Except for Lu Jianzhong, everyone was staring at the box.
Lu Chong showed the three copper locks hanging on the box to everyone: "Please see, they are intact as before."
The brass lock on the box looks very strong and intact, but in fact everyone knows that if Mr. Lu hadn't left this letter, the box can be replaced and the lock is not really impossible to open. It's just that things have reached this point.
To the point where no one is willing to say these words which are not only useless but also cause contradictions.
The old grandfather was the first to take out a key from his arms and opened the first lock. Lu Chong also opened the lock. What was strange next was that the remaining key was not among those with higher seniority.
It was in the hands of Lu Ling, but in the hands of the junior Lu Biao. Among the four clan elders, only Lu Ling did not have the key. This in itself was a surprising thing, but Lin Jinrong also understood better why Lu Ling took the lead in fighting.
Grandpa and the others were doing something wrong. She couldn't help but wonder, was this arrangement a coincidence or was it intentional by Mr. Lu? But no matter what, the truth could no longer be explored.
The box was opened, and the old grandfather took out the letter inside. In front of everyone in the Lu family, he showed whether the paint on the envelope was intact. He ordered Lu Jianshe and him to tear up the letters in their hands at the same time, check the contents, and then make an announcement.
The wind blew in from the gate, sending a chill to the backs of everyone in the Lu family who had their backs to the gate. It made Lin Yuzhen extremely angry, made Lu Jianzhen burst into tears, and made Lu Jianzhong expressionless.
What Old Mrs. Lu wants is to divide the property without dividing the family. At least while Old Mrs. Lu is still alive, the family is not allowed to live separately. The ancestral home and farm in the hometown are inherited by the eldest family, and the large saline-alkali land and land purchased by the old Mrs.
The hilly and forested slopes are divided into two halves, one half for the eldest house and the other half for the third-bedroom. The real estate shops in Qingzhou and Pingzhou cities are divided into three parts, and the three-bedroom people share them. The third-bedroom is relatively thick. The shops in Taiming Mansion are all given to
In the second room, one of the old and profitable shops was specifically stated to be for Lu Lun. This was real estate, and as for the family's floating wealth, it was stated that Mrs. Lu would analyze it in the future.
Mr. Lu had obviously thought carefully. Neither the first nor the third bedroom had enough manpower to run the shop. The farm and woodland property was the most suitable, and the shop was just a side dish. The second bedroom obviously had more people, more power, and was better at it.
He was responsible for running the business, so most of the gifts were shops. Giving the right to distribute the family's extravagant wealth to Mrs. Lu was a guarantee for the old wife.
In his opinion, he had thought carefully and considered the situation for the third-bedroom tenant to the maximum extent possible. It was fair and appropriate. But except for Lu Jianli, who was very grateful and satisfied, neither the first-bedroom nor the second-bedroom owner was satisfied.
Lin Yuzhen felt that the second house had taken all the advantages. Who didn't know that the house and the land were dead, and the shop was the golden chicken that laid eggs? The eldest brother would have to do things in the future and bear so many responsibilities, why should he take all the shops in Taiming Mansion?
To the second room? This was on the surface. The second room had been in charge of the housework for so many years, and he had been greedy during those days. If Lu Jianshe hadn’t come up with this letter, she would definitely suspect that it was a fake.
.Thinking about it again, if Lu Jianzhong hadn’t been forced to solve the matter and didn’t give Lu Jianzhong a chance to cheat, I don’t know how much of the family property would have fallen into the hands of the second house. Maybe the land and everything would have been divided by the second house. So I hated him even more.
Lu Jianzhong and his wife.
Lu Jianzhong's face was calm, but his heart really hurt like a knife. Although he had known about this situation for a long time, he had never accepted it. He had been trying to change his mind. Now he had to accept it. It was really painful. Pingzhou
He is the root of the Lu family. Both the first and third bedrooms have fields and houses, but the second bedroom does not. He feels like being exiled and excluded, just like when Mr. Lu drove Lu Shao out of Pingzhou. He
Now I feel like I have been kicked out.
Not to mention the old house, the saline-alkali land and mountain forest slopes that he and Lu Shao later purchased were all managed by him and Lu Shao with their hard work. In the end, the big and three-bedroom houses were picked up at a bargain price. The shop in Taiming Mansion
, except for the two that were opened long time ago, the remaining few are all new shops that have only been opened in the past two years, and their prospects are unclear. The old man is not kind, and most of the ones that make money safely and without risk are given to big houses and three-bedroom houses, and there are risks.
The risk was given to him. He had so many sons to eat, and so many grandchildren who hadn't grown up yet. Why? As for the family's extravagant wealth, how would the old lady divide it? The old lady loved Lu Jianxin the most and was most afraid of it.
What's more, Lu Jianshe has no food to eat...
Lu Jianzhong was very sad, very sad. For many years, he and the Song family had taken care of the housework, honored their parents, and worked hard, but in the end they had made wedding clothes for others. He was going to be kicked out. The old man was so partial and unreasonable. Otherwise he would
Would he have thought about doing anything earlier? It really didn't make sense. So Lu Jianzhong started to cry. He didn't say much, and just kept shouting: "My daddy..." This time the tears and sadness were not made, they were real.
sad and sad.
When he cried, Lu Jianshe also cried, and everyone, big and small, cried too. It was so lively. Several clan elders looked at each other for a while, and the grandfather coughed and said, "You don't have any objections, right?"
Everyone must have opinions, but the matter is a foregone conclusion. No one dares to shout in public that they have opinions. They just think about how to make up for the losses they have suffered, so they continue to cry.
No one said anything, so the old grandfather pretended that he had no objections: "Okay, since there are no objections, let's ask one of the grandsons-in-law to see if your old lady is energetic. We will go and see her, and we will discuss this matter with you.
She will make a settlement. As for the rest, we will subdivide it after your elder brother comes back."
No one paid attention to him. Tu's tears were filled with laughter, Lin Yuzhen's tears were filled with anger, and Song's tears were filled with bitterness.
Kang looked at Lin Jinrong. Lin Jinrong looked down at her toes, obviously unwilling to make the trip, so she could only say cautiously: "I'll go take a look." After taking two steps, she stopped again and called Lin Jinrong: "Second sister-in-law."
, let’s go together.”
Lin Jinrong did not refuse, but turned around and followed her away, leaving behind a room full of men and women, old and young, all sobbing with their own thoughts.
Kang and Lin Jinrong walked in tandem, unable to find anything to say to each other. They always felt like something was caught in the middle. Lin Jinrong didn't know how Kang was feeling at the moment, but she knew that she couldn't let it go.
If this situation continues, as long as she still needs Kang's help with Lu Lun's affairs in the future, she cannot let Kang go far away from her.
Lin Jinrong coughed and said: "Third brothers and sisters, how many guests are here today? The kitchen must be very busy, right? If it is too busy, I can talk to my mother and ask her to send some capable people from my natal family.
Someone come and help.”
Kang's eyes lit up, but he didn't refuse: "I'm really a little busy, so this is great."
Lin Jinrong smiled and said, "They haven't left yet, so I'll send someone to talk to them." He immediately ordered Yingtao to go and tell Tao and others.
After Mr. Kang accepted her affection, it was hard for him to keep a straight face anymore.
The two of them walked to Rongjing Residence, and they could only hear the sound of wooden fish inside, and it was so quiet. Su Xin was standing alone under the porch, and when she saw the two of them approaching, she hurried over and said cautiously: "The old lady asked, clan clan.
Have you arranged your food and daily life properly? Don’t neglect it.” In fact, he was asking politely how things were going outside and whether there had been any falling out.
Kang said: "Everything has been arranged."
Lin Jinrong squeezed Su Xin's hand and whispered, "It's okay."
Su Xin said with tears in her eyes: "Amitabha, the old lady can't stand the stimulation." Her tone was half pleading, half helpless.
The old lady couldn't hide what was going on outside. The old lady was just pretending to be confused. Kang and Lin Jinrong looked at each other and entered the room in silence.
The sound of wooden fish stopped, and Mrs. Lu, who was dressed solemnly and neatly, knelt on the futon, turned back and looked at the two of them silently, her old eyes were indescribably tired and sharp.
Kang smiled apologetically and said, "Grandma, the clan elders said they would come to visit you..."
Old Mrs. Lu stretched out her hand towards Aunt Sha, and Aunt Sha hurriedly stepped forward to help her up. Old Mrs. Lu swayed, leaned on Aunt Sha, and said calmly: "Invite them to come. Just say, I'm sick and it's inconvenient."
Yuan Ying, please forgive me." He then straightened his filial piety clothes.
Not long after, Lu Jianzhong, Lu Jianli and others led the grandfather and others to Rongjingju. After the polite greetings, the grandfather told Mrs. Lu what had just happened on behalf of the three people, and then told the two
Give the letter to Mrs. Lu.
Old Mrs. Lu took it, put it in her sleeve without looking at it, and told Lu Jianzhong and Lu Jianli: "The clan elders have come all the way to entertain you, so don't neglect it."
This is the time to see off guests.
The old man stood up to say goodbye. Lu Jianzhong and Lu Jianzhong sent a few people to the guest room to rest. Mrs. Lu just took out the letter and took out the letter. She read it again and again by the candlelight, sighed softly, and shed two lines of muddy old tears.
With blood flowing down the corner of his eyes, Lin Yuzhen and others naturally gave him another good advice.
Not long after, Lu Jianzhong and Lu Jianzhong came back. Lu Jianzhong knelt down in front of Mrs. Lu. His eyes that had been dim before were bright again, and he said loudly: "Mother, my son has a few things to discuss with you."
As soon as he opened his mouth, Lin Yuzhen, Tu Shi, and Lu Jianli immediately cheered up, pricked up their ears, and tensed up their whole bodies to see what he had in mind.
Old Mrs. Lu said feebly: "Speaking of it, if there is anything that needs to be solved, I will talk about it now and solve it together. I don't have the energy to bother with you anymore. I wish I could go to see your father as soon as possible. Out of sight, out of mind."
Don't worry, you don't have to leave me in a frying pan to suffer like this." After saying this, he felt sad again.
Everyone knew what she meant. Lu Jianli cried and knelt down: "Mother, it's all the sons who are unfilial..."
With a crash, another row of people knelt down.
Old Mrs. Lu remained unmoved. She wiped her tears and did not call them to get up. She said calmly: "Go ahead."
Lu Jianzhong said: "My son wants to discuss with his mother what to do after his father's death, such as how many people should be invited to perform Buddhist services, how many days should be done, such as burial objects, what should be accompanied, etc." Seeing the expression on Old Mrs. Lu's face
It didn't look good, so he changed his words and said, "Of course, it's not too late to wait until eldest brother comes back to talk about some things, but this Buddhist thing must be arranged first."
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