Ye Fan had heard of it before. In some remote places, or in some backward areas, there would be such ancient clan rules that continued to this day.
However, no matter what, the Zhou Family Village was still an economically developed province. It was only an hour's drive away, and they would be able to reach the county. How could such a situation exist?
Furthermore, there were no news media reports on such a village. It was enough to show that either the villagers were keeping it a secret, or … There was some power behind them that had been hiding such a village.
"Heh heh... It's hard to imagine, but that's it. Our village is called a village, but we don't have a village chief, only a clan chief.
The clan chief is elected by every family in the village, and the clan elders are appointed by the main family. They have always been decided by the main family. "
Main family? What is that? "Su Qingxue asked doubtfully.
Zhou Xinjiang said, "I've already said it, our Zhou family has a long history. I heard from the clan elders that it has been thousands of years, and there aren't many written records. At that time, we already existed.
Think about it, how could there only be such a village of people after thousands of years of inheritance? The Zhou family's main sect would definitely not be able to accommodate so many people.
Therefore, our Zhou family has clan villages everywhere. Each village has clan elders, and they are all managed by the main family. "
"What?" All over the country? Then where is the Zhou family? "Su Qingxue was very surprised.
Zhou Xinjiang shook his head and sighed, "How would we know? We are just one of the many Zhou clansmen, the lowest clansmen.
If you want to know where the main family is, you have to have enough talent. If you are chosen by the clan elders and feel that you are a promising talent, you will be sent to the main family. "leaf
When Fan Xian heard this, he suddenly thought of something. It was as if an electric current had flashed through his mind.
"Grandfather …" "You …" leaf
Fan Xian suddenly remembered that when he and Su Qingxue were saving Zhou Xinjiang, the various ancient martial arts and zhen qi that they displayed did not seem to surprise Zhou Xinjiang much. From beginning to end, the old man did not ask much about the ancient martial arts.
Zhou Xinjiang smiled and said, "Child, you only understand now?" Heh heh... I know, you all practice ancient martial arts, right?
Siu Qingxue also reacted and said in astonishment, "Grandfather, are you saying …" The Zhou family's main family chose a talent that can be made, a talent that practices martial arts?! "
"That's right." Zhou Xinjiang smiled and nodded, "Our Zhou family has a tradition of cultivating ancient martial arts since ancient times. The reason why the main family is the main family, other than the purest bloodline, is that the disciples of the main family possess a special bloodline.
It was rumored that this bloodline surpassed that of ordinary people. It was a power passed down from an ancient ancestor. Once it was awakened, it would become abnormally powerful.
When I was young, I heard a clan elder say when he was drunk that in ancient times, there were immortal-like existences in our Zhou Clan. They could call the wind and summon the rain, they were omnipotent...
However, it was only that one time. Generally speaking, we at the bottom of the clan don't understand the matters of the clan. "
If it was in the past, Ye Fan and Su Qingxue might not have believed it, but last time, Ye Fan met "Shen Xi", a legendary descendant of an immortal, in that mysterious tomb.
In addition, the mysterious bloodline made Ye Fan think of Xiao Xin'er's Phoenix bloodline and the mysterious and unknown background behind Xiao Xin'er …
Ye Fan swallowed his saliva. Although he felt that it was inconceivable, he still believed it a little. He didn't feel that Zhou Xinjiang was spouting nonsense.
Moreover, such a beautiful paradise was actually not developed by a developer in a wealthy area like the Jiang Province. This was already very magical in itself!
"Xiao Xue, Ye Fan, where did you learn your ancient martial arts?" Zhou Xinjiang asked.
Ye Fan simply talked about his experiences overseas, while Su Qingxue talked about the origins of the Su family.
Zhou Xinjiang couldn't help but sigh, "You two children are really lucky. You have to know that our Zhou family's disciples don't have talent and don't even have the chance to practice martial arts."
"Grandfather, I don't understand. Even if the Zhou family is very old and has a lot of assets, there's no need to restrict the development of the village, right? Why can't we develop this place? Isn't it good to let the clansmen be rich? "Su Qingxue was puzzled.
"It's because of the bloodline inheritance, right?"
Without waiting for Zhou Xinjiang to say anything, Ye Fan opened his mouth and said.
"That's right." Zhou Xinjiang nodded, "Ye Fan is right. The main reason is that we don't want our village to have too much contact with the outside world."
Actually, in our Zhou Family Village, most of the young men and women are married within the clan, so that the children they give birth to have a higher chance of awakening the special bloodline that the family wants.
Once we marry more men and women from the outside world, the probability of this bloodline appearing will become smaller and smaller. "
"Has such a bloodline ever appeared in the village?" Su Qingxue asked.
"It is said that one appeared six hundred years ago. At that time, our Zhou Family Village relied on that ancestor and enjoyed a period of glory. Afterwards, there was no more." Zhou Xinjiang sighed.
"This is too outrageous. For the sake of such an illusory bloodline, the lives of over a thousand people in the village are at a standstill?" Su Qingxue felt that it was very unfair, "Wouldn't everyone in the village be dissatisfied?"
Zhou Xinjiang smiled bitterly and said, "I'm used to it... I grew up here, and I'm not starving or freezing. When I'm old, I have a pension, and I don't have to worry about food and clothing. It's also quiet, and the air in the village is cleaner than outside.
Besides, if he were to openly go against the clan elders and the main family, that would not be a joke.
Some of the clansmen were chosen to go to the main family to practice martial arts when they were young, but when they found out that they couldn't, they were expelled. I've heard a few people say that some of the experts in the main family are extremely terrifying, so I don't dare to mention anything else.
So, here, everyone is very respectful of the main family. They don't dare to talk about developing tourism and interacting with the outside world.
When we go out to the county or go out to work, we have to talk to the clan elders before we can do so. "
Ye Fan bitterly smiled and said, "No wonder. Back then, when my mother-in-law was pregnant outside, the two of you would be so stiff with her. I reckon that the pressure in the clan is also very great, right?"
Zhou Xinjiang sighed, "If you want to get married and have children outside, you usually have to talk to the clan elders. If you don't have anything to say, then you will be expelled from the clan and will never be allowed to return to the village.
Therefore, normally, the young men and women here would not talk to each other outside without permission. In addition, we are poor here, so the men and women in the cities outside look down on the people here. "
At this point, Zhou Xinjiang said awkwardly, "Xiao Xue, don't be angry. Back then, I actually advised your mother to abort you. This way, she wouldn't be expelled from the clan.
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