Two years ago, Mr. Tu divided the land to his daughter, which was also unprecedented in this village.
The village has been buzzing for the past few days about Mr. Tu's son's business failure, which is said to have caused a loss of more than 2 billion. Mr. and Mrs. Tu thought they would be happy in their old age, but now they are sad. They have divided the land into pieces for each child, and they are still living here. Now that the eldest son and his wife's business has failed, they will have to sell it to pay off their debts. Where will they go to live in their old age? The more they think about it, the more they reach a dead end.
Seeing her neighbor in trouble, Mrs. Nhu was also not at ease. She tried her best to comfort him, but the main thing was that she could not think of a solution. While she was lost in thought, she saw Tu, Mr. Tu's youngest son, coming home on a motorbike and stopping in front of the gate. Tu went into the house, Mrs. Nhu intended to call him back, to inform him of the situation so that he could comfort his parents.
Before I could say anything, Tu reassured me.
- Ma'am! I know what happened. I'm back now to settle it, to put my parents at ease.
- Your brother owes 2 billion VND, how do you solve it? Your parents are very sad, they've been sitting around depressed for the past few days...
- I will sell the land my parents gave me so that you can get money to pay off the debt. We will think about it when you recover, ma'am!
Mrs. Nhu seemed to wake up. This action of Madam Tu was also unexpected. Two years ago, Mr. Tu's division of land to his daughter was also an unprecedented event in this village. The land of the father was only left to the son. When a daughter got married, it was considered her duty to take care of her husband's family, so no family divided land to their daughter. Therefore, Mr. Tu's division of land to his daughter was a strange event, and this was also the event that made his son unhappy.
I still remember the family reunion, he said clearly:
- The land our parents left us, each child has an equal part, no one is more than anyone else.
The eldest brother was surprised:
- Dad, this land is ancestral land, only sons stay to take care of the incense. My sister is getting married, why does she need land? Besides, her husband's family already has a house, what you are doing is like "carrying firewood to the forest"!
Tu knew this would happen, but she kept quiet. Mr. Tu leisurely sipped his tea, then said:
- Land is not only for living, but also for benefits. Boys and girls are still children, why should we discriminate? Divide equally so that later no one will have to be jealous, and brotherhood will last forever.
The eldest brother did not agree but did not dare to argue. So the land was divided equally.
Recalling that time, Tu told Mrs. Nhu:
- You're lucky, auntie! If I didn't have a share before, I wouldn't have anything to help him now. Luckily, thanks to my fair parents, I still kept the land, so now I can share and take care of my family when they are in need.
Mrs. Nhu was happy because Tu was thoughtful and took care of his family.
- Yes! I think that's right. Hopefully after this period, the eldest son and his wife will recover and stabilize soon so that your parents won't have to worry. At this age, with so many worries, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on.
- Yes, land is precious but family is the most lasting bond, right? Tu smiled and went into the house with his parents. Mrs. Nhu looked on and felt relieved.
LAM ANH