Chapter 66: Dividing the Property Before the Coffin
Looking at this situation, everyone would know that something has happened.

The servants didn't dare to ask more questions or look more, and they retreated one after another.

It was still early at this time and there were few guests coming to pay their respects. Seeing that the host seemed to have something urgent to do, they all left.

Tao Ji and Xuan Miao looked at each other, and tacitly took their children out with the other monks and Taoists.

In an instant, only the Sun family, Mr. Qian and the people he brought with him, as well as Wang Feiyin, Pan Yun and Huiyuan were left in the huge mourning hall.

The head of the village who was invited was also a little uneasy. Seeing that Master Qian had a gloomy face and didn't say anything, he couldn't help but ask, "Master Qian, what are you doing?"

Mr. Qian clasped his fists towards him and looked towards the gate.

Everyone followed and looked.

After a while, a middle-aged man holding a ruler came hurriedly, "Dad."

When Master Qian saw the ruler he brought, his face turned pale. "I asked you to bring the family rules, and you brought this? When you made a mistake, I used the ruler to beat you. Where is the cane? Go get it!"

The middle-aged man whispered, "Dad, this is my uncle's house, not ours."

Who knew? After receiving the news of his uncle's death, he rushed back overnight. Before he had time to go to bed, he received another letter from his father, asking him to bring the big stick used to beat children at home. This sounded like trouble, and Qian Dahong was not stupid. Now that his uncle was gone, the relationship between their family and his cousin's family became more distant.

Master Qian snorted at him and looked at Pan Yun.

Pan Jun moved his fingers slightly, and Master Sun, who was forcibly tied to his body, suddenly gained freedom and floated out.

Seeing Master Sun floating out, Pan Jun nodded slightly to Master Qian, his eyes swept over the spirit-suppressing talismans, and then he quickly drew a Tianmu talisman at his side, and with a flick of his finger, the Tianmu talisman flew towards Master Qian.

Qian Dahong felt a flash of white light before his eyes, as if it overlapped with his father's, but when he looked closely, it was not there.

Just as he was wondering, he saw his father suddenly stand up straight and his aura was different.

When Master Qian saw Master Sun, he felt more confident. He threw the ruler back to his son and strode towards the talismans hanging and pasted nearby.

With a quick glance, he saw several talismans with holes in them.

He pulled them down, grabbed several of them, turned around and asked sternly, "Dachang, tell us, what are these talismans?"

Sun Dachang's face changed drastically when he pulled down those talismans. When he was questioned again, his face became even uglier. He avoided Mr. Qian's questioning with a guilty conscience, "Uncle, what are you doing? Let's talk it out."

"I'm just talking to you nicely now," Mr. Qian said with a gloomy face, "If I didn't talk nicely, I wouldn't be standing in the mourning hall now, but in the court!"

Sun Dachang's heart trembled, and the expressions of other descendants of the Sun family also changed. Some felt guilty like Sun Dachang, while others were gloating over his misfortune.

Master Qian glanced around and found that except for Sun Wuyi who was relatively normal, the other nephews could no longer conceal the gleam in their eyes. It was just as his brother-in-law said, they were all unfilial sons.

Mr. Qian also felt a little depressed at this time, with a sense of powerlessness. He pointed at the two people who were gloating with a shaking finger, "What are you two celebrating? This is not your fault, so it has nothing to do with you, right? Rebellious son, rebellious son! The one lying in there is your father, your real father! He was even intimidated by this yellow talisman. You know how not to be angry or resentful, but actually gloat over the misfortune!
You two rebellious sons are even more hateful than the two who know the truth!"

He glanced at Sun Dachang again, stamped his feet and said angrily: "Just as hateful!"

Everyone was shocked and frightened to see that Master Qian's face had turned red with anger. Qian Dahong hurried forward to support him, "Dad, calm down..."

The head of the village and others were shocked and asked hurriedly, "Master Qian, what do you mean by this? What is this yellow talisman?"

Mr. Qian looked at Sun Dachang with a cold gaze.

Sun Dachang fell to his knees with a thud and shouted, "Uncle——"

Master Qian crumpled the yellow talisman in his hand and threw it on his face, saying with a mixture of anger and coldness, "Divide the family property. While the head of the village and all the village elders are here today, the Sun family will divide the property in front of my brother-in-law's spirit! Dachang, I am your uncle. I will preside over the division of the family property. Do you have any objection?"

"I..." Sun Dachang went to see the village head and others.

Seeing their expressions of doubt and uncertainty, looking at him with suspicion and glancing at the coffin behind him from time to time, he knew that if they did not agree, Master Qian would really tell him the soul-suppressing talisman.

Once the matter of the soul-suppressing talisman became known to people, many speculations would arise.

I'm afraid the first thing he would do is suspect his father's death.

Although he is not to blame for his father's death, there is no evidence.

His younger brothers are not honest. If they falsely accuse him of killing his father, he won't be able to produce any evidence. With the matter of the soul-suppressing talisman, he might really be convicted of being unfilial and killing his father.

This, this, this is a capital crime.

Although Sun Dachang didn't think his uncle would do this, he didn't dare to provoke him now that his uncle was so angry.

He knew that his uncle had a much more violent temper than his father, and when he got angry, he wouldn't care about these things.

Sun Dachang lowered his head and gritted his teeth in agreement, "When the family is divided, we have to ask our uncle to be a witness. No problem." Mr. Qian looked at the other four nephews and asked coldly, "What about you?"

The four of them were eager to do so and nodded quickly, "We are willing."

The argument didn't come to a conclusion that day because my father died without even catching his breath, so the family was never divided.

Even though what dad wanted to share with them that day was a little less, it was still better than having it all held in the hands of eldest brother now.

They were terrified these past two days, fearing that the news of them angering their father to death would get out, and they had no time to think about it.

But now think about it, dad is gone, mom has no idea, and the next division of the family property will depend on my eldest brother's attitude. Given my eldest brother's character, how much can he give them?

It would be better to divide it while my uncle is still around. Maybe my uncle will be fairer than my dad.
That's right... a few of them looked at the yellow talisman on the ground with some fear, and they just hoped that their uncle would not make this public, otherwise... they would not be able to continue living here.

Seeing that they agreed, Master Qian managed to calm down and said in a cold voice: "Dahong, go and invite your aunt and your two cousins, and ask them to come and listen together."

Sun Dachang: "Uncle, my sisters are already married. They all had dowries when they got married. They have no share in this property. There is no need to call them here, right?"

Master Qian's eyes fell on him. "When you got married, not only did you get a betrothal gift, but after the wedding, your father also gave you a portion of his private property to manage. So, after you divide these things, you plan to give up the other family property?"

Sun Dachang muttered: "How are we the same as them? They are married women..."

Master Qian kicked him and said, "Shut up! Your two sisters don't want to share your family property. It's just that your father misses them and wants to leave them something to remember them. He doesn't want to share your land, houses or shops!"

Sun Dachang lowered his head and said nothing.

Mr. Qian looked at the head of the village and the elders, "What do you think, head of the village and the elders?"

The village head said: "This is as it should be. Although the married woman has already received a dowry, the old man in the family has left a will, and the old man's wishes should be given priority."

The village elders also said: "Yes, we are all old, and we should fulfill our last wish before we die."

I'm just giving some things to my daughters as a keepsake, and everyone can understand that.

Old Mrs. Sun was helped out by her two daughters.

Pan Jun couldn't help but look up, only to see that Old Lady Sun's face was pale and her steps were unsteady. It was obvious that she had suffered a great loss of energy and blood and had suffered a great blow.

Mr. Qian had someone bring a chair for his sister to sit on. When everyone was present, he began to speak: "A big tree has branches, and a big family has branches. This is the law of nature. Originally, my brother-in-law passed away, and it shouldn't be divided at this time, but this was also what my brother-in-law was most worried about when he was alive.

I will be a bad guy today and divide the house in front of my brother-in-law's spirit tablet. If I don't divide it well, my brother-in-law will come after me when he gets angry. It has nothing to do with you!"

The head of the village said quickly, "Master Qian, you are worrying too much. Everyone in Yushan County knows that you and your uncle have a very good relationship. You are also a fair person. There is no one better than you to preside over the division of the Sun family's property."

Everyone responded, “Yes, yes.”

Who doesn’t know that the Qian and Sun families are so close that they can wear the same pants?
The villagers were still talking about it yesterday. They heard Mr. Sun calling his brother-in-law's name before he died, and they even sent two groups of servants to the county to invite Mr. Qian.

As a result, before the people arrived, Master Sun passed away first.

Master Qian glanced at his nephews and said coldly, "Since everyone has no objection, I will divide it.

"It's not my decision how to divide the family property. Firstly, I am following my brother-in-law's wishes. Secondly, I am following the laws of the Ming Dynasty!"

Mr. Qian said, "From all the fields and shops, take out a portion of the clan land first. This portion will not be divided and will only be used for the Sun clan's sacrifices and to help the poor and the weak. Village elders, do you all know the number of this portion?"

The so-called village elders in Sunjiazhuang are all people with the surname Sun, who are old and have certain moral integrity.

Not only do they know a lot, they also have a certain prestige.

The patriarch of the Sun family was previously Mr. Sun, and now it is Sun Dachang. Mr. Qian does not trust his eldest nephew very much, so he asked the village elders directly.

The village elders nodded immediately, "I know. The clan has accounts. Last year, the clan leader added another 20 mu of clan land. Every year, apart from giving festival gifts to the elderly over 55 years old in the village, the income is also given to the widows and orphans. Every year, we give about 100 kilograms of millet."

Mr. Qian nodded, "The clan land will not be touched and will be managed by the eldest branch and the clan together. There is another piece of land, the two hundred acres of land in Hexia, which will be used for the expenses of the charity school. The title deed of this land has also been made separately. It was my brother-in-law's wish before he died. Dachang, do you have any objections?"

Sun Dachang moved his mouth but said nothing. Sun Er behind him muttered, "Uncle, those two hundred acres of land are all top-quality land. You can choose land from other places for the charity school."

Mr. Qian glanced at him and said, "Even if we don't give this land to the charity school, you won't get any of it."

Sun Er thought about it and it was true. He had a big brother above him. He would definitely not be able to snatch such a lucrative piece of land. So he knelt down honestly and changed his tone, "Then I will listen to my uncle."

Sun Dachang: …

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