Xing Yuanwai said that his ancestral home was Gucheng, and his ancestors went to Hanzhong to do tea business for deserters, passing by Baishui, and found that Baishui County is a good place, with mountains and rivers, and it looks very similar to his hometown Gucheng, so he stayed and settled here.

Xing Yuanwai's only regret is that he has no offspring, no son and half daughter, this makes him very annoyed, always worried that he will do bad things, so he does good deeds, hoping to do more good deeds without leaving his name, so that he can complete his life, and have a good ending when he comes.

He and his wife adhered to this belief, and as a result, they were so popular that many people praised him when they mentioned him.

Xing Yuanwai seems to complain about Zhu Tianqi's family, like a well-informed family, it is also a big family, it is not a natural disaster, it will not come here, this is God's will, and then look at the little guy Zhu Anliu's eyebrows and beautiful eyes, well-behaved, although he is a son, but he does not have the naughty and gangsterism of a boy, but is polite and polite, and at first glance he is the material to be a big official in the future, very calm, not the kind of babbling, but a confident person.

Zhu Anliu was only three years old, and he was already performing well, which made Xing Yuanwai, who had long been unconscious of raising a son, suddenly change his thinking, and he had a strong desire to adopt Zhu Anliu.

Zhu Tianqi and his wife were very happy when they heard Xing Yuanwai's suggestion, there were almost two-thirds of the way left, so they didn't have to go, they originally planned to go to Hanzhong, but they didn't get to Hanzhong yet, and when they passed through Baishui County, they met nobles to help.

The nobleman here is Xing Yuanwai.

It's also very strange, there has never been a goal that is very clear, and in the end something that happened to Xing Yuanwai, he is very calm and wise, the goal is to recognize that he has no children in this life, and he has no thoughts of adopting children, although many people persuade him to adopt, but he has never been tempted by this. Until I met Zhu Anliu.

Zhu Anliu became Xing Yuanwai's righteous son, and everyone was happy, Zhu Tianqi and his wife would never go to Hanzhong all the way to Hanzhong, and it may not be better than this Baishui County if they went to Hanzhong.

Xing Yuanwai has been operating in Baishui County for several generations, his family is solid, and he is rich in the local area, and even the county order is very respectful and respectful when he sees Xing Yuanwai, and he feels that Xing Yuanwai is the signboard of Baishui County, gentle and elegant, kind and generous, the first philanthropist, every year will do good for disaster relief, and he is generous and generous, which is surprising.

Xing Yuanwai accepted the righteous son, very happy, very good to Zhu Tianqi and his wife, regarded as a family, commensurate with brothers, equivalent to sibling brothers, Zhu Tianqi and his wife were very moved, like this drought was specially arranged by God, prompting Zhu Tianqi to leave his hometown, go to Baishui County and Xing Yuanwai to meet, and then become brothers, this is all providence.

Because of the disaster year, the flow of people was frequent, starvation was everywhere, the plague began to spread, and many people were infected, Zhu Tianqi and his wife were in good health, and they couldn't stand the rush all the way, plus they were intimidated, and the psychological pressure was too great, causing both of them to be infected, like typhoid fever and plague. Because there are many dead people on the roadside, rats gnaw, causing the spread of plague, which is the plague.

As a result, Zhu Tianqi's body was getting worse day by day, he soon felt that his limit was approaching, so he said to Xing Yuanwai, who came to visit him: "Brother, thank you for taking us in, and recognize my son as a righteous son, thank you for taking care of him, brother, I have a contract here, which is about the list of family property and the terms of division, it is for me, my family property is for my son Zhu Anliu, and it is also the property of your righteous son, which is very important, the child is still young now, and it is not suitable for him now, I hope that when he becomes an adult, it will be handed over to him, with this contract, He can get half of the Zhu family's property. Brother, please help take care of my son, and keep the contract properly, my brother I am the spirit of the sky, and I will repay the kindness to my brother. The elder brother's kindness to the younger brother cannot be repaid in this life, because the younger brother will die soon, and he can only wait for the next life to repay it. ”

As he spoke, Zhu Tianqi took out a folded piece of paper from under the pillow and handed it to Xing Yuanwai, who opened it and saw that it was indeed a description of the division of family property, which was very detailed, how many fields, how much land, and even how many cabinets, how many jars and jars, all of which were clearly written.

Xing Yuan looked outside, very surprised, no wonder the Zhu family is rich, it is a local tyrant, it turns out that these family properties need to be recorded one by one, and when the time comes, it is very convenient and clear at a glance.

The content is easy to remember and catchy.

Xing Yuanwai said: "Brother, don't worry, Zhu Anliu will definitely get these family properties, and he will live a good life in the future, and his younger brother will definitely live up to his mission and complete the task, and his brother can rest assured to enjoy happiness." ”

After Zhu Tianqi finished explaining, he held Xing Yuanwai's hand, and then his hand gradually loosened, his legs kicked, his neck crooked, and he didn't come up in one breath, and passed. His eyes were closed peacefully, without any pain, and soon after, Zhu Anliu's biological mother also died, and the two of them did not exceed ten days after one another, and the successive blows made Zhu Anliu a little uncomfortable, however, he recovered immediately, with Xing Yuanwai's care, he had no worries, and soon passed the age of eighteen.

The people from Gucheng, Xing Yuanwai paid close attention, and when he heard that Gucheng had survived the disaster year, he asked Zhu Anliu: "Do you want to go home?" ”

"Which home are you going back to?"

"It's your hometown."

"My hometown?"

"Yes, your hometown of Gucheng, you left there when you were a child and came here, right?"

"I can't remember."

"Then let me tell you, you were originally from Gucheng, you came here to escape the disaster, and I adopted you as a righteous son, your parents died of the plague here, leaving the ashes here, not yet buried, your parents had a will before they died, that is, the leaves fell back to the roots, and the ashes were buried in their hometown. So, if you want to go back to your hometown, you probably still have a little bit of an impression about your old house. Xing Yuanwai said.

"Oh, I see, Father. So when to go? ”

"Ready, ready to go, in two days you can go. It's good to go early! Go back early for burial, good morning, put it into the ground, and return to the roots, so that your parents can rest assured. It's also a matter of heart. ”

"Okay, I'll get ready right away."

Before Zhu Anliu left, Xing Yuanwai invited him to the study.

"What's the matter? Father-in-law. ”

"That's right, your father gave me a contract before leaving, so that you can hand it over to you when you grow up."

"What contract?"

"It's a separation agreement, which says what's in the property. No, here is the contract, you keep it well, remember some contents, at this time, the contract is the most effective evidence, it can guarantee that you get the family property, if there is no contract, you have nothing, you have to keep your contract well. Don't be taken away or destroyed by bad people, you have to be careful, you are a sheep, you are surrounded by wolves, you have no sharp teeth, you don't have strong claws, you have to know how to escape, know how to protect yourself, don't be hard, otherwise, you will lose very badly. Xing Yuanwai said.

As he spoke, he solemnly handed over the contract to Zhu Anliu.

Zhu Anliu also took the contract cautiously, as if he was taking over a huge fortune.

Then, Xing Yuanwai gave him some coils, hired chariots and horses, and took the slaves to Gucheng County.

Because he left home and returned to his hometown, he didn't know his family when he arrived at his hometown, so he inquired all the way, and there was a road under his nose, and he asked while walking, and arrived at the Zhu family compound.

Sitting at the gate of the compound thought that the old woman, Zhu Anliu did not know.

She stood up, looked left and right, and said, "Are you Zhu Tianqi?" ”

"No, that's my dad!"

"Oh, you're Zhu Anliu?"

"Exactly, who are you?"

"O my wretched nephew! I'm your aunt. ”

"Auntie?"

"It's the wife of your uncle Zhu Tianliu."

"Oh, I heard that my uncle is Zhu Tianliu."

"Yes. I'm his wife. ”

"You're my aunt." Zhu Anliu said.

"What are you doing here?"

"I'll come back to bury my father."

"Your parents are dead?"

"Yes, my father and mother died of the plague in Whitewater County."

"So, you're eighteen years old, aren't you?"

"Yes. I'm eighteen, and this time I came back to bury my father and mother, and to divide the property of the Zhu family. Zhu Anliu said.

"Why do you want to divide the property?" Zhu Yang asked.

"By contract! When I left, my father-in-law gave me a contract asking for the division of the Zhu family's property. ”

"Do you have a contract? Could it be that your father-in-law wants you to blackmail us and divide the Zhu family's property, right? Your stepfather is not a good man! ”

"My stepfather is very good! My parents died early, and my father-in-law raised me, and this time I went home to bury my parents, and my father-in-law asked me to come back to bury my father, and he promised to bury him, which shows that he did what he said, and he was a good person, not a bad person. ”

"You're too naïve, what bad guy would put the badass label on you? They are very good at camouflage. Zhu Yang said.

"Auntie, you are my aunt, I believe you, don't doubt me, I have a certificate." Zhu Anliu said.

"Credentials? We signed the contract at the beginning, in duplicate, Zhu Tianliu and Zhu Tianqi have one, exactly the same, if you have it, you can take it out and compare it, see if it is true, it will definitely give you family property, if it is fake, I'm sorry, I will send you to the county government and punish you according to perjury, you have to think about the consequences, if you think about it, let's deal with it like this, if you don't think about it, give you time to think about it. Zhu Yang said.

"I have a contract, I have it!" Zhu Anliu said.

"If you really have it, take it out and take a look, if it's fake, let's go, don't be embarrassed here, the Zhu family can't afford to lose such a face." Zhu Yang said.

In fact, Zhu Yang's family has always wanted to monopolize the Zhu family's property, and the daughter and son-in-law brought to her, mainly because the daughter has a rich family property, and does not want to give Zhu Anliu a penny of family property, anyway, Zhu Anliu's father and mother are not there, and no one will come to support him, he can bully others.

"No, here, here is the contract, is it possible that I will lie to you? Auntie! Zhu Anliu said.

"Who knows if you lie or not? You came back from other places and recognized your father-in-law again, and now there are more family members, which is a bit complicated, and what you said is not that your aunt doesn't believe it, but that you can't believe it all. You give me the contract, and I compare it with mine, and if it's exactly the same, I'll agree to give you half of the property, and if it's found that the contract is forged, I'll send you to jail, understand? ”

"Understood, No, the contract is here, please compare it with the past to see if it's true." Zhu Anliu said.

Zhu Anliu completely forgot the advice and warnings given to him by his stepfather Xing Yuanwai, easily believed Zhu Yang, took out the contract, and handed it to Zhu Yang.

As soon as Zhu Yang got the contract, he was overjoyed and said, "Okay, nephew, wait a minute, my aunt will go to see the contract of my family, check it, and see if it is true, if it is true, you give you property, and you go to bury your brother and sister-in-law." If it's fake, then I can disobey you, auntie. ”

"Good! Go with confidence! ”

When Zhu Yang arrived in the room and looked at the contract in front of the sun, she knew that it was true, but she had a plan, so she didn't say it.

After a while, she came out, holding a wooden stick in her hand, Zhu Anliu looked at it, what was this for, and before she asked, she swung the stick and beat it, and hit Zhu Anliu, as a result, Zhu Anliu's head was bleeding, and Zhu Yang scolded: "You really don't know how to do it!" really danced a big knife in front of Guan Gong and did carpentry in front of Lu Ban, I really don't know each other! This contract is fake, and it is really hateful to want to use a fake contract to fool around and occupy the Zhu family's property. ”

Zhu Anliu never expected that a wooden stick would come over, and since he was a child, he had never seen a stick, was this a human life? The slave stepped forward to stop him, and he was also hit with a few sticks.

The scene was out of control for a while, and Zhu Yang was like a mad dog, biting everywhere.

For a while, there were a lot of idle people around, and I didn't know why I was watching, probably to satisfy my curiosity.

At this time, someone came out and stopped Zhu Yang's family, saying: "If you have something to say, you can't beat people at every turn, is there any royal law?" Stop! ”

Zhu Yang saw that the person who came was none other than his neighbor Zhang Seri.

"This person is a liar, he wants to cheat the Zhu family's property, it's really hateful, I can't calm my anger if I don't fight!" Zhu Yang said.

"I know the merits, you don't have to be angry, what should be yours is yours, you can take yours, it's not yours, you can't take it, you have to return it if you take it. If you are angry, will you be able to gain more property? If you are angry, can you convince Zhu Anliu? Zhu Anliu will not divide the Zhu family's property for no reason, there must be a cause, there must be a cause and effect, and he can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. Zhang Seri said.

"Zhang Seli, you are nosy, old fellow, if you are nosy, be careful that the wooden stick does not recognize people, and beat you until you are convinced, do you believe it or not?" Zhu Yang said.

When Zhang Seri saw it, he decided that this was a shrew, so he ignored it and took Zhu Anliu away.

Zhu Yang's looked at it and was overjoyed, this game, a big victory, reasonable, it is better to pick a wooden stick, there is a sense in the wooden stick.

She entered the house and placed the stick in the doorway, ready to use it next time. Her pitiful image, gone, made Zhu Anliu remember deeply, in the face of interests, all relationships are unreliable, he thinks, this is politics, it looks boring, but you can experience the joy of victory, even if it is a temporary victory, it is also worth remembering and recalling.

In this world, pies will not fall from the sky, even if a lot of pies occasionally fall, you have to get up early to pick them up, if it is late, you will be picked up by others, and you can only look at the sky and sigh.