Separation of family property.
Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Jiang trembled.
Yes, although she drove Gu An'an and her children out of the old house, she never separated the family.
For farming families, especially those with many members, dividing the household is a perfectly normal occurrence. After all, with more people in the family after marriage, it's common for brothers to quarrel and for sisters-in-law to have conflicts.
If someone's child eats an extra egg, or someone else does less work, these are all problems.
Generally speaking, the men in a family will separate from the household after marriage.
But Old Mrs. Jiang was very competitive. As a widow raising several children, she naturally wanted to have everything under her control.
After the family separates, everyone lives their own lives, so who will listen to her?
If she's in a good mood, she'll patiently listen for a couple of sentences; if she's in a bad mood, she'll just turn around and leave. What can this old lady do?
The family has discussed dividing the household property before, and the eldest son has always had this idea in mind.
But Old Mrs. Jiang declared that she would never separate the family unless she died.
Now, the old patriarch spoke up.
"us……"
"Shut up!" The old patriarch glared fiercely. If they hadn't made a fuss without even understanding the situation, would he, at his age, have been threatened by these juniors?
“Yong’an’s family, from now on your family will live your own lives separately. If your mother-in-law and the others cause trouble again, you can deal with it however you want. Although the Jiang family wronged you first, you won’t get any good results if you go back to your parents’ home. You might as well work hard for a few more years to raise these children and have them take care of you in the future.”
The old patriarch's gaze fell on Jiang Mingyi. This child was mature beyond his years and had a handsome appearance; he was definitely not someone to be underestimated.
Besides, when Jiang Yong'an returned, he had asked him to help take care of these children.
You take someone's money and then do their bidding.
The old clan chief wouldn't openly discuss such old matters, but now he's taking a step back and giving Gu An'an absolute freedom.
"Did you understand what I said? You must take good care of your mother in the future."
Jiang Mingzhu was still somewhat dazed. In her hazy state, she heard her elder brother's voice, "What the clan chief said is true. Mingyi will naturally remember our mother's kindness in raising us and will take good care of her in the future to repay her kindness in raising us siblings."
The kindness of raising and nurturing.
Her brother's words brought Jiang Mingzhu back to her senses; her mother didn't really want a divorce.
There's been no news of my father; being dead or alive makes no difference.
What she wants is not a divorce, but a separation of the family property!
However, he couldn't say this himself; he had to make a request that no one could accept.
Let the other party take a step back and say what you want to say...
The girl's eyes, which had been brimming with tears, instantly brightened, and a smile graced her beautiful face. "Yes, I will listen to Mother, take care of my little brother and Bao'er, and not make Mother angry."
The young girl carefully took Gu An'an's arm, very affectionately, "Mother, you can't bear to part with us either, right? I know we're not related by blood, but you're the mother I've chosen, and no one can replace you."
In just a moment, the girl's expression changed so obviously that Gu An'an knew that Jiang Mingzhu had guessed her plan.
What an incredibly clever child!
"Zhu'er is my good daughter." Gently rubbing the girl's head, Gu An'an turned to look at Old Madam Jiang standing there. "I'm not going to hold this against you this time because of the old clan chief. But if you come to my house to steal things again, don't blame me for being ruthless and taking you to the yamen. It won't be me who loses face then."
Jiang Ersao was furious when she heard this. "Gu An'an, what do you mean? I didn't eat your meatballs or anything. You must have drugged me."
"Alright, shut up." The old clan chief pointed at the little dog at Aunt Li's feet. "If there was something wrong with the water, would this dog be running around like this? Yonghai, you're a grown man, can't you discipline your wife properly?"
Jiang Yonghai, who was just there to observe, tugged at his wife's arm and said, "Say less."
He didn't know what was going on, but the situation was beyond his control.
Let's just shut up for now.
He pulled his mother, wife, and son away from there, but halfway there he suddenly remembered something, "Where are my sister-in-law and Qiaoqiao?"
I didn't notice when I came back, how come the mother and daughter are nowhere to be seen?
"How dare you bring that up!" Jiang Ersao found it increasingly strange. "Those two have caused us such a mess, Mother, you have to give us the judgment. This matter cannot be left like this."
They absolutely have to compensate the eldest son's family with some money.
Grandma Jiang acted as if she hadn't heard anything and went straight home.
As soon as I got home, I collapsed onto the bed, as if I were dead.
Of course, this has nothing to do with Gu An'an.
The crowd watching the commotion outside her house quickly dispersed. Gu An'an went home to prepare breakfast and waited until noon before leading the old horse out, harnessing it to the carriage, and taking the children to the county town.
However, the car already had tables and chairs, and with a few more children, it was really too cramped, so we still needed to find a shop.
Especially when she saw the small red swelling on Jiang Mingxu's forehead, and realized that it was a mark left from bumping into the chair leg, Gu An'an's desire to find the shop became even stronger.
After setting up the table, chairs, and stove, Gu An'an thought for a moment and said, "Yi'er, go to the pharmacy and ask Manager Qiu if there are any shops or courtyards in this county that sell goods."
Jiang Mingyi was taken aback by these words, but the young man didn't ask any further questions. "I'll go right away."
He handed the purse containing copper coins and some loose silver to Jiang Mingyi, saying, "Be careful."
The plain-colored purse was embroidered with only the words "Peace and Safety." Jiang Mingyi held it in his hand and quickly left.
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