At the beginning of spring, Tian Minyan's family started preparing to move to Kyoto. They summoned the shopkeepers of various industries and the head of Zhuangzi to hand over those who needed to be handed over. There was also a separation in the old house.
The old man invited Tian Minyan, his father and daughter, and Tian Minrui to the old house to listen to their opinions on how to divide the family.
Tian Minyan was invited to the upper right seat under the kang. Jiang asked Ding to get a new futon for her to sit on. The treatment was much better than the cold bench before.
Taking a sip of hot tea, she raised her eyebrows. They were the best eyebrows from Laojun. She asked the girl to bring them to the old man's house as a tribute to the old man and the others, but Jiang was willing to bring them out to entertain her.
There were almost all men in the main room. Except for Jiang and Tian Minyan, the other women were kicked out. In the old man's heart, women had no right to comment on the family division. If it weren't for Tian Minyan's identity, she probably wouldn't be able to sit here.
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"Third brother, the second brother wants to separate the family. According to my point of view, it is not divided. Only when the family has a consensus, the family business will grow stronger. But the boss also wants to divide the family. What do you think, third brother?"
The old man asked, smoking a dry cigarette.
Tian Huairen groaned, looked at his two brothers, and said, "Dad, I have nothing to say. Since the eldest brother and the second brother both want to share their opinions, let's leave it up to them."
"Girl Yan, what do you mean?"
Tian Minyan raised her head and said with a faint smile: "As a girl, what suggestions can I give? If the old man says we can divide the family, we will divide it. If we don't, we will not divide it."
In fact, Tian Minyan has always advocated separation of families. Large families value being gregarious. Living together means that the family is bigger and more prosperous, but this is not the case.
Living together means that people talk too much. There are too many details and frictions in life. It is said that it is easy to get along but difficult to get along. If there is too much friction, there will naturally be more conflicts. No matter how good the relationship is, it will be worn away and eventually disappear or even disappear.
Turn against each other and become enemies.
Another disadvantage of shared living is that it is not conducive to development. The true prosperity is not just a house with many people, but an entire clan. If they are separated, each can develop separately. Only in this way can it be reproduced, passed down, and strengthened.
There is another bad thing. Now, if there is something bad, it won’t bring down the entire family.
But she wouldn't say that. Although the old man was quite capable of dealing with things, he was extremely feudal at heart. He regretted that he had divided them into three rooms, and it made them feel even worse.
This matter is none of her own, so she just listens to it if she is asked to come, and does not express an opinion on anything that has nothing to do with her.
After hearing this, the old man took a look at his sons. The eldest and second son stopped talking. Each had his own agenda. They were about to start a fight over the separation. Either he said that his family was suffering, or the other party was too fancy.
It's all about yourself.
Listening to the sarcastic words every day, the old man has become a little frustrated these days. Since living together has made such a fuss, let's break up, otherwise there is no point in living together and making noise all day long.
"Since everyone wants to divide it, let's divide it." He sighed longly and said: "Second brother, there is nothing to allocate to you at home. Just like when old third son went out, he also got six acres of land.
You, there are many of you, so I will also give you a set of farm tools. As for this house, it will be divided into three parts. Me and your mother, your eldest brother and you will each have a share. The houses on the northwest side will be given to you. Your mother and I will follow you.
Brother, when we get old in the future, the main house will be given to the boss and the others, and the six acres of land will not be left to the third child. You will get two acres, and the boss will get four acres. What do you think, third child?"
"Dad, it's all up to you." Tian Huairen naturally had no objection.
"Dad, we have a large number of people in the second room, and the third child was allocated an old house in Xitou." Tian Huaixiao said dissatisfiedly: "We can't get a big one anyway, and Sanlang is also getting a wife."
"How can this be said? The main house of the old house has always been reserved for the eldest son. Even if the whole old house is given to the eldest son, there is nothing to say." The old man thought for a while and then said: "There are many of you, so what about the one at Beitou?
A piece of homestead land will be given to you, but you can earn the money to build it yourself, so that’s it.”
"Dad, since you said that, I don't want this old house anymore. You can give us the house we got in silver." Tian Huaixiao reluctantly accepted and then said.
When the old man heard this, he looked at him with a puzzled look on his face: "You don't want to live anywhere, will you soon have money to build a new house?"
Tian Huaixiao laughed, looked at Tian Huairen and said: "Don't the third child have a house? Their family is going to Kyoto, and the house is empty. Let's live in the second room, isn't it done? Third child, what do you think?
Really? My dear brothers, it doesn’t matter, you won’t live here anyway, so it’s the same if you live with us.”
As soon as these words came out, Tian Huaide secretly resented him. No wonder he was so talkative and had originally planned to go to the third son's house.
Tian Huairen looked at him with a look of astonishment: "This..."
Tian Minyan's face darkened, she put the tea bowl down hard, looked at Tian Huaixiao and pretended to be surprised: "What are you talking about, second uncle? Why can't you stop screaming?"
"You all went to Kyoto to become nobles and enjoy great blessings. Isn't this house empty? Third brother, that's all if you don't take our brother to Kyoto. If you dislike our Xiangbaozi and local egg, I won't stop you from getting rich. But you don't take me with you.
You are so good that you can't even give up a house for your brother to live in, right?" Tian Huaixiao looked at him coldly and hungrily.
"Second brother, I don't mean that." Tian Huairen said urgently.
"Second uncle, this Yangmei Village is our roots. Our house is our three-bedroom old house. Even if we go to Kyoto now, it doesn't mean we won't come back. In the future, if my father and mother miss their hometown, they will still come back.
Come to this place to retire. We also plan to keep manpower to take care of this house so that it will not become deserted. Why can't we live in it anymore?" Tian Minyan said calmly.
"Eldest niece, do you mean that you don't want to live with us anymore than living with others?" Tian Huaixiao asked with a sullen face.
"It's not impossible for my second uncle to live here, but he has to sign a contract and rent it. I don't want your rent. You usually clean and maintain the east and west wings of the main house, so that's enough for the rent. I'll rent this house to you as a second room for temporary living."
Tian Minyan lowered her eyelids, and there was a hint of sarcasm in her eyes. She was not a villain. This contract must be signed, otherwise who knows what will happen in the future? A house is nothing, but this is their first house, which is of great significance.
, Besides, when people get old, they will feel homesick and have a sense of belonging. There is no guarantee that Tian Huairen and others will want to come back for retirement when they get old.
The former residence must always be preserved. Even after a person dies, the spirit must be moved back to the homeland for burial.
Hearing Tian Minyan said that there was no rent and only a contract, although Tian Huaixiao was dissatisfied, his face turned from sunny to gloomy, and he changed into a flattering smile and said: "I know that my eldest niece is understanding and generous. So, your boss Tian?"
Third, if you don’t take us to Kyoto, why don’t you just give us a second room to farm this field, so it won’t be left uncultivated.”
"Second uncle is on duty again. We have agreed to rent out this land. We will pay 40% of the rent like other tenants. We will take care of the seeds ourselves. We will collect the rent twice a year. If second uncle wants to rent, we will give it to you first."
." Tian Minyan said without thinking: "Second uncle, let's not say that my family doesn't care about anything. My brother is clearly settling the accounts. Kyoto's expenses are huge, and money is needed for everything."
Tian Huaixiao thought to himself that he was really penniless, how could you take this small amount of rent seriously?
"My eldest niece said this is too much. The third child has a salary, and you have so many shops, but you still care about this little rent? It's more than this amount if you slip through your fingers." Tian Huaixiao snorted.
"Second uncle, your words are wrong. No one thinks that there is too much money, and no one's money is blown by the strong wind, at least not ours." Tian Minyan looked at him indifferently and said coldly: "The shop and everything are all our hard work.
We have worked so hard to earn money, but Kyoto is no better than Yangmei Village. You need money for everything, even if you go to someone else’s house to reward a maid or a boy, and if someone leads you there, you have to reward them. Our family is very short of money."
She is not talking big words. Although her own property is not small, and some of them are very profitable, in Kyoto, a reward is really more expensive, otherwise it will be difficult to move forward. How much can a third-class salary be?
Giving you dozens of taels a month is not enough as a reward. She feels that her purse is very tight for chewing food, raising slaves, and taking care of food, so she is trying to find a way to make more money.
Tian Huaixiao didn't believe it, but Tian Minyan stopped talking nonsense with him. She just looked at the old man and said: "Old man, the land at home must be rented out by tenants. My seventh uncle also asked me, if you don't want to do so, old man, what will I do?"
I'll leave it to my seventh uncle."
"Who said no?" The old man was very nervous after hearing this. Many of the fields owned by Sanfang's family were high-quality fertile land with excellent interest rates, but many people coveted it.
"It is better to rent to one's own family than to rent to others. 40% of the rent is 40% of the rent." The old man shouted: "Second brother, don't be stupid now."
Tian Huaixiao curled his lips, muttered unwillingly, and then said: "Dad, since the land is divided, how about the money?"
"How much money does the family have? Last time, we gave Erlang a banquet, built a new house, and built two more rooms. We spent dozens of taels and only had about forty taels left. We also need to sow seeds in the spring."
The old man said displeasedly: "I don't have much money to share. At most, I will give you fifteen taels when I get it. That kind of money is already in it."
"Fifteen taels?" Jiang screamed in great pain, as if it would kill her.
"Dad, what's the use of fifteen taels? It's not enough to hire a long-term worker." Tian Huaixiao also suffered from toothache.
"You really want to be a master. When the tenants come back, they don't have to work in the fields anymore. You also want to raise long-term workers. If you farm honestly for a few years, you will hire short-term workers when you don't have enough people." The old man glared at him and lectured.
: "When Lao Sansan left, he didn't have a penny."
"Why not? When the third daughter-in-law had her baby, the ten taels were not silver?" Tian Huaixiao shouted dissatisfied.
"Second uncle, my mother is pregnant with the granddaughter of the Tian family. Later, we paid tribute to the old man and his wife for more than ten taels." Tian Minyan sneered.
Tian Huaixiao didn't care about this. Thinking of the wealth of Lao San and others, including gold and silver, he said: "Father, Lao San, we are not going to Kyoto either. Lao San, shouldn't you give us some money to appease us? Your Majesty, isn't it?
They have given many good things, including a thousand taels of gold. I don’t want more. I think I will give each family a hundred taels, or a thousand taels.”
One thousand taels is really a lion's mouth, which is extremely ridiculous.
Tian Minyan looked over and saw that Tian Huaixiao and Jiang had greedy looks on their faces and their eyes were shining. Even Tian Huaide's eyes were twinkling, thinking about their little money.
The most humble person is invincible, how dare they think that!
"Old man, our third bedroom has been separated for a long time. I don't know when our family's property was merged into the public school. The second uncle actually has this illusion and wants to get a share." Tian Minrui suddenly interjected: "
Could it be that I drank too much yellow urine in broad daylight? My mind is a little unclear."
After hearing this, Tian Minyan pursed her lips and smiled, looked at Tian Minrui, and secretly raised her thumb. This brother would stab someone to death without saying anything.
The old man's face turned red all of a sudden, he glared at Tian Huaixiao and cursed: "You are a fourth-year-old who doesn't understand. Just stand outside and wake up. The third brother is from the third family. I'm giving it to you as a favor, but not giving it to you is just the right thing."
Why are you so shameless?"
Tian Minyan raised her eyelids, and there was something in her words.
"Third brother, you have spent a lot of money on giving rewards to your servants. We are all your brothers and fathers, so we are no better than outsiders? You are better off. You have been granted a title and gone to Kyoto to enjoy the blessings, so you don't care about your poor brothers.
I'm an old man, and I can't help but hold on to my money. How can I have a brother like you?" Tian Huaixiao didn't care how the old man scolded him, and he wouldn't ask for money even if he cursed a few words.
Tian Huairen has always been thin-skinned, but when he said this, his face turned the color of pig liver, and he said: "Second brother, why should I just ignore it? Don't I honor my parents, and I don't honor you either?"
"It's just a small amount of money, it's nothing."
"Then according to what the second uncle said, we, the third brother, are your good brothers because we have given our entire fortune with both hands?" Tian Minyan couldn't bear it anymore, so she stood up and said coldly: "It's really funny, old man, this separation of families
We have nothing to do with you in the first place, so we will come if you ask us to, but we don’t know that we are actually being asked to be the mastermind of the plot. If you tell me, I won’t be afraid of chilling people’s hearts.”
Seeing that Tian Minyan was angry, the old man's face changed and he shouted at Tian Huaixiao: "You bastard, kneel down for me." Then he looked at Tian Minyan and the others flatteringly: "Yan girl, your second uncle is full of shit, why bother with him?
Don’t care about this much.”
"Old man, let me just say one thing: greed is not enough to swallow an elephant. It is better to teach a man how to fish than to teach him how to fish. My second uncle asked us to give him a hundred taels of silver. If he wants it, it is just our family's land.
I don’t want to be a tenant anymore, Sanlang. I’ll let you come back if I see it, so as not to raise a white-eyed wolf to come out and bite us.” Tian Minyan said sarcastically.
The old man's expression really changed this time, and he said angrily to Tian Huaixiao: "You still haven't admitted your mistake."
Tian Huaixiao also didn't expect Tian Minyan to be so stubborn. Looking at the sarcasm in Tian Minyan's eyes, he felt that he was a little shorter. A big man lost his popularity in the movie of a little girl. How should he behave when word spread? He said firmly: "
Dad, what I said is true, the third child must not forget his roots."
Tian Minyan smiled coldly and said to Tian Huairen and the others: "Dad, brother, it's nothing to do with us. Come back, there are still a lot of things to sort out." With that, she walked away without looking at the old man and the others.
