During the meal, the second uncle asked Kexin, "I've seen Master Wen's blueprints. The house is quite large. I'm afraid it won't be able to accommodate these two courtyards!"

Ke Xin nodded. "Well, I bought the vacant land at the back. Together with the two houses and the backyard, it's almost five acres. A house with five entrances should be no problem."

Hearing about a house covering five mu of land, Jiang Yongfa sighed: "How much silver did it cost to build it?"

Ke Xin glanced at her parents, then said truthfully, "The budget is three thousand taels, maybe more, maybe less."

When Jiang Yongfa heard that it was three thousand taels, he felt half a head shorter. None of his three sons earned that much, so it was unlikely that they could get such a house now.

Jiang Hui understood what his father meant. He liked this kind of house. Not only his father, but they also liked this kind of house. It was big and had a garden and vegetable patch.

"Dad, why don't we build the house overnight and wait until we have enough money to build it this year."

Jiang Zhong and Jiang Wu looked at each other and said, "Yes, Dad, building a house is a big deal. If you're going to build one, build a good one. We'll live in it for a lifetime. We'll build it a year later."

Jiang Yongfa looked at his three sons and saw that they all expressed the same sentiment. As a father, he felt sad and helpless, but more importantly, he felt warmed because at least his children did not despise him as a father.

"Then we'll build it at night all year long."

Liu Feiyang looked at the sadness that flashed across his second uncle's face. He originally wanted to lend money to his second uncle, but then he thought that he could only help him temporarily but not forever. Some things still needed their family to experience together.

After dinner, two more winter melons were cut. This time, Ke Xin did not eat too much and ate several pieces in the afternoon. She was afraid that eating too much would make her body cold.

The people in the room were bustling with activity, imagining a bright future. Outside, Jiang Fu walked in.

Ke Xin looked over and saw that his face was not very good: "Brother Fu, come and eat some cold melon."

Jiang Fu, who was irritated, sat on a stool and took a few bites to cool down his temper. Then he looked at Jiang Wuli and said, "Grandpa, can you please talk to my dad and ask Jiang You and his wife to separate, and Jiang Cai and I will stay. We won't split up the family."

Jiang Wuli ate the melon without even glancing at Jiang Fu. After the old man had finished eating the cold melon, he said, "If you asked Jiang You and his wife to divide the melon, and you refused, wouldn't you be slapping Jiang You in the face in front of the whole village?"

After saying this, he wiped the cold melon juice off his hands and sighed, "Every feast ends, and it's not a bad thing to split up the family. Besides, filial piety is not about whether to split up the family or not, but about taking good care of your parents after the split, so that they don't have to worry about it and can be happy. This is filial piety."

After hearing this, Jiang Fu fell silent. He took a fierce bite of the melon and said angrily, "If it weren't for the wife Jiang You married causing trouble, our family would still be peaceful. If I were to say, this wife deserves a beating."

The wives in the room all looked at Jiang Fu, frowning. They wanted to say something to him, but they also understood that he was very angry.

Ke Xin lowered her eyes and handed Jiang Fu a melon: "Brother Fu, everyone has their own aspirations. You can't stop other people's ideas, but you can do your own thing. If you are really a filial child, even the separation of the family can't stop you from being filial."

"As for Brother You... I think he's helpless. Don't be angry. Actually, dividing the family isn't a bad thing. My uncle and aunt will live more comfortably and won't have to worry so much. Think about it, isn't that the truth?"

Jiang Fu was silent for a long while before he said, "It's not that I don't agree to split up the family, it's just that life has just started and I'm still holding back. I want to do something big this year."

After hearing his words, everyone in the room fell silent.

After a while, Jiang You came. Looking at the people in the room, he felt ashamed. However, he couldn't divorce his wife. He couldn't persuade her, nor could he beat her...

Jiang You nodded to everyone, and finally set his eyes on Jiang Fu, and said softly: "I'm sorry, big brother."

Hearing this, Jiang Fu turned his head away and said angrily, "Marrying a wife and forgetting your mother, I'm talking about you. I don't know what's so good about your wife, she's so pretentious."

"This is not the wife I want to marry." Jiang You replied helplessly.

Jiang Fu pursed his lips, threw the melon peel on the table, stood up, and looked at Jiang You: "It's okay to split the family, but you are not allowed to tell anyone what you have learned. If your father-in-law knows how to make five-spice powder, pickled cabbage, and duck, don't say I'm rude to you."

Jiang You nodded heavily and made a promise: "Don't worry, I will never reveal a single word."

Jiang Wuli felt very uncomfortable seeing his brother in such a mess. When they were poor, they could still care for each other, but why did things change now that they have some money?

He waved his hand and said, "Jiang Fu, go back. You have to be well, okay?"

The grandson listened to his grandfather's words very much. Jiang Fu and Jiang You left together. After a while, Cao Zhaodi came and asked Kexin to leave.

No doubt, they were going to find the village chief to witness the division of the family property.

The main hall of Jiang Yongwen's house.

Ke Xin sat on the stool and listened to her uncle talking about the division of the family property.

The three brothers still live in the same house now, but they have more things, such as pots, pans, and utensils. Each of the three brothers has one mu of land, and each family has five taels of silver.

Jiang Yongwen looked at his three sons and said, "If there is no objection, then we will divide it. Then let Jiang You write a document, and you will put your fingerprints on it, and the village chief will be the witness."

No one had any objections, but the newly married daughter-in-law had some objections.

Hao Yueqing frowned and asked, "This family division is wrong, Dad."

The whole family looked at Hao Yueqing, and Jiang Yongwen asked, "What's wrong?"

Hao Yueqing smiled shyly: "Jiang distributed dividends a few years ago, and I know it was quite a lot of money. Did Dad forget to give it to me?"

Jiang Yongwen sneered and looked at Jiang You: "Is this what you mean?"

Jiang You immediately shook his head: "No, that's not what I meant." After saying that, he glanced at Hao Yueqing, his face very unhappy: "No matter how much I earn, it's all public money if we don't divide the family. Besides, this was divided before the New Year, and I didn't marry you, so why do you care how much I earn?"

Hao Yueqing also became anxious when she heard this and said, "Whose family only gives five taels of silver when dividing the family property? How can we live with this? Besides, Jiang Fu and Ke Xin run a sausage workshop, and Jiang Cai and Jiang Zhong run a roast duck business in town, but you are the only one who does nothing. It's obvious that your parents are biased."

"It's obvious that I'm just using you like a donkey. You have no share in any good things, and you're still confused. Isn't it for our family?"

When Ke Xin heard this, she raised her eyebrows and glanced at the furious Hao Yueqing, then looked at Cao Zhaodi on the side. Seeing that the smile in her eyes was three parts contempt and seven parts malice, she silently withdrew her gaze.