farmer's little girl

Chapter 28 Questioning the Separation
Taking advantage of Mei's cooking time, Lu Guangzhi dragged Lu Jiaoyue to a deserted place.

"Sister, why didn't you let me talk about earning some money just now?"

Lu Jiaoyue pursed her lower lip slightly, and said, "You're not afraid of being beaten, so just go and talk."

Lu Guangzhi's face froze, he just wanted to tell the rest of the family about it on impulse.At this moment, he realized that if his mother found out, he was working in a place like a gambling house, and the beatings would be light.

"But if you don't take out the money, how can the eldest brother get married?"

This is also a problem. Lu Guangzhi is aware of the family's situation. Judging from the current situation, if he doesn't take out the little money he saved, the family will really have to sell the land to raise enough money for the elder brother's marriage.

Naturally, Lu Jiaoyue didn't want to tell her brother that she wanted to wait until she sold her embroidery work to see how much money she could get, before planning this matter.If she could, she didn't want to see her second brother being beaten, and she had other ideas.

"Anyway, don't say it for now, our family hasn't separated yet, can you guarantee that our father won't give up the idea of ​​​​separating the family because the family has collected enough money, and then grandpa and grandma cry?" She said sharply.

Lu Guangzhi really couldn't guarantee it, not because he didn't believe in his father's character, but because his grandparents were too capable.There is another elder's status on his head, and it is really uncertain whether his father will change his mind at that time.Just like the day when he collected money for the medicine for his sister-in-law, his father was so firm at first, who would have thought that grandma would kneel down and beg for it.

"Sister, tell me, when will I tell my parents and brothers about my work in the casino?"

"Let's talk about it after we split up."

Last night Lu Jiaoyue thought about it all night, maybe the tragedy of her family members in her previous life did have her own reasons, but more of it was dragged down by her family.It stands to reason that this shouldn't be said, but if it weren't for my sister-in-law and grandma in my previous life, her elder brother's marriage would not have been delayed again and again, and the family would not have no money for the second brother to marry a wife, let him marry such a woman return.There are also parents, after the eldest brother left, parents collapsed so quickly, heartbroken is one reason, and more is caused by overwork.

The two of them worked really hard, especially her father, who was almost non-stop.Man, he is not a cow, even if he is a cow, he will be exhausted if he does this.

So last night Lu Jiaoyue made up her mind that the family must be divided, and only after the separation can the source of all tragedies be avoided.

Lu Guangzhi nodded, "Okay, sister, I will listen to you."

On the way back to the county, Han Jin was in a very happy mood.

Although it was unkind, he really wanted to thank Lu Guili for solving a big problem for him.Even if Han Jin was unwilling, he had to admit that compared with Du Lian, he really had no chance of winning.

In terms of status, he is a scholar and a boy, but he is just a local hooligan. Although he doesn't think so, he is like that in the eyes of outsiders.In terms of age, he is only sixteen and still a young bud, but he is in his late twenties. In the eyes of outsiders, he is just an old bachelor who can't marry a wife and is only fit to hang out with kiln sisters.In terms of appearance, he can be called gentle and handsome, but I——

Han Jin thought about how his thugs described him?The boss is really mighty and domineering, the boss fights like a tiger going down the mountain...

Ahem, Han Jin took it as a compliment to himself, but he also knew that in the eyes of ordinary girls, men of the scholar type were more popular.Just like those kiln sisters on Fengyuan Street, they would go back to those poor scholars, but when facing his gang of thugs, they always thought about how much money they could get from them.

This is the gap, the gap that Hanjin has to admit.

The only thing that can be compared is that the scholar can't lift his shoulders and hands, but he still has the strength to pinch this kind of weak-handed person, and he can squeeze two of them with one hand.

He thought that if he could marry her, he would treat her well in every possible way, but anyone with eyes would know how to choose.

Fortunately, Lu Guili came out in the middle, which solved a big problem for him.

All the way back to the house in a happy mood, anyone with eyes can see Han Jin's good mood.

Thinking of the gloomy face of the boss for the past two days, and the sudden clearing today, everyone felt even more nervous. They couldn't help wondering if the Chen family in Taoyuan Town had been owing money and not paying back, which made the boss anxious.

But Hu San knew it well, and when there was no one around, he joked, "Is the matter resolved?"

Han Jin nodded: "Solved." Without breaking a sweat.

"Where is the Chen family?"

"Find someone to tie Chen Er out first."

Repaying debts is a matter of course.I had a good time when I gambled, but when I paid back the money, I knew the ink marks, so what did I do long ago?
"What if the Chen family still drags on the money?"

Hu San has never seen anyone as stingy as Mr. Chen. He would rather watch his son get beaten than pay him money to pay off his debts.Those thugs who help casinos to collect debts also pay attention to rules and regulations. First, they come to the door to talk to each other, and it is best to pay back the money.

Let loosen the bones first, if you don't return it, there will naturally be others waiting.As for the backhand, it depends on the other party's identity and family background.For example, the Chen family can be considered a wealthy family in Taoyuan Town, so naturally they can't forcefully sell the house, sell the land and move the family's possessions.

"Then take the IOU and go to the Yamen."

Han Jin is very experienced in dealing with such people.He had been thinking about the affairs of the Lu family for the past few days, so he dragged the Chen family away.Now that the Lu family has settled the matter, he can naturally free up his hands to deal with it.

After all, he is still waiting for money to earn the capital to marry a wife.

For many days, there was no movement from the upper room, it seemed that no one cared about the separation of the family that the second room mentioned that day.

The couple in the second room were quite happy at first, but seeing this, they couldn't help being a little silent.Lu Minghai couldn't sit still any longer, so he went to the upper room to find Old Man Lu.

"Second, are you sure you've thought it through?"

Lu Minghai nodded, "Father, I've made up my mind, you can separate our second room."

The old man Lu was silent for a while, and said with some difficulty: "Actually, you don't have to do this, your sister is going to go out soon. Without her, the family will be fine in the future, our family..."

Lu Minghai interrupted him, his voice was full of inexplicable depression: "Father, you don't need to say anything, just separate the family for me."

"Second, why are you doing this?"

"That's enough, father, that's all. Don't worry, the son respected you and mother in the past, and he will respect you and his mother in the future. It's just sharing the pot and living separately."

Seeing that the old man Lu still wanted to say something, he said again: "Since everyone is uncomfortable, why bother to get together, Dad, you love your daughter, and I love my daughter. Such a thing, this is simply a disaster without reason! Fortunately, no one else knew about the matter of discussing marriage with the Du family back then, if they found out, they might laugh at my daughter."

The old man Lu couldn't help but said: "Isn't it true that no outsiders know, just our family..."

Lu Minghai suddenly raised his head, looking straight at his father.Old man Lu panicked, but he felt that what he said was right, and outsiders didn't know it.

As if he understood the meaning in his father's eyes, Lu Minghai said sadly and sarcastically: "Father, you still don't understand. It's not about whether outsiders know about it, but whether you and mother have cared about the whole thing at all." Yue'er? After all, it was your daughter Lu Guili who snatched Yue'er's marriage, right? Even if the matter is irreparable, shouldn't you as elders think about what you have done? No, you didn't do anything, even a word of comfort Nothing, as if nothing happened, it seems that I, Yue'er, should suffer from being dumb, and we should let her go, Lu Guili! But, why?"

Yes, why?
As an older brother, he gave in to his younger sister, because he was an older brother, but what did his daughter do wrong, to give in to her sister-in-law.Even though they have been wronged in every possible way, they can't speak up or make trouble. Instead of blaming their daughters, the grandparents feel that others should do it.

Lu Minghai really didn't dare to think, if his daughter was not so understanding, but ignorant and made a fuss.How should this situation end?He understood the daughter-in-law's character, and the reason why she didn't make a fuss was because she was afraid of ruining her daughter's reputation. If it was true that Yue'er was stubborn, the daughter-in-law would only stand by her daughter.Not to mention the Mei family, my father-in-law, mother-in-law, and brothers-in-law, how much they love Yue'er, I don't need to go into details.

But just because her daughter is considerate and sensible doesn't mean that Lu Minghai can turn a blind eye.The more sensible his daughter is, the more ashamed he will be. It doesn't matter what he does, but he can't let his daughter suffer from being dumb like this.

The old man Lu said in a panic: "Didn't the eldest daughter-in-law say that it was the one from the Du family who didn't want to marry Yue'er herself?"

"Do you believe this, dad? It's better not to expose some things. The son still says the same thing, how he respected you and mother before, and how he will respect you in the future."

Old man Lu fell into a long silence.

After a long time—

"Since you have already decided, I will give you points!"

Just as Lu Minghai was about to say something, Lu Mingshan was pushed and pushed in by Mrs. Qiao.

"Father, second brother, you are all here." Lu Mingshan tried his best to make himself smile as if nothing had happened.

Qiao Shi pinched him from behind, which made him jump immediately, and then he said: "Father, since you have divided the family with the second brother, you can divide the family with me."

"Third!" Old man Lu said in shock.

It seemed that it was easier to say the following words after being picked apart, and Lu Mingshan continued: "Father, you also know that I don't think it will take a day or two to separate the family, so you can divide it for me."

The old man Lu wanted to say something, but he interrupted him: "Father, I know what you want to say, I understand the truth, we are not young anymore, and we can't live with our parents all the time. People like us in the village are almost They are all separated, so you can divide them with me."

The old man Lu looked at Qiao Shi angrily: "Qiao Shi, is this your idea?"

He knows his son too well, maybe he wanted to separate the family before, but he doesn't think so now, so it must be Joe's instigation.

With a smile on her face, Mrs. Qiao looked extraordinarily virtuous and virtuous.

"Father, what are you talking about? How big is the third brother's idea? Could it be I instigated it?!" After a pause, she said again: "But since the third brother wants to go out alone, father, you old man, please let him go, you Don’t you always say that he is lazy and doesn’t work, but this time, let’s control him well, and see if he dares to be lazy in the future! Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, so you can always control him for the rest of his life?”

At this moment, Qiao's role has completely changed. It seems that she is not Lu Mingshan's daughter-in-law at all, but his enemy.It's just that no one understands the meaning of what she said. All in all, Mrs. Qiao wants to separate, even if she slanders her man.

In fact, she didn't mean to slander, and she meant to tell others. As for the meaning of these words, probably only Old Man Lu could understand them.

Old man Lu obviously understood, so he was very angry.I don't know if it was discouraged, or what, but they agreed to separate the family for the third bedroom, and asked everyone to call the boss Lu Mingchuan over.Since the family is going to be separated, the big house must be present.

In the past few days, Lu Mingchuan's mood was very low.

What happened at home in the recent period really made him dizzy.

Especially for the Hu family, Lu Mingchuan knew that he shouldn't maliciously speculate about his daughter-in-law, but he really couldn't help thinking that way.He is very clear about the whole process of this matter, so he doesn't know if the second brother and his wife have come to know about it. Anyway, he knows about Yue'er's marriage, and I am afraid that Hu Shi really did something in it.

Why exactly, Lu Mingchuan didn't dare to think about it, but he couldn't help but realize it in his heart.

He always thought that the Hu family knew the general situation, and many times he was even faintly proud that he was the eldest son, and the eldest daughter-in-law of the Hu family was really not picky at ordinary times.Even the second daughter-in-law, Mei Shi, is also a sensible person, but he has always felt that she is no match for his own daughter-in-law.

It's just that now he's starting to hesitate. Is Mrs. Hu really as good as he imagined?Then why did she go out of her way to tamper with Yue'er's marriage?

Yes, painstakingly.

Lu Mingchuan may be honest, but he's not stupid. It's Yue'er, but he suddenly changed into a younger sister. Even if he was killed, he wouldn't believe that his wife didn't do anything in it.

It's just that he can't open his mouth to criticize, what qualifications does he have to criticize?To put it bluntly, in fact, he also faintly hated that sister, hated the endless giving, hated...

It wasn't until this time that Lu Mingchuan realized that he was actually not as good as he imagined, and he was also selfish.

Lu Mingchuan, immersed in doubt and self-loathing, became visibly depressed.

As the pillow person, Hu quickly noticed the abnormality of the man.

She was a little apprehensive, afraid that the man would question her, and at the same time she kept telling herself that what she did was right, she was right at all, and she also had children and grandchildren, and she had to plan for them. In fact, she and Qiao's thoughts were similar , but she is not as 'stupid' as Joe's.

She has also done a lot, and she feels that the current situation is caused by her own troubles, so what right does Joe have to criticize Sang Huai and laugh at herself for not being responsible?It's not that she doesn't stand out, it's just that she has a different way of dealing with people.

Now the situation is very good, Lu Guili is about to marry into the Du family, and the Lu family has since gotten rid of this trouble, Hu feels that the entire Lu family should be grateful to him.Who got them out of this trouble?It's her, it's her Hu Guihua, so they all have to be grateful to themselves!

As for the separation of the second family, Hu feels that he no longer has to worry about the separation of the second family, so he can do it if he wants to.

Even so, when Lu Mingshan said that his father asked them to come to discuss the matter of dividing the family, Hu was still surprised.What surprised her was not that the second room was going to be separated, but the third room.

She thought that with the personality of a three-bedroom couple, the family would die now, but she never thought that the three-bedroom couple would have to separate.The second bedroom and the third bedroom will be divided, and the rest of their eldest room will be no different from a separated family, except that the old couple will live with the eldest room.

Hu felt that the three-bedroom couple was stupid, and sent Lu Guili away. The Lu family was no longer burdened.
Hu, who thinks that others are fools, thinks disdainfully, let's divide it up, it's not her who kicked them out, it's what they want to divide.

Therefore, when the old man Lu spoke about the separation of the family, Lu Mingchuan also tried to persuade the two younger brothers, but as the elder sister-in-law who was always very knowledgeable, she was rarely silent.

The family division went smoothly. The Lu family said it was a wealthy family, but in fact there was nothing to divide the family.

The family has a total of [-] mu of land, except for the [-] mu of land that Lu Guili intends to marry as a dowry, there are still [-] mu of land left.It was divided into four parts, and each house was divided into three acres, and the old couple kept three acres for themselves. Since they lived with the eldest family, it means that the land was given to the eldest family.

Then there are the livestock, farm tools and food in the family. The farm tools are set for each family, and the food is given to each family to eat the rations when the food is harvested.The cows were distributed to the big house. After all, the old couple still follow the big house, but the second and third rooms can also be used when needed.Then there are three pigs raised in the family, one for each family. For the time being, there is only one pigsty, so they are kept together.Wait until next year, whether each family will support each family, or they will be raised together, we will talk about it at that time.

The rest are the chickens raised at home, one for each of the three families, and it is enough to build a chicken coop next to each house.As for the houses, the houses that each family lives in will be returned to each family.

Generally speaking, the old man Lu is still a fairly fair old man, except when facing his daughter, he is a little confused.It is because of this that everyone feels very complicated about him.

Since then, the Lu family has been separated.

On the afternoon of the separation, Lu Minghai, Lu Guangyi and his son went to borrow some soil embryos from the people in the village who were planning to build a house.

These soil embryos are all made by themselves, and they will be used to build houses and walls after drying.The second room was waiting to be used, so I borrowed it from someone first, and then returned the soil embryo to others.After all, the soil embryo used in the second room is just to build a stove. Lu Minghai and his son have a good reputation in the village, and everyone is willing to deal with them.

Lu Guangyi knows the craft of a mason, so building a stove is not difficult for him.Taking him as the mainstay, Lu Minghai and Lu Guangzhi helped him build the kitchen in just one day.Then it is to add a roof to the stove. The wall of the soil embryo is naturally made of straw. There is never a shortage of straw in the countryside. The father and son twisted some straw ropes, tied the straw in a row, and then set it up on the ground. on the roof.

It looks very simple from the outside, but it is enough to make a stove. This kind of earthen house is easy to build, that is, the straw on the top needs to be replaced every other year or so, and the walls should be repaired. Otherwise, if it is soaked in water for a long time, the wall should collapse.

After the stove was built, the Erfang family was very happy. Lu Minghai smiled and said, "Let's just use it like this for now. When we have money in hand, we can build a brick stove."

When it comes to building a house, I can't help but think of the house that Erfang lives in now.

The second-bedroom house was built when Lu Minghai got married. After the house was built, there was a half-acre vegetable field in the middle.There are three rooms in total, the main room in the middle is also the room of Mei Shi and Lu Minghai, Lu Guangzhi and Wulang live in the east, and Lu Jiaoyue lives in the west.Lu Guangyi used to live in the east room, but because he was going to get married soon, they gave him two rooms next to him.

It's just an earth embryo house, not a big tile house.

The Lu family's house was considered excellent in Daxi Village back then, and even now it is very respectable. It is a clean brick and tile house, which is why the Lu family can be regarded as a wealthy family in Daxi Village.After all, the house is the face, and the rows of big tile-roofed houses look magnificent.

It's a pity that the Lu's family is nothing but face-saving now. With Lu Guili's medicine jar, no amount of money can be squandered.That's why when Lu Guangyi got engaged, his family couldn't afford to build a house for him.In desperation, the second-bedroom couple had no choice but to build two adobe houses for their son.He also promised that when he has money in hand, he will change him to a tile-roofed house.

Lu Guangyi didn't really care, but the second wife felt guilty.

Therefore, when Lu Minghai said this, everyone was silent for a moment, and then Mrs. Mei sighed, and Lu Minghai looked at the eldest son with a guilty expression.

Probably only Goro didn't realize it, and asked with a smile: "Then let's cook in our own kitchen in the future? My second brother and I will work hard to chop firewood and come back." It seems that he also realized that It was exaggerated to say that he cut firewood, but he said shyly, "Although I can't chop firewood, I can help gather firewood."

Seeing him like this, everyone laughed, and the dull atmosphere was swept away.

Lu Jiaoyue's eyes flickered, she glanced at her eldest brother, but said nothing.

After the stove is built, it is the stove.

This matter is not difficult for Lu Guangyi, he did it alone.It's just that the Xinbai stove is not available for the time being, so cooking in the second room is still in the front stove for the time being.

The third room also had to build a stove, so after the second room's stove was built, Mrs. Qiao came to the door.

Without further ado, Lu Guangyi agreed, but he couldn't do it alone, and someone had to help.Lu Mingshan was willing to help, but he called Lu Minghai to help too.

Mrs. Mei felt a little uncomfortable. When the second bedroom built the stove, the people from the third bedroom never came to help.

"Your third uncle and third aunt are too smart." Mrs. Mei said to Lu Jiaoyue.

The so-called "Jing" is a dialect in Daxi Village, which means that people are very smart, good at calculating, and never suffer.

Lu Jiaoyue smiled and said: "Mother, actually Third Aunt is not a bad person." It's just that she has a bad personality.

Mrs. Mei was a little unconvinced. Although Mrs. Qiao's performance was indeed unexpected in the separation of the family this time, Mrs. Mei still didn't like Mrs. Qiao very much.

At night, Mrs. Qiao came over with a bowl of vegetables.

"Second brother and righteous boy are exhausted today. I originally wanted to invite you to the third room for dinner, but after thinking about it, our family just separated, and we sat together happily. Shouldn't it be in the third room?" I really thought about it, so I sent some of the prepared dishes over."

The dish is a large piece of cooked meat in a pot, the sauce is red, and it is oily, and it is full of oil and water.And it didn't add any toppings, it was all good pork belly.

Mrs. Mei was a little surprised. Mrs. Qiao has never been a generous person, otherwise Mrs. Mei would not have said that the three-bedroom couple are all monkeys and monkeys.

She was going to refuse. She thought that Mrs. Qiao would go along with the flow and bring the meat back, but she was serious about putting the things down and leaving.

Mrs. Mei couldn't see Mrs. Qiao clearly, but it was Lu Guangzhi who made a point: "The third aunt offended the eldest aunt a few days ago. Now that the family is separated, the third bedroom must not be able to live so alone. Our father is the third Uncle's own brother, naturally wants to win us over."

The so-called offending was terrible, that is, when Qiao's guns were loaded that time to collect money for Lu Guili's medicine, Hu's had no choice but to stay out.Qiao's being a bad person didn't have any effect, and he was forced to give money, so he was naturally dissatisfied, so he satirized Hu in the yard every now and then.

Hu Shi has always considered himself generous and decent, so naturally he would not quarrel with Qiao Shi, but it can be clearly seen that Hu Shi has a grudge against Qiao Shi. When the two met, they didn't even have a perfunctory smile.

Mei immediately understood, and after understanding, she felt somewhat complicated in her heart.

(End of this chapter)