With the help of foreigners, Zuo Zongtang regained Nanxun in less than half a month, ending the three-year rule of the Taiping Army in Nanxun.
People from Nanxun in Shanghai are returning to Nanxun one after another to revive their family businesses. Factories have reopened and shops are open. Nanxun town is full of waste.
Liu Yongniang was not accustomed to the acclimatization in Jiaxing, so she returned to Nanxun early, accompanied by her aunt Liu Yong and her cousin Xiaoju. Liu Yong also returned to Nanxun with Dongmei, Qiumei and some helpers.
Early the next morning, the whole family went to pay homage to Liu Huanzhang's grave. Liu Yongniang and Xiao Juniang cried miserably in front of the grave, seeming to have poured out all the grievances they had endured over the years.
Liu Yong kowtowed in front of his father's grave and said silently in his heart: Dad, if there is a spirit under the spring, please protect our Liu family in safety. Now An Lan and An Jiang are abroad, and there is no news about them. I hope they are safe.
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Dongmei and Qiumei also kowtowed and made wishes in front of their grandfather's grave.
The second thing after returning to Nanxun was to go to Huanyun to move Yu Hui's grave back to Nanxun and bury it in the Liu family's ancestral grave.
On the third day, Liu Yong took Dongmei, Qiumei and more than a dozen workers to Huanyang.
When they arrived at Huanmeng, they went to Shen's house first. Dongmei and Qiumei were both sensible and brought a lot of delicious food to their grandfather.
Shen Yonglin saw his two nieces smiling from ear to ear, and said with a smile, "We haven't seen each other for a few years, they are both grown girls now. It seems like an old man like me will meet his great-grandson soon."
Dongmei and Qiumei entered Grandpa's house. They couldn't find Hong Ying, so they asked Shen's father: Grandpa, where is my mother? Why haven't I seen her?
Father Shen said: Half a month ago, she heard that Nanxun had been liberated and that his parents were seriously ill. She was worried and returned to Jili Village.
Qiu Mei said angrily: Maybe she is avoiding us intentionally.
Dongmei felt that Qiumei was right. Hong Yingmu's mother must have known that the Liu family would come to Huanmeng to move the grave after Nanxun was recovered, so she avoided it.
Liu Yong didn't even mention Hong Ying. The two families held a tomb-moving ceremony and hired several large boats to transport the coffin to Nanxun. When the coffin was transported away, Shen's father was so heartbroken that he was even more grief-stricken than Yu Hui was.
He was still sad when he died. Liu Yong was worried about his father-in-law and had to take him to Nanxun.
Father Shen initially refused, but Dongmei and Qiumei held him hostage and asked the maids to pack his luggage for him, forcing him to get on the boat. But after Yu Hui's grave was repaired, he felt that he was not used to living in Nanxun.
Sneaked back to his hometown again.
After moving the tomb, Liu Yong's mother proposed to build the house as soon as possible. Liu Yong felt guilty, so he obeyed her mother. He acquired the adjacent land and expanded the foundation of the house. Since the south land was owned by a large family named Zhuang, he
Even if they have a lot of silver coins, they won't sell it.
Liu Yong specially invited a Feng Shui master. The Feng Shui master said: Facing north and south, there is a wall in front, and there is water in front of the door, which has the potential to gather wealth. Therefore, Liu Yong listened to the Feng Shui master.
Liu Yong specially hired craftsmen at a high price to rebuild Liu's house. His mother loved the French-style houses in the French Concession in Shanghai, so Liu Yong instructed the craftsmen to hide a Western-style house inside the Chinese courtyard, with red brick exterior walls, French fireplaces, window glass and
The floor tiles are all custom-made from France. Standing on the western-style building, you can see the rising sun in the morning, so it is called "Dongsheng Pavilion". There is also a huge lotus pond downstairs, and the surrounding pavilions and pavilions are just right.
The construction period of Liu House is very long, but Liu Yong is almost living on his fingers. He is afraid that something will happen to him before the house is completed, so he is uneasy every day.
Nanxun was full of waste, and silk industry colleagues gathered together to look forward to the future. They recommended Liu Yong to be the new president of the Silk Industry Association, but Liu Yong refused and had to take over.
Liu Yong suggested: We have gone through many hardships over the years, and it is only through the joint efforts of everyone that we have overcome all difficulties. Now that everyone has some money, we might as well build a silk industry guild hall, which can be used for guild offices, discussions, and to safeguard the interests of silk merchants.
, it is not only the natal home of those of us in the silk industry, but also the spirit of our Nanxun silk merchants, representing the image of our Nanxun merchants.
Liu Yong's proposal was unanimously approved by all the silk merchants. Everyone discussed the division of labor. Some were responsible for reporting to the feudal lord for approval, some were responsible for selecting sites, some were responsible for raising costs, some were responsible for design, and some were responsible for construction. Everyone was in high spirits.
, a month later, we had an idea. The land we were looking for was located next to Guanghui Palace, with convenient access from north to south and east and west, and only a hundred steps away from Silk Road. At the same time, everyone agreed that Guanghui Palace was the symbol of Nanxun.
It has a long history and should be completely restored.
Liu Yong was busy with the affairs of the guild, but he temporarily forgot about his worries. Seeing that Liu Zhai was about to go to bed, Liu Yong was even more busy preparing for the wine.
Because of the entry of the Taiping Army, it seemed that the people of Nanxun had not held any big happy events for a long time. Liu Yong took advantage of the opportunity of holding Liangjiu to hold a banquet for the guests. According to his own ideas, it could be regarded as a celebration for the Liu family. Maybe the disaster would be
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On the day of the ceremony, Liu Yong borrowed the opportunity to hold a banquet in the Hundred Tables Hall of Gu's house. In addition to his colleagues in the silk industry, neighbors and everyone in the town came, and Liu Yong indicated on the invitation that he would not accept congratulations, so
Everyone ate happily and took away the rice dumplings before leaving, symbolizing 'high school reunion'.
The wine was served at noon. After everyone had left, Liu Yong thanked the Gu family and prepared to go to the construction site to take a look.
On the construction site, the main beam of the main hall has been erected. The upper door is wrapped in bright red silk and satin, and eight copper coins are hung on it. At three quarters of noon, it is time to install the beam, and firecrackers go off. The craftsman takes an ax to install the main beam, and then puts a basket of
Tossing Liang steamed buns and a large bag of silver coins down, this is called "Arhat throwing money".
There were crowds of people watching the excitement all around, and everyone went to grab it. Whoever could grab it would be lucky and would make a fortune. It was a lot of fun and laughter.
Liu Yong looked at the house that was beginning to take shape, and thought about the ruins that had been burned down by the Taiping Army all over Nanxun, and he was filled with emotion.
Liu Yong smiled and paid rewards to the craftsmen. After thanking them for their hard work, he walked out of Liu's house and walked towards Silk Road.
As soon as he walked across the Jiaojieba Bridge, Liu Yong heard a commotion in front of him. He looked carefully and saw that a government official was coming towards the Silk Road. Liu Yong felt guilty and thought to himself, it was over now. Would the government come to arrest him?
He stood still and dared not move forward.
I saw a group of government officials standing in front of Liu Shunheng Silk Shop. Liu Yong's legs felt weak and he could neither leave nor retreat, and his mind went blank.
The head of the yamen walked into the gate of Liu Shunheng Silk Shop and asked: Where is Liu Yong? Tell him to come over quickly.
Liu Qing came out after hearing the news and was shocked when he saw these government officials. He quickly asked: Master, what are you doing? What happened?
The head of the government office said: We are the government officials of Gui'an County. If there is something urgent, please call Liu Yong out quickly.
Liu Ting apologized and said with a smile: Our boss is not in the silk shop. What is the business of looking for him?
The head of the yamen said: Stop talking nonsense and call him quickly!
Liu Qing had no choice but to go south to look for Liu Yong. As soon as he passed the Jiaojie Dam Bridge, he was pulled by Liu Yong who was hiding on the edge of the bridge.
Liu Qing was surprised and said: Brother, are you here?
Liu Yong asked: What are those people here for and where are they coming from?
Liu Qing stammered: They are the Yamen of Gui'an County. They are looking for you. I don't know why. I can't ask them!
Liu Yong frowned and hesitated.
Liu Ting said, "You'd better find a place to hide first. I'll tell you that I can't find you. I'll make a plan after I find my ugly head."
Liu Yong hesitated and said: But my mother and the others are all in the silk shop. If they can't find me, will it embarrass them?
Liu Qing said anxiously: Brother, you should leave quickly, you can’t control so much anymore.
Liu Yong said: No, no, anyway, I can't hide from the first grade of junior high school, but I can't hide from the fifteenth grade. Liu Qing, if I have any shortcomings, you can hold up the silk thread, and my mother will be taken care of by you. Liu Yong said and left. .Liu Qing was unable to stop him, so he had to follow closely.
When the leading yamen officer saw Liu Yong coming in, he immediately asked: Are you Liu Yong?
Liu Yong forced himself to calm down and said: Exactly.
The head of the government office said: Come with us to the county government office immediately! This chapter has been completed!