Chapter 159 Prelude to Separation

Old Liu went to find Old Qin.

After using all her eloquence to persuade Old Man Qin to split the family property, she ended up getting slapped in the face by him. Old Mrs. Liu immediately betrayed Song Xiu.

"One thousand taels?"

Old Man Qin's eyes moved slightly, then he shook his head and said, "No, forget about splitting up the family."

"Si Er will only get better without being a burden. Then we can enjoy the good life together and get one thousand taels. Why are you hesitating about such a good thing?"

"We're going to split up the family, and you and I will follow the eldest branch." Old man Qin scolded.

Old Mrs. Liu was unhappy, "I still need my fourth son to become a royal consort, so I won't marry the first wife."

Old Qin couldn't make a decision for a moment.

Old Liu was angry again: "You old man, do you still want to live a good life?!"

"You know shit! After the family split up, the eldest son's family is fine, but what about the second and third sons' families? You have no idea how heavy the corvée and taxes are. You just want to live a good life and don't care about the life and death of your two sons."

Abandoning his son just when life was good was the worst thing that Old Man Qin dared to think about but not do.

Otherwise, you will definitely be criticized.

Old Liu disagreed and said, "We were able to make ends meet before, why can't we make ends meet now?"

"Don't think about it. I don't agree."

Old Qin knew this and he couldn’t do it.

He believed that as long as he did not mention dividing the family property, his sons and grandchildren would never dare to mention it either. Otherwise, they would be branded as unfilial and would be sent to the government office and beaten dozens or even hundreds of times with sticks.

Old Liu said anxiously, "Just divide up the eldest son's house, and the second and third sons can first separate the family but not the household. According to the fourth son's wife's idea, she just doesn't want to benefit the eldest son's house."

"How can there be a family division like this? It's pure nonsense!"

Old Man Qin could only say that this old guy really dared to think.

If the family is divided like this, where should the eldest son be placed?

What would others say about the eldest son? According to the clan's rules, the eldest son needs to bear various responsibilities such as ancestor worship, and will take half or 70% of the property. If the eldest son did nothing wrong, and only the eldest son was divided, he would not agree to it even if he dared to agree.

No matter how Mrs. Liu tried to persuade him, Old Qin refused to agree.

This made old Liu very anxious.

I can only go out and talk to Song Xiu.

"Why doesn't father-in-law want to do this?" Song Xiu was extremely annoyed.

Old Liu lied with his eyes wide open, "Maybe it's because we don't have enough money?"

"One thousand taels is not enough?"

Song Xiu knew that the old man was getting greedier and greedier. "There's only so much money, do it if you want."

"If he divides the people like this, he will be afraid of being criticized." Old Liu tried to get Song Xiu to pay more. "Add another thousand, don't tell anyone, I will help you even if it costs my reputation."

Song Xiu glared at her and said, "Do you think I'm stupid? As long as you and your father-in-law propose to separate the family, no one will say anything nonsense."

She had a limited stash of money and didn't want to add to it.

She was so annoyed that she left Old Liu and ran to Song Jin's home.

Seeing Song Jin taking it easy, a flash of jealousy flashed across Song Xiu's eyes, "Sister, you are living a good life."

"Thanks to my uncle."

Song Jin's words were sharp but contained a sharp edge, which made Song Xiu very angry.

Song Xiu regretted coming here, but she still held back her temper, smiled and asked, "Sister, don't you want to split up the family? If you split up the family, you can be the master of the family. Give me two thousand silver coins..."

“No difference!”

Song Jin thought one thing in his heart, but said another thing out loud. "I am still independent in my own family even if the family is not divided. What good will it do me if the family is divided? The eldest wife is still looking forward to my younger uncle becoming an official, so that I can live a good life with him."

"Don't even think about it!" Song Xiu was angry.

Song Jin smiled and said, "It's not your turn to say no. We are all family, so what's wrong with taking a little advantage? Don't be so stingy."

The more she said this, the more Song Xiu wanted to divide the first house.

No one can benefit from this, and it can’t be Song Jin!

Want to reap the benefits without any effort?

Don’t even think about it!

Everyone of them doesn't get along with her, especially Song Jin and Qin Chi, who seem to be born to be against her.

But she was very angry.

As long as the family is divided, the first wife will have to support the two elderly people, and the fourth wife will be under the charge of Song Xiu. Just thinking about the future makes her feel very comfortable.

After Song Xiu left.

Qin Chi turned around and came out from the side door, smiling and saying, "Madam, are you setting a trap for Song Xiu?"

"Not really, I just want to see Song Xiu jumping up and down." Song Jin said without hiding anything.

Qin Chi asked with a smile: "Do you think it's better to split up the family or not?"

"Do you want to hear the truth?" Song Jin asked after glancing at him.

"think!"

Qin Chi nodded, "I want to hear what my wife has in her heart."

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"As for me, I want to split up but I don't want to. For example, in this area, not only do parents not split up, but even if there are a few special cases where parents split up, they still live with their eldest son. I didn't think deeply about it before, but after thinking about it carefully, I decided not to split up, mainly because I have my own family now and I live very comfortably..."

If they split up, they would have to live with the two elders. Old Qin had nothing, but living with Old Liu would shorten his life by at least several years.

Qin Chi smiled, "Grandfather will not easily agree to split the family."

"I know that."

Song Jin didn't say that Song Xiu seemed to want to use silver to pave the way.

Then Qin Chi said, "Even if the family is divided, grandma will not marry our eldest wife. She still wants to rely on her son to get the imperial decree."

Only the wives and mothers of officials could be granted the title of Lady of Imperial Concubine. Qin Chi was only a grandson, so no matter how high an official he became, it would not be Old Liu's turn.

Song Jin looked at Qin Chi sympathetically and said, "If this is true, then the first wife will be embarrassed."

"It doesn't matter. I'm in poor health and the whole clan knows it." Qin Chi said as a matter of course.

Hearing this, Song Jin understood.

I pondered over it for several days.

Neither of them expected that Song Xiu's efforts would actually produce results.

Another day.

Old Man Qin notified Qin Chi to go to the old house, saying that he had something important to discuss.

When I got there, Qin Lao Er and Qin Lao San were already in the main room.

Wait for Qin Chi to sit down.

Old Man Qin said, "I want to divide this family. What do you think?"

"Dad, I don't--"

Qin Laoer was about to stand up excitedly.

As a result, Qin Lao San held him down and said, "Don't be impulsive, second brother. Listen to what dad says first."

Qin Chi was surprised.

I didn't expect that Old Man Qin would actually propose to split up the family.

Old Man Qin glanced at the two brothers and said, "I mean to divide the family but not the household. This way, we can be exempted from corvée and taxes. As for how we can live, it all depends on our own abilities."

Qin Laoer stopped talking now.

The two of them subconsciously looked at the silent Qin Chi.

Qin Chi pondered for a moment and said, "Will Grandfather and Grandma follow the eldest wife?"

"Your grandma insisted on staying with the fourth room."

Old Man Qin pushed the words to Old Lady Liu. Seeing that the three of them were silent, he continued, "We are just discussing this today. If you have any opinions, please raise them."

Qin Chi hesitated and said, "How about we wait until my father and uncle come back?"

"For such a big matter as dividing the family, I also think it would be better to wait for my eldest brother and the others to come back." Qin Lao San finally spoke.

Qin Lao Er also nodded in agreement.