peasant girl allure

Chapter 14 When the Family Separation is Completed

In the town, Lan usually doesn't know how to cook by himself, so he hires a poor woman to do the work.

Of course, she didn't dare to say directly that she was invited to come back to serve her. She only said that the shop was sometimes too busy, and she was afraid of delaying the meal, so Jing Wen went to school hungry. .

Lan Shi is a person with a lot of money in her heart. As long as she has a heart, she knows how to please others and make people like her. Therefore, among several daughter-in-laws, Lan Shi lives the most comfortable life.

Now that the family is going to be separated, the two elders will live with them in the future, and Shen Zhuang is not an easy person to get along with, she has to be in her eyes, so that they can live a good life in the future.

So now Mrs. Lan takes the initiative to take care of the work without giving orders: "Mother, you don't need to worry about dinner. After you give orders, go back to your room and rest. It's not easy for you to raise the older children. Now the sons are all married to their wives." Now, it’s time for you to enjoy yourself. We will make dinner. I bought a box of pastries at Yipinxiang a while ago. I heard that the magistrate’s wife likes this kind of pastries. They often send people from the county to buy them. Well, Bao'er, you can accompany grandma into the house for some snacks, remember to soak a cup of honey."

While Lan was flattering Shen Zhuang, she also excused Shen Baoer so that she would not have to do these menial tasks.

Since the day her daughter was born, her fingers have never touched the spring water. Apart from writing and reading, she has never done any heavy work, and her pair of jade hands are kept slender and tender.Yang also hoped that she would marry into a rich family and enjoy the blessings in the future.

Shen Bao'er understood, hurriedly came over to hold Shen Zhuang's hand and walked to the upper room: "I'll help you go back for some snacks, baby."

"Is this really the snack that even the county magistrate's wife loves?" What Shen Zhuang envied most in his life was the official's wife. He couldn't do it by himself, so he pinned his hopes on his son. It's okay to be an official and old lady, but his son also let her down Fortunately, I have a grandson, and I am about to realize my dream.

Shen Zhuang is very interested in the things that the wives and ladies of the official family like, and he is afraid that one day he will become one of them, and he will lose face because he knows nothing in front of others.

"That's right, that's what Yipinxiang people said. Grandma, I embroidered a forehead for you. The pattern is a new one from the Embroidery Village. I heard that it is popular in the imperial capital. The old ladies from big families in the city like it very much. Grandma Wearing it must be more expensive than those officials and old ladies. Now that it is autumn, the weather will get cold soon, grandma remember to wear it sooner or later, so as not to catch cold." Shen Baoer helped Shen Zhuangshi to go to the room while coaxing her to be happy .

"It's really grandma's good granddaughter! Me, you are the only one who still thinks about it, otherwise no one will care."

The voices of the two gradually disappeared in the kitchen.

Seeing the two of them walking out, Mrs. Lan looked around, picked out a pumpkin, sat on the bench and began to peel it. The movement was so slow that those who didn't know it thought she was trying to peel the pumpkin out of its flowers.

Lan thought in her heart that she would hurry up and go back to the town after the family separation, and if she stayed here again, she would lose both of her hands.

But thinking that after the family separation, Mr. Shen and Mrs. Shen Zhuang would live with her family, she felt a little helpless.

Fortunately, it will be three or more years before Wen'er is elected, and the two elders probably won't live in the town for the time being. When Wen'er is appointed as an official, they can find a way to get rid of the two of them and go to the place where the whole family is an official.

On the other side, Shen Jingwen has already invited Li Zheng, the village chief and his son, Uncle Shen's family, Mr. Guo, Mr. Lin and others.After everyone sat down and served tea, Mr. Shen said, "I invite you to come here today to witness the separation of our family. I'm sorry to bother you."

Everyone was quite surprised when Shen Rengui suddenly said that he wanted to separate the family.

Because most families in the village divided the family shortly after the son got married, and the old man lived with the eldest son.

After all, we all know why it is difficult to live together if we get along well.

But Shen Rengui had never separated his family before, and now they were separated, which surprised them.

But everyone didn't say much. There are only a few reasons why a family is divided. There are more people and more friction. It's nothing strange.

Mr. Shen told several people about how to divide the family that had been discussed before. The village head asked Shen Chengguang and his brothers if they had any opinions. Everyone said they had no objections, and the village head issued a document.

In this dynasty, the family separation document also has a certain format, which is generally: the son who is ranked No. Where is it, the amount of silver taels, the amount of other livestock, farm tools, etc.

After the family is divided, how much pension money should be given to parents every year or every month, what needs to be filial to parents during the New Year's festival, and so on.

After the separation, the property of each family belongs to each family, and other parents and brothers are not allowed to use and occupy the property obtained after the separation without the consent of the head of the family for any reason, of course, the property that was intentionally hidden before the separation is not included.

And this document witnessed at least four fingerprints.

Xiao'er saw this document later and thought it was well written, and when there was a real property dispute, it was convenient to bring it out to the government to discuss the matter.

After the family separation document is completed, it will be made in quadruplicate, one will be kept by the government when the government handles the transfer of ownership, one will be kept by the village chief, one will be kept by Mr. Shen, and one will be kept by each of them.

Everyone has pressed their fingerprints on it, and the separation will be considered complete.

The village head will take the paperwork to the county government office tomorrow to handle the transfer of ownership, and then bring back the household slips and give them to each family. In the future, the imperial court will collect taxes and draw coins according to the household slips.

"The family has been separated now, but all these years, in order to provide for the eldest son and grandson to obtain honors in the examinations, everyone has been starved and cold, and worked hard. In the future, the elders will really be successful, and we must not forget to help our younger brother. Chengguang, what do you say? ?” In order to show that he treats everyone equally, Mr. Shen reiterated it again, to let everyone understand that the reason for his partiality is that he needs more money for studying, and he will pay it back when the long-term house is successful.

"Does it need to be said? The younger brother is still my younger brother after the separation. If the separation is not distracted, I will definitely do my best to help if I can in the future." Old man Shen and Shen Chengguang never thought about it. The people in the house will be more promising than the big house, and they all feel that the people in the other houses need to rely on them to live.Of course, there are people present who think the same as them. After all, there is a big difference between those who have read books in ancient times and those who have not.

"Chengguang is responsible." Shen Renfu said comfortingly, he is also very happy that his nephew is promising, although he does not agree with Mr. Shen's eccentric approach.

"Brother and friend, brother Rengui, you are blessed, and you will soon enjoy the blessings of your children and grandchildren." Everyone said good things one after another.

At this time, the food was ready, and Mrs. Lan came in and asked Mr. Shen: "Father, the food is ready, do you want to set it up now?"

Mr. Shen responded and invited everyone to the table.Because there are guests, tonight's dinner can only be served by men, and the women can only make do in the kitchen.

The meals are very rich, Mr. Shen cares about face, usually he will prepare rich meals when he invites people to dinner, but generally hospitable people will bring out the best things in the house when they invite people to dinner.The farmers are very hospitable and sincere, and they are reluctant to put a little more oil in their lives, but there must be fish and meat in the banquet for the guests.

As for the Shen family, in addition to fish and meat, there must also be chicken and duck.Make 12 dishes.Chicken with mushrooms, roast duck bought in the town, steamed fish, stewed pork, fish-flavored eggplant, fried pork with pumpkin, scrambled cucumber, scrambled eggs with leeks, large plate of beans, fried vegetables, fried peanuts, cold fungus, staple rice, White flour steamed buns.The host and guest enjoyed their meal.

The female relatives only have fried pork with pumpkin, fried vegetables and steamed buns with miscellaneous grains.If you want to eat meat, wait until the men's table finishes eating to see if there is any leftover.

(End of this chapter)