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Chapter 55: New Outlook, Building a House
The first wife of the Shen family moved away, and the house was finally quiet. The second and third wives, including Old Lady Shen, were all very happy. Old Lady Shen was worried that the first wife would retaliate against the third wife, but Old Lady Shen said not to worry, and that if the enemy came, they would be stopped by the generals and if the water came, they would be covered with earth. No matter if it was a human or a ghost, as long as they dared to bully them, they would have to bear the revenge of their family.
The Shen family split up, and there were big changes at home.
First, it was Shen Mingzhu's family. They hired someone to build a few new rooms on the right side of the residential land they were allocated, and built a large courtyard in front. The gate of the new courtyard was the gate of their house.
As for the original livestock yard, they demolished it and turned it into the front yard of the new house.
Shen Mingshu still lives in his current house, while Shen Mingzhu and Shen Mingyu moved into a new house.
Shen Mingzhu and Shen Mingyu each lived in the three east and west wing rooms of the new house, and the main hall of the new house was where their family ate and met guests.
The rooms on both sides of the main hall were made into suites. One suite was used as the bedroom and bathroom for Mr. Shen and his wife. There was also a suite next to the master bedroom on the right side of the main hall. The suite next to the master bedroom was used as an embroidery room for Shen Mingzhu and Su.
The outer room of the suite on the left side of the main hall is Shen Laosan's reception room, and the inner room is Shen Laosan's study.
Shen Laosan originally wanted to build a attic for Shen Mingzhu in the backyard, but Shen Mingzhu refused. She was still young and did not need a separate courtyard.
The new courtyard was only separated from the house allocated by the old Shen family by a wall, with a door in the middle, making it convenient to go in. Shen Mingshu still lived in his previous room, and as for the bedroom where Shen Laosan and his family used to live, it was left to the old Shen couple.
Although Old Man Shen and Old Lady Shen were given to the third wife for support and they will follow the third wife in the future, they now live separately.
As for the cattle shed, it was moved to the residential land allocated to the second family.
The third wife did not build a barn, but paid for building one on the second wife’s land.
The second wife had spent more time taking care of the livestock at home. Now that the family has separated, Shen Mingzhu and the others have their own things to do and there is no one to take care of the livestock, so she discussed it with the second wife.
The third wife provided the money, the second wife provided the land, and the livestock of the two wives were combined and raised by the second wife, while the third wife found ways to sell them. From the sale of the livestock, the second wife got 70% of the money, while the third wife only got 30%.
In this regard, the couple from the second branch felt that they had received too much of the family share and had been disagreeing. It was only until Grandma Shen made the final decision that the second branch agreed.
Shen Laoer and the others understood that it was the Third House who was taking care of them, and they were even more grateful to the Third House.
Old man Shen, who had been sad about the division of the family property, felt much less depressed when he saw his two sons building houses and how united they were. He wandered around the construction site like a supervisor all day, helping the second and third sons to supervise the work.
In order to thank the village chief and the elders for their concern for the division of the family, Shen Mingzhu made a special trip to the county town to buy some meat and a few pounds of wine to send to them.
In this regard, Old Man Shen lamented that his granddaughter was much more capable than he was in dealing with human relationships and worldly affairs. He wanted to learn from his granddaughter and not be as aloof as before.
Shen Mingzhu ran back to her yard embarrassedly and sorted out her original memory. She felt it was unbelievable. Could it be that old man Shen was so bad at dealing with people?
Isn't it right to give gifts to others when they help you?
Then, Shen Mingzhu burst out laughing. The Shen family had been plundered by the eldest wife for many years and they themselves could not even have enough food to eat. Where would they get the money to thank others?
Shen Mingzhu sighed, "You still have to have money! Money is the capital for generosity. Without money, you can't even have enough food to eat, so how can you have social skills?"
She believes this is a vicious cycle and a realistic problem. If you are too stingy in socializing, no one will be willing to help you, but if you are too generous, you will suffer a great loss. Therefore, this is a learning and you must master the right measure.
The Shen family has been thriving these days, and the second and third branches have already been separated.
The two elders of the Shen family lived in the original room in the front yard, and even cooked and ate separately.
Now the Shen family has been divided into three families. The second and third families and the two elders all live separately.
Regarding this, Mrs. Zhong from the second house has been smiling these past few days. She is happy in her heart and is enjoying the feeling of being the master of her own house.
As for the issue of meals for the third room, it was originally Shen Mingzhu who cooked, but she really couldn't stand being asked to cook at home every day. Later, Grandma Shen couldn't stand it anymore, so she came over to help cook, and the two elders ate with the third room.
Shen Mingzhu also cooks with her grandmother when she is at home.
As for Su, neither she nor the original owner of this body in her previous life could cook. Su was embroidering every day and had no talent for cooking. She was driven away by Old Lady Shen after helping in the kitchen for two days.
Asking Su to help with cooking would be a hindrance.
The meals cooked by Old Lady Shen were delicious, and the third room was willing to buy ingredients. Not only did they have white rice for every meal, but every meal also had a combination of meat and vegetables, and even a lot of seasonings. Combined with Old Lady Shen's good cooking skills, everyone in the third room gained weight.
Old man Shen was lying on a recliner in the yard, reading a book in one hand and stroking his round belly with the other. It was hard to tell how comfortable he felt.
He couldn't help but sigh: "This is how people should live. I have lived in vain for the past few decades."
Old Lady Shen happened to pass by with a basin of plums. She handed him two raked plums and said angrily, "You just found out!"
Old man Shen put down the book, took the plum, bit through the skin, sipped the water from the plum, and said with a smile: "I just realized that my wife's cooking skills are so good. Are you trying to feed me?"
Old Mrs. Shen looked at the smiling Old Man Shen. The smiling face of Old Man Shen in her mind overlapped with that of her husband in her previous life. Moisture flashed in her eyes. She stamped her feet and said coquettishly, "You shameless old man." Then she walked towards the new yard.
Old Man Shen looked at Old Lady Shen, who was walking briskly, and smiled, "Old lady, you have become much younger in this period of time, and your white hair has decreased a lot. You are really getting better and better."
Seeing that Old Mrs. Shen's pace had quickened a lot, he laughed out loud, and tears welled up in his eyes as he laughed.
He was wrong. He had favored the eldest wife for so many years, causing the whole family to suffer with him. He was sorry for his wife, making her suffer with him for so many years.
Old Man Shen retracted his gaze and whispered softly:
"It seems that this separation is the right thing to do. Only by separating the family can everyone live better and better."
There were only three days left before the imperial examination. Everyone in the Shen family bid farewell to Shen Laosan and Shen Mingshu. Shen Mingzhu felt reluctant to see Shen Mingshu driving away in his carriage.
My brother and father have gone to take the county exam and the examination for the status of a student. I hope that my brother and father can do well in the exams and get good results.
Although she believed in the abilities of her father and brother, she was also worried that something might go wrong for them, especially from the eldest branch of the Shen family who were eyeing them covetously.
Old Lady Shen watched the carriage go farther and farther away and sighed, "Fortunately, the third son bought a carriage. A carriage is faster than an oxcart and is much more comfortable to sit in."
Her attention was on the carriage, and she seemed not to care about her son and grandson's test results. In her heart, all her children and grandson were smart and capable, and such a simple test for the tongsheng and xiucai would not be a problem for her precious grandson and genius son.
Shen Mingzhu did not hear what Old Lady Shen said. Her attention shifted to the newly built large courtyard in Shenjia Village.
Who lives in that three-story house? How could someone with such great wealth move to Shenjia Village?
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