Chapter: 5244

Ye Chen reviewed it afterwards and found that old lady Jiang's background was very simple, but seemed to have some extraordinary aspects.

Old lady Jiang was from the Southern Mountains area of Sichuan, born and raised in the same place. She married a young man from the same village, rather than marrying someone from outside.

After that, she probably spent most of her time in this small mountain village, as she was listed as a permanent resident in every census and explicitly marked herself as present.

The village at its peak population had only around 40 households and 300 people, but now it has suffered severe depopulation, with only around 10 households and 40 people left, mostly middle-aged and elderly.

It seems that Old Lady Jiang should be the most ordinary mountain village resident who has lived a simple life without any extraordinary features.

But Ye Chen felt that she seemed to have some extraordinary aspects because of her name, Nán Jiāo.

As a child, Ye Chen had been influenced by his father and had read many books, so he immediately noticed that this Nán Jiāo was from the phrase "South has jiao tree, cannot stop thinking" in the Book of Poetry.

An 80-year-old old lady wouldn't have gotten such a name if her parents weren't well-read people.

Well-read people 80 years ago had a different gold standard than today's.

Moreover, Ye Chen remembered that when they first met in the underground prison in Mexico, Old Lady Jiang had told him about the origin of the phoenix bone and jade handguard.

Her ancestors were famous doctors during the Tang Dynasty, and this phoenix bone was passed down from her family, but unfortunately, the medical legacy was broken due to the An Lushan War.

To transmit one thing is simple, but to transmit one's skills is too difficult.

The former requires simply handing something over to the next generation, while the latter requires teaching all one has learned over a lifetime, although both are forms of transmission.

This one point is extremely rare.

In other words, within a thousand years of turmoil in feudal society, it's still possible to ensure that family inheritance remains orderly, which proves that this family has strong abilities.

If the abilities are not strong enough, even if you manage to survive through various disasters, it's difficult to ensure the continuation of the family lineage. For example, after a tumultuous period, only one child is left in the family, and this child has to beg for food on the road, eventually being adopted by someone and given a new surname and name. In such a situation, if he can still remember his original surname, it's already extremely rare. Let alone remembering basic information about his ancestors and the core points of the family inheritance.

But if the abilities are strong enough, it's different. Even if only one child is left in the family after a tumultuous period, but there is ancestral property, gold and silver, books, and genealogy, plus outside relatives who offer support, this child can still continue to pass down the family lineage when grown up.

Of course, what I mean by "strong abilities" is not necessarily having enough money and social status. It can also be some special talent if a family has passed down certain skills through generations, allowing each generation to eat their fill, then this family will probably continue to pass down its legacy.

However, Old Lady Jiang had said that their ancestral medical skills had already been discontinued, so it's likely that her ancestors had other non-ordinary abilities.

That night, after Xiao Huan returned home, Ye Chen mentioned the plan to go out with Chen Ze Kai tomorrow.

Since Chen Ze Kai is just like the boss of White Gold Hall in ordinary people's eyes, Xiao Huan still thought that Ye Chen was going to help Chen Ze Kai look at feng shui.

Although she was a little saddened by Xiao Huan's departure, Ye Chen claimed to have already made arrangements with Chen Ze Kai, so she didn't bother to stop him.

The next day at dawn, Ye Chen and Chen Ze Kai flew together to Guizhou Province located in western China.

Because Ye Chen had determined through old Mrs. Tan's name that the Tan family was not simple, he specially called Wan Ba Jun after taking off from the plane.

The phone connected, Wan Ba Jun politely asked, "Mr. Ye, do you have any instructions?" JrNovels.com