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961 Shrewd and self-defeating

The incident happened in the countryside of southern Hebei Province in the late Qing Dynasty. In a relatively well-off family, the three brothers were clamoring to separate the family. The second and third brothers had both studied for several years, but only the eldest son had followed his father to the fields since he was a child for the sake of his two younger brothers.

Farming, not a single person can read. The second and third children have long agreed to divide the family by drawing lots, so that they can scribble on the paper as they please, since the eldest child cannot read anyway.

There was a horse, a cart and an ox at home. There were also three houses. The one in the middle was the biggest and best, while the one to the west was small and narrow. At that time, horses were the most valuable, and the least valuable was the car. The two shrewd ones

After bargaining, the brothers agreed that the second brother wanted the car and the courtyard in the middle, and the younger brother wanted the horse and the house in the east. They decided

The least valuable property was given to the boss. Three pieces of paper were written in different fonts and colors, and they were all about cows and the hospital in the west. The boss was illiterate, so no matter how he was arrested, he would be fooled, but the honest boss was still polite.

The two younger brothers caught him first. The second brother didn't feel any guilt at all. The third brother hesitated for a moment, but still caught him.

As the saying goes, there is no airtight wall. This was soon known to the whole village. The eldest son had the most children, five. After the separation, life was very difficult, but the eldest son felt deeply the embarrassment of being uneducated and bitten off the problem.

Ya sent all five children to school. Later, one of them worked outside, and the other four were very famous in the local area. The one who worked outside also did a successful business. The five children were very filial, and they could be said to have a good life.

The life has been endless.

At that time, the second child had the sharpest eyesight and was good at calculations. He soon became rich, laid out new land, and hired long-term workers. However, the eldest brother's children said that they would learn from him, but he refused to agree. Later, he was even afraid of the eldest brother.

The family borrowed money from him, but unfortunately he only had one daughter. He recruited a son-in-law to join the family, but it was not effective, and the family's foundation was quickly ruined.
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