I traveled back to ancient times, but I was able to lie down and relax.

Grandma Liu had been silent the whole time, only wiping away her tears.

Hearing Fang's words, she couldn't help but say, "What are you talking about food expenses for a family? Besides, haven't these children and Xiaoyan been doing all the chores around the house for the past two years?"

However, before he could finish speaking, Old Master Liu interrupted him, "Shut up, what's it to you?"

This old woman actually spoke up for those brats; she's not even as good as her eldest daughter-in-law.

Liu Nanjia first gestured to Grandma Liu not to worry about it, then said, "Grandma is right. In the past two years, I have cooked the meals, washed the clothes, and swept the yard. My brother fetched water, chopped firewood, and worked in the fields. Even my little sister has done the work of feeding the chickens and watering the vegetable garden. In any case, it has made up for the cost of the meals."

"Besides, Grandpa, Aunt, do you want me to tell you how we eat? Look at the size of Uncle's family, and then look at me and my brother. Anyone with eyes can see the difference."

The villagers outside laughed when they heard this. Indeed, Liu Nanjia and her brother were both incredibly thin, like bamboo poles.

Fang, standing next to her, was quite plump, clearly someone who ate a lot.

And her two sons, as everyone knows, are incredibly strong and robust.

Fang was often compared to Song, so she was already concerned about her figure.

But these days, people fight over food, and nobody stops eating just to lose weight, so she couldn't lose any more weight.

Enraged by Liu Nanjia's blunt teasing, she retorted, "You really are an ill-mannered little slut! How dare you talk to your elders like that?"

Liu Nanjia sneered: "I may not have had parents to teach me, but weren't my grandfather and aunt the ones who taught me?"

Seeing that her own words had been used to rebuke her, and that her father was also glaring at her, Fang was speechless again. When did this little girl become so sharp-tongued?

She quickly brushed it off, saying, "Forget about the food expenses, you can leave today."

Liu Nanjia wasn't about to leave so easily. She chuckled and said, "Auntie, are you just getting old or pretending not to understand? This is a division of the family property, not you kicking us out. The land and money that are due to our second branch of the family must be given to us in full."

"What? You want money and land too?" Madam Fang was even angrier. Those lands belonged to their eldest branch of the family.

“Where would we get money to give you? Your father’s education was always supported by the family! And your sickly mother, who’s spent so much money on medicine every day, and now she has the nerve to ask for money?”

Liu Nanjia knew that Fang would avoid the important issues and only mention the little money her parents spent, but why didn't she mention how much they had earned for the Liu family?

She immediately retorted, "I think my aunt is really confused. The money my father spent on his studies was a long time ago. Just the fact that he passed the county-level exam and didn't have to pay taxes saved the family a lot of money. When he took the provincial-level exam, all the expenses were covered by copying books and my mother doing embroidery. The family didn't contribute a single penny."

"Later, he taught in the village, and he handed over all his tuition fees. And my mother, her embroidery skills were among the best in town. Over the years, I don't know how much money she made. The little money she spent on medicine couldn't compare to what she earned!"

"But you, my dear aunt, are always the most eager to ask for money, yet you never give any to my grandparents."

Fang's face instantly fell, because what she said was true.

This brat actually dared to talk back to her like that! If it were any other time, she would have already started hitting her, but she didn't dare to because of the family's situation. She just sat down on the ground and started to throw a tantrum.

Grandpa Liu was also quite angry. Of course, he didn't want to give away any money either. He secretly resented his eldest daughter-in-law for being so useless today and scolded, "Enough! What kind of behavior is this!"

He then looked at Liu Nanjia with icy eyes: "Are you in charge of the family accounts? Do you know more about them than I do? There's no money to give you! If you want to divide the family property, then get out now."

Liu Nanjia wasn't afraid of him. "We may not have money, but we should have land. We have a total of ten mu of dry land and two mu of paddy fields. If we divide it into three parts, we'll be at a disadvantage. We don't need the paddy fields; we just want four mu of dry land. Sir, bring us the land deeds."

Fang started wailing and lamenting on the ground again, which reminded Liu Nanjia.

She continued, "Oh, right. Also, bring my mother's belongings."

Grandpa Liu glared: "Your mother is a person of unknown origin, where would she get any relics!"

Liu Nanjia thought to herself, "When my mother came to the Liu family, she wore a lot of jewelry."

But those things are too old, and no one can prove them, so she can only think about them.

He gestured toward Fang Shi on the ground and said, "Look, isn't that the hairpin in my aunt's hair? My father saved up money by copying books to buy it for my mother. She loved it and wore it every day. But as soon as she left, you guys took it away."

Fang didn't wear it right away after taking it away; it seems she only started wearing it recently because she felt everyone had forgotten about it.

After she said that, the villagers who were watching the commotion started talking about it too.

Someone else remembered: "I knew it! No wonder Anhe's hairpin looked familiar. It used to be Liu Feng's. They even snatch their own sister-in-law's heirloom. Tsk tsk tsk."

Almost everyone present looked at Old Master Liu and Madam Fang with disdain.

After this incident, Old Master Liu had truly lost face, and he asked the village head to send all the onlookers home.

The villagers, who had finally found something to watch, naturally wanted to continue watching, but since it involved someone else's private property, they left reluctantly.

At this time, Uncle Liusong, who had gone to work in town, also returned, and the family finally began to divide the property.

The process of dividing the property was, of course, quite a bit of wrangling, but under the supervision of the village head, they didn't dare to go too far.

Therefore, the final result is:

As for the land, citing the large number of people remaining, only Liu Nanjia and his two companions were given one mu each, totaling three mu of dry land.

The Liu family's house was built later, and it should have been divided into two rooms, but Liu Nanjia and the others certainly wouldn't be living there anymore, so they used some furniture to make up for it.

It's called furniture, but it's really just pots and pans, sickles and hoes, and the most worn-out ones at that.

They eventually got the hairpin back, since Fang was too ashamed to wear it anymore. However, the amount of money they were given was reduced, and they only received one string of cash, which is one tael.

Then there was grain, including millet, mixed grains, and other grains totaling 50 jin, along with a little bit of seasoning.

Finally, there were their personal clothes and two quilts, which they were currently using.

In fact, Liu Yanxi really wanted to take the books left by her father, but Fang Shi stopped her with tears and wailing, saying that those were all for her son Anren's studies, so she had to give up. She only took a few books that were not very relevant to the imperial examinations.

Of course, they still lost out, especially in terms of money, but after arguing all day, Liu Nanjia didn't want to argue anymore.

We've already troubled the village head a lot, so let's leave it at that.

While Liu Nanjia was packing clothes in her room, she took out her mother's longevity lock. Liu Yanxi carried Liu Sirou on his back, and Aunt Wang kindly borrowed a cart. They loaded up their share of the goods and left the Liu family without looking back.