The Spirited Daughter-in-law and the Mountain Man-Chapter 889 - : 889 Reluctant to leave the fields

Chapter 889: 889 Reluctant to leave the fields

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“Third brother, I am injured and will not go out,” Xiao Yishan said in a heavy voice, “you go and bring the village chief here to oversee the fair distribution of the Xiao Family’s property.”

Li Rong’er felt desperate upon hearing this.

She hoped Xiao Yishan wouldn’t be so muddled as to actually give up over thirty acres of farmland, and ideally, he’d also take back the more than a thousand taels from Su Qingyue’s hands!

Since she had already proclaimed earlier that she didn’t care about his fields, it was inconvenient for her to say more at this moment. Though she was getting furious inside, she didn’t show it on the outside.

“How do you plan to divide the property, second brother?” It wasn’t Xiao Yuchuan who asked, but Su Qingyue.

Xiao Yishan looked at her apologetically, hesitated for a moment, then said, “Yue’er, your more than a thousand taels have been taken back. As for the remaining fields, let Chuan and Qinghe split them. I don’t want them, I can hunt, I will earn my own money later. Regarding the new house, of the twelve rooms built, you can consider four of them as if I were renting them from you, how about that?”

“If second brother has decided to distribute it this way, of course it’s good,” Su Qingyue smiled. She was sharp-eyed and could tell that in truth, the second brother was reluctant to part with those bits of land.

Li Rong’er’s face turned white, and the voice that wanted to stop Xiao Yishan was choked back in her throat, the anxiety nearly causing her to faint – he was truly muddled!

Seeing Li Rong’er’s ashen face, Su Qingyue knew this woman must be close to fainting from anger.

In truth, when she took back the more than a thousand taels she had given the second brother, there was also an element of testing Li Rong’er involved. If she truly were a good woman, completely unconcerned with second brother’s money, Su Qingyue would still have been willing to bless her relationship with the second brother.

Now looking at it…

Li Rong’er’s ambition was not especially great, as long as the second brother had 33 acres of farmland, she would still be willing to stay with him.

Certainly, having over thirty acres of farmland meant being modestly wealthy.

Perhaps the young ladies from wealthy families, not demanding too much, would be willing to marry, not to mention a maid who had only been a servant.

Being a maid is not shameful, but shameful is the heart heavy with schemes.

The third brother told her, he had reminded the second brother that Li Rong’er was too calculating, but the second brother still ended up together with her, which was why the third brother was so angry, because the second brother trusted Li Rong’er instead of him.

What disappointed Su Qingyue was that despite the second brother verbally saying he would return the fields to her, she could see from his facial expression and eyes that he actually did not want to give them back.

She remembered how before the third brother was near death, had he truly died, his testament would have bequeathed all his properties to her.

Compared to the second and third brothers, it became clear who was the better man.

The third brother did not covet her wealth at all.

If the second brother returned the fields to her, she was certain that the mean Li Rong’er would immediately kick the second brother to the curb.

Xiao Yishan also felt extremely disappointed that Su Qingyue was so eager to reclaim all the fields.

“Just saying it doesn’t make it official,” Xiao Yuchuan chimed in, “when the village divides family property, it’s the village chief who oversees the fairness and records it. I’ll go get the village chief.”

He and Su Qingyue shared the same view; if the second brother really returned the fields in his name, Li Rong’er would certainly leave.

Thinking he would support his second brother later, he left the house.

Su Qingyue saw Xiao Qinghe sitting in a wheelchair in the courtyard not far in front of her, close enough to have heard the earlier conversation clearly.

Qinghe’s face was pale, and his eyes held endless desolation.

Su Qingyue couldn’t fathom the thoughts of her fourth brother. Knowing his kind heart, whether the family divided or the fact she married Xiao Yuchuan, it must have pained him, yet he was so kind that he said nothing at all.

At this moment, no one in the Xiao Family was happy.