However, although Shuixi is not far from Lin Mansion, it has taken a lot of effort to get a car and a boat.

When they arrived at the place, Lin Yanchao got out of the sedan chair, they saw that there were already people from the Zong family coming over under the archway.

One of them was Lin Ruchu who was in charge of the Guangdong Supervisor. Lin Yanchao and Lin Ruchu had a relationship with each other, so he got it.

At this time, Lin Ruchu was supporting Lin Gao, and then talked to his uncle and third uncle, while his nephew stood respectfully on the side.

Uncle and third uncle were all very happy and somewhat flattered. Lin Yanchao recalled that Lin Ruchu was a Jinshi in the 44th year of Jiajing. When the news of his success in the Jinshi reached Houguan County, although he was young, he still remembered vaguely that Uncle and third uncle knew that he had a Jinshi in the Zong family, so how deeply he was shocked.

Lin Yanchao, who had not traveled through time at that time, heard about the Shuixilin family from his uncle and uncle for the first time, and learned that he had such a relationship with the Shuixilin family.

Lin Yanchao didn't remember what his uncle and third uncle said at that time. Maybe everyone's surname is Lin and the same ancestor, why is the gap between people so big?

At that time, Lin Yanchao's father was still alive and he went to school. For his family, he had aspirations. Not to mention a Jinshi, even if he became a Juren, he would have completed the class leap.

But as Lin Yanchao's parents were killed by Japanese pirates, the hopes of the whole family were suddenly lost, and there was no hope, and the family's situation also took a sharp turn for the worse.

Now that time has changed, Lin Ruchu, as a supervisor of a province, can come out to greet him personally. At this moment, for the uncle and third uncle, the loss had long gone before, but now he can only exhale and raise his eyebrows.

Lin Yanchao walked forward calmly.

When Lin Ruchu saw Lin Yanchao coming, he immediately smiled and said, "Isn't this a lord of the ministry? There is no way to welcome him, and there is no way to welcome him."

Lin Gaozhao said, "From the seniority, Yan Chao should actually call him cousin, and you will be disgusted by this title."

Lin Yanchao immediately bowed and said, "Yes, I've met my cousin."

Lin Ruchu nodded and said, "In this way, I will take the initiative to call him a virtuous nephew. You come and pay homage to your brother, too!"

Lin Ruchu and his sons had already been interested. They were also Juren and were also students. Ru's second son Lin Shen had already passed the Juren and would go to Beijing to take the exam in two years.

When several nephews saw Lin Yanchao, they said, "The name of brother Sanyuan is admired by all scholars in the world. As descendants of the Lin family, we are also honored."

After saying that, a few people bowed down, Lin Yanchao helped him up and said, "It's all his brothers, so there's no need to be polite."

Then Lin Xin and other Lin family nephews also came to pay their respects. The younger generations all bowed to Lin Gao, and the younger generations on both sides greeted each other.

Everyone exchanged a few greetings and went to the village ancestral temple to attend the ceremony.

When I walked to the ancestral hall, I saw that there were people standing inside and outside. On the day of worshiping ancestors, the children in the clan had nothing to do, and they had to go back to the ancestral hall no matter how far away they were.

They had already arrived at the ancestral hall for a long time, waiting for Lin Gao and Lin Yanchao's family to arrive.

Because the Lin family has been scattered for many years, most of them are not officials of Lin Ruchu for generations, so most of the clan members are just ordinary people, and some are poor and unable to support themselves.

In the ancestral hall, when they saw the Lin family members coming back in their official uniforms, they stood by and watched, not daring to ask for it easily.

However, the uncle and the third uncle were very enthusiastic. When they met, they bowed and greeted each other, and then inadvertently shook their official uniforms and showed off.

The people of the tribe didn't know the details and thought that they were really officials, so they all hurriedly returned the salute respectfully.

Lin Gaozhu saw this scene and couldn't help but shake his head.

Lin Yanchao also smiled helplessly.

Everyone entered the ancestral hall and walked around the screen door behind the door, but saw the words "Father and Son Eight Jinshi" written on the plaque behind the door. This is what happened that the Lin family father and son were both promoted to the Jinshi class in the first year of Chunyou.

In the middle hall of the ancestral hall, there is a plaque with the words "Seven Provinces' Merits and Merits to Receive Merits and the Three Generations of Qionglin Deyan'.

After the people arrive, they will be sacrificial rituals. According to the records in the Ming Dynasty, the sacrificial priests, who have an official body, must wear Tang scarves and official uniforms when offering sacrifices.

In the past, when scholars worshipped their ancestors, if their ancestors had an official body and their descendants did not have an official body, they could allow the principal sacrifice to wear official uniforms to sacrifice, which was also to comfort the ancestors.

In addition to the principal priests and officials, the Ming Dynasty also stipulates that women who have been granted the title need to wear flower hairpins and tithes.

As for those who do not have an official body, those who have fame and fortune wear scarves and deep clothes, while the common people have scarves and trousers and laces, while women wear big jackets and long skirts.

When worshiping ancestors, Lin Ru Chu Lord Xian and Ya Xian, finally Xian. The rest of the people stood together, and the woman stood outside the door, and the ceremony of sacrifice was not described one by one.

After the sacrifice, the banquet begins.

At this time, for the Lin clan, it was of course a big meal of fish and meat. Fujian was barren and the people lived a very difficult life. Only during the holidays could they eat fish and meat.

As a family of officials, Lin Ruchu certainly needs to pay for this banquet and spend some money after the banquet.

The ceremonial worship table was not placed elsewhere, but was inside the ancestral temple.

But I saw that there were large tables in the halls on both sides and the red cloth was laid out, and the people of the tribes were talking and laughing in the ancestral hall.

In the past, Lin Ruchu's family had banquets with their clan members in the ancestral hall, but today they had distinguished guests, and this was Lin Yanchao's first time returning to his hometown to worship his ancestors, so he hosted the Lin family at home.

When everyone left the ancestral hall, they had time to look at the village, but they saw that the village was all lived in by the Lin family. The house was built in a simple and heavy manner, and it was as elegant as an official family.

The house where Lin Ruchu invited the Lin family to have a banquet was the house of his father Lin Yingliang. Although Lin Ruchu passed the Jinshi post-Student, he built a house elsewhere, but he always lived here.

But I saw three rooms in the main door, and there was a wall of eight-character horse-heads on the left and right. There were a pair of round drum stones standing under the steps in front of the door, and there were four door hairpins on the lintel.

The so-called door hairpin is a cylinder that is seven or eight inches long. Two door hairpins for fifth to seventh grade officials are allowed, while only four door hairpins can be used by fourth grade officials or above.

There is a saying that the meaning of being a good family is to marry each other, which means to count the door hairpins on the lintels of the two families. They will get married, but the common people do not have a lintel, so they cannot be promoted to being a good family.

It is accurate to say that an official can shine his family lintel when he becomes an official. Lin Yingliang once served as the Minister of the Third Cangchang, so four door hairpins are allowed to be used on the lintel, which is indeed shining in the village.

After entering the mansion, the Lin family first went to change their clothes, put on ordinary clothes, and then went to the hall, but saw an old woman with crane hair, Lin Ruchu called her mother and came forward to support her.

Everyone knew that this was Lin Ruchu's mother and Lin Yingliang's wife Zheng. Zheng was an official of the Hou and the daughter of Zheng Shanfu, a famous scholar during the Zhengde period.

Zheng was also a third-rank imperial wife, but when she was old, she was inconvenient to legs and feet, so she did not go to the ancestral hall and sat and talked to several old women at home.

Lin Gaozhu, uncle, third uncle, Lin Yanchao and the Lin family's nephew saluted to the Zheng family one after another.

Zheng nodded and said a few polite words, and then everyone sat together to have a banquet.

This banquet is different from the banquet in the ancestral hall.

Everyone is a wealthy family. It is undoubtedly a shameful way to put dishes like local chickens and ducks at banquets. This is the time for the chef to show off his skills.

After taking the seat, everyone started talking.

Lin Ruchu has been an official from generation to generation, while Lin Gaozhu is the late one. Everyone is sitting on both sides, so there is a topic to talk about together.

The young juniors on Lin Ruchu took the initiative to toast Lin Yanchao, and then introduced themselves a few words.

Since the founding of the imperial examination system, the court's policy of employing people and officials was determined to be the only one who can be used to be a talented person.

However, it is said that it is only talented. However, even in the Ming Dynasty, when the imperial examination system was at its peak, the way of employing people in the officialdom was still to choose capable people among acquaintances and to choose acquaintances among acquaintances. Although it is not nice to say, it has long been verified that this is indeed an effective method.

When Lin Yanchao was in the society, the supervisors of a province came to the society to observe the style. At that time, classmates rushed to express themselves, hoping to be appreciated by noble people. For them, this was a once-in-a-lifetime shortcut in Zhongnan.

In fact, generally speaking, if there is no special talent or opportunity, the opportunity for such an occasion is very slim. Because what is missing is a familiar word, many people do not grasp the right measure at this time, but instead their actions are deformed and they fall into a inferior state in front of the other side.

On the contrary, today everyone can sit together for dinner, which means that everyone is a relative. Then during the meal, they each showed their own talent to Lin Yanchao. Then when will they go to school or pass the imperial examination, and whether they can be appreciated depends on their ability.

If you grasp this occasion well, you can soar into the sky.

Therefore, for many people, today's family dinner has been carefully prepared. The Lin family's nephews have long put the most proud poems on their daily life in order to allow Lin Yanchao to take the exam.

Some people are smarter and work hard on learning to do their best. When talking about topics such as business and benefiting work, and practicing true knowledge, it is very clear.

Lin Yanchao felt that they were indeed prepared for them, but for him, they were all guests, so why should they keep them away? The more scholars in the world, the better, the more the better. For the political resources in his hands, they are really not afraid of others' division, but the kind that will drag him down after distribution. Therefore, if a person with real talents and knowledge among his nephews is not stingy with help.

Lin Ruchu looked at Lin Yanchao from time to time on the table, and wanted to see if any of his juniors could enter Lin Yanchao's eyes.

However, Lin Yanchao was a little disappointed. Apart from the juren Lin Shen, no one can match Sun Chengzong, Guo Zhengyu, Yuan Zongdao, and even Xu Huobo and Lin Xin.

Lin Yanchao was relieved when he thought about it. Sun Chengzong and Guo Zhengyu were all chosen talents for the country. Although Lin Yingliang and Lin Ruchu were a senior official and famous for their imperial examinations, their family had the glory of eight Jinshis, but their nephews may not be as outstanding as their ancestors in their later years.

But Lin Yanchao still praised and encouraged him a few words. Lin Ruchu and others, he knew that Lin Yanchao's words were nice, except for Lin Shen, he did not ask his other children and nephews to take the article and knew that most of them had no chance.

So Lin Ruchu couldn't help but feel sorry for her.

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