Qin Manor, a family of chefs in Yangzhou. There were two hundred people in the family, and they could be considered a big family.
From the time Yang Jian established the Great Sui to the current 9th year of Wude, there had been five generations of imperial chefs. Nine of the Qin family's ancestors had entered Guanglu Temple, and six had entered Shangshi Bureau. In the entire Great Tang, this was considered a top family of chefs.
In the fifth generation, which was the generation of Qin Song's parents, the Qin family's head was Qin Song's grandfather. There were also two people walking around the palace, and one was in charge of large-scale banquets in Guanglu Temple, such as generals going out to war, weddings, funerals, and foreign banquets.
One of them was in charge of the emperor and the concubines 'daily meals in the Food Bureau. Now, these two people represented the Qin family's culinary standards.
Think about it, if several generations of people were head chefs in the central government, it would be a very powerful family.
With these two flags, the Qin family's food business blossomed everywhere in Yangzhou. There were six large restaurants alone, and there were more than ten in Luoyang and Nanjing.
Although the Qin family did not have any official positions, they had been walking in front of the Emperor all year round, and all the officials had given them face.
Moreover, the Qin family's ancestors were in Yangzhou, and they knew everything. They also cooperated with the various aristocratic families, and they had been friends for more than a hundred years.
One had to know that the descendants of those aristocratic families were people who even looked down on princes and princesses. During the years of Wude, the royal family wanted to marry into the aristocratic families, but they might not be interested in you.
Therefore, the Qin family had people in the palace and a place among the aristocratic families. They were definitely considered a famous family in Yangzhou.
Now that such a thing had happened to the Qin family's fifth-generation second master, other than being sad, the other branches were still relatively happy. When the family business grew, the brotherhood would also decrease. Second Master Qin managed six restaurants.
It seemed that no one was taking care of it. Once they died, it would be time to take back the money. The Wangjiang Tower had a profit of over a thousand strings a year.
What made the third and fourth branch even happier was that the old ancestor was going to arrange for the young master of the Qin family's second branch, Qin Song, to marry into the Yi family.
Today was the Qin Family's large family clan meeting. Each clan elder had more than ten people in the ancestral hall, followed by Qin Song's uncles and brothers.
It was a scene of over a hundred people. They all wanted to see how the Qin Clan would handle the family property. After all, it was not just the third and fourth branch. The other uncles and brothers also had interests in this.
Qin Song came into the ancestral hall and looked at the gloating eyes of the people in the room. He was furious in his heart. Now, he could not find evidence, so he naturally could not say anything. He could only go forward and greet,"Greetings, Grandmother.”
Old Lady Qin Shi, who was sitting on the main seat, smiled and nodded."Get up, good child. Let grandmother take a good look.”
He rolled up his sleeves and looked at the blisters and burns on Qin Song's arm. He couldn't help but wipe his tears."It's been hard on my eldest grandson." After saying that, she cried,"You survived. I'm afraid your parents don't have much time left."”
When the Qin Clan cried, all the clan elders sighed. Many people were consoling this sister-in-law.
"Grandmother, don't be sad." Qin Song said. Father and Mother will definitely be blessed by the heavens."
Qin Shi wiped her tears." Song 'er, your parents have met with such a disaster. Our family has already reported it to the officials. I believe the officials will find out the reason and give us an explanation. The doctor has also told me about your parents' illness. I'm afraid that in a few months, you will be alone. Have you thought about how you will live in the future?
This old lady really couldn't wait any longer. Qin Song said,""Grandmother, please speak."
"Does Song 'er know about the Yi Clan?"
Qin Song nodded." Of course I know. That's Grandmother's maiden family. She's a descendant of Yi Yin from the Shang Dynasty, the Divine Ancestor of the Kitchen. In the Great Tang, everyone knows her. Moreover, she has been married to our Qin family for almost generations. How could your grandson not know?"
The old lady nodded and said," The status of the Yi family is incomparable to the Qin family. The Yi family is now thriving. In your generation, there are many young people with excellent culinary skills. Many of them have also taken root in the capital."
" The status of the Yi family is incomparable to the Qin family," the old lady continued." The Yi family is thriving now. In your generation, there are many young people with excellent culinary skills. Many of them have taken root in the capital.
It's a pity that the Yi family's eldest branch does not have any males. There's only a daughter called Yi Zhen, who is waiting to be married. After they heard about your parents, they want to recruit you as their son-in-law.
After you marry into the family, you can also help manage the business. For the rest of his life, he had someone to rely on. In this way, the sixth generation of the Qin and Yi families also had a marriage. What do you think?"
Qin Song never thought that this old lady would actually use the method of marrying into the family to fight for the family property. On the surface, she found a way out for herself, but in reality, she wanted to cut off the second household's line of succession.
The older the ginger, the spicier it was. The moment he attacked, it was perfectly justifiable to attack his life gate.
Qin Song raised his head and said with a smile," Grandmother, in this generation, my eldest uncle has no children. Grandson is the eldest grandson of the Qin family. Why do you want to marry into the Yi family?
You can let Qin He, Qin Yan, and Qin Nian go. Their ages are all about the same. Grandson can support himself."
At this moment, a man snorted coldly and said,"Qin Song, could it be that you think that we don't know?" Your parents have been poisoned by fire and don't have much time left. But the restaurant's account book has also been burned clean. Without the account book, who knows how much money your parents have embezzled?
Now that you're married into the family, your second branch's property will naturally be divided among the other branches. This way, the fertile water won't flow into the fields of outsiders. The meat was also rotten in the pot. Don't be ignorant.”
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