PNB Chapter 144: Parents Are Still Alive, Not Divided
Chapter 144: Parents Are Still Alive, Not Divided
That night, after dinner, Lin Ting asked Shen Dali to call all the people working on the farm and pay them their wages.
"Uncle Li, you worked for eight days, thirty cents a day, that's two hundred and forty cents in total. Count them carefully!"
"Eh!"
Li Pengyi reached out to take the silver, and with his dark fingers and brows relaxed, he counted the copper coins one by one.
When I counted to the end, it was exactly two hundred and forty coins, no more, no less.
"The number is correct, correct, hehe..."
The next few people were the ones who had gone in before. Each of them worked for eight days. Only Yang Tong and others, whom Lin Ting went to find later, worked for six days.
The new house was about to be completed, and everyone had dinner together in the evening. Seeing that the farmers received their silver first, everyone stayed to watch the fun.
Sitting in Lin Ting's new house, enjoying the cool air and chatting, this may be the only entertainment gathering place in the village.
Because Lin Ting bought a lot of oil lamps to hang here, in case it was too late to eat, so everyone would have light to eat.
Li Pengyi received his wages but did not go home immediately. Instead, he joined the chatting group. He was in a good mood and his voice was sonorous and powerful.
Lin Ting paid out the wages for the previous eight days' work before it was Yang Tong and others' turn.
"Yang Tong, I've been working for six days, 30 wen a day, that's 180 wen in total. Count it!"
"Okay! Very good..."
Yang Tong took the silver from Lin Ting's hand with trembling hands. These one hundred and eighty coins were now all their family property.
Lin Ting also asked him to bring his children here to eat every day, with rice and meat. He was so lucky to have an employer like Lin Ting.
No wonder everyone in the village said that being able to work with Lin Ting was the happiest thing. He now felt it both physically and mentally.
After counting, it was just right.
Finally, Lin Ting paid the wages of the other three people.
Yang Xiuxiu helped her organize the account books and the pen and ink for recording.
At this moment, the table where Lin Ting had been writing was slapped hard by someone, and the brush was shaken and rolled down.
Looking up at the old face in front of the table, Lin Ting couldn't help but frown.
"Where is Shen Dali? Call him to see me now, immediately, right now! If he doesn't come, I'll kill myself by ramming my head into the ground here."
Mother Shen was furious, as if she wanted to eat someone immediately.
"Grandma, what's wrong with you? Can't you just say it nicely?"
Yang Xiuxiu was rolled her eyes by Shen's mother. She really didn't know what she was trying to do this time. Shen Jizu and Xu were following behind her.
"You still know that I am your mother-in-law. Call Shen Dali to see me quickly, otherwise, I will definitely make him regret it."
Mother Shen didn't dare to yell at Lin Ting, but she was not afraid of Yang Xiuxiu and Shen Dali.
The commotion here was so loud that Shen Dali came running over without anyone shouting.
"Mom, brother, what's going on?"
Lin Ting continued to pack up her pens and account books. This family appeared here again, and nothing good could happen.
She just listened quietly and watched what they were going to do.
"Shen Dali, tell me, am I your mother? I gave birth to you and raised you. Will you care if I die?"
The topic has become so serious. It's not wrong for Shen's mother to give birth to him. Now she lives with her eldest brother's family. If it really comes to a matter of life and death, he will still take care of it.
"Mom, why are you saying such unlucky words?"
Shen Dali stepped forward and tried to pull Shen's mother away a little so that she wouldn't get too close to Lin Ting's table.
But Shen's mother pushed him away and looked at Shen Dali.
"Don't talk nonsense. Just tell me, are you my son? Am I your mother?"
What's there to ask about this kind of thing? Everyone in the village knows that they are mother and son.
Moreover, Shen's mother came over at this time, which happened to be at night, and the new house was full of people. She wanted Shen Dali to admit this in front of the villagers.
"Mom, of course you are my mother." After saying that, Shen Dali looked at Shen Jizu again.
"Brother, what's going on?"
Shen Dali didn't get an answer from Shen Jizu, and he rolled his eyes at him, as if he was saying that he was unfilial.
Shen Jizu pulled a chair for Shen's mother to sit on, his eyes swept over him, not daring to linger for long.
But today, as long as she can control Shen Dali, she will succeed.
"Shen Dali, since you acknowledge that I am your mother, then fine, since ancient times, as long as the parents are alive, the family will not be separated.
Our Shen family is also a scholarly family in the village. It’s time for you brothers to put an end to your quarrel.
From today on, you are still my good son. I declare that the division of the Shen family is invalid."
Shen's mother's words left dozens of people present dumbfounded.
Everyone looked at Shen Dali and Lin Ting. Could it be that Shen's mother saw that Lin Ting's family was getting better, so she proposed not to divide the family and wanted to reap the benefits?
Mother Shen's eyes fell on Shen Dali's shocked face. She had chosen tonight to talk about this matter on purpose, it was all planned.
Shen Dali's family bought Ningjiang Manor, and everyone in the village, young and old, knew about it. It was a big manor.
Even if the ancestors of the Shen family were to be resurrected, they might not be able to afford such a large farm.
Moreover, owning Ningjiang Manor means having a steady supply of money. Compared with such huge benefits, she has no shame.
As long as she coaxed and persuaded him, Shen Dali would definitely compromise, because she understood her son.
"Mom, how can we joke about this division of the family? The village chief witnessed it."
As long as there is profit to be made, Shen's mother will only think of her son.
Shen Dali had already thought about Shen's mother's future life. If his elder brother couldn't afford to support her, he would not let Shen's mother starve.
Mother Shen gave birth to him, and after she passed away, as her son, he would do his best to take care of her funeral.
As long as she is not manipulated, after the separation, Yang Xiuxiu is obviously much happier, and Lin Ting also likes such days.
If things were to go back to the old days, Shen Dali would definitely be separated from his wife and children.
No matter Yang Xiuxiu's personality or Lin Ting's temper, it was impossible for him to agree.
If he really agreed, Shen Dali would be the first person to be kicked out of this family.
"Mother-in-law, dividing the family property is no joke. You can't just say it's invalid. That doesn't make sense."
Shen Jizu's family and Shen's mother came here to achieve their goal. They regretted very much why they couldn't tolerate Lin listening to them at the beginning.
Now that the family has split up and they have become rich, they don’t even have a share of the silver.
But Ningjiang Manor, with this manor, Shen Jizu can use money to help him get an official position in his life.
He is old and has a bad memory. If he fails to pass the imperial examination next year, he will really have no chance in this life.
"If I say it's invalid, then it's invalid. Village Chief Li is here tonight, so he can serve as a witness once more. As long as an old woman like me is here, our Shen family will never split up."
The village chief had a dark face. After the death of Old Master Shen, Mother Shen had never been at peace for a moment. Wouldn't she be satisfied until her brothers were exhausted to death?