Mrs. Zhou woke up today, and the first thing she said after waking up was to split up!

Zhou Ye probably understood what was going on in his heart, but in front of Xie Pu, he couldn't tell the truth, he could only look a little ashamed, and tactfully implored Xie Pu to attend: "My mother also took into account that the family has a large population, and the house we live in now is an official residence, not our own private property, and now that my father has gone, it is not good for our family to continue to occupy this house, and sooner or later we will move out, but the ancestral house of my hometown is not so spacious, if I don't divide the family, where can I live?" Since she has to divide sooner or later, her old man is still there, so she can be divided more fairly, and there will be less dispute between the rooms. Although our brother has been persuading my mother, I feel that living together with Hele is the best thing for everyone, and we will not separate the family. But my mother was determined to divide it, and our brother had to obey his fate. ”

Mrs. Zhou wants to preside over the separation of her four sons, and of course someone needs someone to testify. It is impossible for them to invite the nobles of the Yan Wangfu for this kind of thing, so they have to invite the younger generation of Mrs. Zhou's maiden family, the two sons-in-law of the Zhou family's big house, Mrs. Wednesday's maiden father, and a Zhishi Lao Hanlin, who has been friends with Mr. Zhou for many years, and Xie Pu, a close neighbor and successor of Mr. Zhou, to act as a witness.

Among these four witnesses, there are officials, local families, and close relatives of Mrs. Zhou, and the weight is enough. Although the two sons-in-law of the Zhou family's big house will definitely favor the father-in-law and mother-in-law, but Mrs. Zhou's maiden father will definitely favor his daughter and son-in-law. The second room of the Zhou family is unwilling, but they are in a loss right now, and they don't have the courage to say anything.

Xie Pu didn't really want to get involved in the affairs of the Zhou family, but he was not the only witness who was invited, and Zhou Ye was a gentleman who was polite and thoughtful, so he thought about it a little and agreed.

He also asked Zhou Ye, what is Mrs. Zhou's condition? Could it be that it has really reached the point of no return?

Zhou Ye smiled bitterly and didn't answer, but Xie Pu already understood everything. After sending off the guests, he went back to the room and instructed his wife Wen: "I'm afraid that the Zhou family will have another funeral in a few days, you should prepare what should be prepared, and then go with me to mourn." ”

After Wen Shi asked what was going on, he couldn't help but feel a little sad: "When I saw Mrs. Zhou a few days ago, she was still fine, but she had a few coughs and was in poor spirits. How could she be like this after only a few days? The old man and the wife of Tuesday are certainly not good, but what about her old man and other filial children and grandchildren, where is it to the point of vomiting blood and dying?! ”

Xie Pu said lightly: "I'm afraid that the four rooms of the Zhou family have been grudges for many years, but there are parents pressing them, so they don't make a big fuss." But now that Mr. Zhou is gone, Mrs. Zhou is sick again, Mr. Zhou's prestige is not enough to restrain his brothers, and Lord Tuesday and Master Thursday have their own selfish intentions, and those grievances have all started. The four of them have different temperaments and have their own plans, so it is not a bad thing that they split up earlier. Far fragrant and smelly, when their brothers are separated, they only get together during the New Year's holidays, and maybe they can still leave some affection. In the future, if any one is in trouble, the other three are willing to lend a hand and pull him along. Otherwise...... Barely living in one place, arguing with each other, no matter how deep the brotherhood is, will gradually wear out. ”

Wen understands the truth, but he still feels uncomfortable. She whispered to Xie Pu: "Our family must not follow his family's old path. Between several children, they must love each other for a lifetime. ”

Xie Pu was stunned, then smiled: "This is nature. As parents, you and I must teach our children well, so that they can understand right and wrong, and they will never go down the wrong path in their lives, and naturally they will not make trouble. ”

In the early morning of the next day, Xie Pu first sent someone to the yamen to say hello, and after a half-day off, he put on formal clothes and went to Zhou's house. On the other hand, Wen went to a few neighbors' wives to pick up letters and postponed the visit. The Zhou family is going to split up today, and they definitely don't have time to entertain foreign guests, so they don't have to make trouble.

But the letter was carried out, and in a short time the wives of the families sent people to reply to the letter. Everyone is very curious, why did the Zhou family suddenly say that they were going to break up? Could it be that Mrs. Zhou knew that she was dying, so she decided to preside over the separation, lest after her death, several sons and daughters-in-law would fight over the separation of the family?

Wen looked at the letter in front of him and was speechless for a moment. She knew that everyone had no bad intentions, but with such a strong curiosity and such an obvious lively posture, people really didn't know what to say......

The Zhou family split this time, probably because of the relationship between Mrs. Zhou and several witnesses with sufficient weight, the division was quite smooth. Before noon, Xie Pu could go home for dinner. At lunch, he had to talk to his wife, so he let the children solve it in their own yard, and they didn't have to go to the main courtyard to go to the room. Taking advantage of the opportunity to be alone, he could tell the Wen family about the Zhou family's separation.

The Zhou family split up this time, and the division was quite thorough. Mrs. Zhou's meaning, the sons divided the property and separated at the same time. The Zhou family has accumulated a lot over the years, and there are still people in the capital who are officials in the ancestors, and they bought an industry at that time. Mr. Zhou has served as an official in Beiping for many years and has also saved a lot of property. Although before his death, the Zhou family had already dealt with some of the industries, but there were still a lot of them, especially those with innocent backgrounds, which were basically all left, but this time they were all divided.

The big house of the Zhou family is the eldest son and grandson, except for the official residence in Beiping City, which is not private property, the ancestral house and ancestral property of his hometown are all given to him this room, in addition to many fields and shops in his hometown of Baoding, as well as a small village in Jiangning. The latter was used to prepare for the third grandson Wednesday when he went to Beijing to catch the exam. Mrs. Zhou hopes that the eldest son's family will return to her hometown after she is seventy-seven, so she will honestly keep filial piety in her hometown, and the third grandson will also honestly study hard in her hometown to prepare for the exam, and ignore the trivial matters in the capital or Beiping City. Master Zhou was not very happy, but Mrs. Zhou, several children, and sons-in-law agreed, and he had to agree.

The second room of the Zhou family got a share of the property that the Zhou family bought in the capital in the early years. It was a big house with three entrances, and a small garden, which was the residence of the ancestors of the Zhou family when they were officials in Beijing, and they had not lived in it for decades, leaving only one room for old servants to watch the house. However, a few months ago, when the prince was just lifted on Wednesday, the Zhou family thought that he was going to Beijing to participate in next year's Spring Festival, so they sent people into Beijing to clean and repair the house, so they can still live in it now. On Tuesday, the old man and his wife were obviously ambitious, and there were still relatives and friends of the Zhou family in Beijing, and there were many nobles. If their family has the ability to climb to someone in Beijing and rise to prominence from now on, that is their ability. They will no longer be dragged down by the other houses, but again, they can no longer force the help of other relatives.

Except for this property, as well as the five thousand taels of silver that Mrs. Zhou gave to her second son, as well as a box of jewelry and three thousand taels of dowry silver for the Thursday girl, the second room of the Zhou family has no income. This is Mrs. Zhou's punishment for her second son and second daughter-in-law who made her sad and disappointed.