Thinking of this, Li Changke's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
He looked carefully at Qu Manman who was watching the excitement.
But I saw the little person leaning on the adult's shoulder, lowering his head to peel a piece of candy.
Then she put the candy into her mouth, chewed it twice, and immediately showed a sweet smile of satisfaction.
She picked up the candy wrapper and spread it out, looking at it again and again, seeming to like the pattern and color of the candy wrapper very much.
He folded it carefully before putting it back in his pocket.
The way she laughed heartily after eating the candy and her love for the candy wrappers didn't seem like something an adult should have.
Li Changke didn't know that Qu Manman rarely ate sweets in order to protect her teeth.
But she loves sweets and is very happy every time she eats candy.
Moreover, the candy wrappers of that era were also very unique, and she liked to collect them.
Li Changke frowned and became confused again:
Was I wrong? Was Qu Manman just an ordinary little girl?
At this moment, Lin Hongxian spoke: "Everyone, I called everyone here today to have everyone bear witness."
He put the box down, patted it casually, and then continued, "Everyone in the village knows that our Lin family's ancestors were once rich."
"At the height of their wealth, the farmland in several villages near Linzhuang belonged to the Lin family, who were major landowners."
"Before liberation, my family was able to hire a teacher to send me to the provincial capital to study."
"So even after decades of liberation, some people still speculate, believing I left behind a lot of good things."
"They even thought that if they took those things, they would become rich and powerful."
"Especially my nephew Shao Li. He has been coming to my house every few days to remind me in the past few years. He said that he is the only male of the next generation in the family, and everything left by our ancestors should be given to him."
"Shao Li is right."
Immediately, a white-haired old man spoke up: "Of course the ancestral property must be passed down to male descendants, so that it won't be dispersed in the future."
"Hongxian, you don't have a son, so Shao Li should inherit those things according to the rules."
"That's right." Lin Hongxian looked at the man with a serious face.
Then he opened the box and started taking things out.
He first took out a huge abacus and a broken inkstone.
He took a look at it and put it back.
Next came a few tattered thread-bound books.
The cover is rotten and the exposed content seems to be the almanac.
In the middle, there were several sounds similar to the sound of copper coins, and then several documents were turned out.
“It’s all here.”
Lin Hongxian held up the documents and began to explain: "These are the land certificates and homestead certificates issued by the village during the land reform."
He opened the document, revealing pages of paper inside. "These are the materials and labor costs for building this house."
Holding the evidence, Lin Hongxian spoke loudly: "These things are enough to prove that the house where my wife and I live now was approved by the village, and the house was built by my wife and I with our own ability and money."
"It has nothing to do with the ancestral inheritance."
As soon as these words came out, Lin Shaoli immediately became anxious: "Uncle, you can't lie with your eyes open."
Lin Hongxian: "Are you lying? Ask the village cadres to come up and verify whether my land certificate and homestead certificate are real."
"My certificate is from the 1950s. Anyone who claims this house and land can be related to the Lin family's ancestors is dissatisfied with the Party and the country and does not recognize the country's original land reform policy."
"Who among you dares to speak up? Stand up now and speak out loudly for everyone to hear?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the Lin family members in the courtyard looked at each other in bewilderment. No one dared to step forward.
Finally, a man who was obviously older and more respected spoke up: "Hongxian is right. His current homestead and house were not allocated to him until more than 50 years ago and were built. They really have nothing to do with the ancestral property."
Lin Hongxian immediately responded, "Since Third Uncle said it has nothing to do with the ancestral property, it belongs to me, Lin Hongxian. Then I can give it to whoever I want. It has nothing to do with Lin Shaoli, right?"
"This... this is the truth."
As soon as the other party nodded, Lin Shaoli jumped up anxiously: "Third Master, you can't say that. My uncle has no sons, and I am his only nephew. Everything should be mine."
Lin Hongxian ignored him and turned around.
The homestead certificate and house certificate were handed over to the eldest daughter.
Facing the other person's astonished face, he spoke: "Big girl, when you were at home, it was the most difficult time for our family. You didn't have a few good days."
"When you got married, Dad didn't have the ability to give you much dowry."
"Now this homestead and this house are at your disposal."
"You can come and live here if you want. If you don't want to come, you can make an agreement with someone in the village and exchange some things."
"In short, from now on, every brick, every tile, every blade of grass, and every tree in this house will be yours."
"Dad..." Sister Lin held the certificate in her hand. She never expected that her father would give her the entire house. She was so moved that she burst into tears.
Seeing this, Third Sister Lin couldn't help but say, "Dad, why did you give it all to the eldest sister? You have more than one daughter."
"You want it too?"
Lin Hongxian turned around and looked at his third daughter, handing her another document. "This is the food-producing land in our name. As long as we live, the village collective will not take it back."
"You two can plant some crops in the future. They're from the same village, not far from your fields, so it'll be convenient for you to plant them."
"But let me be frank. If you farm the land, you have to provide food rations for me and your mother every quarter."
"You have to give as much as others give, not a pound less, that's what you should show filial piety."
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