Chapter 2: Separation
Old lady Liu took the medicine bowl in Liu Xuan's hand and drank it, watching Liu Xuan hand the medicine bowl to the maid on the side, he couldn't help coughing a few times with a depression, Liu Xuan sighed, and said softly while patting Old Lady Liu's back: "Grandfather doesn't have to be so depressed, there is no way to do it now." ”
Hearing this, Old Lady Liu's eyes widened, obviously angry: "Even you!" Even you want to break up and ruin my Liu family?! ”
Liu Xuan has been raised by Mrs. Liu's side since she was a child, and she knows his temper very well, her grandfather is not an ordinary stubborn, but what is the use of being stubborn now? If she didn't explain it, I'm afraid he wouldn't have thought of it.
So she sighed again, and said leisurely in the face of Old Lady Liu's anger: "Grandfather, now which of the second uncle, the third uncle, and the fourth uncle doesn't want to divide the family?" Now you're still looking at your face, but what if you're gone? Xuan'er has no opinion on this, she just hopes that her grandfather will get better soon, otherwise if her grandfather goes to Xuan'er, she will only be with her grandfather. ”
Old lady Liu was taken aback when she heard this, not because his unfilial sons wanted to divide the family, but because Liu Xuan went with him: "What nonsense to talk about at a young age? If the old man goes, you ......"
"Grandfather ......" he was interrupted by Liu Xuan before he finished speaking, if she would never have been in the past, but now it is related to her life and has to make it clear: "Grandfather, Xuan'er has never been married when she is young, her parents are not there and there are no brothers and sisters-in-law, grandfather is Xuan'er's only reliance, if the Liu family is prosperous, grandfather will go to a few uncles who will take care of Xuan'er, but the Liu family is now in danger, if the grandfather goes to a few uncles will have to divide the family, Xuan'er will become a burden, and the uncle is the elder, If you want to keep food and eat Xuan'er, you may be able to grow up, but even so, what will happen when Xuan'er grows up? ”
She looked at Mrs. Liu's eyes fixedly, and was fearless: "Xuan'er thinks about it, instead of being allowed to be a family by her uncle in the future, it is better to take advantage of the dignity to be a companion with her grandfather now, so as to repay her grandfather's nurturing kindness." ”
After she finished speaking, she didn't care about the reaction of the old lady Liu, she got up and left after saluting, and beckoned when she arrived at the door of the room: "Hongyuan, come and serve the old lady." ”
She walked out of the door and walked towards her yard, she said everything that should be said, and the grandfather who didn't say it should understand that the Liu family is not gathered at this time, and several uncles and aunts are such temperaments, and now splitting is the only way out.
Since Liu Xuan said those words to the old lady that day, she still took care of the old lady Liu's diet and daily life as usual, and the old lady Liu never mentioned the words of separation, but took two hours a day to invite the housekeeper to whisper, and the content of this whisper was never known to outsiders.
In the blink of an eye, it was Chinese New Year's Eve, and in previous years, the threshold of the Liu family on Chinese New Year's Eve was broken, and the flowing water banquet was set up wave after wave, but this year the courtyard of the Liu family was deserted.
Although it is deserted, the window flower couplet lanterns are still readily available, and there is a bit of Chinese New Year's Eve in this deserted yard.
Mrs. Liu's illness became even more serious, and just when everyone thought that Mrs. Liu would not attend the banquet tonight, Mrs. Liu wore a green jacket and came to the lobby with the support of the housekeeper and Liu Xuan.
Old lady Liu had a meal with everyone, and still sent red envelopes to all the descendants of the Liu family as in previous years, and just as everyone was about to disperse, the people who looked at the room suddenly sighed: "You still don't want to split up?" ”
As soon as the words fell, everyone was shocked, although the old lady said that he would never break up in his lifetime, but now looking at this tone, it seems to be loosened, several men of the Liu family looked at each other and looked at each other, and the uncle of the Liu family got up and replied: "Father, the sons still mean this." ”
Old Lady Liu couldn't help but close his eyes when he looked at the happy people on his face, his heart was desolate, and he waved his hand: "That's it, Steward Hu, tell everyone what I mean." ”
Steward Hu stepped forward and took out a booklet from his sleeve and opened it and read: "There are still two thousand four hundred taels of silver left in the house, the twenty-four shops have been sold for a total of 14,000 taels, the land of 1,000 acres has been sold for a total of 8,000 taels, and the four Zhuangzi have been sold for 5,000 taels, a total of 29,400 taels of silver, and the deed of sale of the maids and servants in the house has long been in the hands of each house, except for the three thousand taels of silver left behind, the rest are divided equally among the courtyards, each of which gets 6,600 taels of silver, and each courtyard gets silver and then moves out of the old house, and the old mansion is owned by Liu Xuan, the sixth lady, after the death of the master. ”
After Steward Hu finished reading, he took a step back, and Old Lady Liu opened his eyes and looked at everyone: "Do you have any objections?" ”
Everyone is naturally meaningless, you must know that the poor family can live a year with ten taels of silver, six thousand six hundred taels is enough for them to live a rich life, the money and silver sold by the good shop and good land have long been known to everyone, the old lady has naturally not been able to say anything about this equal division of the people, although there are still three thousand silver left, but the old lady is now just a day to see a doctor The silver consumed is also more than three taels, if it drags on for a year and a half, the three thousand silver is not enough, as for the old house left to Liu Xuan, it is even more useless, the good shop is sold cheaply, not to mention the old house.
Thinking of this, everyone shouted: "Listen to my father's arrangement." ”
Seeing everyone like this, Old Lady Liu's strength seemed to be exhausted, and he waved his hand weakly: "Go down." ”
Early the next morning, each room came to the account room to take over the silver two, for fear of going late, the old lady changed his mind again, and after the money and silver were divided, the courtyards began to move in full swing.
The so-called wall fell down and everyone pushed it, and the Liu family couldn't stay in Yizhou now, and after taking the money and silver from each room, they all chose to stay away from Yizhou, and only Mrs. Liu and Liu Xuan were left in Yizhou.
The first month has not ended, and Liu's rooms have been empty, and Mrs. Liu is even more sick and can't afford to lie on the couch.
Liu Xuan still serves every day, most of the things are done by herself, and she has never given up money and money to treat the old lady, but despite this, the old lady Liu dragged on for half a year and still went.
Mrs. Liu died and should have mourned each room, but since the first month of the year, there was no news after the rooms dispersed, Liu Xuan had to deal with the funeral alone, only if there was no uncle, the first seven days of Mrs. Liu's first seven days passed, the Liu family closed the door and no one entered or exited from the main gate.
The original hustle and bustle of the Liu family was completely collapsed, and the Liu family fell with the Yizhou Taishou, and his crime was a little strange, saying that it was an official who ignored the emperor's authority.
In the blink of an eye, it's been three years.
Three years can make people forget many things, such as Liu's ......