Chapter XXV. Appeals

"Patriarch Grandpa, if the granddaughter-in-law has no worries about her life, why should the mother be like this, seeing that the sky is dark, our mother and daughter are afraid that there is no place to live, it doesn't matter how the granddaughter-in-law is, it's just that the mother ......" Shen Lan choked up as she said, "This black light is blind, how can you be outcast, mother-in-law is so kind to granddaughter-in-law, granddaughter-in-law has nothing to say, but after all, the mother is the biological mother of the granddaughter-in-law, as the saying goes, who is careless, repays Sanchunhui, the father and mother of the family raised the granddaughter-in-law as an adult, and never enjoyed the filial piety of the granddaughter-in-law for a day, Now the second elder is still heartbroken for his granddaughter-in-law. ”

"In this case, you should guard the Song family well, and you shouldn't disturb your mother's family and your mother-in-law's family." Patriarch Song said in a deep voice.

"Patriarch Grandpa Mingjian, granddaughter-in-law did not go back to her parents' house by herself, granddaughter-in-law didn't know in advance that her father was coming to her father-in-law's house to make trouble, and afterwards her granddaughter-in-law also felt shameless to face her father's family, and wanted to beg to go, but her father taught at home, and she didn't dare to go against her father's wishes, and my father gave birth to me, how could I disobey my father's wishes, and besides, I was pregnant with the only child in my womb. Shen Lan sobbed.

Patriarch Song didn't know what was going on, but he just didn't want to complicate things, and in the spirit of the mud, he wanted to persuade Shen Lan first, and he might as well go back to eat.

"Shen, what do you mean by this?" Seeing that he couldn't persuade well, Patriarch Song immediately looked inward, and his eyes flew towards Shen Lan like a blade, if Shen Lan was still the original Shen Lan, he was only afraid that he would be too frightened to move, but unfortunately the current Shen Lan was no longer the original Shen Lan, where would he be afraid of the eyes of a bad old man.

"Patriarch, I, Shen Lan, am also a person who has died once, and finally my father and mother rescued me, and now I have returned to the Song family, if I let others murder my life, and swallow my anger, it is not filial piety, but a great unfilial piety, first of all, let the parents of the family send the black-haired people, and secondly, let the in-laws bear the responsibility of murdering their lives, I am afraid that I will end up with a murder to pay for my life, this is the disaster for both the Shen and Song families, if the patriarch can not deal with this matter fairly and justly, the consequences caused, you can take responsibility?" Shen Lan simply refused to even call the patriarch's grandfather, and directly called the patriarch.

"Presumptuous." Patriarch Song has also been the patriarch for most of his life, when has he ever been questioned like this.

"Mother, I went to the Song family to beg for mercy at this moment, what happened to me in the future, will you and your father sue the official?" Shen Lan simply didn't say anything to the old man, but asked her mother directly.

"Naturally, I want to report to the official, even if the government doesn't care, our Shen family and the Song family have a mortal enmity, and they will definitely never die." Shen Zhao immediately spoke, the first time can be said to be an accident, if it happens again, Shen Zhao believes that even if the government doesn't care, the Shen family and the Song family will be considered a mortal enemy.

Hearing this, the Song patriarch's face suddenly sank, but he was afraid that it was not the matter of the Shen and Song families at that time, but the matter of the two villages, after all, there were people from the same clan in one village, if it really made a mess like that, it would really cause disaster to the two surnames.

"What does the grandnephew want?" Although the Song patriarch did not completely change his face, his title also changed.

"Since I married into the Song family, I am naturally born into the Song family, and I am a ghost of the Song family when I die." Speaking of this, Shen Lan obviously felt that the patriarch's eyes flashed slightly, so she turned her head to look at Shen Zhao and said, "Just to be a ghost and have no regrets, are you right, mother?" ”

Shen Zhao nodded very cooperatively, and Shen Lan then spoke: "So, I want to separate the family, and if I have separated, my in-laws will naturally not be able to abuse me, and I can also give birth to the child safely and leave a queen for my father-in-law." ”

"Separated?" The patriarch was stunned for a moment, although the method was good, it was just that there were old people in the family who did not want to divide the family, otherwise it would be regarded as unfilial, "Bold Shen, such a self-assertion, are you not afraid that I will let my nephew divorce you?" ”

Shen Lan was not afraid of the patriarch's fierce eyes, but went straight to the top: "Patriarch, I have already said that life is a member of the Song family, death is a ghost of the Song family, if you must divorce me, it is not impossible, but when the time comes, I am afraid that there will be one more ghost in your Song family ancestral hall." ”

"Shen, what do you mean?" The patriarch had vaguely guessed something, but he just didn't want to believe it.

"Your entire Song family bullied me for not being a family, and I had nowhere to redress my grievances, so I had to die outside the door of your Song ancestral hall to avenge my grievances." Shen Lan spoke frankly, without a trace of hesitation in her eyes, and the patriarch suddenly felt uneasy in his heart.

In fact, he knew that the Shen family was just threatening himself, if he agreed, it would be difficult for him to manage the house in the future, if he didn't agree, if the Shen family really couldn't think about it, he hit it head-on, but he was afraid that Songjia Village would become famous by then.

"Daddy." Song Jiahe shouted in a low voice, and the Song patriarch glanced back at him, and saw that he had something to say, so he said, "Do you have something to say?" ”

Song Jiahe nodded, and the Song patriarch motioned to him, and he said: "Xiang's nephew and daughter-in-law, you said that the family is divided, such as Brother Hai's family can have nothing but the thatched house, I don't know how the nephew and daughter-in-law want to divide it?" ”

"I don't want anything, just give me back my dowry." Shen Lan really doesn't like the things of the Song family, and there is a reason why she wants a dowry.

"That's reasonable, but in this case, where does the nephew and daughter-in-law live and what does she rely on for a living?" Song Jiahe continued to ask.

"Uncle is too worried, Lan Niang learned to weave bamboo from her parents when she was in her mother's house, and she can make a living from this in the future, as for where she lives." Shen Lan paused and then spoke: "I use the dowry as rent, and I only ask to rent a thatched house in the village to settle down. ”

"Lan Niang!" Shen Zhao wanted to speak just now, but when he heard Shen Lan's words, he suddenly interrupted.

"I have a pair of hands, how can I not live, although the days are hard, it is better than being bullied every day, not to mention that a good son does not look forward to his parents' wealth, and a good daughter does not wear wedding clothes, why should I expect others if I have hands and feet." Shen Lan completely ignored Shen Zhao's drinking, and finished her words confidently.

"Okay, a good son doesn't look forward to his parents' wealth, and a good girl doesn't wear wedding clothes, since you think you can support a family, then split the family." Song Jiahe nodded yes, after all, he is young, he has more blood than his father, and he has seen Shen Lan's difficult life in the past, but at this moment, he heard Shen Lan have a confession, and his heart has turned away, no matter what, Song Wenxiang is also his nephew, so he can't really break off.

Seeing that his son had expressed his position, the Song patriarch had no choice at this time, so he also nodded, but there were still some problems with the departure and stay of the Shen family mother and daughter at this time, but thinking that they were going to split up after all, they simply didn't bother the two masters, why not go over and tell the matter of the separation now, and also let the Shen family mother and daughter have a place to rest.

So the patriarch of Song took his son and the mother and daughter of the Shen family directly to the door of the Song family, and when he arrived at the door of Song Ruhai's house, he found that the door was closed, and he had no intention of opening the door for Shen Lan's mother and daughter at all.

The patriarch asked his son to call the door, because Shen Lan's mother and daughter had stayed at the patriarch's house for a long time, so it was dark early, and at this time, in order to save lamp oil, it became a habit for everyone to sleep as soon as it was dark, so the people in Song Ruhai's family had already slept, and when they called the door open, it had already passed for a while.

opened the door and welcomed the patriarch father and son and Shen Lan's mother and daughter in, because the patriarch came to the house, Song Wang's family lit the oil lamp and went to boil the water, Song Ruhai accompanied the patriarch and his son to sit in the hall, of course, Shen Lan's mother and daughter were also there.

After entering the house, the patriarch didn't give Song Ruhai a good look, but he didn't scold in front of the Shen family's mother and daughter, in fact, if there were no outsiders, the patriarch really wanted to scold this clan nephew, what did he do?

When the Song Wang family brought the tea, the Song and Shen families also gathered together, the patriarch first asked why he asked the Shen mother and daughter about the matter outside the door, but the question was the same as what Shen Lan's mother and daughter said, he was angry in his heart, in fact, the main reason was that Song Ruhai and his wife did not dare to lie in front of the patriarch, so the patriarch asked, and they answered, and the result was naturally similar to the words of Shen Lan's mother and daughter.

"Since the niece and daughter-in-law and the grandnephew and daughter-in-law can't get together, it's better to simply separate, it's better than making a fuss, and when the time comes, the marriage will not become a revenge, and the entire Song family will not be at peace." The patriarch said slowly.

"Separation?" Suddenly, Song Wang's voice rose an octave, obviously unwilling.

Patriarch Song glared at her, then looked at Song Ruhai and said, "Nephew Ruhai, what do you think?" ”

Song Ruhai was also silent, after all, the family was already poor, if he gave something out, wouldn't it be even poorer?

It seems that the appearance of this couple, the Song patriarch was so angry that he was just about to have a seizure when he was stopped by his son Song Jiahe, Song Jiahe interjected: "Brother Ruhai is worried that the family property will be thinned? ”

Song Ruhai bowed his head and was silent, but like that, anyone with a discerning eye could see it.

"If Xiang's nephew and daughter-in-law don't share a penny from your family, are you willing?" Song Jiahe then asked.

Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, Song Wang's and Song Ruhai's eyes lit up, and then they looked incredulous.

"Xiang nephew and daughter-in-law, come here." Song Jiahe beckoned Shen Lan to step forward, Shen Lan came over, and Song Jiahe asked, "The Song family's property is not divided by you in the slightest, are you still willing to divide the family?" ”

Shen Lan nodded without hesitation, and then said: "The family property was originally owned by my father and mother, and they are willing to share it with me and Da Lang, that is our blessing, and if they are not willing to share it with us, we naturally should have no complaints." ”

"Lan Niang." Shen Zhao was still a little unwilling.

"Is that serious?" Song Wang asked.

"Naturally, take it seriously." Shen Lan was fearless.

"We're separated." Song Ruhai made the final decision.

"In that case, then let me go back and draw up a document for separation, and give you both eyes tomorrow, and if there is no objection, I will divide the family for you." Song Jiahe said.

Shen Lan naturally agreed, and Song Ruhai and his wife had no reason to disagree, so both families agreed.

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