In the beginning, Fu Hongbo had no intentions of chasing the Second Branch out, he only wanted to divide up the land and store cleanly, and then reconstruct the courtyard wall, separating the two ends. When he heard the Lady Jiao speak, Fu Hongbo sneered in his heart, and gave up on the idea of staying in the second room. At this moment, Lady Wang was speaking to the Lady Jiao honestly and impolitely, so he pretended not to see. If Wang Shi said those words to his little brother in front of him in the past, Fu Hongbo would have already scolded her.
three rooms Old Master Fu Hongzhi saw that continuing would hurt his brotherly relationship. He quickly elbowed Mayer's disease, hinting her to come forward and make peace. His husband even gave him a look, but it was already too late for Mayer's disease to stand on the shore and watch the show, so he pulled Lady Wang and Lady Jiao's hands with a smile on his face and gently advised, "We're all family, there are times when tongue and teeth can be used to fighting. Even if we were to say it, we wouldn't care about it at all, it's better to be intimate with each other when we meet."
Fu Hongzhi also said to his elder brother and younger brother, "With so many juniors watching, we adults should have some attitude. As for how to split the clan, we might as well open up an ancestral hall and clear this up in front of our ancestors. We should write down the contract so that there won't be any more disputes in the future. "
Xu Mingwei rarely saw the second branch of the Fu Clan and the master of the three rooms, and the two of them had left her with a much more silent and reserved impression. After this dispute, it turned out that the masters of the two houses were not the same person.
Just as she was thinking, Fu Heng pulled her hand gently, seeing her puzzled, he said softly, "The following matters have nothing to do with us, if we close the door we might even end up arguing, it would be better to stay far away."
Xu Mingwei looked up. The sons and wives of the Second Branch and the three rooms had all left, probably because of the same considerations. They all followed Fu Heng out of the ancestral hall with their heads lowered.
It was said that the Second Branch had been fighting from morning to night, and exactly how much of the goods had been divided up Xu Mingwei did not know. She only knew that the living silver in the accounts had been separated by 65,322 taels, and according to the purchasing power of the items, it was already worth 4 million yuan, which was not a small amount.
Fu Heng, on the other hand, did not feel much about the branch family. He did not even frown when he heard Wan Rong and Xu Mingwei talking about the change in accounts.
Xu Mingwei gave rise to a rarely seen joking thought, and said, "Are you really not going to ask how much meat Second Branch Uncle and Aunt cut? It's indeed a rich family. They don't feel bad for a single hair on one's head on nine oxen. "
Hearing her mention this, Fu Heng remembered something, he touched his pockets, took out a silver note and gave it to her.
Xu Mingwei received it and took a look, it was actually a whole three thousand silver, it was actually still in her family's bank, so she asked curiously, "Where did you come from? Do you have money in your savings? "
Fu Heng smiled at her and said, "Now you can count it as your private money. The dividends of business, I'll make it up to you in the next half of the year. "
When Xu Mingwei heard that it was the reason, she relaxed and turned to let Wan Rou keep it.
Fu Heng laughed and shook his head, "You miser, I don't know if you have a father-in-law's personality or not."
Xu Mingwei replied without turning her head, "I don't resemble anyone. If money wasn't a good thing, then the second branch wouldn't be so noisy as to want to split. "
Fu Heng's face turned slightly pale, and said, "There are a lot of people in our family, and there are also some who have one or two outsiders. However, it is too disheartening to try to rob the government. "
When Wan Rong and the others heard the two start to talk about this, they quietly left to prevent themselves from being present.
Seeing that everyone had dispersed, Xu Mingwei said, "I can't blame Second House's uncle and aunt for thinking this way. Just tell me about the situation at home, and I will agree. Otherwise, why would they hide that money from their uncles and aunts? "
Fu Heng shook his head and said, "That is the Old Master's decision. That money could not be moved easily. Only the Fu family's members knew, and they were not allowed to use it for themselves. They were just in case their descendants failed, or if their entire family was in trouble, they would be left with a way out. Since Second Branch Uncle and his aunt were going to split up, the money naturally wouldn't go to them. "This is what the Old Master meant when he said 'one wall is one wall', the true meaning of not splitting up."
Xu Mingwei nodded. Looking at the accounts over these two years, the expenditure for the big house was indeed much higher than that for the second house and three rooms, on one hand, there were no fish in the water, and there were always times when one needed to elbow their way in; on the other hand, the big house did indeed have a different income. Fu Hongbo was, after all, an official. Of course, this sum of money was not counted in the official court, as the s who had only taught the Second Branch felt like they had misappropriated their money.
"After receiving your reminder, dad has always known that the two houses have the intention of splitting up. Rather than worrying about when this will break out, it would be better to be as straightforward and peaceful as we are now. " Fu Heng folded his arms behind his head and sighed as he lay on the bed with his back facing upwards.
Xu Mingwei combed her hair while looking at the mirror, the corners of her mouth hooked up into a faint smile.
A few days later, as the second branch family moved out, the chaos in the branch house finally came to an end. Before the Fu Family could recover from their worries, the good news of Fu Heng keeping the paper was delivered, and he was scheduled to participate in the Hall Competition at the end of April.
This result was within everyone's expectations, but when they heard the news, that joy was even more real. Similarly, there were also Qin Jianrui and Yang Tianyuan. After being tested for so many years, they had finally reached the last place on the list. On the other hand, Pei Fangtong still did not make it onto the list. When he came to the Fu Family to congratulate Fu Heng, his expression was a little gloomy.
Fu Heng comforted him, "The youth has a head full of white hair. "The predecessors might only be able to do so in the first 60 years of their life, but you already have the status of a High Scholar, and becoming a High Scholar is only a matter of time. Why do you have to worry so much?"
Pei Fangtong shook his head, "I've tried it twice, and I know that it wasn't for the test, but I've tried it a few times to calm my father's heart. "Now, Brother Yao still needs to find a teacher in the capital to study. I also need to find a business to do so, which is better than living off an estate store."
Hearing that he had such intentions, Fu Heng changed his opinion of him and laughed: "It's rare that you have such thoughts, but if you need help, you can just come and ask."
Pei Fangtong had spoken to him from the bottom of his heart and from then on, he had nothing to worry about. As time passed, he made a lot of money by selling Southern Fragrance. However, this was all a story for the future.
When it came to the day of the Hall Competition, the Fu Family had sent Fu Heng out. They did not even manage to avoid saying those words during the day, and even the servants had faces full of joy, as if their Young Master's name had already appeared on the rankings.
Mrs Wang could not sit still any longer, she asked Fu Heng numerous times a day if he was still at home. Nanny Xue and the others knew that she was anxious, so they sent people to watch closely at the door, while telling Wang Shi a joke to ease her worries.
When night fell, Fu Heng finally returned. Although he was extremely tired, at least he remembered to go to his mother's courtyard first.
When née Wang saw him, she only had a few words to say. It was nothing more than an examination. How did she feel? Where did the examiner come from? Fu Heng was extremely annoyed in his heart, but he endured it and coaxed his mother to be happy, then dragged his body out.
When he returned to the courtyard, Xu Mingwei was just about to have someone prepare hot water when she heard his footsteps. She turned her head and said lightly, "There's water in the clean room, your clothes are all ready for you."
Although her expression was still cold, but Fu Heng felt that all the fatigue on her body had instantly disappeared. When he finished bathing and changing his clothes, he heard Xu Mingwei and the kid's playful laughter. Putting down the curtains, he saw that there was a room full of Little girl! Little girl s standing guard around the blankets while Xu Mingwei helped her learn how to walk. The little girl felt new, and with every step she took, she raised her head and smiled at her mother. With a face as white and tender as dough, it was extremely painful for her.
When Fu Heng saw this, his heart warmed. He was actually reluctant to go over and ruin this beautiful scene. When Xu Mingwei turned his head around and saw him leaning on the door, he was looking at him and Jiao Jiao tenderly, but he didn't know how long he had been looking at them.
didn't have any other choice but to coax the child to sleep, since she wasn't willing to sleep with the Lam's wife at night. Fu Heng saw that she was about to leave with the child in her arms, and stopped her, "It's already too late, so we will not send you off? Moreover, if Jiao Jiao woke up at night and saw that her parents were not by her side, crying would be a small matter.
As he said this, he carried Jiao Jiao Jiao to the middle of the bed, where the two of them were sleeping on the left and right side of the child. Fu Heng rested her chin on her hands as she looked at the child. No one knew what she had dreamed of, but her small mouth pointed, and she had a bad heart to play with her fingers. Xu Mingwei immediately slapped his hands away and glared at him, "I've woken her up and she can't sleep for a while."
Fu Heng had no choice but to give up, and laughed: "Jiao Jiao Jiao's mouth is really like yours, her eyebrows and nose are just like mine."
Xu Mingwei ignored him and went back to sleep.
Fu Heng sighed quietly behind her, and said, "This time, when the Emperor's name is written, we'll find a place closer to big brother, and in the future, there will be one more person who will hurt Jiao Jiao Jiao."
When Xu Mingwei heard his extremely confident tone, many thoughts passed through her mind but she still did not ask. In the end, even he did not know when he had fallen asleep.
After four or five days, Fu Heng was in the list of those who selected the ten emperors for the test. After answering all the questions on the Golden Hall Realm, and filling in the gold ranking, Fu Heng was indeed in high school searching for flowers. The Emperor Tiansun smiled and spoke his thoughts in the palace. The Minister of Imperial Household had a look of one probing for flowers, which was really hard to choose. But even though she said it like that, in the end, she still chose Qin Jianrui as the top scholar and the Shanxi scholar, Nan Jianfu, as the top scorer.