Chapter 53 Dissolution Document

Chapter 53 Dissolution Document

At this time, Liang Laoer, who had been silent all this time, spoke up: "Dad, Mom, it's really not easy for you to raise me up. I accept this twenty taels of silver for my retirement. But the money for building the blue brick and tile house at home was earned by Qianhuan, and I can't touch the money of the child. I can't take out so much money now, so I owe you these twenty taels, and I will pay you back later."

"Okay, I agree, but you have to write us an IOU. Old man, let's quickly ask the head of the village to help write a document of severance of the relationship and an IOU."

When Old Lady Liang saw that Old Man Liang had accepted the twenty taels of silver for his retirement, she immediately urged the old man.

"You don't need to write an IOU. Dad, Mom, we won't build a blue brick and tile house for the time being. I'll give them the twenty taels of silver."

Qianhuan just wanted to cut off all ties with them once and for all and didn't want to have any ties with them at all.

Although her father had made up his mind to break off the relationship, she could see that he was actually very upset. After all, they were his parents who gave birth to and raised him, and they had lived together for decades. Now that he was going to sever ties with her, it would be a lie to say that he was not sad.

Her father would probably feel better if he was given these twenty taels of silver for his retirement expenses, as he wouldn't have to owe the two old people anything.

The head of the village helped write the document of severing the relationship in four copies. Each party kept one copy, the clan kept one copy, and the remaining copy was to be taken to the government for filing.

Witnessed by the elders of the Liang clan, both Liang Laotou and Liang Laoer signed and stamped their fingerprints on the document of severing their relationship. From then on, Liang Laoer's name was crossed out from the Liang clan genealogy.

Although Liang Er's leg injury had not healed, he still knelt down slowly towards Mrs. Liang and Mr. Liang with the help of his crutches. He kowtowed three times to his parents and said with a sad face, "Dad, Mom, this is the last time I will call you like this. Thank you for giving birth to me and raising me all these years. From now on, I am no longer your son. You two must take good care of your health."

"Humph, you unfilial son, you abandoned your own parents for a woman who couldn't even give birth to a son and a money-loser. I will just pretend that I never gave birth to you. You quickly hand over the silver and the prescription, and our two families will have nothing to do with each other from now on."

Old Mrs. Liang was extremely disappointed with Liang Lao Er. Anyway, she had given birth to three sons, and the eldest and the third were filial to her. It didn't matter if Liang Lao Er was missing. She just wanted to get the prescription and the money as soon as possible.

Qianhuan took out twenty taels of silver from the house. Old Lady Liang stared at the silver in her hand with shining eyes. Before Qianhuan handed it over, Old Lady Liang couldn't wait to snatch the silver away. She took the silver and started counting it.

When Zhu saw that twenty taels of silver had reached her mother-in-law, she was very excited: twenty taels of silver, this is a huge sum of money, it can build a courtyard of a blue brick and tile house in the countryside. Now she doesn't have to worry about the money for her son Wenzhi's studies. When the prescription is obtained, her family can continue to make more money. She feels excited just thinking about it.

Especially since these twenty taels of silver were originally intended for Liang Laoer's family to build a blue brick and tile house, but now they have all been given to her mother-in-law. Now Liu can no longer live in the blue brick and tile house. She is really happy.

Humph, Liu gave birth to a money-losing thing and still wants to live a better life than me, dreaming! It’s better for me to give birth to a son, my father-in-law and mother-in-law are both on my son’s side.

When Wen Zhi passes the imperial examination in the future, I will become the lady of an official family, with a group of maids and old women serving me. I will live a life of glory as I wish. Liu will never be able to compare with me in her life. She will always be under my feet and look up to me.

Thinking of that scene, she couldn't help but laugh foolishly.

"Ms. Zhu, are you crazy? Why are you grinning like an idiot?" After counting the silver, Old Lady Liang put it in her arms. Suddenly, she heard her eldest daughter-in-law laughing like a fool. She couldn't help but frowned and scolded her.

"Ah... Mom, did I laugh?... Mom, we haven't got the recipe for sugar-roasted chestnuts yet, let them get the recipe quickly."

Mrs. Zhu was a little embarrassed. She was so proud of herself that she laughed out loud without realizing it. After being scolded by Mrs. Liang, she could only quickly divert her attention.

"Yes, please hand over the recipe for sugar-roasted chestnuts as soon as possible." Old Mrs. Liang looked impatient.

"Mrs. Liang, you never sent my father and me to school, and we are illiterate. How can we write prescriptions? Besides, do you know how to read? If I write a prescription, can you understand it?" Qianhuan said to her with disdain. Since they were no longer related, she didn't have to call her grandma anymore.

"Then just tell me the recipe. How do you make these sugar-roasted chestnuts?"

"With so many people here, are you sure you want me to speak now?" Qianhuan glanced at the villagers and several elders who had gathered in the yard to watch the fun, and looked at Old Lady Liang provocatively.

Some tactful people left on their own accord when they saw that they were about to reveal the secret of the recipe.

Several elders of the clan also stood up, said goodbye and went home.

The village head was also present. He knew that it was inconvenient for him to listen to what was said next, so he said, "This document of severing the relationship with the government must be stamped by the government office before it can take effect. You two parties can each send a representative. I will wait for you at the gate of the courtyard. Come out to me when you have discussed it."

There were still a few villagers with dull brains standing in the yard, waiting to watch the fun. Seeing this, Old Lady Liang put her hands on her hips and started to scold, "Why are you still hanging around in this yard? Do you still have any shame? Do you think you can listen to this recipe for sugar-roasted chestnuts? Get out of here right now."

Old Lady Liang ruthlessly drove them away, and the remaining few people reacted and left. They thought to themselves, this old lady Liang actually had the nerve to call them shameless, but her own face was thicker than the city wall.

After everyone left the courtyard, Qianhua explained the method of making sugar-fried chestnuts. "There's nothing special about this method. The main thing is to pick up some river sand, wash it, cut a hole in the chestnuts, put them in the river sand and stir-fry them, then add some syrup and cooking oil."

"This syrup is a thin sugar water made by boiling maltose and water." Qianhuan added.

"Are you lying to me? You actually used river sand to fry it? Lao Er, tell me if it's true or not?" Old Mrs. Liang looked unconvinced. She knew that Liang Lao Er was not good at lying, so she asked him.

"Mom... No, Mrs. Liang, it's real. It's fried with river sand." Liang Laoer realized that he could no longer call her mom, and immediately changed his words.

"Okay, I get it. From now on, our two families will have nothing to do with each other. Whether your family lives or dies has nothing to do with us. When Wenzhi passes the imperial examination, if you don't do well, don't come to claim to be relatives. We won't recognize you."

After receiving the silver and the prescription, Old Lady Liang immediately cut off ties with them. Old Second Liang had always been disobedient to her for the sake of two outsiders, so it was better not to have such a son.

"Second brother, this is your own choice. Originally, you just needed to come up with the prescription, but you insisted on breaking off the engagement." Old Man Liang was quite angry about the second brother's decision to break off the engagement.

"Mr. Liang, this is our own choice. Rather than keeping people like you who always exploit our family in the name of academic advancement, it is better to sever ties with us. Please also take good care of your eldest son and his family, and don't disturb the peaceful life of our family of three anymore." Qianhuan said in a cold tone.

Afterwards, the head of the village took Old Man Liang and his family of three to the county government office in an ox cart. Qianhuan paid the ox cart fees for the head of the village and the family of three, but she didn't care about Old Man Liang's ox cart fees.

Then, several people entered the yamen together and got the job done in the county government office in less than twenty minutes.

"Grandpa, the village head, please come with me. This is the fare for the ox cart back home. Please keep it." Qianhuan stuffed two cents into the hands of old man Hu.

Old Man Hu didn't bother to be polite with her. He took the money and went back to the village with Old Man Liang on the ox cart.