Liu Xiu's mother's surname is Fan, whose name is Xiandu, and she is the daughter of Fan Chong, a large landowner and businessman in Huyang County, Nanyang County (now Huyang Town, Tanghe County, Henan Province).

The old Fan family has been good at farming for generations, and when he comes to Fan Chong, he not only grows crops well, but also does business and runs the industry

It's okay too.

Born in such a family, Xiandu has a gentle temperament, knows books and etiquette, and has paid attention to appearance since she was a child, and the people in the village praise and respect her.

In that era, it was not easy for a little girl to be respected!

This is an amazing woman, and her contribution to history is too great, mainly because she gave birth to Liu Xiu.

Fan Xian married Liu Qin and gave birth to 3 boys and 3 girls to the Liu family. These men are: the eldest son Liu Xuan, the second son Liu Zhong, and the third son Liu Xiu; The daughter is: Liu Huang

, Liu Yuan, these are Liu Xiu's two sisters, and the third daughter Liu Boji is Liu Xiu's younger sister.

They will appear one after another in the future, so I won't talk about it here.

After Fan Xian married into the Liu family, she did her best to teach her husband and children and do housework. Whether it was when Liu Xiu's father was a county magistrate in other places, or when Liu County Magistrate went

When she pulled 6 children by herself, she fulfilled all the responsibilities of a woman.

Whenever I open Liu Xiu's family tree, I sigh for his mother and his grandfather's family!

For example, Liu Xiu's mother is Xiandu, who has experienced the edification of rich poetry and etiquette and the training of family management and financial management in Lao Fan's family, and has become a real good wife and mother. can

Unfortunately, after fulfilling all the responsibilities of a housewife and the children grew up, she fell ill and died at home. At that time, Liu Xiu's brothers and sisters had just started the army and were busy

Yu fought and fled, and the funeral was still handled by her mother's family.

Fan Xian has cultivated a son who turns things around!

In addition to working day and night and worrying about the children who left home, she did not see her son's brilliant career, let alone enjoy the relatives that her son later brought to her relatives

Our glory and wealth.

We would also like to talk about her good family style. Because Liu Xiu's father passed away when he was 9 years old, the biggest influence on him was, of course, his hard work

Mom.

Fan Xiandu's commendable family style profoundly influenced Liu Xiu.

As we said a little earlier, Liu Xiu's grandfather Fan Chong is a good hand at farm work and business, he led the whole family to operate honestly, and became rich through hard work

It has more than 300 hectares of fertile land, the buildings in the courtyard are connected, the money and grain in the treasury are increasing year by year, and there are countless fish, shrimp and livestock for breeding.

What's more valuable is that Fan Zhong is gentle and generous, pays attention to etiquette and law, several generations are in the same house, property is shared, and a family is kind and filial, and he is happy

Melting.

Even in the countryside, the younger generations have to salute the elders every day, just like the families of the princes who are very tasteful.

What is particularly valuable is that the old Fan family is rich but not extravagant, rich and thinking of the source, rich and thinking of progress.

Although the Fan family is rich, they never waste and squander, and there is no excessive loss and waste in life and production, as long as there is a need for any family

help, the Fan family is generous, not stingy, and does not ask for anything in return.

Let's give two examples.

In his early years, Fan Chong planted some catalpa trees and lacquer trees in advance in order to make furniture and farm tools, but the villagers did not understand it at that time.

The world is not peaceful, and it is not easy for people to live, let alone trees!

It is better to buy furniture and farm tools from trees, and wait until the trees grow into mature trees, when is it?

Anyway, some people point fingers, and some scoff.

A few years later, when the trees were grown, the people who had laughed at him in the past borrowed these things from him, and Fan Zhong did not mind, generously helping and often helping the villagers

Guys.

Once, Fan Chong's family of relatives and brothers was fighting for property, and he went to mediate.

We can't know how the two brothers were entangled and fought, and we can't know how Fan Chong mediated specifically, but we only know that later, he simply gave it away

The two of them settled the dispute in two corners.

Fan Chong's moral character and deeds are very well received by the neighbors.

By the time he died in his 80s, he had lent millions of dollars to people. He wrote a will, specifically telling his children to take all the IOUs

Burn it and forgive all the debts.

The people who borrowed from him were very ashamed, and they all rushed to repay it first: the old Fan family is so perfect in life, if they are dishonest again,

Is that still human?

However, Fan Chong's children strictly obeyed the old man's teachings and did not accept them.

The family style of the old Fan family has deeply affected the children.

For example, Fan Xiandu, as well as Liu Xiu's uncle Fan Hong and Fan Dan, they had noble ambitions, excellent conduct and strong intentions when they were young

Zhi, whether it was in the years of exile and conquest, or in the rich and noble years of the old Fan family after Liu Xiu ascended the throne, they were respected by almost everyone

Respect!

At the same time, the family style of his grandfather's family undoubtedly also profoundly affected Liu Xiu, so that his royal genes were infiltrated by this loyal and elegant family style.

It should be said that Liu Xiu's childhood was still carefree.

My father is the county magistrate, my mother is very virtuous, my grandmother's family is very rich, there are adults in big things, and my brothers and sisters are on top of small things, so I just need to grow up well.

My mother took her brothers and sisters to follow my father in Jiyang and Nanton counties, living a normal life as a local cadre family, although it was far from it

Prosperous and rich, but in the local area is still able to eat enough and not be angry.

However, the good times were short-lived.

God is destined to test Liu Xiu, an immortal talent. When he was 9 years old, his father died, and the family lost their breadwinner. And at this time, he

Grandma's family also fell into the middle of the road because of the death of her grandfather Fan Chong.

This year, his two elder brothers and two sisters were in their 10s, and the youngest sister Bo Ji just remembered, and the whole family was orphaned and widowed, and they fell into trouble all of a sudden. although

said that there is still some land in his hometown, but a widow lives with 6 underage children, and ordinary people can't bear it.

Fortunately, at this time, Liu Xiu's uncle Liu Liang was serving as the county magistrate of Xiao County.

When Liu Qin was alive, his brother had a good relationship.

Liu Liang took Liu Xiu's family to Xiao County for support.

Liu Liang's conduct is also very good, he stepped into the official career through filial piety, although he is a little timid and afraid, and he has not seen any great achievements in his work.

But he still did his best to take care of Liu Xiu's family.

Xiao County is located in the north of the Jiangzhun Plain, close to the then big city of Pengcheng (now Xuzhou, Jiangsu) in the east, and Pei County, the hometown of Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, in the north

Beauty, the four seasons are distinct, the transportation is convenient, and the people are crowded.

It is here that Liu Xiu has grown from a child with little to nothing to do to a young man.

Under the careful arrangement of his uncle Liu Liang, he received a relatively good primary education.