“Aye, are you back? How is the situation over at Tianhai?”

“The situation is not bad and everything is going according to the planned plan.”

“Oh, it has to be you. Our brat can’t even manage a small town now. You, the eldest brother, will still have to help him more in the future.”

“Second uncle was joking. Chen Hua is in Pengcheng. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. It is located in a dangerous location and has developed heavy industry. It is not a small town. It may not be easier to fully control it than it is in Tianhai. But if there is anything in the future If something goes wrong, my second uncle can just ask him to come to me, and I will definitely not refuse if I can help him.”

“…”

“Aye, our boy has been in big trouble in Luzhou recently. Stay close to him and see if you can…”

“Easy to talk to, don’t worry, Uncle Tian, ​​I will definitely help if I can.”

“…”

Before the family meeting even started, the whole ancestral hall became lively.

There are many rules in a big family.

The next process is to wait for the time to come, and all the family members present need to go to the ancestral hall to offer incense and sacrifice. After completing a series of complicated rules and etiquette, it is time to talk about business.

Regardless of whether it is a sacrifice or the seating arrangement after the follow-up meeting begins, there is naturally something to say.

The general situation is based on seniority, with the clan elders at the front, followed by the backbone generation, and then juniors like Chen Ye.

There are also priorities among peers. The higher the status, the stronger the strength, and the more prestigious, the higher the ranking among peers will naturally be.

According to normal rules, only the older generation and the backbone generation can enter the ancestral hall. At this time, the younger generation is not qualified to stay inside except to come in to burn incense and worship their ancestors.

In the subsequent meeting, the big guys inside discussed and came up with a result and just informed the juniors outside.

However, as a family that has been able to inherit the family for such a long time, the Chen family will naturally not be so rigid and set the rules so rigidly.

Some extremely outstanding family members can actually enter the ancestral hall to participate in the most important discussions.

Just like Chen Ye.

Not only was he standing blatantly inside, but he was also standing quite far forward.

A group of people with higher seniority than him stood behind him, but few said they were dissatisfied.

However, when you enter inside and appear among a group of elders who are senior to you, it is natural that you will inevitably get approached and talked to by people around you.

Especially people from the branch of the clan who have a good relationship with the eldest brother. They have heard that Chen Ye has caused various major events in Tianhai. When they meet again at this time, they will naturally come over to talk a few more words and let their children know how to deal with it. This young master, who has almost booked the position of the next head of the family, has a strong presence here.

At the same time, I also wanted to see if I could ask the young master to help his children in this special situation.

People like Chen Ye and other uncles basically hold important positions in various government agencies, and they all have their own affairs to be busy with, and they can’t get away in a short time.

Therefore, after the news of the doomsday was confirmed, the people who were dispersed by the Chen family to occupy various places and establish their power were basically the juniors of each family.

Among them, there are those like Chen Ye who are rich in resources and have outstanding abilities.

Naturally, there are also some who have average abilities and don’t have that much resource support from their families.

It is naturally not that easy for these people to take down some local snakes in various places in a short period of time and complete the family plan to establish their own power.

However, their fathers are generally unable to get involved in this matter because they are busy with official duties.

At the same time, it can be regarded as a test for the younger members of the clan when the clan elders encounter great changes. It is far from the most difficult moment yet. Even if their parents can intervene, the clan will not allow them to do so.

But elders cannot step in to help, but there are no restrictions among peers.

At this time, he finally met Chen Ye, who was the most powerful among his peers. Naturally, these elders also needed to speak up for their children and find a helper.

Of course, those who can come to Chen Ye for help at this time are basically those who have a good relationship with the elder.

Those forces that were not willing to deal with Zhang Fang were naturally unlikely to come and cause trouble. Let alone help, they would be thankful if Chen Ye didn’t try to increase the strength of their juniors.

This kind of big family is a small society.

There is still humanity and sophistication between them.

Chen Ye generally agreed to some innocuous requests from those who were hanging out with him.

For some more difficult requests, it depends on the subsequent benefits.

For example, his father’s younger brother, his second uncle, asked him to help his cousin Chen Hua.

Although the place where Chen Hua is located is not as good as

Tianhai, where Chen Ye is located, is also extremely important. It is located at a strategic location and is a well-known heavy industry base in the Xia Kingdom.

Whether it is considered from the perspective of geostrategy or industrial strength, it is a place that needs to be firmly held in hand.

Therefore, Chen Hua, who was sent there, was also a direct descendant of the eldest son.

If he encounters trouble now, Chen Ye will naturally help as much as he can.

After all, this is his own person whose real interests are deeply bound, and helping him is equivalent to helping himself.

Of course, if the mud can’t hold up the wall, then Chen Ye, as the eldest brother, wouldn’t mind helping the younger brother a little more and completely bringing that place into his own sphere of influence.

But this is all for later, and now is definitely not the time to talk about these things.

After some greetings and small talk, the process of worshiping ancestors soon entered.

After all the Chen family disciples present lit incense in the ancestral hall and completed the sacrifice, they got to the point.

There was no loud noise of gongs and drums, and no blast of firecrackers.

As the sacrifice ended, everyone took their seats in order of status, and then specialized people came to cut the pigs, cows and sheep used for the sacrifice. Different parts were cut and distributed to different people’s plates according to the identities of the people present.

This is a very ancient ritual, and it seems that there are a lot of three sacrifices, but with so many people sharing one share, in fact, not much is given to each person, usually just a small piece.

As for the taste…the meat is boiled in plain water, just with a little salt added, and it’s basically cold after the sacrifice, so it’s strange that it tastes good.

But regardless of whether it tastes good or not, everyone present will basically eat their portion as soon as possible.

What this thing eats is not meat, but a status symbol.

It’s unpalatable, but there are a lot of Chen family members out there who want to eat it but are not qualified to eat it.

After eating, a large number of maids came next to bring the food and wine to the guests.

The standard for large-scale meetings within the Chen family is actually quite old. The meal system is divided, each person has a table, and each table is equipped with a beautiful maid responsible for pouring wine and making tea.

This is a ritual process that has been passed down by the family for thousands of years. In essence, it is also a way for a large family to demonstrate family tradition and majesty.


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