Mr. Wang squinted his eyes, the corners of his mouth were slightly depressed, and his whole person looked a little gloomy.
It seems that he has to use some means.
The newly unearthed ancestors of the Chen family were placed in the Chen family ancestral hall, and Uncle Chen paid for it and hurriedly built a fir coffin.
Originally, Uncle Chen wanted to make a pair of paulownia wood, but this kind of coffin is usually made after the order is laid, and it is not always possible to find paulownia wood.
Uncle Chen hesitated again and again, so he went to Meng Tan and asked if he could be allowed to rest for forty-nine days before being buried.
Uncle Chen San thought very well. Aren't our ancestors angry that their descendants are not filial?
Throw tile flags for the ancestors, find a few filial sons and grandsons to cry, and then bury them in paulownia coffins. Then the ancestors should be satisfied.
Meng Tan glanced up and down at Uncle Chen.
This old man is not afraid at all.
Uncle Chen was confused by Meng Tan's eyes when he was in public, and he couldn't help but look at Chen Chang'an.
Chen Changan... He looked at Meng Tan.
I didn’t give any instructions.
[The ancestral hall is a place where it is easy to summon spirits. It’s okay to leave them for a day or two, but for forty-nine days, I can’t send them away even if I want to. ]
Chen Chang'an relayed these words. Uncle Chen's face turned pale at that time. His sixty-year-old legs were swinging very fast. That afternoon, he pulled back a cedar coffin and buried his ancestor.
When other members of the Chen family asked, it was Meng Tan's intention again. Two elders immediately became suspicious, "Third brother, are you out of your mind? Why do you believe what a woman says?"
"First cousin, you don't know. I didn't believe it at first, but my parents-in-law and granddaughter-in-law... just found out about Luo Shi... Aba Aba..."
Third uncle Chen's eyes widened, and he whispered about the rubbish about his family, and added, "It's the remains of our ancestors that were calculated by the little Meng family. This little Meng family doesn't go out often, so I'll let that rubbish go to someone else's house." I took a special look when I was digging. The soil was all old and had not been excavated recently. There were wooden signs on the remains to prove their identity..."
Only then did the two elders believe it. One of them stroked his beard and said, "But it is always disgraceful for a woman to do such a thing."
Uncle Chen San didn't think so, "Cousin, you are really pedantic. Our ancestral hall allows women to enter. What's wrong with a fortune teller?"
"I think it's still inappropriate. I'll ask Xiao Meng to restrain himself from now on."
The old man still frowned, and Third Uncle Chen secretly thought that this person really didn't change for decades. No wonder he couldn't compete for the position of clan leader when he occupied the eldest house.
I never imagined that I had the same idea as my cousin.
"Hmph, cousin, have you forgotten who took our Chen family to escape the disaster of war and preserved so much blood, it was the seventh grandmother! From then on, she decided on the head wife of each family, regardless of whether she had children or not. They must be included in the genealogy and participate in important events in the clan. Daughters in the clan must not be treated harshly. They must be raised well and given a good dowry. Widows must not be treated harshly and forced to observe the law. The clan members must also help pick good people to marry like their mother's family."
"For so many years, the Chen family's life has been better than that of the surrounding clans. What do you think it relies on? It's not just the unity of the family. Look at the Liu family, there are several daughters-in-law who are devoted to their husband's family and secretly fight for their lives. It’s not like there’s no way to subsidize the husband’s family.”
Speaking of this, Third Uncle Chen was proud. Of course, when he was young, he also felt that the seventh grandmother's decision to let the widow remarry was a shame to the family.
"But in the tribe, look at how many of them are working hard to support their parents' families? It's the few widows who married off from the tribe, not to mention the older ones, who also brought back gifts every year. When the tribe was in poverty, I got through it with the help of an aunt who was married off with the help of my seventh grandmother."
"People can't walk on the road to death. What do girls want to do when they marry here? They just want to live a life like human beings. If the clan treats them well and treats them as human beings, they will make this place their home. Who wouldn't Looking forward to your own home?"
This kind of truth was also realized by Third Uncle Chen, who had been the patriarch for twenty or thirty years, and only then did he understand what the seventh grandmother meant by doing this.
But obviously, these two brothers didn't agree with it, and Uncle Chen didn't care either. He said it just because he didn't want anyone to block Xiao Meng's opportunity to develop his talents.
His family's scandals were kept secret, but one thing did.
That is Chen Xiucai’s mother, who can actually tell fortunes!
He also immediately figured out that the Chen family's troubles were due to the confiscated remains of their ancestors buried in their ancestral graves.
Ouch, this is incredible.
In front of Chen's house, things suddenly became lively.
In Meng Tan's house, the three sons did not have a chance to stand. They were all squeezed out by their aunts, aunts and sisters.
"Her aunt, look, will my family have a smooth life after marrying a peach blossom?"
"His aunt, look at my uncle's palm and face! He is also studying in a school in the village. Do you think he can become an official or something in the future?"
"Cherry, look at it, my granddaughter-in-law has been here for two or three years, but there is no movement in her stomach. What's the reason?"
"Sister Meng, take a look, can my daughter find a good husband?"
Meng Tan: ...smiling face jpg.
No, have these people forgotten that she is mute?
Suddenly, a small figure came over and was pushed into her arms. Before she could see who it was, she heard a crisp sound.
"Aunts, my mother can't speak. If you ask me this, what can you ask me?"
Everyone's expressions froze, ah, they had forgotten about this.
Meng Tan lowered his head and saw that it was Baoyue. Her face was flushed, but the eyes looking at her were extremely bright.
"Mom, don't be afraid, Baoyue will protect you."
Meng Tan touched Baoyue's head and smiled, saying who she liked the most in the family was the two sisters.
At this time, a woman came up with a smile on her face and handed over a red envelope, "Her aunt, please help me find out, how is the husband's family that Taohua is looking for now? This is a red envelope for divination."
This person was the woman who slapped Mr. Zhu that day. She was known as Mrs. Fang. She was also from the clan, and she and Meng Tan were sister-in-law and sister-in-law.
This guy is very smart looking.
Meng Tan didn't answer, but looked at Baoyue, making a three and then a one gesture.
[Baoyue, tell them that I can calculate up to three hexagrams every day, and another one for feng shui and ghost hunting. One hexagram can be worth a hundred words. ]
Baoyue's crisp voice suddenly drowned out the commotion present, "My mother only calculates three hexagrams every day, each hexagram has a hundred words, Feng Shui, catching ghosts and delivering babies, etc., and other calculations."
The whole place fell silent. One hundred cents doesn't sound like much, but it can buy more than a pound of fine grains.
If thick noodles were cheaper, they could even buy three kilograms.
"Auntie, this is too expensive."
"Yes, they are all from the countryside and are cheaper."
Meng Tan knew that this kind of scene would happen, so she closed her eyes and tilted her head, looking arrogant.
Baoyue rolled her eyes and snorted: "What did Auntie say? One hundred coins is not cheap, but my mother is right. There are cheaper ones. Can you believe it?"
"Besides, my mother does a job that other people can't do, and there are a lot of things to say about it, so the money is really not much."
