How many hardships did it take to allow an old Taoist priest who had lived in the mountains to feed a newborn baby who still needs breastfeeding and become a man who stands tall? How tenacious is this little baby able to grow up safely in such a harsh environment?

Sang Ye couldn't imagine the difficulties, but it must be difficult. When she thought of the pain that a man had suffered, her heart hurt and she wanted to go back to the past and drag the confused parents of the Zheng family out and beat him up.

Seeing that his daughter was so angry that she was trembling all over, Mu was a little scared, afraid that the daughter would run to the Zheng family to make trouble in impulse, so she reminded carefully: "Xiao Ye, this matter has passed. Even if you are angry, you can't do anything to A Lin's parents. It's better to think carefully about whether to get this marriage."

Suppressing the roaring anger in his heart, Sang Ye took a deep breath, his eyes serious and firm: "Mom, I understand your concerns, but I can no longer let him go."

If she hadn't understood the past of men and the present of men, she might hesitate and retreat, but there were not so many ifs in this world. After understanding and understanding, she felt sorry for this man, and the love in her heart became deeper. She knew that she would be him in this life and there would be no one else.

When Mu heard this, he knew that his daughter was really determined. Even if she objected, it would be useless. She had to say something: "Xiao Ye, the Zheng family is too complicated. If A Lin really wants to marry you, he must separate the family with his two brothers before coming to propose marriage, otherwise even if her mother dies, she will not let you marry you."

It is not only the old couple of the Zheng family, but also the other two sons of the Zheng family, and the daughter-in-law are not a good-for-nothing person. She really doesn't want her daughter to marry her to avoid being wronged. Even if A Lin is willing to separate the family, as long as the old couple of the Zheng family is there, this conflict will not be missing.

Sang Ye didn't know what Zheng Lin's two brothers were like, but he heard his mother say this and asked, "What's wrong with Brother Zheng's two brothers? Do they dare to bully Brother Zheng?"

Mu shook his head, his face not as heavy as before: "You said it was against him, it was A Lin's two brothers who were afraid of A Lin! But they were afraid of A Lin, probably because they were afraid that A Lin proposed to split up and drove them out. After all, the big mansion where the Zheng family lives now was built by A Lin after he came back. He drove the two brothers out. At most, outsiders said that he did not care about brotherhood, and the house would not have the share of his two brothers."

Hearing this, Sang Ye became confused: "Since Brother Zheng can control his two brothers, why should my mother ask Brother Zheng to separate his two brothers before coming to propose marriage?"

Whether in this era or in previous lives, most parents like to live together, especially here, "the parents do not separate the family". If there is no need to separate the family, other members of the family will not just split the family. After all, after the family is divided, they have to be accounted for when paying taxes or conscription.

She believed that my mother would understand this principle. If there was no reason, my mother would never say anything to let Brother Zheng split up first and then propose marriage.

When Mu heard this, she realized that she had forgotten to say the reputation of the two brothers of the Zheng family, and explained: "I heard from the people in Zheng Village that A Lin's two brothers were very lazy. Before A Lin came back from the army, the Zheng family's life was very difficult and she couldn't have a full meal a year! This alone is not the end. In order to get more bride money, the two finally married their only girl to a cripple. It's really a sin!"

After hearing this, Sang Ye suddenly became disgusted: "I didn't expect that the two brothers of the Zheng family would be such people. Fortunately, Brother Zheng was able to hold them, otherwise he might even have to plot against Brother Zheng."

Mu gave his daughter a blank look and sneered, "Do you think they are not planning? I heard that the second son of the Zheng family is eager to adopt his eldest son to A Lin, so that he can inherit A Lin's accumulated possessions in the future. If the third son of the Zheng family had no children, he would have been making this idea too!"

These secret matters were finally found out by the Mu family and Liu family in Shangzheng Village today. Even if the rumors are unreliable, just looking at the greed and selfishness of the two brothers of the Zheng family, we know that they will definitely make such an idea.

Once Sang Ye and Zheng Lin get married, will the good things of the brothers be ruined if they give birth to a child in the future? At that time, they may regard Sang Ye and Sang Ye's children as thorns in their eyes. If the two brothers are damaged and want to make up for what they want to do, the one who is unlucky will be Mang Ye in the end.

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It was the fundamental reason why Mu was worried that Mang Ye would marry him and insisted that Zheng Lin split up his family first and then propose marriage.

After knowing the character of the two brothers of the Zheng family, Sang Ye didn't want to be with them. She thought for a while and said, "Brother Zheng will not come back in a month. I will mention the separation of the family with him. There should be no big problem."

The eldest brother Zheng who she knew was upright and could not rub the sand in her eyes. She was afraid that she understood who her brother was, and she might not be willing to live with them. As for why there was no separation, there was a reason.

Mu was a little worried and reminded: "Split up the family is not a trivial matter. When A Lin comes back, you can check out what he thinks. If you don't have the intention to split up, don't speak up first, just let your mother be this evil person."

It is not worth it to cause conflicts over these matters before getting married.

Sang Ye didn't understand what his mom was thinking, and his heart was warm and sore: "Mom, if he really had no intention, he would just drag this marriage in advance, and I would not be in a hurry to get married."

It was the same thing to determine that man, but she had the final say when to marry. However, she believed in her intuition that the separation of the family would never be wishful thinking.

Mu clapped his daughter's hand and said with relief: "You can avoid being confused."

Speaking of this, Mu thought of the old couple of the Zheng family again and said, "A Lin's parents are confused, but they are A Lin's parents. A Lin is the eldest son. Once the family is separated, they must provide the couple with their old age. You must prepare for this. Don't make trouble with A Lin for this matter."

"Mom, I know this, so don't worry." Sang Ye has been in Daqing for several years and naturally knows the rules for raising his eldest son. Judging from his mother's narrative and the actions of the two elders of the Zheng family, the two are weak and unintentional people. Even if they really live together in the future, she doesn't worry that they will make trouble.

Seeing that there was no expression of force on his daughter's face, Mu knew that this was really ready, so he felt relieved: "Next, it depends on what A Lin did. If he was willing to split up, the mother of this marriage would not object."

Sang Ye hugged her mother's arm in emotion, and then leaned her head against her shoulder: "Mom, you are so good." He respected her wishes from beginning to end, without any force.

Mu patted his daughter on the back, and the love in his eyes almost overflowed.

Zheng Lin had never mentioned Sang Ye with anyone in the Zheng family. The Zheng family only knew that he had a good relationship with the Sang family and never thought that there was someone in the Sang family who made him think about it and was about to marry home as a wife.

Ever since Zheng Lin made harsh words to Zheng Shanqing and Zheng Shuiqing, their hearts have been hanging high. They go to the field to work early in the morning, for fear that they will be dissatisfied with their work, so they will be swept out by their elder brother.

However, the two of them were used to being lazy. When life was difficult, they were perfunctory in the fields. Later, when life was better, they had spare money. Every time they caught up with the busy farming season, they would pay money to ask others to do it.

This time, the two brothers suffered a real hardship. Without lifting their hands, they even became black and thin. Every day when they got home, they collapsed on the bed and had to take the food into their hands.

After finally finishing the autumn planting, he planted several acres of wheat on it. Zheng Shanqing and Zheng Shuiqing still felt that it was not safe, so they dragged their tired bodies to the old man Zheng and Meng to complain.

Knowing that Meng's heart is softer than Old Man Zheng, as long as he is willing to cry in front of Zheng Lin, things will be much easier. The two of them cried with Meng's knees:

"Mom, my brother has the intention to split the family. If you don't care about us, we will only be kicked out of the house and starved to death when our brother comes back!"

"Yes, mom, you must help us. We are all your biological children. Do you have the heart to see me and my grandchildren outside without food or accommodation, starve to death, and freeze to death?"

"Get up quickly, get up quickly, what are you doing? Why would the boss drive you away?" Meng was so nervous that he was crying that he hurriedly reached out to help them.

She knew that the eldest son had put down his harsh words before leaving, but she didn't take them seriously. She thought that the eldest son was just talking and wouldn't really drive his brother out of the house.

When the two brothers Zheng Shanqing and Zheng Shuiqing heard this, they knew that their mother did not take the elder brother's words to heart, so they cried.

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Zheng Shanqing said, "Mom, you don't know the elder brother's temperament. When did he keep his word? This time he said something he wanted to drive us away, so he must have this idea. Maybe he deliberately asked me and the third brother to plant in autumn himself, just to kick us out of the house on the pretext of being dissatisfied."

"No, no, the boss won't do this." Meng shook her head repeatedly. She liked the family to be together, and her son and grandson wandered in front of her. She never thought about splitting up, especially the old couple is still there!

Seeing that my mother didn't believe it, Zheng Shuiqing didn't know whether to be happy or worried. What she was happy was that my mother had no intention of dividing the family, so it would not be easy for her family to share. What she was worried about was that if she didn't believe it, she would not take what they asked for in mind, and then she would find a way to force her brother to agree not to divide the family.

Thinking of this, Zheng Shuiqing quickly changed his question: "Mom, even if the eldest brother doesn't have it now, there will be one in the future. What should I do if my second brother and I are with our family?"

When Meng heard this, she was stunned.

Yes, if the two old guys are there, this family will definitely not be divided. What if they are gone? The second and third brothers can't work, make money, and there is also a daughter-in-law and children who want to raise them. If the family is really separated, what should they do? Do they really have to starve to death outside?

Most parents in the world have a chivalrous heart to rob the rich and help the poor! They rob the rich of their children and help the poor of their children, even if they have many conflicts over this, they will be willing to do so. Otherwise, how could so many people complain that their parents are biased and always suspect that they have picked them up?

Meng is like most women, with flesh on the palms and backs of her hands. She can’t stand any child’s life being unsatisfactory, otherwise her heart would unknowingly turn to the unsatisfactory one and subconsciously ignore the unsatisfactory one.

In her eyes, the eldest son was the one who made her most guilty. He was sent away at a young age. He was also the one who made her most proud. He has the ability and ability. No one in the village doesn’t praise him.

This guilt and pride were intertwined, and even if she felt sorry for her two sons who had a hard time, she could not take it for granted that her eldest son would pay money to support them after the separation.

But as long as the family lives together without separation, there will be no such entanglement. No matter how you say it is, they are all brothers, and they will be close to each other when they live together. If there is anything, there is a discussion, right?

Yes, if you don’t divide the family, this family will definitely not be divided!

With such thoughts, Meng's heart was already towards the second and third brothers. She helped her two children up and said kindly: "Your brother has not really mentioned the separation of the family. Besides, mother and your father are still there, so this family cannot be separated."

After getting Meng's words, Zheng Shanqing and Zheng Shuiqing became happy. After looking at each other, they held Mrs. Meng left and right, and quickly expressed their filial piety: "Mom, if you say this, we two will feel at ease. As long as we live together, we two will definitely respect you and your father. If we really separate, we will not be able to do that even if we want to respect you."

"Hey, no separation, no separation." Meng was coaxed and smiled, feeling that it was best to live in harmony without separation.

Zheng Shanqing and Zheng Shuiqing coaxed the old lady again, and then left with satisfaction.

But not long after, Zheng Shanqing quietly touched the upper room again and knelt in front of Old Man Zheng and Meng with a "thump": "Dad, mother, I can't bear to see my elder brother's knees be empty. There will be no one to throw a basin in the future. I want to adopt Big Head to my elder brother and ask the two elders to fulfill their wishes."

Datou is the eldest son born to Zheng Shanqing and Ma. He is four years old this year and will be at the age of remembering.

In fact, everyone knows that if you adoptive, the younger you are, the better. It is best to have a newly weaned baby, which is easier to take care of than a newborn baby. You won’t remember who your biological parents are. If you are raised by an adoptive, you will be no different from your biological child.

Besides, even if people adopt their son to others, they will not adopt their eldest son to others. However, Zheng Shanqing proposed that adoption is entirely a guarantee for his family, and he is not really worried that no one will fall the basin after his elder brother dies.

He felt that as long as he adopted his son, no matter whether he was separated or not, the eldest brother Zheng Lin would not treat him badly. Besides, he also had the idea of ​​adopting his son to occupy Zheng Lin's property in the future. He felt that his son would live a good life, so he would naturally not give him his father a caregiver.

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Zheng Shanqing didn't mention the adoption in front of Zheng Shuiqing just now, but was worried that Zheng Shuiqing would interfere and ruin his good deeds. At this moment, he was determined to confirm the adoption today.

Old Man Zheng and Meng were shocked by Zheng Shanqing's adoption proposal and were shocked to come back to their senses. When they saw that their eldest son was reluctant to get married, they thought about the idea of ​​adopting a child from the second and third brothers.

However, the third brother himself had no children and didn't know what would happen in the future, so he temporarily suppressed and refused to mention it. At this time, seeing the second brother take the initiative to adopt his eldest son, the two elders didn't doubt that he had other ideas, but compared with the big event of the eldest brother having a son to support him in the future, the others were nothing.

"Second, have you really decided to adopt Big Head to your elder brother?"

This time, the one who spoke was Old Man Zheng. He looked at his second son with a slight scrutiny, and could not completely believe that he was willing to adopt the eldest son.

Zheng Shanqing was happy and nodded in a hurry: "Yes, Dad, I have decided that as long as my parents agree, we will go to the former Zheng Village to find the patriarch, and mark the name of Datou from the place where he writes me and then write it in the eldest brother's name."

The four Zheng villages in the front and back are one ancestors, and each clan leader was selected by four villages. The clan leader of this term was from Qianzheng Village, and the remaining three Zheng villages had to deal with the matters involved in the clan, so they got Qianzheng Village to find the clan leader.

After hearing what his second son said, Zheng honestly said: "Second, adoption is a big deal. Your elder brother has not come back outside now. Let's finalize the adoption when he comes back!"

"No, Dad, adoption must be done while the elder brother is away." Worried that nights are long and dreams are too long, Zheng Shanqing refused to reject Old Man Zheng's words, but said with a high voice: "You don't know about your elder brother's temperament. You always run out because you don't care about this family. When you have a son, you won't be like this. If you wait for your elder brother to come back and adopt, your elder brother will definitely not agree."

This sounds a bit reasonable, but in fact it is very provocative. When Old Man Zheng and Meng heard this, they felt uncomfortable as if something was blocking.

Meng shone the corners of his eyes and said, "It's all my fault, it's all my fault. If I hadn't sent the boss away, the boss wouldn't have been like this."

"Ahem!" Old Man Zheng was also excited and couldn't help coughing: "No, I don't blame you. If you want to blame me, it's useless. I didn't protect my boss, so that the boss wouldn't get close to my family."

The couple took the responsibility on themselves, and they both felt that it was their fault.

Zheng Shanqing's face twisted, but he had to seize the opportunity and said, "Dad, mother, if you really feel sorry for your elder brother, wouldn't it be enough to compensate your elder brother if you adopt Big Head now?"

Old Man Zheng and Meng stopped blaming themselves, thinking that the second son's words were very reasonable. Maybe adopting the eldest grandson would really win back the eldest son's heart.

However, adoption is not something that can be adopted just by thinking about adoption. Old Man Zheng said, "Second, I have no objection to your mother in the matter of adoption. But without your elder brother's personal agreement, the patriarch will not write Datou's name in his name."

Zheng Shanqing hurriedly said, "It doesn't matter if the eldest brother is not at home. As long as the parents say to the patriarch, the eldest brother asked his parents to agree on his behalf, the patriarch would not disagree."

When Old Man Zheng heard this, he thought this idea was feasible, but he still had concerns: "What if your elder brother comes back and doesn't want to ask Datou's son?"

Zheng Shanqing was not worried about this problem and said with a smile: "Dad, as long as Big Head's name is in the name of the elder brother, it is agreed by the patriarch. At that time, the elder brother will only recognize it unless the elder brother would rather be expelled from the clan."

In order to maintain the dignity and authority of the patriarch, the patriarch will never allow anyone to go back on his word and repent after the adoption ceremony is completed. Of course, except those who are voluntarily removed from the clan, they are not from the clan. Naturally, there will be no adopted children in the clan under their name.

Elimination of the clan is a major event these days. A person who was expelled from the clan is like a rootless duckweed. When he goes outside, he will not only be looked down upon, but he will not even be considered as offerings from future generations after his death.

For superstitious people, this is simply more unacceptable than death. Generally, people who are expelled from the clan have a bad ending.

After hearing this, Old Man Zheng always felt something was wrong. He thought about it carefully but did not realize what was wrong.
To be continued...