There was a mess in the lobby.

The cries, scolding, and begging for mercy rang out with the sound of rain beating plantains outside the window, and the maids and servants who were guarding under the porch did not hear the dispute in the house, and looked at each other, helpless, and did not know what to do.

Zhou Ji is also angry, are there any rules for this? Before I, the head of the family, spoke, you all got into a mess, do you still have me in your eyes?

He yelled, "Stop it!" ”

Several of his sons stopped one after another and withdrew from the battle group, but they were still scolding and scolding in their mouths, full of hatred for Zhou Huai, a wolf-hearted thing! Zhou Shu snorted, let out of breath, and stopped gasping.

Zhou Huai and his two sons are miserable......

Zhou Huai's face was covered with blood, there were even a few scratches on his face, his cloak was embarrassed, he got up from the ground, knelt down in front of Zhou Ji, and exclaimed sadly: "Eldest brother, it's the brother who is wrong, he shouldn't covet the position of the head of the family, but a few of them don't know, and they beg the eldest brother to dispose of me only for the sake of me before and after the saddle over the years, don't implicate them, after all, they are all your nephews......"

At this time, Zhou Huai also knew that his secret agreement with the Gu family had been leaked, and he didn't dare to take any chances, but fortunately he took all the responsibilities and would not affect his children and grandchildren.

His eldest brother doesn't look elegant and handsome, and he always laughs before he speaks, but in his heart he is decisive and hateful!

Coveting the position of head of the family?

Hehe, expelling the genealogy is light, even if you put yourself in a sack and put a stone on it and sink into Taihu Lake, it is not impossible......

And what he did was already a shame for the family, and once it was spread, it would definitely become a stain on the Yangxian Zhou family, so no matter how Zhou Ji dealt with him, no one in the clan would speak for him.

Zhou Shuwu was angry, spit out a mouthful of spit, and scolded: "Phew! You and I have been brothers for decades, and the eldest brother is the son of the long house, but what are you? It's just a home remedy of the Zhou family, thanks to the trust of the eldest brother, you can become noble in the clan, and your children and grandchildren can have a decent messenger, but now you want to fill the gap, and you will take revenge, and you actually covet the position of the family! You don't pee on yourself, how can you dare to steal the position of the head of the family? ”

Zhou Huai was ashamed, ashamed, remorseful and afraid, knelt on the ground and slapped himself on the mouth, crackling, and tears: "Big brother, third brother, I know it's wrong!" I just want to see the situation in the past, and give your nephews a way to live, this matter is all my confusion for a while, I was deceived by Gu Yu, they really don't know......"

His two sons tidied up their messy clothes a little, and they didn't care about the bruises on their faces, and knelt silently, but they didn't know what to do.

They really don't know about their father's actions, but if they succeed, they are indeed the most direct beneficiaries. It can be said that my father had a bad heart for the future of their branch......

Zhou Ji sighed and said, "Second brother, even if you forgive your brother this time, you can't tolerate the family, for a family, this wind can't last." ”

Zhou Huai cried bitterly: "No matter what the eldest brother does with me, I have no complaints, I can't live with the eldest brother first, I just ask the eldest brother not to expel the two children for the sake of the two children who don't know." If you expel the clan, the child will be completely destroyed......"

He didn't know how his secret discussion with the Gu family brothers was leaked out, so that Zhou Ji found out. At this point, he only wants to keep his two sons, and if he is expelled, it will be tantamount to completely cutting off the lifeblood of his branch!

In this era of paying attention to filial piety, paying attention to brothers, friends and brothers, and taking the family as the foundation of society, if a person is expelled from the family because of bad conduct, he will be scolded by thousands of people and spurned by the world......

Zhou Shu said angrily: "Do you regret it now? You wolf-hearted thing, you should be expelled from your clan and left to fend for yourself! ”

What is a family?

The family is a whole that is held together on the basis of blood, and this is the most intimate whole! Of course, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are interests, there are strife, and open and secret fighting within a family cannot be avoided, but there must be a bottom limit.

Zhou Huai colluded with outsiders like this and plotted to be the head of the family, but he still violated this bottom limit, and when it was spread, no one would avenge him.

Zhou Ji let out a long sigh, waved his hand, and said gloomily: "Brothers, like siblings, how can I bear to use family law to deal with you?" Let's go by yourself, go far, and do it yourself in the future. This is the end of today's business, and no one is allowed to speak of it again from now on. ”

This is the most lenient treatment.

On the one hand, it saved Zhou's face and prevented the joke of "colluding with outsiders to plot against the head of the family", and on the other hand, it also fulfilled Zhou Huai's wish to do things alone, and did not harm his son.

In this era, Zhou Jiao's disposal can be regarded as benevolent.

Zhou Huai was grateful, "bang bang bang" kowtowed to Zhou Ji a few times, turned back and said to the two sons with tears in his eyes: "This time I was confused for my father, and I almost got into a big disaster, but it was your uncle who was magnanimous and forgave my father." Although he expelled his father from the family, he was a great kindness. You must not hold grudges in your hearts, but remember the kindness of your uncle, and be a good person and do things well. If the father knows that the two of you are doing evil, you don't need your uncle to do it, and the father will kill your relatives with his own hands and slaughter your two rabbit cubs! ”

His two sons are still confused, I don't know how to get to this point?

However, when he heard Zhou Huai's words, he quickly nodded and agreed one by one.

Zhou Huai had no face to stay here, so he immediately walked out of the lobby, braved the drizzle and returned to his courtyard, sat down for a while, and left home.

Zhou Ji said to Zhou Huai's two sons: "Father and son, go and see off your father." ”

"No!"

The two boys walked out tremblingly.

Zhou Shu was still annoyed, and said angrily: "Second brother is really confused! That Gu family is not a thing, and it is shameless and shameless to instigate other families to seek the position of the head of the family! ”

Zhou Ji snorted and said, "What about the officials sent by Huating Town?" You yourself went and invited you to discuss the matter of the salt works. In addition, if there is no news from him, we will still be kept in the dark by the second child, and if we don't do it, it will cause a big disaster, and we will thank my brother for his good life. ”

"No, I'll go."

Zhou Shu got up and walked out of the lobby.

Before long, a handsome young man was brought in.

This young man was handsome and heroic, and when he saw Zhou Ji, Shi Li said: "General Xin Mao, the head of the household department of Huating Town, has seen Emu Gong. ”

Zhou Ji's name is "Emu", which is taken from the meaning of "Eye soft wood, gentleman's tree" in "The Book of Songs, Xiaoya".

Zhou Ji got up, clenched his fists and said: "Master Xin doesn't need to be polite, speaking of which, this time the old man should be grateful for the reminder of Master Xin, otherwise there will be silverfish in the clan, and he will be bewitched by the Gu family, and he doesn't know what kind of rebellious things he will do, and let the name of the Yang Xian Zhou family not be affected, please accept the old man." ”

And when he had spoken, he bowed down and bowed down.

General Xin Mao hurriedly took two steps forward, grabbed Zhou Ji's hands, and said in fear: "Isn't Emu Gong going to torment the juniors?" You are Jiangdong Su Confucian, the name is full of three Wu, the younger generation has long admired it, today I am fortunate to meet, and I want to ask you about the old history book scriptures, not to mention that this news is the general manager told the younger generation to be sure to report to Yangxian Zhou, yes, you worship, the younger generation dare not be, never dare to be. ”

Although Zhou Ji was sincerely grateful, since Xin Mao would resolutely accept it, he took advantage of the situation to get up, took his hand and sat down, and praised: "Little Brother Xin's eyebrows are sparse and his eyes are clear, and he knows at first glance that he is an upright person. Brother Xin is young, and he will study many times in the future, and his future will definitely be limitless. ”

General Xin Mao smiled bitterly: "You are too old...... It's not a secret, the younger generation of Chunyu also had a reference, but it was a name for Sun Shan, I wanted to return to my hometown to study hard, and fight again three years later, but because I had some friendship with the chief manager in the past, I was called by the chief manager to Huating Town and serve under him. The chief manager once said, read 10,000 books, travel 10,000 miles, take off the dust in the chest, and camp in the natural hills and ravines. Building a car alone is not a good plan, but it is a good strategy to examine yourself in practice. Therefore, the younger generation left Beijing and went south, took refuge under the general manager, and served as the head of the household department. ”

When it comes to scientific research, it can be regarded as a sad thing for General Xin Mao......