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Long Xiangye saw that Xiao Shiji took out three more shops, and added two farms from the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River to Xiao Taiji, the second child, and immediately beamed with joy, opened the mahogany carved box containing the deed paper, and carefully looked inside He nodded and said: "You love your brother, I am naturally happy. You are brothers. In this world, who can be closer than the two of you? Remember what your mother said in the future, and live a good life together , it’s good to help each other.”

Xiao Shiji put the distribution book in his hand on the table of the Eight Immortals next to Long Xiangye, "Mother, second brother, you can just sign and pledge, we each have one copy, and the extra one will be taken to the government. "

Long Xiangye pressed the ink pad next to it, intending to draw a mark.

But Xiao Taiji suddenly stopped him and said: "Mother, you don't need to sign, I don't want these shops and farms." Then, he pushed back the box carved with mahogany, and said sincerely: "Brother, you are the eldest son. The family, you should inherit most of it. I can’t accept these things. As mother said, we are brothers, can’t the two families live a good life together? Although there are separate families in Chang’an City, most of them, Both grandparents and grandchildren have lived together for several generations. We are only brothers, so what can we separate?"

Long Xiangye was stunned, and stopped in mid-air after pressing the thumb of the ink pad, unable to fall, it was very embarrassing.

Xiao Shiji withdrew his smile, took a fixed look at Xiao Taiji, nodded for a while and said: "It's okay if you don't. Anyway, you also have two shops in your hand, which are enough to eat and drink. At most, you will have children, nephews and nieces." The marriage is all covered by me. ——This distribution book. You should sign it, right?"

Xiao Taiji's face suddenly became very ugly.

Long Xiangye sighed secretly, glanced at Xiao Taiji, pushed back the mahogany carved box calmly, and said: "Why are you being polite to your elder brother? Take it quickly, take it quickly! Your elder brother uprooted it!" The fine hair is thicker than your thigh, so don't save him money." While secretly winking, Xiao Taiji told Xiao Taiji to put away his things quickly.

Xiao Taiji didn't expect that he was so wronged by what he said, and his figure was so low.The eldest brother still insisted on going his own way to separate the family, and his heart was filled with anger.

However, seeing the defense and vigilance in the depths of his elder brother's eyes, Xiao Taiji felt chilly again.

This is my brother.

In the past, he heard the shopkeepers and shop assistants in those shops talk about the farce of the rich family fighting for property, and the family was like a black-eyed chicken, fighting to the death, he was lucky.My elder brother and I are from the same mother, so there is no such bad thing.

It turns out that I am inferior to other bastards.Not to mention half of the family property, even if you want to get [-]%, you can't even get [-]%.

Xiao Tai inquired about how much of the Xiao family's property the elder brother held in his hands.

If he wanted to take five shops, he would send him two farms.I don't even go to the funeral to ask my father's tablet if he agrees!

Xiao Taiji lowered his head and let out a long breath.Suppressing the anger in his eyes, he raised his head again, his face was already calm, he reached out to take the box carved from mahogany, and said with a smile: "Since the elder brother is kind, the younger brother is not respectful."

Xiao Shiji smiled slightly, and pointed to the production books.

Xiao Taiji thought about it.He reached out and pressed the ink pad, and also drew a bet on the distribution book.

All three members of the family made bets.In addition, it clearly states who will pay for Xiao Yanran's dowry and the minimum amount. Everything is well organized and clear.

Xiao Shiji looked carefully at everyone's signatures, and said slowly: "Since the property is divided, the expenses of the family should also be divided clearly. Forget this month, the two families will still be together. From the tenth of next month From the beginning of this month, the expenses of our two families will be officially separated. Although we live together, we are responsible for our own expenses. If it is inconvenient for you, please tell your sister-in-law at any time."

There are four copies of the production distribution book, and each person takes one. Xiao Shiji took the extra copy and went to the government to register. When he was about to leave, he remembered something and said: "Second brother, the relative of the second brother and sister, in the future It's up to you to help yourself. If you can't hold on anymore, just say it. Of course, my mother and younger sister will follow me, and you only need to take care of your own family. If the servants and servants in the family are willing to follow you, I will The body deed is given to you." But he didn't say what to do if those servants and servants don't want to follow the second room.

Xiao Taiji became even more angry.With such a family separation, which servant is willing to follow their family?Moreover, relying on those five shops and two farms, they can only hire one or two women on the stove at most, and they will not even be able to hire foster mothers and nurses in the future.Isn't this going to drive their family to a dead end? !

Long Xiangye didn't pay attention to Xiao Taiji's expression, but thought of Aunt Jin instead.This is really a good person who is knowledgeable, interesting, and good at talking, and her daughter Chen Yuejiao, even though she is young, is also a wonderful person.Now he is best friends with his niece Long Shuzhi.

The Xiao family is rich and powerful. It is cheaper to raise two idlers than to raise that Persian cat by yourself. Why do you have to drive them away?It's not what kind people do.

Long Xiangye persuaded Xiao Shiji earnestly, "Yu Qingyin and his descendants are the only ones who have accumulated good deeds. Don't do things too badly. Who knows what will happen to them in the future? Mountains don't turn around, so don't bully young people and be poor." ..."

Xiao Shiji didn't like it very much, and laughed dryly, "Mother likes their company, so just keep them company. It's just about adding two pairs of chopsticks, mother can do as she sees."

Long Xiangye nodded in satisfaction, "That's right, listen to mother, mother will not harm you two brothers."

Xiao Shiji had no choice but to not mention this matter, and said with a smile: "Then I'm leaving, mother and second brother can rest." Then he turned around and strode away.

Xiao Taiji walked to the window, propped up the thin-edged lattice window with one hand, saw Xiao Shiji's back had disappeared at the gate of the courtyard, and then turned around and called Long Xiangye aggrievedly, "Mother, why did you sign the bond?" gone?"

Long Xiangye had her own plans, but she didn't want Xiao Taiji to know, she just smiled and persuaded him, "Don't be so sad, your mother isn't dead yet."

Xiao Taiji was in a hurry, "Mother, look, you are still alive, big brother... big brother... just like this, if father knows it in the spirit of heaven, he will definitely not agree!"

Thinking of Xiao Xiangsheng, Long Xiangye felt sore, and patted Xiao Taiji on the shoulder, "You don't need to talk about it. You should go back and discuss with Yunlian about how to take care of the house. I will be separated from your elder brother in the future, and your brother You have to take care of the expenses yourself, and save some flowers. The servants in your yard can reduce it if they can, and if you can’t, I will pay you money."

Long Xiangye herself has 50 taels of silver a month.She ate and drank well, including giving gifts during the four seasons and eighth festivals, and all the favors she came and went were from the public.I haven't used my monthly money of one or two taels of silver, and I have already saved a small silver mountain in my small treasury.

Xiao Taiji was relieved when he heard that his mother was willing to make up for him, and said with a smile: "Mother still loves me. If the elder brother is not too domineering, I will let my mother live with me."

Long Xiangye said with a smile: "Mother loves you so much that she won't live with you. You have to understand Mother's painstaking efforts."

Xiao Taiji nodded hastily, said goodbye to Long Xiangye, and went back to his yard to tidy up.

After Xiao Taiji left, Long Xiangye looked at the distribution books, let out a chuckle in his throat, and walked to the side of the half-person-high Boshan Golden Beast Incense Burner.He lifted the lid of the censer and threw his share of production books into it.Soon a burst of white smoke with the fragrance of ink and paper rose from the mouth of the Golden Beast Incense Burner.

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Xiao Taiji returned to his yard.After driving away all the idlers in the house, he lowered his face, threw the distribution book on Guan's face, and lowered his voice bitterly: "Bitch! You did a good job!" As he spoke, he slapped again Fanned over, rolled Guan's family onto the kang, and overturned the kang table.The teapot and teacups on the Kang table rolled to the ground and smashed to pieces.The tea soup and tea leaves inside are scattered all over the floor.The blue brick floor was dripping with water and dirty.

Now Guan Yunlian knew that Xiao Taiji looked gentle and gentle, but in fact he was very ruthless, and that he and his brother Xiao Shiji were the same kind of fellow, so she endured the tears, but dared not tell her, she humbly said: "Second Master, what's the matter? Get angry when you come back."

The maidservant who was waiting outside was startled when she heard the beeping sound in the inner room, not knowing what was going on in the inner room.But the second master had something to say, so they couldn't go in, so they had to go out of the door one after another, and waited under the eaves.

Aunt Jin and Chen Yuejiao were a little surprised when they saw all the servants from the upper room come out of the room from the window of the west wing. They looked at each other, not knowing what happened.

Long Shuzhi learned from Long Xiangye about the division of property between the two brothers of the Xiao family, and knew that Xiao Taiji was unhappy, so she hurried over to comfort him.

Walking into the courtyard door, bypassing the screen wall, you can see maidservants standing under the corridor of the upper room.

"What's the matter?" Long Shuzhi said to herself, and stopped beside the screen wall.

Chen Yuejiao saw Long Shuzhi coming from the window, and hurriedly went out to greet her, "Miss Biao, come here and have some tea first, I'll go find someone to pass a message to you."

Long Shuzhi didn't dare to do anything wrong, she entered the west wing room with a smile, said hello to Aunt Jin, then sat carelessly on the upper chair, waiting for Chen Yuejiao to show her tea.

Chen Yuejiao took time out to find a familiar maid and asked her to help spread the message.

The maid was clever, knowing that the second master looked at Biao Miss differently, she hurriedly responded, saying that she would send a message when the second master came out.

Chen Yuejiao chatted with Long Shuzhi about the family affairs.

In Xiao Taiji's and Guan Yunlian's room, there was a lot of commotion right now.

Guan Yunlian was panicked when she saw the distribution book, and hurriedly said: "How can it be enough for such a small amount? Is it possible that this family will not belong to me in the future?"

Xiao Taiji sneered and said, "Of course you are still in charge of our family. It's just the family of the eldest brother and sister-in-law, it's not your turn to take care of it."

Guan Yunlian was very aggrieved, she lowered her head to pack her things on the ground, and muttered, "It's all the property of the Xiao family, why should we let them have it? In this way, how many servants do we have?!"

These words touched Xiao Taiji's heart, he couldn't help pointing at Guan Yunlian and said: "You have thought about it now, why didn't you think of it before? If it wasn't for your stupid trick, my sister-in-law just forgot to give it to the inner court once. Digging money, you pick her thorns, the eldest brother will not think about breaking up immediately!"

After hearing this, Guan Yunlian was silent for a while, and said enviously, "Brother is really kind to sister-in-law."

Xiao Taiji was so angry that he couldn't speak, he jumped on his feet and said: "If you have [-]% of the Du family's property as a dowry, I will treat you a hundred times better than a brother treats a sister-in-law!"

Guan Yunlian was stunned for a moment, looked at Xiao Taiji with bulging eyes for a long time, and said tremblingly: "You still dislike me for not having a dowry..."

Xiao Taiji sneered and walked away, "Those who don't dislike are fools and liars!"

When they came to the outside room, a clever servant girl hurried forward and replied, "Second Master, Miss Biao came to see Second Master and Second Young Mistress."

Xiao Taiji knew that it was Long Shuzhi who had come, and his heart moved, he hurriedly said: "Where is it? Please hurry up."

The servant girl led the way, "In the west wing where Aunt Jin and the others live."

Xiao Tai hurried over, nodded hurriedly to Aunt Jin, and then said with a smile: "Cousin is here, why are you sitting here? Come with me to the room for tea." Very courteous.

Long Shuzhi pursed her lips and smiled, "Second Cousin, I heard that your house is in chaos, so I dare not go there."

Xiao Taiji blushed, and hurriedly stood up and cupped his hands, "I made my cousin laugh. Your second sister-in-law is not easy to worry about. I am busy every day, and she still makes trouble for me. I really can't bear it. Just teach her a lesson."

In front of Aunt Jin and Chen Yuejiao, telling Guan Yunlian a lesson was a slap in the face.

Aunt Jin was a little uncomfortable, and couldn't help asking: "I think Yun Lian is fine, why did she provoke the second master? If it's her fault, I will accompany the second master!"

Xiao Taiji hurriedly said: "It's her fault, but it's none of Auntie's business." After thinking about it, he still told the truth, "I'll tell you three, a major event happened in our Xiao family today, all because of Yunlian. Yes. If I want to follow my temper, I have to divorce her. It is because my mother is kind and refused to embarrass her and not allow me to divorce my wife."

Chen Yuejiao was startled, and asked, "What's the matter?"

Xiao Taiji spread his hands, "I'm going to wrong some of you and live a hard life with me. Today our Xiao family split up, and I only got three shops and two farms. I'm afraid all the servants in this yard will be laid off in the future." Drop a lot."

Long Shuzhi sat aside and listened, playing with the mutton fat jade bracelet on her left wrist, suddenly smiled, and said: "Second cousin, in fact, you have three intercourses, one is pregnant and raised your aunt, The other two can be used as big maids, and you also save the monthly money of two big maids."

Xiao Taiji's first roommate, Chunyun, is pregnant and has just lifted his aunt. He lives in the largest room in the East Wing. There is also a big maid, two young maids, and two women serving her. .

These few people alone cost a lot of money every month.

In the past, it was all counted in the public house, so I didn't find it difficult. I also thought about adding a few more maids and women, and building the house behind.

Now I have to pay for everything by myself, so I feel a pain in the flesh, and hurriedly said: "My cousin is right, they are born as maids, and it is appropriate to go back to be maids." As she said, she patted her thigh, "That's how it is done." In a hurry, he went out to send out his housekeeper and servants.

Chen Yuejiao is someone who has been there before, so she still doesn't understand the flower guns played by this cousin.But if Long Shuzhi really came in, where would her cousin Guan Yunlian be?And what reason does he have to stay at Xiao's house?I felt restless for a moment.

...(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

ps: For enigmayanx Da Da Da No. 5, Heshibi was added and delivered.It's also 238 words.I saw that there are actually 240 pink tickets, and there should be 240 at night.At [-]:[-] p.m., there will be a third pink [-] plus update.Today, there are a total of [-] words in three updates, please ask for pink tickets and recommendation tickets. o(n_n)o Forgot to say, tonight is the last chapter of the first volume, and tomorrow I will enter the second volume "Chang Cun Baozhu Letter".