Chapter Twenty-Four: The Hard Woman Takes the Hard Grandson (1)
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When Mr. Wang returned to the city, it was already dinner time. On a hot day, after going out of the city, the old man felt tired, so he ordered someone to beat his waist and legs. However, because the old monk's order was urgent, it would not be easy to do it tomorrow.
When going to pick up someone from Waijiu Fang, he must inform him in advance. He then ordered Wang Zhen to go to Waijiu Fang to pick up Wang Ning.
Although there are many members of the Wang family, there are only a few who can earn a chastity memorial arch for the Wang family. The Wang family has been spreading in Anlu for 150 years, and although there are four chastity memorial arches, it is the first of the gentry families in Anlu, but the chaste wife of the Wang family
, the Martyr Woman is only alive now, only one of the Wang Ning family. For this reason, even if the outer nine families are side branches and their descendants have withered, no one dares to come to her door.
Although Wang Zhen knew that taking over Wang Ning's family was probably related to her grandfather's trip to Xishan Temple today, she never expected to inherit it.
Feeling a bit puzzled, Wang Zhen took two stewards, hitched a carriage and went to the outer ninth house to pick up the people.
Most members of the Wang family live in the north of the city. The clan house and ancestral hall are in the due north, the inner chamber is in the northwest, and the outer chamber and in-laws live in the northeast.
Different from the large houses with three and four entrances to the northwest, the houses located in the three alleys in the northeast corner of the city are much smaller. Most of them are mixed courtyards and first entrance courtyards, and there are very few second entrance courtyards.
The courtyard of the outer nine rooms is the second to last house in the East Lane. It is a dilapidated courtyard.
The so-called "one out of two" means that when you first enter the courtyard, there is a partition for the waiters to come in. The south room in the front yard has a hanging flower door in the middle. The back yard is a three-part house with only the main room, east and west wings, and a wall on the south side.
Only scholarly families who pay attention to the distinction between inside and outside would build a yard like this. After all, the yard is ten feet deep, excluding the north and south rooms, left and right rooms, and there is not much open space in the middle. This separation makes the layout even more cramped.
The person who opened the door was an old servant. Hearing that the eldest young master of the clan had arrived, he looked at Wang Zhen carefully for a few times, then said he was "slow" and turned around to report.
After a while, the old servant opened the door again and even respectfully welcomed Wang Zhen in. However, he did not lead him to the second door, but led him directly to the opposite hall to watch tea.
Wang Zhen has been to Waijiufang, once ten years ago when Wang Ning received the imperial title, and once when Wang Dalang died of illness the year before last.
Wang Zhen was no stranger to these two small halls with a bay of nine feet and a depth of one and a half feet. Looking around, she saw that the old chairs were still the same, and the calligraphy and paintings on the walls were getting more and more yellow.
The walls and window lattice were all stained and dilapidated.
However, the table tops on the chairs were wiped clean, and the faded window screens did not contain any dust. This shows that the owner loves cleanliness.
After waiting for about half a cup of tea, footsteps sounded outside the door.
Wang Zhen stood up and saw Wang Ning walking in with an old nanny.
"My grandson has met my great-uncle." Wang Zhen bowed and said.
Wang Ning is in his sixties, has gray hair, and is wearing a blue muslin-trimmed jacket. He looks pretty tough.
She nodded in return, raised her arm to lend a hand, and then sat down with Wang Zhen as the guests of honor again.
Seeing that the sky was getting dark outside, Wang Zhen did not waste any time and directly informed her of her purpose, saying: "My grandnephew bothered me because my grandfather asked me to discuss something with my great-uncle, so I sent my great-nephew and the car to pick up my great-uncle."
Hearing that the clan leader had something to discuss with her and had sent a car over, Wang Ning thought for a moment and told the old woman: "You stay at home with the eldest sister, and I will come with the eldest man."
The old woman agreed, but did not leave immediately. Instead, she helped Wang Ning out, got into the carriage, and then turned back.
The Wang Ning family in the carriage was not as calm as she appeared. The clan leader asked her to come over to speak, and waiting in such a hurry was really too hasty.
Waijiufang has lost its heir, and the only thing that can be called a big deal is the issue of heir. However, the entire family property of Waijiufang is just an old house and more than ten acres of land. Because the granddaughter wants to raise a daughter-in-law, even if the clan points out an heir,
He also had to share the family property equally with his granddaughter and grandson-in-law. As a result, the heir's share of the family property was even less than half, and he had to support himself until he died.
Except for those shabby people in the clan who have no permanent property, who would fall in love with the outer ninth house? But how can the outer ninth house allow those idle and libertine people to inherit the incense? She can't destroy her innocence for several lifetimes, so she gritted her teeth.
She let go. But no one dared to force her, which delayed the inheritance affairs.
Seeing that my granddaughter is about to get her haircut, is there someone who can't wait and goes to the clan house?
Thinking of this, Wang Ning shook her head again.
If those poor households really had such a big reputation and persuaded the clan to stand up for them, they wouldn't be in the current situation, let alone the family assets of Waijiufang.
After thinking about it for a while, Wang Ning still couldn't guess the reason, so she gave it up.
The carriage traveled for nearly two-quarters of an hour before the clan's mansion arrived.
The gate is closed all year round. The carriage goes in directly through the side gate and stops outside the second gate.
Wang Zhen's mother, Wang Zheng, got the news and went out with her daughter-in-law and maids to welcome Wang Ning into the main room. Looking at this gesture, she didn't know how to treat the elders of the family who were in a difficult situation, but rather treated them like distinguished guests.
Such treatment was not ordered by Mrs. Wang, but because of Wang Ning's status as a chaste woman.
When Wang Ning entered the main room, Wang Qian's wife Wang Zhang came out to meet the guests. She admired Wang Ning's character and did not put on the pretense of being a concubine. She just acted like an old grandmother, chatting about everyday things in a very polite tone.
Peaceful.
After waiting for half a cup of tea and the pleasantries were finished, Mrs. Wang came over and dismissed his daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law with a wave of his hand, leaving only his wife sitting there. Later, he told Wang Ning that the old monk invited her to go tomorrow.
Regarding the affairs of Xishan Temple, he also gave instructions: "The master in charge of Xishan Temple is the elder of the clan, one generation older than you and me. My younger brothers and sisters can be more respectful when they go there."
Although Wang Ning had heard of the name of Xishan Temple, he had only heard about it but had never seen it. Now he just felt confused. He hesitated and asked: "Uncle, I really can't think of anything else that can happen to Waijiufang except for the undecided heir."
It’s eye-catching. I wonder if this is also why Master asked me to go there?”
Mr. Wang nodded and said: "Exactly. It's just that there is no need for my brothers and sisters to ask more questions now. It is not convenient for me to explain the details. Anyway, my brothers and sisters will know tomorrow. In short, it is a good thing."
It was completely dark outside, and the lights had already been turned on in the hall. Mrs. Wang had no intention of elaborating, and Mrs. Wang Ning knew that it would be unintentional to sit down again, so she excused herself because she was worried about home, and stood up to leave without waiting for Mrs. Wang and his wife to order soup.
Mrs. Wang made an appointment with her to leave the city the next day, and ordered Wang Zhen to send Wang Ning back...
Mrs. Wang and Zhang heard what her husband said during dinner and knew that inviting Ms. Wang Ning over to Xishan was an act of adoption. She couldn't help but sigh and said: "Ms. Cui is round on the outside and square on the inside. Her temperament is a bit too stubborn. Good luck.
She is willing to take out her grandson. If he is too young to see what is good, then it is fine. He is a good one. Even if he is not as good as Saburo, he is not necessarily any worse. This time, Ning is really taking advantage of her.
, it’s hard to say that there will be great blessings to come.”
Hearing what his old wife said, Mr. Wang couldn't help but be surprised and said: "You only saw Shiro once a few days ago, and you can tell so much? When did you know how to read people like this?"
Mrs. Wang Zhang pursed her lips and said with a smile: "I can't see it, isn't there an old lady? If he is really an ordinary child, how can the old lady take care of him like this? Now that he has caught the eye of the old lady, he is obviously an outstanding person."
Mr. Wang smiled and did not say that he also wanted Dao Chi as his grandson. He somewhat understood the old monk's concerns. Even if he wanted Dao Chi as his grandson for the sake of the clan, his children and grandchildren may not be able to sympathize with his painstaking efforts.
The old wife may not be able to calmly accept an outsider as her new grandson.
Even if he tried his best to make the decision and reluctantly succeeded Dao Chi in the name of the clan, this big family may not be able to be friendly with him. Let alone family members, he might even become enemies.
Like Waijiufang, where the population is almost gone and the Taoist idiot is the master of the house when he walks in, it might be better if there are no constraints anymore...
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Outside the city, Xishan Temple.
The old monk lay sideways on the couch and fell into a deep sleep. Dao Chi gently pulled up the thin quilt, covered the old monk with his hands, and then tiptoed out of the abbot's room.
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In the northwest corner of Zhoucheng, Wangzhai and Tongyuan.
Wang Sanlang breathed a sigh of relief, curled his lips, and lay on the bed.
After dinner, his father asked him to go to the study and told him to go to Xishan Temple to see Shiro tomorrow. Although his father did not say anything about bringing him back, since he agreed to let him go out to see Shiro, his anger at Shiro for "leaving him without saying goodbye" was obviously gone.
Almost.
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There are nine outer rooms and the west room of the main room.
Wang Ning lit three sticks of incense and put them in the incense burner in front of her husband's memorial tablet. She whispered to herself: "Whether it's the elder in the clan or the head of the clan, it's okay if the heirs and grandchildren are good, if they have good character."