Du Qimei and Du Jiumei faced each other and said softly: "Yes, it's been like this." It's just that Daddy is about to leave for the Northwest, and I'm really reluctant to Daddy. ”

"Me too!" Du Jiumei said in a muffled voice, before Du Jiumei proposed to go to the northwest with her father, but her father sternly refused.

"But it's important that Daddy is alive, and he'll come back sooner or later." Du Qimei comforted herself and said, if she comforts herself like this, she won't be sad.

Early the next morning, Mrs. Du opened the ancestral hall, and all the men over the age of ten in the clan passed, and no one was allowed to be missing. Du Balang is nine years old this year, ten years old, and he also took leave and went to the ancestral hall.

Du Changxing came to find Du Changhe, and Du Changhe took his three sons and three grandsons to the ancestral hall.

"Changhe, tell me the truth, is this mountain your own?" Old lady Du looked at Du Changhe, if Du Changhe confessed, he didn't have to continue the interrogation.

Du Changhe had discussed with Du Dahai before, knowing that the matter could not be hidden, and it was useless to quibble, so he nodded and said: "Dashan is indeed not suitable for my biological son, but I have always raised him as my own son." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned, and then burst into laughter, and began to mumble and mutter......

"Sure enough, if it's not a son, it doesn't hurt."

"No wonder"

"The mountains are to make cattle and horses for this family."

There are different opinions, although the sound is not loud, Du Changhe can also hear some, and his face is suddenly red, he may be ashamed, or he may be angry.

Old lady Du didn't expect Du Changhe to admit it so easily. looked at Du Dashan, then looked at Du Changhe, sighed and said, "Hey, when you say this, don't you feel sorry?" ”

Du Changhe was stunned for a moment, his face was annoyed, and he said: "Uncle, although Dashan is not my own child, I raised him after all, and he can't be an official because he is an official." Got the truth. Just ignore me, my adoptive father. ”

Du Dashan's face turned to the side, not looking at Du Changhe.

But Du Changshun, who was not far away, couldn't help it, and said angrily: "Second brother, you are confused!" What the mountains are doing to you. Others don't know. I don't know yet! You say this. It's ripping the meat of the heart of the mountain! ”

Du Changhe was angry with Du Changshun, what is wrong with the eldest brother, his elbow kept turning out. didn't help him and helped Du Dashan, and said unconvinced: "I'm telling the truth, what if it's not my own, I haven't raised him yet." Investigate and open an ancestral hall, don't you just want to get rid of me! Thinking of what I had discussed with my son before, I couldn't help but say it.

These things can be said in private, but not in front of people. Du Dahai saw that his father had said too much, which had already aroused the disgust of the clansmen.

"Uncle, Dad is just anxious, not like that." Du Dahai explained, taking advantage of the fact that others were not paying attention, he gave his father a look.

Du Changhe then said: "Yes, it's not what you think."

Old lady Du waved his hand and said, "The rules of our Du family, after the adopted son becomes an adult, he can choose to branch out separately or stay in the original family. Now I want to ask, Dashan, are you staying in Du Changhe and this branch, or are you voluntarily separated? ”

Du Dashan thought that he would have to spend a lot more words, but he didn't expect Old Lady Du to bring it up directly.

Seeing Du Dashan speak, Old Lady Du continued to add: "Neither of these things will affect your reputation, but branch out and give your adoptive parents a little more alimony." You're not the first, there's a precedent, there's nothing to be embarrassed about. ”

Hearing this, Du Wulang, Du Dashan put his mind at ease.

"Patriarch, adoptive father and adoptive mother, I will double the alimony, so I want to branch out." Du Dashan said in a deep voice, for the sake of future development, it is very necessary to separate from that family.

When Du Changshun heard this, he burst into tears, but this mountain has been wronged too much in the second brother's house, so it is good to divide it out, and he can live a few days of peace.

At the same time, in Du Changhe's heart, he felt that Du Dashan was a white-eyed wolf, without conscience, and without nostalgia at all, so he had to be separated from his branch, no wonder the old woman scolded before, the family was a white-eyed wolf, it turned out that Du Dashan was such a person, and Sanfang was such a person!

"Good, good, good!" Du Changhe's face was dark and uncertain, anyone who heard that his adopted son was going to be separated would be very angry, this is not to outsiders, he has treated Du Dashan's family!

Du Dahai supported his father, who was trembling with anger, and said with great regret: "Hey, Dashan, you are estranged from us after all!" ”

Du Dashan knelt down, kowtowed to Du Changhe, and said, "Thank you for your adoptive father's nurturing grace." ”

After a while, Du Changhe calmed down and said slowly: "If you want to separate it, then you won't be brothers with the sea, the big river, and the big lake." You don't even recognize your brother, and the five hundred taels of security deposit handed over by the sea should also be returned to the sea. ”

When everyone heard this, they thought about the matter of the patriarch asking Du Dahai to pay the credit deposit that day. This branch goes out, Du Dashan and Du Changhe, Du Pozi is an adopted son, the relationship between adoptive parents, as for brothers, it really can't be compared with before.

"Well, I beg the patriarch to give you the money." Du Changhe said in a deep voice, "Patriarch Grandpa, in the future, Du Dahai and I will be brothers in this clan, and there is no need to use any security deposit to guarantee his credit." ”

Old Lady Du nodded and said, "Okay, this matter is over, and I will return the silver to the sea." ”

"Then since there is no brotherly righteousness, let's talk about the pension." Du Changhe said in a deep voice, "You are powerful now, you are an official, and you must not be short of silver, so you can give me fifty taels of silver every month as alimony!" ”

As soon as Du Changhe's words came out, the entire ancestral hall suddenly became quiet.

Fifty taels of silver? One month? Oh my God, I won't have six hundred taels of silver this year! What kind of parents are these, they're just vampires!

In an ordinary family, a family only needs a few taels of silver to live. The rich peasants in the village only consume a dozen or twenty taels of silver a year. This Du Changhe and a mouth will cost fifty-two and a month, which frightened the clansmen in the ancestral hall.

Du Dashan looked at Du Changhe in shock, shameless, really shameless. Although he is an eight-rank official, his monthly salary is only six taels of silver. The reason why he came back this time was to bring thousands of taels of silver, most of which were booty and rewards from the commanders.

Just when everyone was shocked, Du Changshun, who was sitting not far away, couldn't sit still, rushed up and slapped Du Changhe's face hard, scolding: "You bastard, elm pimple, see if I don't kill you today!" Dad died early, I didn't educate you well, I beat you to death, I will pay for your life! ”

After speaking, he slapped Du Changhe again, causing Du Changhe to retreat again and again, and he was stunned for a while. (To be continued......)

PS: In the second chapter, I recommend my friend's ending book "The Story of Jade Farming", "Rebirth of Spiritual Heart and Wisdom", and "Bao Mei is not easy to mess with", all of which are good ending books.