Qiao Mingjin helped Lan's family read the accounts for several days before they had a rough review of the property they had taken over.
It is impossible to look closely because there are too many account books.
Zhuangzi has seven or eight properties, twenty or thirty shops, and scattered fields and houses here and there.
There are several boxes piled up with this year's account books alone, not to mention old accounts from previous years.
Fortunately, in the village, real estate and land are all fixed, and you can't do much. The farm is just a price difference when you go in and out, and the manager of the farm never dares to do anything too eye-catching.
The weather has been good these past few years, but if I have to find excuses to say the harvest is not good, I'm afraid I won't even be able to say it.
Besides, although Qiao Xingcun is not in Yizhou, but his family is working in Beijing, with his official authority and being under the control of the Qiao family, the people below him may not dare to go too far.
Therefore, the grandfather and grandson only took a cursory look at the properties of Zhuangzi, the properties of the houses, and the accounts of the houses. After getting a general idea, they sent all the stewards of Zhuangzi back.
Although there are many shops, a small number of them are rented by renters and are not run by the family. The other half are managed by the clan's branches and generals. Even if there is a problem, the family can solve it in a short time.
It's not good to do anything.
As for the other half, there are a small half of the shops in Beijing. They are far away, and there is no way to know whether they are running well or not. However, the accounts of these shops need to be carefully checked. If someone leaves the shop, there is something wrong with the shopkeeper.
It's better to change people.
The remaining half is in Yizhou and nearby areas, so I'm not afraid of it. It's close to my house and there are clansmen watching over it, so there won't be much of a problem.
Just check the accounts of the past year. If the accounts are much different than before, just change the ones of the manager and shopkeeper.
The grandfather and grandson divided the accounts into priorities and quickly went through several large boxes of account books.
After sorting out the accounts, Liu and Fang also tidied up their allocated houses.
When he came to pay his respects to the Lan family, he said that he wanted to move out with his family.
Mrs. Lan greeted them as usual, and after thinking for a while, she said: "The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and if the house has not been tidied up yet, it would be fine to let the young ancestors live in the ancestral house. After the New Year, you can take care of the house carefully."
Once it's done, we can take the children back. It will also be a good time for their brothers and sisters to be close to each other."
Liu and Fang looked at each other in shock after hearing this.
To be honest, they really haven't made preparations to move out of their ancestral home. Who would have thought that Qiao Jingkun and his son would return to their ancestral home?
Nowadays, time is in a hurry and you are used to living in your ancestral home. How can you want to go back to that small, cramped house?
In fact, the house Qiao Xingcun gave to his four concubines was not small. But when compared with the ancestral house, there was a slight gap.
The ancestors of the Qiao family have never liked splitting up the family.
Even if his parents are gone, he still likes several brothers to live together in one place. In this way, outsiders will still see a huge family fortune.
No one dares to bully a person with a big family and a big business. Nowadays, when a family has a big business, they are most likely to be coveted. It is a common tactic to use the big to eat the small.
This division of the family, not to mention scattered scattered, the ancestral property has been scattered, how can it be called everyone? If there are descendants who are not good at management, they may be able to completely destroy the family property accumulated by the ancestors for several generations.
Therefore, the ancestral houses of each family are getting bigger and bigger.
The acting clan leader and several clan elders still lived together with a few brothers. Although the houses were divided into separate houses, each house had its own property, but the ancestral property was still held together.
The family property is collected by the public and managed by promising descendants. At the end of the year, each family will receive a share.
Qiao Xingcun must have thought about not separating the families at the beginning.
Therefore, the house he prepared before his death was hastily prepared. He had been running the business in Jingli for decades, and there were several large houses in Jingli, but where were there any good houses for him in Yizhou?
But he probably knew the special situation of his family, and it was impossible for his sons to live together properly, so he divided the family up before his death.
Although the house was divided hastily, fortunately, those who were given to the concubines all had some real shops and properties. He also arranged the future for his sons before his death. There was no fear that they would go hungry.
Only Liu and Fang were used to living in the ancestral house, so they didn't like the house they were given.
Now that the Lan family is willing to leave their children to live in their ancestral home, they are naturally happy.
Firstly, the children can fulfill their filial piety in front of the Lan family on their behalf, and avoid being misrepresented by others. Secondly, the children from the family live in the ancestral home, whether they go to the clan to study or get close to the clan members, it is only said that they live in the ancestral home.
The house is used for daily expenses, so why can’t Lan’s room be left out?
Everyone has made good plans, and they are absolutely convinced.
But he said: "If mother is willing to leave them to talk and teach, we are naturally willing. This is also their blessing. I am afraid they will disturb mother."
Lan waved his hand and said it was okay, and these people all happily agreed.
Just when they returned to each hospital and talked to Fang and Liu Yi, the two of them jumped up.
What does Lan mean?
If we can't control them together, then we want to control their descendants?
Lan's plan is good!
No matter how dilapidated and unlivable the allocated house is, the grandchildren will not be left behind for the Lan family to take care of. In the future, the Lan family may be able to teach them not to be close to their own grandmother!
This situation cannot be tolerated!
Qiao Jingcang, Jingshan and others tried to persuade them for a long time, but neither Liu nor Fang gave in. They also said that they would move out of their ancestral home immediately.
Zhang, Xiao Fang and others secretly hated him.
I thought that while the children of each family were still living in the ancestral home, they could at least get some benefits from the ancestral home. Maybe in the future, when the children got married, they could also get a generous dowry and betrothal gift from the ancestral home.
Who would have thought that their mother-in-law would be so kind-hearted?
When Lan learned of their decision, he didn't say anything.
He only told Qiao Jingkun to take a few children to meet his two aunts Liu and Fang.
If the mountain doesn't come, I'll go. I'll go and go to the mountain.
After all, those two had been with Qiao Xingcun for many years, and everyone in the family called her "Madam". They didn't come to see Lan, but Lan didn't want anyone to talk. As a junior, Qiao Jingkun went to meet his father's aunt.
.In the eyes of ordinary people, she is considered a concubine, and she is not considered to have fallen into disgrace.
Qiao Jingkun took his mother's orders and took Qiao Mingjin and others to the courtyard where the two people lived.
The courtyard where the Fang family lived first.
Although the Liu family has a higher status than the Fang family, they still have to be on a first-come, first-served basis, right?
This Fang family married Qiao Mingjin's great-grandmother when she was still alive. With the care of her mother-in-law and aunt, Mrs. Fang Tai, the Fang family's yard is naturally good.
The yard is not only big, but also has excellent scenery. There is also a small garden in the yard. Although it is autumn and winter, you can still see some scenery.
Maybe she didn't expect that Qiao Jingkun would bring her children here. Fang was very panicked for a while.
I don't know if they need to tidy up. Anyway, the father and son drank a few cups of tea in the side hall. When Wan'er was sitting on the chair and was so bored that she kicked her legs to play, Mrs. Fang asked someone to call the whole family over.
Although the family is still observing filial piety, it can still be seen that Fang's yard is exquisitely decorated and there are many good things on the ancient shelves.
Mrs. Fang was wearing plain clothes, sitting upright on the large Taishi chair and looking at their family calmly.
Although it is plain clothes, the material is probably not something that ordinary people can wear. Although there cannot be colored gold jewelry and gemstones on the head, the bead embedded in the silver hairpin is compared to
Longan is not only big but not small, I am afraid it is worth a lot of money.
A pair of embroidered shoes are embroidered with various flowers and birds using silver thread.
Where is the appearance of an aunt?
Logically, Mrs. Fang had to pay tribute to Qiao Jingkun, her eldest son. But Mrs. Fang just sat on her chair without moving, looking at Mother Qiao with a bit of disdain.
I glanced aside at my two daughters-in-law. Which one was not a noble lady from an official family?
How can it be compared to farmers who dig food in the fields?
Mother Qiao only glanced at Mr. Fang briefly, and then moved closer to Father Qiao with some fear.
Qiao Mingjin stepped forward and took Mother Qiao's arm. She gave her an encouraging look and looked towards Fang with a faint smile.
Mrs. Fang was also looking towards Qiao Mingjin, looking up and down Qiao Mingjin's body.
Qiao Mingjin also let her look at her. He just smiled and did not speak.
Fang sized her up, squinted her eyes, glanced at Mingjue and the others, and then looked away.
Father Qiao gave her a blessing and said, "Greetings to Aunt Fang. These are some of Jing Kun's children. I just happened to bring them here to meet Aunt Fang today."
Qiao Mingjin and others also followed Qiao's father and gave Fang a half blessing.
Mrs. Fang glanced at the maid beside her who was about to hand over the futon.
The futon in the maid's hand had not yet been handed to Father Qiao's feet. Unexpectedly, not only Father Qiao had already seen the gifts, but also all the children of the family had seen the gifts.
Seeing Mrs. Fang sweeping towards her, she bowed and quietly retreated out.
Qiao Mingjin looked at it and smiled.
It won't be long before my father will be the head of the Qiao family, and the acting patriarch will pass on the position of patriarch to his father. However, my grandfather's aunt can't see the situation clearly yet, and she wants to take advantage of her legitimate son.
With such a character, it’s no wonder that he doesn’t want to leave his grandchildren in his ancestral home.
If you are used to being strong, how can you want your grandchildren to live under the Lan family?
Mrs. Fang had people deliver purses to everyone in the family, and a pair of jade bracelets to Mother Qiao. After saying a few words, she sent the family out.
Father Qiao didn't want to stay any longer, so he took a few children and left.
Liu's yard is a bit far away from Fang's side.
The ancestral house is already big, and most people can't bear the corridors and courtyards. Fortunately, the whole family has endured hard times, so they didn't call for a sedan. Only Wan'er was hugged by the wet nurse.
The wilted look is like a wilted puppy stuck out its tongue due to the heat in the summer.
"My grandpa's house is too big."
The little thing complained with a grievance on his face. He didn't want to admit that it was his short legs that couldn't walk.
Everyone laughed after hearing this.
Mother Qiao was also a little nervous. In her eyes, her father-in-law's concubine was also her mother-in-law.
Ms. Liu had already received news that her family was coming to pay her respects, so when the family arrived, they didn't have to wait as long as they did at Mr. Fang's place.
As soon as I arrived at the entrance of the courtyard, I was led to the flower hall of the courtyard.
Mrs. Liu and her son Qiao Jingshan's family had been sitting there waiting for a long time.
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