Another woman chid in, "Indeed, that old lady is such an embarrassnt."
"...." A group of people were discussing loudly in the back while Yang Chuxia and the others headed back to the village first.
Once back in the village, Land Officer Yang went to the ancestral hall to deal with Old Sun. Old Sun’s family had no one left, with his only elderly mother passing away last year. Hence, the clan took back his few acres of land and expelled him from the village.
As soon as Old Sun left the village, Ms. Lv of Hua Family greeted him from a distance. As for where Ms. Lv took Old Sun, that remains unknown for now.
As for today, when Old Lady Hua was thrown into the pond, her two sons and three daughters-in-law did not appear. Even Old Yang watched as people took her out of the village and then returned ho himself.
At this ti, the courtyard of the Yang Family was incredibly somber.
Seeing Land Officer Yang and several elders, along with Yang Chuxia, entering, Old Yang spotted that Old Lady Hua was not with them, and his eyes brightened considerably.
Upon seeing this, Yang Da’an started to sob with a "whimper" and cried out loudly, "Mother, Mother!"
As for Yang Xiaochuan, he just sneered, thinking that he didn’t want such a disgraceful mother since he couldn’t even hold his head up in the village anymore.
However, after looking at Yang Da’an and then at Ms. Ye, who was wiping her tears with her head bowed, he ca up with a new plan in his heart.
Seeing Yang Da’an crying, Land Officer Yang didn’t say anything and just spoke to Old Yang, "The old lady was thrown into the river, and you all should split up your household now. From now on, live your separate lives. The constant quarreling is too annoying."
Several elders agreed, "Baozi, what your cousin said is right. Your family is too chaotic. It’s better to split up."
Old Yang nodded at their words.
Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaochuan hurriedly interjected, "Father, Uncle, the mbers of the first and second branches are not my father’s sons and have no right to split the house with . I don’t care about the first branch, but the second branch is the son of Burly Lu. And Burly Lu isn’t landless himself, so why should he have a share in our Yang family?"
Normally, in such situations, it is the n who speak, and Ms.Luo wouldn’t have a chance to say a word. However, when she thought of the land and the houses in their family, she couldn’t help but speak her mind.
Growing more and more aggravated, she chid in, "Exactly, Father. That old woman has disgraced our family so badly. What good can the burdens she brought with her be? Look at the way the first branch is crying. They might even bla you. As for the second branch, can’t you see Burly Lu written all over them when you look at them?"
Yang Chuxia sneered as she watched the antics of Yang Xiaochuan and his wife.
Though the couple was a bit selfish, their words aligned with her own thoughts. She didn’t like the first and second branches either, especially knowing that a bunch of burdens was occupying their family estate, which annoyed her.
"Grandfather, Fourth Uncle has a point. Our Yang family should only split between the third and fourth branches. The others should just roll far away."
"Nonsense, what are a little girl and a married woman doing here, butting into these matters? What do you have to do with any of this?" One elder slamd the table and angrily said, "No matter what, the first and second branches are now surnad Yang, and they are registered in the Yang family’s books. They are Yang Baozi’s sons. After all these years of calling each other father, brothers, and siblings, isn’t there any affection left? People can’t be too ruthless. If you drive them out now, how will they survive? As for Burly Lu, we elders have already decided to expel him from the village like Old Sun and take back the family’s land."
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