The people from the Chen clan arrived just in time and met two Taoists going out.

When the leader of the clan saw it, he quickly gave orders and a servant immediately took out two thick red envelopes and presented them:

"Two Taoist priests, it's just a trivial matter and not respectful, so please accept it with a smile."

The Taoist was stunned for a moment and then said: "This?"

Mr. Chen smiled and said: "Chen Youniao is a descendant of my Chen family. As elders, we should express our feelings."

This made it clear. The two Taoists reached out to accept the red envelope and squeezed it silently. What was inside was not silver coins, but silver notes. The number of silver notes represented would not be small, and they immediately smiled and said: "Congratulations Chen

There are disciples in the clan who have been promoted to Taoist priests."

When Chen Youniao, who was seeing the guests off, saw this, he couldn't go up and ask people not to accept the red envelope. It would be too ugly.

A Taoist turned around and said to him: "It turns out that you are a descendant of the Chen family. You should have told me earlier. Well, if you have any doubts, you can come to the Taoist Governor's Mansion to see me some other time, and we can have a good talk with you.

Explain."

This is selling a favor.

Chen Youniao nodded and said, "In that case, thank you two seniors."

After some more pleasantries, the two men rode away and returned to the Governor's Mansion to resume their duties.

Chen Youniao's attitude turned cold: "Clan leader, uncles, why are you here?"

Patriarch Chen has lived a long life, and the wrinkles on his face represent a certain thickness. He smiled and said: "Some of the clan members have become outstanding and have been promoted to Taoist priests. How can we not celebrate?"

An uncle echoed: "Not only is it a Taoist priest, but it's also a scholar. It's a double happiness. We're going to send out invitations widely, put out dozens of banquet tables, and make it a lively event."

Chen Youniao spread his hands: "I am the one who will be eliminated from the direct lineage..."

Patriarch Chen waved his hand and said with a serious expression: "We have renegotiated this matter. The original resolution was not verified in detail and was too hasty, leading to misunderstandings. This is our fault. As the patriarch, I take the main responsibility."

The eighth uncle came up with a stern look on his face: "Youniao, last time you asked me to study ethnography and read the collection of books, I didn't agree. If you want to blame me, just blame me."

It would be a shame to admit my mistake to a junior in public. But the clan leader and others have already spoken, no matter what, they want to restore Chen Youniao. If he only had to be a scholar, it would not be a problem, but with the addition of a Taoist priest, the weight is significantly different.

Having a Taoist priest in the family means a lot. Although if you encounter trouble, you can spend money to hire someone from outside. But the people you hire are completely different from the people in your own family.

The old men kept their postures low to prevent Chen Youniao from getting angry. When he first returned to Haidai County, he wanted to hold on to the clan's lap to get through the initial difficulties. But his father tried to commit suicide.

, the clan had gone through so much trouble, and so many hearts had been lost, that Chen Youniao was not welcomed back when he came back.

Chen Youniao didn't want to blame his father, but it was difficult to escape the relationship.

However, now that he has achieved something, people from the clan are coming to flatter him. No matter how nice the words are, there is always a grudge in their hearts.

To be honest, as a person of two generations, I don't actually have much affection for the people of my clan.

Patriarch Chen looked at his face and said sincerely: "Youniao, I know you are angry in your heart. But no matter what, we have the same surname and clan, and blood is thicker than water. We are not here to borrow your name or use your strength. It is.

I’m really happy for you and congratulate you.”

Chen Youniao sighed: "Thank you very much, clan leader."

Patriarch Chen said "good" twice in a row: "We won't bother you anymore. In short, as the patriarch, I said that if there is any need in the future, if the clan can do it, we will definitely support it."

After that, with a wink, he led a group of elders and left in a grand manner.

On the other side, Chen Han and Chen Wan stood side by side, standing there and watching from a distance.

Chen Han looked complicated and said: "From now on, Uncle Mu Tao and his son will rise in the clan."

Chen Wan was still a little unconvinced and said: "A Taoist priest who only acquired a scholar after exhausting his potential is really that valuable?"

Chen Han said: "You don't understand, this cousin Youniao has spent ten years in the Taoist temple and developed his temperament. Before, I thought he had been away from the world for a long time and was ignorant of the world. Now it seems that he is not at all

It's not that, it's just that there is a groove in the chest, and the joy and anger cannot be expressed in the color."

Chen Wan opened her eyes wide: "So powerful? He is only eighteen years old."

"What determines temperament is not age, but experience. Where is Laoshan? It is a place of gods. People are there, and everything is different."

Chen Han said it seriously, but he had misunderstood. In the past, Chen Youniao worked as a Taoist boy on the mountain, doing chores and had no chance to meet high-level Taoists.

Chen Wan was stunned for a while as she listened, always feeling that something was wrong, and murmured: "Both the rare book and Chen Youniao attended classes in different thatched cottages, but I heard from them that Chen Youniao didn't have any good performance, he only knew how to do it.

He is just flattering Master Meng and writing poems to suit his liking."

Chen Han sneered: "If Master Meng is so easy to please, how could it be Cousin Youniao's turn? Shanben and the others probably concealed certain things, or they didn't know about those things at all, so that the clan had no idea about Chen You

The bird's condition was unclear, and this misunderstanding arose."

If Chen Youniao's potential could have been discovered earlier, the clan would not have been so negligent. If they had waited until the ancestor worship meeting to publicly announce that Chen Youniao and his son were kicked out of the direct lineage, in that case, a real rift would have arisen, and if they wanted to make up for it,

It's very difficult. If we find it early now, at least there is room for recovery.

Chen Wan blinked: "But haven't you always said that the rare book brothers are the family's reading seeds, and you want to be friends with them?"

Chen Han said: "Yes, that's right. However, they are the seeds of study, which does not conflict with cousin Youniao's success today. No matter which clan or system, the main thing is to look at people's performance, not at all

No doubt, cousin Youniao’s performance has surpassed that of the two brothers, Rare Book."

Chen Wan looked strange: "So, now we have to establish a good relationship with Chen Youniao?"

"Seventh sister, this is the most correct thing you said today."

…

Everyone left and the house returned to calm.

Uncle Wang couldn't calm down for a long time, his face was red and excited. However, in front of Chen Youniao, he still complained: "Young Master, the patriarch and the others are really, if they had known this, why did they do it in the first place?

Wouldn’t it chill people’s hearts?”

Chen Youniao chuckled: "Since ancient times, there have been few offers of help in times of need, but many icings on the cake. It's hard to force things."

Uncle Wang said: "That's true, but the hard days are over after all, and we will be able to move back to the clan neighborhood soon."

"Just watch, don't be in a hurry."
Chapter completed!