Lin Shulan also stood up and slammed the table angrily. "Second brother, you are amazing! I knew you were cunning, but I didn't expect you to be so calculating even your own brother!"
As Lin Shulan spoke, she went into the house and took out the abacus.
"Since you want to calculate, let's calculate it carefully! The third brother joined the army in 1966. In 1967 and 1968, he sent three yuan a month to his family. In those two years, he sent a total of 72 yuan.
From 1969 to 1971, the third brother was promoted to company commander and sent ten yuan home every month, which was 360 yuan in three years.
From 1972 to 1973, the third brother was the deputy battalion commander and sent 15 yuan home every month, which was 360 yuan in two years.
From 1974 to now, the third brother has been the battalion commander and has remitted 20 yuan a month to his family, and in three years he has remitted 1,080 yuan.
"In the past ten years, the third brother has sent a total of 1,872 yuan home." Lin Shulan said as she clattered the beads on the abacus.
"Let's calculate yours. When the third child came back to visit his family two years ago, he asked someone to find a job at the lumber mill. Originally, your eldest brother was supposed to go, but he gave it to you. You earned 15 yuan a month at the lumber mill and gave 10 yuan to your family. So far, it has been 28 months in total, and you have paid 280 yuan."
“Before, you and the eldest brother both worked in the village to earn work points, and both of you could get full work points. But 70 years ago, the world was not good, and the village only distributed grain every year, with no extra money.
Starting in 1971, the harvest was better. In 1971, in addition to the grain, our family received a total of 86.30 yuan. That year, we paid off the debts we owed in previous years, and by the end of the year, we had no money left.
In 1972, they were given 125.80 yuan. The eldest daughter gave birth to a third daughter that year, and the second daughter gave birth to twin boys. The eldest daughter and the second daughter did not go to work for three months to recuperate. In addition, they had to breastfeed their babies and supplement their nutrition. They also borrowed food from the team to exchange for eggs. At the end of the year, after subsidizing the work points they owed and deducting the famine allowance, they still had 83.20 yuan left.
73 years..."
Lin Shulan wanted to continue calculating, but Zhou Jun was already on pins and needles.
He quickly took Lin Shulan's hand and said, "Mom, please don't forget it. I was wrong. I will never say such things again."
Xia Yue'e quickly helped her husband persuade her, "Mom, the second son was just confused for a moment and thought about it wrongly. Don't be angry. We don't need to forget about it. We won't separate the family."
Lin Shulan didn't continue to calculate, but she cast a stern look at Sun Fengjiao, "Boss, do you still need me to calculate your family's accounts for you?"
She knows her own sons very well: the eldest is stupid, while the second is smart.
So when she was choosing daughters-in-law, she also thought about it specially and matched the eldest son with a smart one, so that he wouldn't be sold as a fool and have to help others count the money.
The second son was paired with a simple man to avoid the couple being scheming against each other and making their lives a mess.
So although she asked this question to the eldest brother, she was actually looking at the eldest brother's wife.
Zhou Jiakang waved his hands and said, "Mom, don't count. Fengjiao and I both earn work points on the team, and we don't have any other income. If we don't divide the family, I will be taking advantage of the second and third sons!"
Although Sun Fengjiao did not dare to confront Lin Shulan, she was so angry that she twisted Zhou Jiakang's waist hard.
He also knew that his family had no other income.
When the third brother got the quota for the lumber mill, it was originally intended for him, but he foolishly gave it to the second brother's family.
Needless to say, the third brother is now an officer in the army and his salary is shockingly high.
Even the second son's family can save five dollars a month for their own pocket money, but the eldest son's family has nothing. Life is simply unbearable.
Zhou Jiakang screamed "Ah~~" again after being pinched by Sun Fengjiao. He touched the back of his head and looked at his wife in confusion, "Wife, why are you pinching me again?"
Sun Fengjiao didn't even feel embarrassed anymore, she was just so angry that she was speechless.
Lin Shulan looked at Sun Fengjiao sternly and said, "Old lady, if you have anything to say, just say it. No matter how much you try to twist the old lady, she won't understand your twisted thoughts."
Sun Fengjiao knew that Zhou Yubai had just mentioned that he wanted to split up the family, so their family would have to split up sooner or later.
She must gain some benefits for her family before the division, otherwise she will have trouble living in the future.
She said boldly, "Mom, I'll be frank. You just said that the job that my third brother got at the lumber mill was originally for our family. Now my second brother has been working at the mill for almost three years and has earned a lot of money. Isn't it time to give the job back to our family so that we can save some money for ourselves?"
When Zhou Jiakang heard what Sun Fengjiao said, he hurriedly pulled her and said, "Fengjiao, what are you talking about! The job is given to the second brother, so how can he take it back?"
"Dad, Mom, and Second Brother, don't worry about her. The job at the lumber mill has been given to Second Brother, so he should just do his job well."
Zhou Jiakang said this and dragged Sun Fengjiao back into the house.
As soon as Sun Fengjiao entered the room, she started crying and threw a pillow at Zhou Jiakang, "You are such a good person, but you gave a good job to the second brother's family. You deserve our family to be poor!"
Zhou Jiakang said helplessly: "Then the second brother is also from our family. We are brothers. If the second and third brothers are really rich, how can they not help me, the eldest brother? What's yours and mine?
Besides, the lumber mill is so far from our home. If I go there, I won’t be able to be home for the whole day and won’t be able to see my daughter for the whole day. I will miss her so much, won’t I?”
Zhou Jiakang said as he picked up Zhou Xiaolian who had just come back from playing outside. "Oh, my dear daughter, tell your mother to stop being angry."
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