Chapter 439 Everyone Has a Share
Old Zhou paused, then sighed and said, "When your mother and I get old, we won't be able to run this family for you anymore. So your mother and I suggest that while we're still alive and have some money, we divide it up and let each of you learn how to manage the household. That way, if your mother and I are gone, you brothers and sisters won't be in chaos."
Zhou Dalang and the others were deeply moved, tears were about to flow out. Zhou Dalang spoke on behalf of all the brothers and sisters, "Dad, you are still young, you will never grow old."
"Get lost! I'm already this old, and you still think I can pull the plow for you." Old Zhou said, "I know better than you whether I'm old or not."
Brothers: ...We didn't ask you to pull the plow, and now we have cows at home.
Old Zhou lost his composure for a moment, then took a moment to regain his composure. "Even though I'm giving you the money, you're not allowed to spend it carelessly."
Old Zhou finally regained his composure and pointed out Jiangshan: "Boss, Datou is not young anymore, he will be getting married in a few years. And Daya, although your mother and I are the head of the family now, they are your son and your daughter. You have to keep this in mind, understand?"
Zhou Dalang and Xiao Qianshi nodded repeatedly to show that they understood, and firmly stated that they would never spend money indiscriminately.
Old Zhou was quite confident in the eldest wife. He then looked at Zhou Erlang and sighed, "Ertou is not like you. If he had learned the abacus from Manbao, he might have been able to work as an accountant in the county town. Forget it, your daughter will do too. Let Erya learn more. When you have money, buy her an abacus or something. It would be best if she could marry into the county town in the future so that she can help her brothers."
Feng was stunned by what she heard, wondering if anyone in their family had married into the county town? This word "also"...
Zhou Erlang was very clever and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Yes, Dad, she can help take care of her aunt when she goes to the county town."
Zhou Erlang used to think that it would be great if his youngest sister could marry into the town, but after selling grain this time, he and his father both felt that his youngest sister would definitely marry into the county town!
Old Zhou looked at the third child and said, "Third child, I think the fourth child is very smart. You'd better save money and let him learn more words from his aunt. When he grows up a little, if he is really smart, you can send him to school, okay?"
The key point is "you send him there." Zhou Sanlang actually understood. He first glanced at his son, then replied, "Yes, I'll listen to Dad."
Old Zhou was satisfied.
Then he skipped Zhou Silang and summarized directly: "Okay, even if your mother and I are gone in the future, you brothers and sisters will still help each other. Dalang, you are the eldest, you have to set a good example for your younger brothers and sisters."
Zhou Dalang agreed.
Old Zhou then looked at Zhou Silang and sighed repeatedly, "Old Four, you have to learn more from your third brother and stop spending money as soon as you get it. I really..." I really don't want to give you money.
Old Zhou felt that giving the money to Lao Si and Manbao was no different from just spending it outside.
The difference is that when Manbao spends money, he can hear the sound, but when Zhou Silang spends money, he probably can't even see the shadow, let alone the sound.
Old Zhou said, "You have a wife and a son now. Don't always expect your eldest sister to raise your child. You have to save money to raise the child yourself, understand?"
Fang widened her eyes and looked at Zhou Silang in confusion. What did it mean to let her elder sister raise a child for them?
Zhou Silang nearly choked to death on his own saliva. He coughed twice and then cried out, "Dad, that was so many years ago. I was still a child then. I really treasure my son now."
Old Zhou said, "I can see that, so I told you to spend less money. Let me ask you, he's not even a hundred days old yet, why are you buying him so much fabric? And those fancy toys, don't they cost money?"
Old Zhou was very disappointed. "You only have one son, and you're spending money like this. What are you going to do with your children in the future?"
Zhou Silang said shyly, "I, but I only have one son now, so the ones I'll use are from their older brothers."
"So, I decided to give you less, and you can just follow Lao Wu..."
Qian coughed, glared at him, and then interrupted him, saying, "The fourth son's expenses are a bit high, but he spends all the money on his wife and children, so it's not considered extravagant. Let's divide it according to what we agreed on before."
Although Zhou Silang didn't know how much his parents had agreed on, he could tell from the tone that he must have gotten more than Lao Wu and the other unmarried people!
Now his father wanted to take his money, so he nodded repeatedly, agreeing with his mother's words.
Old Zhou was not very happy. Old Fourth was really spending too much money...
Qian felt very relieved. He knew how to love his wife and children. Wouldn’t the fourth son be able to save money in the future?
She glanced at Old Zhou. This was something this man would never be able to learn in his lifetime. Come to think of it, the fourth brother was somewhat like his uncle.
Under Qian's insistence, Old Zhou had no choice but to give in. The main reason was that he didn't want to quarrel in front of the children. He felt that this would undermine his dignity.
There is nothing much to say about the rest, because Zhou Xi has always kept his own money, while the money of the fifth and sixth brothers is with Manbao. Except for occasionally taking some money from Manbao to buy some delicious food in the county town, the two brothers basically have no big expenses.
When it comes to saving money, he has the style of an old Zhou.
After he finished speaking, Old Zhou began to divide the money. He touched the silver ingot in front of him reluctantly and was silent for a long time before saying, "Big brother, you divide it among your brothers and sisters. You, the second and third brothers will each get 15 taels, the eldest brother will get 40 taels, and the rest will each get 5 taels."
Qian added, "Fourth brother, you've just started a family and only have one son, so the family burden isn't heavy. That's why your father and I decided to give you ten taels, which is less than what your three brothers gave you. When you have more children, the amount will naturally be the same."
Zhou Silang nodded happily. At least his father didn’t deduct five taels from his money, right?
Everyone in the Zhou family was very happy. They really didn't expect that their parents would share the money with them.
After distributing the money to their younger brothers and sisters one by one, Zhou Wulang and Zhou Liulang did not hide the fact that Manbao had the money. After getting it in their hands, they touched it for a long time. Zhou Liulang even secretly took a bite of the silver ingot with his teeth before reluctantly handing it to Manbao for safekeeping.
Manbao also took an ingot and smiled so hard that his eyes were almost narrowed.
Datou's grandchildren looked at the scene with envy. As grandchildren, they were not yet qualified to share the money, so they turned and walked towards their parents, expressing their desire to touch the silver ingot.
Zhou Dalang and his brothers generously divided the silver ingots among the people, allowing them to touch them to their heart's content, but not to bite them.
It’s just a touch, it won’t cost anything, it’s a good opportunity for the children to broaden their horizons.
(End of this chapter)
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