Song Zhenping knew that if he went back now, he would definitely get another beating.
We must go back.
The second sister was home alone and didn't know what had happened. Although the village head said someone was watching, he was still worried.
Seeing how sensible Song Zhangping was, the village head's wife burst into tears: "Good child, don't say anymore. You work hard chopping firewood, so you should take care of your health and not get sick at such a young age."
The other people in the room either lowered their heads or looked around to avoid eye contact.
They could only offer verbal sympathy for the Song brothers; they couldn't possibly think as thoroughly as the village head's wife.
The group cursed at Song Lao Er's family for a while longer, but couldn't come up with a concrete solution, so they dispersed.
Song Li was planning to invite Song Zhenping to stay for dinner before personally escorting him home.
Although he said that Er Yatou would be fine, he was still uneasy.
Just then, the youngest grandson ran into the house and shouted to Song Lizheng, "Grandpa, there's a lady outside who says she's looking for Brother Zhenping."
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As soon as Song Liyun entered the room, she was met with bewildered stares from the people inside, as if she had escaped from a den of dragons and tigers.
With half her face swollen, Song Zhenping looked Song Liyun up and down, and only felt relieved when she saw that Song Liyun had no injuries.
He was not good with words. In his earlier panic, he had shouted "Run!" to Song Liyun, but now he just stood there with red eyes, speechless.
Song Liyun didn't have time to talk to her elder brother. She first respectfully bowed to Song Lizheng.
If the village head hadn't led his men into the courtyard today, something terrible might have happened.
In his excitement, he would most likely eliminate Granny Gu and the others.
Killing bad guys might feel good in the moment, but it ruins the plan to raise the two brothers in a good life. It's not worth sacrificing your own happiness for trash.
The village head's wife took Song Liyun's hand and said, "Second girl, don't be so polite. Your fifth uncle is the village head, so it's his duty."
"It was because he couldn't control Granny Gu that you three siblings were harmed."
These words made Song Lizheng blush, and he had no way to refute them. He could only cough a few times and keep knocking on his pipe.
Song Liyun came to the village head's house, not to condemn his dereliction of duty; she had important matters to discuss.
Seeing that they were about to get down to business, the village head's wife took her daughter-in-law to the kitchen to get busy, and sent her grandson to stand guard outside the door, for fear that Granny Gu would come knocking on the door.
"Yun girl, you asked how to divide the family property?" Song Lizheng asked hesitantly, puffing on his pipe.
“Yes, the village head also saw it. That house can’t accommodate the three of us siblings. My brother is also an adult, so he should take charge of the household and live separately.” Song Liyun stated her purpose without hesitation.
Song Lizheng nodded: "Daping is nineteen years old. He is indeed old enough to be the head of a family, but... Yun girl, your family already split up when your grandfather was alive. How can it be split up now?"
"Separated the family? They separated a long time ago?" Song Liyun looked at Song Zhenping with surprise, and saw him nod.
If your family has already separated, then just live separately. Why stay there and be a slave to others?
Seeing that she didn't understand, Song Lizheng explained, "After your parents died, Xiao An was only a few months old. The village made Song Lao Er, as her uncle, take on the responsibility of raising her, and your family property was naturally handed over to Song Defu to manage."
Now that the family is dividing the property, all he needs to do is produce the land deeds and house deeds; the village doesn't even need to intervene.
The house and land deeds are with Song Lao Er!
No wonder Song Lao Er refused to divide the family property. Song Liyun sneered inwardly, knowing that he would definitely not give up the property.
Although she had little hope, Song Liyun still wanted to ask about the specifics.
Song Zhenping replied blankly, "The house was demolished a long time ago and my second uncle turned it into a pigsty."
Five years ago, my younger brother had a fever, and my second uncle wouldn't give me money to buy medicine, so I said I would sell our land.
My second uncle gave me one or two taels of silver to buy land, and then said I was unfilial and a spendthrift.
It was on that occasion that, in order to beg for money to treat his younger brother, who had been unconscious for several days due to a high fever, his leg was injured by his second uncle, leaving him disabled.
Song Zhenping's impulsiveness had subsided, and besides, the village head and others had been discussing the matter for a long time without reaching a conclusion, leaving them filled with despair for the future.
In his view, he was a useless son who had neither raised his younger brother nor protected the family property.
Song, the village head, sighed. That time, Xiao An was seriously ill, and he was convulsing with a high fever. The village doctor had no choice but to send him to the town clinic.
Da Ping knelt all night begging Song Lao Er, but the village finally took charge and used the land deed of the eldest son's house to pay for the medicine.
Two acres of land yielded only two doses of medicine, and the remaining silver was taken away by Granny Gu.
Song Liyun said with a gloomy face: "My second uncle takes all the two hundred coins I bring back from my monthly job outside, but he won't even pay for my medicine?"
Song Zhenping lowered his head, too ashamed to face his second sister, and even contemplated suicide.
Song Liyun didn't want to say anything more. Just looking at the two brothers' bodies, she knew that they hadn't even had enough to eat, let alone money for medicine.
Song Liyun narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at Song Lizheng calmly, saying, "Local Head, is there any way to make things easier for my elder brother and the others?"
Song Lizheng shook his head helplessly. He had tried every possible method he could think of over the years, unless he expelled Song Lao Er's family from the village.
If they haven't broken any laws of the imperial court, how could they possibly expel them?
Seeing him shake his head, Song Liyun snorted coldly in her heart.
On one side are helpless and alone children, and on the other side are rude and unruly men and women. No matter what, children are always at the bottom of the food chain.
As the village head, he wasn't without options; he simply wanted to avoid trouble and didn't want such a village.
Song Liyun said calmly, "Since there's no other way, let the brothers move their household registrations and leave this village."
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