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The Five Rules of the Ancestral House

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The Five Rules of the Ancestral House

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有人拿起手札,当众逐页诵读。老祖宗临终前留在密室的心声,终于公之于众。

当年老祖宗年少贫寒,靠着务农的父亲辛苦供养,寒窗苦读,一朝高中进士,入仕为官。

登科之后,府中族人欣喜若狂,每至入夜,回廊灯火通明,彻夜不熄,灯油耗费奢靡。Full novel: The Five Rules of the Ancestral House — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠

身居高位的老祖宗见此景象,心生警醒。出身寒门,来之不易,为官做人,最忌奢靡贪腐。于是立下规矩,夜间公共廊道只留一盏油灯,够用即可,杜绝铺张浪费。

这条规矩,初衷只为勤俭自律、警示后人,无半分诡异禁忌。

这间阁楼密室,是老祖宗的自省之所。墙上蓑衣斗笠,是务农父亲生前贴身物件。父亲辛苦一生,躬身劳作,才换得他读书成才。

老祖宗将旧物悬挂壁上,日日面壁自省,提笔写下”每日三省吾身”,时刻警醒自己不忘本源、不贪富贵、不欺贫苦、坚守本心。

晚年临终之前,他独坐密室,写下整本手札,叮嘱后世子孙:勤俭立身,清白做人,心存善念,勿起贪妄。

他从未设下任何害人禁忌。所谓阁楼凶煞、暗间藏宝,从来都是后世族人凭空脑补、代代误传的谣言。

两百年的恐惧,两百年的猜忌,两百年的贪念与敬畏,从头到尾,都只是一场后人曲解祖训、自我束缚的荒唐误会。

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