The old house at the end of the village was in ruins. It was the Chu family's old house from 30 years ago. There was no door or window, and it was dilapidated. There was nowhere to hide when it rained, and if it snowed heavily, it might even collapse. How could anyone live there?!
The captain was a little annoyed. He shouted at Grandpa Chu, who didn't show up. "Where's the head of the Chu family? Did he not want Chu Xiang anymore?! "
Grandma Chu pestered endlessly. "What do you mean he doesn't want her anymore? It's just that there's no place for her to stay at home, so she has to stay in the old house. Captain, look at the mess she's made at home. She's a troublemaker. You're kind. Why don't you make arrangements for her? I can't control her! "
Chu Xiang lowered her head and clasped her hands together. Her voice was very low, as if she was extremely disappointed. "Captain, thank you for speaking up for me. This family can't accommodate me anymore. If I stay, I won't have a good ending. Please let us split up. Give me my household register. Thank you. "
Grandma Chu was unhappy and said angrily, "What are you talking about? What can't accommodate you? What won't have a good ending? You make it sound like we're harming you. If I didn't treat you well, I would have strangled you when you were born. Would I have let you study so much? Do you have a conscience? "
Chu Xiang slowly looked up at her and said slowly, "I only know that I almost died. Until now, no one has given me a solution. I only know that I escaped death, but I can't even enter the house. I only know that I'm hurt and sad, but you guys are discussing using me to exchange for betrothal gifts. It's good that we split up. At least I won't have to live in fear in the future. "
Everyone was in an uproar when they heard this and pointed at the Chu family. Some of them might have done the same, but when it came to others, they seemed to have sufficient grounds to criticize others. Chu Xiang made good use of their mentality and made the Chu family fall into the whirlpool of public opinion again. They would never be able to get rid of this blame.
Li Yuezhen couldn't stand the villagers' criticism. She tugged at Grandma Chu's arm and said, "Mom, let's forget about it. Don't split up."
Grandma Chu pushed her away. "Split, we must split!" She pointed in the direction of the end of the village. "You can go now. There's no need for anything else. Captain, I'll ask Weiguo to help you get a household register."
The captain snorted coldly and paced back and forth with his hands behind his back. "Ignorant! How foolish! Since you all want to split it, then let's split it. But Chu Xiang had just been saved. What about it? Are you going to let her go alone? What did she eat and drink? Tell her to pack her things. Give her what she deserves. Rice, food, chicken, duck, pots, bowls, ladles, and basins. If you want to divide them, divide them properly. Otherwise, don't divide them! "
The captain couldn't stand it anymore. Chu Xiang had almost died, and he had been watching from the side. The Chu Family was too much of a bully. They wanted Chu Xiang to die in the old house. He also heard that the Chu Family firmly believed that Chu Xiang was a jinx. He couldn't help but wonder if the Chu Family was trying to force Chu Xiang to her death. After all, when a weak girl encountered such a situation, it was possible for her to jump into the river.
He looked at Chu Xiang's thin, pale, and fragile appearance and became tough. No matter what the Chu Family said, they would demand that they split according to the rules. They had to meet the minimum standards for splitting the family. Otherwise, they would never agree to it.
Splitting the family assets didn't have any meaning in the law, but in this village where most people didn't have any contact with the outside world, it was a very big matter. If the captain didn't agree, they wouldn't split it. Grandma Chu's expression was extremely ugly. She even lay on the ground and cried pitifully. "How much did I spend on Chu Xiang's treatment?! More than 500 yuan! It's asking for my life. I even gave the Yin Family 300 yuan. How can I still have money? I can't even open the pot. Captain, if you help Chu Xiang, who will help me? I might as well die! "
When the amount of money was revealed, everyone was shocked again. Chu Xiang actually spent so much money on a trip to the hospital. It was enough for two or three men to get married. This time, no one tried to persuade her. The way they looked at Chu Xiang was a little strange. She really looked like a jinx. Seeing how the Chu Family was in such a miserable state, it seemed that the Chu Family was also in a miserable state.
The captain looked at Chu Xiang again. Chu Xiang didn't say anything and slowly sat on the side of the handcart. It was as if she couldn't stand after standing for so long. The captain hardened his heart and said coldly, "Stop crying. We have to split the family assets normally. We can't treat Chu Xiang badly. Otherwise, don't even think about splitting the family assets. Let's just break up like this."
When Grandma Chu saw that the captain was really going to leave, she was so scared that she didn't dare to cry anymore. She quickly got up and pulled the captain, saying anxiously and angrily, "I'll go get something. I'll go get it, okay?"
She was really afraid. Even if she lost money, she didn't dare to let Chu Xiang into the house. How bad was Chu Xiang's jinx? What if she jinxed her to death next time? She wouldn't even have a place to spend the money she saved.
Grandma Chu also had her own calculations in her heart. Chu Xiang still needed to rest in bed. She looked like she would fall if the wind blew. Couldn't she just give these things to Chu Xiang first and find an opportunity to secretly take them back later? At that time, who would support Chu Xiang? Maybe Chu Xiang wouldn't even be able to get up to complain!
When Grandma Chu thought of this, she didn't feel too bad about taking the things. In fact, there was no precedent for a girl to split the family assets. Grandma Chu took 20 yuan, the two oldest bowls and plates in the house, a wooden basin, Chu Xiang's unburned but blackened bedding, two sets of clothes that Chu Xiang didn't burn, and a few books that Chu Xiang didn't burn. She wasn't willing to give anything else.
The captain frowned and didn't want to pester her anymore. He forced Grandma Chu to catch a chicken, a rabbit, two bowls of rice, two bowls of rice, a bag of sweet potatoes, and a field that belonged to Chu Xiang. Only then was he done.
The Chu family and Chu Xiang both agreed. The captain immediately wrote three copies of the separation document, one for the Chu family, one for Chu Xiang, and one for himself. When he was writing the document, Chu Xiang said, "Captain, can you write in the document that the Chu family kicked me out of the house and doesn't recognize me anymore? I hope to write that the Chu family and I have nothing to do with each other from now on. "
It was normal for her to have such a reaction when she was treated like this by her close relatives. Everyone present understood. Only the Chu family was furious. Chu Weiguo sternly scolded, "You are an ungrateful person. You don't care about the kindness of your elders. Who are you holding a grudge against?"
Chu Xiang didn't even look at him. She just waited for the captain's reply. The captain was very dissatisfied with the Chu family's approach. He thought for a while and nodded in agreement. He directly wrote these two points in the document. He also wrote that the Chu family didn't need Chu Xiang to support them in the future.
The Chu family only wanted to get rid of Chu Xiang as soon as possible. It was better to draw a clear line. In the future, they might not be jinxed. So, they all agreed to put their handprints on the document after a few words of scolding. Grandma Chu couldn't wait to urge Chu Weiguo to get a household registration. She said to Chu Xiang coldly, "You heartless thing. Get out of here and don't come back!"
Chu Xiang walked to the door and stopped. She looked back at them and said, "I won't come back."
She left the Chu family without looking back. The captain asked people to help her push the things in a handcart. Some people wanted to help, but they were stopped by the elders or their wives. The skinny monkey responded, and the captain asked him and his wife to send the things.
When the captain's wife arrived at the old house, her eyebrows didn't loosen. The house was really shabby. She was worried that it would collapse. The skinny monkey didn't expect the house to be so shabby. He thought about how Chu Xiang was his future sister-in-law. If Yin Xu knew that he arranged for his sister-in-law to be like this, he would definitely teach him a lesson.
The skinny monkey quickly joked, "This is like a wasteland. Will something happen at night? There have been rumors in our brigade recently. If something happens, won't it be bad? "
The captain's wife was surprised, "What rumors? What did you hear? "
"Just these messy things. Everyone in the county knows. I heard it when I sent Brother Xu to the hospital. Sigh, but there's nothing we can do. What can we do? " The skinny monkey said it as if it was true. However, the rumors in the village would spread sooner or later. The nearby brigades would definitely laugh at them. It was just that they hadn't done so yet.
The captain's wife felt vexed no matter how she thought about it. She looked around and saw that there was no one around. Chu Xiang might really be in trouble if she stayed here alone. She simply said, "Fine, Chu Xiang, you can stay at my house first. My daughter just happened to get married and has a spare room."
Chu Xiang coughed twice and smiled, "Thank you, Auntie. Then I won't refuse. When I get better, I will find a place to move." She pointed to the things in the car, "I don't have anything now. These things are for you. It's not much. Take it as a token of my appreciation."
The captain's wife was still a little annoyed that she was a jinx. However, when she heard that she was so considerate, she felt that she was too pitiful. She sighed and pulled her back, "Auntie doesn't lack these things. You should take good care of your body. When you're better, you can get more."
The captain's wife was very worried. Chu Xiang's things were only enough to eat seven or eight times. Chu Xiang still needed to rest. What would she do after she brought her home? It was easier to invite the devil than to send it away. No matter what she did, it would be wrong. She couldn't raise Chu Xiang all the time, right? What if Chu Xiang was really unlucky?
The more she thought about it, the more upset she became. She couldn't think of a way at all. She could only bite the bullet and bring Chu Xiang home. The captain was a little surprised. However, after hearing the situation of the old house, he nodded and let Chu Xiang live in the wing. The captain's wife was very unhappy. She was especially afraid that Chu Xiang would be unlucky. However, she didn't show anything on the surface. She just found an excuse to take the child back to her mother's house temporarily.
After Chu Weiguo settled the household registration, he didn't look at Chu Xiang or ask her anything. He hurriedly left as if Chu Xiang was a scourge.
The captain's wife had no choice but to give the household registration to Chu Xiang. She said to her, "You are now an independent household. You don't have a house. You only have a piece of land. It's not big. It's just a collective household. How can you live alone? Listen to Auntie's advice. Go back and apologize to your family. Then, this matter will be over. You can also find a partner and marry him. You are alone. Your safety is not guaranteed. You will know when you live alone. It's difficult everywhere. "
Chu Xiang didn't argue with her. She nodded with a grateful expression. "Thank you, Auntie. I will think about it."
At the same time, the Chu family was also in her house. Grandma Chu complained that the captain was meddling in other people's business. He even brought Chu Xiang home. Her plan was ruined and she couldn't get her things back.
After all, Li Yuezhen was Chu Xiang's biological mother. She felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. She couldn't help but say, "Chu Xiang was fine before. Maybe she is not a jinx. Isn't she going to be admitted to university?"
Grandma Chu snorted and said, "She is going to be admitted to university? How difficult is it to get her back if she is really admitted? "
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