The heavy bell rang in my ears.

Zhou Mengchen slowly stood up from the cushion, looking at the three tributes on the incense table, and the incense was turbulent. "The ninth-rank Yin-Yang official of Jiangxia County, Wuchang Prefecture, Daming Lake and Lake, Daming, first examined the spiritual position of Zhou Gong's taboo to watch the star-watching position." After his father's tablet, there were one floor higher than one floor of the Zhou family's ancestors.

At the top is Zhou Dian's tablet.

It is said that he was a Zhou Daxian who had an intersection with Zhu Yuanzhang, the Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty.

As for whether it is true or not, he still doesn't know.

However, this doesn't matter anymore. Now no one cares about the truth or falsehood.

Zhou Mengchen traced his memory, about thirteen years ago in summer. He was driving alone, carrying an astronomical telescope, and went up the mountain to see the famous Halley Comet. But unfortunately, he encountered a car accident. That year should be 2062. When most vehicles were autonomously driven, the accident rate had dropped to extremely low.

He was actually able to encounter a car accident, which was a very small probability event.

What he couldn't understand even more was that when he thought he was about to die, he actually came to the tenth year of ancient Jiajing.

This time was also calculated later through Halley's Comet theory in the tenth year of Jiajing.

It was also under Halley's Comet that he entered this seriously ill and dying body, and then he was in a daze until three years ago.

Three years ago, twenty years of Jiajing, Zhou Guanxing was seriously ill and refused to be rescued and left. He fainted in front of the spirit, as if he had woken up from a decade of dreams, and it seemed that the legendary mystery of the fetus was solved. There is a feeling that I am me today.

Within the three years of mourning for his father, Zhou Mengchen did not show any special features, but was cautious, as if there was no change from before.

He carefully accepted the knowledge of this era and analyzed the various aspects of this era.

However, after these three years, Zhou Mengchen felt that he was going to have a new beginning.

Zhou Mengchen looked at his father's tablet and said silently in his heart: "Father, although I am not just your son, I have not forgotten the memories of these ten years. I know what you want, I want me to pass on the ancestral property of the Zhou family, I want me to take good care of my mother, and I want me to pass on the Zhou family's family. Don't worry, I will do it."

The most important ancestral property of the Zhou family is this ninth-grade Yin-Yang trainer.

The so-called Yin and Yang officials have various titles because of their different ranks, but they are essentially responsible for two things. One is to measure the heavenly time, which is to control the morning bell and evening drums in Wuchang City, and to hit the bell during the day and report the update at night. Of course, they are officials at least. Although they are ninth-rank officials, they don’t have to report the update themselves, but the boss of the entire city’s updater.

The second is to record various astronomical data and phenomena and report them to the Beijing Imperial Heaven Supervision. Even when reporting disasters below and determining the level of disasters below, you should also refer to the records of Yin and Yang officials. From this perspective, Yin and Yang officials in various places are subordinates of the Imperial Heaven Supervision.

The Yin-Yang official circle is relatively closed. Although there are Yin-Yang official or other officials from other origins entering this group, a considerable number of officials inherited this position and became the Yin-Yang official family.

This is how Zhou family where Zhou Mengchen is located is.

Since the Ming Dynasty pacified Chen Youliang and entered Wuchang Prefecture, the ancestors of the Zhou family have been claimed to be related to Zhou Dian and became the Yin-Yang official of Wuchang Prefecture. Now the Ming Emperor has been passed down from Emperor Taizu to the current Jiajing Emperor. The ninth emperor of the Ming Dynasty. The Zhou family has also passed down eleven generations and reached the hands of Zhou Mengchen.

Due to the official position, the Zhou family has established a considerable property near the Bell and Drum Tower.

The Zhou family’s largest industry is that the Zhou family is on the side of the bell and drum tower, a large courtyard with three in and three out.

But it is limited to this large courtyard.

Although the Bell and Drum Tower is under the jurisdiction of Jiangxia County, it is obviously a three-life misfortune and is attached to the capital of Guo. However, Wuchang City is different from many northern cities because there is a mountain in the city, which is the Snake Mountain, where the famous Yellow Crane Tower is located. The Bell and Drum Tower is located is on the northern foot of Snake Mountain.

This is also the bell and drum tower built by the court. It is the center of the entire Wuchang City. It is very close to the Governor's Office, the Governor's Office, the Censor's Office, and even the General's Office. Especially during the Hongzhi period, local officials felt that the people were not traveling from north to south in the city across the city.

So a cave was built in Snake Mountain, passing by the Bell and Drum Tower, forming a five-mile long street. At the beginning of the founding of the country, the Zhou family built land here because they worked in the Bell and Drum Tower. After this road was opened, the Zhou family had several shops on this long street.

He was considered a big player for a while.

But no matter how good a family is, they cannot withstand a serious illness.

Zhou Guanxing was sick for several years and his family became increasingly deficient, and in the end he was the only mansion left.

Even the reason why this large mansion was preserved was because the Zhou family had an official position. Although it was a small official like sesame and green beans, it was still an official.

This location is also considered to be quiet in the midst of the noise. Not far away is the Yellow Crane Tower, and the Yellow Crane Tower is even above the Yellow Crane Tower. It is a bustling wharf on the Yangtze River. Of course, it was occupied by the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge in later generations, and even the Yellow Crane Tower was moved to the main peak of Snake Mountain.

If it can be passed down to future generations, it will be a first-class and prosperous area, near the intersection of Jiefang Road and Minzhu Road in Wuhan.

Zhou Mengchen must assume the responsibility of manly division and must be kept.

Zhou's mother Huang also consumed too much energy and energy in her father's illness. Since her father passed away, she has been sick and even hid not let Zhou Mengchen know that how could the two people under the roof hide all of them?

Zhou Mengchen all knows these things.

I know it's because Zhou's mother was worried that her family's fortune would be empty, and Zhou Mengchen wanted to accept filial piety for her father and could not inherit his official position. In the past three years, there was no income at home, so it can be said that she was just sitting in vain.

Under such circumstances, how can a person afford to suffer from illness? How can he dare to suffer from illness?

In Zhou Mengchen's view, it is all his own responsibility.

As for the inheritance of the family line, it is the idea of ​​every father.

"Dong."

The bell remembered again.

Zhou Mengchen woke up from his memories.

The bell was ringing from the bell and drum tower on one side.

Zhou Mengchen's home was on the side of the Bell and Drum Tower, and a small door was opened. From the yard of the home, it went directly below the Bell and Drum Tower, just like the two courtyards of the Zhou family. In fact, most of the time, the Bell and Drum Tower and the courtyards affiliated to the Bell and Drum Tower were managed by the Zhou family, and there was no big difference from another courtyard of the Zhou family.

The Zhou family spends most of the time managing the bell and drum tower. They have to beat it in one and a half hours during the day. Zhou Mengchen has been pondering in the ancestral hall for half an hour without realizing it. Then he slowly retreated.

Zhou Mengchen came out of the ancestral hall.

But I saw that my mother was already waiting here.

It’s not that Zhou Mengchen refused to let his mother enter the ancestral hall, but that it was the Ming Dynasty’s rules that women cannot enter the ancestral hall.

Zhou's mother was waiting outside.

"Mom." Zhou Mengchen supported his mother.

Mrs. Zhou's hair was already gray, and she sighed softly and said, "Put your dad incense and let him bless you, and show your performance in front of the county magistrate. If you can attack the posts peacefully, you will not let down the spirit of the ancestors and sects in heaven."

Zhou Mengchen nodded and said, "Please rest assured, my mother."

Although many official positions in the Ming Dynasty could be hereditary, under the regulations of the court, inheriting positions was also a hurdle. When the laws were severe in the early Ming Dynasty, it was still a lot, but it was already in the Jiajing period, and many things were going through a process. Zhou Mengchen was not worried.

The mother and son walked slowly together, and Zhou's mother said without hesitation: "Did you read all the books left by your father?"

Zhou Mengchen said, "I've seen it."

"Look at it well and study hard. These are all the learnings of our Zhou family. It is the ability of the Zhou family to settle down." Zhou's mother has talked about this topic again many times.

The Zhou family has a complete study room, which stores a large number of books. It was passed down from the first to the head of the Zhou family. It has been passed down for eleven generations. It is mainly divided into several parts. The first part is the works on astronomical numerology and numerology of the past dynasties. The second part is the records of the eleven generations of the Zhou family. The third part is the experience of the head of the Zhou family in previous dynasties. The fourth part is the Four Books and Five Classics, and the content of the Ming Dynasty imperial examination. The fifth part is some miscellaneous books.

Thousands of volumes.

These books are just hard drives in modern times, but they are all the foundations of the Zhou family.

It is also the reason why the Zhou family was able to be Yin and Yang officials for generations.

Yin and Yang officials need professional technicians to manage.

Don’t underestimate the content. The Zhou family’s collection of books may be inferior to many aspects, but it is very abundant in astronomy and calendar calculations. There are many mathematical works, county schools, and even books that no one has.

As they were saying something, they suddenly heard a heavy voice coming from outside. But a tall man came over.

When Zhou's mother saw her, she said, "Dazhuang. What's the matter?"

This tall and big man was the only servant of the Zhou family. When Zhou Guanxing was seriously ill, all the servants in the family dispersed, only Zhou Daxiong and even a orphan adopted by Kengren. Although he had long legs and long feet and tall body, he was a little bit wise and had a slow reaction. After leaving the Zhou family, he probably didn't know where to eat.

Then he stayed in the Zhou family.

After hearing Zhou’s mother’s question, Dazhuang seemed to have to interpret and analyze it word by word before saying, “Madam, Lord Huang is here.”

Lord Huang is the younger brother of Zhou's mother Huang, named Huang Bingjia. He is on duty in the county government office and is also the leader of clerks, and the county lord of Jiangxia.
Chapter completed!