After separating from my mother-in-law, I raised my children, built a house, and filled the granary

Lin Chengfeng looked at the ox cart outside the courtyard and thought for a while. "One and a half taels. I just roughly calculated your expenses this month. One and a half taels is enough."

Under pressure from Lin Chengfeng, the boy agreed.

Mrs. Lin, who was standing nearby, didn't move at all until Mr. Lin yelled at her, "Go in and get the silver!"

Old Mrs. Lin snorted and took out the silver with a painful look on her face.

"The village head is here!" A shout came from outside the crowd.

Lin Chengfeng pinched his sleeves. It was the person he had asked someone to invite.

It's time to divide this family.

Seeing that the village head had arrived, Mr. Lin’s face became increasingly darker.

"Old Lin family, I heard you want to sell your granddaughter?"

The village head glanced at the mother and daughter lying on the ground, then looked at the thin Boss Lin standing beside them, and felt a surge of sympathy.

It is really abominable to force people to this point.

"How is it possible? Our family would never do such a thing. It's all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding." Old Master Lin was the first to speak out.

"If you really don't like the old family, just divide the house and let them live on their own."

"Look at what you've done to people. Yuanzhong, take care of your family and don't ruin the reputation of the entire village!"

Old Master Lin led the village head into the hall.

The people outside the courtyard, after seeing the head of the village go in, also planned to leave.

As soon as the village head and Old Man Lin sat down in the main seats, they saw Lin Chengfeng kneeling in front of them.

"Village head, father, mother, I have known since I was a child that you don't like me. In order to make things easier for you, I went to the academy to do chores when I was ten years old to supplement the family income."

"Da Ya and Er Ya are still young, and Xiang Xi and Xiang Bei are still young. I guess we'll have to spend a lot of money to take care of their health in the future."

"I can't bear to always have my parents subsidize my little family. So, let's separate the family today and live on our own. No matter how bad our lives are, it has nothing to do with my parents."

Shen Yunwan saw that Lin Chengfeng was determined to split up the family and even said such unkind words.

She glanced at Lin Jiangshi who was standing beside her, calculating seriously.

Lin Jiang knew that the two girls could not be sold. The twin sons of the old lady were still weak and fragile, and she didn't know how much money it would cost.

The eldest daughter's monthly salary is nearly one or two taels of silver, and her husband can also go to the town to find a job.

If the old house is divided up, my parents' small treasury will be tight on them. My mother was able to take out so much silver at once just now, so there must be at least a dozen taels left.

Moreover, with so much good land in the family, giving the eldest son away will definitely bring more benefits than disadvantages.

Shen Yunwan knelt down beside Lin Chengfeng and said, "Dad and Mom, I've become increasingly weaker since I fell into the water last time. I may not be able to work in the fields like before."

As soon as Mr. Lin and Mrs. Lin heard this, they knew what Shen Yunwan was planning.

"Mom, if the elders want to live alone, then let them. Otherwise, if something happens to their children, they'll blame you for not taking good care of them. Isn't that a thankless task?"

Old Master Lin frowned tightly.

In his opinion, family members should stay together.

"Yuanzhong, you have to live apart from your son when he grows up, otherwise you will end up becoming enemies if you keep him here." Li Zheng sighed from the side.

Old Master Lin looked at the man kneeling on the ground, sighed deeply, and then glanced fiercely at Old Lady Lin beside him. If it weren't for this foolish woman, this family wouldn't have broken up.

Mr. Lin asked Mrs. Lin to take inventory of the things in the house.

"Mom and Dad, please stay with us. We will take care of you in your old age." Lin Jiang looked very filial.

Shen Yunwan did not point out her little thoughts.

Instead of fighting with a foolish woman at home every day, it is better to go out and live your own life.

"Mom, is there no cash at home?" Lin Chengfeng asked as he looked at the things counted by Old Lady Lin.

"Where is the money left at home?" Old Lady Lin said loudly, trying to hide her guilt. "There are so many people at home eating and drinking, and I just gave it back to the boy. Where is the money left for you?"

Lin Chengfeng looked straight at Old Lady Lin and said, "We need to give us more land. How about the houses?"

"There are only these many fields and this one house. If you want to separate and live on your own, you can build a new one by yourselves." Old Mrs. Lin sneered. The eldest son only had one or two taels of silver to support six people and build a house. How long would it take to save enough money?

"The paddy fields at the end of the village and the mountain in the east belong to you. There is a small house at the foot of the mountain, which also belongs to us. It's a bit dilapidated, but it can still be lived in after some repairs." Grandpa Lin thought about it and felt that it would not be a loss to divide these fields among the old family.

After all, the third son is not married yet, and he and his wife still have to live with the second son, so the fertile land definitely cannot be given to them.

Lin Chengfeng acquiesced to the division of the land.

Shen Yunwan put the food in the kitchen together.

They didn't argue with Old Lin any more, put the things on the ox cart, and took a few chickens from the chicken coop before leaving.

"Damn it! They even took the chicken!"

It took the six of them nearly a quarter of an hour to ride in the ox cart before they arrived at the small house at the end of the village. Although it was a bit shabby, it was still spacious.

"Da Ya, Er Ya, take care of your younger brother. Your father and I will clean up the house." Shen Yunwan handed the two brothers to Lin Chunhua and Lin Qiuhua, and started cleaning.

Originally, there were only Brother Mao and his family at the end of the village, who drove an ox cart. They came from other places.

"Afeng, your parents actually let you live in this old house!" Brother Mao looked at the bare old house and complained about Grandpa Lin's favoritism.

Even though he was scolding them, he was not idle. He helped the young couple clean up. "There's nothing to clean up here. There's not even a bed or a table. If you don't mind, I have a bed at home. It's not new, but it can be used."

Shen Yunwan was worried. "Thank you so much, Brother Mao. I'll give you money."

As he said this, he took out a string of copper coins.

"Why do you want money? They are all old furniture. Your sister-in-law didn't want to throw them away, so she kept them at home."

Shen Yunwan didn't force it on him, and would wait for plenty of opportunities to give it to him.

"Mom, look at the chicken coop I made for the chickens!" Lin Chunhua picked up some branches to make a circle and put the four old hens inside.

After working hard for most of the day, I finally managed to tidy up the house so that it was habitable.

"Yun Wan, I'm sorry for inconveniencing you and the child. I will let you live in a blue-tiled house in the future." Lin Chengfeng looked apologetic.

"Cheng Feng, I'm not wronged. I believe we can give our children a good life."

The setting sun shone on the open space in front of the door, and the man and woman in the house smiled at each other.

Before the sun sets, Shen Yunwan takes out the food she brought from the Lin family.

I steamed a bowl of white rice, took out a few eggs, and caught a chicken from the yard.

The sisters' eyes widened; they had never eaten chicken before.

In their impression, chickens can lay eggs, and the eggs can be taken to the town to sell for two cents each.

"Giggle cluck..."

"Mom, why don't we put the chickens back?" These are the only chickens left at home.

"It's okay. Mom is here. We will have meat to eat every day from now on." As she said that, she picked up the kitchen knife and chopped it. The chicken that was just alive and kicking was dead in an instant.

Seeing that it was irreversible, Lin Chunhua took the initiative to go to the kitchen to boil water and pluck the feathers.

Shen Yunwan quickly cut the chicken into large pieces with her knife, washed a few potatoes, and put them into the pot to simmer.

Although the method is simple, the aroma of the chicken is overwhelming.

A family of six sat at the dining table, on which was placed a large plate of chicken and a dish of vegetables picked from Brother Mao's vegetable garden.

"You guys eat first, I'll give a bowl of meat to Brother Mao." Shen Yunwan went out with a bowl of chicken.

"Brother Mao, sister-in-law, I'll bring you a bowl of chicken."

Not long after, a thin figure walked out of the room, and the loose clothes looked out of place on her.

"Sister-in-law." Shen Yunwan handed the bowl to the woman. This was the first time she met Brother Mao's wife. Although she was extremely thin, her gentle temperament did not make her look like someone who worked in the fields for food.

She looked more like a young lady from a wealthy family, but she had been bedridden for a long time and was weak.

"Yun Wan, why did you send us meat? Take it back and feed it to the children." Meng Ruan declined, "Ahem..."

"There are some at home. We just moved here today, and Brother Mao helped us pack up and brought us a lot of things. We will be neighbors from now on, and I'll trouble my sister-in-law to take good care of us in the future."

Meng Ruan didn't refuse anymore and took the bowl, "Thank you, Yun Wan."

"Then I'll go back first, you hurry back to the house."

Shen Yunwan turned and left, pursed her lips and thought for a while. Judging from Meng Ruan's expression, he had been ill for quite some time.

Come to Meng Ruan's house tomorrow to take her pulse and see what's wrong.

Hearing the footsteps, the five people at the table all looked at her.

"Didn't I tell you to eat first? Why aren't you eating?"

“Waiting for you, this is the first meal in the new home.

Shen Yunwan was touched. She finally had a family.

"Mom, please sit down and eat together."

"it is good."

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