The biggest headache for Chief Xia is the problem of the house. Of the three fields, one is the largest in his hand, and the other is in the hands of Xu Lizhang. As soon as they entered the city gate today, a servant of the Xu family held a box in his hand.

They were stopped at the city gate, and inside was the title deed that they later applied for.

As soon as he got the box, Chief Xia understood what Xu Lizhang meant. He had returned it, but he definitely didn't have the so-called rent. Not only did Xu Lizhang not have it, but he wouldn't even take out too much.

After all, it is something that has been eaten in the stomach, and it would be too uncomfortable to spit it out again.

These two fields are easy to get, but there is only one other field, the half used as a sacrificial field. It is too difficult to get back the half that has been allocated to each household.

In addition, there is also the house that Xia Yi currently occupies.

They are not very capable people, but they can't bear the fact that there are so many of them and they can mix together. Even if he is the leader of the clan and can speak the truth in the clan, it is impossible for them to spit out the things.

Chief Xia didn't want Zhou Man to see Xia's joke, let alone break up with the clan, but when he saw that she didn't mention anything else but the house, he could only say stiffly: "Madam, your parents were

No news for a long time, we all thought..."

He sighed and said: "According to the clan leader's rules, your family's property, especially the house, should be reserved for the house closest to your grandfather. After all, Xia Yi is still your cousin. You are from

The same Taizu."

He was her mother's great ancestor, several generations away, so it was impossible for her to be a cousin, but Man Bao didn't say anything and the smile on her face faded a little.

The gentleness on Patriarch Xia's face also faded slightly, and he said: "After all, my family has lived in that house for twelve years, and they are very affectionate. Do you want to live here in the future, or not? I mean, it is better to let them

Compensating you with money is like buying the house."

Seeing Manbao's worried expression, he said: "Of course, there are other ways. If you change your surname and restore your family tree, you can support your grandfather's family. That house is considered your grandfather's legacy.

, the clan will naturally stand on your side and get it back for you."

Magistrate Zhai, who was sitting at the top, picked up his tea cup and drank tea. He lowered his eyes and said to himself: If he is really here, he will just say it. How can it be so harmonious?

Man Bao withdrew his hand from Chief Xia, sat on the chair, and laughed with Chief Xia: "I don't plan to change my surname."

Chief Xia frowned and said, "Your father is a married woman, so logically, your surname should be Xia."

"I didn't let her change her surname," Qian, who had been sitting quietly, suddenly said, "She was brought up by me pooping and peeing. When she first came to our house, she couldn't even eat much.

I worked hard to raise her up, and even risked the lives of my whole family to protect her. Now that she has grown up, she wants to change her last name and leave home, so don’t even think about it."

Patriarch Xia was stunned and said quickly: "The in-laws have misunderstood. Although we asked her to change her surname, we have no intention of letting her leave you."

Mr. Qian snorted coldly and said, "The last names are different, so doesn't that mean they left?"

Xia Xia sighed inwardly, and when he saw that Lao Zhoutou still didn't say a word, he knew that this matter would eventually be settled.

Patriarch Xia argued with her, "But Zhou Yin is the bride-in-law."

"I didn't say he wasn't a daughter-in-law. It's written in your family tree and I didn't ask you to change it," Qian said, "But Zhou Man's current parents are still me and her father. It's not easy for us to raise her. She has to

Repay kindness."

Patriarch Xia said with an ugly face: "What about Sheng En? My brother Yan only has her bloodline."

"We have also thought of this," Mrs. Qian said: "We are not an impolite family. Although we have never met my father-in-law, he can take Zhou Yin in, so he is a good person. Naturally, we do not want to let him die.

So we have discussed it with Manbao's great-grandmother and mother-in-law. From now on, the children they will give birth to, the second child after the eldest son will bear the surname Xia, and they will be regarded as the heirs of the in-laws."

Patriarch Xia didn't expect this operation, and his eyes widened for a moment. It took him a while to find the words to say, "I would say, the eldest lady is still young, so there is no need to get engaged so early. When she grows up, she can recruit among relatives.

If a good one comes to you, if you have a few more children, Yandi's branch will become more prosperous, and maybe two more children can be spared to take the surname Zhou Yin."

Man Bao sat aside and felt uncomfortable. Are you treating her like a pig?

She glanced at Bai Shan, who coughed lightly, put down the tea cup and said, "Clan leader Xia, father-in-law, mother-in-law, and grandfather Xia are all people who believe in promises. Isn't it wrong to break the promise in front of me like this?"

Patriarch Xia was so excited that he forgot Bai Shan's identity for a moment, mainly because he was not familiar with her, and there were many people from the Zhou family, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

Bai Shan glanced at Daji.

Daji took a step forward and said expressionlessly: "Clan Chief Xia, my young master is from the Bai family in Longzhou. He has been an official in the court since he was the young emperor. Is his family background not worthy of Miss Man, or is his appearance not worthy of her?"

Man Bao and Bai Erlang both turned to look at Bai Shan. Bai Shan didn't express much expression on his face, he just lowered his eyes and slid the cup.

The head of the Xia clan is a bit big. Which emperor is the young emperor?

Magistrate Zhai kindly helped him popularize science, "The young emperor is the young emperor of the Han Dynasty. In troubled times, it is really rare for the Bai family to stand up."

However, during the Han Dynasty, officials were basically selected based on their qualifications. If Bai was selected, at least his family background was not small, and he was regarded as a famous local squire.

The Young Emperor of the Han Dynasty has been around for at least four hundred years. Four hundred years of ups and downs, three great turmoils, and countless minor turmoils still exist. No wonder he is recorded in the clan annals.

Daji continued: "We won't talk about family background and appearance, let's talk about character and talent. Our young master is now a student of Chongwen Hall, accompanied by the prince. He is only fifteen years old and already has half a foot in the officialdom. You are all in Shangzhou.

If you look around, can you find someone better than our young master?"

He added: "Don't talk about our young master, let's talk about Miss Man. She is now a sixth-grade imperial doctor and a fifth-grade editor. What kind of person is worthy of her?"

Man Bao nodded.

Qian said: "If you want to wrong my child and let her choose someone to hire, I won't agree to it."

Patriarch Xia said with difficulty: "Yeah, it's not casual."

Qian asked: "Is it as good as Bai Shan? Is the family background decent? Although it is a marriage, the in-laws are serious in-laws and they always have to interact with each other. Do the in-laws know that they are well-educated? Are they good people? We don't ask for looks, but character.

Talent and knowledge cannot be underestimated. We, Manbao, are so good, but it is not appropriate for someone who cannot read Chinese characters or has only read one or two articles like this."

Old Zhou nodded repeatedly and couldn't help but interjected: "We, Man Bao, have read a lot of books. There is a whole room. If someone who hasn't read much comes and can't talk to Man Bao, how can we live like this?"

What does it mean?"

Everyone in the Xia family was heartbroken: Who could come to marry someone who is capable of studying?
Chapter completed!