Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Godwife
The eldest brother-in-law took leave the next day and hurried back to the village.
His father and mother were very surprised to see him come back suddenly, and when he came back, he was going to pull his old couple to talk, and thought that something bad had happened.
His two brothers and daughters-in-law desperately tried to get close to the corner of the wall, but were scolded by the old lady and blasted away.
"Boss, are you telling the truth? Did the village chief really agree? ”
"Sanhua'er said that there will be no falsehood, but the son thinks that his father has to go to the village chief to mention this matter. There is another one, and whoever goes with the two younger brothers has to be decided by their parents. ”
Of course, he would definitely not say that the eldest brother and the second brother were not allowed to study, only that Sanhuaer and Sihuaer felt sorry for their sister, and they deliberately asked for less remuneration to let their family have a chance.
After he finished speaking, he excused himself to be tired, turned around and went back to his room to rest.
After he left, the old man sighed: "The second and third families are too disagreeable, bullying their sisters-in-law and being soft." I see this opportunity as an opportunity, and a threat as a threat. ”
The old lady also pinched the bridge of her nose worriedly.
"I didn't bother with the old family, but she couldn't stand up on her own, and I couldn't live this day for her, right?"
The old man didn't speak, sat for a while, and went to the village chief's house with the snacks from the city that the boss had brought back.
When I went, the three clan elders were also there, plus the two surviving younger brothers of the village chief, and the six old men were drinking tea.
The eldest brother-in-law's father didn't mention learning the craft when he sat down, and he almost blew up the pot at the beginning of the sentence.
"Wangcang, are you telling the truth? Really want to split up? ”
The village chief stared at him with a serious face: "You have to think clearly, this family is a point, and your old couple can't handle a few grown up babies." ”
"Uncle, I understand what you said, and I can think about it clearly. The boss has been working in the county, and his daughter-in-law takes care of us in the village, also because she is the eldest daughter-in-law, but it is not a matter that the two have been separated. I thought that I might not have to provide for the old family's pension, so I divided the family and asked him to take his daughter-in-law to the county town to beg for a living, and the monthly maintenance money could come back. ”
As for the second and third children, they are already married and have children, and they will not point to these two people to support the elderly, and the family will be divided into a homestead, a few fields and some silver.
As for the fifth and sixth children who have not yet started a family, they naturally have to follow the two of them, but the share must be distributed in advance, and after they become a family, they can be separated from each other.
The unmarried daughter is simpler, and the dowry can be prepared according to the sister who married above.
A few old men discussed it and thought it would be okay. Anyway, his old couple is still strong now, and there are three children who have not yet started a family with him, so he won't even have someone to talk to.
As for the people who will learn the craft, it's simple. Let the two children make their own choice.
Those who learn crafts will share less of their family property, and they will not be responsible for supporting their fathers and mothers in the future, but they will have to give filial piety money. Those who leave the inheritance family business have to provide for their parents to the end, and they can't change it if they decide.
After the discussion, the eldest brother-in-law patted his father. When I went back, I found the old woman and told me about it, and the old lady almost didn't get angry. After relieving for a while, he still agreed to the old man's arrangement.
After dinner in the evening, the old man called the children of the family together and told him about it.
At that time, the eldest disagreed, saying that it was his responsibility as the eldest son to support his father.
"Don't say it, you work hard in the county, and being able to pull out your brothers in the future is filial piety to your father."
The old lady still had prestige at home, and when she saw that two of the three daughters-in-law looked angry, she asked them coldly what they thought.
The mouth of the third family was a little smoother, so they said that it was not good to divide the family, how could there be an old man who was still in the family, and when they went out, they had to say that they were not filial to be daughters-in-law, and began to secretly accuse the sister-in-law, saying that it was because her three younger sisters went to the town, so they were not happy to stay in the village.
The eldest glanced at the two younger brothers with a smile, the second and third were already soft-eared, and they listened blankly to what their daughter-in-law said.
"That's okay, since the third brother and sister said so, after the family is separated, I will take my father and mother to the county seat to live, and I won't burden you."
The boss opened his mouth slowly, and immediately blocked the words of the third family in his throat, unable to spit out and swallow, and his face changed color.
She used to talk like this, but she didn't see her eldest brother stand up for her sister-in-law, why did she take the wrong medicine this time, and actually bothered with her?
The third daughter-in-law secretly tore off her man's clothes and motioned for him to speak.
The third child raised his head and wanted to speak, but he saw the eldest brother staring at him with unkind eyes, and he was stunned all of a sudden.
"Don't think your sister-in-law is easy to bully just because she has a soft temperament, but there is still my eldest brother. Do you say, the third? ”
Seeing that the atmosphere between the two brothers was tense, the old lady spoke, saying that the old man had already told the village chief and several clan elders, and he just informed them today.
After that, he ignored the two daughters-in-law who were calculating small accounts in their hearts, and turned his head to look at the fifth and sixth children.
"Before the two of you got married, you lived with your father and mother first, and when you got home, like your brother, you went by yourself."
As for the youngest sister, not to mention the parents, they also knew in their hearts that the division of the family must first set aside Xiao Qi's dowry, and then the rest is the family property that their five brothers can share.
"One more thing." The old man waited for his wife to finish speaking before he spoke to his two younger sons, "Your sister-in-law's sister-in-law is going to open a tempeh workshop in the town, and there is a chance to learn a craft, which of you two will go?" ”
After saying that, he told the two little ones about his plans and let them choose for themselves.
The second and third eldest were not happy when they heard it, and said why they wanted to choose their younger brother, and they wanted to go.
"Che, you want to go? You don't want to go to other people's homes. ”
The old man looked at the second and third children with a sneer: "Didn't listen to me? It was your sister-in-law's sister-in-law who came up with the idea and shared it with the village. The village chief promised to give our family a chance, but it was also for the sake of Sanhua'er's face. The two of you are so powerful, you catch other people's eldest sisters and bully them all the time, and you still want to take advantage of others at this time, are you stupid for others? ”
This was said bluntly, and the second and third children were so embarrassed that their faces turned red.
"Dad, mother, no, we're bullying my sister-in-law somewhere, isn't this a joke."
It was a matter of learning a craft to support a large family, and the second and third daughters-in-law suddenly changed their attitudes and apologized to their sister-in-law repeatedly. Peel off your face and step on the ground.
"It's settled, don't talk about it. Tomorrow, the ancestral hall will be opened and separated, and it will be good for itself in the future. ”
Seeing that things could not be changed, the second and third led their daughter-in-law back to their room with a dark face, and before the lights went out, they heard a commotion in the room of the two sons, completely ignoring it.
"See? These are your two sisters-in-law. The old lady took her daughter's hand and said something she should do and what she shouldn't do as a daughter-in-law, and then let her go back to rest.
When the second and third children were making a fuss, the eldest also pulled Dahua'er to sit down, wanting to teach his wife well.