Chapter 105: At this point, splitting the family is a laughingstock at 105.

“What do you mean? Just think about it; when was the last time the children in our family wore new clothes? Don’t the few kids in eldest brother’s family dress better than ours?”

Seeing Ye Gaoshui deep in thought, Zhao knew her words had hit home and pressed on with more vigor, “Let’s not even talk about the affairs of the eldest brother’s household, since he is the firstborn and eventually our parents will have to live with them. It’s somewhat unavoidable for him to be favored.

But just look at our youngest sister, it’s one thing for the girl to usually eat and dress well, but after it snowed recently, she asked the fourth brother to go to town and bring back a whole basket of pork lard, and all of it was rendered into cracklings.

You tell me, if it had stopped at that, it would be fine, but then she went ahead and added all kinds of things to the rendered lard, turning perfectly good food inedible.

I felt so heartsick watching this that I went and spoke a few words to mother about it, but instead of dealing with her, mother ended up scolding me. One thing led to another, and I just blurted out those words!”

In the end, Zhao said with a sense of grievance, “You’re always busy with work, inside and outside the home, and still have to earn money during the slack farming season, while at home, I don’t even have the money to make the children a decent piece of clothing. The youngest sister had the fourth brother buy so much lard at once; she’s just a little girl, still growing, where did she get the money for all that?”

The more Zhao spoke, the darker Ye Gaoshui’s face became.

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At the Ye Family, with Ye Gaoshi’s help, the grinding of the stone slabs sped up, and before long, the second stone slab was finished.

Ye Jiu asked Ye Qinghua to come and help make fire as they boiled the soap liquid in the kitchen.

Ye Gaoshui had long since brought Zhao back home. Inside the main house, He Shi had been waiting, waiting for Ye Gaoshui to bring Zhao to make amends to her.

However, quite some time had passed since Ye Gaoshui brought Zhao back, and yet neither one of them had appeared in the main house.

A sinister cold smile hung on He Shi’s face.

Very well, it seems like even before the fourth one is married, the heavens of this household are about to turn.

He Shi turned and headed to the kang bed, took out the box that contained their entire family fortune from the cupboard, and separated Ye Jiu’s share, placing it elsewhere before she carried the box out.

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Old Man Ye was startled, his heart skipped a beat, “Wife, what are you doing? What do you need the box we use to store money for all of a sudden?”

He Shi glanced sideways, “Doing what? I see that someone in the family can’t wait to divide the property already; today, I shall fulfill their wish!”

As she spoke, He Shi called out, “Eldest, second, both of you come in here!”

Ye Gaoshi and Ye Gaoshui came in from outside. Ye Gaoshi had been busy, his hands still dusty and unwashed, while Ye Gaoshui had anticipated this scene, and though his expression was unsightly, his mood was relatively calm.

He Shi, watching this unfold, threw the money box onto the table and took the seat of honor, “Since you both can’t even wait for the simple task of the fourth one getting married, then mother shall oblige you. Today, we’re dividing up this family!”

Ye Gaoshi’s heart trembled, “Mother, we don’t mean to do that, please put things back. Besides, the fourth brother has just started talking about marriage, and not even the betrothal gifts have been settled. Dividing the house now would only make us a laughingstock, wouldn’t it?”

He Shi turned to look at Ye Gaoshui, who still had the same calm face and said nothing.