Of all the things to do, the most difficult thing to deal with is household chores.
This is a wise saying throughout the ages, and Claude finally realized it. He couldn't blame his mother, because his mother didn't mean it. She was just old and soft-hearted. She listened to the words of those noble ladies and wanted to find a well-matched wife for his brother Blovik, so that she could become Field's wife. The head of the family does not lose face.
In fact, Claude believed that his mother loved his younger brother Blovik the most, and this had always been the case since childhood. If it weren't for his brother Blovik's teenage growth, which happened to be the most difficult period in the family, and his sister Anna's strict discipline, this would have prevented him from going astray. Otherwise, my younger brother Blovik would have been spoiled by his mother. Fortunately, although Blovik was naughty when he was young, he was still sensible. When he grew up, he was polished in the military camp and became a pillar recognized by everyone.
When people grow up, they have their own opinions, and Blovik is like that. But for the mother, this is where she feels most disappointed. Her most beloved son is becoming more and more disobedient and has become a problem for her. Just as Blovik focused on developing in the military, his mother hoped that he could retire early, stay at home and be the head of the family, and develop the Field family into a more influential local family. This was her mother's wish. She felt It is enough to have a Claude in the family as a soldier.
But Blovik refused to obey her arrangements and was unwilling to follow the path paved by his mother. Instead, he entrusted all the affairs of the household to his sister-in-law, Caifuni. This made my mother very disappointed, so she had to take the last resort to find a suitable wife for Blovik. Maybe there is someone who can make Blovik change his mind...
But his mother's plan failed again. Blovik had no interest in the so-called noble ladies introduced by his mother. Instead, he made a private life-long secret marriage with a veteran's daughter, the shepherdess of Anna's ranch. The news reached my mother's ears, and as expected, there was an uproar at home. My mother firmly disagreed and thought it was insulting to the family tradition. For the head of the family to marry a lowly shepherdess, it was simply a disgrace to the Field family.
Claude has always been unconcerned about everything at home. The affairs of the Dominion Military Region are enough headaches for him, and he really has no time to take care of such trivial matters at home. To be honest, he also felt in his heart that his mother had begun to enjoy a good life and began to swell. Who knew what his family's background was originally? If Claude hadn't been born and died on the battlefield, how could he be in this situation now.
But my mother was flattered a lot by the noble ladies in the local families who were vassal of Claude's power, and she unconsciously regarded the Field family as a famous family. She thought that the Field family was superior to others, and she gradually got used to this bossy aristocratic style. In addition, as I get older, my personality is a bit like that of an old child. I have become more and more stubborn and unwilling to listen to my children's advice.
When her younger brother, Blovik, deliberately did not return to Field Manor and hid at Anna Ranch to be with his little girlfriend in order to avoid a dispute with her, her mother pretended to be ill and tried to force Blovik to return home, but she failed. So her mother was angry with Anna, thinking that she had taken it upon herself to marry Michael, who had nothing at the time, thus setting a bad example for Blovik...
You must know that Anna was also pregnant that time and about to give birth, and her mother was also very angry. Fortunately, Anna has been accustomed to receiving criticism since she was a child and has developed a tough character. Nothing happened. Claude came back to comfort her and it was over. As her mother got older and became more stubborn and confused, her sister Anna and brother Blovik avoided her, so she turned to Kaifani to complain.
As a result, her mother revealed during the conversation that Kaifani was not worthy of Claude, but her family was poor at the time, so Kaifani got a big advantage and married into the Field family... She was pregnant. Kaifuni was also so angry with her mother that she almost turned against her on the spot. If she hadn't become pregnant for the third time, she might have been angry too. Claude had no choice but to instruct his servants to strictly prohibit contact between his mother, his sister Anna, and his wife, Caifuni, to avoid any accidents.
Just like this, the mother felt that her children were rebellious and none of them were filial. When talking to the ladies who came to visit her, she always felt that everyone else had a harmonious and happy family, but everything was not going well for her own family, and there was no daughter-in-law or anything like that. Being obedient made the Field family a joke in the eyes of others. The more I thought about it, the more entangled I became, and finally I blamed everything on the despicable shepherdess who had seduced my beloved son. I couldn't help but write a letter to scold her.
Frankly speaking, my mother never imagined that her letter would cause such a tragic consequence. This is a living human life! For her mother, she just wanted to take a breath, and scolding Adele might make her depressed mind feel better. At the same time, she also wanted to tell Adele that even if she gave birth to Blovik's child, she would not agree to let Blovik marry her...
But she didn't expect that Adele was about to give birth and was pregnant with twins. She had been reduced to a street child since she was a child. She was strong on the outside but weak on the inside. She had a low self-esteem and was very sensitive. Originally, Blovik had some suspicions when she was pregnant and did not take her home, but gave birth to her on the ranch. Now, after receiving a letter from her mother, she realized that her suspicions were true. Suffering from this stimulation, she immediately gave birth prematurely, and suffered severe bleeding during the delivery. Even if the ranch was prepared for all responses, facing an Adele who had no desire to survive, it was difficult for the gods to save her life.
Adele left like this, leaving behind an almost crazy Blovik. He went crazy after seeing the letter and severely injured the servant who delivered the letter on the spot. If he hadn't retained a trace of sanity and knew that the servant who delivered the letter was involuntarily and didn't know what his mother said in the letter, he might have torn the servant into pieces.
"Where is the letter?" Claude asked.
Anna smiled bitterly: "I was swallowed by Blovik..."
"What?"
"It's true. After reading the letter, Blovik blushed and tore the letter into pieces, then stuffed it all into his mouth and swallowed it. We were all frightened and thought he was crazy. But he After swallowing the letter, we rushed to the servant who delivered the letter and beat him with all his bones on the spot. He had to lie in bed for at least half a year. After we desperately pulled Brovik away, he kept kneeling on Adele's bed. In front of me, I shed tears silently..."
"Where are they now?" Claude asked with a frown.
"You should stay in the small cabin at the back, which was originally Adele's residence..." Sister Anna replied helplessly: "He has been drinking, and he has been the drunkest in the past few days. No matter who tries to persuade him, he will ignore it. Now I am very afraid that he will make the same mistakes as his grandfather... "
The first generation head of the Field family, known as Good Luck Husby, Claude's grandfather, also suffered from the death of his wife in childbirth. Unable to bear the blow, he drank heavily every day and finally died in a river less than half a meter deep. in the ditch.
"I'll go find him..." Claude turned to leave, but was stopped by his sister Anna.
"There is one more thing I want to tell you." Anna said aggrievedly: "Blovik went out a few days ago and went to the Lanhu City Administrative Office. He canceled his surname. Now he is A person without a surname... "
"What did you say?" Claude was shocked: "He canceled his surname?"
Anna nodded.
"Nonsense!" Claude was furious: "What does he mean? Doesn't he want to be our family? This bastard boy, he has become a nameless person. What will happen to the two newborn children... ..."
Everyone in this world is proud of their family, even if they are common people, it is better to have a family to rely on than not to have a family to rely on. The family name represents the bloodline inheritance of a family. Otherwise, the war zone would not have formulated the policy of allocating fields to legionnaires to attract their relatives to migrate to overseas territories. The success of one person often represents the glory of a family.
Only people who made serious mistakes and were expelled from their families, or people who were slaves, or criminals who were released after serving their terms of service, would have no surnames. There are even people who are worried that their sins will implicate their families in deliberately concealing their surnames. Although the kingdom promulgated the "Four Civil Rights Act" during the reign of Sterling IX, civilians with or without surnames had the same status. But people without surnames are still discriminated against by civilians with surnames. This is a traditional folk custom.
The younger brother Blovik is in self-exile. He went to the administrative office to cancel his surname, which meant that he voluntarily gave up his blood relationship with the Field family and was no longer the head of the Field family. This is his revenge on his mother. He can't physically hurt the mother who gave birth to him and raised him, but he can't restrain his resentment for the tragedy caused by his mother. He can only adopt this lose-lose method to win spiritual peace for himself. Victory...
Claude turned around, only to find a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy standing in the corner not far away, staring at him with hateful eyes.
Claude was stunned, turned around and asked Anna: "Who is he?"
Anna sighed: "He is Adele's younger brother, Climiso..."
"Old Soft's son?" Claude suddenly remembered the children of the old sergeant Old Soft who was brought back by his younger brother Blovik. Adele passed away, but her brother was still alive. Now, looking at his eyes, it is obvious that he regards the members of the Field family as the enemies who forced his sister Adele to death...
Claude had a headache. What kind of things did his mother do? This was obviously to bring disaster to the Field family and find enemies. And she couldn't touch the child. Among other things, Old Soft died in battle to save Blovik. Now Adele gave birth to a pair of twins for Blovik, but their mother I'm so angry that if I touch Climiso, I'll be repaying a favor with a grudge. But the hatred in this child's eyes is clear. He even hates himself. What kind of bloody feud is this
Now I just hope that the passage of time can erase this child's hatred. It may not be useful, but at least it can delay it. Claude walked up to Climiso, squatted down, and looked at him levelly: "I'm sorry, Climiso, such a tragedy is not what we all want to see. In fact, I have nothing against your sister. Becoming a member of our Field family, it is a pity that fate has caused you to lose your dearest sister. This is not what we wanted.
I can only express my condolences here on behalf of myself and my mother. I know you resent us, and I don't blame you. If it were me, I would share your hatred for these people who made you lose your sister. I don't think you want to stay on our ranch any longer. What I want to tell you is that your father, Old Soft, left you a farm in Cromwell State. You want your sister to be buried there. Or be buried here or on your own field? "
Climiso still stared at Claude with hatred. After a long time, he said: "I want to take my sister away..."
Claude stood up and patted his shoulder: "Very good. After your sister is cremated, you will take her ashes away. I will ask someone to hand over the farm in Cromwell State. It has been done before. Hire someone to take care of it, and all the accounts and the income for the past two years will be clearly handed over to you.
As for the two children your sister gave birth to, I will adopt them. After all, you are still young and cannot take care of them and let them grow up safely. If you are free in the future, you can visit them at any time. When they grow up, you can take them to your farm to play. Your sister's blood also flows through them. "
Perhaps this can reduce the child's hostility and hatred towards the Field family. Claude can only do this. Perhaps he was moved by his promise that Climiso could visit the two children at any time and that when the two children grew up, Climiso could take them to the farm to play. He nodded silently and turned to leave.
"You may not be able to adopt these two children..." sister Anna said behind her.
"Why?" Claude turned around with a dark face.
Anna sighed: "I asked Kaifani if she wanted to adopt these two poor children who had lost their mothers. But Kaifani refused. She said that she now has three children to take care of and really doesn't have time. Taking care of two babies..."
Claude almost exploded: "Why doesn't she have time! She doesn't have to do anything. There is a maid who helps. She just needs to move her mouth!"
Sister Anna shook her head: "Second brother, don't forget, Blovik just canceled his surname a few days ago, and the position of head of the Field family is still vacant. If Kaifani adopts these two children, then It might annoy my mother, or give Tesore a rival to succeed the family head in the future... "
These are not worry-free materials! Claude suddenly understood that his brother Brovik was no longer the head of the family, so now the only candidate left was Claude. If the Field family is still the same in White Deer Town, then it doesn't matter who takes the position of head of the family. But now the Field family is a big business, with a farm of 1,500 acres in Cromwell State, Field Manor in Lanhu City, and a family tobacco manufacturing workshop that is making money every day...
Not to mention that most of the shares of the Blackstone Gun Manufacturing Workshop are still in the hands of Claude, as well as the iron ore trading company that is a joint venture with Mr. Veblen, the shares in the Overseas Minsheng Bank and the Railway Operating Company, and the five members of the Military Region. The military industry in which the general holds shares, half of the shares of the Buffalo Trading Company, and the shares of many small trading houses and manufacturing workshops. These are the foundations of a family that has been passed down for hundreds of years, and represent countless huge profits...
When Claude became the head of the Field family, his eldest son Tesore became the first heir in name, and his second son Belgacy became the second heir. But if Kaifani adopts the twins left by Blovik and Adele, then this boy will definitely become the third heir in the future. Perhaps when Claude gets older and thinks of his younger brother, he will pay more attention to the child his younger brother left behind, and maybe even directly train him to become the next generation head of the family. Therefore, Kaifani must take precautions and refuse to adopt these two children...
Claude's face was livid, his family fortune had grown, and his heart had changed. The innocent girl at the time had become a mother of three children, and she began to know how to plan for the future of her children. However, Claude had nothing to do with her. As his wife, who had been with her for more than ten years and had children for him, with no merit but hard work, he really couldn't say anything bad to her. Perhaps what her mother did and the noble ladies who came to visit her home also had a certain impact on Kefniobium, and she became a little selfish...
"You don't have to worry about the upbringing of the two children. I told Blovik that I will adopt them and become their mother..." sister Anna said slowly.
"I will have a good talk with my mother and Kaifuni." Claude made a decision in his mind: "Now I will go to Blovik first to see what is going on with him... "
Brovik had changed so much that Claude could hardly recognize him. He had a sloppy beard, ragged clothes, and his eyes were red. He fell on the floor of the cabin and looked at the roof aimlessly. Everything around him was empty. Wine bottles have almost no place for people to stand. He ignored Claude's entry, just like he couldn't see anyone.
"Pull a few people!" Claude ordered: "Pull him out and throw him into this pool to wake him up!"
With a "plop", Blovik was thrown into the pool by several guards. He stayed in the water for a while and choked several times before he got up.
Claude grabbed his wet shirt collar and pulled him in front of him, frothing at the mouth: "Are you awake? If not, go in and soak again. Don't forget that you are still a member of the Dominion Military Region. As a major officer, you must maintain the demeanor of a soldier. I will give you ten minutes to pack yourself up and come see me again!"
Blovik couldn't let anyone communicate with him or have a good talk with him like this. He was heartbroken and was in the most painful time inside. Now Claude can only hope that the military habits developed during his long military career will make Brovik subconsciously obey his orders and get out of the predicament of being mentally depressed.
Blovik's eyes were finally no longer confused, and his mind was clear. He looked at Claude, suddenly collapsed, hugged Claude's thigh and cried loudly.
Claude just touched his brother's hair and stood motionless, letting Brovik cry. It wasn't until more than ten minutes passed that Brovik's voice started to become hoarse and he couldn't breathe anymore, then he exerted force with his hands. Drag him up from the ground:
"Have you cried enough? If you have cried enough, shut up, take a good bath, and have another night's sleep. Adele will be cremated tomorrow, and then her brother will take her ashes to Cromwell Adele will be buried at the farm left to them by Old Zhou Soft! You go with them, and after Adele is buried, you will be given three days to return to the Wolf Fang Brigade to report!
Gemie, from now on you will take care of him, let him take a bath, eat something and sleep until you come back after he returns to the Wolf Fang Brigade. Remember, from this moment on, he is not allowed to touch any alcohol, not even a drop of alcohol, do you understand? "
"Yes, General." Big Germi replied.