She gave birth to three daughters in a row, and was kicked out by her mother-in-law who favored boys

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, he turned his head slightly and said, "Dad, you left the house to my eldest brother and didn't even give us a room. Qingqing and I followed your instructions. But the division of property in Niutoushan Village has always been equal. Dad and Mom count as one share, and the three of us brothers count as one share each. We have 32 acres of land, and we should get eight acres. The detailed division should be two acres of paddy field, five acres of dry land, and one acre of mountain land. Our family is following the example of the wealthy families in the county today and giving all the property to my eldest brother first. If other families in the village know about it, and there is a division of property in the village in the future, won't the eldest think that he should follow our example and the younger should follow the village rules? This will cause more trouble for the village, don't you think, Uncle Wu?"

Mrs. Wen Chen saw that her eldest son dared not say a word, and she could not bear it. "You unfilial son, believe it or not, I will go to the government office to sue you for being unfilial and give you a hundred strokes of the cane. You want to take our property from us before we die, how could I raise a son like you? From now on, it will be the village's business, why do you care about it? It's better to worry about it than to worry about it."

"Ahem," Wu Shan said, pretending to cough, and glanced at Wen Chen with a bad look, "It's better for a village to be peaceful."

Mrs. Wen Chen also realized that she had spoken too quickly and shut up angrily.

"Mom, if you think I'm wrong, then let's not separate the family. I still want to stay with you and take care of you." Wen Wuyan was not scared by his mother's words about going to the government to sue him. Instead, he expressed his wish not to separate the family.

"Dad, dividing the family property cannot be done by just dividing it in half. We still have to divide it, but we can't do it according to what the third brother said." Zhang Cuilan said while hiding in the back.

"If not according to father's order, then what do you say, sister-in-law? If sister-in-law wants to divide it, do you think she can send us away by giving us the 25 acres of forest and the four acres of mountain farmland?" Gu Qingqing retorted.

"You're dreaming. Once we plant new trees on that 25 acres of forest this year, we can sell them for money in three to five years. There's also a bamboo forest on the mountain, and we can dig up a lot of bamboo shoots every year, which are all food." Wen Youtian jumped out and said stubbornly.

However, after hearing what Gu Qingqing said, he really had this idea.

The land of that mountain forest was full of weeds. It was okay to plant trees, but it was definitely impossible to grow crops. Even the four acres of mountain fields at the foot of the mountain took the family half a month to reclaim during the slack season. Although it was four acres, it was not even as good as one and a half acres of dry land, so it really did not produce any crops.

Moreover, the mature trees on the mountain have been cut down this year, and only a dozen or so are left, which are growing crookedly and are worthless.

When Wen Youtian thought of this, he gave his mother a subtle look.

Gu Qingqing ignored their little tricks and continued, "Since you also know that the area is good, why not give us the forest and one acre of mountain farmland. We don't want your 7.2 acres of dry land either. As long as you give us five acres, we'll make a deal."

Gu Qingqing showed disdain for the mountain area.

When Wen Youtian heard that Gu wanted to exchange the broken mountain forest for their dry farmland, he jumped up and down almost as high as the roof, "Don't even think about it."

"In my opinion, it's not that troublesome. Whether it's paddy fields or dry land, the division of the family business depends on our parents and eldest brother. The third brother can just take the forest and the four acres of mountain fields. Together, they will make at least 29 acres, which is almost half of our family's. There are more than a dozen trees on the mountain, which will also belong to the third brother, and he can use them when he moves out and builds a house in the future. If he doesn't like eating bamboo shoots, he can chop the bamboo and burn it as firewood, and he can also hear the sound." Wen Youcai, who had been silent all this time, said what his eldest brother was thinking.

Mrs. Wen Chen chimed in, "I think what the second brother said makes sense. The mountains, forests and fields are next to each other, so it's easier to take care of them. You don't have to run around."

Wen Wuyan, who was lying on the kang, did not respond to his second brother and mother's words, but spoke to Wen Dacheng. "Dad, go on."

"After the house and land are divided, what's left is money. Your second brother is studying, and books, paper and ink are very expensive. We don't have much money saved at home, and your mother and I can't bear to see you move out."

When Gu Qingqing heard this, she rolled her eyes to the sky.

If her father said that he didn't want them to separate, how much would she believe it? Did Mrs. Wen Chen also not want to?

Looking at her current expression, I wish I could tell them to pack up and leave immediately.

"Here are two taels of silver for you to use as housing. You can use it to buy medicine and see a doctor. It's a token of our appreciation. As for food, we'll give you 100 kilograms of sorghum, 50 kilograms of millet, and 30 kilograms of wheat seeds. You can decide whether to sow the wheat seeds or grind them into flour. We'll also give you 10 kilograms of peanuts. The rest are pots, pans, and bowls. There's only one big pot at home, so I can't give it to you. There's a small iron pot for you to take. There are also several jars, and you can pick one for yourself. There's only one kitchen knife, so you have to leave it behind. Take as many bowls and plates as you need. I'll give you one each of the hoe, sickle, and axe for farming. You can tell me what else you like." After Wen Dacheng finished speaking, he remained silent.

After listening to this, Wen Wuyan looked at Gu Qingqing.

"Dad, we don't want to embarrass you. Since the eldest and second uncles both want to give us 25 acres of forest land, we should take it. We can't grow food on the mountain, and we need to eat and drink even if we divide it. I remember there is a separate piece of dry land of one acre and three mu not far from the forest land. That piece of land needs to be subsidized to us."

After Gu Qingqing finished speaking, she watched Wen Youtian nod to Wen Dacheng and Wen Chenshi. Wen Chenshi then looked at Wen Youcai, and when she saw Wen Youcai nod, she said "hmm" neither lightly nor heavily.

"Okay, that piece of land is for you." Wen Dacheng said.

"We have five mouths to feed in our house. The wheat seeds have been sown, and the food we have is only enough for us to eat for two months at most. I don't dare to expect that the food will last until the next harvest, but it should be enough until the beginning of spring, right?"

"Why do a few maids eat so much? It's enough as long as they don't starve to death." said Mrs. Wen Chen.

Gu Qingqing suddenly smiled at her, "Mom, what you said makes sense."

Mrs. Wen Chen always felt that her smile made people feel uncomfortable, but she couldn't tell what was wrong.

Finally, Mrs. Wen Chen said reluctantly, "There's a jar of freshly ground wheat bran over there. It's edible. You can take it."

"Plus twenty kilograms of flour." Gu Qingqing said.

"You ungrateful bastard!" As expected, after Gu Qingqing said this, she was scolded by Wen Chen.

"If I don't eat well, I won't have milk, and Wen Xibao will suffer in the future!"

"How dare you!" Wen Chen was angry.

Gu Qingqing smiled at her again.

Gu Qingqing continued, "There are thirteen chickens at home. The big and the two chickens usually cut grass, dig earthworms and catch grasshoppers to feed them. Since we are separated, we should get three. We will catch four today, and the extra one will be Wen Xibao's food allowance for today."

She was not afraid that the Wen family would use her as a "threat" in the future. Compared to these, the Wen family's split when Wen Wuyan was injured was even more despicable.

Now that she had cleverly gotten hold of the forest land, she had time to take care of the remaining small items at home.

"What? There are thirteen chickens in total, and they ask you to catch four? No, not even one." Wen Chen was not happy about this.

She had raised the chicks with great care, so how could she be willing to give them to Gu Qingqing?

"It doesn't matter if they don't give it to us. We didn't want to split up anyway. If second uncle passes the imperial examination and becomes a scholar next year, we will also be scholar brothers and can benefit from it." Gu Qingqing said happily with her arms folded.