That day, the third eldest branch of the He family called the team leader and the respected elders in the village to be witnesses, and they just wanted to give away some of the chairs and benches that the He family had as a token of appreciation.
He Jinshan and Jiang Henian did not expect to take away any valuable things from this family. As long as the family property was divided quickly and in public, there was no need to worry about those things.
From ancient times to the present, the division of families has led to hatred, and it is not uncommon for people to fight over the same pot and get hurt. The first and second houses have many people, and if the third child wants to be separated, they must have their own reasons. The two of them have no shortage of these things, so there is naturally no need to make things difficult for the natives who are already living in poverty.
Besides, they didn't come here to fight in the palace. What matters most is to live their own lives. As for the He family, if they get along well, they can interact with each other normally. If they don't get along, they can just have less contact with each other.
Jiang Henian just wanted to go through the motions, so he and He Jinshan returned to the old He family.
Unexpectedly, He Shoucheng from the second house suddenly had a different opinion. He said that He Jinshan had not been home for ten years, had not fulfilled his filial duties, and had not taken care of the family. Now that he came back, he wanted to move out and live in a big courtyard by himself, and he would definitely be criticized. Although his mother and grandmother would not say anything, they must be heartbroken.
So he suggested that He Jinshan first take out 500 yuan to make up for the losses over the years, and then divide the family business.
His words sounded very high-sounding and nice at the time, and his wife Zhang Lijuan cooperated with him, explaining one by one that over the years, both families had gone to work every day regardless of rain or shine, and had received full work points, supporting the old He family, and only then could they barely live in harmony.
At first glance, it seems reasonable and fair for He Jinshan, the third child in the family who has not been home for ten years, to give 500 yuan to subsidize his family and fulfill his filial duties.
But when you actually add it all up, it's pure bullshit.
Even the eldest son of the He family and his wife were surprised when they heard this, and asked him why he hadn't discussed it in advance. Five hundred yuan was a huge sum of money.
He Shoucheng naturally brought up Old Lady He again, saying that he also wanted to make his grandmother and mother feel at ease and have peace of mind in their later years.
Seeing this, He Jinshan and Jiang Henian looked at each other and decided unanimously that there was no need to show mercy, especially to the second house.
Since we want to be fair to each family, then we should count them carefully.
The total work points for a year are about 3,400 centimeters. Huagou Village is extremely poor, and the annual work value is only between 2 cents and 4 cents. In other words, the work points earned in a year are only worth 100 yuan at the end of the year.
Each family pays 60% of the public income, which is 60 yuan, and the food they receive is shared by the whole family.
"He Jinshan" sent 80 yuan to his family every year, as well as 50 kilograms of general food coupons, and occasionally some meat coupons, sugar coupons, and industrial coupons. When all was said and done, it was at least 40 yuan more than what other families contributed. Moreover, he was not at home, and he never spent a penny from the public treasury or ate a grain of food.
To be really fair, the first and second wives should pay the money and grain to the public treasury, and then give the third wife a share. It doesn't have to be 500, but 40 a year, or 400 in ten years. As for the filial piety after the third wife gets her share, two yuan a month is more than enough for the He family.
He Shoucheng was made pale by the combined efforts of Jiang Henian and He Jinshan.
Chen Xiulan's face also changed slightly. She hurriedly pulled her husband. How could this family afford so much money? She secretly blamed the second wife for causing trouble! Originally, the third brother and his wife were open-minded and didn't care. They just said that they had built a house at the foot of the mountain. Now they just needed to share a table and chairs and carry half a bag of food.
As a result, these two greedy people made things so chaotic that even the clay man had to get angry and argue with them, and ended up dragging their eldest son into the water.
Zhang Lijuan didn't expect that the third son and his wife were so shrewd. She secretly glared at the speechless and useless He Shoucheng, and immediately wanted to cheat. She covered her stomach and cried in pain, saying that she was so angry that she had a miscarriage.
"You, the third branch, are so heartless! You are so unreasonable! Can the efforts we have put into our family over the years be simply measured by money? Look at my son, he is so angry that he is kicking me. Oh Shoucheng! Shoucheng! I can't take it anymore!"
"Lijuan! Don't worry!" He Shoucheng held her nervously, "I will definitely listen to you and the child on this matter, don't worry~"
Jiang Henian stepped forward and said, "Second sister-in-law! What mother would always make trouble with her unborn child?!"
"When He Jinshan's life was hanging by a thread, you threatened to keep him out of the house, saying he was unlucky and would hurt the children. You forced him into the dilapidated house at the foot of the mountain to die. If he hadn't been so lucky and survived, how could he still be standing here listening to these heartbreaking words you said?"
When Jiang Henian said this, her mind kept appearing when she sneaked to the foot of the mountain and found He Jinshan's bloody appearance, and her heart ached.
At that time, it was not a fake He Jinshan, not an NPC, he was really almost dead.
Jiang Henian's words became more and more excited, tears in his eyes, and he scolded: "Now, we understand that there is too much room in the family, so we are dividing the family property amicably, not expecting to take advantage of you. But you are doing this again! Aren't you afraid of bringing bad luck to your children?"
Zhang Lijuan would take advantage of Qiao every other day by taking advantage of her pregnancy. Chen Xiulan, the eldest wife, had suffered from this a lot. Seeing this, she couldn't help but feel a little closer to Jiang Henian.
Zhang Lijuan was very fond of her belly, so she was furious when she heard this! She cursed very harshly, saying that if anything happened to her child, her third wife would never give birth to a child without an anus, and would never be able to give birth to a male child!
Jiang Henian was so angry that he grabbed her hair and was about to slap her, regardless of whether she was pregnant or not.
He Shoucheng stopped him hastily, and he wanted to hit Jiang Henian back.
He Jinshan stepped forward, grabbed He Shoucheng's hand, twisted it back, and kicked him face-first into the middle of the hall.
"Shoucheng!!! You bastards, how dare you hit your second brother!"
Zhang Lijuan shouted until her voice was about to break, and she kept cursing, even asking why He Jinshan didn't just fight and die outside.
“That’s enough!!”
Zhang Fengying, who is always kind, unexpectedly slammed the table and threw the cup.
Her eyes were red, and she pointed at Zhang Lijuan with shaking hands. "If you say another bullshit word again, I'll beat you to death today!"
At the beginning, she was useless and let her daughter-in-law force her youngest son to the foot of the mountain. It was a pain in her heart. She went to see her every day and felt guilty until now. Zhang Lijuan actually dared to say such things.
She was so angry that she stood up, and her gentle nature all her life gave rise to a boldness she had never had before.
"Mom! The baby in my belly is your grandson!" Zhang Lijuan screamed while covering her belly.
Zhang Fengying: "You are cursing my own son!"
"Fengying."
Old Mrs. He, who was sitting at the top, looked unhappy. She called her daughter-in-law, but her old but shrewd eyes were looking at Zhang Lijuan.
Zhang Lijuan didn't dare to speak for a moment.
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