Chapter 42 Chapter 42: Wei Family Ancestral Tomb

When Wei Ning came home, Mother Wei had already prepared paper money and rice. Seeing Wei Ning came back, she said: "You haven't visited your father's grave for several years. This year, you are an adult. Go and offer incense to your father, so that your father can take a good look at you." Since Wei Qiuxi disappeared, the Wei family searched for several years but did not find any news about Wei Qiuxi.After a long time, Wei's mother's heart became weaker, thinking that Wei Qiuxi might have really encountered some accident.These days, the emperor might say no, no matter what kind of general, he may not necessarily die in the bed of any concubine today or tomorrow. Who cares about the little Wei Qiuxi?Now Wei Qiuxi has really "disappeared" from this world.

The Wei family has been a big family in the area since ancient times. The tombs and lavish tombstones all over the mountains and plains show the prosperity of this family in the past, but now there is only Wei Ning, a single seedling, which makes people feel a little sad. According to the rules of Xiangxi people, those who die young are usually buried at the foot of the mountain, and those who live longer are buried higher. The foot of the Wei family's tomb has been densely covered with grave mounds, but there is obviously a blank area on the mountainside, which is sparse. There are several tombstones on the ground.Careful people can easily find that most of the tombstones at the foot of the mountain are very new, and the higher you go, the older the tombstones are.Above the mountainside, the handwriting on the tombstone has begun to fall off, which is estimated to be more than a hundred years old.Obviously, the place where Wei Ning's father's grave was built was not high, so it was easy to find, and there were several figures of Wei Ning's uncles next to him.Wei Ning took the sickle from his mother and cleared away the weeds on his father's grave. Mother Wei took out the offerings in the basket and lit the paper money. The burning paper money turned into black butterflies in the air and fluttered in the wind.

Wei Ning kowtowed to the relatives of his father's generation in turn, and then lit a firecracker to wake up these sleeping "people" according to the customs of Xiangxi people.Wei's mother babbled in front of Wei Ning's father's grave and didn't know what to say. Wei Ning was free, so he picked up the sickle and helped the ancestors clean up the weeds on the grave from bottom to top.Wei Ning grew up with his grandfather and mother since he was a child, and he couldn't even remember his father's appearance clearly, let alone these uncles and uncles who had never met. Out of curiosity, he read the inscription on the tombstone aloud.

First examine the tomb of Mr. Wei Qiuji, who was born on the second day of December in the third year of Tongzhi and died on the seventh day of September in the seventh year of Guangxu. Let’s first look at the tomb of Mr. Wei’s Late Qiu, who was born on the fourth day of March in the tenth year of Tongzhi and died on April 18th in the nineteenth year of Guangxu.Wife Wei Fang Yao.Zi Wei Wen... "Huh..." The more Wei Ning read it, the more he felt something was wrong, but he couldn't find the reason. "Don't read it!" Mother Wei suddenly stood up, her lips moved, and said angrily, "I told you not to read it, don't you know?"

In Wei Ning's memory, Wei's mother has always been a gentle and elegant person, and she usually speaks in a soft voice. He has almost never seen his mother angry. He just read a few inscriptions from his predecessors. Why? How could mother be so angry? Mother Wei calmed down, and said coldly: "Don't you know that this is disrespectful to the ancestors?" Wei Ning stuck out his tongue, but felt that the reason was not so simple. Mother Wei glanced at Wei Ning, sighed and said, "Pack up your things and go back early, it will be dark when you go back late." "Oh." Wei Ning nodded obediently, and said: "I will help these ancestors clean the 'shady house' and go back."

Wei's mother remained silent, turned her back to Wei Ning, and wiped the wet corners of her eyes.Sighing, murmured: "God, if you really want to take revenge on the Wei family, you can take revenge on me. Ning'er is still young, and he still has a long way to go in the future. Can you please raise your hand..." Suddenly, Wei Ning turned his head and called out: "Mother, come and have a look." Wei's mother wiped her face and walked over, only to see Wei Ning stopped at a grave. This tombstone was already dilapidated, probably at least a century old.Wei Ning pointed to the tombstone and said: "Mother, look, this old ancestor, why does his tombstone only have the date of birth, but not the date of death?"

Mother Wei said indifferently: "Maybe it's been washed away by the rain for a long time." Wei Ning shook his head and said, "Impossible, you see, this is obviously not engraved on it before." Mother Wei said: "Maybe the craftsman made a mistake at that time, it's getting late, go back, you have to go to school tomorrow, don't delay your studies." These days, in order to make his mother happy, Wei Ning studies hard, almost too busy to practice "Qi".In fact, Wei Ning didn't particularly care about which university he went to, but he hoped to make his mother happy, and he also wanted to see the outside world.I heard that there is even a subject of living human anatomy in the West, Wei Ning really wants to see it.But the school of this provincial university recruits students, what kind of royal relatives and national relatives have the opportunity to study, Wei Ning, a poor family boy, probably has no other choice but to rely on his own efforts.

Wei Ning also learned some inscribed spells, but unfortunately he can't use it in the exam, and he doesn't take the exam.Some time before the exam, Wei Ning worked hard on tutoring and fell asleep lying on the table before he knew it. "Liu Linglang, Liu Linglang, was born beside an ancient road in the wilderness, who asked me to be a god general, so as not to suffer the wind and frost in the countryside. Hehe, Wei Ning, I'm here again, you play with me." Wei Ning frowned and said, "I've been studying very hard recently and need to rest, Xiao Ling, can you stop looking for me for a while? After my exam is over, I'll play with you." Linglang's name.

When Xiao Ling heard this, he became unhappy: "No, no, I want you to play with me, can you play peek-a-boo with me?" "But I really don't have time. I want to have a good rest. Really, don't make trouble. I'll play with you when I'm admitted to a university in the province, okay?" Xiao Ling curled his mouth, unhappy: "No, I want you to accompany me today." "But I really want to study. If I don't, my mother will be very disappointed if I fail the exam!" Xiao Ling shook the rattle in his hand, and said in a childish voice: "Is it true that you have passed the exam, so you can play with me?"

"That's right, but if you come to quarrel with me again, I won't sleep well, and I won't be able to study well. If I don't study well, the exam will definitely be over, and then I won't talk to you anymore." As soon as Xiao Ling heard that Wei Ning ignored him, he quickly waved his hands and said, "Wei Ning, don't ignore me, don't ignore me." "Okay, now go back to sleep obediently, don't bother me to sleep again, obediently, go quickly." Xiao Ling thought for a while, then suddenly said: "Wei Ning, how can I help you not only play with me, but also pass the exam?"

Wei Ning couldn't help getting angry, and blurted out: "Unless you can get me a copy of the exam papers." Xiao Ling thought about it again, and suddenly snapped his fingers and said, "No problem, you wait for me tomorrow night." Before Wei Ning could speak, Xiao Ling sang the ballad again and ran out of Wei Ning's dream. The next day, Xiao Ling really came again, and excitedly waved his fists and said, "Wei Ning, Wei Ning, I'm here again. I've memorized the paper for you. Listen to me." After finishing speaking, Xiaoling memorized a test question in a childish voice, and even recited the answer to Wei Ning. Wei Ning was confused and didn't know whether it was true or not.After Xiaoling finished reciting it, he forced Wei Ning to play with him for a long time before leaving unsatisfied. The next day, Wei Ning unexpectedly discovered that he remembered every question and every answer in that paper verbatim.Wei Ning didn't take it seriously either, he just took it as a joke made by Xiao Ling and him, smiled, and buried himself in the mountain of books to hold Buddha's feet temporarily. Finally, when Wei Ning got the test paper, he was dumbfounded. This test paper was exactly the same as the test paper that Xiao Ling had memorized for him!Only then did Wei Ning know that Xiao Ling hadn't joked with him, and he really got the paper. Is this cheating? Dear invigilators, this is none of my business. If you want to blame it, you can blame Xiao Ling, that little devil. He is the culprit. At most, the little brother can only be regarded as forced. After some self-consolation, Wei Ning immediately felt at ease. A lot, start to write calmly. The test results came out, and Wei Ning passed the test without any accidents, and was among the best, which made people have to look at him with admiration.Wei Ning can finally go to the city to study, and he has become the "No. 1 scholar" envied by everyone in the local area.