Looking at the energetic Xiaowu, who was wearing new clothes, no need to ask, they must have been made by Zhang's mother and daughter. Hongyunxi looked at Dongzai and nodded.
"Not bad, very good."
Xiaowu arranged Dong's clothes, lifted up his robe and knelt on the ground with his forehead on the ground, "My son has been hanging out for several months, which makes my mother worried."
Looking at Xiao Wu's posture, Hongyun Xici looked at him carefully. He was worthy of being a newly minted Juren master. His aura was indeed different. Look at that expression, look at that posture, especially those deep eyes.
None of these changes are visible to the naked eye.
"Get up and shut up, we mother and son don't have to do this."
"My mother's words are wrong. My son is grateful for your training. Without my mother's encouragement in those years, my son may not have achieved the results of Mingyue. My son is deeply grateful and thanks his mother for his upbringing."
Xiaowu said, and kowtowed again, with a bang, which made Hongyunxi's cheek twitch, he was really a little old-fashioned.
"I have talents in studying, but those are not the result of my hard work. If I can't study well, no matter how much my mother urges me, it will be useless."
Hongyunxi looked at him and spoke softly,
"I am very satisfied, and my mother is very happy. The lintel of our family has been erected in my place again... My mother has prepared the offerings. I have a short rest and go to the grave with my second brother and fourth brother to comfort my father.
The spirit in heaven.”
After listening to Hongyunxi's arrangement, Xiaowu agreed. As soon as he returned to the room to wash up, there was a noise at the door.
The Hong clan heard that Xiao Wu was back, and almost all of them arrived.
Looking at the people in the half courtyard, Hong Yunxi's scalp tightened, and she ordered her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law to prepare tea, let a few people into the main room and walk east, and asked the second brother to move a few chairs. The older ones and those with higher seniority were all prepared.
Go alone.
"Uncle, second uncle, third uncle, why are we all here in such a cold weather?"
The old patriarch looked at Hongyunxi and stroked his beard with a smile, "Xiaowu has done his best and won the prize. Is that a big deal for our Hong clan? How can they live there easily? We have to come and see."
"He has long said that Xiao Wu is destined to be the top scholar, and sure enough, next spring, it will be time to go to Beijing to take the examination. They are all looking forward to Xiao Wu's success."
Hong Lao San was holding the pipe pot, his eyebrows and beard were all red, and his smiling eyes were narrowed into slits, like an old birthday star.
Listening to Sanbo's tone, Hongyunxi chuckled lightly,
"Perhaps Xiao Wu was lucky enough to win the title of Juren, which is enough to comfort his father's soul in heaven. As for participating in the examination, that depends on God's will."
"If the third uncle said it, Xiaowu is destined to be the number one scholar, and he will definitely pass the exam."
"No, her sister-in-law must not be modest. Xiaowu has a promising future, and they are happy to see it."
"That's right. We, the Hong clan, are as close as one family, so we can all take advantage of the great and happy events that bring glory to our ancestors."
Listening to everyone's compliments, Hongyunxi looked calm.
"Xiao Wu is very young. If he knows how to test, he can try stretching his legs in the east field. As for those who don't win, don't have too much hope, and don't put too much pressure on Xiao Wu."
Everyone thinks it's the icing on the cake. Naturally, she knows what's nice to hear, but she can't take it seriously.
Hong Laosan looked at the basket being prepared on the table and saw the yellow paper placed inside.
"Xiao Wu, please go to the grave?"
"No, Xiaowu got the result, and it's not what his father is most happy to see." Hongyunxi picked up the basket, handed it to the second child who was waiting at the door, and asked him to put it in the east corridor first, and then go to the tomb after entertaining the guests.
Listening to Hongyunxi's explanation, several people nodded,
"Otherwise, Yunhui Didong Youzhi should rest in peace."
The old patriarch said, looking at the new Xiao Wu,
"After worshiping my father, I will choose an auspicious month to worship my ancestors. I just need to take care of the ancestral hall."
As soon as he said this, Xiao Wu pursed his lips and looked at the people in the room and nodded.
"Don't worry, Grandpa. He will go to pay homage to his father first. Then he will discuss the matter of ancestor worship with Grandpa later."
The old patriarch pondered for a while and nodded, "In this way, they won't delay me anymore and we can discuss it later."
With that said, the old man stood up directly with a cane, and a group of people left noisily. As soon as they arrived at the door, they heard someone asking the old patriarch in a low voice.
"Old man, why didn't you mention the farm?"
"No, they are all waiting for you to open your mouth."
The two people who shut up were both members of the Hong clan. They held the old man's arms and urged him anxiously.
The old patriarch glared at them, and when he turned around, he saw Hongyunxi standing not far away, his expression suddenly awkward.
Hongyunshan was walking at the beginning and also heard those words. He frowned and said,
"What are you talking about? Although the meritorious service can grant you a tax exemption of 200 acres, my cousin's own farmland is already on the rise. How can there be any extra for us to rely on?"
Hongyunshan said and glared at the two people.
When their faces turn red, they don't want to give up.
"It's enough to give me two acres, but it doesn't take much, and it doesn't belong to the same clan anyway. An Sheng is taking the exam, so he can't let him get any of the glory, right?"
The tax saved on two acres of land is almost as much as one person's rations.
Listening to the man's tone, Hongyunxi narrowed her eyes and turned to look at Xiao Wu.
Then he turned to look at that person, his tone was calm,
"It would be a great joy for his son to pass the primary school entrance examination. He is willing to enjoy it with his clan members. But he doesn't want to think about the matter of being attached to the fields. My cousin is right. His family has a lot of fields and there is no more left for him.
We are affiliated."
As soon as Hong Yunxi finished speaking, those people were unhappy.
"Little Aunt Hong is so unkind. When Father An Sheng was here, every clan member would be given one or two acres of land, and they wouldn't ask for more..."
Before the man could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Hongyunxi's cold face.
"If we give him a heads up, then he will ask us if their family did us such a good job in the past. How can we repay them?"
Listening to Hong Yunxi's unceremonious questioning, everyone was stunned, unconsciously lowering their heads, or turning their heads away.
"He doesn't want to mention the past. We insist on dragging him to settle the accounts. He doesn't mind the settlement..."
Upon hearing the request for liquidation, everyone's expressions were not very good, and they felt guilty and unwilling.
Hongyunxi looked at everyone mockingly,
"Having said that, let's not even think about the matter of being attached to the farm. If Xiao Wu is to be a candidate for the whole clan to support him, let him repay the clan's absolutely undisputed and undisputed obligations and responsibilities. But his son has never left the house.
He studied to gain fame, but he never ate a grain of rice from the clan, nor did he let the clan gather a penny to study. We came to congratulate him and welcome him, and he prepared tea, water and melon seeds. If you dare to make unreasonable requests, don't blame him.
Don’t think about your own cruelty towards others.”
As soon as Hong Yunxi said these words, everyone was stunned, and Dong looked at the old patriarch consciously.