It was still a little cold in early spring. Qi Wanfeng stood there in a single layer of clothes, his lips pale and bloodless. The burden of life was getting heavier and heavier on his shoulders. His body was already a little bit overwhelmed, but for the sake of his husband and children, he still insisted.
When his mother mentioned the separation of the family, Qi Wanfeng instantly understood what his mother wanted to do. There was some disbelief in his eyes. Looking at the silent father, he knew that his father also nodded to this matter. His mother looked at him. Qi Wanfeng knew that his mother was waiting for him to nod, so he said, "Mom, Dad, you guys talk, I'm listening."
"As for our family, you all know that there are more than a dozen mouths to feed every day, and this is a considerable expense every month. Xiaowu has to go to school, and there is not much money left at home. The monthly expenses for a large family are not small, and we are barely making ends meet." What Chen Zhu meant was that the family was very poor and there was not a penny left, so even if the family was divided, don't expect to get money from him.
"We originally had only seven mu of small farmland. We have bought more land over the years. As you all know, we now have four mu of high-quality farmland, three mu of medium-quality farmland, and seven mu of low-quality farmland."
In fact, this amount of land is quite a lot in Caojia Village. More than ten mu of land is enough for a family of more than ten people to eat for a year if they work hard. After paying taxes, there is still some money to sell to supplement the family.
"I have discussed the division of the family with your father. The eldest and the second will continue to live with your father and me in this compound. The fifth will also live with your father and me in the future. The fourth family will move out. There is an old house over there. You can move in to live in the old house."
"As for the land, there are so many mouths to feed in the family. The eldest and second sons have their families. The fifth son also has to take the imperial examination to become a scholar. After passing the examination, there will be a large sum of money. Now everything in the family costs money. So if the land is divided like this, I discussed it with your father. The family's land will be divided into two acres of inferior land for the fourth son. You will live in the old house, and the land in the old house will also belong to you." Chen Zhu finished speaking in one breath, glanced at everyone, and looked at Qi Wanfeng. This is how the matter was decided.
"Oh, we all listen to our mother. We have no opinion on how our mother divides it." The second brother Wang Yan thought about it and knew that their mother gave the fourth uncle's family the least, so he was naturally very happy.
The eldest brother Cao Fugui opened his mouth to say something, but was pinched by his wife. He knew that his mother's division of the family property was unfair, but his wife did not allow him to speak, and he did not dare to speak up to help his fourth brother's family, fearing that his wife would make trouble for him.
The eldest brother Chen Li smiled hypocritically, "We, the younger ones, must listen to the opinions of father and mother. We have no opinion on how father and mother divide the family property. Mother, Jinbao is twelve years old this year, and I am planning to find someone to find him a marriage. If it works out, you can be your great-grandmother in the future."
So what he meant was that his fourth uncle's family moved out, and the house was just right for his eldest son to marry a wife. Otherwise, he couldn't even find a wife, let alone a great-grandmother.
Chen Zhu glanced at his eldest brother Chen Li. Speaking of this eldest daughter-in-law, he and he had some relationship of the same clan. In the past, he had been partial to this eldest daughter-in-law. Now, he knew from what he said that she was planning to take over Si'er's house. He did not blame him. If the eldest grandson's marriage was successful, he would be waiting to become a great-grandmother. This family would only get better and better, with more and more descendants, and more and more prosperous and wealthy. And all this was under the condition that Si'er's family had left, so he was even more determined to drive Si'er's family out.