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—Divider—

Seeing that no one had any objections, Old Man Zhou continued speaking.

"As for this house, your mother and I really don't have the ability to build one ourselves. You may need to build one yourself, or you can choose to stay at home if you prefer."

In addition, there is the food at home. Every household has done its best. It will be divided into four portions, and each of you will take one portion. If it is not enough, you can exchange some back yourself.

"I'll have the brigade leader write a division document later, clearly stating that the family property will be divided."

Old Zhou San was fast on his feet. The Zhou family's home was only a few minutes' walk from the brigade headquarters, so he returned with the brigade leader before Old Zhou had finished counting the money. On the way, he also told the brigade leader about their plan to divide the family property.

The brigade leader sighed the whole way. If it were another family wanting to divide their property, he might have tried to persuade them, but since it was the Zhou family, he didn't say a word.

So the brigade leader heard all the details about the division of the family that Old Man Zhou mentioned, and immediately took out paper and pen to start writing the document.

After confirming with the brigade leader, Old Zhou immediately distributed the money to his three daughters-in-law to avoid any further complications.

After the three daughters-in-law, at their husbands' prompting, took the money and put it away, the eldest and second sons of the Zhou family finally let go of the old woman.

At this time, the brigade leader also finished writing the document for dividing the family property.

"Alright, eldest, second, and third sons of the Zhou family, come over and sign the papers. Although this family has been divided, you must never abandon your parents in the future."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at the three daughters-in-law of the Zhou family. Seeing that their expressions were normal and they showed no resentment or dissatisfaction, he felt a little relieved.

"Yes, Captain, don't worry, we're not like that. Otherwise, our team can drown the three of us in their spittle."

The brigade leader knew they weren't like that. Although the old woman was ridiculously frugal, the family didn't have any major problems.

They are all hardworking and down-to-earth. They are always willing to lend a hand if anyone outside encounters any trouble. Therefore, apart from the old woman, the Zhou family members have a good reputation outside, including their daughters-in-law.

"Okay, that's fine then."

After saying that, he turned to the old woman and earnestly advised her:

“Sister-in-law, the children are all grown up now. From now on, you two should take care of yourselves. You’ve worked hard for most of your lives, so don’t worry about it anymore. Enjoy a few days of peace and quiet.”

The old woman sat there blankly, neither crying nor making a fuss, but she also didn't speak. She just sat there with her eyes vacant.

The captain tried to persuade her a few more times, but seeing that she really didn't respond, he assumed she needed to calm down and accept it for a while, so he didn't say anything more.

As a result, after the brigade leader left, the family was happily preparing to divide the property when the old woman, in full view of everyone, prepared to hang herself.

The Zhou family's sons were too frightened to make a sound. It was Zhou Laosan, who was closest to him, who reacted the fastest and picked her up. The mother and son fell into a heap.

"Mother! What are you doing? Do you really want your sons to be stigmatized as a mother who berates her sons?!"

These words were spoken by one of her daughters-in-law, who was extremely angry and tried to wake up the old hag, but it had the opposite effect.