Only then did Xiao Xiangsheng find out that Long Xiangye had been ill in bed for several days. No wonder she had never come to visit him.

"Oh, your mother... you have to remember from now on that you are the head of the family and you have to make your own decisions about everything. If your mother says something right, you listen to it. If it doesn't, you just pretend you didn't hear it. You have to know

, If you, the head of the family, don’t have your own opinion, this family will not be able to support itself." Xiao Xiangsheng grabbed Xiao Shiji and talked to him a lot, as if he was giving his last words.

Xiao Shiji felt something was wrong in his heart, but he didn't think so much.

After returning from prison, Xiao Shiji began to sell off the remaining property of the Xiao family. First, the shops on the surface were sold to the Du family at a 20% discount, and then the shops secretly were sold to the Du family. All the property rights were given to the Du family. Inside and outside Chang'an City

His house and farm were all sold to outsiders, the cash was recovered, and he continued to manage the Jingzhao Yin Mansion.

However, almost half a month later, Jing Zhaoyin still had no intention of letting him go, and the Xiao family's wealth had been almost destroyed.

It's easy to lose one's fortune but hard to get started.

Xiao Shiji felt bitter in his heart when he saw that his father had completely destroyed all the wealth he had earned. But otherwise, the lives of their family might not be saved.

Without Xiao Xiangsheng around, their family's money would be the source of trouble.

Besides, he has already given his shop to the Du family. As long as his father comes out, the Xiao family can make a comeback.

But Xiao Shiji did not wait until the day Xiao Xiang was born.

Xiao Xiangsheng was in prison and learned from a sympathetic cell leader that Jing Zhaoyin saw that no matter how hard he tortured, he could not get any information out, so he planned to arrest the entire Xiao family and threaten him with the lives of the whole family.

.See whether he values ​​the two criminals or his own family members.

Xiao Xiangsheng knew the news and sat in jail all night. He made up his mind the next day. After making a big fuss in the jail, he argued with the prison bosses who rushed in and plunged his head into their simple knives.

Death.

As soon as Xiao Xiangsheng died, Jing Zhaoyin knew that the clues were completely lost. He was so angry that he ordered people to ransack the Xiao family and confiscate all the Xiao family's property.

Xiao Shi was prepared in advance and transferred all the money in his family. The maids, mother-in-law and nursing home were sold at low prices and dismissed. Except for the big house where they lived, there was no one else.

There is no other visible wealth.

Long Xiangye was about to recover from his illness. When he found out that his husband had died in prison, he vomited out a mouthful of blood and fell ill in bed again.

When Xiao Xiangsheng's mother, Gu, heard the news, she couldn't breathe, and there was no maid around to take care of her, so she died of phlegm.

The government officials who came in to search the house saw that they had forced the old man to death, so they restrained themselves a little and ordered Xiao Shiji to take his family out. The house was confiscated by Jing Zhaoyin.

The Xiao family was evicted from the mansion and lived in a small temporarily rented courtyard.

Fang Wuniang helped take care of the old lady Gu's posthumous affairs. Long Xiangye had been ill in bed and had to rely on others to take care of her.

The Xiao family suffered sudden changes, and Xiao Shiji seemed to have grown up overnight.

My father is gone, my grandmother is dead, my mother is seriously ill, and there are two little brothers and sisters at home, so the burden of the whole family falls on him.

"Brother, I'm hungry." Xiao Shiji's three-year-old brother Xiao Taiji bit a thumb in his mouth, looked at Xiao Shiji with tears in his eyes, and tugged on his clothes with the other hand and shouted.

Xiao Shiji sighed, he was hungry too. But his mother was sick, so they asked the doctor to make medicine, and almost all the cash they had was spent. There were people watching them secretly, and he didn't dare to get it for himself.

Money hidden elsewhere.

Fortunately, the former nursing home administrators in their family were grateful for his father Xiao Xiangsheng's kindness and took good care of their family. They often came to deliver rice and noodles, as well as home-grown vegetables. Life was okay, but they wanted to be as beautiful as before.

Jade food is impossible.

"Brother Ji, your brothers and sisters are hungry, why don't you cook for them?" Long Xiangye weakly leaned on the bed and ordered, "Also, today you go to your second uncle's house and ask him for some food.

For money, go to the market and cut a few kilograms of meat back. Your brother is still young and growing. He eats cabbage every day, so he won't grow taller. Your sister originally wanted to drink milk, but how can you have money to give it to her now? Go and buy it.

I’ll give her some eggs, and then ask my neighbors if there’s a place that sells milk or goat’s milk, and buy some for her.”

Xiao Shiji responded first, and then said: "I'll go to the Du family to borrow some money. My second uncle, mother, just treat me like a father without this brother. It's better if he doesn't add insult to injury. Do we still expect him to help us?"

Xiao Shiji went to Xiao Ruisheng's place once, but not only did he not borrow a penny, he was humiliated by Xiao Ruisheng and kicked out.

It really means Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here.

Xiao Xiangsheng's younger brother, Xiao Ruisheng, walked in swaggeringly. He was wearing a fine bamboo cloth gown and a large gold-sprinkled folding fan in his hand. His face was shiny, as if he had just come out of a restaurant and he was carrying a bag.

The sesame cake that had just been cooked out of the pan, Xiao Taiji said to Xiao Taiji who was staring at him eagerly: "Take it and eat it. You little brat, you know how to be greedy."

Xiao Taiji rushed forward, snatched the sesame cake from Xiao Ruisheng's hand, burned his mouth despite the steam, stuffed it into his mouth and ate it.

"Brother... do you want to eat it... there is meat filling in it..." Xiao Taiji devoured it, but he did not forget his elder brother Xiao Shiji.

Xiao Shiji sighed and touched Xiao Taiji's head, "Eat slowly, it's all yours, don't be anxious." Then he looked at Xiao Ruisheng, "Second uncle, what's the matter with you coming to my house?"

Xiao Ruisheng chuckled, folded the big folding fan sprinkled with gold in his hand, and said, "Brother, let's make it clear that people don't tell secrets. Your second uncle and I are here today to divide the family property."

Xiao Shiji knew that Xiao Ruisheng's visit was up to no good, and said calmly: "Where do we have any wealth? I think my second uncle heard it wrong? - Even the yard where we live now is rented, does my second uncle want to

Share half of our rent?”

Xiao Ruisheng was so irritated by Xiao Shiji's ridicule that he pointed his folding fan at Xiao Shiji's forehead and said loudly: "You kid, don't pretend to be stupid like me! - My dead brother has always been a cunning rabbit! He didn't hide his money elsewhere.

I'll chop off the head and give it to you! I advise you to take it out quickly and add it to my two-to-one and divide it into five. If you don't want to, I will sue Jing Zhaoyin now to see who is more powerful, you or Jing Zhaoyin.

sharp!"

These words are simply heartbreaking.

Who in Chang'an City doesn't know that Xiao Xiangsheng, a great salt merchant, died in Jing Zhaoyin's prison. The order to arrest him was also issued by Jing Zhaoyin. Even his home was confiscated under Jing Zhaoyin's order.

The Xiao family has a sworn feud with Jing Zhaoyin!

Xiao Shiji was furious. He clenched his hands tightly into fists and his joints cracked, but he couldn't say a word.

A clear female voice with a childlike voice came in, "Weird things happen every year, especially this year. I've seen shameless people, but never such a shameless one! When Uncle Xiao was alive, he never treated you well.

Not bad. After he died, you didn't help him take care of your nephews and nieces, but you came to add insult to injury and take food from the mouths of orphans and widows. Are you still not a human being? - Brother, beat him!" The person who came in was just in time.

It was six-year-old Du Hengshuang, followed by Ou Yangniang, the little maid, and Uncle Qian, the bodyguard of the Du family.

When Xiao Shiji saw these people coming, he immediately felt that he had the courage and support. He flew forward and knocked Xiao Ruisheng to the ground. Then he sat on him, holding his arms with one hand and pinching them with the other.

He picked up his fist and hit him hard on the face.

Although Xiao Ruisheng is much older than Xiao Shiji, he was born weak. He was hungry at home when he was a child and never had enough to eat, so his body has never been very strong. Secondly, he is greedy for flowers and lustful and likes to sleep in flowers.

Liu, his body has long been hollowed out.

Although Xiao Shiji was only nine years old, Xiao Xiangsheng hired a boxing and kicking master and a riding and archery master to teach him Kung Fu since he was a child. He was tall and strong, and he was unprepared. He took the advantage and quickly subdued Xiao Ruisheng and beat him on the ground.

stand up.

Xiao Ruisheng screamed like a pig, and the servants he brought rushed in, but were stopped by Uncle Qian at the door. Without saying a word, he kicked them all outside the door and lay down.

For a moment, Xiao Ruisheng screamed repeatedly inside the small courtyard, and the servants brought by Xiao Ruisheng outside the small courtyard screamed again and again. The screams of the master and servants complemented each other, which made the people around them come out to poke their heads in.

Du Hengshuang winked at his little maid Zhihua.

That little maid was one year older than Du Hengshuang, and she was also very sharp-tongued, so she got along well with Du Hengshuang.

Seeing the look in the eldest lady's eyes, Zhi Hua hurriedly turned around and went out, standing at the door of the small courtyard rented by the Xiao family and said bluntly: "As a younger brother, instead of taking care of my nephew and helping my widowed sister-in-law, I actually brought people here to beat and rob me.

, I wish I could force my brother and his whole family to death. This kind of person is really worse than a pig or a dog, and he deserves to be beaten to death!"

It turns out that it is another matter of brothers fighting for property. Everyone has seen it a lot, but the Xiao family is already very poor. It is too much for the younger brother to not let go of the eldest brother's widow and orphans.

The two most despised things among the various religions and schools of the Great Zhou Dynasty were digging the graves of extinct families and photographing widows' houses. Neither of them were good things.

For a moment, the neighbors despised the people brought by Xiao Ruisheng, and some people even came forward and spat on the attendant who was beaten on the ground and sighed.

Xiao Ruisheng finally pushed Xiao Shiji away, climbed up from the ground, and limped: "Xiao Shiji, wait!"

"What are you waiting for?! - Uncle Qian, beat me! Beat him until he's lame. Let's see how he dares to bully his brother!" Du Hengshuang's eyebrows were raised, she was really annoyed. Apart from her father Du Xiancheng, she cared about him the most

Yes, it’s Brother Ji. If she dares to threaten Brother Ji in front of her, she is really impatient!

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Chapter completed!