Tian An quietly walked to the village chief, pulled his sleeve, and looked at him pitifully.
The village chief, who had been standing there all morning, snorted impatiently and said, "Since you all agree to divide the family, then do it! As for how to divide it, I'm here to offer some suggestions. If you agree, then do as I say. If you don't agree, then discuss it among yourselves. Then come back to me after you've made your decision. It's getting late today, and everyone has things to do in the fields."
Mrs. Du glanced at Mrs. Qian and said respectfully to the village chief, "I'm really sorry to bother you today. Please tell me your opinion."
The village chief glanced at her and said, "Since the Tian family has three branches, the things and land should be divided equally. We can't give them less just because the second branch is smaller."
Qian was dissatisfied and said, "Why? There are too many of us and if we don't get enough food, there won't be enough."
The village chief took one look and snorted coldly, "It's good enough to give you a share. If you think it's too little, go to Li Village and get a share."
Mrs. Du said, "Yes, I heard that my eldest sister-in-law's father-in-law in Lijia Village has only one son. I think you can get more land if you go there. Don't fight with us for it here."
Qian spat at her and said, "Bah! Dream on about your grand plans. You want to keep it all to yourself? No way."
Humph, that old man from Li Village is really stingy! And my sister-in-law is also very capable. If she could go and divide the things, she would have gone long ago, and she wouldn't have waited for her Du Shi to give her some advice.
…bang…bang…bang…bang…
The village chief patted the table, and Qian and Du finally stopped talking.
The village chief continued, "As for Wang, she will follow the eldest wife as Tian Lao San's wife said."
As soon as these words were spoken, Mrs. Qian was furious. Not only did she not get much to share, but she also had to drag her old wife along.
He immediately said, "I don't agree."
Mrs. Du looked at Mrs. Qian and Tian An. The distribution was smaller than expected, but at least she didn't have to drag the old woman along. She immediately exchanged glances with Tian Lao San.
Then he said to the village chief: "The village chief's division is fair. I was too cautious before. The head of the family and I agree on this division."
The village chief ignored Qian and looked at Tian An again.
Tian An thought for a moment and said, "The village chief's division is naturally the fairest, but I would like to ask the village chief to ask my aunt and my third aunt to return all the things they took from our family to me."
The village chief turned around and looked at Qian and Du.
Qian turned her head away guiltily, clearly unwilling to give it. Humph, not only did she not get any benefits, she also had to return the things.
Du thought about it and realized that the village chief was clearly favoring Tian An and his sister. She couldn't keep this thing. She might as well send Tian An away and divide the family up first, otherwise things might get out of hand. Qian was clearly dissatisfied, and if they messed up tonight and Qian kept pestering her, life would be difficult.
Then he asked Tian Lao San to go into the house and take out all the things. In fact, it was just a box of half-used clothes. It had been taken back and had not been touched. This time, it was taken out intact.
When Mrs. Du's was brought back, the village chief looked at Mrs. Qian, and everyone else also looked at Mrs. Qian.
Qian had originally taken some quilts. When Old Man Tian was around, all the money was in his hands, so he naturally treated his son better. When Tian Mingwu got married, he bought a lot of things, including two new quilts and a piece of fine cotton cloth for his son's clothes. But the cotton cloth was used to make clothes for his son, and the new quilt had become old.
Besides, I couldn’t expect to spit out what I had already eaten. I immediately said, “I’ve used up all the food.”
Tian An looked at her and said with a smile: "It's okay, how could I embarrass my aunt?"
Qian raised her chin and said proudly, "You are sensible."
Tian An looked at the village chief and said, "The things are gone, and my aunt hasn't returned yet, so let's compensate her according to the price! We are all relatives, so give my aunt a 10% discount on the market price and convert it into silver for me."
Qian was dumbfounded, and when she came to her senses, she started cursing.
Originally, Du thought Tian An really didn't want Qian's property anymore, and thought it would be a loss if she returned it. But now, it's better. Compensation is the price, which means she'll definitely be taking advantage of Qian! Anyway, today was a falling out with the eldest wife. But Tian An used to be very secretive, and now she has the village chief to help her. Why not give her a hand? Who knows, she might be useful in the future!
He immediately said, "Sister-in-law, just be content! The things you brought are all new. It's already good enough to give you a 10% discount. In this world, things are very valuable! If you can't give me silver, you can also use grain to pay for it."
Tian An looked at Mrs. Du, and thinking about the situation, he said, "We can use food as compensation."
However, the Qian family didn't want to pay any money, let alone grain. The current grain prices are sky-high, and only a fool would give them out.
The village chief asked Tian An again, "Are there any other things? If not, let's divide the things quickly and everyone can go back to work, or do you want to divide them slowly later?"
Tian An said quickly, "I won't fight with my uncle and third uncle for this tile-roofed house. Just give me some more things later."
What a joke, Qian looked like she wanted to eat someone, and the money was still in Wang Po's hands. If she didn't divide it thoroughly today, she could guarantee that she wouldn't get a penny or a grain of rice.
After hearing what Tian An said, Mrs. Du also said, "We three families don't want this tiled house anymore. After the family splits up, we have to make sure that mother-in-law lives in a spacious and comfortable place."
Tian Laosan pulled Du and said, "Where are we going to live then?"
Mrs. Du patted his hands and said, "Listen to me first, and we'll discuss it when we get back."
The village chief asked Tian An impatiently again: "Are there any others?"
Tian An quickly added, "I need to sign a letter of consent to sever ties with my grandmother."
The village chief was stunned: "We've already split up, why are you still writing this? It's unnecessary!"
Tian An looked at the people in the Tian family and said, "My brother and I are young and don't know anything. I'm afraid that my aunt will deceive us in the name of grandma.
Anyway, Grandma Wang is not my biological grandmother. Although Grandma Wang took care of my father and raised him, my father has been filial to Grandma Wang for so many years, and I have also been filial to Grandma Wang for many years, so I have repaid her kindness.
On the contrary, my grandmother passed away early. When I was young and ignorant, I didn't even offer sacrifices to her. After the family split up, I took my grandparents' tablets with me and offered them to her myself. It can be considered as filial piety. After all, I think that my escape from danger after being thrown into the back mountain must have been due to my grandparents' blessing.
Besides, Grandpa wasn't my uncle's biological father, so I don't think my uncle would want to devote his entire life to offering sacrifices to Grandpa's tablet. After all, I've never seen my uncle's family kowtow to Grandpa's tablet, and they never even visited the grave during Qingming Festival."
If you want to break up, do it completely.
The village chief considered the Tian family's situation and said, "Alright, if that's the case, you can take the Tian family's genealogy book with you!"
He asked Tian Lao San to take out the genealogy book and crossed out the names of the eldest branch of the family in front of everyone. He also asked someone to find the clan leader to cross out the names on the family tree as well. After that, he gave the genealogy book directly to Tian An.
Only after everything was settled did the eldest family react. Were they being expelled from the clan? Shouldn't such a major matter be discussed with them? Their names weren't on the Li family's genealogy, and now neither was on the Tian family's. So what had become of them? However, before they could protest, the subsequent division of the family was revealed.
It was so long before the family remembered this incident, and only then did they realize that their biggest loss in the division was not money or land.
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