Who is the person who comes to the door? In fact, it is not difficult to imagine.
In this forest fire, some people died, some were injured, and some lost some property.
They absolutely cannot bear to encounter such a change, especially when they know the culprit. Of course, they must carefully calculate it.
Considering that his own affairs had not been settled, not long after Yang Qingmu's two younger brothers also left, they did not come to the door.
But things are about to settle down, the nearby mountains are almost finished, and it’s time to close the general ledger.
The victims joined forces to force Yang Qingmu's parents and sister-in-law to compensate for their losses.
Even Yang Qingmu, whose family had been separated for a long time and had little contact with his two younger brothers, was also implicated.
Yang Qingmu's wife and Yang Yiyi's mother couldn't bear the disturbance, so they drove him out with a broom and said.
"If you want debt, go to someone else. It has nothing to do with us. Our two families have been separated for a long time. We are separated. Do you understand?"
As she yelled loudly, everyone retreated and turned their attention to Yang Qingmu's parents and sister-in-law.
I don't know how much the losses of these people alone are. Where can the two old people get the money? Even if they have it, they can't give it. Does this big family eat and drink for free
The two thought for a long time and finally settled on Yang Qingmu. The eldest son has made a lot of money recently and should be able to pay off their debts.
When the topic was brought up in a roundabout way, Yang Yiyi's mother snorted coldly, turned around and left.
The two old men were very embarrassed, but they still looked at Yang Qingmu expectantly. I hope this eldest son can think of a way to solve their current problems.
Yang Qingmu took a sip of coarse tea and said without rejecting or agreeing.
"Mom and Dad, have you forgotten that the mountain we just bought was burned clean."
The two old men were silent, obviously understanding what Yang Qingmu meant. The Yang Qingmu family has lost so much, where is the money now? Instead of asking for the debt together with others, he settled the debt for more than a dozen taels of silver. This was already considered a great act of mercy.
As the saying goes, misfortunes never come alone. Before the two old men reached home, they saw a group of gorgeously dressed servants. They are from the Huai'an Marquis Mansion, and they hope that the old man can compensate for the losses at home.
This news was like a bolt from the blue, immediately devastating Yang Qingmu's father and mother. With so many mountains, they can't afford to lose even if they lose everything.
But what can we do if we don’t lose money? We have to pay even if we can’t. Whose money is brought by the strong wind, don’t you need to operate slowly and slowly
The two old people had no choice but to sell their fields and houses. They only collected a small amount and gave them to the servants who came to collect the debt.
The servant looked at it for a few times and did not accept it. Instead, he distributed it to the surrounding victims who wanted compensation.
To say that such a small amount of money is not as important as human life, it just seems insufficient. But looking at the family who no longer had a piece of land, they had no choice but to leave the place angrily, finally settling the cause and effect.
The servant also said that Yang Qingmu's parents and sister-in-law should collect money as soon as possible to compensate for the losses of the Hou Mansion. Don't bring such a small amount next time, they won't look down on you.
After saying this, the servant left. But the family who heard this sentence seemed to have fallen into a bottomless abyss.
At this time, no one remained calm, even the two old people complained. A fire burned so many mountains, how can they compensate for it
After the collapse, the two old men discussed what to do? They really have no choice now, they even took out the coffin book!
The second daughter-in-law and the third daughter-in-law were originally at odds with each other, and they often made trouble at home. Now they are united together and secretly discussing the next thing.
"Brothers and sisters, I won't hide it from you. Now that the family has no money, they will probably sell their sons, daughters, and wives."
Hearing what the second sister-in-law said, the third daughter-in-law was so frightened that she covered her mouth.
The second daughter-in-law said again: "You were born here, have you seen such things often? I think we need to make a good plan."
The third daughter-in-law's eyes widened and she nodded tremblingly.
That afternoon, before evening, the two daughters-in-law carried their children into Yang Qingmu's yard and said in front of many people that they would adopt the children to them.
Yang Qingmu and his wife were stunned. Before they could agree, the two sisters-in-law ran away with the package.
He had already left the village in a hurry, leaving his children and parents-in-law behind. Even though he was reluctant to let go, he was determined and unwilling to change.
My husband's family owes so much debt, how difficult is it to pay it off? Maybe when the children grow up, they will also have to worry about these debts.
What is more likely is that before these children grow up, they will be sold to various places by their grandparents, and the mother, son, mother and daughter will never see each other again.
If this is the outcome, it would be better to adopt the child to an older brother or sister-in-law. Looking at Yang Yiyi's living conditions, if the eldest brother and sister-in-law regard the nephews and niece as their biological children, they will definitely be indispensable. Even if he is not his biological child, it is fine to give him food to eat.
The two daughters-in-law have already decided to live with their parents' families for a while and then marry into other people's families. Anyway, women like them who have given birth to children have no worries about getting married.
As for the parents-in-law who are still left behind, they really have nothing to do with them. Anyway, they are not willing to sell their sons and daughters to pay off debts, nor are they willing to sell them to others under the arrangement of their parents-in-law.
What, your parents-in-law don’t have such thoughts
Even if not, they wouldn't want to stay there. Having no house, no land, no money is nothing, they can endure the hardship. But there is still such a large amount of debt left, how can they repay it? If this continues, dozens of generations of descendants will not be able to finish it.
Even if they don't think about themselves, they still have to think about their children! Running away on their own and passing the child on to their eldest brother and sister-in-law is the best solution that their ordinary brains can think of.
Yang Qingmu has no idea what the two sisters-in-law are thinking now! He just looked at the nieces and nephews in front of him in embarrassment, not knowing how to react.
His sister-in-law ran away and the children were left here. As the eldest brother and sister-in-law, could he leave his nephews and niece alone? Believe it or not, if you lock these children outside, you will see corpses lying on the ground tomorrow.
Before Yang Qingmu could think about it, the village chief and several famous elders in the village came over. After asking, I found out that it was the two sisters-in-law who approached these people and said they wanted to adopt the child to Yang Qingmu.
Yang Qingmu thought of his two sisters-in-law who had disappeared, and finally gritted his teeth and agreed, adopting his nephews and nieces one by one.
After all, he had softened his heart and was unwilling to let these children fend for themselves. However, before that, he asked someone to write a letter. From now on, all the property in the family will belong to Yang Yiyi, and the person who heads the household will also be Yang Yiyi.
Yang Qingmu told everyone righteously,
"My daughter is a shrine maiden, and she is born to be the head of the family. I don't need my son to break the basin or anything like that. Adopting them is purely out of kindness. So I will only raise them, until they reach adulthood at most, and the rest It depends on their own destiny. As for the future, whether they will take a wife or marry someone else, or find someone to marry into, or make money by themselves, or ask my daughter for money. "
What he said made everyone don't know what to do. But they also understood that Yang Qingmu really had good intentions in doing this. If you are cruel and throw the person out, or fight him to death, other people will have no choice but to say a few words.
When Yang Qingmu's parents found out about this matter, the matter had already been concluded. They have mixed emotions and don't know how to react. Finally, he sighed and let the grandchildren go.
Without contraceptive measures, Yang Qingmu's two younger brothers gave birth to quite a lot of children, seven in total. They are all relatively young and can only help with the work, but cannot support the family.
Yang Qingmu and his wife arranged two side rooms, one for girls and one for boys. He also took Yang Yiyi's old clothes and asked the three girls to change them. As for the boys, they wore their own old clothes. There were no other old clothes for them.
In the evening, the seven children were very obedient and helped with the work, cooking a meal that was acceptable to eat.
Before they even finished eating, Yang Qingmu's parents came to the door with shy faces. There is nothing left in their house now, so they can only hang out here with Yang Qingmu.
After the couple discussed it, they finally agreed. After letting my father and mother sit down to eat, I packed up a side room and lived in it.
When Yang Yiyi learned about this matter, the matter had already settled. She was so angry that she returned home again.
Looking at her cousins who used to be naughty but now well-behaved, and then looked at her cousins who still had little sense of existence, she suddenly fell silent.
My father is gone and my mother is gone. If her cousins don't stay at her house, how will they survive in the future
Thinking of this, Yang Yiyi looked at the two old people again. In just half a month, they have aged a lot. Obviously those sky-high debts have crushed their backs.
After talking to her parents, she felt somewhat relieved. After all, this grandparent who had little affection for him was so weird that he did things that disgusted her.
He did not sell his grandchildren, nor force Yang Qingmu to pay off his debts, nor did he act like a father and mother. He allowed Yang Qingmu and his wife to serve him as they should.
The two elderly people can live in the eldest son's home and have meals with him. Yang Qingmu will respect his parents like a filial son, and there will be nothing more. For example, the promised monthly money and food will be canceled from now on.
Yang Yiyi stayed at home for a long time. Even though she was dissatisfied, she finally let it go. These two elders and cousins are not just freeloaders, nor are they vampires. They usually help with some work.
More importantly, even though the two old people are already old, they are still trying to make money and pay off the debts of the Hou Mansion as soon as possible. He didn't shirk or push the debt onto Yang Qingmu, so he was considered a more responsible person.
After observing for a while, Yang Yiyi said with conscience that these grandparents were not the best relatives in farming novels. Even if she didn't like her father in the early years, she didn't deprive her father of food and clothing, and she didn't be stingy when the family was divided, leaving her father to fend for himself.
After leaving home, Yang Yiyi went into the mountains, trying to find anything worth making money in the burned mountains. If not, just think of it as a farming model that was practiced a long time ago and has not been abandoned in some places until now - slash-and-burn farming, and then plant something when spring comes.
What no one expected was that when she went into the mountains, she discovered something amazing.