The rich clan is in front, not to mention that the Xia patriarch doesn't want to make the relationship with Zhou Man and the Zhou family too stiff, he just thinks that in the case of stiffness, he can't get what he wants.

For example, let Zhou Man change his surname.

As for the property, it is possible to keep it, but in that case, the reputation of the Xia family will be ruined by half, and the gains outweigh the losses.

Zhou Man is not an ordinary person after all, she is an official, above them, if she has a grudge with her, the relationship between their clan has worked hard for a long time, maybe she can break their years of hard work with a word.

For a while, Patriarch Xia had all kinds of thoughts in his heart, and finally squeezed out a smile at the Qian family and Lao Zhou, "What the in-laws said is also right. ”

So the question goes back to Zhou Man's surname, if she is not surnamed Xia, then why should she take Xia's family property?

Not to mention that those properties are her grandparents and mother, in this world, the clan can still snatch property from the hands of male orphans, not to mention that Zhou Man is not surnamed Xia.

That is, local laws and regulations will stipulate that under the same conditions, people of the same clan should give priority to the purchase and sale of land, and they must not be violated.

Some of the cruel minds are used to play tricks on people, and they will pay the same price as others when their clan wants to buy and sell fields, and then repeat it, so that two or three can drive people crazy.

Unlike the old Zhou Tou and the others, who naturally stood on Zhou Man's side, even Zhai County Ling felt that it would be unkind for Zhou Man to inherit all of Xia Yan's property if he did not make some concessions.

After all, she doesn't have the surname Xia.

Man Bao discussed with the Xia patriarch, "I know that half of the field has been divided into sacrificial fields, and I have no intention of recovering it, Uncle Yitang has guarded the house for my family for many years, and there is no merit and hard work, so let's do it, I will divide half from the remaining half to Uncle Yitang, which can be regarded as a thank you for his care of the house over the years, and the remaining half will be given to the orphans and widows in the clan, which is considered the merit of my grandfather and grandmother." ”

Patriarch Xia didn't feel Zhou Man's sincerity, only felt malice, as soon as these words came out, wouldn't Xia Yi and the people in the clan who now took Zhou Man's land be incompatible?

Man Bao continued to laugh and said, "I heard from Zhai County that there are people in the clan who are studying now?"

Patriarch Xia, who was looking gloomy, was in good spirits, this was the lifeblood of their clan, why were they willing to give a step, and as soon as they came to the county office, they would discuss with Zhou Man in a good voice?

Isn't it because someone in their clan is studying?

Patriarch Xia barely squeezed out a smile and said, "Yes, there are a few children studying, and your two cousins are more productive and admitted to the county school." ”

Man Bao sighed with a face: "Reading is important, our Xia family is not very poor, can we provide children with education or should we provide it, I remember that there was a clan study in the clan before?"

Do you remember? Where do you remember?

Let's not mention that it was only a few months when she left, let's just say that the clan studies were closed at that time, where did she hear about it?

Man Bao said with a smile: "Clan studies should still be done, let all the school-age children in the clan go to study, it is best to be able to take the examiner, but no, it is also good to do an account room after coming out, or to find a clerical job." ”

When the Xia patriarch heard this, he looked forward to it in his heart, and as a result, he listened to Zhou Mandao: "The field that the patriarch is renting now, I think it will be simply used as a learning field for the clan, and each family can run the school with some more, and after more than ten or twenty years, I can't say that our Xia clan can also produce a champion talent?"

Patriarch Xia didn't react yet, but the clan elders behind him were about to move, and they all looked at Patriarch Xia with excitement.

Patriarch Xia: ......

Is it that easy to read?

Not to mention asking Mr. for money, how much does it cost to just ask for books, pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and that piece of land alone can open a school?

I'm afraid I'll need to add ten more fields of similar size to it.

The Xia family is indeed not very poor, but it is not very rich, otherwise it would not have been in business for so many years before sending two people to the county school.

Zhai County Ling is very supportive of this move, educating the people, and opening a school are also counted as his political achievements, this is his third year in Shangzhou, and it is estimated that he will stay for another three years.

He hopes that if he leaves in four years, he can use his political achievements to find a better vacancy.

So Zhai Xian Ling immediately helped, glanced at Bai Shanhou and said: "Patriarch Xia, what are you afraid of when you have such a nephew and son-in-law? He is a son of a family, and an occasional nod is enough for the children in the family to be used for a long time." ”

Baeksun sat on the chair and smiled.

Xia Patriarch Everyone: ...... They only pleaded with Lao Zhou's family to repent of their marriage in front of people.

And even if there is no such thing, with such a long relationship between them and Zhou Man, people are still raised in the Zhou family, how much affection can they have for each other?

Man Bao wholeheartedly encouraged the Xia patriarch to open a clan study, let the children of the clan read and understand etiquette, and only after agitating people's hearts floated did he mention going to Songhua Lane.

Zhai County Ling didn't want to go, although Xia Yi didn't say much yesterday, but judging from what he and Xu Lichang said relayed by the officer, it was mostly a splash, and there would be some gaffes in the face of splashes, and Zhai County Ling didn't want to make a fool of himself.

But Man Bao didn't let him go, and warmly invited him to visit her ancestral home.

Bai Shan followed and said, "When we looked at it yesterday, in addition to a jujube tree in the garden, there was also a pear tree, which was fruitful, and it seemed that it was already edible, don't adults want to taste it?"

Don't want to!

Zhai Xianling thought so in his heart, but said with a smile on his face: "Okay." ”

So he got up with a smile and went out with them, and told the master to bring a few more servants, and it was very likely that he would do it this time.

Patriarch Xia and the others, who followed them out, were already expressionless, and they knew so about the jujube tree.

got into the car, and several members of the Xia clan squeezed into the ox cart of the Xia patriarch, and then sat on both sides to watch him.

Patriarch Xia had a headache and said, "Don't look at me, even Chief Xu Li has prepared the title deed early and returned it, can we still have a hard time with her?"

"Xia Yi's family is not easy to handle, especially Xia Yi's family, she wants to sprinkle it, and it is our Xia family's face that she will lose. ”

"She's not easy to mess with, Zhou Man is easy to fool? She won't spill when she looks at it, but if she sues the family to the county government, her face will be even greater," Patriarch Xia said: "Wulang and Qilang are about to take the entrance examination, and there can't be a little rumor at this time." ”

One of the clan elders sighed, "Who would have thought that there were still people alive in their family?"

After 14 years without news, everyone would think they were dead.

"Actually, there's nothing wrong with that, I heard that she is already a fifth-grade official now. ”

"At the end of the day, a girl baby, it's big enough to be at this level, and if you go up, where else can you go?"

"Hearing this, my brother still looks down on Wupin? She is the same official as Lord Changshi, and in the future, Gorou and Shichiro will be able to take the Zhongguan exam, and we will be very satisfied with being a county commander, and we still can't compare with her. ”

"The clan is closer to her, and they can borrow some strength in the future." ”