Chapter 25

Lu Xuan looked at Lu Lao Da, his gaze was only a glance, Lu Lao Da seemed to have thought of something, opened his mouth, but it was as if his throat was choked.

Finally, he looked at his wife and said, “Alright, stop talking.”

Li Ping didn’t know what was going on, and she was still a bit angry, “Why can’t I say anything? What if they don’t work? Are we going to eat the northwest wind?”

Although the Lu family had seven brothers, the seventh was studying at the commune and only came home once a week. The youngest was Lu Xiao Liu, who listened to the arguing.

“Sister-in-law, why are you so angry that the third sister-in-law and the fourth sister-in-law don’t go to the fields?”

Li Ping subconsciously glanced at Long Yu Jiao.

Lu Xiao Liu didn’t notice, he couldn’t help but say, “Sister-in-law, didn’t you also not earn work points?”

“How can that be the same? I’m pregnant.” Saying that, Li Ping patted her belly.

“But Sister-in-law, when you weren’t pregnant, you also had a headache today, a stomachache tomorrow, and didn’t go to work…”

Seeing this, Lu Lao Da felt something was wrong. Why was everyone blaming him now? How much did Lu Xuan’s matter have to do with him? He already regretted speaking.

He pulled Li Ping, who was about to retort, “Alright, shut up!”

Li Ping was still unconvinced. She felt that her rest was all justified. Also, the Dragon Zhi Qing said that afternoon, if they didn’t work, then they would eat from the public, and wouldn’t they also have a share?

In Li Ping’s opinion, this was taking advantage of them.

However, Lu Lao Da’s attitude was firm, “This is a matter between the third brother and the fourth brother, let them say it. We’re fine with anything.”

Lu Xuan said, “My wife is preparing for the exam, she stays at home to cook, I’ll go to work, and the prey I hunt will be brought home, and we’ll eat together.

If anyone has any objections, then we’ll split the family. I’ll take care of my wife.”

Although Lu Xuan’s voice wasn’t loud when he said about splitting the family, it somehow made people believe that everything he said was true.

Lu Lao Tou raised his eyes and looked at his third son, frowning.

Lu Ye heard this and followed with, “I’m the same as the third brother.”

Immediately, Li Ping widened her eyes, “How can we split the family? Who in the village has split the family? That’s going to be gossiped about!”

“Father, we can’t split the family.”

Shen Wu felt that there were things she didn’t know about this family. The book was written around Long Yu Jiao, and it didn’t provide a detailed description of the Lu family’s relationships. But based on her observations, it seemed that when it came to this point, everyone didn’t seem so resistant to her staying at home to cook and prepare for the teacher exam.

However, it seemed that not many people believed she could pass.

Even though she and Xu Yin were the ones involved, it seemed like they didn’t have anything to do with it now. Shen Wu glanced at Xu Yin, who was yawning boredly.

Long Yu Jiao gently frowned, seemingly not expecting things to escalate to this point. She suddenly poked the fifth brother next to her.

Lu Cheng, the fifth brother, who had been silent, frowned and said, “We can’t split the family. If we split, wouldn’t the whole family be scattered?”

Lu Lao Tai shook her head repeatedly, saying that they couldn’t split the family.

Lu Lao Liu had a different opinion, “I actually want to split the family! Otherwise, the work points I earn have to be divided into the public to support the eldest brother’s two children and pregnant wife, and the fifth brother’s future wife.

The second brother is not mentioned, he works in the county, his monthly salary is eighteen yuan, which is paid to the public. The second sister-in-law also works in the fields, and Pan’er doesn’t eat much.

The third sister-in-law just got married, she can’t work, but the third brother earns ten work points every day, and no one in our village can hunt better than him. We can’t eat meat without the third brother.

The fourth sister-in-law…”

Lu Lao Tai heard this and hit Lu Lao Liu on the head, “How dare you talk back? Split the family? Are you married? You’re causing trouble by wanting to split the family. I think you’ve gone crazy.”

Lu Lao Liu’s arrogance immediately subsided, he mumbled, “I’m not married, so I live with my father and mother.”

Shen Wu finally understood. No wonder Li Ping and Long Yu Jiao were causing trouble for her. They were the ones who didn’t agree to split the family now.

She also understood what Lu Xuan meant: if they were to be petty, they wouldn’t necessarily benefit.

With this understanding, Shen Wu felt even more at ease with her slacking off.

In the end, Lu Lao Tou made the decision, “Third son, do as you said. Your wife stays at home to take the teacher exam, you go to work, and bring home the prey you hunt.”

His gaze fell on Lu Ye, “I know you have money, give twenty catties of grain money every month.”

Lu Ye frowned slightly.

In the end, others were still taking advantage of her and Lu Xuan! This also included the heroine who got all the benefits, and in the end, she suffered losses and was labeled as a “weird person.”

Shen Wu was not willing to let others take advantage of her, otherwise, she wouldn’t be able to sleep soundly.

She immediately looked at Lu Lao Tou, “Father, you are a fair person. Our family is led by you, and we can live a good life like this.”

Lu Lao Tou was happy to hear Shen Wu praise him, “Of course, no one can compare to our family.”

Shen Wu continued with a smile, “I don’t work in the fields, my husband brings home more meat, I don’t have any complaints, but the Dragon Zhi Qing’s job is easier than ours, she eats from the public and pays grain to the public, it’s only right.

If she doesn’t pay, everyone else does, and she eats everyone else’s food, how can I willingly accept that? Don’t you think so?”

Lu Lao Liu was the first to respond, “Third sister-in-law is right!”

“Anyway, I’m not willing! Father, why don’t you marry me a wife too…”

Xu Yin yawned, listening to these trivial matters, she had never experienced these things in her previous life. She looked at Shen Wu, her face was sour, “Others live in the Zhi Qing point, they don’t get married, they don’t pay grain, they eat and drink from our family but don’t do anything, they’re worse than me. I can’t stand it.

My husband pays extra grain for me every month, if she doesn’t pay, her husband has to pay too. Otherwise, Lu Ye, we won’t pay either.”

She even glared at Shen Wu, “If you pay, then you’ll be a coward in my eyes forever, and you won’t have the right to look down on me.”

Shen Wu…

Sister, you’re getting too into character.

…

Li Ping originally wanted to fight for her own interests, whether it was Shen Wu’s or Long Yu Jiao’s, as long as there was something, it was better than nothing. Her eyes darted around, “I think what she said makes sense, don’t you think, Wang Hua?”

Wang Hua’s husband wasn’t here, and she hadn’t said anything all this time.

Being called out, she thought for a moment and spoke, “Since the Dragon Zhi Qing came to the countryside, the Zhi Qing point in the village wasn’t built yet, so she stayed at our house. She also started dating the fifth brother. Except for the first two months after she came to the countryside, she hasn’t paid any grain to the family ever since. She hasn’t done any housework either. If this continues, I think it’s not good.”

Wang Hua was a simple person, she worked hard and didn’t like to talk much. It could be said that she was the most normal person in the family. Now that she spoke, she did so with reason.

The fire was initially directed at Shen Wu and Xu Yin. Long Yu Jiao had a strange hostility towards the two of them, and she was happy to add fuel to the fire, acting as a kindling. But the fire circled around and around, how did it burn onto her?

Moreover, now the whole family was against her, how could this be?

Lu Cheng, the fifth brother, saw that everyone was targeting Long Yu Jiao, he frowned, stood up angrily, and…