The people from Xiang's hometown have already overdrawn their credit here, and they will never accept anyone else.

Xiang Mianmian was a little curious. She leaned over the table with her chin in her hand and asked, "Mom, I heard that my third uncle died early, and my eldest uncle is gone too. What's this youngest uncle like?"

Zhang Jidi hesitated for a moment, then sat down and said, "Actually, to be honest, your uncle is a pretty good person."

After hearing this, Xiang Mianmian became even more curious, and she urged her mother to continue.

Zhang Jidi recalled with a sigh, "Grandma Xiang loved to tell her sons about her life's difficulties. Her first three sons were foolishly filial, but you, my uncle, were a rare clear-headed person."

Speaking of the matter, among the four brothers of the Xiang family, only Xiang Tiezhu was still relatively sober and had not been successfully brainwashed by Old Lady Xiang.

If Xiang Tiezhu had not stood on their side to help them when they divided the family, I am afraid that Zhang Jidi and Xiang Hongqi would not have been able to leave this big family.

Old Lady Xiang insisted that Xiang Tiezhu, as the youngest son, could not split the family property until he got married. This was the rule in the village.

In fact, he was greedy for Xiang Hongqi's salary of nearly 40 yuan. If they didn't split up, the old lady would be very generous with her money, and he would be very comfortable.

Although Xiang Hongqi's family has five or six children to raise, there are not many big expenses for children in rural areas.

Just give the child food on a daily basis. The older ones will take care of the younger ones, so you don’t have to worry about anything. You can pick up old clothes from your older brothers and sisters to wear, so it doesn’t cost much.

If you bring a few more bites when cooking, you can earn a net income of 40 yuan every month. Who would be willing to give up this income?

She didn't even need to ask the old lady for help with cooking, as she always let her eldest daughter-in-law Chen Daya do it.

At that time, Xiang Tiezhu was able to withstand the pressure and helped Xiang Hongqi separate from his family. He wrote a letter of severance and paid 20 yuan every month. Zhang Jidi later recalled that he was quite grateful to him.

Otherwise, the word "filial piety" would have been the key to making it impossible to divide the family, and it was not certain what would become of Zhang Jidi's children.

Old Lady Xiang was so foolish as to believe the wandering Taoist priest and kill Xiang Liming. Maybe the remaining few people were also members of the Ke family in her eyes, and they would definitely not have a good life.

The three boys might have had a better fate.

The three daughters, Xiang Meimei, Xiang Lili and Xiang Mianmian, might follow in the footsteps of their aunt, who was sold for a bag of rice and flour during the three-year famine.