Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

He glared at his sister-in-law. "Second daughter-in-law, what are you doing? Our two families are separated. What do you mean when you come to my house and make a noise? Jinghan is my daughter-in-law, not yours. She Whether you are filial or not is up to us, what does it have to do with you? "But He doesn't care about that. She doesn't deal with Liu in the first place, so she won't give Liu any face.

"Sister-in-law, look at your daughter-in-law. Is this how she talks to her elders? Which daughter-in-law has such rules?" Mrs. Liu was still there, unwilling to give up.

"My daughter-in-law, I have the final say on what the rules are, and you don't need to take care of them. If you have the ability, go back and take care of your daughter-in-law. Anyway, Zifu is married now. How do you like to set the rules? Go back to your family. "Daughter-in-law, please don't judge me." He waved her hand, "If you have nothing to do, go home and discipline your daughter-in-law."

Ms. Liu was choked by Mr. He and her face turned red and white. "Sister-in-law, we are all members of the Lin family after all. We are all flesh and blood. Could it be that Zixuan can't even help with this matter? Even if he is not in the Yamen Inside, there are so many properties in Zixuan. Isn’t it possible that there is no room for her brother anywhere?" Ms. Liu still refused to give up and tried another way to arrange Zifu into Zixuan's property.

Zixuan laughed when he heard this, "Second Aunt, do you really think that a magistrate of the state is a big official? My annual salary is not enough to support the family. There are some industries in Xizhou, But those were purchased with Jinghan’s dowry, and they are not my property, but Jinghan’s. “What was purchased with Jinghan’s dowry is, of course, Jinghan’s property.

As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Liu was stunned. She never imagined that Zixuan's properties actually belonged to Jinghan. Mrs. Liu looked at her husband, and then both of them were a little stunned.

Zixuan and the others have a lot of properties in Xizhou and have made a lot of money in the past few years. The Lin family knows this. Mrs. Liu originally thought that if she could get her son into Zixuan's property, he would be a brother of the same family and take advantage of it, and Zixuan wouldn't say anything. Such a huge property, worth several thousand taels of silver, can't even be seen.

But who would have thought that these industries were all purchased by Jinghan. Now, his plan came to nothing.

"Zixuan, it's not that my aunt is talking about you. Since ancient times, women have married and obeyed their husbands, treating their husbands as their heaven. Aren't these things that belong to your daughter-in-law yours? Besides, your daughter-in-law is an official's wife, how can you What about letting her manage the property in public? This is not right. In those big families, there are people in the family who are helping to manage the property. If you let your wife do this, it can be considered a good family. Managing the property will make people laugh. I think it's better to let Zifu and Zixin go over and help you take care of it. "Liu is not the kind of person who can just give up. He rolled his eyes and came up with a solution. .

Jinghan couldn't help laughing, "Second Aunt, the court has regulations that stipulate that a woman's dowry can only be passed on to her children, and her husband's family cannot appropriate it. Second Aunt, I don't understand. When will my dowry be passed on to her children?" It becomes Zixuan’s thing, right? It’s what I left to my children.”

"The imperial court still has such a law, why don't I believe it? Among other things, in our eight villages, when a new daughter-in-law comes into the house, she has to hand over the dowry to the mother-in-law to take care of it. The daughter-in-law's property , that’s from my husband’s family, where have I heard that it can’t be used by my husband’s family? Sister-in-law, this daughter-in-law of yours really needs to be disciplined and disciplined.” Mrs. Liu is still messing around here.

"Hey, what if according to what Second Aunt said, Brother Zifu's wife also gave the dowry to Second Aunt to take care of? Then I have to congratulate Second Aunt, you have found a good wife." Jinghan was not afraid of her at all, so she didn't believe that any woman could be stupid enough to give away all her dowry.

As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Liu's face didn't look very good. Zifu's daughter-in-law is not a good person. How can she be given the money to take care of it? It would be nice if she didn't take money out of her mother-in-law's hands.

As soon as Jinghan saw Mrs. Liu's face, she knew what was going on. She couldn't help but smile and said, "I have to go find my sister-in-law and ask her about this. When my sister-in-law got married, I looked at the dowry. Quite a bit. Oh, my second aunt is so blessed. It’s rare to find such a good wife.”

The old man and the old lady remained silent. Originally, the old man had said that Zixuan would not be allowed to do errands for Zifu and the others. However, the old man accidentally found out in the past two days that Zixuan and the others came back this time, partly because Xu Chengkuan celebrated his sixty-sixth birthday. The old man felt unhappy, so no matter what Mr. Liu said just now, the old man would not object.

Now when he heard that Zixuan's property belonged to Jinghan, the old man felt even more uncomfortable. They are both farmers, and there are deep-rooted beliefs that when a woman marries, she should belong to her husband's family. As for the laws in the imperial court, the old man knew something about them, but those were for the nobles and were not suitable for ordinary people like them.

The old man seems to have forgotten that his grandson is also an official now, and Jinghan is not an ordinary woman, but a princess personally named by the emperor.

"Okay, shut up. What are you all arguing about here? It's so noisy. Second son, second son's wife, you think about Zifu, this is good. Zixuan, if you really can do it, It doesn't take much effort to arrange an errand for Zifu. They are all close relatives, so they can't be too unfamiliar, right?" The old man looked at Zixuan and said.

Zixuan frowned when he heard this. "Grandpa, is it really easy for you to become your grandson's official position? Your grandson stayed in Zhendong for four years and then was promoted to the magistrate of Xizhou. Do you know how hard your grandson worked to get this magistrate? You Do you know how many people your grandson has offended? If it weren't for the care of the emperor and Prince Fu, he would have been ginsenged long ago, not to mention his role as a governor. "Zixuan is a bit frivolous. I don’t understand why grandpa’s attitude changed.

Zixuan was filled with exhaustion. He never thought that in the eyes of his relatives, it would be wrong for him to refuse to help. "Grandpa, it's not that I don't care about my family. If Zifu wants to start a small business and has no capital, I can come up with some money and help him, any of these will do. But placing him in the yamen is a decisive decision. No. It would be nice if Zifu had some abilities, but he doesn’t know much. I really can’t arrange this.”

Zixuan looked at his grandfather and father and said firmly, "When we came back in the spring, my father-in-law, Jinghan's father, made a rule with the Xu family. No one is allowed to use the name of the family. Boss, I went out to cause trouble and roam the countryside. Today I have to say this for everyone to hear. Don’t think that I am a big official, so my family can follow me and show off my wealth and glory. ”

Before Zixuan finished speaking, Ziwen happened to come in from the outside, "Brother said it right, how can it be so easy to rise and fall in the officialdom? Countless people's eyes are staring at you. The eldest brother and sister-in-law are in Zhendong, so to speak. Do your best to benefit the people. So what? Aren’t there people who want to take a bite of Zhendong? Then the former magistrate of Longzhou wants to impeach my elder brother? ? If there hadn't been a flood at that time, I'm afraid the Longzhou prefect would have taken action secretly. "

Ziwen once stayed in Zhendong for a period of time, so he knew Zixuan's actions best, "Do you think that my eldest brother became the magistrate at a young age because he was a successful official? No, that was because my eldest brother risked his life. During the heavy rain, my eldest brother stood on the embankment. He didn't sleep for three days and three nights, just looking at the rising water. If the flood really destroyed the embankment, I'm afraid he would be the first one. People who were swept away by the flood.”

Ziwen turned back to look at Erlin and his wife, "Do you think that my eldest brother has a lot of property and earns a lot of money, and that it is because he has benefited from being an official? No, that is my eldest sister-in-law, who is thinking hard about ways to get rich. He also took out all his dowry, and then led the people in Zhendong to build so many workshops that we have the current industry. My elder brother wanted to build a dam, and my elder sister-in-law immediately came up with five thousand taels of silver. Come, support what my eldest brother is doing. My eldest sister-in-law is a rare woman in this world, and she is also my eldest brother’s virtuous wife. Without my eldest sister-in-law, how do you think my eldest brother could develop in that poor place in the east of the town?”

Ziwen's series of rhetorical questions left everyone in the room speechless. He's eyes were filled with tears, "Zixuan, Jinghan, come, come to mother. You have suffered in the past few years. Mother is here to say it for your father. If anyone in the family dares to mention anything in the future, I will not spare my son’s request first.”

Xingjia continued to say from the side, "I think it's time for our family to establish rules. If someone uses Zixuan's name to bully others and do evil outside, then he is not a descendant of the Lin family. I am the eldest son of the Lin family. "What I say represents the Lin family. If anyone dares not to listen, he will be expelled from the Lin family."

The old man opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he swallowed it back.

Lin Xingye and Liu were both a little stunned. What was going on? I came here once, but I couldn't find a job for my son, so I asked my eldest brother to come up with such a rule.

Zixuan looked at his uncle, "Second uncle, second aunt, Zifu should just farm at home honestly. I have already discussed with Jinghan that we will buy a forest here at home, and we can work together If my uncle is willing, he can give you two hundred feet of ginseng soil a year, so you don't have to pay taxes on it, and you can save a lot of money. Do it by yourself, be practical, and don’t have to be controlled by others.”