Zhou had nothing to say, and his face was so embarrassed that he simply clapped his hands and palmed his hands and cried loudly.

"I don't have family members..."

This is because she doesn't reason with you and starts to be scheming. She doesn't know what connection is between her having no family and bullying Zhang.

"Mom, my father invited someone back and was talking about splitting up the family." Lian Shouyi came from the east room and picked up the curtain and said to Zhou.

Zhou immediately stopped crying, got off the kang, and came to the east room. Li and his wife hurriedly followed him because they were all worried about the separation of the family. When they saw Lian Man'er and Lian Zhi'er cooking in the outer room, no one felt that something was wrong.

In the east room, Mr. Lian asked Zhang Qingshan about his opinion on the division of the family.

"Old brother, I won't interrupt your housework." Zhang Qingshan sniffed and said to Li again, "You women are not allowed to interrupt, they all listen to the old brother."

Li naturally didn't speak, and Zhou's expression changed a few times when she was beside her. She felt that Zhang Qingshan's words meant that she would not interrupt her randomly.

The Lian family has not much possessions, and they are all on the surface, and only Lian Shouxin's family is divided, so it is quickly clear.

Lian Shouxin now lives in the house, all the furniture and decorations in the house, as well as half of the yard to the west, have been returned to Lian Shouxin, and also divided the fields at the foot of the South Mountain into six acres to give Lian Shouxin.

"They are also enough for pots, pans, and pots. They are also given two sets of things to do when they go to the fields to work. This year, all the crops are collected. When the grain is harvested, they will still work together. When the grain is harvested, they will be given one pound per person, and they will be given the food for a year," said the old man Lian.

Everyone nodded.

"In recent years, the family has only had these investments and has no savings. I won't give them money." Lian Laozi said again, "The expense of hiring an imperial physician this time and the gift that should be left is a favor that the Lian family owes. In the past two days, I will take Lao Si to the town, Jishengtang, and Imperial Doctor Shi, and I have to worship him."

The meaning of Mr. Lian. The favor of seventy taels was released in the palace. Lian Man'er took a break from her busy schedule, lay at the door and heard it, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhou pursed her lips tightly, and almost emptied all the remaining money in her hand. She didn't want to, but when she thought of what Lian Man'er said to her, looking at the attitudes of Zhang Qingshan, Li, and Wang, she finally held back and said nothing.

"There are also pigs and chickens at home..." Mr. Lian continued.

He had already paid 70 taels of silver. If he had distributed the chicken and pig to the fourth family, how could it be possible? Zhou felt distressed and coughed.

"My aunt has a bad throat. She hasn't had this problem for the past half day." Wang said, "Caiyun. Scoop a ladle of cold water for your big breasts."

"No, no." Zhou said hurriedly.

"The fourth wife and children have taken care of these pigs and chickens. It seems that it is not many months before the Chinese New Year, so... I won't tell you. During the Chinese New Year, I will kill pigs and share pork for them." said the old man.

"Okay, Dad, let's listen to you. Our family has no money. Apart from food, we only hope that these pigs will go back to the town to pay the gifts. After slaughtering pigs during the Chinese New Year, we can make up for some." Lian Shouxin said. He did not mention the chicken. He knew in his heart that these were the lifeblood of Zhou. Zhang had eaten two of them, and he felt that it was enough and should not be asked for them anymore.

"The fourth brother is a kind person." Wu Yuchang said with a smile.

The old man Wang nodded afterwards. The matter of splitting up the family was settled, and no one needed to write the documents. Even the old man wrote it himself. After finishing the writing, he first read it for Zhang Qingshan and then for the few people in the family. Only then did he call a few sons, and everyone pressed his handprints on the documents of splitting up the family.

"I have another saying: in order to support the eldest son in the past few years, the family has tightened their belts. The fourth son and his family have made great efforts. Although they have been divided, they are still my son and the eldest son's brother. Whenever the eldest son succeeds one day, they cannot forget the fourth son. I will give you an proof of what I said. Boss, what do you mean?" After putting the documents in hand, the old man suddenly said.

"Dad, don't worry, Lao Si and I, we will always be brothers." Lian Shouren said.

"You can't write two ligatures in one stroke."

"Although the family is still a family, we still need to support each other."

Just talking and laughing, the matter of dividing the family was settled. Even Man'er heard it outside. She was not a petty person. It would be great if she could split it up. Being able to split it up like this can be considered a satisfactory result.

After the matter was over, the old man asked if the food was ready. Then he saw Zhou, Lian Xiuer and Jiang sitting there in the room.

"Who cooks that?" asked the old man.

Zhou suddenly woke up and hurriedly went out to see.

Lian Man'er picked up the door curtain and came in, "Master, the food is ready, will you prepare the food now?"

Only then did the old man Lian realize that it was Lian Man'er cooking outside, and he was a little complaining to Zhou. However, since things were over, it was hard to say anything else, so he said he could serve the meal.

After the dinner table was put, Lian Man'er and Lian Zhier brought the dishes, four medium-sized cold dishes, one large deep fish plate was full of sweet and sour carp, five hot dishes, and a large plate of fried fruit, half of which were yellow and orange cakes, half of which were snow-white cakes, the staple food was rice and white steamed buns, and the food was very beautiful. Even the old man's heart was slightly relieved, and after he tasted all kinds of dishes, he not only put his heart in his stomach, but his smile also climbed to the corners of his eyes.

"Everyone eats vegetables, eats vegetables, don't make any jokes at home." The old man gave in.

The meal was still divided into two tables. Mr. Lian, Zhang Qingshan, Zhang Qingnian, Li Zheng, Wang Laohan, Wu Yuchang, and four sons and eldest grandson Lian Jizu accompanied him. The other table was to entertain female guests, Li, Wang and Zhang Caiyun, Zhou, Lian Xiuer and Jiang. Zhang Qingshan and Li wanted to raise their granddaughter, one called Wulang to serve the table, and the other hugged Xiaoqi in their arms. Lian Zhier and Lian Man'er finished serving the dishes, and were also called by Li to have dinner together.

After taking a few bites, Lian Man'er took another bowl and plate, and put out some of the dishes for Zhang to eat.

Li Zheng and others had all kinds of dishes, and they could not help but praise the good food.

"Just hired a chef from the restaurant in the town, the table was almost the same."

"This table is my sister-in-law's skill, right?" Li Zheng asked.
Chapter completed!