The Green Lotus Peasant Girl

Chapter 41: Separate

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There was a moment of silence in the room, and Zhang Haiyao's face became a bit more ferocious, "That's not five copper coins, but five taels of silver. Can you earn the fish you have worked so hard to raise for half a year?"

Seeing that Li Qinghe didn't speak, she was so angry that she looked at everyone in the room, "I am the daughter of the Zhang family, my parents raised me tenderly, what's wrong with receiving the dowry?"

Just at this moment, Boss Zhou and the other three came in from the outside with empty loads, and instantly discovered that the atmosphere in the room was not right.

Granny Liu didn't come in at all, and went back to her room directly. She didn't have a special room and lived with Fifth Sister.

Boss Zhou brought his wife in, "What's the matter?"

"Talk about the separation." Zhou's mother opened her eyes, "Boss, go and call the second child."

"I have something to say." Zhang Haiyao said with a frown, "Second brother is married, so you can bring him back as a witness, but if you want to give him a share, I won't agree."

Zhou's mother looked cold, "It's not your turn not to agree, this family was earned by me, the child's father, and their brothers. The second child has done things before, so this family must have his share. Everyone No opinions allowed."

It doesn't matter to Li Qinghe, there is no food in this family, so the land can be distributed, and the most important thing she lacks is land, and she still can't clean up the ten acres of wasteland.

Brother Zhou turned around and went out, while sister-in-law Mei stood in the corner with her head down, without opening her mouth at all.

Seriously speaking, the husband and wife went to the town to sell tofu every day, and they did not rely on farming to support their family at all. However, it still depends on the person. Some people can't have too much money.

Li Qingmiao's house was very close, but after a few breaths, Brother Zhou arrived with the two of them.

When everyone arrived, Zhou's mother coughed lightly, "The family is poor, and I, the mother, am sorry for you."

"Mother, what you say makes the sons feel uncomfortable." Brother Zhou's eyes turned red, "You gave birth to us, and it was us who were at fault. The son is incompetent, which made it difficult for you."

Zhou's mother waved her hand, "I'm satisfied if you have this heart." She looked at the sky and said, "There is no food in the family, so I can't live on. The third daughter-in-law said, if you can't live on, you can make a living on your own." In fact, this is quite reasonable, if someone subsidizes it, it will hurt the bond between you brothers after a long time."

"The tree has big branches, take advantage of the good weather today, let's divide this family!"

The room was quiet, and Zhou Laoer was full of displeasure, "Mother, my son is not filial."

Zhou's mother waved her hand, "Don't talk about this, let's marry your daughter-in-law into the door, and it will be up to you in the future." She looked at Zhang Haiyao, "The third daughter-in-law, the same sentence, I will give you the dowry. If you don't admit it, your aunt will come to get the money tomorrow..."

Zhang Haiyao turned his eyes away, and quietly pinched Zhou Laosan.

Her actions naturally caught everyone's eyes. Zhou's mother didn't speak, but only looked at Zhou Laosan.

Zhou Laosan got up and went out, Zhang Haiyao was startled, and hurriedly chased out, "You dare to touch my money!"

The sound of ping-ping-pong-pong came from outside, and soon, Zhou Laosan came in with five liang of silver and put it on the table. Zhang Haiyao was so angry that she cried, and after chasing the door, she shouted, "If you dare to take this money, I will return it to Zhang Haiyao." go home."

Li Qinghe also went out, went back to the room and took five taels of silver, and put it next to the silver.

Mother Zhou gave her a grateful look, and said, "I owe twelve taels over there, and there are still two taels of silver, which I borrowed to build the house."

Zhang Haiyao stared, "You don't know how to live in a house, but you still need to collect money?"

"Of course not," Mother Zhou lowered her eyes and glanced at Oldest Zhou.

Except for Li Qinghe, everyone in the house knew how the two liang of silver was owed, and those who didn't know had heard of it. It was the two taels of silver prepared by Zhou's mother to build the house, and Zhou Laosan also took it to Zhang's house to make a decision.

"These two taels are my own debts." Zhou's mother looked serious, "I'm still young, and I think I can pay off these debts after a few years of hard work. As for the grain owed by the family now, it's a total of 400 catties..."

"How come there are so many?" Zhang Haiyao exclaimed.

Not only her, Mei's also looked up in surprise, but Li Qinghe didn't find it strange. Since last autumn harvest, the Zhou family has held four weddings, but they all needed food.

"That's all." Zhou's mother said frankly, "I didn't waste it anyway, and I didn't eat too much."

"Mother, don't say that," Boss Zhou said, "It's the sons who don't have the ability. Whoever wants the land in the family will have to pay back the grain. Fourth, what do you think?" Don't ask the second , because he might not want the land at home, and he doesn't ask the third child, but his daughter-in-law is simply insane.

Zhou Chengkang nodded in agreement.

When the matter came to this point, Zhou's mother let out a sigh of relief, even if the accounts were settled, the family would be better divided. "There are four acres of land in the family and two acres of paddy fields, all of which are so much. Divide it into five shares, one for each of you, and one for my fifth sister. When my fifth sister gets married, I will pay her the dowry myself. When she leaves, that is The place where I retire."

"Why does the second brother have it too?" Zhang Haiyao said.

Zhou Laosan tugged at her, "Don't talk too much. Whatever mother says is what she says."

"These lands were saved by your father and I with their brothers over the years, and the second child will naturally have a share too." Zhou's mother said in a serious tone, "I said, who and how much will be allocated to this family, it's not the turn of the family. say something."

Li Qingmiao endured it, and said, "We don't want it. Our family has enough land, and Chengwu will not be at home often in the future. This part is our filial piety to mother, and it is our pension money."

Zhou Er Er had no objection and obviously agreed.

Zhou's mother didn't insist on arguing, she just nodded, "The house is shared by each person, and the kitchen is shared by everyone. If you find it inconvenient, you can find a way to build it yourself. Boss, go to the village chief and write a contract. Home... that's it."

Boss Zhou turned around, and Zhang Haiyao suddenly said, "Wait, is there still something left undivided?"

Everyone looked at her. This division of the family is mainly about dividing up the debts. After the debts are divided, only the land and the house are left, and the land is also divided equally. The house is one for each person.

"Why didn't the fourth brother take out the carriage?" Zhang Haiyao looked at Li Qinghe, and said that after today, she would be the person she hates the most in this family, not one of them. As for being forced to return the money. "A carriage is worth seven or eight taels of silver. He doesn't want to take out the carriage, so he has to share the money evenly?"

"The carriage belongs to the fourth brother himself." Third Zhou frowned. He was mostly silent today, so he only spoke at this time.

"Joke, with such a big family, why do I not believe that he can save a carriage by himself." Zhang Haiyao was still a little scrupulous towards Zhou's mother, but he was a little rude towards Zhou's third child.

"The carriage was given by someone else." Zhou Chengkang explained, "I met a hunter in the mountains by chance. He taught me to hunt, and he gave me the carriage. Among us brothers, I am the only one who can hunt because I and People have learned."

Zhang Haiyao still wanted to talk, but Boss Zhou interrupted impatiently, "Don't talk nonsense if you don't know, third child, take care of your wife. No one is allowed to move the carriage of fourth child, if anyone moves, it will no longer be my Zhou family! "

He was so serious, Zhang Haiyao, who was still a little bit unconvinced, didn't dare to speak immediately, and just pinched Zhou Laosan again, who in the past would pretend to grin after being pinched by her. what to think.

Zhou's mother also lowered her head, only the hands on the table were tightly clenched, and her fingertips were turning white.

The newly entered daughters-in-law looked at each other, why is this situation so wrong. Even Li Qinghe, I don't know how Zhou Chengkang's carriage got here. Anyway, since he remembered that he had a carriage, he was the one who carried it, mowed the grass and fed the horses by himself, and didn't see the rest of the people doing it. All feel weird.

The atmosphere was dignified, the village chief came over, asked how the family was divided, and began to write the deed.

Seeing that the atmosphere in the house was not right, the village chief didn't think much about it. The separation of the family was related to his own interests, so it was the best if he was invited to write the deed directly after the family had discussed it. Those who helped judge and divide the family with the elders in the village, and those who quarreled so hard that they blushed and their necks were so thick that they almost got into fights.

So, it's just a bad complexion, it's nothing at all.

"Divided into five shares, each of the brothers will have one share, then I will write a copy for each of you and keep it as a certificate." The village chief said while picking up his pen, Li Qingmiao said again, "Third Grandpa, our Don’t want it, keep it for your mother, it’s our honor to her.”

The village chief was surprised, but still nodded, and Zhang Haiyao next to him immediately said, "Then divide it into four parts, just four acres of land..."

"You're the only one who is smart!" Li Qingmiao interrupted her bluntly with a grim expression, "Even if I'm a country girl, I still know the difference! Third Master, don't listen to her, let's share five shares, mother gets two shares." share."

Looking at Zhang Haiyao again, he sneered and said, "Third siblings, we respect our mother, that's our filial piety, she raised us, these are what she deserves, you have the nerve to share some of them? You won't be afraid of choking if you eat them!"

Zhang Haiyao was dissatisfied, "What is marriage? What kind of family do you come back after marrying?"

No one answered this, she was so annoyed that she pinched Zhou Laosan a few more times.

The village head ignored this, wrote six deeds, read them one last time, and asked, "Is there anything else to add?"

"It's that carriage," it was Mrs. Mei who said, "The carriage is worth some money. Mother said that the carriage belonged to my fourth brother. Let's write it down too."

The village chief frowned, and Boss Zhou glared at Mrs. Mei, and hurriedly said, "The carriage belongs to the fourth brother, so we don't want it."

In fact, Li Qinghe discovered something was wrong earlier. The brothers in this family, after marrying their daughter-in-law, have nothing to live in, but they all have like-minded people regardless of Zhou Chengkang's carriage. It feels weird anyway.

But this is not the time to ask. Waiting for the village head to write the deed, everyone puts away a copy, Zhou Laosan said, "Mother got two shares of land, and this is the food, and also two shares?"

Mrs. Mei also looked at Boss Zhou nervously, it's fine that the carriages are not separated, the debt really can't be more.

"I'll return two copies." Zhou's mother put away the contract, "Discuss with yourselves, don't crowd together when cooking, and try not to crowd together when you boil water and wash at night, it's the same sentence, if I found it inconvenient, so I built a kitchen by myself. Besides, starting tomorrow, I will go up the mountain to cut the firewood for the kitchen..." She gave a lot of instructions, all of which are trivial things in life. It can be seen that Zhou's mother has been thinking about it for a long time in secret before she can figure it out. so comprehensive.

The author has something to say: This book of Youran is a synchronous serialization, and I have to write 9,000 words next door every day. This book was written relatively late, and it will be difficult for everyone to wait for an irregular time. Youran still set a time, and it will be updated at 11 o'clock every night~Daily More, thank you for your support, good night everyone