Troubled Times Survival Raiders

On the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, only three days before the Spring Festival, Shen Mu passed away.

People in the capital have put on lanterns and festoons, bought new year's goods, and prayed for a prosperous life and peace for the country and the people to welcome the upcoming three years of Jianning.Shen Mu's death in this huge capital is like a stone thrown into a lake, causing a circle of ripples and then quickly dissipating.

As Shen Mu was getting older and sick, he had been lying in bed for several months, and the coffin and shroud were all prepared in advance.But birth, old age, sickness and death are never less or more sorrowful because of whether people are ready or not.

Shen Rong Shang Ben Ding worry about it.Because Shen Mu was granted imperial titles during his lifetime, after he left, Emperor Jianning also bestowed gold and silver treasures, but Shen Mu did not keep them, and all of them were buried with his father.This may comfort the old man who was loyal to the emperor all his life.

Emperor Jianning also tolerantly issued an decree, allowing the king of Chu's marriage to be postponed for one year, in order to be filial to all the young ladies of the Shen family.According to etiquette, Shen Yue is an unmarried granddaughter who has served her grandfather in filial piety for a year.Even if it is the royal family, there is no reason to hold bereaved girls to hold weddings.

However, the King of Chu still had to leave the palace and go back to the mansion to cooperate with the officials of the Ministry of Rites to repair the houses and tidy up the courtyard.

These things have nothing to do with the Shen family, they just rushed to ask the family to buy white linen, the female relatives and servants cut it to make mourning clothes, set up a coffin, and invited the monks from the monastery to chant scriptures for salvation.

Shen Yu also asked for leave from the Imperial College and the teacher respectively.His father was still alive, and as a grandson, he didn't need to be filial for so long, and he could still continue his studies.But Shen Yu thought about the kindness her grandfather treated her in the past, and the resentment in the past was held in her chest, but the kindness could not be repaid.He will stay with his father for three years.

Zhou Kuang was still thinking of human nature and filial piety is a great festival, so he didn't say much, but Sun Wei had a gloomy and regretful look on his brows, and he couldn't help sighing softly when sending him out: "At your age, this Three years was a delay."

Shen Yu could tell that this was pure regret, nothing else, and didn't say anything.He was pale and growing thinner.Zhou Kuang couldn't help scolding Sun Wei: "Why did you delay? Bo Jin wears mourning, and other people's homes cannot be visited. Can't my teacher accept his letters and correct his articles?"

Shen Yu's eyes became hot, and she bent down to thank Zhou Kuang respectfully.

"Forget it, you go back. Birth, old age, sickness and death are human nature, how can ordinary people sing and laugh?" Zhou Kuang stroked his shoulder, "It's hard for you."

At Zhou Kuang's request, Sun Wei changed into white clothes to visit Shen Mu's house on his behalf, put a stick of incense on Shen Mu's coffin, and brought Zhou Kuang's tomb list to Shen Mu himself.

Shen Yue has been in tears since the day Shen Mu passed away.She experienced the ups and downs of life one after another, and finally she was overwhelmed.Although Shen Mu loves Shen Yu the most, he is also gentle towards this granddaughter.What's more, after she heard from the servants that her grandfather prostrated to the imperial decree with his sick body, she always felt that she had harmed her grandfather.

Shen Qi was young, and the first reaction after knowing his grandfather passed away was not sadness, but fear.He has no memory of his mother's departure.But because of the loss of his mother, his father became like this. What will happen to his father after his grandfather is gone?

Only Shen Lin drank milk, played around in the nurse's arms, and fell asleep when she was tired.Perhaps the innocent child is the happiest.

Shen Yu helped his fathers with the funeral. Apart from bowing down to the guests, he also had to take care of his younger siblings.He was so busy that he lost his shape and looked haggard.In the end, it was Shen Yue who saw her elder brother being so tired for herself and Qi Lang, and shed a few more tears, her guilt towards her deceased grandfather was overshadowed by her concern and worry for her elder brother.

This was the worst year for the Shen family.When I was in Jinan before, even when the war had already started, every household was still preparing happily for the new year. The Song family and the Lu family would also keep the house in order. The whole family ate dumplings, looked at the lights, and waited Neighbors from the neighborhood came to celebrate the New Year.

Now there are white Po hanging in the courtyard, only the sound of crying and wooden fish.When the lights of Wanjia were on, the Shen family had a hasty meal of dumplings, which was counted as the Chinese New Year.

The filial sons welcome and send off guests, hold large banquets, including inviting monks and priests to do rituals, and giving alms in temples, all of which cost money.The Shen family's family fortune was wiped out as early as when they went south, and later relied on pawning jade pendants, as well as gifts from Emperor Jianning, the county, and gifts from Zanyuan's family, they also had some small savings.

But Shen Rong and Ding You, the family has no stable income, and Shen He wears mourning, so he will not be able to teach students for a while, and the only income left is the rent of shops and farms, and this savings alone will not last long.What's more Shen Yue will leave the court in at most two years, and it is popular in Beijing to marry generously, and this dowry is a big expense.

Just when Shen He and Shen Rong were at a loss, Shen Tai suddenly came to them and said straight to the point: "Father has gone, in my opinion, we might as well separate the family."

"How can this be done!" Shen Rong blurted out.

Shen Mu had just passed away, and before he was buried, the children in the family were about to split up, so if word of this spread, it would hurt his reputation.In the eyes of others, it means that their brothers have been at odds for a long time.

The good-tempered Shen He also couldn't help frowning and asked: "Sanlang, what are you talking about? Just mention this now? Even if you want to divide the family and property, at least wait until the end of the seventh month, right?"

"So what, my father has already gone, what's the difference between splitting up after the end of the seventh day and splitting up now?" Shen Tai folded his arms impatiently, as if he couldn't bear it for a moment, and he didn't hesitate to face his elder brother again. Gone is the patience and smoothness of the past.

Shen Rong was enraged by Shen Tai's words. "Father just left, Sanlang, why are you talking to elder brother!"

Shen He suddenly said: "Since you think so, let's share."

"However, I still say that, we have to wait until July [-]th, when the father's funeral is over, before we can officially separate the family."

Shen He's tone was extremely severe, exactly the same as Shen Mu's.Even Shen Tai could only nod reluctantly under this stern gaze.

Afterwards, when they were busy with the ceremony, the Shen family brothers also secretly packed up their things and counted their belongings.

Shen Mu was originally from Jinan County in Qizhou, but Qizhou is still in the hands of the rebels.Shen He could only buy a barren hill near the farm in the suburbs of Beijing, and use it as the ancestral grave of the Shen family to bury his father.

The continuous busyness made the entire body of the Shen family feel overwhelmed.Especially Shen He, he became the head of the family, and after Shen Mu passed away, everything was on his shoulders.However, he is just an ordinary literati, unlike his son who has also practiced martial arts, and because of his father's death, he is full of grief and seems to be unable to hold on.

At this time, it was Shen Rong who came to replace him and relieved him of a lot of pressure. "Brother...my younger brother has relied on elder brother to take care of me for more than [-] years, but I have not been able to be filial. Now, I can only share a little or two for elder brother to calm my regret."

As for Shen Yu, rather than being sad, he was at a loss or even at a loss.

Shen Yu has love and resentment towards her grandfather.It's just that the resentment was buried in his heart and he didn't dare to review it.He never thought that his grandfather, whom he admired since he was a child, left with mixed feelings.

Birth, old age, sickness and death are common events, and this is true for all people.

Shen Yu has never been so clearly aware of this.After realizing it, he seemed to have grown up a lot, or maybe he just became silent a lot.

Grief can only be resolved with time, and it is fair to everyone in this matter.

After July [-]th, Shen He personally went to invite the county magistrate Zhang to come and act as a middleman to preside over the division of the family.

After Shen Mu entered Beijing, the family properties and accounts were all ready-made, and one should be three copies, which were distributed to the three brothers.As for Shen Mu's unnecessary valuable medicinal materials and other miscellaneous items, most of them were sold at a discount and exchanged for cash.According to the law, the eldest son and grandson should get an extra share, which is as it should be.

When Shen Tai listened, he always folded his arms, frowned and pursed his lips, with an appearance of rejecting others thousands of miles away.

In the end, the shops, farms, and sundries have been divided up, and only this house is left.Zhang Yusheng also breathed a sigh of relief, and said in an official tone: "This house, as a rule, is also reserved for the eldest son..." After all, the memorial arch given by His Majesty back then, and the archway presided over by the county are still there.

"Wait a minute." Before Zhang Yusheng finished speaking, Shen Tai and Shen He almost spoke in unison.

Shen Tai glanced at Shen He in surprise, and quickly frowned.

Shen He said to himself: "Let's leave the house to Erlang. Erlang has already stepped into an official career, so he will inevitably socialize. After all, Yueniang will marry into the palace. I want to keep my father's filial piety. It would be a waste if the house is empty."

"Brother is really kind." Shen Tai said eccentrically.

But Shen Rong refused to accept it lightly, "Brother's kindness is appreciated by me, but the rules are like this, and the elder brother should inherit the mansion, so we can't make an exception easily. Although my younger brother is not talented, with my salary and Lu's self-worth, it is enough for our family Temporarily living in Beijing. Brother, you don’t have to suffer.”

Shen Rong could say that, but Zhang Yusheng was caught in a dilemma because of Shen He's words.As a rule, the eldest son inherits, but what Shen He said makes sense, after all, this is the father of the princess, if they are separated and don't even have a place to live, what will the King of Chu think?

As a small county magistrate, he really couldn't afford to offend the majestic king of Chu. After careful consideration, he was in a dilemma.

Finally, under the coordination of Zhang Yusheng, Shen Rong inherited the house, and part of his share was allocated to Shen He and Shen Tai as compensation.

Shen Tai saw that Shen He had a happy conversation with the county magistrate, he knew that he was helpless, he was not reasonable in terms of etiquette, and there was no hope of inheriting the mansion, and it was an unexpected joy to be able to share some money as compensation, so he didn't want to worry about anything , after signing his name on the distribution slip, he let out a cold snort, and dragged Shen Qi out the door.

When Shen Qi walked to the door, she looked back at Shen Yu and Shen Yue reluctantly, until she was thrown into the carriage by Shen Tai and the curtain was thrown on her.Shen Yue and Shen Yu still feel that those eyes have not moved away.

After the separation, Shen Rong's family lived in the original house.Shen He took Song, Shen Yu and Shen Lin to the farm near Shen Mu's cemetery.

Shen Yu packed his things early, and he didn't have many things: the "Four Books" given to him by Feng Yuandao, the history books given by his teacher, and the "Four Books" and "Shang Shu" copied by Zan Yuan himself, plus a jade pendant , some stationery, that's all.

When they came to the farm at the foot of the mountain in a carriage and saw endless fields, Shen Yu realized that a new life had begun.

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