"This is intolerable!" Zhao Qianci stepped forward and said, "Second brother, let him go, or I'll beat him to death today."
As he spoke, he grabbed Zhao Qianren and gave him a good beating.
The Zhao brothers were worried that their father (grandfather) would suffer a loss, but Huang stopped them.
"Don't go over there, let him vent his anger."
He's been holding this in for decades; letting it out will probably make him feel better.
Indeed, it was quite amusing to watch two men, both over fifty, fight.
You grab a handful of my hair, I'll pull a few strands of your beard.
If you gouge out my eyes, I'll grab your ears. Their ruthless, relentless attacks are quite intimidating.
The Zhao family members are all warmongers, and they train year-round.
Even someone as fragile as Zhao Qianci needs to practice occasionally.
Although I haven't done it for long, I still have some skills.
Just as Zhao Qianren was about to gouge out his eyes, he grabbed the other man's ear, and not only grabbed it, he also pulled it down by the base of his ear, while tilting his head back at the same time.
His legs weren't idle either; even at the risk of falling, he was determined to take Zhao Qianren down.
Even though he didn't plan to take the imperial examination, he didn't want to be blind.
Sure enough, Zhao Qianci's reckless playing style led to victory.
The moment Zhao Qianren was knocked down by Zhao Qianci, he lost his chance to gouge out Zhao Qianci's eyes.
The moment Zhao Qianci knocked Zhao Qianren down, he fell onto Zhao Qianren himself.
Don't let the old man's thin appearance fool you; he's actually all flesh and bone.
It was no light object. The fall caused Zhao Qianren's ribs to crack loudly; unsurprisingly, they were broken.
Immediately following was Zhao Qianren's pig-like screams.
As Zhao Qianci got up, he didn't forget to slap Zhao Qianren.
"What are you wailing about? Didn't you two brothers always bully me like this when we were kids? Now you know what pain is? You deserve it."
Well, now the onlookers know, this is revenge.
A clever person who can fill in the gaps in their imagination will come up with a story that is very close to the truth based on what they see and hear along the way.
Basically, the children of the first wife suffer all kinds of bullying from the second wife and her children.
He also abandoned his young children from his first marriage when they fled famine.
To leave the children of the original wife to fend for themselves is undeniably cruel.
Years later, the brothers met again, their eyes blazing with hatred.
The second wife's son wanted to continue exploiting the woman, but was refused by the first wife's child.
In his final remarks, he concluded that even an upright official finds it difficult to settle family disputes.
Seeing that Zhao Qianren was lying on the ground screaming in pain and his condition was not good, Zhao Qianci was naturally not the kind of person who would kill indiscriminately.
Zhao Changgeng took the money and bought the door panel from a roadside shop.
Then, one person on each end, they lifted Zhao Qianren up and placed him on the door panel.
Han Jia and Han Yi immediately took action and lifted the door panel.
They are very experienced in doing this, and they can guarantee that there will be no mistakes in lifting it, and no secondary injuries will be caused.
Even if the injury is serious, it can only happen after this family severs ties with Old Master Zhao.
Actually, they were all thinking that since they were just idling around anyway, if this family didn't know what was good for them, they would go over in the middle of the night and cause them some trouble.
Lying on the door panel, groaning in pain, Zhao Qianren had no idea how close he was to death.
Soon the group arrived at the government office.
The magistrate was somewhat surprised to hear that they had come to sever ties with the family.
These days, it's not common to sever ties with relatives. Usually, a severance document is obtained from the clan head or village head.
Then you just need to report it to the county government; nobody actually takes a case to the county government.
They were somewhat surprised when they learned that the plaintiff was a successful candidate in the imperial examinations of this year.
Upon seeing the furnishings inside the main hall, the magistrate was even more astonished. The combination was quite novel.
I have never seen anyone come up to the hall to divide the family property, or even be carried up.
The one lying on the door panel couldn't move, and his son was the only one among all the men who came in to kneel and kowtow to him, the county magistrate.
Everyone else clasped their hands in a fist salute to him.
Only after asking did I learn that this group consisted entirely of successful candidates in the imperial examinations, the youngest of whom seemed to be less than ten years old.
Lying on the door panel, Zhao Qianren was utterly devastated.
Why couldn't you control your temper just now and insist on making a fuss about someone's mother's bones?
After inquiring about the cause and effect, the county magistrate questioned Zhao Qianren.
"I ask you, does Zhao Qianci agree to sever ties with you?"
Zhao Qianren shook his head.
"I disagree. I have been searching for my elder brother for years without success. Now that I have finally found him, how can we sever our ties so easily?"
When my parents were alive, they deeply regretted what happened back then.
Even on his deathbed, he hoped to find his elder brother's family.
How can kinship be severed by a single piece of paper?
Let's not talk about severing ties. Since my elder brother is alive, we are family. Family should live together, without distinction.
"Brother, you can't be so heartless! We haven't separated yet."
Zhao Qianci chuckled, thinking to himself, "Has this kid gone mad?"
After hearing the whole story, the magistrate's perception of Zhao Qianren's shamelessness reached a new level.
"You said we haven't separated yet? That's true."
Back then, your whole family ran away with all the money in the house, leaving me all alone. I thought you had unilaterally severed ties with me.
Since the kinship has been severed, why talk about dividing the family property?
The reason I brought you to this yamen today is mainly to give my mother an explanation.
I bet her biggest regret is marrying your father.
Since you say the family hasn't separated yet, I'll have to ask the magistrate to help me check how much your family's assets are.
Traditionally, when dividing the family property, the eldest son and grandson are always entitled to the lion's share, taking 70% is not unreasonable. The remaining 30% is then given to you younger family members.
Moreover, a large portion of the money your father took away was my mother's dowry.
According to the laws of the Divine Dragon Kingdom, my mother's dowry should be inherited by me, her biological son.
It will not be inherited by you stepchildren.
If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have completely forgotten. I should have checked your assets.
As soon as Zhao Qianci finished speaking, Zhao Qianren, who was lying on the door panel, was so angry that his nose almost twisted out of shape.
"Brother, what are you saying? Since you're going to investigate my assets, shouldn't you also take stock of your assets?"
Wouldn't it be more reasonable to combine them first and then divide them?
Zhao Qianci shook his head, "No, you must not have never heard of the term 'living off a woman'."
Imagine, a lone young man like me, with nothing to his name and poor health, it's only thanks to God's blessing that I survived that famine.
How can he possibly afford to get married?
Well, to be honest, I've practically married into the family.
Apart from the children taking my surname, everything else—food, clothing, and daily necessities—was provided by my wife.
If you don't believe me, you can ask our county magistrate to check. I don't own a single house or a single plot of land.
Don't even think about taking anything from my sons; they don't own any property.
My lord, I have my mother's dowry list here. Please take a look.
I beg Your Excellency's help to recover my mother's dowry.
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