Chapter 82 Noisy
Chen Chunhua also felt bitter.
She had taken Gu Mingda's dedication for granted over the years. If the old lady hadn't mentioned it, she would have almost forgotten that her family had taken so much advantage of him.
She had never expected that a few angry words she said just for a few chickens would lead to the point of dividing the family property.
But Gu Mingda has already given up such a huge benefit, and it is impossible for Boss Gu to fight for his parents.
After all, they are not willing to give up so much wealth for an old couple like Gu Mingda did!
After a brief moment of regret, the couple in the first wife thought it over. Compared with other things, the one-third of the family property that they were about to get was more important than anything else.
They happily calculated that after getting the silver, they would have enough money to marry off their sons.
But Liu Erni's way of thinking is obviously different from that of ordinary people.
"Since my second brother and his wife have given up the family property, will they still want their share after our parents die?"
Hearing Liu Erni's words, everyone present looked at her with surprise.
After a brief moment of confusion, Chen Chunhua's eyes lit up instantly, and she immediately said, "The retirement land of my parents will naturally belong to our eldest branch in the future. After all, we are the eldest grandson of the eldest branch!"
Liu Erni was immediately unhappy and said, "Your eldest branch didn't support my parents, so why do you have so much? They are my parents' descendants, and our third branch can get some too!"
Gu Lao Da and Gu Lao San originally wanted their wives to stop making noises, but when they thought about the land which represented real benefits, they finally did nothing.
Old Mrs. Gu looked at her two sons with disappointment, and then spoke out to stop the farce: "I'm not dead yet, and you're already plotting. Do you want me to die now to show you how happy I am?"
Seeing that their mother was losing her temper, the eldest and third sons of the Gu family stopped their wives.
Seeing the two daughters-in-law eating in an ugly manner, Old Lady Gu brought up the old matter again: "You still haven't given me the money for yesterday's medicine and travel expenses. Since you want to pretend to be dead, just deduct it from the money for the division of the family property."
"My second brother is capable and he's not short of money..." Chen Chunhua muttered softly.
Old Mrs. Gu glared at her and directly took out two taels and five cents of silver and handed it to Gu Mingda.
Gu Mingda didn't want to take it at first, but looking at his old mother's stern eyes, he finally took it and handed it to Zhang Yuniang.
After a big fight, they were finally able to continue dividing the family property.
All the belongings in the house were clearly listed. There were only a few rooms, and they were still divided as before.
Gu Mingda took the initiative to say: "After the New Year, we will move to the county."
In this way, the two rooms originally occupied by the second wife were divided into one room each for the first and third wives, and now the second wife will live in it until after the New Year.
The money is easy to divide since there is a certain amount of it.
But there was another quarrel when the land was divided.
There are good-quality fields and bad-quality fields, and some are large and some are small. The first and third wives both want to eat more and occupy more, so the brothers-in-law of the two families come into play.
Seeing the first and third rooms quarreling with each other until they were red in the face, the two brothers, who originally had a deep relationship, were both angry over a few pieces of land. Gu Mingda and Old Lady Gu were not happy at all watching this excitement.
Zhang Yuniang held her husband's hand comfortingly.
She knew very well that although her husband had been studying away from home for many years, he actually cared about his family very much. Otherwise, he would not have wasted his study time to educate his nephews and nieces.
Several people huddled together noisily, and after arguing for half an hour they finally figured it out.
When it came time to divide the property, the atmosphere between the first and third wives became strange again. So many old stories were brought up over a few broken pots and bowls.
As they argued, it was unclear who figured it out first.
Chen Chunhua and Liu Erni suddenly turned their heads and pointed at Old Lady Gu: "Mom, you and Dad are going to the city to enjoy life soon, what do you need these bowls and chopsticks for?"
Not only did they not want to share any of their belongings with Old Mrs. Gu, they even coveted the room where the old man and woman lived.
"Mom, there are too many people in my family and we don't have enough space." Chen Chunhua wanted to occupy that room with a sense of righteousness.
Liu Erni immediately said, "I'm still young, maybe I'll get pregnant someday, and I might be as fertile as my mother. Where will the rest of the children live then?"
Old Mrs. Gu knew that in the next step, the two daughters-in-law would probably think that the retirement land should be divided, so she slammed the table and said, "You are a bunch of shallow-eyed people. No one can take my dishes and chopsticks! I won't give you my house even if I lock it and let it get covered with dust!"
The two daughters-in-law could only curse in their hearts, "Biased."
After all this noise and bustle, by the time it was getting dark, the rations were finally distributed, leaving only the last and most important event.
"Mom, if our tofu shop is to be reopened, it will definitely be run by our eldest wife. If it really has to be handed over to Liu Erni, she doesn't know how she will support her family." Chen Chunhua said first.
Liu Erni wanted to speak, but Old Lady Gu waved her hand.
She was tired and said directly: "Whoever wants to drive can drive by themselves, I don't care."
The first and third branches of the Gu family both know how to make tofu, but in fact, the Gu family's tofu shop can only share some tools.
The two sisters-in-law looked at each other, their eyes full of fighting desire.
"Okay, now that the house has been divided up, let's go cook." Old Mrs. Gu urged her three daughters-in-law.
According to custom, after the separation of the family, the relatives and friends who came to help would be invited to a separation meal, and Grandma Gu had already reserved the ingredients for the separation meal.
After listening to the noise for an entire afternoon, the clan leader and his two brothers-in-law had buzzing heads. They were all exhausted both physically and mentally and were eager to go home and lie down after dinner.
But Chen Chunhua and Liu Erni did not move.
"Mom, the six chickens raised by Dad haven't been divided yet." Chen Chunhua took the initiative to remind her.
Old Mrs. Gu glared at Chen Chunhua. She didn't expect that after so many things had happened, Chen Chunhua would still have the nerve to share the chickens raised by the old man.
Her face immediately darkened: "Those are the chickens your father raised for Niuniu, why should we share them?"
"Even if they are raised by my father, aren't they still our chickens?" Liu Erni, who has always been thick-skinned, also chimed in, hoping that her family could get a share of the benefits.
Chen Chunhua also nodded.
Old Lady Gu said, "These chickens didn't cost the family a penny, and they didn't eat a single grain of bran. How can you have the nerve to share them?"
"The chickens didn't eat the food at home, but Dad did. The family has spent a lot of money on Dad's medical treatment and medicine over the years." Liu Erni said.
Perhaps because she had already known what kind of person Liu Erni was, Mrs. Gu was not even very angry when she heard this.
She stared at her two daughters-in-law with heavy eyes and said, "You have been arguing for the whole afternoon and almost fought for a little more food. Have you forgotten something?"
Chen Chunhua and Liu Erni both looked confused.
Old Lady Gu said, "What about the filial piety that the old man and I should give to each other? We have only separated, but we have not severed our relationship. You should discuss in front of everyone how much filial piety you should give us during festivals."
When Chen Chunhua and Liu Erni heard this, they were struck by lightning.
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