Chapter Ninety-Six: The Bird with the Bow (Part II)

Wen Yi took the lead to greet him: "Grandmother ......" Before the words fell, the seventeenth master rushed up and asked, "Is this ...... Sister-in-law's newborn ...... Is it a nephew or a niece?! The two eyes stared straight at the baby in Mrs. Lu's arms. The seventeenth lady next to her hurriedly said, "It's a niece!" Not a nephew! Don't get me wrong, sir! ”

The seventeenth master ignored her, just looked at the baby, and his eyes turned red: "My brother has been looking forward to giving birth to a daughter...... He knew that he would be very happy...... and he reached out to hug him.

Old Madam Lu turned around slightly, avoided his hand, and called out lightly: "Seventeen nephews." The seventeenth old man stiffened, and withdrew his hand in a daze: "Nephew is just ...... Want to see my niece......"

No one paid attention to him, and Mrs. Lu directly turned back to the fourth wife Liu and said: "The child was born early, and the nurse and the caregiver have not found a suitable one, so you can help more for the sake of the concubine." ”

Liu Shi hurriedly responded: "A few days ago, I heard that my fifteenth brother and sister may be born, so I have already started to look for someone, it just so happens that I have a daughter-in-law who accompanies the room, and she only gave birth to a child half a year ago, so it is better to let her come over." ”

Jiang also said: "Our family also has a lot of people, so I'll let someone send a few girls to help out." ”

Mrs. Lu tucked the swaddling clothes of the child in her arms: "This is not necessary, this child is to be raised in our family, and the family is quite adequate, just to find a good nurse, you should bother more." Looking at the door again, "The children are very sad, but they have to take care of their bodies." And let them finish their mother's affairs first, and then do Brother Kang's affairs after seventy-seven. ”

Liu nodded: "I'll go back and discuss with our master first, succession is a big deal, and there should be a serious ceremony." The situation of the ninth room is not good, the future of the fifteenth brother and sister, the clan should help more, Brother Shun is young, some things may not be understood, the sixth aunt mentions him more, what are the difficulties, just tell us. If you can't write two Gu characters in one stroke, the clansmen should help each other. Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at the seventeenth master and the seventeenth wife, and then withdrew his gaze, but looking at her expression, he knew that she was unhappy in her heart.

The seventeenth old man's face turned white, and he blurted out: "Fourth sister-in-law, what do you mean?!" He looked at Mrs. Lu again, and suddenly said in an unkind tone: "It turns out that Aunt Sixth is deliberately coming to rob our child!" Mrs. Seventeen stomped her feet angrily: "Master! She is not looking for a child, but the industry of the ninth room! ”

Wen Yi was also taken aback and puzzled, but after listening to the words of the seventeenth old man and his wife, he lowered his face: "Seventeen uncles, seventeen aunts, my grandmother is your elder, it's better for you to be cautious when you speak, which one wants to covet the property of the ninth house?!" Jiufang is not without heirs, and the property should be inherited by Brother Shun, how dare others be delusional? ! ”

Mrs. Seventeen's eyes flickered, but she still stiffened her neck: "We are your elders, you have to be cautious when you speak!" Of course, Jiufang has an heir, and of course the property belongs to Brother Shun, but Brother Shun is still young, and our master is his own uncle, of course, we have to think more for him, so as not to ask people with bad intentions to find a family property! After that, he took her husband's hand and said, "Master, this is not a trivial matter!" Big brother's child, how can he pass it on to someone else?! The nine-room industry, there is no reason to cheapen the people of other houses?! When the seventeenth old man heard this, he immediately looked at Mrs. Lu and Wen Yi with wary eyes, and snorted coldly: "Sixth aunt, the newborn child is still delicate, you are old, and your niece and daughter have not left the cabinet, where will you take the child?" Leave it to us! Brother Shun, Brother Quan and Brother Kang are all my own nephews, and I will educate them as adults as an uncle, so you don't have to bother! After a pause, he said: "As for the property of the ninth house, I will take care of a few children, and when Brother Shun becomes a family, I will return it a lot of money!" With my uncle here, naturally he won't let anyone else seek his nephew's property! ”：

Wen Yi was so angry and funny when she heard it, she only felt that if this uncle was either blind, he would be a fool! Which one covets the nine-house industry, isn't it obvious?! What's more, Jiufang just suffered a catastrophe a few months ago, and the whole family now has no income except for the dividends of the clan land and the clan industry, and the daily use of the family may not be guaranteed! Now that the sixth room has land, property and silver, and there are many people, isn't it much richer than the ninth room? Figure 9 Housing Industry What to do?! Not to mention that there are no men in the six rooms, no matter how much silver there is, no matter how much industry there is, it will not last long.

Thinking of this, her heart moved slightly: Listening to what her grandmother said, couldn't Aunt Fifteen pass Xiao Seventeen to the sixth room?! There will be an heir in the sixth room, and even if she gets married in the future, there will be people to support her grandmother...... At the thought of this, she could not help but feel a wave of joy in her heart, but she was immediately suppressed by the crying in the room.

Jiang and Liu have been listening to the words of the seventeenth old man and his wife, and their faces are a little unsightly, just what happened in the room, but they saw it with their own eyes, heard it with their own ears, and were entrusted by the concubine to be witnesses, and now these seventeen old men and wives want to reverse black and white, isn't it a slap in their faces? !

Jiang thought to himself: Although I am no longer the wife of the patriarch, as the wife of the chief of the long house, it is not something that you can offend with a small partiality!

Liu thought to himself: Although my husband and wife are the third new officials, they are also the heads of the family, are you messing around in front of me, are you despising it?!

The two ladies glanced at each other, both a little jealous of each other, but after turning to the seventeenth old man and his wife, they showed disgust at the same time.

Jiang shouted: "Hugh has to talk nonsense here! It is the fifteenth brother and sister who said before their deaths that they want to pass on their youngest son Kang Ge'er to the seventh master of the sixth room as their heirs, and from now on, they will recognize the seventh master and the seventh wife as their mothers, respect the sixth aunt as their grandmother, and regard the nine nieces as their sisters! My four siblings and I are witnesses! ”

Liu said: "The nine-room industry should be inherited by the eldest son of the nine-room grandson!" Brother Shun is sixteen years old, and he is about to become an adult, and he took the children's exam last year, and he is no longer a child, and the family property is directly handed over to him to take care of! You don't need to do it for others! ”

Jiang Shi continued: "The fifteenth uncle unfortunately died early, the fifteenth brother and sister had a difficult birth, and they were orphaned on their deathbed, so they should have considered the talents of the near tribe first, but she would rather turn to the sixth room for help. Uncle Seventeen, why don't you introspect and introspect, what have you done?! You and Uncle Fifteen are brothers, he is gone, not only did you not take care of his family, but you repeatedly forced people too much, trying to steal your brother's property, which is really shameful! ”

The seventeenth old man trembled with anger, and said in a trembling voice: "The two sisters-in-law are so unreasonable!" When will I force my fifteenth sister-in-law?! Since my brother is gone, I have sent things twice in three days, and I have asked my wife to comfort my sister-in-law a lot, and my nephews have delayed their homework in order to take care of their mother, and I am still urging them to go to school! I am doing right, sitting upright, how can the two sisters-in-law scold me like this?! ”

At this time, Dan'er, who had been crying silently in the corner, suddenly raised his head, glared at him and said, "The seventeenth master is really a good brother!" The old man just passed away, and Mrs. Seventeen went to the enemy to curry favor! In the past few months, every time I come to the door, my wife is so angry that I almost vomit blood! If it weren't for you, how could my wife's body never get better?! What do you say about sending things at two ends in three days?! Seventeen lords, you sent Hanako?! Bring some moldy coarse rice and give it to my nephew! ”

The seventeenth master's face changed, and he immediately turned to his wife, and the seventeenth lady's eyes flashed, and she raised her neck and said, "What an unruly girl!" What is this place? You're allowed to go wild here?! Someone! Pull me out and hit the forty boards! ”

Dan'er sneered: "Mrs. Seventeen is confused, I'm not your girl, how can you beat my board?!" Could it be that you think that the young master of our family is young, and you can be the master of the ninth room by relying on yourself as an uncle and aunt?! ”

Mrs. Seventeen wanted to scold again, but her husband shouted: "Shut up! What's the noise?! I had to reluctantly shut my mouth.

The expression on the seventeenth master's face changed, and after a while, he took a deep breath and tried to calm down: "If there is any misunderstanding between the two families, sit down and discuss it slowly, as long as it is a clumsy mistake, I will definitely teach her a lesson!" It's just that...... But this matter should not be mentioned! My brother is no longer here, leaving only these three sons and one daughter, and I must raise them for my brother to become adults! The sister-in-law was misunderstood for a while, and she was confused, but the eldest sister-in-law and the fourth sister-in-law are not confused, when they know that this matter is unreasonable! ”

Jiang Shi stiffened his face: "I don't care about this, I only know that when the fifteenth brother and sister were dying, she repeatedly begged us to accept to be her master, and I and the fourth brother and sister have already agreed, how can we go back on our word?!" ”

The seventeenth master was in a hurry, and he wanted to say more, but a person rushed out of the room: "Don't make any more noise!" "It's Wenshun.

Wen Shun's face was full of tears, his face was pale, and his eyes were staring directly at his uncle: "Uncle Seventeen, my mother has a will, and our brother ...... If you have no objection, please go back! Our family's business...... Don't dare to bother! ”

The seventeenth old man was stunned, and stretched out his hand in disbelief: "Brother Shun...... You...... What are you talking about?! ”

Wen Shun glanced at Mrs. Seventeen with resentment, and said, "The younger brother wants to pass on to the seventh uncle, although the eleventh brother and I are reluctant, we don't have a word...... No matter what, my little brother is still my little brother! My father and mother are gone, and as the eldest brother, no matter how hard it is, I will support this family and raise my younger siblings! We won't ask for what we shouldn't have, but I will never give it to others what we deserve! It doesn't matter who he is! ”

The seventeenth master's body trembled slightly, and his face was already pale: "You...... You...... What nonsense?! Who do you think your uncle is?! Uncle is a person who doesn't care about flesh and blood for a few acres of clan land?! ”

Wen Shun suddenly laughed a few times when he heard this, and then fell silent, with an uneasy light in his eyes: "Who is Uncle Seventeen, my nephew naturally knows it...... Your great kindness to Aunt Seventeen...... Nephews and younger siblings...... It's something you'll never forget! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the courtyard fell silent, and everyone felt a chill growing on their bodies. Wen Yi secretly said that it was not good, this sixth cousin was probably because of his mother's funeral and regarded his uncle's family as enemies. Although Uncle Seventeen and his wife have many shortcomings, they are resentful, and they are afraid that it will not be good for the sixth cousin's temperament.

At this time, Mrs. Lu interjected lightly: "Okay, Brother Shun, you are angry and angry, and the etiquette must not be forgotten, so as not to let people say that you do not respect the elder!" ”

Wen Shun was silent, lowered his head, turned around and knelt down in front of Mrs. Lu, tears fell straight down: "Grandmother Uncle......"

Mrs. Lu handed over the baby in her arms to Mrs. Zhong, turned around and stroked his head, and said softly: "Your mother feels very sorry for you, don't let down her love for her son." ”

"Yes......" Wen Shun choked up in response, "Sister...... Please take care of me...... After seven or seven, the nephew and grandson will ...... Send the little brother to ......"

"Silly boy." Old Madam Lu's face was full of love, and there were tears in her eyes, "How old are your brothers?" I live here, let's go to the front and eat with us every day, that is, Brother Kang will succeed in the future, aren't you brothers? Hugh is going to say something raw! ”

Wen Shun held back his sadness and kowtowed to Mrs. Lu a few times before he stood up and knelt down to Jiang and Liu: "Thank you for the eldest aunt and the fourth aunt for making decisions for our brothers......"

Jiang Shi looked a little sad, and hurriedly took a handkerchief out to wipe his tears: "What stupid thing to say?" Since I am your aunt, how can I watch your brothers be wronged?! Thinking of Xu's love for her son, she is also a mother, how can she not understand? If the three children of Wenxian, Wenhui and Wen'an encountered this kind of thing, she would definitely be heartbroken!

Liu lovingly stepped forward to help Wen Shun: "Good boy, don't think about anything else, there are four uncles and four aunts in everything." If you let someone arrange your mother's funeral, I will send a housekeeper and a servant to help you, and if anyone in the ninth room deceives your brother when he is young, just send someone to tell me! ”

The two of them said one sentence at a time, and Wen Shun and the girls in the ninth room were full of gratitude, but the seventeenth master's face became more and more ugly. Mrs. Seventeen looked left and right, gritted her teeth, and said coldly: "This is the big room, the second room and the sixth room, and they insist on interfering in the affairs of our ninth room!" Brother Shun is just a child, what do you know? When others say a few good words and do some superficial work, he will dig out his heart and lungs to people! But I don't know who the real relatives are! This matter is related to the incense of the nine rooms, and it should be decided by the people of the nine rooms! We want to call all the people in the ninth room and let them judge! Master, don't you say?! She turned her head to ask her husband, but the seventeenth master was in a daze, and there was no response. She couldn't help but be anxious.

Old Madam Lu glanced at her lightly: "I don't understand this, the incense of your ninth room...... What's the problem? Isn't Brother Shun the eldest son of the ninth house?! Isn't the family business of the ninth room owned by him?! ”

Mrs. Seventeen was stunned and said to herself: "He is still young, and the elders should naturally take care of the major affairs of the ninth room for him!" She rolled her eyes, as if she felt that her words were reasonable, so she smiled and clapped her hands: "That's right! This is the housekeeping of our nine rooms! You can't take care of the big room, the second room, and the six rooms! ”

Old Madam Lu smiled coldly: "In this case, please leave my sixth room!" I can't accommodate the big Buddha of my nephew and daughter-in-law here! ”

Only then did Mrs. Seventeen remember that this courtyard was on the realm of Xuanhe Hall, and her expression immediately distorted.

Old Madam Lu also ignored her, only turned around and picked up the child from Zhong Niangzi's hand, and glanced at the seventeenth old man lightly: "Get out of the way!" The seventeenth old man was stunned, and his body involuntarily retreated a few steps, and Mrs. Lu called her granddaughter and walked to the main courtyard, still instructing the servants at home to help with the affairs of the ninth room all the way.

Jiang and Liu also said goodbye, Wen Shun choked up and told the girls to go and dress their mother, and only the seventeenth master and the seventeenth wife were left in the courtyard. The former first looked away, angry with his wife in his heart, and turned around to see Wen Yi standing by the backyard door, glanced at them coldly, and couldn't help but shiver.

He seems to ...... Forgot something......

(What did he forget~~~ Ask for a pink ticket...... ）