Pei Yuanzheng and Pei Qingyang rushed back immediately after receiving the news. The brothers dealt with Pei Qingbai's body and placed it against the wall in the hall.
Looking at Zhang Xiangyun who had been crying all the time, Pei Qingyang sighed, took out a few cigarettes from the Daqianmen cigarette box and handed them to her, and at the same time took out a box of matches from his pocket.
Pei Yuanzheng also smoked when he was in the army, but he was not a heavy smoker. He would only smoke a few cigarettes out of melancholy when a teammate died during a mission.
Now seeing the cigarette handed to him by Pei Qingyang, he did not refuse.
Pei Qingsong's eyes were red and he sighed again and again without stopping.
"Brother, the second brother has passed away, and the second sister-in-law is still young. If she doesn't want to remarry, that's fine, but if she wants to remarry, we can't stop her. There must be a rule for the two children."
Blowing out a puff of smoke, Pei Yuanzheng expressed his thoughts.
Except Pei Qinggang, no one present knew the truth of the matter. Pei Qinggang was not a talkative person and just listened quietly at this time.
"What rules?" Pei Qingsong didn't even raise his head. "I'm the eldest. If the second son's wife wants to remarry, the two children will naturally live in my house."
He did not hesitate at all. As he had always said, it was the eldest brother's responsibility to take responsibility.
Pei Qingyang also expressed his opinion, "The eldest brother has more children, but at this age, they can all help with the housework. Raising another one will just be a matter of having one more pair of chopsticks. As for the fourth brother, his wife is still pregnant, and when the baby is born, there will be a lot of things to deal with. It's best not to get involved. As for me, our Xiaodan just needs a playmate. If the two children are willing to separate, then each family can raise one. If not, then they can separate, or the eldest brother can raise the child and I'll pay for it."
He completely put Pei Yuanzheng aside, mainly because Pei Yuanzheng was also an adopted son and his family owed him a lot. Pei Qingyang was still working under him, so he should not be ungrateful.
Pei Qinggang was bored and said, "I don't think my sister-in-law wants to remarry. It's too early to say this now. Who knows what will happen in the future? When she really wants to remarry, you can sit together and discuss it."
That's true.
Seeing Zhang Xiangyun crying so heartbrokenly and wishing she could follow Pei Qingbai, it really doesn't seem like she will remarry in the short term.
But at this point, Pei Yuanzheng simply stated his purpose directly, "When mother passed away, my eldest brother handed over the more than 3,000 yuan to me. I originally thought that since my second brother is no longer alive, I might as well allocate some of it to the three of us first."
"Fourth Brother, is that money biting your hand?" Pei Qingsong took a last puff of cigarette hatefully and crushed the cigarette butt to the ground.
It’s not that money bites my hand.
Pei Yuanzheng just thought that the more than 3,000 yuan was originally used by him to buy out the relationship between him and Li Dani, and it was also kept temporarily for his brothers to avoid conflicts.
He doesn't need the money now, nor does he want it. It's not because he is so noble, but he doesn't want the money to buy out the dead.
After thinking for a while, Pei Yuanzheng said, "How about this, school is about to start, and the tuition fees for all the children in the family will be paid from that money. When that money is gone, we brothers will pay for it ourselves."
Seeing Pei Qingsong was about to object again, he quickly stopped him, "Brother, you can't refuse this. Mother's greatest wish was that her children could read and write. Using the money she left behind to do what she wanted most is the best place to put this money."
He brought up Li Dani twice, and Pei Qingsong had no way to refute.
As long as they divide it according to the children, their family will get the advantage, so he can only say: "How about this, for the sake of fairness, each family will support the same number of children. My family will have three children this year, so we only need one share of the money. Your eldest sister-in-law and I will pay for the remaining two shares."
"What are you talking about, big brother." Pei Qingyang stretched out his hand and pressed Pei Qingsong's shoulder, "Who do you think I am? Now that the conditions of my brothers' families are okay, let's not fight over such trivial matters. Fourth brother said that all children are all children. When the money is gone, we will support each other."
Then he raised his chin towards Pei Yuanzheng and said, "Old Four, you have to keep accounts."
The accountant did not distrust Pei Yuanzheng, but he was afraid that Pei Yuanzheng would overestimate his ability and continue to support these children even though he spent more than he deserved.
He knew that the fourth brother and his wife were kind-hearted, but he couldn't let his brothers take advantage of them just because they were kind-hearted.
"Okay." Pei Yuanzheng nodded. "Third brother is good at accounting. From now on, I'll leave it to you. By the way, there may not be much money left in the second brother's family. I heard from Jianhui that the second brother drank and gambled before he passed away. I guess he spent all the money we earned from working a while ago. The money for the funeral should be paid from that. Third brother, remember to record it."
When Pei Qingsong heard what he said, he wiped his face uncomfortably and cursed, "What a piece of shit!"
Hearing Zhang Xiangyun's crying, he felt even more upset. After all, she was his brother. When he looked back and saw Zhang Xiangyun, he felt guilty.
As he was speaking, a few scoundrels from the village came over after hearing the letter.
Pei Qingbai walked to the gate of the yard and asked them what was the matter.
One of the scoundrels leaned against the wall, shaking his legs, and said impatiently, "Pei Qingsong, call your second son's wife out. Her husband played cards with us a while ago and owed us five dollars and thirty-six cents. He wrote an IOU and put his fingerprints on it. Now he is gone, and his wife has to pay him back, otherwise we can only use our things to pay him back."
What an arrogant tone.
It’s so brave to see all these brothers here.
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