The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

Su Bing understood that the old lady meant she was unwilling to give anything to the third wife.

If he doesn't give her anything, her wife and children will starve if they follow him.

Thinking of this, Su Bing's stubbornness deepened, and he asked proactively, "Mother, more than half of my wife's dowry is with you. Didn't you say last time there was still over a hundred taels left?"

The old lady flew into a rage at the mention of money, determined that no one could take her retirement savings. "Trying to take back your dowry money? No way! And don't you have to pay for the things that were smashed in the house?"

The village chief was speechless. The things in this dilapidated courtyard couldn't possibly amount to more than 5 taels of silver, yet they had embezzled more than 100 taels of dowry money from the third wife.

This old lady is so selfish and shameless.

But as a wise old village chief, he knew in his heart that unless the sun rose in the west, the old lady would have to give back the silver. If he held on to the silver, the family would not be able to divide it up today.

On his way to the Su family, the old village chief had already assured Qian Ya that he would definitely help the third branch of the family divide up their property today.

The village chief looked at Grandpa Su and said, "I think at the very least, the third branch of the family should be given a place where they can shelter from the wind and rain. Otherwise, what will happen to this whole family? Brother, you should at least say something. If we really don't give anything to the third branch, the villagers will talk behind your back."

Grandpa Su always wanted to maintain the image of a kind-hearted person in public; he didn't want to be talked about behind his back.

"Our Su family also has an old house at the foot of the mountain. Let's give that house to the third branch of the family."

Grandma Su was so angry she jumped up and down. "No, I don't agree." She didn't want to give a single penny to the third branch of the family.

When Grandpa Su saw that the old lady was disrespecting him and challenging his authority as the head of the family in the presence of the village chief, he became truly angry.

He angrily said to the old lady, "If you don't agree, then get out of the Su family."

The old lady never expected that her husband would value his pride more than she, his wife of several decades.

She knew that if the old man didn't say it, he wouldn't do it; but if he did, he would definitely do it.

She didn't want to be kicked out of the Su family at this age, after all, she still had so much money left for retirement.

Fine, even if that dilapidated house is given to the third branch of the family, she will find a way to make it up to them.

That brat from the third wife's family will be of marriageable age in a few months. The Fang family's engagement has already been called off. When that time comes, we'll find her a husband, whether he's blind or lame, as long as the bride price is high.

That will be another substantial source of income.

The village chief knew about the house at the foot of the mountain.

The house over there was too close to the mountains, making it very unsafe, and it was also very dilapidated, which is why the Su family moved to the village from there.

Moreover, a large section of the north wall of the house had collapsed, the windows were broken, and the roof was leaking.

Well, something is better than nothing.

The village chief knew very well that Old Man Su and Old Woman Su had no intention of giving the third branch of the family anything more, so he asked Old Man Su, "What about your retirement? Since you two haven't given the third branch any money or land, I propose that the eldest and second branches of the family take care of your retirement."

The old lady strongly objected: "How can that be? The third branch of the family must also provide for our care in our old age."

"According to the past practice of dividing the family property, if the son is to support his parents in their old age, the public funds and land must be divided equally; otherwise, people will talk behind his back."

The village chief spoke with such force and conviction that Old Man Su's face turned ashen.

Although Grandpa Su valued his reputation, he was also reluctant to part with the money, so he said to the village chief, "Alright, the third branch of the family doesn't need to support us old folks anymore."

The village chief then asked the person involved for their opinion, "Su Bing, what do you say?"

Su Qianqian tugged at her father's sleeve and whispered, "Dad, please agree quickly. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to separate the family."

Although the division of the property was extremely unfair, if we keep arguing, the old lady might change her mind.

She will get back the dowry money that the old lady kept.

As for the Su family's old residence, Su Qianqian didn't even look at it.

She has money; she can easily build a new house later.

The further away you are from the old lady and her group, the better.

The foot of the mountain is far from here, so it's quite quiet.

The greatest victory is simply being able to divide the family property.

Su Bing looked dejected. "I...I agree."

He was deeply disappointed in his biological parents. He hadn't expected them to be so biased; they hadn't given the third branch of the family any money or land. How were they supposed to survive in the future? These parents were truly heartless.

At the same time, Su Bing was also worried about the Green Bamboo Gang coming to collect money three days later.

He was determined to protect his daughter, even if it cost him his life.

The eldest son of the Su family was a scholar, and the family had paper and pens readily available. The village chief wrote down the family division document on the spot and carefully added a clause that the third branch of the family did not need to send tributes to the old house during festivals.

This is equivalent to completely severing ties.

The elderly Su couple and all the members of the family pressed their fingerprints on the family division document, and the old village chief, as a witness, also pressed his fingerprint on it.

The old village chief finally breathed a sigh of relief after completing the task assigned by Qian Yatou. "Alright, that's how it's divided. There's no going back on it later. I'll take the family division documents to the government office for registration first thing tomorrow morning."

The village chief glanced at Qian Yatou and the more he looked, the more he felt that Qian Yatou had an extraordinary demeanor. He had never noticed her before. Qian Yatou was definitely not an ordinary person.

Moreover, Qianya quietly secured a constable position for Gou Dan; the Su family probably doesn't even know about such a remarkable ability.

If they found out, they definitely wouldn't want to separate.

The Su family is blind to talent; by kicking Qian away, the Su family will regret it later.

The village chief had barely left when Old Mrs. Su started chasing people away.

"Third son, Gu Shi, now that the family has split up, you should move out as soon as possible, so I won't be annoyed by you."

Su Bing wanted to stay one more night in the old house: "Mother, let me figure out how to repair the house at the foot of the mountain tomorrow, and then we can move there. There are wild animals there, it's not safe."

It was damp and cold at the foot of the mountain, and Su Bing didn't want his wife and children to live in a drafty house.

The old lady wouldn't let Su Bing have his way. She secretly wished that the third branch of the family would be devoured by wild beasts tonight. "No way, we've already separated the family. You all get out of this house right now."

If the house repairs take several days, the Green Bamboo Gang will come and cause trouble again in three days.

The Green Bamboo Gang was terrifying. The old lady recalled the chicken blood and chicken heads scattered all over the ground, as well as her last three teeth. It was a nightmare she couldn't shake off, and she never wanted to experience it again.

Especially since those people said they would drink human blood if they didn't pay her in three days, she didn't want to die so soon; she still had so much money left to spend.

As for how many of the third wives will die, that's not something she should worry about.

Grandma Su raised her cane to shoo them away, ordering her eldest and second sons, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and go to the woodshed and throw all the things from the third room out. It's bad luck."

Actually, the third family didn't have much wealth, just two tattered quilts, which the eldest son's wife carried out and threw outside the old house gate.

I didn't want to give them the two tattered quilts at first, but they were so shabby and had several holes in them. They were filled with cattail fluff and didn't keep me warm at all. It was too much trouble to just throw them away.

Su Dachuan spat at the members of the third branch of the family, saying, "Get out of here! You deserved to be beaten to death by the Green Bamboo Gang. Don't even think about dragging us down again."

After saying that, seeing the terrifying look in the eyes of the third maid, Qian, he immediately shut his mouth.

How terrifying! That girl's eyes were truly terrifying.

Although the third branch of the family was clearly kicked out, all five members of the family had smiles on their faces as they were pushed out of the Su family's old house.

Looking back at the Su family courtyard where she had lived for many years, Gu was filled with mixed emotions. In the past, she had been a servant in the Su family and had been bullied by the old lady to the point of wishing she were dead. If it weren't for the children, she would have given up long ago.

I've been looking forward to moving out of here for so many days and nights, and today my wish has finally come true.

I no longer have to wash mountains of clothes every day, and I can finally devote all my energy to taking care of my poor children.

Su Bing had the most innocent and silly smile on his face. He had finally gotten his daughter's wish and divided the family property.

Although I didn't get anything from the family division and might starve to death tomorrow, seeing my daughter's happy smile made it all worthwhile.

Little Bao rushed to hug the tattered blanket; the tiny little guy wasn't even as big as the blanket.

She gently took Xiaobao's hand and said, "Xiaobao, once you leave the Su family's old house, you won't have to do adult work anymore, and you won't have to be busy like a spinning top all day long."

Children should do children's things and should not be ordered around by old ladies to do adult chores, such as emptying chamber pots or drawing water from the well.

Later, we can send Xiaobao to school to learn to read and write.