HCB Chapter 147 The Patriarch
Chapter 147 The Patriarch
In order to clearly identify the characters, Wenbai wrote the names of males over 10 years old with a brush, and the names of males under 10 years old with pencil.
Girls over the age of 10 were sent to the Jiaofangsi, so their names were written with a red pen. Girls under the age of 10 were trapped in the capital, and some were sent back to their hometowns, so pencils were used.
I never thought that Wen Bai’s hometown was actually in a mountainous area under Xunyang Prefecture, a place called Xunnan County. Yes, Sister Yue’er was there!
Wenbai also specifically pointed out that Xunnan County is the mountainous area at the junction of Xunyang Prefecture and Yuzhou.
At that time, the government stripped all the women in the Wen family who had been granted titles from their official titles, demoted them to commoners, and sent them back to their hometowns. This was already a great treatment from the royal family.
Wang Jinyi thought: At least we should send someone to check on the Wen family members who are living in the same city.
If my father had not been short of manpower before the imperial examination, he should have sent Wang Jinlai and Wang Jindong to go on this trip. But it is helpless to think that there is always a shortage of manpower around me.
So she casually wrote the words "lack of people" on the rice paper at hand. The nurse watched the young lady scribbling a few strokes on a piece of white rice paper and couldn't help but sigh:
"well!……"
Wang Jinyi burst out laughing when he heard it, raised his head to glance at the wet nurse, and then, with a wicked smile, silently began to read the fourth volume of "Chess Manual".
I haven't studied horse mechanics enough, so my progress is not fast. However, going slowly has its advantages. I can digest and understand things better. After I finish studying this chess book carefully, I don't want to just wait for my brother's learning progress anymore. I have to speed up my learning pace.
Because now it has affected my ability to write storybooks. The content of the storybooks has no source and no material. So, I can't write any further!
Wang Jinyi decided to borrow some mountains, rivers, people, travel notes, etc. from his grandfather to broaden his horizons so that no one would doubt what he wrote.
Since I am short, I have to put books under my feet to make up for the defect! It can't be an empty shell. Doesn't that mean everyone can cheat me? !
Wang Jinyi has been a person for two lifetimes. He has warned himself that if someone around him says, "I never read books," he should never believe them and should stay away from them! Such people are nothing more than pretending to know nothing in front of you, and not learning, just to turn you into a "latecomer".
Or maybe he thinks you are a fool and wants to make you a real idiot so that he can take advantage of you. No matter which idea he has, it means that this person has evil intentions, so you must stay away from him!
People are born to fight with countless invisible opponents. The slower you run, the more stupid you are, the dumber you are, and if you give up automatically, your fate is to be eliminated, and all the good opportunities will be taken by others.
I'm not that stupid! In order to find Chen Zhiyuan as soon as possible, I have to keep moving forward.
"Nurse, help me keep track of the time and call me when the time comes."
When the mother accompanied the grandmother and the clan wife to see Wang Jinyi, they saw the child replaying half of the chess game based on his memory.
Wang Jinyi held the white pieces in his left hand and the black pieces in his right hand. Every time the black piece made a move, the white piece would follow immediately. They kept placing pieces alternately, and it was hard to tell who would win the game. The grandmother and the clan wives looked at him in amazement, and asked his mother with their eyes, how could a child so young be able to play chess with himself?
My mother smiled and took out an ancient chess manual from under the desk. My grandmother smiled proudly and nodded without saying anything.
The clan woman looked at the girl meaningfully. The three of them did not disturb the child from chatting and quietly went out.
That evening, the grandfather came to inspect Wang Jinyi's "guaranteed teaching and learning". The next day, the Xunyang Wang family sent a horse-drawn carriage to send back the craftsmen of the clan.
The clan leader assigned the clan woman to take Wang Jinyi to practice calligraphy. After staying for half a month, she would return to the clan with the person sent by the clan to discuss the printing of the storybook.
Three days later, three middle-aged men came from the clan, and my grandfather took them to No. 9 Yongxing Lane to meet the author of the book.
When the three middle-aged men saw the little girl holding the door frame and walking in, they were still surprised beyond their imagination. Even though the clan leader had reminded them in advance that the book was written by a little girl, they never expected that it was really a little girl!
Hearing a lot about the storybook and the child's many thoughts, the clan leader thought it was just a smart child, but he never expected that it was such a young child! He couldn't help but doubt it.
In the main hall, Wang Jinyi followed the family etiquette, greeted respectfully and stood at the bottom of the hall. Today, her two little hands hung down at her sides properly. She didn't dare to play with the ribbons on her skirt. She looked straight ahead and didn't dare to look around.
Then the clan wife came in, stood beside Wang Jinyi, and saluted the clan leader in the hall. Wang Jinyi really felt the pressure. The clan wives were a little nervous.
Wang Jinyi was waiting for the person sitting in the upper seat to speak, but no one asked any questions. Wang Jinyi rolled his eyes and looked at the three people sitting above him.
The three of them looked to be in their 30s. The man in the middle looked younger than the clan leader, handsome and suave, wearing a light blue robe and a straight posture. The two men beside him were older.
Based on the clan wife's nervousness, Wang Jinyi could infer that this person must be an important person in the clan. The grandfather who accompanied her shook his head slightly at Wang Jinyi, silently conveying: Don't make a sound!
Wang Jinyi's expression did not change, but he no longer looked around.
A low and gentle voice was heard in the hall. Wang Jinyi looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was the youngest, suave and romantic man in his 30s.
This person has broad eyebrows, regular facial features, bright eyes, and a calm face. If you look closely, he seems to be smiling.
"You are the granddaughter of the 72nd generation of the Zhang family - Wang Jinyi, right?"
Oh? Grandfather or grandson? Or more than seventy generations of grandson? How many years ago was the ancestor?
Wang Jinyi was calculating urgently in her head. When her grandfather saw her granddaughter, his eyes rolled around. Without opening his mouth to answer, he quickly stood up and explained for her:
"Chief, please forgive me, the child is too young and hasn't understood yet. Let her think about it again!"
The man called the clan leader did not complain, but asked again:
"What's your name? What are the characters in it?"
This time Wang Jinyi reacted immediately and introduced herself! She raised her head slightly and looked at the person sitting in the upper seat:
"My name is Wang Jinyi!"
"My grandfather is here and I am the granddaughter!"
Because of the taboos of the ancients, younger generations usually do not call their elders by their names directly to show filial piety, so Wang Jinyi indicated his grandfather's position with his eyes.
Then he said:
"Wang is my family name, which means 'the whole world is big, it belongs to the king'. It means 'Jin does not hide its beauty, and orchid does not hide its fragrance'. Yi means 'Yi star is like the Milky Way, and the setting sun is like Yuquan'. These are my two characters, Jin and Yi."