"We have five brothers and a younger sister. No one else has come, but the fifth and sixth sisters are here.
Well, that's Lao Wu. Sister Six is in the West Room right now, right?
It's the one who was serving dishes and combing her hair in two big braids just now.
Working as an apprentice in the forestry bureau’s tailor shop will improve your craftsmanship.”
Xu Shiyan was happy today and drank too much. Now that he caught Han Liwei, he had to talk in plain words.
"Let me tell you, my sixth sister is very smart and learns things quickly.
After being an apprentice with the master for a few months, she has almost learned enough. Her master likes her, so why not find a way to stay in the tailor shop?
Even though you are still an apprentice now, you are still a worker, and you only have to eat and drink food, unlike me, an old farmer with muddy legs."
Speaking of his sixth sister, Xu Shiyan was very proud and praised his sister for being nice.
"Well, everyone in Brother Xu's family is very nice and smart." Han Liwei heard this, raised the corners of his lips slightly and nodded.
What else did Xu Shiyan want to say, but now Zhao Jianshe toasted him again and couldn't care about Han Liwei anymore.
Han Liwei was not annoyed, he just smiled and sat there, not drinking, just looking at the wine glass, as if he was thinking about something.
The meal lasted until evening, leaving all these people drunk and walking around in a daze.
Seeing that it was getting dark, everyone said their goodbyes and left one after another. After some tidying up, the Xu family finally became quiet.
The 25th day of the twelfth lunar month has passed, and there are only a few days left before the New Year's Eve.
The Xu family's house is newly built, with double-glazed windows and whitewashed walls, so there is no need to sweep the walls or paper the windows, which saves a lot of trouble.
Say goodbye to the old year with the sound of firecrackers, and it’s a new year in the blink of an eye.
The streets and alleys are full of the flavor of the New Year. People put on new clothes and visit relatives and friends to send blessings to each other.
On the first day of junior high school, most of the time, neighbors walked around each other.
Xu Chenghou and his wife had moved to a new house, so most people came over to wish the couple a happy New Year.
On the other hand, Xu Shiyan's side had fewer people going there.
On the second day of the first lunar month, all the brothers of the Xu family came back with their wives and children. Even Xu Shixiang brought his partner Chen Chunling.
The whole family gathered together, chatting and laughing, and it was very lively.
"Ahem, um, old lady, take your wife and children to the West Room to talk.
I have something to explain to them here."
While they were talking lively, Xu Chenghou suddenly smoked his pipe, glanced at the five Xu brothers with a serious look, and asked Zhou Guilan to take his daughter-in-law and grandchildren to the West Room.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, not understanding what the old man was trying to do.
Zhou Guilan, on the other hand, seemed to have guessed what the old man wanted to say, so she waved her hand and motioned for her daughter-in-law and daughter to come out and go to the West Room to talk together.
In the east room, only Xu Chenghou and his five sons were left. Xu Chenghou knocked his pipe and pot again and coughed.
"After the Chinese New Year the year before last, your mother and I divided a house for you in front of your brothers and the neighbors of the big house."
When the old man mentioned this, Xu Shixian immediately understood that the old man wanted to settle a score with him.
"Dad..." Xu Shixian wanted to make a few excuses.
"Stop talking, wait until I finish speaking." Xu Chenghou glared at his eldest son.
"We agreed at the beginning that we, the old couple, would live with the boss.
The boss will support us in our old age, and the house and other things at home will be given to the boss in the future."
Xu Chenghou sighed and continued.
"Yes, the house on the other side of the Dongjiang River is not valuable.
Your mother and I have never saved much of our lives for most of our lives, and we don't have much money to spare.
So you jumped faster than anyone else, and just threw us two Lao Ganba on the bank of the Dongjiang River."
Don't think that after a year, Xu Chenghou has forgotten this matter. He has remembered it and must make it clear today.
"You all said that you have difficulties, okay, I don't blame you, but today, we have to open up the matter and explain it clearly.
Your mother and I now live in five large tile-roofed houses. For now, these five brick-tiled houses, with such a big space inside and out, must be worth at least 800 yuan.
I don’t know how much it will be worth in the future, I think it can only be more but not less.”
Xu Chenghou thought about this matter for a long time and felt that it must be implemented as soon as possible.
Nowadays it is different from before. The three shabby adobe houses in the big house are worthless and no one is willing to take them.
But now, there are five large and bright tile-roofed houses, both inside and outside. Who wouldn’t be curious about them?
The old couple is alive and everything is fine, but what if they leave, will these bears fight over the house?
Xu Chenghou felt that he was not old yet, his body was in great shape and he was eating well, so he would have no problem living for another ten or twenty years.
However, some things must be planned in advance. You can't say that he just closes his eyes and ignores everything, leaving the children with some troubles.
In the end, brothers don't look like brothers, and relatives look like enemies. That's his fault.
"I am celebrating New Year's Day, and I can't do anything anymore.
Now the four of you are married and have children, and the fifth child has also been brought back. You will be assigned jobs after graduating from college in the summer, so I don’t need to worry about you in the future.
Today I’m asking you, what should you do with your retirement?”
Xu Chenghou looked around and took in all the expressions of his sons.
"When I built this house, my third brother paid 400 yuan for me. You guys will share the money equally.
Then, the five of you go back and take the money and food for your retirement.
No matter what problems your mother and I have, or whatever happens, the five of you will share it equally.
If your mother and I are sick or have a child in trouble, the five of you will take turns taking care of them, and no one will be left behind.
When your mother and I are gone, no matter what is left, even if the house is sold together, the five of you will share it equally, no one will have more, and no one will have less."
This method is absolutely fair and no one takes advantage of anyone.
Xu Shixian and others were a little dumbfounded, they had never thought about this at all.
"Dad, you are only sixty-one, is it too early to think about this?" Xu Shixian muttered softly.
Xu Shi'an and Xu Shide looked at the boss and nodded in agreement.
That’s right, how old is Dad that he plans to do this in the long term?
Xu Chenghou has raised his son for all these years, and he has a clear idea of what these bastards are thinking.
After hearing that they were asked to take money, none of them were willing to part with it.
"What's wrong? Do you think that your mother and I have worked hard to raise you to adulthood, and have given you wives and families, and now we shouldn't enjoy the blessings?"
The old man lowered his face and asked in a deep voice.
"No, dad, we don't mean that." Who dares to nod and admit it?
"Since it doesn't mean that, it means that we, the old couple, should enjoy their happiness, right?
Okay, just do as I say, the four of you will pay eighty yuan each, and pay back the third child’s money first.
Then we will discuss how much money you should bring home and how much food you should give."
Just these bastards, still want to play tricks on him?
No matter what, if they are all tied together, it won't be enough to see.
"After we have discussed it, I will go find the brigade secretary, and then call the chief and your second brother here, and let them all be witnesses.
Let’s write a contract and implement it, and then ask the principal of the fourth child and the street director of the eldest and second child to sign it.”
Jiang is still old and spicy. If Xu Chenghou really wants to deal with his sons, none of them will be able to escape.