Yang Cui handed over the family affairs to Wen Shi, and she, Cen Xiao, Dao Ba Dao San, and her uncle An Dafu went to the Jin family with Yang Juan.
When Dao Ba led out the carriage, Yang Juan was dumbfounded once again!
Yang Cui has even bought a horse-drawn carriage! She's really made a fortune in the last few months!
"What are you standing there for? Come on up!"
After Yang Cui finished speaking, Yang Juan got into the carriage.
Yang Juan's husband's family lived in Jinshanchong, a real mountain valley, quite far from Anjia Village. The key point was that the horse-drawn carriage couldn't get through halfway because there was a narrow, steep slope several hundred meters long that people couldn't walk side by side.
There was no other way but to get off and walk.
Dao Ba stayed behind to watch the carriage, while the others went to the Jin family's house.
“The road is difficult to walk on, the slope is too steep, I’ll carry you on my back.” After saying that, Cen Xiao squatted down next to Yang Cui.
Dao San was already used to this.
But An Dafu and Yang Juan were completely shocked!
Cen Xiao was actually willing to disregard the fact that men should carry Yang Cui on their backs in front of everyone!
What about the husband's authority?
An Dafu knew they had a good relationship, but he didn't expect Cen Xiao to be so considerate to Yang Cui! He felt that his niece had finally gotten over her hardships, and this niece's husband was so much better than Lin Shikang.
Yang Juan was filled with nothing but jealousy. They were born of the same mother, so why was Yang Cui always living a better life than her? At home, her parents favored her, but now that Lin Shikang didn't want her anymore, Yang Cui was doing better and better. Not only had she become rich, but she also had such a handsome and wonderful husband. God was so unfair!
"It's not a long way, you don't need to carry it." Actually, Yang Cui was a little embarrassed.
"Then I'll hold your hand so you don't fall." After saying that, Cen Xiao immediately took Yang Cui's hand, which was soft and felt wonderful.
An Dafu and Yang Juan: "..."
...
The Jin family.
Jin Duobao was beaten black and blue and was lying on the bed howling. The Hu family was now surrounding the Jin family, showing no sign of leaving until they paid compensation.
The Hu family was notorious for their arrogance and unreasonableness within a ten-mile radius; calling them village bullies was no exaggeration.
The Jin family certainly wouldn't dare to offend them.
"Father, Mother, why don't we separate the family?" Jin Duofu, the third son of the Jin family, suggested in a low voice.
Upon hearing this, Jin Duocai, the eldest son of the Jin family, immediately chimed in: "I think what my third brother said is right. It would be so embarrassing if word got out that my second brother went to dig up someone's grave at night. How would the children talk about marriage in the future? We should just separate my second brother's family."
"Not to mention how bad it would sound if word got out, who could come up with thirty taels of silver right now? If we don't get the money, the Hu family won't let it go. What if the Hu family takes all our belongings to pay off our debts if we don't divide the family property?"
Jin Laosan's words really frightened the Jin family.
The family was already very poor; if the Hu family robbed them again, they probably wouldn't even survive the harsh winter.
They all knew that Yang Juan had gone to her relatives for help, but Jinjiagou was isolated from the outside world. They only knew that Yang Cui had been divorced and did not know anything else about Yang Cui. They thought that Yang Juan would definitely return empty-handed.
So, Mr. Jin gritted his teeth and said, "Then let's split it!"
The family completely excluded Jin Duobao's family of three, and then settled the matter of dividing the family property in less than half an hour.
Then, Jin Duofu called Jin Duobao to the main room: "Duobao, you've done something so disgraceful that you've completely disgraced our ancestors! If this gets out, our Jin family will be too ashamed to face anyone, and our children will have difficulty finding spouses in the future. Therefore, I've decided to divide the family property!"
"Separate...separate the family?" Jin Duobao was dumbfounded.
"Yes! Separate the family!"
"You did such a despicable thing, why don't you separate the family? Do you want to drag everyone down with you?"
Whether the family separates or not, Jin Duobao doesn't really care, since he's superfluous in this family anyway.
Jin Duobao: "Dividing the family is fine, but how should we divide it?"
“There’s not much to divide in the house. The room where you sleep is yours, and everything inside is yours too. I’ll also give you twenty catties of sorghum rice,” said Mr. Jin.
That's it?
Jin's mother said irritably, "What else do you want? There's nothing much at home to begin with!"
"Isn't there more than three acres of land? There are three brothers, so I should at least get one acre as well."
As soon as Jin Duobao finished speaking, his father slammed his fist on the table in anger: "You still want land! You want the land so you can use it to pay off the Hu family's debts? You good-for-nothing! Let me tell you, you want land? No way!"
"If you don't give me land, I won't separate from the family."
"Second brother, how could you do this? Do you only feel satisfied when everyone's reputation is ruined?"
"Second brother, if you hadn't done this, Father and Mother wouldn't have brought up separating the family. Now that you've done this, if word gets out, the villagers will definitely unite and drive everyone out. Can you bear to see Father and Mother, who are already so old, being driven out of the village?"
"Don't be so selfish."
"You should think about all of us. How will the children find husbands in the future? Do you want the Jin family line to end?"
After Jin Duofu's wife, Jin Maoshi, finished speaking, Jin's father beat Jin Duobao. The issue of offspring and carrying on the family line was of paramount importance in this era, and Jin Maoshi's words struck a chord with the two elders of the Jin family.
"I dug up graves just to survive! If my parents hadn't been biased, would I have needed to dig up graves?"
The Jin family parents have always favored their eldest and youngest sons, and have always treated Jin Duobao badly.
Jin Duobao was never as well-fed or clothed as his older and younger brothers when he was young, but he was always assigned the most chores. When he reached marriageable age, no arrangements were made for him to get married. Jin Duobao had to find his own way and tricked Yang Juan into his marriage.
After getting married, life had to go on and people needed to eat. Jin's parents were biased and naturally wouldn't treat Yang Juan very well. Jin Duobao had no choice but to start a life of stealing chickens and dogs to make ends meet.
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