Chapter 993 Two Good Horses
Madam Yu did have objections. Even if the family wasn't divided, she was in charge of the household, and all three daughters-in-law had to listen to her.
Once the family is divided, she loses her authority and has to ask Madam Mei for money. How can this be allowed?
At first, Yu tried to persuade her with all her heart, but it was no use. So she started crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide, which did have some effect.
But the final result remained unchanged, because Mei had spent a long time with this mother-in-law and knew some of her secrets.
Mei wanted to divide the family property, otherwise she would go to jail, so she dragged Yu down with her.
From that point on, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had a complete falling out.
These past two days, Yu has been so angry that she has been bedridden, but she has no choice but to continue living with the eldest son's family.
Because the eldest son's family receives the lion's share in the family division, they have an obligation to support the elderly. Although Madam Mei dislikes her mother-in-law, she doesn't want the third son's family to take the lion's share, especially since her mother-in-law has a considerable dowry and private property, which she doesn't want to miss out on.
The three families reached a consensus and quickly divided their property.
The eldest son's family received two-thirds of the inheritance, and the remaining one-third was divided equally among the second and third sons' families.
Young Master Fan didn't care about the amount of the money. He and Ding Yuehua had discussed it and decided to give his second sister-in-law an extra shop so she could have more money. After all, Mo's daughter would be getting married in a few years, and having money would give her more confidence. It would be difficult for her, a woman raising a child alone.
The Fan family owns two brick kilns. The larger one is occupied by the eldest son, and the third young master of the Fan family naturally wants to compete for the smaller one, as he still needs it to build his fortune.
Ding Yuehua said, "After the family property was divided, I went back to my parents' home with him and told them about it. My father scolded us, but later my husband and my father talked in the study for a long time, and when they came out, my father didn't say anything. He even said that if we had any difficulties, we should come to him."
They were later given a silver note containing ten thousand taels of silver.
Shu Yu clicked his tongue in amazement. They were really rich; they could just casually donate ten thousand taels of silver.
There are so many rich people in this small county.
However, Shu Yu was quite happy for her friend that she was able to successfully separate from her family.
"By the way, when I went back to my parents' home this time, I asked my sister-in-law. She said that if I want a good horse, I might have to wait a little longer. In another half month, two newly tamed wild horses will be sent over. They are said to be very beautiful and have just come of age. One of them is white. Not many people know about this yet, so I asked my sister-in-law to make sure to keep them for me. I will go to Donggu County in half a month to bring them back to you in person."
Half a month later, exactly a few days before Ayu's coming-of-age ceremony.
Upon hearing that there were fine horses, Shu Yu's eyes immediately lit up.
but……
"It's not expensive, is it?"
Ding Yuehua slapped her forehead. "You're already a village head, yet you're still so stingy. You even hesitate when buying a good horse. Nobody would believe it if you told them."
Shu Yu was distressed. "Ever since I came back from the Southwest, I've been spending money non-stop—repairing houses, ancestral graves, buying estates, and shops. These are all major expenses. I'll be more generous when I make more money later. For now, I should take it easy."
After saying that, he asked again, "It's not expensive, is it?"
Ding Yuehua almost rolled her eyes. "You don't need to pay for them. I'll give you these two horses."
"That won't work."
"Why not? You didn't even complain about the destroyed blueprints, and you're still unhappy that I'm giving you two horses? If you refuse again, don't ever contact me again."
Shu Yu had already told Ding Yuehua about the blueprints; they were drawn by Lu Erbai based on Shu Yu's description and had nothing to do with Lord Yao.
However, the third branch of the family could still use this incident to extort money from Madam Mei.
(End of this chapter)
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