539 Come and Don't Reciprocate(1/2)
Although the leading figures in the village and the elders of the clan are hosting here, this is the old rule of the village and they have always done it this way. The purpose of hosting is just to be a witness.
It is just a witness and does not have the right to make a final decision.
Because this is a family matter between three brothers.
It is up to the three brothers to decide how to handle the situation in the end.
The boss refuses to implement the host's suggestions, and outsiders have no choice.
Moreover, in the current situation, the eldest brother insisted on equal distribution, the second child expressed his agreement with the host's opinion, and the third lame child remained silent.
The votes were one to one, and one vote seemed to be abstaining.
It’s not that the three cripples didn’t understand the truth, nor did they really want to give up.
It's that he knows his big brother too well.
Judging from the way he was holding the money box, even if he sided with the second brother and voted two to one, the eldest brother would never hand over the money box.
Even if he jumped into the river with the money box in his arms, he would never hand it over.
——Unless the second brother and the third brother agree to divide it equally.
But - the extra money is not something that Lao Wai can have the final say on.
These were all taken from Okura’s friends.
It's Okura's debt of gratitude.
I will need Okura to pay it back slowly in the future.
Lao Wai can't make decisions for Okura!
Things just came to a standstill.
Anyway, Pan Qiming insisted on his own opinion regardless of whether everyone else was against him.
Must be divided equally.
Otherwise, I will not hand over the box.
In the end, with no other option, San Laizi asked someone from the village committee to take him to the village committee and hung up the phone to Okura.
I told him about the settlement tonight and asked Okura what to do?
Okura said: "Uncle, it's an equal share.
Those friends of mine went with me just for my grandma's funeral.
If money is collected from family members for funerals, isn’t it all for filial sons?
Just divide it equally."
"But Okura, all this money is your debt of gratitude, and you will have to -"
"Uncle," Okura interrupted his stepfather:
"I understand the truth, what you said makes sense.
But even division makes sense, and I think equal division is the most appropriate.
Needless to say, it’s an equal split.
Also, my grandma is so old, so it would be considered sad to leave her.
Besides, although she has not been able to get off the bed in recent years, we have taken good care of her.
We didn’t suffer, and we don’t regret it either.
So don't be too sad.
Come back quickly after three rounds.
Okay, hang up!"
Snapped!
Okura hung up the phone.
The tears of the three cripples suddenly flowed down.
The village cadre who brought him over was standing next to him, and he could hear the content of the phone call clearly.
The three cripples shed tears, and the village cadres also cried.
That was moved by the stepson of the three cripples!
He patted the three lame man on the shoulder and said, "Qixin, you are blessed.
When you broke your leg, it was not a disaster, it was a blessing.
Even if your legs are not broken, if you marry a wife in our village, the sons you have will not be as good as the sons you have now.
You have a good son!"
The three cripples swallowed more and just nodded.
In this way, a seemingly unsolvable problem was easily solved by Okura with just one sentence.
It's just that Okura-niang was quite angry about her eldest brother's behavior of being blind to money.
Originally, my mother-in-law's leg was broken, so the eldest brother and his wife didn't take much care of her.
Now that the mother-in-law passed away, the boss took the opportunity to make a fortune.
But you know, this money is equivalent to taking out of Okura's pocket.
How can Okura-chan keep her balance in her heart?
So after my mother-in-law passed away, I decided not to have any contact with my eldest brother and his family.
When Ercang got married this time, Pan Qiming and his wife originally discussed not planning to come to see the wedding.
However, the second eldest brother Pan Qiliang, who was not very harmonious with his eldest brother and had little contact with him, came to persuade him this time.
Everything must be done in a orderly manner.
It is said that it is rude to come and not reciprocate.
Although Lao San’s family has not been in contact with Lao San’s family in recent years.
But a few years ago, when the old lady was still alive, Pan Qiming's eldest son, Pan Juncheng, got married, and his third son and his wife came to see the wedding.
In other words, when your son gets married, the third child will come to see the wedding and get wedding money.
When the third son's son gets married, if you don't go to see the wedding, that would be rude, a serious rudeness.
When Pan Qiming heard what the second brother said seemed to make sense, he felt a little relaxed.
However, the elder sister-in-law dismissed the second brother-in-law’s words and curled her lips and said:
"I'm sorry?
How much is a faux pas worth?
When Juncheng got married, he was not called, he came by himself.
I'm not surprised that he's coming.
What does the marriage of Turtle Gaozi named Liang this time have to do with our surnamed Pan?
If you say you won’t go, you won’t go.
We are the boss, and they haven't even come here to take a look in the past few years.
Is he not rude?
I think he is even more rude!"
In fact, the sister-in-law is not just because the three cripples have not left her in the past few years.
It's not just that he was angry that the third cripple had visited his second brother in the past few years, but never stepped foot into the eldest brother's house.
Mainly because of the grudge against the Three Cripples and their family.
I remember that when my mother-in-law had just broken her leg and it was her birthday, as the eldest daughter-in-law, she was unwilling to go to Liangjiahe to attend the birthday banquet.
Just let Pan Qiming be present.
Unexpectedly, Pan Qiming arrived there and saw that all the commune cadres were here, and then the county magistrate came.
The scariest moment was when senior officials from the capital came to attend the birthday banquet in small sleeping cars.
Now Pan Qiming couldn't stand it anymore. When he got home, he first beat his wife and then dragged her here by her hair.
At that time, both the couple were shocked by the large officials who came to attend the birthday banquet.
The attitude is quite honest.
For a long time after that, I was very respectful to Lao San and his family.
But later through observation, the three cripples and their family were just like this.
Gradually he became less respectful.
To be continued...