Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

Cui Tianming walked into the main room and saw Cui Qinghai sitting on a small stool smoking a pipe. Cui Tianming called out, "Dad!"

Cui Qinghai looked up at Cui Tianming and asked, "Is it done?!"

Cui Tianming replied: "It's done. I'll move my household registration to Sijiucheng tomorrow and start work the day after tomorrow."

Cui Qinghai nodded silently and asked, "Have you found a place to live?!"

Cui Tianming replied: "I met Dongzi at the factory today and made an agreement with him. I will live with him first. I will move in when I find a place."

"That's good!" Cui Qinghai agreed, took out the certificate from his pocket and handed it over, saying, "I've already prepared the letter of introduction and the certificate for you. Let your mother help you pack them later."

"Hey!" Cui Tianming responded, "Dad, when I get a foothold in Sijiu City, I will take you and mom over. You will live with me from now on!"

Cui Qinghai looked at his youngest son, laughed, and said, "What do you mean by that?!"

Cui Tianming was stunned for a moment, scratched his head, and said awkwardly: "It's nothing. I just don't want you and my mother to be too tired."

"You little brat!" Cui Qinghai suddenly felt relieved and said, "Your mother and I don't have to worry about you."

At the same time, next door, in the room of Cui Tianlei, Cui Qinghai's eldest son, Zhang Zhaodi, Cui Tianlei's wife, saw Cui Tianming coming back, so she went straight back to the room and said to her husband, "The head of the family, the youngest is back. Look at how arrogant he is. It really makes me mad!"

Cui Tianlei said: "Who can be blamed for this?! We can only blame our son for his bad luck! Besides, I told you a long time ago not to be so snobbish. Even if we didn't go, we could have let the other kids at home go to my aunt's house more often, but you refused to let them. Are you regretting it now?!"

Zhang Zhaodi has a sarcastic face. She doesn't look good, but she has beautiful ideas. However, she has made some things come true. At that time, the Cui family was rumored to find a wife for Cui Tianlei. Zhang Zhaodi, who had long been interested in Cui Tianlei, found an opportunity and pretended to fall into the water to lure Cui Tianlei to save her. Physical contact is inevitable when saving people in the water. Zhang Zhaodi used her purity as an excuse to force Cui Tianlei to marry her. Cui Tianlei had no choice but to accept it even if he didn't like her and took Zhang Zhaodi home.

When Zhang Zhaodi first married into the Cui family, she was pretty good. But as time went on, after her first child died, Zhang Zhaodi stopped hiding and began to show her true colors. But Cui Tianlei wasn't a good person to begin with, and slowly the couple became like-minded. To say they were like-minded is to flatter them. Anyway, Cui Tianlei and his wife didn't do anything bad overtly, but they did a lot of bad things in secret. So Cui Tianlei's brothers became alienated from him. Even Cui Qinghai and his wife looked down on this son.

Zhang Zhaodi replied: "What is there to regret? I just didn't expect that your aunt's family had such a relative."

Cui Tianlei said thoughtfully: "I'm thinking about going to Sijiu City in a few days to visit my aunt and uncle and get in touch with them first. When the time is right, I will ask my aunt to find her grandson to help our children find jobs."

Zhang Zhaodi's eyes lit up, but soon dimmed again. She said, "We haven't been out for so many years. If we suddenly go out, will she suspect us?!"

Cui Tianlei said as if nothing was wrong, "Don't worry! Even if they suspect, it's useless. As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person. We went to see her, not to ask for benefits. Benefits will come later."

"You're really smart!" Zhang Zhaodi smiled and poked Cui Tianlei on the forehead.

It was four o'clock in the afternoon, and people from Cui Qinghai's family came into the main hall one after another. Except for Dongzi who was working in the city, everyone else was there. Cui Qinghai looked at his wife, then looked at his four sons, and said, "Let's eat!"

Now is a time of food shortage, and Cui Qinghai's family is the same. Today, Cui Qinghai's family's main food for dinner is cornmeal paste and sweet potatoes, and the vegetables are pickles. Soon the family finished their meal. When the four sons were about to go back to their rooms, Cui Qinghai's voice rang out: "Big brother, the four of you and your wives stay."

Cui Tianlei asked: "Dad, what's the matter?!"

Cui Qinghai ignored Cui Tianlei, looked at the grandchildren standing nearby, and said, "You guys go and invite the branch secretary and Third Uncle and the others."

The grandchildren looked at each other, did not dare to say any more, and immediately left the main room as instructed.

Zhang Zhaodi looked at Cui Qinghai carefully and nudged her man quietly with her elbow. Cui Tianlei turned his head and looked at Zhang Zhaodi.

Zhang Zhaodi asked in a low voice: "Dad, why did you ask Uncle San and the others to come?! Are you going to split up the family?!"

When Cui Tianlei heard the second half of his wife's words, his eyes widened. He first showed an incredible expression, and then a hint of excitement. Because in the countryside, if the family is divided, the elderly in the family will live with the eldest son. If the family is divided, Cui Qinghai and his wife will live with Cui Tianlei's family. Then he can look for Cui Juan with good reason. In this way, his family will have a job.

Not long after, Niu Dapao and Third Uncle walked in from outside. Cui Qinghai hurriedly asked Niu Dapao and Third Uncle to sit down, and personally made tea for them, saying: "Third Uncle, I asked you to come so late because I want you to be a witness. Our family is officially divided according to the rules of the Cui family."

The third uncle said, "Qinghai, your boy is not married yet. There is no rush to divide the family."

Cui Qinghai said, "Uncle San, the youngest son is going to work in the city. Before he leaves, we should just divide the family. It will save us trouble in the future."

"Okay!" Third Uncle agreed and asked, "How do you plan to divide it?!"

Cui Qinghai said: "My house was newly built three years ago. When the house was built, I was already thinking about dividing the family. Basically, each family has a yard. But there is no fence. We divide the family today, and build the fence of each family tomorrow, anyway, the materials are ready. Pots, bowls, and pans are divided according to the number of people, one for each person. I give each family 100 yuan of the family money. The rest is for my husband and me. We can still move around now, so we don't live with the children. The situation has been difficult in the past two years, so let it go. When the situation gets better in two years, each family will give me and my husband 10 kilograms of food a year. If they are willing, they can give fine grains. Coarse grains are also fine. When my husband and I can no longer move around and need someone to take care of us, we will live with the second child."

Cui Tianlei jumped out and said, "Dad, the village rule is to live with the eldest son."

Cui Qinghai said: "Don't worry about it. Your mother and I have already discussed it."

Uncle San reminded him, "Qinghai, you better think about it! As long as we put pen to paper, it will be settled!"

Cui Qinghai replied: "Third Uncle, I've thought about it! Please put it down!" After that, Cui Qinghai took out the money he had prepared long ago and placed it on the table in portions of 100 yuan.

The uncle and his men looked at each other, picked up the pens on the table and started writing. Six copies were made, and after they were finished, Cui Qinghai was the first to sign on them. Although Cui Tianlei was unwilling, it was a fait accompli, and he knew there was no way to change it, so he could only sign and take the money.

After finishing his work and sending Niu Dapao and Uncle San away, Cui Qinghai returned to the main hall. The brothers Cui Tianming and Cui Tianhao also followed him into the main hall. Cui Qinghai asked, "Why are you here instead of going to the kitchen to get pots and pans?"

Cui Tianming said with a smile: "Dad, I'm not married yet. I'd like to trouble you and mom to keep the money for me." After that, Cui Tianming took out the money from his pocket and stuffed it into Cui Qinghai's hand, saying: "I don't want to share the dishes or anything. I'm going to go back to sleep first!"