Chapter 213 - 213 213. Chestnut Garden_1
Chapter 213 - 213 213. Chestnut Garden_1
?Chapter 213: 213. Chestnut Garden_1 Chapter 213: 213. Chestnut Garden_1 Compared to the Peach Forest, the Chestnut Garden seemed both smaller and more low-key.
Even though the four acres of Chestnut Garden were also a shock to Zhao Fangyuan, in the countryside, that really wasn’t saying much. Great Uncle Song Dafang’s mountainous lands were truly vast—his Chestnut Garden alone was almost fifteen acres.
“Why?”
Zhao Fangyuan asked, “Is it so unequal because of favoritism?”
Song Tan chuckled: “No.”
In the countryside, there are countless rules and invisible frameworks passed down through generations—fail to adhere, and the village will talk.
Everyone is a social animal, craving acceptance from others is an intrinsic subconscious part of being human. So, even though these rumors might not break bones, the circles we move in are right here, the closed circuit effect means everyone adheres to it silently.
The concept of dividing the family property is just like that.
The eldest son and grandson get the most because they are responsible for taking care of the elders in the future. The other siblings might receive money or grain, but the lion’s share goes to the eldest.
Therefore, the Great Uncle’s mountainous lands and fields together totaled fifty acres while Song Sancheng’s family had barely twenty acres, but the advantage was that all their lands were right at their doorstep, convenient to look after.
However, because of Qiaoqiao, the couple hadn’t abandoned their home to go find work elsewhere like others had. Their lands and mountains were, in fact, the best maintained.
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