The White-Bone Demon of the Farm is as rich as a country

"Anping, Xueer, we can't go back to the old Meng family. Since we are splitting up, we must take back what belongs to us," Meng Ruyue said slowly to her younger brother and sister-in-law. Although the two children didn't understand anything, Meng Ruyue had the heart of a real adult.

A layer of uneasiness appeared on Meng Anping's face, and he said, "Sister, we will listen to you." Ruxue also nodded hurriedly, fearing that her sister and brother could not see her attitude.

Watching the villagers of Xiatian Village passing by the thatched cottage one after another, Meng Ruyue looked up at the sky. Without further explanation, she simply said, "Let's take a break first. We'll discuss the rest in the afternoon."

Although they were full, they were very tired from crying and being scared all morning, so they took this opportunity to rest.

Meng Ruyue couldn't sleep, thinking about what happened this morning. A car accident in her previous life sent her here. Based on her understanding of time-traveling women, she probably couldn't go back. It didn't matter, she was just alone in that world anyway. Although she had two "little burdens" here, she finally had her own relatives. Thinking about it, her heart couldn't help but warm up.

Someone carrying a hoe passed by the hut. Meng Ruyue opened her eyes, looked up at the sky, and gently woke her younger brother and sister-in-law. "Anping, Xue'er, let's go to the village head's uncle's house. We have a tough battle to fight this afternoon."

The headman's house is in a two-courtyard house in the center of the village. It is also the only blue brick and tile house in the village.

Meng Jianshan, the head of Mengjia Village, is a fair man and enjoys great prestige in the village. His two children have already started their own families. His daughter and son-in-law run a grocery store in the town and live a prosperous life. His son, daughter-in-law and their grandson work as waiters in a restaurant in the town. Usually, only Meng Jianshan and his wife are at home.

The road was not far, and the three siblings arrived at the headman's house in just a cup of tea.

Meng Ruyue let go of her brother and sister's hands, tugged at her clothes, walked forward and knocked on the door, "Is the village head uncle at home?" Ruyue asked in a clear voice.

"Who is it?" a crisp female voice came, and the mottled black lacquer door opened. Seeing Ru Yue, the woman was also stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Ru Yue girl, why are you here? Come in quickly!"

Ru Yue hurriedly brought her younger brother and sister-in-law forward, bowed, and said, "Aunt, I'm looking for the village head. Is he here?"

"Yes, in the back room. Come, I'll take you there." Jiang, the headman's wife, was warm and straightforward. She had no evil intentions and was popular in the village. She was always willing to help when she could.

Jiang brought the three siblings to the back hall and explained their purpose. Meng Jianshan was very happy and followed Meng Ruyue to the old Meng's house without saying a word.

Old Meng's house is not far from the village head's house, and it takes less than half a minute to get there.

"Is Uncle Lao Shuan here?" Meng Jianshan shouted before anyone even entered the Meng family's house.

"Brother Jianshan is here." The person who came was none other than Boss Meng's wife, Mrs. Hu. When she saw Meng Ruyue and her brother, her calculating face immediately fell, "We've already split up, why are you still coming to my house?" Even the way she looked at the head of the village was filled with undisguised hostility.

"Is Uncle Lao Shuan home? Even if the family is divided, it's not something that can be decided by just one person." The village head took over the conversation and walked into the yard. The old couple of the Meng family and their family also came out of the main house.

"Uncle Lao Shuan, how can you say we're splitting up the family just like that?" Having been the village head for so many years, Meng Jianshan was familiar with every household in the village. He knew there was no point in trying to reconcile, but he still had to say what needed to be said. "The third brother and his wife are gone, and the three children aren't even adults yet. Even Yue Yatou won't be fifteen for another year, not to mention the two younger ones. How are the three going to survive if the family splits up?"

"They agreed to it themselves." Before Old Man Meng could say anything, Mrs. Hu, the eldest daughter-in-law of Mr. Meng, hurriedly interrupted. She was afraid that the others would go back on their word. The three siblings would come back to the Meng family to divide up her son Wenfeng's things.

"We are not..." Before Meng Anping could finish his words, his sister gently pulled him from behind.

"Grandpa, grandma, my two uncles, and aunt, my parents are gone now. You are the closest people to us three siblings in this world." Meng Ruyue said with tears in her eyes, "Now you say you want to divide the family. Aren't you trying to force us to death?"

"Don't talk nonsense. We didn't just move you out. Although your uncle and second uncle didn't move out, they also came here alone." Old Mrs. Meng was spitting and lying with her eyes open.

"But...but..." Meng Ruyue seemed to have suffered a great injustice and had no way to argue.

"It's a breakup, so stop talking nonsense as if someone bullied you." Mrs. Hu had skinny cheeks to begin with, and her sour face made her look even more mean. She interrupted Meng Ruyue rudely, not giving her any chance to argue.

"Grandpa, grandma, and auntie are all planning to split up the family, so we won't stay and become a burden." Meng Ruyue said, feeling aggrieved but pretending to be strong. "But when my parents were alive, they brought all the money they earned back home. Even if they want to split up the family now, they can't just leave us, my sister and I, empty-handed."

"Don't talk nonsense. Your father has been gone for a year. Your mother has been sick for the past six months and has not done any work. She has only been taking medicine and seeing doctors. How can she have any money to share with you?" Old Mrs. Meng quickly expressed her attitude.

"But when brothers divide the family property, they have to divide the house, land, things, food and money equally." Meng Ruyue said slowly.

Normally, this damn girl wouldn't even fart when hit with a stick, so why is she so talkative today? The Meng family members secretly complained in their hearts.

"All the money in the family was used to treat your damn mother, and now we still owe money outside." With just one sentence, Mrs. Meng and Mrs. Zhou decided where the money would go.

"Uncle Lao Shuan, it's really unreasonable that you don't give anything to these children. When the family is divided, what is divided is everything in the family. If you don't give anything, how can it be considered a division of the family?" Meng Jianshan said something fair.

"That's not the case. Their family has already spent their share of the family fortune. Why should they give us a share?" Meng Lao Er's wife, Qian Shi'er, retorted without giving in. Her eyes, gleaming with greed, seemed to be about to bulge out of their sockets.

"That's right, that's right. We have to survive too." Although Hu and Qian were usually at odds with each other and always plotted against each other, at this time they thought of the same thing and sang the same tune.

Looking at the old and young people in the Meng family arguing with each other, Meng Ruyue bit her lips tightly, as if she was trying hard to hold back her sadness and not cry. Her strong look really made people feel sorry for her.

"Even if the money is not ours, we still have the house and land, right?" Meng Ruyue choked up as she threw an even heavier punch.

"You silly girl, don't you have to pay back the money your damn mother owes for your medical treatment? Your two aunts used their houses and land to pay off the money you paid." Old Mrs. Meng yelled with saliva flying.

"Grandma, we three siblings have already lost our parents, and you're not giving us anything. Are you trying to force us to death?" Meng Ruyue's tears were streaming down her face, and she looked as sad as if her parents had just died. But upon closer inspection, there was a subtle sarcasm at the corner of her mouth, and she didn't look sad at all.

The Meng family didn't care about these things at all. They were making a fuss and arguing, just because they wanted houses and land, but they didn't give them any, and of course they wouldn't give them their lives.

Seeing that she was almost done, Meng Ruyue said to the Meng family, "Since you won't give us anything, then we'll just take our clothes, bedding, pots and pans, and other things. Give us a little food, and I won't take the house, land, or money." She seemed to have made a great decision, paused, and continued, "But, in the future, grandparents won't have to rely on us for support in their old age, or to be filial to their uncle and mother. We'd rather starve to death than beg for food in the Meng family. Do you agree to this?"

"You cruel little bastard! You're thinking of flying away before your wings are even strong enough, and you don't even care about filial piety." Old Mrs. Meng jumped and shouted.

"Mother, let it be. It's better for them to never come to us again. Do you still expect them to become rich and filial to you and father?" Hu secretly said to her mother-in-law, "It's better for them to stop coming to us every few days. This autumn, our Wenfeng will take the imperial examination."

"Let's put it this way. We, as your elders, will just take a little loss and not bother with you." Old man Meng said shamelessly with drooping eyelids, and made the final decision.

Meng Anping and Meng Ruxue were anxious and didn't know how to argue with these shameless people in the Meng family. Seeing that their eldest sister said so, they stopped talking.

"Uncle Village Head, please write all of this down in the paperwork to avoid future disputes," Meng Ruyue said firmly. "Also, please separate my and my sister-in-law's household registration from Old Meng's. We'll establish our own household registration. Then, we'll let each other go our separate ways and no longer disturb Old Meng's family."

This is how the division of family property in this village works. The relationship between brothers is also lost in the struggle among the sub-families.

Seeing that Meng Ruyue and her brother were unable to gain any advantage in their fight and had to accept the unfair treatment, Meng Jianshan could only sit aside helplessly and write the deed of separation.

The Meng family stared at Meng Ruyue and her younger siblings as they packed up the things they were going to take away, fearing that they would take even one extra piece of clothing with them.

Meng Ruyue took the two children and packed up her patched clothes and bedding that she usually changed into, and took away a set of worn-out cookware, and three sets of bowls and chopsticks. As for food, it was just half a bag of coarse buckwheat noodles, half a bag of corn, and a few sprouted sweet potatoes. It was estimated that this would be enough for them to eat for a month or so.

Meng Ruyue packed up the items, and Meng Jianshan completed three copies of the document. The old Meng family and Meng Ruyue's siblings each kept one copy, and the third copy was to be filed with the county.

Meng Ruyue carefully examined the document, checking it repeatedly. "Uncle Head, you wrote in the document that we have no share in the house, land, or money. Please also clearly state that we are not expected to provide for our grandparents in their old age."

Meng Jianshan thought it was just an angry remark, but Meng Ruyue once again asked for it to be clearly stated in the document. "Don't write this, Yue girl. It will make people laugh."

"Hmph, you're just a hopeless wolf cub. You're thinking of being unfilial when you don't even have anything." Mrs. Hu cursed viciously.

"Uncle head of the village, please write this down in the written document. Our family elders forced the three of us orphans without parents to leave the house, which is a shame for others to see. It's okay for us younger generations to suffer a little loss, but please don't let the elders suffer a big loss." Meng Ruyue said sternly, glancing at the shameless people in the Meng family.

Meng Jianshan looked at the group of jackals and tigers in the old Meng family and had no choice but to add this one. "Look carefully, if there is no problem, press your fingerprints."

Old Man Meng shook the documents and pressed his fingerprints on three copies. Everyone in the Meng family breathed a sigh of relief and laughed secretly in their hearts.

Meng Ruyue looked at it carefully twice again and saw that there was no problem. A barely perceptible gleam flashed in her eyes. She nodded solemnly to her sister-in-law and pressed her handprint on it.