Chapter 127: Dividing the Money
"Then what do you want to do?" Su Jinxia asked back.
"You want to take someone away for nothing? That's impossible!" Yang Lan stared at the lady.
"You're just thinking about going with them. Aren't you afraid they'll sell you out?"
"I'm not afraid!" Zhao Lu said in a decisive tone.
Her childhood memories told her that her second brother was very kind to her, her eldest brother was not a talkative one, and her third brother was the only one who would snatch things, even the smallest bit of food at the bottom of the bowl during meals.
So she basically didn't have enough to eat when she was a child. It was only in recent years when there was more food at home that she could barely eat half full.
Although the conditions of the wife her second brother found did not seem very good, she felt it was right to follow them.
Besides, I am strong enough and don’t need anyone to support me. I can do anything to survive!
Yang Lan raised her hand and put it down again. Seeing that they looked protective of her, she knew that if she raised her hand down, they would definitely stop her.
An ungrateful bastard and a mean person, what a scoundrel!
"Boss, what do you say we should do?"
Zhao Mancang took out his dry cigarette. He usually didn't want to smoke, but now he had to smoke a little.
Zhao Yong lit a match, blew it out and threw it on the ground. He had just fainted and only then remembered that his mother would definitely not let him down.
Now that things have gotten to this point, he doesn't know how much he can get, and he even chooses to avoid the look his wife gives him.
Zhao Mancang took two puffs of his cigarette and exhaled the smoke.
"Didn't I ask you to find something? Hurry up and take out the money and tickets. Lulu is a girl and she doesn't have a penny or a ticket. If you take her back, you will have to support her. You can do it yourself!"
Su Jinxia looked at Zhao Lu and watched her stand up from the ground.
"Second sister-in-law, I can work. I can do a lot of work for you. When you have children, I will take care of them for you. You don't have to worry about anything at all!"
"Think carefully, there's no turning back once you follow us." Su Jinxia looked at the little girl's innocent eyes. This child was very innocent, so there were some things she wanted to say in advance.
"Don't worry! Second sister-in-law, I won't regret it!" Zhao Lu clenched her fists subconsciously. She believed that she would be happy. No matter how hard it was, it was better than staying at home.
Yang Lan moved the quilt aside and took out a package from inside. It was wrapped in layer upon layer of cloth. When she opened the last layer, she saw money and bills.
It's not very thick. I spent a lot of money and tickets on my youngest son's wedding during this period, otherwise it would be thicker.
Thinking of my youngest son’s wife, she said she gave a dowry of several hundred yuan, but I didn’t see a penny!
The whole thing was spread out on the kang, "This is all we have at home."
Zhao Yong immediately came over and said, "Mom, didn't you say that there was no money at home? We still have more than 200 yuan! Why don't you use it to buy me a house? If you use it to share now, doesn't that mean I am not suitable?"
He stretched out his hand to grab it but was slapped on the back of his hand by his second brother, so he had no choice but to pull it back.
Zhao Yue picked up the money and bills and counted each one.
"The total amount was 235 yuan and 36 cents, including 100 catties of coarse grain coupons, 20 catties of fine grain coupons, 10 catties of postage stamps, 5 catties of meat coupons, and some miscellaneous coupons."
"Third brother, you count too." Yang Lan was worried about the second brother.
Zhao Yong immediately reached out his hand and said, "Give it to me!"
Zhao Yue handed over the money and tickets, "Don't steal from me!"
"Got it!" Even if Zhao Yong wanted to do that, he couldn't do it in front of so many people. He sat there and said it several times before finally nodding.
"My second brother is right."
Zhao Mancang put down his cigarette stick and said, "Just divide this into four parts, one for me and your mother, and one for each of you three."
Zhao Yong lost his composure and quickly put the money in his pocket.
"No, I still need to buy a house, I want all this money, you can divide the ticket!"
Zhao Yue reached out his hand and said, "Give it to me, don't make me say it a second time!"
Zhao Yong wondered what the consequences would be if he didn't take it out. The pain in his back reminded him that he had been dropped several times by them in the past few days.
If he falls a few more times, he might die.
I had no choice but to take out the money again and throw it over.
"Here! Here! All for you!"
Zhao Qian picked up the money on the ground and gave it all to his brother.
"Just take half of my share, and the other half is for you to use for your marriage."
"No need. I have money when I get married." Zhao Yue was grateful for his elder brother's kindness to him. Looking at his elder brother's face, he was not even 40 years old, but now he looked older than a 50-year-old.
One can imagine how much suffering he has endured over the years.
"Just take it if I tell you to. Don't treat my brother's wife badly!" Zhao Qian sighed heavily after saying this. "You only get married once in your life. If you miss it, you'll miss it. There won't be a second wedding. You should cherish this opportunity. It will be your most beautiful memory."
Zhao Yue looked at his elder brother's unwillingness to be rejected.
"Okay! I'll take it!"
"Brother! You are too partial. You gave me nothing when I got married, but why do you want to give half to my second brother when he gets married?" Zhao Yong yelled.
Zhao Qian, "Do you need me to pay for your wedding? The wedding my family held for you was unique in the whole village. Who else could have a grander wedding than ours? Besides, all my money has been given to my family. I also paid for your wedding. Now it's just a matter of distributing the remaining money.
I can give it to whoever I want, it’s none of your business!”
"It's so unfair!" Zhao Yong was furious.
Zhao Yue divided the money and tickets into several portions. In front of them, he took out 10 yuan and stuffed it into his sister's hand, as if he would not accept it.
In reality, there is not much difference between these portions, except that some have more money and some have less. This way, no one suffers a loss.
Zhao Lu felt the money in her hand was hot, but she still held it firmly.
Zhao Yue looked at them and said deliberately, "The first two have more money, and the last two have less money but more tickets. Who will be the first to take it?"
Yang Lan picked up the extra money, spat, and counted it with her hands. Because she was afraid, she automatically ignored the few dollars in her daughter's hand.
Seeing this, Zhao Yong grabbed another pile of money with more money and sat there counting the money.
Zhao Qian picked up a pile of such bills and money and took out half of it and put it back into that pile.
Zhao Yue, "Just give me some money, no need to give me the ticket."
"You need a lot of things to start a family and a career. I'm giving it to you. Just take it!" Zhao Qian felt that it was not enough, so he took out two more bills and gave them to his younger brother.
Su Jinxia watched from the side. This eldest brother was the only good one in this family. Judging from their facial features, it was most likely that they were not biological children.
Yang Lan felt extremely distressed, with so much money, this was all that was left. When she saw the eldest brother giving money to the second brother, she cursed him hundreds of times in her heart, saying that he was taking advantage of others and was a traitor.
Turning around to look at the third brother, the good guy gave the money directly to the other man's wife, and he still looked like a flatterer, like a servile lackey.
"How can you just give me money just by asking me to?"