After the marriage, the cousin was spoiled by the whole family of the Marquis's Mansion

Chapter 151 Ancestral Property
Mrs. Zhong walked up the stairs and looked at Mr. Ji and Mr. Ji II.

"The Marquis has passed away. Now Zhang'er and Lan'er are the ones who take care of the family. I am old now, so I will take care of Qi'er and Sui'er in the future."

Uncle Ji's face didn't look good, and he forced a smile, "Sister-in-law..."

Mrs. Zhong didn't look at him, but just raised her hand and waved.

"Now that there are more people at home, my heart is scattered. I can still take a breath. There is not much I can do. The first thing is to divide this family."

"The current situation is unstable. Our family is a military family, and it is hard to say what will happen in the future. It is better to separate them early so that they will not be accused of causing trouble for the eldest uncle and the third uncle."

Uncle Ji didn't look very good.

When the Marquis was still alive, the Ji family had also experienced many ups and downs.

He is always the one who has complaints.

But Zhong didn't take it to heart and let it go in one ear and out the other.

Master Ji San remained silent. It was nice to sit under a big tree and enjoy the shade, but he had no right to speak.

He and Uncle Ji are brothers. He is a concubine's son. Marquis Ji is the only son of General Ji. After they got married, they had Ji Yunzhang, who is also an only son. Therefore, the family has never been divided.

But he knew exactly what his eldest brother had been thinking all along.

Ji Yunzhang was a great warrior and sent his two sons to the camp. However, only his eldest brother's two sons tried their best to study and pursue a career in officialdom.

Especially the youngest, Ji Yunheng, who is very talented.

He had heard rumors more than once that his elder brother wanted to adopt Ji Yunheng to Ji Hou.

Sima Zhao's heart is well known to passers-by.

Uncle Ji forced a smile and said, "What are you talking about, sister-in-law? You can't write two characters for Ji with one stroke."

"Heng'er will also take the imperial examination next year, and the teacher also said that he will make great progress in the future."

"When the time comes, he and Zhang'er will be in the court, one a warrior and the other a scholar, supporting each other and making progress together."

Mrs. Zhong raised her eyes and looked at Uncle Ji, "Uncle, there is a war ahead, and the Ji family must be at the front."

As soon as these words came out, Uncle Ji's expression changed.

He participated in the war that took place more than ten years ago. Just as Zhong said, they recruited soldiers and the Ji family went first.

He returned intact, but several distant relatives of the Ji family had died, and his third brother had not yet had the chance to get married and leave behind descendants.

It was also because of this younger brother that he was promoted twice.

That was more than ten years ago, when swords and spears were merciless and the casualties were unparalleled.

Now we have cannons, and one cannonball can send blood and flesh flying everywhere, making it impossible to even put a complete corpse together.

What's more, the two boys in his family are both scholars, so it is not appropriate for them to go to that place.

When Mrs. Zhong saw that he stopped talking, she looked at the people below.

"Over the years, the expenses of the mansion have all been from the harvest of the farm. The Marquis doesn't care about these, so I haven't calculated them clearly with you."

"Among the servants in the mansion, some are from each family, and the rest are bought by the mansion."

"Except for the manors bestowed by the saint and His Majesty, there are only four manors left as my mother's dowry. They were all purchased by my grandfather when he became an official."

"The Marquis is the only son of the old man, and Zhang'er should have inherited it. However, the Marquis had also explained this matter in his early years. These four farms will be given to the eldest uncle and the third uncle when the family is divided."

Zhao couldn't sit still any longer. "So, let's split the farm into two..."

Since she got married, the household expenses have been from the Zhong family. She uses and spends the public funds, and she also receives an allowance of money every month.

She knew clearly how little private property Uncle Ji had, and it was only enough for him to entertain his superiors and give them gifts.

Now the family only gets two farms, how can this be enough to cover expenses? Seeing her discontent, Mrs. Zhong snorted, "When my uncle insisted on marrying you, he couldn't even raise the betrothal gifts, so the Marquis had to use his private savings to lend it to my uncle."

"It's been so many years, I don't know if my uncle has returned it to the Marquis?"

"The Marquis did not tell me about this, so I don't know."

Zhao looked at Uncle Ji in astonishment.

Uncle Ji's expression changed, and he stuttered, "I've returned it..."

Zhong no longer looked at them. "There are still several hundred acres of good land in my hometown, which were all bought by my grandfather for my great grandfather."

"Now, we are giving the land to the tribe members to cultivate, and the rent from the land we rent out is used to pay back the children in the tribe to go to school."

"These are all considered ancestral property. The Marquis did not say how to divide it, but I don't want to divide it. These lands are where the poor and distant relatives of the clan rely on for survival, and they are also a hope for the children of the clan."

Uncle Ji didn't look very happy. Grandpa Ji was just his uncle. Although Grandpa Ji bought it for his great-grandfather, the money he paid for was now kept in the clan for relatives to use, so he didn't dare to ask for anything else.

In the past, he would never have cared about this little piece of land, but now that the family is to be divided, naturally the more the better.

Thinking of this, he winked at Zhao.

Zhao understood and took two steps forward, "Sister-in-law, although I am young, I am older."

"Of course, our master is not as successful as the Marquis. Unlike the Marquis, he is not rewarded by the Saint and His Majesty, so he naturally doesn't care about those little things."

"My mother's family isn't very capable either, so it's enough that they don't drag me down."

"In our first house, only the eldest daughter Huimin is married. Yunjing, Yunheng, and Huiwen are all still married. These are the big heads."

"Now I'm pregnant too, and I'll have to spend money everywhere in the future."

"Maybe you may not be interested in the little land in my hometown, but it is enough to feed the children in my family."

"No wonder my sister-in-law is so fussy at this time. A penny can make a hero fall. There are too many mouths to feed at home. I have no other choice."

Zhou was Mr. Ji Sanye’s first wife and she was also an honest person.

If it weren't for the New Year or other festivals, it would be rare for him to show up in front of the Zhong family.

Even Zhou, who was deaf and had the same hidden disease, couldn't help but look sideways at Zhao.

Mrs. Zhong did not interrupt her, but just looked at her quietly.

It was not until Zhao looked at her unnaturally that the momentum she had just displayed when she was speaking out a bunch of crooked ideas instantly diminished.

Just as she was about to flee, Mrs. Zhong spoke.

"What's the hurry, sister-in-law?"

Mrs. Zhong never called her sister-in-law, but always called her Sister Zhao or Mrs. Zhao.

"Although the ancestral land in my hometown was bought by my old grandfather, it is in the name of my great grandfather, so I won't fight for it."

"Since the relatives of Lai's family are planting it, I will exchange it for the 200 acres of paddy fields in the suburbs of Beijing and divide it between your two families."

The paddy fields in the suburbs of Beijing are naturally much more valuable than the fields in my hometown.

This is still Zhong's dowry, and it is not included in the public account.

Zhou was not at all surprised that Zhong could do this, because she and Ji Hou were the same type of people.

As long as they behave themselves, they can continue to live under the protection of Marquis Ji, or even the current Prince of the County.

But some people, after living a peaceful life for decades, take it for granted that these things are in their pockets.

Now others are merely taking away what belongs to them, and they feel that this is taking things out of their pockets.

(End of this chapter)