a major general. The one with the gold star is known to all the juniors of the Lin family. Those of us who haven't seen the world think they are ordinary officers."

"Wu Zhuangyuan, general—hahaha—hahaha—" the old man leaned on the yellow pear wood chair and laughed.

"Brother——" the second uncle said in his heart, don't get mad with excitement, how old is he, and he can't stand this.

"Okay, okay - good - my Lin family has a general, hahaha -" the old man sat up straight, patted the table, shouted "Hello", and laughed again.

The laughter lasted for a long time before the old man said: "Quickly, bring the eldest grandson here, let me see, I want to comfort the ancestors of the Lin family."

The second uncle coughed and said, "This Zhiyuan——"

The second uncle's words to Lin Zhiyuan were a bit difficult to say, but he knew his eldest brother's temper, and wondered if he would go crazy with anger after hearing Lin Zhiyuan's words.

"What happened to that little beast?"

"Brother, you—oh, by the way, Zhiyuan is also a doctor now, and he is a learned person, and why do he have two doctorate titles? He has a university education, just like the ancient Jinshi."

"It's far away. Jinshi in ancient times was so beautiful. It's not that I don't watch TV. I have a doctorate, that is, I teach at a university. Isn't he doing business? Did he buy a diploma and try to fool me." The old man said shrewdly .

The second uncle coughed in embarrassment: "That's not enough. Zhiyuan is an ambitious child. By the way, Zhiyuan also said that his diploma is almost a little bit reluctant to follow the Jinshi, but the eldest grandson is a real general. Zhiyuan's It means, according to the traditional rules of the Lin family, if there is a champion here, that—the patriarch—”

"What's the matter? He was hesitating." The old man patted the table again.

An old man with his hands down said: "Patriarch, if this is according to the rules of the clan, if the number one scholar returns to his hometown, all the elders of our clan have to go out to greet them under the leadership of the patriarch, and then comfort our ancestors in the ancestral hall."

The second uncle said awkwardly: "Zhiyuan almost meant that."

"Hehe-haha-hahaha-" The old man's beard was shaking wildly, and he looked angry, and his laughter was scary.

"Okay, let's go to welcome the champion of martial arts. Yes, the Lin family has a general and a champion of martial arts. The whole family must go out to meet them. Dazhi, you need to find a horse, and the champion of martial arts must ride a horse-you go to the ancestral hall , get ready to sacrifice, and inform the young and old of the Lin family to meet the eldest grandson of the Lin family, General Lin, in half an hour. Come—old lady, change clothes—” the old man ordered.

Everyone stared at him with big eyes and small eyes.The old man said angrily: "Look at that, hurry up and do what I say."

Following the old man's yelling, chickens and dogs jumped around in the wooden building, and soon a group of people came out of the vermilion gate and went their separate ways, all busy preparing related things.

Half an hour later, Lin Tao looked into the distance in surprise, and saw a large group of people approaching from the wooden building, about three hundred people. In front were about twenty old men, and there were four or five trembling people. Leaning on crutches, he looks like he is 90 years old, but there is no one to support him. The leader is an old man with a white beard and a tall red horse, walking towards this side, with bright eyes and vigorous strides.

Although Lin Tao knew that his father had many questions in his hometown, he had no chance to ask them in front of so many people.The more than 50 people on the opposite side also saw the scene in the distance, everyone was surprised, and then, under the reprimand of the third and fifth uncles, they stepped back more than ten steps and stood in two rows by the side of the road.