Start in exile and use the space to pamper the yandere regent.

The Duke of Zhen noticed that the expression on the old Lady's face was slightly relaxed, so he hurriedly said: "That's all, as long as the mother is happy. It doesn't matter if my son suffers more grievances from the people in this room. It's just that this pension money , as well as clothes for the four seasons, as well as gifts for festivals, etc., the three of us brothers naturally have to prepare them. Later, when several clansmen are old, we will sign another one. Mother, you can be sure of this pension money You have to keep it yourself. Whether it is buying two servants to serve you, mother, or subsidizing someone privately, there is no need to panic if you have money in hand."

Look at what Duke Zhen Guo said, he just didn't say all the little things that made Third Master Tao's idea unattainable. Again, how could an ordinary farmer use so much as twenty taels throughout the year?

It's not like studying to take the imperial examination, which costs money.

The second master Tao on the side would naturally not object to what the Duke of Zhen Guo said. Although he didn't really want to bring his picky and biased aunt, the old lady of the country, into his home, he couldn't help but feel a little excited at the thought of being able to separate the family and no longer have to be sucked by Mr. Tao next door. .

So, he hurriedly echoed: "What the elder brother said is true. Mother's pension money, as well as clothes for the four seasons and gifts for festivals. As a son, you have to prepare it even if you sell it. Third brother, what do you think?"

"..." Mr. Tao almost gritted his teeth and said word by word, "That's natural!"

Soon, Tao Bo helped the only two clan elders left in the clan into the house. Under the witness of the two clan elders, the family separation was settled in the blink of an eye.

The family division contract was made in six copies. Everyone present signed and stamped it. One copy was kept by the clan, and one copy each for the old Duke, his wife, mother and son. As for the last copy, it was given to the village leader of Taohua Village. Going back, the village leader would take a tael of silver and go to the county government office to exchange the white deed for a red deed. The difference between the white deed and the red deed is actually the carrot seal of the government.

Many times, people only divide their families through white contracts, that is, they divide their families without dividing their households. After all, this is related to corvée. Why do many families with slightly better financial resources try every possible means to send their children to school to study and learn literacy, and even sell iron to pass the imperial examination?

Once you learn how to read and write, and learn arithmetic, you can find a good job in the county, such as accountant or something. The most important point is that if you can participate in the imperial examination and pass the exam as a scholar, you will be exempted from a certain amount of land tax and no longer have to perform corvee service.

On the surface, the Duke of Zhenguo and the entire Tao family were ordered by Emperor Qi Hui not to join the army, participate in the imperial examination, or engage in business for three generations, which seemed to have cut off all opportunities for rapid advancement. But hasn’t it changed its appearance and taken on a new identity?

Closer to home.

In order to escape the corvee, the common people thought of dividing their families without dividing their households. In this way, when the court needs men to serve in corvee service, like the three-bedroom household in Zhenguo Palace, even if the family is divided, it can only be counted as one household, and only one male is needed.

But if the white deed is replaced by a red deed, then there will be three families of brothers who are related by blood, resulting in three adult men.

The old Mrs. Guo Gong didn't realize this. Originally, the Zhen Guo Gong didn't want to exchange the white deed for the red deed. She couldn't stand it because Tao Sanye actually wanted him to pay for the pension money because of the Zhen Guo Gong. She felt unhappy for a moment, so she directly He ordered Muramasa: "Since the families have been separated, it is natural to go to the Yamen to file a case."

Therefore, this family was divided very neatly.

Of course, the so-called separation of families actually does not mean the division of family property at all. After all, the places where they live together are actually those who came to Taoyuan Village, found a place and exchanged the land title, and built a yard and a house.

Perhaps a more accurate description would be that under the witness of the two remaining clan elders and Tao Bo, the future pension issue of the old Duke and his wife was solved.

Although Xu Yixuan was not present at the time, she couldn't help Tao Wan'er lying down at the window and peeking for a long time. After this little girl's vivid description, she almost laughed out loud.

Mr. Tao and Mr. Tao Jiang never dreamed that things would turn out like this.