"If you knew even a little about human relationships and the ways of officialdom, how could you, with the talent you mentioned, not even be a Xiucai (a successful candidate in the county-level imperial examination)?"
"If you were a scholar, I would be a scholar's mother, how prestigious that would be! You're useless, paying your tuition is like feeding a dog!" Mother Fan continued to scold.
“It’s because my son is useless,” Fan Jin said in a low voice.
"Grandma, my daddy is the best! He's the best daddy!" Daya shouted.
"Yes, Daddy is the best Daddy!"
"We think Daddy is the most useful!"
...
Fan Jin stopped his children from defending him and also stopped his mother from hitting the children.
Leng Chen said, "Mother, now that we've separated the family, my son and his wife will take care of my children from now on."
Enraged, Fan's mother pointed and scolded, "Fine! If you keep spoiling your children like this, they'll end up begging sooner or later!"
"Next time you beg, remember not to come to my house."
Fan Jin didn't respond, but turned to Shui Qing and asked gently, "Shall we go?"
Shui Qing nodded emphatically.
She could tell that when Fan's mother spoke to him, he listened quietly and never argued back, no matter how harsh the words were.
But if anyone says anything bad about his daughter, even though he knows it will anger his mother and bring him insults, he will still defend his daughter.
They should separate from the family and live separately, rather than live with Fan's mother and others.
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After the division of property was written, each family member signed and pressed their fingerprints. They then took out the land deeds and kept them safe.
After the family packed their belongings, they borrowed a cart from their neighbor, piled all their possessions on it, and then Fan Jin put the rope over his shoulder, gripped the handles tightly, and pulled the cart out.
Shuiqing and the five little ones helped push from both sides and behind.
“Brother-in-law, you are a scholar, earning money is easy for you, not as hard as your elder brother farming. Don’t resent your mother for not giving you money.”
"Uncle, Grandma doesn't have any money left, otherwise she would definitely share some with you! You should be considerate of Grandma."
Hmph, Grandma insisted she had no money, and if she didn't produce any, Uncle couldn't do anything about it.
Grandma still loved them dearly, and would rather offend her younger brother than spend any money.
"Don't be angry anymore, come back and visit often when you have time," Sun Jinhua said with a chuckle, like a victorious old hen.
Shui Qing turned around and ran back. She deftly grabbed at the chickens in the enclosed coop, and soon caught six of the fattest hens. She shouted at the group of people who were still dumbfounded and hadn't reacted yet, "I almost forgot if you hadn't told me."
The ducks and geese didn't come back, so we won't divide them up. We'll just accept the loss of the six hens. Goodbye, don't see us off.
Fan Jin turned his head and looked at Shui Qing, who was holding six fat hens, his eyes full of smiles.
As the person approached, he said softly, "Thank you."
"What are you thanking me for?"
"Thank you for being willing to split the family property." After saying that, Fan Jin added hesitantly, "Don't worry, life may be tough for a while, but it won't be too long."
Shuiqing: ...So the reason we haven't separated is because she didn't want to?
At the Fan family home, Fan's mother, Sun Jinhua, felt heartbroken looking at the chicken coop that was mostly empty!
"Mother, don't be sad. Their whole family doesn't even have a place to shelter from the wind and rain. They'll be in big trouble when it rains."
"There's no need to wait for rain. Those few sacks of grain won't last two months, no matter how thrifty they are. They have no money, and they'll be starving and begging us sooner or later!"
“We’re waiting for them to come back and beg for food.”
"They complained today that Grandma didn't feed the two girls enough, but when they go out to live their own lives, they won't even have enough to eat, let alone enough to eat!"
The feeling of being hungry is unbearable. There are seven people in the family, seven mouths to feed. They have no house, no money, and not much food. If my uncle's family doesn't suffer, who will?
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