The crescent moon is like a hook, hanging quietly on the treetops, and the stars are twinkling in the sky.

The main hall was brightly lit. My grandfather, four uncles, four aunts and a dozen cousins ​​were all sitting there, listening quietly to Shuyao relaying Su Yunting's words.

"Grandpa, uncles, aunts, Erlang means that if you are willing, he will bring a few cousins ​​with him next time he goes out to sea."

The uncles looked at each other in bewilderment. This was not just a matter of going out to sea or not, this was a matter of life and death for the entire family!

The grandfather sitting above lit a pipe and took a few puffs.

The rising smoke made it impossible to see his expression clearly.

"Shuyao, what do you think?"

Shuyao had already made up her mind: "If it were just me, I would definitely follow Erlang regardless of everything. But this matter concerns the lives and property of my grandparents, aunts, and cousins, so I definitely can't make the decision for you."

The uncle took a look at his three sons. They were all tall and didn’t look like southerners at all. They had followed him to work on the boat since they were very young and were very good at swimming.

But the end of their lives can be seen at a glance.

"Dad, if you don't move, you will die; if you don't move, you will live. If you don't move forward, you will move backward. I see that General Gu Nanxi is that raging flood! We can give it a try!" The eldest uncle spoke first.

The second uncle clenched his fists and retorted, "You only see the good side, why don't you see the bad side? Su Erlang has already said that if this fails, our whole family will have to flee to an island. If this succeeds, we will be involved in some kind of dispute!"

Shuyao corrected: "No, Erlang has no desire to compete."

Second uncle: "What about the others? It's said in the opera that there are no fathers and sons in the royal family!"

The third uncle muttered quietly: "Even if we don't get involved in this, as long as Shuyao and Su Erlang get married, our whole family will not be able to escape this kind of thing!"

Fourth uncle grabbed Third uncle's neck and said viciously: "What do you mean? Do you want us Shuyao to regret the engagement?! Before the marriage, I didn't believe that you didn't have any thoughts in your mind! Now that the matter has come to an end, you are hesitant!"

"Fourth brother, let go!" When the third aunt saw her husband being grabbed so hard that his face turned red and his neck became thick, she hurried forward to pull him apart.

"Fourth brother, isn't what your third brother said right? Yes, we knew that the general had such an idea at the time, but at that time the general had only obtained a small Yunzhou. Who could have thought that she could really have such an ability!"

My second aunt wiped her tears with a handkerchief and said, "We are all so old now, we can risk our lives, but your nephews are still young! My second son just got married this year! Let alone the future, just going to an uninhabited island, who knows if he can come back alive?"

Seeing that the third brother was no match for the fourth brother, the second uncle came over to take sides: "Fourth brother, you are too impulsive. Do you remember that the person in front of you is your third brother?!"

Fourth uncle's eyes were red, and he looked back at his second brother fiercely: "Do you still remember my younger sister?! My younger sister only has Shuyao as her child. What do you want to do by making such a scene here?!"

The fourth uncle glanced at the third brother and the second brother's wife and the third sister-in-law again, and raised the corner of his mouth to reveal a hint of sarcasm.

"When you agreed to the marriage, you were thinking about the benefits. As for the risks brought by the general, you thought they were groundless worries. Now that the general really has the courage and strength, you are backing out! I really despise you!"

Second Aunt frowned and said unhappily, "Fourth brother, don't say such harsh words. If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. Our Shuyao is capable and has found a good marriage, so I am naturally happy for her! If this marriage means the lives of several members of my family, then I really don't want to take advantage of it."

The third sister-in-law waved her hand, signaling her sons to come to her.

"Yes, my sons are my life! I don't even want them to go on a ship, so how can I bear to let them go to the island?! I just want them to be safe and sound. Even if they become small merchants, as long as they stay by my side, I will be satisfied."

Shuyao sat at the end, calmly watching her uncles and aunts, who had doted on her so much, arguing over this matter.

At this moment, Shuyao suddenly understood what Su Yunting meant when he said that human nature cannot withstand the test.

It is true that my uncle and aunt love me, but it is also true that they care more about my small family.

There is no right or wrong, it's just human nature.

Seeing that several brothers were about to fight over this matter, the grandfather who was sitting at the top knocked heavily on the table with his pipe: "Enough, you are making a fool of yourself in front of the younger generation! Sit down!"

The uncles returned to their seats reluctantly.

The atmosphere in the lobby was so stagnant that it was hard to breathe.

"Okay, what's there to argue about? Ten fingers have different lengths, and everyone has different aspirations." Grandfather took a deep puff of his pipe and started coughing.

"Grandpa!"

The grandfather waved his hands to show that he was fine: "Boss, go get all the elders tomorrow. We want to split the clan!"

What?! Split?!

"How is this possible?! We haven't even divided the family business, how can we directly divide the ownership?" My second uncle's face turned red and blue.

Nowadays, families with elderly people rarely divide the family property, even if they have grandchildren.

Those who have split up the family usually have family disharmony.

This is great! The old man didn't even want to divide the family, but directly proposed to divide the clan!

Isn't this nonsense?!

The old man raised his eyelids slightly, and looked at his sons with cloudy eyes: "The big tree is flourishing, it's time to branch out! This matter is of great importance. Rather than letting the forced melon be unsweet, it's better to go our separate ways!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the old man's eyes suddenly became sharp. He was filled with a terrifying aura of authority without even getting angry: "Let me be frank with you. If a single word of our conversation here today gets out, I don't care who it is, I will give you a glass of poisoned wine!"

The second aunt was frightened by the look in old man Henry's eyes and shuddered, lowering her head involuntarily.

Everyone said in unison: "Got it, Dad!"

"Got it, Grandfather!"

……

As soon as the sky was getting light, my uncle walked on the dew and took a boat back to Huaiyang.

Although the elders who were invited to the clan were puzzled, they still respected the decision of their grandfather, and within three days, the division of the clan was completed.

The families of my eldest uncle and fourth uncle were separated and although they were still listed in the Chen family tree, they belonged to a separate branch. Even if they committed a crime that implicated nine generations of the family in the future, it would only affect them.

After the division of the clan, my second and third uncles and their families took my grandfather and boarded the boat back to Huaiyang. They also had to go back and submit the remaining documents to the government for filing.

The eldest uncle and the fourth uncle did not come to the dock to see her off. Only Shuyao was standing alone on the dock...

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