Chapter 2 The Exhausted
The most important reason why this Qu Family Ancestral Hall was built was that it received the money from Qu Menghu and his family, and eventually it became so grand.
This kind of thing is called "eating the dead household" in rural areas. Generally speaking, it is a family that has no children or has only a daughter. After the head of the family dies, the elders of the entire family will make the decision and "confiscate" the family's property and use it as public property in the clan - of course, this is just a relatively shameless statement. In fact, during the process of handling this property, the person who handles the property will often take several hands to scoop the oil and water inside, and finally symbolically give a little oil residue to the relatives in the clan who cannot survive, or to support the children of the clan to go to school...
This matter is simply unimaginable to many people in later generations, but it was actually quite common during the Republic of China period when the clan power was extremely powerful.
After all, at that time, public power did not go to the countryside, and basically all relied on the autonomy of the gentry, and this matter was also one of the "public order and good customs".
Because of this, the countryside at that time tried hard to have children, just to have a descendant who inherited his family property, so as not to be eaten like this, and in the end there was no one to offer incense.
And Qu Menghu and his family are in another situation.
When Qu Tianxia's family was slaughtered, the family was burned by fire, and there was no victim. Although the murderers fled, the remaining a lot of things and the remaining property naturally belonged to the clan to which Qu's family belonged.
When Qu Tianxia was alive, because of his strong ability, high prestige, wealth and power, he suppressed the clan elders of this clan and couldn't breathe. As a result, the tea was cold, and the people naturally would not hold back and earned a lot of money. Even when Qu Menghu, the authentic heir, came back, he was bullied by these relatives and clan elders at all. He did not leave any food, clothing and supplies for him. Qu Menghu was forced to go ruthlessly, and eventually went to Nanyang and learned a lot of skills...
But at that time they were still ashamed and worshipped Qu Tianxia's family in the main hall. The constant incense also gave Qu Menghu a little comfort.
As a result, the tablet disappeared now, and there were some elders from the clan who had died in recent years...
How good does Qu Menghu look this look?
However, he asked with a dark face, and the deaf and dazzled old man smiled and said, "I don't know this. I'm just a gatekeeper. You have to ask Ah Hui about this matter - by the way, Ah Hui's father, Seventh Duke, retired last year. Now our Qu family has more than 400 people, and the entire family is under the control of Ah Hui..."
When Qu Menghu heard this, he chewed in his mouth: "Ah Hui?"
The little carpenter asked, "Who?"
Qu Menghu said, "My cousin, his father and my grandfather are brothers. In this village, it is closer to my family."
The little carpenter said, "What should I do now?"
The old man who was called "Nine Uncle" by Qu Menghu seemed to have not heard them speak, and said with a smile: "Menghu, are you now developed? The horse tied outside the door was ridden by you? The horse looks so majestic, you know it will cost a lot of money at a glance, right? I heard that you went to the south later. Is this a fortune? I can't forget your Nine Uncle. I remember that when you were so young, I hugged you..."
He smiled and did not mention the matter of Qu Menghu's parents and relatives' spirit cards at all. Instead, he invited Qu Menghu to make merit. His implicit meaning was that he wanted to ask Qu Menghu for rewards and let him pay some money.
Obviously, he regarded Qu Menghu as the young man who returned home with red eyes but was eventually forced to go south and was easily bullied.
Moreover, he felt that he was the other party’s elder, and even if he was a little scoundrel, the other party had to endure it.
After all, disobeying elders in the southwest is a serious sin.
However, Qu Menghu was not accustomed to him at all. He walked slowly to the mourning hall tablet of the ancestral hall, his eyes swam, and finally landed in the most conspicuous place.
There is a tablet here, and three candles are rarely lit in front of it.
The name of the person above is the father of the former patriarch and the grandfather of the current patriarch. This is why he can appear in such a prominent position.
Qu Menghu reached out and took the tablet down. Then he reached out and grabbed an apple on the stage for sacrifice. He took a bite, then said, "You are limited to five minutes, go and find Ah Hui. Tell him that he can't come, I'll give this tablet up..."
When Jiu Uncle saw Qu Menghu so rebellious, he was also anxious and stretched out his bird's claw-like hand and shouted towards Qu Menghu's face.
While slapping, he cursed: "You ruthless little thing, do you know that the soul of your ancestors is attached to the tablet. If you move the tablets randomly, it will disturb the soul of your ancestors..."
The Qu family is still martial, and this Jiugong was also a trainer when he was young.
Although he is old and has a weak temperament, he is not at all vague when he starts his hands.
Seeing that he was about to slap Qu Menghu in the face, the round-faced boy kicked the old man in front of him to the threshold...
Jiu Uncle fell to the ground, rolled a few times, got up and cried: "I killed someone, I killed someone, the bastard from Qu Tianxia killed someone..."
He cried and made a fuss, but he knew that Qu Menghu was so powerful that he just didn't come forward.
After he shouted, a few people came over at the door, and Qu Menghu didn't care at all and said coldly: "A minute has passed, you still have four minutes; and you told Ah Hui that if you don't show up for a quarter of an hour, I will burn all the tablets of the ancestors and clans on this platform; if he doesn't come for half an hour, I will burn this Qu family ancestral hall..."
After Qu Menghu threatened, he said calmly: "Believe it or not, I will do what I say or not."
Uncle Jiu saw that Qu Menghu had beaten him, and he looked absolutely not easy to mess with, and he ignored the affection of his relatives. He didn't dare to delay at the moment, so he pushed the young man next to him and shouted, "What are you doing when you are standing there? This guy is crazy, hurry up and find the patriarch..."
He called the head of the Qu family "Ah Hui" behind his back. Now he was not so comfortable in front of others.
Uncle Jiu was afraid of being beaten, so he took the people out of the ancestral hall with him on the grounds of calling for a man. At this time, several other people came. One of them looked relatively mature and had a beard and came up and greeted Qu Menghu, "Old Eighth, don't say hello when you come, have you eaten? Otherwise, go to my house to have something delicious? I'll ask your sister-in-law to make you something delicious..."
The man walked over very well, trying to reach out to invite Qu Menghu on his shoulders, while Qu Menghu took a step back and asked, "What are you?"
The young man smiled awkwardly and said, "Brother Ba, have you forgotten? I am your brother Liang. When you were young, I took you to the fields to catch loaches? Do you remember?"
Qu Menghu remembered: "Oh, Qu Pingliang? It's true that I haven't seen you for a long time..."
The young man breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I remembered it? I knew you didn't forget me. Let's go and go to dinner with me..."
He looked enthusiastic, but Qu Menghu said, "I'm free from eating. Do you know where my family's tablets have been taken?"
Qu Pingliang said, "I don't know this either, but it's okay. After dinner, I'll take you to the patriarch's house and ask you clearly. Do you think so?"
Qu Menghu held the spiritual card of the clan leader’s grandfather in one hand and said, “I’ll wait here.”
His repeated rejections made Qu Pingliang's smile solidify. After a few seconds of silence, the other party spoke, "Old Ba, you are planning to toast and not to eat and punish the wine, and don't give face, right?"
Qu Menghu smiled and said mercilessly to the young man who was dressed in a wealthy manner: "You, a winery clerk who works as a long-term worker in my house, what kind of face do I need me to give you?"
Qu Pingliang's face turned red, and he immediately tore his face and shouted at Qu Menghu: "Qu Laoba, do you still think of yourself as the young master of the winery? Come on, your father has been dead for many years, and why are you still playing with us here for the might of the young master? Come on, this guy disrupts the order of the ancestral hall and beats the elders of the clan. It's simply unfaithful and unfilial, unkind and unrighteous people. Come with me, take down this guy, and turn back to serve the family..."
He walked two steps forward, but rushed towards Qu Menghu.
When the little carpenter saw his feet exerting force, he knew that the other party was a trainer and had a certain level of cultivation.
How could he stand by and let Qu Menghu go to the stage this time?
Thinking of this, the little carpenter stood forward and stood in front of Qu Menghu.
When Qu Pingliang saw such a person coming out, he shouted decisively: "Get out of here, otherwise you will take it down..."
He was aggressive and suddenly punched him, but he was a black tiger's heart-wrenching posture.
The enemy was coming in full force, but the little carpenter seemed very calm. He stretched out his hand lightly, grabbed Qu Pingliang's wrist, and tugged with three fingers. The fierce young man said "Ouch" and knelt down directly.
The other few people who heard the greetings and wanted to rush up saw this posture, subconsciously stopped.
The little carpenter grabbed Qu Pingliang, making half of his body numb, and then asked, "Do you have any objections?"
Qu Pingliang wanted to be a hero in front of everyone, gritted his teeth and held on. In less than three seconds, he cried and shouted "Grandpa for life". At this moment, a group of people came to the door of the ancestral hall. A middle-aged man in the lead pointed here and shouted loudly: "Stop, don't be arrogant..."
Chapter completed!