Paternity

Chapter 75

Witnessed by some of the village elders, the Su family parted ways just like that.

Actually, according to the rules, we should wait for Su Youwen to return and discuss the family separation after his four sons arrived, but Li Shi really could not wait any longer, either, he was afraid that something would happen in the middle future, so he wanted to settle the separation agreement immediately.

Madam Li said that Su Youwen was her son, she could become the master of Su Youwen, and the old couple decided to live with the fourth child in the future, and they will arrange things to share with the fourth child. Four will have no opinion.

From the bottom of their hearts, Su Youliang and Xiao Li did not want to part, as they knew that now was not the best time to part, either, but even the young couple loved by the old woman did not dare to disobey. Li's current decision.

Currently, Su Youliang regretted that some time ago, he brought his daughter to the city to deliver the mushrooms to the fourth son, but left his daughter in the fourth son's house. Now only two people in the family can persuade the old woman, Fubao and the fourth son, both At home, no one can stop the implementation of the decision to separate families.

But when it came time to part ways, there was still a bit of an accident.

Because when dividing the treasure, Bu Li suddenly proposed to divide the oldest and second families first, and the third and fourth would wait until later, the current intention was actually very obvious, he said, just to catch up with the first student. Both of his sons just left the house.

Madam Li did not want to separate her two sons easily, as long as she did not part, she was the head of the family, and the two daughters-in-law also had to respect her.strong for life, unable to bear this gap.

And he was also worried that if his family were to split up, his good granddaughter Fubao's blessing would not be able to keep her uncle Li Shi still waiting for her youngest son to pass the exam and Jinshi, who was the youngest son of the family to pass the test, so that he could feel proud in Shili Village.

After hearing what their mother said, Su Youliang and Xiao Li stared at each other uneasily in private.

If they really wanted to separate families, they hoped for a more thorough division, otherwise they would just separate the oldest and the second, and they would not be separated from the fourth. falling for husband and wife?

Moreover, the fourth child was still preparing for the exam, so his parents would definitely not stay with the fourth child before the fourth child exam, then the second child would still stay in the room with them.

After the lack of the best first and second houses, all the trivial things in the family would definitely befall Xiao Li, she was lazy and greedy, by then she would definitely fight with her aunt and mother-in-law. The friendly relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law that was maintained on the basis of the slave mansion and the second house would definitely be destroyed.

The two intelligent couples had thought of this, this time the family separation would affect their third wife the most.

The host family has a total of 23 mu of land, and Ny. Li said that he and his father were not old enough to retire yet, so when the family separated, they had to leave the property apart for them. their hands will wait up to a hundred years and then share them with some children.

In fact, the parts allocated to them will definitely be reserved for the third and fourth child in the future, but the reasons sound grandiose, and you know that there is a problem, he said, but you can't stop him from doing it.

Madam Li took 15 acres of 23 acres of land According to her, the family land should be divided into five parts, because Su Laoer said that she cannot bear children, she said, it meant that he was unable to pass the incense to the Su. 'family, so someone else could get five acres of land, but he could only get three acres of land, he said, and it should be a few acres under the shade of the most infertile hillside.

This old lady actually knew how to make a snake reach seven inches. Hereditary inheritance was something that was extremely important to families and even clans. Although everyone thought that second son Su was pitiful, he did not have an heir, which was indeed Su's great lack If the family's land was given to him, is it possible to wait for Su Erniang to marry someone in the future?

The few clan elders from the Su clan present fell silent.

"After the family split, I will apply for a female household for Erniang after I set up a separate household."

Su Aobai resolutely interrupted Li's words.

The Tang dynasty had a unique system of female households, which had much to do with the history of the Tang Dynasty. The founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty fought the world on horseback and was severely injured in his lower abdomen. Therefore, he only had one daughter in his life.

The founding emperor was unwilling to adopt a male heir of the same clan. Instead, she tried her best to make her only daughter the crown princess. Not inferior to men, with the full support of the emperor, the widowed empress killed a group of ministers who opposed the succession of imperial princesses in a violent manner, killing chickens and monkeys, and killing them, and then leading several imperial examinations head-on, and choosing a group of his confidants, arranged in some of the more important positions.

After the death of the founding emperor, the empress dowager suppressed a restless group of clans, quelled civil strife as quickly as possible, and became the first female emperor in history.

During the reign of the queen, the law was amended many times, and many actions beneficial to women were added.

Reform of the women's home system is one of them.

According to the law, if a couple has only one daughter below their knees and has no intention of adopting, then they can establish a female household for their daughter.

After the formation of the female household, girls are entitled to inherit all the property in the family, such as land and home.Women in the female household can only recruit husbands by way of childbirth, such as land and home, and the child born will follow in the footsteps of the woman.the last name and enter the family tree of the woman.

This rule is no different from the previous dynasty rule, but a few more regulations have been added to prevent some evil criminals from coming to the door for women's property, and finally used a way to embezzle the woman's property and kill her life.

For example, the property of a woman belongs only to the head of the household and his children, if some people die by accident, then the property belongs to the court.

This was to prevent the son-in-law from door-to-door seeking wealth and murder, and also to prevent the clan power from coveting the woman's family treasure to kill the woman and trap her husband.

If the head of the female household dies before her husband, and if there are children below her knees and the children are young, the property needs to be reported through the court, and the cost is under the supervision of the clan and the court. , and the husband-in-law cannot handle it without permission, return it to them, return it to them, and check with the reserve list of imperial palaces and clans to make sure there is no possibility of counterfeiting.

During that time period, if the child dies, his property will also be confiscated to the state treasury.

A similar, more complete act has greatly guaranteed the property and personal safety of the only child.Of course, no matter how strict the law, there will always be people who violate it, so once you decide to establish a female household, you should pay special attention to the cultivation of your daughter. , let her not rely on the laws everywhere, You must pay special attention to the cultivation of your daughter, and he must have the ability to protect himself.

It was a pity that the empress had only given birth to three princes, so after the empress, no woman had managed to ascend the throne, and some of the official female positions during the empress' time were also abolished one after another after the succession of several emperors.

During the reign of the queen, several measures were implemented to improve the status of women, and the female household system is still in use today.

"Since the second child decides to establish a female household, things in the family cannot be divided as the mother says."

Su Youtian said, if only three mu of the land with the worst fertility were allocated to the second child, what difference would the second child starve to death immediately?

“Dad, my second son and I are also your son. Before mom died, you promised mom to take good care of me and my second child.”

With that said, Su Youtian looked at the silent Su Kuishan by the side.

Su Youtian's words touched Su Kuishan, but it also made Li Shi even more annoyed.

"I have no shortage of grandchildren ..."

After a long moment of silence, Su Kuishan spewed out these words with a frown.

As there was no shortage of grandchildren, granddaughters did not need to pass on incense to him.

But the surrounding people did not think that if Su Laoer established a female household for her daughter, her dupe would actually be inherited What was the relationship of Su Kuishan's other grandson with Su Laoer?

But Su Kuishan still did not want to offend his domineering wife, and what Su Youtian had just said did not achieve the effect he wanted.

The most selfish person present was actually an honest old man who seemed to be controlled by his wife.

The Su Kuishan and Li families were only willing to give him three acres of Susukida on the condition that the second son Su was willing to establish a female household of Sympathy parents pulled up.

Everyone secretly swore inwardly that they should watch over Diansu's second child in the future, and they couldn't let him rush to honor this old couple anymore.

In addition to the most important fields, there are also silver and houses that must be divided.

The blue brick house and grey tiles where the Su family lived now belonged to the old couple. After a hundred years, they will be divided. The first room and the second room can be temporarily stayed in the current house, but they have to move out within two years.

In addition, both of them have to turn on a new stove to prevent conflicts while cooking.

In other words, the house was not their part.

Regarding money, according to Mrs Li, the money in the family had long been spent because the fourth child was studying and showing legs to the second child, and the remaining total was less than ten taels. He was more generous and distributed three taels to the oldest room and two taels to the second room., plus some pots and pans at home, the family would run out.

As for large livestock such as pigs and cows, pigs will be divided into meat at the time of slaughter at the end of the year, and the livestock will be used by several families in turn.

Therefore, it seemed to be divided, and the actual initiative was still in Li's hands.

But only a small amount of money was killed. Li, they can't rush into Ms.'s house. Li and look for her.

Now it costs more than five taels to build some regular brick houses, not to mention the need to hire a carpenter to make furniture.If you want to build a house and move it, you will need to hire a carpenter to make furniture, You can't buy it without ten taels. Asking the first and second families to move in within two years was no different than letting them out naked.

Such a family separation agreement fully demonstrates Li's cruelty and cruelty, and also unquestionably reveals the grievances of the old family and the second family in this family in the past.

Other than Madam Li, the one who received the most criticism was Su Kuishan who barely said a word.

In the past, when the villagers were gossiping, most of them called Li's stepmother cruel, but now everyone suddenly realized that Su Kuishan, the, a man who has no sense of being in the past, is the true coolness.

It was very sad that the boss and the second child of the Su family had such a dear father.

Su Youtian's daughter-in-law, Ms. Zhang had pulled up his sleeves to prevent him from agreeing to such a family division, but after Su Youtian noticed his father who was crouching on the ground with his head bowed and silent , he's still splitting the family, pressing his own fingerprints on the deal.

The same goes for Su Aobai.

“Uncle Village Chief, Auntie, can you rent out the old house at the foot of your mountain to me?”

Before the crowd dispersed, Su Aobai stopped the village chief and his wife.

"You want to rent that house?"

The house that Su Aobai mentioned was abandoned by an old uncle of the village chief who had no heirs, but the house is still relatively complete and can be moved after a little tidying up.

"Hey, if you want to live, air it, and you won't be charged."

Wang Mashi said generously that the ground at the foot of the mountain was secluded and there was only one house, so the house was always empty. How could he possibly rent a small abandoned courtyard? ?

In addition, houses in the countryside could not be rented for some copper coins.

"L rent still has to be paid."

As he said that, Su Aobai took out a hundred Wen from the trivial silver taels he had just allocated.

"Just treat it as if I'm ashamed to accept your help and the village chief's uncle, and rent for half a year at this price for now."

Madam Wang and Ma refused to take the money, so Su Aobai roughly sold it at the rental price Such a dilapidated house was located in a remote place, and this kind of rent was about the same.

"Er Niang, go and pack your things, we'll move today."

Su Aobai stuffed a bunch of copper coins in his hand into the hands of the village chief, then looked at his daughter.

Not infrequently they live in Su's spacious and spacious old house Starting today the father and daughter will move out of this old house.

"Ah? Hm! Dad, I'll get everything done now!"

Erniang was about to jump, his thin, black and yellow face more excited than before.

Didn't they agree to allow them to stay in the old house for two years, why did they move now?

Everyone was confused, but looking at Su Laoer's fist and trembling body as he stood up, everyone knew clearly.

This kid is seriously injured, he can't stay in this family for a day.

“Because everything is here, everyone is helping Su Lao Er and helping her move all her stuff to that hut. The women help the father and father tidy up the house, and the men check if the roof is broken. Water leakage, whether there is air leakage in the wall, fix it, let it enter properly today."

Village chief Wang looked carefully at second son Su, and received the hundred cash he gave.

Now it seems that the second child of the Su family is not boring, and he is quite regular in his work and speech, I do not know if he is seriously injured, but it encourages him to start changing.

Village chief Wang did not think that Su Lao Er was crippled and had no heirs, and he was destined to be unable to stand up in the next life. Instead, he cared about Su Lao Er's stern eyes just now. He had always felt that this man might be as incompetent as everyone thought.

Therefore, why not sell Su Lao Er's help?

The village chief's proposal echoed everywhere, and the women headed by Wang Ma were even more attentive and cautious, along with the second mother, they loaded all the food, pots and pans, and pans, he said, clothes and blankets were allocated to their homes.The wagon A group of people hugged Su Lao Er and Er Niang, and left Su's house in a powerful manner.

"Head house?"

Madam Zhang quietly pulled the sleeves of her husband's shirt.

Su Youtian looked at his younger brother's back as he left, and then at the shivering Li Shi who was insulting and ignored by the villagers.

He looked down, thinking.

Should I follow my second child's example and move on as quickly as possible?

Although Ms. Li let them stay here for two years, during these two years, Ms. Li would definitely not make them happy, and would definitely try his hardest to force them to leave willingly.

They were no better than the second child, they still had a little bit of personal treasure in their hands, and they borrowed a portion of the Zhang-born family, which was enough for three houses.

Now he had seen what kind of person the old man was, and he would not benefit anything if he stayed in this room any longer, why waste time and make mistakes for yourself.

As soon as he thought about it, Su Youtian brought his wife and children back to their home, then closed the doors and windows in front of Li Shi, he had to discuss the matter with his wife.

"grunts!"

Right now, there was only Li Shi and a few people left in the courtyard.Seeing the empty page, he was both angry and happy.

Angry at the protection of the villagers against the eldest and second child, he was happy because from now on, no one would stand in his eyes day and night under his nose, he said, he eventually won the family head's vast fortune for his son.

Now she was waiting for her baby Yao'er to pass the Juren exam, and she did not believe that at that time, the group of eight wives in the village who thought they were nobles would offend her, the old lady Juren, at that time, for an irrelevant person.

He waited for the day when those people bowed their heads and made peace with him.

*****

Mr. Wang's abandoned hut was at the foot of the mountain, the front and back courtyards were already overgrown with weeds, and many weeds with strong roots had opened a gap in the walls of the house.

Such a house can hardly accommodate people with a little improvement, but if you want to live in a safer place, it is best to knock down the house and rebuild it.

Su Aobai stood in the courtyard leaning on crutches Among the lush and vibrant trees, shrubs and grasses, the, Su Aobai practiced movements and felt an aura that was richer and grander than when he was in the old house.

His previous deduction was correct, this was indeed a great place to cultivate.

Su Erniang worked diligently with his aunt and grandmother to tidy up the abandoned courtyard. After a long period of busy work, the page turns into a new look. After adding the furniture they carry, it really looks like a home.

This is him and his father's little house, where they start a new life.

Su Erniang felt like a little bird flying in the sky, free and cheerful.