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Only then did Xiao Xiangsheng know that Long Xiangye had been ill in bed for several days, no wonder she had never seen her visit him.

"Oh, your mother... You have to remember from now on that you are the head of the family and you have to make up your own mind about everything. Your mother, if it's right, you just listen to it. If it's wrong, you just pretend you didn't hear it. You need to know , if you, the head of the family, have no opinion, this family will not be able to support at all." Xiao Xiangsheng held Xiao Shiji back, and said a lot to him, as if he was confessing his last words.

Xiao Shiji felt something was wrong in his heart, but he didn't think so much.

After returning from prison, Xiao Shiji began to sell off the remaining property of the Xiao family.First, the shop on the surface was transferred to the Du family with a [-]% discount, and then the shop in the dark, all the property rights were given to the Du family.All the houses and farms inside and outside Chang'an City were sold to outsiders, and the cash was recovered to continue to manage Jing Zhaoyin's mansion.

It's just that after almost half a month, Jing Zhaoyin still has no intention of letting him go, and the Xiao family's wealth has almost been tossed.

It is easy to lose a family but difficult to start a family.

Xiao Shiji felt very bitter when he saw that his father's family wealth had been tossed and wiped out by himself.But otherwise, the lives of their family may not be saved.

Without Xiao Xiangsheng by his side, their family's money would be the root of trouble.

Besides, he has already sent his own shop to the Du family.As long as their father comes out one day, their Xiao family will be able to make a comeback.

But Xiao Shiji didn't wait for the day when Xiao Xiang was born.

Xiao Xiangsheng was in prison and learned from a cell boss who sympathized with him.Seeing that no matter how much he tortured him, Jing Zhaoyin couldn't get any information out of him, so he planned to arrest the entire Xiao family and threaten him with their lives.See if he values ​​those two prisoners or his own family members.

Knowing the news, Xiao Xiangsheng sat in the prison overnight, and made up his mind the next day. After arguing in the prison, he argued with the prison bosses who rushed in, and stuck his head on their plain knives.Died right in the fossa.

As soon as Xiao Xiangsheng died, Jing Zhaoyin knew that the clue was completely broken, and in a moment of anger, he ordered someone to raid the Xiao family and confiscate all the Xiao family's property.

Xiao Shi made preparations in advance and transferred the family's money.The cheap ones, the maids, mothers-in-law and nursing homes, have been sold long ago, and the dismissed are dismissed. Apart from the big house they live in, they have no other obvious family wealth.

Long Xiangye's illness was almost cured.Knowing that her husband had died in prison, she spat out a mouthful of blood.He fell ill in bed again.

Xiao Xiangsheng's mother, Mrs. Gu, also couldn't breathe when she heard the news, and there was no maid to take care of her, so she died of phlegm.

Seeing that the old man was forced to death, the yamen servants who came in to search the house restrained a little, and ordered Xiao Shiji to take his family out to this house.It was confiscated by Jing Zhaoyin.

The Xiao family was evicted from the mansion and lived in a small yard temporarily rented.

What happened to the old lady Gu Shi.It was Fang Wuniang who helped manage it.Long Xiangye has been sick in bed all the time, and has to rely on others to serve her.

The Xiao family has undergone drastic changes, and Xiao Shiji seems to have grown up overnight.

His father is gone, his grandmother is dead, his mother is seriously ill, and there are two little brothers and sisters in the family, all the burdens of the whole family are on him.

"Brother, I'm hungry." Xiao Shiji's three-year-old brother Xiao Taiji bit a thumb in his mouth, looked at Xiao Shiji with tears in his eyes, and yelled as he pulled his skirt with the other hand.

Xiao Shiji sighed, he was also hungry.But my mother was sick, and they asked a doctor to make medicine, and the silver flowers in their hands were almost gone all of a sudden.There were still people watching them secretly, and he didn't dare to take the money that his family had hidden elsewhere.

Fortunately, the former nurses of their family were grateful for the kindness of his father Xiao Xiangsheng, and took good care of their family. They often came to deliver rice and noodles, as well as vegetables grown by themselves.Life is still passable, but it is impossible to live as well as before.

"Brother Ji, your younger brothers and sisters are hungry, why don't you cook for them?" Long Xiangye lied weakly on the bed and ordered, "Also, today you go to your second uncle's house and ask him for some food. For money, go to the market to cut a few catties of meat and come back. Your younger brother is still growing up and eats cabbage every day. He can’t grow taller. Your younger sister still needs to drink milk, but now how can I have money for her to drink? Go buy it. Some eggs, and then ask the neighbors if there is any place that sells milk or goat milk, and buy some for her."

Xiao Shiji responded first, and then said: "I'll go to Du's house to borrow some money. Second uncle, mother, just treat him as a father without this brother. It's fine if he doesn't make trouble, and you expect him to help us?"

Xiao Shiji went to Xiao Ruisheng's place once, but not only did he not borrow any money, but he was humiliated by Xiao Ruisheng and kicked out.

Really say Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived.

Xiao Xiangsheng's younger brother, Xiao Ruisheng, walked in ostentatiously, wearing a long gown of fine bamboo cloth, a big folding fan sprinkled with gold in his hand, his face was full of oil, as if he had just come out of a restaurant, carrying a bag of The flax pancakes just came out of the pan, and Xiao Taiji, who was staring at him eagerly, said, "Take it and eat it. Little bastard, you know how to get hungry."

Xiao Taiji rushed forward, grabbed the flax cake from Xiao Ruisheng's hand, ignored the steaming heat, stuffed it into his mouth and ate it.

"Brother...do you want to eat...there is meat stuffing in it..." Xiao Taiji devoured his food, but he still didn't forget his elder brother Xiao Shiji.

Xiao Shiji sighed, and patted Xiao Taiji's head, "Eat slowly, it's all yours, don't worry." Then he looked at Xiao Ruisheng, "Second uncle, you came to my house, what's the matter?"

Xiao Ruisheng chuckled, closed the large gold-sprinkled folding fan in his hand, and said, "Ji Geer, let's make it clear that we don't speak ill of others. Your second uncle and I are here today to divide the family property."

Xiao Shiji knew that there was nothing good about Xiao Ruisheng's visit, so he said calmly: "Where do we have any wealth? Second Uncle thinks he heard it wrong? -Even the yard we live in is rented, does Second Uncle think Share half of our rent?"

Xiao Ruisheng was so annoyed by Xiao Shiji's ridicule, he pointed his folding fan at Xiao Shiji's forehead and said loudly: "You boy, don't pretend to be a fool with me! My dead brother has always been a tricky rabbit! He didn't hide money elsewhere. I'll chop off your head and give it to you! I advise you to quickly take it out and make five with me, and share one point. If you don't want to, I'll sue Jing Zhaoyin now to see if it's you or Jing Zhaoyin sharp!"

These words are simply heart-breaking words.

Who in Chang'an City does not know that Xiao Xiangsheng, a great salt merchant, died in Jing Zhaoyin's prison.The order to arrest him was also issued by Jing Zhaoyin.Even his home was copied by Jing Zhaoyin's order.

Their Xiao family has a mortal enmity with Jing Zhaoyin at all!

Xiao Shiji was furious, clenched his hands tightly into fists, his joints creaked, but he couldn't utter a word.

A clear and childlike female voice came in, "It's really strange that things happen every year, especially this year. I have seen shameless people, but I have never seen such shameless people! When Uncle Xiao was alive, he always treated you. Not bad. He’s dead, you don’t say you help him take care of your nephews and nieces, but you come here to add insult to injury and steal food from the orphans and widows. Are you still a human? ——Brother, hit him!” The one who came in was just It was the six-year-old Du Hengshuang, followed by Ou Yangniang, the little maid, and Qian Bo, the guard of the Du family.

When Xiao Shiji saw these people coming, he immediately felt courage and backing. He flew forward, knocked Xiao Ruisheng to the ground with one end, and then rode on him, holding his arms with one hand and pinching him with the other. He raised his fist and smacked him hard across the face.

Although Xiao Ruisheng was much older than Xiao Shiji, he was born frail when he first came. He was hungry at home when he was a child, and he never had enough to eat, and his body was not very strong.Secondly, he is greedy and lustful, likes to sleep in flowers and sleep in willows, his body has long been hollowed out.

Although Xiao Shiji was only nine years old, Xiao Xiangsheng hired boxing and foot masters and riding and archery masters to teach Kung Fu since he was a child. He is tall and strong, and he was unprepared. stand up.

Xiao Ruisheng yelled like killing a pig, and the servants he brought rushed in, but Qian Bo stopped them at the door, kicked them all outside the door and lay down with one kick without making a fuss.

For a while, Xiao Ruisheng screamed in the small courtyard, and the servants brought by Xiao Ruisheng outside the small courtyard screamed again and again, and the shouts of the master and servant complemented each other, causing the surrounding people to come out to probe their brains one after another.

Du Hengshuang winked at his little maid, Zhihua.

That little maid was one year older than Du Hengshuang, and she was also eloquent, so she hit it off quite well with Du Hengshuang.

Seeing Missy's wink, Zhihua hurriedly turned around and went out, standing at the door of Xiao's rented small courtyard and said crisply: "As a younger brother, not to mention taking care of nephews and widowed sisters-in-law, he actually brought people over to beat and rob him." I can't wait to kill my brother's family. This kind of person is really inferior to a pig and dog, and he deserves to be killed!"

It turned out to be another matter of brothers fighting for property.Everyone has seen a lot, but the Xiao family is already poor. It is too much for the younger brother to not let the elder brother's widow and orphan go.

The two most despised things of the three religions and nine streams of the Great Zhou Dynasty, one is digging the graves of Jue households, and the other is shooting widows' houses, both of which are not good things.

For a while, the neighbors were extremely disgusted with the people brought by Xiao Ruisheng, and some even stepped forward and spit directly on the attendant who was beaten and sighed on the ground.

Xiao Ruisheng finally pushed Xiao Shiji away, got up from the ground, limped and said: "Xiao Shiji, just wait!"

"What are you waiting for?! - Uncle Qian, hit me! Let me cripple him, and see how he dares to bully his elder brother!" Du Hengshuang raised his eyebrows, really annoyed.Apart from her father Du Xiancheng, what she cares most about is her brother.Dare to threaten her elder brother in front of her, I am really impatient!

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