Old man Zhang said everything he needed to say, and then asked Wang, "Old lady, do you have anything to add?"
Wang said, "As for the Pueraria root that we are dividing today, give it to Danier first, and then the two brothers can divide it."
Old man Zhang nodded, "That's how it should be."
Old Man Zhang then looked at Zhang Hujun and Zhang Hubing and asked, "Do you have anything to say?"
Zhang Hujun and Li had no objection.
Zhang Hubing and Xiang Chunhua didn't want to divide the property at first, but when they heard that they could each get half of the house and half of the land, and most importantly, 800 coins, they were tempted.
Xiang Chunhua nodded and winked at Zhang Hubing, and Zhang Hubing said, "Since Dad has already divided it, I have no objection."
Old man Zhang looked at Zhao Guoliang and said, "Village head, that's all. You can be a witness."
Zhang Guoliang was very surprised. He didn't expect the Zhang family to be so well-off. At this time, the family not only had surplus food but also surplus money.
Zhao Guoliang nodded and said, "Since you all have no objection, I will write a division letter and write down the property you each get. You can each put your fingerprints on it to avoid disputes in the future."
Old Man Zhang, Zhang Hujun and Zhang Hubing all nodded in agreement.
Wang divided the copper coins between the two rooms, and Li felt embarrassed to accept them.
Wang said, "Take it. You will be the head of the household in the future, so you must spend it sparingly."
Li took the copper coin and said, "Don't worry, mother. Your daughter-in-law will manage the family well and will never hinder Xiaojun's father."
Wang nodded, "Well, you are the one who makes us worry the least. Mother believes in you."
Wang handed another copy to Xiang Chunhua, "This is yours."
Xiang Chunhua took it immediately and started counting to see if there was anything wrong. If there was anything missing, she would ask Wang to make up for it.
Wang shook her head secretly. There was a huge difference between this younger daughter-in-law and the older one.
The food was also divided, with each family getting half.
Of the Pueraria root that was divided today, Zhang Hulan, her mother and her daughters shared about 28 kilograms, and Wang took some of it. The rest was divided equally between the two brothers.
Wang finally said, "We will eat at the eldest brother's house starting from tomorrow. Next month we will eat at the second brother's house."
Zhao Guoliang wrote the division of the family property, and everything was clearly divided up, including which family had how many bowls and which family had how many benches.
The father and his two sons all put their fingerprints on it and each took a copy to keep. The division of the Zhang family was then completed.
Xiang Chunhua counted the eight hundred coins they were supposed to share, and when she found that the number was correct, she said, "Dad, when are we going to build our kitchen? You can't let us build it ourselves, right?"
"Let the boss help you build it later."
Xiang Chunhua nodded with satisfaction, then walked into the two rooms assigned to them.
Now she and Zhang Hubing live in one room, and Zhang Hulan and her daughter live in the other room.
Xiang Chunhua said, "Move out the things in this house, Xiaobing. You will live in this room from now on."
Wang's chest rose and fell as she spoke, "The division of the family will begin tomorrow."
Zhang Hulan said, "Mom, it's okay. I'll move right away."
Zhang Hulan said to Li, "Sister-in-law, can we go to your room and sleep on the floor tonight?"
Li took Zhang Hulan's hand and nodded, "Okay, let's squeeze in."
Old man Zhang and Wang are now increasingly displeased with Zhang Hubing and his wife. Zhang Hujun and his wife are both honest people who never complain when they suffer a loss. But now there is a person who can yell at them in the family, and when they compare them with the others, the old couple feel very sorry for the eldest brother and his wife.
After the discussion of the division of the Zhang family was over, Zhao Guoliang said to Zhang Hulan, "Hulan, I have already said hello to the people who are leaving with you tomorrow. I will continue to arrange for the villagers to go to the mountains to look for kudzu roots tomorrow. Those of you who are leaving will not be able to share the food found in the village."
"Of course, they get paid every day, but they have to spend money to buy food. If they don't contribute to the village, they certainly can't share the village's things."
Wang heard what Zhao Guoliang and Zhang Hulan said and asked, "Dani, what are you talking about? It sounds like you want to go out?"
Zhang Hulan nodded and said, "Mother, the county magistrate has assigned me a job. I will take a few villagers to help other villages find food. The county magistrate will give me one tael of silver every day."
"What? One tael of silver per day?"
Wang and Li's eyes widened. Xiang Chunhua and Zhang Hubing thought they had misheard. Zhang Hubing sneered, "One tael of silver a day? Are you still asleep? And this is a job assigned by the county magistrate? Ha..."
Zhang Hulan didn't even look at Zhang Hubing, and said to Wang: "Yes, mother, I will pay you one tael of silver a day, and you will also let me find ten people, and they will be paid one hundred coins a day."
"Really?" Wang couldn't believe it.
"Mom, the village chief is still here. Can he lie?"
Zhang Hulan told Zhao Guoliang about Wu Deyong asking her to help other villages find food. After Zhao Guoliang nodded and said yes, Wang was immediately happy and said, "Okay, okay, then you must do your job well."
"Anyway, the county magistrate said that no matter whether I can find it or not, my daily wages will not be less. If I can help the villagers in each village to have enough food to eat, there will be rewards later."
Old Man Zhang and Mrs. Wang were both happy, and Zhang Hujun and Mrs. Li were also very happy.
Zhang Hubing immediately said, "Then count me in, I'll go with you."
Zhang Hulan ignored Zhang Hubing.
Wang said: "Daniel, your elder brother..."
Li also looked at Zhang Hulan. One hundred coins a day was not a small amount. She also wanted Zhang Hujun to go with her.
Zhang Hulan said, "Mom, my eldest brother won't go. Now my father's leg is injured and my eldest sister-in-law is pregnant. We can't be without a man at home."
"Besides, there are several families in the village who are not well off. Let's give them this quota."
"I'll go. Big brother, take care of our parents at home, and help me look after Daya and the others. I'll pay for the hundred coins you gave me."
"What money do I need you to pay?" Zhang Hujun said, "It is my responsibility to take care of your parents. You can keep the money for yourself. Just do your job well for the county magistrate. Don't worry about Daya and the others. They won't starve at home."
Zhang Hulan did not argue with Zhang Hujun. He would give the money directly to Li after earning it.
Nothing else to do, Zhao Guoliang prepared to leave.
Zhang Hubing grabbed Zhao Guoliang and said, "Village head, count me in..."
Zhao Guoliang glanced at Zhang Hubing and said, "That's enough people. Besides, I can't make the decision on this matter. The county magistrate asked your sister to be in charge."
Zhao Guoliang left after he finished speaking. He did not have a very good impression of Zhang Hubing and his wife. People who were not filial to their parents were not well received in the village.
Zhang Hulan immediately went to the room where they were living and moved out their things.
In fact, there was nothing to move, just two pillows, a thin blanket and a mat.
Zhang Hulan took the things to Li's room, and then said to Zhang Hujun, "Brother, move all the food I bought to my sister-in-law's room."
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