Now Xiao Tang, Xiao Jiasui, Hua Rong, and Niu Gao have all taken off their official and military armor, and have already changed into a regular uniform prepared for them by Ye Qing, the head of the Qiu Mansion, while the other Ma Junjian have either been settled in the inn near Zuo, or have been taken to the infirmary to treat their injuries, and these people do not know the identities of Xiao Tang and the others.

Listening to that person's words, it seems that the group of people who came are all Qiu Shen's clan relatives, but the Qiu Shen relatives in their forties, who were rude, couldn't help frowning when they heard it.

At this time, he saw Ye Qing immediately rush forward and said to the man: "Officials must not be rude!" It was this Xiao Renxia who saved the housemother and was the benefactor of the Qiu Mansion! ”

"What is Ren Xia? What benefactor? Ye Qing, you are just the steward of my enemy's mansion, so bold, you dare to talk to me like this!? ”

After hearing this, the man pointed at Ye Qing's nose and scolded, then he glanced at Xiao Tang again, snorted heavily, and walked straight to the inner hall of Qiu Shen with a flick of his sleeves and those Qiu Shen's relatives behind him.

It's just that when the man passed by him, Xiao Tang clearly heard him muttering, "What kind of benefactor is my enemy?" My brother was killed by thieves, and he didn't save her, but he brought her back! ”

is obviously the wife of the heir of the Qiu clan, but now it seems that the Qiu clan is very unkind to Song Zhenniang......

Xiao Tang saw that in addition to that person, the expressions of the other Qiu Shen relatives were also very indifferent to him. Xiao Tang thought in his heart, why this man and woman reacted like this, and he roughly figured out a clue.

In the original work, after Qiu Shen was killed by Tian Hu on the way to the funeral for his stepfather, and Song Zhenniang had to commit suicide to observe the festival, only Ye Qing and his wife were busy taking care of the aftermath in Qiu Fuzhong. As for the relatives of the Qiu family, they only mentioned that "the relatives of the Qiu family agreed to establish one person in the sect and inherit the family business", but Qiongying, the little master daughter in the original Qiu Mansion, was still taken care of by Ye Qing and his wife An's family.

Since Qiu Shen lives not far from his clan relatives, and he has quite a lot of family resources, it seems that he is the best one in the Qiu family. Moreover, Qiu Shen is a big family in his fifties, has no children, and his original wife has died, so after Qiu Shen's death, who should inherit the property he left behind?

However, Qiu Shen continued to marry Song Zhenniang, who had a large age gap with him, as his stepfamily, and gave birth to a daughter Qiongying who was about to marry out. In the eyes of many Qiu Shen's relatives, will they think that Song Zhenniang and Qiong Yingniang have taken up their low-hanging fruit?

It's just that this kind of housework of other people's clans, Xiao Tang, as an outsider, is not convenient to interfere with at will. At this time, Ye Qing hurriedly came to Xiao Tang and said apologetically: "Xiao Renxia forgive me!" The villain was saddened to hear that the head of the family was killed by a dog thief, and while reporting the lawsuit, even if he didn't count on the public to capture the strongman, he had to find a way to bury the body of the head of the family, and on the other hand, he had to report to the relatives of the head of the family and teach them to come to the funeral for the master. The man who spoke just now was Qiu Jia, the younger brother of my master. When his brother died, he was inevitably in a bad mood, so he collided with Xiao Renxia. ”

Xiao Tang shook his head, sighed again, and said, "I'm fine, but the lady of the enemy family has obviously lost her husband, and now she has to be bothered by some pickled things......

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When the owner of the Qiu Mansion died, he should also invite some monks from the monastery to come and make merits, and chase after the seven days and recommend Qiu Shen. The chief steward Ye Qing invited a Taoist priest to establish a Jiao for Qiu Shen and spend his days in a supernatural life. It's just that Qiu Shen's body was not recovered, and the Qiu Mansion could not prepare a coffin for the funeral, so they could only set up a clothed mound in the ancestral tomb outside Mianshang County, and the rest of the Qiu clan's relatives discussed the selection of an auspicious day to send filial piety to Qiu Shen.

In the mourning hall, Song Zhenniang and Xiao Qiongying were both dressed in filial piety and linen, and the two of them hugged each other and cried silently. Although Qiu Shen's brothers and nephews are also here, Qiong Ying's little hand still grips her mother's clothes tightly, and looking at her eyes when she looks at her uncle next to her, it seems that she is not very close to them.

The sad and helpless little Qiongying had to snuggle up in her mother's arms, and her big eyes, which were originally watery, were now crying bloodshot around her eyes. Uncle Ye Qing, who was close to her, was also busy taking care of his father's funeral, and Qiong Ying, who was originally frightened and helpless, looked around, and she suddenly saw Xiao Tang, Hua Rong, and Niu Gao watching at the door of the mourning hall. Xiao Tang also noticed that the poor Qiong Ying was looking at him, and he showed an exhortatory look on his face, and gestured towards Qiong Ying's chin again.

Somehow, Qiong Ying's sad and flustered mood seemed to be calmed down a lot, she also pursed her lips, and nodded timidly to Xiao Tang.

And at this moment, Qiu Shen's brother Qiu Jia sighed, and wiped away a few tears that were finally squeezed out of the corners of his eyes, and saw that his two brothers and three sons were practicing towards him, so he brushed his head and said to Song Zhenniang: "Alas... I said sister-in-law, pity my brother for the misfortune, and now there are only two women left in the Qiu Mansion now you and your niece, you ...... What are your plans? ”

Song Zhenniang also gently wiped away the two tears on her face, and she said sadly: "Since I married into the door of the enemy family, I am a person of the enemy family in life, and I am also a ghost of the enemy family in death." Xianggong was unfortunately killed by those thieves who lost his conscience, and I had to guard the door and pull my son to grow up. ”

This! Now that my brother is gone, you still want to occupy my enemy's wealth!?

Qiu Jia's face sank a little more when he heard this, he coughed dryly twice, and said, "Sister-in-law, you are a woman's family, how can you support the door independently?" Since you also say that you are our enemy's family, you should also follow the rules of our enemy's clan...... I have already discussed with several elders and brothers in the clan, and the three acres of land under my brother's name outside the county will be handed over to you, and you don't have to worry about other things, and we will also help you find the hired farmers and tenants.

You are my Qiu Jia's sister-in-law, and our Qiu family is also a big family in Mian, so I won't teach you a woman to work hard, isn't this to make others laugh at us? All the businesses that are managed by the Qiu Mansion will be taken over by us for you! It can also make you and my niece worry about food and clothing, and you don't have to worry about other things. What do you think of such an arrangement? ”

Song Zhenniang's body froze when she heard this, and when she was about to hold a funeral for her father-in-law, she had already vaguely guessed what the other clan relatives of the enemy family would plan. But Song Zhenniang also knew that she was just a woman after all, and it was always inconvenient to make a living from all the things that ran the enemy's family. Qiu Jia and the others have now moved out of the clan rules to ask her to divide the family property, not to mention that Song Zhenniang also knows that she still has to take care of Qiong Ying, if because of her own reasons, the foundation of the Xianggong family is in the middle of the road, then she will not have the face to see her Xianggong under Jiuquan.

After thinking for a moment, Song Zhenniang sighed faintly and said: "Half of Xianggong's family business is taken care of by a few uncles. Although I am a wife, I have the help of my own people in the mansion, so I don't want to do anything. ”

When Qiu Jia heard this, his face grew up again, he glanced at Ye Qing who was beside him coldly, and then laughed dryly twice, and said, "I said sister-in-law, I'm afraid it's not appropriate, right?" Although Mr. Ye has been in the Qiu Mansion for a long time, he is also an outsider. What's more, the eldest brother doesn't have a son under his knees, so it is only natural for the brother to succeed him. What are you worried about when our brother takes over the business of the eldest brother? It is said that if you walk with the shops in Mianshang County on weekdays, not only must you stay in the county to live in peace, but our enemy family can also be regarded as a local family, and we can't lose face in front of others...... If it is according to my meaning, you must also let out the mansion here, sister-in-law. ”