The silver ingots were all the same size, ten taels each, and the brothers brought back over a hundred silver ingots.
This was over a thousand taels of silver!
Seeing the brothers’ actions, both Mrs. Song and Mrs. Peng were anxious. This silver was earned by their men who risked their lives, and it should belong to their own small families since the Yuan Family had already divided.
Both Mrs. Song and Mrs. Peng were anxious.
But neither of them was impulsive enough to go against their own husbands’ decisions.
"Second and Third, it’s great that you both have this intention!"
"However, take this silver back with you!"
Old Yuan reached out and pushed the bundles of silver ingots back in front of the two brothers.
"Dad, what are you doing?"
Yuan Wangdi immediately refused, glaring wide-eyed, "This is a sign of respect from the two of us to you and Mom, it’s our heartfelt intention, you have to take it!"
Yuan Laidi chimed in, "I know, you feel that since our family is already divided, the silver we brothers earned from the military should be our own."
"Dad, we never said this is all the silver we earned outside!"
"This is a token of our respect for you and Mom for the New Year from me and my second brother!"
"If you and Mom don’t take it, it’s a slap in the face for us brothers!"
When Yuan Laidi said these words, Old Yuan’s expression changed as well.
He thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "Alright then, we’ll accept the silver this time!"
"Hey, that’s more like it!"
Hearing their father say he would accept the silver, Yuan Wangdi and Yuan Laidi finally beamed with joy.
Meanwhile, Yuan Pandi, Yuan Zhaodi, and Yuan Yindi, the three brothers present, felt quite awkward. After all, Yuan Wangdi and Yuan Laidi said this silver was a New Year’s token of respect, and they, the three brothers, hadn’t shown any gesture at all!
All right, even if they did show something, it would still be crushed to dust by the grand gesture of these two brothers.
But what could they do?
They didn’t have the skills of Yuan Wangdi and Yuan Laidi, regardless of how they felt inside, they could only watch with envy.
After all, they were sensible people.
People in the military who want to receive such rewards must have fought hard in life-and-death battles numerous times.
The three brothers could see this clearly, but it didn’t mean others could see it clearly as well.
When they each returned to their rooms, Mrs. Li’s face looked very unpleasant.
Yuan Pandi saw her and couldn’t be bothered to deal with her.
In Yuan Zhaodi’s room, Mrs. Xiao Li simply pulled a long face as if someone owed her a large sum of money.
"Who are you showing that face to?"
Yuan Zhaodi had no intention of saving face for Mrs. Xiao Li, he slammed the table right in front of her, "Do you want me to join the military too, and after some time, you can collect pension money!"
Just seeing others eating meat, not seeing others getting beaten.
Yuan Zhaodi really didn’t expect that his wife could be such a person.
Upon hearing what Yuan Zhaodi said, Mrs. Xiao Li immediately replied, "I don’t want you to go!"
She was indeed envious of the silver that Yuan Wangdi and Yuan Laidi brought back, but she also knew it wasn’t realistic to really send Yuan Zhaodi to join the military.
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Yuan Zhaodi looked at Mrs. Xiao Li with annoyance.
Mrs. Xiao Li pursed her lips, and after a while, she slowly spoke, "When Second Brother and Third Brother joined the military, we hadn’t divided the family yet!"
With these words, Mrs. Xiao Li’s meaning was very clear.
Namely, the money Yuan Wangdi and Yuan Laidi earned from the military should include a portion for their household, just like when Yuan Zhaodi worked as a steward at the dock, the main portion of the money he made was handed over to the family.
Mrs. Xiao Li was feeling indignant.
And over with Yuan Pandi, Mrs. Li shared the same sentiment.