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Volume 7: Joking about drinking the blood of Huns Chapter 9: Four Wonders

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    Update time: 2010-04-06

    Chen De could stop and go along the way, but since he had arrived in Jiangzhou, which was only a stone's throw away from Xunyang, he could not stay. Instead, he had to act vigorously and order Zhou Shu, the magistrate of Jiangzhou, to accompany him the next day.  Together they went to Xunyang to award gold plaques and couplets and other gifts.  Zhou Shu hoped that he would hand over his errands as soon as possible, so he naturally obeyed his orders.

    The Chen family in Jiujiang is a large family that has been granted a title in the past dynasties, and is very familiar with receiving imperial envoys.  In Xunyang County, there are people of the Chen clan waiting for the imperial envoy. The closer you get to Chenjia Village, the smoother and cleaner the roads become. Mulberry trees are planted on both sides. Children carrying bamboo baskets are picking mountain fruits in the forest halfway up the mountain, creating an idyllic scene.

    "When our ancestor Chen Wang led his people to come here, it was still a barren mountain. The Chen clan had to work hard to create what it is today." Chen Jingliang, who greeted the imperial envoy in Xunyang County, proudly introduced: "This  In addition to mulberry trees on both sides of the road, there are also peach and plum and other flower and fruit trees planted on the hillside. The flowers are blooming in spring, which is a rare beauty."

    Zhou Shu, the magistrate of Jiangzhou, also smiled and said: "Exactly, ordinary villages, each operating their own land, have to think hard to create such a beautiful world. Only the Chen family of Yimen, with three thousand people living together, has such courage.  .I wonder if the Imperial Envoy has ever heard of these four unique skills of the Jiujiang Chen family?"

    When Chen De saw the reserved look on the face of Chen Jingliang next to him, he knew that Zhou Shu had scratched an itch, and asked knowingly: "Huh? There is such a statement, please ask Mr. Zhou for advice."

    Zhou Shu, as the local father-in-law official, was extremely proud to have such a family that was a model of morality in the world. He said: "These four characteristics are that the clothes in front of the hall are ownerless, and the three-year-old child does not know its mother. The husband does not listen to his wife's partial words,  Farmers don't know how hard it is to be in the fields." Seeing Chen De's puzzled but attentive look, Zhou Shu said even more proudly: "There is no owner of the clothes on the shelf in front of the hall. What they are saying is that the clothes on the shelf in front of the hall belong to the entire clan.  , dress according to whether you need it, dress well when entertaining guests, wear rough clothes when working, and hang all the clothes in front of the hall when not in use."

    "Oh, is there such a thing?" Chen Deqi said, turning his head to look at Chen Jingliang's fine silk clothes, and said with a smile: "What if brother Jing Liang's fine clothes are also hung in the hall for his predecessors to use?"  At that time, the Chen family in Jiujiang was famous. Many people in the family were serving as officials, and Chen De and Chen Jingliang, who were in official positions, called themselves brothers, which was not too modest.  Although his question was a bit sharp, it was also a question often asked by guests visiting the Chen family when they heard the verse "The clothes in front of the hall are ownerless". Chen Jingliang smiled gently and explained: "My clothes are also hanging in front of the hall, but Chen's clothes are also hanging in front of the hall."  At Yimen, I am in charge of all matters for receiving the guests, so others rarely use them to wear." Chen De smiled and cupped his hands at him, thinking, since the person who receives guests has special clothes, then the other full-time people have special clothes.  Naturally, the elders in the clan have things for their own use. Although they are hung in front of the hall, no one dares to take them.  It's just like the car distribution for small units in later generations. Although it is not stated that it is for the boss, no one would be so embarrassed that he would ask his immediate boss for the car key.  This seems to be a fair method, but it just engraves the possession of items according to the level in people's hearts.

    Zhou Shu secretly laughed in his heart. This visitor who came to visit Jiujiang Chen family for the first time never believed that there was a family in the world that carried forward the teachings of Confucius and Mencius to such an extreme. However, he always came away impressed. He also enjoyed the process of watching others be impressed.  Seeing that Chen De stopped talking, he continued: "This three-year-old child does not know its mother. All the babies in the tribe are put together to be nursed, regardless of you and me. As long as there is a child crying for milk, any one who has milk will  Every woman she sees will breastfeed. As time goes by, the child will naturally not know who is his mother." After he finished speaking, he smiled in a very unobtrusive way.  Chen Dexin said that this principle is similar to that of the nurseries of later generations, except that even the lactation period of the female workers was deprived, so that more people could participate in the labor.

    "A husband will not listen to his wife's partial words, and a farming man will not appreciate the hardships in the fields. It is true that the children of the Chen family of Yimen are naturally well-educated by the ancestors of the Chen family, but the same cannot be said for women who marry with a foreign surname. Confucius said, '  "Only women and small people are difficult to raise." Therefore, the Chen family's ancestral instruction is that the children in the family should not listen to the words of their wives. The men in the family go out to plow the fields together every day and return at sunset. At the end of the year, all the income is collected in the family barn.  Three thousand members of the clan cook, drink, and pass meals together while beating drums, and the family is selfless, so no one has any complaints." Chen Jingliang continued to explain in a decent manner.

    This Chen Jingliang has a fair face and a swollen belly. He is obviously not someone who often works in the fields under the scorching sun. Chen De smiled and said: "Brother Jingliang, don't try to bully me. With your appearance, you are clearly a scholar who has been reading books since he was a child.  This is not a person who has to work in the fields every day."

    When Chen Jingliang heard what Chen De said, he was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "The Chen family has a family tradition of farming and education. Her subordinates are not talented. She was selected by the patriarch to study in the family school when she was young. It is true that she has never farmed." Chen De mistakenly thought that.  He also has to work in the fields. To a scholar, it is no less than an insult, just like thinking that a general's son is an ordinary military household.  Seeing Chen De being so rude, Chen Jingliang couldn't help but feel a little stiff in his words.  Zhou Shu hurriedly smiled and tried to smooth things over by saying, "Chen Jiedu is a warrior., I didn¡¯t know that Brother Jingliang was a talented scholar with a Jinshi background. It¡¯s just that he would rather retire to his hometown and disdain to be a common official like us.  "

    Chen Jingliang said hurriedly and humbly: "It's okay not to mention the fame of the Jinling Puppet Dynasty." He was quite proud of his words, and expressed his intention to draw a clear line with the Jinling Li family.

    Chen Dexin thought, this is the style of the people's communes in later generations where we have fields to farm together and food to eat together. As the saying goes, three monks have no water to eat. The movement in later generations caused three years of famine. As the saying goes, three monks have no water to eat.  Is it possible that Yimen Chen's tutor is so good that he can change ordinary people's nature of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages?  What's more, the elders of the clan still have the right to select their children to join the clan school and draw a distinction between scholars and peasants in the young children's lives. He smiled and said: "I heard that the imperial court awards the Yimen Chen family 200,000 catties of grain every year. Is this true?"

    Chen Jingliang said with a smile: "The emperor's kindness is so great that Mrs. Chen from Xunyang burst into tears of gratitude." He only said that Chen De deliberately mentioned this beautiful thing to make up for his abruptness. Who would have thought that Chen De only wanted to confirm the memory of the low production efficiency in the people's commune era?  That¡¯s all.

    Chen De smiled and nodded, thinking that there was nothing new in the world.

    Chen Jingliang was indeed responsible for receiving distinguished guests. After passing through the many gates erected in recognition of the imperial court, Chen De and his party were led to the reception hall on the west side. Chen De took a short rest and then went to the central hall to award the golden plaque and imperial couplets.  After the ceremony, Chen Gun, the head of the Chen family of this generation, accompanied him to visit the scenery of the mansion. After lunch, he went to Dongjia Academy.

    The Chen family has been recuperating and recuperating for more than ten generations. Today, it can be said that it is extremely prosperous. The family owns schools, libraries, reception rooms, hospitals, ancestral halls, and farm management departments.  At lunch, the scene of more than 3,000 people cooking and eating together was a spectacular sight. Chen De and Jiangzhou Zhizhou Zhou Shu were lucky enough to have lunch with an old man twice his age. The chicken, duck, fish and other things on the table were all stewed extremely well.  Soft and rotten, only the high price of salt in the mainland prefectures made the taste bland. Facing a table full of old people with chicken skin and gray hair sitting at the table, Chen De's appetite was not good. Looking around, he saw  People are divided into different sizes and genders. Young women, young men, middle-aged women, middle-aged men, old men and old women all sit at the same table. The food on the table is different. Generally speaking, the older they are, the more they eat.  Food and clothing will be more exquisite.

    "No wonder the husband doesn't listen to his wife. Most of their lives are collective actions, and there is no space for private married life." Chen De slandered.  Just now, Chen Jingliang told him that men of the Chen family were not allowed to take concubines and could only marry one wife. Even the head of the family was no exception. Chen De was in awe, but what he couldn't accept was that the marriages between men and women of the Chen family were all between the clan leader and the clan leader.  The middle-aged and elderly people decide based on family background, horoscopes and even drawing lots. There is no room for mutual affection.

    This most famous family in the world pays great attention to keeping silent during meals and sleeping silently. Even when Zhou Shu was dining here, he also changed from his usual habit of talking eloquently and spitting like saliva during meals.  After dinner, I heard on the way that the scenery on the top of Dongjia Mountain is quite beautiful. The stones are as white as jade, and the light shines on people. There is also a purple stone wall screen with red and yellow stones that complement each other and is dozens of feet high. A spring flows out from under the screen, and white water flows down.  Bi is known as a wonder, and the sound of rushing water can be heard for miles. Sometimes the trickling sound is like fairy music.  Accompanied by Chen Gun, Chen Jingliang, Zhou Shu and others, Chen De climbed to Dongjia Mountain and then returned to Jiangzhou.

    Although the scenery here is beautiful, there are too many rules and it is particularly discriminatory against women. If my wife comes here with me, I am afraid she will be frightened.  While climbing the mountain, Chen De was secretly glad that he did not bring Huang Wen with him.  It doesn't matter if you take your family members on a sightseeing trip along the way. If Chen Banzhi also brings his wife to Yimen, I'm afraid the face of the head of the family, Chen Gun, won't be so kind.

    Chen Gun, the head of the Chen family in Yimen, is wearing a Ge shirt. He has a pale face but a strong spirit. He is not as talkative as Chen Jingliang, but he gives people a generous and kind feeling.  But upon closer inspection, it was quite elusive. Zhou Shu talked a lot along the way.

    Climbing to the top of Dongjia Mountain, you can see the peaks standing in the distance, waterfalls and springs, which makes people feel refreshed.  Chen Depo was a little dissatisfied with Chen Gun's reticence along the way, and deliberately wanted to draw a clear line with himself. He smiled lightly and said: "I heard when I was in Jinling that the Jiujiang Chen family was descended from Chen Shubao, a nobleman from the south of the Yangtze River. Looking at it today, it turned out to be very famous.  It's grand, even this Dongjia Mountain is filled with clouds and clouds, and it seems to have a royal aura." He himself was afraid that others would not know that he had served as an official in Jinling. As soon as these words came out, the faces of Zhou Shu and Chen Gun changed color at the same time.  Although everyone knew that Chen De was not a favored courtier, but he said these words as an imperial envoy, but it was heartbreaking.

    Note 1: Kou Zhun's "Inscription on Yimen of Jiangzhou": Civilization is the most important in the world, and filial piety and righteousness are the foundation of the village. Three thousand grains are given every year." This means that in the first year of Chunhua (990) and thereafter, the government loaned millet to the Chen family every year.  In the spring famine, when the warehouse is returned after the autumn harvest, only one dou is paid for each dou, and there is no rent. This is the court's great love for the Chen family. Three thousand grains are given every year, and thousands of books are stored in the building. Green wine is opened by chanting, and green vegetables are boiled with elegant remarks.  .The long chanting is outside the sky, and the family is happy and happy.

    Note 2: In the seventh year of Emperor Renzong¡¯s reign (AD 1062), the Chen family of Yimen had lasted for more than 300 years.With a population of more than 3,700 and more than 300 farms, it became the most populous family at that time.  Such a large family, united sincerely, seemed to be too powerful, and the court began to fear that it would endanger its own rule.  So when Wen Yanbo, Bao Zheng, Fan Shidao and other important ministers suggested that the emperor divide Yimen Chen's family, they played into Song Renzong's wish.  Therefore, in the sixth year of Emperor Renzong's reign in the Song Dynasty (AD 1061), an edict was issued to separate the Yimen Chen family.

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