manynovel Chapter 8 Separation
Chapter 8 Separation
Jiang Youzhen was stunned. She didn't expect that just by mentioning the division of the family, the old lady would actually make a fuss.
Shen stepped forward and covered Jiang Youzhen's mouth with her hands, "Stop talking nonsense. According to the Jiang family rules, there has never been a split in the family while the elders are still alive."
"Old lady, be careful with your words! How can you say the word 'created'? If you tell anyone, you will be confiscated and your entire family will be exterminated!"
The head of the village had a gloomy face and hurriedly tried to stop this stupid woman.
When the old man heard this, he immediately knocked on the kang and said, "Okay! Stop making noise!"
"Erlang, who told you about the separation? Was it your father who suggested it?"
The old man squinted his eyes and looked at Jiang Youzhen. At this moment, his cloudy eyes were very sharp. This thin old man gave people a sinister feeling.
"No!" Jiang Youzhen shook his head. The original owner's father certainly didn't mention it.
"I want to split the family, because if I don't, I'm afraid I'll die sooner or later."
Since we have decided to live here, separation is necessary.
She doesn't want to spend all the money she will earn in the future on this family of heartless people. Why?
"I've said before that I will give you justice, so don't be so unforgiving. As a junior, even if the elders are wrong, you can't hold on to them like this.
Filial piety is the most important virtue. Even if you have never been educated, you must know the rules of our Jiang family."
Jiang Youzhen sneered. Is he using his status as an elder to put pressure on others?
"You make sense!" Jiang Youzhen said this, and the old man immediately smiled slightly.
He is the head of the family, and everyone in the family has to look up to him. If Erlang knows what's good for him, he won't piss him off.
“But foolish filial piety is unacceptable. When elders make mistakes, you cannot just let them go. You have to point them out.
These are the words of a saint. I have listened to my fourth uncle read these words every day, and I have long understood these principles. "
Jiang Youzhen’s words made the fourth brother Jiang Hailin blush. Does this mean that he has studied for so many years but still doesn’t understand this truth?
The village head looked at Jiang Youzhen in surprise. He found that after being injured, this boy became eloquent and had the responsibility of a man.
Before, every time this kid saw him, he was like a mouse seeing a cat, very timid.
Shy and not presentable.
But now Jiang Youzhen is standing by the door, with the afterglow of the setting sun shining on his thin body. He feels that this boy is capable of standing on his own.
That's fine! The second son of the Jiang family is also a soft-tempered person, so someone has to support the second branch of the family.
Otherwise, the women in this room would be bullied terribly.
In that case, please help him since you saved his grandson!
"You don't have to pay the monthly rent for the next two months. I'll save it for your medicine. You know the situation at home. This is the last concession I can make.
You also need to know when to stop. Pushing too far will only make people think you are greedy."
The old man had read some books with a traveling Taoist priest earlier, and was more knowledgeable than the average farmer.
He felt that Jiang Youzhen was determined to split up the family business; this boy's eyes were unusually determined.
He had never looked at this grandson carefully, because Erlang usually didn't even have the courage to look him in the face, so how could he have such a noble character as he does now?
Shen and her three sisters were delighted to hear this. They were not greedy, and they had money to treat their brother's illness and still had some money left over. This was truly enormous wealth.
At this moment, the three sisters finally felt the benefit of having their brother's support.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Youzhen shook his head and said, "No! We have to separate the family."
"Okay, okay! If you want to divide the family, then your grandmother and I will hang ourselves in the ancestral hall. We are too embarrassed to see our ancestors anyway."
The old man was so angry that he kept banging the headboard. This grandson of his was getting too independent and he didn't believe that he couldn't control him.
"Why are you so excited? We will separate sooner or later anyway. I still say the same thing. I am afraid of death and dare not live with you anymore."
Jiang Youzhen is totally disrespectful of me. Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. Since I have spoken today, I must get this done.
This opportunity is so good, otherwise it would be impossible to bring it up again in the future.
"It's not your turn to make the decision in this family yet. When your father comes back, I will ask him whether he wants to divide the family.
Your father isn't dead yet! You want to be the head of the second house, you are rebelling against the heavens."
The old man was so angry that he choked on his own saliva and coughed violently. The fourth brother immediately stepped forward and patted his chest.
"Erlang, what nonsense are you talking about? Apologize to your grandfather now. You are so ignorant."
Jiang Hailin shouted at Jiang Youzhen, frightening Shen and the three sisters so much that their faces turned pale.
Erya tugged at Jiang Youzhen's sleeve. She wanted to say that she should quit while she was ahead. It was already very good to get two months' monthly salary.
As long as they work harder, they can always save some money.
Once the sisters get married, Erlang will no longer have to drag them along as a burden.
The village head opened his mouth to speak, but after thinking it over, he decided to wait and see.
He wanted to see if this kid could handle it. Only if he could handle the current pressure, he could take on the burden of the second house in the future.
Jiang Youzhen snatched the indenture contract from the table and put it in his arms.
"Aunt, Uncle! Tell me, if I go to the government office and sue you for murder, will they arrest you?
This indenture is the evidence. Even if we didn't split up, you can't sell my life."
Jiang Youzhen looked at the old man with sharp eyes.
“We must separate today, otherwise don’t blame me for exposing this matter.
"My eldest uncle and fourth uncle want to take the imperial examinations, and Sanlang and Silang also want to study. I believe that grandpa doesn't want to affect their future, right?"
She sneered as she spoke, "A living person and a dead person should be together? How heartless!"
Everyone was shocked. They didn't expect that Erlang, who was usually cowardly, would be so determined.
Xiao Chen was secretly resentful in her heart, thinking that today was a complete failure.
This time they pushed them too hard. Erlang was the lifeblood of the Second House. They did not plan this matter carefully and underestimated the Second House, touching its reverse scale.
"Ahem! We are all family, why should we be so hostile?"
The head of the village stood up and said, "As long as the parents are alive, the family should not be divided. This has been a tradition since ancient times."
After hearing what the head of the village said, the old man finally came back to his senses from his shock.
"What the village head said makes sense. Not to mention our peasant families, even the wealthy families would not divide the family property in this way."
"But Erlang's concerns are understandable!" The village head changed the subject, "How about this! I'll ask the elders in the clan to be witnesses and split the family but not the households. They can live separately and take care of themselves, and the second wife will pay some pension money every month."
Jiang Youzhen wanted to speak, but the village head glared at her, and she shut up unwillingly.
"Brother Jiang, there is resentment in the second house now. If we continue to live together, there will definitely be unrest in the family. What do you think of my suggestion?
This kind of separation of the family but not the household is not a big deal, isn't it the same for the Li and Wang families at the head of the village?"