Starting from a thatched cottage, the farmer embarked on the road to wealth through imperial examina

Seeing that the matter was settled by the old lady, everyone in the first and second houses were very happy and went out happily.

Seeing that everyone who had gone to invite people had left, Ye Changyan spoke to his parents and siblings.

"Dad, Mom, Erniu, Wulang, let's go back and pack up our things first."

"go quickly!"

Old Madam Guo spoke to Ye Changyan with a kind face, and the eldest aunt and the second aunt were kind enough to help pack up the things, but Ye Changyan stopped them.

"There aren't many things anyway, so I won't bother you two aunts."

Amid the sneer of laughter from the two aunts, everyone from the third room left the main hall to pack up their things.

Back in the west wing, Lian couldn't help but speak to Ye Changyan.

"Sanlang, mother knows that you have always had your own ideas, but this is not a division of the family, this is just kicking us out!"

The third son of the Ye family, Ye Xiaozheng, also spoke.

"How can our family of five live on these five acres of land? My sick body and medical expenses are not a small expense. How about you and Wulang's studies?"

Looking at his anxious parents, Ye Changyan then looked at his younger brothers and sisters who were also looking at him with some confusion. Ye Changyan sighed and then spoke.

"With the passing of my grandfather, the family has lost its backbone. Now the entire Ye family has become a stagnant pool. Without my grandfather's supervision, judging by the past behavior of the first and second branches, I'm afraid they will become even more unscrupulous in the future."

Seeing that his family members were staring at him intently, Ye Changyan continued speaking.

"So many people rely on the rent of more than 100 acres of land. Their lives will only become more and more difficult. We will also be dragged down by them and our lives will become more and more difficult. For the sake of the future, we must find another way out. Otherwise, we will only end up in a dead end and may not be able to get out even if we get hurt."

After hearing what Ye Changyan said, everyone fell silent. Although Wulang was not yet ten years old, he was the second best student in the family. After analyzing his brother's words in his mind, he nodded in agreement.

"Dad, Mom, and brother are right. Grandfather is gone. The Ye family now only looks good on the outside, but there are problems deep inside. If we continue as we are, we will at best not starve to death, but there is a risk of worsening. We may even develop abscesses one day. If we separate, it may seem like cutting off an arm to survive, but it may actually be a way out."

Erniu had been pondering what her brother said, but after listening to her younger brother's words, she became even more convinced of her brother's vision and nodded in agreement.

Seeing that his parents had not completely come to their senses, Ye Changyan did not explain further. As time went by, they would definitely see the reality and figure out the various reasons. Ye Changyan then spoke.

"Hurry up and pack your luggage, Wu Lang, come with me to pack up those books. These books are the most valuable things in the entire Ye family."

Wulang nodded and followed his brother towards the study.

Erniu urged her parents to pack up quickly. Although the couple was skeptical about Sanlang's words, seeing that the children were of one mind, they started packing up.

Soon, the head of the village and several elders were invited, along with a group of old women and wives who liked to watch the fun.

"He tied me up, and now that your uncle Quan Gui has passed away, our family is left without a backbone. The children are all grown up and have their own ideas. As the saying goes, a big tree branches out, and when the children grow up, the family splits up. Today, I specially invited you and several elders in the village to come here, and I ask you to help be a witness."

The old lady spoke to a middle-aged man who was about thirty years old, and then smiled at several old men with white hair and beards sitting next to the middle-aged man.

The head of the village is also from Shanglin Village. His nickname is Shuanzhu and his real name is Li Zhiping. He passed the imperial examination and became a student when he was young. He is an upright person and has quite a reputation in Shanglin Village.

The head of the village looked at the room full of Ye family members, then looked at a few elders, and then spoke.

"Uncle Quan Gui left so suddenly. Aunt, if you have any instructions, just let me know."

The old lady looked at the old women and daughters-in-law guarding the door, feeling a little uncomfortable. However, she couldn't ask them to leave in front of so many people. She just took out the piece of paper from her sleeve again with a little embarrassment.

"This is the division method we have agreed on before. In addition, all the books in the house will be distributed to the third room. Please take care of the division document."

The head of the village took the piece of paper from the old lady, unfolded it and took a quick look at it. He was shocked. This was not a division of the family, this was kicking the family out. The head of the village had seen a lot of such family gossips, and it was difficult for him to judge who was right and who was wrong, so he interrupted and said something to calm himself down.

"Did Saburo write this note?"

"That's not the case. This was written by Dalang."

The old lady didn't know why the head of the village asked this question, but she still gave an answer. However, the old lady didn't say that this was written down when she discussed it with the first and second wives.

"I was saying that Sanlang passed the examination to become a Tongsheng at such a young age. This is a bit far-fetched, haha."

The eldest son of the Ye family, who was standing behind Ye Xiaowen, blushed instantly, but the others didn't pay much attention to what the head of the village said. The head of the village turned around and looked at the third son of the Ye family, Ye Xiaozheng, and asked.

"Third brother, you have already discussed the method of dividing the family. Does anyone have any opinions?"

After hearing the question from the head of the village, Ye Xiaozheng was silent for a while. Seeing that his father had fallen into silence, Ye Changyan took over the conversation.

"Uncle Shuanzhu, my grandfather's death was indeed sudden, and the whole family suddenly lost their backbone. My grandmother considered that the cousins had grown up, and it was time for the family to have more children. It was only natural for the tree to branch out and the children to separate."

After hearing what Ye Changyan said, everyone in the hall nodded silently, and Ye Changyan continued.

"Grandma was very kind and gave us good farmland and a house, and also gave us money to burn in the pot. Knowing that Wulang and I like to read, she also gave us all the books in the house. We are all very grateful."

Those who had not seen the note felt that the old lady had a plan in her actions and made all the necessary arrangements for her children and grandchildren. They nodded repeatedly and listened to what Ye Changyan continued to say.

"Grandmother understands that my father is weak and sickly, and she didn't ask us to support her, but we know that this family tradition is good and needs to be passed down from generation to generation. So my father also said that the four annual festivals and festivals must be paid in filial piety. So please ask the village head to write these in the documents, and ask all the elders and aunts present to help bear witness."

After hearing what Ye Changyan said, everyone present nodded repeatedly, and some even gave him a thumbs up. The Ye family is indeed a family with a good tradition.

When the old lady and the people from the first and second rooms in the hall heard this, they were stunned. Although they had never thought of asking the third room to support the old lady, and had never thought that the third room would give any tribute to the old lady after suffering such a big loss, but Sanlang's few words led them to the Ye family's family tradition, and they wanted to write these into a document, and finalized that the third room would have no other responsibilities except for some annual festival tributes.

The old lady and the people from the first and second wives felt uncomfortable after hearing this, but they couldn't object, otherwise the family tradition of loving mother and filial son would be exposed.

After hearing what Ye Changyan said, everyone in the third room lowered their heads in silence.