"Isn't this the patriarch of the Shi family, it was rare to see you here in previous years, and this year I thank you for taking care of my nephew, thanks to you. , my aunt said with a smile.

"I am the patriarch of the Shi clan, and I should take care of my own people, this is a matter of duty, and I don't want to worry about it. , Patriarch Shi said with a smile.

Just one looked at each other, and the two of them already had the smell of chalk medicine when they spoke.

This aunt sarcastically said that the patriarch had not been able to take care of him for more than ten years before, but this year he came running.

And this patriarch insisted that he was the patriarch of the Shi clan, and it was his duty to take care of the clansmen, and faintly pointed out that the husband and wife were outsiders.

"This is, there are no other close relatives here, and I can only rely on the patriarch to take care of one or two. , the aunt continued.

This is to remind the patriarch in front of him, although Shi Qian's surname is Shi, there are not many close relatives, many Shi family members are outside the five suits, and their husband and wife are the closest blood relatives to their young son, although others are clans, they are far away and cannot be compared with their husband and wife.

Both of them had smiles on their faces, but the words they said hit each other directly.

Shi Mu and Shi Wife stood aside, their faces becoming more and more unsightly.

Although they are women, they have read some books since they were children, and they have seen some things on weekdays, so they naturally know the key to the dispute between the two in front of them.

In front of their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, they attacked each other as if no one was around, and they really treated their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law as dough.

But then the two realized that something was wrong and restrained slightly.

No matter how you fight for the right to be a housekeeper, it's not good to be too explicit in front of the guests outside.

At this time, the housekeeper of the house came over, saluted the people, and asked when the banquet would begin.

At this time, the Shi family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law realized that it was time for a banquet.

"Let's get started. , Old Madam Shi said instructed.

"No. The butler answered.

Seeing the somewhat obese housekeeper leave, my aunt came over at this time and asked Mrs. Shi softly: "Old lady, is this the housekeeper in the house?" ”

Old Madam Shi nodded: "This person is the housekeeper in the house, a relative I knew before, and now I invite a housekeeper ......."

After hearing the answer, my aunt fell silent, not knowing what she was thinking.

Before the banquet began, when there was no one, she found the busy Shi wife, and whispered: "I won't tell you that this housekeeper in your house, I saw outside, I recently repaired my home and bought more than a dozen acres of land, why did I suddenly have money? I'm afraid that there are some shady things in private, right?"

"Is there such a thing?" It was the first time she heard this, and Shi's wife was stunned, and asked: "Is this really true?,

"Hey, can I still fool you? , Afraid that Shi's wife would not believe it, my aunt continued: "Not only he is the subordinate in your house, but they all have some shady deeds, if you want me to say, they will see your orphans and widows bully you in front of you and behind your back." ，

Shi Wife was actually faintly aware of this, but although she had read some books, she was still an ordinary woman from the owner of a small land, and her prestige was not enough, so she couldn't suppress these people in the house.

Moreover, the chief and servants of the house were all introduced by the patriarch, and they were distant relatives of the same clan, and in this situation, neither she nor her mother-in-law had any way to expel them.

Thinking of her husband who died in the war and thinking of her young son, who was still just turning old, Shi's wife became more and more sad in her heart.

When my aunt saw this, she said with some hatred: "Hey, if you want me to say, if you continue like this, you and this child will be bullied to death by them." With the old lady in one day, you two still have a good life, if even the old lady also goes, you see how this Shi clan treats you two!"

"Uncle, they should always remember some love of the same clan......" Shi's wife actually understood, but she couldn't say this from her own mouth, as the daughter-in-law of the Shi family, she still had to speak for the Shi family.

"I really think of the love of the same clan, I won't bully you orphans and widows like this!" Seeing that Shi's wife was a little shaken, her aunt was secretly happy and said, "Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your child, right?"

"Besides, if something happens to your mother, the clan will have a succession, wouldn't it be better, you have to be careful!"

These words are really stabbing people in the vital places, even if Shi's wife is a little wary of her sister-in-law, when she hears this, she can't help but think in this direction.

In her opinion, this made sense, and when Shi's wife heard it, she was only worried about three points, but at this time, her heart was pressed against a big stone, and she was almost breathless.

But as the daughter-in-law of the Shi family, although Shi's wife was worried, she did not let go for a while, and agreed to her uncle's request to come over to take care of the house.

This made the aunt secretly grit her teeth, watched her leave, and whispered: "It's really a piece of mud that can't be lifted, no wonder there is no husband, bad luck!"

At the same time, in another corner of the stone house, Old Madam Shi was also talking to the patriarch.

"Old lady, let me say a word, don't you don't like to hear it, the family business here is Qian'er in exchange for her life, but you must not let outsiders take it,

"Knowing people and knowing faces but not hearts, this person's heart is separated from the belly, and you don't know what calculations are in it. In my opinion, from ancient times to the present, not to mention the blood connection between clans, there is also the same surname and the same ancestor, and there is no reason to bully your orphans and widows!"

"If there is such a thing, I went to the Yellow Spring, and I didn't say anything to see the first......" The patriarch moved with reason, knew with affection, and also tried to persuade the old lady to let the clan take care of the family business that Shi Qian stayed.

Seeing that the old lady was unmoved, the patriarch relaxed his tone: "What's more, the Shi clan is all from a pure white family, and there is no reason to let women go out, take care of the family business, and show up!"

"The old lady is old, although there is no taboo, but the spirit is insufficient, Qian'er, this daughter-in-law is young, she can't let her ruin the atmosphere of the Shi clan!

"Patriarch, are you saying this, do you want to force the old man to death?" When she heard the first words, Mrs. Shi just pretended not to understand, but in the end, she even said the name of her daughter-in-law, which was absolutely intolerable.

Even the clay figure is also a little earthy, her eyes that have been half-squinted, suddenly abruptly abandoned, and said coldly: "Don't forget, my daughter-in-law and I have an official life!

"Old lady, where do you start with this?" the patriarch said with a sneer: "Qian'er is a descendant of my Shi family, and the old man will plot his family business?"

"Qian'er only leaves such a child now, if there is a mistake, isn't it distressing? The old man just thinks that it is a woman who is raising children at home, don't do something that disgraces, the Shi family has also been passed down for hundreds of years, and there is some fame in these ten miles and eight towns, how can there be gossip?"

"If there is gossip, there are so many people in the Shi family, how many families have daughters, how can they marry in the future? Old lady, when you enter the door of the Shi family, you have to think about it for the Shi family, you can't just ignore the clan because the family has a title and an official body, and you don't want to delete the ancestors, this is really despised!"

After speaking, he flicked the sleeves of his robe and walked out.

At this time, the little daughter-in-law who was a servant girl could not find the host of the banquet, and found this place, and when she saw the old lady standing with a blue face, she immediately exclaimed: "Old lady, what's wrong with you...... You're alright!"

Old Madam Shi shook her body, gritted her teeth, and when she saw her little daughter-in-law asking, she just stretched her face and waved her hand: "I have nothing to do." ”

He asked, "What's going on up ahead?"

The little daughter-in-law shook her head and said, "The banquet is being held in front of you. ，

"That's good!" sighed deeply, Old Madam Shi felt that she had really been a bit of a soldier recently.

It is really outsiders who bully their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and even some servants in the family are also disobedient, but they are all introduced by the clan, and they are all relatives, so it is difficult to really reprimand.

Originally, the Shi family was small, there were no servants, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had no real cronies available.

However, when she returned to the banquet hall, Old Madam Shi had already regained her demeanor.

Her words and deeds have shown the face of the Shi family, and she must not let herself be embarrassed.

As for others, no matter how much pressure is exerted, as long as she is alive for a day, she can't let them succeed.

It's just that her body is not as good as day by day, and even if she lives a few more years, how can she survive until her young grandson becomes a chalk?

Thinking like this, she looked at the Zhou family's uncle and wife who were smiling and talking to the guests, and then looked at the sitting patriarch, and sighed secretly.

Although they refused just now, the two parties are afraid that they will not give up, but they are afraid that after the banquet, there will be another quarrel.

At this time, in a clearing a little farther away from Shifu, several carriages were parked.

The Shijia Mansion, covering an area of ten acres, is located in the remote part of the town's street, and the whole street is somewhat deserted because of the scarcity of pedestrians.

One person hurriedly came out of Shizai, arrived in front of a carriage, and reported respectfully, and on a carriage behind, another eight-rank official came down, listening together.

The carriage opened, and a female official snorted, stared at Shifu with a sneering gaze, and said, "I have never seen such a stupid patriarch." The so-called transfer of Juetian, only these countrymen think, the monopoly of land must go through the government, Juetian must be reported, and the original Juetian is tax-free, there is a reduction policy, transfer it out, even if it is an ancestral field, this becomes a field to pay taxes, which is equivalent to removing the umbrella and ravaging it to the county order or prefect.

The eight-rank civil official also smiled: "Yes, there have been no officials in several generations, that's it, and they are still fighting, don't you even know what the title and the edict mean?"