So before He Chun could speak, Old Lady He continued, "Since your family is no longer going back to Peach Blossom Village, then you should divide up the house and the land."
Upon hearing this, the three uncles and aunties immediately perked up and gathered around.
He Chun looked very unwell. He spread his hands and said, "Mother, those two rooms were built by me when we got married."
“Yes, and those five acres of land at home were bought with money saved up by me and Lao Liu after we got married. It has nothing to do with your He family.” Chen was very indignant and interrupted.
He Er was not happy. "Sixth Brother, although you built that house yourself, you used our He family's land."
He Chun's house is those two separate rooms that were just by the roadside.
The two houses were quite inconspicuous, with the houses of these uncles blocking the way.
Since Old Lady He dislikes the sixth son, it's safe to assume that Madam Chen also dislikes him.
She raised her voice and retorted, "There's no use keeping those lands if you don't cultivate them. You might as well give them to these brothers' families. Their lives are far better than yours."
"Grandma, if that's the case, then when our family was poor before, we didn't see our eldest, second, or third uncles helping us at all," He Shitou couldn't help but complain.
That's true, and it's what Chen was thinking too.
She refused outright, saying, "I don't agree to divide up the land. Even if I don't farm it, I'll still sell it."
Those five acres of land were painstakingly saved up by him and his father over the years. They went hungry countless times before their family's life improved.
"Hey, what are you saying, Lao Liu? You probably don't know how hard it is to sell land in our village right now, do you?"
"Yeah, who has spare money to buy land? It's good enough if they can eat their fill."
"With your five acres of land, no one in the entire village would buy it."
The three older women were making sarcastic remarks, one after another.
He Tiantian was also indignant. "Father, Mother, it's okay if we can't sell that land. Let's talk to the village head and ask him to help us find out. If we still can't sell it next year, we can come back and plant some grain."
Chen nodded to He Chun, thinking that this was a reasonable approach.
“We’ve been farming for a while now, and we still need to live in our house. Uncles, your house is so grand, you must look down on our two shabby rooms, right?” He Tiantian’s gaze swept over everyone’s faces.
The three uncles and aunt were speechless.
He Shitou quickly chimed in, "That's for sure. Aunt Da Er and the others all said our house was dilapidated."
Old Mrs. He originally wanted to get her son to confess something, since he was living a better life.
But now that the family has all the leverage over her, she is powerless to help.
These three daughters-in-law are all utterly useless!
"Alright, since that's the case. Sixth brother, you can't just abandon your old mother like this. Since you can't come back to be filial to this old woman, then give me two taels of silver a month for support." Old Mrs. He's face was calm and undisturbed.
However, the moment she uttered those two taels of silver, everyone in the main room gasped in shock.
Two taels of silver is enough to feed and drink a family for almost half a year.
Mrs. Chen was furious. "Mother, we two old folks are just helping our children now, how can we possibly earn any money?"
“Yes, and besides, Shi Tou’s marriage is still unsettled. There will be many places where we’ll need money in the future.” He Chun’s face was also flushed with suppressed anger.
Despite the freezing weather, the couple felt sweating all over their bodies.
But Old Mrs. He didn't think it was a big deal; her son and daughter-in-law could easily afford the two taels of silver she wanted.
“You don’t have any money, but Tian Tian does, doesn’t she? That new outfit must be worth a lot of money, right?” Old Mrs. He turned her gaze to He Tian Tian.
Indeed, He Tiantian was the best dressed of everyone present today.
Her clothes weren't exactly new; they were a light purple cotton-padded jacket. These cotton-padded jackets were something only a few people in the city could afford.
Moreover, it was embroidered with several camellias, making it look very exquisite.
In the village, no one could afford embroidered clothes.
Old Mrs. He judged from He Tiantian's attire that she must be living a good life now.
He Tiantian never takes the fall, and she's very unhappy right now.
After not seeing her for many years, her closest relative didn't even greet her. Instead, they seemed to think she was doing well and wanted to squeeze some money out of her.
This is simply intolerable.
“Grandma, you never cared for me when I was little, never gave me a single bite to eat. So now that you're old, I have no responsibility or obligation to pay for your care. Besides, I'm a daughter who married out of the family.” He Tiantian took a breath. “My eldest and second aunts also married out of the family, and neither of them mentioned taking care of me in my old age. What business is it of my generation?”
What He Tiantian said was indeed irrefutable.
“Mother, this matter has nothing to do with Tiantian and Shitou,” Chen said, also dissatisfied.
That old woman He is simply unreasonable.
He Chun couldn't stand it either, "Mother, how can you ask for two taels of silver? There are three older brothers and me, four families in total! Why don't you ask your three eldest brothers for it!"
Actually, everyone understands that after the old woman leaves, the money will definitely be used to subsidize her other three sons.
Zhao Da, Zhao Er, and Zhao San knew exactly what was going on; their thoughts were the same as Old Lady He's.
That means they can get some benefits by taking out some silver first.
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