Fair Lady

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Everyone turned their heads to see that four or five old men came running out of breath. They were the head of the Xia family who had been "bought fingerprints" and several elders in the clan.

The patriarch gave Brother Xia Linyu an angry look. These prodigals have damaged the reputation of their Xia family time and time again, and almost ruined things.

Ever since the Marquis of Yongping was deprived of their titles, their Xia family has been in decline. One generation is not as good as the next generation.

A few days ago, several clan elders sat together and talked about the fact that the ancestral hall of the Xia family has not been repaired for nearly ten years, and the clan school has been closed for many years, but now the majority of the clan is poor. Living on our laurels means doing business and getting poorer and poorer.Where can money be raised?

The worst thing is that few of the new generation of school-age children are expected to be successful, and there are three students in Xia Zhihan's house, which was originally the most prosperous. Unfortunately, despite Zhou's bragging, everyone still shook their heads secretly: hope is slim!

Xia Linyu's eldest son, Xia Shuyi, is 18 years old this year. He is considered a hard worker. Unfortunately, his aptitude is not good.

The second son Xia Shuyao is 16 years old, and his qualifications are much better than his elder brother. He was admitted as a scholar at the age of 15. Unfortunately, he is either keen on cricket fighting or hanging out with maids all day long. He can't move when he sees some pretty girls. .The Zhou family forced him to study, and he had to negotiate terms with him, either as a maid or money.Mrs. Zhou said all day long that this son would definitely be named on the gold list in the future, and people who heard it just smiled, and his mouth was on his body, so why not make people dream about bragging?

The only one who is more promising is Xia Lin'ang and Yu's son, Xia Shuwei, who is 13 this year and is very smart. Yu's management is also strict, and his performance in the school is still good. .

While the elders of the clan were sighing, someone mentioned Xia Linxuan's eldest son, Xia Shujie. He heard that the child had already been selected as a scholar, and he had excellent aptitude, both civil and military.

Immediately, other people echoed. The reputation of Xia's Tofu Factory has already spread to Yulin County and several surrounding counties, but no one can steal the success of the public operation.What does this mean?It means that the family is lucky, plus the little white tiger and red fox, now everyone is saying that the three children of the Xia family are blessed by God.

No, not only was it God's blessing, Jin Xida, a celebrity beside the emperor, turned out to be a close friend of their parents. He publicly said that he was the elder of the three children and would take care of them in the future.Then, the promise was soon fulfilled, and "pasting money" helped the three brothers and sisters buy a Zhuangzi and a prosperous shop.

The elders of the clan saw hope from it. They are qualified, lucky, backed, hardworking and sensible. Can the Xia family still find a second one?

"It's a pity!" The patriarch suddenly remembered that the three children hadn't entered the Xia family tree yet!

Xia Zhihan was confused, but they were not.Several clan elders chatted and discussed for a long time, and unanimously decided that the three most promising children should not be allowed to leave their Xia family, and they should "recognize their ancestors and return to their clan".

Several people were planning to talk to Shujie about opening the ancestral hall and entering the genealogy. A clan member who sold snacks at a stall next to the Xia's tofu shop hurried back to report that the Empress Dowager sent someone to the Xia's courtyard to pay homage to Zhen Zirou. The child was rewarded a lot, and I heard that he was even given a sign that allowed him to enter the palace.However, the maid was very upset seeing Xia Linyu's family and returned to Beijing early.

That's okay, the patriarch and several elders immediately jumped up and ran all the way.Fortunately, the patriarch's granddaughter was clever, so she quickly asked someone to find a carriage to follow.Otherwise, when these old men ran to Xia's courtyard, they wouldn't be able to speak, right?

The patriarch patted Shujie on the shoulder: "Your surname is Xia! Your father never thought of leaving the Xia family, he just left your grandfather's branch. Back then we agreed that if your father came out, your family would It’s just a separate branch. It’s just that your father promised your grandfather to make it public after his death, and you are still young, so you haven’t done this for you. No, your grandfather left the year before last, and your parents this year……. Several of our patriarchs are discussing the opening of your family’s ancestral hall to enter the genealogy today, and even the date has been chosen, and it will be the first day of next month, which is half a month later, and it will be a very auspicious day."

The fifth grandpa of Xia Linxuan's family has always been "confidentially" persuading: "Brother Jie, no matter whether your father is a bastard or not, or whether he was kicked out of the house by your grandfather, he is an excellent descendant of our Xia family. Mother is also a good daughter-in-law of our Xia family. You can’t be impulsive about bad things. Even if you don’t think about yourself, you should also think about your parents and two younger siblings. It’s not a last resort. Who wants to leave the family? It is also your reliance and help, isn't it?"

Of course Shujie knew that the patriarch's words were half-truth and half-false. The patriarch and the elders had their own selfish motives. However, the fifth grandfather's words were not without reason. A person without a family is isolated and deceptive in the eyes of others.

Shu Jie bowed respectfully: "Grandpa patriarch, please allow me to discuss with my younger siblings, mother Liu and Aunt Mei before making a decision."

Several clan elders frowned, Shuyao and Shuwen are just two six-year-old babies, Mother Liu?Aunt May?Is it a servant girl?What is there to discuss?What nonsense!

A patriarch was about to speak, but was held back by the patriarch and fifth grandfather.

It wasn't until they got into the carriage that the patriarch explained Liu's mother's identity. This was what a clan member who came with Xia Linyu and the others told him when Fifth Grandpa persuaded Shujie just now. "As for the Aunt Mei that Geer Jie is talking about, she is the maidservant of their mother Zhen's, and she is also the one who does the tofu business to support their family's livelihood. Geer Jie can treat her as an elder of the family and discuss things with her, which shows that this is the case. Children are grateful and affectionate. If the family is to be revitalized, they need such people, otherwise no matter how capable they are, they will only seek the benefit of their own family and will not take care of the clansmen."

Several clan elders looked at the boxes of snacks given by the palace beside them, and nodded in agreement.

The Xia mansion was filled with gloom.

When the Xia Linyu brothers saw that the patriarch and all the elders had completely put aside their discussion with Shujie about entering the genealogy, they were angry and anxious, and became angry from embarrassment.

As soon as they arrived at the mansion, Mrs. Zhou began to curse: "These old things have taken advantage of our mansion in the past, but now they are going around that little bastard. They are really a bunch of old people who are greedy for profit."

Xia Linyu slapped the table with a palm: "Still saying? It's all about you, a brainless woman! If you hadn't scolded that little girl, Brother Jie wouldn't have turned around and brought up that matter! It's not enough to succeed, but it's more than a failure. Nothing good will happen to you! Can you scold 'paternity mother'? Your son's future will be in your hands sooner or later."

Xia Linang also had a gloomy face: "Isn't it? First he knocked Jin Xida down, and now he insulted the nuns who came out of the empress's palace. If they want to embarrass them, use their words and relationships, Wei Er No matter how good they do in the exam in the future, it’s useless.”

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