Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

"Grandpa, the Sheng Xuan family has come to this point today. I think it would be better for you to set some rules. We all heard what happened today. If you really have the final say in this family, I guess this kind of thing wouldn't have happened." Sheng Yugui advised.

"It's my fault for not managing my wife well, and I don't know how to manage my family well," Old Master Sheng sighed. He knew that the situation was hopeless now, and none of the people standing in front of his house stood on his side. He could only compromise, "Then write a document."

To write a document, of course, we need to find witnesses, and naturally, the most suitable people to find are the respected headmen and elders in the village. Of course, the neighbors of the old Sheng family also testified. The reason why Sheng Xuan found so many people to testify also indirectly shows that he was really scared by the old Sheng family.

Sheng Xuan did not need to personally invite the head of the village and the elders, as there were people around to do the errands. Sheng Xuan's prestige in the village was no longer the same as before. His tofu workshop and basket weaving business had hired many people. We all lived in the same village, so as people from the same village, we naturally benefited from their kindness. Besides, the villagers had borrowed a lot of food from them before. It could be said that more than half of the families in the village had received their kindness.

Sheng Nuo was a scholar, so his home was naturally well-stocked with pens, ink, paper and inkstone. Soon, the pens and paper were ready, and the head of the village and the elders were also invited over.

The one who had the paper and pen was the village head, who wrote down Sheng Xuan's request truthfully. Sheng Xuan insisted on returning the six acres of land he got from the division of the family to the old man, as if it were for Cui and old man Sheng's use in their old age.

After writing, the head of the village looked up and asked the old man if he had any other requests.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, how could Mr. Sheng dare to shamelessly mention the money like Cui did? Originally, the third brother's family had offered six acres of land as a retirement land for the old couple, which was already the first in their village. How could he have any other requests?

"Over the years, the third brother's family has really made a lot of efforts for this family. We originally planned to repay you when your eldest brother became an official, but now it has become like this..." Old Master Sheng sighed, "Ah, let's not talk about the cause of this incident. As for the current business of the third brother's family, it was created after he split up the family, and we didn't help much. The third brother is filial and gave us six acres of land as our retirement home, but your mother and I are able to walk and move now, so why do we need to support us? But since you are so filial, we will accept it."

When the head of the village heard what Mr. Sheng said, he handed over the written document, and everyone signed and put their fingerprints on it.

"Dad, let's write a document and hand over our house and land to our grandfather?" Sheng Ye suddenly pulled Sheng Hao's sleeve and said.

"Our family has just been divided out, and we have no place to live. If we hand over these lands, we won't be able to benefit next year. This...Xiao Ye, our family can't be compared with your third uncle's family. We have nothing now. If we really hand them over, we can only sleep on the streets and beg for a living." Sheng Hao said.

Sheng Hao is different from Sheng Xuan. Sheng Hao has just been separated from his family and has no assets yet. If he hands over everything he got from the separation, his family will have trouble surviving.

"Fourth brother, forget it. Your family's situation is different from that of the third brother." said Grandpa Sheng.

Seeing her father still hesitating, Sheng Ye shouted, "Dad, have you forgotten that uncle borrowed high-interest loans and asked us to take the blame together? They locked up the house in the county town and hid inside to eat and drink, not caring about our lives. My grandfather was so worried that he fell ill, but they refused to come back. Have you forgotten all these things?"

"Last year, when the plague was rampant, our Xiao Tao fell ill. We went to ask my grandfather and grandmother to give us some money to treat my brother, but did they pay any attention to us? Did they ever give us money? If we hadn't asked our third uncle to take Xiao Tao to the pharmacy, the grass on my brother's grave would be very tall now."

"And my uncle, don't think he's a good man. I secretly heard him discuss with my aunt several times that he didn't want to take my grandma and grandpa to Hejian County to take up the post because he was afraid that they would control his hands and feet. He also said that before leaving, he would plunder all the property of the old Sheng family."

"Dad, for a person like my uncle, if we don't write a document while the head of the village and the village elders are still here, how long will it take to completely separate them? The weather is hot now, and our family can build a thatched hut to live in."

When the onlookers heard what Xiao Ye said, they were all stunned.

Sheng Nuo, however, became furious and flew into a rage, "You little girl, how can you frame others like that?" As Sheng Nuo spoke, he raised his hand and was about to hit Xiao Ye.

He was always a little wary of Sheng Xuan's family. After all, Sheng Xuan had a good reputation in the village, and many people in the village had received favors from Sheng Xuan's family. Moreover, his family's workshop was slowly opening up, and the people they hired were also from the village. This was undoubtedly saving the lives of the farmers who had fled back. Because their wages were now paid on a daily basis, the villagers who received the money could buy food to cook. If this wasn't saving people, then what was this?

So now Sheng Xuan has a very good reputation in Shengjia Village, and his prestige has also been raised, so he is a little timid. But he doesn't need to worry so much about Sheng Hao's family.

Naturally, no one in the room could watch Sheng Nuo beat the child, so someone came over and pulled Sheng Nuo away.

"I know a lot more..." Sheng Ye continued while hiding behind Sheng Hao.

"Dad, please follow my third brother's document and give us a copy. We will not only return the land but also the house. After all, this house was built by the old Sheng family, so we won't take advantage of it." Although Sheng Hao is honest and dull, he is not stupid. Just now, he was just worried that Liu and the child would suffer with him, and he was reluctant to return the house and land that he had been allocated. But now he has figured it out. If he doesn't take this opportunity to completely separate his family from the old Sheng family, then the four families will not be able to live in peace in the future, and the child and Liu will also have to suffer with him.