Hearing her eldest grandson's words, Fan's mother was deeply moved. She rolled up her sleeves to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes and exclaimed, "Grandma didn't raise you all in vain!"
The eldest grandson is the best; he treats his grandmother exceptionally well, unlike those two ungrateful wretches.
Fan Jin interrupted at the right moment: "Mother raised me and I have no way to repay her. Let our family move out and build another house. Let these three brick houses be Mother's share, so that she can live there when she gets old."
Sun Jinhua and Fan Dazhu: ...Something doesn't sound quite right about that.
Something feels off, but I can't quite put my finger on what's wrong.
Mother Fan was deeply moved once again, "My son is the best, unlike that heartless woman!"
After speaking, he gave Shuiqing a defiant glance.
Shui Qing: ...You've really been sold out and you're still helping the seller count the money!
Even if Fan Jin were to ask for the house, his mother would certainly not give it to his entire family.
Mother Fan was determined to give it to the eldest son's family.
Now that Fan Jin has said that his mother is old and needs to live here, and the deed is in his mother's name, even if the eldest son's family wants the house, they will not kick his mother out.
Fan's mother only has two sons. If she is really kicked out, the only family she can rely on is her younger son's family. With Fan's mother's troublemaking nature, she will definitely cause discord and chaos in whichever son's family she lives in!
Fan Jin's tactic of retreating to advance was brilliant, eliminating any worries about the future.
“There are twenty-seven mu of fertile land, nine mu for each family, and dry land connected to the hills. Let’s divide it according to the hills. Sister-in-law, you choose first,” Fan Jin said politely.
Sun Jinhua didn't care much about dry land or hilltops.
The main problem is that those hills aren't high mountains; they're covered with either bamboo groves or miscellaneous trees.
Bamboo can only be used to make bamboo products—which are worthless. Every household knows how to weave. Even if you take it to the city, you won't get many copper coins.
Bamboo shoots are edible, but they're really too oily!
Unless you eat it with meat or have a lot of oil in your stomach, you'll feel heartburn afterward. How many times a year can a farming family eat meat? Where would they get meat to go with it!
It's good enough if you can just fill your stomach, let alone get any oil or fat.
It's better to eat wild vegetables.
Apart from the straight trees that can be used for roof beams, the rest of the miscellaneous trees can only be used as firewood....
In short, they were all worthless items.
She waved her hand magnanimously, "Brother-in-law, you choose first."
After thinking for a moment, Fan Jin named three mountain peaks.
After hearing this, Sun Jinhua, Fan Dazhu, and the others concluded that these three mountains had no other advantages besides being connected.
Especially since there's a useless bamboo hill among them, it's not exactly a bargain.
They agreed without any objection at the time.
After dividing up the fields and forests, they began to divide up the grain that the family already had.
Grain has always been the most important thing for farmers. Fan Dazhu and his brothers were eyeing their uncle with covetous intent, wishing they could turn against him at any moment.
Strangely, Fan Jin didn't say much about the food, only that he would accept whatever his mother gave him.
"My son, your nephews are the ones who can eat the most, so don't blame your mother for being biased," Mother Fan said guiltily.
Fan Jin shook his head, his expression gentle: "Mother, just give enough for our family of seven to eat until the next harvest."
Sun Jinhua cursed inwardly.
dream!
They were still thinking of providing enough grain for the next harvest.
If you've given them enough, you'll be living a good life. Why would you sell your land? If you don't sell your land, how can they buy back the fertile land that was given away?
She glanced at her mother-in-law and gave her a meaningful look.
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