peasant girl allure

Chapter 10

After the matter was settled, old man Shen waved the others to go out, leaving only Shen Chengguang and Shen Jingwen talking.

After everyone left, only Old Man Shen and Mrs. Shen Zhuang were left in the room, and Shen Chengguang couldn't wait to say: "Father, Wen'er's husband said that Wen'er's knowledge is good now, and he can try it next year. In the meeting."

"Really?" Hearing this, old man Shen was so excited that his hands trembled a little. He had been looking forward to it for most of his life, hoping that some of the descendants of the Shen family would become officials.His eldest grandson is only 16 years old now, and he was selected as a child student at the age of 15. He is already very proud. He thought it would take at least five or six years to cultivate a scholar. A scholar who is 17 years old is rare in the whole county.After being selected as a scholar, their Shen family will start to step into the threshold of scholars. Afterwards, they will be selected as candidates, and then they will become officials. He will be the old man, and finally have the face to face the ancestors of the Shen family.

"Really, can I still use this to lie to my father? It was the master who told Wen'er this morning to ask him to work harder. Next year, Qiu Wei will have a try and come back with a scholar." Shen Chengguang was also happy, The wish that he couldn't realize back then is the same for his son. For this, he wants to remove all obstacles for his son as soon as possible.

"Father and mother, I want to separate after the autumn harvest."

"What?" Mr. Shen was still immersed in the joy of Guangyao's lintel just now, when he suddenly heard the word separation, he couldn't react.

"Break up? No!" Shen Zhuang heard clearly, she likes ordering her daughters-in-law to work, and seeing them working under her own hands, she feels like an old lady, full of prestige.

Old man Shen also came to his senses, and he couldn't help but feel a little chilled when he heard the eldest son mentioning the separation of the family: "Chengguang, it's not easy for your brother and his family to save money for you and Wen'er to study. We can't be ungrateful as human beings!"
Although he loves his eldest son more, the other sons are also his own children. Over the years, because of his insistence on supporting the eldest son and grandson to study, he knows how hard the other children have had, but he understands that as long as the eldest son has someone Once you become an official, everyone will be able to enjoy the blessings. No matter how much hardship you suffer now, it is worth it.

"Father, where do you want to go? Am I a person who forgets my roots? Listen to me first." Shen Chengguang moved his body and straightened his waist: "Father, think about it, even if we separate, The younger brother is still my younger brother, and Wen'er's uncle. The so-called elder brother is like a father, can I not take care of them? Wen'er reads the books of sages and sages, and he is the most filial. The human festival is just for him to study, he must study hard, come back as soon as possible to be the champion, and repay everyone. And the reason why I propose to split the family is because I am afraid that it will be too late in the future."

"Father, think about it, we Wen'er is so talented, if we become an official in the future, we will definitely be able to do good things for the people and do practical things. When people are too outstanding, it is inevitable that some despicable villains will sabotage them behind their backs. This is impossible to guard against. Yes. If someone succeeds, if there is no separation, the whole family will have to be involved. If the family is separated, not only will the younger brothers not be implicated, but they can also help out outside. Only by finding out the truth and redressing his injustice can Wen'er make a comeback. This is a good strategy that can be attacked while advancing and defending when retreating!"
Old man Shen thought about it, and he also felt that it made sense. Besides, brother Guang, he loved his younger siblings since he was a child, and he would remember to let his younger brothers eat any good things. The three-year-old saw that he would be capable in the future, sure. I will remember my brothers.He weighed the pros and cons, and felt that it would be better to separate the family.If there is an eventuality, it means that there is no descendant, and that is absolutely impossible.

Shen Zhuang's family is a coward, she wants to be the old lady of the official family and serve her servants, but that also has to be ordered: "Father, let's separate, we two don't live with the big house!"

Shen Chengguang's eyes lit up when he heard this.He is not afraid of any contingencies. Since ancient times, officials and officials have been guarding each other. There are so many people who are officials, and some of them are exterminated. Only the officials in front of the emperor are likely to be. After all, accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger.And his own family has no power, so he is a seventh-rank official.But a seventh-rank official can also live a rich life, he doesn't want to bring a large group of poor relatives to become an official father, that would be so embarrassing!
"Stupid, you can say that. If we don't live with the long house, then Wen'er won't be an official anymore!"

Shen Chengguang's eyes dimmed, yes, he is the head of the house, if we don't live with him, saliva can drown us.

After thinking about it, old man Shen felt that it would be safer to separate the family, and he had to leave a way out: "You have considered this matter carefully, you are a scorer, and you are still brothers after the separation. You can still help your younger brothers." .

Seeing that his parents had agreed, Shen Chengguang was secretly happy in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Father, this family has to be divided as soon as possible, the sooner the better, after all, the separation time has been long, and it will not affect the future when Jing Wenzhong is a scholar. With his reputation, outsiders will not think that we know that we are about to be a scholar, so we will not say that we are ungrateful."

This is really typical, even wanting to set up a memorial archway after being a ****.

"Grandpa, grandma, I will definitely be filial to you in the future, and let you be old masters and old ladies. They will also help uncles whenever they can." Shen Jingwen also expressed his position at the right time.

Hearing this, old man Shen felt more at ease, and nodded: "My good boy, I understand, you go out first, I have to think about the separation of the family."

"Then let's go out first." After hearing this, the two walked out happily.

After Shen Chengguang and his son left, the old man Shen asked Shen Zhuang: "How much money is there in the family now?"
"60 taels." Shen Zhuang took out a wooden box with a lock from the cabinet, counted and reported a number.The actual number is of course more than this number.

Old man Shen glanced at Shen Zhuangshi, but he didn't say anything in the end.

"Yuzhu hasn't left the house yet, so she will get a share when the family is separated." At any time, Shen Zhuang will never forget his precious daughter.In the situation where patriarchal thoughts were so heavy in ancient times, Shen Zhuang's love for his daughter is also rare.

"The family has [-] mu of high-quality field, [-] acres of medium-sized field, [-] acres of dry land, and [-] acres of sandy land. Let's divide it into six parts, that is, each family gets: [-] acres of high-quality field."

After the two of them discuss how to divide the family, they can have dinner.

(End of this chapter)