At this time in the village, most of the elderly are still around and do not split up the family, so when the news came out that the village chief's family was going to split up the family, everyone was a little shocked.
After all, if things hadn't gotten to that point, it would be better for us to live together and have the elderly take charge of the household.
Wang Zhoushan and Grandma Deng had five children in total, three daughters and two sons. The daughters were all married in nearby villages. When they heard about what happened at home, they were the first to rush back home.
Looking at her husband lying on the kang, Grandma Deng didn't know how to comfort him for a moment, so she just took out the wooden box containing money from the kang cabinet.
"Old man, a big tree branches out, and many people divide their families."
Wang Zhoushan just didn't expect that his two sons would end up like this. You know, people in the village with four or five sons can live together. As expected, people who are too close cannot live better than others. It's best for everyone to be about the same, otherwise if one gets better or luckier, there will be conflicts.
"Let's separate. Instead of letting them laugh at us, let's take the initiative to separate."
Because Wang Zhoushan was originally the village chief, the Wang family invited the branch secretary, accountant, and clan leader to come as witnesses when the family split up.
Looking at the people sitting in the room, including his daughters and sons-in-law, Wang Zhoushan took out the money box and placed it on the table.
"Today, I'm sorry to bother you all because of my family's affairs."
After just one day apart, everyone felt that Wang Zhoushan seemed to have aged a lot.
"Zhoushan, would you like to reconsider this?"
"Chief, that's not necessary. Well, it's better to divide it up so that everyone can live their own lives. This will save us from arguing with each other if something goes wrong in the future. It's very troublesome!"
Seeing that he had made up his mind, no one said anything else. Wang Qinghong and Wang Qingfeng also stood by. Wang Qingfeng was very regretful at this time. This time they failed to gain anything and ended up losing more than they gained.
Forget about the job in the county textile factory. After separating from his eldest brother, his parents will definitely live with him. His father is old and will definitely give up his position in the next few years. The villagers have long recognized that Wang Qinghong is the next party secretary. This time he has offended his eldest brother's family. He thought that as long as he got the job in the county, that would be it, but now it is really...
Wang Qinghong didn't care about his second brother's evil intentions. There were only three children in his family. The eldest daughter had passed the examination to become a worker, so there were only a ten-year-old son and a two-year-old daughter at home. But Wang Qingfeng's family had three sons and two daughters. The eldest son and the second son were both of marriageable age. It was better to separate them now, so that their family would not have to raise children for others in the future.
Wang Zhoushan looked at his two standing sons and said, "Alright, things have come to this point. There is no room for regret. Eldest son and second son, you should be clear about the situation of our family. The past is over. Let's not talk about it. You all know who suffered the loss and who took advantage."
"Now let's talk about how to divide the money we've saved over the years with this family. Ten years ago, every household couldn't even get enough to eat, so we didn't save anything. It's only in the past few years that life has gotten better. Your mother knows how to make a living."
Opening the wooden box on the table, Wang Zhoushan took out all the money and bills inside. There were not many bills, just a few soap tickets and food tickets.
"These are the only tickets I have. I'll give each of you one soap ticket. The total is 368.26 yuan. Although I've been able to earn a hundred or so yuan each year in recent years, it's been a lot of money spent on my children's schooling, so these are all I have left."
"Your mother and I have discussed it. After you sisters are married, the money will be divided into three parts. The eldest and the second eldest will each get 120 yuan, and the rest will be your mother and I's retirement money. We will live with the eldest eldest like everyone else in the village who splits up the family. He will pay for all the food and necessities, and the second eldest will give us 100 kilograms of grain every year. If we get sick in the future, the expenses will be shared equally by both families."
"The house you're living in now will be divided among each of you. You'll only have one pot, so you'll take turns cooking. The dishes and chopsticks, as well as the chickens in the backyard, will be divided equally between the two families. As for food, you'll get the amount of work points you earned last year."
Wang Zhoushan looked at the paper handed over by accountant Wang Youcai and made the final decision, "Alright, that's all. If you have any opinions, please speak up now. Once you put your fingerprints on it, everything will be settled accordingly."
None of the people sitting there said anything. This division of the family was still very reasonable. Although the old couple left some money, there were many grandchildren in the family. When they got married in the future, as grandparents, they would definitely have to give some dowry money, and in the end, the money would still be spent on the children. The people sitting there were older, and except for Wang Youcai who was younger, the others all had grandchildren, so they naturally understood.
But there are always those who are short-sighted. When Duan Hongying heard that the two old people still had more than 120 yuan left, she became unwilling. Now that the family has been divided, they, the second branch, can't get any benefit at all. Her three sons are getting married, and her two daughters are still young and can't get any betrothal money. More than 100 yuan may seem like a lot, but in the future, when her sons get married and build houses, they will need money for betrothal gifts. How can this be enough?
She couldn't help but reach out and pinch her man's waist twice, and gave Wang Qingfeng a look.
"Dad, Mom, this money..."
"Shut up." Grandma Deng slammed the box of money on the table.
"Second brother, you have five children. You and your wife alone can't raise them all these years."
Wang Qingfeng noticed something strange in the eyes of his uncles and elders when they looked at him. Thinking that he still had to stay in the village in the future, he kept silent no matter what Duan Hongying did to him.
Seeing that no one had any objections, Wang Youcai copied the family division document twice, one for each family, and had the clan leader and branch secretary sign their names and put their fingerprints on it as a witness.
Although Grandma Deng's daughters felt a little uncomfortable, they were married after all, and they could not interfere in family affairs as they pleased. After discussing it, the sisters decided that they could only come back to visit their parents more often when they had nothing to do.
Lin Erjun had already given the villagers a hard time when he was trying to split up the family. Now the incident at the village head's house had made the villagers realize thoroughly that having too many people in a family also has its disadvantages. The elderly who were a bit strategic also took advantage of this trend and took the opportunity to split up the family.
As more people came to the branch family, Shen Anning's courtyard became very lively. This year, the town still collected Chinese herbal medicines. Many villagers went to the mountains to dig the medicine and sent it directly to Shen Anning. Because the quantity was too large and they were not children anymore, Shen Anning directly reduced the price by a few cents per kilogram as her labor fee for preparing the medicine.
Although some people gossiped behind her back, she didn't care at all. She just spread the word that if they didn't want to send it to her, they could just go directly to the purchasing station in town.
You should know that the price of the prepared medicine is different from the unprepared one. Seeing how tough she is, those who want to find fault with her gave up.
However, there were many nosy ladies who were talking behind his back, saying that Shen Zhiqing's temper this year was much tougher than before.
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