Expedition to Europe

(My grandma has been in the hospital these days, and I am a little dizzy from all the busyness. This chapter should be 652. I am really sorry, please forgive me brothers...)

If you don't return to your hometown when you are rich and powerful, it is like walking in the night in brocade clothes.

As long as you are a Chinese, you will know this sentence. It can be said that this is also the deep obsession of the Chinese.

Although Qin Zhiyuan has ascended the throne in Lanfang, the tombs of Qin Zhiyuan's parents are still in his hometown and have not been moved to Lanfang. In Lanfang, there is only one tablet for Qin Zhiyuan to pay tribute.

The Chinese still pay attention to returning to their roots. Since they have been buried, it is better not to disturb them casually.

In late March, Qin Zhisheng arrived in Beijing from Tianjin and met Qin Zhiyuan, and then the two returned to their hometown to worship their ancestors together.

Speaking of which, after Qin Zhiyuan went to Lanfang, the Qin family had basically moved to Lanfang. There were no people in Qin Zhiyuan's hometown, and only a dozen old people who were reluctant to leave their hometown remained in their hometown.

Qin Zhiyuan did not forget these old people. All the food, clothing and expenses were contracted by Qin Zhiyuan, not to mention seeking medical treatment. Qin Zhiyuan had only one purpose, to treat the tombs of the Qin family's ancestors well.

The Beiyang government did not neglect it. When the Qin family repaired the ancestral tombs, although the Beiyang government was in financial difficulties, it still allocated a sum of money to repair Qin Zhiyuan's old house and the Qin family's ancestral tombs, and also assigned special people to take care of them, which was also a display of the attitude of a friendly neighbor.

Qin Zhiyuan was grateful to the Beiyang government, so it was not without reason that Qin Zhiyuan chose to support the Beiyang government during the Civil War of the Republic of China.

Although ancestor worship was Qin Zhiyuan's private matter, Xu Shichang, the president of the Beiyang government, still accompanied him to show respect, which made Julie a little puzzled.

"Are the ancestors of Mr. President and ours together?" Julie was curious on the car to Cangzhou.

Although the Republic of China was in the midst of war, the security situation was much better than that of Yingzhou, so Julie was able to sit in the same car with Qin Zhiyuan, while Qin De was with Misha in another car.

Misha was now equivalent to Qin De's nanny. Julie had a lot of fun during this period. Qin De spent much more time with Misha than with Julie. Qin De was not against Misha, and smiled silly with his mouth wide open all day long. He was more affectionate with Misha than with Julie, which made Julie jealous.

Of course, it was jealous when it was wrong to eat, but you still have to play when you should play. It was rare to come out to relax, so Julie's jealousy was not that strong.

"That's not the case, but this is a way to deepen feelings. If we establish a certain personal relationship with Mr. President, it will be more conducive to the friendly cooperation between our two countries." Qin Zhiyuan was not disgusted, and expressed his understanding of Xu Shichang's approach.

Xu Shichang is from Tianjin. He was born in Weihui Prefecture, Henan Province. No matter which one, he has nothing to do with Cangzhou. Xu Shichang and Qin Zhiyuan went to Cangzhou together, in addition to being polite, to deepen their relationship.

There is a big difference between Chinese and Westerners in interpersonal communication. Chinese people always have a little confusion between public and private, which seems a bit too enthusiastic to Westerners.

For example, if it is a matter of ancestor worship, if it is a Westerner, most of them will buy a bunch of flowers and put them on the grave to express their grief, but for Chinese, this is a very grand matter, and there is no ambiguity at all. Just a bunch of flowers is definitely not enough to express grief, even if the grave is wrapped with flowers.

And things like following others to worship ancestors are absolutely impossible in the West. Even if the other party is the head of state, if it has nothing to do with oneself, then it will never interfere. For Chinese people, this is exactly the way Chinese people express friendship.

"It's a bit hard to understand. Do we really have to put up such a big show?" Julie looked at the motorcade behind her and still felt incredible.

In Qin Zhiyuan's motorcade, there are three trucks full of all kinds of paper people, paper horses, paper houses, paper cars and other messy things. These are all prepared by Qin Zhisheng's father, Qin Zhiyuan's uncle.

Although Qin Zhiyuan felt that it was unnecessary, he had no say in this matter. Qin Zhisheng's father made the decision without any room for negotiation.

Well, if the old man wants to show off, then let him show off. After all, ancestor worship is not something that is done often. Maybe it will only happen once every ten or eight years. Let's fulfill the old man's wish.

It's not appropriate to say that he is an old man. Qin Zhisheng's father is only fifty years old this year. He is still in good health and doesn't look much old. It is estimated that there will be no problem living another thirty or twenty years.

"This is not for us, but for outsiders to see. We came back to show our sincerity and tell our deceased ancestors that we are living well now, so that our parents who have been sleeping in the grave can rest in peace. As for the rest, let's not care. Just put it up. This time, we will treat ourselves as puppets and do whatever we are told to do." Qin Zhiyuan was open-minded and didn't care at all.

Although Qin Zhiyuan was the king of Lan Fang, it didn't matter what he said about family matters.

Lan Fang attached great importance to the family system, and the respect of family members for the family was written into the constitution, including the royal family.

Although Qin Zhiyuan was the king of Lan Fang, within the Qin family, Qin Zhisheng's father was now the patriarch. In many matters, Qin Zhisheng's father had absolute power, and even if Qin Zhiyuan said it, it would not have much effect.

After Qin Zhiyuan ascended the throne, Qin Zhisheng's father once intended to let Qin Zhiyuan serve as the patriarch of the Qin family, but was sternly rejected by Qin Zhiyuan.

The position of clan leader sounds impressive, but it is not easy to do. The key is to treat everyone equally. The interpersonal relationships within the family must be reconciled, and the conflicting interests must be settled. There are things to do inside and outside, and Qin Zhiyuan does not have so much free time.

"It's hard to understand. What does this have to do with them?" Julie still wants to regard this as her own family affair and does not want others to interfere.

This is still the "keep distance" relationship. To put it bluntly, it is still the difference between different cultures.

"Don't take this issue seriously. Just treat it as an experience of folk customs. Although I also want to treat it as a private matter, after all, in our position, many things are beyond our control. Okay, okay, when we return to Penglai Island, you have the final say in the palace." Qin Zhiyuan began to smooth things over and fool around with it first.

It is hard to say who is right or wrong in this matter. From Qin Zhiyuan's point of view, he certainly hopes to keep a low profile, return to his hometown quietly, burn incense on his parents' graves, and then chat about family matters, so that they can see Zhu Li and Qin De, and that would be an explanation.

But facing Xu Shichang's kindness, Qin Zhiyuan couldn't refuse. After all, Qin Zhiyuan didn't plan to move his parents' graves to Lan Fang, and he would need more care from the Beiyang government in the future, so he had to consider these human relationships.

"Then I will send all those female officials away when I go back, preferably to the northern border area." Zhu Li immediately entered the role, and was immediately possessed by the evil queen.

The original text can be read in Liu # 9 @Book/Bar!

After Qin De, especially after Zhu Li participated in the establishment of "Ugly Duckling" clothing, in order to cooperate with sales, Lan Fang still printed a batch of children's books and put them on the market. Of course, after those children's books were put on the market, Julie found something wrong. The reason was very simple. Take "Andersen's Fairy Tales" as an example. Almost all the queens in it are evil and negative characters. This made Julie very unhappy, but she could only accept it helplessly.

What if she didn't accept it? If she rewrote it, it was obvious that Andersen's descendants would not agree.

Over time, the evil factor in Julie's body began to play a role. From time to time, she had to play the role of the evil queen and bully Misha and those female officials.

Well, it was just acting. Julie hadn't done anything that was outrageous to both humans and gods, but Qin De obviously couldn't accept an evil mother and was scared by Julie every time.

Just chatting all the way, the convoy finally arrived at Qin Zhiyuan's hometown.

In fact, the convoy was much larger when it arrived here. Qin Zhiyuan was going back to his hometown to worship his ancestors, and Xu Shichang accompanied him in the worship. This was not common in Zhili. The governor of Zhili Province and the county magistrate of Cangzhou all rushed over, and they were all welcomed at the provincial and county borders. Therefore, the team became larger and larger along the way.

The village where Qin Zhiyuan lived was called "Qinjiazhai". As the name suggests, there should be a wall and a moat here, but now, the wall has been demolished, the moat has been filled, and even the church at the head of the village has been renovated and rebuilt. It is said that the big-nosed pastor from France lives in it, or he is at the bishop level, and the level is said to be quite high.

Qin Zhiyuan also met the pastor named Danny Gallup, who was indeed sent by Orbach. It is said that this position is still very popular. Danny Gallup was able to preach in this place because he was a confidant of Orbach.

It's a pity. Most of the people in Qinjiazhai have moved to Lanfang, including many people in nearby villages. Those who remain here are the old and weak who are reluctant to leave their hometown. Even if Danny Gallup converts everyone to Catholicism, he probably won't have much sense of accomplishment.

At this time, Qin Zhiyuan doesn't need to be busy. All the things needed for the sacrifice are purchased by the local government. Qin Zhiyuan and Qin Zhisheng only need to burn incense and pray.

Ancestor worship is really a big deal. The men's performance is better. When it comes to the women, they really cry heartbreakingly. This is not because of sadness, but more of relief. Especially Qin Zhisheng's mother, she cried so sadly, but her expression was very proud. It seems that even if she goes to see the ancestors now, she can go with confidence.

This atmosphere infected Julie and made Julie understand the significance of ancestors to the Chinese. Especially when the young Qin De was led by Qin Zhiyuan to kowtow and burn incense, Julie really understood the significance of Chinese ancestor worship.

So when it was Julie's turn to burn incense, Julie asked Misha to come with her and worship the ancestors together.

Together?

This was a pleasant surprise. Julie might have just understood the meaning of doing this, but Misha knew it a long time ago.