[Through the Book] The ancestor only wants to live a long life

Seeing that the other party had almost finished talking, Rong Enqing continued slowly: "Is there no objection to the matter of dividing the house?"

No one in the room said anything, which was their agreement.

Seeing this, Rong Enqing continued, "Then let's talk about dividing the family property."

As soon as these words were spoken, people from several rooms began to get restless again.

Without waiting for the people from the other houses to speak, Rong Enqing quickly said, "The Marquis' Mansion has been passed down from the previous dynasty for more than two hundred years. How to divide the family property of the Marquis' Mansion has its own rules set by our ancestors. Everything should be done according to the rules."

As soon as these words were spoken, the several rooms that were ready to make a move became quiet again.

"Where is Butler Qian?" Rong Enqing shouted towards the door, and a short and fat old man with a plump figure ran in holding a stack of account books.

"I asked you to take inventory of the Marquis's property this morning. Have you done it?"

"The inventory has been completed. Here are the account books." Butler Qian said as he walked quickly forward and placed the stack of account books in his arms on the coffee table next to Rong Enqing.

Rong Enqing nodded, flipped open the account book and took a look. Well, he couldn't understand it for a while, so he looked at Butler Qian and said, "You tell me."

"Yes." Steward Qian's face flushed, and he said excitedly, "The Marquis's Mansion has fifteen manors of various sizes, three of which are near the capital, five in the south of the Yangtze River, and the remaining seven are all in the north."

Rong Enqing raised his hand to interrupt, "How much do the various manors earn?"

Steward Qian said quickly: "There are three manors near the capital, one large and two small. The large one can produce 500 taels a year, while the small one can only produce 200 taels a year.

"The five manors in Jiangnan have an annual income of about 800 taels. Of the seven manors in the north, the two big ones have an annual income of 400 taels, while the five small ones only have an annual income of 100 taels.

"The farm's total annual output is about 6,200 taels."

Rong Enqing nodded and said to the people in the several families: "According to the rules of our ancestors, 90% of the Marquis's property will belong to Yunye, and the remaining 10% will be given to you three brothers. The legitimate sons will share 90% of the 10%, and the illegitimate sons will only get 10%.

"I'll make the decision. The two farms in the north with an annual output of 400 taels each will be given to the second and fourth houses, one each. I'll also give the third house a small farm in the north with an annual output of 100 taels.

"Do you have any objections?"

Yun Hao, Yun Jiang, and Yun Hai all shook their heads without objection.

Rong Enqing then asked Butler Qian to continue taking inventory.

"Shop..."

"Residential……"

……

As soon as Butler Qian took inventory of each item, Rong Enqing would immediately assign it.

When they came to the last item, the cash in the public treasury, Rong Enqing interrupted and said, "Before dividing the cash, set aside 10,000 taels as a dowry for Yun Shu."

As soon as these words came out, everyone gasped.

This, this, this...isn't this too generous? ?

Among the noble families in the capital, which family would give such a large dowry for their daughter? Especially for a family with many daughters, a dowry of one or two thousand taels for a concubine's daughter would be the most they could give. Of course, the dowry of a legitimate daughter is not comparable to that of a concubine's daughter.

But ten thousand taels is one of the most generous dowries even for the daughter of a noble family.

What's more, Yun Shu was just a little concubine's daughter who was not cared for or loved by anyone.

Jiang was so angry that her teeth were about to break. She said indignantly: "Madam, isn't this too much? She is just a concubine's daughter, why does she need such a large dowry? In my opinion, two thousand taels is enough."

Yun Shu, who had been hiding in the corner like an air, was so shocked that her eyes almost popped out when she heard Rong Enqing say that he would reserve 10,000 taels of silver for her as a dowry. She looked at Rong Enqing with disbelief, and her heart, which had always been calm, suddenly began to beat violently.

Song and Cao were also shocked, but they were both smart enough not to say anything.

Instead, Xiao Rong jumped out and said as soon as Jiang finished speaking: "Aunt, I also think it's too much. Who would give so much silver as a dowry to a concubine's daughter? If she gets more, there will be much less for us."

Jiang said with a smile: "Fourth Madam, what you said makes sense..."

Jiang had just opened her mouth, but Rong Enqing interrupted her with a fake smile before she finished her words: "Madam Jiang, do you think it's too much? Then do you want me to argue with you about the so-called 'dowry' that the Marquis used the public treasury's money to buy for you when he was still alive?"

After these words were spoken, Jiang immediately shut up with an unpleasant look on her face.

Over the years, because of the Marquis's favor, she had asked him to give her money to buy her dowry. A rough calculation showed that it was definitely no less than 20,000 taels! If Rong really wanted to fight her to death...

Jiang stopped talking.

Xiao Rong wanted to say something, but Rong Enqing had already glared at her fiercely. Yun Hai also quickly grabbed Xiao Rong and stopped her from saying anything.

Rong Enqing felt a little relieved. His biological son is his biological son. He is indeed incomparable to others.

Rong Enqing spoke again: "The property of the Marquis's Mansion is divided according to the rules. The private property of each room belongs to each room, and the dowry of each room can be taken away. The Marquis's Mansion will never touch a single bit." He glanced at Jiang meaningfully, "Including Aunt Jiang's 'dowry', you can also take it away."

Hearing this, the Yun family members all looked at each other with strange expressions.

Jiang was just a peasant. When she was brought into the Marquis's mansion as a concubine, how could she have any dowry? Now, from what Rong said, it seems that she has accumulated a considerable amount of dowry! Where did this dowry come from? Is there any need to ask? It must have been purchased with the money of the Marquis's mansion when the Marquis was alive!

Jiang seemed to sense that something was wrong with the atmosphere. She shrank slightly and her body unconsciously leaned towards Yun Hao.

Rong Enqing turned to the end of the account book of the Marquis's cash and took a look at the Marquis's deposit. "The Marquis's Mansion still has 130,000 taels of silver in deposit. 10,000 taels will be given to Yun Shu as a dowry. The rest will be divided into 1,200 taels for the third room, and 5,400 taels for the second and fourth rooms. Do any rooms have any objections?"

Everyone in the rooms agreed silently.

Rong Enqing then continued, "Well, the family property will be divided according to what we just said. I will have someone write a document and have everyone in each branch sign it. I will also ask several elders of the Yun family to sign it as a witness. When the matter is done, I will have someone report it to the government for record to prevent worries in the future."

After finishing the business, Rong Enqing thanked the Yun family members for witnessing the division of the Marquis' Mansion. He also said that they were very tired of making the trip and once the Marquis' Mansion was settled, he would present a small gift to them and asked them to accept it.

The Yun family members also smiled and said that it was no trouble and they were happy to do it. They also said that if they had any problems in the future, they could just come to them.

The two sides talked back and forth, and their relationship became closer, as if the tense and confrontation in the morning had never happened.

As they were talking, the documents for dividing the family property had been completed.

Rong Enqing took the lead in signing, followed by Yun Ye. Then Yun Hao, Yun Jiang, and Yun Hai also signed. The horse-faced old man, the fat old man, and the two brothers Yun Feng and Yun Jun also signed.

The family division document was made in seven copies, one for each of the four families. The remaining three were taken by Rong Enqing, one was kept by the clan, and the last one was to be sent to the government for filing and archiving.

After signing the separation documents, the Marquis' Mansion was officially divided.

The Yun family members said goodbye and left.

The people from several families in the Marquis' Mansion were also preparing to leave.

However, Rong Enqing stopped them again: "Everyone, please stay for a moment. Although the matter of the division of the family has been discussed, there are still some other things in the mansion that need to be clarified."

Everyone was stunned. Although they were confused, they all sat back down.