Five pounds of food!
Sanhua's mother was furious.
He works on the farm during the busy season, and goes to the city to do odd jobs during the slack season. He works as hard as an ox and earns more than anyone else, but in the end he only gets five kilograms of grain!
"Dad, the money the head of the family earns from his odd jobs in the city every year is turned over to the government, so we still have at least eight taels of money saved, if not ten.
Did you tell us this?
There is still food. I estimated it this morning when I was cooking. There are still 300 kilograms of food. If I divide it equally between my five sons and you two, that should be more than 5 kilograms, right?
Dad, Mom, you are so cruel. Not only did you not give us any cooking utensils, but you only gave us five kilograms of food rations without even any money. You want us to starve to death on the road, right?
If we really split up like this...hahahahaha...we can't survive anyway, so why don't we all report to the King of Hell in advance?"
As she spoke, Sanhua Niang suddenly pulled out a knife and looked coldly at the group of so-called family members in front of her.
After making the decision, she figured it out. If she continued to behave like this, either her entire family would be forced to death, or she would starve to death while fleeing the famine.
Since I'm going to die anyway, I might as well fight for myself and my daughters.
As for reputation?
Being scolded?
She is about to die, so what is the point of her having all that empty reputation?
Because she thought it through, Sanhua Niang secretly carried a knife on her back today.
I originally thought that as long as it wasn't too excessive, I could just bear with it.
However--
The decision to only give five kilograms of food deeply shocked this honest woman.
It's not worth it for my man, and it's not worth it for my hard work and tolerance...
Her red eyes and heaving chest all showed that she really didn't want to live anymore.
The wives of several other wives were also shocked. They didn't expect that this usually silent man would dare to pick up a knife.
The elders still didn't believe she would dare to take action, so they shouted and encouraged her. "This is really unfilial. Not only did they refuse to listen to the old man's arrangements for the division of the family, but now they are resorting to violence.
Your parents gave birth to you and raised you to this age, and this is how you repay them. Dad and Mom, you are wronged.
Wen Bibo didn't want to get involved at first, but Wen Xueju's eldest daughter-in-law was obviously a troublemaker.
If she provoked Sanhua Niang again at this time, she could guarantee that something would definitely go wrong.
"That's enough. If you push me any further, I'll make you bleed right here. Don't forget, when an honest person is pushed too hard, he can be even scarier than a villain.
Are you going to force Sanhua Niang to death?
Wen Xueju, as a woman, I shouldn't get involved in your family affairs.
But you really went too far, forcing such honest people as Sanhua's parents to this point. You will regret it later.
You don't want a filial son and daughter-in-law, but you want a bunch of troublemakers. Your eldest brother's behavior, which seems to be speaking up for you but is actually provoking you, is something I experienced thirty years ago.
Mr. Wen, don't think you are clever enough to control the whole family of Wen Xueju. You are trampling honest people into the mud. God is watching what you do, so you still have to have some conscience.
Now we are fleeing from famine. Men have been injured all over to protect you. Not only do you not protect your loved ones, but you also fight for this and that. Have you lost your conscience?
Also, as a daughter-in-law, don't think you can get any benefits by playing the old man around and forcing him to suppress other sons. Pah, just for such a small piece of shit, you throw your conscience aside, is that what a human being does? "
The eldest daughter-in-law was so angry that her face turned red and her neck became thick.
"Her aunt, you've gone too far. I was just trying to persuade her..."
"Don't tell me whether you're trying to persuade her or not. You're just trying to persuade her openly while secretly stirring things up. There are so many people here. Anyone who understands what she means, please stand up."
I hate people like you who appear to be good on the outside but are actually rotten scum. "
"I understand. She's been fanning the flames from the beginning, constantly. As long as the two elders soften their hearts, she'll pretend to persuade them but actually instigate them."
When one person stands up, more people will stand up.
All of a sudden, everyone who had disliked the Xu family pointed their names out.
Some people even looked at Wen Xueju and his wife with deeper meaning.
"Old Zhou, you've been suppressing the second son and his wife in many ways over the years, and exploiting the children in between. You're the one who bears this bad reputation.
Your daughter-in-law has a very good reputation. No one finds fault with her when she goes out. Some people have the appearance of a bodhisattva but the heart of a venomous snake.
Don't mistake a bad-hearted person for a good one. When you're old and someone uses this method against you, you'll just have to suffer in silence."
Old Mrs. Zhou was stunned when she heard this, and her expression became gloomy as she stared at the eldest lady.
Her mind was in a mess at the moment, but she couldn't help but think about the past.
In fact, she wasn't so biased from the beginning.
But since he married this eldest daughter-in-law, she has been very sweet-talking, saying that she will take care of them in their old age, and that when the family conditions improve, she will make their lives comfortable.
Then, seemingly casually, they chatted about which brothers outside had encroached on the property of which boss, and which boss did not make plans for his eldest son, and ended up with a miserable old age...
The more she listened, the more she thought about it. Then, she thought that since her younger sons were going to live separately, it would be better to treat the eldest wife well than to treat them well.
Just like that, little by little, year after year, the situation for the people in the other rooms changed completely.
As for the youngest son?
She was simply spoiled growing up, and she hadn't yet hardened her heart. But today's separation left her bewildered.
Could it be that the boss really is sweet-mouthed but vicious at heart? If that's the case...
She didn't dare to think about how the eldest brother's family would treat her when she was unable to move.
Wen Xueju, an old man who prided himself on being a good guy, was now so embarrassed by Wen Bibo's scolding that he couldn't even raise his head.
The village chief and several elders took a look and made the decision on the spot.
"Xueju, this isn't how you divide the family. No matter what, these sons are all yours.
Although the second son's family has many daughters, they are the most diligent and the most down-to-earth in earning money and working.
Even though there are several girls, except for the little one who is not very capable of working, the two older ones are all hardworking!
If you think about it, your grandchildren are so lazy that they won't even pick up the fallen broom, yet you still give them so much delicious food to support them. You will also be old. Spoiling your grandchildren is like killing your own children.
The division of the family property cannot be absolutely fair, but at least it should be roughly the same.
We discussed it and made the decision.
The second family will receive two taels of silver and fifty catties of grain. They'll also receive one pot and one earthenware jar, and five bowls. As for the farm tools and other items, you can give them as you see fit."
When farmers were dividing their property while fleeing famine, the most important things were food and cooking utensils. Sanhua's mother was very satisfied to be able to get 50 kilograms.
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