Babaoliang Village. The old house of the Li family!
On the edge of the kang, Li Fengnian was silent for a moment, then took a few puffs of the dry smoke pot, exhaled a mouthful of smoke and nodded.
This action of his is very obvious, and he agrees with Zhou Yang's statement!
Upon seeing this, Li Jianguo immediately frowned and shouted: "Dad..."
Before his son could speak, Li Fengnian interrupted him.
"Actually, I had an idea about this when we were dividing grain some time ago. Our family was divided into tens of thousands of kilograms of grain at once. It was really eye-catching..."
Before he finished speaking, his sister-in-law Lin Aizhi interjected: "The reason why we get more shares is because we have more family members. We don't take advantage of the collective, and we are not afraid of slanting shadows if we are upright!"
"That's the truth, but others don't think so. What they see is that our Lao Li family has distributed tens of thousands of catties of grain, and they don't think about how many people there are in our family!"
Then Li Fengnian continued: "This time the money distribution is even more so. This is 8,000 yuan. Not to mention ordinary people, even the cadres are very jealous. I think it will happen in a few days." Word spread throughout the commune that this tree attracts the wind, and it might bring an unexpected disaster to the family one day!"
"Even if no one harms us, I am the director of the commune after all. If people know that my family has distributed so much money, the impact will still not be good!"
Hearing this, everyone in the room fell silent, including Zhou Yang.
He understood his father-in-law's current mood very well. During the food distribution some time ago, Lao Li's family had been pushed to the forefront.
Overall, the county's harvest this year can only be considered average, and many people do not even have enough basic food rations.
However, he, the director of the commune, had 50,000 to 60,000 kilograms of grain distributed to his family. Even if it was reasonable and legal, the people would feel uncomfortable and would be more likely to think of the bad aspects.
This is just like the "Earring Sister" who became popular on the Internet some time ago. The reason why she was criticized crazily was not that civil servants could not wear brand-name clothes and luxury jewelry, but that the time and place were wrong.
The common people are struggling in dire straits, but you dress up with exquisite makeup and glamour. Even if it is legal and reasonable, it is unreasonable.
After a while, Li Jianguo asked again: "Dad, can the matter of dividing the families be solved?"
Li Fengnian nodded and said: "After the separation, your family will only have three or four members, which is similar to ordinary families in the village. It will not be as conspicuous as it is now!"
"The other thing is that you are each in charge of your own business now. It seems that Xiao Yang's arrangement is to let you be independent. If you don't even have your own independent family, how can you be independent?"
It is said that having an elder in the family is like having a treasure.
After hearing what his father-in-law said, Zhou Yang was really impressed.
Although my father-in-law is not considered old, he has already understood the ways of the world and has a thorough understanding of human nature.
In comparison, he, a man who has lived for two lives, is far inferior in this regard.
"Brother-in-law, I still don't want to separate our family, please persuade dad!" Li Jianguo looked at Zhou Yang and said, as if he had grasped the last straw to save his life.
Zhou Yang looked at his uncle, and then said: "Brother, I think what dad said makes sense. For the current Li family, the advantages of dividing the family outweigh the disadvantages!"
"But..."
Before he finished speaking, Li Fengnian interrupted him directly: "But what? You have been under my protection for too long and have become dependent. This matter is settled!"
"Dad, how do you plan to divide this family?" Zhou Yang said.
Li Fengnian then took out a piece of paper from his pocket and said: "The family now has 16,579 yuan and more than 50,000 kilograms of grain. The rest is just these houses and the like."
"My idea is that the money and food will be divided equally into five parts, and you four brothers plus me and your mother will each get one share."
"The houses in the old house are not divided. After the spring, you and your family will build new houses, and then all of you will move out, and each of you will close the door and live your own life. Let's all make a statement!"
Hearing this, brothers Li Jianguo, Li Jianjun, and Li Guoqiang were silent, but the women next to them were eager to give it a try.
The separation of the family was indeed difficult for the Li brothers who had a good relationship to accept. After all, they had never thought about it before.
But it is completely different for the daughters-in-law of the Li family. They should be happy to separate their families.
After all, there is no family separation at the moment. Whether it is the elder sister-in-law Lin Aizhi, the third sister-in-law Wang Lixia, or the fourth sister-in-law Zhong Na, they have no say at home.
He doesn't care about money or food, and he can't even decide what he wants to eat.
Especially the third sister-in-law Wang Lixia, whose natal family's conditions are not very good. Thinking that the village has received a lot of money and food in the past two years, she wants to help her natal family, but she is too embarrassed to ask.
In the entire big family of Lao Li's family, outside matters are arranged by the father-in-law, and domestic matters are directed by the mother-in-law. The daughters-in-law have no sense of existence at all.
Once the family is separated, they can manage their own money and food. It is the former serf who sings the song, and the daughter-in-law who has been married for many years becomes a mother-in-law. It really has all the benefits and no harm.
After a while, Li Jianguo said with red eyes: "I listen to dad!"
"I also listen to dad!" Li Jianjun and Li Guoqiang said one after another.
Li Fengnian looked at the three daughters-in-law again: "The elder's family, the third elder's family, and the fourth elder's family, do you have any objections? If you think it's unfair, we can add it up again!"
Sister-in-law Lin Aizhi said hurriedly: "Dad has always been fair and just in his work, and we are all convinced!"
"Dad, I have no objection!" Wang Lixia said.
"I listen to dad!" Zhong Na said.
"Okay, this matter is settled. In two days I will apply for a house for each of you. We will build a house in the spring. After the house is built, we will separate the families!" Li Fengnian decided.
"Um!"
After discussing the family separation, Li Fengnian looked at Zhou Yang again, and then said: "Xiao Yang, there is something I want to tell you!"
"Dad, what's the matter?"
"I have discussed with your mother. Starting next year, I will not receive any money from the village. After all, I don't care about the village's affairs now. It is not appropriate to receive the national salary and share the village's money!" Li Fengnian said .
However, Zhou Yang frowned after hearing this. He knew that his father-in-law did not want others to gossip, but Zhou Yang did not want him to give up the village's dividend rights so easily.
After all, Zhou Yang knew the development potential of Babaoliang Village in his heart. If he gave up, the loss would not be thousands or eight hundred, but could be hundreds of thousands or even millions.
Not to mention anything else, after the ham sausage factory is put into operation, one person can easily earn hundreds of thousands a year.
It's such a shame to give up so easily.
“Dad, I don’t think it’s appropriate for you to do this!”
"What's wrong?" Li Fengnian frowned.
"I know you don't want others to gossip, but your idea has too much influence and will make it difficult for us to do it!" Zhou Yang said.
"What do you mean, how can we do it?"
"Dad, you have set a moral standard, which will affect many people!"
Then Zhou Yang said again: "There are many people in your situation in the village, such as me. Although I have the title of captain of the fourth team, I actually can't go to the team headquarters a few times a year. If you don’t receive the village’s money, then I shouldn’t receive it either!”
Then Zhou Yang continued: "There are also Teacher Qin, Teacher Gu and other people from the Agriculture and Animal Husbandry School. They don't even have household registration in our village. If you don't get it, what will they think and what will they do?"
Li Fengnian's brows suddenly wrinkled. He really didn't think so much.
"Then what do you think we should do?"
Zhou Yang thought for a while and said: "How about this? From now on, you will be divided into basic food and money per head. No one can say anything about this!"
"That's okay too!"
Then Li Fengnian said again: "By the way, Xiao Yang, what are you going to do about merging several other villages?"
"I have already let people know. In a few days, I will ask Wang Ping to call the captains of each production team together for a meeting and let them decide whether to join our Babaoliang Village. Everything will be done on a voluntary basis. Reluctantly!" Zhou Yang said.
"Well, if you want to do it, do it early. After all, we will prepare for spring plowing in March and April. There are so many things that need to be prepared!"
"I understand, this matter will be put on the agenda soon!"
"OK..."
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PS: The first chapter has been delivered!
