Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

Lin Xiaoyue became more and more excited and sad as she spoke. She couldn't help but feel the warmth in her eyes. She didn't understand, were they really a family with the same blood? Why were they so cold?

Old Master Lin stammered with a dry mouth and hesitated for a long time before people could hear his words clearly, "As a family, someone has to suffer a little. Suffering a loss is a blessing. There is no need to be so fussy. Do you have to be so calculating?"

"Ah"

Lin Xiaoyue scoffed at Grandpa Lin's words, "Suffering a loss is a blessing? Then why does it always belong to our third room? Why can't the first and second rooms enjoy the blessing of suffering a loss? Why is it always the third room that has to shoulder the brunt of things? The first and second rooms always have stomachaches or leg pains when things happen? Whenever there is something that doesn't go their way, they would beat and scold us, which is considered light punishment. The worst time was when Second Aunt stole a chicken leg and didn't clean it up, and was discovered by Grandma. Second Aunt blamed it on Xiaowu, and Grandma was so angry that she beat Xiaowu until he vomited blood. At that time, Xiaowu was only two years old. Such a small child was beaten all over his body without any good flesh. It was all bruised and blue. He could only breathe in but not out. Dad asked grandpa to give some money to hire a doctor to see Xiaowu. What did grandma say? She said that the child had no respect for his parents and didn’t think about his grandmother when he had food. He deserved to be beaten to death! What kind of doctor should he see? It’s a waste of money. He should hold on as long as he can. If he can’t hold on any longer, he can be thrown into the mountains and fed to wild animals. Is this what a grandmother can say? Grandpa, is this called suffering a little loss? Is this called enjoying happiness? "

Old Master Lin was choked and felt weak. He swallowed twice and said, "Every child has been beaten like this, and they are all fine..."

Lin Xiaoyue hugged the thin shoulders of Xiaowu, who was trembling on her legs, and smiled sarcastically at Grandpa Lin: "Are you okay? In the case of Xiaowu, grandpa and grandma finally held on to the money and refused to give a penny. In the end, dad and mom borrowed money and a bullock cart from the village head grandfather's house to send Xiaowu to the town clinic. He took medicine for more than half a month before he was saved. But in the end, Xiaowu also developed a chronic disease. Until now, his body is weaker than other children of the same age. Every cloudy day, Xiaowu's body is as cold as ice chips. You still say you are okay?"

"you……"

Old Master Lin didn't expect that Lin Xiaoyue was so sharp-tongued. She exposed all the ugly things in the family and presented them in front of everyone. He really lost all his dignity.

The crowd around was in an uproar. People were whispering to each other, pointing fingers at the Lin family and spitting at them. Even the head of the village remembered what happened in the past and his face looked very ugly.

Mr. and Mrs. Lin were secretly frightened. At this time, they were completely isolated by everyone.

They could see that no one could stop these kids today, and no one present would say even a word of support for them.

At this time, they were afraid that if the head of the village nodded, who would do the work in the fields? Therefore, they all lowered their heads, not daring to speak, and only anxiously thought of corresponding strategies.

Lin Xiaoyue’s words made the village head fall into deep thought.

It is undeniable that San Ya's words are reasonable and true. He cannot protect Lin Laosan's family all the time, and other people in the village can only lend a hand a few times at most. If a few more bad things like today happen, even if there are a lot of favors, they will eventually run out.

Besides, if you are a thief for a thousand days, you can't guard against thieves for a thousand days.

There are two old men in the Lin family. Needless to say, old man Lin was a coward when he was young and could not take on any responsibilities, otherwise he would not be so easily controlled by a woman.

Old Mrs. Lin was also a reckless person. She was the most notorious person in the area. She was unreasonable and aggressive. Only Old Mr. Lin turned a blind eye to her and turned a deaf ear to her all the time. He treated her like a tough kid.

The head of the village was having a headache analyzing the pros and cons of breaking off the relationship. He took out his pipe out of habit, squatted down, filled it with some tobacco, and then lit it.

He took a few strong puffs and found that no smoke came out. Suddenly he remembered that he might have missed hitting Mrs. Lin with the cigarette but instead dropped it to the ground and broke it.

He pounded his waist a few times in annoyance and stood up again. After taking a deep look around, he waved his hand to call the nearest Lin Dashan and asked him to find the elders to discuss matters in the ancestral hall.

As the head of the village finished speaking, a sigh of relief was heard.

Everyone, who had been holding their breath for a long while, breathed a sigh of relief for Lin Laosan's family. Finally, the village head took over the matter.

Break off the relationship!

It is also the biggest event in Linjia Village in recent years.

The villagers were all happy for Lin Laosan's family. As long as the ancestral hall was opened, the issue of breaking up the relationship would be resolved.

Lin Xiaoyue and the others were also overjoyed. Although they all looked dirty and miserable, they couldn't help but feel great joy gushing out of their hearts.

Finally, it’s time to draw a clear line between ourselves and the old house.

that's nice!

that is really good!

As for Mr. Lin and Mrs. Lin, they looked as if they had lost their parents and were in disbelief. They just couldn't believe that the head of the village would agree to the request of a few young girls to break off the engagement.

However, no matter whether they believed it or not, they were eventually carried to the ancestral hall by the villagers who were full of justice.

Of course, for such a major event as the breaking up of an engagement, everyone from the Lin family's old house, except those in the town, who was present, did not run away but were all surrounded and pushed into the ancestral hall by the enthusiastic villagers.

After seeking the advice of Doctor Li, Lin Xiaoyue and her sisters, under the command of the head of the village, the enthusiastic villagers ruthlessly and decisively dismantled a pair of doors of the old house, used them as wooden racks, placed Lin Laosan and his wife on them, and carried them to the ancestral hall together.

……

As she walked along, Lin Xiaoyue noticed that most of the houses in the village were still made of mud and stone, with only a few being brick and tile houses, the largest of which belonged to the head of the village.

After walking for about a cup of tea, we arrived at the large ancestral hall of Linjia Village, right opposite a century-old locust tree.

Although, from the outside, the passage of time and the vicissitudes of life have made this house deep in the mountains become more and more mottled and dilapidated, although the window frames are broken, the blue bricks and tiles are incomplete, the wood beams have holes in them, and the walls are mottled and falling off, one can still vaguely see its former glory.

The ancestral hall is an important place. As a place for enshrining ancestral tablets and offering sacrifices, it is the most sacred and solemn place and no imprudence is allowed.

Including the always unreliable old lady Lin, who turned into a quail in seconds when she arrived outside the ancestral hall.

The sensitive Lin Xiaoyue immediately discovered the intention of the village head to come to the ancestral hall to make the decision. She couldn't help but give him a thumbs up in her heart and praised him crazily.

In this era when men are superior to women, the ancestral hall is a house where clansmen worship their ancestors and a holy temple for men under the feudal patriarchal system.

Here, important clan affairs are decided, those who violate clan rules are punished, and ancestral tablets are worshipped. Only men perform sacrifices, and women are not even allowed to enter the door of the ancestral hall.