The atmosphere at the old house today was somewhat oppressive.

Today was the Lantern Festival, and after the Lantern Festival, the first month of the lunar calendar would be over, which meant that the Lin family would be completely splitting up.

So, those who were happy were happy, and those who were sad were sad.

The happiest ones were probably Qian Aifen and Zhang Qinfang.

Compared to Zhang Qinfang’s obvious joy, Qian Aifen didn’t show much.

Although there was a lightness between her eyebrows, she still restrained herself.

“Grandma, we’re here to eat tangyuan.”

Ning Shu’s family arrived at the entrance of the old house, and Yi Bao and Er Bao shouted loudly.

The people in the two courtyards were all looking at Ning Shu’s family, perhaps thinking that after today, they would be like the third courtyard.

But it seemed different, at least they wouldn’t be divided up unless they prepared the foundation for building houses outside.

“You’re all here, let’s eat. There’s plenty of tangyuan today.” Lin’s mother smiled and said.

Finally, the split had arrived, and she couldn’t help but feel relieved.

The tangyuan was just tangyuan, without any other dishes.

Lin’s mother’s tangyuan were made with corn flour and filled with cabbage, eggs, and bacon.

The eggs were naturally from their own chickens, and the bacon was made from the pork that was distributed before the New Year.

There were a lot of tangyuan, two pots full, and they also steamed sweet potatoes. The sweet potatoes were for the men, afraid they wouldn’t have enough to eat, so just looking at the tangyuan, it was indeed plenty.

It was Ning Shu’s first time eating savory tangyuan.

In her past life, she had only eaten tangyuan with sesame or osmanthus filling, and red bean paste filling.

This kind of cabbage, egg, and bacon filling was usually used for dumplings.

Lin’s mother served the tangyuan in bowls, placing them on the dining table.

Each bowl had 30 for men, 20 for women, and 10 for children.

If it wasn’t enough, they could ask for more.

She distributed them clearly, and everyone didn’t need to pick.

Because they were eating tangyuan and there were no side dishes, everyone didn’t sit down, but stood under the eaves and ate.

The 11 children sat under the eaves.

The houses in the countryside here all had eaves.

The area under the eaves was higher than the yard by a step, and there was a width of about 1.5 meters from there to the doorstep, called the step eaves.

Ning Shu didn’t like squatting to eat, as it made her stomach uncomfortable.

So, she brought a stool and sat down to eat.

Surprisingly, eating like this while basking in the sun was quite interesting.

Even though the tangyuan were savory, they tasted similar to dumplings and were quite delicious.

As they started eating the tangyuan, the previously tense atmosphere eased a bit.

Grandpa Lin asked Lin Guodong, “Have you packed everything up?”

Lin Guodong took a bite of tangyuan and replied, “Yes, everything’s packed up. The remaining spinach that needs to be dried will be troublesome for Mom to help with later. The chicken coop and pigsty at home are also empty now, so we’ll leave them to Mom to take care of.”

Ning Shu had already discussed this matter with Lin’s mother earlier.

Although it was said to be helping them take care of it, it was actually Lin’s parents who would take care of it themselves.

By then, Lin’s mother could raise four chickens and two pigs. She wouldn’t need to work anymore and could comfortably raise chickens and pigs.

The eggs produced would be enough to eat, and the surplus could be used for trading for grain or sold to the cooperative, which was much easier than working.

Moreover, Ning Shu’s family still had eight-tenths of their own land, which they left for the elderly couple to cultivate.

In addition to the four-tenths of their own land after the split, there was also the welfare Ning Shu received from the county every month.

Lin Xiaojing went to work at the garment factory, and her household registration was also transferred to the factory.

In the future, she could also receive welfare from the county, so the elderly couple didn’t need to worry.

Therefore, Lin’s parents had become the richest elderly couple in the village.

“It’s good that everything’s packed up,” Lin’s father nodded. “As for the household matters, you don’t need to worry. With the land you’ve left and the county welfare your wife receives, we can live a good life.” Since the daughter-in-law said they could take it, they wouldn’t be polite.

Of course, Lin’s father and mother also discussed privately that the vouchers in the county welfare of their daughter-in-law had time limits, so they would use them when the time came, as for the grain, they would keep it.

After all, the third son’s family had gone to the army, and the expenses of a family of five were also considerable.

Parents always want to lighten their children’s burden.

“Mm,” Lin Guodong replied.

Next, there was the quiet sound of eating and the voices of the children.

Erbao asked, “Haicai, tomorrow we will be going with dad to follow the army, and we won’t see you anymore. Will you forget about us?”

Haicai shook his head, “I won’t forget. I will always remember you. Er Bao, will you come back to play with me?”

Er Bao said, “We will definitely come back.” Then he added, “If you were born to my mom, you could come with us to follow the army.” Ah… With that, he sighed like a little adult.

“Ha ha…” Hearing Er Bao’s words, the adults laughed.

“Mm.” Haicai nodded, agreeing with Er Bao’s words.

He also wanted to be with Yi Bao and Er Bao, but he wasn’t born to his Third Auntie, so there was no way.

Qian Aifen heard her son’s reply and said with a touch of annoyance, “Then let me stuff you back into Third Aunt’s belly and let her give birth to you again? Then you can be born to Third Aunt.”

Haicai’s eyes lit up when he heard this, and he sounded excited, “Can I? Really? Can I be stuffed into Third Aunt’s belly?”

He obviously didn’t know his mother was just being sarcastic.

Er Bao was even more excited, “Great, let’s stuff Haicai into my mom’s belly after we finish eating tangyuan. This way, Haicai can follow the army with us.”

Hearing the words of the two children, the corners of the other people’s mouths twitched, wanting to laugh but holding it in.

Although Yi Bao didn’t speak, he also agreed with Haicai and Er Bao’s words.

He stared at his mother’s belly, secretly wondering, could Haicai, who was so big, really be stuffed into his mother’s belly?

Seeing that the adults didn’t say anything, Er Bao continued to ask, “Mom, can we? Can we stuff Haicai into your belly? If we do, will Haicai become our little brother? Then, would he also have to call San Bao big brother?”

“Ha ha ha ha…” Everyone couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

“Haha…” Lin Haiwen laughed the loudest, “Er Bao, you silly goose, people are already born, how can they be stuffed back into the belly?”

Er Bao widened his eyes in disbelief, “First Auntie said it’s possible, Haiwen ge, you’re lying.” With that, he looked at Qian Aifen as if seeking confirmation.

Qian Aifen didn’t want to disappoint Er Bao, but she felt embarrassed and said, “Er Bao, Auntie was just joking with you. Haiwen is right, once someone is born, they can’t be stuffed back into the belly.”

Er Bao was disappointed, and he protested, “Auntie, you’re so mean. How can adults lie to children?”

Haicai chimed in, “Er Bao is right, Mom, you’re so mean. You’re an adult, and you’re still lying to us kids.”

“Haha…” Lin Haiwu also laughed, “Let me tell you, you shouldn’t trust adults. Adults are always lying to kids.”

“Hmph.” Er Bao stopped talking and bit into the tangyuan with big bites, wanting to vent all his anger on the tangyuan.

Haicai also looked dejected, eating his tangyuan sadly.

It’s a pity; he couldn’t be stuffed into Third Aunt’s belly anymore.

The lunch ended with this episode.

After lunch, Lin’s parents called everyone to the kitchen, leaving only a few children outside to play.

When everyone was seated, Lin’s father spoke, “Today, our Lin family is officially splitting up. Let’s talk about the distribution of things in the house.

First, regarding the distribution of the house: the rooms we currently live in belong to us.

The main room belongs to the First family, the second room belongs to the second family, one room for us, and one for Xiaojing.

There are three rooms left: one was previously used by the third family, one for the four granddaughters, and one for the four grandsons.

The room for the four grandsons belongs to the first family, the room for the four granddaughters belongs to the second family.

As for the room previously used by the third family, we will sell it to the first family for 20 yuan per room.

We are selling it to the first family because they have three sons and need more rooms, while the second family only has one son, who already has a room.

Of course, if the first family prefers money, they can refuse the room.

Do the main family and the second family have any objections to the distribution of the rooms?”