After this incident, the entire Lijia Village was severely damaged. After the autumn harvest, many villagers went to the dock in town to carry bags and do odd jobs.
Li Erlang brought up the old matter again and talked to Old Man Li about dividing the family property.
Li Dalang thought that the matter had come to an end, but he did not expect his younger brother to bring up the old matter again. He looked at Old Man Li helplessly.
Old Man Li said to Li Dalang, "Since you have agreed to divide the family, go and invite the clan leader to be a witness."
Li Dalang had no choice but to listen to his father's words and do what he said.
Not long after, Clan Leader Li came hurriedly. Old Man Li had contributed to the tax payment incident, and he couldn't let Old Man Li's family split up because of this incident.
When he arrived at the Li family, he learned that the division of the family had been discussed before. The old patriarch finally felt relieved.
Old Man Li said to Chief Li: "I am old, and the children are grown up. While I am still young and confused, let them go on their own!"
Patriarch Li patted Old Man Li on the shoulder and said, "Since we have already discussed it, let's do it. You each put your fingerprints on it, and I will be a witness."
Upon hearing this, Li Erlang went back to the house and took out his pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and everything was ready.
Old Man Li said, "Let's follow our old rules. We two old men will live with Dalang. As for the land, the eldest son will get seven acres of high-quality land and two acres of medium-quality land, and the second son will get four acres of high-quality land and two acres of low-quality land. The main house on the east side, plus two side rooms and the kitchen will be given to the eldest son, and the two rooms on the west side will be given to the second son."
After a pause, Old Man Li took a puff of his pipe and said, "The grain at home is also divided into 60% and 40%. But the chickens and livestock are temporarily left with the eldest brother. Erlang's wife is also newly pregnant. I am thinking of dividing it into 40% and 60% again during the New Year."
Do you have any other opinions?
Lin knew that her father-in-law was thinking of her, so she had no objection.
Li Erlang wrote down the details of the division of the family and handed them to the patriarch for his review.
The elder took the deed and looked at it before asking the two of them, "This is what your father just described. Do you have any objections to these matters? If not, please put your fingerprints on the paper."
Li Dalang wanted to say something but was pinched by his aunt under the table. She had waited for this day for too long!
Li Erlang even said that he would follow his father's arrangements in everything.
In this way, the two brothers put their fingerprints on the document of division of property.
There was no conflict between the Li brothers, and the family was extremely harmonious. After finishing his business, the patriarch Li got up and left.
Old man Li took out fifty taels of silver from the house and said, "Just now, when the clan leader was here, I didn't tell him how much money we have left. Normally, the money should be divided according to the eldest son getting thirty taels and the second son getting twenty taels. However, this money was originally earned by the second girl, and the second son's family still needs to buy a lot of things, so I decided to divide the money equally!"
Li Dalang had no objection when he heard his father say this. Not to mention that the money was not earned by him, he got a lot of property in this division of the family. His second brother didn't even have a kitchen. He felt guilty in his heart.
Although the eldest aunt was reluctant in her heart, she didn't dare show it on the surface. They had gained a lot from the division of the family, and she had already begun to dream of living in a blue brick and tile house.
Li Erlang took twenty-five taels of silver from his father and went back with his wife and daughter to pack up.
The aunt-in-law looked at the remaining twenty-five taels of silver expectantly. She thought that she would be financially independent after the division of the family. She was wrong. She only heard Wu say, "Da Lang, I will keep this money for you first." After that, she took the silver and went into the house.
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