For some reasons, Patriarch Yue asked Qiao Mingjin to still live in Xiahe Village. Qiao Mingjin agreed after thinking about it.
Both parties signed the document in front of Patriarch Yue.
First, the husband and wife voluntarily agreed to separate the property and live separately, and Yue Zhongyao provided a place to live. Second, the money and property obtained by both parties during the separation shall be owned by each other. Third, the child was raised by Qiao Mingjin, and Yue Zhongyao fulfilled his fatherly obligations by providing money and food every month. Fourth,
During the period of separation, they did not perform their marital obligations.
The head of the Yue clan asked Yue Zhongyao to spend two taels of silver to buy the house of the fourth grandpa of an extinct family in the village for Qiao Mingjin and his daughter to live in. He also asked Yue Zhongyao to pay 100 pence a month to raise Wan'er.
Wu jumped up immediately after hearing this: "She doesn't want to live a good life and wants to mess around! She still wants our family to pay for it? There is no way! Since she has the ability, she can buy it by herself! If she can't support Wan'er, she will
If Wan'er is placed in our house, my family won't miss a bite of food from her."
In order to be in peace in the future, Qiao Mingjin said to Patriarch Yue after hearing Wu's words: "Don't write these two items. I don't want him to give Wan'er money every month. I can support the children myself. As for the fourth great-grandfather,
Can the clan leader lend the house to us, mother and daughter, to live in first? I will definitely collect all the money and give it to the clan leader within a year."
Patriarch Yue and the two clan elders looked at each other, feeling very sympathetic to her.
Then he said: "Well, anyway, that house has been empty for two or three years, and no one has bought it. I usually use it as a place to put some things. You can live in peace for now and give the money to the clan within a year."
Although that house is on the outskirts of the village, it has a mud wall, which is much better than the fence you have now. Once the door is closed, no one else can come in, and neither will your mother and daughter.
Fear."
Qiao Mingjin bent her knees and saluted the three of them to thank them.
The mother and daughter still have to live in Xiahe Village, and they may need more care from the clan in the future. It is always better to keep a lower profile.
The head of the Yue family felt a little emotional that the Yue family would not keep such a good daughter-in-law, but would instead bring in the mysterious woman who had repaid her kindness as a treasure. The Wu family would suffer in the future.
He shook his head and didn't want to talk any more nonsense. He lived his own life, just like people drinking water. After all, it was other people's family affairs, and he, even the patriarch, couldn't interfere in other people's family affairs.
After the matter was settled, Patriarch Yue left with the two clan elders. Before leaving, he said that his grandson would deliver the keys as soon as he left.
Father Qiao and the two uncles from the Yun family also breathed a sigh of relief when things were done like this.
Although this was not their original intention, this result can be considered the best at present.
Soon the grandson of the patriarch brought the key.
Father Qiao, Yun Fanghuan and others left the in-law's house and walked towards the house together.
Wan'er was held by Ming Jue, while Sister Xiu pulled Qiao Mingjin behind and whispered.
Yue Zhongyao followed in a daze, his eyes dull and without focus. He ignored Wu's calls from behind and just followed the crowd blankly.
Mrs. Sun didn't want to think that there was any law about separation of property and living apart, but she didn't expect that Qiao Mingjin was really determined to raise the child alone. She sighed and followed behind to watch the fun.
Yu Shi and Yue Xiaoman looked at it and followed.
Wu was so angry that she jumped on her feet.
She wanted to see how she, Qiao Mingjin, was going to live as a woman with a child. Don't come crying and begging her to come back, because she wouldn't even let her in.
After being angry for a while, I was in a good mood again, so there was no need to make room or build a room.
Qiao Mingjin and Yue Laosan happily pushed open the room and looked around.
Where to place the boxes and where to place the table, arrangements were made one by one.
Oops, I don’t know how much dowry I will bring with me. Can this house accommodate it? No, I have to clear out the warehouse...
Not to mention what Wu was doing at home, just that the group arrived at the house of the fourth great-grandfather.
The fourth great-grandfather and his wife only had one daughter, and they were ahead of them. After the fourth great-grandfather and his wife left, the courtyard became part of the clan. Because it was on the outskirts of the village, no one thought about it.
Go buy it. Usually the clan leader and some people just lend it to you to put some things in.
So it's not very dilapidated.
The house is not big, and has a very typical structure of a country house. It is divided into two rooms on the left and right, upper and lower. The main room, which is the living room, is in the middle of the four rooms. The doors of the upper right and upper left rooms are opened in the main room.
Maybe the Fourth Grandpa didn't have many people in his family and didn't build a wing, so he just built a woodshed and a kitchen, so the yard seemed very big.
There are two pomegranate trees and a laurel tree planted in the courtyard.
No one took care of the yard, and it was full of weeds. They were all knee-high.
The roof is a little exposed, and it looks like more straw needs to be added.
The wall is made of mud.
This fourth great-great-grandfather had been passed down alone for several generations, and no one divided the family property with him. However, when it was passed to him, he had more than twenty acres of fertile land, and the old couple lived quite well. Therefore, this wall is not like the countryside.
The fence wall is made of mud bricks. It is probably because they are afraid that the mud brick wall will not be reliable, so it is quite thick, about two or three inches tall. The height is nearly two meters.
Although it was outside the village, Qiao Mingjin was extremely satisfied.
Repair the door again, and replace it with a stronger one when you have money. Lock the door at night, add a dog, and you will have nothing to fear.
The yard is big. If we open some vegetable plots in the yard and grow some vegetables, we won’t have to worry about people stealing it or livestock destroying it.
The more Qiao Mingjin looked at it, the more satisfied she became.
Father Qiao looked at her, then discussed it with the two uncles of the Yun family, and helped clean up the yard while they were still there. Seeing how his daughter was acting, he probably wished she could move here earlier.
Sister Xiu went back to her home to get some tools, and helped get some straw from the village, and borrowed ladders, and Yun Jin led a few people to build the house.
Mr. Sun and Ms. Yu were enjoying the show, but they had unclear expressions in their eyes. They didn't know what they were thinking. They had no intention of taking action.
Qiao Mingjin didn't expect them either.
She and Sister Xiu were picking up weeds in the yard with hoes. Xiao Wan'er twisted her little body to help move the weeds. Her mother made a pile of weeds in the front, and she helped move it to another place behind.
In one place, a small mouse looked like he was moving food for the winter, with a look of joy on his face.
Qiao Mingjin looked back at her from time to time, with a doting smile on her face.
Yue Zhongyao still stared blankly for a while. Everyone was busy and no one spoke to him.
He stood by himself for a while, then silently helped pass the straw and started working.
His eyes were still dim and his mouth was pursed without saying a word...
This yard is not that dilapidated. It took less than half an hour to get the roof done, and it was just fine.
Qiao Mingjin can do the rest of the work alone.
There is no need for any furniture, just a bed and kitchen utensils.
Father Qiao and the two uncles from the Yun family said they would come over again tomorrow to help bring some things. It was impossible to expect the in-laws' family to give her mother and daughter something to use.
Seeing that it was getting late, Qiao Mingjin urged them to go back.
When the two uncles left, each of them gave Qiao Mingjin a dime. The two dimes in total were probably around 200 coins.
Qiao Mingjin didn't show any pretense and accepted it with red eyes.
A few people drove away in Sister Xiu's bullock cart.
Yue Zhongyao wanted to send him away, so he jumped into the car, took the bullwhip, and sent the man out of the village without waiting for his father's consent. Hies, thank you for the reward.
