I fought back after reselling my engagement

Su Mo's parents, his father is indifferent to fame and wealth, while his mother is strong-willed and loves power; but Su Mo's uncle is just the opposite. His second uncle wanted to be the clan leader since he was a child, but was forced to give up because he was not the eldest son. The second wife of the eldest son's wife is easy-going and friendly, and the clan members like her better than Yao.

Yao used to act in a strong way. Once she received a task, she would directly announce the punishment result without allowing people to explain or argue. Because of her cold-bloodedness and ruthlessness, she offended many people in the clan. This time, her natal family lost their support, and the second master and Su Xuan jumped up and down, shouting to change the clan leader.

Su Xuan was twenty-five years old, older than Su Mo. His wife gave birth to three sons and one daughter in one go, four in seven years. They said that the Yao mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were not suitable to be clan wives, and they went around trying to win over the elders of the clan to help them.

Su Mo said: "Uncle and cousin Xuan want to be the clan leader and young master, that's fine, let them do it."

The servant was very puzzled, but it was the masters' business.

"Sir, if they succeed, according to the clan's rules, you... and the master will have to form a new branch and be exiled from Jinling."

A hundred years ago, there was a master who was forced to abdicate from the position of clan leader. He left Jiangnan with some of his branch clan members and went to Bashu, who are the current Bashu Su family.

The recognition of the Jiangnan Su family there is the lowest among the more than a dozen clans. Su Long, who was convicted, demoted and exiled, was a descendant of this branch.

Su Mo knew from Su Zhen's reminder that the Jiangnan Su family would be in great trouble.

The disaster that befell the Yao family was a precursor, and he has not yet told his family or clansmen about it.

Since it is an expense, I might as well go with the flow and even hope it will come faster.

Yao no longer keeps Su Mo under house arrest.

After half a month of recuperation at home, Su Mo stepped out of the house and walked around Jinling City. Due to the demise of the Yao family, the various aristocratic families in Jinling City had restrained their words and deeds.

On March 16, the tenth year of Dezhi, the Jinling Su family offered sacrifices to their ancestors and announced that Su Shilin would give up the position of clan leader, and his brother Su Shichang would take over as clan leader, and his son Su Xuan would become the young master of the Su family. Su Shilin and his son Su Mo received 300,000 taels of silver from the public treasury, and selected a number of clan members from each branch of the direct lineage to establish another branch, and were required to leave Jiangnan within half a month.

After hearing the announcement, Yao said, "Yunniang will give birth in three months. Aren't you going too far?"

The elder of the second branch said, "Yao, this is the result of the discussion among the elders. The baby is due in three months. Will she have to stay in confinement after giving birth? Is this the end? Since you are not the clan leader or young master, you should leave Jiangnan as soon as possible. If you come back later, you will be a relative of the clan."

He was really fed up with the Yao family. He would never forget that more than ten years ago, because his son did his job poorly, the Yao family announced severe punishment and gave him fifty sticks. As a result, his son was weak and died three days after returning home from the punishment.

At that time, his two grandchildren were young, so he dared not say a word. Now that they have grown up, he must avenge himself. He cannot let Su Shilin and his wife die, but when he thinks of Su Mo being hurt by love, vomiting blood and unconscious, and damaging his foundation, and it is obvious that he is not destined to live a long life, he feels relieved.

Retribution, it's all retribution.

The elder of the third branch said, "Okay, I have given you the money to settle down in your branch. Now all the members of the Jinling Su family are here. You can choose your members."

The four elders said in a loud voice: "Fellow tribe members, who among you is willing to follow Su Shilin to other provinces to establish a new branch? Stand up. The elders are here today to open a new family tree for you. Who wants to go with you?"

No one answered.

Jiangnan has been prosperous since ancient times. If you can live well here, why should you leave your hometown?

The old sect leader’s wife closed her eyes and turned Buddhist beads in her hands.

The eldest son is a son, the second son is also a son, the eldest son's family has lost the support of the people, and she can't do anything about it. The clan leader is still her son, she will not leave Jinling, and still live in that courtyard, but the person living in the clan leader's ancestral house has changed.

The three elders echoed and asked, "Which families are willing to follow him? Those who are willing should stand up."

Uncle Su Qi clasped his fists and bowed. They were from the direct lineage, but their family conditions were not as good as those of the families living in Jinling City. Each family would only have one heir, and the other families lived outside the city, and some lived in the town. "Excuse me, Mr. Mo, where do you plan to establish a branch after leaving Jinling?"

Su Mo looked at his father Su Shilin.

Su Shilin said: "Amo, you decide."

Yao was disappointed. After working hard for decades, she received complaints from her clansmen. Now she was going to be a grandmother, and she just wanted to stay with Yao Yun and take good care of the unborn baby in her belly.

Su Mo clasped his fists and bowed: "Yueyang, prepare to buy part of the Mao family's ancestral home in Yueyang Prefecture."

The Mao family was once a prominent family in Yueyang Prefecture, but all of their direct and branch families were destroyed and no longer exist.

Uncle Su Qi looked behind him. He lived in Sujia Village outside the city. Because of his martial arts, he became the guard and bodyguard of the eldest son's family. "My descendants are willing to follow Master Mo to Yueyang to establish another branch. I wonder if there are people from other families who will follow?"

Another man dressed like a farmer in a short-sleeved shirt came out and said, "It was Madam Yao who saved my wife and children. I am happy today because of her. I, Su Liufu, am willing to move to Yueyang with Madam Yao and her family."

They are either warriors or farmers, and their families are all tight. But who would be willing to leave if they have a family business?

The fourth elder exchanged glances with the second elder and the third elder, and wrote down the names of the two families in the family tree.

Su Mo said: "Su Qishan is from the second branch of the Yueyang Su family; Su Liufu is from the third branch of the Yueyang Su family; who else wants to leave?"

In the square outside the ancestral hall, another short, plump man expressed his willingness to leave. They were a well-known poor family in the clan, with five brothers and a sickly old mother. This man was the eldest son in the family and was so poor that he couldn't even marry.

Su Daping became the fourth branch of the Yueyang Su family.

After a while, those who were willing to leave were all from poor and struggling families, and they could barely gather six families.

A separate genealogy was built, and the information of these families was recorded in the genealogy of the Yueyang Su family, which was stamped with the seal of the Jinling Su family.

"For those who are willing to leave, each family will be given an additional 1,000 taels of silver as resettlement expenses. If there is a shortfall, Su Mo, the patriarch of the Yueyang Su family, will make up for it."

Su Mo clasped his fists and said, "Everyone go back and pack up. Nine days from now, at 5 p.m., it will be an auspicious day. I will charter a large ship with my whole family to go to Yueyang Prefecture. I hope everyone will arrive at Jinling Wharf on time to board the ship."

The matter was settled. Su Mo accepted the newly opened family tree of the clan, and several other families took away the spirit tablets of their fathers and ancestors.

Su Shichang's family moved into the ancestral home of the eldest son's family, leaving a two-story bedroom for Su Mo's family to use as a temporary shelter.

Su Mo, with his body just getting better, asked his servants to pack up the boxes and luggage, and chartered a large ship. On March 19th, he sailed to Yueyang Prefecture in advance. This time, he also went with the people from the second branch of Yueyang Prefecture, Su Qishu's uncle. Su Qishu's eldest son was from the second branch, and the second son was from the seventh branch. Since there were too many people in one branch, it had to be divided into two branches, so the people from the other branches did not move for the time being.