The short-lived ghost of the Xie family has lived a long life

Chapter 496
From this point of view, the Zhu family has its own way of inheritance.

How to train the head of the family, how to choose, how to arrange the remaining children and grandchildren, what responsibilities the head of the family has to bear, how to distribute the property after death... The ancestors of the Zhu family have all made up the rules one by one.

Yan Sanhe picked up the tea cup and took a slow sip.

"When you married into the Zhu family, the old man and the old lady were still alive?"

"They are all still alive. The old lady died six years earlier than the old man."

"So in your eyes..."

Yan Sanhe suddenly changed his subject: "What kind of person is the old man?"

Mao had probably never been asked about her father-in-law before. For a moment, she was stunned and didn't know how to answer.

"Ask the old man first, then the old lady. I will ask each one. You can answer whatever comes to mind."

Yan Sanhe put down the tea cup: "Don't be mentally burdened."

Mrs. Mao then said slowly: "I am the daughter-in-law. Except for New Year's Day, I rarely see the old man throughout the year. I really can't say what kind of person he is."

In my impression, the old man didn't talk much, he didn't smile much, and he was very strict in doing things.

Although Mrs. Mao was very timid, she never dared to look directly at her, as her daughter-in-law and father-in-law were taboo.

Seeing that she couldn't say anything, Yan Sanhe changed the topic: "How is the father-son relationship between the master and the old lady?"

This time, Mao had something to say.

"At least I think it's good. The old man didn't look down on me because he was a commoner. He taught me everything step by step."

"Where are the other legitimate sons?"

"it's the same."

Mao: "There is no favoritism to one or another at all. This is also a rule passed down from our ancestors."

Yan Sanhe knew the purpose of this rule.

It is to ensure that the next head of the Zhu family who is finally selected will be the best in all aspects.

"correct!"

Mao suddenly thought of something again.

"By the way, the old man is very strict, especially when it comes to Feng Shui calculations. No mistakes can be tolerated. Anyone who makes a mistake will be punished."

"Mr. Zhu has been punished?"

"Everyone has been punished, not just my master."

Mao: "My master's punishment is quite light."

Yan Sanhe narrowed his eyes: "What are the punishments? Beating or scolding?"

Mao glanced at Yan Sanhe. After all, he was still a child, and his thoughts were still about being beaten and scolded.

"In fact, it's much more serious than beating and scolding."

Mao remembered it very clearly.

In the second month after the wedding, the man came back from the old lady's courtyard. After saying a few common words to her, he went to the clean room.

She specially bathed and changed clothes that day, made herself smell good, and deliberately posed in a very seductive pose.

Newlyweds, how can we not be greedy for a few days when we taste some love between men and women?

As a result, the man came out of the clean room, glanced at her lightly, and fell asleep on the pretext that he was tired.

She wasted a long time and was naturally unwilling to give in. She stretched her hand to the man's back as if flirting. Unexpectedly, the man said "Ouch" and sat up from the bed in pain.

She was so frightened that she quickly lifted up the curtain, rolled up his inner coat and took a look. Three whip marks were long and deep.

"After I pressed him for a long time, he was willing to say that he had made a mistake in one hexagram, and after being punished, he refused to say anything else."

Mao thought about his ignorance when he was young and felt a little embarrassed on his face.

"I was annoyed at first. How could a father hit his own son so hard? Later I realized that if the Zhu family's craftsmanship is to be passed down, one has to beat him from childhood to adulthood. He will not be soft-hearted at all."

"If you want to be famous in front of others, you need to suffer disaster in the future."

Yan Sanhe: "Opera singers also pay attention to a quarter of an hour on stage and ten years of performance off stage. In your industry, you really can't make any mistakes."

If you get it wrong, human life is at stake. "Miss Yan, this is exactly the reason."

Mrs. Mao patted the small table and said with some excitement: "My three incompetent sons were also beaten by the master when they were young. It's hard work."

"In this case, it is not easy for Mr. Zhu to win the position of head of the family."

"It's not easy!"

Mao sighed: "My master has put in a lot of hard work behind the scenes to be able to sit on the position of head of the family. Others only think that he has it easy. Only I, the person next to him, know his difficulties."

Three days before her wedding, the man was still with her in the boudoir, and the young couple were having fun with each other.

After three days, the man spent most of his time in the old man's yard, going before dawn and coming back after dark.

The husband and wife only have time to sleep, where they can touch their heads and talk to each other.

Even during holidays, there is no exception.

Later, Mrs. Mao learned that the Zhu family also had a family rule: except for the three days after the wedding, when the children and grandchildren of the Zhu family could rest, they had to stay close to each other during the rest of the time.

"Miss Yan, why did I just talk about having the boss?"

Mao's eyes became moist again as he spoke.

"Actually, the old lady was going to take me to the foreigner's house that day to check the feng shui. I was afraid that something would happen to me, so I had to put off the job. Because of this, I was whipped three times afterwards!"

It can be seen that the Zhu family has been able to control Tianjian from generation to generation, and the effort behind it is unimaginable by ordinary people.

Yan Sanhe: "What about the old lady? What kind of person is she?"

"she……"

It took Mao a long time to search her mind for a word that she thought was appropriate.

"The old lady... is a bit petty."

A bit small-minded?
After Yan Sanhe heard this, he looked towards Li Buyan by the window.

In fact, what Li Buyan said in Yan Sanhe's ear was very simple -

She asked several elderly people in the house, including the old man Zhu, the old lady and Aunt Fu, and they all got along very harmoniously as the old manager said.

Since they are very harmonious, Mao's mother-in-law should not be a small-minded person.

Where did Mao's words come from?

After hearing this, Yan Sanhe finally heard something different, and felt faintly excited.

"Madam, please tell me in detail why she is so small-minded."

in detail?
How to say?
Mao felt that he was open and could talk to him for three days and three nights.

In this world, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are natural enemies, not to mention that this old lady is not her mother-in-law, she is separated by a layer of belly.

"Miss Yan, you better ask, and I'll answer it."

"it is good."

Yan Sanhe thought for a moment, "The marriage between you and Zhu Xuanjiu was decided by the old lady. Does the old lady have any objections?"

"It's a long story. The girl also knows that the master is a concubine, and his maiden name is Fu."

"know."

"I think the girl also knows about the relationship between Aunt Fu and the old lady."

"Cousins ​​love each other deeply."

"Before she died, Aunt Fu entrusted her son to the old lady, so finding a good match for her concubine has become a major concern for the old lady."

After the old man fell in love with her, he wrote her birth date and Mao family's family history in a letter and sent it back to Beijing.

After the old lady saw the letter, she immediately sent her confidants to Luoyang Mansion.

Why go to Luoyang Mansion?
He specifically inquired about the Mao family and Miss Mao's character and temperament.

After asking around, it was no problem, and the old lady nodded in agreement.

(End of this chapter)