In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 40: How to Divide?_1

Chapter 40: Chapter 40: How to Divide?_1

"Shut up! Keep fighting and I’ll cut off your tongues!"

Su Pan’er threatened.

Frightened, Qín Wan’er covered her mouth with her good hand and shook her head frantically, tears flying out of her frightened eyes.

She was terrified!

The place was a mess! Hearing the noise, the Qin family members also gradually crowded at the opened main room’s doorway. The only one who squeezed in from the crowd was Qin Yu, looking as if he wanted to speak but then hesitated.

Seeing the situation getting out of control, it was becoming unbearable. Without dividing the family, living would be awfully unbearable! Old Qin looked at the crowd with mixed feelings and helplessly said, "Fine, you, the third’s family, just stop frightening Wan’er since she’s just a kid. You wanted to divide the house, right? Let’s do it then!"

At those words, people from inside and outside the house were agog!

The word "divide" gave everybody such a great shock!

Old Man Qin sounded particularly lonely, and instructed Qin Yu, "The eldest, go invite the clan leader here."

Qin Yu paused, looking very surprised. "Are we really...really dividing the house?"

Old Qin looked at Su Pan’er and said, "It seems like we can’t really divide the house. The Qin family has been living in Luoyan village for who knows how many generations now, and there has never been a precedent for dividing the family when the parents are alive."

Su Pan’er raised an eyebrow. "Oh, is that so?"

"But there is a solution."

Seeing her impatient look, Old Qin quickly looped back to the topic: "The Qin family has been flourishing since the Great Zhou Dynasty. Some families even have five generations living under the same roof. When there are so many family members, cooking in a big pot can really be too much, so there was a local method of splitting the stove and eating separately. There are several families in the village next-door that split the stove but not the family."

Splitting the stove but not the family: it simply means the parents divide the house themselves and make a backup in the clan, but the family registry is still bundled together. This is an alternative solution that emerged from the tradition of the Great Zhou Dynasty, where it’s not allowed to divide a family when the parents are still alive.

The crowd inside and outside the house secretly rejoiced. The third room is a big burden! If the third room could be split now, they would no longer need to worry about living a life burdened with debt.

As for the idea of living independently and freely, that was something they didn’t even dare to dream of!

Only Qin Yu frowned, "This this this...This... are we really dividing the house? Third Brother, won’t you say something? Will you just let the third brother’s wife mess around?"

He turned back and forth, looking at Qin Yi, who was leaning against the door, hoping that he would stand up.

Third Brother had tuberculosis, and the Third Brother’s wife was quite foolish. If the two were really split from the stove...not to mention how the Qin family members would be mocked, if Third Brother really got to that point, how would a weak woman like the third brother’s wife survive?

Qin Yi, who had been silent all the while, finally raised his head. After looking at the crowd, his eyes slid over Su Pan’er, and he spoke as expected.

"Big Brother, father is the head of the family and we should follow his will. He just told you to invite the Clan Leader here. You should go!"

Su Pan’er paused, looking deeply at Qin Yi.

She had thought that Qin Yi would oppose the division of the family, but she didn’t expect him to stand on her side!

Her heart skipped a beat! An inexplicable feeling of panic rose up in her heart, which she quickly dispersed by shaking her head.

She glared fiercely at the shadow leaning against the door!

Why did this dumb guy have to be so good-looking?

Qin Yi, stared at by Su Pan’er, was at a total loss. He instinctively looked down at himself for a moment but didn’t find anything wrong, so he raised an eyebrow at her. Su Pan’er twisted her head away, ignoring him completely.

He was completely clueless, like a monk who couldn’t touch his bald head out of bewilderment! Subconsciously, he touched his chin.

What is it that upset her again?

Qin Yu stared wide-eyed: "Third brother! You...sigh!"

That said, he turned to look at his father, Old Qin, who was looking over everyone’s reactions.

Everyone had their own concerns.

These days, Qin Yi’s medical treatment had cost a lot, and he had also racked up quite a debt outside. With his days numbered, he would still have to prepare for his burial including a coffin board and a plot of land. Additionally, Su Pan’er was not only a little bit out of her mind, she was also a big eater!

They all wished this couple would leave, which would make life a little bit easier.

With such thoughts, no one spoke.

Only Mrs. Qin-Li on the side, who was throwing up non-stop, desperately sobbed with a bloody mouth that was red and swollen. Although she was glad to be rid of them, she couldn’t help but feel unwilling. Seeing those two damn figures slipping out of her control, was this a revolt?

Once they’re gone, she wouldn’t be able to manipulate them as freely as before. She was anxious, but she just couldn’t put together a complete sentence! She could only anxiously gesture on the side.

Old Qin glanced around at everyone, finally closing his eyes in disappointment and waving at Qin Yu.

"Go quickly!"

Qin Yu had no choice but to shake his head and walk out the door.

The human heart...

Having got her approval, Su Pan’er was thrilled!

She casually sat down on a chair, and asked with a rare pleasant expression, "Dad, how do we split the meals? You’re the head of the house, why don’t you say something about it, please!"

Old Man Qin’s face showed some embarrassment: "If we’re splitting up, we should call back the second child and the oldest grandson. But given the current urgent situation... let’s gather everyone in our family. Later, once Clan Leader comes, we can then split."

Qin Xiao finds it hard to leave his job as shopkeeper in the county city and come back home; Qin Gui, the eldest grandson, is studying at a local school and he’s not off today.

"Alright! Let’s do as Uncle Qin said!" Su Pan’er didn’t really care about these details.

It wasn’t long before Qin Yu came back carrying the Clan Leader, with two clan elders following him. The room had been cleaned up, but there were still some traces of disorder left.

Upon entering, the Clan Leader scanned the room with his old eyes, pausing on Su Pan’er for a while, then slowly broke into a smile and nodded at her, leaving her entirely puzzled.

He then turned his head to ask Old Qin, "Young Mister Qin, I’ve heard that your family wants to split. Specifically, you plan to separate Old Three’s room since he has tuberculosis. Is this true?"

Old Qin’s face turned beet red in embarrassment, and he wished he could hide in a hole.

However, he had to respond: "With all due respect, Clan Leader, it can’t really be explained in a few words... Under this situation, I think it’s better if you ask him yourself."

"Oh? Is that so?"

The Clan Leader’s old eyes landed on Qin Yi. Observing him standing at the side, covering his mouth with a handkerchief while coughing frequently, he pounded his cane heavily on the floor.

"Even according to the ’Seven-out Rules’, there is a clause stating that one must not abandon a severely ill family member. Qin Yi, tell us why, seeing as your parents are both healthy and physically sound, and you’re suffering from this illness...why do you insist on splitting?"

Qin Yi raised a bitter smile at the corner of his mouth and shook his head without speaking. Instead, he suddenly knelt down with a "thud", bowed heavily twice, and then raised his head to look firmly at the Clan Leader.

"Clan Leader, I beg of you to grant this to Qin Yi!"

Seeing that Qin Yi did not explain his reason, Old Qin couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The Clan Leader sighed silently to himself. Actually, before he came, someone had already told him about the situation at the Qin’s. Originally, he did not agree with splitting Qin Yi’s room. However, after seeing Qin Yi, his views changed.

"Fine! Young Mister Qin, since you are the head of your family, tell us, how do you plan on splitting?"