Chapter 398: Analysis of Tobacco and Production (5)
No matter how Shen Ji and Shen objected, it was the clan master who made the final decision.
As long as the clan leader insists, the division of property will be decided. Shen was a little uneasy when he saw this. Everyone could see that the early division of property was just to take care of Brother Zhang. As Brother Zhang's biological father, Shen Naturally, I was not happy, but I had to take into consideration the feelings of my brother and sister-in-law.
Shen Ji didn't worry about whether he would get less or more of the ancestral property like his wife did. He just felt that the clan leader did not trust him. Could it be that when his parents passed away, he, as the eldest brother, would not be able to preside over the division of the family fairly? Should we go in advance? Which one are we guarding against?
How to divide the property is clearly written in the law. Regardless of the legitimate concubines, all the sons will be divided equally. The difference between the current clan house and the original one is that Shen Jue "returned to the clan" and had an heir, so it was counted as one clan.
Grandma Ji's family was not happy. They just felt that their daughter and son-in-law were at a disadvantage, so they complained to the eldest wife of the clan. Grandma Ci was ordered by the eldest wife of the clan herself. In the past, it was the same between the two daughters-in-law. Favoring the eldest daughter-in-law.
After listening to the complaints over there, the eldest wife of the clan's wife lowered her face and said to the eldest daughter-in-law: "Do you think you are at a disadvantage?"
Grandma Zhi hurriedly said: "How could it be possible? If the fifth uncle had not left home, wouldn't it be the same way? Is the daughter-in-law stingy?"
The eldest wife of the clan looked better now.
Some people were annoyed while others laughed. When the second grandma’s family got the news, they smiled in private: "After all, you will get 70% of the family property, which is twice as much as the eldest family member..."
Although the second grandmother was also happy, she suppressed her laughter and said, "Those belong to Brother Zhang, they can't be lumped together..."
"Oh, then Brother Xiaotong's property will be worse than that of his younger brother..." the visitor sighed.
Shen Zhi and Shen both have concubines. The second mistress stopped laughing when she thought of this.
The reason why the patriarch of the clan divided the property in advance was just in case, so he had to do everything in order to save himself from wrangling later.
The official directly invited the magistrate as a guest. The witnesses invited by the clan were the old man of the eighth house and the second master of the clan. There were also three daughters-in-law's natal families present.
The clan property, except for the sacrificial fields and properties, which are directly inherited by the eldest family, the other public properties are equally divided into three shares and must be distributed to the brothers and the three brothers. As for the clan's public property that is managed by the clan family, , it is still in accordance with the rules and the eldest son is in charge.
When it came time to draw lots, neither Shen Ji nor the Shen brothers wanted to come first.
After pushing and shoving for a while, and after a good deal of brotherly respect, and earning enough praise from everyone, the two brothers jointly proposed that Brother Zhang should go first.
Although little Brother Zhang was only six years old, he looked fair and cute, but he was cheerful and generous. He was not as fearful as ordinary children. After listening to the words of the elders, he honestly stepped forward to draw lots.
Since Shen Ji was so humble, he refused to draw lots for the second time. Shen was behind Xiao Zhang, and the remaining one was Shen Ji.
Everyone here doesn't know that Brother Zhang is Shen's son. By splitting up the family, Shen took advantage. Only Shen Ji's family suffered. How many people looked at Shen Ji, wanting to see how he would deal with it.
Seeing that Shen Hui didn't care at all, no matter what everyone's previous impression of the eldest son of the Shen family was, it was a bit better now. This is how everyone behaves, only a small family would openly fall out between two brothers for a few coins.
The properties of the eldest house and the second house are naturally taken care of by themselves. Brother Zhang, the third house, is still young, so the property is left to Shen to take care of it. However, the property list is reported to the government and the Lu family each. , it was agreed that the Lu family would check the accounts at the end of each year.
The Lu family is very satisfied with this method of disposal. Although he is a cheap grandson, he is still the one who serves his daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Lu Jiu are very close to Brother Zhang these days, so they don't want him to suffer. That is. Several aunts and uncles from the Lu family are also very fond of their cute and well-behaved nephew, Brother Zhang.
The Lu family was satisfied, and the Second Grandma's mother-in-law's family was also happy. Only Grandma Jiu's mother-in-law's family looked ugly. However, due to Grandma Ji's previous instructions and Shen Jiu's unwillingness to fight for the property, no one said anything at this time.
In other families, when brothers divide the property, they are at war with each other, but the clan members are brothers and sisters. This scene is not only beautiful to others, but also the eldest clan master and the clan eldest wife are quite happy.
After the plain mats were served and everyone dispersed, the clan elder called his two sons to the study, took out two land deeds, and handed them to Shen Ji: "These are the two villages purchased in Zhili a few years ago. You didn’t enter the public middle school... The population in your house is larger than that of your second brother, and the expenses are also larger. It can also give you more income and save you the hardship in Beijing.
"Master" Shen Jiu was quite surprised, but he refused to accept it: "My son's property is enough, I still keep these..."
"Don't bother telling you to just take it. You can't do business as well as the second brother, but there are more places to use money. It's always good to have more income." The eldest master of the clan thrust the land deed into Shen Zhu's hand.
"But this?" Shen Zhi looked at his brother next to him, hesitantly.
In his view, money is nothing more than external things, as long as they are not in short supply, but reputation is the most important thing. Although he was not as famous as he was when he promoted filial piety and honesty in the past, he still showed his high moral character. Now he wants to Taking advantage of my father's subsidy in private makes me feel a little uncomfortable.
Everyone wants to take advantage, but taking advantage doesn't mean you can feel at ease.
Just like Shen, after a trip to the capital, he gained insights and knew that the future of the clan lies with his elder brother. He was relieved of all the petty quarrels he had made before. He was willing to support each other with his elder brother and was not willing to live with his brother because of money. Dislike.
Nowadays, the majority of the family is divided, and the second mistress is only happy for her son, but Shen feels uneasy. If this makes the brother and sister-in-law feel troubled, then it is not worth the loss.
Now that the clan elder has another subsidy to appease the younger eldest son, Shen is in favor of it, so how can he object?
Shen hurriedly said: "This is dad's wish, let me accept it... Not to mention living in the capital is not easy, just say that my brother will be rehabilitated after serving his service in June, which will also require a lot of expenses. If it were not for this division of property, The accounts should have been released publicly..."
Seeing Shen's reaction, Shen Ji was quite surprised.
He knew his brother's temperament. Although he was quite tactful in his dealings with others, he was somewhat careless about money. How could he be generous now?
However, the eldest son of the clan was not surprised. He looked at his second son with great satisfaction and said, "Brother, he has finally grown up... He is not a housewife. If he only cares about this thing in front of him, what future can he achieve?"
Shen's face flushed red, and he felt ashamed as he remembered the calculations in his heart before.
The eldest son of the clan comforted his eldest son in private. No one else knew about it, but the two grandmothers knew about it.
The smile on Grandma Ji's face was more genuine, and she was full of respect in front of her mother-in-law. Although Second Grandma was a little bit slanderous, she also knew that it was not easy to care about her. She just didn't know.
Only the eldest wife of the clan didn't know about this, but for the sake of peace for her children and grandchildren, she couldn't help but think too much after the separation, so she felt a little hesitant, so she sent someone to invite the eldest clan master.
Although the clan elder was recuperating in the main courtyard before, he might have completely moved to the study room in the front yard after he got up. Now the couple is invisible in front of others, but not a word is spoken behind them.
The eldest wife of the clan clan knew that her husband complained about her, but she couldn't tell whether it was because of her grievance or something else. But she was old and had no intention of winning over her husband, so she just let him go.
"Master, we originally divided the family into 50-50, but now it's 33-30. In the end, we all suffer the loss. How about I share some of the dowry to appease one or two? In this family, we will still have to rely on the boss to take care of our brothers and nephews in the future.
We..." said the eldest wife of the clan.
The eldest son of the clan did not mention the property in Beijing. He lowered his eyelids and said, "That's your dowry. You can arrange it however you like..."
The eldest wife of the clan house nodded and said: "The second house has a brother here who can make money, so there is nothing to worry about. On the side of the eldest house, the boss will return to Beijing in two months. It is better to take care of the property here.
It's also cheap to get up. It's hard to go out for a long time at home, and it's not easy for them as a couple. Their rank in Beijing is low, and they have many favors and filial piety outside. Now that the children are older, the expenses are getting more and more. What's left is waiting for me.
A hundred years later, let the three houses be equally divided..."
After all, she was so earnest and had the heart of a loving mother, but hearing this made the clan leader feel angry.
I saw her fall ill before and thought she was really regretful, but she didn't expect to say such a thing. What does it mean to be "50-50"? Did she forget that the clan originally had three sons, not two?
?Does Brother Jue not get 30% of the industry?
The elder clan master sneered: "It's very unnecessary that I accepted something from you. I'm afraid Brother Jue will hardly be able to close his eyes even if he's underground. I have three sons, but you only have two. I don't dare to covet your dowry."
From now on, Brother Zhang will not need your attentiveness." After saying this, he threw up his sleeves and left.
The eldest wife of the clan's house turned pale, and she was holding on to the Kang table, almost unable to sit still...
Capital City, Shangshu Mansion.
In April, after the national mourning, all the courtyards were whitened, and there was more meat and fish in the kitchen. Because Shen Jue's death coincided with the national mourning, the Shangshu Mansion had been deserted for half a year without entertaining guests.
Now that the national mourning has passed, Shen Rui, Sister Yu, and the fourth brother have also changed into plain clothes instead of clothes.
It happened to be the third master's birthday, but it was just a casual birthday. There were no guests at the banquet, but we still prepared a few tables and invited the clan's in-laws to come over, and it was a lively day.
The third master sighed as he thought about his age, and became more and more eager for fame.
It is said that people are born in their thirties. He is already in his thirties, but he still has accomplished nothing and can only rely on his brother and sister-in-law to survive. Look at his nephews Shen Li and Shen Ying. They are younger than me. They cannot be said to be successful and famous, but they have their own achievements.
It is long and has a top door.
If you have great expectations, you will inevitably worry about gains and losses.
Thinking that there was less than a year left in Spring, the third master also began to feel anxious. Unknowingly, he ate a few more cups and became drunk.
However, when he was called to the upper room and looked at the documents in front of him, the third master suddenly woke up and stared wide-eyed: "Brother, sister-in-law, what is this..."