The descendants of the number one scholar of the Qing Dynasty live alone in the number one mansion in the mountains to protect their ancestral home. What is happening now?

Our Chinese people are very particular about passing on the family line, and Mencius’s words reveal this even more. In ancient times, carrying on the family line was a person's greatest mission. Nowadays, although people are more open-minded, getting married and having children is still a major family matter. Of course, we also attach great importance to blood relations. Every time the death anniversary of our ancestors comes, people will go to worship their ancestors. At the same time, there are some people who are guarding their ancestral homes. For example, there was once a descendant of the number one scholar of the Qing Dynasty. He lived alone in the number one scholar's mansion in the mountains to protect his ancestral home. Now he still lives a begging life without water or electricity. In those days, outsiders saw him as very miserable, but he was very willing to protect his ancestors.

The lonely old man lives alone in the mountains, just to guard his ancestral home

The name of the man who is guarding his ancestral home is Niu Shijing. Niu Shijing's ancestor was once a top scholar in the Qing Dynasty. During the Qing Dynasty, several of Niu Shijing's ancestors read poetry and books, so they had many achievements, which made the Niu family prominent. Not only that, Niu Shijing's ancestor Niu Fengshan was still very famous at that time. Almost everyone knew Niu Fengshan's fame, and he also won the first place in the first class, and later won the top prize in martial arts. It can be said that he was both civil and military, and his official position soared.

In addition, Niu Fengshan is not only knowledgeable, but also low-key. He never shows off his knowledge and treats his relatives and friends well. People often see him walking in the countryside holding a horse. , so the folks like this champion very much.

Although Niu Fengshan was very friendly to his relatives and friends, when he returned home, he was very strict with his son. He even strictly monitored his son and placed great expectations on Niu Xancong. , with the hope of becoming a dragon. Of course, Niu Xuan never failed to live up to his father's expectations. He studied hard since he was a child and became a well-known child prodigy.

Both the two outstanding talents of the Niu family have achieved outstanding academic results, and both have also made some repairs to their ancestral houses. Under the construction of Niu Fengshan and his son, their Zhuangyuan Mansion occupies a full area of ​​2,400 square meters. It is very grand and has multiple cave rooms. It looks very gorgeous. For example, everyone knows the grand scene of the Grand View Garden in Dream of Red Mansions, and the Niu family's Zhuangyuan Mansion is even comparable to it, which shows how prosperous the Niu family was at that time. Not only that, there is also the word "Imperial Edict" on the Number One Scholar's Mansion, which highlights the status of their family.

In Niu Shijing's generation, the family was no longer what it used to be, but he thought about the glory of his ancestors and decided to carry it forward. But unfortunately, with the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty, the power of the Niu family was no longer what it used to be. , compared with the bustling crowds in the past, the Niu family is now deserted and empty. The current number one scholar has not been renovated for a long time, the gate is very dilapidated, the cave dwellings are also very old, the flowers and plants of the past are gone, and no one will Stop. Few people compare it with glory anymore, and no one thinks that Niu Shijing is a descendant of the number one scholar.

The cycle of heaven and earth is the cycle of cause and effect

Once Niu Fengshan spoke freely and was highly valued by the court, but now Niu Shijing is ragged, has no gorgeous appearance, and can only be a People guard this dilapidated cave dwelling. He also had no income, and there was no water or electricity in the house. He didn't even know how to communicate with the outside world, so he could only make a living by begging on the streets. Looking at Niu Shijing today, one can't help but shed tears, and his misery is even more desolate.

Niu Shijing’s ancestors were very glorious, but now the glory is gone. In the end, only the old man Niu Shijing is left to guard here quietly. Of course, this old man is not without merit. Like his ancestors, he once loved learning very much and was admitted to a key university in the country. But later, because he was stimulated, he did not go to study and could only stay in ancient times alone. Home. Despite this, Niu Shijing has never complained about this. He only wants to continue to guard this place alone and accompany his ancestors.

“I have worked hard all my life to earn this share of wealth, and when I die, there is no one to carry on the family line. I don’t know what the use of keeping the money was.” Many people work hard all their lives just to be able to provide for others. Children and grandchildren accumulate wealth and pass on their family line. But now the old man Niu Shijing can no longer marry and have children, nor can he continue his family.

While we sigh, we can also understand this truth: Everything in the world has a cycle of cause and effect. There is no eternal prosperity. When prosperity reaches its peak, it will inevitably decline. Week after cycle, heaven reincarnates, this is the cycle of cause and effect in the world.