Reborn in a virtual world, before the house was taken away

The brigade cadres insisted on not providing any compensation. If the He family insisted on causing trouble at the commune, they would report it to the police and let the police judge who was in the right and who was not.

Old Mrs. He knows her own family's affairs best; they can't be discussed openly. Besides, the village officials said that if she didn't cause trouble, they could handle things with her eldest son.

Upon hearing this, Old Lady He's eyes lit up immediately, and she fell silent. At the same time, she looked at the brigade cadres with hopeful eyes, clearly hoping that they would continue speaking.

Since hearing about the leader's situation, she has been thinking about it for a long time. She can't let this guy stay at home doing nothing and still not have a concrete plan. So when she heard that the team would solve the problem, that was the best thing ever.

Without wasting any time, the group relayed the previously agreed-upon method to Old Lady He. Old Lady He agreed on the spot without a second's delay, but at the same time, she stated that they had to decide on the food rations and pension expenses, and there was no room for bargaining. Moreover, the brigade had to provide a certificate, and if they refused to provide it, the brigade headquarters would have to step in and deal with it.

The brigade cadres exchanged glances and reluctantly agreed, leaving He Yong'an to suffer in silence.

After hearing this, Old Lady He didn't even blink. She immediately turned around and went out, while asking several brigade cadres to come to her house right away, just in case things got complicated. It was better to get things done on the spot.

Having witnessed it all before, the group showed no surprise and turned to follow Old He to his house.

At this time, the adults and children in the brigade were either at work, cutting pig feed, or playing, and the brigade was quiet.

The group walked to Old He's house, which was quiet. He Yongming had cried all night and had only just fallen asleep in the morning. In another room, He Yong'an lay on the bed, feigning sleep. He had decided not to get up for the past few days because the He family hadn't given him any food. He was pale and looked like he was terminally ill, which was one of the reasons why Old Madam He wanted to kick him out—she didn't want him to die in the house; that would be too unlucky.

He Yong'an knew his current state without looking in the mirror, and this was the result he wanted.

After arriving at the He family's courtyard, the brigade cadres went straight into He Yong'an's room without delay. The room was so simple that it was obviously his.

Seeing He Yong'an lying on the bed with a pale face, they were secretly alarmed. Seeing that the young man, who had been so lively and energetic just a few days ago, had turned into this state in such a short time, they felt a pang of pity. But thinking of Old Lady He outside the courtyard, they hardened their hearts and decided to proceed according to the previously agreed-upon plan.

Several people woke He Yong'an up and together helped him to sit down in the only chair with armrests in the yard. When Old Lady He saw him come out, she snorted coldly, but because the brigade cadres were there, she didn't beat or scold him as usual.

First, Zhang Xiumei, the women's director, spoke. She first expressed her concern and condolences to him, and then asked him what he was thinking because the brigade was also troubled by He Laotai's recent disturbances.

What could He Yong'an possibly think? Of course, he wanted to find a way to separate himself as soon as possible, but he couldn't say it like that, otherwise Old Madam He might not want to separate him.

Therefore, upon hearing Zhang Xiumei's words, he immediately said with genuine feeling:

"Of course I want to stay at home and take care of my parents. Although I can no longer work in the fields to earn work points, or go up the mountain to cut trees, chop firewood, or carry water, or catch pheasants to improve the family's meals from time to time, and I can no longer work as a temporary worker in the brick factory to supplement the family income like before, I can still look after the house and cook. I don't need to supplement my nutrition as the doctor suggested. I can just eat the same three meals a day as everyone else."

After saying that, he looked at the group with an expression that said it was only natural.

Before the brigade cadres could say anything, Old Lady He, who had been standing to the side, could no longer bear it. Her triangular eyes widened, and she jumped up, pointing at He Yong'an's nose and shouting:

"Who do you think you are, trying to freeload at home? We're all so old, why should we support a good-for-nothing like you? You have no conscience!"

After saying that, he plopped down on the open ground in the yard and began wailing and sobbing:

"God, open your eyes! Why don't you strike this despicable, smoking wretch to death and take him with you? What sins did our He family commit in our past lives to raise such a heartless wretch? How are we supposed to live with this?"

The bystanders were also helpless; they knew this old lady would pull this stunt whenever things didn't go her way. Just as they were about to offer some words of advice, He Yong'an said from the side:

"Mom, you can't kick me out! I want to stay here for the rest of my life. This is my home. I'm not going anywhere else. You can chase me away with a stick, but I won't leave."

Hearing his mother's scolding, He Yong'an looked terrified and tried to grab his mother's arm, as if hoping to change her mind.

But Old Mrs. He had always been as hard-hearted as iron. When she saw him coming over, she pushed him away and knocked the seemingly weak He Yong'an to the ground.

But He Yong'an seemed oblivious to the pain; after falling to the ground, he immediately struggled to his feet and continued trying to approach his mother, shouting incessantly:

"Mom, Mom, you can't abandon me! Where can I go if you don't want me...?"

Old Mrs. He seemed not to hear, and pointed at several cadres, shouting:

“You see, this is a piece of trash who still wants to stay at home. He wants to drag the whole He family down. He is a sinner of the He family. If we don’t kick him out today, I, Wei Xiangcui, will kill myself right in front of you.”

The brigade cadres disliked his sharp and sarcastic face. However, adhering to the principle of avoiding trouble, they could only choose to appease the weaker party and settle the matter peacefully.

Who says whoever is stronger is right?

Left with no other option, the women's director, Zhang Xiumei, had to step in and pull He Yong'an into the room for a detailed explanation. Those outside could only hear gasps of surprise coming from inside.

"No, I don't agree."

"I don't care about the price; I still want to take care of my parents."

The sound came intermittently, and after an unknown amount of time, two people came out of the house one after the other. He Yong'an seemed to have suffered a great blow, looking listless and unsteady on his feet, as if a gust of wind could blow him over.

After struggling to get into the courtyard, He Yong'an looked at his mother, Old Lady He:

"Mom, I will definitely work hard from now on, eat less and do more work to take care of my younger brothers and sisters. I don't want to separate from the family. If we separate, our household registration will also be separated, and then we will be two completely different families. How am I supposed to live?"

After he finished speaking, he stared at his mother expectantly, as if hoping she would change her mind at the last minute.

Upon hearing his words, Old Lady He quickly turned to the brigade leader and said:

"After the family splits up, his household registration must also be transferred out. From then on, he will have no relation to our He family, but his food rations and filial piety money cannot be reduced."

Her unreasonable and self-righteous expression made even the brigade cadres want to slap her in the face. They had never seen anyone so shameless. They held back and didn't say anything in the end.

“Mom, we’re not estranged, so how can we be completely unrelated? Even if we’ve separated, I’ll still take care of my younger siblings. Even if we’ve separated, I’m still a member of the He family.”

In Old Mrs. He's eyes, he was like a leech, and she wished she could get rid of him as soon as possible.

So much so that during the subsequent division of the family property, Old Lady He specifically requested a document severing ties with the family, which was signed and certified by the brigade cadres.

Everything else is very simple: the main point is to leave with nothing, completely stripped of everything. Only the clothes on your back will stay with you; don't even think about taking a single blade of grass from Old He's house.

In addition, the pension money will be paid starting this year, 30 yuan per year, plus 100 jin of fine grains and 200 jin of coarse grains. This was only after several brigade cadres took turns pleading on my behalf.

But even with this level of family division, being kicked out of the village and still receiving so much money and grain every year is something that's hard to find in the entire brigade.

Knowing that she might need a certificate when she arrived, Zhang Xiumei brought a pen and paper with her and wrote down the family division documents on the spot, and Old Lady He also put her fingerprint on them.

At this moment, as if only then remembering this person, He Yong'an shouted "Dad!" His father, He Dashan, appeared out of nowhere. As if only then realizing that so many people had come to the house, he slowly came out from the backyard. Seeing him arrive, Old Lady He pulled him over without saying a word and made him put his handprint on the document.

After all this was done, He Yong'an finally breathed a sigh of relief.

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