A lucky koi fish was found while escaping from famine, and the whole family became prosperous

Chapter 9 Starting anew
Xu had sharp ears and happened to hear what Jiang Yunjin said. She subconsciously thought that it was Jiang Dasao who taught her these words, and she glared at Jiang Dasao fiercely.

Mrs. Jiang didn't understand the meaning of Jiang Yunjin's words at first, but after hearing Xu's harsh voice, she understood it instantly.

She immediately embraced Jiang Yunjin, looked up at Old Lady Jiang, and said loudly, "Mom, since we are going to divide the family, then we should clear out all the things one by one. Little Yunjin came late, so let's start from today."

After a slight pause, she continued, "Mother, I have something else to say. During these days of fleeing famine, each family has contributed, so let's just divide the money according to the contribution."

As soon as Mrs. Jiang finished speaking, Mrs. Xu next to her changed her expression instantly. She looked at Mrs. Jiang with a sullen face, and a hint of displeasure flashed in her eyes.

On the way to escape the famine, she contributed the least, so she would shirk her responsibilities if she could. Even if she couldn't, she still had her third brother. But now that they were divided according to contribution, wouldn't she be at a great disadvantage?
That won't work!
"I don't agree! What do you mean, sister-in-law? You know that you and sister-in-law have a child, but I have no movement in my belly. Now you are dividing the effort, are you saying that I can't give birth to a son?"

When Mrs. Xu finished speaking, her face turned pale and she looked at Mrs. Jiang with gritted teeth, very sure that the other party was intentionally taking this opportunity to ridicule her.

She knew it! Mrs. Jiang looked like a good person on weekdays, but she was gossiping behind her back! Even the second wife was not a good person!

After these words were spoken, even Jiang Ersao could no longer sit still.

She looked up at Xu and snorted, "Oh, what do you mean by that, Third Sister-in-law? Are you blaming others for your inability to have a baby? Humph!"

Mrs. Jiang's words shot straight into Xu's heart like a sharp arrow. Not being able to have children has always been a pain in Xu's heart.

Now, hearing Jiang Ersao exposing her scars in public, she could no longer bear it. She screamed and was about to pounce on Jiang Ersao.

Before the man could move, he was held down by the quick-eyed and quick-handed Jiang Laosan. Before he could say any words of comfort, an old and angry voice was heard.

"Third brother, let go! I want to see who she dares to touch! If you don't want to stay in the Jiang family, just take the divorce letter and leave!"

Old Mrs. Jiang was furious, her face turned ashen, and there was a terrifying coldness in her eyes as she looked at Xu.

Now she is still on the road of fleeing from famine and is already starving. If the Jiang family doesn't want her, then she can only wait to die.

She had not forgotten the abandoned woman she had seen on the road, how she was dragged into the grove by the refugees and how she screamed in agony.

Xu shuddered violently and shrank her neck as if she was frightened. She broke free from Jiang Laosan's restraints and stood obediently aside. She did not dare to shout that she would hit Jiang Ersao, but just curled her lips at the old lady's partiality.

It’s because she can’t give birth to a son. Her three daughters-in-law have never been seen protecting her like an immortal!

"Mom, let's split up the family."

The division of the Jiang family is a foregone conclusion.

Old Mrs. Jiang asked everyone in the Jiang family, and no one objected to dividing the family, so the matter was settled.

Dividing the property is a serious matter, but unfortunately we are still on the road to escape famine, so we have to keep everything simple. We will just make a list of the existing items and find a witness tomorrow, which will be considered as dividing the property.

Old Mrs. Jiang handed the task of making the list over to Jiang Zhiyuan, the fifth son of the Jiang family.

The fifth son, Jiang Zhiyuan, is a scholar who has passed the examination for a tongsheng (a student of traditional Chinese medicine). He will take part in the imperial examination in April next year. If he passes, he will become a xiucai (a scholar).

The matter was handed over to the fifth brother, and Xu had no objection. However, when the fifth brother was writing, Xu was always watching from the side, fearing that something was missing.

Mrs. Jiang didn't like to get involved in these things, so she took Jiang Yunjin to find a warm place to rest.

The next day.

Before Jiang Yunjin was fully awake, he was dressed and picked up.

She opened her eyes dazedly and found herself being carried into a crowd of people. Upon closer inspection, she discovered a very conspicuous and majestic woman standing in the crowd.

It was Xu who looked very happy.

There were still many members of the Jiang family standing around. She looked carefully and found that everyone was there except for Mrs. Jiang and herself. Was this a split?

Upon seeing this scene, Jiang Yunjin instantly came to his senses.

I was no longer sleepy, but just lazily nestled in my mother's arms, absorbing the scent of green grass from her body.

Mrs. Jiang came late, holding Jiang Yunjin in her arms.

When Old Mrs. Jiang saw someone coming, she nodded to the head of the village standing next to her.

"Mr. Lizheng, I would like to trouble you to be a witness in the division of the family."

Upon hearing this, the head of the village waved his hand. There was a trace of confusion on his old face. His eyebrows were slightly wrinkled. A layer of doubt appeared in his turbid eyes. He asked again: "Old sister, do you really want to split up the family? Now we are on the road to escape from the famine. It has only been more than half a month since we left the village. The road ahead is uncertain. Do you really want to split up the family now?"

He sighed, really not understanding why they chose to split up the family at this time, which was undoubtedly a dead end.

Old Mrs. Jiang felt bitter in her heart, but she did not show it on her face. She just waved her hand and said, "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings."

In this situation, the village head stopped trying to persuade them. Since the Jiang family had made their choice, there was no point in him saying more.

Jiang Laowu handed the list he had made last night to the head of the village and old lady Jiang. The head of the village wrote it down and old lady Jiang dictated it, dividing everything into five parts.

In fact, they didn't have much stuff. They only brought some food and some pots and pans with them. The fields and houses of the Jiang family were dead things. They couldn't be taken away, and they didn't know if they would come back.

All that could be shared were some food and the prey hunted yesterday.

There were seven bags of food, divided into six portions according to the number of people.

Old Mrs. Jiang, the third wife, and the fourth and fifth wives each received a bag of grain, while the first and second wives each received a bag and a half of grain. Because two families had children, they received half an extra bag.

Old Mrs. Jiang followed the eldest wife, and the bag on her head was also marked on the eldest wife.

The wild game hunted yesterday was divided up privately and was not registered in the division book for fear of arousing jealousy.

After some calculations, the three branches of the Jiang family received a total of one and a half bags of grain plus two wild rabbits.

Originally, the third house was supposed to get a bag of grain, but Xu refused. She still remembered that the Jiang family used a bag of grain to buy a maid, and she was not willing to suffer such a loss, so she shamelessly extorted her share.

In addition to food, the third house was also given a flatbed truck and two taels of silver. As for the issue of resettlement, it could only be considered after entering the customs.

The Jiang family entered the country this time in order to go to the Jiang family’s ancestral home—a village under the capital.

When Old Mrs. Jiang and Old Mr. Jiang were young, they both came from the capital, but for some reasons, they were forced to go outside the Great Wall, where they stayed for several years.

Xu was so delighted when she got the money that she packed it up happily, not avoiding the green eyes around her at all.

Seeing this scene, Old Mrs. Jiang shook her head helplessly.

The five brothers of the Jiang family signed one by one, and finally Old Lady Jiang and the head of the village signed, and the family was completely divided.

Although the family was divided, the first and second wives did not plan to separate the kitchens. However, Xu was afraid that she would suffer a loss, so she took the newly divided small pot to cook aside.

It’s just… after fiddling with it for a long time, I still ended up burning the porridge, and in the end I could only watch others eat it.

After breakfast, Jiang Yunjin just went down to the field and took a walk when he was pulled away by his older brother, who said he wanted to see if the chicks had grown up. But after taking a step, he suddenly stopped.

(End of this chapter)