"Clan elders, calm down, the Zhou family is also in trouble," Bai Shan sighed and said, "The Zhou family looks prosperous now, but you have also seen that there is a large population. The children and grandchildren will not have much in their hands."
The Xia family always looked up at the dark Zhou family opposite, and remained silent. Ordinarily, the rich families seem to be considered wealthy, but once the family is divided and one family property is divided into two or three, the rich family can also become poor, not to mention that the Zhou family has so many sons and grandchildren.
Bai Shan continued: "Look at the people in our Qili Village and other families in other villages who are closely related to the Zhou family. They can help. The Zhou family has tried their best to help. When new rice and wheat are planted, No matter what price it sells outside, it will always be the lowest price for neighbors and relatives, not to mention making money, as long as you don’t lose money.”
"Planting medicinal materials, anyone who finds Zhou's family, asks for seeds to give seeds, asks for methods to teach methods, can be said to do his best," Bai Shan continued: "There is also the caravan in Brother Zhou's hands. When people are needed, then It is also a priority to choose from the village and relatives. With such help, it is impossible to say how rich the Zhou family's family is, but it is just leading everyone to get rich together."
"However, we should also pay attention to a smooth life. Otherwise, if you help and get angry, then this life will be too suffocating." Bai Shan pointed to the old Zhou who had been lowering his head and said: "My father-in-law came back yesterday. So depressed. The grievances between the Zhang family and our Zhou family are not a secret, it can be said to be well known."
"But that's it. Yesterday, my brothers and sisters still greeted people politely. At first, they thought that they were relatives. Everyone begged to come to the door. It's okay to help a group within the allowed range. But the demands of the cousins and nephews of the Zhang family are too much." Bai Shan said: "My father-in-law was not very happy to help Zhang's family, but after such a disturbance, he will be even more unhappy if he helps Zhang's family. I think , would any of you be unhappy?"
That's right, they are said to be relatives, but the two families are almost like enemies. Who is willing to help the enemy
"But this is only one of them. The most important thing is the future of our Zhou family," Bai Shan said, "The Zhou family and the Zhang family are at odds. You can see from the appearance of the cousins and nephews today. You will be grateful; if you don’t get the benefits, you will definitely complain.”
"Several grandsons of the Zhou family are now serving as officials outside. The official reputation is very important. If the two families continue to get close and the Zhang family speaks casually outside, the reputation of the Zhou family will be hindered, and the future of my nephews will be affected. affected."
"The relationship between the two families is not good. If there is an enmity because of this, it may become an enmity between the two clans." Bai Shandao: "The in-laws are not only between the two families, but also between the two families. If you lose your blood relationship, you can't break your existing relationship, so when we meet outside in the future, Man Bao and I dare not call the clan elder uncle?"
The elders of the Zhang family were moved in their hearts. It meant that they had broken off their relationship with Zhang Sanlang's family, but the relationship between Zhou's family and Zhang's family would not be affected by this.
"This..." The members of the Zhang family looked at each other and hesitated.
Village Chief Zhou said: "Uncle Zhang's family, several villages are intermarrying with each other, which family has nothing to do with it? This divorce is only between Uncle Jin and his grandfather's family, not between the two families. Dahong in our village, isn’t that the third wife of Zhang’s family in your village? Could it be that Uncle Jin and his maternal ancestor’s family are divorced, and the two of them will also be divorced?”
Zhang Jia: "Of course it's impossible."
Village Chief Zhou sighed and said: "At first things wouldn't have turned out like this, just like what our uncle said, the two families haven't been in touch for more than ten years, and we don't care so much in the countryside, and the blood relationship is in Lizhong's generation. It’s also faded a lot, and you may not be able to recognize children when you meet children on the street, but people’s words are scary.”
"There is someone in our Zhou family who is an official, and Uncle Jin is still alive. The blood relationship is not far away, or close. If they spread something outside, even if the people outside don't believe it, the rumors start to be serious. It's not safe to be an official." Village Chief Zhou said: "Our Zhou family only has these few promising juniors, and if they are cut off from their future, it is to cut off the future of our entire Zhou family, and the entire Qili Village cannot agree."
The elders of the Zhou family said: "That's right, old man, now this is just a conflict between two families. If it really affects Lizhong's future, it's a matter between two families and two villages!"
The elders of the Zhang family looked at each other. Seeing this, Zhang Sanlang yelled: "Uncle, don't listen to them. Our two families are really divorced. Will their family help us in the future?"
"Even if the two families keep getting close, they won't help you," Bai Shan said, "Based on the quarrel at my little father-in-law's funeral that year, do you think the two families still have friendship? As for other relatives... "
Bai Shan looked at the elders of the Zhang family, "A relative is a relative. My father-in-law and brothers-in-law know how close they are. As for helping each other, it is actually mutual. You can see the situation in our village, and no one comes to the door. Come, we will all help, within our capacity, and without violating the law and our own interests.”
Zhou Zhoulang took the opportunity to say: "That's right, uncle, we are all relatives. Although we didn't have much contact in the past, we didn't have any enmity. Between relatives, as long as it is appropriate, it is appropriate to help each other."
Zhang Sanlang was in a hurry: "Uncle..."
"I've wanted to talk about you a long time ago," the old Zhang family said with a serious face, "Isn't your family having enough troubles in the village these years? How good is the situation now, there are fields and land, and the crops are better than others. You used to be productive, as long as you work harder, who can live a life like you?"
"You even ran to a relative's house to fight the autumn wind, it really humiliated our Zhang family." The old Zhang family said with a sullen face: "Since the in-laws have said so, and the two families have not been in touch for many years, then let's break up the relationship." .”
"No!" Zhang Sanlang yelled: "The cousin is still there. My grandfather is his uncle Qin, and my father is still there. They are cousins, how can they break off?"
"Bird father and son can break off relatives, but why can't cousins?" The Zhang family elder sternly said, "Are you still letting your family drag the entire Zhang family to fight against each other?"
"Bah, it's clear that you guys have taken a fancy to the benefits of the Zhou family. Don't think I didn't hear it. Just now Zhou Zhoulang said that he would help you," Zhang Sanlang was furious, "It was my aunt who married into the Zhou family. It doesn't matter, even the benefits should fall on my family!"
Bai Shan was speechless, and couldn't help saying: "Third Cousin is careful, what is good or bad, the Zhou family is just a farmer, it's the same as helping each other harvest rice in the village, it's friendship, not the cousin Several generations of blood."