The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

The result of Sheng Xiangxun's indebtedness once was to cede the land and pay compensation, and he promised his two daughters a lot of benefits.

Well, that's right, just two daughters.

Although he didn't offend Sister An, that eccentric little girl Yuan did not forget her sister.

When Sister Yuan laughed out of tears and went out to play holding hands with her sister, Sheng Xiangxun pinched the half-shrunk small treasury, and looked at Zheng Shi with tears in his eyes: "You said this little Who did the girl learn from?"

Zheng Shi looked at him gently, but smiled and said nothing.

Third Master Sheng: "..."

Well, maybe let him go.

Well, then it's all right!

Now that the daughters are not around, Sheng Xiangxun sat beside Zheng Shi and asked if something was wrong: "I see that you look dull, what's the matter?"

Mrs. Zheng saw that he was careful, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh: "Sister-in-law wrote a letter, saying something about the Zheng family...Since the elder brother passed on to his uncle and grandfather as the heir, the second elder brother regarded himself as the eldest son of the mansion.

Because parents favored the eldest son, the grandmother wanted to raise the elder brother but failed, so she took the second brother away. The old man pampered the grandson and raised the second brother to look arrogant and extravagant, not like he could inherit the ancestral business.

In addition, it was difficult for him to have children under his knees. He married more than a dozen wives and concubines, and he had only one son and one daughter.Pity my nephew, although he is diligent and diligent in his studies, but due to premature birth, his body has always been weak, and I don't know what will happen to him in the future.

However, the third brother already had six sons, not to mention that he was the youngest son in the family, and the second brother had something in his heart, for fear that the parents would choose the youngest son to inherit the family business.

No, ever since the doctor said that his son might have a difficult heir, he has been clamoring to let the married daughter come back to find a wife. "

"Ah?!" Sheng Xiangxun felt he couldn't turn his head, "No, I know about your niece. Didn't Sister Yuan get married before she was born?"

"Yeah." Zheng thought about these things and got a headache, "Although that girl hasn't given birth to a child, I heard that the young couple has a good relationship, and the in-laws are also kind. .”

Sheng Xiangxun was a little confused about the second brother's brain circuit: "Second brother didn't look like this person before!"

"Before? We haven't been back to Zheng's family for at least six years. At that time, the eldest brother's lineage had not yet been assigned to the patriarch's branch, and the third brother had only two sons at that time. Naturally, he looked normal!"

Mrs. Zheng felt a little emotional: "Fame and fortune are touching! Father and mother travel together to play in mountains and rivers, maybe because they want to avoid the two elder brothers, and want to downplay the matter of family inheritance."

"How can this be downplayed!" Sheng Xiangxun shook his head disapprovingly, "It seems that the second brother's worries are not unreasonable, and the third brother may not have no intention of surpassing his elder brother. Maybe the parents-in-law also want the third brother. Inherit the Zheng residence."

He felt that this was wrong: "Lingniang, when you wrote to your parents-in-law, you persuaded them not to hide like this! Inheriting the Zheng family is a big deal, even if the parents-in-law prefers the third brother, you must argue with them and hide like this ... After a long time, no matter how deep the brotherhood is, it will become enemies."

"Sister-in-law said that elder brother talked to them more than once, but unfortunately the result is still the same." Zheng's face was also full of sadness, "Second elder brother always feels that he is not as good as his elder brother and younger brother in front of his parents, and heirs are difficult. If you really choose third elder brother Chengye, I'm afraid he won't accept it."

Sheng Xiangxun only felt that these things about Yue's family were entirely due to the hesitation of his parents-in-law.

But after all, this is a matter for the Yue family to choose an heir. As the son-in-law of the Zheng family, he can't say much, so he can only ask the daughter of the second uncle's family: "What about the niece? I remember that the second sister-in-law is a powerful person." , the second brother is also a little afraid of her, so she won't persuade him?"

Speaking of this, Mrs. Zheng couldn't explain it in a word: "The children of the second room are all concubines, and the second sister-in-law has long since lost her friendship with him because the second brother took a concubine, and she is also very indifferent to the two children.

If it weren't for the old-fashioned father of the second sister-in-law who didn't allow her family to have a daughter and divorce, the second sister-in-law and the second brother would have had trouble living together.

Now I heard from my sister-in-law that she is very kind to the youngest son of the third brother's family. Although no adoption was mentioned, the child basically grew up in her. "

"Hey! Your third sister-in-law doesn't regard the children like eyeballs! I remember that she took care of the two sons meticulously, and she was bound to be close to everything, and she treated the nanny as a display."

Mrs. Zheng glanced at him: "That was earlier. In the next six years, she gave birth to four children, three sons and a daughter, and six children under her knees. How fine can it be? In addition, she suffered a lot when she was young, and she is still relatively young. Weak, the youngest is not as strong as the previous brothers and sisters, it is not unusual for her to entrust the youngest son to the second sister-in-law to take care of."

What Zheng didn't say was that although the second sister-in-law's natal family was old-fashioned, the dowry was very generous. In addition, the second sister-in-law was good at handling money, married into the Zheng family for many years, and probably had more private houses than sister-in-law and sister-in-law combined.

Even if the third brother and the third sister-in-law inherit the Zheng family, how much would it cost for the six children just to marry?It may not be easy for them to separate out a young child, but it will have a better future for the child, why not do it?
"It means that the second elder brother can't let go of it, and the second sister-in-law can't pass him to adopt." Zheng sighed, only thinking that the Zheng family might be in chaos in the future.

Sheng Xiangxun snorted softly: "If I'm not happy, it's not that I don't have my own children, so what's the matter with fulfilling my nephew?"

As he said this, he immediately felt his wife's gaze.

With a strong desire to survive, he immediately said: "If you want to say that it is the fault of taking a concubine, there is only room for the two of you, but you want to insert someone else, wouldn't it cause trouble? If you don't take a concubine, the husband and wife will be harmonious and beautiful. If he really has no heirs, the second brother will not be unwilling, he has already enjoyed the family happiness!"

He was talking nonsense in such a hurry, which made Zheng snort coldly: "The previous sentence is the truth, right? No matter how close your nephew is, can you still have your own flesh and blood? The bastard was also born by yourself!"

"Isn't there a distance when you're born?" Sheng Xiangxun hurried to make amends, "Second brother's mistake is that he shouldn't betray the Yuanmeng League and take concubines to have children! The world has always been the order of parents and the words of matchmakers. Blind marriage and dumb marriage are rarely met. Such a person, it is easy to meet, but it is the fault of not cherishing it!
If I and your second brother changed places, I would definitely not take concubines for my own children!The big deal is adoption.Look at how happy your second brother is now?How can a couple live a happy life with all their heart? "

"Hmph!" Seeing that his nose was sweating from anxiety, Mrs. Zheng didn't bother with him.

There's no point in trying to be truthful about such a hypothetical thing.

After all, if we haven't reached that point, who knows who will choose?

"Forget it, let's not discuss these things anymore. Anyway, you are thousands of miles away from them. It's too late to say anything. They may not listen to your suggestion. All we can do is to help when we can help." Sheng Xiangxun Quickly end the topic.

He would rather fight wits and courage with the two girls than talk about such a topic anymore!