Zhang Yuxiong just looked down at himself and then at his sister beside him.

The pitiful self-esteem unique to Zhang family men emerged again.

"Sister, are we going to walk in like this?"

Zhang Yuying glanced at him sideways, "If you don't walk in like this, how do you want to get in?... Do you want to crawl in?"

Zhang Yuxiong blushed, "That's not what I meant..."

He whispered: "Look at both of our faces and bodies. We are not decent at all."

"How about we find a place first and tidy up a little?"

That's what they look like.

He was afraid that his family would kick them out as two beggars later.

Zhang Yuying twitched her lips and said, "No, let's go in like this."

She even walked to the base of the wall, grabbed a handful of ashes from the ground, and smeared it on her and her brother's faces.

Got it!

This time she looks more like a beggar flower.

Zhang Yuxiong was speechless, but Zhang Yuying said to him: "Brother, the more miserable we both look, the higher the possibility of staying."

"Trust me, I won't harm you."

Zhang Yuxiong grabbed the hand wiping his face with his sleeve and finally put it down, "Are you sure?"

"Yeah, I'm sure."

Seeing her brother's confused look, Zhang Yuying said:

"Brother, think about it for a moment. If you were my family now, would you be happier when you see our family, which was originally the orthodox lineage, now living a glorious and happy life, or are you happier when you see us living more pitifully?"

"...Think about it carefully, which one should you choose?"

"..." Zhang Yuxiong's mouth, which was slightly open, gradually tightened.

His face didn't look very good either.

He clenched his fists and said, "Sister, you are right, let's go in like this."

In fact, he is not stupid, he is just too lazy to use his brain.

"Brother, please remember that our first goal is not to get back the dowry and start our own business, but to stay in the Zhang family first."

At this moment, Zhang Yuxiong finally realized something was wrong.

It seemed that his sister had a very clear plan and purpose since she decided to buy a train ticket and leave the capital privately.

Looking back on his journey south, his sister's behavior was not as desperate as he originally thought.

But the goal is clear and determined.

Zhang Yuxiong stopped and said, "Sister, can you tell me first, what exactly do you want to do?"

Zhang Yuying kept walking and walked forward resolutely.

"Brother, I just want to stay and study in Zhangjia Academy."

Yes.

Zhang Yuying's goals along the way are very clear.

The Zhang family runs one of the most famous academies in Jiangnan.

Although today’s citizens can send their children to government-run schools as long as their family conditions permit.

But no matter how good a public school is, it cannot compare with this kind of aristocratic academy that has been passed down for hundreds of years.

Zhangjia Academy has cultivated many famous scholars and scholars since ancient times. It is quite prestigious and famous in the Jiangnan area and even among scholars all over the country.

As for Zhang Yuying, she needs all this.

This is the biggest help she can think of at the moment.

It can wash away the dark traces of the past on her body and let her skyrocket to 90,000 miles.

Let her get closer to the light in her heart more legitimately.

Therefore, she can only succeed in this trip and cannot fail.

……

as predicted.

The current head of the Zhang family, Zhang Yunzheng, who is in his seventies, raised his eyes and looked at the brother and sister carefully after reading the letter.

"Are you really the only two brothers and sisters left in your family now?"

He did not doubt the authenticity of the letter.

The letter paper was a special piece of paper used only for internal correspondence in the Zhang family, and it also had his grandmother's private seal on it.

Yes.

The eldest young master of the Zhang family who was expelled from the family back then.

It was his uncle.

Since his uncle was expelled from the family, his father, the second eldest son of the Zhang family, naturally became the new heir of the Zhang family.

Because grandpa had spoken back then, no one in the Zhang family was allowed to take the initiative to go find the traitor and inquire about the traitor.

Don't even provide any help to that traitor.

If violated, the family law will be followed.

Therefore, he had never seen that rebellious uncle in his life.

However, he didn't expect that grandma would secretly write a letter to his uncle.

He also secretly left part of the dowry for him.

The Zhang brothers and sisters were a little nervous under his intense gaze.

Zhang Yuxiong glanced at his sister quietly, pinched his sleeves, and then nodded, "Yes."

He couldn't hide the sadness on his face.

"Unfortunately, there was a fire at home last week, and neither my grandfather nor my parents escaped."

"After burying them, there were kind-hearted neighbors who helped me. I can continue to live in the capital with my sister. I shouldn't take the liberty to come and disturb you."

"but……"

Zhang Yuxiong paused before continuing:

"However, when I think that my grandfather's greatest wish during his lifetime was not realized until his death, I can't feel at ease."

"Until his death, Grandpa wanted to go back to Zhang's house for Grandpa Zeng and Grandpa Zeng, but it's a pity..."

When he said this, Zhang Yuying glanced at him calmly, and Zhang Yuxiong immediately lowered his eyes sadly.

The sad atmosphere between the two brothers and sisters is real and rich.

Zhang Yunzheng was silent and didn't speak for a while.

Looking out the window, twirling his fingers, I don’t know what I’m thinking about?

After a while, Zhang Yuxiong raised his head with red eyes and said, "This time, I took the liberty of bringing my sister here to disturb you. In fact, I have no other purpose."

"I'm not showing you this letter to ask for anything, it's just to prove our identity as brother and sister."

"We came here just to kowtow to the ancestors of the Zhang family on behalf of my father, grandfather, grandpa Zeng, and grandpa great-grandfather."

"Let them stop blaming my grandfather and father after they see them underground."

"Before my great-grandfather died, what he regretted most was not coming back to kowtow to his father and mother, kowtow to the ancestors of the Zhang family, and say to them 'I'm sorry!'"

"This has almost become a problem in our family for generations."

"Grandpa has taught us since we were young that people living in this world have roots...but our family has lost its roots."

"Now that they are gone, I am the only man left in the family. I don't want them to go underground and still have regrets."

"If I can ask the ancestors of the Zhang family to forgive them and accept them underground again, I am willing to do anything."

Zhang Yunzheng listened to what he said but did not answer.

He just stared at the letter paper on the table with an uncertain expression.

The two siblings looked at each other quietly.

Zhang Yuxiong sniffed and choked with sobs: "If...if you think it's too intrusive and presumptuous, that's okay. I know that we, brother and sister, are no longer qualified to enter the Zhang Family Ancestral Temple."

"But I beg you, can you take us outside the ancestral temple? My sister and I won't go in, so we can just kowtow at the door..."

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