Chapter 195 Tuesday's Full Split
Chen Cuihua came over and cried, "Mom and Dad, you must help Erquan. He has worked so hard for this family and now his legs can't move. The doctor said that he may be cured if he persists in treatment. You can't just watch him paralyzed in bed."
Zhou Daquan immediately said, "Sister-in-law, you've heard it too. It costs three taels of silver a month. At least one year of treatment is needed. Thirty taels of silver, who can afford it? It may not be cured. Besides, even if he is cured, he can't work. What's the point of treating him then?"
Qian Chunfeng also said, "Dad, Mom, Daquan said that my second brother needs someone by his side, which means that he can't do the work by himself, so he needs someone to accompany him. It's a waste of money to support two people who eat for free."
Zhou Daquan then remembered: "Dad, Mom, we don't keep idle people in our family. My second brother is paralyzed in bed, and his wife has to take care of him. The two younger ones can't do heavy work, which means four mouths are eating for free. It's too unfair that all the work is left to our eldest son."
Mrs. Zhou also stopped crying. Yes, if the second child was not well, then they would have to support these four people, and the old family would suffer.
Old Zhou looked at the boss and guessed his intention, but still asked: "What do you say we should do?"
"Dad, if it doesn't work, let's split up the family."
Chen Cuihua looked at Zhou Daquan angrily, "Brother, how can you say such things? Erquan is your own brother. If it weren't for you and sister-in-law being lazy, Erquan would work day and night, and he couldn't rest even in the hot weather. He went to chop wood, and even an iron man couldn't bear it. That's why he fell and got injured. How can you bring up the division of the family at this time?"
Zhou Erquan in the wing room closed his eyes to hide the sadness in them.
He worked hard for this family and sacrificed his wife and children in order to be filial to his parents.
Unexpectedly, at this time, his parents and elder brother were going to give up on him.
Separate their family and let Cuihua support the family alone? They are so cruel.
There were several heads lying on the wall outside. They had all heard that Erquan was sent to the county town early in the morning. When they heard Chen Cuihua's crying, they rolled their eyes at Zhou Daquan.
I silently complained in my heart that the eldest wife's family was a bunch of good-for-nothings, and I knew I had to keep my children away from the Golden Ox and the Wooden Ox in the future.
Old Man Zhou glared at Zhou Daquan and said, "You bastard, if you can't speak, just shut up."
This idiot, everyone in the village knows how much the second brother's family has contributed to the family.
Now that the second son has just been injured, if they were to separate their family, they would be drowned in spit from the villagers.
After a moment of silence, he said, "Second brother's wife, please get up first. Let's not talk about the division of the family property today. You should take good care of Erquan first. We can talk about the treatment later."
"Dad, we can't delay this. The doctor said that the sooner we treat it, the easier it will be to cure. If we delay any longer, it won't be able to be cured."
Mrs. Zhou said in a deep voice, "If you have money, go and treat him. Otherwise, go borrow money from your parents. Where can we get the money? It costs three taels of silver a month, and we only have a few coppers. Can we afford such treatment? What's more, if the money is spent, it will definitely be cured. Isn't this just throwing money away?"
Seeing this, Chen Cuihua felt sad and angry. After thinking about it, she felt that it was okay to split the family.
He took a breath and said, "Dad and Mom, if you don't want to treat me, then let's divide the family. At least give us some of the money and land in the family. I will use these to treat Erquan's illness."
"You wish."
Old Man Zhou also said, "Second son's wife, it is impossible to separate the family at this time. Second son has just been injured and needs to rest well. You should also take a good rest. I will ask your mother to stew some bone soup for you later."
"Dad, what Erquan needs now is medicine and treatment. If you separate us, I will borrow money from the neighbors and clans in the name of the Zhou family. Then the debt will be borne by the whole family."
"You... are rebelling." Mrs. Zhou glared at her angrily. She was indeed a troublemaker.
Seeing her determined expression, Old Man Zhou had no choice but to agree. He raised his eyes and glanced at the people outside the courtyard, then he said in a louder voice, "Second Brother's family, since you insist on dividing the family, then it's up to you. But don't say that we disregarded family affection and separated you when Erquan was injured."
"Don't worry, Dad. After we divide the family property, I won't say a single word against you."
Old Man Zhou asked Zhou Daquan to invite the village chief.
When the onlookers saw this, they said Chen Cuihua was stupid.
"If we separate now, how will the family survive?"
"But if we don't share it, this disease can't be cured. Old Zhou also has to think about the rest of the family. Three taels of silver a month is something that only the Dashan family can afford."
"Even if Chen Cuihua divides it up and sells all the land, how long can it be cured? It's better not to cure it and save some money."
"We have to treat it even if there is a little hope. If we don't treat it, we will be lying in bed for two years and then die. We must treat it."
While everyone was talking, the village chief arrived.
They were all carried out on Tuesday.
When he heard that they were going to split up, he asked again, "Are you really going to split up?"
Zhou Erquan glanced at Old Man Zhou and his wife and nodded, "Yes."
"Okay, Brother Zhou, how do you plan to divide it?"
"There are 15 mu of land at home. We old couple will live with the eldest son from now on. According to the village rules, the eldest son should own 70%, so he should get 10 mu, we old couple will get 1 mu, and the remaining 4 mu will belong to the second son.
There are ten taels of silver in the house. We old two must keep three taels for the coffin, and of the remaining seven taels, we can give them three taels.
There are only these rooms in the house. The room you live in is divided among you, and the kitchen and other rooms are shared.
The second child was injured and needed to recuperate, so the chickens and ducks in the house will be divided equally between them. As for the pigs, we will share them during the Chinese New Year.
The new grain at home has not been sold yet. You can wait and share the silver after it is sold. If you want grain, you can also get it directly.
Apart from rice, we have more than 30 kilograms of brown rice and more than 20 kilograms of coarse noodles at home. I will give you 10 kilograms of brown rice and 10 kilograms of coarse noodles.
There was only one iron pot at home, so I gave them the small clay pot and they could use any bowl they wanted.
The farm tools are divided between them, that's all. For future pension and festival gifts, just give them some money during the Mid-Autumn Festival and the New Year in the first year. After all, Erquan's recovery will cost a lot, so next year we will follow the village rules."
Village chief Li thought it was reasonable and old man Zhou still wanted to save face.
He asked again: "Erquan, do you have anything else to say?"
Zhou Erquan said: "I have no objection to the rest, but we want to move out, so we don't want this house anymore."
Old Zhou asked: "If you don't want a house, where will you live?"
"There is a thatched hut at the end of the village. It's ownerless. Village chief, can I live there?"
The village chief said, "Yes, but no one has lived there for many years, and it has long been dilapidated. It's not as good as the cowshed at home. Although it has no owner, it belongs to the village. If you want to live there, you can pay ten cents a month."
"Thank you, village chief. I have nothing else to say."
The village chief quickly wrote two documents on the division of the property and asked them to put their fingerprints on them.
Zhou Daquan and his wife breathed a sigh of relief as most of the family property belonged to them.
At this time, Zhou Daquan forgot that the family property was given to him, but he would have to work in the fields by himself in the future.
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