At this time, the youngest son changed his mind and showed concern for the old woman. Even though she knew it was fake, the old woman was still happy to do it.
You know your own body. People who are paralyzed generally don’t live long. Once they kick their legs, they will not see tomorrow’s sunrise.
The youngest son, whom she had loved since childhood, came to show her kindness. The old lady was so happy that she pretended to be ignorant even though she knew the truth. As long as Xiang Tiezhu was willing to talk to her, she would give him money every time.
She understood clearly that if she passed away, no one would benefit from the money, as she couldn't take it with her anyway.
It would be better to spend it all while she is alive. The old lady would be especially happy to spend it on her youngest son. Good things should be kept within the family, as long as she doesn't dislike it!
She couldn't bear to spend the money on outsiders, but she wanted to spend it on her youngest son. At least someone could make her happy, so why not?
So, under Chen Daya's indignant eyes, Xiang Tiezhu always came empty-handed and returned with a full load every time he came to the old lady's room to accompany her for a while.
Sometimes when Yuan Huimei receives money, she would wonder in a daze whether her man is selling his body.
He only needs to spend time chatting with his mother, and the money will flow into his family's pocket like daily wages. It's a bit too outrageous.
Xiang Tiezhu had no idea that his wife was secretly criticizing him for being a gigolo: "Keep a good account of the money mother gave you today."
He took out a stack of money with different denominations, and at a glance it was nearly a dozen yuan.
Shaking her head to get rid of the terrible thoughts in her mind, Yuan Huimei took the money and quickly counted it and wrote it down: "Okay, I see, the total amount added up over the past few days is 500!"
She waved her pen and wrote down today's 12 yuan in her notebook. When she calculated the total price, she felt a little shocked.
How long has it been? Only a month or so!
If she had known that Xiang Tiezhu could give up his pride and get so many gold coins from Old Lady Xiang just by relying on his connections, she would have sent him over long ago.
Oh, if only money in this world could be so easy to make, she really envied having such a wealthy mother.
Xiang Tiezhu was not very happy when he heard the amount: "Don't forget it, we have to divide the money into four parts when the time comes."
This money was not earned from outsiders, it was completely exploited from my second brother Xiang Hongqi.
He divided it into four parts and had his own reasons.
There are four brothers in the Xiang family, and each of them received a share of the money left by Old Lady Xiang.
His third brother Xiang Hongwu died unexpectedly 19 years ago. He married Xu Chun and had three children, but only raised one daughter, Xiang Yiyi. The other two died young in accidents.
One was that the eldest son Xiang Liye went swimming when he was five years old. He got a cramp in his leg and got entangled in water plants and drowned.
One was the second daughter Xiang Meimei, whom she raised until she was two years old. The New Year pig that was slaughtered during the Chinese New Year used brute force to break free and knocked her down, causing her to die on the spot with her head facing down.
Only the third daughter Xiang Yiyi, who was just a few months old, was still alive.
Third sister-in-law Xu Chun had already experienced the death of her children and was in poor health. She was shocked to hear the tragic news that the head of the family had also passed away. She rolled her eyes and fell into a coma on the spot.
Upon hearing the news, the Xu family immediately came to make trouble and forcibly took Xiang Yiyi and Xu Chun back home.
The main reason was that Old Lady Xiang disliked her daughter-in-law for not giving Xiang Hongwu a son to carry on the family line, so she simply let them take Xu Chun away.
Of course, she didn't want her granddaughter Xiang Yiyi to be taken away. After all, she was Xiang Hongwu's only descendant, but the child was still in her infancy and could not be separated from her mother.
Thinking about how much effort it would take to feed a granddaughter who was still breastfeeding, Old Lady Xiang simply gave up struggling.
Then after discussion, a few years ago, Xiang Tiezhu's youngest son Xiang Lizheng was adopted by Xiang Hongwu in the family tree and became the son of the third brother.
This is to ensure that Xiang Hongwu's incense continues to be worshipped.
Of course, it was too late to smash pots and beat banners for Xiang Hongwu, as he had already been buried. In the future, during the Qingming Festival, the Ghost Festival and the New Year, Xiang Lizheng, as his son, would always burn incense and paper for him.
People in rural areas value this. The continuous burning of incense proves that his descendants still care about their ancestors.
Originally, I wanted to choose from my eldest brother Xiang Hongwen's family. His family also has two sons, Xiang Ligong and Xiang Lishi. It was originally decided that the younger son Xiang Lishi would be adopted by my third uncle's family.
Unexpectedly, this kid was in poor health. After having a fever for a long time, it turned into pneumonia and he has been living in a sickly state ever since.
When choosing a successor for Xiang Hongwu, everyone tacitly avoided mentioning him. It was true that no one knew how long he could live.
The eldest brother Xiang Hongwen only has two sons. It is impossible for him to let his only intact son Xiang Ligong be adopted by the third uncle as his son, right?
Isn’t this nonsense? Xiang Hongwen was the first to disagree.
Not to mention my second brother Xiang Hongqi. He signed the severance letter a long time ago and hasn't come back to visit for many years. No matter how many sons he has, he cannot discuss adoption.
So the only one left who could be adopted was Xiang Tiezhu's youngest son Xiang Lizheng.
Xiang Tiezhu divided the money he coaxed from Old Lady Xiang into four parts, of course he had his own selfish motives.
In this way, his two sons had the capital to make a living. With the money given to the old lady, they could live a comfortable life whether in the county town or in the countryside.
Maybe some people will call him shameless. Didn’t his two sons get two shares of the family property?
But Xiang Tiezhu believed that he had been as fair as possible, and Mrs. Xiang was willing to cooperate, so there was nothing more to say.
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