happy old days

Chapter 24

Separation of families was a big event in ancient times. To put it simply, separation of families means that several brothers go out to live alone, and each household has a separate account. Although they worship together during festivals, each family has nothing to do with each other. up.

In modern times, the marriage of children is basically regarded as separation, but in ancient times it was a very serious matter.

On the tenth day of the Yang family's fourth marriage, the Yang family separated. On this day, not only the uncle of the Yang family came to testify on behalf of the whole family, but also other elders of the Yang family came to testify, as did the families of the Chen family and the other three sisters-in-law. Send someone over to testify.

Early this morning, everyone came to Yang's ancestral hall and began to separate the families.The Yang family doesn't have much property. Apart from the house they live in now, there is also an old house in the east of the village. There are three rooms in total. They were allocated to Old Fourth Yang when the family was separated in the previous generation. Later, the current house was built.They now live in a hatchback with a lower house and a stable.There are so many places to live.

The Yang family had a lot of land. Back then, Yang Zhenhai bought a lot of land with the money he sent back, including 22 acres of paddy fields, [-] acres of dry fields, and [-] acres of barren land.The Yang family's paddy fields and dry fields are all good fields.The wasteland has also been reclaimed for three or four years, and it is all familiar land.

There is one cow at home, some production utensils, and some kitchen utensils.These are all to be divided, and the other houses belong to themselves.

After all the properties are lit up, then there is the question of how to divide them.

"Let's talk about it, brothers, and see if you have any opinions." The patriarch uncle looked at the brothers and asked.

Yang Zhenhai looked at his younger brothers, and opened his mouth and said, "I haven't fulfilled my responsibilities as the eldest son after being away from home for several years. My father and mother are all taken care of by my younger brothers. I was not around when my mother passed away. My younger brothers took care of me. I will take care of my father, and I don’t want the house we live in now, I only need the three thatched cottages in the east, and the three-acre paddy field on the east side of Moon Lake is all I need for the land.”

His uncle nodded. The land Yang Zhenhai selected is right under his newly bought homestead. What is the younger brother fighting for?

The corners of Father Yang's mouth twitched, but in the end he didn't say anything. Originally, he wanted to share it fairly. Since the eldest son said so, even those few can live better in the future.

The other in-laws of the Yang family showed joy when they heard Yang Zhenhai's words. Generally, when people divide their families, the eldest son always gets the big head, and Father Yang also has a share. From what this means, if Father Yang and the eldest son of Yang are both gone, then they will take Isn't there too much?

There was no change in Jinniang and Chen's face. Yang Zhenhai told her his thoughts about this matter last night, and Jinniang also wanted to calm down.She thought that the three acres of land would be lost.Yang Zhenhai didn't agree, the place was close to where they planned to live in the future, so it was convenient to go back and forth.It's hard to buy something that fits that well.

Jinniang knows about Yang Zhenhai's family background, so the division is not that important, compared to her younger brothers Yang Zhenhai, Yang Zhenhai's property is rich even in the county, but neither of them is big, Yang Zhenhai will not be selfless at this time To make up for a few younger brothers, the money in hand still needs to be built to build a house. There are too many places to use, and no amount of money is enough. He also needs to plan for the future. People’s hearts are complicated, and it’s too easy to get something. , so don't take it seriously, maybe you will not be able to do well even if you give the money, and there will be troubles in the future. Anyway, they are all in front of them. If it is really difficult, he will definitely not stand by. Yang Zhenhai understands it.

Afterwards, the paddy fields were exactly five mu per person, and the places were all next to each other, and there was nothing to choose. The dry field was seven mu per person, and the remaining one mu was counted as two mu of wasteland, which happened to be twelve mu of wasteland and four mu for a family, because there was one mu between them. On dry land, for the sake of fairness, the three brothers drew lots to show fairness.

Father Yang still has 37 taels of silver left in his hands. Originally, he left 17 taels for the fourth marriage, and Yang Zhenhai secretly added 20 taels to him. , This money is not his share, spent 20 taels to buy two houses next to the second child's house, which is better than the old house land, and the remaining one will give 11 taels as the money to build a house for them.As long as each family fills in another three or five taels, a good brick and tile house can be built.Before the land was planted and the land melted, it happened to be covered. Before that, I lived in the original place.The old house belongs to the second child.In this way, the house of the three sons is settled.

Because the spring farming cattle will be owned by several families soon, and they will be raised in turn.Jinniang didn't want any other small items, she wanted to buy new ones like kitchen utensils, which would be comfortable for her own use.Let's negotiate with the remaining three.It doesn't have much to do with Jinniang.

Even if the family is divided, there is basically no dispute. Father Yang and several sons signed and pledged, and the village head will hand it over to the yamen, and the government will also issue documents.

After the separation, Father Chen left. Before leaving, he said that he would bring his son over to help Yang Zhenhai and the others repair the house.The Yang family must be in chaos right now, and it would be troublesome for him to be here. After the daughter has her own home, it will be much more convenient for her to come and go.

When the family goes back, they will live separately. Yang Zhenhai's younger brothers are distributing things in the kitchen. At this moment, all relatives are still there. Jinniang thinks it is a mess, so she drags Yang Zhenhai to see their new home. house.

"This house is a bit old, and it's okay to repair it. I'll only live there for a year. When the land is planted, our house will be built during the slack season." Yang Zhenhai took Jinniang to the three houses on the east side. , but broken enough.There are holes in the roof, there is no paper in the windows, and there are several big holes in the door.

Jinniang didn't feel anything when she saw it, Xiuxiu could still live.The two walked into the yard.Empty, with two large yards in front and back.There are three main rooms, the main room is the kitchen as soon as you enter the door, and there are two stoves in the east and west, but they are all collapsed.There are two houses in the east and west, and the area of ​​the house is not small. The only good thing is that there is a well, which is more convenient for drinking water.

"This place was built when my grandfather was there. The foundations are all made of stone, and the wood is also good. When we separated, we gave it to our family. We have lived here for a few years. It is too close to Qingshan, and there are no wild animals in winter. We are in danger when we run down the mountain to eat. When Dad saves enough money to build the current house, it will be vacant. This place is not good, and no one will buy it." Yang Zhenhai patted the pillars of the house , remembering that when the child next door was taken away by wolves when he was young, his father locked him in the house and refused to let him out, and the house was built within a year.

"You don't have to be afraid. I'm here. I'm not afraid even if the tiger comes down. It's spring. The food in the mountains is abundant, and the wild animals won't come down. We can move into our new home in winter." Yang Zhenhai looked at Jinniang's worried expression. It looks like.

"Isn't the land we bought just under the green hill? Isn't that more dangerous?"

"Hehe, let's go and I'll take you to have a look." Yang Zhenhai smiled, pulled Jinniang and left, Jinniang looked at the hand he was holding, her face was a little red, she struggled for a while but didn't break free but was held even tighter .

They didn't walk very far when Jinniang saw a crescent-shaped lake. Yang Zhenhai stopped and pointed to the opposite side of the lake, "Look, that's where our house is. Behind it is the green hill, which is steep. Except for falling from the mountain, there will be no wild beasts walking here. Here is Shilin Mountain, which is also a natural barrier. The rest is bamboo forest. When the house is built, surround the bamboo forest and dig a few traps. It's nothing. It’s all right, and the mountain road over the bamboo forest is often walked by people, and they all enter the mountain from here, and wild animals generally don’t pass here.”

Jinniang saw it was really beautiful, they are more northerly here, did not expect that there will be bamboo forests, and there is snow on the mountains, a scene of bamboo forests reflecting snow, the stone forest in the east, green and black and strange shapes, it looks real from a distance A forest made of stones.

There is nothing growing on a large piece of land next to the stone forest. It should be the wasteland. There are many trees growing on and below the green hills.

"There is a maple forest on the green hill, and the scenery is even more beautiful in autumn." Yang Zhenhai pulled Jinniang around the Moon Lake. The place where they will build their house is on a half-slope. There is no mountain road, but the terrain is very gentle. Wait until you stand on the edge of the bamboo forest , Jinniang saw that there was a forest next to the green hill, and there was a small lake at the junction of the bamboo forest and the forest. It was very small, only about 400 square meters, but it was very clear.

"This is running water. There is a spring below. It won't freeze in winter. Let's build a house here."

He pointed to a large open space in front of the maple forest.To the east of the clearing, there is a sparse forest separating the wasteland. The books in the forest seem to be quite old.

Jinniang looked happy, "I see there is still a lot of open space in this forest, we can focus on fruit trees, such as pomegranates, persimmons, jujubes, apples and peaches."

"Okay, let's plant fruit trees." Yang Zhenhai nodded.

The land deed is now in Jinniang's place, but she only knew before that there were sixteen acres of mountainous land, but now she realizes that the so-called mountainous land includes the maple forest, and there are seven acres of wasteland next to the stone forest , There are many old trees growing here.Surrounding the site where their family is going to build a house, the environment is really good.

"When the house is being built, build terraced fields below here, and raise and level the foundation. If you look out from here, there is our paddy field in front, and the village is not far away." Yang Zhenhai stood halfway. Pointing on the slope.

But no, if a house is built, the field of view is very open.Jinniang was thinking about getting out the terraced fields, the orientation of this place is very straight, facing south, with plenty of sunshine, maybe you can grow some grapes.In the place surrounded by Moon Lake at the foot of the mountain, there are more than three acres of wetland, and lotus root can be planted by surrounding it.

Jinniang talked about some of her ideas, "We can also find some walnuts, hazelnut trees, and plant a pepper tree. Are these all available?" Excited Jinniang suddenly thought of what to do if there is no such thing.

It was the first time for Yang Zhenhai to see Jinniang so lively, and he was also happy in his heart. Hearing her question, he said, "I'm afraid there are no ready-made ones for sale. I have seen them in the mountains. I will go to the mountains to look for them. When the house is built, I will transplant them." Just come here." The daughter-in-law's rare request, of course, can't disappoint her, it doesn't matter if the tree can be moved, there are many wild trees in the mountains, if one fails, just get another one.

Jinniang narrowed her eyes when she heard that, looked at Yang Zhenhai, and waved her hands. Yang Zhenhai lowered his head in doubt, and Jinniang quickly kissed him on the face. Since the marriage, this man has always tolerated her and indulged her. , Although he didn't say what he likes and loves, he used actions to prove that he cared.Jinniang felt that she also fell in love with this man.

Yang Zhenhai was taken aback by Jinniang's actions, this was the first time this little girl took the initiative.If you look at it again, you will run away.Looking at the people running and jumping happily in the distance, she touched her face and smiled, her little daughter-in-law.

(End of this chapter)