"It looks like it will rain for a few more days, but fortunately, I asked someone to repair the roof with an old face." He and Xiuxiu, a mother and daughter, sewed socks in the house.

Xiuxiu rubbed her eyes and mumbled.

"What's the matter, your eyes are uncomfortable?"

"It's just that it's too dark in the house to see clearly." Xiuxiu smiled.

"Then if you didn't say it earlier, my mother would still feel sorry for how many lamp oil money?" He put down the work in his hand and lit the candle, "In my mother's heart, you are much more valuable than them." ”

Xiuxiu smiled and leaned her face closer, "Who do 'they' refer to?" ”

He Shi scratched her nose, "This mother won't say, you think whoever you are." "She doesn't know what Xiuxiu's temperament is, in case she misses her mouth, she has to talk about her again

"It's boring." Xiuxiu wrinkled her nose and picked up her socks again and sewed them.

He put down the work in his hand, let out a sigh of relief, and looked around her room. I have lived in an old house for decades, no matter how carefully I clean it up, it can't withstand the wear and tear of the years. The walls are already a little mottled, and many places have begun to drop large chunks of mud, and sometimes you can sweep the floor with a shovel. Coupled with this torrential rain, this old house will not live long. She has given birth to six children in this house, has gone through most of her life, and now ......

"Mother, what are you doing with a long sigh?" Xiuxiu also sensed the sadness that was lingering on He's body, but she didn't understand why.

"Xiuxiu, my mother has never asked you what you mean, if you split up now, do you agree?"

It is said that she was indeed there on the night of the separation, but she was only a listener from beginning to end, and no one asked her if she had any opinions. And as a girl who is going to get married, what is the importance of her opinion? But what does Ho mean? Suddenly, the idea of splitting up came to mind.

"Didn't you say that this matter would be talked about when the fourth brother came back?"

"That means you're actually in favor of the separation." He closed his eyes and opened them for a while. "Then let's do it." Anyway, it's a matter of time or time, so plan early and have less friction.

What should I do? Xiuxiu's mind was confused.

"Go and call your brothers and sisters-in-law, and divide this family today." Ho said he was going to do it.

***

Li Cong took out the straw paper that was thickly padded on the back of the willow, and said in amazement: "It seems to be really much better." ”

Yang Liu looked at the straw paper used to wipe his butt broken into several pieces, desperately trying not to think about it, and nodded. A person like Yang Liu who has to change several sleeping positions a night, plus she is not afraid of Li Cong. It's a little difficult to sleep back-to-back for the night. It was Li Cong who put his chest against her back and hugged her and slept all night before solving the problem. The effect is significant, but the side effects are also obvious, and half of Yang Liu's body is now stiff. It's better not to catch a cold so that you won't suffer.

"Otherwise, I'll also send a few for the third brother to use." Li Cong did not forget that Li Qiang was still sick.

"Go ahead." Yang Liu doesn't know if Li Qiang has taken the medicine or not, but this is also a method, I don't know if it varies from person to person, anyway, it is also their mind. It's up to them to accept it. Waiting for Li Cong to go out to find Li Qiang, Yang Liu lay on his back and put a big character comfortably, this north is still very good, Kang is big. If you burn a fire under the kang, it will be warm and environmentally friendly. She reached out and felt the temperature outside. He pouted again and withdrew his hand, forget it. Anyway, it's not good, so I have nothing to do when I get up. Just nest on the kang to recuperate.

But today, it seems that she is on duty?

"Oops, I'm sick and confused, I don't remember anything." Yang Liu stroked his forehead, and he found a high-sounding excuse for himself.

Forget it, you can't be like this. Yang Liu sat on his side, thinking that when Li Cong came in, he would let him pick a basket of pigweed. Yang Liu shuddered, quickly retracted the quilt, and covered herself tightly, she didn't want to move.

Lying on his back, lying on his stomach, lying on his side, all kinds of postures have been placed, Li Cong has not come back yet, Yang Liu can't help but scold: This kid has nails on his buttocks, and he can't walk on the bench?

In the He family's house, except for Yang Liu, all the adults of the Li family gathered together.

"When everyone is here, then I'll talk about the separation." He didn't have any ink, and ran straight to the subject.

Xiao He's heart jumped, didn't he say that he would wait for the fourth child to come back and talk about the separation? Why is it ahead again, who blew the wind next to He's ear?

"Mother, the fifth daughter-in-law hasn't come yet." The separation is not the slightest benefit to her, so naturally it can be delayed for a moment.

"She's not feeling well, it's okay if she doesn't come, we'll tell her the result anyway."

Li Cong also nodded. But no, Yang Liu is pregnant now, so she doesn't let her listen to these troublesome trivia.

"Then, then there is still a second child who hasn't come." Xiao He didn't give up so easily.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry." Yu said with a smile: "The head of our family has already been instructed, we listen to our mother, and our mother will do what she says." ”

And as a result, can you still lose them? He wants to live with them, Yu added in his heart.

Wen's eyes stared at Xiao He quite unkindly, obviously holding a grudge against her for obstructing the separation of the family last time, and now he was very angry that she was trying to stop her from talking nonsense.

Xiao He had to keep his mouth shut. She smiled bitterly in her heart, people had already thought about dividing up the family for her brother, and she was a woman, can she stop it? Now that even He has figured it out on his own, no one listens to her words. Her surname is He, their surname is Li, this is the Li family, if it weren't for her identity as the daughter-in-law of the Li family, there would be no place for her to speak here.

He clapped her hands, what Xiao He had done for their family all these years, she had been watching in her eyes. What's more, Xiao He has been widowed for her eldest son for more than ten years, and she will not treat her badly for this friendship, not to mention that Xiao He is still her own niece.

"You also know the situation at home, the fields and houses and the livestock, I thought about it, and divided it into seven parts, I will take one share, each of your five rooms will have a share, and one share will be reserved for Xiuxiu as a dowry. I will definitely be with the second child when I am old in the future, and my share of the field will be given to the second child. Your sister-in-law is a woman's family, who of you will provide for her in the future. and to whom her fields belong. Look at what else you haven't said. ”

It seems that all aspects have been mentioned, and everyone in the family has been settled. I couldn't think of any flaws for a while. Seeing that everyone didn't object, Wen said, "That mother." The fields are far and near, fat and thin, how should they be divided? I'm not against dividing it equally, but everyone knows that I have three babies in my family, and I am sure that I will spend more than you in a year, so can we choose this field first? ”

Wen's words have also been considered, Li Qiang must agree to divide it equally, and he will not ask for more of the other brothers' fields. But also consider their family's own situation. It is always necessary to find the most reasonable solution under the most unfavorable conditions. Wen felt that the condition she proposed was not exaggerated, and besides, Li Qiang was a good hand at handling the land, and he knew best which field and what situation, and they also had an advantage in this regard.

"How's that going to work? You have three children in your family now, who can guarantee that there will be no more children in the other rooms? Everyone is born to a mother, why should you take all the good ones alone? Yu was the first to object.

Wen glanced at Yu with an expression of "why do you still want to have a child", if you can give birth, there will be no movement for several years. Do you still want to be an old clam when you are old? However, Wen also understood how much resentment she would arouse if she said this, so she changed her statement, "Is it possible to add more ding, can there be something produced in the land that can be eaten by future generations?" My two boys eat a lot. Isn't it just to give birth and then feed on? ”

"Aren't there two boys in your family?" Yu was not convinced, "What is there to be proud of." It's not that it can't be born. ”

Xiao He's body on the side trembled and lowered his head.

"What are you talking about? Shut up for me. He Shi noticed the abnormality and hurriedly scolded: "Words don't go away from the brain." What do you do with that head, does it look good with flowers? ”

Wen looked down and laughed. Yu's words really slapped Xiao He's face, and hurt He's face even more, so it's no wonder He doesn't get angry.

Yu is not a fool, he smacked out what he said and found out that something was wrong, and hurriedly apologized to Xiao He. She sincerely apologized, but she didn't know that it was this apology that pushed Xiao He to a more embarrassing point.

"Alright, let's get down to business." He slapped the table and took the opportunity to divert everyone's attention, "What the third daughter-in-law said is right, I decided"

"I don't agree." Li Qiang looked at He and said, "None of them have their own difficulties, how can they take care of us in everything." Since we can give birth and raise, we must divide it equally, and it makes no sense to give us everything that is good. ”

This one has an elm slump, and Wen was so angry that he pinched the soft flesh on his waist. Didn't you see that the He family was relieved to agree? At this time, what to say, what to pretend to be arrogant, and push out all the benefits in hand.

"Let's divide it evenly!" Li Qiang insisted even more, and simply said: "I know which field is fertile at home, and which one is well irrigated by water, which is unfair, let's draw lots." ”

not only refused, but also proposed a solution, Wen stood up angrily, "I won't listen, you can divide it slowly." "Anyway, it's just a few broken fields, and it's not interesting to listen to it, so it's better to sleep with your head covered.

"Sit down for me!" He pointed to the place where Wen was sitting just now, she didn't believe that she couldn't clean it up, and one or two didn't take her as a mother in their eyes.

Li Qiang tugged at Wen's sleeve and told her to sit down.

He Shi was obviously still angry, and took a few breaths before saying, "Just do what the third child says, and draw lots." ”

"But no one is there in this room?" It's still Xiao He, but she said it almost subconsciously.

"I'll catch him for you." Ho said. Today she must divide the family, she still doesn't believe it, she, the mother, grabbed a few fields for her son, and the other party still complains.

"Let the dog do the writing work." He also thought about it, she reached out and picked out the wick, and said to Yu: "Go and call the dog, bring a few pieces of paper and pens." ”

Once you have a decision, the next thing will be easy to do, divide the upper, middle and lower fields, and then draw lots in each grade to ensure that everyone has good fields. Goudan wrote down the location of the fields of each house and handed it over to the He family for safekeeping.

"Okay, when the weather is clear, let's go and ask Lizheng to come over and testify, and then divide the deed in person. When the harvest is plowed, they will eat to each his own. ”

Things have become like this, and Wen knows that no matter how much he says, it will not help, so he asked, "Will you pay back the monthly money every month from now on?" ”

"That's filial piety, how can you not pay it?" Yu hurriedly said. She has her own little abacus in her heart, what she used to pay was called living expenses, but now it is filial piety money, the name has changed, and the money is not less. In the future, the He family will eat and drink with them in the same room, and handing it over to the He family will not be equivalent to giving it to her? A hundred dollars a month, a lot of silver in a year.

As soon as it was said, big and small things came out, and it seemed that she had wanted the division for a long time. He said: "Thirty wen a month." After a pause, she added, "It's my pension money." ”

Xiao Suo in the words is clear.

"Mother-"

"Fifty texts, no less, and filial piety should be honored during the New Year." Li Qiang flicked his sleeves, "That's it." (To be continued......)