Chapter 235: Dividing the Money

Sister Liu's father cleared his throat and said, "That's fine too."

Since the young lady is willing, he, as her father, naturally has no objection.

The house issue has been resolved.

The household items, such as pots, pans, and utensils, also had to be divided among the eldest sons, and they also had to be given a stove and a sink.

Besides these, there are two most important things.

One is food, the other is money.

Liu Laifu discussed, "The canteen has not been cancelled yet, the rations are all there. Even if it is cancelled, the rations will be returned per person, and then they will be distributed per person..."

After a pause, Liu Laifu continued, "We did store some food at home, but not much, about 600 kilograms, and we distributed it to them according to the number of people. Adults got one portion, and children got half a portion."

Mrs. Liu knew that there was food stored at home, and she would definitely not agree if it was not shared with the eldest wife.

Sister Liu's parents took a deep breath when they heard this. Six hundred kilograms of food...

In a good year, a family would not have much food to stockpile.

But what time is it now?

There had been famine for two consecutive years. Not to mention food, some people did not even have dried sweet potatoes at home. All they had were dried wild vegetables, tree bark, and locust powder that they had previously stockpiled.

There are quite a few families like this.

Mrs. Liu's parents never thought that the Liu family actually had so much food in stock. It seems that...the young lady's husband's family is living a pretty good life.

At this time, Mrs. Liu's parents were a little hesitant. They thought, since the Liu family was living an easy life, why bother them to split up the family?

Sister-in-law Liu lowered her voice and asked the daughter, "Your parents-in-law's family is well-off. If the family is divided, will you suffer losses in the future?"

In the past, Mrs. Liu would definitely not have hesitated at all, because the Liu family was extremely poor, not even as poor as her own family.

Things are different now. The young lady of the Liu family married well and I heard that he is a military officer, so her family also benefited from it.

If the family is divided at this time...if the young lady of the Liu family gives something good to her parents' family in the future, won't Mrs. Liu and her family get all the benefits?

It's not that Sister Liu didn't consider this issue, but she still wanted to split up the family. She whispered, "Mom, my sister-in-law will be joining the army soon. It's hard to say when she will be able to come back. She may not come back for a year or two."

If my sister-in-law is not at home, she won't be able to give gifts to my parents' home from time to time like she does now.

The opportunity to divide the family is rare, and Mrs. Liu does not want to give up this opportunity for a little benefit.

After the family is divided, just like her sister-in-law's family, she can raise a few more chickens and rabbits in the future...

In order to raise pigs, Mrs. Liu was given an extra room, which could be used to divide the house into two.

One room is used as a kitchen, and the other one can be used to raise pigs in the spring. When the weather gets cold, an earthen stove can be built to grow vegetables.

She then asked Brother Liu to ask Liu Mingyuan where in the county town she could exchange food.

From now on...life at home will definitely be better than before the separation!

When Mrs. Liu thought about it, she became extremely excited and wanted to separate the family immediately!

Sister Liu suddenly realized: "So that's how it is..."

Mrs. Liu didn’t know exactly how much food was stored at home, but she didn’t quite believe it, that there were only 600 kilograms of food.

Jiang Cuihua was very strict, and the food at home was usually not very good.

Mrs. Liu knew that some time ago, her family had hunted two wild boars, one large and one small, and had exchanged the wild boar meat for several hundred kilograms of food and some money.

In the past one or two months, the family has been able to earn some food by growing vegetables on the earthen stove.

Come to think of it...there should be more than 600 kilograms of food in the house.

Sister Liu suggested, "How about moving all the food out and taking a look?"

Even if the Liu family only has 600 kilograms of food, the daughters of the family should also be given more fine grains.

Liu Laifu's father said, "My dear, Mingcheng is the eldest son of the family. According to the rules of our village, he should get the lion's share of the family's belongings."

Liu Laifu: "......"

There are such rules in the countryside, but the Liu family is not too rigid and has always treated their sons and daughters equally.

Moreover, Liu Mingcheng did such a thing, and it was unacceptable to hand over all the family assets to him no matter how.

Jiang Cuihua twitched her lips and said, "You can't say that. When we are old, our sons will take care of us together."

That being said, there are indeed more people in Brother Liu and Sister Liu's family, and the two children are grown up and eat a lot.

After some debate, Liu Lai Fu finally agreed to give Brother Liu two hundred kilograms of grain, including ten kilograms of fine grain and one hundred and ninety kilograms of coarse grain.

Among them, there are 90 kilograms of corn flour and 100 kilograms of dried sweet potatoes.

Mrs. Liu added, "After the division of the family, you should give us a share of the vegetables you grow, otherwise we will have nothing to eat."

In her opinion, Father Liu and Mother Liu are still young and capable of working in the fields, so they should help their sons appropriately.

The vegetables grown at home are mostly taken care of by the old couple, so it would be unfair to only subsidize the second and third rooms.

Jiang Cuihua glanced at her and said, "You can pick two handfuls of vegetables to eat every day."

Is it easy for the old couple to grow some vegetables? They even have to vacate their living space.

If Mrs. Liu really wants to, she can find a way to grow some vegetables herself.

The food was distributed, and there was still money left...

Jiang Cuihua is in charge of the family's money.

She said, "There is still a hundred yuan in the house, and it will be distributed per person, just like the food. The eldest family can get thirty yuan."

"Mom." Hearing Jiang Cuihua say that the family only had 100 yuan, Mrs. Liu was unhappy, "It's impossible that the family only had 100 yuan. The wild game we bought last time..."

"Eldest daughter-in-law!" Before Sister Liu could finish her words, she was interrupted by Jiang Cuihua, "If you really don't want to, then don't separate the family!"

She and Liu Laifu are old now, it is impossible for them not to save some money for self-protection. What if their sons are unreliable in the future?

"My dear relatives..." Sister-in-law Liu immediately spoke up for her daughter. "I'm not saying this to sound harsh, but my son-in-law is in such a bad state now, and I don't know if he can be relied on in the future. If my daughter doesn't save some money for self-defense, how will she support her two children in the future?"

Jiang Cuihua said in an unusually decisive tone: "If you really think Mingyuan is unreliable, then just get a divorce. Leave the two children... to us two old people to take care of."

It is not easy for country people to earn some money, and the money in the family does not come from the wind. How can Mrs. Liu get as much as she wants?

Sister-in-law Liu: “…”

Divorce is impossible. If the girl gets divorced and returns to her parents' home, their whole family will be framed by the villagers in the future.