The pension plan of the ancient cannon fodder woman

"Now that everyone is here, Doctor Li, could you please tell me what happened at that time?"

"Okay, Fugui came to me and told me that his brother was injured and asked me to go and take a look. When I arrived, I found that Shunzi didn't just have wounds on his body, he was already running a fever. Luckily, I came in time and prescribed medicine. Shunzi survived after lying in bed for more than ten days. I remember I spent two taels and three cents of silver."

Doctor Li had been treating patients in these villages, so he knew about Shunzi's situation. He had always felt a little sympathetic towards Shunzi, and since the Wang family had specially sent him a gift, he was willing to come and testify.

Wang Daming nodded and continued, "What Hehua said just now is right. I did pay for this money. In addition to this, Shunzi has been eating fine grains for the past ten days. I killed two chickens alone. Everyone knows how much a catty of fine grain costs in the county. I won't count it. There are 10 catties of fine grain. The total is 2 taels and 5 cents. Xu Yongcheng, do you recognize this?"

Wang Daming stared at Xu Yongcheng beside him and asked questions. People around him also looked over. Xu Yongcheng subconsciously wanted to deny it, but no matter how stupid he was, he knew that this was not something he could argue about.

"I don't acknowledge it! Shunzi accidentally caught a cold and spent money on medical treatment. Why should we, his parents, bear the debt and let him pay it back himself!"

Luo Xiaomei, who was outside the door, rushed in and yelled at Wang Daming. Su He grabbed Luo Xiaomei's collar and dragged her out of the house at lightning speed. When everyone reacted, both of them were gone. Zhou also reacted quickly and pulled Jin out as well.

Wang Daming snorted coldly and repeated the question again, this time with a much colder attitude.

Xu Yongcheng had no choice but to admit it, but even so, he had no money to pay back.

Wang Daming ignored him. "You still have land even if you don't have money. Your land is not first-class either. At most, it's four taels. I'll give you another one tael and five cents. Then transfer the one mu of land to me."

When it comes to selling land, Xu Yongcheng can't sit still. His family originally had more than ten acres of land, but after he sold it, only three acres were left. If he sold more, there would be no chance for his youngest son to get married.

"Brother-in-law, how can you be so cruel? We only have three acres of land left. If you sell more, we will starve to death."

"Black-hearted? How can I compare to you? It is only natural to pay back debts. Village Chief Xu, what do you think?"

What could Village Chief Xu say? "Hey, Yongcheng, your brother-in-law is right. Debts must be repaid."

Xu Yongcheng was anxious. "This belongs to Shunzihua. Why are you asking me for it? Village chief, you are from our village. Why are you helping outsiders?"

"You are Shunzi's father, and Shunzi hasn't split up the family. All the money he made is with you. Who else should he look to if not you? Stop saying that all the money has been spent. Who do you think is a fool?"

Village Chief Xu was angry; his dissatisfaction had been building up for a long time.

Dahe Village is richer than Liushu Village. Apart from other things, there is a landlord next to Dahe Village who recruits workers all year round, and the people of Dahe Village benefit a lot. Therefore, Village Chief Xu has always been respected and envied in the surrounding villages.

Now he felt that Xu Yongcheng was a bad apple, and he couldn't let this family ruin the reputation of the village.

Xu Yongcheng saw that he couldn't argue with her and didn't want to pay back the money, so he could only stand there with his neck stiffened.

The scene froze for a moment. At this time, Zhou and his partner had already controlled Luo Xiaomei in the kitchen, and Su He returned to the house.

"Grandpa doesn't want to help Shunzi's uncle pay back the debt. Do you want to split up the family and live with your youngest son?"

Su He's words woke Xu Yongcheng up. Yes, he could split the family business. Anyway, he and Xiaomei had wanted to get rid of the boss for a long time.

But...Xiaomei also said that Shunzi should take care of them in their old age, so that Faer can also have some relief.

Su He looked at Xu Yongcheng with disdain, "Grandpa, it's good that my cousin has divided the family property. There is some money left. Pay off some debts first, and write a note to pay off the rest within two years."

Divide the money?

Xu Yongcheng had a headache, he didn't expect that he would have to pay money for the division of the family property. They had always wanted the eldest son to earn money for the family, and then kick him out when he could no longer work.

"Why? Grandpa-uncle seems to mean that there is no money for the division of the family property?"

"My family is so poor, where can I get the money?"

"The fields, one of the three acres of fields must belong to my cousin, right? I heard that when my great aunt married in, she brought three acres of land and a dowry with her. My great aunt only had one son, my cousin Shunzi. It's impossible that she would divide the family property and not give him anything. What kind of mean family would do this? Our women's dowries have always been passed down to their own children. If there are no children, they are returned to their parents' home. Grandpa Xu, am I right?"

Village Chief Xu's face had already turned black after hearing this. Village Chief Wang was also there, and he felt completely humiliated by Xu Yongcheng.

"Since it's her mother's dowry, it's natural to give it. Xu Yongcheng, if you do something that goes against your conscience, we in Dahe Village won't tolerate you!"

When Xu Yongcheng heard that he was going to be driven out of the village, he really regretted that he should not have sold the land in the first place. Now he only had three acres of land. If he really gave it all to Shunzi, the remaining three people would have nothing to do but wait for death.

"Shunzi, you should say something too. If all this is given to you, your father, mother and brother will starve to death."

Xu Yongcheng spoke pitifully, but unfortunately no one present sympathized with him.

Shunzi had his head down since he entered the room. When he heard his father asking him to speak, he raised his head and wanted to talk.

"Grandpa, what's the point of asking my cousin? Even if he doesn't want my great aunt's dowry, he will return it to her family. It has nothing to do with you. My great aunt gave three acres of land as a dowry, so of course he will return three acres of land. Under the leadership of Grandpa Xu, there will be no starvation in Dahe Village. Don't worry, after you separate and my cousin pays off his debts, he will marry a wife to farm together. When you can't work anymore, he will definitely take care of you in your old age."

Su He felt that she should be the bad guy, as she was afraid that her cousin would mess things up.

Pension?

For some reason, Xu Yongcheng's mind suddenly became smart. "I don't need him to support me in my old age. Shunzi, Daddy won't be a burden to you anymore. Daddy will separate you from the family and give you 2...1 taels of silver. You can live a good life in the future. I don't need you to support me in my old age. I have your brother."

Xu Yongcheng became more and more excited as he spoke; he was really smart.

Shunzi was surprised that things went so smoothly. He held back the words he wanted to agree to, and as Su He had taught him, he looked up and pretended to hesitate and said, "Dad, I'm the eldest son, you should live with me. If I don't take care of you in your old age, wouldn't that be unfilial? How would I live my life if the news got out?"

"I agree to this. Who would say you are unfilial? Don't worry, the village chief is here and he will testify for you. Daddy won't be a burden to you anymore. Your brother is still young, so your mother and I will have to work hard for a few more years. Haha, Daddy will give you another 500 coins. Really, I don't have any more."

Xu Yongcheng was able to divide the family property smoothly, but he also suffered heavy losses.

If the parties involved are willing, the people around them will naturally support them.

"In that case, let's just write a document to sever ties. From now on, my cousin and the Xu family will be strangers. We will have nothing to do with each other's weddings and funerals. Let's cut off all ties."

Su He finally made a summary, and Shunzi seemed to have made up his mind and said to Xu Yongcheng, "Dad, in this case, I don't want Mom's dowry. Just think of it as retirement money for Dad. I will pay the debt myself. Dad, take good care of yourself in the future."

Xu Yongcheng opened his mouth, looked at his younger son beside him, but ultimately said nothing.

The severance of relations was decided, and the severance document was written on the spot, with three copies in total. Shunzi, Xu Yongcheng and Xu Fa all put their fingerprints on it.

When Luo Xiaomei saw that the situation was settled, she reluctantly pressed her fingerprints.

After Xu Yongcheng gave one tael and five cents of silver in front of everyone, Shunzi had nothing to do with this family anymore.