The old lady was already quite entangled in the matter of separating the family. After listening to Xu Xi's enlightenment, he seemed to have figured it out when he received the holy decree yesterday, but now that he heard Zhao Yuanliang's words, he was still very moved.

If the second room is not divided, the house can be saved, and only a part of the land and two shops are allocated to the third room, and they can buy the house by themselves. In this way, others will not say that Zhao Yuanxun is harsh and careless, regardless of brotherhood.

As soon as her idea came together, Zhao Jingtai came in. Probably running over, his face flushed and he was panting.

After he saluted the elders in the house, the eldest lady hurriedly called him to the old lady's side and said to the old lady: "Except for the third room, the children are here. After all, it was a separation, and it was not good to leave Tai Ge'er alone, so I asked someone to call him. ”

Zhao Jingtai smiled sweetly at the old lady: "Grandmother." ”

Seeing Zhao Jingtai and then looking at Zhao Jingli who was kneeling there, the old lady's mind suddenly cleared up.

Yes, if Zhao Jingli is still in this family, he still has Zhao Jing'an, a twin brother, to help him, and the two eldest brothers are pressed on his head, even if Zhao Jingtai is crowned the son, what can he be?

The ancestral house is important, but if her children and grandchildren are pressed on her head by the children and grandchildren of the concubines, this is absolutely unbearable for the old lady.

For the sake of her son, she has pressed Zhao Yuankun for more than ten years, and it is impossible to let Zhao Yuanliang's son press her grandson for the sake of the house.

When she got to her mouth, she swallowed it back immediately, and said to Zhao Yuanliang: "I'm old, your eldest brother is not in good health, and we can't afford to worry about it." Your sister-in-law is alone, running the whole family, and watching her work hard, I also feel uncomfortable. This family, let's divide it. After the family is separated, you marry another wife and let her take care of your family affairs well. Don't tease cats and dogs outside all day. The son is so old, you are a father, you have to worry about the place, but don't care about anything. ”

She looked at Zhao Jingli and Zhao Jing'an again: "You are also older, fourteen years old." In two years, it's time to get married. When the family population grows more and more, you can't still bother your aunt alone, right? Learn to stand up. ”

She paused and smiled self-deprecatingly: "Anyway, if I die, this family will also score." It's only a few years ahead of time. Take advantage of this opportunity and divide it. ”

Everyone hurriedly spoke up and said that the old lady would "live a long life".

The old lady said so, Zhao Yuanliang, Zhao Jingli, and Zhao Jingan can't say that they can't do it, and they have to let the sister-in-law (aunt) worry about it, right? I had to keep my head down and be silent.

Zhao Ruyu was in a hurry. But she is not only a daughter, but also not the Zhao family. Regarding the Zhao family's separation, she didn't even have the qualifications to intervene.

She had no choice but to push Zhao Rurui with her elbow.

Zhao Rurui glanced at her, pursed her lips and hesitated, and said, "But we can't bear to grandmother, uncle, and aunt." ”

The four of them knelt there, and the eldest lady stood behind the old lady, and she could see clearly what movements and expressions the four of them were.

In order to prevent the old lady from wavering, the eldest lady quickly took over the words at this time and said: "Even if we are separated, we are still a family." If you have a heart, you will often come to see the old lady. Sister Rui, you're also older, and you won't be able to stay at home for long. Even if you are reluctant, you still want to get married. When the time comes, you still have to separate, right? ”

As she spoke, she turned her head and asked Zhao Yuanxun: "Master, have you made an appointment with your clan?" When will they come? We have to prepare. ”

Zhao Yuanxun did not go to make an appointment with the clan relatives, after he came back from the Yamen to inquire about the news, he originally wanted to tell the old lady about the fact that the Wei family gave 2,000 taels of silver to Wen Po, so that the old lady could be prepared in her heart, so as not to get emotional because of this matter after the clan relatives came, and there would be extraneous branches.

But he understood what his wife meant.

He said, "Yes." You also know that Uncle Nine is not in good health and takes medicine all year round, so he has to wait for him to drink medicine at home before coming over. He looked at the sky, "It's probably more than half an hour." ”

The old lady saw that Zhao Jingtai had a firm idea, and when she listened to the conversation between Zhao Yuanxun and his wife, she knew that the two still wanted to insist on separating.

Although she is the elder of the two, they are still in charge of this family.

She immediately said, "All right, get up." Tortoiseshell, glass, pearls, jade, lift them all up. ”

The four maids hurriedly stepped forward to help people.

Zhao Yuanliang wanted to say something, but the old lady and sister-in-law said that, and he couldn't find a reason to stop it after thinking about it, so he just sighed and gave up.

Zhao Ruyu has a stomach full of things to say, but she also understands that once she speaks, no matter which of the three of them, the old lady, the eldest lady, and Xu Xi looks at her unpleasantly, and she takes the opportunity to let her go back to Xu's house, then she will be finished.

So although she was unwilling, she didn't dare to say a word more.

"Second brother, you go back first. I'll let you know when Uncle Nine and they come over. Zhao Yuanxun said.

He said "you", not "you".

If Zhao Jingli is still the son, he will definitely have to participate in the separation. But now he's not. He and Zhao Jing'an are not yet adults, and children are not eligible to participate in the separation.

Originally, women were not eligible to participate. But the old lady and the eldest lady Zhu both have orders in their bodies, and their identities are higher than Zhao Yuanliang and Zhao Yuankun, the old lady is the elder, the eldest lady is the eldest sister-in-law, and she is also the actual manager of the Bofu, and the account books are in her hands, so she naturally needs to participate.

Zhao Yuanliang had no choice but to lead a group of people back to the second room in a gloomy manner.

As soon as they left, Xu Xi also said goodbye with interest.

In modern times, women have the right to inherit, and it is natural that they can participate in such things as separation. But not in ancient times. And this family business is not earned by her, so she is too lazy to meddle.

She wasn't even interested in sending someone to inquire about the follow-up, so she only asked Mama Yuan about the affairs of her clan.

"Zhao Jiayuan is not from the capital. The ancestor followed the emperor to fight the world, made meritorious achievements, and became the grandfather of the country, but the people in his hometown were long gone, so no one followed up in the capital. However, the ancestors spread out and had many children, so they naturally separated themselves. Now the closest to our branch is still alive is the old man's uncle, who ranks ninth among the clansmen, and we call him the ninth old lady. ”

"Then what is there to be out of these divided clansmen?" Xu Xi asked again.

Mama Yuan shook her head: "No, there are two or three people who have been admitted to the Jinshi, and being an official is limited to the fourth grade." ”

Xu Xi nodded.

Since the clan relatives do not have more power than Suiping Bofu, the old lady and Zhao Yuanxun have a heavy voice, and the division will naturally come according to their wishes.

Zhao Yuanliang is incompetent and timid, and he wants Zhao Yuanxun to take care of him more, so he will not compare with the big house in terms of money; Zhao Yuankun has the support of the Yue family and the Su family's dowry, and he will not take the Bofu industry in his eyes, and only wants to divide the family quickly, so he will not fight.

It is estimated that this separation will not be ugly.