Vol 2 Chapter 795: Lack of greed

Lord Hou left his last words, and the funeral was kept simple.
The Hou Mansion obeyed the old Hou Ye's last words and did not conduct funerals.
However, the monk was invited to recite the scriptures, and the Taoist priests practiced the field.
Dear sons and grandchildren, keep the spirits every day.
Gu Jiu and Liu Zhao came to the Hou Mansion, presented the ceremony, and then went to the mourning hall to worship.
The filial sons and grandchildren stood up and responded.
Everyone was very tired, and Zhou, as the eldest grandson-in-law, came forward to greet Gu Jiu.
"As soon as Lord Hou left, the old lady couldn't hold it. I have been lying in bed for two days."
"Does it matter?"
Zhou said: "The imperial doctor looked at it and said that the old lady was overwhelmed, weak and in need of rest. In the past two days, we dare not bring the situation outside to the old lady."
Gu Jiu breathed a sigh of relief. If it's just a weak body, it's fine.
She asked Zhou, "What are your difficulties?"
Zhou took Gu Jiu, walked to the corner, and whispered: "The elder successfully inherited the title. Erfang and Sanfang yelled some gossip. Seeing that, it seemed that they wanted to separate the family. But they were all suppressed by the Lord Hou. Having said that, in one day the old lady, the Hou Mansion was determined not to separate the family. This incident did not dare to alarm the old lady, for fear that the old lady could not stand the stimulation."
The elder Gu Zhiwen successfully inherited the title, and now everyone has changed his name to him.
Gu Rui was also invited to be the first son of the Hou Mansion.
Zhou's body changed, from the youngest grandmother to the first wife.
Gu Jiu frowned, "Why are the second and third rooms clamoring to separate? It stands to reason that the separation does not benefit them much."
In addition to getting a share of family wealth, from status to status, the family will be greatly reduced after the separation.
Regardless of family, they are the second master and third master of the Hou Mansion, and outsiders will take a high look.
After dividing the family, it has nothing to do with the Hou Mansion. Never again can enjoy the blessing of the Hou Mansion.
Zhou whispered: "The separation of the house is false, but it is actually thinking about the private house left by the old man."
That's it.
Gu Jiu knew it clearly.
Two rooms and three rooms are not fools, knowing that it is no good to split up, it is impossible to really want to split up.
It turned out to be just using the separation of the family as an excuse to divide the private house left by the old man.
Gu Jiu asked curiously, "How does Lord Hou plan to resolve this matter?"
"Master Hou means that Master Hou's private rooms are all taken care of by the old lady, and no one is allowed to interfere."
This is a way to avoid gossip in life.
Zhou said again: "But several masters of concubine all have opinions."
Lord Hou has three concubines and four concubines.
The three masters of the Hou Mansion were all direct descendants.
The four masters of concubine were separated and singled out more than two decades ago.
At this point, Lao Hou Ye insisted that his concubines were distinct.
Because of this, the Hou Mansion has been able to live in harmony for so many years.
Gu Jiu frowned, "Several uncles who came out of the house have been separated long ago. It is not their turn to interrupt the affairs of the Hou Mansion."
Zhou nodded again and again, "Who said no. But they don't think so. After the death of Lord Hou, they said that as the heirs of Lord Hou, they should give them a private house."
Dare to love everyone is staring at Old Hou Ye's private room.
How many private houses did the old Houye keep, so that everyone has a heart of greed.
Gu Jiu hesitated for a moment, "I take the liberty to ask, how many private houses does Lord Hou have."
Zhou took Gu Jiu's hand and whispered: "No one else knows about this. I only tell Sister Xiao Jiu. Old Houye left a lot of private houses, and the Shaofu Bank alone has a deposit of 100,000 taels. Seven or eight farms have been set up in Jiangnan. Each farm has at least ten hectares of land, all of which are fertile fields. Some of them are used to grow rice, and some are used to grow mulberries and silkworms. The annual income is considerable.
In addition, under the name of Master Laohou, there are more than 20 shops in the capital and several farms on the outskirts of the capital. In Xinmin County, Laohouye bought real estate in Phase 2, Phase 3 and Phase 4. Rent alone is a considerable income every year. According to the housekeeper, Master Hou also invested money in the business of Xiao Jiu's sister. "
Gu Jiu nodded, "Master Lao Hou did invest some private money into my business. One is the cement road, which pays dividends every year and enters the account of Master Lao Hou in the Shaofu Bank. I don't know this account, you don't know it.
In addition, Lord Hou also invested a sum of money to the Northwest, and the dividends of this money have not been settled. If you need to settle, I will ask the accounting office to turn out the accounts of the previous years for you to look through. In addition, Lao Houye also invested a sum of money to Jiangnan, this money has not yet been distributed. If you need to withdraw the principal, I can call the shots. "
Zhou cried secretly, "Master Hou actually bought so many properties. I thought Master Hou had no contact with sister Xiaojiu on weekdays."
Gu Jiu said: "There is indeed no contact. These investments are all made by the manager. My side also arranges for the manager to contact. I have no direct contact with Lao Hou Ye. I don’t even have a specific amount of investment. I have to look through the ledger to find out."
Zhou immediately said: "I can't take charge of the investment of Lord Hou. I will report this situation to Lord Hou and his wife, and ask them to call the shots. If there is something wrong with Sister Xiao Jiu, please forgive me. "
Gu Jiu said: "My wife in the lobby is polite. Lord Hou trusted me before he was willing to invest money in my business. Now Lord Hou is no longer there, these investments must be changed. I will give the Hou Mansion three months, hopefully You can make a decision as soon as possible to decide under whose name these investments should be registered."
Zhou did not know much about the change of rights, she asked: "Can't you continue to register under the name of Master Laohou?"
Gu Jiu shook his head, "No! The reason why Sihai Commercial Bank can operate well is due to strict rules and regulations. Even me, I have to act in accordance with the rules and regulations of the firm."
Zhou said with emotion: "Sister Xiao Jiu is able to make Sihai Commercial Bank so big, it really makes sense. It is said that there is no rule in the world. The Four Seas Commercial Bank involves so many transactions of money, no matter how strict the rules are, it is not an exaggeration. ."
"Thank you for your understanding. Regarding the change of rights, I hope the Hou Mansion can make a decision as soon as possible."
"I will remember this matter in my heart. Old Houye left so many private rooms, and everyone is worried about it. After the funeral is over, I am afraid it will be a period of noisy. At that time, it may be necessary for Xiaojiu's sister to come forward to testify and solve the matter completely. "
Gu Jiu nodded, "If you need me to come forward, just send someone to say it. It's fairest for me to tell me that the old lady is still there and all the private rooms left by the old man are handled by the old lady."
Zhou said in a low voice, "Master Hou also meant the same. But the masters of the concubine did not agree. They were afraid that the old lady would hold the private house of Master Hou and they would not get a penny. These days, they don't come to keep their filial piety. It is too much to keep in touch with the family members all day long.
If it were not for the funeral of the Hou Mansion and couldn't go away, I would really like to roll up my sleeves and draw a scrape on their faces. All of them got into Qian's eyes, and there was no filial piety. Besides, more than twenty years ago, Lord Hou had already divided their families, and it didn't make sense to divide them a second time. "
As the wife of the eldest son, the wife of the Gu family, the Zhou family really wanted to roll up the sleeves and draw those concubine masters, no one dared to question.
The status of clan wives in the clan is not trivial.
Take a lot of responsibilities, but also enjoy many rights.
For example, when the men of the clan hold a meeting, women and children are not eligible to participate. Only the wife in charge and the clan wife are qualified to participate, and they have to sit in the forefront and most important positions.
At the beginning, the Hou Mansion did not like the Jia family, because the Jia family could not bear the responsibility of the clan wife.
The ancestor wife has heavy responsibilities. Without a good body, she would have to sacrifice her ancestors at the end of the year.
After the two had finished speaking, Zhou went to greet the other guests again.
She is a mother-in-law. During the funeral, she is more tired and busy than anyone else.
Fortunately, she is in good health and can hold it.
"Second sister, you are here."
In the flower hall for the guests, Gu Jiu met his sister.
Big sister Gu Zhen, fourth sister Gu Shan, fifth sister Gu Lin, and sixth sister Gu Jun.
Gu Jiu greeted the sisters, "You guys came early."
Gu Lin said: "I saw my second sister talking with Zhou's sister-in-law, so I didn't bother."
Gu Jiu squeezed Gu Lin's cheek, "Are you here with my brother-in-law?"
Gu Lin nodded and gave a hmm.
Gu Lin's marriage was decided by Master Gu, who was married to a first-in-law official family.
Gu Jiu once asked Gu Lin if she was not satisfied with this marriage, she would find another marriage for her.
Gu Lin was very shy at the time, and was obviously satisfied with the man's conditions.
Gu Jiu didn't have much trouble, and prepared a generous amount of makeup for Gu Lin, so that Gu Lin could get married.
Gu Lin was very grateful to Gu Jiu in her heart.
Gu Jiu added makeup to her so that she can save face in her husband's house.
For the two buildings in the second phase of Xinmin County alone, the annual rent is not a small amount of income.
There are also two sets of head and face jewellery, which is her first choice to decorate her appearance as a guest.
Today, she and her husband went to the Hou Mansion for a funeral, also to meet Gu Jiu.
Her husband wanted to study in Shanhe Academy, but he had not passed the exam three times, which was really frustrating.
Gu Jiu squeezed her ear, "Let my brother-in-law calm down and take the exam. There is no shortcut to entering Shanhe Academy."
Gu Lin was a little embarrassed, "Second Sister misunderstood. He didn't want to take a shortcut. He would study the exercises carefully and try to be famous next time. He just wanted to know what conditions would be needed if he became a teacher of Sanyuan Gong ."
Gu Jiu said: "It is not easy to worship Sanyuan Gong as a teacher. Sanyuan Gong has been dedicated to leading people in the past two years. If you want to worship him as a teacher, you must have outstanding talents."
When Gu Lin heard it, her heart was half cold.
Her husband is not a talented player, but an ordinary scholar. To successfully obtain the fame as a scholar, it all depends on hard study.
She asked, "Is there no other way?"
Gu Jiu shook his head, "San Yuan Gong accepts his disciples based on his own will. Even I can't interfere with San Yuan Gong's decision. But even if he can't worship San Yuan Gong as his teacher, the other gentlemen in Shanhe Academy are all capable. People. Soon, Shanhe Academy will have one more champion instructor."
"Really?" Gu Lin was pleasantly surprised.
All the top scholars go to the Shanhe Academy to teach, which is so awesome.
Gu Jiu nodded, "Of course it is true. You let your brother-in-law study quietly, and strive to be admitted to Shanhe Academy as soon as possible. Shanhe Academy should have free expenses, and your husband and wife will bear much less."
"Thank you second sister."
"Don't thank me. Whether my brother-in-law can pass the exam depends entirely on his ability, no one can help."
"I will tell him."