Dressed as a young lady, she became rich by relying on Pinxixi

For dinner, because Xu Siyu needed to nourish herself, the family's plain porridge was changed to red bean soup, the kind with added sugar, and eaten with steamed corn bread, which even became much sweeter.

This change of taste made Xu Huaize, who had something on his mind, even more upset.

"Third brother? Third brother, did you hear me?" Xu Wangshi called Xu Huaize several times. The man who usually reacted quickly seemed to have lost his soul and didn't say a word.

Before Xu Wangshi could get angry, his third sister-in-law Zhao Shuqin agreed on his behalf, "Mother, we heard it."

The couple exchanged glances, and Xu Huaize responded with a "Got it, Mom."

At the table, Xu Wangshi mentioned the twenty-second day, when the ancestors would be visited to offer sacrifices to their ancestors.

Xu Wangshi had a deep affection for the deceased old man Xu.

The Xu family, who usually don't eat meat, are willing to buy meat and candy when they are offering sacrifices to Old Man Xu, and even ask Xu Huaize to order a feast of wine and food.

"Mom, Chengjie and Chenglin will be seventeen by the New Year. Isn't it time to build a house and get ready to find wives?" Xu Huaize suddenly asked.

The Xu family's earthen house was built when Old Man Xu was still alive. The large yard was surrounded by a fence, with four rooms built symmetrically on the left and right with the main hall as the center.

Xu Wangshi lived in one room, Xu Siyu lived with her, while the other three wives and their children each occupied a room.

The more children you have, the more crowded the living space is.

For example, their room was separated by wooden boards, making it barely livable.

Back then, Xu Huaize had two sons at once and soon realized that housing would be a problem. When they were ready to get married, they would no longer be able to live in such a crowded space.

Therefore, he told Xu Wangshi that he wanted to save money to build a house for his son. Only then did he get Xu Wangshi's consent and go to the town to make money.

It was Xu Huaize who started it, but the one who was concerned was his second sister-in-law Su Li, who quickly agreed, "Uncle is right."

Her son Cheng Yuan is the eldest. She has been secretly inquiring about him this year, but she does not take care of the family, so she has no say in the matter.

Su Li stared at Xu Wangshi, but heard the old lady say: "I have a plan for this matter. After the meal, leave the table."

"Hey, don't, Mom. The third child is already worried, and our Cheng Yuan is even more worried."

"In a hurry? What are you in a hurry for? In a hurry to catch sparrows, to steal dogs, or in a hurry to die?"

Xu Wangshi has always hated the second brother's family of three the most.

It would be bad enough if he was just lazy and gluttonous, but he also caused trouble from time to time and made his mother clean up the mess.

She didn't dare to agree to the third brother. Wasn't it because of them that she was worried?

"Mother, how could you curse your eldest grandson? Our Cheng Yuan just hasn't changed his mind. You must find him a good wife and ensure that he will be filial to you for the rest of his life."

"What? If you can't find a wife, you won't be filial? Second brother, do you think so too?"

Xu Huaichuan didn't think so, but his wife was making a fuss and it was time for his son to get married.

I happen to have some money at home, so I might as well give it a try.

"Mom, I'm definitely filial to you. However, what the Third Brother and Ali were talking about were all about the important matters of descendants. It would be such a wonderful thing to go to my father's grave and tell him that all the grandchildren are engaged. I hope you don't let my little sister's inability to get married ruin the important matter of continuing the Xu family's lineage."

"Bang!" Xu Wangshi slammed her hand hard on the table.

"It delayed the continuation of the Xu family's lineage? Who delayed it? Me? Your little sister?"

"that is……"

"You're a jerk!" Xu Wangshi picked up the used bamboo chopsticks and threw them at Xu Huaichuan.

Xu Huaichuan stood up angrily, "Mom, what are you doing? Aren't you just worried about your younger sister not being able to get married, so you don't want to find a wife for your grandchildren? You're afraid that people will say that the Xu family left an old girl behind, and that people will gossip that we haven't finished our work yet, so we're looking for a younger generation.

You feel sorry for your younger sister, and I feel sorry for my eldest son.

Are you partial and beat your son? If you want to do this, I will ask my uncle to come and divide the family property between us. From now on, you can keep my younger sister as long as you want, but don’t waste my son’s youth!

Xu Huaichuan probably touched upon the situation and started to accuse Xu Wangshi and Xu Siyu like a firecracker.

"Bang!" Xu Wangshi threw the bowl over. She used too much force and was a little out of breath.

In an attempt to dodge, Xu Huaichuan lost his balance and fell to the ground, then roared, "Big Brother, Third Brother, please say something. Haven't you thought about marrying off my younger sister a long time ago?"

It's true that Xu Lao Er is a troublemaker. Everyone else was keeping their heads down and didn't dare frown at Xu Wangshi, but now he dragged them into this trouble.

"Eldest son and third son, do you also want to divide the family?" Mrs. Xu Wang turned her head and looked at her other two sons.

Xu Huaize had thought so before, but this time he really didn’t think about it.

My little sister has suddenly grown up and has some skills, which has caught the attention of Shopkeeper Yu. As long as she has the skills, her life will be good.

Before Xu Huaize could speak first, Xu Huaishan spoke first to reassure the old lady.

"Mom, don't listen to what Old Second said. I never thought about it that way."

His wife He Xiangmei had this idea, but he, Xu Huaishan, definitely did not have such unfilial thoughts.

He is the eldest son and is supposed to support his parents.

He couldn't see any good reasons for dividing the family property, except for having to pay more taxes.

Also, if the family is divided, we are no longer brothers and sisters?

The blood relationship is here, how can it be separated?

He Xiangmei glanced at Xu Huaishan and felt a little angry at his honesty, but she didn't say anything and nodded.

"My eldest brother and I have the same idea. As long as our parents are alive, we will not divide the family." Xu Huaize finally seized the opportunity to express his opinion and pulled his wife Zhao Shuqin closer to Xu Wangshi.

"You...you..." Xu Huaichuan couldn't believe it and was so angry that he wanted to curse.

It was obvious that all the brothers and sisters-in-law had the same idea, but he was the only one who had this idea.

"Second brother, are you still going to split the family?"

"I……"

With the opinions expressed by Xu Huaishan and Xu Huaize, Mrs. Xu Wang was a little tempted to separate Xu Huaichuan, the unfilial son.

"Cheng Qi, go and invite all the uncles here. Your second uncle wants to split the family business, and we'll help him."

"Mom!" The three brothers all spoke up, not wanting Xu Wangshi to make this matter known outside the house.

"What mother? You are about to divide the family, and you still recognize me as your mother?" Xu Wangshi only scolded Xu Huaichuan.

Then his eyes fell on his second daughter-in-law Su Li and the unfilial eldest grandson Xu Chengyuan who was laughing at his father, and he felt a headache.

……

Because Mrs. Xu Wang refused to give in, Xu Chengqi invited the two uncles to the Xu family at dark.

After figuring out that it was Xu Huaichuan who was causing the family division and making them suffer in the middle of winter, the Third Uncle smacked Xu Huaichuan on the back with his cane. "You unfilial son!"

"My dear niece, you must not be confused. It's unlucky to divide the family property during the New Year holidays." The seventh uncle advised.

"My uncle said, am I the one who wants to divide the family? It's this unfilial son who wants to divide the family. He doesn't recognize me as his mother, so why should I keep him to burn incense for his father? I, Wang Cuihua, have no shortage of children and grandchildren. If he doesn't want to be with my family anymore, I'll let him divide the family. Otherwise, he'll feel that this family owes him."