Chapter 39 (2/2)

“Zhao’er, you go back to the house and rest. Your fourth uncle will take care of the mule. I will build a shed for this big guy later and make him live comfortably.”

Xue Qinghuai’s voice is intimate, and it seems that men have a deep affection for things like carts. Just like when the Jiang family bought a cart, Jiang Wu loved it so much he could not let it go, just like Xue Qinghuai now.

In fact, Xue Qinghuai behaves like this for a reason. Not to mention that the mule cart is a rare and large object in the countryside. He carries his picks and walks the streets and alleys to sell goods. A few pairs of shoes can be worn out a month, and the soles of the feet are thickly callused. Every time Sun Shi washed his feet and she cried distressingly.

He had thought that his biggest dream was to have a cart. It doesn’t matter whether it is a donkey cart or a mule cart. Now this wish has been fulfilled.

Zhao’er said that this cart will be mostly driven by him in the future, so he has to take good care of the mule.

Zhao’er laughed. She could understand the mentality of Fourth uncle. Once she had also wanted to have a mule cart, so she could go wherever she wanted.

She opened the door and went in to drink water.

Just as the water slipped down her throat, she heard a dispute outside.

The Dafang couple had come back. Not only that, but they also called both Elder Xue1 and Xue Qingbai from the field.

“Well, Fourth brother, you don’t even discuss with your family when you buy such an expensive object. And Father keeps saying that Fourth brother is working for the family, and he dare not keep any of the money he earned, so he gives it to the family. It hasn’t been a few days since the family has been separated, and yet Fourth brother who dares not be greedy bought such a cart!”

Elder Xue still had mud on his feet. Judging from his complexion, there was nothing unusual, but it was just because there seemed to be nothing unusual that it seemed a little unusual.

After all this, the old man was actually suspecting him.

“Brother, don’t be so jealous of Fourth brother. Fourth brother is not such a person.” Xue Qingbai persuaded him from the side.

Xue Qingshan waved him away: “You leave me alone. You are an elm-headed person, and still say Fourth brother is not such a person. You work in the field, and he goes to buy a cart and shows off. The food gathered from the harvest by your family still needs to be shared with him.”

Speaking of this, we have to talk about how the land was planted and how the grain was divided when the family decided to separate.

It was impossible for the Second family to farm the land, so Zhao’er was very decisive at the beginning. According to the rules of tenancy outside, she only needed 60% of the grain, and the remaining 40% was taken out and divided among the few farms.

Dafang doesn’t want to be so generous, but Dafang doesn’t have anyone who farms the land, so it can only be done. These two houses had it convenient, but the Third family, Fourth family and Elder Xue had a hard time splitting the work and harvest. Later, Elder Xue made the decision. Except for 60% of each family, the remaining 40% of all land is divided by three. After this, things became a lot more clear.

It stands to reason that there is not much work in the field right now. Just after spring ploughing, there is no need to even fertilize, water and weed. It’s just that Elder Xue and Xue Qingbai don’t like being idle, so they stay in the sun watching the sprouts and fixing minor things in the field.

But they never expected that Xue Qingshan would make a fuss about this kind of thing.

But what Xue Qingshan said was not wrong. Xue Qingbai was in the field, but Xue Qinghuai was always outside, so it seemed that Xue Qingbai had suffered a loss.

In particular, there is another cart placed here. As Xue Qingshan said, Fourth brother is greedy for the money from selling goods, and the Third brother is losing out on this deal. The whole family ate the food that he worked exhaustingly to grow, and yet Fourth brother secretly saved money in his house to buy a cart.

Third Brother, Xue Qingbai, was did not seem bothered, but Zhou Shi’s eyes flashed on the side.

“From this point of view, this car should belong to the family, and every family can use it.” Yang Shi said.

“Believe it or not, I didn’t buy this car alone.”

“Why don’t I know when my cart has become a family possession?” Zhao’er walked out of the house.

She also ignored Xue Qingshan and looked at Elder Xue: “Grandpa, I bought this car, not my uncle. I haven’t learned how to ride it yet, so I will let my uncle ride it back for me.”

These words caused a thousand waves of waves, and Yang Shi immediately said: “Just you? Where did you get the money to buy a car? Zhao’er, it’s not that Eldest aunt wants to scold you, but you shouldn’t take the blame for Fourth Brother.”

Zhao’er nodded: “It is true who owns it. To be honest, I bought this cart with Jiang Wu and my Fourth uncle. I plan to do business in partnership using this cart. I took out the most money to buy this cart, so shouldn’t it be considered mine?”

Yang Shi’s heart suddenly stopped, but then she said in an uncanny voice: “such a proper looking person can tell such lies. Just because you said that it is yours so it is yours? I can also say that Fourth brother bought it himself.”

Xue Qinghuai was overwhelmed for a long time, because the Dafang couple are brothers and sisters, he has not refuted much. At this time, he couldn’t help it anymore and said: “Since you don’t believe anything, then don’t believe it!”

“Heh, Dad, look, Fourth brother admitted it!”

This skill in inverting truth and lies was really eye-opening.

Zhao’er was suddenly grateful for the foresight of her little man2 that day. When they said they wanted to partner up, they only said it verbally, and the next day, the various families brought the money they had to pay, and they all mixed their money together and put them in Zhao’er’s hands.

But before leaving the house, Xue TingRang asked the three of them to write a contract. What kind of business is going to be made, the money each family pays, and how the dividends will be distributed in the future all had to be written down in detail.

At that time, Jiang Wu and Xue Qinghuai were still reluctant to do something so troublesome, saying that they wouldn’t have teamed up if they didn’t trust each other Later, at Xue TingRang’s repeated requests, he personally wrote the 3 copies of the contract, and each of them had stamped their fingerprints on them.

Xue Qinghuai was stunned by the shamelessness of his elder brother, and his hands clamped into fists. Seeing that the situation was not right, Xue Qingshan went to hide behind Father Xue, muttering that Xue Qinghuai wanted to hit someone without reason.

There was a lot of trouble coming around, but Zhao’er did not pay attention to any of them. She turned around and went back to the house. A short time later, she got a deed from the house.

“Since you don’t believe it, come and have a look. Uncle, you forgot your contract?” She said with a sneer: “If you think our two families are colluding together, Jiang’s family still has another copy. I will let Jiang Wu prove it.”

At this moment Xue Qinghuai also thought of the contract, and hurried back to the house to find the contract, but the contract was kept by Sun Shi. Today, the Sun Shi brought Mao Dan back to her family. He almost turned the house over before he found the contract.

Two identical deeds were placed in front of Elder Xue. Even if he was illiterate, he could compare them to see that they had the same words. Not to mention that Xue Qingshan’s face turned pale after seeing the deed.

As if wanting to prove that he was right, Xue Qingshan suddenly said: “There are five liang silver from Fourth brother. Where did you get the money? And he still says that he didn’t take from the family money!”

Xue Qinghuai had been expressionless since he got the contract.

At this moment, his face suddenly showed his grief, and his expression of grief was mixed with ridicule. He looked deeply at Xue Qingshan and Elder Xue, and said, emphasizing every word: “Whether you believe it or not, this silver is the dowry of Maodan and his mother. She and her family have subsidized him over the past few years. And, Father, you really make your son feel cold! My eldest brother has framed me, yet you just sit and watch!”

After saying that, Xue Qinghuai left without looking back.