The whole family travels through time and space, and the three of them struggle together

After the land was divided, Village Chief Zhang asked how the pots, pans, and utensils in the house were going to be divided.

Mother Zhou: "No, it all belongs to the old family, and I have the right to use it.

I don't care whether the second and third children build or buy a house; after they move out, I let them buy one themselves."

Zhou Dajiang and Zhou Dahe nodded quickly in response.

Village head Zhang then asked whether the livestock in the family should be divided.

There are few livestock at home, only two pigs, five chickens and five ducks.

Mother Zhou: "Let's raise the pigs first. The second and third families will provide the pig grass and bran, and the eldest family will be responsible for feeding them. At the end of the year, we'll kill them and divide the meat. Each family will get a chicken or a duck, and the rest will be mine. Don't take the chicken or the duck from the eldest family. Give the chickens to Dajiang and the ducks to Dahe. Don't take the pots and pans for nothing."

It seems like I'm here to make up for the deficit of both families.

The eldest, second, and third sons who were named said: "You are the fairest. Whatever you say is fine."

Finally, everyone's bedding belongs to them.

The farm tools in the house are for public use, but everyone works together in spring planting and autumn harvest. Everyone prepares the seeds, and the harvested grain belongs to each person.

Including this year's wheat, the existing food was also divided into four portions. Everyone moved their allocated portion back to their own house and cooked for themselves in the future.

This year, the vegetables in the vegetable garden will also be shared by all, and everyone can eat together. Starting next year, the front yard will belong to Zhou Dahai's family, and the back yard will belong to Zhou's mother.

Because the old house was divided among Zhou Dahai, Zhou Dajiang and Zhou Dahe, they had to find time to build their own houses or buy a house and move out.

However, because Zhou's mother was there to keep them in check, Zhou Dahai and his wife kept waving their hands and said there was no rush, and it would not be too late to move when the house was built.

Village Chief Zhang drafted a division document in five copies, following the agreed-upon division. Zhou's mother and three sons each placed their fingerprints on the document. Village Chief Zhang and Zhou Jiushu also placed their fingerprints as witnesses. Zhou's mother and three sons each kept a copy, while the village chief kept a copy. The document was to be submitted to the county government for filing the next day.

The county government then issued a new household registration and allocated two new residential plots to Zhou Dajiang and Zhou Dahe. Thus, the family was divided.

The witnesses, Zhang the head of the village and Zhou Jiushu, took a look at the document and stroked their beards. They said, "Well, this family was divided well and fairly. We can refer to the method of division used by this family to divide the property among others in the future."

Zhou Dajiang originally wanted to let his mother live with him, but it turned out that his mother didn't want to be with her son at all. He felt a little uncomfortable because his plan was dashed.

Now that the family division was complete, he looked at Zhou's mother eagerly: "Mom, even though the family division is complete, I'm still worried about you being alone. Why don't you live with me? Xiuying's cooking skills are pretty good, so you don't have to cook for yourself."

Zhou Dahai got angry when he heard this. What do you mean by "Mom will live with you"? Is it because the eldest son is unfilial?

"Mom, don't listen to what Dajiang says. It's always the eldest son who takes care of the elderly. Don't go anywhere. You have a son who feeds you, so you can't let me go hungry."

Zhou Dahe was no longer willing to do anything, and ignoring the sharp glances from his wife, he also said, "Mom, why don't you live with me?

I often go out to work as a blacksmith, and the children are still young. When I go to town, Cuifen can't handle it alone. If you stay with me, she will have a companion, and I will feel more at ease. "

Mother Zhou glanced at her third son and retorted directly, "So you asked me to live with you so I could be your maid? To keep you company and babysit. Do you want me to clean, wash, and cook for you?"

Zhou Dahe: "Mom, that's not what I meant. I just want you to keep Cuifen company. You know she's a bit naive and timid. I'll feel more at ease if you can help keep an eye on her."

Li: "Who are you talking about? You are the one who is stupid!"

As for the fight between her sons, Zhou's mother naturally knew who was sincere and who was genuine, and she didn't want to argue with them.

He waved his hand and said, "Alright, stop yelling, I'm not going anywhere!

If you have something delicious to eat, send it to me if you're willing. If you're not willing, I'll make it myself. It's not like I'm broken, so cooking isn't tiring.

As for taking care of the children, I will help look after them when I am free, so don't worry."

I have already said this much, there is no point in saying more, so the three brothers stopped talking.

After seeing off the village head and Uncle Zhou Jiu, everyone returned to their homes and spontaneously started their own small meetings.

Zhou Dahai: "Wife, you must get along well with Chen from now on.

Her brain works so fast! As soon as my mother takes out the money, she can calculate the amount.

If you get in touch with them more, maybe we can also benefit from it, and our sons won’t have to worry about finding wives in the future.”

Tietou and Suotou were both upset. Who would get married? It would be boring. It would be better to be single.

Zhang: "Yes, yes, you too, learn more from your second brother. If he passes the imperial examination, we will be the elder brother and sister-in-law of the juren master. We can't be embarrassed by not knowing anything."

Tietou and Suotou, you should learn more from your uncle and aunt. Haven't you seen your aunt, the daughter of a scholar, yet she is so capable? She can do the math just by opening her mouth without even touching an abacus.

If you two can learn half as much as your second aunt, you can both be accountants."

The two sons said: "I know, I know, go to sleep, I'm so sleepy!"

Zhou Dahe's house has the same painting style.

When Li thought of her second sister-in-law settling accounts, her eyes were filled with stars.

She touched her daughter's face, glanced at the sleeping twins, and said softly to her daughter, "Hehua, follow your sister from now on, and do whatever she does.

Your second uncle and second aunt are both well-educated and smart. Your sister has been with her grandfather for so many years, so she must know a lot. It won't hurt to learn more from her. Who knows, maybe our Hehua will become a talented girl in the future too."

Little Lotus replied in a muffled voice, "Okay, Mom, let me tell you, my sister knows a lot! I love learning from her! Besides, her stories are so interesting that my brothers and I can't get enough of them.

If I can be like my sister when I grow up, I will be so happy!"

Zhou Dahe, who am I? Where am I? Why haven't these two girls even glanced at me since they entered the house? It's either my uncle or my aunt, or my sister, but not me...

So, in order to show his presence, he decisively changed the subject and asked his wife, "Cui Fen, we have to move out from now on. Do you want to build a house in the village, or rent one in town like my second brother and his family did before?"

Li wanted to be closer to her husband, but her child was still young. If they rented a house in town, the money Zhou Dahe earned from blacksmithing would not be enough to support a family of five. She also had to take care of the child and could not go out to find a job.

It is unrealistic to live in town, so I can only live in the village.

Li Cuifen gritted her teeth and said, "Let's build a house in the village. Didn't my elder brother and sister-in-law say that we can live here before the house is built? Renting a house is another expense. Let's be thick-skinned and live at home until the house is built. At worst, I can help my elder brother and sister-in-law with some work.

Besides, you're away from home all year round because you're working as a blacksmith, and the child is still young. I'm afraid to take care of the child at home alone. We can live in a separate courtyard of the old house, and if anything happens, I can still call on my mother to help me."

Zhou Dahe: "That's fine too. Anyway, my brother and his wife know that we are thick-skinned and they won't do the same as us."

The couple decided to be shameless and not go anywhere until the house was built.

Chen Xiuying, who is being discussed here, has won the approval of her entire family and captured two loyal fans with just a simple calculation. She is now counting the money in her hands with Zhou Dajiang.

"The money we divided, plus what I've saved, comes to seventy-three taels. Tomorrow, go find out how much it would cost to build or buy a house, and we'll discuss it."

Zhou Dajiang: "No need to ask, I know. If you build a house, five rooms will cost about thirty-five taels of silver. If you buy a house, five rooms will cost about forty-five taels of silver, and the tax will cost another two taels."

"If that's the case, after we build the house, there won't be much left. Besides, the initial investment in the fruit trees is quite high.

Why don't we rent a house first and save the money for something else, and then build a row of big tiled houses when we have enough money?" Chen Xiuying said after thinking for a while.

"Okay, tomorrow my brother and I will go to the village to look for a house to rent. Then, we will go to my father-in-law's house and pick up the dishes and other household items that we left with him."

Chen Xiuying looked at Zhou Dajiang in surprise. "Why didn't you tell me about this earlier? The child and I have no memory of it. Don't you have any memory of it either?"

Seeing his wife about to lose her temper, Zhou Dajiang said with a strong desire to survive, "I just remembered this. Maybe I also lost some of my memory when the car overturned before."

"Then let's go tomorrow and see if there's anything missing from the house and add it right away."

In her previous life, Chen Xiuying's parents died young. After she came here, she heard that they were still alive and had long wanted to visit them. Unfortunately, it was the autumn harvest season, and she was busy every day. Now, she finally had an excuse to make the trip she had always wanted.

Zhou Dajiang quickly agreed. He then added, "Although Mom said she doesn't want to eat with us, I thought that before we move out, if you cook more every day and send it to Mom after it's done, she won't refuse."

"Need you to tell me that? I'll try to do it earlier next time so that mom doesn't have to do it.

Even if we move away in the future, we can still live in this village. It’s not too far away. I can just send her some delicious food when I have it.”

Zhou Sisi also nodded in agreement, "I'll bring food to grandma."