After dinner, Qin's mother asked everyone to stay and brought up the matter of dividing the family property. Everyone was silent for a moment.
Although everyone in the family had heard the rumors to some extent, no one expected Qin's mother to bring it up so soon.
Qin Lao Si looked at Qin's mother and said, "Mom, are you really planning to split up the family?"
"Separate, you've been married for so long and have your own families. It's not good for you to always live together."
When the fourth brother's wife heard this, she became anxious.
In the past, if the two elders said they wanted to divide the family business, she would have been more than happy to do so.
But now, her eldest brother, second sister, and third brother all have high salaries, and even Qin's father and mother have high salaries. She knows in her heart that she is benefiting from them.
Once the family splits up, her life will never be so easy.
"Mom, we haven't even properly honored you and Dad yet, why are you suddenly talking about dividing the family?"
Mother Qin glanced at her and said, "You want to honor me? I'm afraid that I won't be able to see you honor me until the day I close my eyes."
The fourth sister-in-law was glared at by her, but she still said unwillingly: "Mom, why do you say that? I feel so uncomfortable."
"Do I need to tell you what the Gao family is doing here today?"
When the Gao family was mentioned, the fourth brother's wife fell silent.
Qin Laosi looked at her suspiciously. Are the people from the Gao family here again?
When the fourth brother's wife met Qin Laosi's gaze, she felt even more guilty, hunched her shoulders and said nothing.
Mother Qin saw their quarrel and said in a deep voice, "While everyone is here, let's just separate them clearly.
The family's food, furniture, and savings must be divided fairly. Boss, go find the village party secretary."
It was not yet completely dark, and the village party secretary's house was not far away. Ten minutes later, the village party secretary and Brother Qin came back together.
Qin's father asked him to sit down, asked Qin's mother to pour him a cup of hot water, and then talked to him about how to divide the family.
The rooms everyone lives in remain the same, but the livestock, furniture, land and grain are divided per person. The family savings are still 530 yuan, which is divided into four parts, one for the old couple and one for the three brothers.
From then on, everyone lived their own lives, and the old couple lived with Qin Xiaomei.
Although both girls lived at home, Qin Yunxiang came back in the middle of the year, so her contribution to the family savings naturally could not be counted.
Not to mention Qin Xiaomei, who has been studying all these years and has never earned money for the family. It can be said that the family savings are earned by the old couple and their three brothers.
Qin's father and mother lived with Qin Xiaomei, and her dowry would be paid by the two elders, without letting her brothers contribute a penny.
Now the two old people are still able to work and don’t need them to pay for their livelihood.
When they get old, the three brothers will provide them with pension and hospitalization money together.
When the village party secretary heard this, he realized that the account had been calculated very clearly. It seemed that the division of the family was not a sudden idea, but the result of their long and careful consideration.
"Then let's divide it this way."
Qin Xiaomei was very worried when she heard that her mother proposed to divide the family, but she immediately became happy when she heard that her father and mother did not ignore her.
Her parents have always loved her the most. They have such high salaries, and if she follows them, she won't have to worry about having a good life in the future.
Knowing that the division of the family property could not be changed, my fourth brother’s wife suddenly felt that this was a good idea.
They no longer have to pay any money, as the money is in their own hands, and she can finally be the boss.
But how to divide the things at home? There are not enough pots, pans, and bowls to go around.
My eldest and third brothers are so rich, they must have the money to buy a new one.
Not to mention my second sister, she is already married, so naturally she won’t get any of the family things.
According to what she said, she shouldn't even be given a house. How can a married woman get a house when she returns home?
She pushed Qin Laosi and was about to speak to him, but Qin Laosi pulled his hand away and didn't even look at her.
The fourth brother's wife was very upset. What did he mean? Couldn't she give her own opinion on the division of the family business?
Qin's mother went back to the house and took out the money. She divided the 530 yuan into four parts, with each part having 132.5 yuan.
The next step was to distribute food and furniture.
There were three chickens at home, which had always been fed by Qin's mother and Xiao Shitou, so Qin Zhengqi gave up on his own initiative.
Qin's mother, Qin's eldest brother, and Qin's fourth brother each got a chicken.
There is also a private plot of land at home. Qin Zhengqi has been in the army all year round and has no plans to keep the private plot.
However, Qin's father felt that since he was from the countryside, it would be inappropriate for him to have no land, so he divided the land into six parts.
Since Qin Zhengqi was not at home all year round, his private plot of land was taken care of by his two elders.
The food was distributed per person, and because Qin Zhengqi was about to return to the army, he took the initiative to give his share of the food to the two elders.
As for small things like pots, pans, and utensils, let them discuss and divide them among themselves.
When my fourth brother’s wife saw everything in the house being taken away one by one, her heart was bleeding.
Seeing that they were about to divide the pots, pans, and utensils, she said to Mrs. Qin, "If we don't have these things, we will have to buy more. How can we have any money left?"
Brother and sister-in-law, you are all workers, earning high wages, so please don't fight with us for these little things."
Mrs. Qin didn't say anything. The couple worked in a food factory and earned more than 30 yuan a month. Except for the 10 yuan they handed over to the family every month, they kept the rest of the money for themselves.
They usually don't spend much money. After working in the factory for five or six months, they have saved about 300 yuan, which is more than enough to buy these things.
What's more, she knew that her fourth sister-in-law liked to take advantage of small opportunities and didn't want to cause any trouble at this time, so she just gave in to her fourth sister-in-law's wishes.
The village party secretary asked them, "Have you discussed everything? If so, I'll write it down and you can sign it. Don't argue later."
Everyone said they had no objection, so the village party secretary wrote seven copies and asked them to sign them, with one copy kept by the village and one copy for each family.
After the division of property, it was already late at night, and Brother Qin sent the village party secretary back.
Back in the room, Qin Zhengqi discussed with Shen Annian, "I haven't been home these years and haven't been able to take care of my parents. I plan to leave the money from the division of the family to my parents. What do you think?"
Shen Annian had no objection. Anyway, she could make money by herself and never thought of taking money from the old man.
She turned around and took out sixty-seven dollars and fifty cents. "Add a little more to make up the two hundred dollars, one hundred dollars each for the two elders."
Qin Zhengqi grabbed her hand, pulled her into his arms, and rubbed her neck affectionately.
"Wife, you are so nice."
"Of course I am fine. You know it now."
After holding her for a long time, Qin Zhengqi finally let her go and said, "I'm going to find my mother."
"Are we about to leave for the army? Tell Mom."
"I see."
Qin Zhengqi took the money to find Qin's mother. When Qin's mother heard what he said, she asked him to take the money back.
"Your father and I are still able to work and earn a salary. We don't need your money. Take the money back and live a good life with Nian Nian."
"Mom, I haven't been able to fulfill my filial duties to you and Dad these years, and I don't have anything good to give you. You must accept this money."
Qin's mother also knew Qin Zhengqi's temper, so she had to put the money away.
She would save the money for them first and return it to them when they needed it.
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