But Zhang Yuping was also really eyeing the money and grain that Widow Li had.
But then she thought, if she took the money and food, she would have to continue feeding this ungrateful wretch.
Although Widow Li could also work in the fields to earn work points, the work points she earned were only enough to support herself and her children.
And they'll definitely have more than one child in the future. If they don't separate, they'll have to support the whole family indefinitely.
After much deliberation, Zhang Yuping decided that it would be better to separate from the family as soon as possible so that she could get rid of this burden sooner.
However, there are ways to divide a family property.
This person has been living at our house for free for so many years, we can't give them anything more.
That's right, she planned to make Lu Yuan leave with nothing.
Lu Guoqing was clearly unwilling to split up the family business, fearing it would damage his reputation.
Zhang Yuping advised, "Since A Yuan wants to separate the family, it's fine to do so."
“After the family splits up, he will be the head of the household, and maybe he can really shoulder the responsibilities of a man.”
“He likes Wen Zhiqing, but he can’t really let such a delicate person go to the fields to earn work points.”
Lu Guoqing was persuaded.
"Alright, let's split up."
Hearing that he had agreed to split the family business, Lu Yuan and Zhang Yuping were secretly delighted.
The division of the family property will only take place after the bride is married into the family, so there is no specific plan yet for how to divide the property.
Then the topic turned to the matter of giving gifts as a bride price.
After much arguing, Zhang Yuping still wouldn't budge and hand over the item.
“Ah Yuan, nowadays everyone advocates free love, and arranged marriages by parents are no longer acceptable, let alone dowries. Wen, the educated youth, should be aware of this and won’t ask us for anything.”
Holy crap, this woman's got some skills.
These days, anything involving ideology and awareness is no small matter.
Those with low ideological awareness are very likely to be taken away for ideological re-education.
She's now escalating this to a matter of ideological awareness, so even if Lu Yuan dared to give her something, Wen Moxue wouldn't dare accept it.
"Slap, slap, slap."
Lu Yuan clapped.
“The young lady is right.”
Then he pointed to Lu Xiaofang and her two siblings.
“They can’t talk about dowry when they get married in the future, otherwise it’s considered that they have low moral standards. I will definitely find someone to talk to them about it.”
Zhang Yuping choked, but didn't continue arguing with him.
We'll talk about the future later; we can't give it to them now.
"Hehe, that's natural."
"mother?"
Lu Xiaoqin panicked. How could she not ask for a bride price when she got married in the future?
You should have at least one of the following: a "three-turn" (turn on the rails, turn on the saddle, turn on the radio, turn on the whistle ...
"Why are you interrupting when adults are speaking?"
Zhang Yuping gave her a look, signaling her to shut up.
Lu Xiaoqin snorted defiantly and said nothing more.
Lu Yuan knew that Zhang Yuping was a penny-pincher to him, and it would be difficult to get anything out of her. So he stopped pressuring her.
He thought that even if he argued his case, he would probably only get a pound or two of cornmeal or sorghum flour at most.
Although food was precious in those days, he didn't really care about it.
If they were to take the little bit of grain from the house, they would definitely say that they helped bring this wife to them.
There's no need to make them bear this good reputation.
Besides, if they go to extremes, they'll have no room for maneuver in the future.
After dinner, Lu Yuan went to the educated youth settlement.
"Wen, get ready, I'll come pick you up tomorrow."
"good."
Wen Moxue breathed a sigh of relief.
"By the way, I talked to my family today and we'll separate our households after you marry into the family."
Wen Moxue was surprised by this unexpected joy.
She had originally planned to separate from the family and was even thinking about how to bring it up. Now, she doesn't need to worry about it at all.
"very good."
Lu Yuan smiled; it seemed she was quite happy to separate the family.
"Should we build a kitchen in the yard, or share a kitchen with them?"
"However, if we build another kitchen, it might be difficult to prepare iron pots."
During this period, iron ore production was insufficient and smelting technology was relatively backward, resulting in a severe shortage of daily necessities such as iron pots.
A large iron pot is not only expensive, but also requires a lot of industrial permits.
The key issue is that even if you have money and a ticket, you might not be able to buy one.
Wen Moxue was aware of this as well.
She said, "Let's build the kitchen first, and we'll figure out how to cook the pots later."
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
After the two finished discussing their plans, Lu Yuan sauntered away.
Wen Moxue returned to the house.
One of the educated youths asked, "Mo Xue, are you really going to marry that scoundrel surnamed Lu?"
The person asking the questions was a female educated youth named Hong Xia.
Wen Muxue nodded, "Yes, he's a good person, he's my savior."
Everyone said this guy was a scoundrel and not someone to marry, but judging from how he saved her and his attitude towards that scoundrel Sun Ziqiang, she felt that this scoundrel was more reliable than many others.
"Oh, what's so good about him? This guy is lazy and never works in the fields to earn work points. He'll get what's coming to him later."
"Not necessarily. Maybe after Mo Xue marries him, he'll change for the better and know how to cherish his wife. He might even work in the fields every day."
Yang Caihong chimed in, saying that she didn't want Wen Moxue to be persuaded and change her mind again.
“A leopard can’t change its spots. How can someone who’s been lazy since childhood suddenly become good?” Hongxia said.
"Then what about Mo Xue? Lu Yuan rescued him from the river, he touched her and looked at her. If she doesn't marry him, is she going to be drowned in the spittle of those gossipy women in the village?"
“This…” Hongxia didn’t know what to say.
Wen Moxue frowned. What was Yang Caihong saying?
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