old lady in red

Shi Nai and Shi Ding sighed.

Maybe!

The three brothers are all siblings.

The mother also favors the eldest brother, and the father favors their brothers.

It is human nature for their wives to prefer their own children.

Thinking of this, the brothers no longer feel that the aunt is worrying about nothing.

Shi Mei saw them pondering.

He continued: "As far as I know, your father's private property is divided equally between your three brothers, and your elder brother didn't share any more.

Although your mother loves your eldest brother and advocates that the eldest son inherit the family, she is just unwilling to deprive your elder brother of his rights.

This is the law of the court.

She didn't take what's yours from your elder brother.

Her dowry is also three points, without partiality.

Your eldest brother has only inherited the title for 15 years, how much private property does he have?

I have already asked Shi Fu, the money in the public house is in the treasury, and there is an account to check.

However, it is estimated that there is not much silver in deposit, because your brother has repaid 20 debts due to the account collection.

It is said that there are still debts of 10,000+.

It's up to both of you to pay it back.

Of course, whoever inherits the title will pay it back.

Don't feel wronged.

This debt is not owed by your brother, but by your father.

It is only right and proper for the father to pay off the debt of the son.

So, your brother really didn't take advantage of it.

He has lived to be 38 years old and has been in charge of the Hou Mansion for 15 years. His family assets are only more than 5 yuan, which shows that he has no selfish intentions.

Don't think that I am partial to your elder brother.

I don't want to be biased at all.

If your eldest brother is in good health and is alive at the age of 80, why should I worry about it?

I feel sorry for your elder brother because your elder brother was not born weak, but your mother lived with your father in Mobei.

I was hunted down by Tartars when I was seven months pregnant with your elder brother.

Shi Nai's frail body was caused by premature birth.

This is what your parents owe your elder brother.

My mother died young, and your mother treated me kindly, which is what I owe your mother.

So, no matter how much you hate me, I will insist on this matter.

Big deal, this matter is over, we will not communicate anymore. "

This is serious.

Shi Nai and Shi Ding hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "Auntie, we made a mistake, we just follow your orders."

Shi Mei was taken aback, and hurriedly stepped down to help: "What is this for, if you have something to say, talk it out.

Every member of the imperial court has such soft knees. "

At this point, Shi Mei also breathed a sigh of relief.

She is a villain before a gentleman.

Before the daughters-in-law of the two brothers saw Dafang's private property, put it away for her first.

Lest they take advantage of wealth and ruin their virtue.

The historian brothers agreed.

Shi Mei didn't intervene and only testified.

Right should be the wish of the Shijia brothers themselves.

Then, when Shi Mei's private property was counted, it turned out to be less than Shi Mei estimated.

Except for his antique calligraphy and paintings, there are only [-] silver.

The calligraphy and painting antiques are sealed, and the silver is also packed, and all are deposited in the Dalong Bank.

In addition, Mrs. Shi Tai's dowry, together with calligraphy, paintings, silver, gold and silver jewelry, totaled only [-].

This number made Shi Nai Shi Ding look ashamed.

Seeing that the elder brother's savings were a little less, they thought that the elder brother would definitely use the public money to fill up the sister-in-law's private treasury.

As a result, facts speak louder than words.

Shi Mei decided to leave 5000 taels to Xiangyun's mother and daughter for living expenses.

Shi Nai and Shi Ding blushed, "Auntie, you might as well beat up your nephew.

The future expenses of the sister-in-law will naturally be borne by our brothers. Could it be that after inheriting the Dahou Mansion, they can't support the sister-in-law and niece? "

In this case, although Mrs. Shi Nai is no longer Mrs. Hou, her monthly period cannot be stopped. It is the same as the head wife, 20 taels.

Xiangyun should also be the monthly case of the daughter of the Hou Mansion, two taels a month.

Shi Mei said: "It's not that, I don't doubt you about this matter.

It's just that your sister-in-law must have been the mistress of the Hou Mansion for many years. Although she has to observe filial piety for three years, the necessary expenses are still needed.

Let her ask your daughter-in-law for money, but she probably won't open her mouth.

Do you think it makes sense? "

That's all for Shi Nai and Shi Ding.

Although the sister-in-law can't get up right now, she will have to open the door one day to live.

It will take more than ten years for Xiangyun to grow up, and it is inconvenient to have no money in his hands.

Then, Shi Mei asked to make arrangements for the land and pavements belonging to the big house.

Shi Nai and Shi Ding were not at home, so Zuo Ke ordered his servants to handle it.

It's better to let Shi Fu, the butler of the big house, take over the care.

Shi Mei could tell that Shi Fu was loyal to Shi Nai wholeheartedly.

I hope he can be loyal to Xiangyun again and take charge of the property for Xiangyun for at least ten years.

Of course, Shi Mei also made up her mind that she would train Xiangyun to be a capable person who excels in the hall and the kitchen.

She is an orphan, and she has to learn how to be self-sufficient.

Fortunately, all the girls in the mansion are able to welcome and cherish the spring and explore the spring.

Xiangyun only needs to follow the sisters and study together.

With Xiangyun's intelligence, after ten years of study, he will surely become a responsible and capable person.

It's a pity that her mother is not a long-lived image, and she is too worried and mourned too much.

Otherwise, Shi Mei will strongly advocate Xiangyun to recruit a family member, establish a family on her own, and completely get rid of the possibility of marrying the Wei family and becoming the son of a boat girl.

If Shi Mei was asked to save the Wei family, Shi Mei would be helpless.

She didn't know how the Wei family was convicted.

Moreover, even if Shi Mei wanted to help, would the Wei family listen to an outsider?

Although Shi Nai and Shi Ding believed in his daughter-in-law.

However, since the aunt was talking about the dead mother, they had no choice but to obey.

After the arrangement of Xiangyun's matter, the distribution of the rest of the historian's family property, Shi Mei really didn't care who took over the title.

She can't control it, it's all up to the brothers to discuss it themselves.

After discussing with Shi Nai and Shi Ding, they decided to handle the funeral for his brother first.

Shi Nai mourned three days later.

Shi Nai and Shi Ding's wives rushed back to Kyoto the next day.

Both of them are not in the post of husband, and they are not willing to stay in the capital to help the big house.

For half a year, I visit relatives at my mother's house in Jinling.

Shi Nai's wife came from the Wang family.

She is also the descendant of Du Taiwei who controls the county uncle prince.

Wang Ziteng's cousin.

Shi Ding's wife is from the Zhen family in Jiangnan.

The men of the Zhen family were unlucky, but Emperor Jiahe looked at Concubine Zhen's face. The mother of the Zhen family, the old lady of the Zhen family, was still in the old residence in the south of the Yangtze River.

There is a grandson who is filial.

This grandson is Zhen's direct brother.

Zhen's temperament is not distasteful and loves the rich, and she spends one to half a year in the south of the Yangtze River accompanying her mother.

Although the sacrifice land left by the Zhen family is only enough for food and clothing, and the money to buy clothes and bedding for Zhen Yingjia and his sons is sent to Mobei, the family is stretched.

Zhen's silver is also posted.

This time I learned that something was going on in Kyoto, so I rushed back just now.

The big house has no children, this is the opportunity for the two of them.

To be honest, which woman doesn't want to be Mrs. Hou?

They originally planned to wait until Dongyue returned to Beijing, when her husband also returned to Beijing to report on his duties.

Just a family reunion.

However, Da Fang Shi Nai never talked about their whereabouts.

I live comfortably on weekdays, but this time my intestines are green with regret.

Both of them felt that if they stayed in the capital, would they have the upper hand?

However, both of these two people are extremely rich.

Back in Kyoto, I went to see Shi Nai's wife first, hoping to gain the favor of my sister-in-law.

Unexpectedly, the elder sister-in-law was stunned. Apart from her husband, she seldom mentioned her daughter.

The two were extremely disappointed.

When I go back to my room and see my husband, I don’t ask about hard work, whether my niece is well, or how my uncle’s funeral is arranged.

In and out of the conversation, they are asking how much money is left in the treasury, how to distribute the ancestral property, and how to divide the property of the big house equally?

Shi Nai and Shi Ding used to be only interested in official careers, and these two daughters were indeed very helpful, but now because of Jia's mother's reminder, he suddenly discovered that his women are not really virtuous and virtuous.

My niece disappeared, so I didn't ask any questions, and every sentence I asked was all about money.

Shi Nai and Shi Ding felt really cool when he heard this.

They each scolded their wives: "The ancestral property was divided evenly in the beginning, so why should the ancestral property be divided? The elder brother is not a widow either. What do you want to do with the property?"

Only then did the two women become vigilant and impatient, but the old god was in their hearts: what does a girl under three years old want so much money for?

Sister-in-law is a widow, can she still support her family?

When Xiangyun gets married in the future, he must rely on his brothers to support him.

The elder sister-in-law wants her nephew to throw pots for a hundred years, so of course the family property must be given to her nephew.

Is it all given to Xiangyun, who will be cheaper for people with foreign surnames in the future?

Later, the brothers tacitly agreed, looked at each other and smiled wryly, feeling ashamed in their hearts.

My aunt's precautions were as expected.

These women in the inner house, their brother died, and they didn't even have a word of comfort.

The elder brother's orphan was nowhere to be seen, nor was there a word of concern.

Shi Mei may not know about other families, but she looks down on her two nephews and daughters-in-law very much.

Jia Dai's filial piety period was three years.

They were obviously in the south of the Yangtze River, and they hadn't seen any trace of the two women during the three sacrifices.

Shi Mei's heart has long since grown weak towards them.

If it wasn't for his sister-in-law's entrustment, Shi Ding and Shi Nai changed his mind later, Shi Mei really didn't like to talk to them.

After that, Shi Mei really seldom came to the house.

It's just that Fengqi took Xiangyun to offer incense to his nephew, and told him to take good care of his parents and don't worry about Xiangyun.

Shi Nai's wife was almost too sick to get up.

Shi Mei took Xiangyun to see her.

She cried so much that her voice was gone, she looked like a skinny skeleton.

Looking at Xiangyun, besides crying, he couldn't speak.

Shi Mei was worried that she would go with Shi Tai's funeral if she didn't make it through, so she couldn't bear it, so she went home and found someone to refresh her spiritual energy, and sent her to Xiangyun's mother to hang herself.

Shimei died on the 35th for the funeral.

Mrs. Shi Nai was already very sick, but she was carried to the funeral in a sedan chair.

Poor Xiang Yun, looking at Bai Haohao's spirit send-off team, wondering what's going on, and looking around there.

Shi Nai and Shi Ding didn't know how to negotiate.

In the end, it was decided to let Shi Nai take over the title.

Mrs. Shi Nai and Xiang Yun were also supported by Shi Nai.

Of course, if you want to win the title, you have to participate in the imperial court's assessment.

Shi Nai has made great achievements in Lanzhou, so the assessment is not a problem.

Today is Laba again.

Shijia brothers reached an agreement, and Shi Ding's wife felt uncomfortable, and his sister-in-law was not in harmony.

Shi Ding's wife fell ill immediately.

Historians are all supported by Mrs. Shi Nai.

In the twelfth month of the twelfth lunar month, Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Shi Nai, went to Rongfu to send off the New Year gift in person, and visited Xiangyun by the way.It was also Tete who came to discuss Xiangyun with his aunt.

Shi Nai's wife, Mrs. Wang, arrived at Rongqing Hall, holding Xiangyun and talking to Shi Mei. She said that the house was in a mess, and the whole family had to go to the temple to guard the spirit.

The younger brother and daughter-in-law are sick again, and Mrs. Shi Tai needs someone to take care of her.

The whole family is busy relying on her, and there is really no way to take Xiangyun with them, so they are willing to ask their aunt to take care of them for a while longer.

Shi Ding and Shi Nai have to keep their filial piety for one year.

All the nephews and nieces of the historian have a one-year filial piety period.

A hundred days later, the Shijia brothers will help the spirit to return home.

Xiangyun didn't get good care when he went back, and he was frightened by the sad atmosphere at home.

However, Mrs. Wang didn't say no, she just said that she would take Xiangyun back to take care of him when Brother Shi Ding returned to his hometown after a hundred days.

After all, Xiangyun has to wear filial piety, so it is inconvenient to live in Rongfu.

That is to say, Xiangyun will celebrate the New Year in Rongfu.

It's been a year since Shi Tai's Hundred Days.

On the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, Shi Nai sent people to welcome Xiangyun back to his residence.

Said Mrs. Shi Tai missed her daughter.

Shi Mei personally sent Xiangyun back to the mansion.

Mrs. Shi Nai has now moved to Huayuanzi on Houfu East Road.

There are five gates, three bright and two dark, east and west wing rooms, and left and right courtyards. There is an antechamber in the front and a building in the back. It is not small.

Once the courtyard gate is closed, it is an independent world.

Mrs. Stewart can also take a walk in the garden.

The garden has mountains and water, flowers and trees, which is very suitable for patients to recuperate.

She has been ill, although slightly better than before.

However, her whole body was depressed and her expression was dull.

When she saw Xiangyun, there was a gleam in her eyes.

She didn't cry or make trouble, but Xiangyun still recognized her mother.

In an instant, he nestled in his mother's arms.

Mrs. Shi Tai also had a smile on her face.

Shi Mei comforted her and said: "That's right, big things will pass, for Xiangyun's sake, you should take good care of yourself."

Shi Mei really wanted to say, don't disappoint Shi Jia's wishes.

He ignored himself and protected his wife and daughter first, which shows that he loves his wife and daughter more than himself.

What right do those who survive have to waste their lives?

However, Mrs. Shi Nai is really pitifully skinny, and Shi Mei couldn't even utter a word of reproach.

Then, within three days after Xiangyun returned home, Shi Mei heard the news that Xiangyun was injured by Shi Tai's wife.

Upon hearing the news, Shi Mei rushed to her natal home.

Shi Mei hoped that she heard it wrong, Xiangyun was actually injured by the slaves.

It turned out that Mrs. Shi Tai hit Xiangyun.

She fell ill, and she was full of words that Xiangyun had harmed her father.

If Shi Nai escaped by himself in order to save Xiangyun, he would definitely not have died.

Shi Nai and Shi Ding said to Shi Mei: "Sister-in-law is too self-blame, she's got herself into a dead end."

In the end, Xiangyun followed Shi Nai's wife.

When Xiang Yun saw Shi Mei, he went straight to Shi Mei with sparkling eyes: "Is the old ancestor here to pick me up?"

Shi Nai and Shi Ding's face was burning.

Children don't tell lies.

Xiangyun wants to follow Shimei, which means that the mansion does not take care of Shimei as well.

Naturally, Shi Mei would not lose face to her nephews, so she knelt down and said to Xiang Yun, "Does Xiang Yun miss Sister Tan Chun?"

Xiangyun was immediately distracted: "Well, I still miss Sister Yingchun, Sister Xichun, Brother Baoyu, and I also miss my ancestor..."

Shi Mei nodded: "Xiangyun is really obedient, but the ancestor is very busy right now, Xiangyun obediently followed the second aunt, played with sister Xiangjun and sister Xiangzhu, after a while, the ancestor is not busy, just Let someone come to welcome Xiangyun, okay?"

Xiangyun nodded: "Well, Xiangyun is obedient."

Shi Mei was only depressed when she went out, this Xiangyun is really pitiful, his father is dead, and his mother is useless.

This is really jealous of love!

When Shi Mei got into the car, Xiangyun was hugged by Shi Nai, and he was still beckoning with his little hands: "Don't forget, ancestor, remember to pick up Xiangyun?"

Shi Mei almost cried, feeling very uncomfortable.

Shi Naiyin asked Xiangyun: "The old ancestor was very kind to Xiangyun?"

Xiangyun played with his little hand, while nodding his head: "The old ancestor is good, the aunt is good, many sisters and brothers are good to Xiangyun..."

Shi Nai glanced at his two sons and two daughters, they seemed to be very strange to Xiangyun.

The elder brother, Shi Nai, has a difficult heir. After more than ten years of marriage, he only has one daughter, Xiangyun.

His eldest son is 13 years old, and his youngest daughter is as old as Xiangyun.

However, at a glance, the four of them stood together and the two daughters were holding hands, but no one wanted to pay attention to Xiangyun.

One reason is that Mrs. Wang often takes her children back to her natal home, and the other reason is that they are not familiar with Xiangyun.

They met briefly before, and they wanted to get close to this noble daughter.

The eldest aunt was nervous, as if she was afraid that something would happen to Xiangyun.

Now that their identities have been lost, they disdain to contact Xiangyun.

Children are competitive, and if parents don't pay attention to their words, children are prone to extremes.

Shi Nai understood all kinds of situations at a glance.

Shi Nai sighed in his heart, not only his wife was not reconciled to his elder brother's attacking the prince, but he was also the same, so now he doesn't have the face to reprimand his wife.

I just hope that there is still time to correct it in the future.

Shi Nai said in person: "Xiangjun, Xiangzhu, take my sister to play, I have something to say to your mother and brother."

Shi Nai let his wife go, and only taught his son a lesson: "One of you is 13 years old and is about to enter school, the other is ten years old, and you are not too young, and you can't take care of a three-year-old sister?

Even my own sister-in-law rejects it. With such a mind, how can we talk about being a herdsman and helping the world at the same time? "

Shi Feng cupped his hands and said, "Father, the son didn't reject his cousin, but he didn't know how to get along with the little girl?"

Shi Nai said, "What little girl?

It's a younger sister, the same younger sister as Xiangjun Xiangzhu.

Now that her father is dead, and her mother can't point it out, you should treat her as Xiangzhu's younger sister who has twins, is it even more difficult? "

Shi Feng hurriedly responded: "What the father taught, the son has remembered."

Shi Nai looked at his second son, Shi Zheng: "Remember, if you don't even have the heart to tolerate your cousin, don't think about becoming an official in the future.

Lest you become corrupt officials and ruin your ancestral family business. "

This is a heavy word.

Shi Feng and Shi Zheng hurriedly responded.Thinking of their self-satisfaction due to their changing identities, they felt ashamed.

Of course the eldest aunt doesn't like them, but sister Xiangyun is only three years old, what's wrong with her?

Shi Nai said again: "Your sister is a girl with a thin skin, so I won't talk about it. Shi Feng, you are the eldest brother, so you need to mention something."

Shi Feng and Shi Zheng found Mr. Xiang.

Sure enough, Xiangjun and Xiangzhu were playing with the flower rope.

Xiangyun was playing with his hands alone, just pinching his fingers back and forth, bored.

Shi Feng beckoned: "Xiangyun, brother will take you to catch sparrows?"

As soon as Xiangyun heard it, he was immediately happy. He looked at Mr. Xiang and hesitated, "Would you like to take me with you?"

Shi Feng smiled: "Of course I would, you are our little sister, why don't we take you with us?" "

While Shi Feng was speaking, he looked at Mr. Xiang about to speak, and turned his eyes away, so Mr. Xiang didn't dare to make a sound.

Xiangzhu actually didn't know what kind of machine her sister was playing, so she stepped forward and led Xiangyun and said: "My brother said to take you, and he will definitely take you, let's go together, it's fun to catch sparrows.

Flying around with a rope, chirping and screaming, it's so interesting. "

The day before New Year's Eve, Shi Mei asked Lai Shangrong to personally deliver a spiritual plant to Mrs. Shi Nai.

When she came back, she said that Mrs. Shi Tai had seen him in person, and she was in good spirits, but she was very thin.

And Miss Xiangyun had a good time with the four children in the second room, and went to greet Mrs. Shi Tai together.

Shi Mei felt relieved now.

At least, the two brothers Shi Nai and Shi Ding are still in the capital right now, so nothing major will happen.

In the winter of this year, Shi Mei asked Jia Xun, who went to the south to buy fruits, to bring some special products of Kyoto to the Lin family.

It is mainly the Lingzhi pomegranate rice, bimi and rouge rice produced in the mansion.

They also brought each of Daiyu and Ziyu a Luban lock made by Lingyu.

Lin Ruhai and Jia Min's return gift was a box full of Lingyu, and there were more than a dozen carts of earth instruments from Jiangnan.

In addition to the Rongning Second House, there are also gifts for relatives and friends who have mourned Lin's mother, as well as gifts for colleagues, classmates, and fellow villagers.

Lin Ruhai wrote a sign.

Shi Mei asked people to help distribute gifts from door to door.

Qingyu also specially wrote a letter to Shimei, saying that she misses her grandmother very much and misses her brothers and sisters in the house.

Daiyu and Ziyu all wrote their grandmother's good, and then left their own names.

Although the writing was crooked, Shi Mei couldn't help laughing like a flower.

This year, the Ning Mansion is also very happy. Jia Zhen's family of three went home to celebrate the New Year.

They went to Beijing with Jia Juan and Zhang Jue.

Zhizhi was over two years old, and Jia Rong taught her to recognize people.

Zhizhi's mouth is very clever, from Shimei to greet people, to the youngest Tanchun.

She doesn't give birth at all.

Then, watching the nanny report a lot of gifts, she smiled and said to Jia Rong: "It's great to come to the ancestor's house, there are so many gifts, brother, let's come back tomorrow..."

Jia Rong: Uh, you can come, but is this a meeting gift?

Miss Yu's face turned red.

She was also very helpless after giving birth to such a money-obsessed girl.

Jia Zhen is used to it, and when she gets something fun outside, she honors her daughter when she comes back.

Yang laughed outright, and hugged Zhizhi: "Okay, okay, come back tomorrow, come back for a year, and all the good things from our ancestors will become Zhizhi's."

Jia Rong is already 12 years old. Because of martial arts training, she has grown to 1.5 meters tall. Holding her two-year-old sister is just like playing.

Zhizhi didn't walk at all, and hung on Jia Rong's arm for a while to swing.

After a while, he climbed onto Jia Rong's shoulder and hugged him.

Jia Zhen's daughter-in-law Yu Ms. was nervous, but Yang was smiling.

However, Zhizhi has always called Brother Jia Rong.

Jia Rong made corrections emphatically from time to time: "Sister Zhizhi forgot, I am a cousin.

We are a great grandfather, and I am the grandson of the great grandfather's family. "

Jia Rong was afraid that Jia Zhen would misunderstand.

When Yang heard this, her complexion was not very good.

He secretly glanced at Ms. Yu's stomach over and over again.

But Jia Zhen's daughter-in-law has a flat stomach.

There is also a big happy event in Rongfu.

Rong Mansion's new master Juren has returned to Beijing.