Lin Mengya knocked on Baizhi's head with a book grumpily.
The little girl immediately covered her head and looked at her sadly.
"Ouch, Miss, why did you hit my head!"
"It's not a big deal to hit you. What are you talking about?"
Baizhi stuck out her tongue and continued to peel walnuts for her with a smile.
"Other than this, is there nothing else?"
Baisu shook her head.
In fact, she was quite puzzled. Why didn't the Fifth Young Master mention anything else, but asked the servant to remind her again and again about this?
She couldn't help but look at her master.
Because the charcoal stove in the carriage was a little hot, she took off her heavy coat and only wore a purple and gold dress.
That dignified and grand color, when worn on her body, added a bit of nobility and tenderness to her.
She was neither coquettish nor too noble.
This kind of master, even the pickiest etiquette instructor in the front palace would praise him for his good upbringing.
Moreover, over the years, in addition to her own elegance and beauty, Lin Mengya had become more graceful.
That was a demeanor that ordinary girls did not have.
What was there to be picky about with such a master?
In fact, Baisu misunderstood Gong Wu's intention.
He only emphasized one thing, which was to let his sister pretend to be "old" as much as possible.
Otherwise, her sister would be annoyed to death by those guys back home.
This time, she asked the two boys to stay at home.
Of course, it was her great-grandfather's strong request.
As for the child's father.
Lin Mengya calmly took a sip of the fruit tea in the cup.
Alas, the child's father was too clingy recently, which gave her a headache.
Why not marry him as soon as possible?
"Miss, the 'Gong Village' is just ahead."
Gong Ping reported respectfully from outside.
There were many things to do during the New Year, and the family couldn't be empty.
But the five brothers had to come back with her, so Ning Liang had to work hard.
Lin Mengya opened the window and looked at the shadow not far away.
It was a very simple town, and most of the people in it had the surname Gong.
After passing through the town, they would arrive at the ancestral grave of the Gong Family.
The materials used to repair the ancestral grave had been sent over.
They would stay in the village for a few days, and then they would start digging on the auspicious day that they had chosen.
After that, the rest of the work would be handed over to the craftsmen.
To put it bluntly, it was just a mascot.
Lin Mengya felt that this job couldn't be any easier.
Compared to asking her to run around and compete with others for power and money, it was really easy.
She really couldn't understand why her brothers all looked like they were about to die a martyr's death.
The youths of their generation were getting weaker and weaker.
Lin Mengya thought gloatingly as she crossed her legs. She didn't know that she would be the one who suffered the most.
She could hear the music from afar.
Filled with a festive atmosphere, the sound of the suona was loud and clear, and it could be heard clearly from ten miles away.
Lin Mengya suddenly felt as if she had returned home with a big red flower.
She was thinking about whether she should go out later, nod and wave her hand, and cry or something.
Baiji immediately dressed her up. Looking at herself in the bronze mirror, she was very satisfied.
The music was getting closer and closer. Just when Lin Mengya was about to get out of the car, she heard a shout coming from outside.
"Gong Ling of the Gong Family welcomes the return of the Family Head!"
In an instant, the music disappeared.
She was curiously lifting the curtain, only to see a large group of people kneeling outside.
Uh …
Furthermore, every single one of them was prostrating themselves on the ground. It was too formal.
Fortunately, she was used to such a big scene. After a little shock, she said with the warmest and most cordial smile, "Everyone, get up. We're all a family. There's no need to be so formal."
She did not expect that the group of people outside would suddenly look at her with resentful eyes and condemn her.
Lin Mengya didn't quite understand.
What did she say? Why did everyone look at her with so much grievance in their eyes?
"Master, etiquette can't be abolished."
Fortunately, at this time, there was a big brother to smooth things over for her.
He even took the time to wink at her to hint.
Lin Mengya had no choice but to continue, "Oh, big brother, you're right. Let's go on as usual in the future, okay?"
She said this with a little bit of confidence.
But before her voice died away, the group of people immediately became jubilant.
Even someone was so touched that he wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeves.
Lin Mengya was stunned.
Fortunately, there was a big brother beside her who said in a low voice, "The people in my hometown are very polite. If you don't let them kneel, they will think that you're dissatisfied with them."
Immediately, a hundred thousand questions popped up in her mind.
This was not etiquette at all. They were clearly a group of masochists, okay?
As it turned out, Lin Mengya was indeed good at seeing through appearances.
The inside and outside of the Gong Family Village was swept clean. There was not even a trace of dust on the green stone slabs on the street.
Lin Mengya was surrounded by all the family members. The old man who called himself Gong Ling, who was actually older than her father and was only one generation younger than her great-grandfather, followed closely behind.
Furthermore, he addressed him respectfully as Family Head.
This made Lin Mengya feel very uncomfortable.
"Grandpa Ling, you …"
As soon as she said that, Gong Ling knelt down in fear.
Lin Mengya was so shocked that she almost jumped away.
"Master, you can just call me by my name. I'm just a member of the Gong Family, I really don't deserve to be addressed as Master."
Lin Mengya was almost petrified.
A person of the same generation as her grandfather was called by his name and asked to kneel down at every turn.
She, she was afraid that her lifespan would be shortened!
She looked around at her brothers for help, only to see that they all had a look of relief on their faces. Immediately, she felt unwell.
So, they all knew the inside story, but she was the only one who was hiding it from him.
Hmph! Let's see how she would deal with them this time!
"Get up first."
"If Master doesn't agree, I won't get up!"
The little old man was very firm.
But she was also in a difficult position.
After thinking about it, she had to compromise and said, "How about this, I'll call you Master Ling. Don't make things difficult for me. Although I'm the Master, I'm junior and it's not good for me to call you by your name. What do you think? "
Gong Ling shook his head like a rattle drum and kept saying that the etiquette should not be messed up.
Lin Mengya suddenly had an idea and suddenly said with some regret, "If you don't agree, then I'll have to go back."
Gong Ling suddenly looked up and asked in panic, "Master, where are you going? Aren't you going to worship the ancestors? No, no, now that our Gong Family is so glorious, if we don't comfort the ancestors, I'm afraid the ancestors will blame us! "
Lin Mengya spread out her hands and pretended to be wronged and said, "I don't want to either. But if the ancestors know that I messed up the seniority, I'm afraid they will blame me. "
Gong Ling also had a troubled expression.
But in fact, Lin Mengya didn't know that the branch that really guarded the ancestral grave was the branch that left the most complete tradition of the Gong Family.
Hundreds of years ago, other than the Master of the Gong Family and the direct descendants, the status of the other branches was actually similar to that of slaves.
Even though the Master of the Gong Family didn't treat them like this, this strange and strict rule of serving the master was still passed down.
Just like Gong Ling's generation, since young, they knew that their entire life was to be dedicated to the family.
Therefore, he was in fear of Gong Ya.
And now, when he heard that the Master was going back for this reason, he immediately nodded and agreed, for fear that the Master would really leave.
"Okay, okay, okay, Master, whatever you say! Gong Ling knows that I'm wrong, please punish me! "
After that, he lowered his head and knelt on the ground, looking sincere and remorseful.
Although Lin Mengya felt uncomfortable in her heart, she still decided to go along with him.
Otherwise, she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to enter the village when it was dark.
"Then, I'll punish you to be my guide tomorrow."
"Yes! Gong Ling obeyed!
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