Chapter 92 (continued!)
Although the initiation ceremony was held at noon, Li Zhuiyuan went there early in the morning, followed by Tan Wenbin, Runsheng and Yinmeng.
I wanted to see if I could help with the move, but when I arrived, I found that the building was already occupied.
Grandma Liu’s move really only means that people move to another house, and all the furniture and supplies are left here. After all, this building belongs to her family, so they can’t put it anywhere.
Li Zhuiyuan and others had no choice but to return to the school and come to the family area of the old professors. There were townhouses here, but the houses and yards were relatively small.
Tan Wenbin went to find out the original location of Luo Gong's house. When everyone got there, they saw a man in the small yard reinforcing the flower stand with a hammer.
Li Zhuiyuan shouted: "Uncle Qin, the soy sauce bottle has fallen down in the kitchen."
"Yes, then I have to help it up quickly."
Qin After finishing the nails, the uncle turned around and looked at Li Zhuiyuan. The two looked at each other and smiled.
Li Zhuiyuan still clearly remembers the scene of him sitting on Uncle Qin's 28th big bar a year ago. At that time, he was terrifyingly strong.
Entering the courtyard, you can see Luo Gong's meticulous design inside. Although the place is not as big as the previous building, it is more unique.
Liu Yumei can live in the small east room of Grandpa's house, so she can definitely live here.
The most important thing is that this is on campus and very close to my dormitory area. It will be more convenient for me to come here in the future.
After entering the house, I discovered that Ali’s room was arranged in a sunny position on the first floor, with a floor-to-ceiling window facing the yard.
In and out of Ali's room, you don't even need to walk through the front door. You can step over the fence of the courtyard and then across the lawn, open the window and door, and then you can come in.
For ordinary people, it may not be safe enough, but for this home, the last thing you need to worry about is safety.
However, the room in this house is small and can only accommodate one bed, so Ali's painting table and desk were arranged in the second room on the first floor.
As for Liu Yumei and Aunt Liu, their bedrooms could only be arranged upstairs.
When Aunt Liu saw Runsheng and Binbin coming, she could only slap her forehead: "Oh, it's true, we just moved and we have to work hard."
The big pot of rice started cooking.
Li Zhuiyuan finally recalled the feeling of being at his grandfather's house again.
While eating, Tan Wenbin asked: "Grandma Liu, which restaurant should we eat at noon."
Liu Yumei pointed to the table in front of her with her chopsticks: "We'd better eat at home."< br>
Tan Wenbin raised his head in confusion: "Can you sit down?"
"Isn't it time to sit down now?"
Tan Wenbin understood: "There are no guests?"
"What kind of guests do you want? Aren't all my family members here?"
"Hey, I thought you would call some old friends You are here to cheer me up, you are now used to being pure and simple, and your state of mind is high.”
“Even before, no outsiders were invited as part of the entrance ceremony. If you are a guest, you won't do anything arrogant." Liu Yumei looked at Li Zhuiyuan, and at the same time picked up the handkerchief and wiped the corners of her mouth, "After entering, if you can walk out of the river, you will know everything you need to know; if you can't walk out, you will know everything. , inviting outsiders to watch the ceremony, wouldn’t it be a joke?”
Uncle Qin, who was sitting at the table eating, put down his chopsticks and lowered his head.
Li Zhuiyuan knew that Uncle Qin failed in taking the river, and Grandma Liu blamed her for being too hasty, but Li Zhuiyuan was curious about what could stop Uncle Qin with his strength.
At the same time, when he entered the yard and passed Uncle Qin, Li Zhuiyuan also smelled the smell of herbs coming from Uncle Qin's body, which meant that Uncle Qin came back injured, and it was very serious.
Liu Yumei glanced at Uncle Qin with her peripheral vision and said calmly: "Ali, let's eat."
"Yes." Uncle Qin picked up the chopsticks again, "Xiaoyuan will not let you down. "
"The times have changed, and I have long since given up." After saying this, Liu Yumei, who had just wiped the corners of her mouth, picked up the spoon again and took a sip of the pear soup.
Some words can be said verbally. If you can deceive others, you cannot deceive yourself.
The inheritance of the Qin and Liu families’ foundations all falls on her shoulders.
It is naturally false to say that you don’t want to see the glory of the past again.
But time has taught her tolerance and patience, and she will no longer put pressure on the young man like she did to Qin Li.
On the contrary, what she is more worried about now is whether the boy's own pace will be too fast. She may have to squeeze out the time for him to start his career, so as not to be too hard and easy to break.
After the meal, there was a leisure time, which felt a bit like the Chinese New Year. Everyone put down what they were doing and gathered at home.
In the yard, Uncle Qin was patting Runsheng's muscles.
"Run Sheng, you have too much dead flesh, and the death energy in your body is too heavy."
Too much dead flesh means that you only know how to accumulate brute force, but the death energy is too heavy. It is the physical characteristic of Runsheng.
Li Sanjiang said that when Uncle Shan picked up Runsheng, he discovered that the child survived by eating dirty meat.
Therefore, the details of Uncle Shan picking up Runsheng from the river and bringing him home are very debatable. Uncle Shan was the person who retrieved the corpse. What was he going to the river for?
It’s just that Uncle Shan really raises Runsheng as his own grandson. He doesn’t want to mention the past anymore. In his heart, he hopes that Runsheng can live like a normal person. Don’t Treat yourself as an alien.
Uncle Qin’s evaluation made Runsheng a little ashamed.
He looked uneasily at the young man sitting side by side with Ali playing chess by the floor-to-ceiling window.
Runsheng knew how much the young man expected of himself.
Xu had seen Uncle Qin's strength, so the young man had always hoped that he could become Uncle Qin in the future, or even surpass him.
But looking at it now, it seems that I don’t have this talent.
When playing chess, you can be distracted. After all, you are just playing three blind chess games at the same time.
Therefore, Li Zhuiyuan heard what Uncle Qin said, but he was not worried at all.
If Runsheng really had no talent, Uncle Qin would be too lazy to scold him. The more he belittles him now, the higher his true evaluation is. He feels that such an outstanding young man should be able to develop better.
Uncle Qin began to gradually adjust Runsheng's muscle strength in details and taught him tailor-made breathing exercises.
From here we can see the importance of people in the inheritance system.
People are the key to inheritance, and written records can only play a supporting role.
In the kitchen, Aunt Liu is making desserts with Yin Meng.
Aunt Liu taught her very attentively, whispering softly in the kitchen, and Yin Meng also studied very seriously.
When the first batch of desserts came out, Li Zhuiyuan smelled a pungent smell and thought someone had lit the mosquito flakes on fire.
Soon, the sound of brushing teeth came from the bathroom on the first floor.
It should be Aunt Liu. Even if it is insecticide tablets, she has to taste it. It is not easy to be a master.
Yin Meng stood at the door of the kitchen, with her shoulders hunched and her hands clenched, like a child who had done something wrong.
This is normal. Anyone who is almost sent away by the master on the first day of learning to cook will be panicked and scared.
Li Zhuiyuan, Runsheng and Tan Wenbin have long understood Yinmeng's cooking skills. The more complicated the dish is in her hands, the more potential it has to turn into poison.
It’s no wonder that when she was guarding the coffin shop alone, she only ate noodles boiled in plain water, with at least a little soy sauce; she stewed pig’s trotters without even shaving them off, and just stewed them to death.
As an authentic Sichuan and Chongqing native, I can only cook white food for myself at home every day, not because she has a light taste.
However, Aunt Liu is much kinder than Uncle Qin:
“Mengmeng, you are talented in learning poison.”
High-end poison requires only simple ingredients.
This is a talent that others cannot learn, because if Yin Changsheng is really the legendary Emperor Fengdu, he really has someone from the underworld.
Fengdu, Fengdu...
Brother Liangliang told himself that if he wanted to go to Fengdu again, he had to do it as early as possible.
Last time I was in Fengdu, I just took a quick look at it. Next time I go there, Li Zhuiyuan plans to explore its true secrets.
Just the scene of Yin Fuhai being carried away by the four ghosts after his death was enough to arouse his curiosity.
Maybe I can order a larger coffin, let Yin Meng lie in it with me, and then arrange a blind trick in advance to fake death. In this way, maybe I can go to the death place of the Yin family. The ground is gone.
Maybe, you can see Emperor Fengdu there.
But the problem is, it is easy to get in, how can you ensure that you can come out alive?
Tan Wenbin and Liu Yumei were chatting. To Liu Yumei's surprise, she was quite happy chatting with this child, and she unconsciously talked more.
Although Tan Wenbin also lived in Li Sanjiang's house in the past, the two parties did not have much interaction. First, Liu Yumei looked down on him. Second, Tan Wenbin left early and came back late to go to school and practice, so he had no extra time.
Now, Liu Yumei somewhat understands why Li Sanjiang likes this child so much.
People, that’s it. If you are used to eating high-end food, you will want something more down-to-earth. Having a child like Xiao Yuan there can reflect the value of being strong.
The clock goes to eleven o'clock.
“Boom!”
The originally clear sky is covered with dark clouds, and sudden thunderstorms are the norm in summer.
Tan Wenbin slapped his thigh: "Tsk, tsk, old lady, look, God is so generous."
Liu Yumei glanced at Tan Wenbin and smiled without saying a word.
At this time, Li Zhuiyuan came over and said to Liu Yumei:
"Grandma, the ancestors of the two families reminded us that it is an auspicious time."
Liu Yumei pointed at Li Zhuiyuan and said to Tan Wenbin: "Did you hear that? This is what our new Dragon Prince should say."
Tan Wenbin smiled bitterly and said: "Old lady, aren't you making things difficult for me? I want to have Brother Xiao Yuan’s brain, and I also...”
For a moment, Tan Wenbin couldn’t even imagine what he would be like if he had Xiao Yuan’s brain.
Liu Yumei stretched out her hand and tapped Tan Wenbin's forehead: "What's so difficult about this? People with small sails and boats naturally have to be humble wherever they go, but when the Dragon King is sitting on your boat, you stand on the bow and yell. , Just remember one thing.”
“Old lady, please teach me.”
"Just pretend to death."
After saying that, Liu Yumei turned around and waved to Ali, who came in with Xiaoyuan: "Come on, let's get down to business."
There were no guests, no lanterns, no banquets, and even the room where the ceremony was held was small. One-third of the area was occupied by the ancestral tablets, with two chairs at the bottom and a futon in the middle.
There are three lamps on the ground in front of the futon.
A deep python opens its eyes, a golden dragon raises its head, and a phoenix perches in a tree.
They correspond to getting started, walking across the river, and returning to the nest respectively.
Only the Dragon King family dares to have the confidence and confidence to place this three-phase lamp. The other families are not unable to place it, but they are afraid that they will not be able to bear it.
Just like the disciples of other families who go out to call Yunyou but not Zoujiang, the way of heaven has eyes and the rivers and lakes have spirits. The more you dare to boast, the more pressure it will put on you.
Li Zhuiyuan only needs to light the first lamp today, which means he will get started.
When you are ready to walk across the river, you will open the altar and light the second one.
The second light comes together, which means that the journey across the river has begun, and your destiny and luck have changed. Some things, even if you don't look for them and just hide at home, will be arranged to come to you.
When Aunt Liu introduced herself, Li Zhuiyuan sounded inexplicably familiar.
Li Zhuiyuan also asked if his family members would be implicated when he walked across the river.
Aunt Liu’s answer was that since the family’s name must be used when walking along the river, the family will inevitably be implicated. No matter whose family the disciples are walking on the river, they will give them a lift first. After all, the family has a strong foundation. , can bear it.
But after being sent out all the way, the person still has to walk the rest of the way by himself.
First, whether you can transform into a dragon in the end, you still have to rely on yourself; second, the further you go, the more involved you will be, and no matter how big your family is, you can't support it.
To put it bluntly, traveling across the Yangtze River is a gamble for the individual and the family behind him. The essence is that if a small gain makes a big gain, it would be meaningless if it really weighs on the entire net worth.
When Aunt Liu introduced that "a big family has a big business", Li Zhuiyuan subconsciously looked at the memorial tablets on the table full of offerings in the room.
If Runsheng, Binbin and Yinmeng hadn't come today, a real "family member" might only need a wooden square stool to have breakfast. This is really...a big family and a big business.
However, with Uncle Qin, Aunt Liu and Liu Yumei here, he could still help him when he was walking across the river in the early stage. But after the early stage... I am afraid that his relationship with Liu Yumei and the others will become the same as when he was at Grandpa's house.
We can eat and live together, but we cannot interfere in matters other than normal worldly matters.
As for the third lantern, the phoenix perched on the tree, those who succeed in crossing the river do not need to light it. They only need to light it if they are temporarily withdrawn and interrupted. Uncle Qin has lit it.
In this way, it is equivalent to giving up this opportunity.
Liu Yumei is sitting on the left side wearing a green attire, and sitting on the right side is Ali wearing a red attire.
On such an occasion today, Liu Yumei represents the Liu family, and Ali, whose surname is Qin, represents the Qin family. Even though they are different in seniority, they still have to sit side by side at this time. This is to accept disciples on behalf of their ancestors.
Uncle Qin and Aunt Liu were wearing red python and green python training uniforms respectively, standing on both sides.
Aunt Liu, her surname should be Liu, but when she was at Li Sanjiang's house, she had to change her surname to Liu in order to pretend to be the third generation of her descendants.
In fact, from the dragons and phoenixes on the lamps and the pythons they wore, we can see how tough such a family must have been in ancient times.
The iron-clad Caobang and the flowing imperial court have been represented in countless troubled times throughout the ages.
Moreover, families like theirs often pay attention to luck and feng shui and do not show it to others, which allows them to pass on in the shadows for a long time.
Li Zhuiyuan stood in front of the futon.
Behind him, Yin Meng, Runsheng and Tan Wenbin were all holding burning incense.
The space is limited, and the three of us can only stand against the wall.
Liu Yumei said: "The conditions are simple and we are neglecting everyone."
Li Zhuiyuan: "If the water is not deep, the dragon will be the spirit."
Liu Yumei nodded with a smile. She had the conditions to run the show. She also had an old house in Jinling, but she chose this one on purpose. This is a cramped place to choose from.
The smaller the place, the more humane it will be.
"Rumble."
The thunder outside the window became more intense, and lightning also appeared one after another.
Liu Yumei couldn't help but look out the window, it was a beautiful scenery today.
Only expensive wood is offered on the altar, so are you all worshiping outside the window?
Liu Yumei looked at Aunt Liu, who said, "Salute."
Li Zhuiyuan first saluted Liu Yumei at the door of the Liu family, and Liu Yumei then stood up and returned the salute.
Immediately afterwards, Li Zhuiyuan paid a courtesy visit to Ali to the Qin family.
Uncle Qin took a step forward and stood in front of Ah Li, ready to return the gift on his behalf.
But Ali stood up on his own initiative.
Uncle Qin could only retreat.
Ali returned the favor to Li Zhuiyuan.
She knows a lot of things, but she just doesn’t want to do them because of people.
Aunt Liu laughed inside her heart, but in such a serious occasion under the rumbling thunder, she could only suppress the corners of her mouth as much as possible.
She remembered that at Ding's house in the mountain city, the old lady asked Xiao Yuan to attend the ceremony instead of Ali, and then sit down instead of Ali.
The old lady's mouth has only loosened up recently, but her physical behavior has long been honest.
Today, I saw two children saluting each other, and then I should look forward to the next round.
This life is really lived with a sense of expectation.
Anyway, since the first time Li Zhuiyuan walked up to Ah Li and held Ah Li's hand while walking away, she liked to see the two children together.
Every morning before getting up to make breakfast, she would lean at the door of the kitchen and watch the two children sitting on the terrace reading books and playing chess for a while. She would make her mouth feel sweet after watching them before going to cook.
After the formal ceremony, the next step is to choose inheritance.
Liu Yumei had made up her mind to let the two children choose two, but the process had to be followed. Let him choose one first, and then she would persuade him to take the other.
Thunder rumbled outside, Liu Yumei couldn't help but glared: Why are you urging me!
Clearing her throat, Liu Yumei asked:
"Li Zhuiyuan, the Qin family and the Liu family are in front, which family do you want to join?"
Li Zhuiyuan looked at Ah Li and asked He said: "Did Ali enter the Qin family? "
Liu Yumei shook her head and said: "We, Ali, haven't gotten started yet."
We have been so entangled by those guys before we got started. I'm afraid that when we really get started, we will be troubled by those guys. You have to be more entangled.
It is precisely for this reason that Liu Yumei never held an initiation ceremony for Ali.
"Then will Ali be admitted in the future?"
"When Ali is cured, he will be able to do so."
"Then which family will Ali be admitted to? Door?”
“Which one you choose, Ali will enter the other one in the future.”
Liu Yumei is both the young lady of the Liu family and the young mistress of the Qin family, so she has a bowl of water.
Li Zhuiyuan can choose one and then take over the other, and then let Ah Li take over the one who takes over. In this way, no matter whether the two families are at a time, there will be no thorns in the side.
"Li Zhuiyuan, have you made your choice?"
"You have made your choice, I will join both the Qin and Liu families."
Liu Yumei was stunned. For a moment, she didn't expect this boy to be so aggressive. She was even ready to engage in another period of bargaining with this boy when he proposed cum again.
But combined with what this guy said before, after careful consideration, she immediately understood what this guy was thinking.
For a moment, Liu Yumei almost couldn't help but laugh.
This brat has made up his mind to let Ali be his junior sister from now on!
What do you take the inheritance of the Qin and Liu families for? As a toy to make little girls happy?
Fortunately, the little girl being teased is her granddaughter, otherwise Liu Yumei would stand up and kill no matter how great the genius was standing in front of her right now!
But just having her weak point poked at her like this made her angry and unable to get angry, and it felt extremely inappropriate to laugh.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Thunder exploded one after another in the surrounding area. Today, in this family area, all TVs, washing machines and lights that are plugged in, I'm afraid they were all broken.
There was a "swish" sound, and I didn't know whether the electric switch was broken or tripped. Every house became dark at noon, when the clouds were heavy.
This is the only place. Since the candles were lit in advance, it was not affected much.
Liu Yumei rolled her eyes at the window and said, "It's just a bunch of old guys who know how to make a fuss!"
At this point, Liu Yumei flicked her fingertips, and the Liu family's door sticker flew into Li Zhuiyuan's hand.
When Liu Yumei wanted to pick up the Qin family door sticker on Ali's side, she saw Ali doing the same action as she did just now. She put her fingertips on the door sticker and flicked the Qin family door sticker. It also flew into Li Zhuiyuan's hands.
Li Zhuiyuan stacked the two door stickers together, knelt on the futon, and placed the door sticker on the python head of the first lamp.
The doorpost spontaneously ignited, and the flames fell like mercury.
The python lantern was lit, and the python's eyes opened and looked at the boy.
Somehow, Li Zhuiyuan, who was proficient in astrology, seemed to sense that his destiny had changed at this moment.
When the door post was burned out, Li Zhuiyuan knelt straight and kowtowed to the memorial tablet on the altar table.
With every knock, the thunder outside the window roared, as if in response.
This scene opened the eyes of Runsheng, Binbin and Yinmeng who were standing against the wall at the moment.
They could tell that Brother Xiao Yuan was not deliberately waiting for the lightning and thunder to cooperate, but just saluted steadily according to his rhythm.
Take a step back and say that even if Xiao Yuan is deliberately cooperating with the thunder to create momentum, when have you ever seen thunder hitting the same rhythm point nine times in a row?
The ceremony is over.
The thunder stopped.
Liu Yumei: "Worship the Dragon King!"
Li Zhuiyuan turned around and faced Runsheng, Binbin and Yinmeng.
Then the four of them knelt facing each other and kowtowed to each other three times.
Since Liu Yumei said that she didn’t care about etiquette and rules, Li Zhuiyuan really followed the bowing process and left.
The worship of the Dragon King is over, and from now on, Runsheng and the others are the registered disciples of the Qin and Liu families.
So many families at the Ding family dinner in the mountain city were passed down in this way a long time ago.
Li Zhuiyuan turned around and faced Liu Yumei again. With one last step of advice, the initiation ceremony was completed successfully.
Liu Yumei said: "Li Zhuiyuan, now that he has joined the Qin and Liu families, he should make progress and not fall behind the lintel. He will go to the river in the future..."
The golden dragon on the second lamp, At this moment, it suddenly raised its head slowly, the dragon's mouth opened, and spit out flames.
The golden dragon raises its head and walks across the river!
Liu Yumei’s eyes widened with disbelief on her face.
Uncle Qin and Aunt Liu also looked shocked. They obviously didn't light the lamp, but the wick spontaneously ignited.
Li Zhuiyuan was also surprised, but looking at the burning lights, he felt a little relieved.
It turns out that I had already started walking across the river.
But specifically, when did it start?
Runsheng and the others were also full of curiosity. They didn’t see Brother Xiaoyuan lighting a lamp just now.
In the audience, the only one whose expression remained unchanged was Ah Li, because the young man told her all the secrets.
Liu Yumei's expression was extremely solemn. She originally wanted to wait until the boy was fully grown up and make more preparations before opening the altar, lighting the lanterns and walking across the river. But now, the lanterns have been lit and the ship is done.
Unless you turn off the light and light it up again, this directly means admitting defeat and failing.
Liu Yumei placed her hands on the armrests of the chair, and the solid wood chair continued to break in her palms like plastic foam.
Aunt Liu looked at Li Zhuiyuan worriedly, how difficult would it be to cross the river at such a young age?
In addition to worry, Uncle Qin's eyes also contained memories and expectations, and even deeper, there was a sense of relief.
He is the loser of the Qin family, so he also hopes that someone else can succeed.
Li Zhuiyuan took the lead to adjust his mentality, pointed to the light where the golden dragon raised its head, and said calmly:
"That's great, I'll save you the trouble in the future and look for it more slowly."
That’s it.
Liu Yumei looked at the young man: "Xiao Yuan?"
Li Zhuiyuan nodded.
Liu Yumei stood up slowly,
said:
"I sincerely declare to the rivers and lakes:
‘From today on, our Qin and Liu families will send their descendants across the river again! ’”
(End of this chapter)