Chapter 108: Establish great ambitions and throw a big banquet
Several people cried bitterly on the street. Song Mu also helped Song Liangda to the side. The servants of the Kong family came up to help take care of him. Song Mu put down the salute and returned to the team. At this moment, the official led the way.
Go to the north wall.
When we returned to the county town, we naturally had to pay homage. Song Mu and other talented people wanted to go to the North City Wall to worship at the Wen Pavilion and express their condolences to the sages and scholars of Shiyang County.
Song Mu and others followed Jin Changwu all the way up the north city wall. Everyone reorganized here, and then slowly stepped forward under the announcement of the official next to them.
Your Excellency Dengwen, the first thing you see is the huge bronze tablet with Song Wenrong's article engraved on it.
Jin Changwu bowed down and cupped his hands, and the scholars behind him also cupped their hands, and then moved up step by step.
Arriving at Dengwen Pavilion, there were already servants distributing porcelain bowls to each scholar. Clear wine was poured into the bowls. After Jin Changwu shouted loudly, everyone poured the wine down one after another.
Then, the scholars came forward to salute one by one. Song Mu was walking at the front. After saluting respectfully, he stood on one side and looked around from the heightened north wall.
Today's Shiyang County has been repaired quickly after suffering the previous attacks, and the city walls have been raised a lot. It already looks like a city in a wealthy area.
Song Mu could also see that the County School not far away seemed to have undergone some changes. An unpainted log attic was built on the roof of the County School.
After completing these rituals, Jin Changwu did not leave anyone behind. He just told everyone about the evening banquet and sent everyone home.
After all, when every scholar returns home, he still has to pay homage to his ancestors.
Song Mu also hurriedly went down the city wall and said goodbye to Jin Changwu and Master Xun. When he came to the city wall, he learned from the servants of the Kong family that his second uncle had returned home. He also said goodbye to several classmates and hurried home.
Not long after, Song Mu came to the alley where the Song family's residence was located, and the place was extremely lively at the moment.
At this moment, there are many people blocking the alley here, each one moving forward, and there are also many richly dressed people holding gifts in their hands, squeezing in.
Song Mu was a little stunned when he saw it, but at this time, a voice sounded next to him.
"Nephew Song Xian, are you back?"
As soon as the voice sounded, people around him looked over one after another. Song Mu also looked at the source of the voice and found that it was Uncle Lin Bo. He immediately smiled and handed over his hands.
"Yes, Uncle Lin, the county magistrate asked us to go home and reunite with our families."
As he said this, the people around him immediately gathered around him, even seeming to be quite agitated.
They all looked at Song Mu one after another. At this moment, they were looking at Song Mu, a scholar, with happy faces on their faces.
"So this is Mr. Xiu Cai."
"You just came here, but you don't know that he is not only the scholar, but also the head of the case! What is the head of the case? The scholar is the first!"
"That's right, maybe in two years' time, people will be promoted to candidates, and by then they will be called the Master of Examinations!"
Several men started talking, but the women beside them all had their eyes shining, and they immediately rushed up, saluting Song Mu, and asked happily.
"How old is Mr. Xiu Cai this year, and what is his birth date?"
"My little girl is young and has been able to read and write since she was a child. She is most worthy of a scholar."
"Bah, Aunt Ma, don't talk nonsense here. The future of Xiu Cai Gong will be bright, so why should you like your little girl?"
Several middle-aged women were talking in a flurry of words, and they all came forward one after another. Song Mu had no way to retreat, and the spittle on his face was about to reach his face.
Song Mu smiled bitterly and could only raise his hands to those around him. Fortunately, Uncle Lin Bo had quick eyesight and quickly pulled Song Mu into his yard.
"Everyone, please calm down. The scholar has to go home to worship his ancestors. It won't be too late for everyone to talk after it's over!"
Uncle Lin Bo said this to the outside, quickly closed the courtyard door, and then pointed to the courtyard wall on the side.
"My dear nephew, go back quickly. Your second uncle has already set up the incense table, but he is just waiting for you."
"Thank you, Uncle Lin." Song Mu nodded gratefully, then turned and stood on the firewood stack next to him.
He turned over and jumped into his courtyard. At this moment, there were several people sitting in the courtyard. Song Mu glanced at them one by one. They seemed to be relatives who were related to his family.
When they saw Song Mu, who was wearing a student uniform, he turned over from one side, they exclaimed repeatedly. Some people even stood up to talk to Song Mu, but Song Mu just held his hands slightly and walked towards the main room.
In the main room, the second uncle had already burned incense and laid out the sacrifices. When Song Mu arrived, Zhu had already pulled Song Mu inside.
At this moment, in the main room, there were several portraits hanging on the walls and a row of memorial tablets on the table. Song Liangda had already stood up and pulled Song Mu to kneel down in front of him.
Song Mu kowtowed respectfully, and after offering incense, he also looked at the portraits.
Next to him, Song Liangda's eyes were still a little red, but he helped Song Mu explain.
"The one in the middle is our ancestor of the Song family, the first Jinshi, Song Xingzhi. The second one is the ancestor Song Wenrong, and the last one is Song Kedi, the last Jinshi of our Song family..."
Song Mu was shocked when he heard these names. Looking carefully at this moment, he saw that the faces of these people were very generous and even more majestic. They were all dressed in red robes. Against the backdrop of the cinnabar color, they looked even more high-spirited.
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Song Liangda next to him shook his head with emotion.
"We, the seventeenth generation of the Song family, originally had portraits for each generation and hired great painters to paint them. But when your great-grandfather came back from Yuzhang Mansion, he only took these with him, and the rest are still there.
In the ancestral hall there.”
"But the ancestral hall there is still occupied by gangsters. The portraits of your great-grandfather, grandfather, and father were not left until your death, and they were not able to be hung in our Song Ancestral Hall."
Saying this, Song Liangda's face became even more moved.
"It's all because your second uncle is useless. He can't even take back the ancestral hall."
Song Mu pursed his lips at this moment, carefully looking at the portraits and rankings in front of him, and at that moment he also made great ambitions in his heart.
In the future, we must make greater efforts to have these portraits re-hanged in the ancestral hall.
As for the so-called abandonment of the family and son to seize legitimacy, I also want to seek justice to fulfill my father's last wish.
After Song Liangda finished speaking, he also burned a stick of incense, then pulled Song Mu out, cleaned up and said to Song Mu.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Today you are back and you will shine on the lintel!"
As he said this, there was some movement in the courtyard, and someone shouted loudly.
"Second Master Song, we have brought this matter to you, why don't you come out and tell us how to do it!"
Song Mu was puzzled when he heard this, but Song Liangda had already walked out first, laughed heartily, and said to the three strong men in the courtyard.
"Today we are holding a running water banquet in this alley, from beginning to end, making the neighbors happy!"
"good!"
Hearing this, there was a sudden shout of applause from the surroundings. Several familiar people had already come up to help. Song Liangda turned around and counted the money. He then told Song Mu and went out to buy vegetables and meat.
Zhu was so busy that she disappeared. Song Mu was standing in front of the main house door, shaking hands, looking at the lively human fireworks, and a warm current flowed through his heart.
This once unfamiliar world now completely entered Song Mu's heart.
Many common people and neighbors poured into the courtyard. Song Mu immediately calmed down his mood, smiled, and stepped forward to entertain them.