Tang Weiwei stayed in the county for three days, found the entrance to the black market, and sold all the game she caught and herbs she dug up in the mountains. The village primary school was about to start in a few days, so she went home first.
The cost of living in the county was high, so Tang Weimin would bring breakfast to Tang Weiguo and his wife every day before going to work. For lunch and dinner, Wang Jinhua would go home to cook and then bring it to the hospital. She stayed there at night to look after Tang Weiguo.
Jun Jiuli had her own small bed and lived in the same room as Tang Weimin, separated only by a curtain. The bedding and sheets were all bought by Wu Yanqing.
Jun Jiuli had been studying in the classroom with a group of little ones for a month, and she was bored. Listening to the textbook made her want to sleep. Her class’s math teacher was Wu Yanqing, which caused the Chinese teacher to report her to Wu Yanqing several times.
The Chinese teacher would watch her sleep, but every time she was called upon, she knew where they were and could answer questions. Later, the Chinese teacher stopped caring about her sleeping in class.
After school, Jun Jiuli followed closely behind Wu Yanqing.
“Pay more attention in Chinese class from now on, don’t always doze off. Teacher Xiao Wen has told me several times.”
“But I feel sleepy as soon as Teacher Xiao Wen starts talking,” Jun Jiuli said, rubbing her eyes.
“Then you have to overcome it. Wash your face with water after class, and you won’t be sleepy.”
“But the water I have is only enough for me to drink.”
“Then come to me, and I’ll wash it for you.”
“Oh, okay ^0^, I’ll overcome it.”
007: “Haha, the host also has times when she’s put in a difficult position.”
“I’m just a child now, I have to listen to adults.”
“Host, doesn’t the female lead have a spiritual spring? Why has Uncle Tang been lying in the hospital for so long and hasn’t gotten better?”
“Idiot, of course it’s because she hasn’t let Uncle Tang drink the spiritual spring water.”
007: “Scratching my head jp j, why? Uncle Tang has always been very good to her.”
“What’s the use of being good to her? The spiritual spring only produces a few drops a day, and the female lead is definitely reluctant to part with it. In her heart, Uncle Tang is already a useless person.”
“I don’t understand human emotions. (꒪⌓꒪)”
Just then, Tang Weiwei, who had suddenly appeared from behind, said, “Second Aunt, you don’t have to worry. I’ll supervise my cousin in class if she sleeps.”
“Weiwei, you should just focus on your own studies and don’t let supervising your cousin affect your lessons, that wouldn’t be good.”
“Second Aunt, you’re too kind. The teachers teach things that are too simple, I already know them all. If my cousin has any questions in the future, she can also come and ask me.”
“It’s alright, I’ll teach Tangtang if she doesn’t understand. You just take care of yourself.”
“Oh, alright then.” Tang Weiwei pouted, looking as if she had suffered a great injustice.
But no one paid attention to her. The classmates passing by after school were all young and couldn’t see her affectation at all. https:/
007: “By the way, host, how do you know her spiritual spring only produces a few drops a day?”
“Uh, is your reaction time a bit slow?”
“Hurry up and tell me, baby wants to know.”
“I entered her space through a secret method.”
“I see that the original host’s mother’s complexion has improved a lot these past few days. Are you stealing the female lead’s spiritual spring?”
“Ahem, how can you call this stealing? This is called resource sharing.”
“Can it be like this? (ー_ー)!!”
“Why do you care so much? We just need to complete the mission.”
When they returned home, they learned that Tang Weiguo had been discharged from the hospital. The 200 yuan had been used up in the hospital. He was destined to never stand up again, and his wound no longer hurt, so they decided to go home to recuperate.
At night, except for the three people in the second branch, all members of the Tang family gathered in Tang Laotai’s room for a family meeting.
Over the past month, Tang Laotou had tossed and turned, and after much thought, he had decided to divide the family. The second son had been severely exploited by them and had married a shrewd wife. It was unlikely that he would be taken care of by him in his old age, so he could only rely on his grandson in the future.
The eldest grandson had already graduated from high school and had been looking for a suitable job in the county for a long time, but he still hadn’t found one. He needed to take over the second son’s job. He still had some money on hand, which could be used to marry off the eldest grandson in the future.
Once Da Kui started working and earning money, they would find a way to get a wife for the younger grandson.
“Alright, everyone is here. I want to announce one thing, I’ve decided to divide the family.”
Wang Jinhua was the first to panic upon hearing this. “Dad, how can we divide the family? Weiguo’s leg is broken now. All three children are still young, how will we live if we divide the family?”
“That’s right, old man. Da Kui is reaching the age to get married, and at this critical juncture, how can we divide the family?”
The others dared not speak, wanting to hear the reason why Tang Laotou wanted to divide the family.
“Alright, I know what you’re all thinking. Dongliang is in the third year of junior high this year, and Da Kui has already graduated from high school and hasn’t found a suitable job. Do you want Da Kui to come back and farm with us?”
Tang Laotai: “Of course not. My Da Kui is a high-achiever.”
“But now jobs in the city are scarce, and they are hard to find. I’ve decided to let Weimin give his job to Da Kui.”
“Dad, that’s great, but can Weimin agree to it?” Wang Jinhua said excitedly.
Tang Laotai slapped her head: “Oh my, why didn’t I think of that? How dare he disagree? We are his parents.”
“If we take Weimin’s job, Wu Yanqing, with her shrewdness, won’t hand over her salary to the family anymore.
If we don’t divide the family, we won’t get any benefits. They only have one daughter, and once Tangtang marries out, will you two nephews still have to support them in their old age?”
Tang Dakui: “Of course not. We only support our own parents, what does it have to do with anyone else?”
Tang Dongliang said shrewdly: “Of course, we will also be filial to Grandpa and Grandma in the future.”
“Good, then it’s settled. Tomorrow afternoon, I will invite the team leader and the elders of the Tang family to witness it.”
……
On this day in class, Jun Jiuli felt that Tang Weiwei was acting strangely, always looking at her with a pitiful and sympathetic gaze, and often trying to talk to her after class.
For example, “Tangtang, don’t sleep in class. You need to study hard, you have to support two elders in the future.”
“Tangtang, you’re so pitiful. You won’t be able to wear new clothes often anymore. You must be filial to your second uncle and second aunt in the future, don’t neglect them just because you’re married.”
Jun Jiuli looked at her as if she were looking at an idiot, wondering what this fool was babbling about.
Tang Weiwei, on the other hand, looked as if she understood everything, shook her head and sighed to herself: “Alas, it’s so pathetic for a girl without brothers to support her.”
She found out what was going on after school in the afternoon.
A group of people were gathered in the Tang family’s courtyard, a contract had already been drawn up, and they were waiting for Tang Weimin to finish work.
The village chief said, “Uncle, you’re going too far. You’re not giving Weimin’s family any money, and you’re asking Weimin to give his job to Da Kui.”
“Jianjun, you can’t say that. The country is under great pressure, and both sons need to get married. The second branch only has Tangtang, a daughter. The second son’s wife’s salary can support their family.”
The clan elder: “Since you’ve put it this way, then this job shouldn’t be given to Da Kui for free. From now on, your parents’ old-age support will be handled by Weiguo. You can no longer ask Weimin for money in the name of supporting them.”
“Old clan elder, you can’t say that. Weimin is my son after all, he must provide for my parents.” Tang Laotai said angrily.
The old clan elder glanced at her without replying, and rapped his cane. He said, “Dawa, is this how you discipline your wife?”
Tang Laotou quickly got up to apologize, but his expression was the same as Tang Laotai’s thoughts.
The clan elder cleared his throat and said, “Everyone knows how you’ve treated Weimin all these years. For Guojia to have two sons who need to get married, what does that have to do with Weimin? Does an uncle have to pay for his nephew’s bride price? What kind of logic is that? Since the job has been given to Da Kui, then your parents’ old-age support will have nothing to do with Weimin from now on.”
“You can’t take all the good things for yourself, Guojia. Your parents are still strong, so your family has five laborers. Weimin’s family only has two laborers, the husband and wife. Weimin’s job has been given to your son. How can you be so shameless to rely on your younger brother?”
Tang Weiguo: “The clan elder is right. According to the custom in our Xiaotang Village, the elderly are always taken care of by the eldest branch. I will support my parents and will not ask my brother for a single cent.”
Wang Jinhua pulled his sleeve from behind, but he shook her off and continued, “However, since the second branch only has one daughter, don’t expect my son to perform the funeral rites for them in the future.”
At this moment, Tang Weimin came back from work, and he was furious when he heard this. “I don’t care who performs the funeral rites for me after I die. What’s wrong with having only one daughter? I’m saving money now, and it will be enough for Yanqing and me to live on in our old age.”
Tang Laotou: “Good, then it’s settled. Since Weimin agrees, we will add these two clauses to the contract.”
With the witness of the elders, the old Tang family was divided. Although the second branch received nothing, and Tang Weimin had to give up his job, Wu Yanqing was still very happy. She finally didn’t have to endure the grievances of that family anymore. Anyway, even if they didn’t divide the family, the second branch wouldn’t get that money.
Wang Jinhua said bossily, “Weiguo, I’ll trouble you to take Da Kui to the cannery to complete the handover tomorrow.”
“Okay.”
The second branch did not have a kitchen or kitchenware, so they shared with the first branch until the second branch had these items set up.
Late at night, Wu Yanqing and her husband were whispering in bed.
“Finally, the family is divided. I feel like the blockage in my heart has been relieved a little.”
“I’m so useless, I didn’t fight for anything for our little family. I even lost my job. Yanqing, don’t worry, I’ll earn full work points every day from now on. I won’t let you and Tangtang suffer with me.”
“You couldn’t help it, you were born to such parents. Let’s consider it as sacrificing wealth to avoid disaster. We don’t have to worry about their affairs anymore.”
“Being able to marry you, Yanqing, is the luckiest thing in my life. I won’t go to work tomorrow. Give me some money, and after I hand over my job to Da Kui, I’ll go buy bricks to build a kitchen first.”
“Okay.”
The couple dreamed of what the future would be like, and Jun Jiuli was also happy for them.
……
On Zhang Mazi’s side, after staying at home for a month, most of the stored food in the house was consumed. He was forced to get up and farm with everyone to earn work points.
He couldn’t do heavy labor and could only earn five or six work points a day, which was barely enough to support himself.
His voice became high-pitched, and his occasionally raised little finger became a laughingstock in the village.
At first, when he was mocked, he would argue with people. After being beaten up a few times, he became much quieter.
He became gloomy, and his gaze was very chilling. Some children in the village were scared to tears by him. Now, everyone in the village took a detour when they saw him.