MTL - Call Me Daddy-Chapter 42 , Foolish and filial man in Fu Baowen (7)

Witnessed by some elders in the village, the Su family simply separated.

In fact, according to the rules, we should wait for Su Youwen to come back and discuss the separation of the family after all four sons arrive, but Li Shi really can't wait any longer. She is afraid that something will happen in the middle, so she anxiously wants to finalize it immediately Separation agreement.

Mrs. Li said that Su Youwen is her son, she can be the master of Su Youwen, and the old couple decided to live with the fourth child in the future, and they will arrange the things that should be distributed to the fourth child. Four will have no opinion.

From the bottom of their hearts, Su Youliang and Xiao Li didn't want to separate, because they knew that now was not the best time to separate, but even the young couple who were loved by the old lady didn't dare to disobey Li's decision at this time .

At this time, Su Youliang regretted that some time ago, he took his daughter to the town to deliver mushrooms to the fourth son, but left the daughter at the fourth son's house. Now the only two in the family who can persuade the old lady, Fubao and the fourth son, are neither At home, no one can stop the implementation of the decision to separate the family.

But when it was time to separate, there was still a little accident.

Because when dividing the assets, Mrs. Li suddenly proposed to divide the eldest and the second family first, and the third and fourth will wait until later. At this time, her intention is actually very obvious, just to catch up with the first student His two sons are just out of the house.

Mrs. Li doesn't want to separate her two sons easily, as long as she doesn't separate, she is the head of the family, and the two daughters-in-law also have to respect her. Li Shi, who has been strong for a lifetime, can't bear this gap.

And she is also worried that once the family is separated, her good granddaughter Fubao's blessing will not be able to take care of her uncle. Li Shi is still waiting for her youngest son to pass the exams and Jinshi, so that she can feel proud in Shili Village.

After hearing what their mother said, Su Youliang and Xiao Li gave each other a disturbed look in private.

If they really wanted to separate the family, they hoped that the division would be more thorough. Otherwise, they would just separate the eldest and the second, and they would not be separated from the fourth. Wouldn't the work in the two families fall on the husband and wife?

Moreover, the fourth child is still preparing for the exam, so the parents will definitely not move in with the fourth child before the fourth child's exam. In that case, the second child will still live in the same room as them.

After the lack of the best first and second house, all the trivial matters in the family will definitely fall on Xiao Li. She is lazy and greedy. At that time, she will definitely have quarrels with her aunt and mother-in-law. The friendly relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law maintained on the premise of the slave's big house and second house is bound to be destroyed.

The two shrewd couples have thought of this point. This time, the separation of the family will affect their third wife the most.

The host family has a total of 23 mu of land, and Mrs. Li said that he and his father are not yet old enough to retire, so when the family is separated, they have to leave a separate property for them. The share in their hands will wait until a hundred years Then distribute it to several children.

In fact, the share that was allocated to them will definitely be reserved for the third and fourth children in the future, but her reason is high-sounding, and you know that there is a problem, but you can't stop her from doing it.

Mrs. Li took away 15 acres of the 23 acres of land. According to her, the family's land should be divided into five parts, because Su Laoer said that he can't bear children, that is to say, he can't pass incense for the Su family. , so others can get five acres of land, but he can only get three acres of land, and it has to be the few acres in the shade of the least fertile hillside.

This old lady really knows how to make a snake hit seven inches. The inheritance of offspring is something that a family and even the clan attaches great importance to. Although everyone thinks that Su's second child is pitiful, he has no heirs, which is indeed a big shortcoming. Su If the family's land is given to him, is it possible to wait for Su Erniang to marry someone in the future?

Several clan elders of the Su clan who were present fell silent.

"After the family is divided, I will go to apply for a female household for Erniang after I set up a separate household."

Su Aobai decisively interrupted Li's words.

The Tang Dynasty has a unique female household system, which has a lot to do with the history of the Tang Dynasty. The founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty fought the world on horseback and was seriously injured in his lower abdomen. Therefore, he only had one daughter in his life.

The founding emperor was not willing to adopt a male heir of the same clan. Instead, he tried his best to set up his only daughter as the crown princess. Not to lose to the man, with the full support of the emperor, the empress dowager killed a group of ministers who opposed the imperial daughter's succession in a vigorous manner, killing chickens and monkeys, and then presided over several imperial examinations in person, and arbitrarily selected a group of her confidantes , arranged in some more important positions.

After the death of the founding emperor, the empress dowager suppressed a bunch of restless clansmen, quelled the civil strife as quickly as possible, and became the first female emperor in history.

During the queen's reign, the law was amended many times, and many measures beneficial to women were added.

The reform of the female household system is one of them.

According to the law, if a couple has only one daughter under their knees and has no intention of adopting, then they can set up a female household for their daughter.

After the establishment of a female household, the daughter has the right to inherit all the property in the family, such as the land and the house, and the female household can only recruit a husband by giving birth, and the children born will follow the woman's surname and enter the woman's family tree.

These regulations are no different from those of previous dynasties, but a few more regulations have been added to prevent some sinister villains from coming to the door for the woman's property, and finally using means to embezzle the woman's property and murder the woman's life.

For example, the property of the woman belongs only to the head of the household and her children. If several people die in an accident, the property belongs to the court.

This is to prevent the door-to-door son-in-law from seeking wealth and murder, and also to prevent the clan forces from coveting the women's family property to kill the woman and frame her husband.

If the female head of the household dies before her husband, and if there are children under her knees and the children are still young, the property needs to be reported through the court, and the expenses are under the supervision of the clan and the court, and the husband-in-law cannot handle it without authorization. Return it to them, and check it with the backup list of the imperial court and clan to make sure that there is no possibility of falsification.

During this period, if the child dies, the property will also be confiscated into the national treasury.

Similar more complete measures have greatly guaranteed the property and personal safety of the only child. Of course, no matter how strict the law is, there will always be people who violate it, so once you decide to set up a female household, you must pay special attention to the cultivation of your daughter. , let her not rely on the law everywhere, and she must have the ability to protect herself.

It is a pity that the empress only gave birth to three princes, so after the empress, no woman succeeded to the throne, and some female official positions during the empress' lifetime were also abolished one after another after the succession of several emperors.

During the reign of the queen, some measures were implemented to improve the status of women, and the female household system has been used to this day.

"Since the second child decides to set up a female household, the things in the family cannot be divided as mother said."

Su Youtian said, if only the three mu of land with the worst fertility is allocated to the second child, what is the difference from directly starving the second child to death?

"Father, my second child and I are also your sons. Before mother passed away, you promised mother to take good care of me and second child."

With that said, Su Youtian looked at Su Kuishan who was silent at the side.

Su Youtian's words touched Su Kuishan, but also annoyed Li Shi even more.

"I have no shortage of grandchildren..."

After a long silence, Su Kuishan vomited these words sullenly.

Because there is no shortage of grandsons, there is no need for a granddaughter to pass on incense to him.

But the people around him didn't think that if Su Laoer set up a female household for his daughter, his incense would be truly passed on. What did Su Kuishan's other grandsons have to do with Su Laoer?

But Su Kuishan still didn't want to offend his domineering wife, and what Su Youtian said just now didn't achieve the effect he wanted.

The most selfish person present is actually an honest old man who seems to be controlled by his wife.

Su Kuishan and Li's family were only willing to give him three acres of Susukida under the condition that Su's second child was willing to set up a female household. Parental sympathy is pulled to the top.

Everyone secretly vowed in their hearts that they must keep an eye on Diansu's second child in the future, and they can't let him rush to respect this old couple anymore.

In addition to the most important fields, there are also silver and houses to be divided.

The blue-brick and gray-tiled house where Su's family lives now belongs to the old couple. After a hundred years, they will be divided. The first room and the second room can temporarily live in the current houses, but they must move out within two years.

In addition, the two of them had to start a new stove to prevent conflicts when cooking.

In other words, the house is not their share.

As for money, according to Mrs. Li, the money in the family has long been spent because the fourth child is studying and showing the legs to the second child, and there are less than ten taels left in total. She is more generous and distributes three taels to the eldest room and two taels to the second room. , plus some pots and pans at home, the family will be finished.

As for large livestock such as pigs and cattle, the pigs will be divided into meat when they are killed at the end of the year, and the cattle will be used by several families in turn.

Therefore, it seems to be divided, and the actual initiative is still in Li's hands.

This kind of family separation agreement is extremely unfair. No one believes that Mrs. Li only has ten taels of silver in her hand. If she only has such a little money, is she willing to spend twenty taels of money for the second child to see his leg injury?

But it was only a small amount of money that Mrs. Li killed, they couldn't rush into Mrs. Li's house and search for it.

Now it costs more than five taels to build a few ordinary adobe houses, not to mention the need to hire a carpenter to make furniture. If you want to build a house and move it out, you can’t afford it without ten taels. Asking the first and second families to move out within two years is no different from letting them go out naked.

Such a family separation agreement fully demonstrated Li's meanness and ruthlessness, and also undoubtedly revealed the grievances of the old family and the second family in this family in the past.

Apart from Mrs. Li, the one who received the most criticism was Su Kuishan who hardly said a word.

In the past, when the villagers gossiped, most of them called Li's stepmother vicious, but now everyone suddenly realized that Su Kuishan, a man who had no sense of existence in the past, was the real coolness.

It's really pitiful that the boss and the second child of the Su family have such a dear father.

Su Youtian's daughter-in-law Mrs. Zhang has been tugging on his sleeve to prevent him from agreeing to such a family division, but after Su Youtian took a deep look at his father who was squatting on the ground with his head bowed and silent, he was still dividing the family Pressed his own fingerprint on the agreement.

The same is true for Su Aobai.

"Uncle Village Chief, Auntie, can you rent the old house at the foot of your mountain to me?"

Before the crowd dispersed, Su Aobai stopped the village chief and his wife.

"You want to rent that house?"

The house that Su Aobai mentioned was left by an old uncle of the village chief who had no heirs. The house had not been lived in for many years, but the house was still relatively complete and could be moved in after a little tidying up.

"Hey, if you want to live, go live, and you won't be charged."

Wang Mashi said generously that the land at the foot of the mountain was remote and there was only that one house, so that house had been vacant all the time. How could it be possible to charge him rent for a small courtyard that was already deserted?

Besides, houses in the countryside can't be rented for a few copper coins.

"The rent still has to be paid."

As he said that, Su Aobai took out a hundred Wen from the trivial silver taels he had just allocated.

"Just treat it as if I have the shame to accept the favor of you and the village head uncle, and rent it for half a year at this price for the time being."

Mrs. Wang and Ma refused to take the money, so Su Aobai roughly sold it for a rental price. Such a dilapidated house is located in a remote place, and this kind of rent is about the same.

"Er Niang, go and pack your things, we will move today."

Su Aobai stuffed a bunch of copper coins in his hand into the village chief's hand, and then looked at his daughter.

It is not rare for them to live in the spacious and spacious house of Su's old house. Starting today, the father and daughter will move out of this old house.

"Ah? Hmm! Dad, I'm going to fix things now!"

Erniang was about to jump up, her thin, black and yellow face was more excited than ever.

Didn't they agree to allow them to live in the old house for two years, why are they moving out now?

Everyone was puzzled, but seeing Su Laoer's clenched fists and his trembling body when he stood up, everyone knew clearly.

This child has been severely injured. He can't stay in this family for a day.

"Since it's all here, everyone do Su Lao Er a favor and help him move all his things to that hut. The women help the father and the father tidy up the house by the way, and the men check if the roof is damaged. Water leaks, are there any air leaks in the walls, repair them, let them move in properly today."

Village head Wang took a deep look at Su's second child, and accepted the one hundred cash he handed him.

Now it seems that the second child of the Su family is not dull, and he is quite organized in his work and speech. I don't know if he was hurt badly, but it prompted him to start changing.

Village head Wang didn't think that Su Lao Er was lame and had no heirs, and he was doomed to be unable to stand up in his next life. Instead, he cared about Su Lao Er's firm eyes just now. He always felt that this man might not be as incompetent as everyone thought.

That being the case, why not sell Su Lao Er's favor?

The proposal of the village head was echoed everywhere, and the women headed by Wang Ma were even more attentive and careful. Together with the second mother, they loaded all the food, pots and pans, clothes and quilts that were allocated to their house on the cart. A group of people hugged Su Lao Er and Er Niang, and left Su's house in a mighty way.

"The head of the house?"

Mrs. Zhang quietly tugged at her husband's sleeve.

Su Youtian looked at his younger brother's back when he was gone, and then at the shivering Li Shi who was disdainful and ignored by the villagers.

He lowered his eyes, thinking.

Should I follow the example of my second child and move out as soon as possible?

Although Mrs. Li lets them live here for two years, during these two years, Mrs. Li will definitely not make them happy, and will definitely try her best to force them to leave voluntarily.

They are no better than the second child, they still have a little private property in their hands, and they borrow some from Zhang's natal family, which is enough for three houses.

Now he has seen through what kind of person the old man is, and he won't get any benefits if he stays in this room any longer. If that's the case, why waste time and find fault for himself.

As soon as he thought about it, Su Youtian took his wife and children back to their house, and then closed the doors and windows in front of Li Shi. He had to discuss this matter with his wife.

"snort!"

At this time, there were only Li Shi and a few people left in the yard. Looking at the empty yard, she was both angry and happy.

Angry at the villagers' protection of the eldest and second child, she is happy that from now on, no one will stand in her eyes day and night under her nose. She finally won the big head of the family's wealth for her son.

Now she is waiting for her baby Yao'er to pass the Juren examination, and she does not believe that at that time, the group of eight wives in the village who think they are noble will offend her, the old lady Juren, for an irrelevant person.

She waited for the day when those people bowed their heads and made amends with her.

*****

The abandoned hut of Mr. Wang's house was at the foot of the mountain. The front and back yards were already overgrown with weeds, and many weeds with strong roots had opened the gaps in the house walls.

Such a house can barely accommodate people with a little repair, but if you want to live in a safer place, it is best to tear down the house and rebuild it.

Su Aobai stood in the yard leaning on crutches. Among the lush and vibrant trees, shrubs and grass, Su Aobai practiced the exercises and felt a richer and more majestic aura than when he was in the old house.

His previous deduction was correct, this is indeed a good place for cultivation.

Su Erniang worked diligently with the aunts and grandmas to tidy up the deserted courtyard. After a long time of busy work, the courtyard took on a new look. After adding the furniture they brought, it really looked like a home.

This is her and her father's small home, where they start a new life.

Su Erniang felt that she was like those little birds flying in the sky, free and cheerful.

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