Dressed as a middle-aged mistress, I want to lie down every day

Mo Chenxi was able to move out so quickly, she really had to thank Madam Jiang for drugging her aunt and framing her.

It just so happened that she was really angry and fainted.

He Wenyan still had some conscience and didn't say anything. For the sake of the He family's face and his own face, he kept pestering her and even knelt down to apologize to her, asking her not to leave.

If that happened, she would be so angry that she would die.

As for the house she moved out to, she originally planned to buy one now. It was only after her daughter Jingyi returned to the Mo family and told them about this that Mo Yuanji said that he had already bought a house for his daughter, not far from the Mo family.

So after the He family split up, they moved there directly.

The He family only has a house, a farm, and more than ten acres of land. It would be difficult to divide it equally among three brothers.

He Wenyan acted like an elder brother this time. He proposed that the house belong to him and that he would give each of his two younger brothers a subsidy of 1,000 taels of silver. However, since he didn't have the money at the moment, he wrote an IOU on the spot.

Zhuangzi didn't divide the profits first. The three brothers split the flower-growing business into four parts. He Wenliang took two because he was the one who did all the hard work. He didn't take the annual share, but used it to pay off his brothers' debts.

The more than ten acres of land were not divided for the time being and were rented out to others. The annual grain was divided equally among the three brothers.

In the end, He Wenpu got the advantage. Generally, illegitimate children would get less. He Wenyan proposed this division, He Wenliang had no objection, and He Wenpu did not say anything.

Of course Madam Jiang would not agree. She did not want to divide the family property and was forced to do so. But how could she agree to the fact that the family property given to her illegitimate son would be the same as the one given to her biological son?

She was about to jump up and down when Old Madam He slammed the table and said, "If you don't want to, ask the government to divide it!"

Old Madam Jiang was discouraged and went to the government office, offering to donate half of her property to the government. The He family didn't have much property to begin with.

As for the silver on the books, it was only a few dozen taels for daily living expenses, and no one mentioned it. Everyone took away everything in their courtyard, except the furniture.

Finally, He Wenyan said that when he sent his mother back to Xiangzhou last year, his father-in-law lent him one thousand taels, which he would pay back and deduct from the dividends from growing flowers in the future.

Mrs. Jiang didn't know about this. First of all, she didn't believe that her in-laws were so kind. Maybe her son was afraid that his father-in-law would punish him, so he said this on purpose to give money to the Mo family.

She snorted coldly, "I didn't see you give your mother ten taels of silver, but you're so generous with others. One thousand taels? Do you know that one thousand taels can buy a house?"

He Wenyan refused to explain and swore, "If I lie, I will become a beggar, my family will be broken, and I will die a miserable death!"

No matter how much I explain, his mother won't believe it, so I'll just swear.

Madam Jiang didn't say anything at this point, but she also glared at Mo Chenxi.

Mo Chenxi wondered if his father was here, would he be furious? The money was wasted.

Originally, the division of the family property required the presence of someone from the uncle's family, but Mrs. Jiang never dared to bring this up. As a clan member, Mrs. He signed and put her fingerprints on the document as a witness, so it would count even if it was filed with the government office in the future.

In ancient times, if a son divided the family property while his parents were still alive, he was considered unfilial and committed a crime, with corresponding punishments and sometimes even a prison sentence.

But there is one situation in which the family can be divided. As the old saying goes, a big tree has two branches. That is when the family is large and the population is large. There are a lot of legitimate sons and illegitimate sons, and a lot of legitimate grandsons and illegitimate grandsons. The grandparents are still alive. There are many people and many things to do. The key is that people cannot be distinguished.

However, if it is proposed by the elders and there is no negative external comments, then everyone will be happy with the division. However, if there is any criticism, then it is difficult to say. The son will be dismissed from his official position first, and the crime is: unfilial piety.

Therefore, generally people will not divide the family property until the elders pass away.

There are only a few people in the He family, and the division of the family property is done among family members. They dare not go to the government office to register. No matter how much trouble Old Madam Jiang makes, she dare not go out and make a fuss. She knows that if she makes a fuss, the first person to be dragged down will be her eldest son.

But, someone said, the second and third wives moved out, and the eldest daughter-in-law moved out, everyone knows what's going on.

Yes, I know what's going on. Who would report it if they have nothing better to do? Unless they are an enemy of the He family.

The He family naturally had to find an excuse. Old Madam Jiang couldn't sleep at night and couldn't stand any noise, so the legitimate son and the illegitimate son moved out together.

Why did the eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Mo, move out? It's chest pain, this is not fake.

Even if someone wants to attack He Wenyan, it is difficult to do so. He Wenyan is a filial son. For the sake of his mother's illness, he would rather bear the reputation of being unfilial and let his brothers move out. This is an act of filial piety.

With the Mo family's current connections, no one has anything else to do and would rather get involved with a worthless official.

Mo Chenxi had read a modern novel featuring a female protagonist named Fu Manman, and she knew all too well that in ancient times, splitting up a family was difficult without the consent of the elders. That was why she had to seize this opportunity, regardless of whether the He family split up or not, and move out anyway.

What kind of education did people receive in ancient times? What kind of filial sons were praised? Guo Ju, one of the Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars, buried his son to serve his mother. His family was poor, and he couldn't bear his mother's starvation, so he planned to kill his own son to save food for her.

So when modern people read an ancient story, they clamor for division of the family and divorce, because they do not understand the ignorance of the ancients, but they do not know that such ignorance was advocated at that time.

No matter how aggrieved Mrs. Jiang felt, she had to swallow her anger and not dare to shout about the He family splitting up. She even had to pretend to be sick, otherwise her son's official position would be in jeopardy.

He Wenyan asked for leave again to take care of his mother. His mother's illness was fake, but his sadness was real. On the day he asked for leave, his face was full of pimples and swelling, which made Doctor Wu and Doctor Zhao sympathize with him. They comforted him and told him to take good care of his mother and not to rush back to the yamen.

Therefore, the current situation in the He family was guessed to be caused by Madam Jiang, while others who did not know much about the He family had to praise Mr. He as a filial son who was willing to bear the infamy for his mother.

Outsiders pay more attention to Mo Chenxi than He Wenyan because she is possessed by the daughter-in-law of Yingkelai's host family. Now that it is reported that she has chest pain, it is easy for outsiders to think that this is the reason for her illness.

pity.

Not everyone will be possessed, and not everyone can live to be seventy or eighty years old after being possessed. Most people only have a few years to live.

So when she moved out of the He family to recuperate, everyone could only sigh, and no one thought of it as unfilial.

Mrs. Wang felt even more guilty after hearing about this. Mrs. He was in such poor health, yet she took the initiative to help her sister with her illness. There were few outsiders who would do this without considering their own health.

She went to the Mo family's new home in person, and in addition to taking a lot of tonics, she gave a silver note, saying it was a housewarming gift.

Mo Chenxi definitely wouldn't accept it. Without even looking at the amount on the note, she said, "Sister-in-law, you know I'm not short of money right now. It's enough for me to live on."

Mrs. Wang said, "If you don't need it, it's yours. I gave it to you because I wanted to. Please don't be polite, otherwise I will feel uneasy. Silver is valuable to others, but it is nothing to me. Xiangxiang's father once said that he was so poor that he only had silver left."

She laughed as she spoke.

Mo Chenxi had no choice but to accept it.

Mrs. Wang was very curious about the affairs of the He family, but it was not easy to ask Mrs. He directly. After she left, she went to the Mo family and also wanted to see her youngest daughter.

Xiangxiang saw her mother stumbling over, hugging her legs and looking up, calling her mother.

Mrs. Wang picked up her daughter and said to Mrs. Mo, "Xiangxiang is getting heavier again. Auntie, you have taken good care of our Xiangxiang."

Old Madam Mo laughed so hard that her eyes could hardly open. "Xiangxiang isn't picky about food and can even eat a few slices of meat. This morning, she ate meat wrapped in a flatbread with me."

What she likes most is to hear that Xiangxiang Xiangxiang has gained weight, which proves that she takes good care of her.

Mrs. Wang was sitting in the yard holding her daughter and talking with Mrs. Mo. She said she had just come from Mrs. He's place.

Mrs. Mo's smile immediately turned into gnashing of teeth.

"It's all because of that old hag. I wanted to go to the He family to settle the score with her, but Dazhi's father stopped me and said not to cause trouble for his daughter."

Old Mrs. Mo pounded her chest and tears fell.

"Why is my daughter's life so miserable? She married a useless man and now has a vicious mother-in-law. My daughter's illness is caused by her mother-in-law. Otherwise, how could she have chest pain before she was even forty?"

Old Mrs. Mo learned the whole story from Mother Wang, and she wanted to rush to the He family and beat up that old hag.