The clan has been notified of the confession of relatives, and the patriarch also readily agreed to the matter. When Yan Yan knew about it, there was no room for objection.
He didn't know that Yan Chu proposed this matter, but he only knew that his grandparents, who had been approached by his former parents, made this request. Even if he was angry, he couldn't find the stupid couple and tell them that they had done it. What a mistake.
The old man Yan and his wife were neither happy nor unhappy when they recognized Fu Zhenzhen as their godmother.
Yan Yu's expression at this time was not conspicuous at all among the crowd in the big room. Liu Fuchun and Yan Changxue looked at the expression of the youngest son, and felt that this son was caring for them. They thought of going together, and they didn't care about their own sadness. , but had to comfort the youngest son.
"Er Bao, don't be angry. Even if there is no Fu Zhenzhen, it can be someone else. Don't worry, in this family, no one can surpass you and your elder brother. Even if that brat Yan Chu is promising, I will let you He is working so hard, that is also giving money to our wife."
Liu Fuchun said this harshly, but in fact, for a while, she couldn't think of any way to deal with Yan Chu. She originally thought that Fu Zhenzhen was the biggest handle, but now that Fu Zhenzhen can't move, the other women Yan Chu are not that stupid, so they can easily Can be put on.
These words were just her words to comfort her youngest son.
After hearing Liu Fuchun's words, Yan Xuan frowned, and suddenly felt that it was good to be like this now, at least he didn't have to worry about what happened afterward.
I feel guilty towards Fu Zhenzhen, and finding her a good husband in this life can be regarded as compensation for him. As for Fu Yugui, it's not bad that the other party is a hot new general in the army, but in the officialdom, civil and military are different. "I" only need to As in the previous life, he was admitted to the number one scholar, and his son-in-law was caught at the bottom of the list. Without a princess, there would be other scholarly families, and young ladies who were knowledgeable in books and etiquette could marry him.
Thinking about it this way, Yan Yan suddenly had nothing to worry about in his heart.
Liu Fuchun and Yan Changxue looked at their son's appearance, thinking that their persuasion had worked, and smiles immediately appeared on their faces.
"Let's not care about other people. In a short while, it will be the day when the college entrance examination begins. These days, we should be careful about food, clothing and housing. Don't make any mistakes after entering the examination room."
In the second year when Yan Yan gave them a county case chief, the husband and wife were both proud. Like Yan Chu, the county case chief was a certain scholar, but it was a pity that there were always differences in the subsequent hospital examinations. With all kinds of accidents, Yan Yan never finished a set of papers smoothly, and if he didn't finish the exam, he would naturally have no grades, no grades, even if there is an unspoken rule that the county's case chief is a scholar, it doesn't work.
Gave hope and disappointed again and again but that's it.
If there is no record of the county chief of Yan Yan, perhaps the couple have given up just like the elder son of Yan Yan, but Yan Yan was admitted as the chief of the county, and there is another one who was also the chief of the county. The example of Yan Chu, who is a gentleman and a gentleman, is on display. It is not easy for the couple to give up.
Over the years, the money provided by the family has become less and less. In order to allow this son to continue his studies, and the elder son who always refused to give up relying on scholars to study, the savings accumulated by the family in the early years have almost bottomed out.
Yan Changxue's wages are quite high, but he can't afford to spend that much. For this reason, he secretly started to make false accounts. He is not only the shopkeeper of the tavern, but also the accountant. It is not difficult to make an account book that fools the people above to check.
In the past two or three years, he has already cheated his master's family of dozens of taels of silver. According to the criminal law of the Jin Dynasty, once he is discovered, he will be sentenced to ten years of confiscation.
Yan Changxue is fighting with his back to the wall. Yan Yan, the son he has placed high hopes on, will succeed if he does not succeed.
"It doesn't make sense. Erbao eats and drinks the same as Dabao before every exam. How come Dabao can pass the exam smoothly every time, but Xiaobao can't."
Yan Changxue sighed, sometimes he couldn't help but think that it would be great if the eldest son and the younger son could be replaced.
After all, the eldest son failed the exam countless times, and the younger son was delayed by these illnesses. He is the kid who has passed the exam. Isn't it easy to take a hospital exam
If it hadn't been delayed by those few illnesses, maybe the second family would not be in good shape now.
Yan Changxue sighed, why didn't Yan Xuan think deeply.
Before, he suspected that it was the soul of the original body remaining in his body, but after thinking about it carefully, he had been possessed in the other party's body for so long, and there had never been any problems.
People at that time believed in the theory of ghosts and gods, and Yan Yu was no exception. Especially after he returned to his nine-year-old age, he believed even more that there were demons and ghosts in this world, as well as gods and Buddhas in the sky. That's why he doubted himself before. Illness is the cause of the other party's ghost.
But several times in succession, after asking for so many talisman papers and worshiping so many temples with high incense, Yan Xuan felt that he should change his mind.
Now, he has his own suspects.
"Second treasure, eat it while it's hot."
This time, Liu Fuchun was worried, so he came with Yan Changxue.
The young lady from the scholar's family of Yan Fu's family also came, and the family rented a small courtyard. The rent for two or three days is not cheap, it costs a full two hundred Wen, but it is much more cost-effective than staying in an inn. .
"These things are all made by your elder sister-in-law, and they are exactly the same as what your elder brother eats. Just now, my mother saw that your elder brother finished eating. There is nothing wrong, so you can eat with confidence."
Liu Fuchun was really afraid of her son's habit of having accidents right before the exam. This time, she was in control of what his son ate, what he wore, and what he drank.
"Mother, put it here. I'll eat it after sorting out these booklets. By the way, I want to drink tea. Please go and make me a cup of hot tea. The tea in the room is completely cold."
After listening to his son's words, Liu Fuchun touched the teapot in the room, and it was really cold.
"My mother is confused."
Liu Fuchun patted himself on the forehead, watching the eldest daughter-in-law making breakfast and staring at the eldest son eating all morning, sure there was no reaction, and he forgot about his son drinking tea.
Fortunately, Erbao is smart, after drinking this cold tea, he will have another stomachache today.
"Mom, let's go now." Liu Fuchun went out with the kettle on. After she went out, Yan Yan picked up the buns and steamed buns on the table and put someone under the bed. I didn't care about the sesame cake I bought at a small stall outside, so I chewed it directly.
These days, he has thought about it carefully, why he went smoothly when he took the county test for the first time before, but after he successfully passed the test, every subsequent test was not smooth, once he Stopping childhood, who has the greatest impact.
It was impossible for Yan Chu, how could he not understand himself
Except for the matter of Fu Zhenzhen, Yan Yu thought that "he" was a person of high moral character, so naturally he couldn't do such indecent things. In this way, the person who was most likely to do something to him was Yan Zhen. big cousin.
It has been more than ten years since Yan Fu stopped being a child, and it is too much pressure for him to be admitted to the top case. In order to prevent his younger brother from rushing ahead of him, he made the move of drugging his diet. very normal thing.
Regarding the character of Dafang's family, Yan Yan could no longer trust him 100%.
Although I don't know why the doctor couldn't find out every time the other party gave him medicine, but Yan Yan only thought it was because the medicine used by the other party was relatively hidden, otherwise it would be completely impossible to explain why he always ate and drank the same thing. Nothing happened, but I either had diarrhea or vomiting again and again, or had a high fever that persisted.
This time, Yan Yu just wanted to test whether he could complete the scientific examination normally without touching anything at home.
When Liu Fuchun came in with hot water, what he saw were the dishes that had been eaten quickly.
"I ate too much, and I still don't drink water. It will be bad if I eat too much."
Yan Yan didn't dare to touch the water that Liu Fuchun brought, the other party would not be suspicious of his son, if Yan Yan tampered with this pot of water, all his previous efforts would be in vain.
"I'm full, so don't drink water, and now I'll walk more to digest food."
Now Liu Fuchun's state is that the wind is buzzing and the grass and trees are all soldiers. Hearing what Yan Xuan said, he immediately blamed himself for bringing so much to come here early, and never mentioned the matter of letting his son drink water.
The road from the small rented yard to the examination room went smoothly, and when the dragon gate opened, all the candidates were inspected and entered the venue one by one, and it was safe and sound.
Liu Fuchun and Yan Changxue were standing outside the examination room, afraid that their son would come out again this time.
But this time, maybe it was really God's blessing that Yan Yan completed the exam on the first day, including every exam after that, in a safe and sound manner.
When he came out after the last exam, Yan Xuan's face was tired, but his eyes were filled with excitement like never before.
Yan Fu, oh Yan Fu, what kind of beast is he
Yan Yu shouted in his heart, his guess was indeed right, it was the other party who hit him.
Yan Chu practiced big characters in a calm mood. Ever since his parents recognized Fu Zhenzhen as their goddaughter and hosted a big banquet for their clansmen and neighbors, their relationship with each other has become less taboo.
At the moment, the fourth sister, Yan Lanhua and Fu Zhenzhen, are both in Yan Chu's study room, one is holding a book of travel notes with paintings and reading them with great interest, while the other is setting up a small table, copying the fonts on the copies that Yan Chu gave her .
The atmosphere was very harmonious. Occasionally when Yan Chu stopped writing for a rest, the three of them could talk and laugh. Fu Zhenzhen couldn't let go from the beginning, but now she can calmly call Yan Chu third brother.
Whether she was sad or not, she didn't know, at least after admitting to her relatives, the other party had already begun to try to change her attitude towards Yan Chu.
Write down a sharp-edged Ninja character, and then watch the water slowly dry on the rice paper until the character disappears.
Yan Chu counted the time, this time he didn't do anything, if his estimation is correct, the family over there should start biting it by himself.
"What did you say, it's impossible."
Before Liu Fuchun and Yan Changxue woke up from the joy of their youngest son passing the entrance examination, they heard his son suspect that every time he was ill and couldn't take the normal examination before, it was because of the frame up by his elder son Yan Fu.
The eldest son and the youngest son are of the same mother, so why did he do something to frame the youngest son? Is there any benefit to him
"I don't want to doubt elder brother, but father and mother, I'm afraid you don't know yet. From the beginning to the end of this scientific examination, I never drank the water at home or ate a bite of food at home. During the exam days, I used The only food for hunger is sesame cakes bought from street vendors."
Yan Yu was very disappointed that he didn't pass the test, and he wasn't even a student, but he couldn't blame him, after all, he was worried about the whole exam, and besides the test questions, there were too many things in his mind. , plus this year's scientific examination, there are indeed many students with real skills, and it is already very good to be admitted to Zengsheng.
Both are scholars with fame and fame, and there is still a big difference between endogenous, superimposed and epigenetic.
It is said that poor scholars are poor, but the endowed students among the scholars are not considered poor. They have food distributed by the public on a monthly basis, and every time the county examination c government examination, the candidates for reference need to have one or two endowed students with insurance. One examinee can receive one or two taels of silver. If there are more examinees with guarantees, one year's chewing will be enough. Therefore, when the world talks about poor talents, endowed students are not among them.
As for hypertrophy and epiphysis, they don't have the benefits of endogenous birth, but they can also participate in the subsequent rural examinations.
Therefore, if Yan Yu did not pass the subsequent provincial examination and get the honor of juren, his reputation as a scholar would only sound good. Even if he wanted to open a school, he might not be able to receive students, and all the expenses for studying in the future would still be paid off. Come inside.
However, for Liu Fuchun and Yan Changxue, whose elder son failed in many trials and failed the rankings this time, the younger son is already very competitive. He is only thirteen. Such a young scholar, is he afraid that he will not be able to pass the Juren and Jinshi exams in the future
Anyway, the couple is full of confidence in their youngest son.
"You didn't eat the food at home."
Liu Fuchun was stunned, why didn't she know.
"Because at first I wasn't sure whether my suspicion was true, but the facts proved it. I believe that my parents will not harm me. Then, in this way, other people in the family who can get in touch with what I want to eat Those who drink tea with meals, who else can there be?"
What Yan Yu said was very heartbreaking. The reason why he didn't expose Yan Yu just after the imperial examination was over was because he wanted to wait for his results of being a scholar to come out and increase his weight in the hearts of Yan Changxue and his wife.
It's a pity that it's not the case, otherwise the effect would be better.
He sighed in his heart, but it didn't matter, he believed that Yan Changxue and his wife would make the right choice compared to the eldest son in his early twenties who was still doing nothing.
Seeing the determined and heartbroken look of the youngest son, Liu Fuchun and Yan Changxue opened their mouths, but in the end they didn't say anything, and went back to their own room in a daze.
"Baby his father."
Liu Fuchun wanted to say that it wasn't necessarily her eldest son who did the tricks, maybe it was the people from the second room, but this time including the previous exams, the people from the second room never interfered with her son's scientific examination. I don't believe it either, could it be that the people in the second bedroom still have the ability to use their hands and eyes to reach the sky.
It was really her eldest son, she was so sad that she couldn't believe it.
Regardless of how she and her man calculated the second room, on her own, she hoped that the two sons would work together and get along happily.
The family property saved by the husband and wife will not all belong to their brothers in the future, and the palms and backs of their hands are full of flesh. Liu Fuchun is reluctant to hurt anyone.
"I'm afraid what Er Bao said is true."
Yan Changxue's sad face was because he hadn't thought about it before. If the two brothers were really reconciled and beautiful, neither would be jealous of the other, and whoever was in trouble and had a good life would give him a hand. Why should he keep plotting against the old man? The Er's family was afraid that they would take advantage of them. Seeing that the other party's life was better, he was so angry that he couldn't sleep the whole night.
How can the eldest son be able to do things that he can't do by precepts and deeds.
For the first time, Yan Changxue felt some regret in his heart.
"We have to talk to Dabao."
Senior Yan Chang sighed, just as the younger son said, there are too many coincidences, so it is not a coincidence.
"Nonsense, did that boy Yan Xuan sue you?"
Originally, I was unhappy because I failed the exam again, and my younger brother was admitted to Zengsheng. I wanted to go to Chunfenglou to find Xiaocui to relieve my worries, and felt in my purse to see if there was any penny in it. Type it out.
"It has nothing to do with your brother, it's just that my parents want to ask you, why your brother used to eat food at home and always got sick, but this time he sneaked out to buy something to eat, but he passed the whole exam safely. ?”
Yan Changxue looked at the fierce anger shown by his elder son, and preconceived it as a guilty conscience, just like what he did to his younger brother before. He is very experienced in this kind of thing.
Because he is that kind of person, Yan Changxue was not particularly surprised by what his youngest son said. Although he couldn't accept it for a while, he believed it after thinking about it a lot.
"I'm also to blame for his own poor health? If that's the case, why don't you say it was my mother's hand."
Yan Fu was already in a bad mood, but now he was even more out of breath.
He felt that everyone looked down on him. Ever since his parents had a younger brother who could study, they didn't care about him any more. When was he short of money before, but now he just wanted to ask for a few hundred pennies Parents are reluctant to go to Chunfeng Building to relieve their worries. Why are they hiding the money? It's not for their promising young son.
Yan Fu felt that it was too unfair. He was the eldest son of the family, and by convention at least 80% of all the property of the family belonged to him. Now he was just spending his own money in advance. Is he wrong
They are really father and son. What is the difference between Yan Fu's thoughts at this time and Yan Changxi's thoughts at that time.
"Dabao, how can you talk to Wei Niang like that."
Listening to her son's sophistry and pointing the finger at herself, Liu Fuchun couldn't be more heartbroken. She thinks she is devoted to both sons and has never favored anyone. Time is actually better for him.
But how did this son treat her? He made a mistake, but he pushed all the crimes on her.
Liu Fuchun panted heavily, only feeling dizzy.
"Let's split up. You've been married for so many years. If you split up as soon as possible, everyone will be happy."
As a man, Yan Changxue is more shrewd and courageous than Liu Fuchun in some respects.
For example, at this time Liu Fuchun actually wanted to excuse his son, thinking that maybe it was just a coincidence, but Yan Changxue had already started to calm down and looked for a more appropriate solution.
Regardless of whether it was the eldest son who did it or not, Yan Yan has already felt a estrangement from this elder brother. One is the eldest son who is destined to stop as a child, and the other is the youngest son who has been admitted to a scholar and has a bright future. Yan Changxue feels that there is a difference between the two. Now, you should make a choice.
Choosing the eldest son, the youngest son is destined to feel that they are eccentric, and drift away from their husband and wife. They finally trained each other to be a scholar, so they just gave up. Yan Changxue felt reluctant.
If he chooses the youngest son, the eldest son will not be convinced, but he is still dreaming of scientific research. Perhaps the best way to deal with him is to let him fully understand the reality.
No money, no food, I think the other party should also learn to find a craft to support themselves.
Thinking that he had made the best choice, Yan Changxue said the words of separation.
Even Liu Fuchun was stunned, wondering why the family split up even though they hadn't asked clearly about the matter
"Boss, everyone, have you all thought it through?"
Old man Yan put down the bong in his hand, and looked at the other party in disbelief.
It's a happy event for the second grandson to be admitted to the show, why did it lead to a separation
"I've thought it through a long time ago. This time I invited all the elders of the family to be a witness." Yan Changxue nodded.
In the main room of the Yan family, all the male members of the family were present, and the married daughters also got the news to go home. In addition, there are the patriarch and several elders in the clan.
"Since everyone is here, let's share the two rooms between you and Changxi by the way, so that when the time comes for your brothers to separate, you have to share what you have with Dabao and Erbao again."
Old man Yan coughed a few times, and what he said shocked both Yan Changxue and Liu Fuchun.
"Father, what kind of family do I share with my second brother?"
It's a joke, now that Yan Chu is promising, it's impossible to get rid of them. In recent years, a lot of the money for the other party's studies has come from the public.
Yan Changxue was indignant. In fact, at the earliest time, his brother-in-law wanted to pay for this nephew to study, but Yan Chu himself was not happy. He took some copying jobs outside, and painted some calligraphy and paintings of Bodhisattvas and Buddhas to sell to those who believe in Buddhism. People earn some pen and paper money, saying that it can cover the cost of studying.
He didn't believe it, the old man and the old lady must have given money to the second child's family, otherwise, if the money was so easy to earn, why would other scholars still live in misery.
"You can divide the family for your two sons, but I, as an old man, can't divide the family for my son?" Old man Yan asked the eldest son: "Besides, you are all grandfathers. The family should also be divided."
Generally speaking, parents don't divide their families, but there are also those old people whose children have married families who will choose to divide all the things that can be divided when they are still alive, so as to save other children from arguing about those things a hundred years later.
Old man Yan is now seeing the prosperity of the second family's life, and the eldest family seems to have other careful thoughts.
He wanted to divide up the family when the elders didn't make too much trouble, and if they were far away in the future, maybe the little grandson would still have some affection for his uncle's family, and he would be able to pull a few of his cousins together in the future. Bundle.
In addition, the second grandson of the elder family has also been admitted as a scholar. Although he may not be as good as the younger grandson, he is still a promising person. Now that the whole family is still in harmony with the United States, the family will be divided. all good.
Today's emperor attaches great importance to filial piety. In front of his relatives, Yan Changxue dared not refute the old man's words no matter how courageous he was.
Yan Chu was admitted to Juren, and the second room was not short of money, so when the family was separated, Old Man Yan still chose to favor his eldest son.
The thirteen mu of high-grade paddy field in the family was divided into ten mu by the elder son, three mu by the youngest son, and five mu by the eldest son and two mu by the youngest son, and the remaining twenty-four mu of sandy fields were temporarily Regardless of division, the rent from the land will be used for the elderly couple's retirement. After a hundred years, the elder son will get 16 mu of it, and the younger son will occupy 8 mu of it.
The division of land property is too biased, don't forget, back then, the family paid for the big house to buy a house in the town, and used up the rest of their savings to help the head of the house, Sun Yanzhen, marry a wife. The cost of these two sums was a full eighty taels, but Old Man Yan seemed to have forgotten these two things, and still chose the custom of the eldest son getting more when dividing the family.
Yan Changxi and Li Qiuyue were honest, and their son was also promising, so they didn't need the old man's money, so they didn't say anything.
They also have children, and they understand the feelings of their parents. They always think that every child will be better off, and when they see which one is doing well, they want to help those who are not doing so well, although this behavior will make those who are not doing well It's unpleasant to be favored, but sometimes I can't help it.
Although Yan Changxi had never been favored before, he was still considerate of his parents.
The eldest son of the Yan family was completely overjoyed, although he still felt a little distressed about the land that was divided by the second wife, but seeing what he was about to get, he didn't care about the little pain.
Some of the remaining livestock were divided equally, and those that could not be divided equally were converted into silver coins.
Because Yan Changxi's family will still live in the country for a long time to come, so they bought the livestock that were distributed to the boss Yan Changxue in silver, which means that the chickens, ducks and cattle at home now belong to the second house. And Dafang takes the money.
As for the old house in the family, it is reasonable to give it to the eldest son, but because the old man Yan and his wife plan to learn it from the second son Yan Chang, this farmyard will be taught to Yan Chang after a hundred years.
Houses in the country are not worth much, and Yan Changxue and the others used to live in the town and didn't come back very often. Thinking that their parents don't depend on them for the pension, they don't have any opinion on this treatment.
The old man Yan's separation passed away peacefully, but Yan Changxue wanted to separate the family for his two sons, but it was not that simple.
Yan Yu looked down on the money at home. In his opinion, as long as he can take the imperial examination normally, he will be able to earn it back sooner or later, but as long as he thinks about what Yan Zhen did to him, he doesn't want to let that vicious Lowly men take advantage.
Similarly, in Yan Yu's heart, it was Yan Yu who framed him. He was the eldest son, so why couldn't he ask for more land and real estate.
The two confronted each other, and Yan Yan was a little bit better. He couldn't let go of his pride as the number one scholar and son-in-law in his previous life. He talked a lot and did many things that Yan Chen could do, but he couldn't. He suffered a lot from holding his breath.
Yan Yan seemed to have given up on himself. When the family was separated, if his parents and other clansmen hadn't stopped him, he would have fought Yan Zhen directly.
The two brothers stared straight at the patriarch and other elders in the clan. Old man Yan didn't understand why his two grandsons were like this all of a sudden. No wonder the boss wanted to separate.
As a result of the final family division, Yan Changxue was a bit fairer than Old Man Yan. Except for the house in the town and the small amount of cash left behind, all the things he had were divided equally.
As for the house in the town, the two sons can live in it now, and after a hundred years, the house will belong to the eldest son Yan Fu.
It stands to reason that Yan Fu also took advantage of it, but looking at the proportion of his grandfather's division of the family from his father and second uncle just now, and now looking at the proportion of his eldest son and younger brother's division of the family, Yan Fu felt that he was at a disadvantage and it was unfair.
The same is true for Yan Zhen, he clearly told Yan Changxue and Liu Fuchun about the dirty things Yan Zhen did, but the two couples still divided so much money to Yan Zhen, obviously all the words that hurt him and valued him before were all bluffs of.
For such an insidious and vicious couple, it is really impossible to believe it.
The poor Yan Changxue and his wife felt that they had done a good job in separating the family this time, but the two sons were still dissatisfied with each other, and even hated them in their hearts, and they were self-inflicted.
After the division of the family, several elders in the family will do the notarization. All the male members of the Yan family will put their fingerprints on the division agreement, and the division of the family can be regarded as completed.
It stands to reason that the whole family should have a meal together, saying that even if the family is separated, they are still blood relatives and will complement each other in the future, but Yan Fu obviously doesn't think so. After getting the money he got, he didn't talk to his wife, and just got angry gone.
The patriarch and other patriarchs present looked at his rude and unreasonable behavior, and their faces were very ugly.
"My big brother, hey, Xiaobao, I only recognize you as a brother now."
After the meal, several elders in the house smoked dry cigarettes, while the women cleaned up the messy kitchen and cleaned the dishes in the back kitchen.
Yan Chu was not used to the pungent smell of smoke, so he went out to the yard to take a breath, and Yan Xuan followed him out just to see him go.
Facing "myself", he narrated the heinous deeds that Yan Fu had done to him, and lamented that in this world, the only thing he could trust was "myself".
Yan Chu looked at the other party's affectionate confession, and didn't know what expression to make.
After all, the real "bad guy" is him.
But the better the original body treats him now, the greater the blow he will receive in the future.
It seems that the other party is very satisfied after passing the Zengsheng test, so let him be happy for a while.
In his life, that's all. Cherish this last happiness.