Winning by lottery in the 1970s

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Chapter 17: Separation of the Family

◎We are all exiled people◎

In the evening, when the brothers and sisters came back from the farm, the main hall of the Zhao family was already full of people.

In addition to the familiar faces, there were two who were not so familiar.

Zhao Taohua looked at them quietly, and thought for a long time before she remembered their identities. They were the original uncle Zhao Dahuai and aunt Wang Xiuzhi.

Wang Xiuzhi was a warm and cheerful person. Seeing the brothers and sisters coming back, she started to make arrangements like a hostess, "Hey, how come you just finished your work? Look at you sweating all over~ Sit down and have a drink of water."

This was the first time Zhao Taohua had seen her uncle's family since she traveled through time. She was a little confused by their enthusiasm, so she quietly tugged at Zhou Minglan's clothes to find out what happened at home?

But before Zhou Minglan could answer her, Qian Baoru, who was sitting in the main seat, spoke up, "Now that everyone is here, let's talk about the division of the family."

The Zhao family had a total of eight earthen houses, with the second and fourth Zhao occupying three each, and the remaining two belonging to Qian Baoru and the eldest Zhao.

Zhao Dahuai and his wife had no children and both worked in the city, so the room in their home had been vacant.

The first question of the division of the family now was whether the eldest and his wife wanted the house or the money. Wang Xiuzhi rolled her eyes and chose the money without hesitation.

These days, the house is not worth much money. Qian Baoru proposed to give the eldest family 20 yuan, and everyone nodded in agreement. The next question was who would get the room. Whoever wanted the room would have to pay the 20 yuan.

Li Ying sat on the stool next to her with her legs crossed, looking relaxed. She only had two sons, and the house was enough for her to live in. She had no interest in the room at all.

Compared with her ease, Zhou Minglan was obviously more entangled.

There are only three rooms in the house of five children. Although they can live together by building a partition in the middle of the wall, there are still two sons who have not married yet. If they get married and have children in the future, there will be no room for them.

But... one room costs 20 yuan, which is not enough for her family.

Wang Xiuzhi saw Zhou Minglan's embarrassment and took the initiative to suggest that if Zhao Laosi's family wanted this room, they could write an IOU first and pay the money later.

She said this for her own considerations. She and Zhao Dahuai have no children in this life. Sooner or later, they will rely on these nephews to help with their funeral. Instead of asking for money now, it is better to do them a favor.

Her words brightened Zhou Minglan's eyes, and he quickly thanked her: "Thank you, sister-in-law, you are so kind to us!"

Qian Baoru also smiled with relief at this time.

Only Li Ying was unhappy in her heart.

But the house was not hers. If she said anything now, she would be making trouble. Dividing the family was equivalent to dividing the money. She didn't want to make the old lady angry.

Seeing that no one had any objections, Qian Baoru made the final decision and gave the house to the youngest son's family, and asked Zhao Laosi to write an IOU to the eldest son.