After finishing the food that Yuezhen had specially reserved, Li Sanzhi went to the upper room with a determined look. At this time, Old Man Li and Feng had already washed up and were ready to rest. In the farmer's house, in order to save money on lamp oil, they always wake up early
sleeping on the ground.
Li Sanzhi knelt down as soon as he entered the door, "Mom and dad, please forgive me for being unfilial. Now that I have many children, food, drink and education will be a big expense in the future. I'm afraid it won't be fair to my brothers, so please give me some children!"
After saying that, he kowtowed three times.
"You also know that your children waste a lot of food. It's because your brothers don't care. You must help them more in the future. Don't be like your wife, who yells at the smallest things and gets excited. Let me tell you, you
This time the family is divided, it’s time to go to the northwest, and take care of your mother-in-law from now on!..." Mrs. Feng got excited when she heard this, and kept talking non-stop, thinking that her third child was still as easy to bully as before.
What a fool!
"Shut up, you bitch!" Old Man Li looked at his third son's face getting darker and darker, and yelled. Feng just shut up. Old man Li also knew that his third son had been wronged in this family, but he
He also hoped that the whole family would help the eldest son and young children pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi official, so that they could honor their ancestors and help the second, third, and fourth children in the future. Naturally, they hoped that the family would not be separated now, and that they would be respectful to each other, so he advised: "Old man,
Third, since ancient times, parents have not separated their families, not to mention that your fifth brother and younger sister have not yet gotten married. If they separate, others will think that there is something in the family. It will never be good to get married in the future, no matter how bad your mother is.
It’s also for this family, you see, we have to at least wait until your younger siblings get married before we discuss the matter of family separation!”
"But, Dad, Huiniang has been injured this time and can no longer do heavy work. At home..." After hearing what Old Man Li said, Li Sanzhi also felt that it was not the right time. Li Sanzhi still loved his brothers and sisters very much. But he would not separate the family.
, my wife cannot do heavy work, and there will be more right and wrong in the future.
"It's okay. My daughter-in-law was born into my Li family and she has meritorious service in raising children. If she is not in good health, she should take care of her first. I will tell you what your mother will do! You don't have to worry about your brother and sister-in-law. Let your daughter-in-law take good care of herself first!
"Old Man Li naturally understood what Li Sanzhi was saying, and immediately gave his assurance. He also glanced at Feng. Feng's lips were flat, but she felt guilty after all and didn't say anything! "It's your mother's fault this time.
, I am here to help you two. From now on at home, the money earned from the work that the wife and children do in private can be considered as a private house for each family. As long as it does not delay the family affairs, it is the same for every family!" Li
The old man also knew that his family was disloyal, so he wanted to give the third family a little benefit. He knew that the third family made a lot of money from the embroidery work they did every year, so he should treat it as compensation. After all, the third family suffered this time.
The grievance is not small, and if the in-laws find out and pursue the case, it will not be good for their own family. If Yuezhen were here, she would definitely pout and hum, "It should have been my mother's private house, so this can be considered a benefit!"
"
"How can this be done? Everyone can keep their own private houses, but why don't they go to their own homes?" When Feng heard that she didn't want to do it, she started yelling again.
"Shut up!" Old Man Li yelled, thinking to himself: The mother-in-law who is confused about the situation is not thinking about her reputation. "Third brother, then you go back and rest first. You have to get up early to collect grain tomorrow morning!
"
Although Li Sanzhi did not achieve his goal of breaking up a family, he was still satisfied with being able to keep a private house. When he returned to his room, he mentioned it to Ms. Liu. Although Ms. Liu was regretful, considering her children and future life, she also felt that she should do more embroidery work first. It would be a good idea to save some money before splitting up. After all, you need money to eat, drink, sleep, and sleep, right? Although Yue Zhen felt disappointed, she never thought that splitting up would go smoothly. My brother-in-law and aunt are already quite young, and it has only been two years since they started a family. They can just use these two years to think of ways to make money.
As for the rest of the Li family, they each have their own plans. In the Li family's upper room, Old Man Li is discussing with Mrs. Feng.
"I said, old man, a few wives can save a lot of money by doing embroidery work in a year. You Qingpiaopiao will be gone with just one sentence. How can you support the eldest son and the fifth son to go to school with just these dozens of acres of land? , and it will cost a lot for several of my grandchildren to go to school!" The Li family is not a landlord either. The family only has about 40 acres of paddy fields and 30 acres of dry land plus a few acres of wasteland that have been opened up in recent years. The family has a large population and plenty of food. There is also a lot of money, and there is little money left every year, so the money from the embroidery work of several daughters-in-law and the sale of a few big pigs fed by the family can be used to send some of the family members to school. Currently, the Li family has Li Dazhi and Li Youzhi, who are scholars, and Li Dazhi is a senior citizen. The scholar who won the exam failed to pass the national examination for four consecutive years, but he spent a lot of money.
Due to Xiao Feng's fuss, and because Li Youzhi was selected as a scholar at the age of 15, the family wanted to provide the main money to Li Youzhi, who was most likely to win, so he went home to study and let Li Youzhi enter the county school. Although it was not required in the county school But the pen, ink, paper and inkstone plus food expenses and gatherings with friends cost a lot of money. The Li family now pins all their hopes on Li Youzhi and spares no effort in investing in him. In addition, the Li family also has Li Dazhi’s two sons and Li Sanzhi's two sons are studying in the village, and they have to do a lot of training every year. Therefore, the Li family actually doesn't have much money when looking at Tian Duo. It can't be blamed on the Feng family for grasping the family's money. The cost is too high.
"It's not like you, a mother-in-law, have no discernment at all. You didn't see the face of the third child just now. If your unkindness to your daughter-in-law and grandson spreads, who will dare to marry your son or your daughter? If the in-laws start to pursue it. , how can your son be an official if his reputation is gone? Look at what you have done. The child of the third child is not your grandson. It has been so many years. How can the third child defeat you? It has been fine for all these years! "Although Mrs. Liu's father was only a scholar, he had been teaching for decades and had a lot of contacts. Otherwise, he would not have been able to move to the county to establish himself. Mrs. Liu's two younger brothers also passed the examination as scholars. At that time, although the Liu family in the county She was poor, and her family only relied on the money from Grandpa Liu's teaching and the money from Grandma Liu's embroidery work. However, there were many well-off people who fell in love with Mrs. Liu, but Mrs. Liu herself fell in love with Li Sanzhi.
That year, Li Sanzhi followed his master to the county to do carpentry work. He met Mr. Liu who had stolen the money he had earned from selling embroidery work. At that time, Liu's father went to rush for the exam and took away all the money in the family. Mr. Liu's mother was ill. Sister Liu took care of her at home, and her two younger brothers were still young, so they relied on the little money to survive and buy medicine. Mrs. Liu broke her foot and cried. The reward, which totaled more than one tael, was all given to Mrs. Liu. This was Li Sanzhi's monthly income. When he came home, he lied to Mr. Feng for the first time and said that he had lost it. Mr. Feng scolded him and left him hungry for several days. Fortunately, Li Sanzhi When he was a child, he followed the hunter in the village and ran up the mountain. The hunter saw how pitiful he was and taught him a few tricks, so he didn't starve to death. Later, Liu's father failed to pass the exam and finally stopped thinking about it. She concentrated on teaching, and Mrs. Liu married Li Sanzhi. If the Liu family hadn't taken the initiative to get married, and Old Man Li had decided to accept Mrs. Liu's father because he was a scholar and was helpful to his son's education, I'm afraid Li Sanzhi wouldn't have been so easy to win. Go to my wife.
Although Ms. Feng still didn't want to see Sanfang and her family, she was worried that it would affect the future of her two good sons, so she didn't say much. She only secretly muttered about how to dig out Sanfang's private money in the future.
Here, the elder couple of the Li family also started to murmur.
"My husband, it's not that I don't want to help the third brother's family. It's really hard to take care of the poor. Tell me, the third brother has so many children even though he has no ability. Now the three children and the younger siblings are not in good health. How much will it cost?"
Not to mention the money for medicine, I can't work yet. I'm still counting on my husband to take the imperial examination and become an official. How can you do this without money? My mother-in-law's heart is biased..." Yang held a cup of tea to Li Dazhi,
Looking at his face as he spoke, I had to say that Mr. Yang was smart. What he said was level-headed, and it touched Li Dazhi's heart. Li Dazhi was the eldest son, and he had been able to read since he was a child. The previous 30 years could be said to have been extremely smooth.
, everyone in the family was attracted to him, until his younger brother Li Youzhi changed his mind after he was admitted as a scholar. When he came back from the county, he could not go to school and had to work in the fields without Yue Yinhua. He felt really frustrated.
"If we don't separate the family, how can we have the money to support my husband to take the exam? My husband is obviously a figure like Wenquxing who came down to earth, but he can't even go to school. If things go on like this, how can he..." Yang said while holding a handkerchief and pretending
Cried loudly.
"Sanniang, I know you understand me best, but there's nothing I can do about it. A son doesn't blame his mother for his faults. Sanniang, you've been wronged!" Li Dazhi was moved. As expected, only his wife thought about him.
ah.
"My husband, you said it would be great if we could divide the family. I still have some dowry money, and if we divide some land, you won't have to worry about the money to take the exam. Our family can live a good life no matter what!"
"I think so too, but we, the eldest son, should never mention the separation of the family!" Li Dazhi took Yang's hand and sighed.
"If I don't mention my husband, someone will mention it!"... The two of them had a good time talking to each other, and then went to the red waves to roll over without mentioning it.
Over in the second room, Li Erzhi had been working hard all day and was so tired that he was already snoring. Xiao Feng was so angry that she secretly thought that her men always failed to live up to their expectations. She gasped and kicked Li Erzhi, thinking that she must
Divide your home, otherwise you will be dragged down.
In the fourth room, Li Laizhi and Ms. Zhang had just finished putting their two children to sleep.
"Ms. sir, you said it would be great if we could separate the families!" Mrs. Zhang sighed and thought: Although her family is better than the third house, her sister-in-law has always been scheming and sweet-tongued, making her mother-in-law happy and always doing things the easiest.
, the second sister-in-law is the niece of her mother-in-law. She is usually loved by her mother-in-law, but she is also the most arrogant and unreasonable. She always feels wronged a lot when they are together, and there are many scholars in the family. Throughout the year, she can't even see a copper, not even the money to do embroidery work.
My mother-in-law took it. She only has two children at home, and the couple can endure hardships. If they could separate the family and live alone, their life would definitely be better than now.
"Dad won't agree. Go to sleep. We have to get up early tomorrow!" Li Laizhi didn't want to separate the family, but he knew it was impossible. The couple went to bed without mentioning it.
Early the next morning, Old Man Li announced the new family rules. Although everyone was a little disappointed that they could not separate their families, they were also happy to be able to keep their private houses openly and honestly. Even Little Feng was beaming, and everyone was secretly thinking about how to squeeze out more.
With time to do private work, the Li family rarely had a peaceful life.
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