The Hunter's Lively Wife-Chapter 209 - Dividing the Land
Chapter 209: Chapter 209: Dividing the Land
Chapter 209 -209: Dividing the Land
Soon, Gu Baofu went to the village and invited the Magistrate and the clan leader over.
In the village, family divisions were always conducted in the main hall.
As soon as the Magistrate arrived, all the other people in the house went to the main hall. After everyone left, Su Yunjin turned to Gu Ya and said, “Husband, I will go out too.”
Family division was a major event, and according to the rules, every family member should be present. Normally, Gu Ya would have gone to the main hall as well,
but Gu Ya’s legs were broken and it was inconvenient for him, so he didn’t need to go. It was enough for Su Yunjin to be there by herself.
Gu Ya nodded at his young wife, “Yes, Yunjin, you go.”
By the time Su Yunjin got to the main hall, the clan leader and the Magistrate had already taken their respective seats at the uppermost position, one on the left and one on the right.
As soon as Yunjin arrived, all the people in the room turned their eyes toward her.
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Clearly, they were all waiting for her.
The clan leader spoke first, “Is everyone here?”
“We’re all here, clan leader. Only my father and my third brother are not here! My father and third brother are paralyzed and it’s inconvenient for them, so they are not coming over,”
Mrs. Zhang rushed to say.
Eagerly waiting for the clan leader to announce the start of the family division.
The clan leader glanced at Mrs. Zhang. He had heard about the affairs of the Gu Family and knew that both Gu Ya and his father had become paralyzed from a fall on the mountain.
Indeed, it was inconvenient for them to come.
With an air of authority, the clan leader addressed the Gu Family members, “Since everyone is here, let’s begin the family division! The Magistrate and I will oversee your division first, and once you’re done, we will give you the document of division. After there are no objections, you all will sign your names and affix your seals on the document, and the division will be considered complete.”
The most important aspects of the division were the division of land and houses, followed by grain, and last were the miscellaneous items like firewood, rice, oil, cooking pots, pans, and farming tools.
There wasn’t much to divide with the houses; they could simply be divided as they currently were occupied. Moreover, each party could just build an additional kitchen for cooking.
Next came the division of land. The Gu Family owned a lot of land, as Gu Ya had bought several acres more when he earned more from hunting. Compared to the average tenant farmer in the village, the Gu Family had an additional five or six acres, while most families only had a few acres. The Gu Family, however, had over a dozen acres.
The most fertile land belonged to the Gu Family was next to a small grove. Those few acres yielded more grain every year than any of the family’s other lands.
The family’s annual income now mainly depended on those fertile acres. Since the talk of division began, eldest sister-in-law Mrs. Zhang had set her sights on those fertile lands once the family was divided.
“Mother, Baofu and I have discussed it, and we would like just the five acres next to the small grove from the Gu Family lands! You can give the rest to third brother and his family!” Mrs. Zhang said, pretending to be very generous.
Those who didn’t know any better might have thought Mrs. Zhang was truly magnanimous!
The Gu Family had a total of only thirteen acres, which included two acres of barren land that yielded little to no grain.
Mrs. Zhang asked for five acres of the Gu Family’s land straight away, and that too, the fertile ones. Second sister-in-law Mrs. Han immediately objected, “Eldest sister-in-law, I disagree. Why should you and eldest brother take five acres? It’s not fair; I won’t agree to it!”
Su Yunjin didn’t know exactly how many acres the Gu Family had, nor was she aware that Mrs. Zhang was claiming a large part of the family’s fertile land. Seeing Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Han fighting like dogs, Su Yunjin didn’t say a word and just watched the drama from the side.
After all, her mother-in-law was protective of her husband.
Su Yunjin believed that when it came to dividing the land, her mother-in-law Mrs. An would not shortchange them.
