Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 1376 - 702: No Idle Days for a Farming Family

Just like before, when Lady Zhang had a miscarriage, everyone was unsure if she would recover, treating her and her group as a burden. However, no one explicitly asked them to split off and live separately—it was really Lian Shouyi and Lady He who stirred things up, eventually leading Lian Shouxin to propose dividing the family, which Old Master Lian also agreed to.

With elders at home, unless they take the initiative to organize a family division, whoever proposes it first among the children will face criticism, and will also suffer losses during the division process.

Neither Lian Shouren nor Lian Shouyi would take the initiative to suggest it. Moreover...

"I calculated it for them. If the family were to divide, certainly it would be the Second Master’s group to split off, while the First Master’s group would stay with Old Master and the Lady. The assets are straightforward; it’s just those houses and land—no one would gain any major advantage. The First Master’s group wouldn’t suffer any loss," Lian Manman said to Lady Zhang.

What Old Master Lian and Lady Zhou receive in maintenance far exceeds their actual living needs. Living with the old couple, those with Lian Shouren can benefit greatly and live quite comfortably. And currently, Lian Shouren’s group has very little burden, with only Da Niuniu.

But Lian Shouyi’s group is different. They have more manpower, but are also heavily burdened. Si Lang and Liulang need to marry, which is a significant expense for tenant farmers.

Living together now, such expenses would naturally come from the common fund. If Lian Shouyi’s group splits off, the respect money Erlang gives would be for them to keep, but the money for Si Lang and Liulang’s marriages would also need to come from them. Hoping to rely on Erlang’s support and stop working is impossible.

"Cannot even bear the slightest loss, only arguing their own side’s merit," Lady Zhang said.

"Exactly, now they feel like they’re suffering losses. Surely they can’t just split off themselves, sell Yaya who can fetch money, and leave Si Lang and Liulang who need money behind," said Lian Manman. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

After saying this, Lian Manman couldn’t help but laugh, and Lady Zhang and Lian Manman were also amused.

"Come to think of it, if the common fund handles Si Lang and Liulang’s marriages, then they collect the support money from these two sons afterward, they would be overjoyed," Lady Zhang laughed.

"Who knows, maybe that’s exactly what they’re thinking," Lian Zhizhi added.

The three laughed together.

After laughing, Lian Manman shook her head and sighed. At the old family house, Lian Shouren’s group doesn’t lose anything, nor do they have any advantage, so they live relatively peacefully. But Lian Shouyi’s group worries excessively. Lian Shouyi and Lady He always want to gain without losing, so whether to divide the house or not, these two people must be deeply conflicted.

I’m afraid the ones who cause trouble in the end will be that group, Lian Manman thought.

September, the weather turns cooler. The early-planted Chinese cabbages have also been harvested, and it’s the season for making pickles to sell again. The Lian Family’s Pickled Vegetable Workshop has reopened. However, this year, Lady Zhang and Lian Manman haven’t really managed the workshop; they handed it over to Lian Zhizhi.

Lian Manman had already given the workshop’s accounts to Lian Zhizhi to handle, and now just let her manage it. In the workshop, it’s all experienced young women and young wives. Although Lian Zhizhi is a bit shy, she’s steady in her work and quickly took charge of the workshop’s operations.

This pickling business has been running for a few years, many people have slowly figured out this quick-pickling method. Only they’re doing small scale, lacking the size of Lian Manman’s family’s workshop or its wide channels. Moreover, Lian Manman’s family maintains excellent quality and hygiene of the pickles, and Lian’s brand stands out prominently, resilient and thriving. Additionally, their market has expanded, producing nearly a hundred taels of silver in profits after just one season.

For Lian Zhizhi’s dowry, more land couldn’t be given, and Lian Zhizhi didn’t want the shop in town either. Although the family has prepared a mill for her, seeing the family business expand day by day makes everyone feel what they’ve given Lian Zhizhi isn’t enough.

Parents’ minds are such that if they have it, they’re willing to provide wealth that lasts through several generations for their children. As the eldest daughter, Lian Zhizhi is the child who suffered the most in the family, and sometimes when Lian Shouxin and Lady Zhang think about it, they feel they owe her.

The feelings among the children need no elaboration—they all hope for Lian Zhizhi to live well in the future, even better than well.