mtl008 Chapter 90: Confrontation between the Separation Family
Chapter 90: Confrontation between the Separation Family
Su Xigen had not expected that the first thing his elder brother did after returning was to find a coffin and start the funeral first.
He thought he had explained it clearly enough. Even if he hadn't explained it clearly, his elder brother would ask his mother and she wouldn't do that!
My second brother is dead, and it is indeed necessary to hold a funeral.
But the person is already dead, dust to dust, all that is needed is a funeral, is there any need to make such a fuss here?
Shouldn’t the most important thing right now be to separate the family first?
Su Xigen didn't believe that Su Xikui didn't want to split up the family.
After all, after the family was divided, Su Xikui no longer had to hand over his wages to the public.
He did not smell the rotting and stinking smell of Su Xishan, nor did he have any so-called sense of the overall situation. Besides, after the division, their family, along with Old Lady Su, would move to the town, and they did not care about the opinions of the people in Songjia Village at all.
Therefore, he became more and more confused about Su Xikui's behavior. He looked at Su Xikui with confusion in his eyes. The smile on his face disappeared and his brows were twisted into a knot.
Su Xigen came back early and shouted such words before entering the house. Su Xikui had never expected it.
The words he had just said in front of the father and son Song in the coffin were now shattered into a pile of bubbles by Su Xigen's words, and might even have a counterproductive effect.
Su Xikui just felt that his head was really hurting.
The father and son of the coffin Song were quite understanding. They had been working in funeral affairs for so many years and had seen all kinds of situations. Seeing that things in the Su family were heading in a ridiculous direction, the two of them said goodbye in a hurry.
Anyway, Su Xishan's body has been placed in the coffin. Whether it is kept here or taken away for burial is the Su family's own business.
The coffin-carrying Song and his son left cleanly, but the village chief and the head of the village could not leave so cleanly.
Because, Old Mrs. Su in the house was shouting at them, and her words implied that they should divide the family property first and then bury Su Xishan.
The Su family was originally an outsider in Songjia Village. The family clan could not control the Su family. Whatever they wanted to do was their own business.
Although the village chief and the head of the village felt that what the Su family did was not humane, they did not care about it. They were only here to witness the division of the Su family, not to act as judges.
If the Su family splits up like this, people will laugh at them if the news gets out, but they are not their ancestors, so they don't have to mind it.
With Old Lady Su's shout, the burial process of Su Xishan, who was placed in the coffin, came to a halt again.
Su Xikui took a look at his brother's coffin, sighed, and made up his mind that since they were going to divide the family today, he would bring his wife and son to live in the town in the future!
Being far away, he would not be able to hear the rumors that were generated in Songjia Village because of today's incident.
Because Su Xigen had discussed with Old Lady Su the way to divide the family property, and it was completely beneficial to his own family, he and Zhang Chuncao, who had just been hiding in the house, were very diligent and busy in moving Old Lady Su out of the house and greeting the village head.
After Old Lady Su sat down in the main hall, the village chief and the head of the village also took their seats, and the adults from the first, second and third rooms sat down in the main hall, the division of the family officially began.
"When a tree grows big, it branches out. When a son grows up, he divides his family. Old Su has been dead for so many years. It is normal for your family to want to divide the family. Since you have invited me and the head of the village, we will naturally be witnesses for your family. But how to divide it is up to your family to discuss it. We can't control it. Since you have invited us, I think Sister Su has her own ideas, so let's talk about it."
The village chief sat there and spoke politely.
Not to mention that the Su family has no relationship with him, and they are not of the same clan or origin. Just based on what he saw at the Su family today, he would only help witness it like a mascot.
Old Mrs. Su had naturally made plans. Even after Su Xigen left her room, she thought about the division of the family property again and had already prepared an excuse.
"It is said that after the family is divided, the wife always lives with the eldest son, but my eldest son has always worked in the town. After the family is divided, I think he will bring his wife and son to live in the town. Everyone says that I favor the third son, so I will let the third son take care of me in my old age!" Old Mrs. Su said these words while looking at the people in the third room.
Except for the eldest brother Su Xikui, everyone else agreed with this statement.
After all, apart from the eldest son Su Xikui who felt that he was the eldest son and would be criticized if his mother did not live with his family, others, such as Liu Cuixiang and Song Xiuhe, did not want to have an old lady Su in their future lives after the family was divided.
"Mom, you should live with our eldest wife!" After Old Mrs. Su finished speaking, Su Xikui raised another objection.
But before Liu Cuixiang's expression changed, Old Lady Su personally interrupted Su Xikui:
"Shut up, this is my own decision, no one can accuse you of being unfilial!"
Old Mrs. Su's attitude was firm. Su Xikui wanted to say something else, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Old Mrs. Su covered her chest with her hands, as if she would faint if he dared to say it. In the end, she made Su Xikui shut up.
Seeing that no one said anything else, Old Lady Su continued:
"In the past few years, our family has often encountered problems. My health is not good either. I am lame and seriously ill, so I spend a lot of money. When your father died, it cost a lot of money. Now that the second brother has died, it will cost a lot of money too. Add to that the money I have been paying for medicine, and our family doesn't have much money left. That is, the thirty taels and some things I got yesterday, plus the few taels of silver I have, totaling less than thirty-five taels. The third brother plans to take me and his family to the town to make a living. The eldest brother is already successful and doesn't need to support me in my old age. So the third brother's family will get a little more of this silver, fifteen taels, and the eldest and second brothers' families will each get ten taels. The third brother doesn't want the house at home, so the eldest and second brothers' families will split it in half. The family's fields will be divided into three equal parts. The third brother doesn't plan to keep his share, so if anyone wants it, just pay for it."
Old Mrs. Su talked a lot, telling everyone what she and Su Xigen had discussed.
Although she spoke a little fast, everyone could hear her clearly.
"How could there be only thirty-five taels of silver in the family! My husband pays no less than five taels a month!" After Liu Cuixiang heard Old Lady Su's description of the family's silver and money, she stood up as soon as she finished speaking.
Although she was illiterate, she was very sensitive to numbers because she held silver and money in her hands.
She had calculated how much money her husband paid to Old Lady Su every month, and she had also roughly calculated the expenses of the family. How did she calculate it? How could it be that there were only thirty-five taels of silver!
The money she secretly took from Zhang Chuncao before was almost this amount!
How could it be possible that Old Lady Su was so stingy? She only had 35 taels of silver in her savings! Not to mention that 30 taels of this 35 taels were earned yesterday!