Lin Mengya hit Bai Zhi on the head with her book angrily.
The little girl immediately covered her head and looked at her sadly.
"Oh, miss, why did you hit me on the head?"
"I'll hit you lightly, depending on what you said."
Bai Zhi stuck out her tongue and continued peeling walnut kernels for her with a smile.
"Is there nothing else but this?"
Bai Su shook his head.
In fact, she was quite puzzled as to why the Fifth Young Master didn't say anything about the other matters, but instead asked the attendant to remind him about it again and again.
She couldn't help but look at her master.
Because it was a bit hot due to the charcoal stove in the carriage, she took off her heavy coat and wore only a purple and gold dress.
The solemn and majestic color applied to her body gave her a bit more noble beauty.
Not kitsch, not too high-minded.
With such a master, even the most picky nun in the palace would praise him for his good education.
What's more, over the years, in addition to his own nobility and beauty, the master has become more graceful and graceful.
That's a demeanor that ordinary boudoir women don't have.
What is there to find fault with such a master
In fact, Bai Su misunderstood Gong Wu's intentions.
There is only one thing he emphasizes, and that is to let his sister pretend to be "old" as much as possible.
Otherwise, those guys from my hometown will probably annoy my little sister to death.
This time the two boys were left at home by her.
Naturally, it was my great-grandfather’s strong request.
As for the child’s father.
Lin Mengya calmly took a sip of the fruit tea in the cup.
Alas, the child's father has been too bothersome recently, which makes her a little troubled.
It's better to get married early.
"Miss, the 'Gongjiazhuang' is just ahead."
Outside, Gong Ping responded respectfully.
There are a lot of things going on in the new year, and it’s impossible to have no one at home.
But the five brothers had to come back with her, so Ning Liang had to work hard.
Lin Mengya opened the window and looked into the shadows not far away.
It was an extremely simple town, and most of the people in it had the surname Gong.
After passing the town, there is the ancestral grave of the Gong family.
The previous materials for repairing the ancestral tomb have been sent over.
They will stay in the village for a few days, and then break ground on the auspicious day they selected.
After that, the rest of the work is left to the craftsmen.
To put it bluntly, it’s just a mascot.
Regarding this job, Lin Mengya said it couldn't be easier.
It couldn't be easier than letting her run around and fight for power and financial resources with others.
She really couldn't understand why her brothers looked like they were about to die heroically.
The young people in their generation are really losing their physical strength.
Lin Mengya, who had her legs crossed, thought gloatingly, but little did she know that she would be the one who suffered the most.
Far away, she heard the sound of music.
The suona, full of festive flavor, has a high-pitched and loud sound that can be heard clearly from ten miles away in the wind.
Lin Mengya suddenly felt like returning home with the honor of the big red flower.
She was wondering if she should go out later, nod and wave, have tears in her eyes or something.
Baiji and Baizhi immediately dressed her up. Looking at herself in the bronze mirror, she was very satisfied.
The sound of music was getting closer and closer. Just as Lin Mengya was about to get out of the car, she heard a sudden voice coming from outside.
"Gong Ling of the Gong family, together with the whole clan, respectfully welcomes the return of the family master!"
In an instant, the music disappeared.
She was curiously opening the curtain, but she saw a large area of darkness outside.
Well... ...
Moreover, everyone knelt down and worshiped, which was extremely formal.
Fortunately, she was used to big scenes. She was slightly shocked and then said with the gentlest and most friendly smile: "Everyone, please get up. We are all a family, so there is no need to be so formal."
Unexpectedly, a group of people outside suddenly condemned her with sad eyes.
Lin Mengya didn't quite understand.
What did she say? Why do everyone look at her with so much grievance
"Master, the etiquette must not be discarded."
Fortunately, at this time, there was a big brother to smooth things over for her.
He also took the time to wink and hint.
Lin Mengya had no choice but to continue: "Oh, big brother is right, so let's just continue as usual from now on, right?"
What she said seemed a bit unfounded.
But before he finished speaking, the group of people immediately became beaming with joy.
Some people were even moved and wiped the corners of their eyes with their sleeves.
Lin Mengya was stunned when she saw it.
Fortunately, my elder brother was beside me and whispered: "People in my hometown are very polite. If you don't let them kneel down, they will think that you are dissatisfied with them."
But a hundred thousand whys immediately popped into her mind.
This is not observing etiquette at all, they are clearly a bunch of jerks, okay
Facts have proved that Lin Mengya is indeed good at seeing the essence through phenomena.
Everything inside and outside Gongjiazhuang has been cleaned, and not even a trace of dust can be seen on the bluestone slabs on the street.
Lin Mengya was surrounded by all the clan members in the center, and the old man who called himself Gong Ling, who was actually older than her father and only a generation behind her great-grandfather, followed suit.
Moreover, the name of a householder is extremely respectful.
This made Lin Mengya particularly uncomfortable.
"Grandpa Ling, you..."
As soon as she started talking, Gong Ling knelt down in fear.
Lin Mengya was so frightened that she almost jumped away.
"The head of the family can just call me by my first name. Gong Ling is just a member of the Gong family, so he really can't bear the honorific title of the head of the family."
Lin Mengya was almost petrified.
A person of her grandfather's generation was called by her first name and would kneel to her at every turn.
She, she was afraid that she would lose her life!
Looking for help, she looked at the brothers around her, but saw that they all had happy expressions on their faces. Suddenly, she felt bad all over.
I bet they all knew the inside story, but they were the only ones hiding it from her, right
snort! Look how she handles them this time!
"You get up first."
"If the head of the family doesn't agree, Gong Ling won't get up!"
The little old man's attitude was very firm.
But she was also in a dilemma.
After thinking about it, he had to compromise and said: "Why don't I call you Master Ling? Don't embarrass me. Although I am the head of the family, I am a junior. It would not be good if I call you by your first name." ,what do you think?"
Gong Ling shook his head like a rattle and kept saying that etiquette must not be messed up.
Lin Mengya had an idea and suddenly said with some regret: "If you don't agree, then I will have no choice but to go back."
Gong Ling suddenly raised his head and asked in panic: "Where are you going, family? Don't you want to worship your ancestors? No, no, no. Now our Gong family is so glorious. If we don't comfort our ancestors, I'm afraid our ancestors will be blamed!"
Lin Mengya spread her hands, pretending to be aggrieved, and said, "I don't want to either. But if my ancestors knew that I had messed up my generation, I'm afraid they would blame me."
Gong Ling also looked troubled.
But in fact, Lin Mengya didn't know that the group that really stayed at the ancestral grave was the group that left the most complete legacy of the Gong family tradition.
Hundreds of years ago, except for the head of the Gong family and his direct descendants, the status of other clan members and branches was actually similar to that of slaves.
Even though the head of the Gong family did not treat them like this, this weird and strict rule of serving the master was still passed down.
People of Gong Ling's generation knew from an early age that their entire lives would be dedicated to their family.
That's why he was terrified of Gong Yacheng.
But now, when I heard that the head of the family was going back for this reason, I immediately nodded and agreed, for fear that the head of the family would really leave.
"Okay, okay, head of the family, you can do whatever you say! Gong Ling knows he was wrong, please punish him!"
After saying that, he lowered his head and knelt on the ground, looking sincerely repentant.
Although Lin Mengya felt uncomfortable in her heart, she still decided to go with the other party first.
Otherwise, she was afraid that she would not be able to enter Zhuangzi when it got dark.
"Then, I'll punish you to be my guide tomorrow."
"Yes! Gong Ling obeys the order!