Unlimited Resources: Raising a Minister with a Space Supermarket-Chapter 410 - 381: Injustice

Fourth Master Sun, old and cunning, could easily see the obvious disappointment in his eldest son.

"Young man, it’s not that your father is biased, but truly, you have too many descendants, and the house cannot accommodate them all. But rest assured, I won’t let you be without a place to live. You go find a plot in the village, and I’ll buy it for you, with the help of your brothers, you can build a few large rooms.

Our Sun family isn’t known for anything else, but we have plenty of people. Within eight months, we can have the house built.

As for the money for building the house, I’ll give you ten taels of silver, that should be enough, right?"

Upon hearing the ten taels of silver, Sun Dalin realized his father intended for him to build an earthen house again, feeling deflated. He had been excited about living in a new house, only to find out that it would still be an earthen house. There’s little difference between a new one and an old one, so he couldn’t find much reason to be happy.

Sun Dalin nodded in frustration, knowing with four sons and a total of eight grandchildren, he’d need eight rooms alone just to give each boy a room.

Seeing his eldest nod in agreement, Fourth Master Sun continued, "The matter of the house will be settled this way.

Next, let’s discuss dividing the money and land..."

Fourth Master Sun had a large family; after his grandsons married, they brought in new family members over the years. Just the labor force was over thirty people, who not only worked the land during farming seasons but also worked at Yu Family’s workshop.

Each earned thirty coins a day, totaling nine hundred coins a month. After factoring in planting and harvesting seasons, each person could earn around seven or eight taels of silver a year. As for the family’s land, it hardly generated income; after giving the court its share, there wasn’t much left to sell for even a pound.

"Since our family came to Yu State, we’ve saved four hundred eighty-nine taels of silver. I originally planned to give eighty taels to each of your five families, including mine. But since the eldest didn’t get a house, I’ll give him an extra ten taels, and for the fifth family, which has orphans and a widow, an extra ten taels too. Do you have any objections to this?

The remaining sixty-nine taels will be kept by your mother and me for emergencies. If we’re ever sick or in trouble, you won’t have to spend money. When we pass, the remainder will be used for the funeral, and any left over will go to the fourth."

After Fourth Master Sun finished speaking, he looked around at his sons who remained silent, and added, "If there aren’t any objections, we’ll settle it this way."

"Dad, didn’t you say you’d cover the cost of the house land?" Sun Dalin reminded.

Fourth Master Sun uttered a sound of acknowledgment, "Ah, yes, I’ll cover the cost of the house land. Go find a spot tomorrow."

The cost of house land wouldn’t be much, just a few taels of silver would suffice.

"Then I have no objections!"

"I have no objections either!"

"I agree too!"

Several sons, including Sun Wulin’s wife, voiced their stances.

Fourth Master Sun said, "Then let’s divide the land. Over the years, our family has opened up quite a few plots, totaling over thirty-three acres.

As for land, all descendants have a share, great-grandsons too. How many males do we have in the family?"

The family was too large for Fourth Master Sun to recall everyone at once.

Sun Dalin said, "I have four sons, and four grandsons!"

While saying this, Sun Dalin couldn’t help but think disparagingly of the wife of Sun Manbo, useless thing, having only given birth to two girls, then nothing more.

And then his youngest son, Sun Manyang, only married for half a year and his wife hasn’t shown any signs yet!

After Sun Dalin spoke, Sun Erlin said, "I have two sons."

Sun Erlin had four children, but his two daughters were married off. During their escape, they followed their respective husband’s families, and now he didn’t know where they had gone, whether they were alive or dead.

"Eight plus two, ten!" slurred Fourth Master Sun.

Sun Sanlin said, "I have two sons and two grandchildren, four."

"Fourteen!" Fourth Master Sun started counting on his fingers.

It was Sun Sillin’s turn, "I have just Manbao!"

Sun Wulin’s wife added, "I have two!"

"Seventeen!" Fourth Master Sun clicked his tongue, "By this calculation, our family still doesn’t have enough men!"

"Dad, you haven’t counted the four of us, including us makes twenty-one!" Sun Sillin reminded.

Fourth Master Sun slowly acknowledged, "Oh, in that case, each gets two acres of land, which still isn’t enough!

So, each person gets one acre, and the remaining..." Fourth Master Sun started counting on his fingers again, "The remaining twelve acres, I’ll keep two, and the ten acres will be divided among your five families, with each family getting two acres!"

Just as Fourth Master Sun finished speaking, Sun Dalin’s wife charged in, "Dad, it’s not fair for you to divide it this way. We have a big family, you let us go out to build a house, and I won’t complain.

But I don’t agree with how the money and land are divided.

In Yu Changhe’s workshop, my family contributed the most workers, and we earn the most every month, so we should get more while dividing the money.

As for the land, it’s even clearer, my family has many people, those working the hardest, plowing the fields were mostly ours. Back when we first came here, Sun Sillin’s Manbao was only ten, what could he do? How can he get the same as his brothers?

And getting the same is one thing, but now you want to pass the brewery on to Manbao, isn’t this too biased?"

Sun Dalin’s wife spilled out her grievances, which enraged Fourth Master Sun, causing him to shout, "Dalin, are you dead? Your wife acts like this, aren’t you going to curb her?"

Sun Dalin went straight up and punched Li in the eye, making her see stars, and cursed while hitting, "Men are discussing here, what business do you have here, old woman? Dare to shout at my dad, shout again? Damn it, I’ll beat you..."

Fourth Master Sun saw his eldest son still obeying him as always, feeling slightly relieved. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Alright, alright, don’t hurt her..." Sun Granny spoke up, showing her toothless gums.

Sun Erlin and a few others stepped in to separate them, pulling Sun Dalin back, while Li, seeing Sun Dalin beating her like a madman, fled in fear.

Fourth Master Sun sighed, "Dalin, among our daughters-in-law, yours is the most manipulative, always pushing you around. You need to toughen up, don’t let a woman ride over you!"

Sun Dalin grumbled, "Don’t worry, Dad, if she dares raise her voice at you, I’ll beat her again!"

Just then, Sun Manying returned, placing thirty taels of silver beside Fourth Master Sun.

Fourth Master Sun looked at the silver and asked Sun Dalin, "With Manyu back, what’s your plan?"

Sun Dalin didn’t understand his father’s meaning, "What plan? She’s my daughter, if her husband’s family has abandoned her, I’ll care for her, can’t just kick her out."

Fourth Master Sun gazed at his eldest son, hardheaded as a block of wood, and asked again, "Then what do you plan to do with the fifty taels from the Li Family?"

Sun Dalin scratched his head, "Dad, whatever you say goes!"

Fourth Master Sun thought for a moment before speaking, "I won’t meddle in this matter; you decide for yourselves, whether you keep it or let Manyu have it, I don’t have an opinion.

Just now Li said my division isn’t fair, take the fifty taels back, consider the two of you settled!"