The descendants of Sri Lankan immigrants in Quanzhou

"Nai Hetian Ji Zuo": "I have been home all the way, so I have to stay in Jing for a while and stop the horse."

In this land of China, there are some people who will always stick to their beliefs, devote themselves to the country, family and China, and never forget their mission.

She is a descendant of Ceylon royal family and an overseas princess. She was born in a pure and simple land. While not forgetting her family business, she devoted herself enthusiastically to the country and wrote a legendary life with firm will. She is an ordinary person, an ordinary Minnan girl, a wife, a mother and a daughter. The difference is that she is also an overseas princess and a descendant of Prince Ceylon. But she refused to return to China to inherit hundreds of millions of assets, and publicly declared that she was from China. Her name is Xu E.

Xu E is a native of Quanzhou, a pure Minnan girl. She lived in Fujian with her family since childhood. In her memory, her great-grandmother often tells her some bedtime stories. This is also her most unforgettable memory, lying in bed listening to family stories on summer nights. Even now, she will still recall the scene at that time, the story her great-grandmother told her in bed, and her thoughts fly back to many years ago.

Great-grandmother often tells her about the ancestors of the family and tells her that their ancestors came here from far away. They crossed the ocean and came to Minnan to thrive, leaving everything here. At that time, Xu E was still very young, and it was difficult to understand what kind of chill the story in my great-grandmother's mouth represented. It's just that these stories planted many seeds in her young mind. She is curious about what these stories represent and what they mean. It was just that her great-grandmother was old at that time, and it was difficult to tell her clearly.

Later, her great-grandmother died, which became a mystery that Xu E could not solve. She asked her father many times what the name "Xu E" meant, and whether she was surnamed Xu or Xu Shi. At this time, my father just shook his head and said to her, "This is not a compound surname, nor is it a single surname. These are two surnames, so don't ask. Looking at his father's serious expression, Xu dared not ask again.

Just when she thought the mystery would never be solved, her father took the initiative to tell her this long-forgotten story. When Xu E was sixteen, her father planned to emigrate. At this time, as the eldest daughter, she needs to stay in Quanzhou to continue her life. At the last parting, her father told Xu E the deepest secret. The truth is often shocking.

Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, followed Zheng He's voyage to the Western Ocean, and the then Prince of Ceylon followed Zheng He's team to worship Ming Di. Just as he was preparing to return to China, there was a sudden news of a coup in China. His parents and brothers were all dead, and the throne already belonged to someone else. Prince Ceylon was heartbroken at the news, but his life had to go on. He changed his surname to Shi and has lived in Quanzhou, Fujian since then. In Xu's great-grandmother's generation, there were no men in the family, so a man named Xu was adopted as his wife, and Xu became a surname, which has been passed down to this day.

Xu E was shocked by the news that she was descended from the royal family, but in shock, she chose to accept it and promised her father to keep it a secret forever. However, Xu E went on with her life. She opened an antique shop and a vegetarian restaurant in Tumen Street. On weekdays, she is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and hops, and lives a happy life. Until Liu Zhicheng appeared in Quanzhou Overseas Traffic History Museum.

At that time, Liu Zhicheng found an ancient stone tablet in Qingquan Mountain. He followed the clue of the stone tablet and found that it was the tomb of Prince Ceylon. This made him overjoyed. After the news spread, it caused a great sensation and naturally reached Xu's ears. At this time, she is also a little uneasy. Seeing that what she promised her father would be exposed, even her ancestral grave would be dug up, she was in a dilemma.

After repeated consideration, she chose to defend the family's history and culture and stood up bravely. She called the higher authorities directly to explain her life experience and the secrets buried by this family for many years. She believes that this is her personal choice, and the family has been passed down to this generation. Therefore, as the eldest daughter, she has the obligation to assume such responsibility to defend the remains of the family, even if it is to reveal the secrets of her life.

Immediately after the news reached Sri Lanka, the Sri Lankan government sincerely invited Xu E to return to his hometown. After learning this, Xu E went to Sri Lanka in awe of his ancestors. Sri Lanka has given the former princess high treatment, hoping that she can stay and inherit the billions of property left by her ancestors. Without thinking, Xu E immediately rejected this request and said, "China is my hometown, and I am already from China". This is her strongest position. She was born and raised in that land. The city has been printed in the depths of her soul, and it is the place where she will always be attached.

For the Sri Lankan government, this princess also has special significance. She represents the past times and history of Sri Lanka. What they never expected was that even hundreds of millions of property could hardly impress the princess's homesickness and homesickness. Maybe they can't understand the local feelings in China.

The land in Quanzhou is the home of her soul. No matter where her ancestors came from, she will always stick to her hometown, stick to China and make a contribution to her family. This is Xu's attitude and she has always insisted. Even in the face of the temptation of hundreds of millions of inheritance, she still chose her hometown and her family.

Hometown is the most important place for everyone. Maybe our ancestors came from different regions and nationalities, but we all live in this, this land of China. For thousands of years, people have come and gone here, and countless heroes have shed their blood here. When we were born here and grew up here, our hearts and souls have been integrated with this land. Mr. Dongpo once said: "This place of peace of mind is my hometown." Similarly, no matter where we go, no matter how long we live, as long as our hearts are willing, that is our hometown, a place where we will go bravely no matter what the situation or the temptation, and a destination that people will always yearn for.