After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 1018: One Thousand Chapters and Eighteen: Qiao Family's Old Property
The Qiao family's old property was soon returned to Qiao Fu.

How much of this was because of Jiyuan, or because the Qiao family's relatives, the Hai family, were about to marry the nephew of the Queen Mother, no one could tell. Qiao Fu was not a fool, and the shopkeeper Xiao Feng was even more shrewd. He must have borrowed power and used the tiger's skin as a banner.

No matter who had secretly withheld the property, if he was really powerful and arrogant, he would not be interested in the Qiao family's small fortune. Now that the situation in the court and the opposition has changed, the once powerful officials have fallen one after another. Even if some people can successfully protect themselves, they must be careful not to be criticized. Even high-ranking officials and powerful officials are like this, let alone the small people below? That person has also enjoyed the benefits for many years, and it is time to stop while he is ahead. He himself has a dirty background. If he is found out by the victim, let alone the property that was privately withheld, he is afraid that he will have to pay for his family property and lose his life. Therefore, when Ji Yuan sent someone to pass the message, he inquired about the news inside the Jinyiwei, and immediately handed over the Qiao family's property and asked the middleman to return it to Qiao Fu, the victim.

Of course, the property had been delayed for so many years before it was returned to its original owner, and the person who handled it must have come up with a decent reason to get away with it. He pushed the responsibility onto an old subordinate, who had been dead for several years and whose family had long since left Beijing and returned to their hometown. He had no relatives or friends in Beijing, so he could easily take the blame for him. Qiao Fu didn't investigate further. Anyway, whether these people were dead or alive, they were not clean, and it would not be unfair for anyone to take the blame. He just wanted to get the things back.

Qiao Fu told Hai Jiao about the matter, and Hai Jiao accompanied him to take back the Qiao family's old property. With this upstart boss with a strong background accompanying him, no one dared to say anything sarcastic to Qiao Fu, the victim, and no one dared to delay any further. In less than half an hour, both parties completed the handover, and even the list of names was returned to Qiao Fu.

This property is actually the property of Qiao Zhongran and Qiao Jiran that was confiscated by the government, and Qiao Zhongran's share includes the inheritance left by his deceased brother Qiao Boren. Qiao Zhongran originally planned to give all his brother's inheritance to his niece Qiao as a dowry, but before Qiao grew up to the age of marriage, he got into trouble first, and all his property was confiscated, leaving nothing behind. He entrusted his niece to his cousin Qiao Jiran in prison. The confiscated property naturally could not be used as a dowry for his niece, but there were still houses and land left by his eldest brother in his hometown, as well as the dowry of his eldest sister-in-law before her death, so that his niece would not have to marry naked. Qiao Zhongran made careful arrangements for his niece, but he did not expect that his cousin would also get into trouble soon after. The property of the two families was confiscated together, and the property of the hometown was taken back by the clan after the whole family died one after another. Now no one knows who has it.

Qiao Fu had no intention of returning to his hometown to inquire about the ancestral properties. He was content as long as he could get back the properties of his two families that had been confiscated by the government, as well as the old belongings of his elders.

Hai Jiao had accompanied Qiao Fu to count the returned Qiao family property against the official list from the time of the house raid. Many things didn't match. The valuable gold and silver had long since disappeared, and they didn't expect to recover them; several valuable antiques and paintings had been replaced with cheap ones that looked similar but were cheaper, needless to say they had been replaced by someone, and it was equally difficult to trace them after so many years; as for the silks, satins, and furs that were confiscated, no one knew who had taken them away, sold them, or used them, and even if they still existed, they were worn out and faded and could no longer be used.

Fortunately, the two properties of the Qiao family fell into the hands of the same person and were seized together. He never sold them privately for various reasons, so the old things of the Qiao family were preserved relatively intact. The books, letters, handwritten paintings and calligraphy and some daily necessities collected by the Qiao cousins ​​are all intact, but not well preserved. Now that Qiao Fu has got his things back, he can still use these old things as a reminder to remember his deceased relatives.

Qiao Fu left behind his grandfather's and parents' old belongings, as well as the deeds of his old house and farm, but gave his own collection of books and the legacy of his two uncles to the Hai brothers and sisters. Hai Jiao didn't expect to get these things, but faced with Qiao Fu's kindness, he couldn't say no.

He didn't care about money, but among those things were his late mother's teenage belongings and his grandparents' relics, so he wanted to keep them as a reminder. However, after careful consideration, he decided to hand over his great-uncle Qiao Zhongran's property to Qiao Fu.

After Qiao Zhongran passed away, his wife and children also passed away in his hometown. It is unknown whether the Qiao family will remember to offer incense to his family during the four seasons and eight festivals. Haijiao thought of his kindness to his mother Qiao, who had raised and educated him, so Qiao gave up the stable life in her hometown and traveled thousands of miles to Chang'an to take care of him. Qiao has passed away, and as Qiao's children, they should continue to repay this kindness on behalf of their deceased mother.

Of the three branches of the Qiao family, only Qiao Fu is left as a grandchild, and Qiao Fu is about to get married. If he and Hai Baozhu can have more children in the future, and choose one to be adopted by Qiao Boran or Qiao Zhongran as an heir, then these two elders will have successors, and someone will offer them tea and food during the New Year. For this reason, Hai Jiao believes that it is reasonable to give Qiao Zhongran's inheritance to Qiao Fu.

Haitang had no objection: "It's as it should be. It was originally the property of the Qiao family. As the Qiao family's grandchildren, my brother and I didn't expect to get a share. We just wanted to keep the old things of our grandparents and mother, so we took the share of the Qiao family's eldest branch. Our family is not short of money, but cousin Qiao is penniless and is about to get married, so he needs this property more."

Haijiao was very happy to see that his younger sister agreed with his idea. He smiled and said, "The Qiao family's old house has been returned. I went with my cousin Qiao to take a look. It is a large house with three entrances and a small house with two entrances and a courtyard. The two houses have been occupied by people for many years and rented out to foreign businessmen. I heard that the people who occupied them handed the houses to the women in the family to take care of, and the rental income became their private money. The women could earn three or four hundred taels of silver every year, so they took great care of it and took good care of it. The house is well maintained and was renovated four years ago. It is still 70% new now. If cousin Qiao wants to move in, he can move in at any time without any renovations. If he plans to hold a wedding in the house, he only needs to paint the walls and replace the furniture, and it will be neat and decent enough, which is very convenient."

Qiao Fu only needed to choose one of the two houses to live in, and the other one could continue to be rented out. Even if Qiao Fu could not be promoted in the next two or three years, and his income was limited as a soldier in the Jinyiwei, and Hai Baozhu's dowry was not generous enough, the rental income from this house alone was enough for the couple to live a life of food and clothing in the capital. In addition to the original land of the Qiao family, Qiao Fu could guarantee a prosperous life as long as he did not encounter any major changes.

Haijiao was happy for Qiao Fu's future, and Haitang was also happy. However, she had not forgotten another important event that was closely related to Haijiao today, so she told her brother: "The Zhuang family arrived in Beijing yesterday evening. Today, Grandpa Cao met Geng Tianyou by chance on the street and learned the news. Now everyone in the family has gone to visit them. Brother, don't stand there stupidly. Go to the house we rented for the Zhuang family and wait, and try to curry favor with the elders of the Yue family. When you can marry the beauty depends on the mood of the Zhuang family!"