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

"This was something I got from Old Man Zhang a few years ago when your sister was having an affair with the Zhang family kid."

She didn't need to explain what she had done, but she added, "It cost money," to avoid misunderstanding.

Twenty cents is also money.

"This was originally meant for the third brother's family to build a house, but now it's a way out for you. Don't blame your brothers and sisters for your well-being in the future. Think more about whether you can support your family."

"Mom, I was wrong. I can't hold on..." Xu Huaichuan was self-aware and looked at me with pleading eyes, hoping that Mrs. Xu Wang would not drive him away.

"No, mother, you really just gave us a shabby house." Su was unwilling and rushed to Xu Huaichuan to question Xu Wangshi.

She gave birth to the eldest grandson!

"Su, you are disobedient to your parents and quarrelsome. If Xu Huaichuan wants you, you can live with your husband. If you want to argue with me, I will give you a divorce letter on behalf of the Xu family."

Xu Wangshi hit the nail on the head and touched the pain points of all the daughters-in-law.

No one wants sons or grandsons anymore, so who would care about a lazy and unfilial daughter-in-law?

The elders of the Xu family were all witnesses, so Su could only keep silent. She raised her hand to vent her anger on the unyielding Xu Huaichuan, but Xu Huaichuan, who had already regretted his actions, slapped her twice in the face.

He was so angry that he fainted.

Throughout the whole process, her eldest son just watched coldly, and even felt that the farce was a bit boring and fell asleep.

……

The two uncles who had come to mediate ended up just following Xu Wang's wishes and acting as witnesses.

The three brothers of the Xu family all signed the letter of division. Considering that some taxes had to be paid by households and Mrs. Xu Wang was still alive, it would be bad for the Xu family to divide the family, so they kept the family in Mrs. Xu Wang's hands for the time being.

After the farce was over, Xu Chengqi sent his two uncles home with torches.

The exhausted Xu family members took a rest and began to think about how to spend the next day.

As soon as the door was closed, Xu Wangshi, who was brought into the room by Xu Siyu, immediately pulled Xu Siyu onto the bed.

"Oh, it's so hard, is it stone?" Xu Siyu pulled apart the bedding that had been scattered at some point and found one, two, three... six, seven, seven silver ingots, as well as a few old silver hairpins and a pair of silver bracelets.

Silver ingots all weigh five taels, so that’s thirty-five taels.

"My daughter, this is all yours."

……

The Xu Wangshi in front of him no longer looked like she was so angry at her children and grandchildren that she couldn't breathe.

"Mother, this is more than ten taels of dowry."

"Silly girl, your mother also had a dowry back then. When your grandfather passed away, he transferred some of the family property to me in advance. Otherwise, if your father had built a house, there would have been money to marry your three brothers and arrange their weddings.

Later, your father gave me all the money back.

After your father passed away, I didn't dare let anyone know our family's financial situation. I kept it a secret from everyone and lived a tight life.

This money is hidden.

Later, when your third brother started making money, I slowly started to pretend to do things so that our family could live a half-good-half-bad life.

These disasters happen again and again. If you live too well, you will be envied."

Xu Wangshi did not hide her philosophy of life from Xu Siyu.

"Alas, if it weren't for your disappointing second brother, mother could have saved more dowry for you..."

I have to say that Xu Wangshi is really biased.

Xu Siyu thought about it and didn't want to accept the money.

"Mom, Nian Yue's dowry is also in here, and this is all your retirement money, I dare not use it."

"Hi." Xu Wang patted her daughter's hand, "Don't worry, I still have some left. When I don't need it anymore, you can ask my daughter for more."

The clapping hands suddenly slowed down, and Mrs. Xu Wang leaned closer to Xu Siyu and said softly, "Just wait, someone will send money to me..."

……

In the next room, He Xiangmei took the deed and looked at it front and back, as if she recognized the words. She said happily, "Now that the family has been divided, should I be the manager from now on?"

Xu Huaishan looked at his wife's smug face, reached out and snatched the deed away, and said silently: "While mother is still here, it is not your turn to manage this family."

He Xiangmei looked at Xu Huaishan in surprise, thinking that he was being stubborn again. She was about to coax him, but she heard Xu Huaishan say something even colder.

"Tomorrow, go back to your parents' home. When you have completed Xue'er's dowry, come back."

"Are you going to send me back to my parents' home?" He Xiangmei jumped up from the bed in shock and grabbed Xu Huaishan's hand, but she couldn't move the man who was talking to her behind his back.

She is already forty years old, both her parents are gone, so how can she still have a mother's family?

Then, she began to slap Xu Huaishan's arm and cried uncontrollably, "What sin have I committed? I work like a slave in your Xu family every day, raising children. Now that the family has split up, you're sending me back to my parents' home? I didn't start the split!"

He Xiangmei thought that Xu Huaishan had become rich and despised his wife, but she forgot about the process of Xu Wang's settlement just now.

"The year Xue girl got married, your brother, who was almost thirty, suddenly had enough money to marry..."

When Xu Huaishan married He Xiangmei, the year was good, and the matchmaker gave the Zhang family three taels of silver as betrothal gift.

The Zhang family also followed the general rules and used the money to offset the dowry, allowing He Xiangmei to move into the Xu family.

But on the third day of their marriage, He Xiangmei brought the money back to Zhang's house.

Xu Huaishan knew it, but didn't say anything.

When he was getting married, his parents asked him what kind of wife he wanted?

He said that he liked He Xiangmei from the next village who worked efficiently.

Just because she can help him with farm work, he is still satisfied with his wife.

Later, the brothers in the family got married one after another. When He Xiangmei was doing things, she started to criticize her sisters-in-law more often and was dissatisfied with Xu Wangshi. She would often urge him to talk to Xu Wangshi.

But no matter what she said, she was still very hardworking. Besides, she gave birth to two sons and two daughters for him. Xu Huaishan thought it was just a friction between relatives and not a big deal. As long as he could mediate, the family would still be happy.

He Xiangmei scolded him for being too honest, but Xu Huaishan just listened and smiled.

His life was already quite fulfilling. He didn't have any big ambitions. He just wanted to farm peacefully and have enough food for his family.

Unexpectedly, He Xiangmei not only complained about the Xu family, but also secretly used her daughter's dowry. No wonder his well-behaved eldest daughter rarely visited her parents' home after getting married.

In the past, Xu Huaishan thought that Xue Yatou felt resentful because she thought that Xu Wangshi only liked Xu Siyu and disliked other girls in the family.

But it is obvious that his mother never blames her daughter.

Although they call them money-losing goods, they try their best to marry them off to "higher" status, the kind that "lose money" at that.

Even back then, the eldest sister married a butcher for a low status so that she could have enough food and clothing.

"Xue Ya, he has gone to another county with his son-in-law..." He Xiangmei raised the volume of the argument. She wanted to say that her daughter was living a good life and would not care about the few pounds of missing things.