"I heard it was you?"
Er Dan’s sister-in-law instinctively stepped back, Zhao Laosan was a thug they dared not provoke.
"What are you hiding from? Dared to tug at my clothes but can’t admit it now?"
Even Er Dan’s brother was trembling and wanted to avoid him; Zhao Laosan was someone they couldn’t afford to mess with.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Zhao Tianlei shrugged his shoulders and said, "I’m not talking nonsense. Er Dan fell into the river this morning, and I took him back, changed him into a set of my clothes. Did you just see Er Dan’s sister-in-law pulling at Er Dan’s clothes?"
"Saw it..." someone in the crowd replied.
Zhao Tianlei scoffed, "Trying to take possession of my clothes?"
"It wasn’t me, it wasn’t me..."
Previously, Er Dan’s sister-in-law had been flaunting her power in front of Er Dan, but now facing Zhao Tianlei, she instantly became like a quail.
"Alright, let’s discuss the division of the family property..."
Zhao Tianlei sat right next to his father, occasionally glancing at Er Dan’s sister-in-law and other members of Er Dan’s brother’s family.
Perhaps because Zhao Tianlei was present, Er Dan’s brother’s family, who were also creating an uproar about dividing the property, were outright dismissed.
However, Captain Zhao and the old village secretary didn’t pay them any attention.
"This house, Er Dan won’t live here, but you have to pay to buy the other half."
Captain Zhao looked at Er Dan’s brother, "Your parents raised you, even got you a wife, and after your parents passed, is this how you treat your brother?"
Er Dan’s brother hung his head and finally paid the money. Zhao Tianlei and Cao Dali moved Er Dan into an abandoned house, which cost 20 yuan to buy.
The house leaked rain, but for Er Dan, it was also very good; moving out gave him a chance to survive.
"Let’s go, come to my house for dinner."
"Third Brother, I won’t go. I can cook for myself."
Zhao Tianlei glanced at him, "Okay, if your sister-in-law comes to cause trouble, call me."
Er Dan clearly knew, today’s division of property happened because Third Brother helped.
"Thank you, Third Brother."
Having settled this matter, Captain Zhao and Zhao Tianlei also went back to have dinner.
Yun Xiaoxiao and Mrs. Zhao saw them coming back, quickly threw the dumplings into the old duck soup to cook.
Sorting out Er Dan’s matter took some time, and by the light of the kerosene lamp, everyone gathered together to have dinner.
Sour radish old duck soup and dumplings were particularly tasty.
"It’s late, we should head back now."
"Be careful on the way."
Zhao Tianlei took a flashlight to send them back to the old house.
Da Bao and Xiao Bao helped tidy up the dishes, while Yun Xiaoxiao cleaned the kitchen.
"Get Da Bao and Xiao Bao’s quilts and cotton-padded jackets out to air tomorrow."
Otherwise, the four of them couldn’t squeeze into one bed to sleep.
"Okay, I’ll also check the roof, it looks like there’s going to be a lot of rain this winter."
Yun Xiaoxiao remembered the previous incident.
"Did they divide their family?"
Zhao Tianlei nodded, "They did, the house was half theirs to begin with, we made Er Dan’s brother pay for it, and Er Dan moved into a mud house a few minutes away from ours."
They really did divide the property.
"What about the food?"
"They have some too."
"His brother won’t go and steal Er Dan’s food, will he?"
It wasn’t that Yun Xiaoxiao thought too badly of people, but some people are truly capable of such deeds.
"No need to worry, for now, Er Dan is under my watch... looking out for him, they wouldn’t dare."
Did she just hear something wrong?
After washing up, it was indeed time to go to bed.
The sky outside was already pitch black.
"I want to sleep next to mom."