After the clan elders arrived, the Yang family separated that night. However, only Yang Dachuan’s branch split off, while the rest of the family remained together.
With the clan elders, Land Officer Yang, and Yang Chuxia overseeing the division of property, they didn’t lose out much in the end. As Chuxia predicted, they received four acres of land, one acre of paddy fields and three acres of dry land. They actually received slightly more land than they deserved. At first, Old Lady Hua disagreed with this division, but Land Officer Yang countered that Dachuan was their blood son and should receive more. They also received a set of farming tools, kitchen ware, and two hundred jin of corn, which wouldn’t be enough to last until the autumn harvest, but Chuxia wasn’t worried as she was confident in finding a solution.
As for housing, they would continue living in their current house. Old Lady Hua was unwilling to give any silver, arguing that Chuxia had already asked for a lot recently.
Chuxia thought about the silver she had requested in the past few days and calculated that it amounted to roughly two taels, which should be enough to support the family until the autumn harvest. She decided not to press for more silver.
As for chickens, ducks and pigs, the Yang family only had a few to begin with, and a small pig that hadn’t been captured for long. Chuxia decided to keep the chicken eggs that Old Lady Hua had stored recently, but she didn’t want the chickens, ducks or pigs.
After signing the separation agreement, the battle to divide the Yang family finally came to a satisfactory close. After Land Officer Yang, the clan elders and others left, Chuxia stretched contentedly. At last, they had separated from the main family.
Once she made her fortune, she planned to move away entirely, so she wouldn’t have to deal with the malicious people of the Yang family again.
Back in the room of the third branch of the family, Ms. Wang was helping Yang Qingrui lie down on the bed. Seeing this, Chuxia hurried over to help.
"Younger brother, do you feel any better after taking Uncle Cai’s medicine?"
Chuxia examined Yang Qingrui’s condition and found his spirit still strong. She nodded and said, "Luckily you’re fine, or else I would have chopped off her feet."
"Hehe, sister, you’re so fierce."
"You little rascal, mind your words."
"Hehe, sister, we’re finally separated from the family and no longer have to put up with those people’s faces."
Everyone was quite happy about the separation, especially Yang Qingrui and Yang Qingtong, who had participated in planning the whole thing.
Seeing her siblings talking happily together, Yang Xiayun could not help but join in. She ran up to Chuxia excitedly and said, "Sister, wasn’t Yunyun great today? I brought Uncle Cai here."
Chuxia and Yang Qingrui exchanged glances, realizing that they had almost forgotten about that matter.
"Yes, Yunyun, you were really amazing. Uncle Cai arrived just in time and was a great help to us."
Yang Xiayun giggled with her hand covering her mouth, "Sister, I heard you and my elder brothers talking, you asked Qingtong to invite Grandpa Land Officer and Uncle Cai to our house, right?"
"Ah?" Yang Qingtong cried out, "Sister, thankfully little sister heard you, or else I would have forgotten to invite Uncle Cai."
"I thought you were the one who asked Yunyun to call for Uncle Cai. Turns out it was Yunyun who took the initiative to call him." Chuxia praised, scratching Yang Xiayun’s head, "Yunyun did a great job. Tomorrow I’ll boil you an egg as a reward."
From the side, Ms. Wang and Yang Dachuan listened to the siblings’ conversation, unable to make heads or tails of it.
Seeing this, Chuxia explained to Yang Dachuan and Ms. Wang what Yang Qingrui had heard in the afternoon, along with their plans to catch the criminals and invite Land Officer Yang and others to their home.