On the night of returning to the soul on the seventh day, since there was no abnormal movement, the next step can be sent to the funeral according to etiquette.

When the whole funeral process was over, He Xiangshan sent someone to invite a few respected clan elders from the clan to preside over the household division.

Hearing that the clan branch was going to be divided, several clan elders couldn't help but be shocked.

"The head of the family, whether it is a big family or a small commoner family in this world, they are all proud of their prosperity. Our He family's descendants, even if the population is not much, the first head of the family only gave birth to you, Erlang, San Lang and Shilang. Now that your branch is branching out to another household, you will be the only one left in the long house. ”

"Yes. The long house is not prosperous, and now there is only one man left, Golangjun, after all, he is a concubine, and when it comes to heirs in the future, I am afraid that it will be difficult to convince the public. "The clan elder means something.

He Xiangshan said: "It has been nearly fifty and five years since the Great Zhou Dynasty was established, and the difference between the descendants and the concubines has gradually weakened. Gaozu once said: 'The descendants of the main sacrifice will be more valuable than the elders; The talent of civil and military affairs is infinite in Zhengshu. ’”

"The Law of the Zhou also clearly states: 'All should divide the land and property, and the brothers should divide it equally...... If a brother dies, the son shall inherit his share, and if the brother dies, the son shall divide it equally, and if he does not marry a wife, he shall not marry with him. It can be seen that when the law divides the inheritance of property, it does not deliberately isolate the concubines. It is best to have a grandchild, and it is best to have a grandchild, but if there is no grandchild, it is not a big deal. ”

"I was about to say to the clan elder that Gorou would be recorded in the name of his wife, and he would be raised by his wife, and he would be born in the future."

Indeed, there is a concubine in the family who died young, and the concubine is recorded as the heir in the name of the main family.

He Xiangshan acted like this, and the clan elders couldn't find anything wrong.

It's just—

"After all, Wulangjun can't speak, my He family is a hundred-year-old family, even if it is recorded in the name of his wife and counted as the eldest son, I am afraid that it will be inappropriate for him to inherit the heir."

"Whether it's okay or not, that's a matter for later. What's more, Gorou's dumb illness is not incurable. ”

He Xiangshan pressed his hand on the back of the chair, leaned forward slightly, and said in a deep voice: "I invited all the clan elders to come here, I am here to preside over the division of households, not to discuss who will inherit the He family in the future. ”

"I, the head of the He family, are still alive and well, and the clan elders should not think too long."

His eyes narrowed slightly, and there was a bit of coercion on his body.

The clan elders present couldn't help but feel a pang in their hearts, and secretly beat the drum: I shouldn't say much today.

After all, the He family is the head of the family cultivated by the He family, and he has been in charge of the He family for many years, even if he has been lying on the sickbed for many years, the entire He family is still firmly held in the palm of his hand.

What's more, now that he has recovered, his control over the He family is naturally no longer the same as when he was sick.

The clan elders hurriedly said: "Don't misunderstand the head of the family, we have no intention of interfering with the heir." ”

"In this case, the elders of the clan should be determined to preside over this division of households." He Xiangshan slowly straightened his sleeves and sat up straight.

"Yes."

The clan elders secretly glanced at each other, and finally someone hesitated and asked, "Dare to ask the head of the family, how to write the reason on the deed of this division of households?" ”

He Xiangshan had made the reason for the separation of households clear before, but after all, it was a private matter of the He family to fight in the same room, and there was no reason to let outsiders know about it.

This deed still has to be reported to the county government, so naturally it is necessary to find a proper and decent reason.

He Xiangshan said: "Just write 'The population is growing, I am afraid of hurting nature'." ”

Since ancient times, filial piety has been emphasized, and parents are not separated, in order to support their parents together, so that their children and grandchildren can be happy. The family lives together in several rooms, in order to conspire for the prosperity of the family.

The division of families in the past dynasties is mostly related to the contradictions between brothers.

However, it is not without the precautions and peaceful separation.

The sentence "The population is growing, and I am afraid of hurting nature" is clear, as for whether others believe it or not, it is the business of others.

If you have to make a deed, the family business handed down by the ancestors of the He family must be settled.

In addition to the owner's unique assets, the rest of the cash antiques, mansions, forest gardens and shops should be divided into four parts, and the four rooms should be divided equally, that is, the water and dry fields, weirs and river weirs, forest garden foundations, raw and cooked land, furniture, etc. should also be matched and divided equally.

The He family is a big family, and there are countless private assets that have been accumulated over the years.

He Xiangshan sent five bookkeepers, and several clan elders, and it took three full days to divide all the assets evenly, and the account book that recorded the assets alone filled a whole book, and it was half a foot high.

A clan elder wiped the thin sweat from his forehead and said to He Xiangshan: "The head of the family, it has been divided, and the books of each house have been checked clearly, and there is no injustice and bias. ”

In the past few days, he has been tired of this old bone.

It is not easy to divide the family, and its assets are numerous, from the shop number to the small carriage and horse furniture, all of which have to be compared one by one to achieve equal distribution.

Although there are bookkeepers who settle accounts, they must also be carefully examined to avoid bias.

It's a very tiring errand.

He Xiangshan arched his hand slightly: "It's hard to work hard, and the clans are old." ”

"You sit down and rest first, and then I will send someone to invite all the houses to come, and ask the clan elders to be a witness and make a deed."

Household division is a major event, and the lords, wives and ladies of the houses of the He Mansion are all present.

He Xiangshan stood up and stood: "Today's household, brothers and brothers, with the family certificate to discuss, will be the ancestors of the legacy of the assets, a total of four shares, evenly matched, all of them with each house." ”

He raised his hand and motioned for his servants to hand the account books to the lords of the chambers to check and confirm without doubt.

The owner of the second room is not there, and the matter is naturally handed over to the Wu family.

Wu just glanced at it in a hurry, and knew that the head of the family had not treated the second room poorly because of the matter of the Erlang master.

Her heart was moved, and she couldn't help but wet her eyes.

The fifth lady on the side secretly tugged at her sleeve: "A-Niang." ”

Wu touched the corners of his eyes, and forced a smile to himself: "Thank you for the generosity of the head of the family and the kindness of the second room." I and I are very grateful. ”

Feng secretly pursed the corners of his mouth, the lord of the second room did such a thing, even if he expelled them all from the mansion.

Now that people are dead, they still get a share of the family assets for nothing.

This He family's family assets, even if they are only a quarter, can easily compete with a medium-sized family.

If there wasn't a second room, they should have had more.

When Lord He Saburo saw her expression, he was displeased, and poked her with his elbow, signaling her to restrain herself.

This matter was decided by the elder brother early on, and their three rooms were not clean, so naturally they didn't dare to mention it again.

Feng snorted lightly and lowered his head to examine the account books carefully.

This look is to see that her eyes are sore.

The account office is proficient in arithmetic, and the clan elder is impartial, and there is really nothing to fault about the distribution of this asset.

Feng blinked, put away the booklet and handed it back.

He Xiangshan's gaze slid over the faces of the people in the rooms one by one: "With such a distribution, do you brothers have any doubts?" ”

He Shishi shook his head: "Brother, I have no doubts. I'm alone, so I won't give it to me, and I don't have anything to say, just follow you and my sister-in-law to eat. ”

Wu also shook his head slightly: "None." ”

He Saburo also has nothing to find fault with, and he signed his name and surname on the deed.

This deed is in six copies, one for each house, one for the clan elders for safekeeping, and the other for the county government to be filed.

He Xiangshan looked at the names of the four brothers on the deed, was silent for a moment, and then raised his hand and said aloud: "Today, please rely on the presence of the Fang clan to leave the ancestral business room, divide it into four shares, fat and thin, wide and narrow, and evenly match, please make it clear to the family of the Ji clan——"

"From now on, all the brothers will have their own meals and work hard for their future!"

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