Chapter 1: Decline
There is a big family surnamed Liu in Yizhou, the children and grandchildren are luxuriant, the family has good fields and shops, and there are more people in Beijing who are the children of officials and even the emperor's favor.
Where Liu's children go out, they must be accompanied by luxury cars and beautiful women, and even the guards of a state see Liu's cars and horses are also avoiding one side and dare not block each other, this small Yizhou has the potential to produce a big family.
However, just when the Liu family was in the hustle and bustle, something happened in Beijing that frightened the Liu family, and the Liu family's disciples, who were deeply favored by the emperor, were suddenly convicted and imprisoned in the early dynasty.
When the news reached Yizhou, it had been three days, and overnight, the Liu family in the city had become a place of disaster that everyone could not avoid, and everyone in the Liu family was panicked, but fortunately, the Liu clan grew up from a humble beginning, and he had seen a lot of wind and waves, and he shocked everyone with thunder at the moment, and got in touch with the capital to inquire about what the convicted Liu family had committed.
I don't know this inquiry, it turned out that the convicted Liu children were actually corrupt and accepted bribes as high as one million quintals when they were in Beijing, and the original Liu children were deeply favored by the emperor, and the capital was a prosperous place, and the millions of quintals of wealth would not behead the Liu children who were convicted of the crime and showed them to the public, but coincidentally, when the news of the Liu family's children being corrupt and perverting the law came out, another incident came out.
That Liu family's children actually ignored Chang Lun and his father's concubine, and they were caught red-handed!
The matter of the inner house should not have been known to outsiders, but unfortunately it was the fiftieth birthday of the father of the Liu family, and the people who came to congratulate him on his birthday were all heads and faces, and there were even many princes and ministers, who happened to see this scene.
When the patriarch of the Liu clan got the news, he almost couldn't lift it in one breath, and he cried with the letter sent back by the fast horse in his hand: "The sky is going to kill my Liu family!" Heaven is going to kill my Liu family!! β
It is not only the Liu family that inquired about what happened in the capital, but everyone in Yizhou who had some face went to the capital to inquire, originally the family had ups and downs, although it was said that someone in the Liu family had been convicted, but this crime could be big or small, if it was a small crime, they hurriedly stepped on the face of the Liu family, and when the Liu family made a comeback, it was the day of their sunset, and they also hurriedly inquired about the situation in the capital during the safe period.
When the news came back, the original friendship with the Liu family and a little luck was in a hurry to draw a clear line with the Liu family, even those who were originally married to the Liu family also hurriedly came to withdraw from the family, for fear that they would be implicated by the Liu family if they were a little bit slower.
The patriarch of the Liu clan looked at the person who threw away the token marriage book and left without saying a word, gritting his teeth: "A group of villains!" On the day of my Liu's revival, you must prostrate under your feet! β|
The voice of the patriarch of the Liu clan who gritted his teeth spread far and wide, and even the master and servant standing on the path outside the hall could hear it clearly.
"Miss, do we still want to go and say hello to the old lady?" The maid was a little worried: "The old lady seems to be in a bad mood right now. β
"Isn't it good?" A soft voice overflowed from the mouth of a girl about ten years old on the side, and she smiled faintly: "This is just the beginning. β
The maidservant exclaimed, as if she was worried that her exclamation would be too loud, and she hurriedly covered her mouth again: "Miss, do you mean that we may suffer more?" Seeing that the master on the side did not answer, she frowned and patted her chest and said: "It's okay, it's okay, the young lady is still young and hasn't discussed marriage, if she is withdrawn like other young ladies, it will be over in the future, and it will be difficult to find a better person." β
The girl who was about ten years old glanced at the maid who was palpitating on the side and sighed a little: "Red lotus, ......"
"Huh? What's the matter with Miss? β
"You think too much......"
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As the ten-year-old girl said, Liu's resignation is just the beginning, originally Liu's good shop accounted for one-third of Yizhou, but with the news that the convicted Liu disciple was beheaded at noon, the good shop became a ghost shop is no longer a guest, the shop no longer has income, Liu dismissed the shopkeeper and wanted to sell the shop, but never thought that there was no one who dared to take over.
The price of the shop fell again and again, and when it was less than 10%, a bold foreign businessman tentatively took over a few shops.
There are one and there are two, and under the leadership of this foreign businessman, Liu's shop was finally sold.
In addition to the shop, the Liu family also has a lot of fertile land, but I don't know if the day is going to die Liu or what, this year there was a locust plague thousands of acres of fertile land grains were not harvested, seeing that the Liu family was about to sit and eat the mountain empty, the Liu family had the idea of splitting up.
I don't know who started first, the idea of splitting the family was originally just an idea, but before this idea could be thought through, it got into trouble with Old Lady Liu, that is, the patriarch of the Liu clan.
Old lady Liu looked at the people who knelt in the room under the black pressure, and the hand serving the tea began to tremble, and the crutch in his hand under his anger was heavily clicked: "Okay!" Who did you sue me for the first idea of separation?! β
The people in the room were silent, but kneeling there with a resolute expression, Old Lady Liu laughed angrily: "Good, good, good!" I think my Liu family started from humility, and it took decades to have the glory of the past, but it was only a blow! One blow! Scatter you. β
Speaking of this, Mrs. Liu almost couldn't breathe, and slammed the teacup in his hand: "Sue sΓΉ you unfilial sons!" As long as I live in the world for one day, I can't help you destroy the Liu family! β
Mrs. Liu's prestige is still there, and everyone is trembling at the moment and never mentioning the matter of splitting up the family again, but the idea of splitting up the family grows like a weed after spring in everyone's hearts.
Old lady Liu's own bones were quite tough, but after this repeated blows, it was not as good as before, this time everyone was making trouble about the separation of the family like the last straw that crushed the camel, and he couldn't afford to get sick.
Liu has a girl named Liu Xuan, who was ten years old when she was in the disaster. The daughter of the long house was supposed to be the pearl of the palm, but unfortunately her biological mother died in childbirth when she gave birth to her, and her father died of a violent illness within a few years.
After Liu Xuan's parents died, she was taken by the old lady to raise her personally.
Now that Mrs. Liu is ill, everyone is no longer thinking about their own interests, and they are only comforting Mrs. Liu, and Liu Xuan is the only one left in this personal service.
Old lady Liu was lying on the sickbed, and every time he saw Liu Xuan's small figure busy, the man who was beaten by the head of the clan couldn't help but secretly wipe his tears: "Xuan'er......"
Liu Xuan took the medicine and helped the old lady up, afraid that he would be uncomfortable, so she stuffed a soft pillow under her waist and then replied softly: "Grandfather, Xuan'er is here." β