"You are so bad, Old Fourth, you actually help outsiders. You are as heartless as that ungrateful person. I have raised you in vain." As she said that, Liu pounced over and started to hit Old Fourth Chu. Zhou also took the opportunity to scratch Old Fourth Chu. Soon, several blood marks appeared on Old Fourth Chu's face.

The villagers who had come to watch the fun saw that the situation was not good, so they quickly went up to pull the people apart. Another person saw that things were not going well, so he ran to find the village head.

"Aunt Chu, it's nothing for the fourth brother to come back to see the second brother. Why are you making such a fuss? Even if it's someone from the same village, you can still visit them after not seeing them for a long time, let alone a brother who was born from the same mother."

Liu, who was pulled away, heard others trying to stop the fight and immediately got angry: "Bah, what kind of brother is he from the same mother? I just raised an ungrateful wolf. He ate and drank from me since he was young, and now he is disabled and still drags me down. He is a waste of the family. He separated from our family but still comes to pester the fourth brother."

"Mom, I came here on my own. It has nothing to do with my second brother and his wife. Don't come to my second brother's house to make trouble."

"You are such a heartless little thing. Your mother raised you up, and you are just betraying me to repay me? I think I should separate you from the family. You will stop being an eyesore to me."

"Mother, I have no objection if you want to separate me out. Then please ask the head of the village to be a witness!" Zhou became anxious when she heard that her mother-in-law wanted to separate her brother-in-law. Her brother-in-law could earn money from his apprenticeship and give it back to the family. If he was separated now, there would be less money to pay the tuition to Ran Ge. Isn't it a pity?

"Mother, calm down. There are not many laborers in the family. Now that my fourth brother has gone out to work, he can earn money to honor you. How can you give him away? Now the second brother's family is reclaiming wasteland and building houses. They must need a lot of people to work. It's better to let the fourth brother go to work for the second brother. I heard that he earns 30 wen a day, which is 900 wen a month. It's not a small amount."

Zhou had finally separated the second son's family. How could she separate the fourth son, a good laborer, and let the second son's family get the benefit?

After hearing this, Liu was shocked. How could she have been so stupid? She absolutely could not lose this income.

"You wish to share it. Not only will I not let you share it, but you have to go to my second brother's house to open up wasteland and earn money. You must pay me every penny. Don't just sit here and eat nothing."

"Madam, we have separated. The separation document clearly states that the two families cannot have any financial transactions. Naturally, we cannot let Fourth Uncle come to my house to open up wasteland and make money. Unless Fourth Uncle separates and is no longer a member of the old Chu family. It's a waste of nearly one or two taels of silver a month in wages!"

When Liu and Zhou heard Qinghe say this, they were immediately furious: "You are such a heartless person, you are forcing us to separate. How can you be so cruel?"

"This is not your home. If you want to throw a tantrum and curse at people, don't do it here." After saying that, Qinghe turned around and went home.

"Wait a minute, He girl, are you saying that if the fourth brother splits up, he can go to your house to open up wasteland and work?"

"It's clearly written in the separation document. I don't need to say it again! Our family doesn't want to have any financial dealings with you anymore."

After hearing Qing He's words, Zhou quickly made her own plan. If she separated the fourth child and asked him to pay one or two taels of silver every month, it would be enough for Ran Ge's annual salary, and there would be one less person to eat at home. It was a good deal no matter how she thought about it. She quickly told Liu her idea.

"Mom, you see Brother Ran is about to pay his rent. Ten taels of silver a year is not a small amount. Fourth uncle earns the most money in the family. If we separate the fourth brother, we can ask him for one tael of silver a month, and then we won't have to worry about paying Brother Ran's rent. Why not separate him? This way, he can work at the second brother's house and earn nearly one tael of silver a month. Add on other income, and he will get at least one tael of silver a month, plus the food for filial piety. What do you think?" After saying that, Zhou secretly observed Liu's reaction. The reason she dared to say that was because she knew that the second and fourth brothers had a good relationship, and Liu didn't like the fourth brother.

Sure enough, after listening to Zhou's suggestion, Liu also thought that this was feasible. With one less person to feed, the family could still earn one or two taels of silver per month. With the silver saved before, they would not have to worry about the tuition for their good grandson. When they asked the village head to open up the wasteland before, the village head was also very angry because the document of the division of the family did not agree to allow the old Chu family to open up the wasteland, which made them jump at home.

If you want to earn money from the second family, you have to split up the family. With a roll of her eyes, Liu sat on the ground, slapped her hands and cried, "Second and Fourth Chu, you are so heartless, I have raised you in vain! You are still secretly communicating with each other after the family division, you are not on the same page with us, today I will decide to split you up, so that you can still be disloyal and collude with outsiders." As she said that, she slapped her hands on the ground.

"Ms. Liu, what are you doing?" The head of the village saw Old Mrs. Chu crying and making a fuss as soon as he arrived, and he was immediately furious.

"Grandpa the village head, my fourth uncle hasn't been back for a long time. When he came back today, he heard that our family was separated, so he came to see my father. Who knew that the old lady said that my fourth uncle was a traitor and was making a fuss about dividing the family, so she asked you to come over." After saying that, she glanced at my fourth uncle and they had a silent conversation for a moment.

"Liu has just separated the second son and now wants to separate the fourth son. Can you make the decision? Why not call old Chu and the others?" After hearing what the head of the village said, some villagers went to the fields to call old Chu and his two sons, and some went to call the two daughters-in-law at home. The others stayed here waiting to watch the fun.

Soon, the whole Chu family arrived. The village head told Old Man Chu that Old Mrs. Chu wanted to separate the fourth child. When Old Man Chu heard about the separation, he immediately got angry: "What's the point of dividing the family? There are not many people who can work in the family. How can we work and make money if we separate them? This family cannot be divided. Village head, please make a trip. We don't want to separate the family."

When Liu and Zhou heard this, they immediately became anxious. If the family didn't split up, the family would lose one tael of silver in income, and Ran Ge's rent would be difficult to pay. They pulled Old Chu aside and told him their plan: "Head of the family, there are only a few laborers in the family now, and there is not much money left after working in the fields for a year. The fourth son is about to get married, and Ran Ge has to pay rent. The family doesn't have enough money to support this. If we split up the fourth son, he can go to the second son's house to work and pay us one tael of silver every month. We don't have to worry about his food, clothing, and marriage, and we can still get one tael of silver a month. What do you think?"

As soon as Liu started talking, Old Chu was thinking about the feasibility of splitting up the family. It was true that this would be more beneficial to the family's income. Normally, the second and fourth sons had a good relationship, and now splitting up would save them from making a fuss at home. For a moment, he actually agreed with the old woman's decision.

So he turned to the head of the village and said, "Hey, head of the village!

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