Chapter 7: Discussion of Separation
Ziqing didn't expect God to hear her prayer so soon.
After dinner, Ziqing was about to take Zishou away, when she heard Old Man Zeng say, "Ziqing, go and call your mother out, and discuss the separation of the family later." ”
"What's the house? What are you talking nonsense, old man? ”
"It's not that I want to share, it's your two sons who want to share, what's the nonsense, what are you anxious about, I have my own opinions."
"Anyway, I don't agree to divide it, didn't I say that I would divide it when my two daughters go out? Which one is going to break up today? Tian is still worried about his two daughters.
"Mother, don't worry, isn't this a discussion? I won't leave my sister alone. Zeng Ruixiang still couldn't see Tian's complaints.
"My opinion is still divided, and it's not a big family that can afford to raise so many people, early division is also a division, late division is also a division, early division is lightweight, and the contradiction of the province is saved." Zeng Ruiqing made the final decision, after all, he is the boss, and his confidence is obviously much stronger.
"Xia Yu and Qiu Yu go clean up and let your sister-in-law sit over. Ziqing, go and call your mother. ”
Ziqing quickly ran to Shen's room, "Mother, Ah Gong said that he would discuss the division of the family and let you go." ”
"Really, great, Bodhisattva bless, it's finally time to break up."
"Mother, are you happy and confused, I am blessed by the Bodhisattva when I am sick, and it is also blessed by the Bodhisattva to separate the family, is the Bodhisattva busy?"
"Sin, the Bodhisattva forgives the little girl for the sin of having a mouth and no heart."
"Mother, are you going or not?"
"Mother won't go, what is it, I know what to give for so many years, I can't fight, after all, the family is here, and I'm too lazy to be idle. Separated is stronger than anything else. Everything is up to your father. "I can't see that the Shen family is quite open, so it must be a little wise.
So, Ziqing ran back quickly, and when she was told that her mother was not coming, everything was up to the adults. The faces of every elder were surprised and incredulous.
"Hmph, this will know that she is pretending to be a good person, and she is not a ghost, the beginning and the end of it, otherwise, this family will not be scattered." Tian still muttered resentfully.
"Alright, let's get down to business. Let's talk about our family's family first, the house is on this one, and it is not easy to divide, I estimate that the second family must re-purchase the house, there is a house base in the village, although the house is gone, the land is still there, just give the second family, you see when you are willing to move over, of course, you build the house yourself, and you find your own way to find the silver. We'll leave it to the old family in a hundred years. There are also fields, three acres of paddy fields at home, two fields, one acre, one acre, one acre, six acres of sandy land, my opinion is that one acre of paddy field should be built with four acres of sandy land, two acres of paddy field should be built with two acres of sandy land, and a good paddy field should not be torn apart. I'm almost fifty years old, and your mother is not in good health, so she can't get off the ground, and your sister will be out in less than two years, so we don't plan to wait for the crops. We can just grow some vegetables and eat them ourselves, and you will use the cows in turn, and half of the farm tools will be used by the family. Ruiqing, you are the eldest son, you will pick first, does Ruixiang have any opinions? ”
"Nope. Father. Zeng Ruixiang hurriedly said that Zhou's face was happy, and Tian's and two daughters were anxious. Zeng Ruiqing is still blackfaced.
"It's okay if you don't, now let's talk about the point, you also know that your mother and your second sister are not in good health, especially your second sister, the annual medicine money is a lot of money, so there are not a few children left in the family over the years, so in the future, you will pay us fifteen taels of silver every year, plus two stones of rice (one stone of rice is about 90 kilograms), how about half of the family? If you agree, you can divide it. ”
"Dad, your eldest son earns a total of ten taels of silver a year, he has been worried about this family since he was a child, and he hasn't been able to read any books, the second child has read more books for so many years, and has spent more money in the family. Anyway, it's twice as much as us, you have to leave some money for your eldest son to support the family, you can't let our family tighten their necks. "Zhou is gone.
Zeng Ruixiang was gloomy when he heard it, and he knew that it was not so easy to pass.
Old Man Zeng pondered for a moment and asked, "Second brother, what do you mean?" ”
"I listen to Daddy." It seems that Zeng Ruixiang's prediction was really accurate, and he predicted ten taels last night.
"Boss, you are the eldest son, what do you say?"
"In this way, I want two acres of paddy fields and two acres of sandy land, I will pay five taels of silver, and all the rice will be produced by me. Second, do you think it's okay? Don't say that you are bullying you as a big brother, this is what big brother can do. Zeng Ruiqing wants to speak, which is basically the conclusion.
"Why, it's a stone of rice, even if the early rice costs five yuan a catty, and one stone of rice is not worth eight or nine hundred yuan, almost one or two silver." Zhou felt that he had lost money.
"I don't have an opinion, listen to the eldest brother."
"What do you think, old woman? Is it enough to spend? ”
"What is enough, there was no thirty taels of silver left in the past, you don't know, how tight the life of the family is, now half of it is left, there is nothing in the field, you don't know the situation of the second girl, my hard-working daughter, my mother has no ability to support you anymore." Tian howled, Xia Yu and Qiu Yu immediately whimpered, and the three mothers hugged each other and cried.
"If you have something to say, what is the fuss? You are their mother, it is difficult for them not to listen to what you say. "Ah Gong is also black in his belly, I didn't find it before.
"Then give an extra five taels of silver a year, and the two daughters will get married, and after they get married, they won't want the five taels of silver." For the sake of her daughter's future, Tian is not afraid of her eldest son.
"What, just four people, fifteen taels of silver is not enough, it costs twenty taels, and our family of seven people, there are only five taels left, the eldest brother and the second brother still have to go to school, and they don't even have a house yet." Ziqing couldn't help but mutter. Zifu was so frightened that he hurriedly grabbed her hand and signaled her not to squeak, but it was too late.
Zhou Shi listened and quickly answered, "Even a five-year-old child has an opinion." Ziping, you little stupid woman, you will be as stupid as your mother, so stupid that you can only do things and deserve to suffer. "This is a great sin, and it is not liked in the first place.
Old Man Zeng glared at Ziqing and ignored her. Look at his eldest son.
"Ruiqing, what do you say?"
"Dad, to be honest, it's really a bit difficult to get another five taels, whether it's me or the second child, otherwise, I'll take one tael, the second family will give two taels, and then three taels, everyone will just take it."
If this is not called bullying, what should it be called, no wonder Shen was prescient and too lazy to be idle in the future.
"Old woman, I think that's it for now. If you have no opinion, tomorrow you will find Li Zheng and the people in the clan to witness, and then divide the household registration, and build a house for the convenience of the second family. It's just over a month before the New Year, so let's make do with the New Year, and then completely separate after the New Year. The wheat in the field and the rape in the field were given to each family, and they were all just planted and taken care of by themselves. The old man will collect rape next year and give us ten catties of oil, and we won't need it in the future. Is there anything else you have to say? ”
"How do you divide the pig from the chicken? I can't be busy for a year and nothing is left behind. Zhou was still a little unwilling.
"What kind of points, can't I raise your mother and I? The vegetable field family will give you two furrows, and the second family will move away too far away and drive it by yourself. The family will give you an old chicken and hatch it by herself. "Old man Zeng is also quick to speak at critical times, and he does not hesitate. Ziqing is strange, what does he mean by saying that he wants to move out of his house? If you really think about this family, why don't you give some money to build a house? Has my dad kept a private house all these years? But it's not quite the same, if you have the temperament of the Yitian family, you will definitely not do it, and besides, there is a shrewd Zhou family who is always staring, and the two aunts are not good at stubble. If you don't save money, what can you do to build a house? This question is a bit puzzling. Go back and ask her mother.
As soon as Ziqing saw that the big thing had been decided, she came back with Zishou first. I learned everything from Shen.
"Fortunately, your mother and I were prescient and didn't suffer from that idleness, what can we take advantage of all these years? Your dad didn't do anything, did he? ”
"Mother, do we have any private money? How do we build a house? Ziqing asked.
"You're such a little housekeeper. Since the family has been separated, I will tell you, when your grandfather was still there when my mother came out of the pavilion, the family was fine, and your grandfather gave my mother twenty taels of silver at the bottom of the box, and my mother never dared to touch the silver, so she waited for the family to build a house. Now your grandmother's life is not as good as before, the three uncles have separated earlier, fortunately, your little uncle is doing well, and your uncle is a capable and spicy person, who can make up for your grandmother. I guess your grandfather and grandmother are also calculating, I can go back to my parents' house to borrow it. ”
As he was talking, Zeng Ruixiang came back with his sons, and discussed going to see the land after completing the household registration tomorrow.
"Daddy, our family has silver to build a house, and my grandmother gave it. Let's build a big house. "In fact, Zeng Ziqing doesn't know anything about the prices of this time and space, and what can be done with twenty taels of silver remains to be verified.
Who knew that Zeng Ruixiang looked guilty when he heard this, "Child, mother, you have suffered hardship, I'm sorry." Didn't make a good life for you and your children. ”
"What are you talking about now, you don't know that I have these twenty taels of silver in my hand, so I will settle my home first and then try something else. I don't believe it's going to be a good day. ”