bookrebus Chapter 350 My ancestors were quite glorious!
Chapter 350 My ancestors were quite glorious!
Xiao Sun looked at the dilapidated scene before him and stammered for a long while before explaining:
“Logically speaking, this should be a particularly good manor!
The information we registered was from over a year ago, and back then it showed this place was a nice place. How did it become like this?"
The head of the village looked Master Bai up and down and said, "Are they the ones who want to buy this village?"
Xiao Sun nodded and said, "Your farm looks really shabby from the outside. I don't know what the inside is like. I want to go in and take a look."
The village head nodded and said, "My master is here too. I'll call him out now."
I saw dozens of servants slowly approaching with a carved nanmu sedan chair. On the sedan chair lay a man who was fat beyond imagination. His body almost occupied the entire sedan chair, and his belly was bulging.
When the sedan chair stopped in front of Zhao Qiaoniang and the others, the fat man straightened up with great effort. When he saw Zhao Qiaoniang, his eyes widened: "You are the ones who want to buy our farm?"
Xiao Sun nodded quickly and replied, "Yes, we want to go in and take a look now."
After hearing this, the fat man raised his hand and said:
"Come in, come in, take a look around. This farm hasn't been cleaned much in a year, and it's not as good as it used to be.
Back then, our family was very prosperous and the village was bustling with activity, but now many people have left and it's deserted."
Xiao Sun led everyone into the farm. As soon as they entered the garden, the first thing that caught their eyes was a large area of barren fields.
The ridges of the fields have long lost their neat appearance. They are overgrown with weeds and all kinds of wild grass are growing wildly. Some are even taller than people and are spreading wantonly.
Master Bai coughed and said, "Is this the fertile land you were talking about?"
Xiao Sun also looked helpless, smiled bitterly at the fat man, spread his hands, and said firmly:
"You want to sell this farm for 10 taels of silver? That's impossible.
"How can this field, with weeds taller than a person and in such a dilapidated state, be worth the price?"
When the fat man heard this, the fat on his neck began to tremble, and he shouted at the top of his voice:
"How can it not be worth 10 taels? What do you know!
Come on, I'll take you to see that house. Our house is really magnificent."
When the group arrived in front of the house, they were stunned by the scene before them. The once vermilion lacquered gate had now had large pieces of paint peeling off, revealing rotten and mottled wooden boards.
There were layers of rust on the door knocker. When it was touched lightly, the rust fell off and a stale smell came to the face.
Stepping into the yard, the blue bricks on the ground were scattered and weeds were growing in the gaps.
The pool under the rockery in the courtyard had long dried up, with large cracks on the bottom.
Master Bai was so angry that his beard stood on end. Wang Fa, who was standing beside him, laughed so hard that his stomach hurt: "So this is a wealthy family! We can't afford to marry into this family."
The fat man puffed out his chest, his face full of pride, his nose almost turned up, and boasted at the top of his voice:
"Now you know what a wealthy family looks like, right? Humph, I knew you were so ignorant. This is just the tip of the iceberg of our family's splendor!
Let me tell you, my ancestors were quite glorious!
There was a man who had reached the rank of a fourth-rank official, in charge of local government affairs. He was extremely powerful, and many people had to bow and reverence him when they saw him. I ask you, are you afraid of him?
He paused deliberately, glanced at everyone, and then continued speaking with a beaming expression:
"That's not all! Our ancestors had a third-rank military commander who was awe-inspiring. He killed countless enemies on the battlefield, charged into battle, and led thousands of troops. Wherever he went, the enemy was terrified!
The emperor praised him highly and gave him various rewards, including gold, silver, treasures, fertile land and beautiful houses. He had everything he wanted.
The glory of our family has a solid foundation laid by our ancestors.
Even though this village looks a bit run-down now, you can’t even imagine how glorious it was back then!"
Wang Fa couldn't help laughing: "Oh! That's amazing, that's amazing! Can I ask who your ancestor is?"
The fat man said with excitement, his face flushed:
"My family's fourth-rank official is called Tang Wenyuan. He is extremely talented and knowledgeable.
He passed the imperial examination and rose to prominence. In the court, he had the final say and was involved in the formulation of many policies.
Officials from all over the country who come to Beijing have to pay him a visit first; he is so powerful!"
Seeing that everyone was listening attentively, he patted his round belly again and raised his voice:
"And there's my third-rank general, Tang Wulie! He's gifted with supernatural powers, and he wields his spear with unparalleled skill.
Whenever a war broke out on the frontier, he would rush to the battlefield and perform many outstanding military feats. Every time he returned victorious, the entire city would line the streets to welcome him, and the emperor would personally come out to greet him. He was in great glory...
The emperor also granted our family a royal seal, which is an unparalleled honor!"
Master Bai listened, his expression gradually changing from initial surprise to helplessness, and finally he couldn't help but sneer:
"So Tang Wenyuan is your ancestor! Do you know that Tang Wenyuan collaborated with the enemy and betrayed his country?
For their own selfish interests, they colluded with foreign enemies and sold out state secrets, resulting in the brutal massacre of civilians in the border areas and the separation of countless families.
His so-called glory is built on the suffering of countless innocent people. What he did is a shame to the entire Da Qi!
He ultimately committed suicide out of fear of punishment, leaving behind a life of eternal infamy, and you still have the nerve to brag about it here!"
The fat man's face turned pale in an instant. He opened his mouth, wanting to refute, but couldn't utter a word.
Lin Wanwan almost died of laughter beside her. This was a typical case of "if you don't seek death, you won't die."
The fat man's face turned pale and blue, he snorted coldly, stiffened his neck, and argued loudly:
"What do you know? Even if my great-grandfather did something wrong, I still have a great-grandfather! My great-grandfather was a general!
The emperor even personally awarded him a red-lettered iron certificate!
You mortals can't even imagine his glorious military exploits!"
Master Bai kept stroking his beard. "Come on, don't mention him anymore. Old Liu, tell him what his great-grandfather was like."
Liu Quanzhou's eyes flashed with undisguised disgust, and he said word by word:
"Back then, your ancestor Tang Wulie, who was a great general, was a tyrannical bully in the army!
The soldiers fought bravely on the front lines, but he, on the other hand, withheld their pay and pocketed the hard-earned money earned by the soldiers at the cost of their lives.
Liu Quanzhou became more and more excited as he spoke:
"Those soldiers, starving and starving, must fight on the battlefield. How can they not be full of resentment?
But he used the money to live a life of luxury and squandered it recklessly, without caring about the lives of his soldiers.
What's even more abominable is that, I don't know what despicable means he used, but he actually cheated and obtained a red book and iron certificate..."