Chapter 38: Let's Play Together
The sun is blazing.
Under the auspices of Li Zheng and the patriarch, as well as the witness of the villagers, the family finally began to separate.
In the hall of the blue brick house.
The older patriarch sat at the top of the quadrangular table, while Li Zheng and Old Man Gu sat on the sides of the patriarch's left and right sides.
Ye Qing held a wet handkerchief soaked in cold water in his hand and applied it to Gu Nanshan's forehead to physically cool him.
At this time, she was not only worried that she would not be able to share good land, but also worried about Gu Nanshan, who was suffering from a fever.
"I ...... Ahem, don't worry. Gu Nanshan comforted his wife.
"......" Ye Qing didn't speak, but just changed the cold handkerchief for him from time to time.
Wait a little bit later.
She had to find a way to give him some strong antipyretics, his forehead was so hot, even if he didn't measure it with a thermometer, just touching it with his hands, he could predict that he had a high fever body temperature of more than thirty-nine at the moment.
Xiao Hei was very worried about Ye Qing's situation.
I am afraid that Ye Qing, an "outsider" who does not understand the ancient rules, will say something that should not be said, and will be treated as a monster, or directly on a trumped-up charge, and will be lynched by the clansmen.
Seeing that the villagers were gathered outside the hall to watch the excitement, Xiao Hei also sneaked into the courtyard of the Gu family and hid in the grass on the edge of the courtyard dam to eavesdrop.
The patriarch looked at Old Man Gu with a straight face.
"If you have money, tell me how much land and savings you have. What are you going to do today? ”
"Patriarch, after the accumulation of my ancestors and me over the years, the Gu family currently has fifteen acres of high-grade paddy fields near the river, five acres of medium-sized dry fields near the foot of the mountain, eight acres of high-grade fertile land, four and a half acres of medium-sized sandy land and three acres of low-grade sandy land on the mountainside, as well as twenty acres of mountain forests on two hills, and these houses, there are three and a half pigs, eight hens and a rooster that lay eggs, three ducks, and thirty-six taels of silver that Wenmo borrowed yesterday to prepare for the third child's medical treatment."
Old man Gu said in a somewhat low tone.
There were poultry in these fields, and how much money and silver had just been spilled in the yard, all of which the villagers knew and saw, and they couldn't lie if they wanted to.
"Hmm." The patriarch nodded: "How are you going to divide it?" ”
"Since the third child thinks that I, his mother and my brothers have treated him harshly, then according to what Li Zheng said, just divide his three rooms and let him live their own lives behind closed doors, the eldest and the second and fourth and our old two still live together, and they are not separated."
Erfang Mi stood in the crowd with a blank expression, and when he heard this, his eyes immediately turned red.
How could Gu Lao Er not know his wife's thoughts, but on the one hand, he was the father and mother who gave birth to him, and on the other hand, he really didn't have the courage to stand up and say that he wanted to split up at this moment.
He and his wife only gave birth to four daughters in succession, and none of them had a son, once they stood up and took the initiative to mention that the family was accused of disobedience and unfilial piety, and he still had three daughters who were married, it would be difficult to say about family affairs in the future.
Old man Gu in order to save his reputation.
In order not to confirm the accusations made by the third daughter-in-law that he treated the third room harshly, he had to endure the urge to vomit blood, and said in a trembling voice in pain.
"The palms of my hands and the backs of my hands are full of meat, and I will never treat any of my sons harshly...... Now my wife and I are still alive, and everything is divided into five parts, but ...... After the third family separated, I probably didn't want to see me and my wife and the two old immortals, so the house that belonged to the third child was converted into money and silver for him, and they went to build a house wherever they liked. ”
The patriarch and Rizheng nodded.
Ye Qing was very unaccustomed to the old man Gu who was beaten upside down, and wanted to refute angrily, but he also knew that he couldn't speak at this time, otherwise he would leave an aggressive impression on everyone.
Old man Gu: "The old three points and five acres of high-grade paddy fields, one acre of medium dry land, and one acre and six points of high-grade fertile land......"
The words are not finished yet.
was interrupted by Gu Nanshan's words.
"Daddy...... In order to study and study for Gu Chengzong and Gu Wenmo over the years, the whole family farmed and raised livestock, and went out to the dock to work as coolies to find work in their spare time...... Although my son will be separated by you today, I will always be your son, and you will always be the father and mother who gave birth to me. ”
Everyone saw that Gu Nanshan didn't even call his eldest brother and nephew at this moment, and directly called the two names, so they knew that after Gu Nanshan went through this incident today, he completely broke off his brotherhood with Gu Boss and Gu Wenmo, the nephew's uncle and nephew.
Gu Lao clenched his fists in anger.
Gu Wenmo's face was also gloomy.
"Third child, what do you want to say?" Old man Gu was also so angry that he looked at Gu Nanshan with tears in his eyes, as if he was looking at an enemy who was different from him.
The corners of Gu Nanshan's lips hooked up with a bitter smile.
"The son doesn't want to see his father and mother worry about money in order to provide for the two of them to study, and then save money and save money, so today's separation, the son only needs four acres of medium sandy land on the halfway of the mountainside, three acres of low-grade sandy land and six acres of surrounding mountains and forests, and then divide a pig, two chickens, ten taels of money for medical treatment and building a house, and the rest of the sons are left to the father and mother......"
As soon as this remark came out.
The audience was stunned.
Ye Qing was also stunned.
But when I think about it, on the remote halfway up the mountainside, that large flat land is all owned by the Gu family, and the sandy land is just right, and it is better to grow potatoes, sweet potatoes, and peanuts.
And you can keep the house on the mountainside, away from these long-tongued women in the village, away from this family's best.
Ye Qing also added in a cold tone: "Father and mother, don't worry, after these good fields and good land Nanshan and I give them to you, I will not come back, in the future, every year Daddy's pension silver, the New Year's festival ceremony, how everyone in the village gives, Nanshan and I will give, this can be written in black and white on the deed of separation, and will never be denied." ”
Come on~~~
Let's play together!
Who's afraid of whom?
"Are these Gu Nanshan and his family stupid?"
"That's right! On the seven acres of sandy land on Tan Mountain, the harvest is not high, it is inconvenient to go up and down the mountain when I work, and there are often animals on the mountain to spoil the grain, after paying the tax, the remaining bit of grain, how can this feed the two of them? ”
"Nanshan and Ye Qing's two children are filial, even if Old Man Gu and Mrs. Yu treat them like this, although they must have some resentment in their hearts, they still fulfill the responsibility of providing for their children, they are all good children!"
"Yes, if he hadn't been forced to live, how could Ye Qing be so troublesome today?"
The villagers sighed very much that Gu Nanshan and his family were filial.
After Old Man Gu and the others heard the words of Gu Nanshan and his wife, they were overjoyed in their hearts!
However, on the face, he still rejected hypocrisy.
In the end, under the insistence of Gu Nanshan and Ye Qing, they finally "reluctantly" accepted Gu Nanshan's filial piety.
Of course.
In order not to make the appearance too ugly.
In the end, Old Man Gu gave twenty-five taels of silver to Gu Nanshan from the thirty-six taels of silver "borrowed" by his eldest grandson, so that Gu Nanshan could see a doctor and build a house.
At the same time, he also gave Gu Nanshan all the ginseng slices and ginseng that he "bought yesterday".
Li Zheng: "Ye's, Nanshan, the deed of separation is written, and your husband and wife come over and press a handprint." ”
The deed of separation is in triplicate.
One is in the hands of Old Man Gu, one is in the hands of Li Zheng, and one is in the hands of Gu Nanshan and his wife.
Pinching this deed of separation, Ye Qing and Gu Nanshan finally breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.
Thank God.
Finally broke up smoothly.