What happened to the story that the Wu Jiasan brothers parted ways? I asked my grandfather, whose ancestral home told me this story, but I still don't understand it.

Wu Jiamao, I know the specific story of the three brothers of Niu family who smashed the pot is as follows.

According to legend, more than 600 years ago, there was a big family named Niu in Shili Village, Xishui Town, Xingyang, Henan Province (then called Shiliting Niuzhan Village). The elder named Niu Chuan was a scholar during the Ugly Emperor's reign in Yuan Dynasty (1325) and once served as the magistrate of Hongdong County. He has three sons, Niu Hong, Niu Bi and Niu Chao, all of whom are great officials in the Yuan Dynasty. The three brothers each have six children. Niu Hong's six children are Kai, Bing, Lai, Hangzhou, Jie and Quan. Niu Bi's six children are called Qing, Jian, Yu, Qin, Ying and Bao. Niu Chao's six children are called Peng, Zi, Yuan, Yi, Luan and Qian. The whole family has eighteen cousins. Not only a large population, but also a large family business. As the saying goes, "Famous officials send their families, everyone moves here, and there are many financial bribes." According to the "Old Preface of Cattle Family Tree" in Nanguanzhuang, Jiyuan City, at that time, "a hundred hectares of land, a thousand cows", the whole family moved here, "rejoiced" and lived in harmony.

Unexpectedly, the good times did not last long. Before the Opium War, the Qing government was corrupt, the people complained bitterly, the society was uneasy, and thieves rose. Xingyang area is also extremely turbulent.

According to the genealogy of the Niu family in Mugou Village, Xingyang in the 18th year of Daoguang (1838), the eighteen brothers who were "one door is beautiful" at that time were unable to get together because of the Red Army rebellion, and they were afraid that the next day would be unfounded, so they divided the dish pot into eighteen parts, one for each person and left it to their relatives and friends. So the number at that time was 18 pots of cattle, and the number was more than a dozen pots of cattle. "This is the origin of" playing pot ". The genealogy of the descendants of the "eighteen Guo Niu Jia" in Jiyuan, Wenxian, Mixian, Gongxian, Linxian, Shandong and Shanxi is generally recorded in this way.

According to legend, eighteen brothers are all good at martial arts. After fighting with the thief for three days and nights, I knew it would be difficult to get together again, so I smashed an iron pot into eighteen pieces, and the eighteen brothers, deus ex, fled their hometown.

Many years later, Niu Kai, the eldest of the eighteen brothers, returned to surabaya county from Jiyuan. Brothers can't forget each other and meet at Shili Pavilion in the west of the city. So on October 19th of the lunar calendar, a high platform was set up in front of Shiliting Mountain Village in Shui Gu County, and a grand "pot-to-pot" meeting was held.

18 brothers all went to the south bank and north bank of the Yellow River after learning that they were separated. "14 people lived in Zhongzhou and 4 people lived in other provinces." Those who went to other provinces were: Niu Ying went to Wanxian County, Hebei Province (now renamed Shunping County), and went to Xuyi County, Jiangsu Province. Niu moved to guanxian, Shandong Province and returned to his hometown in Hongdong, Shanxi Province. "Brothers are unforgettable", so it is agreed that the annual 10 19 is the party day of "smashing the pot".

I don't want it to backfire. According to the "Old Preface of Niujiapu" in Nanguanzhuang, Jiyuan, it is recorded: "Later generations will multiply, and county officials will be afraid of making trouble. Because of fraud, the two brothers are too scared to be together again. I started to write a genealogy, and I will tell you exactly that I will bring one for everyone to show my commitment. " This formed a rare song of the relocation of the eighteenth ancestor in ancient and modern family history:

Kai Jiyuan, a native of Luoyang, came to Lu Yi, a native of Gushi, lived in Zhengzhou and worked in Xihua Township. Remember the descendants of the sixth ancestor Ye Hong; Fortresses in Qingxiangfu, Jianlin, Yujumi, Yingjuwan, Xiayi and Xuyi in Qin Ju. Remember the heart of the descendants of the six ancestors (the auspicious symbol is now Kaifeng); Peng Wenyi, the son of Yanling, lives in Hongdong, Shangyi, Luanzhuang is in Taikang South and moved to guanxian East. The descendants of the sixth ancestor are all in mind.

This "Song of the Eighteen Ancestors' Relocation" has been handed down from generation to generation, and most descendants can recite this song in detail. In some places, the pots taken away by ancestors are also made into songs for later generations. For example, the "Pot Piece Song" written by the descendants of Jiyuan Kaizu: "There are edges on the top and sharp points on the bottom, which are six inches long and eight inches wide, and weigh one catty, two points and three points." (See Niu's genealogy in Jiyuan Stone Story). All these have become a strong bond of acquaintance, mutual recognition and mutual unity between the same clans, which has greatly increased the cohesion between the same clans.

It is not difficult to see from the Song of the Eighteen Ancestors' Relocation that the Daiguo cattle at that time had moved to five provinces and eighteen counties. From Surabaya to the Central Plains and to the whole country. What is rare is that these eighteen brothers gave birth to a whole hundred sons. Make this family multiply rapidly. Each of these hundreds of descendants has a name, where they live and where they moved, and most of them are clearly recorded in the genealogy.

Here are just three examples to illustrate:

L, Niu Kai, Liuzi

The descendants of the eldest son Niu Xiang are mainly distributed in Xingyang, Gongyi, Wuzhi and Yanshi. The descendants of the second Niu Lin are mainly distributed in Xingyang, Gongyi, Jiyuan, Yuanyang, Tanghe, Heze, Shandong, Baoji, Fujian, Hunan, Yunnan, Xinjiang and other places in Shaanxi. The descendants of Sanzi Niuchun are mainly distributed in Xin 'an County and Yuanshan Mountain on the south bank of the Yellow River. The descendants of Zisi Niukuang are mainly distributed in Jiyuan and Qinyang. The descendants of Wuzi Niuguang are mainly distributed in Jiyuan and other places; The offspring of the beef essence of the post may go to Tanghe area.

2, Niu C, Si Zi

The watercolor offspring of firstborn cows are mainly distributed in Luoyang, Luoning and Yanshi. The descendants of the second son Niu Guicai are mainly distributed in Yichuan, Yiyang, Yanshi, Dengfeng and Luanchuan. The descendants of the third son Niu Kuncai are mainly distributed in Luoyang and Yiyang. The descendants of Zisiniu Caicai are mainly distributed in Jin Meng, wen county, Xin 'an, Shaanxi, Baofeng and Nanyang.

3. One Niu Peng and four sons.

The descendants of the eldest son Niu Dequan are mainly distributed in Wenxian and other places; The descendants of the second son Niu Demao are mainly distributed in Mengxian and other places; The offspring of Sanzi cattle are mainly distributed in Qinyang and other places; The offspring of cattle are mainly distributed in Gongyi and other places.

The above lists the general situation of the spread and migration of three descendants of eighteen brothers, which can give a glimpse. It can be seen that the descendants of "cauldron cow" are flourishing, and their family has grown into a large family all over the world. This big family with the special symbol of "cauldron cow" has strong affinity and cohesion.