In Yangzhai, there is no longer the "arrows and crossbows" as before.
No matter what the intention of Sun's "suicide note" was, it suited Shen Juren's thoughts. He did not feel that the eldest son had taken advantage, but thought that the arrangement was just right. Although the eldest son received the dowry from his aunt, he was also burdened with taking care of and supporting an underachieving brother. , it was not considered an advantage. The other Shen clan members also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Even though it was just a matter of family affairs in the fourth house, a scandal of "brothers fighting over property" was really going to happen, and the name of the Shen family would be stained. Now that the Sun family's suicide note has come out, the big thing has been reduced to a small matter, and it has been reduced to a trivial matter, which is the best.
Even if some people were not angry that Shen Jin had taken advantage of him, they were just muttering in their hearts. There was also a magistrate's wife sitting next door, so there was no need for the Shen family's affairs to be so loud and controversial.
When Brother Shen Rui came in, the patriarch handed over Sun's handwritten letter and ordered the two of them to pass it on and read it.
Shen Rui replied that he had already heard about this from Third Young Master Jiang, and was not surprised to see the contents of the suicide note. As for whether the handwritten note was genuine or not, he did not need to worry about identifying it. From the position of the prefect's wife, there was really no reason for forgery. Also, Shen Li, if there is no evidence, we will not make a conclusion on the distribution of Sun's inheritance based solely on a handwritten letter from Sun.
After Shen Rui finished reading, he handed the handwritten letter to Shen Jin.
After Shen Jin read the handwritten letter, he was stunned and burst into tears. Everyone in the clan looked at it, but no one laughed at him for losing his composure. As the eldest son of a concubine, there are not many people who are as lucky as Shen Jin. In other families, this eldest son of a concubine would be like this. With a sensitive identity, even if the aunt is not regarded as a thorn in the flesh, the best thing is to ignore it. How many virtuous and kind-hearted aunts like Sun are there in the world?
The patriarch looked at Shen Jin, then at Shen Li, and sighed heavily.
Shen Li just glanced at Shen Jin lightly, and then continued to pay attention to Shen Juren. Even though Shen Juren was not angry with the clan members for interfering in the housework of the fourth house, he was extremely satisfied with the current outcome and had nothing to say. He was not able to hide his emotions. People can't help but have seven emotions. Shen Li saw it in his eyes and had some concerns in his heart.
The relatives of all the clansmen came over early in the morning to deliver the funeral. They had been working hard all morning. They originally thought they could watch the bustle in the fourth room, but they didn't want it to be "settled" now. Everyone felt bored. Especially the elders and elders, who were all holding their arms. Shen Li "agreed" to support Shen Rui, but now that he has no room to perform, he is impatient and continues to accompany the fourth room to sing the big show.
The old man from the third room frowned and said, "Since there is a will from the Sun family, let's allocate the wives according to the Sun family's last order."
The old man from the eighth house also said: "Even if we break it down as soon as possible, we won't spread it to the outside world in an unclear manner, which will damage the Shen family's reputation."
The two senior ones had already spoken, and all the clan members turned to look at the patriarch. Although Shen Li had mentioned the division of property, since the patriarch was here, there was no room for others to speak.
The patriarch looked at the crowd and said: "Although Rui Ge'er and Jin Ge'er are young, they are not dividing the property of four houses at the moment. Instead, Sun brought the dowry and disposed of it according to Sun's order, which also gives peace of mind to those who left. , it’s not too hasty.” After saying this, he paused, looked at Shen Li and said: “Since I mentioned this matter in a whisper, I think I have a clue. If you want to do your best for your aunt, you can do more. Lao.”
Shen Li stood up and said: "There are clan elders here. It's not the younger generation's turn to speak. It's just that Brother Rui has no maternal family and is young. There is something unbearable to say in this, so I bother all the elders to gather together. Be a witness."
Shen Juren's face immediately darkened, and all the clan members became more energetic.
At this point, Shen Li has not spoken softly. It seems that there is still a big drama to be played in this "property division". If the fourth house is "a father is kind and the son is filial" and "brothers, friends and brothers are respectful", then it is too cheap for the fourth house. Seeing that Shen Jin is young and ambitious, and there is Shen Li standing behind Shen Rui. There are inevitably selfish motives among the clan members. It is a good thing to be able to influence the clan members because the fourth room is prominent. If the fourth room is dragged back and suppressed, the fourth room's arrogance will be suppressed. Everyone is also happy to have opinions.
The clan leader frowned even more tightly, stroking his beard and said, "When you open your mouth, just speak out."
When Shen Li heard this, he did not reply directly. Instead, he looked around at all the relatives and said calmly: "Money is an external thing, and some things are difficult to reveal. It's just that my aunt's body is still cold, and Brother Rui has been tortured again and again." , there must be some room for reasoning in this world. It is said that good will be rewarded with good, and evil will be rewarded with evil. If good is not rewarded with good, who in the world would dare to do good again?"
His eyes were dark, and by the end of the sentence, he was gritting his teeth.
All the clan members felt uncomfortable looking at him and were filled with doubts. Looking at the appearance of the Number One Scholar, they were not only dissatisfied with Shen Juren, but also seemed to have resentment towards other clan members.
The relatives of the clan are more confused than angry. All the prominent elders of the Shen family are here now. The reason why Shen Li has room to speak is because he is the number one scholar and he has a stand for the Sun family. For the future of their children and grandchildren, everyone stayed here specifically to carry his sedan chair. But these people in front of them are, after all, Shen Li's fathers, ancestors, great-grandfathers, and heads of each house. How could they bear Shen Li's carelessness? Eat everywhere.
The old man from the eighth room glanced at the old man from the third room. As the only two remaining ancestors in the clan, the patriarch of the clan usually spoke softly in front of them. How could he stand this? Seeing that the old man from the third room did not say a word, the old man from the eighth room stared. Shen Li said angrily: "What's wrong with you? Apart from me, who else can't stand up to Shen Rui? Even good and evil are punished, but I don't know that I have done a lot of harm and deserve to be punished by your great-grandson." Senior’s face?”
When he opened his mouth, the expressions on the faces of the clan members were a little ugly. Even though they had previously intended to get closer to Shen Li, everyone was upset when they saw him being so disrespectful. In fact, Shen Li's seniority was displayed there, and he was merciless. He scolded Shen Juren, but everyone turned a blind eye and passed by; but when his anger was spread to other clansmen, it was too much.
Everyone didn't pay much attention to the matter of the fourth house before, but after all, they had already divided the house, and Shen Juren was a father. Not to mention just beating and scolding him due to cold and hunger, even if the father killed his son, he would not have to pay for it with his life. Now Shen Li will not point the finger. He was pointing at Shen Juren instead of all the relatives, which was really putting the cart before the horse.
Among the family members, not many are close to Shen Li, and they don't know his character. Seeing his words and deeds at this moment, they can't help but be prejudiced. Only the fifth-fang Taiye has dealt with Shen Li several times in recent days, and knows that he is not unruly. He thought for a moment and said, "But is Sun's dowry inappropriate?"
Shen Li blushed and gritted his teeth and said: "This junior is also surprised. I never thought that there is such a ridiculous thing in the world. Let's not mention the people with foreign surnames for now, but the people with the same surname came up first to take a bite."
The originally angry tribesmen immediately silenced their voices and looked at the patriarch.
The clan leader's face was as dark as water, and he looked at Shen Li with an evil look: "Is it because you think that the clan cannot uphold justice for the Sun family, and that's why you left the prefect's wife here?"
It is one thing that the clan members have bad conduct, and it is not wrong for Shen Li to open up about the fourth house like this. But today, the people staying in the Yangzhai are only the Shen clan members, as well as the prefect's wife and the third son of Jiang.
Shen Li looked at the clan leader calmly and said: "The Zhuang Gong people stay here just because they are worried about the injustice that will happen to Brother Rui. If the clan members can uphold justice for Brother Rui, how can there be room for people with other surnames to interfere?"
The clan leader, despite his good temper, was upset by Shen Li's support. He frowned and said, "Then according to what Duke Zhuangyuan said, where did the clan members lose their justice and cause injustice to Duke Zhuangyuan?"
Shen Li did not respond, but took out two strips from his sleeves and silently handed them to the patriarch.
The patriarch took it with a cold face, opened the top one, glanced at it, and said: "Weaving factory, shop, Zhuangzi... This is Sun's property list..." After reading this, and seeing the one here, he just After reading the word "weaving factory", my eyes widened, my face turned red at first, and then immediately turned white, my arms began to tremble, and my body swayed.
The clan leader noticed something was wrong and hurriedly stepped forward to hold the patriarch's arm and said, "Dad, what's wrong with you?"
The patriarch pushed the clan elder away, looked straight at Shen Li and said, "This list...is this list accurate?"
Shen Li looked at the clan leader and said: "This junior went to the county government office to write it down in person, and it is as written by the county government office. Not a single word has been changed!"
The patriarch's face was ashen, and he sat slumped in his chair. He handed the folded strip in his hand to the clan elder, and said feebly: "Let's show it to the two ancestors and the elders."
The elder of the clan was surprised and confused. He felt that the two thin pieces of paper weighed more than a thousand pounds. He placed them in the hands of the elder of the third clan.
The old man from the third room took a quick look at it and frowned: "How come this weaving factory has a foreign surname? The wealth does not flow to outsiders. Although this weaving factory is not the ancestral property of the Shen family, it should be passed down by the descendants of the Shen family. It is quite cheap. Congratulations. At home, Mr. Sun is on business."
As soon as they heard the word "congratulations", the clan members below them all looked at the clan elder again.
The He family that can be mentioned in the Songjiang Prefecture is none other than the in-law family of the clan leader.
The clan leader was stunned. The Sun family transferred the weaving factory to the He family? When did this happen?
After the old man from the third room finished reading, it was the turn of the old man from the eighth room. The old man from the eighth room was speechless after reading it, but his face was so dark that he could cry out. He glanced at the old man from the third room above him, then at the patriarch, and folded the strip. He handed it to the fifth-room master who was next to him. The old man puffed out his cheeks and looked at his luck.
After seeing this, the fifth master couldn't help but said angrily: "This is unreasonable!"
Although the Ninth House Master did not see the fold, he did not seem to be surprised by the content above. He muttered: "It's just a property that has changed hands. What's the fuss? Why don't you just sell it to the tribe and get a better deal from outsiders?"
Shen Li raised his eyebrows, looked at the patriarch and said, "Does the patriarch think so too?"
The clan leader looked at all the clan members and saw that they were all strange and strange. Only Shen Qi, the head of the sixth room, and Shen Li, the head of the seventh room, did not see Tiao Zhe and were still confused and uneasy. He waved his hands and said: "Something strange has happened. You two should also take a look." Look."
The head of the seventh room responded, but remained silent after reading the statement; Shen Qi, the head of the sixth room, lost his father when he was young, and had had games with his uncle. He knew that sometimes the clan members were helpful, and sometimes they were even more predatory. A blood-drinking money wolf.
After reading this article and thinking about his own experience, he couldn't help but feel the same way. He looked around at everyone and said bitterly: "Thirteen properties, not a single one is left. Is this a tribesman or an enemy?!"
Chapter 27 Floating Clouds of Fortune (1)
In Yangzhai, there is no longer the "arrows and crossbows" as before.
No matter what the intention of Sun's "suicide note" was, it suited Shen Juren's thoughts. He did not feel that the eldest son had taken advantage, but thought that the arrangement was just right. Although the eldest son received the dowry from his aunt, he was also burdened with taking care of and supporting an underachieving brother. , it was not considered an advantage. The other Shen clan members also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Even though it was just a matter of family affairs in the fourth house, a scandal of "brothers fighting over property" was really going to happen, and the name of the Shen family would be stained. Now that the Sun family's suicide note has come out, the big thing has been reduced to a small matter, and it has been reduced to a trivial matter, which is the best.
Even if some people were not angry that Shen Jin had taken advantage of him, they were just muttering in their hearts. There was also a magistrate's wife sitting next door, so there was no need for the Shen family's affairs to be so loud and controversial.
When Brother Shen Rui came in, the patriarch handed over Sun's handwritten letter and ordered the two of them to pass it on and read it.
Shen Rui replied that he had already heard about this from Third Young Master Jiang, and was not surprised to see the contents of the suicide note. As for whether the handwritten note was genuine or not, he did not need to worry about identifying it. From the position of the prefect's wife, there was really no reason for forgery. Also, Shen Li, if there is no evidence, we will not make a conclusion on the distribution of Sun's inheritance based solely on a handwritten letter from Sun.
After Shen Rui finished reading, he handed the handwritten letter to Shen Jin.
After Shen Jin read the handwritten letter, he was stunned and burst into tears. Everyone in the clan looked at it, but no one laughed at him for losing his composure. As the eldest son of a concubine, there are not many people who are as lucky as Shen Jin. In other families, this eldest son of a concubine would be like this. With a sensitive identity, even if the aunt is not regarded as a thorn in the flesh, the best thing is to ignore it. How many virtuous and kind-hearted aunts like Sun are there in the world?
The patriarch looked at Shen Jin, then at Shen Li, and sighed heavily.
Shen Li just glanced at Shen Jin lightly, and then continued to pay attention to Shen Juren. Even though Shen Juren was not angry with the clan members for interfering in the housework of the fourth house, he was extremely satisfied with the current outcome and had nothing to say. He was not able to hide his emotions. People can't help but have seven emotions. Shen Li saw it in his eyes and had some concerns in his heart.
The relatives of all the clansmen came over early in the morning to deliver the funeral. They had been working hard all morning. They originally thought they could watch the bustle in the fourth room, but they didn't want it to be "settled" now. Everyone felt bored. Especially the elders and elders, who were all holding their arms. Shen Li "agreed" to support Shen Rui, but now that he has no room to perform, he is impatient and continues to accompany the fourth room to sing the big show.
The old man from the third room frowned and said, "Since there is a will from the Sun family, let's allocate the wives according to the Sun family's last order."
The old man from the eighth house also said: "Even if we break it down as soon as possible, we won't spread it to the outside world in an unclear manner, which will damage the Shen family's reputation."
The two senior ones had already spoken, and all the clan members turned to look at the patriarch. Although Shen Li had mentioned the division of property, since the patriarch was here, there was no room for others to speak.
The patriarch looked at the crowd and said: "Although Rui Ge'er and Jin Ge'er are young, they are not dividing the property of four houses at the moment. Instead, Sun brought the dowry and disposed of it according to Sun's order, which also gives peace of mind to those who left. , it’s not too hasty.” After saying this, he paused, looked at Shen Li and said: “Since I mentioned this matter in a whisper, I think I have a clue. If you want to do your best for your aunt, you can do more. Lao.”
Shen Li stood up and said: "There are clan elders here. It's not the younger generation's turn to speak. It's just that Brother Rui has no maternal family and is young. There is something unbearable to say in this, so I bother all the elders to gather together. Be a witness."
Shen Juren's face immediately darkened, and all the clan members became more energetic.
At this point, Shen Li has not spoken softly. It seems that there is still a big drama to be played in this "property division". If the fourth house is "a father is kind and the son is filial" and "brothers, friends and brothers are respectful", then it is too cheap for the fourth house. Seeing that Shen Jin is young and ambitious, and there is Shen Li standing behind Shen Rui. There are inevitably selfish motives among the clan members. It is a good thing to be able to influence the clan members because the fourth room is prominent. If the fourth room is dragged back and suppressed, the fourth room's arrogance will be suppressed. Everyone is also happy to have opinions.
The clan leader frowned even more tightly, stroking his beard and said, "When you open your mouth, just speak out."
When Shen Li heard this, he did not reply directly. Instead, he looked around at all the relatives and said calmly: "Money is an external thing, and some things are difficult to reveal. It's just that my aunt's body is still cold, and Brother Rui has been tortured again and again." , there must be some room for reasoning in this world. It is said that good will be rewarded with good, and evil will be rewarded with evil. If good is not rewarded with good, who in the world would dare to do good again?"
His eyes were dark, and by the end of the sentence, he was gritting his teeth.
All the clan members felt uncomfortable looking at him and were filled with doubts. Looking at the appearance of the Number One Scholar, they were not only dissatisfied with Shen Juren, but also seemed to have resentment towards other clan members.
The relatives of the clan are more confused than angry. All the prominent elders of the Shen family are here now. The reason why Shen Li has room to speak is because he is the number one scholar and he has a stand for the Sun family. For the future of their children and grandchildren, everyone stayed here specifically to carry his sedan chair. But these people in front of them are, after all, Shen Li's fathers, ancestors, great-grandfathers, and heads of each house. How could they bear Shen Li's carelessness? Eat everywhere.
The old man from the eighth room glanced at the old man from the third room. As the only two remaining ancestors in the clan, the patriarch of the clan usually spoke softly in front of them. How could he stand this? Seeing that the old man from the third room did not say a word, the old man from the eighth room stared. Shen Li said angrily: "What's wrong with you? Apart from me, who else can't stand up to Shen Rui? Even good and evil are punished, but I don't know that I have done a lot of harm and deserve to be punished by your great-grandson." Senior’s face?”
When he opened his mouth, the expressions on the faces of the clan members were a little ugly. Even though they had previously intended to get closer to Shen Li, everyone was upset when they saw him being so disrespectful. In fact, Shen Li's seniority was displayed there, and he was merciless. He scolded Shen Juren, but everyone turned a blind eye and passed by; but when his anger was spread to other clansmen, it was too much.
Everyone didn't pay much attention to the matter of the fourth house before, but after all, they had already divided the house, and Shen Juren was a father. Not to mention just beating and scolding him due to cold and hunger, even if the father killed his son, he would not have to pay for it with his life. Now Shen Li will not point the finger. He was pointing at Shen Juren instead of all the relatives, which was really putting the cart before the horse.
Among the family members, not many are close to Shen Li, and they don't know his character. Seeing his words and deeds at this moment, they can't help but be prejudiced. Only the fifth-fang Taiye has dealt with Shen Li several times in recent days, and knows that he is not unruly. He thought for a moment and said, "But is Sun's dowry inappropriate?"
Shen Li blushed and gritted his teeth and said: "This junior is also surprised. I never thought that there is such a ridiculous thing in the world. Let's not mention the people with foreign surnames for now, but the people with the same surname came up first to take a bite."
The originally angry tribesmen immediately silenced their voices and looked at the patriarch.
The clan leader's face was as dark as water, and he looked at Shen Li with an evil look: "Is it because you think that the clan cannot uphold justice for the Sun family, and that's why you left the prefect's wife here?"
It is one thing that the clan members have bad conduct, and it is not wrong for Shen Li to open up about the fourth house like this. But today, the people staying in the Yangzhai are only the Shen clan members, as well as the prefect's wife and the third son of Jiang.
Shen Li looked at the clan leader calmly and said: "The Zhuang Gong people stay here just because they are worried about the injustice that will happen to Brother Rui. If the clan members can uphold justice for Brother Rui, how can there be room for people with other surnames to interfere?"
The clan leader, despite his good temper, was upset by Shen Li's support. He frowned and said, "Then according to what Duke Zhuangyuan said, where did the clan members lose their justice and cause injustice to Duke Zhuangyuan?"
Shen Li did not respond, but took out two strips from his sleeves and silently handed them to the patriarch.
The patriarch took it with a cold face, opened the top one, glanced at it, and said: "Weaving factory, shop, Zhuangzi... This is Sun's property list..." After reading this, and seeing the one here, he just After reading the word "weaving factory", my eyes widened, my face turned red at first, and then immediately turned white, my arms began to tremble, and my body swayed.
The clan leader noticed something was wrong and hurriedly stepped forward to hold the patriarch's arm and said, "Dad, what's wrong with you?"
The patriarch pushed the clan elder away, looked straight at Shen Li and said, "This list...is this list accurate?"
Shen Li looked at the clan leader and said: "This junior went to the county government office to write it down in person, and it is as written by the county government office. Not a single word has been changed!"
The patriarch's face was ashen, and he sat slumped in his chair. He handed the folded strip in his hand to the clan elder, and said feebly: "Let's show it to the two ancestors and the elders."
The elder of the clan was surprised and confused. He felt that the two thin pieces of paper weighed more than a thousand pounds. He placed them in the hands of the elder of the third clan.
The old man from the third room took a quick look at it and frowned: "How come this weaving factory has a foreign surname? The wealth does not flow to outsiders. Although this weaving factory is not the ancestral property of the Shen family, it should be passed down by the descendants of the Shen family. It is quite cheap. Congratulations. At home, Mr. Sun is on business."
As soon as they heard the word "congratulations", the clan members below them all looked at the clan elder again.
The He family that can be mentioned in the Songjiang Prefecture is none other than the in-law family of the clan leader.
The clan leader was stunned. The Sun family transferred the weaving factory to the He family? When did this happen?
After the old man from the third room finished reading, it was the turn of the old man from the eighth room. The old man from the eighth room was speechless after reading it, but his face was so dark that he could cry out. He glanced at the old man from the third room above him, then at the patriarch, and folded the strip. He handed it to the fifth-room master who was next to him. The old man puffed out his cheeks and looked at his luck.
After seeing this, the fifth master couldn't help but said angrily: "This is unreasonable!"
Although the Ninth House Master did not see the fold, he did not seem to be surprised by the content above. He muttered: "It's just a property that has changed hands. What's the fuss? Why don't you just sell it to the tribe and get a better deal from outsiders?"
Shen Li raised his eyebrows, looked at the patriarch and said, "Does the patriarch think so too?"
The clan leader looked at all the clan members and saw that they were all strange and strange. Only Shen Qi, the head of the sixth room, and Shen Li, the head of the seventh room, did not see Tiao Zhe and were still confused and uneasy. He waved his hands and said: "Something strange has happened. You two should also take a look." Look."
The head of the seventh room responded, but remained silent after reading the statement; Shen Qi, the head of the sixth room, lost his father when he was young, and had had games with his uncle. He knew that sometimes the clan members were helpful, and sometimes they were even more predatory. A blood-drinking money wolf.
After reading this article and thinking about his own experience, he couldn't help but feel the same way. He looked around at everyone and said bitterly: "Thirteen properties, not a single one is left. Is this a tribesman or an enemy?!"