Chapter 79 Chapter 79 1st update

Zhou Mancang didn’t expect Zhou Zhaodi to ask this. He looked at the girl in front of him who had become whiter and not so thin because of staying in school all the time, and was a little speechless for a moment.

It shouldn’t be possible.

Dividing the family is something that happens after getting married and having your own family. No matter how poor, you have to be an adult and be able to support yourself. But how old is Zhou Zhaodi now? She is only ten years old. Even if the school can help her solve the tuition and food now, the school will always have holidays, right?

Where to live is a problem. Is the food distributed by the brigade per person enough to eat? Moreover, even if food and accommodation can be solved, what about clothes for all seasons and the daily necessities? She is a ten-year-old child, where does all this come from?

The brigade could not possibly subsidize her, after all, her biological father was still alive. If she had no parents, it would be reasonable for the brigade to subsidize her, but she had someone in her family, and the members would not agree to the brigade to subsidize her. Then she would have no money and it would be very difficult to live.

Besides, the division of the family also needs the consent of the parents and elders. Zhou Xiaoshuan just said that she was old enough to work, and when she was older, she could actually work to earn money and even get married. Zhou Xiaoshuan would not agree to the division of the family just for the dowry he could get from marrying his daughter in a few years.

Zhou Mancang was a little embarrassed: "Child, this is..."

Zhou Zhaodi interrupted him anxiously: "Captain, as long as the brigade can give me a place to live and distribute enough food to me, I can go to the ceramic factory as an apprentice during the winter and summer vacations. Our class teacher said that he could introduce me. I will find a way to earn some money by myself and will not ask the brigade for money."

Zhou Mancang wanted to say that this was not possible, but was interrupted by Shen Moli, who interrupted and said: "Captain, there are a few empty rooms behind the brigade headquarters. You can lend one to Zhou Zhaodi to live in. It will also be a good opportunity for her to supervise Lin Kaicheng and others nearby. Didn’t the Revolutionary Committee say before that our brigade’s anti-landlord and anti-rich people policy was too strict? If the supervision on the right is not enough, it is also a measure to arrange for someone to supervise nearby."

After a pause, Shen Moer continued: "As for Zhou Zhaodi's living problems, she can be an apprentice at the ceramic factory to earn some subsidies. After the embroidery factory starts operation, she can also help with embroidery drawings. She has the basics and can help with some work. I will not pay her a salary, and I will turn it into things to subsidize her. Basic living should not be a problem."

Originally, when Zhou Zhaodi said she wanted to split up the family, Zhou Xiaoshuan just thought that the child was whimsical. He knew that Zhou Mancang was bothering them, so he simply kept silent. It was obvious that Zhou Mancang would never agree to such an outrageous request.

After hearing what Shen Moli said, Zhou Xiaoshuan suddenly realized that he had a place to live, and that his living expenses had been solved. Even Zhou Zhaodi, a little girl, could make money on her own... Zhou Xiaoshuan was immediately annoyed.

"How could this happen? I'm not dead yet. Why should a little girl like her share the family property? I don't agree!"

Since this girl could earn money as an apprentice at the ceramic factory, if she stayed at home, wouldn't the money she earned also be his?

And the embroidery patterns at the embroidery factory, whether he took them for money or turned them into things, wouldn't they all be his in the end?

Zhou Xiaoshuan felt that he had to be the one, how wise. Yang Danniu also said that she wanted to give Zhou Zhaodi away. If she really gave Zhou Zhaodi away, wouldn’t it be like giving away a hen that lays golden eggs?

How could Shen Moer not see Zhou Xiaoshuan's thoughts, she said directly: "It's okay if the family does not split up, but the embroidery painting job was given to her because she is a little girl who needs to make a living on her own. If the family does not split up, naturally there will be no such job. After all, it is very difficult for adults to find a job nowadays, and we can't let children take up resources."

She looked at Zhou Zhaodi: "I estimate the situation at the ceramic factory is similar. It's okay for you to learn technology from a white-collar worker at your age, but as for subsidies, unless there are special circumstances, the factory probably won't approve it."

Zhou Zhaodi hesitated, nodded: "Yes, the teacher said so. There are conditions for getting subsidies."

In fact, what the head teacher told her was that the ceramic factory would only give subsidies if she reached a certain level and could produce qualified products.

If she were an adult, she would actually be a temporary worker. At her age, she could only get a little apprentice subsidy. After all, state-owned factories certainly cannot use child labor.

In the less than one year since she started learning to paint, Zhou Zhaodi has learned a lot, seen a lot, and broadened her horizons. She was a little precocious because of her life experience, and she learned to seek benefits and avoid harm like a little animal. Just like at this moment, she learned the words without saying anything but making Zhou Xiaoshuan misunderstand.

When Zhou Xiaoshuan heard that if the family didn't split up, he wouldn't get the subsidy or draw for the embroidery factory, he immediately started to yell angrily: "Why? Why? She can work, why don't you give her money? Why don't you let her help draw? What's wrong with not splitting up the family? You can judge for yourself. How can a ten-year-old child split up the family? Besides, she's a daughter of a noble family, not a son. Why should she split up the family? How can she be qualified to split up the family?"

Li Xinmei didn't give him any face and said directly: "Then we don't have anyone who sells daughters of noble families. Yes, the two you mentioned before have always said that a relative wanted to raise a daughter. Although we feel it is strange, we can’t say anything without evidence. This time, it was Yang Danniu who said 80 yuan. Your wife can’t be deliberately wronging you, right? You can sell your daughter so easily. Zhou Zhaodi must be scared. In my opinion, it is normal for her to want to live on her own. Otherwise, what if you sell her one day?"

Wang Qiutong also came to the front: "Captain, I report, I reported that Zhou Xiaoshuan had serious ideological problems. Listen to what he said, that because a daughter-in-law is not the son, she has no right to divide the family property. This is clearly disrespecting women and favoring sons over daughters. Such parents are not worthy of raising our outstanding socialist successors!" The

women who learned embroidery echoed him one after another. The young daughter-in-law named Jiang Lizhen said, "The daughter-in-law has been forced to divide the family property, and the father still has the nerve to ask why she doesn't get paid for her work. It's clear that he wants to use the daughter-in-law to earn money for himself. "

Another girl named Zhao Xiuxiu immediately joined in: "It's obvious. They want to use their daughter as a long-term servant. They let her work to earn money when she is in her teens, and then find a man with disabled limbs to ask for a dowry when she is 16 or 17 years old. They don't care about her life or death. This kind of thing is not uncommon. There is a family like this in my mother's family."

Another girl named Chen Cailian said, "They are so evil-hearted, even more evil than the capitalists in the early days."

They spoke one after another, singing the same tune, and made Zhou Xiaoshuan blush.

Zhou Xiaoshuan was a timid person by nature. He didn't dare to mess with Li Xinmei and Jiang Lizhen. Not to mention that these women were very fierce, the key point was that their men were not easy to mess with either. For example, Li Xinmei's man Chen Zhuangzhuang was really strong. Even if there were two or three of them, they might not be able to beat Chen Zhuangzhuang.

Zhou Xiaoshuan didn't dare to say anything to these female comrades. He just kept muttering, "No, it doesn't make sense. No matter how you talk about it, it won't work..."

Zhou Zhaodi pursed her lips and said, "I'll pay. I'll give you part of the money I make."

Yang Danniu came over at some point and said, "Okay, you pay half of the money to the family every month."

Zhou Xiaoshuan wanted to say no. He had finally raised the child to this age. She would soon be able to marry and earn a dowry. He was counting on Zhou Zhaodi's dowry to marry his son.

Yes, although he didn't have a son yet, Zhou Xiaoshuan firmly believed that as long as he kept having children, he would definitely have a son.

He didn't count on the newborn. Even if he didn't give the child away, he wouldn't be able to earn much dowry if he kept raising the

child at home. Zhou Zhaodi was different. She could draw and win awards at such a young age. Moreover, Zhou Mancang also said that the school in the county was willing to sponsor her to finish high school. Then she would be a high school student in the future and might even be able to work in a state-owned factory. How much dowry could the dowry be?

Two hundred at least. No, maybe three hundred.

Zhou Xiaoshuan didn't want to agree, but he and Yang Da Nv were husband and wife after all. When they exchanged glances, Zhou Xiaoshuan understood what Yang Da Nv meant. If she

didn't agree to the division of the family, Zhou Zhaodi wouldn't be able to go out to earn money. She was only ten years old, and she still had six or seven years before graduating from high school at the age of sixteen or seventeen. The money she earned in these six or seven years would be gone in vain. The accumulation of a little bit would add up to a lot, and it would not be a small amount.

Zhou Xiaoshuan didn't say anything. He usually didn't want to argue. Since Yang Da Nv came out to argue, he simply watched from the sidelines to see what was going on.

Zhou Zhaodi opened her mouth. She wanted to leave this home so much. Just like Li Xinmei said, she was afraid every moment in this home, afraid that her father would dislike her one day and "give her away".

She wanted to agree to Yang Da Nv's request. Isn't it just giving half of the money she earns to her family? As long as she can leave this home, she is willing to take more.

But Zhou Zhaodi didn't know how much money she could earn in the future. What if she earned very little and gave half to her family, what would she do if she couldn't survive?

Even if she mustered up the courage to leave home, she was still a child after all. Zhou Zhaodi was actually very nervous in her heart. She had a kind of fear and confusion after burning her boats.

She couldn't help but look at Shen Moli. Her life began to change when she learned to paint from Shen Moli. In her heart, Shen Moli was not only a teacher at school, but also her mentor and the person she trusted the most.