My Brother is a Big Shot

The separation of a family is a major event, which requires the patriarch and respected elders to bear witness.

The patriarch of the Song clan is called Song Yaozu. Although he is similar in age to Song Dashan, he is a generation older than Song Dashan. Yan Qing had to call him great grandfather.

It is not the first time that Song Yaozu has presided over the separation of the family, but it is the first time to see the other brothers, who only separate the fourth and one room by themselves.

Song Dashan explained with a smile, "Isn't it because the children are too old to live in the house? But the two of us are still alive, and it is not appropriate to split up the family now. There is no way, we can only split up the family first."

The family's ugliness cannot be made public, and Song Dashan would never give preference to the old couple and prevent the four-bedroom children from studying, so they told the story of the separation of the family. So that's all I can say.

Song Yaozu was noncommittal to his remarks, but he didn't ask any further, nodded, and worked out the separation agreement.

"Your family has a total of 50 acres of land, including 10 acres of good fields and 40 acres of second-class fields. There are five shares in total, one for the two of you, and one for each of your four sons. The fourth is for the fourth. , it is eight acres of second-class fields, and two acres of fertile fields, right?"

Everyone was meaningless and nodded in agreement.

"In addition, the dowry of the Miao family and the private property of your fourth family belong to you. However, this house and the pots and pans are all owned by the old couple. When they pass away, they will be inherited by the long house. This is The rules since ancient times, Xiao Si, do you have any opinions?"

Song Chi nodded, "This is natural, I have no opinion."

"Then there is still the public's money, and the remaining food. You order it, or divide it according to five. After the division, let's talk about the filial piety of the four families to their parents in the future."

This food is good, and it is obvious to all how much food there is in the family, and an average of one point is enough. But when it comes to public money—

The old lady cleared her throat, "These years, the family's harvest has not been good. After paying the taxes, it's just barely wrapping up. I haven't saved any money. The only piece of money is the piece of gold that Fubao picked up in the yard. , for fifty-two.

These fifty taels were half the cost of sending Yan Chang to study. The annual bundle of repairs and the six rituals together cost about six taels of silver, and eighteen taels in three years. Coupled with the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, Yan Chang has already saved a lot. He uses water to write on wooden boards when practicing calligraphy, but over the past few years, it has also cost him six or seven taels.

For the remaining half, the whole family eats salt to see a doctor, and there are always five or two in daily expenses. So there were only twenty taels of silver left in the house. Divide it into five parts, then take four or two for the fourth room. "

When the old lady said this, the others nodded in agreement. Although the family's money was in the hands of the old lady, everyone knew exactly how much it was.

Miao Guihua sneered, "Only twenty taels? I don't think so! Didn't Fubao pick up a ginseng last month and sell it for two hundred taels?"

When these words came out, everyone was shocked.

Everyone looked at the old lady in shock.

"Mother, is this true?"

Song Li's shock was no less than the others. Her eyes were flustered, her finger was pointed at Miao Guihua, and she hurriedly denied, "What are you, what are you doing, what kind of ginseng is there!"

However, her guilty conscience just proved that what Miao Guihua said was true.

For a time, the people in the Song family's first and second rooms all looked eagerly, two hundred taels! No wonder the fourth and the couple were arguing about breaking up the family, it turned out to be the idea.

The three-bedroom couple just watched from the sidelines and did not express any opinions.

"Am I talking nonsense, just open my mother's cabinet and see. Since it is the property of the public, then we should also have a share in the four rooms?" Miao Guihua said with a confident look.

"No, no! No one can open my cabinet! There's only so much money at home, what kind of ginseng? I've never seen it!"

The old lady shouted and bit her to death and refused to admit it.

"Mother, if you don't have a guilty conscience, why don't you let us see it? If you don't have these two hundred taels, I will kneel down and kowtow to confess your guilt!" Miao Guihua was not to be outdone.

Seeing that there was going to be a quarrel, Song Yaozu sank his face and slapped the table, "What's the noise like! Shanzi, tell me, is there such a thing as two hundred taels!"

He stared at Song Dashan solemnly. Under his gaze, Song Dashan felt that no thoughts could be concealed from his eyes. He had no choice but to say, "That's what happened."

In a word, Song Li was so angry that his eyes darkened and he almost fainted.

However, although she is usually the master of this family, when it comes to major matters, Song Dashan has the final say.

So now that Song Dashan has spoken, no matter how unwilling she is, she can only hold her breath and recognize the fact.

Song Yaozu didn't care about this, he said in a business-like manner, "Then divide it according to two hundred and twenty-two. Since the family is divided, it must be fair and just, otherwise the child will have resentment in his heart, and there will be conflicts in the future. Shanzi, you say Woolen cloth?"

Song Dashan nodded again and again, "Everything is up to the clan uncle."

Hearing this, Song Li hurriedly said, "No two hundred and twenty taels! The two hundred taels have already spent forty taels on Fubao's snacks, clothes, and some silver jewelry. Her fortune picked up, and she deserves to be given flowers, and there are only one hundred and eighty taels left in the family."

Song Li was unwilling to give away all the money in his hand anyway, so he made such an excuse. She did spend money on Fubao, but it was only four or five taels.

Of course Miao Guihua didn't believe it. She knew that the old lady's money must be more than two hundred and twenty taels. But she knew that one hundred and eighty taels was already the limit of the old lady, and she couldn't pull out any more.

So she smiled and said, "It's as much as the mother said, and the rest will be treated as our filial piety to the mother."

It's her who gets it cheap and sells it well.

Song Li vomited to death, and stared at her angrily, as if she wanted to eat people.

But in front of the patriarch and other elders, she could only reluctantly take out thirty-six taels of silver and give it to Miao Guihua.

Miao Guihua was very happy when she got the silver, "Oh, I said that both parents are just, how could they be greedy for our share. Parents are righteous to us, then we will be more filial to our parents in the future! If you can’t write two Song characters in one stroke, you’re still one family after the family is separated!”

Song Yaozu nodded, although he didn't like this grandnephew's daughter-in-law very much, but at least the scene was beautiful.

After the money was divided, he talked about the filial piety to Song Dashan and his wife after the fourth room. These are similar to other people in the village, and both sides can accept them, so they were quickly negotiated.

After signing and painting, the family was completely divided.

Song Yaozu and others rejected Song Dashan's invitation to let them eat, and left immediately after finishing the work.

Only the Song family is left, each with his own thoughts and going back to his own house.

Miao Guihua happily counted the silver in her hand, "Thirty-six taels, this is the first time I have seen so much silver."

Song Chi also lost sight of his teeth, "And so much money belongs to our family, and it is my daughter-in-law who is capable of digging out so much money from the old lady!"

Miao Guihua said triumphantly, "I'm still showing mercy. I thought that we had ginseng dug from the pillars, and we were afraid that branches would grow outside the festival, so I didn't dare to be ruthless, for fear of making the old lady anxious."

"Now that we've split up and we've got money, what should we do next? Shall we start a house? We've already split up, and we've made a fuss. Mother must think we're not pleasing to the eye, so it's better to move out."

Miao Guihua is also planning to do this, "The house is affordable, but we can't start now. We only have thirty-six taels on the bright side, and we have to send pillars to study. Isn't the house now clearly telling them that we have other money? What if the wife goes back and divides the money with us? So let's wait a year and a half to get up again."

Song Chi nodded again and again, "It's still as thoughtful as you think."

Yan Qing interjected at this time, "Father, mother, why don't we go to the county to rent a house? The county is so lively, I heard that the gentlemen there are more knowledgeable and teach better than the gentlemen in the countryside. Aren't you good at carpentry? Isn't it better to work in the county than to farm at home?"

After a few words, Song Chi and his wife were stunned.

However, they really followed Yan Qing's words and thought about the possibility of going to the county seat.

"Yeah, we have so much money that we can rent a house in the county. Our family of four doesn't have much to spend. You can find a job, and I can also help people sew, wash, wash, and tangle. Let's rent out these ten acres of land, and that's enough for our family to chew on!"

Miao Guihua's eyes lit up. Neither of them were considered diligent people. Farming was hard and tiring. Now it would be better if they had the opportunity not to farm.

Song Chi was also very moved, "However, I'm not good at learning, what if I can't find a job?" When he was an apprentice carpenter, Fu Bao had not yet been born, and he was still the most favored youngest son in the family. He was lazy, could not bear hardships, and was not diligent enough, so he was kicked out by his master after two years of studying, and he found someone who was diligent and eager to learn and could endure hardships.

"What are you afraid of, if you can't do carpentry, you can try to do other things. And Zhuzi is right, the masters in the county are better, so let's send Zhuzi to study in the county. Didn't my parents say that our Zhuzi must not be famous? Let's not argue and read it out for them to see?"

Yan Qing nodded quickly, "Mother, I must study hard, I can read better than my cousin, and I will give you all the courage!"

"Oh, my dear son, you are really ambitious, okay! Then let's go to the county seat!"

The four-year-old Yan Shu didn't understand anything yet. Seeing that her parents were happy, she also became happy, "Oh, I'm going to the county seat!"