On the fifteenth day of the sixth month in the tenth year of Jiaqing, Ruan Chengxin called for the last time all the Ruan family members. From Ruan Yuan on down, the Ruan family had one wife and three concubines, Ruan Yuan’s two sons and one daughter, Jiang Er and his wife, Yang Ji and others. That afternoon

Everyone gathered in Ruan Chengxin's bedroom. Everyone knew that this day was the day of farewell for everyone and Ruan Chengxin, and they all shed tears. But after a while, there was a sound of crying in the room, which could not be stopped.

"Okay, don't cry for now. Can you... let me say a few words?" At this time, Ruan Chengxin became the most calm person in the family and asked Ruan Yuan: "Bo Yuan, I can't worship the Lord in person.

It seems that there will be regrets at home, but it doesn’t matter if I have Chang Sheng to do the work for me. Is the family temple all decorated? So when dad goes and meets your grandpa, there will always be an explanation, right?"

"Dad, don't worry about this. Chang Sheng also received a letter a few days ago. He said that the family temple has been completely renovated. The ancestors can enjoy the sacrifice in peace." Ruan Yuan thought about the separation of father and son.

Although I tried to be safe with my words, I couldn't hide the sound of sighing. "It's just a pity... It's a pity that two months ago, Mr. Duan Lin..."

It turned out that not long after Ruan Yuan and Liu Taigong arranged their marriage at the beginning of this year, Liu Taigong fell ill and passed away. It seems that no matter what Ruan Chengxin's condition is, Ruan Changsheng's wedding can only be postponed to the twelfth year of Jiaqing.

Ruan Chengxin also knew about the affairs of the Liu family, and sighed: "I didn't want to meet Mr. Duan, but he walked in front of me... Anyway, in the past two years, so many people have left one after another. Dad sometimes looks a little a little bit when he looks at this world.

I feel like a stranger, so I just went there, but I have nothing to complain about.”

"Dad, please don't say that, baby, baby, I'm still waiting for you..." Kong Luhua looked at Ruan Chengxin's expression and couldn't help crying.

"Lu Hua, don't cry, you... you always listen to dad. Dad has always thought that you are a good daughter-in-law of our Ruan family. If you can become Bo Yuan's wife with the Yan Sheng Gongfu, dad has always been... very...

I'm so happy..." Ruan Chengxin also comforted Kong Luhua and said, "Dad has one more thing to say to you today. You must listen. From today until my grandson is born, don't cry. Now you are pregnant.

The child in the baby is more important than me. Everyone is destined to die, but the living can last forever. In this way, can the Ruan family prosper? So, in this month and a half, you... you must raise the child well. In winter, daddy will be buried.

Once you get better, dad will allow you to go to dad's grave and have a good cry, but before that, you have to hold back. For this matter, you...can you promise me?"

"Well... the child listens to daddy..." Even so, it was really difficult for Kong Luhua to hold back her grief.

"Also, Shuzhi, Yuezhuang, and Guxia, in the past few years, my father has seen that although you are from different backgrounds, you can still live happily in our Ruan family. I...I am also very happy. So you...you

You must remember the sisterhood today and maintain it in the future. Dad knows that sometimes there will be conflicts between you, but even if they do, don't hold grudges. Ask Bo Yuan and Lu Hua to help you resolve them.

You will definitely get a good result. Also, even if some of you make a mistake, don’t hide it. Tell it and others will understand. Don’t make the same mistake again and again just to cover up your previous mistakes.

Ah." Ruan Chengxin also advised the third concubine of the Ruan family.

"Dad, we all remember it." Liu, Xie, and Tang's three daughters also responded.

"Bo Yuan, there is also Yang Ji's matter. I know that he has stayed in our house in order to repay his kindness. But having said that, his father is older than me. We don't know what he is like in Hunan now. If he

If he wants to go home for a visit, you should also let him go back first. Don't forget to fulfill your filial piety just to repay your kindness?" Ruan Chengxin also thought a lot about Yang Ji.

"Little benefactor... thank you for still thinking of me..." Yang Ji and Ruan Chengxin have lived together for twenty years, and now they are equally unbearable in grief.

"Okay, Dad, I will listen to him regarding Yang Ji's matters, so don't worry." Ruan Yuandao.

"Haha, Bo Yuan, it seems that in the end, your affairs are the most important?" Ruan Chengxin smiled to himself and said: "The disaster relief work in Hangjiahu is almost over, right? Have the people gone back to planting autumn grain? Over there at the porridge factory, how can

Are there any cases of people starving to death?"

"Dad, yesterday I read all the reports from the thirty-four porridge factories in the three prefectures. In this disaster relief, all the people in the thirty-four porridge factories survived!" Ruan Yuan cried and told Ruan Chengxin.

"Okay, okay! Although our family does not believe in Buddhism, we have learned the Buddhist teachings deeply. In this way, you should have no regrets." Ruan Chengxin said this because in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, many scholar-bureaucrats believed in Buddhism and thought that

You can pray for yourself by copying scriptures, eating fast and chanting Buddha's name. However, Ruan Yuan insists on Confucian classics and insists that Confucianism and Buddhism are different, and there is no such thing as following the crowd. Ruan Chengxin also agrees with Ruan Yuan by saying this and tells him that he can save people with practical actions.

Stick to the original Buddhist philosophy and there is no need to make formal articles.

"What about the coastal defense matter? Have you explained it clearly?" Ruan Chengxin asked again.

"Dad, I have made arrangements with General Li a few days ago," Ruan Yuandao said.

"Well, I'm relieved about Zhejiang's affairs." Ruan Chengxin said happily: "You have been the governor of Zhejiang for these six years, so you have to start well and end well. However, there is one last thing. Daddy hopes you can listen to Daddy again.

.When you return home this time, I don’t think you can come out again until the end of the twelfth year of Jiaqing. By then, you must take good care of yourself. You are filial to your father, and your father knows it, but you must not put yourself at risk for your father.

My body is crying so much, if you become governor again in the future, you will be too young, so you have to hold on, okay?"

"What dad means..." Ruan Yuan didn't know, but his father had already planned for him to come out again.

"Now is the time to hire people, so in two years' time, I think the emperor will still use you. If there is still Cai Qian in the sea area at that time, even if you come back to be the governor of Zhejiang, it will be a big deal.

Is that possible?" Ruan Chengxin said: "So in the past two years, you must cultivate yourself and cultivate your character. Let everything take its course. If you want to cultivate your books, go for it. Don't waste your energy on your father. Boyuan,

Even if dad goes away, he will definitely be watching you. If on the day you come to see dad, dad discovers that what you did is the same as today, haha, by then, don't blame dad for being ruthless!" He said this

Shi also thought that if Ruan Yuan went to repair the book, he might be able to divert his attention and no longer be overly sad, so he comforted Ruan Yuan like this.

"Well, daddy, I know..." Ruan Yuan cried and agreed to his father's request.

"Haha, tell me, why are you crying?" Ruan Chengxin said, but finally couldn't hold it anymore and whispered: "I have wasted more than twenty years in my life, but today I still have descendants.

A harmonious family. I can...I am satisfied to see the Ruan family like this? Bo Yuan, in the past twenty years, you have always made your father feel at ease. In the future, just...just go on by yourself...

"As he spoke, his voice became weaker and weaker, and finally became inaudible.

Perhaps, it is already rare to be able to spend your old age so peacefully.

On the 15th day of the 6th month of the 10th year of Jiaqing, Ruan Chengxin passed away his life peacefully in Fuyuan, Zhejiang Province, at the age of seventy-two.
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