I have been farming since I crossed over.

Everyone got on their oxcarts and headed towards Changshan Village. Yang Mingxi and Yang Mingmo sat in their own oxcart and started talking in private. Yang Mingmo told Yang Mingxi, "On my way to my wedding, your uncle gave me a red envelope with one ounce of silver inside. He also told everyone in the village that if I need to contact him for anything in the future, just mention your name and he'll handle it first."

Seeing Yang Mingmo's envious eyes, Yang Mingxi said, "Master uncle is good. If you need anything, you can go directly to him."

The two sisters arrived home without saying a word. The people who had gone up the mountain to collect herbs had also returned, and the yard was filled with many freshly picked herbs, making it look a bit crowded.

Today, because Yang Mingmo was visiting her parents-in-law, everyone had lunch together in the kitchen. After dinner, Yang Mingmo and Li Lin exchanged a few words with everyone and then returned to the fifth room.

Yang Mingmo and Wu were talking together, while Yang Laowu and Yang Minghu accompanied Li Lin in the courtyard, watching Yang Mingyu and the others process the herbs. Today's harvest was primarily plantain seeds, with a small amount of isatis root and bupleurum. Yang Mingxi watched Yang Mingyu directing the sorting and processing, and thought his third brother was truly remarkable: a quick learner with a natural leadership aura, and a decisive and efficient approach. She smiled and nodded, then returned to chat with Yang Mingmo.

Wu was asking about Yang Mingmo's life at her in-laws' house. Yang Mingmo answered shyly, saying that her in-laws treated her well, and Li Lin was also very kind to her. Li Lin had met Yang Mingmo at Yang Mingjiang's wedding, and then went home to ask Yang Mingjiang's aunt to propose marriage, so he was naturally kind to Yang Mingmo. Li Lin's sisters were all married, leaving him with only an eleven-year-old brother, so the family was small. Combined with Yang Mingmo's dowry and Wang Mingyang's words, Yang Mingmo was indeed doing well at her in-laws' house.

Later they talked about Yang Mingyun's situation. Yang Mingxi briefly explained it. Wu and Yang Mingmo also sighed for a long time, saying how could there be such a vicious mother-in-law. But fortunately the family was separated. They all believed that Yang Mingyun could live a good life, because when she was at home, Yang Mingyun was a good hand at both home and outside, so they were not worried about this.

After a brief chat of over an hour, Yang Mingmo and the others were ready to go back. In Changshan Village, married women must return to their husband's home before noon, ensuring a prosperous future. Furthermore, their family members would pick them up after dinner, and when they returned to their husband's home alone, the couple would not be escorted by their family members. So, everyone escorted Yang Mingmo and Li Lin to the door, then returned to the main house to discuss the division of the family property.

In the main room, Old Man Yang and Old Lady Yang sat in the main seats with a table in front of them. On the right were the family of Old Yang Da, the family of Old Yang San, and their own family. On the left were the family of Old Yang Er, the family of Old Yang Si, the couple of Old Yang Liu, and next to them was Old Yang Qi.

Old Man Yang spoke first: "I called everyone here today mainly to discuss the matter of dividing the family. Our family is thriving, and it's too crowded to live together. Let's talk about it. Should we separate and build our own houses, or should we find a piece of land and build a house together, and then divide the family later?"

Everyone looked at each other and then at Boss Yang. He was the eldest son, so they listened to his opinion first.

Boss Yang glanced at his parents and said, "Father and mother, make the decision. We are all fine with it."

Old Man Yang glanced at the boss without saying anything. He then looked at Yang Mingxi and said, "Xiao girl, you have a wide range of knowledge. Tell me your opinion."

Yang Mingxi was startled. In such an occasion, how could a junior like her have the right to speak? Just as she was about to laugh it off, Old Lady Yang spoke up, "Xiao girl, just say whatever you want to say. There's no distinction between elders and juniors here. As long as you have a point, it's fine."

Yang Mingxi glanced at Yang Laowu and saw him nod, so she stood up and greeted him, "Regarding Grandpa's question just now, my opinion is that everyone should separate and build their own house. The advantage of this is that houses can be built according to needs. Specifically, you can build houses according to the number of people living in the house and your own future plans. For example, Third Uncle's family may spend more time in the county in the future, and Changshan Village will only come back to stay for a period of time occasionally, so there is no need to build a very large and spacious house. For example, our family has seven brothers, so we must build a few more houses. In this way, the houses will be different due to different needs. If we build houses together, some families may find it difficult to live in them if they are identical. If they are not identical, it will cause disagreements and conflicts. So I think it is better to build houses separately."

After listening to this, everyone agreed that this made sense. The first question was passed. Each family could find their own place to build their house and build it according to their own situation without any unified arrangement.

Old Man Yang raised a second question: "Originally, the eldest son in every family gets 60% of the family property to support his parents, but our family is special. If we give 60% to the eldest son, the other brothers will not have enough to eat. So your mother and I have discussed it. The eldest son will get 40% and the other families will each get 1%. This house will be given to the eldest son, and the others can move out after they build their own houses. However, the deadline is three years. What do you think, eldest son, eldest son's wife?"

Both Boss Yang and my aunt agreed, and the problem was resolved.

Then came the allocation and selection of fields. The eldest brother Yang also said that he would let his younger brothers choose first. Because they didn't have a house, it would be best to choose a piece of land to build a house. Everyone agreed. At this time, Yang Mingxi interrupted the discussion and said, "I suggest that when you choose a piece of land, you can also consider what your family wants to do in the future. For example, my second aunt has been raising ducks at her natal family since she was a child. Then you can focus on raising ducks in the future. Your family should choose a place that is closer to the shallows to facilitate raising ducks in the future." After speaking, he looked at everyone in the Yang family and said, "I want to do business in the future. As long as you think about what you can do or what you can do, I can sell it to you no matter what you grow or raise, so you don't have to worry."

"Really, Xi girl, I can raise chickens. Can you sell all the chickens and eggs to me?" Fourth Aunt asked first.

Yang Mingxi nodded and said, "Really, Fourth Aunt, it's okay if you know other things. I'm not worried about not being able to sell them, I'm just worried about your quantity being small." Yang Mingxi said with a smile.

Old Man Yang looked at Yang Mingxi with a smile, nodded repeatedly, and then said: "Your niece has helped you to eliminate your worries. If any family still can't make ends meet, I will take care of them."

Third aunt Gao looked at Yang Mingxi and said, "Your third uncle hasn't done much farm work in recent years, and I don't know how to do it either. I only know how to embroider. What should we do?"

Yang Mingxi looked at Third Aunt and said, "Third Uncle is good at selling things, and I will also sell everyone's things in the future, so Third Uncle can come out to help me, and I will give him a share of the money. But Third Aunt, you and Sister Jie are good at embroidery and making clothes. You can open a ready-made clothing store and focus on this. We can discuss the details later."

After hearing this, Third Uncle Gao smiled and said, "Dad, Mom, Xi has thought of a way out for us. The fields are not important to us. From now on, our fields will be cultivated by my eldest brother's family first. We don't have to choose, we can give them to other families first."

Old Man Yang nodded in agreement. Second Brother Yang's family chose a plot of land in front of the old Yang family, close to the river and convenient for raising ducks. Fourth Brother Yang's family chose a plot of land behind the old Yang family, next to the river and with a gentle slope behind. Above the gentle slope was the wasteland Yang Mingxi had set her sights on, also suitable for raising chickens. Fifth Brother Yang naturally chose the old house Yang Mingxi had mentioned yesterday, saying it was at the entrance of the village, spacious, and convenient for transportation, which would be convenient for Yang Mingxi's future business. Sixth Uncle Yang's family chose a spot between Second Brother Yang's and Fourth Brother Yang's families. Our current house is level, but on the other side of the river, where Yang Mingxi greeted the grandmothers. With mountains behind and the river in front, it's also a nice spot. Seventh Brother Yang had the best relationship with Fifth Brother Yang and liked his children. He wanted to be closer to his family, so he chose a plot of land at the entrance of the village, a little below Zheng Huairen's house, which also had a good location.

Old man Yang was very happy when he saw his seven sons not fighting or competing with each other and being humble to each other.