From wilderness to palace

Chapter 212 Wait patiently!
Standing in a corner of an unknown cemetery in the imperial capital, looking at the crudely built tombstone in front of him, Liu Yaozu, the sole heir of the "Historical Liu Family", felt extremely uncomfortable.But he knew that this kind of thing had no one to blame.

Compared with other people who had no bones left in that turmoil, Liu Yaozu's great-grandfather and great-grandmother, at least someone collected their bones and built a mausoleum for them.In the cemetery, those older tombstones are better preserved.

In fact, Liu Yaozu also knew that this cemetery was originally the private cemetery of Liu's family after inquiry when he came here.Most of the people buried here are the ancestors of the Liu family.But it was expropriated by the state later, and it was converted into a cemetery.

It's just that after the cemetery was expanded, the location occupied by the Liu family was much smaller.The surrounding cemeteries were all sold out more than ten years ago.Usually this cemetery is very deserted, only the New Year will be more lively.

It is said that newcomers forget old friends, and it seems to be the same for this kind of cemetery.If it is a newly developed cemetery, maybe new people will be buried every day, so it must be more lively.How could the living come casually to a cemetery that was already full?
After lighting the incense candles and setting up the offerings, Liu Yaozu began to find things and clean the tombstones covered by thick snow.Zhou Shanhe, who accompanied him, originally wanted to help, but was stopped by Sun Lijun and said, "Let the boss handle this matter by himself!"

As the only surviving heir of the Liu family, it is also Liu Yaozu's duty and responsibility to pay respects to his ancestors by sweeping their tombs.At this time, it is difficult for others to interfere.And this is Liu Yaozu’s first time here in so many years.

Clean all the tomb passages of those tombstones surnamed Liu with his own hands.Looking at some of the collapsed tombstones, Liu Yaozu also said directly: "Brother Li, is there an administrator in the cemetery? This kind of collapsed tomb should be rebuilt, right?"

"Yes! Although this is an old-fashioned cemetery, there are also special personnel to manage the cemetery. However, the people who manage the cemetery basically don't take care of things. As long as no one is robbing or destroying the tomb, they rarely come to inspect it."

"It's okay! Although I had thought about moving my great-grandfather and great-grandmother to the ancestral tomb mountain in Kaoshantun, after all, they were natives of the imperial capital, and more ancestors of the Liu family are buried here, so it is really not appropriate to move them away.

I will come again during the Qingming Festival next year.Let people rebuild the tombs of great-grandfather and great-grandmother, and install a tomb for grandparents, so that they can accompany great-grandfather and ancestors. I believe grandpa will agree with my approach. "

Although he thought about building a tomb for his parents, Liu Yaozu decided to give up after thinking about it.In his view, his father died on the battlefield and was buried in the martyrs cemetery, which is the greatest compliment to him.

As for the mother, like the current Liu Yaozu, she is a person who likes to be quiet.Let her stay in the county cemetery, maybe my mother will feel more comfortable.Except for his son, no one else knew who she was.

But in Liu Yaozu's heart, he still has another wish, which is to find out his mother's family background.Before his mother was alive, he also asked his mother why he didn't have any grandparents.But every time this matter was mentioned, my mother would become extremely silent.

Think of the time when my father married my mother, even after the turmoil ended.But people in that era also lived in extreme poverty.And the mother has received higher education, but why did she marry the father in the end?
To be precise, Liu Yaozu knew something about his mother from his grandfather.It is said that the bond between the mother and the father was also due to a rescue on the way.The mother who was rescued at that time was lying on the side of the road dying of hunger.

He was carried home by his kind-hearted father, and he was rescued with great difficulty.After going back and forth, the two saw each other and became husband and wife.But my grandparents and my father asked about my mother's family background, but they couldn't get the answer I wanted.

The only thing that can be confirmed is that the mother should be from a certain city in the south.As for why she was reduced to the north, she was almost starved to death.Perhaps only the mother herself understood in her heart why all this was happening.

After clearing the thick snow near the tombstone and clearing the aisle, Liu Yaozu thought for a while and said, "Mr. Ma, Brother Li, can you let me stay alone for a while? I want to talk to my great-grandfather, tell him something about grandpa."

"Okay! Then we'll wait for you over there. It's windy today, so you should pay more attention to yourself."

After patting Liu Yaozu on the shoulder, Ma Zhongcheng, as an elder, sighed and finally turned around and left.He has been to the cemetery in front of him several times.He had also thought about whether to build a tomb for his adopted brother before.

But he never believed that his righteous brother, Liu Yaozu's grandfather, died in the sea of ​​flames in that turmoil.In his words, when you are born, you need to see people, and when you die, you need to see corpses.If not, he would rather believe that his brother-in-law is still alive, rather than die young.

After everyone left, Liu Yaozu also knelt down in front of the tombstone devoutly, smacked his head respectfully and then said: "Grandfather, the great-grandson who is not filial is late. I'm sorry, I just found out about our family. Did not say.

I am sorry for you that neither grandpa nor father could accompany me to worship you.To be precise, I am the only one left in our Liu family.However, please rest assured that I will come here every year to offer sacrifices to you and your ancestors.

Even if I have children in the future, I will tell them that they are descendants of the historian Liu's family.If there is really another world in this world, I believe you have already seen your grandfather and father at this moment, right? "

Liu Yaozu, who had not known the feeling of tears for a long time, thought that his grandfather and father might be in the same world as the ancestors of the Liu family.On the other hand, he, who is alive, can only live alone and continue to continue the existence of the Liu family.

Although he has never met this great-grandfather, even Liu Yaozu only has a few photos of him in his memory.Thinking about that era, it was extremely rare for great-grandfather and great-grandmother to be able to leave a few black and white photos.

Normally, maybe he wouldn't be so excited.But looking at the tombstone in front of him, as well as those ancient tombstones of ancestors around him, they are all the ancestors of the historian Liu family, the ancestors in his blood!

On the other hand, Li Xingcheng and others who left saw Liu Yaozu kneeling in front of the tombstone, although they couldn't hear what he was saying.But everyone could still see Liu Yaozu crying through their eyes.Seeing this tomb, they also felt quite bitter in their hearts.

Especially the older Ma Zhongcheng, his old eyes turned red and he said, "Oh, this child is really suffering!"

"Yes! In the eyes of others, Azu doesn't seem to care about anything. But in fact, since the day he left the imperial capital, he has accumulated too much sadness in his heart. Sometimes, it is a good thing to be able to cry .”

As a good friend of Liu Yaozu, even though he was old enough to be his father, Li Xingcheng had tried his best to get along with Liu Yaozu and Qin Zixuan, mostly hoping to find a companion for Liu Yaozu.With a new family, maybe the grief will be forgotten faster.

Fortunately, for now, what he expected seems to have happened.However, based on his personal observation, if Qin Zixuan wanted to really get into Liu Yaozu's heart, it would take some thought and time to make it possible.

As the saying goes, when loneliness becomes a habit, it is extremely scary!
Sun Lijun and Zhou Shanhe, who accompanied the recruitment, seemed to understand why Liu Yaozu insisted on spending the Spring Festival alone.Even if they have lived with Liu Yaozu for so long, they are still outsiders in the Liu family.

Even Qin Zixuan, who is a girlfriend, must be temporarily unqualified to support the existence of the so-called 'family'!
Just when they were worried that Liu Yaozu, who had been kneeling on the ground for so long in such a cold day, would be overly sad.Liu Yaozu, who had knelt in front of the tombstone for a long time, also slowly calmed down his excitement, and stood up after nibbling a few more times.

Patting the mud on his knees, Liu Yaozu regained his calm expression, and said sincerely: "Mr. Ma, Brother Li, I'm sorry to trouble you. I'm really sorry for asking you to accompany me to blow the cold wind for so long. !"

"You child, what are you doing with us?"

Ma Zhongcheng, who pretended to be angry, reprimanded him.Compared with other people, as the sworn brother of Liu Yaozu's grandfather, Ma Zhongcheng was considered Liu Yaozu's elder, even if he reprimanded him, Liu Yaozu didn't dare to say anything.

Liu Yaozu, who came back from the cemetery, also came directly to visit Ma's house.Although this was somewhat inappropriate, Ma Zhongcheng didn't shy away from it at all, and directly pulled Liu Yaozu to his home, even Li Xingcheng and the two bodyguards did the same.

Fortunately, before coming, Liu Yaozu also prepared a lot of gifts.Knowing Ma Zhongcheng's identity, it seems that there is nothing missing. Some of the things Liu Yaozu brought were local products from his hometown, which Ma Zhongcheng had eaten before.

Looking at the things he brought, Ma Zhongcheng also scolded with a smile: "You child, why are you so polite?"

"Grandpa Ma, no matter what, this is the first time I have visited the door. If I really want to come empty-handed, I will feel embarrassed!"

Fortunately, seeing that the things Liu Yaozu brought were not valuable, Ma Zhongcheng didn't say anything else.On the contrary, Li Xingcheng looked at the gift and said, "Azu, why don't you have any wine?"

Hearing this, Liu Yaozu could only smile wryly and said: "Brother Li, that wine is really gone. When Fan Zixuan came back, I gave her another jar. According to her, her grandfather and father both love to drink it. You know, I only have a few jars in total.

If you really want to drink this kind of animal bone wine, then wait patiently for a while!Some time ago, I hunted seven wolves in the mountains. I brought those bones back down the mountain and asked my eighth uncle to help brew animal bone wine.

Although the medicinal effect of this medicinal wine may not be as strong as what we drink, but the nourishing effect should be good.It's just that the newly brewed animal bone wine must be cellared for at least one year before it can be drunk.So, if you want to drink, just wait patiently! "

It is clear that Li Xingcheng should have experienced the medicinal effects of animal bone wine, so he will never forget this wine.At the beginning, Liu Yaozu made a phone call to ask Uncle Ba, just to know whether these animal bones could be used.

Looking at it now, even if the seven altars of wine are brewed, I'm afraid they won't be able to withstand so many people wanting to drink them!

(End of this chapter)