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On the seventh day of returning to the soul night, since there was no change, the funeral can be initiated according to the etiquette.

When the whole funeral process was over, He Xiangshan sent someone to invite several senior clan elders from the clan to preside over the division of households.

Hearing that the direct branch was going to be divided into households, several clan elders couldn't help but be shocked.

"Patriarch, in this world, whether it is an aristocratic family or a small commoner, everyone is proud of the prosperity of their people. We, the direct descendant of the He family, have a small population, and the previous patriarch only gave birth to you, Erlang, Saburo, and Shirou. Now you have branched into other households, and you are the only one left to support the long house."

"Yes. There are not many people in the long house, and now there is only one male left, Lord Wulang. After all, he is a concubine, and it will be difficult to convince the public when it comes to the successor in the future." The clan elder said something.

He Xiangshan said: "The Great Zhou Dynasty has been established for nearly fifty and five years, and the distinction between direct descendants and concubines has gradually weakened. Gaozu once said: 'The descendants of the Lord's sacrifice must be more valuable than the direct descendants; the talents of civil and military affairs are boundless to the concubines.'"

"The "Law of Zhou" also expressly states that all should divide the land, house and property, and the brothers should share it equally... If the brothers die, the sons inherit their share, and if all the brothers die, the sons share it equally. "

"It can be seen that Luwen did not deliberately isolate the concubine when he divided the inheritance. Having a direct elder is naturally the most valuable, and it is the best for the direct descendant to inherit the heir, but if there is no direct descendant, it is not a big problem. "

"I was just about to talk to the clan elder and record Wulang under the name of my wife, who will be brought up by my wife, and will be a direct descendant in the future."

There was indeed that son of the aristocratic family who died young, and the son-in-law remembered to inherit it under the name of the main family.

He Xiangshan acted like this, and the clan elders couldn't find anything wrong.

only--

"After all, Lord Wulang can't speak. My He family is a century-old family. Even if it is recorded as the heir under the name of the madam, it would be inappropriate for him to inherit."

"It's right or wrong, that's something we'll talk about later. What's more, Goro's mute disease is not incurable."

He Xiangshan put his hand on the back of the chair, leaned forward slightly, and said solemnly, "I invite all the clan elders to come here to preside over the division of the household, not to discuss who will inherit the He clan in the future."

"I, the head of the He clan, are still alive and well, the clan elders should not think too long."

His eyes narrowed slightly, and there was a bit of coercion on his body.

The clan elders present couldn't help but sighed, and secretly beat the drum: I shouldn't talk more today.

After all, the He family was the head of the family that the He family had devotedly cultivated, and he had been in charge of the He family for many years. Even though he had been lying on the sickbed for many years, the entire He family was still firmly in his hands.

What's more, now that he has recovered, his control over the He family can no longer be the same as when he was sick.

The clan elders hurriedly said: "Patriarch must not misunderstand, we have no intention of interfering with the inheritance."

"That being the case, all the clan elders should take charge of this household division." He Xiangshan straightened his sleeves and sat up straight.

"Yes."

The clan elders looked at each other secretly, and finally someone hesitated to ask: "I dare to ask the head of the family, how to write the reason on the deed of this household?"

He Xiangshan had previously explained the reasons for the separation of the households clearly, but it was a private matter of the He family after all, and there was no reason to show it to outsiders.

This deed has to be reported to the county government, so naturally we still have to find a proper reason.

He Xiangshan said: "Just write 'increasing population, fear of hurting nature'."

Since ancient times, filial piety has been emphasized. Parents are not separated, in order to jointly support their parents and let their children and grandchildren enjoy themselves.Aristocratic families live together in several rooms, in order to conspire for the prosperity of the family.

The division of the family in the past dynasties is mostly related to the conflicts between the brothers.

However, it is not without the plan to separate the family peacefully.

The phrase "increasing population, fear of hurting nature" is clear. As for whether others believe it or not, that is the matter of others.

Since the deed is to be made, the family business handed down by the He family ancestors must be well liquidated.

In addition to the unique assets of the owner, the rest of the cash and antiques, the mansion, the forest garden, and the shop hall should be divided into four parts, and the four rooms are divided equally, namely the wet and dry fields, the weirs, the forest gardens, and the raw and cooked land. , furniture, etc. should also be matched equally.

The He clan is a big family, and the private property accumulated over the generations is even more numerous.

He Xiangshan dispatched five accountants, along with several clan elders, and it took three days to evenly divide all the assets. The account book that recorded the assets was filled with a whole book, and it was half a foot tall. high.

A clan elder wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to He Xiangshan, "The head of the family has been divided, and the catalogues of each house have been checked clearly, and there is no unfairness or bias."

These few days, it can be regarded as tired of his old bones.

It is not easy to divide a family into a family. They have a lot of assets, ranging from shops and halls to small cars, horses and furniture.

Although the accountant has liquidated, these old bones must be carefully checked to avoid bias.

This errand is really tiring.

He Xiangshan bowed his hands slightly: "The hard-working clan is old."

"Everyone, sit down and rest first, I will send people to invite the rooms, and ask the elders to be witnesses and make a deed."

The division of households is a major event, and the lords and wives of the various houses in the He Mansion, together with the lord and his wife, were all present.

He Xiangshan got up and stood up: "Today, the brothers and the merchants will negotiate with the family certificate. The assets left by the ancestors will be established in four shares, which will be evenly matched, and will be distributed to each house as much as possible."

He raised his hand and motioned for the servant to hand over the account book to the masters of each house to check, to confirm without a doubt.

The master of the second house is not there, so this matter is naturally left to the Wu family.

Wu Shi just glanced at it quickly, and knew that the owner of the family had never treated the second room lightly because of the second husband's matter.

She was moved, and her eyes were wet.

The fifth lady on the side tugged at her sleeves secretly: "Aniang."

Witnessing the corners of his eyes, Mrs Wu forced herself to smile and said, "Thank you for the generosity of the Patriarch for treating the second room so kindly. I and the ladies of Langjun are very grateful."

Feng shi secretly curled the corners of his lips, it would not be an exaggeration for the master of the second room to do such a thing, even if they were all expelled from the house.

Now that people are dead, they still get a share of the family wealth on the basis of white shares.

Even if it is only a quarter of the He family's wealth, it can easily compete with a middle-class family.

If there is no second room, they should have shared more.

When Lord He Saburo saw her expression, he was displeased, and poked her with his elbow, motioning her to calm down.

This matter was decided by the elder brother early in the morning. Their third room was not clean, so naturally they did not dare to mention it again.

Feng Shi snorted softly and looked down at the account book.

This look made her eyes sore.

The accountant is proficient in arithmetic, and the clan elders are impartial, so there is really nothing to criticize about the distribution of this asset.

Feng shi blinked, put away the booklet and handed it back.

He Xiangshan's eyes slid over the faces of the people in the rooms one by one: "Do you brothers have doubts about this allocation?"

Poet He shook his head: "Brother, I have no doubts. I'm alone, so if I don't give it to me, I have nothing to say. Just follow you and sister-in-law to eat."

Wu shi also shook his head gently: "No."

Master He Saburo also had nothing to fault, he took the pen and signed his name on the deed.

This deed is in six copies, each house holds one copy, one is handed over to the clan elders for safekeeping, and the other is sent to the county government for filing.

He Xiangshan looked at the names of the four brothers on the deed, and after a moment of silence, Fang raised his hand and said loudly: "Today, please rely on the presence of the Fang clan, and divide the ancestral house into four parts, with an even mix of fat, thin, wide and narrow. The family says--"

"Since then, brothers and sisters will share their meals and work hard!"

(End of this chapter)