Chapter 46 Chapter 46 Let outsiders think that she had just separated from the family, and...
Different from Ning Shaoxian’s secret joy.
Ning Shaode's face turned unhappy after hearing this, and he couldn't help but blame the third brother for being nosy.
Originally, it was not a matter of providing for his parents according to the old rules or according to the retirement method proposed by his parents.
When they are unable to take care of themselves, whoever's home they go to will be responsible for taking care of them. Why should he need to pay any nursing fees?
His family only needs to share the medical expenses when the old man is sick and come back to visit occasionally.
At most, we can give the elderly some living expenses every month, but how much is the living expenses for elderly people in rural areas?
Liang Wenjian saw that the second son of the Ning family looked unhappy, so before he could speak, he smiled and said to the old couple of the Ning family: "Brother Ning, what do you think of Shaoming's proposal? I think his addition will make your retirement more secure."
Ning Da was of course very satisfied: "I think it's good too. The third child has known how to care for his parents and be filial since he was young."
What do people fear most when they get older? Of course, they are afraid that their children will be unfilial and ignore them.
Why did the couple plan so much? Isn’t it so that you can live a better and more comfortable life when you are old!
Ningda really wanted to switch places with the old woman in the future, letting her go to the eldest wife's house and himself go to the third wife's house.
Unfortunately, the old woman loved Xiaoqiu the most, and didn’t like the two children of the old family, nor did she like the eldest son’s wife.
In the past, the old woman was the head of the family, and the eldest wife didn't dare to confront her. But it may not be the case in the future. The third wife should at least be reasonable, so she definitely doesn't want to go to the old woman's house.
As for the second brother's family, the old couple never thought about going to his house.
After all, the second son and his wife live in the county town all year round, while the old couple have lived in the town for decades. They are unwilling to leave the familiar environment, and cannot get used to life in the county town.
Not to mention that the second son has only one daughter, and we don’t know how he and his wife will be provided for in their old age, so how can we take care of them?
Ning Da glanced at the second brother who was hesitant to speak, then turned to Huang Xiuhua and asked, "What do you think?"
Huang Xiuhua wiped away the remaining tears from the corners of her eyes, cleared her throat and said, "Of course I agree. Let the three brothers discuss it. If they still don't agree with this method, then don't divide the family. Wait until we die! This kind of situation has happened before."
Since the parents who were most inclined to support him were willing, Ning Shaode could not raise any objections even if he was unhappy. After all, this method was not completely without benefits for him.
His parents got married early and had children early. They are now less than 60 years old and in good health. They look like they can still work for another ten years and can help him for at least ten years.
This time, the two people who had caused the most trouble had no objections, and the division of the family was finally back on track. It became an easy situation to handle as Liang Wenjian said.
The old couple has a total savings of more than 8,000 yuan. Their generation has experienced several major social changes. When they ate from the same pot, almost every household was not rich.
When Huang Xiuhua was the team leader, the subsidy he received was only a few to ten yuan a month.
Later, the household contract responsibility system was implemented and people were allocated land. Their lives became much better than before, but apart from the land, they had no other source of income.
They have to raise children, pay for their second son's education, build a house, buy a residential plot, and find a wife for their son.
It was not until the youngest child, Ning Shaoming, got married that they began to save some money.
Especially after Ning Shaoming went to work in the brick factory, he gave half of his salary to his family every month, so the family had more cash.
Not to mention that later the couple went out to work and sent back 400 yuan every month.
Huang Xiuhua was frugal, spending no more than two hundred yuan a month, and occasionally giving her parents a hundred yuan in subsidies.
At the end of the year, minus the month of January when the third brother and his wife went out and did not receive any salary, she had saved more than a thousand yuan in the remaining eleven months.
Other people don’t know this, they only know that the old man can save so much money, which is already better than many other elderly people.
Some families in this town, even if they put all their money together, might not be able to come up with three thousand yuan!
Liang Wenjian and several people from the village committee were surprised to see the old couple take out so much money.
They had seen some families with similar conditions to the Ning family split up, and the family with the most savings that the elderly took out was only a little over 4,000 or nearly 5,000 yuan.
The old man was not used to keeping money in the bank. Not long after Huang Xiuhua returned to her room, she came out with a tin biscuit box in which all the money was hidden.
She took out the whole bills and counted them: "All the money in the family is here. I won't take out the change to share. The whole bills total 8,600 yuan."
Then he gave the money to Ning Da, who counted it once himself and then asked Liang Wenjian to count it again.
Liang Wenjian counted the money and confirmed, "Eight thousand six hundred yuan, the amount is correct." Then he returned it to Ning Da.
Ning Da counted out another 1,600 yuan: "This 1,600 yuan is the retirement money we two old people have left for ourselves. Do you have any objections?"
The last question was asked to his three sons.
All three shook their heads and said, "No problem."
Ning Shaode also said: "Mom and Dad, you can save some money for yourself."
Huang Xiuhua was very pleased to hear this, but still shook her head: "We old couple don't spend much money on a daily basis, so it's enough to leave some money for the coffin. No amount of money can compare to the filial piety of children."
Ning Da agreed: "That's right." Then he handed the sixteen thousand he had allocated to Liang Wenjian and asked him to confirm it again.
Liang Wenjian counted it and nodded: "It's exactly one thousand six hundred yuan." He returned it again.
Ning Da then counted out three thousand eight hundred yuan and handed it to Liang Wenjian for confirmation again.
Then he looked at Ning Shaoxian and Ning Shaode: "Shaoming suffered a loss in the housing allocation, and he still needs to build a house, so I will give him a little more money to make up for it. I will give him 3,800 yuan. Do you have any objections?"
They both shook their heads and said, "No problem."
They knew very well that prices these days were not as cheap as before, and even if they built a brick house with more than 3,000 yuan, they could not build a yard half as big as the old house.
The third brother said he was planning to build a bungalow. Even if he only built two bedrooms and no living room, and added a toilet and a small kitchen, he would still have to put more than three thousand yuan into it.
This does not include furniture and some miscellaneous items such as pots, pans, and utensils needed for daily life.
Don’t underestimate those scattered items. When you need them, it’s not expensive to buy one or two of them here and there.
But the house is worth a fortune, and it would cost a lot of money to buy everything at once.
Liang Wenjian counted the money and handed it to Ning Shaoming: "Count it again and confirm it."
"Okay." Ning Shaoming responded and counted carefully, "No problem, exactly 3,800."
After counting, he handed it to Zhao Ruyue.
Ning Shaoxian and Ning Shaode each got sixteen thousand of the remaining money.
Next came the family’s land and grain. Ning Shaode’s household registration was transferred to his unit, which was a public institution and could not be divided into the village’s land, so he had no share of the land or grain.
However, Ningda and Huang Xiuhua want to live on their own and do not need their sons to take care of them for the time being. They want to farm on their own.
Therefore, the family’s land, grain, and even vegetable garden are still divided equally into three parts.
What's left are some pots, pans, and utensils for daily use, as well as miscellaneous items. They belong to whoever bought them in the first place, and also to whoever bought them as dowry.
Ning Shaoming's house has not been built yet. Before it is built, his family will temporarily live with the Ning Da couple, that is, they will still live in their current room.
However, after the things are divided, the whole family should reunite together for the New Year. When the elders are still alive, they should have reunion dinners together during the New Year and other festivals.
After the New Year, they will completely separate and each family will cook for themselves. If Ning Shaoming's family still eats with them, they have to give Huang Xiuhua food and money in advance.
The things were divided very quickly. By dark, not long after Wang Haiyan finished cooking, the division of the property was finally completed.
The separation agreement should be written clearly and signed and sealed by each party.
The village committee will issue a certificate to the three brothers of the Ning family. When the staff of the town government go to work after the New Year, they can take the certificate to apply for a new household registration booklet.
It was finally done and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Wang Haiyan came out at the right time and called people: "The meal is ready, come in and eat quickly. Uncle Liang and the people from the village committee have worked hard these past few days. Let my family toast you a few glasses later!"
After a few pushes and shoves, everyone went to the Ning family's kitchen together. The kitchen was quite large and could accommodate two tables.
Wang Haiyan did set up two tables, one for the men who drank, and one for the women and children who didn't drink. The dishes on both tables were the same.
Huang Xiuhua still had a smile on her face as she walked in with everyone.
When she saw the dishes on the table, the smile on her face immediately disappeared. She looked at Wang Haiyan with a dark and angry look, and then turned to Zhao Ruyue.
Finally, the blame was placed on Wang Haiyan, who had not left the kitchen during the discussion of division.
Huang Xiuhua just noticed the grease on her eldest daughter-in-law's mouth that had not been wiped clean, and thought she was just hiding in the kitchen to eat secretly because she was greedy.
I didn't expect that she would dare to do such a thing behind my back just after the separation!
Feeling her mother-in-law's death gaze, Wang Haiyan became so nervous that the hairs on her body stood up.
But her son exclaimed in an exaggerated voice: "Mom, are we celebrating Chinese New Year in advance today? This table of food looks more sumptuous than during Chinese New Year!"
"Even if there's food to eat, it can't stop you from talking." Wang Haiyan wanted to punch him.
"You should thank your third uncle for being able to eat so many delicious dishes. He bought the meat." In order to prevent her mother-in-law from scolding her regardless of the occasion and making her lose face in front of outsiders, Wang Haiyan reminded her mother-in-law in a roundabout way that the meat was not bought with her money.
After saying this, the mother-in-law's eyes left her and turned to look at Zhao Ruyue.
Zhao Ruyue acted as if she knew nothing. She sat down with her two children and focused on taking care of them while they ate.
He also took the time to remind Ning Shaoming: "Don't drink too much, otherwise you will have a headache tomorrow. We have to get up early tomorrow to go to the county town."
Huang Xiuhua originally planned to wait until the guests had finished their meal and left, and then find an opportunity to scold the two daughters-in-law.
After hearing what Zhao Ruyue said, she immediately gave up this decision.
The family hasn’t bought all the New Year’s supplies yet, and if I scold the third son’s wife, he will definitely be angry.
When he gets angry, although he can't do anything to her as a mother, if he gets stubborn, he might really not buy anything and go home empty-handed.
Huang Xiuhua held back her anger and asked Zhao Ruyue, "What are you two going to do in the county town tomorrow?"
Zhao Ruyue: "Order the building materials for the house in advance, so that they can be delivered earlier when they start construction after the New Year."
"Well, it's also good to order in advance. You can go to the county town to order the building materials, and by the way, go to the big vegetable market in the county town to buy some things for the family to use during the New Year. There are all kinds of things there."
Huang Xiuhua said this in front of a table of people, for sure there were outsiders present. The third son's wife did not dare to directly refute her words, lest outsiders think that she was disrespectful and unfilial to her mother-in-law just after the separation.
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