The ultimate rebirth of the abandoned woman

Chapter 263 The Old Lady's Plan ([-])

This day was the imperial court's holiday, and the old lady felt that she was in good spirits, so she ordered someone to call all the adult men of Cui's family, and also called the second old lady and the four wives.

And Xiao Nan, at the request of the old lady, became the only third-generation young lady who attended.

After a while, the main hall of Rongshou Hall was full of people. The three old ladies, sister and brother, lived in the main hall, and the second old lady knelt beside Cui Shouyi.

Cui Ze and other brothers lined up on both sides, with their wives sitting beside them.

As for the young gentlemen of the Uncle generation, they were ranked according to their age, and sat neatly behind Cui Ze and the others. Xiao Nan, as the only woman in the second row, knelt down beside Cui Youbo in a low-key manner.

After everyone was seated, the old lady looked around the hall and glanced at the children, nephews and grandchildren present one by one.

I can only see that everyone is wondering: what's wrong with the old lady?Such a big fanfare to summon the whole family?Is there something important to discuss?
The old lady saw everyone's puzzled eyes, and her eyes finally fell on the elder brother Cui Shouren beside her. The two siblings looked at each other for a long time, and Cui Shouren nodded slightly.

The old lady coughed lightly and said: "I called everyone here today because I have something to discuss with you."

When everyone heard the words, they were all filled with wonder. The old lady is the highest leader of the Cui family, and she can speak her mind about anything, so why do I need to 'discuss' with everyone? !

However, Cui Ze and his brothers remained silent, and the other juniors did not dare to speak out, they all listened quietly.

The old lady didn't seem to see the expressions of everyone present, and continued: "These days I always dream about the deceased Aye Niang. Although they have been away for nearly seventy years, their appearance is still so clear—"

When Cui Shouren and Cui Shouyi heard his elder sister mentioning his dead parents, his heart also felt sad, and images of strict fathers and loving mothers kept flashing in his mind.

The old lady continued: "Aniang said that she misses me very much, and she also misses her ancestral home in Luoyang very much."

Auntie?Ancestral home?
Xiao Nan sat on his knees with his head bowed, and when he heard these words, his ears couldn't help but move.

She wondered in her heart, why did the old lady suddenly think of this?Is it true that there are so-called omens in old age?

But after thinking about it, she felt that something was wrong. The old lady had been in good health during this time. During the season change, she didn't even catch a cold, nor was she sick at all. How could she think of her deceased relatives weakly? !
This unscientific.

Everyone present was also suspicious, wondering where the old lady was singing.

Soon, the old man gave the answer——

"When Aye Niang went first, according to the rules of the Cui family, our three siblings sent their coffins back to Boling for burial. Now that we have lived in Chang'an for a long time, and our ancestral home is in Luoyang, we cannot often pay homage to Aye. Mother. In the dream, they also feel lonely. So, I want to move their tombs back to Luoyang."

What?Move the grave?And still move out from the ancestral grave that symbolizes one's origin?

Except for Brother Cui Shouren, the other Cui family men were all shocked, even the most stable Cui Ze showed surprise, and only looked at the old man in the high hall.

The old man didn't seem to notice, the old god was listening to the elder sister's speech.

Xiao Nan vaguely understood.

Their Cui family is called the Boling Cui family, and their ancestral home is of course Boling County. After the clan members died, they were all buried in the Cui family's ancestral grave in Anping.

However, due to the impact of the war that year, the clansmen moved around, and now the children of the Cui family are all over the country. After some people passed away, due to various factors, they could not return to their hometown.Most people choose a geomantic treasure nearby for burial.

This is really helpless.

But like the bi-phase Cui family, there are almost no cases where the ancestors have been buried in the ancestral graves, but they still have to move out.

After death, they can't be buried in Boling, so what else is it called 'Boling Cui'? !

After all, Cui Ze is a husband-in-law, and his psychological quality is stronger than everyone else. After a short period of surprise, he straightened up and said in a deep voice: "Auntie means to re-establish the ancestral hall in Luoyang?"

The truth is not what he guessed, is it?The old lady and the old man really want to divide the clan?
The old lady nodded, "That's right, I've already asked Master Qingyuan from Luoyang to help me choose a place with good geomantic omen. As long as we set an auspicious time, we can start work there. In addition, I also bought [-] mu of land around the tomb. Come down and make a sacrifice field."

Originally, the Cui family built a ancestral hall in the ancestral home in Luoyang, and also bought a sacrifice field.But the scale is far from as big as the old lady planned.

All the Cui family members present are not fools, they have already understood what the old lady meant, she is going to separate from the direct clan.

Branching is not a separate church, let alone a separation.

At the beginning, Cui Sanniang had such fierce quarrels with her family that she didn't propose to divide the clan, because she knew that once they were separated from the direct clan, their branch might no longer be the real Boling Cui clan, but a new one. Luoyang Cui family.

The Cui family in Boling and the Cui family in Luoyang are both Cui families, but there is a huge distance between them.

This is also the reason why Cui Sanniang tolerated the Sanji Cui family several times later, she could not let her family be reduced from a national family to a local family.

However, now she suddenly proposed to divide the clan, which made everyone in the Cui family very puzzled and unwilling.

Especially Cui Qing, he can go back to Cui's family, and their family can "show off their might" in Rongkang Hall, relying on their own family.

If the two-phase Cui family is separated from the direct line, then the Sanji Cui family will no longer have the capital to govern, and he, Cui Qing, is very likely to be kicked out by the old lady again.

Therefore, he had to object: "How can this be? Leaving the Anping ancestral grave, can we still be regarded as the Boling Cui clan? This, isn't this self-declination?"

"That's right, other people's families have sharpened their heads to sneak into first-class families, but we have to jump out by ourselves...Let outsiders listen to it, and they might laugh at us."

The Yao family followed Cui Qing closely to express their views.

The second old lady also wanted to agree, she straightened her body, but from the corner of her eyes, she saw her husband's ruthless expression.

Sit down and don't talk!
Cui Shouyi had been staring at the second old lady for a long time. Seeing that she had made a small move, he immediately threw out two sharp eyes and reprimanded her silently.

The second old lady pursed her mouth and knelt and sat down again sullenly.

Cui Shouren saw that the fire was almost ready, cleared his throat, and said, "I think this is feasible. The Cui family has many branches, and we are not the only ones who built the ancestral hall in Luoyang. I remember the ancestor's saying that five generations can become a small clan , our branch has more than five lifetimes."

Counting from the great-great-grandfather, it has been passed down to the eighth generation today, and it can be rated as a second-class family by itself.

Cui Shouyi also nodded repeatedly, "Our family has been independent for decades, and we have long been estranged from our family. It's good to formally divide the clan."

To avoid always being harassed by some inexplicable clansmen, dividing their family's political interests for no reason.

Cui Ze and Cui Run looked at each other, and the two brothers had a silent exchange for a long time before finally nodding helplessly at each other.As for Sanlang Cui Hong, he still looked calm and calm, and didn't pay much attention to these "ordinary things".

Afterwards, it was still Cui Ze who came forward, "Since the three elders have decided to move the grave, we have no objections, and everything will follow the old lady's arrangements."

Cui Qing is still fighting, "The matter of moving the grave is of great importance, should I discuss it with my family first?"

Cui Qing understood very well that the important matter had already been decided, and no one would listen to his words.

But the old lady nodded her head approvingly, and said with a smile: "Si Lang's words are justified. It's about the ancestral hall, so you should talk to my family first. Dalang, you can send a post to that side today, and tomorrow you can go talk to my lord personally. , and by the way, ask him to write a letter to the elders of Boling so that we can move the grave."

Cui Ze got up and said yes, "I obey!"

This matter is so decided.

All the younger generations were spectators at the Rongshoutang, and after the big show ended, they all left one after another with their own thoughts.

In the main hall, the three sisters and brothers of the old lady had something to say, Cui Youbo and Xiao Nan sent off all the uncles and brothers, and they returned to Weirui Courtyard full of worries.

"My lady, why did grandma suddenly decide to move the grave? I haven't heard grandma mention it before."

Cui Youbo couldn't figure out why he suddenly changed his face after enduring his family for so many years.

"I haven't heard Grandma mention it either." Xiao Nan guessed what the old lady was thinking, but he was still not sure, so he could only say in a guessing tone: "Maybe Grandma is getting old and misses her great-grandfather and great-grandmother more and more. Dreaming about them again and again, that's why-"

It has to be said that using dreams as an excuse is the most common and unreliable method in ancient times.

Even Cui Youbo didn't believe it, "Grandma is not like this, she will never make a decision easily on family matters. Ma'am, tell me, is grandma hiding something from us? By the way, is her health still okay? Is there anything?" Where does it hurt?"

Like getting old and confused? !Another example is that you are seriously ill and want to arrange the family affairs properly before you die?
The image of the old lady in Cui Youbo's mind has always been very good, he only thinks about these aspects.

Xiao Nan paused, his surprised eyes fell on Cui Youbo's face, "Your Majesty, what disease did Grandma have? That's why..."

But he secretly sighed in his heart, Cui Youbo has indeed made progress, and he knows how to analyze when encountering problems.And according to her estimates, although Cui Youbo didn't guess right completely, he guessed pretty well.

"I'm not sure, but let's be more careful," said the grandmother, who is in her 80s, and if she is not careful, she will make a big mistake.

Cui Youbo's mind was full of messy thoughts, he rubbed the center of his brows, and said: "Well, tomorrow, I'll invite an imperial doctor to come and show it to Grandma quietly. When the lady is free, go and spend more time with Grandma, okay? "

Cui Youbo is filial to his grandmother, and Xiao Nan also respects the old lady, so she has no objection to this, "Well, don't worry, sir, I understand all these, and I will pay more attention to grandma's situation in the future."

In fact, Xiao Nan understands one thing better, that is, the old lady's proposal to move the grave today is only the first step of her plan.

Xiao Nan believed that there would be a second and a third step following the old lady, and each step was the old lady's plan for the future of the Cui family.

Sure enough, within a few days, my family hadn't responded to the matter of moving the grave, and the old lady made a new move. She specially sent her confidants to quietly go back to Luoyang...

(End of this chapter)