Chen Mingyi immediately came to his senses, "Third uncle, I think the families are still indifferent. Let's live like this. We will treat Zhong Qian and his family well, and Zhong Qian's illness will be well treated."
"It's too late." Chen Yunzhao snorted lightly, "If you were willing to treat me well, how could Zhong Qian keep living outside? He didn't even invite a doctor. Zhong Qian had been living there for the past few years. You told me you were going
How many times have you seen him? Not even once, right? Are you the kind of grandpa you are?"
"Since I have been entrusted by my eldest brother, and today Zhong Qian proposed to separate the family, I will take charge of it, so that you will not default on the debt one day when I go there, and he will not even get what he deserves."
Mrs. Wu became more and more confused as she listened. Chen Yunzhao looked at her and said, "My niece-in-law, since we are going to separate our family, go and sort out the silver items in the house and find out what Zhong Qian deserves and the rest."
Divide it into three parts and give them not a single penny less."
Wu immediately said, "Third uncle, Zhong Qian has been weak since he was a child. He went to school early and spent a lot of money on education and medicine. In the past few years, there have been three more people in the family, not to mention the two younger ones.
Lin Hexi is often too lazy to work in the field. She only knows how to eat but not how to make money. Now that the family is going to be divided, how can they divide anything? The Chen family's property is all saved by us."
Chen Yunzhao knocked his crutch on the ground, "You guys saved it, you are so thick-skinned. How did you save it? Did you save it by idleness of Hongchang and his wife or by Zhongda's study?"
"It goes without saying what life was like in your family in the early years, right? Hongchang is the eldest, so you naturally pamper him more. He doesn't want to be tired and doesn't want to be exposed to the sun. When he is in his twenties, he thinks about working and making money at the same time.
, when you get married, you go out to make a living, and you can get back twenty taels of silver a year. With this money, your family can buy more than ten acres of good land, so that you can support your children and grandchildren in their studies."
"The second brother and his wife left early, but how much money did he earn outside in those years? If you don't know, I do have an account book here. You can come and take a look. Zhong Qian needs money to study, and Zhongda needs money to study.
It also requires money, and this amount of money can be considered as smoothing out. As for whether Zhongda could have studied on the few acres of thin farmland originally owned by the Chen family without his second son, I won’t say more."
"Then there's the money for Zhong Qian's medicine. Before he was ten years old, Zhong Qian was cared for by his parents, and the second wife paid for the medicine himself. After he was ten years old, how many times did you hire a doctor for him? With Xiao Yu Xiao
After Duo, because you didn't treat your children harshly, Zhong Qian even copied books for the library, bought medicine, and treated doctors. How much did it cost you?"
The more Chen Yunzhao talked, the angrier he became. Chen Mingyi's face turned dark. There are still so many people listening. This is a family matter. "Third uncle, let's go into the house and talk."
Chen Yunzhao scolded, "Now you know how shameful you are? How come you don't know how shameful you are when you treat your grandson's family harshly? Do you think I don't know anything about your family? My elder brother knows what kind of character your son is, and he grabbed my hand before he died.
I also have the account book at home, didn’t you think of it before?”
Chen Mingyi really didn't expect it. Although he had doubts, when Chen Zhongqian moved out, Chen Yunzhao didn't stop him, so he thought he was overthinking it.
"I want to make it clear here so that all the neighbors can hear how harshly you treated the children left behind by the second son. It can be said that the Chen family can live the life they have today because of the hard work of the second son and his wife.
, of course, they also thought that Zhong Qian was weak and needed to save more money, but who knew that they were so tired that they left early, but their son was treated like this. "
"My eldest brother was very thoughtful during his lifetime. Fortunately, he made a will in advance. You have a copy in your hand, and I also have a copy hidden here. You should know very well what is written in the will, but you are unwilling to show it to others.
So much so that your wife was very happy when she heard about the separation."
"But it doesn't matter. The village chiefs are also here. If you think this will is fake, go to your house and check out your copy to see if the two copies are the same. If you don't find it, find my elder brother.
Comparing his handwriting during his lifetime, I, Chen Yunzhao, will seek justice for Zhong Qian even if I have to risk my life."
After saying that, Chen Yunzhao opened the small box and took out a few pieces of paper. It was the will made by Chen Yunyao during his lifetime. There were two copies in total. One was given to Chen Mingyi, and the other was given privately to his younger brother Chen Yunzhao.
I just can't trust my own son.
"Village Chief, you happen to be here. It's a big deal for someone in the village to divide a family, and you have to be the master of it. This will has just been taken out, so you should see for yourself how the family should be divided. You should also have an idea in your mind.
So that the division may be just.”
The village chief was also very respectful to Chen Yunzhao. After taking the will and reading it, he immediately understood why Chen Mingyi hesitated to separate the family.
Mr. Chen was very optimistic about Chen Zhongqian during his lifetime and thought he was a good student for studying. However, he also knew that he was in poor health. After his second son and his wife died, he was even more worried that Zhongqian would not be able to continue his studies after his death, so he made a decision.
According to the will, as long as Zhong Qian is still willing to study, the Chen family must unconditionally provide for him to study and treat his illness.
The old man left thirty taels of silver, which were his life savings, of which twenty taels were left for Chen Zhongqian to study. This money was left to Chen Mingyi to take care of. After the money was spent, the Chen family should not ask Zhong Qian to drop out of school, but should
Find another way.
If you want to separate the family, you should give Chen Zhongqian 50 taels of silver to study and see a doctor. The remaining money should be divided into three parts. Chen Zhongqian should get everything that belongs to the second wife.
Mrs. Wu was very worried on the side, and she didn't know what was written in the will. The old man actually left a will to guard against them. She didn't even know about it.
Lin Xixi was also curious and stretched her neck slightly to see what was written on it. Chen Zhongqian patted her hand gently to reassure her.
"Brother Chen, if this family is to be divided according to the old man's last wish, you must prepare enough money." The village chief said.
Chen Mingyi's forehead was already covered with sweat. Chen Yunzhao had a will in his hand. This was something he didn't expect. With so many people watching, he couldn't say that he didn't follow the old man's wishes. He could only persuade him.
Chen Zhongqian gave up the separation of the family.
"Zhong Qian, you and your wife are young. How will you live if you leave home? Your two children are still young. This is indeed a misunderstanding. I will talk to your grandma and your eldest aunt well, and the family will not be separated.
, if you move back here too, I think you're almost doing well." Chen Mingyi knew it was embarrassing to say this, but there was nothing he could do about it.
Wu was stunned, "What nonsense are you talking about? Why can't this family be divided?"