According to the Lin family tradition, regardless of whether the parents live in separate households, all the money earned must be handed over to Mrs. Lin for joint distribution.
In order to prevent some people from working more and earning more, and some people from being lazy and earning less, they want to take advantage of the lack of separation.
Mrs. Lin has made a rule that 70% of the money earned by the family will be transferred to the public account, and 30% will be distributed according to work. Those who work more will get more, those who work less will get less, and those who don’t will get nothing. .
The young men did not participate in the distribution of silver. They all buried their heads in bowls and drank mutton soup, slurping their little mouths loudly.
The adults ate happily, their eyes constantly glancing in the direction of Mrs. Lin.
This is the first time that the family has shared money after settling in Lianhua Village. Previously, Mr. Xie in Fuhai City gave him the medical fee, and they did not have any share. But this time it was different. The family members all contributed more or less. It just depends on how Mrs. Lin divides it.
After the meal, still at this table, Mrs. Lin took out the money she had earned in the past two days, several hundred copper plates and a few pieces of silver barley, and poured them on the table with a clatter like a drum beating in everyone's heart.
The first is the 150 copper coins obtained from selling bamboo baskets. Lin Lao Er is responsible for chopping and splitting bamboo, while Lin Lao Da and Lin Lao San are responsible for weaving bamboo baskets and sieves.
"Boss, you come and calculate how many coppers the father will get, and how many coppers each of you will share."
Boss Lin had already made a calculation in his mind and blurted out: "The public will be divided into one hundred and five cents, and each of our three brothers will be given fifteen cents each."
As soon as she finished speaking, Mrs. Lin had already divided the copper plate into four parts, and the largest part clattered back into the money bag.
Xiangyun was nestled in her grandma's arms and was responsible for holding the money bag under the table. She felt the weight on her hands getting heavier and heavier. Even though it was not her own money, she felt happy in her heart.
"The money spent on collecting medicines is a total of three to two or five cents. Except for the second daughter-in-law and a few younger ones, everyone else is included." Old Mrs. Lin pulled the copper plate and suddenly thought of something, "Including God's gift. Although others are small, , he does a lot of work of collecting herbs, drying them and boiling them, so he should have a share."
Lin Tianci originally lowered his head, thinking that he almost lost the medicinal herbs this time, and because he was young, he would not be able to share the money. Unexpectedly, grandma had thought so carefully, and his heart felt sweeter than honey.
"Thank you, milk. I will definitely come back to collect more herbs in the future!"
Boss Lin was very happy to see that his son had never cared so much about anything. He immediately calculated the amount for each person.
Everyone also received fifteen cents.
The one who got the money was beaming with joy, but Zhao Ruoxia, who didn't get any money, curled her lips and was unhappy.
Even Xiangyun, a baby girl, has five cents, so why doesn't she have any?
"Mom, everyone in the family has shared the money, why don't I? I also went to work on the back mountain, and I also cleaned the yard at home. I have to pay three melons and two dates for any amount, right?"
She didn't say it was okay, but when she did, the Lin family couldn't help but roll their eyes.
He is not active in working and gets red-eyed when sharing money.
Mrs. Lin glanced at her but said nothing.
On the contrary, Lin Laoer said to her: "What nonsense are you talking about! Look at the house where the daughter-in-law has to ask her mother-in-law for wages when she works. Besides, the money this time is for weaving bamboo baskets and collecting medicinal materials. You don't have it?" It is only natural that participation will not be divided among you!
If you want to get a share of the food grown in the wasteland on the mountain, then work hard in the future and don't always think about cheating or cheating. Otherwise, if the family doesn't give you food in the future, I won't say a word to you! "
It was the first time that Zhao Ruoxia was humiliated by her husband in front of the Lin family. No matter how dissatisfied she was on weekdays, Lin Laoer would always criticize her behind closed doors. She still had to take care of her face in front of outsiders.
Seeing Ms. Zhang staring at her with a mocking look on her face, Ms. Zheng was equally embarrassed.
Her face turned red and purple with anger, and she immediately started crying and singing.
"Okay! You are just a family. You are bullying my mother-in-law who is not around, so you are working together to bully me, right?"
He slapped his butt and sat on the ground, splashing around, kicking his legs like a toad, and making a loud noise that made the cows in the barn moo.
Mrs. Lin slapped the table and was so angry that she stood up from her wheelchair. She supported her swaying body on the table and pointed at the second daughter-in-law's nose to scold her.
"Zhao Ruoxia! If you want to stay in the Lin family, just shut up and behave honestly. If you still dare to disturb the peace of the family, I will immediately find someone to write a divorce letter and kick you out of the house. Believe it or not, you yourself Let’s see what happens!”
Zhao Ruoxia muttered: "Your family doesn't dare to divorce me. I have served my father-in-law for three years! The second brother has no wife and two sons. How can we find a better one?"
Speaking of this, Mrs. Lin looked at the second son and asked, "Erlang, I want you to divorce your wife and find you another obedient one. Are you willing?"
Lin Lao'er, who looked like he hated iron, raised his dark face and said, "I'll do whatever you want, as long as it's for the good of Tianji and Tianrui, I'll do anything."
Mrs. Lin nodded: "With your words, I feel relieved."
Zhao Ruoxia was not happy anymore. She jumped up from the ground, pinched Lin Laoer's arm and scolded him for being heartless. She ran back to the house crying, and the wooden door banged.
The family's good mood was ruined by Zhao Ruoxia's commotion together, and they all went back to their respective rooms to rest.
At night, the Lin family was reluctant to light oil lamps.
Xiangyun was lying on the small bed next to his parents' bed, and was very happy about his new wooden bed.
Lin Laosan made this for her in his free time. He also carved a little tiger on the bedside, with a thick quilt underneath.
Mrs. Zheng was afraid that she would catch a cold while kicking the quilt at night, so she wanted to tie up her hands and feet and stuff her into the quilt. There were even several pieces of clothing covering her shoulders, making it difficult for Xiangyun to even turn over.
"I heard what mother said today, it seems that she wants to divorce the second sister-in-law and find a new wife for the second brother."
Lin Laosan turned over and replied: "Second brother's wife is getting more and more shameful. She is too lazy to do anything. Women like this will be divorced in any house. I think mother is more worried about second brother's two sons. I was afraid that she would teach Tianji Tianrui a bad lesson.
Especially Tianji, who is usually the closest to his second sister-in-law. When he first learned to walk, the second sister-in-law was afraid that his son would be tired, so she picked up Tianji after a while to let him rest. As a result, he still couldn't walk at the age of two and a half. Look at the sky Rui, who learned to walk after his second brother, was already stumbling at the age of one and could only walk seven or eight meters by himself. "
Xiangyun listened and felt really sorry for his second brother. A loving mother often loses her sons, but this second aunt is considered the best among loving mothers.
The key is that they are still partial. They are both biological sons, so why is there such a big gap? Even a little kid like her can see that if there is anything delicious, the second brother must eat it first, and Zhao will eat the rest by himself. If he can't finish it. It's the third brother's turn.
Logically speaking, they are all sons, and there is no preference for sons over daughters. Shouldn't the villagers love their younger sons more?
Mrs. Zheng sighed, as if hearing the questions in her daughter's heart, she murmured.
