“As for whether any of you who have committed a crime will implicate others, it all depends on how the government decides.
But no matter how you look at it, it leaves a way out for the descendants of the Ling family."
After the old lady finished speaking, the old man continued: “Although Heng’er made preparations in advance, it is the private property of the second wife.
The palms and backs of the hands are all flesh and blood. No matter if the eldest and third sons are not capable, it is not acceptable to ask the second son to use the money to support everyone.
We're already living better than the other exiled prisoners, I thought, so I'll show my respect to the second brother and tell him that Rongsiyuan will belong to the eldest brother, and Tinglanyuan will belong to the third brother. It's just this one time that we've suffered a loss and gained an advantage."
When Geng Suhua heard this, she subconsciously retorted, "Dad, there are many people in our big house, including you and mom, there are twelve people in total.
There are also Xiaohe and Shunzi, not to mention Ji Yi getting married and having a baby in the future.
This small courtyard is not big enough for living!"
"So what do you mean, do you want Lao Er to repair it for you?"
"I can build the best one, but isn't that unrealistic? I think there are not many people in the third room..."
"Sister-in-law, you can't say that. Our third room is just short of people temporarily.
Hao'er is not young anymore. He will get married in one or two years. Once he gets married, he won't have children, right?
Our third room can’t take care of her, so we have to hire a wet nurse or a few servants, right?
There are not enough rooms like that to live in! "
"Isn't that something for the future? Why are you thinking about doing it so early?"
"Don't I have to plan ahead? Otherwise, when the time comes, I'll have to ask someone to vacate the house and make room for me!"
The old man was so annoyed by the noise that he slammed the table and yelled, "Shut up! What are you arguing about? If you don't want to live here anymore, get out!"
The second brother hasn't agreed to give you the yard yet, and you're already making such a fuss. What do you want to do? Are you trying to stir up trouble? "
"I dare not!" Geng Suhua said hesitantly.
Liang Zhijun also took the opportunity to hide behind Ling Weicun.
The old man coughed twice and said, "Second brother, what do you say?"
Ling Weicheng stepped forward and poured a cup of tea for the old man: "Dad, I have no objection. Heng'er built so many courtyards just for our family to live in.
The current difficulties are temporary. Our Ling family was able to start from scratch and now we can make something out of nothing.
Heng'er, don't you think so? "
Ling Jiheng nodded and took out a stack of banknotes from his pocket: "These are some banknotes that Jinbao took away in a hurry.
Now I'll give it to Grandma, and you can divide it among my uncles and uncles. From now on, it will depend on your own ability!"
Everyone in the Ling family understood the hidden meaning of Ling Jiheng's words, but no one dared to speak out against it.
Ling Jiheng is now in charge of his own affairs and cannot be manipulated by them at will.
The old lady opened the banknotes and found that there were quite a few of them.
They were all worth fifty taels each, and there were twenty of them in total.
"Here is a total of one thousand taels. I'll make the decision. The first, second, third, and Shu families will each receive two hundred taels. The remaining two hundred taels is for me and the old man to keep for ourselves.
From now on, you will hand over five taels of silver every month for your father and I to spend. As for festival gifts, you can give as you see fit.
If you find it troublesome and want to eat from the same pot, you can give me an extra five taels of silver per month. If you don't want to, you can go back to the small kitchen and cook for yourself.
If there aren't enough rooms, there's still a yard. It wouldn't cost much to hire someone to build a few.
At worst, we can divide the main house and the wing into several rooms. Since we are all exiled, there is no need to worry about the pomp and circumstance.
Also, each room has one maid or servant. Don't think you can order them around just because they're servants.
It's not easy to find someone sincere, so if you can cancel vigils, do so. When the weather gets cold, wash clothes with hot water.
The food, drink, and other necessities should not be too bad. We are all born and raised by our parents. We come to our Ling family just to ask for food.
We can't afford to provide them with rich fish and meat, but we must have both dry and liquid food to keep them well fed and well-watered."
The maids and servants from several rooms were all in the yard. When they heard what the old lady said, they were almost moved to tears.
Even at home, they had never been cared for so much.
Now, even if they were forced to bang their heads against a wall, they would still rush to get there.
"Our Ling family is different now than before, so don't always think about solving problems with money.
We were sent here by our superiors. We should farm when we should, and go up the mountain when we should. We must not give others a chance to talk about us.
Three years will pass quickly. No matter if you have done farm work before or not, start learning. Don't act like a young master, and don't act like a little girl either."
Everyone nodded to show that they understood.
Old Master Ling took the opportunity to ask, "Any other questions?"
"No more!" The masters of several branches of the Ling family said in unison.
Old Master Ling asked someone to invite Song Lizheng and write a few documents.
The reason for the division was clearly written, but in the details, apart from the distribution of houses according to the agreement, only twenty taels were written for each family in terms of money.
And asked his three sons and Shu Xuhong to sign and put their fingerprints.
The group agreed to restore harmony.
The men of the Ling family discussed how to renovate the courtyard, while the women gathered together and talked about jewelry.
"Second sister-in-law, your pearl earrings are so beautiful!"
Shu Muyun happily touched the rather plump, but not very large, off-white pearls: "Xingyue picked them all for me. She's a very filial girl!"
He winked at Chi Xingyue, who smiled and took the box from Ling Jiheng's hand and brought it to everyone: "This is a gift that my husband and I prepared for my grandmother, aunt, aunt, uncle, and cousin. Take a look and see if there is anything you like. Feel free to pick one!"
Chi Xingyue pushed the box to the old lady generously. The old lady did not hesitate and picked out two silver bracelets and a silver hairpin inlaid with jade.
Next was Geng Suhua. She picked out a twisted wire bracelet for herself and a silver butterfly hairpin inlaid with two agates for Ling Jiran.
As for Ling Mingyue, Ling Minghao, and Ling Weiwei, the old lady gave each of them a bracelet.
When Liang Zhijun picked up a silver hairpin with tassels, she sighed, "Why am I the only female member of the Third House? I feel so deprived!"
Chi Xingyue tried to smooth things over: "When my cousin gets married, I, as his sister-in-law, will give him a gift."
Liang Zhijun smiled: "Then your nephews and nieces must have one too, don't forget!"
Chi Xingyue nodded and handed the box to Ling Jiheng.
After all this division, there wasn't much left.
But it doesn’t matter, all the good stuff is in her space!
The women of the Ling family happily put on the bracelets and hairpins, and they looked radiant.
Ling Jiheng planned to take advantage of this period to call Doctor Cheng to come and check everyone's health, but Song Lizheng came instead.
When Song Lizheng heard that the Ling family was going to split up, he was shocked.
When I saw the details of the division, I was shocked beyond words.
"Old man, you live with your eldest son, why don't you give him more money?"
Old Master Ling touched his face and said, "Ahem, I don't have any money. I've spent almost all of it on renovating this house. I have to be frugal from now on!"
Song Lizheng: “…”
I don't believe you!
If you don’t have money, why do all the women in your family wear new clothes and silver jewelry?
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