Chapter 32 In the spacious ancestral hall, Ji Song looked at the dozen or so talkers in charge of various affairs of the Ji family.
Except for the second uncle and third uncle, who are the most senior in the Ji family, the rest are Ji Song's parents and peers.
Counting from Grandpa Ji Song's generation, Ji Song's grandfather is the eldest son, and his second uncle and third uncle are his second and third brothers.
Although they are not biological brothers, they are still cousins and they are from the same generation.
Ji Song is the eldest son of the family, but the number of people has never been large, and it is only the fourth generation.
It can be divided into two lines, namely the second uncle line headed by Ji Bo and the third uncle line headed by Ji De. The rest are collateral lines and will not be listed in detail here.
Ji Bo's lineage only has three brothers and more than ten descendants, while Ji De's lineage has five brothers and nearly 20 descendants, which is also the lineage with the largest population.
As for the collateral clan, there are those whose daughters were married off, whose husbands died and were driven home, and whose children changed their surnames. There are also some clan members who are no longer in the branch due to various reasons. This group is also the largest group of people in the Ji family at this time, but except for some Talented people serve in the clan, while others have little say.
Like Ji Shan, Ji Hu belongs to this group of time ago, they thought their names were too vulgar, so they pestered Ji Song to change their names. Ji Song got tired of being pestered, so he randomly added a word to each of their names. Unexpectedly, they accepted it happily and even went around. It was announced that Brother Song had changed his name, and he looked proud of it.
There are nearly a hundred people in their tribe. Most of the people with foreign surnames in Jiangjia'ao are related to them, and some are relatives who came to seek refuge. This is the population composition of Jiangjia'ao, forming the Jiangjia'ao people. Such a village and town with a population of five to six hundred.
Ji Song looked at everyone in the hall and had mixed feelings for a moment. If it hadn't been for his arrival, they might have become completely strangers in another generation. This was the case when they were poor.
Ji's father was the bravest among his generation, and when he persuaded a group of his peers to join the army, he became the most respected person among this generation, and everyone obeyed him.
However, Ji's father died young, and the clan members who had already started to go their separate ways found Ji Song, the clan leader who could lead everyone's rise. They all had great expectations for Ji Song's revenge, until Ji Song was knighted and rebuilt. The ancestral temple reunited all the clan members.
Ji Song knew that in an era like the Tang Dynasty where the clan was the leader and everyone stayed together for warmth, one person's power was very small. Although he didn't expect them to help him much, at least they were all people he could trust. People who betray themselves because of some inexplicable things will be despised by everyone, just like social death in later generations.
Both the bean sprouts and the perfume are handled by the Ji clan. Until now, no news has been spread to the outside world. This shows that they attach great importance to the clan.
Of course, Ji Song had not treated everyone badly. At this time, everyone had become a small wealthy family with a lot of net worth.
"I called all the uncles and elders here today because I have something important to tell you about my Ji family!" Ji Song looked at everyone and said solemnly.
"What is going on? Brother Ji is so solemn that he rings the memorial bell that is not related to family matters?"
The second uncle is old and usually doesn't speak. The third uncle arbitrates all the trivial matters in the clan, so the third uncle said solemnly that after all, it was a major family matter, so he couldn't help but worry.
Ji Song did not show off and said directly: "After Song was knighted, his second uncle and several elders of the clan asked Song to find part of the lost lineage inheritance in the clan. Song fulfilled his mission. With the help of Magistrate Yao, Song, found it."
"Bang!" The second uncle, who had been concentrating with his eyes closed, stood up with excitement on his face. In his excitement, he accidentally swept the tea on the table to the floor, causing a splash of water.
"Brother Song, are you telling the truth?"
"Really, more real than real gold!" Ji Song nodded with a smile, took out the page of paper that Magistrate Yao gave to Ji Song and handed it to his second uncle and said.
"Wow!" It wasn't just the second uncle and a few old people who were excited. After hearing Ji Song's confirmation, everyone couldn't sit still.
"Really, what does it say?"
"Yes! Second Grandpa, please speak when the time comes!"
"Yes! What does it say? You will speak when the time comes!"
Under everyone's constant urging, the second uncle said awkwardly: "What about that? I can't read!"
Everyone is down! "Then you are so excited to see it!" The third uncle seemed to have forgotten how afraid he was of his second brother, and snatched the piece of paper over. "Be careful."
The third uncle completely ignored the second brother's blowing and staring, and ran out in a hurry, shouting as he ran: "Second Gouzi, Er Gouzi, where are you dead? Come here quickly!"
Outside the door, a handsome young man was chatting quietly with several people of the same age.
"What do you think happened this time when the teacher suddenly rang the memorial bell? I didn't come out after going in for so long. I hope nothing happens!"
"That's right, who doesn't envy the life we Jiangjia'ao people are living now? These are all brought by the teacher. What will happen if something happens?" A young man said nervously.
'boom! ’ A slap hit the boy on the back of the head.
"Why did you hit me?" The young man glared angrily.
"What can we do? Just protect the teacher and fight out. Have you learned all these years of martial arts in vain?"
"I was so nervous that I didn't think of it!" The young man scratched his head in embarrassment and said with a silly smile.
When the boy was still about to say something, a familiar voice came: "Er Gouzi, Er Gouzi"
The boy who was beaten just now whispered in his ear: "Brother Ren, it seems that your third uncle is calling you!"
After saying that, it was like the third uncle waved and shouted: "Uncle, uncle, Brother Ren is here!"
Ji Ren looked at his grandfather and his seemingly honest but actually treacherous clan brother with a dark look on his face.
Why didn't I see that he had such a keen sense of timing? It seems that we will have to get closer and closer in martial arts classes from now on. Well, just like the teacher said, people of the same race should love each other.
"Hurry! Hurry! Come with me to the ancestral temple!" Third Uncle Zu said as he pulled Ji Ren away.
Everyone here at the ancestral temple is waiting anxiously. The second uncle is no longer embarrassed just now.
By their age, there are no taboos. It's just embarrassing. What a big deal! "Brother Ren, you are considered one of the best in the school. Take a look at what it says here."
After a while, the third uncle took Ji Ren to the ancestral hall, and without waiting for anyone to say anything, he said to his great-grandson.
"No need to be too polite. Can you tell us what it says?" Ji Song said helplessly when he saw Ji Ren who wanted to salute.
"is teacher!"
When Ji Ren saw that his teacher had spoken, he stopped talking nonsense. Although he didn't know why, he just did as he was told.
"The Ji family is the descendant of Cheng Bosun, the descendant of his father Li, who was born in the ancient Ning Kingdom. Later, the country was moved to the Central Plains east of Taihang, leaving his three sons Yan (names) in their hometown. The surname was Cheng's Ji. After the unification of Qin, the Ji family to become a surname.
There are ancestors such as Lian, Dechen, and Dan. After becoming a duke, their family fell into decline, and their ancestors offended the powerful, so they had to hide their names and take Ji as their surname. By the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, wars were frequent, and as a last resort, the main line moved to the mountains, and the branches spread all over the world.
Today, the Lord of Qin is Mingsheng, the old land is stable, and the Ji family has returned to the ancestral land. What a blessing! "
"The head of the Ji family, Yuan, whose courtesy name is Zichuan."
After everyone listened to Ji Ren's words, they were all speechless. Some of the older ones had already burst into tears, and Ji Song had to step forward to comfort them.
(End of this chapter)