The Lin family's main wealth was those thirty acres of dry land. The mountain land was actually worthless, since it was all located on the mountain and most of it had been abandoned.
This was during the famine years. After Linjia Village moved into the mountains, land was allocated to the villagers. In the following years, there were many bumper harvests, so everyone left those mountain lands uncultivated. Few people climbed such high mountains to cultivate the barren land.
But things are different now. The mountain land will probably be the most valuable. Lin Li hopes that his younger brother can get more mountain land, just in case they escape to live in the mountains someday.
"How else can we divide it? Of course, we'll leave it to..." Old Master Lin originally wanted to say that he would give it to his eldest son and a small portion to his second son, but when he looked up, he saw Lin Anniang sitting there expressionlessly with her two children, each holding a stone in their hands.
They didn't say a word, but Lin Anniang would break the stones apart little by little, her movements as easy as breaking dough.
The Lin family: "..."
Grandma Lin quickly tugged at Grandpa's arm.
"Those thirty-five acres of mountain land will all be left to the third son's wife and two granddaughters!"
"With so many of us, all we need is the remaining dry land!"
In the end, the old man still played a trick. He thought the mountain land was useless, so he simply threw it all away, making himself seem generous!
Upon hearing this, the villagers all gasped in shock, while Lin Lizheng closed his eyes completely.
It's impossible to reason with this damned fool!
"Are you sure?" Lin Anniang glanced over.
The old man shuddered, and was about to make changes when he saw his third son's wife make the final decision.
"Okay, we'll take those thirty-five acres of mountain land!" Lin An's mother was overjoyed; how could she possibly object?
"By the way, let's also have that house in the mountains, along with this little room."
Lin Anniang glanced at the small house on the far right.
This time, it was actually Mr. and Mrs. Lin who were surprised. Their third daughter-in-law didn't object at all.
They were overjoyed and quickly finalized the plan, fearing that Lin Anniang might regret it.
In the end, the three families also received ten taels of silver, some pots and pans, and a few farm tools.
Both parties were very satisfied, and the division of property was completed very quickly.
The only ones with strange expressions were the villagers and a group of elders.
"Second Uncle, why aren't you leaving yet?" Old Master Lin looked up and saw that his uncles and elders were still there, showing no sign of moving.
"Sixth Brother, our village will soon be going to the barren mountains to repair the mountain god temple. Each family will have to contribute two taels of silver. Are you ready?"
Today, there are still more than 20 households in Linjia Village.
Each family contributed two taels of silver, which together raised over fifty taels, enough to repair the mountain god temple and buy some sacrificial items.
Actually, two taels was too little. Originally, Old Madam Gongsun wanted each family to accept five taels, but Lin Anniang persuaded her to accept the latter.
"What? We need to spend money to repair the mountain god temple? No way, that won't do, we won't pay!"
Grandma Lin jumped up instantly. She looked at Lin Anniang and felt that it was this third daughter-in-law who was up to no good and was taking the opportunity to extort money.
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