Chapter 43 Chapter 43 I can’t pay and take the blame at the same time…
Chapter 43
Seeing this situation, Zhao Ruyue and Ning Shaoming understood what their family was going to do without being told.
But they were very confused as to why the old couple suddenly wanted to separate before the New Year?
Ning Shaoming went to see his parents in the evening and told them that he wanted to separate the family business before the New Year.
The old couple did not agree at that time, saying that it was not good and unlucky to separate the family before the New Year. It was their last year as the head of the family, and they wanted to spend the New Year together as a family and then talk about the separation after the New Year.
Ning Shaoming felt a little regretful, but it was not unacceptable.
Today, while their family was out visiting relatives, they quietly called the team leader and the village committee members.
"It's just right that Shaoming and his wife are back. Let's start as soon as everyone is here. Your family's matter is easy to handle. You can go home for dinner after you're done." The speaker was Liang Wenjian, the captain of the 11th team they used to be in.
Although the household contract responsibility system has been in place for many years, town affairs are still assigned according to the brigade. The former brigade officials have been incorporated into the village committee and are still responsible for the affairs of their own brigade.
When it comes to dividing up a family, it's not as if you just say you want to divide up the family and then divide up the things.
To separate the family, you have to go through the procedures of separating the households. For separating the households, you need a certificate from the village committee and then go to the town government to handle it.
There are also paddy fields, forests, and mountains, which are the real lifelines of rural people. In the past, they were only roughly divided but not renamed. After the formal separation, they must be renamed to the name of the new household head, just like the homestead.
If these things are not clearly distinguished when dividing the family property, it will be easy for the brothers to quarrel in the future.
There is also the issue of elderly care, which should be discussed when the property is divided and written down clearly to avoid disputes in the future.
The reason why Liang Wenjian said that the Ning family's affairs were easy to handle was that he had seen too many troubles caused by brothers splitting up other families in the town and the brigade.
Most families will have a quarrel, either because the wealth saved by the elderly is not enough to be divided equally, or because the elderly are partial and want to share the responsibility of elderly care equally.
Although the Ning family looks poor, they are actually much better off than many other families in the brigade.
At least Liang Wenjian had no memory of ever seeing the three brothers of the Ning family, or the three daughters-in-law of the Ning family, bringing family conflicts to light and making a fool of themselves for outsiders.
And most importantly, the old couple of the Ning family were able to save up enough money to buy a large courtyard that can be divided equally into two small courtyards, and they also have a large residential plot, which means they have prepared houses for their three sons.
When the family was divided, the son who wanted the homestead got more money. In terms of the house, it was barely fair to all three sons.
In the brigade and the town, there are many old couples who have given birth to several sons but have only saved enough to buy a yard. None of the sons is promising enough to apply for a homestead and build a new house.
The result is that a good cook cannot cook without rice. The old people have only so many things and everyone wants them. No one will give in to anyone else, and when things get fussy, everyone will cry to them about how difficult their lives are. It's really a headache.
Hearing the captain's words, Zhao Ruyue smiled politely: "Uncle Liang rarely comes to our house, how can I let you go hungry? You must stay at home and have a simple meal. You guys chat while I go cook."
Anyway, she had already discussed everything that needed to be discussed with Ning Shaoming. As long as the old couple didn't do anything too outrageous, it wouldn't matter whether she was there or not.
Other members of the Ning family also spoke up, echoing Zhao Ruyue's words, and persuaded the people who came to serve as witnesses to stay home for a simple meal. Liang Wenjian and others said a few polite words before agreeing.
Zhao Ruyue went to the kitchen, and Wang Haiyan also stood up and planned to follow her. After all, her husband was the eldest son and a very tactful person, and her children were grown up. With them watching, her family would definitely not suffer any loss.
She saw that the second son's wife's butt seemed to be stuck on the chair, not moving at all, so she gave Ye Jing a look, indicating that they should go to the kitchen to help.
Ye Jing pretended not to see it and ignored her.
Seeing this, Wang Haiyan suspected that she would play tricks on her when the family was divided. However, she had already stood up, and sitting down again would seem too deliberate and abrupt, so Wang Haiyan had to go to the kitchen with a worried look on her face.
Zhao Ruyue went to the kitchen, gave her son twenty yuan, and asked him to ride his bike out of the back door to buy beer from the store.
My daughter didn't come in just now. She was sitting there listening with her father in his arms.
The little girl is very smart. If Ning Shaoming feels that he needs her, he can ask his daughter to call her quietly.
Zhao Ruyue looked around the kitchen and found where her mother-in-law kept the meat, which had not yet been made into sausages.
She picked up the knife and cut off a large piece of meat weighing nearly five pounds with two slashes.
Wang Haiyan just came in and was shocked to see her cutting the meat so generously.
She came over in small steps and asked nervously, "Why did you cut so much? The meat is going to be used to make sausages. If she sees it later, she will definitely scold you for being extravagant. Cutting two or three pounds will be enough!"
"Two or three pounds is barely enough for our family. We are entertaining guests today, so we can't be so stingy. Besides..." Zhao Ruyue glanced outside, "If we don't eat it, how much will we be able to eat in the future?"
Wang Haiyan paused as she tried to grab the meat, and was stunned for a moment. She quickly understood what Zhao Ruyue meant.
She immediately let go of her hand: "That's right, the old woman only knows how to favor her second son. She said she would make sausages for the family to eat later, but every year the second son's family takes most of it to the county town!"
"You cut it, I don't care." Wang Haiyan picked up the basket next to her, "I'll go pick the vegetables, but if the old woman finds out that there's not much meat left, she'll definitely be unhappy. I won't share the blame with you then."
Zhao Ruyue smiled, "Why do you want to take the blame? Sister-in-law, you forgot what we said before. We have to give festival allowances during the New Year and other festivals. Anyone who wants to eat more meat has to pay for it themselves. This year, the meat was not given by my sister. Shaoming and I paid for it. If she doesn't want to eat it, it's fine. Just give me the money for the meat first. Ning Shaoming and I didn't mention it because we didn't want to argue about it."
"That's right, you two have made a lot of money this year, you have to be generous!"
Wang Haiyan made a joke and then remembered something: "We agreed to eat at home and each family had to pay for food every month. Our food expenses were counted from the production of the fields. The third child used to work in a brick factory and helped with the farm work if he was able. He also gave half of his salary to mom every month. The second child and his wife didn't have any land, so they should have paid for food when they came back to eat, but it seems that they never paid, right?"
Zhao Ruyue: "I don't know about that. Don't they come back often?"
"Oh, they don't come back often, but they come back for one or two months a year. And when they come back, do they ever bring rice, vegetables, and bacon and sausages?"
The more Wang Haiyan thought about it, the more she felt that her family had really lost out over the years: "They didn't have any land, so the rice they moved away wasn't ours. Every time they ran out of rice, they didn't buy more, but asked their wife to find a van in town to take it to the county town. They didn't come back to help during holidays or when the farming season was busy, but they knew how to eat!"
"What's the point of saying this now? In fact, it would have been useless even if you realized it before." Zhao Ruyue said this not to discourage her sister-in-law, but just because she didn't want her to lose her mind and run out to make a fuss when the family was divided.
Wang Haiyan thought about the fact that her parents-in-law were the ones who were in charge of the family, and she calmed down instantly. "Yeah, now that I'm not the one in charge, it's useless to have opinions. When they got into a fight, my wife sided with his parents and brothers. I think I've seen through him!"
She took a look at the remaining meat, rolled her eyes and urged Zhao Ruyue: "Sister-in-law, why don't you cook all the meat? You two paid for it, so the other two get a discount. Don't you feel uncomfortable?"
Zhao Ruyue: “…” It is a bit disgusting, but after weighing the pros and cons, this disgust can be ignored for the time being.
But she thought about it and said, "If mom asks, just tell her it was your idea. If you like, you can cook it. I won't feel bad."
"This..." Wang Haiyan hesitated.
Zhao Ruyue: "I paid for the meat, I can't pay and take the blame, right?"
"Just say it!" Wang Haiyan gritted her teeth, "We've already separated, why should I be afraid of him! Not to mention there are guests here, how can she scold me in front of them? She really doesn't care about her face to scold people, her sons must also want to save face, they will stop her!"
Zhao Ruyue put down the knife, made a 'please' gesture, and consciously stepped back to help her.
Wang Haiyan picked up the kitchen knife with great vigor and courage, and first cut out a small piece that was half the width of a palm and as long as from the tip of her finger to her wrist.
Then cut the rest of the meat into similar-sized pieces and blanch them.
Find some marinade ingredients and add the seasonings and meat.
"It's all braised. The weather is cold now, and the braised meat can be kept in the brine for several days. She can't say that there is no meat to eat during the New Year."
Wang Haiyan pointed to the small piece of meat that was left and said proudly, "Look, I even saved some pork for New Year's worship. The old woman can't blame me for not having pork for the worship."
Zhao Ruyue gave her sister-in-law a thumbs up and praised her halfheartedly, "Great! You even thought of this."
"Of course not. The old woman has a lot of rules for celebrating the New Year. If there is any mistake in the order of pouring wine for worshipping the gods, she will scold you. If the amount of wine is a little too much or a little too little, she will also scold you. Have you forgotten how angry she was when she forgot to save this piece of pork one year?"
It’s been so long that Zhao Ruyue actually forgot about it, but it doesn’t matter.
We are particularly particular about the rules now, but when the young people grow up and become the heads of the family, they are too lazy to pay so much attention to them and just do whatever is convenient for them.
The elders were happy watching their grandchildren do these things and praised them for whatever they did. How could they be in a position to find fault with their daughters-in-law now?
While cooking was going on in the back room, the issue of housing allocation was being discussed in the front room.
Ye Jing and Ning Shaode looked at each other, then looked away and stared nervously at Ning Da who was about to speak.
Ning Da cleared his throat and said to Liang Wenjian, "Brother Liang, you also said just now that my family's situation is easy to handle. The house can be divided according to the rules. A wall will be built in the old house to divide it into two courtyards. The eldest and the second oldest will draw lots to get whichever side they draw. The third oldest will get the homestead that has no house built on it. However, for the problem of my husband and I'm old, I want to find a different way..."
"What!?" Ye Jing couldn't help but let out a surprised sound, interrupting Ning Da's words.
Why is the way the old man divided the house different from what she overheard that day!
Ning Da stopped talking, feeling confused and uncertain. Could it be that the second son's wife knew about their plan in advance and was unwilling?
Ning Shaode knew exactly why his wife was surprised, he won.
But he had no time to be proud. After all, husband and wife were one body, and it would not be good for him if others knew why they made the bet.
Ning Shaode quickly found an excuse to cover up for his wife: "It's okay, it's okay. She just saw that Dad seemed to not want to live with Big Brother. She was so surprised. Dad, continue talking. Don't worry about her."
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