The Transmigrated Farm Girl Has a Cheat Code

Chapter 13 Separation

“Since we’re going to split the family, then my trip today wasn’t in vain. I’ll be the witness to the division!” Uncle Lin also thought the Lin family’s actions were unfair. Previously, Old Madam Lin had taken advantage of the situation and refused to split the family, but now that something has happened, she just wants to distance herself as far away as possible.

“Just take out all the house and land rights in the house, and the two brothers should divide them equally.”

"They caused such a big mess, having my things smashed, and they still want to divide the property! No way, they even have to compensate me for the furniture in the main room!" Old Mrs. Lin had no intention of giving any money to the eldest son's family.

"You, you old hag, you're so selfish!" Uncle Lin was furious with Old Mrs. Lin today. "What's the point of dividing the family property if we're not going to divide it!"

"That's right, Lin Guifen has gone too far!"

“The eldest son makes money but refuses to divide the family property. When something goes wrong, he pushes people away. Even when it comes to dividing the family property, he refuses to divide the assets.”

"Wow, that's astonishing!"

"Ugh, how embarrassing!"

The villagers outside were still watching the commotion, and they all started talking amongst themselves when they heard what Old Mrs. Lin said.

“Aunt Lin, you can’t say that. It’s usually Lin Laoda who earns money for the family. Now that something serious has happened, it’s one thing if you’re not willing to help, but you can’t kick him when he’s down!” Aunt Zhang from the next courtyard stepped forward to speak.

Seeing that all the neighbors were there, Old Man Lin, who valued his reputation above all else, said, "Alright, go and take everything out and distribute it."

"No, no, why should we get to this?! How are we supposed to live if we divide everything up?!"

"Enough! Go now!" Old Man Lin had had enough of Old Woman Lin's complaints and got angry. In front of the villagers and his fourth brother and nephew, this old woman's words were blatantly telling everyone that they were biased.

Grandma Lin didn't dare disobey and went to bring out all the things in the house.

A short while later, Old Mrs. Lin arrived carrying a box containing the land deeds for the family's farmland.

Old Man Lin didn't need to look through the documents; he knew exactly how many acres of land his family owned. "We have three acres of paddy fields, seven acres of dry land, and a plot of land for our house. As for how much money we have..." Old Man Lin wasn't sure, so he looked at Old Woman Lin. Old Woman Lin usually managed the money.

"Where would we get any extra money? All that money is for making a living!" Old Mrs. Lin sneered.

"Now, regarding this land, you two brothers are dividing the family property, with one male member in each family, so let's divide it equally! Each household will have one and a half mu of paddy fields and three and a half mu of dry land. The house will be the one you are living in now. In the future, you two brothers will need to support your parents together, and each family will need to provide six hundred jin of grain every year!" Uncle Lin said. He felt sorry for the Lin family's life today and was trying to gain their support in the division of the family property.

Old Mrs. Lin rolled her eyes. "I don't need him to support me, he doesn't need to give me food, and I won't give him any land!" Lin Yan was extorted for a hundred taels of silver, and the eldest son's family still doesn't know how to repay it. I don't want to drag them down. Besides, if the eldest son's income is reduced in the future, and we give him land, how will they survive?

"You..." Uncle Lin was speechless when he heard Old Lady Lin's behavior.

"Sixth brother, how can you divide the family like this? Isn't this cutting ties with your own son?" Uncle Lin didn't want to deal with Old Madam Lin, so he spoke to his younger brother.

“It’s over. They owe us so much money, don’t come looking for me to pay it back!” Even though Uncle Lin didn’t speak to Old Mrs. Lin, she interrupted. “I’m telling you, husband, if they’re still in contact, don’t let those people come after us again.”

“Yes, Father, we can’t let them stay at the Lin family’s house anymore. If they stay together, won’t that implicate us? I don’t want to be sold into a brothel!” Lin He Rui cried, still terrified by Fu Bo and the others.

“That’s right. After we separate the family, he won’t give us any of the money he earns. Why should we give them the land to farm?” Li was delighted to hear this idea. If they kicked the eldest son’s family out, and Lin He Rui got married later, wouldn’t all the family property be hers?

Old Man Lin was also somewhat tempted. His eldest son owed such a large sum of money that he himself might not even be able to support him in the future, let alone his parents. It was better to divide it cleanly; after all, these few acres of land wouldn't be enough to repay the hundred taels. However, with so many people watching, how could he face the villagers if he really said that? Therefore, he remained silent.

"How can the family be divided like this? Why do all the Lin family members act like the eldest son's family is their enemy?" The villagers watching also felt it was unfair.

"Now that the eldest son's family is in trouble, they'd rather stay as far away as possible," someone mocked.

"This, this way of dividing the family property, isn't it going to make us a laughing stock!" Uncle Lin was so angry that he pointed at Old Man Lin and started cursing! Lin Chao, who was behind him, also felt it was unfair, but as a junior, he couldn't say anything to his uncle.

Looking at his family's faces, Lin's father recalled how kind they were when his leg was still intact. He then looked at Old Man Lin, who was deep in thought, and understood his father's meaning perfectly.

"Ha, I understand! Father, I understand what you all mean!" Lin's father's expectations of these relatives were completely dashed.

Old Man Lin looked up at his eldest son and saw that his eyes were not disappointed, but cold and mocking. He felt a little guilty, but there was nothing he could do. They still had to live their lives.

"This land doesn't need to be divided, we don't want it!" Lin's father said firmly, startling everyone present.

"You don't need to give me any land. Just like you said, whether my family of four lives or dies, whether things are good or bad, it has nothing to do with you. And whether you live or die, whether things are good or bad, you don't need to come looking for us!"

"Brother Hai, this won't do!" Uncle Lin quickly dissuaded him.

"Fourth Uncle, thank you for speaking up for me, but while you are willing to speak up for me, my own parents are not. Ha! I don't care about their things. I can support my wife and children!"

Lin's mother hugged Lin's father's arm, looked into his eyes, and gave him a firm look without saying anything, which was both comforting and supportive.

Hearing her father's words, Lin Yan couldn't help but think, "My dad's pretty tough! He didn't say anything even though his daughter got into such big trouble, and he managed to get away from his heartless parents in time! The best thing to do is to stay far away from these kinds of awful relatives!"

"Old Lin, they're all your sons, how can you be so biased!" Old Zhang from next door, being of a higher generation, could say a few words to Old Lin. But after all, it was someone else's business, and he couldn't interfere.

"We only have these ten acres of land. If half of it is taken away, life will really be difficult!" In the past, Lin Laoda would bring money home, but now that money is gone. We can barely make ends meet with the land. If half of it is taken away, we really won't be able to survive. Old Man Lin thought to himself.

"Sigh! It's your family matter after all, so I don't dare to say anything more." Old Zhang sighed, but he looked down on Old Man Shanglin's behavior.

After the family split up and the land was given to him, the eldest son still had to support his own parents. It would have been difficult for them to make a living. Now that he has hurt their feelings, he insists on cutting off that piece of land. He really can't see things clearly.

“Then I’ll write the family division agreement!” Uncle Lin said. He was still thinking of leaving a way out for both sides.

“Hey, it’s not a family division, it’s a severance of ties! Even if we divide the family, we’re still one family. We can’t get involved in her debts!” Madam Li quickly interrupted Uncle Lin.

Uncle Lin glared at the ungrateful Li, realizing that he had left his chance to them; it was like casting pearls before swine.

"A letter of severance of ties!?" Lin's father repeated blankly, then gave a mocking, bitter laugh. "Then write it, Fourth Uncle Lin!"

Uncle Lin sighed and wrote four letters severing ties with his family. The two elders of the Lin family followed Lin Fang, and all the family's land and property were handed over to this side. The fate of the eldest branch of the Lin family had nothing to do with the two elders of the Lin family or the second branch.

After it was written, both parties signed it, and Uncle Lin also signed a copy as a witness. Each party took a copy, and then gave one copy to the village head.