Chapter 207 Full Moon Banquet (Part 1)

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were worried, and someone had come in to report that it was the patriarch who was here.

The Shi family was not a noble family, but in ancient times, even if they were not a large family, there were many clan members. At that time, people attached great importance to the clan and had a strong clan concept.

As a member of the clan, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law dare not neglect. Both of them have official duties and are not easy to go out to greet them, so they quickly asked the housekeeper to go out and let the clan leader in.

As soon as the clan leader entered the room outside, he saw that the room was wide, with small plum blossoms on both sides, chairs on a row of chairs, a painting hanging on the wall, and a god was offered on the table.

A little further away is the house where you can enter and exit. The leader of the Shi clan looked at it and his mind was already secretly planning.

Long before coming, several people with some prestige in the clan had already come to find him.

What we are talking about is the orphan and widowed mother of Shi Qian's family, and no man in charge of the family. If the huge foundation is accidentally fallen into the hands of outsiders, wouldn't it be the fault of the Shi family?

These families all intend to take over the land and shops of Shi Qian's family, saying that the child was an adult and could inherit his father's family business, and then handed it over to the child himself.

These properties are owned by Shi Qian's family, but they are also property of the Shi family, so outsiders cannot be taken by them.

At this time, women have relatively low status and the social environment also has strict requirements on women.

It would be fine if an ordinary family had only a few acres of thin land, but a large family like the Shi family had a large sum of comfort and land, as well as a successor of titles, which made everyone stare at this piece of fat.

It is said that Shi Qian's son will return it when he becomes an adult. If he dies of illness or dies without a child, the clan will take charge of it. In ten or eight years, who can be considered a vague account?

With such an idea, there are many people fighting for this matter with the patriarch.

And just a few days ago, the patriarch also heard some rumors that it was Shi's wife's family who was also interested in interfering in the matter. During this period, he had been traveling to the Shi family several times to convince the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to hand over the power of the housekeeper to them. How could this be done?

Anyway, this is all within the Shi clan. When is it the turn of outsiders to point fingers?

Unless all the people of the Shi clan are dead, they will succeed!

Thinking of this, the leader of the Shi clan who had felt a little embarrassed to come this time immediately became righteous and walked inside, making up his mind.

In front of the hall, I met Shi's mother and Shi's wife wearing imperial costumes.

Because they all have official positions, the patriarch also has to salute when he sees them.

However, when he bowed, Shi's mother quickly stopped: "The patriarch does not need to be so polite."

The patriarch stopped.

The Shi mother-in-law and daughter-in-law brought the clan leader into the hall and met with the guests.

The people who met were just ordinary officials and gentry who brought their female relatives to visit. There were no aristocratic families or high-ranking officials, and the patriarch felt a little relieved.

He inquired, and the King of Chu did not pay any attention to it except for giving the Shi family a large sum of comfort and titles.

In this case, it may not be impossible to let the tribe members manage the Shijia family business.

Can the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law still dare to object to the matter decided by the clan?

Thinking of this, when I looked at the surrounding decorations, the patriarch's eyes became more intense.

Almost at the same time, on one road, a ox cart was heading towards the Shi Mansion.

There was a couple sitting in the ox cart. Because it was their family who drove the car, the two discussed things in the car and did not avoid it.

In the distance are rows of green and neat fields. Since rice has been harvested, the fields are temporarily empty and are ready to plant winter wheat. Large fields are endless, and birds are flying happily in the sky, looking for the remaining rice in the fields.

There was a middle-aged man in the ox cart wearing a black robe. The robe was very new and only wearing it on holidays or something. There was another middle-aged woman who was wearing a long skirt and looked a little pretty.

At this time, the woman looked away and said first: "Husband, look at this large area of ​​fields that have been returned to the Shi Mansion. What a good luck with this Shi Mansion."

"What are you talking nonsense? This is what Shi Qian earned with his life." The middle-aged man said with a fury.

"Hey, exchange your life. Is life so valuable? Many people exchange your life, but they can't exchange it for ten acres of land." The woman said, seeing her husband's unhappiness, she changed the topic again: "Husband, you must fight for this matter today, don't let the Shi family members rob it."

"Although your surname is Zhou, you are the brother of the Shi family's wife. The Shi family's children are your relatives of blood, your nephew, and a member of the Shi family. Who is not planning the Shi family's property? You are an uncle who used to be unscrupulous, so you must show the qualifications that your uncle has!"

"I understand, I know how to do this!" the middle-aged man said with some boredom.

Seeing this, the woman whispered: "You are still bored. Seeing that the land and land deeds are about to fall into the hands of the Shi clan, your uncle really has the heart to look at his sister and nephew. Without the head of the family, he was bullied by the Shi family?"

The middle-aged man glanced at his wife and sighed secretly. What did his wife think, would he not know?

Isn’t it just thinking about my nephew’s great business?

It is false to say that it is not aroused. With such a large foundation, a little oil and water is enough to buy ten acres of land every year. My nephew will be able to build hundreds of acres of land for his family for at least ten years. This is also a landlord in the county.

But if only bad intentions really wrong him, he would have to go there once just for his sister and nephew.

After all, I am a foreign surname and I am kept by myself. At most, the couple is seeking some benefits. Middle-aged people have read some books, which is different from rural women. I know that this land is difficult to transfer.

But if the Shi clan members take care of it, it would be more than that. For example, it means that the nephew donated the ancestral land to the clan, which is legitimate. When it comes several times, the field is hollowed out.

The so-called sacrificial fields are fields used for ancestral sacrifices to be paid by land rent.

In ancient times, when the clan concept was strong, once you had a promising future, you had to build a ancestral temple and place a sacrificial field. This was to keep the incense for the whole clan and also had the function of educating children in the clan.

As long as the sacrificial fields are not taken, the clan will not be corrupt, so no one can object.

Therefore, even if it is a vassal field, it can be donated to the clan as a sacred field.

Moreover, it is unlikely that the title will be passed on to the clan members, but the nephew has just turned old and can survive until he is a man and inherit the title smoothly. If he unfortunately dies in the middle and has no son, he will make a turn for a villain in the clan and transfer it to his nephew's name as a son, he may inherit the title.

He knew very well about the wind here. When he thought of this, he felt that this time he went there was not for profit, but for helping his sister and nephew protect their family and lives.

The ox cart was walking on the street, and soon stopped in front of a large mansion.

This mansion is a newly obtained house of the Shi family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. It is very large in area. I remember that it was the Shang family's property before. Later, the Shang family was implicated during the war and was confiscated, which was given to the Shi family.

Today is the day when my nephew is full of years old. It is very lively in front of the door, and two servants are waiting at the door.

The couple got off the car and were seen by the servant standing at the door. They knew the couple, and someone hurriedly greeted them and greeted them.

"Have the banquet started?" Uncle Shi followed his wife in and asked the servant who led the way casually.

The servant said, "It hasn't started yet. The old lady and her husband have sent out to see it a few times, and they are waiting for you two!"

"Is that right?" Hearing this, Uncle Shi nodded with satisfaction.

No matter what, in my sister's heart, there is still a person who is the eldest brother.

My aunt watched from both sides and the houses in the mansion were built at the level of an earl. Although the time was still short, the money was not much, and the rent was not collected much, and only half was built, it was no longer comparable to ordinary people. It was so tall and gorgeous, extraordinary.

Even the county government is only at this level.

The woman was scratched by a cat in her heart and really wanted to return the mansion to her home immediately.

At this time, she heard the servant's words and said with a smile: "This is naturally, my master is your wife's biological brother, so this is naturally no match for others..."

"Cough!" Seeing that her wife became more and more exposed, Uncle Shi couldn't help but cough dryly, and glared at her warningly.

"That's it!" muttered in a low voice, and my aunt stopped talking.

Upon hearing the news of their arrival, Mrs. Shi did not come out to greet her, but her wife was waiting at the hall gate.

Shi's wife was wearing an imperial edict at this time and a silver phoenix crown on her top. She was truly brilliant and dazzling, and suddenly she was stunned by my aunt.

I thought to myself that this sister-in-law is really lucky. The girl from the ordinary family can even wear clothes for the official and imperial edicts.

However, thinking that she was already a widow at a young age, it is still unknown whether this child can be raised, so she felt balanced again.

A smile appeared on his face and he went forward to greet him. This was the case with the country woman. She could speak a flower in her mouth and she was intimate with her Shi Wife.

In the eyes of outsiders, it seems to be a good scene of getting along well.

Shi’s wife was born into a scholar and finally had some knowledge. Her brother had some blood and family affection for her, so her sister-in-law was probably an outsider.

After her husband died in battle, he was named Qingyu Bo, and both she and her mother-in-law were granted official duties.

Although she still has a child who can be raised by her, she only has herself and her mother-in-law in the family. By the way, even if she has a title and an imperial decree, the countryman really doesn't know how much weight it has.

I just think that the two widows have some majesty, not to mention outsiders, even the servants they are now hired by their families often do some private activities, but they are both women, so they can't do anything.

My brother and sister-in-law are here now, but even though this sister-in-law is intimate, she is a country woman. She can't hold back her anger. After talking for a while, every word is inseparable from the meaning.

Finally, I didn't say it straightforwardly, but the meaning in the words was clearer.

There is no man at home, and it is not good for a woman to show up in public. If there are any unfaithful gossips coming out, how can she be right to her dead husband?

Any outsider has bad intentions. How can two women take charge of such a big family business?

Even if you employ people, you must use trustworthy relatives to become successful.

All the remarks were so harsh that Shi's wife felt sad and reluctantly responded: "My sister-in-law said very well, but she had to discuss this with her mother-in-law before she could make a decision."

"You are such a weak character. If your brother and I don't care about you anymore, you will not be bullied by outsiders?" Seeing that she still refused to agree, my sister-in-law was unhappy and said this.

At this moment, Mrs. Shi walked out of the hall and said, "It turns out that the two in-laws have arrived. Come into the hall quickly, don't stand outside."

But I feel contempt in my heart. Even if you are anxious, you don’t have to be so straightforward. It was originally a ritual for your wife to welcome her. If you hold your hand and don’t come in for a long time, what is the form of a look of a hurry?

At this time, another old man came out, looked at the couple, and said with a smile: "It turns out that the relatives of the Zhou family have arrived. Don't see each other here. If you can come to this happy event of the Shi family, it's a scene for the Shi family."

Every word you say is related to the word "Shijia".

This old guy is here too?
Chapter completed!