On the second day, the uncle, grandmother and others also arrived, and the huge Xia Mansion suddenly became lively. Two days later, the fifth grandmother also came from Yanbei with the children, Xiaoyu hurriedly let out her small courtyard, and the little girls around her also followed the fifth grandmother, and the sixth grandmother was busy in front of and behind her.

Yingxue and Lin Zi were busy counting the dowries that had been sent, registering them in the register, and reclassifying them. However, Xiaoyu is very leisurely, in addition to trying on clothes and eating with her parents, it is a meeting gift prepared for the Xue family, and it is okay to ask An Ge to come in and talk about the old things of the Xue family.

The sixth and fifth grandmothers were busy decorating the yard and placing guests, and when the eldest grandmother, the third grandmother, and the fourth grandmother saw it, they were not polite, and immediately followed suit. The eldest grandmother and the third grandmother are still so mismatched: "The third brother and sister are still so uncomposed, rushing to marry Ting'er in the summer, you tell your sister-in-law, what are you afraid of?"

The third grandmother is also mellow now, and pats the eldest grandmother's shoulder with a smile: "My Ting'er is not as good as Yan'er and your Qin'er of the fourth brother and sister, she is only one year younger than the little aunt." When I was born, I was a year late, and now I must get married. ”

As she was talking, Ting'er wore a beige gown and commanded a few rough envoys to carry a half-person-high box and walked in, and said angrily: "Mother, what's early, it's late." Saying that, he blessed a few aunts and aunts, and explained: "My mother-in-law is not in good health, and she is anxious for me to marry and take care of the second room." ”

The fourth grandmother couldn't help but praise on the side: "Ting'er has only been married for two or three months, and she looks like a grandmother." Yan'er pursed her lips and smiled at Ting'er. She has set the son of Feng Xiang's main book, and she will get married in two years. The eldest grandmother's daughter, Qin'er, immediately greeted her: "Eldest sister, is this the box you gave to the little aunt? Open it for us to see." ”

Sighing as he spoke, he sighed: "I helped my little aunt make two purses yesterday. I don't have any money in my hand, so I can buy some decent things for my little aunt. ”

The eldest grandmother nodded her head and complained, "If you are given a dime, it will be spent in the blink of an eye." Besides, your little aunt is not rare in your silver, as long as you have your mind, it is stronger than anything else. said so, and couldn't help but persuade Ting'er: "Quickly open it and open your aunt's eyes." I know that their Wu family is an imperial merchant, and this thing must be a rarity. ”

The third grandmother was also curious, so Ting'er opened the box and showed it to everyone. But it's a coral that's half a man's height. Qin'er couldn't help but say: "Sister, such a big coral, it's hard to find, right?"

Ting'er was proud, patted Qin'er's head and said, "Ghost girl." When you get married. I'll give you one too. It's just that it's not easy to be so big, my little aunt is lucky, and it just so happened that my mother-in-law just received a gift. ”

The fifth grandmother glanced at Yan'er, and saw that although she was also surprised and envious, she only pursed her mouth and did not speak, and couldn't help but sigh secretly: "The fourth sister-in-law is a real person, and the child she raised is also a stuffy gourd." ”

While everyone was talking and laughing, Shui Hu walked in with a hijab, and when he saw the fifth grandmother from a distance, he beckoned, "Grandma." Come and find out if this is your hijab. ”

Several of the concubines lost their work and leaned over to take a look. The fifth grandmother looked at it with a smile for a while: "It's really, it's amazing, it's been more than ten years, why is the color still so bright." "I said that it was re-dyed, and I saw that the flowers embroidered on it were of different shades, and even the color of the tassels was not quite the same as that of the veil, and it was obviously not dyed later.

Everyone was looking at it strangely, and Shui Hu smiled: "This is the craftsmanship of Yingxue Girl, and it is exactly the same as grandma's old one." Everyone couldn't help but look at it again.

At this time, Qingmei, the girl next to the sixth grandmother, ran in, saw that everyone was there, and said happily: "This is a coincidence, but I have to run around, and my wife asked everyone to go over to discuss the matter." ”

The main hall, which was originally very large, was full of people at this time, Mrs. Xia and Master Xia sat on the top, the eldest grandmother and the second grandmother sat left and right, Ruhai stood behind the uncle, and the third master and the fourth grandfather's house went down in turn, the fifth master failed to come over in Yanbei, Ruchen stood behind the fifth grandmother, and the sixth master and his wife sat opposite the fifth grandmother, Xiaoyu helped Mrs. Xia to sit on the Taishi chair on the left hand of the old lady Xia, and sat next to the old lady, Yingxue held the tea cup and put it on the small rock next to Mrs. Xia, and then retreated.

Xiaoyu glanced at the eighth master and thought secretly: "I have knelt on the ancestral tablet for the past two days, and I haven't seen honesty, and I still look like this." ”

Xia Baye wore an apricot-colored round-necked shirt, blinked those peach blossom eyes and squinted at his sister and smiled, then he took off his robe and sat down.

Mrs. Xia saw that everyone was together, so she let the people who were waiting for her retreat, took a sip of tea, and slowly glanced at everyone and said: "It's rare that our Xia family is so complete today, as the saying goes, the tree has branches, and our family has a large population now, and there are all kinds of things, I discussed with the master for a few days, and I plan to divide this family while we still understand." ”

The sons thought that they were called to discuss their sister's marriage, but they didn't expect to split up, and the uncle saw that the younger brothers were looking at him, so he stood up and knelt on the ground and said: "But the sons did something bad, and they neglected the second elder." ”

Master Xia looked at the eighth master, sighed and said: "Our family has a large population, several brothers have their own strengths, the family used to be poor, there was nothing to share, but now ......"

Mrs. Xia looked at her sad husband, put her hand on his hand and comforted: "Although it is divided into families, it is also divided for outsiders." You are still brothers who have broken bones and tendons, and you still have to take care of each other when things happen. Saying that, he opened the account book and read the income of the acres over the years, Xiaoyu thought: "No wonder my mother wants to divide the family, I can't imagine that our family already has so much land and shops, and these have not counted my share." ”

It's just that these thousands of acres of fertile land, a few brothers are a share, and one person is only a few hundred acres, and it is not conspicuous to say it. The eldest son has a large share of the sacrificial field, and the rest of the brothers have their own property, and those who do not have an estate will use the land to make up for it. The second master's horse farm was given to Xiaoyu, and Xiaoyu had a few shares in the silk shop, so he gave it to the second sister-in-law. These silk shops are operated by Zhang Xiangcheng, and don't spend too much thought, just get some dividends every year.

The third master's family got a wine shop, the fourth and sixth masters got an extra 200 acres of land because they had no side income, and the fifth and seventh masters did not have additional land because of their fame. When they are all in office, they will temporarily hand over their equal share to the sixth master to take care of, and then take care of themselves when they have a suitable steward in the future.

The marriage of the seventh master is scheduled for next spring, and Mrs. Xia bought the courtyard of Sanjin next door early for their young couple to live in. Only the eighth master did not succeed, his name was not good, and his family affairs were not settled, which gave Mrs. Xia a headache. In addition, there is a lot of cash in the house, and it can only be divided until the old people have gone.

When everyone heard this distribution, there was no major change except for the fields, so they all went to see the uncle's face. The uncle nodded and said, "Since it is the meaning of the father and mother, we naturally have no opinion on being a son." But though the property of the family has been divided, we are still one fellow citizens, and the brothers have to communicate with each other as before. ”

The brothers hurriedly said yes.

Only then did Master Xia take out the family tree of the family, solemnly add several young grandsons and great-grandsons to it, and said to everyone: "From now on, Ruhai is the patriarch of our family, and if you have anything in the future, you will discuss it with Ruhai." As he spoke, he put the family tree in Ruhai's hands.

Ruhai knelt on his knees, took over the family tree with a solemn face, and said loudly: "Grandfather, don't worry, although our Xia family has separated, our heart is still the same." As he spoke, he stood up and looked at everyone: "In addition to the separation of the family today, there are two other things to discuss with your uncles and aunts. Then he talked about the cultivation of the ancestral hall and the study of the clan: "The little nephew means, the ancestral hall is still in Fengxiang." The family science is first placed in Beijing, and our family is not a big family, so we will first separate the west courtyard of this house, and invite a few respected old gentlemen, even a few girls, to learn together. ”

Mrs. Xia bowed her head slightly, thinking: "After all these years, Ruhai has really taken it seriously." We told him yesterday about the patriarch, and he brought out the statute today, which shows that he put his mind into it. ”

Master Xia said: "Let the children come in too, and let's discuss the matter of clan studies together." ”

As soon as Ting'er came in, she heard this, her eyes lit up, and she hurriedly said: "This is a good thing, although I am married, I must also be a part." Ruchen said with a smile: "Eldest sister is only afraid that it is not in vain." ”

Ting'er was not annoyed, and laughed heartily: "Don't want anything, in the future, your nephew will come to study, and your uncles will have to give advice." ”

Qin'er saw that the eldest sister was so active, and she also followed the fun, Rulan, Rutao, Ruyao Although she was young, she was also very excited, thinking that she would have a school at home in the future, and she would no longer have to go outside to study.

Xiaoyu looked at her nephews with a smile, and thought: "I remember that Ting'er was very light and afraid of the heavy when she was a child, and she was quite fake. has both assertiveness and dares to make up her mind, presumably she is very dignified in her in-law's family. Thinking about it, his eyes turned to look at Yan'er and Ruying, and he couldn't help but sigh secretly: "I actually followed the fourth brother and the fourth sister-in-law, although they are all kind children, and the future of my life is decided." Yan'er is okay, she does a good hand of needlework, and Ruying is too much worse than a few cousins. (To be continued......)