Xianggui

Chapter 126
Ding Chi and his wife had been missing for more than three years, and there were rumors of Jiaozipu's assassination. The officials happily handled the death procedures for them.

On the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, Ding Zhuang and Ding Zhao set up a tomb for Ding Chi and the Tang family at the ancestral grave of the Ding family.

The Ding family members all came to the "funeral".

Ding Li came to kowtow to the grave in hemp and mourning.

He cried very sadly, saying over and over again, "My father said my mother is very prosperous, they will not die."

Ding Zhuang scolded, "Fart, your father knows how to look at farts. He has harmed the whole family, and killed himself and his wife. If you talk about it, I won't beat you hard."

Tang Yuan, Tang's younger brother, also came.

Their family also believed that Ding Chi and Tang were dead.Although no bones were found, it is a good thing to build a tomb for them to rest in peace.

Ding Lilai was upset, but only Ding Xiang could coax him.

In the evening, the Arhat bed was carried to Lilac's hut.

The little boy was sleeping on the Arhat bed, humming and chirping, and fell asleep only after being comforted by Ding Xiang.

On the morning of the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, it was snowing heavily.

Ding Zhuang invited several members of the Ding family including his second ancestor, brothers Ding Li and Ding Shan, Xia Lizheng, Jiang Doufu and Xia Er to come home.

Tang Yuan sent him a letter yesterday, and he also came.

Tang Yuan had a sullen face and was very unhappy.The Ding family invited him to come, and only said that they wanted him to be a witness.Although he didn't say anything clearly, he and his parents also guessed that it was a matter of separation.

Tang's father was so angry that he scolded Ding Zhuang and Ding Zhao for being unkind and bullying the weak.He also told Tang Yuan how to deal with it, how to fight the ugly face of the father and son, and how to fight for Ding Li's interests.

Tang's mother cried, "Li Lai is only nine years old, how pitiful he lost his parents at such a young age. I don't believe that old Ding's family is so heartless..."

Both Ding Lichun and Ding Lilai attended the meeting.

Ding Lilai's eyes were red and swollen, and he had another sad night last night.

Even though his grandfather, uncle, aunt, and sister all assured him that the separation would be the same as if there was no separation, and that he and his grandfather would still live with the uncle, he was still very sad and wanted to cry.

Ding Zhuang stood up, punched the crowd and said, "Although Chizi is dead, luckily he still has a queen. I want Lilai to support the door of the second house and divide the family."

Everyone's expressions changed, and they glanced at Ding Zhao.

Is this an orphan who is unwilling to support his younger brother?
Tang Yuan was the first to jump up and said angrily, "Old shopkeeper Ding, Lilai is also your grandson, his parents died at a young age, it's pitiful. You should cherish him more, how can you bear to divide him up?" Go out? Your family is not poor, why do you do this unconscionable thing. "

Pointing at Ding Zhao again, he cursed, "You wolf-hearted, money-hungry animal..."

Before he finished cursing, Ding Zhuang yelled at him, "Shut up, I haven't finished talking, what are you shouting about? What kind of good things are you old Tang's family? Except for your own mother, you are all fucking wolf-hearted and greedy for money. Life. How much wronged Lilai suffered at your house..."

Ding Zhuang bulged his eyes as if he was going to hit someone, Tang Yuan didn't dare to contradict him any more, and sat down angrily.

Ding Zhao ignored Tang Yuan and said to Ding Zhuang, "Father, let's get down to business."

Ding Zhuang sat down, and said with a sigh of relief, "I propose to divide the family just for the sake of Lilai. I want to divide what should be given to Lilai while I am still alive."

All the people nodded in understanding, there are too many orphans and widows being bullied by uncles and uncles.Although Ding Zhao is not this kind of person, Ding Zhuang did nothing wrong.

Tang Yuan also felt that she was impulsive just now, and said nothing.

Ding Zhuang stretched out his left hand with only his thumb and little finger left, and continued, "Everyone knows that Chizi took out a usury loan, which made this family bear a huge debt of more than 200 taels of silver.

"Zhaozi and I took out the whole family property and owed a whole lot of debt. I paid three fingers to pay back the money. It stands to reason that holding the house is less than a penny, and I still owe Zhaoziliang many."

Tang Yuan had no choice but to accept these words, and asked with a deep face, "The old in-laws mean to let Li Lai go out of the house, and all the belongings belong to that room? Old in-laws, Li Lai is just eight years old, you let him have a child How to live?"

Ding Zhuang scolded, "Don't fucking fart. I haven't finished talking yet, so I'm calling again."

Ding Zhao persuaded again, "Father, get down to business."

Ding Zhuang continued, "Fortunately, Lichun is blessed. I picked up a thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum, sold half of it, paid off the foreign debt, and redeemed the yard and shop. Both Zhaozi and I like Lilai. This kid is loyal and benevolent. , could not bear his suffering.

"We discussed and decided that this yard will be given to him, and I will use part of the money I earn from selling copper ornaments in the south of the Yangtze River to buy [-] acres of land, and I will also give it to the profit. The iron shop was given to Zhaozi's house, and half of the Ganoderma lucidum was left at the time. It was sold to a southern merchant, and the money was originally earned by Lichun, and it was distributed to Zhaozi Yifang.

"There are 160 taels of silver left, which is my private house. I will give Xiangxiang a dowry in the future. I can't bear Lilai to be alone. I will live with him."

Ding Zhao added, "Even if the family is separated, we will live with my father and Lilai. I will pay for their daily expenses, and Lilai will save the land. Lilai is an orphan. My uncle I won't treat him badly, in the future I will give Liren as much property as I want."

The last one made everyone stand in awe, thinking that they couldn't do this step.

They all praised Ding Zhao for his benevolence.

Only Ding Zhuang and Ding Zhao know that this agreement not only guarantees the interests of Ding Lilai, but also guarantees the interests of Ding Zhao and his family.

If Ding Chi is really dead, Ding Lilai is a fox, and Ding Zhao is willing to give him his family property.If Ding Chi had not died and Ding Lilai had not been an orphan, there would be no such thing as "gift".

Even if Ding Chi came back to lose his family, he could only lose this old yard and the twenty acres of land.

Tang Yuan was overjoyed, and felt that he and his father underestimated Ding Zhuang and Ding Zhao before, and Ding Zhao was different from Ding Chi, who had high eyesight and low power.

He stood up and made a bow to Ding Zhuang and Ding Zhao, and wrote the separation document himself, writing down the contents of the agreement verbatim.

Ding Zhao and Ding Li came to sign and put their fingerprints, and Ding Zhuang and other witnesses also pressed their fingerprints.

Ding Lilai cried again.

Tang Yuan coaxed, "Silly boy, your grandfather did this for your own good. Thank you uncle, we can rest assured that you will live with him."

Ding Lilai bowed to Ding Zhao with tears in his eyes.

Everyone had lunch at Ding's house before leaving.

Ding Lilai came to Ding Xiang's room crying again.

Ding Xiang took his hand and persuaded, "Third brother, don't be sad."

Ding Lilai sobbed and said, "On the paperwork, you and I are already two families. You are my cousin, not my own sister. Can I not be sad?"

Xiaozheng is a man of science and engineering, persistent, skeptical, and not easy to do ideological work.

Now, except for Ding Xiang, he rejects everyone in this family.

(End of this chapter)