Chapter 11: Division

Grandma Xu Xiuzhi was furious: "Why, as an elder, do I have to depend on you?"

After saying this, he threw his hands up, then fell heavily to the ground and said, "Oh my God! Why am I so miserable!"

She howled and screamed in the house.

Disgust flashed across the faces of the people from the second and third houses. Third Uncle Shen Daye said, "Mom, what are you doing? Don't you think the people outside are laughing at us enough?"

Everyone in the village was gathered at the door. If she shouted like that and people outside heard it, wouldn't it be even more ridiculous?

Xu Xiuzhi choked when she heard her youngest son say this. Then she sobbed again, "Oh, what a fate I have!" But her voice was much softer than before.

Grandpa Shen Daniu had been silent about the family turmoil for so long. He finally spoke up and said, "Is it okay to just split up the family?"

Xu Xiuzhi was pretending to cry just now, but when she heard what Shen Daniu said, she immediately got up from the ground.

Xu Xiuzhi said to Shen Daniu, "Are you crazy?" She has many granddaughters, but the only good-looking one is Shen Qingyue.

Then there was her older sister, Shen Mei, and her younger sister, Shen Xiu, who was in junior high school. They were about to get married and receive a large betrothal gift. Talking about dividing the family property now was like cutting into her flesh with a blunt knife.

Shen Daniu rarely talks at home, but if he opens his mouth, the matter will be settled.

Shen Daniu asked, "What do you think?" He bypassed Xu Xiuzhi and asked the second and third wives directly.

Liu Yu from the third room said, "It's better to separate them. It will save Mom from getting angry every day. Look how pale she is."

Liu Yu had his own calculations in his eyes. If Shen Qingyue came with such a strong momentum and really took back the room in the main house, where would their family live?

Liu Yu lowered his head, his disdain fading from the corners of his mouth. They all said his second sister-in-law, Zeng Juhua, was clever, plotting against Shen Qingyue. In the end, she didn't get any benefits, but instead got slapped in the face. She deserved it! She was told off for being too talkative.

The third branch was the first to speak out. Zeng Juhua from the second branch glared at Liu Yu fiercely. Her teeth were nearly broken with hatred. The third branch was truly hopeless. For such a tiny profit, they'd even given up the big bucks.

Second Uncle had also noticed Shen Qingyue's determination, but he was smarter than the people in the third room and did not express his opinion directly. Instead, he said, "This is a big deal. I will listen to Dad and Mom!"

Shen Daniu made the decision: "In this case, the three girls from the first house will be separated. From now on, weddings, funerals, births, old age, sickness and death will have nothing to do with the old house!"

Xu Xiuzhi was almost mad. When she heard this, she screamed, "What did you say?"

Xu Xiuzhi interrupted Shen Daniu again and again, which made Shen Daniu feel a little annoyed for no reason.

Whenever Shen Daniu thought of Shen Qingyue's eyes, he would always think of the honest man who was driven crazy and killed people, which made him cringe again.

Shen Daniu said directly to Xu Xiuzhi: "Go back."

Shen Daniu usually didn't argue with Xu Xiuzhi, but this time he yelled at her. Xu Xiuzhi was stunned at first, then burst into tears: "Oh, what's the point of living? I might as well die."

The two daughters-in-law quickly supported her, spoke kindly to her, and gave her a way down.

Xu Xiuzhi hummed reluctantly.

Everyone present knew that Shen Daniu had spoken. Shen Qingyue's separation was a done deal.

Shen Mei suppressed her inner joy. She had never expected that her grandparents would agree to divide the family.

Who would want to live a life worse than that of cattle and horses if they could leave the old house?

Shen Qingyue said: "Also, the money my parents exchanged their lives for was left for us sisters. I want three hundred!"

Shen Mei quickly pulled Shen Qingyue's hand, not wanting her to continue. It was already a pleasant surprise that grandparents agreed to divide the family.

If I ask for money again, what if they get angry and refuse to let me split the family property?

As expected, asking for money was like poking Xu Xiuzhi in the lungs: "You're dreaming."

Shen Qingyue said, "I want three hundred yuan. When the workers were injured, my mom and dad paid a total of five hundred yuan in compensation. Mom's share was for us sisters. I don't want more than Dad's share, just fifty. The remaining two hundred yuan is my dad's filial piety to you!"

Shen Qingyue looked around at the people present: "Grandpa and grandma, you don't have my parents, and you still have other sons. But we will never have parents again. Are you still greedy for the money my parents bought with their lives?"

Shen Qingyue's words successfully changed the expressions of the men present.

The word got out.

Looking at how well they eat and dress, one would definitely have associations.

They tremble at the thought of being scolded for a lifetime for spending three hundred yuan.

Zeng Juhua also reacted immediately. Since the falling out, she stopped pretending and said, "You have such a cruel heart."

It was like roasting the Shen family on the fire. The Shen family's face was more important than anything else. Shen Qingyue's move of cutting off the fire from under the cauldron completely made people lose their temper!

Shen Qingyue said, "I wasn't so ruthless originally. It was you who pushed us step by step to where we are today."

Shen Daniu said to Xu Xiuzhi, "Go and get three hundred yuan."

Xu Xiuzhi immediately said, "I don't have any money, and I wouldn't give it to you even if I had." Then she was very dissatisfied with Shen Daniu's attitude: "Do you think we are a wealthy family? It's easy for us to say 300 yuan. I don't have it."

Shen Daniu raised his head and slapped Xu Xiuzhi directly. He was an old farmer who was used to working, and his slap was as big as a palm-leaf fan.

Xu Xiuzhi had never been beaten in all the years she had been married. But now she was beaten. And in front of the younger generation, she rushed over to fight Shen Daniu.

Uncle Shen Er and Uncle Shen San never expected that their parents, who had never fought in their lives, would start fighting when they were old.

The two sons surrounded Xu Xiuzhi.

Shen Daniu went straight into the room to get the money. He knew where Xu Xiuzhi kept the money anyway.

He quickly took out a cloth bag.

Xu Xiuzhi was almost going crazy. She had saved so much money.

Shen Daniu directly took out three hundred yuan and said, "Take this money and cut ties with us."

Shen Qingyue took the money three times and said, "I couldn't ask for more!"

Then he immediately asked Shen Mei to find the village chief and the famous elders in the village. From then on, their eldest branch of the family was separated from the Shen family.

Chen Mei's heart was pounding as she left. She couldn't even speak clearly when she went to see the village chief.

When he looked at his sister Shen Qingyue, he admired her even more. She could withstand the pressure.

When the village chief and the village elders of high rank arrived, Shen Qingyue had already written the note in triplicate, and everyone present had their fingerprints pressed.

Xu Xiuzhi wasn't there, however. She had just been beaten. Her face was swollen, and she had hidden herself when the village chief and his men arrived.

The village chief took a copy and took it to the village committee for safekeeping. When he saw Shen Qingyue, his eyes were full of amazement. I knew this girl was good before, and it turned out to be true!

When Shen Qingyue received the three hundred yuan and the letter of separation, even her calm face showed a hint of excitement.

They were finally free.