Chapter 117: I only want a decent life after death
Throughout the house, everything you own is visible to the naked eye.
There were a few mud houses and a few private plots of land. The grain brigade had not yet distributed the grain after the autumn harvest, and the family did not have much grain in stock. Apart from the furniture, the only thing that could be distributed was the neatly stacked but scattered money of 94.58 yuan that the old man took out.
The old man kept the change for himself, and there was ninety left, and the three siblings shared thirty.
"Logically speaking, the second son is at a disadvantage." He Guizhi looked at her three children and said to them: "The second son didn't get a share of the family house, so you two brothers got a little advantage, but the second son has his own home in the city, and I will leave my care for him in his old age to you two brothers."
She did not say that she wanted to follow the eldest or the youngest. Instead, when the eldest's wife seemed to be hesitant to speak, she said calmly, "My legs and feet are still quite agile now. I don't need you to take care of me for the time being. If you are willing, you can give me a bowl of rice and a bowl of soup on weekdays. If you think that I am a burden, you can just pretend you didn't see me."
Having said this, without waiting for his children to refute, the old man calmly stretched out his hands to support his knees and slowly stood up.
"Let's divide it this way, eldest and youngest. When I am half buried in the ground and completely unable to take care of myself, you can prepare a set of burial clothes for me and buy me a coffin, so that I can die with a smile on my face."
After she said these words, it seemed as if all her energy was drained away at the same time. She lowered her eyes and looked at her children and younger generations who all had different expressions.
Finally, his gaze fixed on the angry look on the third girl. He was silent for a moment, then he slowly sighed, closed his eyes, and turned away.
No one expected that the Zhao family's division would be so clean and fair.
Everyone knew that the old lady loved the youngest son the most, but when the property was divided, everyone saw that Zhao Guozhi, the youngest son, did not receive any preferential benefits.
It was impartial and fair. Even Zhao Guoying, who married into the city, was treated equally with her two sons.
Those who are smart and understand He Guizhi's painstaking efforts sigh that old people have become shrewd, while those who don't understand secretly mutter that He Guizhi is stupid and will regret it one day in the future.
Some people are even more certain that this day will not be too far away.
Zhao Yuanyuan was standing behind Zhao Huayang, and she naturally noticed the sharp and disappointed look in her grandmother's eyes when she looked at her.
Her heart tightened for a moment, but then she breathed a sigh of relief.
The family split up.
Although my family suffered a loss, it was better than I expected.
From now on, parents in this world no longer have to be the blood supply for the family, nor do they have to be like hardworking old oxen.
Amid the bustling crowd, she looked up at the sky.
The autumn weather is clear and the wind is gentle, so it should be a good day.
After helping my parents successfully get rid of the vampire family, it’s time to think about myself and make some long-term plans.
"Brother, have you divided the family property?" Little Yueliang was still confused and bewildered. She didn't even understand what had just happened.
She had been leaning against her brother just now. Although she didn't understand, she was still subconsciously afraid.
He was afraid that this so-called "division of the family" would separate him and his brother.
In the most straightforward logic chain of children, dividing a family means dividing one family into two, three or more.
Just like sharing steamed buns.
Little Moon didn't want her grandmother to be taken away, but she was even more afraid that her brother would be given to other children.
Now that grandma has left and Xiaoyue has stood up from the ground, she still holds her brother's hand tightly and dares not let go.
Xingxing heard the fear in her sister's heart.
He nodded and whispered in his sister's ear, "It has been divided."
Little Moon blinked blankly, "Then... Is grandma still our grandma?"
The stars were stunned.
The next second, two identical little faces turned their heads at the same time and looked at their mother behind them.
Xie Jiaxiu suppressed her laughter and asked half-jokingly, "What if grandma is no longer your grandma?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw her two silly darlings pouting their lips in tacit understanding, and tears instantly welled up in their eyes.
Xie Jiaxiu: “……!”
"Okay, okay, don't cry, mom is just teasing you. Grandma will always be your grandma, no one can take her away from you. Really, if you don't believe me, just chase her and call her, she will definitely agree."
The mother was frantically trying to coax her baby, and behind them, the atmosphere between the three siblings of the Zhao family was not very good at all.
Zhao Guodong stood in front of his second sister and youngest brother with a guilty look on his face. He was sad and annoyed, but after a long silence, he could only say, "I don't want to break up, but mom won't listen to me."
Zhao Guozhi almost laughed out of anger at his elder brother's words.
He sneered, "What do you mean Mom doesn't listen to you? Big brother, let me tell you something unpleasant. When Mom got older, she listened to you the most. She gave you half of the family, but what happened? Did you understand what Mom said just now? She didn't ask us to be filial to her. She worked hard all her life, just to have dignity after her death!"
Zhao Guoying saw the dull and painful mood on his elder brother's face, so he reached out and tugged at his younger brother. After the younger brother shut up, he said to his elder brother, "Brother, we all know that you are filial to mom, but mom is right. We all have our own families. You only care about your own family and not mom."
It seems comforting, but in fact...
Zhao Guozhi twitched his lips, thinking that she was worthy of being his second sister and he still had a lot to learn.
The anger in his heart dissipated a lot, but when he saw his elder brother's sad and dejected expression, he sighed helplessly.
He, his second sister, and even his mother, of course, all knew that the root cause of the family division was not just tied to his eldest brother.
The eldest brother has always been filial and is sincere to his younger sisters and brothers.
But he still has a small family behind him.
It is difficult to have everything in the world. Once a conflict arises between two families, the eldest brother can either play the role of mediator or one of the two parties will inevitably suffer.
It was because my mother saw the situation clearly that she decisively proposed to divide the family. This not only prevented my eldest brother from being caught in the middle, but also avoided more troubles that might arise in the future.
Zhao Guozhi had something in his heart that he had been holding back for a long time. Seeing his elder brother like this, he thought about it and decided to say it out.
"Brother, whether it's a son or a daughter, they are all babies born after sister-in-law carried them for ten months. You raised them with your own hands. They are all the same life. How can you tell them apart?"
Zhao Guozhi felt that after all the twists and turns in these matters, it all came down to his eldest brother and his wife.
"Mom also has a son and a daughter, but she never treated my second sister like spilled water, nor did she mistreat her since she was a child, forcing her to sacrifice herself to pave the way for us."
After he finished speaking, he raised his hand and patted his eldest brother's drooping shoulder, then turned around and called his two cubs over to call him Second Aunt.
In the end, all I could see were the tiny backs of the two little ones running forward with their short legs.
"Where are they going?" Zhao Guozhi looked at his wife blankly.
Xie Jiaxiu glanced at him and said, "You are just talking, but you are not as smart as the two kids. They went to grab their grandma."
The promise made by Xingxing is now being put into practice, which is called taking action.
Zhao Guozhi: “…”
Oops, I was so busy advising my brother to be more careful that I almost lost my own mind.
At this critical moment, what are you talking about with your elder brother? The one who should be coaxed the most is the old lady!
He didn't care about anything anymore, he pulled his second sister and wife, turned around and ran after the two little guys.
Everyone dispersed.
There were only Zhao Guodong's family of four in the yard.
Zhao Huayang already understood something. He looked at his parents and sister hesitantly, and finally turned around and ran to his grandmother's room.
He didn't know who was right or wrong, but the teacher said to respect the elderly and love the young. Grandma was the oldest person in the family, and his parents and sister were all fine, so he felt that he should go see his grandma first.
In the room, Xingxing stuffed her sister into her grandmother's arms, then she tiptoed to the edge of the bed, tilted her head and looked up, her eyes bright and curved, and she looked at the old lady quietly without saying a word.
The anger in He Guizhi's heart was made disappear by the two little ones, one in her arms and the other beside the bed.
"What are you looking at?" She glared at her grandson unhappily and slapped the granddaughter in her arms lightly.
Two cubs, neither one left behind.
Being scolded by grandma, Xingxing pursed her eyes and smiled obediently.
He Guizhi: "..."
Why are you still smiling so sweetly even after being scolded?
Her anger suddenly turned into worry.
Isn't this child a little fool?
It's so stupid that it makes people feel soft-hearted.
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