This day happened to be the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. It was a great day for every family to make Laba porridge. King Yan also specially gave the porridge from the palace, which was very honorable. After finishing the porridge in the evening, the second master of the Zhenguo Mansion
Suddenly stroking his beard, he said: "As the saying goes, when a tree branches, a family will be divided. Our three brothers all have grandchildren, so it's shameful for us to stay in the house. Brother, it's time to separate the family."
Mr. Niu was stunned. Before he could speak, Mr. Niu San said, "What the second brother said is that we can divide it after the New Year."
Mr. Niu asked anxiously: "What did you two say?"
The two men said at the same time: "Separate the families!"
"Why did you suddenly mention splitting up the family?"
Mr. Niu San said: "Brother, we should have separated a long time ago. Why do we have the nerve to stay in the house all the time?"
Mr. Niu Er said: "I have given birth to eight sons, and I have been raising them in the house. I feel really sorry."
Mr. Niu was even more surprised. The second son had no daughters at home, and it was very expensive to raise a son who had to go to school and marry a wife. Why would he think of splitting up the family? But all his sons were incompetent; they even died.
Including the dead one, even half of the people who could support the facade could not be found. How could their room live outside the Zhenguo Mansion? In the most difficult years of the house, some purges from below persuaded Mr. Niu to evict the second room.
, he recited his father's instructions before he died and refused. Why is it that now that the house is getting better and better, the two of them want to separate the family? After a while, he smiled bitterly and said: "What is the reason? Brother, is there something against you?
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The two men stood up and said, "No, no! My eldest brother treats us very well. We really should separate our families."
Mr. Niu Er said: "There is a large population in the house, and the grandchildren are gradually growing up and there is no room for them. The two younger ones in my family also want to get married. I carefully considered the houses in the house and talked about the yard, but it was not even easy to find a house. Brother
, I really can’t live any longer.”
Mr. Niu thought about it for a while, and what he said was right. The second wife really had too many sons. The last time Lao Liu got married, he almost had the wedding ceremony in a small side room, but the girl's mother-in-law came to make trouble, so she changed to a bigger house.
He thought to himself: "Let's expand the house further and buy some houses in the surrounding neighbourhoods."
Mr. Niu San said: "Most of those tribesmen were separated from our family in the early years. I'm afraid they won't sell it."
Mr. Niu hummed: "If the Zhenguo government wants to buy it, who dares not to sell it?"
Mr. Niu Er said: "What if they ask for a price that is too high?" Mr. Niu gave him a funny look and said nothing.
Mr. Niu San said: "Brother, the knights in the capital have been rampant these past few months. No matter how proud our family is, it can't be compared to the royal family."
Mr. Niu just waved his hand: "They don't dare."
The two brothers looked at each other, and Mr. Niu San said: "Brother, it's better to inquire carefully. They really dare."
Mr. Niu waved his hand again: "They don't dare."
He thought wrongly, those knight-errants really dared. Mr. Niu ordered people to drive away the nearby neighbors to buy their houses. As expected, none of these people were willing. He sat in front of the Zhenguo Mansion in the twelfth lunar month and cried. Mr. Niu
The old man got angry and said to the steward: "Kick them all away! Beat them to death, no matter what." The steward actually led someone to carry a stick and rolled it over them, injuring all of them.
There was an old man among them, who was the uncle of Mr. Niu. He was over seventy years old. The thugs from Zhenguo Mansion did not dare to touch him, but beat his grandson instead. The old man protected his grandson and took a hard beating. It was so cold.
Damn it, how could the old bones be eaten? They were gone that night after they were carried back. Master Niu was shocked when he heard this, fearing that he might have offended his tribe, so he sent someone over to apologize and give him a gift, and they kicked him out.
On the third night after the old man left, the leading steward and the evil slave who injured the old man were killed by the ranger. They were both killed with one knife. The steward died in the mansion but the thug died in the tavern.
!The ranger who killed the person still left a note, stating the reason for killing this person. There was a sensation around the Zhenguo Mansion. They all said that the ranger is the blue sky, protecting the people and eliminating violence. So they became less and less afraid of the Zhenguo Mansion and screamed
I won't sell my house even if I die.
The first time Mr. Niu suffered a loss in his life was the year of the chaos in Beijing. Fang Xiong, the commander of Jiannan Jiedu, ordered his soldiers to accuse him of an unfounded crime, and imprisoned all the men in the prison temple, and took the opportunity to search.
In the warehouse of the mansion. At that time, my family had no military power, so if I knocked out my front teeth, I could only eat them in my stomach. Now that my son and nephew have made a career, why are they afraid of knights? He said coldly: "Since they like to meddle in other people's business, let them go."
Let them take care of it." Tell the people below, "Since the rangers are only responsible for killing people, we will not kill people, but only demolish the houses!"
The next day, more than a dozen servants rushed to the house of a neighbor whose surname was not Niu, threw all the people inside, and tore down the house. The leader arrogantly threw down a banknote: "
It’s enough to buy all the stuff in your shabby house.”
That family had already cried to Huang Tian, but the old lady in charge didn't even cry. She spit on his face: "You evil-hearted beast, be careful of the retribution before you. God cannot tolerate it!"
The servant laughed loudly: "You haven't hurt anyone before. How can it be unreasonable to give money to buy things?"
Suddenly I heard someone say loudly: "Old man, please take the money." I saw a man wearing a straw hat slowly walking out of the crowd, picking up the banknotes from the ground and handing them to the old lady, "I'll open yours for the Chinese New Year."
Don't you want to pay compensation for the house according to the price?" The old lady didn't want it in her heart, so she stretched out her hand to take it for some reason. The man in the straw hat turned around and looked at the goons in the Zhenguo Mansion and said, "I'm paying attention to these 'rangers'.
'It's been a while. Everyone, I'm afraid you may have thought wrong. Many people have died because of forced selling and buying, from high officials in the imperial court to family members of various princes. You are just mere domestic slaves, why bother to come?
Giving up your life for the master's family in vain? No matter how confident the Zhenguo Mansion is, it can't compare to the princess's biological uncle."
The crowd was in an uproar, and the thugs suddenly darkened their faces. The leader shouted: "You are talking nonsense!"
The man in the straw hat said, "If you don't believe me, just check it out." He turned around and left. The onlookers unconsciously parted ways to let him leave, and even those who were curious did not dare to follow.
Sure enough, that night, all the dozen people who demolished the house died. Mr. Niu left a piece of warning on his pillow, which read: Next time, the mastermind will not be tolerated. Mr. Niu was frightened, and took the piece of paper
After shaking my hands for a long time, I no longer dared to take advantage of my neighbors.
It's just that since the expansion of the house is not possible, the second and third bedrooms have to be separated. Mr. Niu thought for a while and sighed: "It really doesn't work. The only way is to separate the houses."
After hearing this, Mrs. Niu hurriedly said: "Where can we separate the family? Did the old man remember what he said before he left? When they leave the Duke's mansion, they will lose their protection. It's just a return of the third house; the second house doesn't even have an official.
No, if you go out, you will be bullied. Those clansmen who were separated from the mansion earlier are unwilling to move away from our mansion. Don't they just hope that if something happens, they can be protected by our mansion? There are many houses in the mansion.
, I’ll check it again tomorrow, so I won’t ruin the house where the child is getting married.”
Mr. Niu was so happy that he bowed to her: "Please, Madam!"
Mrs. Niu ignored the busy work of the previous year and walked around the house herself. Sure enough, she found a small guest house in the northwest corner. Although it was a little small, there were actually three main rooms, which was enough for several young masters to get married.
I went to the second room to tell Mrs. Niu Er.
Mrs. Niu Er smiled bitterly and said: "Madam, I'll tell you the truth, even if there is a yard, it is useless, no one is willing to marry in."
Mrs. Niu understood immediately. She sneered and said: "Brothers and sisters, don't worry, wait until next spring, or at most next summer, I don't know how many people will come to take care of you." She raised the right corner of her mouth and said, "Our second brother has decided to get married in Lingnan.
The daughter of the magistrate of Huizhou, she has a well-behaved appearance and is picky about everything; the best thing is that she can bring back a big business for our government."
Mrs. Niu Er said in a low voice: "What kind of good can come from the family that sticks to me like that? They don't really want to get married with our family."
Mrs. Niu glanced at her and said, "Both of your children are concubines, so they won't get into any good families. It's good for your daughter-in-law to bring you a dowry."
Mrs. Niu Er said: "Even if there is no dowry, the girl is a good person and the couple can live in harmony. There is nothing better than anything else. Our family is not short of money."
Mrs. Niu sneered: "If the family is divided, how much money can the second master get? Is it enough for the sons of your second wife?"
Mrs. Niu Er said: "After all, it is not us, the women, who have the final say on the separation of the family. The eldest man is a gentleman and will treat his brothers well."
Mrs. Niu couldn't help but spit on her face! Although Mr. Niu is a military general, he is really pedantic and has never treated his brothers lightly for many years. If the family is to be separated, even if he gets less, he will give more to the second wife.
——The third house finally gave birth to a son named Niu Jiye, and the second house had many sons but they were not successful. He scolded: "How shameless! He only bullies our master for thinking about such a small piece of furniture!"
Mrs. Niu Er laughed: "The eldest lady said something that spoke to her heart. It's just that it's useless for the eldest lady to jump up and down. The eldest man is such a character. Isn't the eldest lady a kind person? Could it be that she prepares colleagues for ideas and small money?
Can the dispute be settled, sir?"
Mrs. Niu originally disliked the large number of people in the second house and the high consumption, so it would be fine if they were divided up. However, it was inevitable that the third house would be given out together - she also pointed out that Niu Jiye was supporting her son outside. She said: "If we divide them
Now that we have a family, even if the master takes pity on his brother and gives him more property, how long can your house last outside?"
Mrs. Niu Er sat upright and waved her handkerchief: "I don't need to worry about this, Madam. We have our own plans." The angry Mrs. Niu turned around and left. Mrs. Niu Er still shouted from behind: "Mrs.
Are you leaving now? No send~~"
Mrs. Niu returned to her courtyard and thought about it for half an hour. She really couldn't figure out why the second wife wanted to leave the Zhenguo Mansion. It would not be of any benefit to them, and they didn't know where their future livelihood would be.
Little did they know that Mrs. Niu Er had already planned this matter. After leaving the gate of this town's government, she was an old lady. She had all the money in her hands, and she no longer had to look at the face of the two-faced and sour woman.
How comfortable. As for the sons who are useless...anyway, the house must be divided into some property. Only two of the eight sons of Mr. Niu San are legitimate sons, and the rest are concubines. The fourth Niu Jiyao was killed by thieves in his early years, and he almost went to Niu Er.
The wife has lived most of her life; now only the eldest son is left.
When the third wife, the eldest wife in the house, saw that she had never cared about Master Niu Er's concubine's pregnancy, she saw that the concubine had given birth to a large baby. Mrs. Niu Er only pretended to be a virtuous and virtuous woman and said, "Second Master's son is naturally my son."
." As everyone knows, not two of these concubines were born to the same mother. When they grew up to eight years old or thirteen or four years old, the aunts who gave birth to them gradually died. Because the second wife, the legitimate mother, always treated the concubine.
Hello aunts, each of the children’s biological mothers entrusted their sons to the second wife before they died. Whenever one of the aunts died, the second wife would take in another maid who looked upright and live in the room for the second master until enough time had passed.
They stopped accepting children after they gave birth to eight sons.
Mrs. Niu Er had her own plan in mind. She was the granddaughter of a fourth-rank official, and her uncle opened a medical clinic. Before she left the palace, she knew that childbirth would inevitably harm a woman's health. Her man was useless, and she would not be able to gain much property if the family was separated sooner or later.
. Her uncle once said: The most valuable thing in the world is people, because people can work and make money. Although her man is incompetent, he is just like the brothers in their family, and he is also a pedant. The family has separated and left.
He must have the final say in the household. Apart from his own son, there are six concubines and six concubines’ wives at his disposal.
These six concubines have been trained by her to be honest and obedient since they were young. They are like raising six clerks for her son. These clerks also studied in Niu's family school. The money and property obtained from the division of the family provide for the seven men.
It is almost not enough; if there is only one person, it is considered enough. If there is any shortage, just send the six out to work. Therefore, the wives of the seventh and eighth children can only be from honest and reliable small families.
My daughter must be able to do needlework, and it would be better if she knew some other skills to support the family. She must not marry those who want to get involved in the family business of the second daughter-in-law who has not yet joined the family.
The Chinese New Year was about to come, and the second and third bedrooms were still insisting on splitting up, so Mr. Niu relented. Mrs. Niu was anxious and wandered around the house all afternoon. At dinner time, she gritted her teeth and said: "Come on.
People, go and call your uncle Zong."
Not long after, Niu Jizong came and saluted his mother. Mrs. Niu pulled him to sit on the edge of the Kang and said, "Now you also know the affairs in the house. Your second uncle and third uncle are going to separate the family. There is no need to guess about this matter."
, it must have been provoked by the third wife. He is heartless! It was not your father who raised their brother Ye to become a master, so isn't it his father who has become a master?"
Niu Jizong said: "It's just that there really isn't room for anyone to live in the house now."
Mrs. Niu said: "Why can't we live here? I have already looked for the yard, but the second roommate refused, saying that your daughter-in-law has a bad reputation and no one is willing to marry her daughter in." Niu Jizong's brows jumped. Mrs. Niu sighed as expected.
, "The reason why I tolerated her in the past two years was just for the sake of my two grandchildren. Now that the children have also entered the military camp, her reputation has been ruined. Zong'er, divorce her, and I will find a good wife for you. Such a second wife."
There is no reason to separate the family, and the third family cannot leave."
Niu Jizong immediately said: "No. My wife's wife is just an excuse for them. Even if there is not this, there must be something else. We can't follow their ideas."
Mrs. Niu said: "I'll tell you what I'm trying to do. Now I'll block it back first and then we'll talk about it."
Niu Jizong looked at his mother, knelt on his knees and said, "Madam, we are friends with each other, and we are friends in hell. My son is not willing to divorce his wife." (. Just Love Network)