"Dad, what did you say?" The second master stared at the old man in disbelief, his expression was sluggish, he knew what kind of face he should show, and the third master and the fourth master were no exception, they all opened their mouths and looked at the old man blankly.

The old man touched his beard and said again: "I said, you are not young anymore, you are all people who hold grandchildren, we should also talk about this division of the family, according to the regulations of the imperial court, the eldest son and eldest grandson who inherit the family business, seventy percent of the family property, and three percent of the concubine, I have registered all the things of our family, and according to the different values, it is divided into ten parts, because Dongliang is the eldest grandson, so it is seven shares, and the rest, the three of you, one for each person, each of which has silver, utensils, furniture and a shop Zhuangzi, The total value is the same, so you choose for yourself, choose well, and don't say I'm biased. ”

"Dad, my parents are not separated." The second master said quickly, and the third master also nodded: "Yes, Dad, you will divide us all, in the future, we want to serve you and your mother nearby, I'm afraid there will be no chance, you give us a chance to be filial to you." ”

"That's it, my father and mother are in good health, at least they can live for another fifty or sixty years, is it possible, can't we serve you nearby for fifty or sixty years?" The fourth old man also said busily, and the old lady stiffened her face as if she hadn't heard.

The second lady began to cry: "Dad, why did you suddenly talk about the separation?" Did someone say something in your ear? Dad, don't be deceived by the villain, can't we live together as a family reunion? Instead of dividing into that scattered, it is to have a meal, and there are only two or three people left, my father and mother have lived for such a long time, and they have not enjoyed the happiness of their children and grandchildren around their knees, so they divided the family first, and when they say it, the face of our original family will be gone! ”

As he spoke, he glared at Ning Nianzhi: "It's a shame that you are a lady from the capital, I thought you were a person who knew more about the rules, but I didn't expect that you were a stirrger, how long had you been in the door, and I let my father talk about the separation, are all girls in the capital like this?" Or is it like this for the girls of your Ning family? Can't see the old people enjoying this family fun? ”

The old lady was suddenly unhappy to look at it: "What nonsense are you talking about, the matter of splitting up has nothing to do with others, it's just that I don't like you, so I want to split up, you have time to blame others here, it's better to find fault with yourself, if you serve me comfortably, I just want to split up and can't find an excuse, right?" ”

As soon as the old lady's voice fell, she saw the second master next to her get up quickly, and with a wave of her hand, she heard a crisp applause, and then the second lady fell to the ground, and everyone in the room was stunned, even the second lady was stupid, covering her cheeks blankly, looking at the second master blankly.

The second old man knelt in front of the old lady with a puff: "If my mother is angry, I will help you vent her anger, this woman is not sensible, mother, don't worry about her, if you don't want to see her, I will lock people up when you turn around, and then don't let her be an eyesore in front of you, just ask my mother to give me a chance, so that I can stay in front of the second old man and do my filial piety." ”

Even with the original Chengzong and the original step-ancestor kneeling beside the second master, Xiao Miao did not dare to go against the will of his father-in-law, and knelt aside with the child in his arms. Only He, look at this, look at that, try to choose an inconspicuous corner and kneel, without speaking, just staring at the little place in front of his knees, hanging his head, covering the irony in his eyes.

"That is, ask my father and mother to be kind and give my son a chance to be filial." The third master also got a hint, and quickly knelt down, and the heads of the family knelt down, and the rest didn't dare to stand, and in an instant, a large part of the room fell to their knees.

Yuan Dongliang looked at Ning Nianzhi, Ning Nianzhi was a little hesitant, everyone knelt, and if the rest were standing, it seemed a little too conspicuous, but kneel, obviously their own side was looking forward to being able to split up, so it was a bit too hypocritical to plead so much, and they were not reconciled.

But if you don't plead, won't it seem too cold-blooded? In case the old man regrets it in the future, will he think that Yuan Dongliang and her separated from each other in the back?

was hesitating, the back of her hand was pinched by the old lady, Ning Nianyi turned her head blankly, and saw that the old lady looked at her, but the two of them had no tacit understanding, the old lady's eyes were for the blind man, Ning Nianzhi didn't understand.

The old lady really couldn't help it, so she simply tilted her head, closed her eyes, made a fainting look, and nodded Ning Nianzhi again. Ning Nianzhi suddenly realized, followed the old lady's movements and learned again, and as soon as he closed his eyes, he heard the old lady exclaim: "Oh, why did Nianzhi faint?" It must be that I was uncomfortable two days ago, and I haven't recovered yet, Dongliang, hurry up and help your daughter-in-law in. ”

The old lady also doesn't want her grandchildren and daughters-in-law to be involved, and if the old man regrets it one day in the future, she can only be angry with her wife alone. Therefore, let's let the little couple avoid it for a while. As for the things that the family should get, with her wife and son, are you still worried that she will lose her grandson's share?

Even if the old man is old, his body is good, and his eyes are not blind, he naturally didn't miss the old lady's actions, but there is no way, in front of such a person, he has to give his wife a face, and he can't be held accountable, so he can only watch Yuan Dongliang bend down and take Ning Nianzhi away.

It's a group of people below, because they kept their heads down and stared at the ground, they didn't see the eyebrows and eyes of the lawsuit above.

As soon as he arrived at the warm pavilion next door, Ning Nianzhi opened his eyes and made a quiet gesture to Yuan Dongliang, skillfully pricking up his ears and began to eavesdrop on the movements next door.

"Dad, I can't split up now, the second brother's family is fine, those who should marry their daughters-in-law have married their daughters-in-law, and those who should go out have gone out, but these three of our family have not yet been settled, this is divided, we don't care about it, but the value of the three of them is about to fall, Dad, you should be distressed and distressed for your son, don't mention this separation for the time being, okay?"

The fourth old man usually looks at Fu'er and doesn't speak, but at this moment, his speech is very clever, and what he says is reasonable, not talking about himself, only talking about his children and grandchildren, and also for his children and grandchildren, the old man understands this kind of feeling and this kind of plan very well. The little young master and girl guarding the General's Mansion, and the young master and girl on the Wupin General's Mansion, are not of the same level at all.

The third master has always been very clever, what the second brother said made sense, so he repeated it, and the fourth brother said it made sense, and immediately followed it again: "That's it, Dad, I have to wait for all the girls in our family to get married, right?" Jing Jing saw that he was going out, and suddenly made a fuss about this family, knowing that the old man loved his grandson, and I didn't know that I thought our family had done something wrong. ”

The old man kept a calm face and didn't speak, but the old lady who only understood him knew that she was a little shaken, and hurriedly said: "It's just that the family is not separated and will not be contacted again for a lifetime, if the quiet in-laws dare to treat Jingjing badly, such a family, just let us recognize their faces, it is okay to quietly not marry in the past, and you can find a better one in the future, old man, you personally come forward to say peace, is it possible that this can still be provoked?" ”

He turned his head and said to the old man: "If you don't worry, it's a big deal, you will take turns to eat at their houses in the future, and take Dongliang with you, the second child's house today, the third child's house tomorrow, and the fourth child's house the day after tomorrow. ”

The old man nodded, deeply convinced.

The fourth lady pinched the back of her youngest son's hand, and the kid was very clever, and hurriedly rushed over and hugged the old man's thigh and coquettishly: "Grandfather, grandfather, don't you want me?" I'm obedient, I must listen to my grandfather every day, read books and practice martial arts every day, don't drive me away, okay? ”

Xiao Miao's ruthlessly grabbed his five-year-old fat son, and the child immediately began to cry, and the second lady was busy comforting her: "Good grandson, don't cry, don't cry, your great-grandfather doesn't want you, if you miss your great-grandfather in the future, then grandmother will let someone send you over, okay with your great-grandfather for a while?" ”

Where did the child understand the wit in this, and after listening to a few words, he began to howl: "Great-grandfather, don't want me, I'm obedient, I'm obedient, don't drive me away." ”

For the old lady, even if this group of people cried to death in front of her, she would not look at it. Because these people have nothing to do with her, and even, the mother of the second master was also involved in the matter of Yuan Dongliang back then, and she didn't treat people as mortal enemies, she was already good-hearted.

But for the old man, this is all blood relatives, flesh and blood. The child was crying and shouting, and he was distressed, and his heart was even more shaken. The old lady is the person next to his pillow, and the old man's temperament, she is clear.

Looking at the old man's expression, he felt a little disheartened, and was about to speak, but saw that the old man suddenly had a firm look, slapped the table, and said directly: "If you don't want to choose, then I will help you choose, after dividing, you each go back to pack your things, within three days, leave the original mansion, if you are worried about being looked down upon in the future, I will take Dongliang over for a meal, or you will take your children to sit and sit." If you don't move out after three days, then don't blame me for being rude, being thrown out is very different from going out on your own. ”

This is a bit ruthless, the old lady didn't react for a long time, she was shocked to death, the old man didn't relent? Can you still hold on?

The group of people kneeling below were also stunned, looking at the old man stupidly, unable to find their senses for a long time, let alone find an excuse to delay. The old man raised his hand and took the account book on the table, and the papers in it were all separated.

Some of them are written with how much silver, some are written with what material the furniture is and how much it is worth, and some are written with what lot of a shop and how much it costs, which is clear and clear.

The old man took a few and said: "Second child, you have always been calm, you have always been diligent, and you don't care too much about eating and drinking, so your share, mahogany furniture is the big head, and there are more gold and silver utensils, but the scattered silver is only three thousand taels, two shops, three Zhuangzi, and ten servants. “

The second old man opened his mouth to speak, but the old man didn't give him this opportunity, and directly changed to the next one, and the third old man snorted and cried, and interrupted the old man's words: "Dad, I really can't bear you, let's not separate, okay?" If you are worried that we will bully our eldest nephew in the future by relying on our status as an elder, then I will kowtow to my eldest nephew in the future? Dad, you have handed over the original family to your eldest nephew, we all have to look at the eldest nephew's face to live, Dad, what else are you worried about? If you really want to kick us all out, don't you have to worry? Isn't it clear to you what kind of person your son is? ”

The fourth old man also cried: "The son is not a weapon, and his father takes care of him, so that he can support the family, if he leaves his father, how will he live in the future?" I don't care about it myself, I'm afraid of starving my children. ”

The old man kept going, and continued to rummage through the things in his hand and said: "As for the house, I also bought it for you early in the morning, a few years ago, before Dongliang got married, I was thinking about the separation of the family, and the house bought three sets, because I was worried that you were too far away and it was too late for anything, so this house was bought in the next street behind, and it could be walked in half an hour." Ready-made houses, two sets are three-entry, and one is four-entry. The second family has a large population, so the courtyard of the four entrances is given to you, but the extra money is subsidized in other places, and the third family will give you an extra 3,000 taels of silver, and the same for the fourth family. ”

"As for the children, let's be impartial, Dongliang married, step-ancestor and Chengzong married, all of them were prepared by the public school, Tingting got married, and this dowry was also prepared by the public school, so, according to this example, the dowry of Jingjing who became married after Jing Jing was also married by the public middle school, and 10,000 taels were given. Xiu'er and Min'er are concubines, give 5,000 taels, 10,000 taels for the sister-in-law, and 5,000 taels for the concubine, just according to this extent. ”

"For the rest, if you are not satisfied with anything, just say." The old man divided the account book into three parts and put them on the table, Yuan Dongliang's share was obviously thicker than others', and several people's eyes were red, maybe it was because the separation was too sad, or they were red when they looked at those things.

The old lady hasn't come back to her senses yet, the old man is too simple to split up this time, I didn't expect it at all, could it be that I had a nightmare? Or do you get some hints? In the past, it was all lip service, but this time it was really moving.

Of course, the old lady decided yesterday that if the old man hesitated again this time, then she would have to find a way to get things right, but she didn't expect that the old lady herself hadn't done anything yet, and the matter would have become a foregone conclusion.

"Dad, how can you be so ruthless!" The second lady began to cry, the handkerchief rubbed her eyes, the crying was heartbreaking, Xiao Miao's learned and behaved, and the children also cried, and even Ning Nianzhi in the warm pavilion next door couldn't help but rub his ears.

The old man slapped the table and was angry: "I have made up my mind, if you obediently take things and leave, we will still be the same as before in the future, but we will change the yard to live, if you don't want to go, that night, I will take back this thing, and after three days, you will only take people away." ”

After speaking, he didn't look at the faces of his children and grandchildren, got up and left. The old lady looked at the second master with a little ridicule: "I know that you have always been smart, what should you do, you have a good idea in your heart, go now, you can still leave a face, I will give you a good face when you come to the door in the future, if you are not willing to go, how many years can the old man and I live a good life?" When we're gone, do you think you can still live in this house? ”

The second old man didn't speak, and the old lady naturally didn't wait for him to say a word, seeing that the old man's figure had disappeared, she also got up, but went to see the warm pavilion next door. Yuan Dongliang was sitting at the table drinking tea, Ning Nianzhi was lying on the soft couch, carrying a small thin blanket, when he saw the old lady coming in, he hurriedly got up and came down, and helped the old lady in, rubbing people's shoulders and pinching their arms: "Grandmother, what does grandfather like to eat?" Thinking about this family separation, my grandfather's heart must be uncomfortable, why don't you prepare a few more dishes for lunch? ”

The old lady smiled and patted Ning Nianzhi's hand: "I knew that you were considerate and sensible, look at your cleverness, okay, let's get your grandfather's light at noon, and let the kitchen prepare a few more dishes." ”

said, and looked at Ning Nianzhi's stomach again: "Is my great-grandson well-behaved today?" Are you hungry at this time? ”

Ning Nianzhi couldn't cry or laugh, the old lady had to ask three or four times a day, and in less than three months, she hadn't shown her pregnancy, so it was strange to hear it. But she didn't want to dampen the old lady's enthusiasm, and the topic changed again: "Grandmother, the second uncle must be moving out in the past two days, I asked the third sister and the fourth sister to draw a picture of the garden, these days have also been done, it will be chaotic when moving, it is better for us to live in Zhuangzi for a few days, by the way, let people come to repair the garden, and when we come back, the garden will be new, and then grandmother will look at it in a good mood, don't you say?" ”

This idea is very good, the old lady instantly became interested, to live in the Zhuangzi, first, to let the old man see his resolute attitude, second, to avoid the second room they came to the door to cry, clear and quiet, good idea.

"It just so happens that it's April, and the spring flowers are blooming, and there are acacia flowers and elm money, as well as all kinds of wild vegetables or something, we can also eat a rare meal." The old lady hurriedly said: "There is also a Zhuangzi in the east of my city, which delivers grain and vegetables to the house on weekdays, and there are also some game, everything is available, let's go there." ”

Yuan Dongliang was a little helpless: "Grandmother, that Zhuangzi is a little far away from the yamen. "The yamen is in the west of the city, and the military camp is also in the west of the city, separated by a cloud city, and it takes a day just to travel. If you want to go and see Nianzhi, it will be dark and it will be dark.

Maybe, it won't be able to arrive in a day, and Cloud City is not small.

The old lady didn't care about her grandson's helplessness at all, waved her hand, and said very perfunctorily: "You are not a child anymore, can it be that you can't do without your grandmother?" Oh, it's wrong, it's inseparable from the daughter-in-law, isn't it? It's only three or five months of work, anyway, you and your daughter-in-law have to live separately, and we go to Zhuangzi just so that you can get used to it. ”

Yuan Dongliang's eyes widened instantly: "You are going to go for three or five months?" ”

The old lady teased her grandson: "If it is comfortable to live, let Nianzhi give birth directly to the Zhuangzi, all the food is available, and the Zhuangzi is clean, I think this idea is very good, what do you say?" ”

"I also think it's good, but I'm worried that my grandfather will misunderstand, and besides, the family is also separated, so let's leave my grandfather in the house, isn't it good?" Ning Nianzhi hurriedly said, and the old lady nodded her forehead: "You, if you are reluctant to Dongliang, just say it directly, what excuse do you have to find." Okay, okay, I've been busy all morning, but don't go hungry, my great-grandson is. ”

No matter what the mood of the people in the main hall over there, anyway, the old lady was very happy, let Mama Liao go to the kitchen to pass the food, and she and Yuan Dongliang Ning Nianzhi sat together to chat and laugh, when the old man came in, what he saw was the scene of the three grandchildren and the beautiful one, and he was suddenly a little unhappy - I was still sad, didn't anyone come to comfort me? Do you just want to celebrate when you achieve your goal?

Yuan Dongliang saw the old man's displeasure, and hurriedly got up and helped the old man to come and sit: "Grandmother was still thinking about my grandfather just now, saying that I wanted to let the kitchen prepare some food for my grandfather, and said that my grandfather's heroic deeds when he was young, and said that when the child is born, let my grandfather teach it, and my grandfather should not hide it when the time comes." “

Speaking of the great-grandson who was not born, the old man's expression also eased a little, and he stretched out his hand and patted Yuan Dongliang: "It's not big or small, that's what you said when you talk to your grandfather?" It's also a loss to me. ”

"Yes, yes, my grandfather is the most magnanimous, if it weren't for my grandfather's love for me, how would I dare to be presumptuous in front of my grandfather." Yuan Dongliang hurriedly said, the second master led the two younger brothers to stand at the door, looked at Yuan Dongliang, then looked at Ning Nianzhi, swept the old lady again, lowered his head, the fist in his sleeve was clenched tighter, and his face was a little sad: "Dad, since you have decided, I don't want to make my father angry, I asked Miao to pack up my things in the past two days, and after two days, I will definitely be able to move out, after I move away, my father should take care of his body more, he should eat, he should drink, you are older, don't eat those spicy and greasy things, go to bed early at night, Don't worry too much, Dongliang has grown up, leave the things that should be handed over to him, don't be busy, rest more......"

As he spoke, he choked up, and the third master hurriedly followed: "If you are free, go to our house, my son can still entertain you for a meal, and I must let the kitchen prepare for you what you like to eat, on weekdays, you should pay more attention to life, don't be greedy for cold in summer, don't be greedy for fire in winter, you must ...... well"

The fourth old man followed closely, and the old lady was a little impatient: "What, explain your last words?" Your dad hasn't reached the point where he can't walk anymore! I will take care of him, so rest assured. Looking at the old man, the old lady reluctantly explained: "Come over in the evening, let's have another reunion dinner." With me taking care of you, you will definitely live a long life! ”