The Country Maiden: Fields and Leisure
Chapter 572 - 570 Awakened

Chapter 572: Chapter 570 Awakened

"Head of the household, have you not thought about it? The money we earn now all depends on our youngest sister. If we divide the property, how can we continue the business? If we’re not doing business, are we going to farm the land again? Our few acres of land, what can they possibly yield? Jindou and Jinhoo are about to marry their wives soon, where will the money for that not be needed?" Lady Lin became anxious.

If we divide the property and no longer have our youngest sister to help make money, where will Jindou and Jinhoo find such good wives?

"But father has already agreed, we’ll divide the property after the New Year!" Wang Yongfu didn’t want to divide the property either.

Having done business for half a year, everyone says that he can now support a mountain goods store, but only he knows that without the youngest sister taking the lead, who would recognize Wang Yongfu?

Who would be willing to return to a life of hardship after living comfortably?

Seeing that Wang Yongfu was also reluctant, Lady Lin’s eyes spun with an idea, "Head of the household, I have a suggestion!"

Wang Yongfu looked at Lady Lin.

"Isn’t it about dividing the property soon? But no one has said how to divide it, right? At most, we could just ask to be divided together with the youngest sister, isn’t that enough?" Lady Lin thought it was a good idea, as long as they followed the youngest sister, even if she ate meat, they could at least have soup.

Once the head of the household grasps the tricks of the trade, Jindou and Jinhoo find good wives, and after another two years of experience, with more confidence, they could divide from the youngest sister again.

Wang Yongfu hadn’t thought as far ahead as Lady Lin, but his eyes lit up at the suggestion.

The same topic was also being discussed in the third and fourth branches of the family.

Upon hearing about the division of property, Lady Jiang was so startled that her hand trembled, spilling water all over the floor.

"What are you trembling for? Are you that scared of dividing the property?" Wang Yonggui asked, sitting back with his legs crossed.

Lady Jiang whispered, "Head of the household, aren’t we doing well as it is?" With the mother-in-law and youngest sister-in-law keeping him in check, the head of the household no longer went out and became more ambitious and considerate.

If we divide the property and he reverts to his old ways, what then?

No! We can’t divide the property!

In the fourth branch of the family.

Wang Yongping sighed with a troubled expression, "Wife, why does the youngest sister want to divide the property?"

Liu Xiaoqiao scoffed coldly, "Given the mess that the Wang Family is in, the youngest sister somehow managed to pull the family out of the mire, yet she’s gotten no thanks for it. Who wouldn’t want to leave?"

"The youngest sister is already being magnanimous. If it were me, why would I divide the property? The family fortune was earned by me, you all should get out!"

Wang Yongping was startled by his wife’s words.

He struggled to say, "But—our parents—"

Remembering this, and then recalling that Wang Yongping was once betrothed to someone else, Liu Xiaoqiao twisted his ear as a warning, "We, as their children, shouldn’t speak ill of our parents. But Fourth Brother, I warn you, if you still can’t let go of that girl you were once engaged to, and start feeling sorry for her when you see her, I don’t have the same patience as mother to tolerate you for decades. We’ll just divorce! Got it?"

Wang Yongping felt a piercing pain in his ear, and looking at his wife, even her anger seemed beautiful.

Being newlyweds and just discovering the pleasures of intimacy, the sight of his fierce wife stirred a fire in his belly.

In a hurry, he begged for mercy, and as soon as Liu Xiaoqiao released him, he immediately turned and pounced on her...

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The next morning, Wang Yongzhen barely came to.

Feeling warm all over, she opened her eyes to see that this wasn’t her room.

Panic set in her heart, she turned her head only to see Mutou sleeping fully clothed at the foot of her bed.

Wang Yongzhen relaxed a little and took in the room.

The house was clearly a new one, with its whitewashed walls, its warm kang, and the absence of much furniture, yet it was tidy.

But it looked somewhat familiar.

Just then, a familiar voice came from outside, "Jinhua, go call your brother Mutou, it’s almost time for breakfast."

It was the voice of Laosan’s wife.

Had she returned to her maternal home?

Wang Yongzhen stood there dazed, not sure what to feel.

Still, it was Jinhua who called out from the doorway, "Brother Mutou, get up for breakfast!" and with that shout, she ran off.

It’s not that the children were insensitive, the atmosphere amongst the adults yesterday, along with those few words spilled by Old Granny Zhang, had made it clear to the kids—it was the aunt who always came begging and Mutou that had caused their aunt to split from grandma!

When it came to choosing sides between the great-aunt and the aunt for the Wang children, there was no question, of course it was the aunt.

How good the aunt was, buying them tasty treats, gifting them new clothes.

Ever since the aunt took charge, they had enough to eat, they had meat, and they even had pastries and candy!

The other children in the village couldn’t even envy them enough.

But if the aunt were to separate from grandma, would there still be delicious food, new clothes?

So, the children harbored a lot of resentment towards Wang Yongzhen and Mutou.

Though Jinhua was told by Lady Jiang to call Mutou for breakfast, she just shouted casually at the door before running away.

This shout woke Mutou, who sat up with a start, and upon seeing that Wang Yongzhen was awake, with tears streaming down her face, he hurriedly rushed over, "Mom, mom, you’re awake! Oh, mom, it’s good you’re alright, everything’s fine... everything’s fine..."

This big young man couldn’t help but cry out loud at this point.

Wang Yongzhen pulled Mutou into her arms, and mother and son began to cry their eyes out together.

Wang Yonggui was awakened by Jinhua’s shout, only turning over, planning to snooze a little longer before getting up.

In the dead of winter, it was hard to leave the warm kang, the blanket seeming almost sentient, clinging tightly, not letting you go.

He had just closed his eyes when he heard the crying, Wang Yonggui frowned, recognizing the voice, probably his eldest sister had woken up.

So she woke up, what’s the crying for?

Wang Yonggui turned irritably, after being out in the cold wind all of yesterday, cold and hungry, he had managed to finally catch some sleep, and now there was crying first thing in the morning. They had just brought her home, what more did she want?

After a while, not only did the crying not stop, but it had become a duet, incessant like the buzzing of flies that couldn’t be shooed away or silenced.

Wang Yonggui tossed and turned on the kang, unable to fall back asleep, and finally got up with a dark expression on his face, just as he opened the door, he saw Wang Yongping leading Doctor Liu into the courtyard.

"Laosi, why did you bring Old Doctor Liu so early in the morning? Who’s sick at home?" Wang Yonggui was still confused.

Wang Yongping stamped his feet, "First thing this morning, dad asked me to fetch Old Doctor Liu to have a look at eldest sister, saying that although she didn’t have a fever yesterday, he still wasn’t reassured and wanted the doctor to check her pulse today to make sure it hadn’t harmed her health."

As Wang Yongping spoke, he led Doctor Liu towards the wing room where Wang Yongzhen was staying.

Wang Yonggui pursed his lips, truly like a doting father, not sparing his son in the least.

In such cold weather, sending Laosi out to fetch the doctor back to treat his precious daughter, what good was that blockhead from the Sun Family? Was he really just a block of wood?

Inside, having heard the noise from outside, Mutou hurriedly opened the door and invited Doctor Liu in.