Chapter 637 - Chapter 637: Chapter 637: Troubles Arise During Zhongyuan Festival (Part IV) (1/2)

Chapter 637: Chapter 637: Troubles Arise During Zhongyuan Festival (Part IV)

And so, that was what led everyone to be here at this moment.

After paying their respects to the ancestors, they no longer lingered and headed straight to Macheng County. Naturally, there was no need to keep the rooms at the inn.

The Di family members got on their carriages, but did not go to the main Di Family residence any longer. Instead, they went straight to the location of the Di Family Ancestral Hall.

The Ancestral Hall of the Di Family’s main residence has a large area, far beyond what the small ancestral shrine in the village can compare to. At the foot of the towering and majestic green mountain, one can see the corner of a vermillion wall and flying eaves faintly revealing itself among the green shade from a distance. As the carriage turned around the mountain hollow, they arrived at a vast stretch of green grass with towering green pines and cypresses and crystal-clear pavilions. They continued following the stone path and stopped in front of an octagonal engraving.

“The residence where the main family now lives was built later, and this is the true main Di Family residence. As the population of the Di Family grew, this place became an occasional retreat for the main family members. Therefore, most of the buildings here follow the architectural style of the previous dynasty.” Elderly Mr. Di explained.

Liu Sisi got off the carriage, looked up, and saw the tightly closed door of the ancestral hall which looked black, old but heavy, and solid. There were two large door rings and two big doors tightly closed. Above the door hung a black plaque, which was written with four big golden characters: “Di Family Ancestral Hall.” It looked both solemn and solid.

The people did not have to wait long before the carriages from the main family also stopped in front of the ancestral hall.

This was the first time Liu Sisi and the others saw the people of the Di Family’s main branch. The leader was a thin old man, who was carefully escorted by two strong men as he walked towards the Ancestral Hall. A large group of people, men, women, old and young, followed him. It was like being in a Hundred-Flower Garden with a strong fragrance in the air that dazzled the eyes.

What surprised Liu Sisi and the others was not that, but the sudden appearance of Di Gaoyuan and his family among this group of people!

At this moment, Di Gaoyuan and the others looked quite different from how they had been in the Upper Village. Even Ms. Wang had changed her previous appearance of decadence, rejuvenated from head to toe. She even had two pearl and jade hairpins in her hair and was energetically talking to an older married woman next to her, making gestures as she spoke. The children of the second family branch followed closely behind them, all looking very different from before.

Liu Sisi looked back and exchanged glances with Di Yelei and others; they could see the surprise in each other’s eyes.

Why were they here?

Elderly Mr. Di did not mention this matter but went forward to pay his respects: “The 437th generation descendant of the Di family, the seventeenth grandson of the seventeenth generation, Di Fude, pays homage to the ancestor!”

As Elderly Mr. Di knelt down, Liu Sisi and others naturally followed suit, forming a large group of people kneeling down in the black shade.

The ancestor looked at Elderly Mr. Di kneeling by the road, then turned to a man beside him and asked: “Is the one kneeling down the 437th great-great-grandson of the seventeenth generation? I heard that you came to the mansion yesterday but did not enter. What is the meaning of this? Hmph! Are you looking down on the mansion or what?”

It seemed that someone had indeed set up some obstacles to their visit yesterday!

Elderly Mr. Di was not afraid of the imposing atmosphere of the other party, but said indifferently: “Yesterday, my great-great-grandson indeed led a large group of people to the main family, but there was no one at home. There was only one serving woman left to entertain guests. Even if Fude is inexperienced, he cannot take such a liberty, can he? So, I left a message and went straight to the inn to stay. May I ask the ancestor, where did my great-great-grandson go wrong?”

“Who said that no one was at the mansion?” the ancestor roared in anger!

Elderly Mr. Di looked puzzled: “This… but yesterday, only this serving woman came out of the mansion to greet us. My great-great-grandson thought that the Mansion Master had left, so a big family like ours in the Di family would only let a serving woman greet guests. Ancestor, could it be that my great-great-grandson misunderstood?”

The ancestor was speechless, as he naturally understood the meaning of everyone’s actions.

Thinking that the Di family had always been a scholarly family, suddenly producing a military officer was an utter disgrace to the ancestors. And surprisingly, this Di Fude even had the audacity to erect a monument in the ancestral hall. This was like a toad yawning – such a big mouth!