"Oh!" In the second room, Zhang Wenfu was thinking about something. He sat on the head of the bed with a bitter face and looked a little sad.
"Boss, today is a holiday, why are you sighing?" Xie Lin saw his boss sighing and looking worried, and felt that it was unlucky, so he couldn't help but hit him.
"I heard what the third brother said today. Is his wedding coming soon?"
"Isn't this a good thing? My third brother's wife is also an employee. When she marries us and hands over her salary, our family will be able to earn dozens of dollars more a month." Xie Lin looked at his head of the family with a puzzled look on his face.
"Our mother should be very happy that the third child is getting married, but when we talked about the third child's wedding today, I saw her brows furrowed tightly, with no smile on her face at all. I'm afraid this matter is not simple?"
"Head of the household, you mean that when my third sister-in-law marries into our family, she won't hand over her salary to our mother?" After Zhang Wenfu's repeated reminders, Xie Lin seemed to understand what he meant.
"If it were you, would you be willing? I'm afraid it would be more than that." Zhang Wenfu said with some concern.
"I definitely don't want to. Wait, we won't separate after the third brother gets married, right?" Xie Lin shuddered when she thought of this.
Then, his face turned pale.
To be honest, among all the family members, the second branch is the least willing to split up.
There are five people in the second house. Zhang Wenfu is strong and can earn work points, so there is no problem.
However, Xie Lin's health has been damaged since she gave birth to Mingxia. Her health has been fluctuating, and she cannot do heavy work. In addition, she has three daughters, one is nine years old and needs to go to school, one is five years old, and the other is three years old and needs someone to take care of them. She basically cannot go to the brigade to earn work points.
If their family really splits up by then, if God is kind, they will still be able to eat enough. If not, they may not even be able to eat a full meal all year round, let alone buy new clothes for the children or pay tuition.
Now that the family has not split up, I can still eat the food rations of my parents, elder brother, and elder sister-in-law, as well as the work-point rations.
Thinking of this, Xie Ling's eyes couldn't help but reveal a bit of panic and helplessness.
"Head of the family, we can't let this happen! We have to think of a way. We can't let the third child's marriage become the fuse for our family division." She held Zhang Wenfu's hand tightly, with a hint of pleading and determination in her tone.
"The third son married a woman from the city. It's a good thing, but also a bad thing. Let's wait and see." Zhang Wenfu shook his head. He had no choice.
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After finishing their meal early in the evening, the families of Zhang Qiurui's eldest brother-in-law and second brother-in-law left one after another. The commune would not show movies this year, so the family washed up early and went back to their rooms to rest.
That night, in Zhou Guifang and Zhang Ercheng's room.
"Old man, I want to tell you two things.
At the end of last month, I talked to the third brother. If he wanted to marry Yangyang, his family required three turns and one ring.
I promised to give the third brother 600 yuan for his wedding, and after Yangyang gets married, she will not hand over her salary.
So, the second thing is to separate the family?" Zhou Guihua and Zhang Ercheng lay side by side on the bed, her heart heavy.
The word "separation" seemed particularly heavy in the night, as if a huge rock was pressing on her heart.
After hearing what Zhou Guihua said, Zhang Ercheng was silent for a moment, turned around, and with the faint moonlight outside the window, he saw the complex expression on his wife's face, which showed reluctance, determination, and expectations for the future.
“I originally thought that the family business would be divided after the third child got married, but I didn’t expect it to happen so soon.
"Guifang, we need to think this through carefully. How should we divide it? What about the situation at the second brother's house? And since Qiurui isn't married yet, what will happen to her dowry? We need to think about all this carefully." Zhang Ercheng's voice was deep and powerful, revealing the responsibility he carries as the pillar of the family.
"The third brother has handed over most of his earnings over the years. At least six or seven hundred yuan has been given to him over the years. He wants to get married, so six hundred yuan is not enough. Even if all the wages he gave you over the years were given to the third brother, it wouldn't be too much..."
You intercepted part of the money earned by the third brother. I know that you wanted to help the eldest and second brothers.
"But the children are older now, each with their own ideas and plans, so we can't always be tied together. It's just that we have to divide the money fairly and clearly, without damaging the relationship." Zhang Ercheng paused, as if weighing every word.
In the past, Zhang Ercheng seemed honest and indecisive, but at critical moments and when faced with major events, he saw things more clearly than anyone else.
After hearing this, Zhou Guifang sighed softly, a glint of tears flashed in her eyes, but was immediately replaced by determination.
The two of them chatted back and forth in the dark, discussing the details of the division.
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Zhang Qiurui, Zhang Wenmin and Zhang Mingqi slept at home for one night. After lunch the next day, they returned to the county carrying 30 kilograms of rice, 20 kilograms of sweet potatoes, 20 kilograms of cornmeal and some vegetables.
The three of them walked side by side. Zhang Wenmin was eager to return to the county, so he walked very fast. Even though he was carrying most of the things, he walked much faster than Zhang Qiurui and Zhang Mingqi.
"You're back so early. Come in and put your things down." After returning to the rental house, Yu Yang opened the door and saw Zhang Wenmin and the other two coming back. He greeted them hurriedly and took the heavy objects in their hands to lighten their burden.
"I can't stay at home. I feel uncomfortable if I don't see the cultivated mushrooms for a day.
These mushrooms are related to our life events and cannot be taken lightly. The wooden house in the backyard is not yet built, so come up and fix it as soon as possible." Zhang Wenmin wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled.
He gently placed the backpack on his shoulder in the corner by the door and looked back at Zhang Qiurui and Zhang Mingqi, who were also busy sorting the sweet potatoes and cornmeal they brought, as well as the basket of fresh vegetables.
"The mushroom seems to have grown a little bit."
"Third brother, these mushrooms grow very fast as long as the humidity and temperature are right. At this rate, we will be able to harvest the first batch by the end of this month." Zhang Qiurui said with a smile when she saw her third brother go to check on the growth of the mushrooms as soon as he came back.
"We will all go back and stay for five to seven days during the National Day holiday. What should we do with these mushrooms?" Zhang Mingqi asked when he thought of this.
"Pick them at the end of the month and sell them on the black market first? There are less than ten kilograms in total, and they will be sold out in no time.
"I'll trouble you, sister-in-law, to take care of us for the next five to seven days while we're gone," Zhang Qiurui said, having already made plans.
"That's no problem. Leave it to me when the time comes." Yu Yang also knew the Zhang family's plan. After selling the cultivated mushrooms, they would buy three-turn and one-ring mushrooms for Wenmin to marry her. Yu Yang was happy to help.
She secretly thought that after selling the mushrooms, she could not only buy some new things but also save some money to plan for her future life.
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