"Son, do you remember what your father told you when he died? Aren't you ashamed to touch your conscience and think about how you have obeyed your father's orders over the years, and every time you cause trouble, pull me out to solve it for you? There is a good saying, the nature of the country is easy to change, and you are that kind of person, I am already in the age of the ancient, how many ancient times can I live in my life, I have worked hard for most of my life, I also want to spend the rest of my life in peace, and it is a sure thing to divide the family, so let's talk about how to divide this family. "Mrs. Yan doesn't want to be entangled with the Dafang family anymore, and no matter how much she says, it will hurt her heart.

The Xinyang Hou Mansion has been in decline for more than ten years, and after the appearance of the lord, it was extravagant, and there was not much left of the entire Hou Mansion's industry, in fact, this family was very good, after all, there were not many things that could be divided.

"Mother, you can do what you say, the son is so old and let the mother worry about it, it is already the son's unfilial piety, as for the separation of the family, I can't make the mother embarrassed anymore." The second child is an upright person, and he is even more filial to Mrs. Yan.

In fact, Yan Erye is also looking forward to the separation of the family in his heart, he has been holding the name of the Xinyang Hou Mansion all these years, but in the eyes of outsiders, it is an embarrassing existence, as if their family is dependent on the Hou Mansion to live, he has lived enough of that kind of life, and he dreams of being able to break away from the shackles of the Xinyang Hou Mansion, he is not a talented person, just because he is a person from the Hou Mansion, he has always been unable to stand the reuse.

Yan Sanye is thoughtful, but he is also a filial person, his mother can think of his small family when it is rare in the Hou Mansion, how can he embarrass his mother, and echoed after listening to the words of the second brother: "Yes, brew, the son is the same as the second brother, this family can be divided however it is, as long as the mother is happy." ”

Seeing that the two sons were thinking about themselves, and the two daughters-in-law had no opinions, Mrs. Yan was very pleased, she had not failed in her life, after all, the two sons she raised had never forgotten her mother, as for the eldest child, she grew up with her mother-in-law and was spoiled to the point that she had no talent.

"Ah Xiu, go get my account book." She already has a calculation in her heart, since she wants to divide the family, she must divide it fairly, and her three sons are full of meat on the palms and backs of their hands, and she will never favor anyone.

Hearing that the separation of the family is an irreversible thing, Li's heart started Xiao Jiujiu again, she is in charge of the house, naturally knows how much property is left in the house, she has saved a lot of private houses over the years, but the account books are in her hands, how did she know that Mrs. Yan still has an account book in her hand, when she thinks that if she is exposed, she will not only be imprisoned in the ancestral hall, but also the private house that she finally saved will not be able to keep.

"Old lady, my daughter-in-law has been in charge of Zhongkui all these years, and this account book is all with my daughter-in-law, why don't my daughter-in-law go and get it for my mother?" Seeing the beautiful grandmother walking, Li became more and more anxious.

Swept the dodging gaze of the Li family with a deep meaning, and the old lady Yan knew that there was a ghost in her heart, and it was indeed the Li family who had been in charge of the middle of the year all these years, but the Li family was too blind and arrogant, and she didn't remember who the Hou Mansion had the final say, and when she was still a young lady, she could take the next step under Mrs. Hou's nose to override Mrs. Hou's power, and the Li family was just a clown in her eyes.

"Li, are you underestimating me, do you really think I don't know about those things behind your back? My ledger is not the same as your ledger pediatrics, you are so active, do you want to pair them together? Seeing Li's greedy face, Old Madam Yan didn't want to watch her continue to run rampant.

After a while, Mama Xiu held an old box of agarwood and put it in front of Mrs. Yan: "Old lady, all the account books are here, and the slave maid will open them for you." ”

Mama Xiu took out a bright key from her arms, quickly unlocked it, took out a few thin account books lying quietly in the small box, and put them in Mrs. Yan's hand, and then gently buttoned the box, and the action was done in one go.

Old Madam Yan conveniently divided the first three account books in the hands of the three brothers, and she knew what industries were left in the mansion, and sighed lightly: "You can take a look at this account book first, our Hou Mansion is glamorous on the surface, but in fact, it has long been beyond our means, and it has been supported by the foundation all these years, in fact, it is the wisest choice to divide the family." ”

Seeing that the three of them did not speak, Mrs. Yan continued: "Since it is a division of the family, it is natural to divide it thoroughly, the big house inherits the lord, and the mansion of the Xinyang Hou Mansion is naturally obtained by the big house, as for the second and third children, our Hou Mansion has two three-entry houses in Yangzi Hutong and Zhengning Street, although the courtyard is not big, but it is just right for your two families, and you two brothers choose which one to discuss by themselves." The business of the shop is already losing money, and there are only seven shops left, two each of the second and third ones in charge of me, three large houses, and four shops on Zhengning Street and Yangzi Street belong to the second and third shops, which are close to their residences, which is also convenient. There are only four Zhuangzi left, the one in the suburbs of Beijing in the west of the city belongs to the second child, the one in the south of the city belongs to the third child, and the rest belongs to the big house. In addition, the things in the courtyard where each family lives now belong to their own property, as well as money, as far as I know, there are 70,000 taels of silver left in the account in Shanghai, 20,000 taels each for the second and third children, and 30,000 taels for the big house, do you have any opinions? ”

In fact, there are only 50,000 taels of silver left in the account, and the remaining 20,000 taels have already been embezzled into her private money by the Li family.

No matter how dissatisfied he was in his heart, he didn't dare to jump out to make trouble at this time, so it seemed that they were taking advantage, and he didn't dare to question his mother, otherwise it was estimated that the little extra thing he got would not be able to keep.

Seeing that the people in the big house had no opinion, Mrs. Yan didn't delay the time anymore: "Since there is no opinion, then we will continue to say, the things of the Hou Mansion have been divided, and you also know that the Hou Mansion is no longer the Hou Mansion in its heyday, and the huge family business is only the ones you shared, and there are still some private houses in my private treasury, and my private house silver is 60,000 taels, and each of your three brothers is 15,000 taels, and the remaining one is left to your sister, what do you think?" ”

Li Shi heard that there were still 60,000 taels of the old lady's private room to take, she was so happy in her heart, 60,000 taels of the family was divided equally is also a family of 20,000 taels, thinking of this, her heart was finally comfortable, but when she heard the old lady say that the family was 15,000 taels, her heartbeat suddenly stopped, and then the old man said that when the remaining 15,000 taels were given to the sister-in-law who had been married for more than 20 years, Li was full of reluctance, she always felt that the 15,000 taels were stolen from her own silver.

"Mother-in-law, isn't it 60,000 taels, even if our three families divide it equally, it is 20,000 taels, why is it only 15,000 taels, the sister-in-law has already been married, and the married daughter spilled the water, why do you have to go back to her mother's house to divide the family property, how can the sister-in-law be such a proud person, how can she come back to fight the autumn breeze, Master Hou, do you say?" Li thought he was clever and refuted Mrs. Yan, when she married into the Hou Mansion as a stepmother, the only lady in the Hou Mansion had been married for a year, and in the year she got married, the sister-in-law was released with her aunt and had not returned to Handu for 20 years, so she didn't want the silver in her hand to be cut off by someone who ran out halfway.

This time, Xinyang Hou was very smart not to answer Li's words, although he usually doesn't pay attention, but he still loves his only sister very much, hearing Li's words, even he glared at Li uncomfortable in his heart.

The weakness of Mrs. Yan's heart is her youngest daughter Yan Huanting, the Li family should not be sprinkled on Yan Huanting, even if her little daughter is far away in Yongzhou, she does not allow anyone to slander Huanting.

"Li, the fifteen thousand taels you got are my private house, how did it become the property of the Hou Mansion? My dowry shop has saved this silver for so many years, and it has become the property of the Hou Mansion in a blink of an eye, Li, I just want to ask you, when did my Cheng family's dowry become a thing of the Yan family? What's more, I have the final say on my dowry, even if it is all given to Huanting, you can't be controlled by an outsider. That's it, I don't want to have anything to do with you, I'll take 60,000 taels out of my private room and divide it, and don't think about the rest. "Old Madam Yan was really angry, the Li family actually made up her mind to hit the things she left for her daughter, and it was really a small family that was shameless.

Originally, she wanted to take out all of her private room and divide it, but when she thought of Li's face, Mrs. Yan didn't want the big family to take advantage of her, why did her dowry be subsidized into Li's purse.

Yan Yu, the third elder of the Yan family, has always been good with the little sister Yan Huanting, hearing the words of the Li family that the dog couldn't spit out ivory, Yan Yu hated both fists, looked at the Li family and said with disdain: "Mother, your private son is not worried, the little sister and brother-in-law have been away from Handu for 20 years, and it is estimated that they will be transferred back to Handu, the little sister has not been in Handu for so many years, and the places where the brother-in-law is appointed are easy to make political achievements. ”

The second Yan Ling turned around with a look of agreement, he just slower his mouth, and he was preempted by the third child, what the third said was all his heart, he only had one sister, since he was a child, his father told him to protect his sister well, and his mother's private room should naturally be left to his daughter.

After listening to the words of her two sons, Mrs. Yan was very pleased: "I have lived in the Hou Mansion for most of my life, since your father died, the whole Hou Mansion has no expectations, I am old, and I also want to live in a different environment, from now on, you will live with the second and third children, and your family will be the master of your own house." ”

I heard that my mother-in-law does not live with her family, the Li family is the happiest person, only Mrs. Yan is not in the Hou Mansion, she is the real hostess of the Hou Mansion, no one can restrain her anymore, for the arrangement of Mrs. Yan, she is most satisfied with this.