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What was this situation?

The Wang Family woman was stunned for a moment. Retreating without taking the kitchen knife, she forgot to insult her for a moment. The few women who followed behind the Wang Family Wife were all clansmen who had yet to show their respect, and had helped the woman vent her anger. She never thought that they would cause such a ruckus until they saw blood, and at this moment, all of them sighed in their hearts.

Each of them stopped their insults, and instead started to console the Wang Family woman.

"All the big guys are here today, let's be clear. One month ago, I had the chills from an occasional attack of wind, and was always in great danger from illness. Before I lost my life, everyone in the family knew, but for some reason, due to circumstances that my mother and I did not know, I was engaged to Wang Family."

When we were feeling sad for her, yesterday, we suddenly heard Father say that Grandma received the Wang Family's silver. When Mother and I heard that, we immediately went to find Grandfather and Grandma and persuade them to return the silver. After that, we never said a single word.

"It must be someone with ulterior motives. When Aunt Wang Family heard this lowly person's words, she wondered what benefits did it bring her to pass on such idle talk? Do you want my reputation again? Father and mother have always doted on me, so naturally, they hoped that I would be able to marry into a good family in the future.

After explaining the cause and effect of the matter clearly, Lin Xiaoqi said with a wronged face: "Today, Aunt Wang Family has come over to make a ruckus, and in a day, the entire town will know, that I pity Aunt Xi's pain of losing her son, and could not bear to criticize her, but Aunt asked herself, who was the culprit?"

Big Sister, don't be angry anymore. Brother Lin's family is pitiful, only leaving Xiaoqi by your side, you've gotten sick and it's bad for your life, you don't need to sell your daughter, to tell you the truth, there are five ladies in Lin Family who sold to the county city to become maids, and also have a family of three to eat and drink to their heart's content. "

Lin Shaojin had sold his five daughters, so the silver for his daughters was enough for a family of three to eat. Also, he had added silver for his five daughters to make up for his family's income. The farmland was all there. This Lin Shaojin and his wife were very hardworking. If they were not busy on the ground, they would just find a job. Where did the family's money go?

I thought I understood. Since they both supplemented the two rooms and the three rooms, sending the three boys from the two rooms and the three kids from the three rooms to study in a place like Lin Family, then wouldn't the monthly tuition fee be earned?

The Lin Family Room had also been set up.

When she thought about Lin Shaojin's situation, she felt sorry for him, even though she shared the same fate as him. At the same time, she also felt a sense of sadness from it. Embarrassed, she covered her face and ran away.

The Wang Family clansmen who followed the Wang Family Wife also left.

The bustling and lively courtyard immediately quietened down. After everyone had left, the door to the Lin Family Room opened as well. With a cold expression, Mrs Zhang glanced at Mrs Niu and Lin Xiaoqi gloomily, then closed the door heavily.

Mrs Niu's palms were wet with sweat as she followed behind Lin Xiaoqi into the woodshed. She was in a daze as she started a fire to add fuel to the fire. The focus in her eyes was gone.

I don't know what she was thinking.

The food was extremely simple. Every day, the main course of the meal consisted of a melon nest. There was not even a hint of sweetness in the gourd, so apart from swallowing her throat, she also swallowed. She really couldn't understand how a modern sweet and delicious gourd could be so unpalatable in this ancient era.

The cooked porridge didn't have many grains of rice in it. The porridge and soup were clear as water and didn't have the dense feeling of whiteness. Stir-fried vegetables were also grown in his own home. In modern times, they were worth quite a bit of money. Unfortunately, in ancient times, everyone had them, so they were not worth much money at all.

It was still seven plates of Stir-Fried Vegetables, six plates for men, and one for women. However, they were all smeared with oil and still wanted to eat more of the Stir-Fried Vegetables, which was simply a dream. In the Lin Family, the most extravagant things were oil and meat, but there was no need to even think about it, only during New Year's Eve, would they have a chance to taste the meat.

Lin Family tightened his belt, saving silver, and then selling the girls in the big houses, all of the silver exchanged was used on his four grandsons at home.

In the whole of the village, there were not many boys who could enter the school and could not afford it in the house, but in the house of Lin Family, there was an exception. Lin Tiasan, who wholeheartedly hoped for Sun Chenglong to make a pot, sell iron, sell his granddaughter, and bring his four grandchildren to the town to study.

Dinner was served.

At the end of the meal, Lin Tiasan would talk about the arrangements at home as usual, "Tomorrow is social day, and in Dingyuan Prince's village, we will invite the filming crew every year. It's fine if you want to go and listen to a play, but there's only one thing you can do."

Listening to a play was the greatest pleasure for a villager. Normally, wanting to listen to a play was just a pipe dream, but on the day of the society, Dingyuan Prince raised up the stage outside of his Private Manor and sang for a full seven days, causing all the people within a radius of ten miles to come listen to him. Almost every family in the village that was close to Dingyuan Prince Manor ran over to listen to him.

The play began in the evening and was sung until midnight.

Lin Tiasan specifically warned his family. He was afraid that his daughter-in-law would run off to listen to the show, be lazy and slip in the house, fall into their trap, and even implicate them in the harvest.

Returning to the house, Lin Xiaoqi habitually locked herself in the west room. It was a small room with no furniture. Inside, there was a pile of thick grass and a layer of bedsheets. It was similar to a pig's nest.

Although it was worn out, it was still a wooden bed. After she woke up, she insisted on not sleeping in the same bed as them and went to the west side of the house, where she once lived with eighth sister.

A few months ago, Mrs Zhang was seduced by her son-in-law into selling another granddaughter, obviously, it was Lin Xiaoqi who was being sold, but since Lin Xiaoqi was young, her health was not well. After hesitating for an entire night, Lin Xiaosu made a decision. "She could only watch helplessly as Lin Xiaosu was sold to the Zhao Mansion to be a maid. This matter was caused by a knot in Mrs Niu's heart, and she would often cry and blame herself.

Mrs Niu, who had been pregnant for three months, was as thin as a feather and showed no signs of being pregnant. Lin Xiaoqi's feelings for Mrs Niu were complicated. While she resented her incompetence, she also felt pity for her.

In this family, Lin Tiasan and Mrs Zhang had the authority to speak and make decisions. No one could resist them, and as long as they made a decision, no one could change their decision. Mrs Niu accepted her fate and only hoped that her daughters could live well.

However, Lin Xiaoqi hated him for not fighting.

Lin Xiaoqi had never looked at her father like an outsider before. If it wasn't for his filial piety and indulgence, Lin Tiasan and Mrs Zhang wouldn't have sold their daughter to him again and again.

"Fifth sister."

The door was pushed open, and Lin Baoxue's small face stretched in. When she saw Lin Xiaoqi, she heaved a sigh of relief, secretly closing the door, and went up to Lin Xiaoqi: "Fifth Sister, let's go to Dingyuan Prince's Private Manor to listen to the show yesterday."

His bright eyes suffused innocence.

Lin Xiaoqi did not have any feelings for Lin Baoxue. Even though she was also the granddaughter of Lin Family, with her sisters sold, and the girls from the second and third branch being safe and sound at home, how could she not be angry.

Selling off the sisters' silver and getting all of it for the second and third rooms really made her laugh to the extreme. This matter had nothing to do with Lin Baoxue. Naturally, she would not involve the innocent. She nodded and replied, "Okay."

Lin Baoxue couldn't contain her joy as she hugged Lin Xiaoqi's arm and whispered, "Second Uncle's mother forbids Bao Zhu from going out. What big family's young miss doesn't show her face? It's really funny, our big family can even compare to big families? Which family wouldn't be like this, to be able to marry into a county? I have never seen anyone do so and only big sister has a good life, to be able to be a concubine in Sheng Mansion is truly a great honor. "

"Second Auntniang has always had a good impression of people, and she has always had a good impression of people. Last time when Wang Family made a ruckus, it was all for Second Auntniang's sake, and I only went out to quietly hear what people said behind their backs. Who knows if it was true or not, but big sister is not willing to tell Third Aunt." Lin Xiaoqi said mysteriously.

When Lin Baoxue heard this, she promised not to tell her mother and went back to the house to tell her mother about it. After hearing it, Lin Qiao'er looked normal and only said one sentence, "Keep in touch with Xiaoqi. When Daya becomes an aunt, there will be benefits."

Mother, our big sister's life is good, let's not think too much about it. As long as big sister lives well, it'll be fine, but my heart is troubled, and my grandparents are usually unfair. I don't even have the face to see Xiaoqi. Lin Baoxue urged.

Zhang Qiao'er didn't want to reply. Seeing that her third daughter was getting anxious, she stood up and said, "Forget it, I'll accept your offer this time."

Within the room.

Mrs Zhang glanced at her third daughter-in-law. Her niece had always been very fond of her. Amongst the three daughter-in-law, she was the most confident in her third daughter-in-law.

"Mrs Qin is restless. Your father and I know about it, but Mrs Niu can't help herself and wants me to seek justice for her. She's underestimating me too much. You can handle the conflicts between your sister-in-law and I don't care about these trivial matters."

Mrs Zhang made it clear that she understood Mrs Zhang's words clearly. Zhang Qiao'er made an uninteresting remark and then walked away in a different direction.

Looking at his third son's wife walking away, he secretly cursed her for being a fool. Since she was so free to help others, why didn't she want to provoke Mrs Niu and Mrs Qin? The more trouble they had, the more advantageous it would be for her.

The next day.

After lunch, Lin Baoxue called Lin Xiaoqi out the door. "If you go ahead, you'll be able to get to the front. If you're late, you'll only have to look at the head. You won't even see the clothes of the performer."

Lin Tiasan brought his son and daughter-in-law to the fields early in the morning. Usually, Lin Baoxue and Lin Xiaoqi would also go to the fields to do some light jobs.

However, Lin Xiaoqi's illness was just right. Lin Baoxue had asked Mrs Zhang for help and wanted to go to the theatre today. Mrs Zhang, who had always doted on her third son's granddaughter and grandson, naturally nodded in agreement.

Lin Bao Zong and Lin Bao Qin did not have such a good life. The adults had gone off to work, and only the two of them were left to do housework, feeding the chickens and pigs, cooking and boiling water, and washing clothes.

Mrs Zhang considered herself to be a mother-in-law, and she was not involved in household chores at all.

Lin Baozhu wanted to become a young lady, marry a husband, stay away from farm work and housework, and work as a woman in the house every day. Although Mrs Zhang was a little angry, and had criticized her a few times, she could only turn a blind eye to the fact that Lin Baozhu's daughter was doing better and better, but Mrs Zhang was not a pushover. All the mending work in the house had been piled up in Lin Baozhu's room.

Lin Baozhu, whose skin was as white as snow, stared at the pile of old clothes and frowned slightly. The stench of sweat that would never disappear caused her to feel nauseous in her stomach, and she resisted the urge to vomit. She kicked the clothes out the door, pinched them one by one, and handed them to Lin Bao Qin, "Elder sister, wash the clothes again, they have a nauseous smell."

"Disgusting." Lin Baoxue cursed in a low voice.

Lin Xiaoqi smiled faintly and walked out of the courtyard with Lin Baoxue, towards Dingyuan Prince's Private Manor.