"Mother. When it came to family affairs, Lin Ruhai was a little embarrassed and called out in annoyance.

Seeing her son's shy appearance, Mrs. Lin felt that he was still young, and now he had the love on his face that he should have at his age, which was as honest as usual. The early death of her husband made her young son bear the burden that he shouldn't have borne early, touched his face with a smile, and said with a smile: "Okay, it's normal for men to marry and women to marry, so what's so embarrassing." Speaking of which, you still have a relationship with Miss Najia. ”

Lin Ruhai also remembered that when he went to pick up his mother in the temple, he met Miss Jia, but it was young, and he didn't look at Miss Jia head-on in order to keep the ceremony, but that inadvertently made him remember those eyes deeply, like an abyss bottomless, that seemed to be happy and sad and slightly sad, such eyes appeared on the body of a girl who was seven or eight years old, and he remembered it vividly.

"Mother, I want to wait for the marriage proposal, Miss Najia is still young, and it is okay to wait for a couple more. Lin Ruhai remembered that when the man came, he mentioned that Emperor Kangqing had mentioned his marriage, he didn't know if the saint was still shaking the Lin family to them, and whether Lin Jia's marriage would make Rongguofu also jealous of the saint, he had to think about it.

Mrs. Lin said anxiously when she heard this: "What, Hai'er, are you dissatisfied with Miss Jia, or do you have any other ideas?"

"Mother, no, no, I just want to wait a few more years, although I am lifted, but I am only a small lifter, how can I be worthy of the concubine of the Duke of Rongguo?" Lin Ruhai was not easy to express his concerns, so he told his mother about the gap between the two families.

"This is the reason, but your father and Rong Guogong have already said that if you are promoted, you will go to the Jia family to propose marriage, and the Lin family is a trustworthy family, how can you be untrustworthy?"

"Mother, don't worry, I will discuss this matter with my uncle, and I won't let Rong Guogong have any dissatisfaction with our Lin family. Lin Ruhai also knew that it was about the Lin family, and he assured his mother.

"Alas, you have also grown up, and now this family is also yours, you can think about it yourself. Mrs. Lin said helplessly.

In Rongguo Mansion, Jia Quan is reporting to Jia Daishan about the Xue family, "Master, Miss He has been taken back to the house by the Xue family." It was only because the marriage with the Wang family was close that Miss He was placed next to Mrs. Xue, claiming to be a distant niece of her mother's family, and her parents died to join the Xue family. The old slave felt that the Xue family wanted to use Miss He to marry, and he would not accept the Xue family's uncle into the house as he had expected. ”

Jia Daishan smiled and said unconcernedly: "It's okay, you ask someone to send a message to Miss He, as long as she doesn't leave the Xue family, the Rongguo Mansion will no longer pursue the previous matter, and she will bear the consequences once she leaves the Xue family." ”

"But sir, do you think that Miss He can really make the Xue family uneasy?" Jia Quan said with some doubts, that Miss He was taken back to the house by the second master and was sent to Zhuangzi and locked up in less than an hour, he thought that Miss He was afraid that she would die, but the next day the master invited a few grandmothers to come to Zhuangzi to teach Miss He a lesson, and she had to learn everything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and it took half a year to do this. After that, some grandmothers left, and another grandmother looked at her, so that people came out of those Fengyue places at a glance, and stayed here for another month. Later, the old man asked her to change her birth, and let her send her to Jinling, and in less than a month, Miss He successfully entered the gate of the Xue family.

"The dispute between wives and concubines, the back house is restless, the foundation of the family is unstable, the preferences and temperaments of the three girls of the Wang family, have people told Miss He, only knowing oneself and knowing the other will not be defeated in a hundred battles. ”

"The old man told the old slave to tell the girl He. ”

"That's okay, you guys don't care about the Xue family, just let it be. Jia Daishan replied.

"Yes, sir, the old slave will let the people over there in Jinling withdraw. Sir, you are so wise. Jia Quan said with a smile.

"It's not just that she will return her body to others in her own way and make the best use of it, anyway, Miss He stayed in the village just to eat for nothing and waste food, so it's better to let her do something useful. ”

As the two spoke, a ball of paper suddenly flew from the window, Jia Daishan took it easily, opened it and took a look, it said that the border general has the prince's confidant, the sage has checked, and there has been chaos in the army recently, and I hope to prepare as soon as possible.

Jia Daishan sighed in his heart when he saw it, military power is always the untouchable string of those in power, and those who touch it will die. Otherwise, it will not be emphasized in every dynasty and every generation, but because whether it is the rebellion of the prince or the change of dynasty, the army is needed, so the generals of the garrisons everywhere are all the confidants of the saints. Alas, these people really don't know how to live or die, and they have done such a brainless thing.

In the following months, Emperor Kangqing issued several holy decrees, all of which were the movements of the border defenders, some of them moved up, and some of them fell down. This move makes people panic, for fear that the next one will be in them. The life of the fourth prince is not easy, firstly, he has been reprimanded by his father for some trivial things in recent days, until the last time he calculated the affairs of Rongguofu, he realized that he was too impatient, and then he calmed down and wanted to change his status in his father's heart. But why didn't he do anything, and let his father be on guard. Second, his maternal grandfather's family didn't know why he provoked his father, so he was demoted to the title and became a marquis from the duke. Now everyone in the court has avoided him and the Zhang family.

Approaching the end of the year, the old lady who was in good health suddenly fell ill, which made the family very anxious, Jia Daishan received the news and sent someone to invite Dr. Qiu, although there was a doctor in charge of the family, but it was about the old lady, he still asked people to invite Dr. Qiu.

"Old lady, the body doesn't matter, it's just that I'm old, some don't like to move, and it's normal to be lazy in winter, and Rongguo is in a high position, and there are big and small grandmothers in the house to take care of it, but it's not that there is nothing to worry about, the old man prescribes a prescription and eats it for a few days, but this medicine is also a symptom but not a cure, if you want the old lady to be spiritual, Rongguo Gong still needs to find something for the old lady to do. Dr. Qiu smiled and said.

Jia Daishan was also a lot more relieved when he heard Dr. Qiu, and only felt a little embarrassed by his ridiculous expression. I was invited in a panic just now, but I didn't expect the old lady to be nothing, but she was just bored and sick, what is this called?

The old lady was embarrassed to face her son after she knew, and since Hu'er was born, she handed over all the family affairs to her granddaughter-in-law.

"Mother, the son goes and tells Yu'er to let the eldest daughter-in-law leave Hu'er with you to raise. "Jia Daishan thinks about it, and the only thing in the house that can make the old lady lift her spirit is only her grandson Jia Hu.

The old lady's eyes lit up, and then somehow it darkened again, "Forget it, let's let Hu'er stay with the eldest granddaughter-in-law, I don't want our family to have another mother-son relationship like Yu'er and his wife." ”

Referring to the relationship between Jia Shi and Jia Shi's, Jia Daishan touched the bridge of his nose uncomfortably, if it weren't for the old lady who watched Jia Shi's production with his own eyes, he thought that Jia Shi was picked up from outside, thought about it and said: "Mother, seeing that the year is coming, I will come to pay accounts and reconcile accounts everywhere." The son wanted to ask his mother to do it again, and to check the accounts everywhere. Yu'er and Zheng'er are also married, and in a few months, Zheng'er will also be a father, and the son wants to divide their brother's family after the New Year, and they should also support the door alone. Although I can shelter one or two of their brothers in the world, one day they will have to face it alone. ”

Nodding, the old lady also agreed with her son's words, "Just do as you say, there is a cloud in the book: 'If jade is not cut, it will not be made, and if people do not learn, they will not know righteousness.'" It's time for them to be left alone. ”

"Yes, my son knows, in addition to this matter, there is also Min'er who is afraid that her mother needs to worry about it, and Min'er will be fourteen years after the New Year, and she is afraid that she will get married in another year or two, being a girl at home is different from marrying a housemother, although she is smart, she is also a child in the end, and her mother has to teach her more in terms of dealing with people, and her dowry should also be planned well, which has to be worried about by her mother. ”

"It's a great event, and there's nothing to worry about. Is the Lin family coming to propose?" the old lady asked.

Speaking of the Lin family, Jia Daishan's brows furrowed again, he would have come to propose marriage immediately after Lin Ruhai was raised, but he didn't expect the Lin family to send a letter, saying that the marriage was to be postponed, which made Jia Daishan very annoyed, but the Lin family who swore in the letter would not break the contract, but for some unspeakable reasons, he wanted to propose marriage again in another year or two. Jia Daishan was helpless, for the unspeakable reason, he was afraid that it was related to the Lin family's secrets, and he was not easy to ask.

"The Lin family said that they would wait for Min'er to be fifteen and then come to propose. It's not a rush now. Jia Daishan replied.

"That's fine, Min'er is still young, and it's okay to stay for a few more years. The old lady saw that her son was a little unhappy with the Lin family's postponement, and said: "Don't worry, the Lin family is a trustworthy family, and the promise will not be reversed, but it is a matter of time or time, and it is not in a hurry." ”

"The son knows, mother. ”

The old lady has been taking medicine for a few days, and her spirit is getting better and better, these days she is either busy with reconciliation, or busy with the utensils in the Heshi Mansion, and the requirements for Jia Min are getting stricter and stricter, in addition to teaching her housekeepers, more to explain to her the situation of the various mansions in the capital, and there are people to pay attention to when communicating, and let Zhang Qiong talk to her about interacting with the scholarly family, how to give gifts, and how to speak. After all, the preferences of this civilian official and the military general are very different.

Just like before, Jia Zheng gave New Year's gifts to the same year, Mr., the teacher's seat, and the teacher's room, and asked Wang Zheng to make a gift list. Wang Zhen made it for Jia Zheng to see, this list was full of some gold and silver things, which made Jia Zheng very annoyed, but he just looked at his wife who was already pregnant, no matter how big the fire was, he couldn't make it, as long as he took the list and went to the eldest brother to ask the sister-in-law to help.

Jia Yu responded without saying a word, and took the gift list to Zhang Qiong for him to change. Zhang Qiong took the gift list and looked at it, chuckling. The things listed above are very valuable, mutton fat jade pendant, ruby ornaments, these things are afraid that those people will not see a few times in their lives, it can be seen that the younger brothers and sisters are really attentive, but although these things are valuable, but they are not suitable for those who want to receive and send, Zhang Qiong thought about it and changed it according to the identity of the recipient, for example, Mr. Jia Zheng sent a set of small objects made of jasper, pen wash, pen holder, paperweight and other small objects in the study, which can be played and very practical. Most of the others are the four treasures of the study, although they are not the best, but they are also rare.

Jia Zheng received Zhang Qiong's revised gift list, and felt that those things were very suitable for giving away, from this point you can see the difference between the sister-in-law and his wife, but he can't blame his wife, after all, she is a girl from a royal family who was born in martial arts. He gave the gift list to Wang Ji and said: "In the future, the gift will be according to the list drawn up by the sister-in-law, if you don't understand, go to ask the sister-in-law, or ask Sister Min." ”

Wang Zhen looked at the gift list and was very uneven, the things on it were not as valuable as she was before, they were all some paper, pens, these are useless, but Jia Zheng is so satisfied, she doesn't understand. It's just that Jia Zheng had no choice but to respond.

The days passed busily, and the New Year passed in a flash, and Jia Daishan began to be busy separating his two sons. But the separation of the family is simple, but it really can't be done overnight, fortunately, the old lady has passed the family property over and over again, and it is divided into ten. But those are just the property on the surface of Rongguo Mansion, there are still a lot of them secretly, before my father followed Tai and Zu to fight the world, every time I captured a place, those generals would get a lot of gold, silver, jewelry, and rare treasures. Jia Daishan's father captured the palace of the previous dynasty for the first time, and there were more good things in it, but in order not to let Tai Zu know. Jia Daishan's father secretly hid most of the things he had stolen, and only a few were left in the open. In Jia Daishan's generation, he is the only son-in-law, and most of those who are overt or secretly are left to him.

But he has two sons-in-law, how to divide this property, Jia Daishan thought about it and went to his mother to discuss. The old lady also knew a little about the hidden things of the Jia family, she only said to Dai Shan: "Your father said before his death that the secret account is to make a comeback when the Jia family is in danger, since the Jia family will be inherited by the Yu'er lineage in the future, this secret account can only be left to the Yu'er and the heir of the Jia family." ”

Jia Daishan also agreed with what his mother said, and in the end, the two of them discussed, planing away the shop property handed down from their ancestors, and dividing the rest into ten, giving Jia Min half as a dowry, and dividing the rest equally between the brothers.

Before separating the family, Jia Daishan told his two sons that the brothers were blinded, and they didn't understand why their father was still alive and well, so they remembered to divide the family for them.

Jia Daishan looked at his two sons and sighed: "As the saying goes: 'Sake is red-faced, money and silk are moving' There are too many brothers in this world who have become enemies because of the separation of the family, it is better for me to divide it, no matter how much or less, none of you can complain about anyone." Okay, this time it's just a matter of dividing the wealth and not the family, and only after your mother and I have passed away can Zheng'er move out of this Rongguo Mansion. ”

The brothers saw that their father had all decided, and they had nothing to say, and after the two of them returned to the yard, they told their wives about it. After hearing this, Wang Jian felt that the day had fallen, and she and Jia Zheng would be nothing if they left Rongguo Mansion, so she hurriedly sent a letter back to the house and asked her father to be the master of her, but what could the Jia family say when the Wang family was separated.

When Jia Shishi heard the news, the whole person was very sick, but no matter what she did, she couldn't change Jia Daishan's heart. She felt that the matter of splitting up the family must be the old lady's ghost, and when no one was around, she said that the old lady cursed fiercely.

On the day of the separation, Jia Daihua, the patriarch of the Jia family, and several clansmen with status, as well as the in-laws Zhang Changgong and Wang Hao, as well as the brothers' uncle Shi Bang, except for Zhang Changgong, who was sitting down, Jia Daishan did not understand Jia Daishan to divide the brothers so early, but this was the private matter of the Jia family, and they were not easy to ask.

Jia Daishan divided the ancestral property and some royal gifts to the eldest son first, and showed the account book to a few people present, and put it aside after no problem, the others were divided into ten parts, two were taken out of it as Jia Minri's dowry, and eight were equally divided between Jia and Jia Zheng's two brothers. Jia Daishan additionally divided the courtyard where Jia Zhengyi sat in Wujin, which was at the back of Rongguo Mansion. It was also famous that the brothers were separated before their parents died, the finances of the two families were separated, and the slaves and maids were also completely separated, and the deed of sale would be sent to the hands of the two brothers together with the family property.

As for those ancestral properties, Jia Daishan was in charge first, and Jia Daishan would be given amnesty after Jia Daishan's death. The expenses in the house are also from the ancestral property, and Jia Zheng's house will no longer pay monthly money from now on, and food and drink will also come out of the ancestral property, but there is a quota every day, and if it is exceeded, it will be paid by himself.

Because this matter is an internal matter of Rongguo Mansion, the Jia family has no reason to speak, Zhang Changgong didn't say anything, as long as his daughter didn't suffer a loss, let alone Wang Hao, Jia Yu and Jia Zheng can be regarded as equally divided, but this matter is rare in other families, and it is good that the second son can share 30% of the family's property, not to mention that Jia Daishan gave Jia Zheng an extra house, which is also worth 100,000 taels, so that Jia Zheng has far more things than Jia Yu.

The family list is in quadruplicate, one for each of the two brothers, one for the clan, and one for the Yamen, with the signatures of the two brothers, as well as the signatures of Jia Daihua and Shi Bang as witnesses.

The family was completely divided in less than a month, Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng also guarded their own small family to live, because the girls and mother-in-law in the house were separated, the deed of sale was also managed by the two grandmothers, and the people also moved with the master.