Jagged city

Jagged City - Chapter 240 Nine Heirlooms

The Lin family in Baishi Town borrowed Lin Tao's fine clothes to return home and worship their ancestors in advance. ╞ Chinese? ╡Because everything had been prepared in advance, it didn't seem rushed at all. The tedious and solemn ancestor worship ceremony lasted for an hour before it ended.When Xiao Jinlin stood up, he felt that his legs were numb, but he was very excited to see more than 400 people. He is not the youngest here, there are forty or fifty people younger than him, and some of them just arrived The six-year-old was teary-eyed when he stood up.But obviously the adults have given orders, and everyone dared not speak with tears in their eyes.

Soon, Lin Zhennan announced the end of the ancestor worship, and gathered at the Lin family's martial arts field at [-]:[-] pm to hold a grand dinner.After everyone exited the ancestral hall, they began to cheer. For the Lin family, the dinner after the ancestor worship is often much more lively than the New Year.Because that night, not only was there a big banquet, but also many programs were arranged, among which the children of the Lin family paid the most attention to the annual martial arts performance.This tradition has lasted for thousands of years. Those who perform martial arts are rewarded, and those who go to school are called scholarships.From three thousand to thirty thousand.In addition, the elders of the younger generation will distribute lucky money uniformly, one thousand per doll.

When Lin Zhiyuan told Xiao Jinlin, Xiao Jinlin seemed very excited and eager to try.Although Jin Lin is Lin Tao's son, Lin Tao has never taught him any skills. He has always been taught by Kim Jong Nam and Jin Zhenai. However, Jin Lin has learned Lin Tao's Qi Cultivation Kungfu. Although it is only a few months, his body is stronger than before. a lot.

"Grandpa, why didn't Master come out?" Xiao Jinlin raised his face and looked at the Lin Family Ancestral Hall that had just walked out.

"Well, your master still has something to discuss with the elders—"

"Zhiyuan!" An old voice sounded from behind.Lin Zhiyuan turned around with some difficulty, and looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar old face. The little old lady opposite had thinning hair, age spots on her face, and marks of time on her forehead. She was Lin Zhiyuan's biological mother. .

"Mom!" Lin Zhiyuan felt that his throat was a little dry, and it was difficult to shout this word.Since I left my hometown at the age of 16, I have only seen my mother twice, which shows that the mother and son are unfamiliar.

"It's good to be back, it's good to be back, take the children to the house." The old lady's eyes were a little red, but the tears did not flow, and she walked forward with a cane.Although Lin Zhiyuan is unfamiliar with his mother, he knows that his mother is also a strong person. After living with his father for a long time, it seems that he is not very good at expressing emotions.Lin Zhiyuan could see that his mother had always cared about him, but he was influenced by his father and never contacted him.And I have been angry with my parents all the time, and now that I am returning home, I don’t feel the joy that I was looking forward to, but I blame myself. My parents are old, but I have not been filial to my parents these years, looking at my mother walking in front of me With a thin figure, he felt a little sad, his nose was sore, and tears flowed down his face.I didn't go home all these years, not because of my father's old stubbornness. Thinking of this, Lin Zhiyuan couldn't hate him. His father was 12 years older than his mother, and he was 85 years old now. What's the point of hating such an old father?When his father was pulling the horse for his son arrogantly, Lin Zhiyuan no longer had any resentment, but felt sore in his heart.The son fulfilled his father's wish for himself, and the father also found a step to accept himself.Maybe I told my mother that my father has been thinking about me these years, but the somewhat rotten traditional machismo made my father unable to say that he accepted me home.

Behind the old lady is Lin Zhiyuan's family of six.Behind Lin Zhiyuan and others, Lin Zhiyuan's two brothers also brought a dozen people with them.Lin Zhiyuan was very unfamiliar with these two brothers. When they left home, the two brothers were six years old and the other five years old. Far away, Lin Zhiyuan only went to his second uncle's house, so his feelings for the two brothers behind him were somewhat complicated.But after all, they are all in the same robe, connected by flesh and blood.

In the eyes of the two brothers, the eldest brother Lin Zhiyuan is rebellious.In the Lin family, except for the eight elders, who would dare to disobey Lin Zhennan's intentions? Only this elder brother who was kicked out when he was young, looking at his back, the two brothers wanted to get closer, but they were a little scared. awe.Although the eldest brother returned to his hometown in fine clothes, letting his father welcome him felt a bit of revenge, and only the eldest brother, whose memory was very vague, could do such a thing.But the two brothers saw the sadness in the eldest brother's eyes. In the eyes of the two brothers, their father was too stubborn when the eldest brother left his hometown, but no one dared to mention it these years.Looking at Lin Zhiyuan's back at this moment, the two brothers feel that the eldest brother is the most similar to his father, not only in appearance, but also in his stubborn personality?

When they arrived at the Lin family's red wood building, Lin Zhiyuan led the family to kneel down again and said sadly: "Mom, forgive my son for being unfilial, I only come home today."

"Get up, I don't blame you for this matter. The old man is very happy that you can come back, especially the grandson of Zhenwu has fulfilled your father, no, it has fulfilled the long-cherished wish of the Lin family for several generations! You who don't like martial arts, yes It's hard to understand the feelings of a traditional Lin family man like your father."

"Mom, this is Yueting. We have already registered for marriage. Lin Tao's mother and I didn't have a chance to serve you tea, so I will make it up this time." Lin Zhiyuan said with tears in his eyes.Here is the longing for Lin Tao's mother, the guilt for her mother, and the complicated feelings for her father. Zhu Yueting is a very sensible woman. She followed Lin Zhiyuan and knelt down in front of the old lady, and took the tea brought by her younger siblings. Hand it to the old lady respectfully.Shouted: "Mother-in-law, please drink tea."

The old lady took the belated cup of daughter-in-law's tea tremblingly, and when she drank it, the tears finally couldn't stop streaming down.This cup of tea should have been drunk 30 years ago, but because of the stubbornness of the old man, the separation of his flesh and blood, and the pain of the old lady, she only secretly wiped tears behind the back of the Lin family. For the old man who loves and hates, she understands Lin Zhennan's kind complicated mood.

"Okay! Get up quickly!" the old lady said, wiping away her tears.The brothers of the Lin family standing next to him, their daughter-in-law and grandson, and grandson-in-law also saw the old lady shed tears for the first time.If Mr. Lin Zhennan loses his temper easily, this old lady has rarely smiled in recent years.At this moment, the old lady not only shed tears, but also showed a rare smile.

Looking at the children and grandchildren, the daughters-in-law were a little surprised, the old lady's face sank and she said: "What are you doing in a daze, why don't you greet your elder brother and sister-in-law."

"Hey——Zhian, Zhiming kowtowed to his eldest brother and sister-in-law." Two brothers in their 40s and their family were about to kneel down.

"Don't be like this, get up quickly——" Lin Zhiyuan burst into tears suddenly, and stretched out his hand to cover his face, tears streaming down his fingers.

The two brothers brought more than 20 people from the two families to kowtow to the eldest brother. This long-lost family relationship broke Lin Zhiyuan's heart.Zhu Yueting, who was at the side, was embarrassed to see Lin Zhiyuan's two brothers leading so many people to kowtow to her, but when she saw Lin Zhiyuan crying bitterly, she felt a pang in her heart, as if she understood Lin Zhiyuan's complicated mood, her eyes turned red.Xiao Xiao hugged the two children on one side and looked at her father-in-law with a complicated expression. Lin Tao didn't know anything about things in her hometown, and she didn't know much about it. Although she could understand a little bit, she was always optimistic and cheerful. Eunuch, she couldn't imagine crying so badly.Xiao Jinlin, who was standing beside her, watched this Grandpa Lin cry bitterly, his nose was a little sore, tears rolled around his eyes, and his little hands pulled Xiao Xiao's clothes nervously.

The juniors couldn't understand Lin Zhiyuan's mood, but the two brothers understood the elder brother's crying. Seeing the elder brother's sad appearance, the two brothers also burst into tears.

"On this day of great joy, cry ass, look at all of you bears!" Lin Zhennan's abrupt voice startled the people who were wiping their tears, and immediately stopped their sadness.Lin Zhiyuan took out a handkerchief to wipe away his tears, turned his head, and looked at the old father standing at the door holding his son Lin Tao's hand and staring at him, he couldn't help smiling wryly, thinking in his heart that he would never win over his father's stubbornness in this life.

Lin Zhiyuan said to Lin Tao: "Xiao Tao, you, Xiao Xiao, and Tianhuan, you haven't kowtowed to your grandpa and grandma yet!"

Lin Zhennan snorted, let go of Lin Tao's hand, took the seat on the other side of the Eight Immortals table, and said, "I've kowtowed all afternoon, it doesn't matter if I don't kowtow!"

Although the old man said so, the appearance of sitting there was obviously waiting to kowtow.

Lin Tao came back a moment late because he was stopped by some old men to ask questions.Jin Lin was one reason, and what made the old men even more thirsty was Lin Tao's unfathomable martial arts.The six clan elders did not touch the corner of a junior's clothes. If it were someone else, the old men of the Lin family would die in shame. Fortunately, they are the grandsons of the generals of the Lin family who have returned home. It is not shameful, but It's something that makes the Lin family look good.The old men of the Lin family couldn't help being amazed when they learned that the eldest grandson was taught martial arts by a hermit eminent monk, and that he had reached the congenital state in the legend of a warrior.All the old faces were full of smiles, if it wasn't for the ancestral hall, they would have had a good laugh.The happiest thing here is the patriarch Lin Zhennan. After all, Lin Tao is his eldest grandson, so his ruddy face is even brighter. After he came out of the ancestral hall, he has been holding Lin Tao's hand and never let go.

Lin Zhiyuan and Zhu Yueting knelt down and kowtowed to the elders again. It was regarded as New Year's greetings, wishing the elders good health and longevity.This time the old lady actually took out a red envelope and a bracelet wrapped in red silk from her bosom, and handed them to Zhu Yueting.

The old lady said: "You are Zhiyuan's new daughter-in-law, this jade bracelet was brought by me when I was young, so I will give it to you."

Zhu Yueting took it with both hands, looking at the green jade bracelet that was about to drip in her hand, she was really happy.

"Thank you, mother-in-law," Zhu Yueting said shyly, kneeling on the ground and calling the nearly 80-year-old lady mother-in-law. The 36-year-old Zhu Yueting felt a little weird.

"Well, you deserve this. From today on, you are the eldest wife of the Lin family. Get up quickly." The old lady said kindly.

Lin Zhiyuan stood up with Zhu Yueting, Lin Zhiyuan looked at his father, and his father pretended to drink tea to avoid Lin Zhiyuan's gaze.

"The grandson, the granddaughter-in-law, and the second grandson are celebrating the New Year with their grandparents." Lin Tao pulled Xiao Jinlin over, and Xiao Xiao knelt on the ground and kowtowed. Xiao Xiao also hugged the two children and made a kowtow gesture.Xiao Jinlin, on the other hand, behaved in a serious manner, knocked his head three times in a very regular manner, and made a loud bang sound when his head hit the floor, obviously using a lot of strength.

"Hahaha——" Lin Zhennan stroked his beard with his hands and laughed heartily.

"Good boy, good boy, get up!" Lin Zhennan smiled.

Lin Zhennan looked at Xiao Xiao and Xiao Jinlin who stood up and said: "The grandson's daughter-in-law is dignified and virtuous, with a prosperous look on her face, very good, very good. This little guy is Tianhuan, not bad, not bad, and will become a great weapon in the future , These are the descendants of my Lin family."

Faced with the old man's obvious favoritism, the Lin brothers could only watch. Usually it was difficult to see their father smiling at the younger generation, but now they were so happy that they couldn't keep their mouths shut.Seeing that the old man was so happy, the atmosphere in the hall became more harmonious and no longer as serious as before.

"Old woman, what are you thinking? Don't pass on the family heirloom of the Lin family to the eldest grandson and his wife."

Zhu Yueting thought to herself: "So there is still a family heirloom. It seems that my daughter-in-law is out of luck. The bracelets the old lady gave me are so precious. I wonder what the Lin family's family heirloom will be?"

Everyone in the Lin family swallowed hard, and slightly raised their heads to look at a sandalwood box enshrined in an incense niche hanging above the Eight Immortals table.

Both the old man and the old lady stood up and bowed twice to the incense altar. Lin Zhennan carefully took down the sandalwood box and put it on the table.

The old lady said: "This is an ancestral item of the Lin family. It has been handed down from the ancestors. It is in the hands of the patriarchs of the past generations. Although it is a family heirloom of the Lin family, five people have really owned it for hundreds of years. Serve up."

The old man coughed and said: "The old woman is right. When this family heirloom was passed down to the eight generations of ancestors in 210, the ancestors said that they were only Wu Tanhua and were not qualified to own this family heirloom. Later, a rule was established that only the family's champion martial arts It is really qualified to own, so it has been enshrined for hundreds of years. When it was handed down to me, the old woman and I only saw it once. It has been 60 years since we have seen the true face of this treasure. Today, the Lin family is lucky , the clan is fortunate, Changsun Zhenwu fulfilled the long-cherished wish of generations of ancestors, and became a veritable general, the champion of martial arts. Therefore, tonight is the day when the family heirloom of the Lin family will be released again. Old woman, open the box!"

Everyone watched excitedly, but they didn't understand why the old man kept urging the old lady.But seeing the old lady pull out an emerald green hairpin from her head, Lin Tao had sharp eyes and found that there were many lines on the hairpin, and it was very complicated.The old lady carefully put the hairpin into a small hole on the box, and then slowly rotated it until it was two inches in, and then twisted it, and there was only a 'click' sound, and the box opened a crack.

The old man swallowed, and slowly opened the box a little excitedly.The living room is hung with a wall lamp. When the box is opened, a glow of light is seen on the table of the Eight Immortals, which catches people's eyes.What kind of treasure actually emits such dazzling brilliance, everyone is shocked.