The atmosphere within the Zhao clan became very harmonious for a while, and there were some small quarrels between the original clansmen, and the small contradictions were much calmer than before, and they were willing to discuss whether there was a peaceful solution. Zhao Jing of the sect room and the eighth old lady of the third room both sighed when they saw this.

As long as he seized the opportunity to get along with Master Yu, the eighth old lady would scold a few words, and this time he also refused to let go, and said in front of Zhao Jing and the Shen couple: "Look, look, this is what a clan should look like!" In the past, your grandfather was ignorant, and your father was not sensible, and he made a good clan into a miasma, and everyone was centrifuged, only caring about his own interests, how could he ever think of helping his clansmen? What kind of etiquette and shame are simply thrown to the country of Java! I think your father is not as good as Sister Xiu'er, a seven-year-old child, who understands things! ”

Zhao Jing and the Shen family only bowed their heads and were silent, how could they not know that the words of the eighth old lady were right? It's just that for the son of man and the daughter-in-law, it's really hard to say that the elders are not, and all they can do is be silent.

When they returned home, they heard from their daughter that Zhao Xiu had come, and they learned about their husband's and wife's actions from their daughter, so they understood why she suddenly thought of sending gold and silver.

Shen sighed: "It's hard for her, at such a young age, she thinks so thoughtfully." If she asked me first, I would definitely not let the little second room account take this money out, since this kind of thing was done by our husband and wife first, we can't let Sister Xiu'er and a child do it too. My uncle and grandmother were not at home, but we led Sister Xiu to spend money, so that she knew what the old man thought? Now Sister Xiu has used her private room and has not alarmed the account. It's the best of both worlds. After this experience, the people in the clan can also respect Sister Xiu'er a little more, not because she is still a child. I underestimated her. ”

Zhao Jing also said solemnly: "Sister Xiu has had ideas since she was a child, and she is also a smart person, don't treat her like a child just because of her age." In this month, she is home alone, although you come to take care of it from time to time, but you think carefully, have you ever touched the feed in the house? Sister Xiu, has there ever been something that can't be solved and asks for your help? Has that family ever had a mess? Things in the ground. The matter of worship, the matter of the two festivals of the Qingming Dragon Boat Festival, the matter of the ritual between relatives and friends, has there ever been a difference? ”

Shen thought about it carefully. I couldn't help but be surprised: "No, it's not bad at all!" Sister Xiu has had a few things that I don't know what to do, and asked me, but I haven't touched the housework of the small second room at all. Lu's mother never came to me for help in private. "If Mama Lu has been here. She can also think that the housework of the small second room is supported by Lu Ma and his wife, but after all, they are subordinates, and many things are not something they can do single-handedly, so they have to invite her, the housewife and clan woman in the next room, to come forward, but now Lu Ma has never been here once, it can be seen that the affairs of the small second room are handled by the owner, and there is no need for others to help, except for Zhao Xiu. Who else?

Shen looked at her husband with a shocked face: "I remember when I went to visit her house, and when I picked up Sister Qing's son. Occasionally, I saw Lu's mother come to Sister Xiu to talk back, mentioning how to deal with so-and-so, Sister Xiu nodded and said that she knew, and didn't say anything else. I just thought they were just going through the motions, but I didn't expect Sister Xiu to really be a housekeeper! Now that I think about it, in the past month or so in the second room, everything has indeed been as usual, just like when my uncle and grandmother were there. ”

Zhao Jing smiled bitterly: "Even if Sister Xiu is acting according to the old routine of her uncle and grandmother when she was at home, it is just to save some effort." You and I know very well, housekeepers, where is there an old routine that can handle everything properly? Something may happen at any time, and the person who presides over the feed needs to see the opportunity to act so that there will be no chaos. Although Lu Changxiu and his wife are capable, Sister Xiu's ability should not be underestimated. Looking at the borrowing of gold and silver this time, it can be seen that she has courage at a young age, acts decisively, and acts generously, but she will not lose her proportion. Our sect borrowed 400 taels, but she only borrowed 300 taels, which not only showed her heart, but also did not cross us. Eight houses have a debt of 1,000 taels, and there are some family funds, and the lack of 300 taels is not limited to where to make it up. The eight houses can repay their debts smoothly, and our sect has not been overwhelmed. Xiu Mei even took into account this bit of human sophistication, where is she still like an ignorant child? ”

Shen was taken aback again: "Can't you?" Where could she have thought of this? Maybe it's just a coincidence? She took all her own private room, and it was not easy to use the exquisite and valuable jewelry that her uncle and grandmother made for her, and she didn't think much of it, but three hundred taels would be good, and most of the other things were imprinted, and she was not easy to take them out. ”

Zhao Jing shook her head: "The things she took out, two gold collars, look at the workmanship, it is not what she is used to wearing, most of them are gifts from irrelevant people." Can't you see the rest of the gold and silver bills? They are all red envelopes given to her by the elders of the clan during the New Year's holidays, and some of them are given by uncles and grandmothers. You have received red envelopes from your uncle and grandmother, and you have also given your sister Xiu's New Year's money, can't you recognize the patterns of those gold and silver bills? If you recognize it, you only look back and think about it, how much gold and silver can Sister Xiu receive in a year? Where can it be stopped for three hundred taels? In five years, there are also 1,000 taels smaller. But she only took out three hundred, isn't that clear enough? ”

Shen Shi was silent for a while before he said, "If that's the case, where is she still like a child?" It's just a personal essence. Our sister Qing is eleven years old, if I can catch up with half of her, I don't have to worry. ”

Zhao Jing sighed: "Their family is not easy, think about it, when Second Uncle Zhuo and Second Aunt Zhuo died, how old was Sister Xiu?" Their brothers and sisters are all hard-working, their uncles and grandmothers are also old, the family is old, the young are small, and they have to be careful of the calculation of the two-room and the small long room, and they are forced to become adults. Our sister Qing has been cared for by our husband and wife since she was a child, where have you ever suffered like this? It's better not to compare yourself to her little aunt. ”

The couple was relatively speechless and sighed, but since then, they have invariably gained a little more respect for Zhao Xiu.

Zhao Xiu naturally didn't know anything about this, and when she saw the reaction of the people in the clan after she borrowed the three hundred taels to the eighth room, she knew that this decision was the right one. Money is just a trivial matter, the important thing is that the clansmen's opinion of her has changed, and when she is mentioned in the future, she will no longer be "the granddaughter of the benevolent county duchess", but "the sister Xiu of the small second room". For the first time, she appeared in front of the whole clan with an independent image, and everyone mentioned it. All amazed.

Not to mention how Zhao Xiu secretly rejoiced in his own family, after Bafang redeemed his eldest son, although the debt was solved, the disposal of the unfilial son should also be put on the agenda. The eighth room master hated this eldest son, and when he saw him looking unrepentant, he was so angry that he became a little sicker.

But his eldest son did not care, but rejoiced that his people had paid off his debts on his behalf. I didn't think that the money would be repaid, so I just yelled and said that I was going to my father-in-law's house to bring my wife back. In order to hire a car, give gifts to his father-in-law and brother-in-law, etc., he asked his wife for silver. The old lady didn't give it, so he insinuated that his younger brother wanted to embezzle all the family property, and his parents were also partial. Yunyun. His wife was so angry that her heart ached. Lying on the bed and screaming, he went out the door without hesitation.

His younger brother was angry and called his subordinates to chase him, and when he chased him to his father-in-law's house, he found that he and the creditor had entered the door together, and the other party did not have the fierce look when he was collecting the debt. The man saw that something was wrong, and hurriedly went home and said that his brother did not dare to alarm his sick parents. found Zhao Jing for help.

Zhao Jing came forward and found two clansmen who were officials in the county government. Then I found four or five powerful people, and together with the people in the eighth room, they went to the house of the Zhangren, and they were blocking a group of them from eating and gambling money, and after a little questioning, they found out the truth.

It turned out that the eldest son of Bafang did owe gambling debts to others, but there were not as many as a thousand taels, only five hundred taels, he had money himself, but he was reluctant to pay out of his pocket, and he thought that his father in the family would never let him inherit the family business anymore, and it was better to make more benefits for himself than to cheapen his younger brother. So he agreed with the creditor, and the two sides colluded to go home and extort money, and the two of them divided it equally. Therefore, the creditor dared to arrogantly ignore the name of the Zhao family, and his father-in-law and brother-in-law obviously had some power in the county government, and they refused to come forward to make peace. It was meant to be a hoax. Now that the money is in hand, he left his parents and ran over, in fact, to divide the silver.

The news spread throughout the clan, and everyone was in an uproar. It was a good intention to help the clansmen get through the difficulties, but now they have been deceived, many people can't accept it in their hearts, and they begin to regret paying the silver, and many people began to visit Zhao Jing and Bafang's mouth, and the silver lent out, since it fell into the hands of the liar, can it be returned?

In fact, the yamen sent back the 1,000 taels that were stolen that day, and the creditor was imprisoned for fraud (the Zhao clan made a lot of efforts in it), even if half of the 1,000 taels were real debts, he couldn't claim his rights, and the money was all returned to Bafang.

The first name of the eighth room master has been buried in the hands of the eldest son, and he knows that if this matter cannot be resolved, not to mention the face of the entire eight rooms in the clan, that is, the face of their descendants in the entire eight rooms will be lost, and even the reputation of the second son will be affected. Therefore, as soon as the money arrived, he sent his second son back one by one according to the list he had written down when he borrowed the money, not only to return it, but also to solemnly thank him and apologize.

When this matter was over, he asked his second son to invite Zhao Jing over, and solemnly made a request: "Remove my unfilial son from the clan, such a son in the family is also a discredit to the ancestors." ”

Zhao Jing was surprised, looking at the other party's expression, he didn't say anything to refuse after all, but just said softly: "This matter is very important, and it is necessary to convene a clan meeting to discuss it." ”

The eighth room master did not object, this was originally the procedure that should have been, so he let Zhao Jing handle it, and asked the second son to help him. If someone asks about the purpose of convening this clan assembly, the second son can tell the truth.

The news spread quickly, and the unfilial son also knew, and shouted unconvinced: "It's just a few pieces of silver, why should you remove me?" Didn't the money go back? No one suffered! Back then, Zhao Jiong killed his mother and killed his brother, and Uncle Zong Fangyu also became an accomplice, so no one removed them from their names, and now they are embarrassed to punish me?! ”

These words quickly spread to Zhao Xiu's ears from Zhao Huai, who was passing by and heard about it. She sneered, and suddenly had an idea, so she instructed Bi Lian to send a message to the Shen family: "Since the clan meeting is going to be held, how can we miss our little second room?" My grandmother and brother are not there, I am the representative, and I will also participate! (To be continued......)

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