The Great Elder asked Chen Yuanluan, "You should have the Li family's dowry back then, right?" ”

Before Chen Yuanluan could answer, Xiao Bai said: "We have it in the Chen family's account book, and we also have one in the treasury, so I will ask someone to pick it up." ”

The Great Elder nodded. After a while, the account book was taken out, and Madame Li's dowry was listed on it. After all, Mrs. Li was born in the Li family, and when Mrs. Li got married, the Li family was not like this, and the Empress Dowager Li of the Li family was still alive. The Li family was powerful at that time. Therefore, Mrs. Li's dowry is also very rich. However, Mrs. Li is not the eldest son who married the Chen family, Chen Yuanluan is the son-in-law, but the second son. Therefore, Mrs. Li's dowry is not as much as that given by the Wang family when Mrs. Wang got married.

Even so, there are seventy or eighty thousand taels of silver for all kinds of field products, shops, silk, tea, food, furniture, calligraphy and paintings, antiques, medicinal herbs, jewelry, and the like.

After reading it, the Great Elder asked his subordinates to show these booklets to all the Chen people present, and at the same time asked the people around him to copy a copy for the record, and seal it in the clan when they return to the clan land in the future. In case the Li clan will settle accounts with the Chen clan in the future, and the Chen clan can have credentials.

The Great Elder asked Chen Yuanluan: "Your wife's dowry is tens of thousands of taels of silver. Those clothes, jewelry, and utensils have already been used, and it is estimated that I can't take out much now. How much do you have now, and how much can you give her? ”

Chen Yuanluan was still respectful in front of the Great Elder, because he knew that when the family was divided, there was a certain amount of things given to him, and there were accounts to check, so it was useless to conceal it.

Chen Yuanluan said: "I divided the income. There are also things about two or three hundred thousand taels of silver in the fields and shops everywhere. ”

The Great Elder said, "In that case, you will give you 100,000 taels of silver for the fields and shops." She can take back her clothes and jewelry at home, and the calligraphy, paintings, antiques, furniture, medicinal materials and other things on the dowry list that are not silver fields and shops can be taken away, is that okay? ”

Chen Yuanluan is a little fundraising.

At this time, Bai quietly pushed her husband Chen Yuanheng, and her movements were very light, and no one else noticed. But. Chen Wenhui, who was beside the Bai family, found out. Chen Wenhui looked at her father.

Chen Yuanheng hurriedly spoke, "Great Elder. One more thing to say. ”

Chen Yuanluan and the Great Elder both looked at Chen Yuanheng.

Chen Yuanheng paused for a moment, called the people waiting around him to go out and bring something in, and everyone saw that it was a small box. Chen Yuanheng opened the small box, and there were several pieces of paper inside.

Chen Yuanheng said: "This is the second brother's family property. It's all pavement. Fields and things like that. The Great Elder knows. The shops in the capital, the fields around the capital have always been priceless. These were all some time ago, and the second brother was not at home. Mrs. Li called someone to sell it quietly. ”

"Our husband and wife knew the news, and we were afraid that the second brother would sell his property and be known by others, and he would laugh at our Chen family, so we called someone to buy it back quietly. So the second sister-in-law should have a lot of silver in her hand. Moreover, the second brother's family property is not so much. ”

Chen Yuanluan was shocked and angry, trembling all over, and he said to the Great Elder: "Great Elder, look at it, if you hadn't come and taken her off, I didn't know that she had done so many virtuous things, and I didn't know that she would still quietly sell my family property." Even if I did something wrong, she ate the wrong thing and kicked me out, but there are still sons, daughters-in-law, and grandsons at home, she is an old feudal king, what does she want to do after selling the land and taking the silver? ”

At this time, Chen Wenhao received Chen Yuanheng's hint, knelt down, and said, "Great Elder, please make the decision for me." My mother is not virtuous, and we have no way to drive my father out as juniors, so we can only try to persuade him. However, when my grandmother sold her property, we didn't know, but the third uncle told us. Since then, the husband and wife have taken turns looking at her, and also looking at her manpower, so that she did not sell more, otherwise, maybe today, our family has nothing. She had already rolled up the money and left. ”

The Great Elder was surprised and asked, "Why is she so bold?" Although the world is big, she is the daughter-in-law of the Chen family, where can she go? ”

Chen Yuanfeng was about to speak. Chen Wenqi and his wife Xiao Bai on the side also knelt down and said, "Great Elder, we also have something to say. ”

Chen Yuanfeng was surprised.

The Great Elder said, "Speak." Please get up. ”

Chen Wenqi said: "When the family was separated, the third uncle and the third aunt were all there, and the aunts were also there. I won't tell you how the family broke up. Anyway, we got what we deserved in the end. However, when we took over, we found that all the granges and shops had no cash at all, and not only that, but every grange and shop owed more or less debts. If the business is not doing well, failing, or losing money, it is easy to say. It is easy to say that the Grange is in debt, and it may be that it has encountered a famine. However, it is strange that this shop can be in debt just for rent. ”

The Great Elder looked at Chen Yuanfeng, and Chen Yuanfeng nodded. The Great Elder looked at Chen Yuanheng and Chen Yuanfang's sisters, and they also nodded.

The Great Elder asked Chen Yuanluan, "What's going on, you'd better recruit from the truth." Otherwise, I can ask for family law. Don't make yourself lose face in front of the juniors. ”

The Chen family's strict law enforcement, Chen Yuanluan is very clear, hearing this, his heart trembled, and then his heart turned sideways, anyway, the unvirtuous woman is already like this, there is no need to protect her anymore.

Chen Yuanluan said: "For so many years, she has taken care of the affairs of our Chen family's mansion. I don't know what to do. I only vaguely knew that before she split the family, she secretly gathered her manpower, and those stewards took away all the cash from the shops, granges, and businesses, and in addition, she also borrowed money outside, and she also took the silver. I don't know exactly how much and where it will be used. ”

The Great Elder said angrily, "Why are you so useless? ”

Chen Yuanfeng said: "Great Elder, after our family was divided, there was no income for a long time, or my eldest daughter-in-law and my wife took out the dowry to subsidize these granges, businesses, shops, and slowly operated, and they just took a breath in the past two years. ”

The Great Elder said, "So, all this money is in the Li family?" Chen Wenhua said at this time: "Great Elder, I have special information and know about this matter. Things started because of the separation. When the family was separated, she asked for her third sister Chen Wenjin and his wife to return to the capital. However, the Chen family did not agree. Without the third sister by her side, she has always been unhappy, no matter how good Wen Hao and his wife are to her, she is always very harsh and very strict with Wen Hao and his wife. Later, her father had an outer room outside, and she angrily kicked him out. After her father left, she began to plan, collect the family's money step by step, and then sell all the property, and when the money was in hand, she took the money to find the third sister and his wife. ”

The Great Elder asked strangely: "Even so, she still went to the Chen family's land, so can the Chen family spare her?" ”

Chen Wenhua said: "She didn't dare to go to the Chen family's land, she had already said that the third sister and his wife were asked to betray the Chen family and go to the Li family. In this way, there is no fear of the Chen family. ”

The Great Elder said angrily, "Bold, you dare to betray the clan." The disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall, have recorded this matter, and they will check on Chen Wenjin and his wife when they go back in the future. ”

The disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall suddenly agreed. Although Chen Yuanluan was a little worried about his daughter-in-law, but when he thought that she always caused trouble for herself, and her mother was like this, Chen Yuanluan hardened his heart and did not say anything.

Seeing this scene, Chen Wenhui was very disdainful of Chen Yuanluan in her heart.

After instructing me, the Great Elder groaned and said, "Disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall, record these confessions and let them draw them. There is also a copy of the relevant ledger. I'm going to show it to the Li family. Since the Li family is so rich, then Chen Yuanluan, you don't have to give the Li family and leave the money. But if she takes any of the clothes and silks on her dowry list, or jewelry, or antiques, calligraphy and paintings, you cannot forbid her to take them. The rest is not for her. As for her preparation to defect, I want to ask the Li family for an explanation. However, she didn't really escape, so it's not convenient for us to detain her things. ”

Chen Yuanluan was happy.

The Great Elder continued: "Chen Yuanfeng, you have suffered a loss, but after all, you are your own brothers, conniving at the Li family, one is your mother, Old Madam Li, and the other is your own brother Chen Yuanluan. You've come to your senses now. I will tell the clan that the silver you will be given this year will be 20% more, and it will be subsidized a little. You can't make Wenqi's daughter-in-law and your wife suffer. ”

Chen Yuanfeng's family was secretly happy, originally, when they said this, they just wanted to get this evil breath in their hearts, but they didn't expect that they could get some silver from the clan, which was a good thing. Everyone was happy. Xiaobai is and Mrs. Wang are also very happy that their silver can be returned. Moreover, his own reputation will inevitably spread, and he will take out the dowry to save his husband's family, what a good reputation.

The Great Elder said again: "Chen Yuanheng, if you find out that the Li clan has sold the industry, you will take action in time, and the response is very good, which is worth learning from our Chen clan." As for the properties you bought, since you bought them with real money, you can keep them, and if your second brother wants to buy them back, you can sell them to him. ”

Chen Yuanluan hurriedly said: "This has caused trouble to my brother and brother, I am already ashamed, I don't want to buy it." ”

The Great Elder said, "That's good, the matter of the Li clan is settled. ”

Chen Yuanluan's face was happy.

Chen Wenhao and his wife couldn't be happy when they saw their father's happy appearance, and the two of them glanced at each other.

Fortunately, he didn't let them worry for too long, and the Great Elder continued, "Chen Yuanluan, now I want to talk about your affairs. ”

Chen Yuanluan chuckled in his heart, and hurriedly said, "What else do I have to do?" (To be continued.) )