If a farming family leaves the village and doesn't have enough money to settle down elsewhere, they will most likely end up as bandits or beggars.
The Li family immediately abandoned their idea of demanding an explanation and began to complain about their poverty.
“There’s no money in this family. The old man is sick, and only the second son can go out to earn money. He only earns a little over one tael of silver a month to support nine people. I haven’t saved a single penny.”
The village head narrowed his eyes. “I don’t know how much silver your family has, but your twelve mu of land is real. If you divide the family property, each of your two sons will have six mu. Li Dayong only has one daughter, Li Erya, so those six mu of land should rightfully be given to her.”
As soon as the village headman spoke, the Li family members immediately objected. Wasn't this blatant favoritism? Why should Li Erya, a worthless girl, be allowed to take away six acres of land?
The village head didn't expect the Li family to agree, so he first made a demand that they absolutely could not accept, and then let them negotiate slowly.
For the rest of the time, Li Yunxiang and her daughter were barely allowed to speak before the village headman settled the matter. Since Old Li and his wife Fang refused to agree to separate the family, he only divorced Li Yunxiang and let her leave with Li Erya.
At the same time, three mu of the twelve mu of land under the Li family's name were transferred to Li Erya's name, and an additional three taels of silver were given to the mother and daughter. Li Yunxiang's dowry was also given to her to take with her.
However, this part can be ignored. When Li Yunxiang married into the family, the wedding dress she wore was worn by others who didn't know how many times it had been worn. The few pots and pans she brought with her were also old and broken.
The village headman folded up the signed contract and put it away, planning to handle it together when he went to the county to buy cattle.
Although Fang Pozi was extremely unwilling, under the watchful eye of the village head, she had no choice but to take out three taels of silver from the house and angrily hand it to the village head.
Although she had gotten rid of the fifty taels of silver debt, the fact that she had given away three acres of land and three taels of silver still infuriated Granny Fang. She glared at Li Yunxiang with hatred, her eyes seeming as if she wanted to devour Li Yunxiang alive.
At this moment, Li Yunxiang's face did not show any particular expression, but her eyes revealed a hint of fatigue and relief.
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