After becoming a widow, I became the mother of seven children

When the village chief saw Yan Qingqing giving this great gift, he quickly helped her up and said, "Xiang Pingniang, if you need anything, get up and tell her."

Yan Qingqing pinched the inner side of her thigh hard where no one else could see her, and stood up tremblingly with Yuan Huiniang's support. She looked at the village chief with tears in her eyes and said, "Uncle village chief, I know Erniu I was filial during my lifetime, and I don’t want to go against him. But there is really no way for us mothers to survive.

Just now my mother-in-law said that she would wait for the child in my belly to be born and raise it for two years before selling it. This is the flesh that has fallen from my body. As a mother, how can I bear it? So I had a dispute with my mother-in-law.

Although I am timid and cowardly, if anyone wants to touch my children, they can't, so for the sake of the children, I asked the village chief to make the decision to separate our families. "

The village chief was a little embarrassed when he heard this. Although he was the head of a village, this family separation was a private matter of the old Li family after all.

Furthermore, except for Li Xiangping, who is considered an adult laborer, Yan Qingqing, mother and son are not very useful. How will they live if the family is divided.

Apparently most people had also considered this, so they started talking about it again.

In order not to reveal his true nature, Yan Qingqing had no choice but to lower his head and pretend not to hear.

When Old Mrs. Li saw Yan Qingqing like this, she thought she was afraid, so she laughed and said: "Huh, Mrs. Yan, please think carefully. Once the family is separated, it is impossible to return to our old Li family.

Also, if one day your eldest brother gets the honors and becomes a high official, it will not be your turn to enjoy the blessings then. "

Yan Qingqing had a sarcastic sneer at the corner of her mouth. The eldest brother Mrs. Li was talking about was the original owner's eldest uncle Li Chengye. His original name was Li Daniu. Later, when he entered the academy to study, his master gave him the name Li Chengye.

In the early years, Li Chengye was really good at studying. He passed the Tongsheng Examination after only three years of studying. He was often praised by his master and the villagers. Everyone who meets him must call him Master Tongsheng.

But later I didn't know whether it was because Li Chengye was praised too highly or because he had exhausted his talents. Now he is over forty and has not even been admitted to the examination. He really became a white-haired boy.

In fact, in Yan Qingqing's view, it doesn't matter whether she takes the exam or not, because she has always felt that there is more to life than just studying and becoming an official.

But the Li family and Li Chengye don't think so. In the eyes of the Li family, Li Chengye is the family's hope for changing the hall.

It is their hope that they can enjoy prosperity and wealth in the future. So they were willing to use their whole family's efforts to support Li Chengye's education.

Li Chengye was praised so much that he took it all for granted. I usually do nothing but study.

Whenever anyone asked him to do something, he would send him away by saying, "It's an insult to politeness."

Over the years, in order to support Li Chengye's education, the Li family has exhausted all their money and even sold several acres of land. The Li family is now one of the poorest families in Canghe Village.

The village chief looked at Yan Qingqing with some embarrassment. After all, she had to make her own decision on this matter.

Yan Qingqing raised her head and looked at the village chief with firm eyes and said: "Uncle village chief, don't worry, I, Yan Qingqing, swear that even if Lao Li's family becomes prosperous in the future, we, mother and son, will never take advantage of their family.

But again, after the separation, I no longer have anything to do with their family.

Of course, if the children want to be filial to their grandparents, I will never stop them. "

After listening to Yan Qingqing's words, Li Kaishan knew that it was inevitable for the Li family to separate. He pondered for a while and said, "In that case, let's open an ancestral hall and ask a few old people in the village to do justice.

Besides, your father doesn’t know about this yet. I’ll ask someone to inform him to come to the ancestral hall together. "

After hearing this, Yan Qingqing quickly thanked the village chief. Since the family separation is public, they will definitely not openly bully their orphans and widowers regarding their family property.

So several people moved their positions and came to the Li family ancestral hall.

Yan Qingqing is a woman and a widow, so she is not qualified to enter the ancestral hall. She didn't plan to go, so she let Li Xiangping act as her full representative.

When Li Xiangping saw that Yan Qingqing was determined to separate the family, he felt sad and happy thinking about the losses their second wife had suffered over the years.

He is now married and has children, and his two younger brothers are about to become adults, so Li Xiangping feels that as long as he works hard, he will be able to support his mother and younger brothers and sisters.

Li Xiangping went to the ancestral hall, while Yuan Huiniang and her two-year-old Niuniu stayed with Yan Qingqing at home.

After everyone dispersed, Dr. Zheng finally found the opportunity to treat Yan Qingqing.

Yan Qingqing looked at Dr. Zheng and said with a bit of embarrassment: "I'm so sorry for making you laugh, Dr. Zheng."

After listening here for such a long time, Dr. Zheng naturally knew what the situation was like in the Li family, so he said indifferently: "It's okay. It's not easy for you to be taught by your mother-in-law at your age."

Yan Qingqing:......

This is the first time she has heard people say that she is too old. She also admits that in ancient times, being in her 30s was indeed not considered young. She is not being hypocritical, but she really can't accept someone saying that she is too old.

Dr. Zheng took Yan Qingqing's pulse and said with a smile: "The fetus is very stable, but the mother's body is too weak and lacks energy and blood."

Yan Qingqing understood, it meant that she was malnourished.

This is also expected, it is strange that the family can keep up with nutrition.

Doctor Zheng did not prescribe medicine to Yan Qingqing, but just gave her a prescription to replenish qi and blood, and asked her to go to the city to get the medicine if she could.

Yan Qingqing knew that Dr. Zheng was taking care of their family, and given their current conditions, their family really couldn't afford medicine.

After sending Dr. Zheng away, Yuan Huiniang started to make some food for Yan Qingqing, but Yan Qingqing stopped her.

Because they usually eat together with the old Li family, and now they are splitting up. It is neither sooner nor later. Old Mrs. Li will never agree to Yuan Huiniang opening a small stove for her.

With this time, she might as well lie down and rest more and think about how to plan the future.

Just when Yan Qingqing was lost in thought, Li Xiangping came back with an obvious smile on his face.

Yan Qingqing knew that the result was quite satisfactory.

Sure enough, Li Xiangping said: "Mom, the results of the family separation have come out. Our family now has a total of twenty acres of land. The village chief grandpa said that the family has six acres, and the extra two acres will be left for grandma and grandpa to support themselves in the old age.

The houses we live in now belong to our family, and our family will be given a pot and 150 kilograms of millet. "

Yan Qingqing nodded after hearing this. Although they didn't get any advantage this time, it was not easy for the old Li family to give so many things to their orphans and widowers.

Li Xiangping saw that Yan Qingqing was quite satisfied with the division of the family, and said with a smile: "After the division of the family, grandpa said that he has owed us a lot over the years, and he doesn't want his one acre of retirement land, so he will give it to us as compensation." .”

Yan Qingqing was a little surprised when he heard this, and felt that Mr. Li had some conscience.