Just one pregnancy and four babies, but the prince actually pledged his love to her
Chapter 48: Unfair Division
After making sure that her parents were fine, Li Mengyue stood by and watched the show while waiting for Mingyu to come back.
At this moment, she saw that Mrs. Li had injured her arm and heard a cracking sound. Based on her experience, Mrs. Li's arm would definitely not heal completely within two or three months.
Some villagers felt sorry for Old Lady Li as she cried out in pain and wanted to go over to help, but someone was sober and held the person back.
Yes! Mrs. Li’s husband, sons and grandsons are all here, so it’s not their turn to step forward.
Besides, if I get blackmailed for helping Old Lady Li, it would be a waste of time.
After all, Old Lady Li has done this kind of thing many times. Relying on her age, if she meets a young person on the road, she will deliberately fall in front of the other person, saying that she was knocked down and hurt all over and needs to go to the clinic to see a doctor.
But since they lived in the same village, everyone knew each other, and the young people with thin skin were no match for Old Lady Li, and in the end they had to pay money or compensate with things.
The key point is that Old Lady Li has been married to Old Man Li for so many years, and she has basically blackmailed everyone in the village who can make money. This is why no one went up to help Old Lady Li when she fell to the ground.
In fact, Old Man Li didn’t know very much about what Old Lady Li did outside.
Even though they all live in Xinghua Village, Old Man Li has always wanted his family to be a farming and reading family.
Especially Li Jian, who passed the examination for a student at the age of 20, which made him believe that his son was a good student. When he talked with the villagers, he always gave people a sense of superiority.
As for Li Hai, he was a taciturn person and too foolishly filial to realize that he should help old lady Li.
In the end, it was Old Man Li who helped Old Lady Li up.
Old lady Li had a broken arm and kept crying out in pain, so old man Li asked Li Hai to call Doctor Yang.
After Li Hai left, Li Mengyue calculated how long it would take for the gambling house thugs to arrive.
Thinking that there was less than half an hour left, she took prompt action and proposed to separate the family on behalf of her parents.
Old Man Li looked at his second son and asked, "Is this what you meant?"
Although Li An was heartbroken by his stepmother, he still had feelings for his biological father. So when old man Li asked him a question, he opened his mouth, not knowing how to say it.
Li saw her husband's hesitation and knew that someone had to force him, so she said to old man Li, "Father, the division of the family is my idea, and it has nothing to do with my husband."
"Dad, I am the one who wants to divide the family. I can neither work in the fields nor go hunting in the mountains. I feel bad about staying at home any longer."
Old man Li looked at the second son and his wife, who kept trying to get close to him, and he was so angry that he almost laughed.
"Second brother, you are my son. It is my responsibility to raise you. Moreover, you are unable to take care of yourself now. No matter what, I do not agree to split up the family."
Li An knew his father's temper very well and knew that it would be very difficult to divide the family property smoothly today, but he really didn't want to let his wife and children suffer any more.
Just when Li An was in a dilemma, Li Mengyue walked up to Old Man Li and wanted to talk to him alone.
Old man Li still had some concerns about Li Mengyue, his adopted granddaughter, and the words of rejection were on the tip of his tongue.
Hearing what Li Mengyue said in a low voice, he immediately closed his mouth and nodded in agreement.
Mr. and Mrs. Li Ang, as well as the villagers, saw the grandparents and grandchildren walk into the room and come out after a while.
Li Mengyue looked very happy, and she couldn't suppress the smile on her lips. Old man Li, on the contrary, hung his head.
"Cough cough."
Hearing Li Mengyue's cough, Old Man Li said to his second son: "You can divide the family, but you can't get too much."
When Li An and his wife heard that their father was willing to divide the family property, they were so happy that they didn't care at all about what they would get.
"We still have 20 mu of land at home. Your mother and I are still able to work, so we'll keep 10 mu. The eldest son works the most, so we'll keep 4 mu for him, the third son will keep 3 mu, and the remaining 3 mu is for you. This year's grain hasn't been harvested yet, so we don't have much at home. You can take 50 kilograms."
Before Old Man Li could finish his words, Old Lady Li's arm was broken, but that didn't stop her from jumping around.
"Three mu of dry land at the foot of the mountain, five taels of silver per year as tribute, and two sets of clothing for each season."
Li An knew that his father was partial, but he didn't expect him to be so partial. He said that the ten acres of land were left for the two of them, but in fact it was given to the third son.
Li was also shocked when she heard what her father-in-law and mother-in-law said.
The mother-in-law is not my husband's biological mother, but my father-in-law is my husband's biological father. How can you say that you will only give me three acres of land and fifty kilograms of grain?
There were five people in their family, and there was still some time before the autumn harvest. They had 50 kilograms of grain, and they could not survive until the harvest if they only ate porridge every day.
This was not what made her most angry, because the three acres of dry land at the foot of the mountain given to them were not only infertile, but her father-in-law got seeds from somewhere and planted some unknown crops.
The villagers were also frightened by the outrageous actions of Old Man and Old Lady Li.
They also knew that the three acres of dry land of the Li family were wasteland that Li An had reclaimed during the slack season in the past two years and were not fertile at all.
Moreover, they didn’t know what the crops Old Man Li planted this year were, and they didn’t know whether they were edible.
What's even more outrageous is that Old Mrs. Li asked for a huge amount of money as a tribute every year, and two pieces of clothing for each season.
My God, the villagers can hardly save five taels of silver in the whole year. After deducting the family expenses, if they can have two or three taels of silver left, they are considered a good family.
There are also clothes needed. For the two of them, Li An would have to prepare sixteen sets of clothes.
Everyone in the village wears the same piece of clothing for several years. If it gets torn, they can just sew it up and continue wearing it.
Even during festivals, families with better conditions might be willing to make new clothes for their children, but adults would never buy anything as long as they had something to wear.
Mrs. Li's request was really too much. Some villagers joked: "Mrs. Li, you need so many clothes. How can you wear them all? Do you want us to help you?"
"Yes, yes, we can put it on for you."
Old Mrs. Li was so angry that she said, "Get out, this is my house, get out now."
Li An knew that his family was in a financial position and that he simply couldn't afford it, so he wanted to discuss it with his father.
"Dad, the annual tribute is too much, can you give less?"
"No, if you want to divide the family, you have to do as I say." Old Mrs. Li started yelling again.
"Shut up."
Li Mengyue really couldn't stand Old Lady Li, who kept making trouble from time to time, so she yelled at her.
Old Mrs. Li felt guilty when she saw Li Mengyue, who was sold to Landlord Huang's house, come back safe and sound.
Hearing Li Mengyue's scolding and displeased expression, it was like a rooster whose throat was strangled and it dared not make a sound.
Li An wanted to divide the family business, and he had always felt sorry for his father. But after hearing what his father said, the guilt in his heart suddenly decreased a lot, and he no longer felt such a strong sense of guilt.
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