Chapter 16 Let’s separate the family
That night, everyone in the Li family knew that they were going to separate.
In this regard, some people are happy and some are sad.
The eldest couple must be happy, especially Mrs. Wu. She has been looking forward to the separation of the family for a long time, and now it can finally be done. In the future, she does not have to deal with her sister-in-law, who is full of ulterior motives against her. Life, in my heart, is so enjoyable.
The only disadvantage of this split is that she still has to live under the eyes of her parents-in-law. Although they can be the masters of the family after the split, their father-in-law is used to taking care of things. , where can I loose my grip? They both really don't want to listen to each other.
But fortunately, they can get 70% of the family property, and the eldest son can also get another share. Thinking of this, she will not worry about this shortcoming.
The third and fourth bedrooms are also happy. Li Jifu and Li Jigui never care about things and don't think too much about it. They just think that they can be the masters of the family after the separation, which is enough for them to be happy.
The two sisters-in-law, Huang and Jiang, also want to live a separate life without having to look at other people's eyes. They are also strong-willed, and the most important thing is that they don't have to work hard for their eldest brother!
From now on, they can provide for their sons to study if they want, without having to draw lots or listen to others. How great is this?
The only thing I am a little worried about is the second bedroom.
Of course, the only ones worried were Li Jihe and the Song family.
When Pomegranate heard that they were finally going to separate, she wanted to jump up. She was so excited that she didn't sleep well that night.
It’s good to separate our families. After we separate our families, it’s much easier to do something. It’s much easier to “fool” your parents than it is to “fool” your grandparents!
It is rare for Pomegranate to have dark circles under her eyes. She woke up early in the morning and excitedly took her younger brother Li Rongzhang out to hunt pigweeds. It was their turn to do housework in the second room today. Even though the family was separated today, there was nothing they should do. No less.
Hurry and cut the pigweed so that she can come back soon to hear how the families are divided. She has not actually witnessed the scene of family separation these days. She wants to see it!
With this idea in mind, Pomegranate hit the pigweed very fast today. It didn't take a long time to hit two baskets full of pigweed on both sides of the Xishui River. They were packed so tightly that she couldn't even Li Rongzhang finally asked Li Rongzhong to call Li Rongzong and Li Ronyu to help him carry it back.
The morning one was fed first, and the afternoon one was fed later, but she couldn’t care less about it now.
As soon as I entered the house, I saw the great uncle coming. This is the beginning of the family separation!
Pomegranate hurriedly picked up the knife and board and found a good spot under the eaves. While chopping pigweed, she listened to the goings on in the main room.
As a junior and a girl, I am naturally not qualified to enter the main room to observe such a major family separation event. Among the juniors, in addition to the eldest grandson of the eldest room, only the eldest son of each room was called in. Go to the main room.
Nowadays, when a family is divided, unless the old man leaves in a hurry and has no time to separate the family, the clan needs to come forward to help divide the family to avoid quarrels among brothers. Otherwise, it will be done by one's own family.
Dad Li specially called Li Yishan here because he respected him as his elder brother and wanted him to come and witness together.
In the main room at this moment, Father Li and his eldest brother Li Yishan were sitting at the top, and then Old Yuan was sitting on the right. As for the Li Jiren brothers, the four Wu family sisters-in-law, they were standing on both sides of the bottom. Li Rongsong and others stood behind them.
Li Yishan was extremely relieved that his younger brother had finally made up his mind to separate the family. With more children and grandchildren, it was time to separate the family. As he got older, it would be great to enjoy the blessings on his own.
At that moment, he asked: "Brother, how are your family divided? What are the regulations?"
Father Li replied: "Of course it will be divided according to the rules."
Li Yishan nodded and didn't say much after hearing this. He was here to witness, not to interfere with how his brother's family was divided.
"Let's start." Father Li responded, looked at the children and grandchildren in the hall, and then said: "You all know about the separation of the family. This is between me and you. Mom has thought about the result for a few days. Our whole family will live together. Brother Bai is going to get a wife soon, and Brother Zong will follow suit one after another. Speaking of marrying a daughter-in-law, this family should be divided.”
“Our family has a total of thirty-two acres of land, ten acres of paddy fields, and twenty-two acres of dry fields. As for how to divide it, according to the rules, the eldest son gets 70%, and the four of you, the successor, the rich, Jigui and Rongsong, get the remaining 30%——
Of the ten acres of paddy field at the south end of the village, Jiren gets seven acres, and Jiren and Jifujigui each get one mu. For the twenty-two acres of dry land at the east end of the village, from the east end to this side, Jiren gets fifteen acres. , there are seven acres left, one and a half acres for each of the successor, the rich, and the noble, and the remaining two and a half acres are given to Rong Song. This is how the land is divided. "
The couple Li Jiren and Wu in the hall were listening and calculating the accounts. When they understood the calculation, they couldn't help but feel excited.
Dad's family cannot be divided. Fair!
They get 70% of the twenty-two acres of dry land, which should be ten. Five acres of land was divided into four parts. I guess my father felt that the four parts of the land were not easy to divide, so he just gave it to them. But the four parts of the land cost a lot of money.
And the remaining 30% should be divided together! Why don't you give Rong Song a paddy field? What's the point of giving him two and a half acres of dry land?
An acre of paddy field costs ten ounces of silver, and you can't even buy it if you want to, while dry land is only worth six or seven ounces of silver!
After such a detailed calculation, the eldest son of the family lost almost seven or eight ounces of silver for this land!
Wu opened her mouth, wanting to stand up and say something, but out of the corner of her eye she saw her uncle sitting at the top, so she could only swallow her dissatisfaction.
The uncle has a bad temper. If they really get into trouble, it will not be easy for the uncle to step in and discipline them later.
Li Jiren was also extremely dissatisfied. He lowered his head and had a dull face. He obviously didn't agree to give up, but his father could still make a raft to help the third son and the others.
It just so happened that if he really made a fuss over this matter, it wouldn't look good in front of his uncle, so he could only swallow the loss of silence, but no one knew how he missed his father in his heart.
Dad Li glanced at his eldest son specifically, and when he saw that he was silent, he continued: "The only thing left is to divide the grain and money and household items. The grain tax paid for this year's harvest is all in the warehouse. Ren, you four brothers will each share 20% of the food, and I will keep 20% for your mother. r>
As for the money, I have saved a total of fifty-one and a half coins over the years. Your mother and I have two and a half coins left in our hands, leaving forty-nine coins, because we need to buy them for the successor, the rich, and the noble. Building a new house on the homestead requires money. So, the three of you will share twelve coins each, Jiren He and Rongsong are each divided into six and a half. This house is naturally for Jiren. As for the household items, the beds and bedding in each room of yours are divided separately. The dishes, chopsticks, pots and pots are not divided. From these ten You can buy the remaining pigs and chickens by yourself for two ounces of money. These chickens were divided equally, and one of the four pigs was killed to share the meat during the New Year, and the other three were sold for a cent. Li Jifu and Li Jigui received 20% of the grain and received twelve ounces of silver. Their faces became happy, and Mrs. Huang and Mr. Jiang also nodded secretly, "Twelve ounces of silver!" My parents are still fair. I thought that even if the food was divided equally, the money would still be divided at 30-70. It’s not like some families have not divided it like this!
However, as soon as Jiang's eyes rolled, she immediately thought of something. She had thought about it since she learned about the separation last night.
She can't change the rule of dividing 70% between the parents and the children, but she can't withdraw her share!
"Dad, I'm afraid you keep forgetting something about this money!"
(End of this chapter)