Old Mrs. Lin was cursing in the yard: "Why don't you fall in love with Mr. Chen's wife's daughter? Do you really think of yourself as a literary star? If you go back to Mr. Chen's house and invite a matchmaker, you will marry Miss Chen and the Chen family will

The dowry is more than that of your second aunt."

"I won't marry! Don't force me again and again!" Lin Wenyao's voice was filled with sobs and humiliation, as well as a hint of confusion and helplessness.

"You said you won't marry if you don't want to marry? You spend several taels of silver a year, and you haven't even passed the exam to be a scholar. What's the use of continuing to study? If you don't want to marry Miss Chen, just come back to farm as soon as possible, and don't study in Lao Shizi.

Book."

Someone outside the hospital sneered, "I've heard in the village that Ms. Chen had an affair and gave birth to a son without a father. This old woman actually asked Daniel to be a cheap father for the Chen family's dowry? She's really shameless.

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Hearing this, Old Mrs. Lin scolded outside the hospital, "What the hell, did you see Miss Chen giving birth? You are just jealous of our marriage to Mr. Chen's aunt. Lin Daniu, I am putting my words here today, Miss Chen."

, you have to marry whether you want to marry or not. Don’t think that just because your husband changed your name to Wen Yao, you are superior to others.”

"I won't marry!" Lin Wenyao gritted his teeth stubbornly and clenched his fists tightly.

If it weren't for the word "filial piety" placed on his head, he would have wanted to tear Old Mrs. Lin's disgusting mouth to pieces. As an elder, why can she be so hateful?

Obviously, when the second uncle and second aunt were around, the family could not be called harmonious, but they could still laugh and laugh constantly. Although the grandparents at that time were also mean and mean, they could still pretend to be kind and amiable outside.

Looking back now, he is really shameless for money.

"Haha, it's not up to you."

Lin Wenyao knelt down with a plop and kowtowed three times, "Grandma, when Wenyao succeeds in his studies in the future, he will never forget my grandma's kindness. I beg my grandma to let Wenyao continue his studies."

Mrs. Lin was completely unmoved, "It's not that I don't want you to study, it's just that the family can't afford a scholar. But as long as you marry Miss Chen, the Chen family has promised that they will continue to support you in studying."

At this moment, Lin Wenyao finally understood that Mrs. Lin did not allow him to study, not because the family had no money, nor because she really wanted him to come back to farm, but because she wanted to use this as a blackmail to force him to agree to the Chen family's marriage.
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If he wants to continue reading, he has the only way to accept the marriage.

But he is also an upright man. He can only ruin himself in this way in order to have books to read? But what is the use of reading sage books like this?

He lowered his head and looked at his own hands. They were slender and white, with only two calluses on the fingertips left by years of holding pens. They were prettier and cleaner than the hands of those little girls in the village.

What can you do for a living with such hands?

Lin Wenyao raised his head and let the tears that were about to flow flow back.

At this moment, he just felt that he had no choice... That's all, although he married a virtuous wife, who made others have to bow their heads under the low eaves?

‘Bang!’ The courtyard door was kicked open from the outside, frightening everyone inside and outside the courtyard.

When he saw that it was Lin Xiaoman who kicked the door, Lin Wenyao breathed a sigh of relief.

It was just a little bit close that he would agree to the marriage as if he was blinded by lard. Fortunately, Lin Xiaoman arrived in time and did not say the words that would make him unable to hold his head up as a human being for the rest of his life.

Old Mrs. Lin was so angry that she said, "You little turtle, have you learned how to kick in the door? Is this what your mother taught you when she was alive?"

Lin Erhu followed closely behind and shouted at Old Mrs. Lin when he entered the door: "Old Qian woman, do you still have the nerve to mention my mother? Tell me, how did my mother die?"

"How did your mother die? Your mother was crushed to death by a beam. Who in the whole village doesn't know?" Old Mrs. Lin felt guilty for a moment and her eyes were a little dodged, but she quickly rounded her eyes and stared, "Who do you care what you call me?"

Old pious woman?"

Lin Xiaoman's eyes were like daggers, and he was not frightened by her roar at all. He approached Mrs. Lin step by step, "That's not what my mother said when she entrusted us with a dream. She said she was killed by you. Is this the case?

Something?"

"What... what kind of dream are you asking for? Everyone is dead, how can I ask for dreams? Don't confuse people with your lies. How could I kill my second son and my wife?"

Mrs. Lin's lips trembled in fright at Lin Xiaoman's words. In the past few days, she always felt that there were eyes peeping at her from the dark. She was suspicious during the day and had nightmares at night. For several nights, she dreamed that Mr. He came to seek her life.

If what Lin Xiaoman said is true, could it be that Mr. He really came here?

Lin Erhu crossed his arms and said, "My mother said that she and my father went to save you and me, but you pushed my mother to block the beam, which caused my mother to be crushed to death by the beam. Tell me if this happened."

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At this time, the people watching the excitement outside the courtyard wall were no longer calm. More than a year has passed since the incident, and no one expected to hear such a shocking truth today. Isn't this more outrageous than Mrs. Lin asking Lin Wenyao to marry Miss Chen?

"How much injustice must it be to allow someone who has been dead for more than a year to have a dream?"

"Perhaps Xiao Manniang didn't want to see her children being bullied, so she came to support them."

"Alas, Mrs. Lin has lost all her conscience."

Listening to the discussion outside, Mrs. Lin said Lin Erhu was talking nonsense, "Oh, why is my life so miserable? It's not easy to raise several children, and I have to give away the white-haired person to the black-haired person. Now it's even more difficult.

He was falsely accused by little beasts and killed his mother. Wasn't it because I gave you less points when we separated? Why are you so slanderous? You said that my old woman killed your mother. You can provide evidence. If you can't provide evidence, don't blame the old woman for going to the government.

I accuse you of disrespecting your elders, being disobedient and unfilial."

Lin Xiaoman said coldly: "My mother is watching from the sky. If you didn't do it, you will swear it."

Old Mrs. Lin was trembling and wanted to swear to prove her innocence, but she was afraid of God's punishment. When she was in a dilemma, Lin Goudan also ran back.

"I testify that that night my grandfather and my grandma were talking in the house, saying that my grandma pushed the second aunt to block the beam, so the second aunt was hit by the beam. My grandma was afraid that the second aunt would come to take revenge on her, so she still

I secretly offered my second aunt’s memorial tablet in the house, burning incense in the morning and evening. The tablet was hidden in the cupboard during the day, so I went in and brought it out for everyone to see.”

After saying that, Lin Goudan rushed towards the house where Old Man Lin and Old Mrs. Lin lived. Old Man Lin, who was sitting by the door smoking a pipe, didn't react to stop him. Old Mrs. Lin scolded him, "Are you a dead person? Don't let that happen.

He comes into the house."

Only then did Old Lin think of stopping him, but after Lin Goudan entered the house, he locked the door inside. Old Lin couldn't push it open and was thinking about kicking the door in.

Lin Xiaoman and Lin Erhu looked at each other and walked over to stop Old Lin. Lin Xiaoman asked: "Master, if you can pull my mother to block the roof beam for her, if anything happens in the future, you can also push others out. Master, I will

Aren't you afraid?"

Old Lin raised his half-leg and slowly put it down. He turned back to look at the furious Old Mrs. Lin, who actually felt that this kind of Old Mrs. Lin was strange and scary.

In just a short while, Lin Goudan had already dug out the tablet of his second aunt He from the cabinet. When he came out, he raised the tablet high and said, "Second sister, second brother, look at it."

Everyone looked at the tablet in Lin Goudan's hand. Not many people in the village could read, but everyone recognized the word "He" on the tablet.

When she was alive, Ms. He loved cooking, especially making good pastries. During festivals, she would steam steamed buns at home and sell them to the villagers. Every time she steamed steamed buns, the word "He's" would be printed on the bottom.

It is said to be a food sign made by her natal family.
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