Hearing Li Mengyue's cough, Old Man Li said to his second son, "You can divide the family, but you can't get too much."
When Li An and his wife heard that their father was willing to divide the family property, they were so happy that they didn't care at all about what they would get.
"We still have 20 mu of land at home. Your mother and I are still able to work, so we'll keep 10 mu. The eldest son works the most, so we'll keep 4 mu for him, and the third son will keep 3 mu. The remaining 3 mu is for you. This year's grain hasn't been harvested yet, so we don't have much at home. You can take 50 kilograms."
Before Old Man Li could finish his words, Old Lady Li's arm was broken, which did not stop her from jumping around.
"Three mu of dry land at the foot of the mountain, five taels of silver per year as a tribute, and two sets of clothing for each season."
Li An knew that his father was partial, but he didn't expect him to be so partial. He said that the ten acres of land were left for the two of them, but in fact it was given to the third son.
Li was also shocked when she heard what her father-in-law and mother-in-law said.
My mother-in-law is not my husband's biological mother, but my husband's father is my husband's biological father. How can you say that you will only give me three mu of land and fifty kilograms of grain?
There were five people in their family, and there was still some time before the autumn harvest. They had 50 kilograms of grain, and even if they only drank porridge every day, they still couldn't make it until the harvest.
This was not what made her most angry. The three acres of dry land at the foot of the mountain that Xiwei gave them was not fertile. Xiwei's father got seeds from somewhere and planted some crops whose names he didn't know.
The villagers were also frightened by the actions of Old Man Li and Old Lady Li.
They also knew that the Li family's three acres of dry land were wasteland that Li An had reclaimed during the slack season in the past two years and were not fertile at all.
Moreover, they didn’t know what the crops Old Man Li planted this year were, and they didn’t know whether they were edible.
What was even more outrageous was that Old Lady Li asked for an exorbitant amount of money, five taels of silver per year, and two sets of clothing for each season.
My God, the villagers can't even save five taels of silver in the whole year. After deducting the family expenses, if they can have two or three taels of silver left, they are considered a good family.
They also need clothes. If Old Man Li and the other two are together, wouldn't Li An have to prepare sixteen sets of clothes?
Everyone in the village wears the same piece of clothing for several years. If it gets torn, they can just sew it up and continue wearing it.
Even during festivals, better-off families might be willing to make some clothes for their children, but adults would never buy anything else as long as they had something to wear.
Mrs. Li's request was really too much. Some villagers joked: "Mrs. Li, you need so many clothes. How can you wear them all? Do you want us to help you dress?"
"Yes, yes, we can put it on for you."
Old Mrs. Li was so angry that she said, "Get out. This is my house. Get out now."
Li An knew that his family was not able to afford the money, so he wanted to discuss it with his father.
"Dad, the annual tribute is too much, can you please give less?"
"No, if you want to divide the family, you have to do as I say." Old Mrs. Li started yelling again.
"Shut up."
Li Mengyue really couldn't stand Old Lady Li, who kept making trouble from time to time, and she yelled at her loudly.
When Mrs. Li saw Li Mengyue, who was sold to Huangdi's family, come back safe and sound, she felt guilty all the time.
Hearing Li Mengyue's scolding and unhappy expression, it was like a chicken had its throat strangled and dared not say a word.
Li An wanted to divide the family business and had always felt sorry for his father. But after hearing what his father said, the guilt in his heart suddenly decreased a lot and he no longer felt so guilty.
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