Chapter 10 Finalization

"Old woman, clean up the dishes! Xiu Xin, call the eldest and third brothers over!"

After dinner, Wang Zongsheng gave orders with a dark face.

Seeing Wang Zongsheng's unhappy expression, Li Xiuying didn't dare to say anything more and quickly took the bowl to the kitchen to wash it.

Wang Xiuxin was also very tactful and ran to call for help.

Not long after, Wang Xiu De and Wang Xiu Li came over.

Wang Xiuli looked normal, but Wang Xiude's face was so gloomy that it seemed like water was about to drip out.

“Brother!”

Lin Qiu deliberately smiled and greeted Wang Xiude.

Wang Xiude forced an ugly smile and sat down on the chair against the left wall.

Wang Xiuli sat to the right of Wang Xiude.

Wang Xiuxin was very smart. He moved a chair to the middle of the main room for Wang Zongsheng to sit on, and then he stood behind Wang Zongsheng.

After washing the dishes, Li Xiuying dragged a chair and sat next to Wang Zongsheng.

Wang Zongsheng looked around, cleared his throat, and started to speak: "The only reason I called you here today is because I want to give the land where we planted tea trees to my second son to build a new house. What do you think?"

"I don't agree!" The eldest brother objected directly, "The tea trees are growing well, why use them to build houses?"

"If I am not given this land to build a new house, where can I live?" Wang Xiuren did not expect that the eldest brother would be the first to be unhappy, and he immediately retorted.

"You can go wherever you want! Anyway, I don't agree to give you this land!" Wang Xiu De has always been arrogant, and he got angry when he saw the second brother not giving him face.

"Why do you disagree?"

Wang Xiuren also got angry when he saw his elder brother's attitude.

Seeing the situation, Lin Qiu quickly pulled Wang Xiuren's arm.

I'm not here to quarrel today!

"Brother, if you don't agree, you should be reasonable, right?" Lin Qiu said calmly, "Logically speaking, the foundation of the house should be divided equally among the four brothers. Now you and the third brother have been allocated the foundation, and the old house has been given to Xiu Xin. It can't be that we are left without a place to stay, right?"

"Besides, we didn't ask for more land. If you don't agree, it's easy to deal with. We can ask the village party secretary to come and count the land in the house, and then we can divide it equally among the four of us, right?"

Lin Qiu added, "This way, everyone gets the same amount, and no one will gossip about your parents being partial!"

Wang Xiu De was suddenly at a loss for words.

Wang Zongsheng took over the conversation, "Old Third, what do you think?"

"I have no objection. Let's do as everyone says." Wang Xiuli was as slippery as a loach. He couldn't gain any benefit, so how could he offend anyone?

"Second brother, it's not that I don't allow you to build a new house, but what about the tea trees that mom planted? They have been planted for so many years, and the house depends on these trees every year for tea. Tea is not cheap now, and I was thinking of saving some money for mom and dad." Wang Xiu De's brain was working quickly. He made up plausible excuses for himself and made Li Xiuying smile.

If Wang Xiude had not opposed it at the beginning, Wang Xiuren might have thought that his elder brother was filial. But think about it carefully, the eldest brother got the land and built a new house before getting married, but he didn’t even remember that his younger brother didn’t have a foundation. How kind can such a brother be? What's more, the look of this filial son who only cares about his parents is really disgusting.

"Then where do you think I should build the new house?" Wang Xiuren continued to insist, "Since this piece of land cannot be divided, then please ask the village party secretary to come over and help measure the foundation and divide it again. I just want my share."

Wang Xiu De felt that his usually easy-going brother had changed, and it was obvious that it was his wife who instigated him, so he changed the subject and directed his attack at someone else.

"Second brother, we can discuss the foundation slowly. Don't let outsiders' ideas affect our brotherhood!"

Lin Qiu thought, this is talking about himself! Wang Xiu De is anxious now, and the more anxious he is, the easier it is to be exposed. Wang Xiu Ren is easily influenced, but he is not stupid.

When Wang Xiuren heard the word “outsider”, his expression became even uglier. No matter what, Lin Qiu was the person with whom he would spend his whole life!

So he said firmly: "Either give me this land or divide it again. I only want the share that I deserve!"

"You..." Wang Xiu De pointed at Wang Xiu Ren angrily.

Well done! Lin Qiu silently gave Wang Xiuren a thumbs up in his heart! His performance today was so unexpected that he didn't even need to do anything himself. Lin Qiu even wanted to applaud him. If I had been so powerful in my previous life, I wouldn't have lived like that. It seems the butterfly effect is really big!

Finally, Wang Zongsheng came out to take charge of the situation: "Okay, stop arguing! This piece of land will be given to the second brother. When the time comes, the second brother will dig out the tea trees and replant them in the ground!"

Wang Xiuren readily agreed to this request.

"Since the land has been divided today, let's also decide on the annual support for us two old guys." Wang Zongsheng then proposed another thing that had been planned for a long time.

"We two old people will still live with Xiu Xin. You brothers, starting this year, give me and your mother 260 kilograms of millet every year. The amount of money for filial piety is currently set at 100 yuan a year, and it will be increased appropriately in the future depending on the market conditions."

"You guys take a look at it and sign if you have no objection."

Wang Zongsheng took out the donation form and pen from his pocket and handed them to Wang Xiude.

"In addition, Xiuxin is not married yet. Once he gets married, he will be just like you and will have to honor us in every way he should!" Wang Zongsheng added.

The donation list passed around among the four brothers. Wang Xiuren read it once, showed it to Lin Qiu again, and signed it first, followed by the other three who signed one by one.

Wang Zongsheng took the signed form and the pen, stood up, put the form into the room and locked it.

"If you have nothing to do, just go back!" Li Xiuying drove them away with an unhappy look on her face.

"Boss, please stay for a moment. I have something to ask you!"

After saying that, he pulled Wang Xiu De into the room, and Wang Xiu Xin quickly followed.

Wang Xiuren was not too sad when he saw this. Instead, he was quite happy because he was allocated the land.

Seeing that the foundation issue had been settled, Lin Qiu got up and went home.

Wang Xiuren and Wang Xiuli walked out of the door of the old house side by side.

"Second brother, congratulations! Call me when the construction starts!" Wang Xiuli said very righteously.

"Okay! I will definitely notify you when the construction starts!" Wang Xiuren looked touched.

…

As soon as Wang Xiuren returned to his small side room, he was forced by Lin Qiula, who couldn't wait, to see the foundation.

Wang Xiuren was excited to think that it would not be long before he would have a new house to live in. He even brought a tape measure in the tool box under the chest of drawers.

This foundation is located at the left rear of the old house. The terrain is half a meter higher than the old house. The terrain is relatively regular and is generally rectangular.

The two of them took a tape measure and measured it. It was about 18 meters long from east to west and nearly 23 meters deep from north to south.

"Shall we go back to my mother's house later? Tomorrow, ask my brothers to come and dig up the tea trees, and bring back the grain, so that we can send the offerings to your mother as soon as possible?" Lin Qiu said, looking at the dozen or so tea trees on the foundation.

"Um."

As Wang Xiuren collected the measuring tape, he replied, "We also need to notify the old man to help order the materials."

"There is no time to lose, let's go back to the house, wash our hands and change our clothes." Lin Qiu patted the fallen leaves and dirt on his body.

"Walk."