Having just received one hundred taels of silver, Su Xiaoli would never refuse: "Of course, no problem, I'll go get it for you!"
Su Xiaoli couldn't understand why this young master from the capital would be interested in their family genealogy.
However, since the young master is so kind, let alone looking at the family genealogy, he would have to find a way to pluck the stars from the sky if asked to do so!
A short while later, Su Xiaoli brought over the family genealogy: "This is our Su family genealogy. Young Master can take it back and look at it at his leisure. Just remember to return it when you're done."
Su Yun'an accepted the family genealogy and said gratefully, "Thank you so much, Grandpa Su."
"I should thank you more, young master." Actually, Su Xiaoli felt quite uneasy about taking the hundred taels of silver from him.
Whether it's hosting a three-day banquet or repairing the ancestral hall, it wouldn't cost that much money.
Today is the day for ancestor worship, and Su Xiaoli has had dinner prepared for the entire clan.
Su Yun'an took You Yi and the others to the ancestral hall for dinner, and then went back to study the family genealogy.
Upon returning to the old house, Su Yun'an carefully examined the Su family genealogy.
Su Yun'an wasn't interested in the people in front of him and turned directly to Su Renzhong's page.
Su Renzhong's father was Su Fanghu, and his mother was He.
Su Fanghu and He Shi had three children: their eldest son Su Renzhong, their second son Su Renyi, and their third daughter Su Huiyan.
Su Yun'an carefully examined their birth dates and times, and felt that something was amiss.
Seeing his worried expression, Youyi also came over to look at the family tree: "Is there a problem with this family tree?"
Su Yun'an pointed to the birth dates and times of Su Renzhong and Su Renyi on the family genealogy: "My father and Su Renyi's birth dates and times differ by one year and eight months."
Youyi, puzzled, said, "Your father and your second uncle are one year and eight months apart. What's wrong with that? Your grandmother could have had children with that age difference. There are countless brothers and sisters in the world who are only one or two years apart!"
Su Yun'an frowned and explained, "It's not that there's a problem with their age difference, it's that the family genealogy recorded my father's birth date and time incorrectly. My father was born in the year of Wuxu in the month of Chen, but he recorded it as the year of Dingyou in the month of Chen."
Upon hearing this, You Yi finally realized something was wrong: "If your father was really born in the year of Wuxu, then that's not right. According to the birth dates of your father and your second uncle on this family genealogy, there is only an eight-month difference between the Chen month of the year of Wuxu and the Hai month of the year of Wuxu. They were not twins, and your grandmother could not possibly have given birth to two children of such close age at the same time."
This is also what Su Yun'an finds strange.
The fact that my father and Su Renyi's birth dates and times are so similar immediately suggests something is wrong.
"Can you be sure your father was born in the year of Wuxu (戊戌) and the month of Chen (辰)? Not in the year of Dingyou (丁酉) and the month of Chen (辰)?"
These birth dates and times are extremely important; logically speaking, this family genealogy shouldn't be easily mistaken.
Moreover, his father was a great general of Eastern Chu, an extremely important figure in the Su family. How could the family genealogy be so carelessly handled?
“There’s no mistake, my father was born in the Chen month of the Wuxu year.” Su Yun’an was very certain of this.
When he was a child, his father would remember his and his sister's birthdays clearly, and he would personally cook longevity noodles for them every year.
My mother didn't like celebrating her birthday because she didn't remember it. Her birthday was the day my father found her. Every time my father celebrated her birthday, my mother was unhappy. Later, my father stopped celebrating her birthday for fear of upsetting her.
Father always remembered their birthdays, but they never remembered his, and Father never mentioned his birthday to them.
Later, Su Renyi and his group came to Kyoto. They celebrated their father's birthday first, and only then did they learn that their father was born in the year of Dingyou, in the month of Chen. However, their father said that day that he was not born in the year of Dingyou, but in the year of Wuxu.
It's impossible for a father to forget his own birthday.
You Yi frowned: "If this family tree really records your father's birth date wrong, then your father should indeed not be the son of your grandparents. No, the most accurate statement is that your father and Su Renyi are definitely not half-brothers."
We cannot rule out the possibility that they are half-brothers.
Looking at the names of Su Fanghu and He Shi, Su Yun'an felt something was off. He flipped back a bit and finally realized: "Village Chief Su Xiaoli said he was my grandfather's cousin. On this family tree, their generation all had the character 'Xiao' in their names, such as Su Xiaoyong, Su Xiaozhi, and Su Xiaoli, but my grandfather's name was Su Fanghu."
Youyi also realized something was wrong: "You mean your grandfather might not be a member of the Su family?"
Su Yun'an looked blank: "I don't know, you'll have to ask the village chief. But according to the genealogy, my grandfather's lineage, that is, my great-grandfather Su Deshan, did not have a wife. The most likely reason is that he never married. So my grandfather's son is a mystery."
You Yi also felt that Su Yun'an's guess was reasonable and well-founded: "So, we've found some clues."
In any case, this trip wasn't entirely fruitless.
"When are you planning to ask that village chief?"
Now that we have a valid argument and evidence, we should be able to ask them now.
"Let's go now!" Su Yun'an closed the family register and dashed out.
He didn't want to be a part of it for a second; he just wanted to know the truth.
"Now, everyone must be asleep!" Seeing that he had already disappeared, Youyi quickly followed.
His job is to protect the child's safety, so he has to keep up!
Su Yun'an ran all the way to the village chief's house, caught his breath, and then started knocking on the door.
His son came out to open the door: "Young master, what brings you here..."
Seeing that he was already asleep with his clothes on, Su Yun'an felt a little embarrassed and said, "I'm looking for Grandpa Su."
"Please come in quickly." The man invited Su Yun'an into the courtyard and then went to call Su Xiaoli.
Su Xiaoli was indeed asleep, but when he heard that it was Su Yun'an looking for him, he quickly got up.
"Young master, is there something you haven't had time to tell me?"
Su Xiaoli was also surprised that Su Yun'an, whom she had only parted ways with not long ago, had come looking for her again.
“I was just looking at the family genealogy and there were some parts I didn’t understand. I wanted to ask Grandpa Su about them.” Su Yun’an said as he took out the genealogy and pointed to Su Renzhong’s birth date, saying, “My father was born in the year of Wuxu at the hour of Chen (7-9 AM), but this genealogy records it as the year of Dingyou. It’s wrong.”
Su Xiaoli thought it was something urgent, but it turned out to be this. He quickly apologized, "I must have made a mistake when I was transcribing it. I'll correct it now."
Su Xiaoli knew a few words and turned to get a pen, but Su Yun'an stopped him again: "Grandpa Su, please wait, have a seat. This is not the only problem with the family genealogy."
Su Xiaoli was confused. Hearing Su Yun'an's meaningful words, she had a bad feeling, but she still obediently sat down.
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