Chapter 373 Chapter 374: Settlement of Accounts and Division of the Family
After dinner, the old man took the radio and took the children to the steps to listen to the broadcast.
Father Zhou said to them, "The house has been repaired, the room has been cleaned up, and the craftsmen and laborers have been paid. Your mother will give you the accounts today."
Zhou Huaishan said with a smile: "Old man, we didn't borrow money to repair the house. We spent all our own money. There's nothing to calculate. Just tell me how much you spent in total!"
"No, that won't work. You guys should know how the money was spent, so you don't have to complain about it." Mother Zhou stood up and took out a homework book, opened it with her saliva, and said, "Before and after..."
Zhou Huaian craned his neck to look at it, and saw the word "正" written neatly in pencil, with numbers in front. "Wow! My mom can also keep accounts!"
"Son of a bitch, it's nothing special that I can keep accounts." Zhou's mother slapped him in anger, "I also studied a few nights at school. I can't write other things, but I can still write 1, 2, 3."
Zhou Huaian gave a thumbs up, "Not bad, no wonder I have a good brain, it turns out I inherited it from my mom."
Yang Chunyan and the others turned their heads and looked to the side, "..."
Zhou's father felt ashamed to watch, and said fiercely: "Stop pretending to be weird, sit down quickly and listen to your mother's account."
Zhou's mother glanced at the men and said, "It took about four months from the time the kiln was opened to the time the bricks and tiles were fired. Liu and his son were paid four yuan a day. They worked for three months, and with the food, cigarettes, and tea, they spent a total of 407 yuan."
"The masons and carpenters were paid two dollars a day, and the laborers were paid one dollar a day. I worked for two months and eight days in total, plus the money for cigarettes and alcohol."
She turned a page and continued, "I also bought slate, dug a well, water pipes, faucets, paint, nails, hinges, locks, tung oil, built a stove, and built a baking room. All in all, it cost a total of 4,365 yuan."
"Including the potter's wages and the expenses for the wedding banquet, the total cost was 4,892 yuan. We originally had 330 yuan left, and the thing was sold for 8,268 yuan."
"Later, Huai'an found a vegetable delivery business. In the past few months, he has sold vegetables, eggs, chickens and ducks. In addition to the capital, he has made a total of 896 yuan. Adding up all the money, minus the money for building a house and pocket money, he still has 4,500 yuan left."
When Zhou's mother said this, she looked at the others and said, "This is the account. Your old man will tell you about the division of the family property. I will go get the money."
Father Zhou nodded. "Your mother has also explained the situation to you. You all know what the family was like originally. Your mother and I originally planned to build three thatched houses for each of you and then separate you."
When everyone heard this, they all looked at Zhou Huaian at the same time, thinking that if Huaian hadn't driven Lao Xiong's cow off the ridge and killed it, they wouldn't have been able to exchange it for the more than 8,000 yuan.
My mother and her husband built three thatched houses and divided us among them. It was impossible for my brother and sister-in-law to take us with them to dig herbs and make money.
The family has saved several thousand yuan from selling herbs and mushrooms in the past few months. I think the number of families in the village who have saved thousands of yuan can be counted on one hand.
Now I also have the business of collecting herbs and selling mushrooms, and I have planted more than ten acres of herbs in the land. All these make money!
Zhou Huaian also remembered the situation at home after he drove the cow off a ridge and caused it to die. He looked at Yang Chunyan who was sitting next to him and quietly reached out and held her hand.
Yang Chunyan glanced at him and held his hand with her backhand.
Father Zhou looked at the few people and said, "Later, Huai'an got into trouble. Thanks to God's blessing, Chunyan found that thing. She took you to find herbs and sell mushrooms. Only then did we have the confidence to spend money to repair the big tile house."
He said with a stronger tone, "After the separation, you should also do things the same as when you were at home, discuss things among yourselves and get along well with your sisters-in-law. If anyone dares to betray his family and collude with outsiders to dig into his own family, don't blame me for being rude to him."
Zhou Huairong and Zhao Huifang said, "Mom, old man, don't worry, we know what's right and wrong. The youngest and Chunyan are kind-hearted. We all remember that and will not do anything that would make our brothers jealous."
Yang Chunyan and others also said: "Don't worry, we know that only when brothers are united, outsiders will not dare to bully us."
Father Zhou nodded and looked at Zhou Huaian. "And you, now that the family is divided, you must work hard for me. If you dare to relapse, I will not forgive you. Chunyan, if he dares to go out, come to the old house and tell me, and I will deal with him."
Zhou Huaian lamented, "Old man, do you think I'm that worrying?"
Father Zhou glanced at him and said, "I'll be relieved the day I close my eyes."
At this time, Zhou's mother came out with a torn sack and asked, "Did you tell me how the land was divided?"
"I'll tell you right away!" Father Zhou looked at the others, "When the land was divided among the households, we gave you each an account. When the land was divided, we asked the team to put stone stakes on the boundary. Huairong will show it to the youngest one tomorrow."
Zhou Huairong nodded, "Okay!"
"The remaining money at home should be divided equally among you brothers. Even if you have money in your pocket, you must work honestly. If you dare to spend money and mess around, I will not forgive you if I find out."
Zhou Huairong said, "Old man, I told you last time that the remaining money should be divided into five parts. You have the money in your hands, so it will be convenient for you to use it whenever you want."
Zhou Huaishan nodded and said, "That's right. You still need to buy a cow, and you also need Yumei Sanchao and open a consignment store. These all require capital."
Zhao Huifang and the others had no objection. Now that the house had been renovated and they had saved a lot of money, they were no longer as stingy as before.
Zhou Huaian thought for a moment and said, "Old man, how about this? You keep 1,000 of the remaining 4,500, and the 3,500 will be exactly 875 for each of us brothers."
Zhou Huairong agreed: "Yes, this is the right way to divide it."
After hearing this, Zhou's mother said, "Okay, let's divide it according to what the youngest brother said." She then took out a bunch of brand new big unity from the sack, took out a bunch and said, "Here is exactly 3,500. The eldest brother counts it and divides it among the younger brothers."
"Oh!" Zhou Huairong picked up a bunch of big unity, dipped a little saliva and counted clumsily, "1, 2, 3..."
Zhou Huaian looked anxious and picked up a bundle, "Brother, let me help you."
"Okay!" Zhou Huairong agreed, then looked up at the others, "What did I count to?"
With a "puchi", everyone laughed out loud.
"Let's have a try too!" Zhou Huaijun and Zhou Huaishan also picked up a bunch and started counting.
Zhou Huairong simply stopped counting and said with a smile: "You count out your 875 and give the change, and the rest is mine."
Li Qiuyue smiled and said, "Brother, if mom didn't count clearly, it would be a relief if there are more, but you will suffer if there are less!"
Zhou Huairong looked at his mother with a smile, "Mom, have you counted them clearly?"
Zhou's mother said happily: "Don't worry, I counted no less than ten times."
Zhou's father and mother looked at their eldest son and daughter-in-law happily, and recalled that when their family was divided, their eldest brother and sister-in-law wanted to take the biggest share of everything. If it weren't for the old man's fairness, they wouldn't have gotten a penny.
(End of this chapter)
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