As soon as she finished speaking, the people began to split into teams.
Four-fifths of the people sided with him. Three or four families sided with Han Man. Another four or five families remained where they were.
"What's going on with you guys?"
Han Qiang looked at the five families, three of which were Han Laoda, Han Laoer, and Han Laosi.
I never imagined that Han Luoxue's uncles and aunts would still be so clueless.
“Xue is our niece, what’s wrong with giving us some sweet potato vines?” Boss Han spoke first.
As soon as she finished speaking, Old Mrs. Han was the first to stand up: "Xue'er is still my granddaughter. She gave me sweet potato vines, and I was happy to give her 20%. As her grandmother, I'm embarrassed to take them for free. Han Laoda, where do you get the nerve?"
These words made Han Laoda's cheeks flush slightly. Even though he always had a thick skin, he was still a bit shameless.
"Exactly! Don't you even remember that if it weren't for Xue's kindness last time, would you have been able to get the sweet potato vines?"
Fifth Aunt glanced at the three brothers.
However, Grandma Han's actions surprised her. This old lady didn't seem like the kind of person who would be so reasonable.
But today she did make up 20% of the group. She was also the first one to come over. Could it be that she's finally reformed?
"Does anyone else want to change it?" Han Qiang was too lazy to talk to the three brothers anymore. She glanced at everyone with her authoritative gaze: "If no one wants to change it, I will compile the list and give it to Xue Yatou. As for the sweet potatoes that everyone has to hand in, go back and bring them to me after we disperse. I will collect them and give them to Xue Yatou."
Seeing that Han Qiang wasn't pressuring everyone to pay a certain amount, a few people among those holding 20% hesitated slightly. It seemed like they could pay any amount; 10% would feed them for a long time.
The three Han brothers hesitated for a moment before moving to the side of Old Mrs. Han and the others.
In this way, only two families were standing there.
“Village head, it’s not that we don’t want to pay, but my family is large, and these sweet potatoes aren’t enough to feed us. If we pay, won’t our children starve? Xue’er is a capable person, surely she won’t care about this?”
One of them said shamelessly.
The other company gave a similar answer.
“If my family were smaller, I would definitely have to pay 20%, but now…”
Han Qiang glanced at the two families again. Their land was already fully planted, and when it was time to harvest the sweet potatoes, they selected the thicker sweet potato vines and planted them in.
Several days have passed now, and they probably realized they no longer needed Han Luoxue, so they wanted to keep these sweet potatoes.
"Alright, you can go back now."
Han Qiang didn't force it; these things mainly depend on self-discipline. You can't force someone, can you?
The rest of the people also went home to get sweet potatoes.
"How did you end up in the 20% area too?"
Back home, Han's eldest daughter-in-law looked resentful. The thought of their hard-earned sweet potatoes going to be given away to that brat Han Luoxue filled her with simmering resentment. How could she feel good about it?
Her daughter married so far away because of Han Luoxue. I heard she's not having an easy time. That family treats her extremely badly.
If it weren't for Han Luoxue's interference, her daughter would have married Han Yuchen in the same village and lived a very good life.
"Do you think everyone's a fool? Why can't you figure it out when you're standing over there?"
Han Laoda rolled his eyes at his wife and curled his lip in disdain: "The smartest one in our family is the second brother. The second brother has already run over there, and you still want to stand alone and not hand in anything?"
"I... I just feel bad about having to take out so many sweet potatoes."
"Alright, if it weren't for Xue'er giving us the sweet potato vines, we would have nothing."
The situation was similar for Han Lao Er's family. However, Lao Er had a deeper vision: "Xue Ya Tou is back, and she might bring us some other crops. This two-tenths of the harvest is just the key."
"I'm just a little upset. The sweet potatoes we worked so hard to grow are just going to go to Xueya for free."
"Don't you even think about where these sweet potatoes came from?"
Han Lao Er glared at his wife, his eyes full of shrewdness: "First, repair your relationship with Xue Yatou. After a while, let Doctor Xu take a look at you. You have to give me a healthy baby boy."
Of the three unfilial acts, the greatest is having no offspring. His second wife doesn't have a son yet.
However, such conversations did not occur at Han Laosi's home.
"I never expected that our parents were so enlightened."
The fourth son's wife sighed with emotion.
"If they want to have a better life in the future, wouldn't they have to fawn over the third son's family like crazy?"
Han Laosi curled his lip in disdain. Her leg was still lame. Although she was tall and strong, she limped around, and even she felt uncomfortable looking at herself.
Thinking back, Han Laosan's injuries were much more serious than his own. Yet now, Han Laosan walks just like before, showing no signs of injury whatsoever.
And then there's Han Ruoyu, who used to walk with a limp. At first, the treatment wasn't timely, but later the doctor said her foot was already deformed and could never return to normal.
But nothing has happened yet.
His injuries were less severe than the other two's, and Han Laosi believed that as long as he could please Xue Yatou, his legs would be able to fully recover.
Although his limp doesn't affect his work, it looks terrible.
Fortunately, he had already found a wife; otherwise, it would be difficult for a cripple to find a woman.
Although he has a wife now, he doesn't have children yet, and he doesn't want his children to feel ashamed in the future.
However, that brat Han Luoxue is too shrewd; it's really not easy to please her.
"You should be more polite to your third sister-in-law in the future, and make sure you maintain a good relationship with her."
Han Mingyuan is not easy to talk to, and Han Luoxue is even more so. That brat Han Luoyu is also quite formidable now, hitting people with things at the drop of a hat. Right now, the only one in the Han family who's easy to talk to is Yunniang.
Yunniang had no family to rely on, so in everyone's eyes she was inferior.
"I see."
"We're not getting any younger, let's have a child soon."
Han Laosi's gaze towards his wife became much more ardent. Of the four brothers, he was the only one without children; none of them had any.
Although he is young, they have been married for several years.
"I……"
Han Laosi's wife wanted to say something, but Han Laosi was a big guy and his strength was not something a woman could match.
Actually, when Han Laosi's wife went home a few days ago, her mother said that if Han Laosi's leg didn't get better, they shouldn't have children yet, since being lame would affect his ability to work in the future.
Her mother was thinking of her, but she felt bitter inside. For so many years, she had wanted a child, but her womb just wouldn't cooperate.
She's never been pregnant, and she's even considering seeing a doctor.
But her period was normal that day. Could it be the fourth child's problem?
After the meeting, everyone went home to get their sweet potatoes, and soon everyone had brought them to Han Qiang's house.
It's a huge pile, and it looks really appealing. With so much food, how can you not be envious?
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