Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

Ever since Lin Xiaoyue moved out, everyone has been in a depressed mood and has no energy to do anything.

In addition, after everyone in the old house was driven out of Xianyu Villa by Lin Xiaoyue, they were so angry that they had no place to vent it. Finally, they were so angry that they ran to Linjiazhuang and made a fuss.

Although Grandpa Lin told everyone not to open the door for the people in the old house and not to let them enter the village.

But this did not hinder the people in the old house from performing well. They were all irritable and jumped up and down. They put their hands on their hips and cursed loudly outside the village. They cursed for seven or eight days.

During this period, even regular customers who came to Linjiazhuang to purchase wine and instant noodles were amazed at their behavior.

And the people in the old Lin family house lived up to their reputation, they caught whoever they could, starting from Lin Xiaoyue to Grandpa Lin, and even the youngest Xiao Maizi and the two newborns.

Every one of them is covered in dirt from head to toe.

As for how much truth and falsehood there is in this, it all depends on what the people in the old house say.

But those who could come to Lin's farm to buy were those who had dealt with them before and came for the good wine and noodles. In addition, there was the support of the Le'an Township Lord and two divine doctors from Yaowang Valley who were commended by the emperor. How many people would be so stupid as to listen to the nonsense of those who obviously had bad intentions?

So, everyone in the Lin family's old house worked hard for several days, but there was no one who believed in them.

The worst thing is that they were targeted by the young master who is a bully in Wanbao Town.

Suddenly, they were surrounded by dozens of muscular men with ferocious faces and fierce warnings. The cowards in the Lin family's old house who only knew how to bully others were immediately frightened out of their wits and their legs became weak. Some of them even wet their pants on the spot.

Sun Wanjin had a frown on his face and waved his shining sword back and forth at them, warning everyone in the old house that if they brought trouble to the people in the Lin family's farm again, the next time they met them, it would not be resolved with just a verbal warning.

It is said that stupid people are afraid of aggressive people, and aggressive people are afraid of those who don't care about their lives.

The people who accompanied Sun Wanjin were all burly and fierce-looking, and it was obvious at first glance that they were not good people.

The people in the old house who were born from the mud were so frightened when they saw their attitude that they dared not disobey.

After a warning, he was so scared that he ran away, not even thinking about causing trouble for Lin Lao San.

Grandpa Lin and others expressed their sincerest gratitude to Sun Wanjin for his brave help when they saw injustice. They even took him to the farm to treat him to a good meal and drink to express their gratitude. Finally, they accepted a large order from their family before sending him away.

On the way back, Sun Wanjin was staggering on his horse and burping. His six personal guards and his friends who came to buy wine were joking with each other while breathing heavily.

Unexpectedly, these second-rate people who were always criticized and scolded by others would one day be thanked so solemnly by others.

This strange feeling is... very rare.

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Ever since Sun Wanjin drove them away that day, the Lin family's old house seemed to have fallen silent.

However, people who are familiar with them know that given the character of those people in the old house, they may not give up completely, so there is still room for improvement.

As expected, the people in the old house, who had suffered setbacks at the hands of Lin Xiaoyue and Sun Wanjin, returned to Yongzhou City with strong resentment and indignation.

Now, they lived in a small courtyard with two entrances rented in the city for Mr. and Mrs. Lin by Old Lady Lin's youngest daughter, Lin Xiaolian, the nineteenth concubine of a wealthy family in Yongzhou City.

Originally, everyone felt comfortable and spacious when they lived in Lin Xiaoyue's spacious farm. But after being driven back to the rented small courtyard, there were too many people and too few houses, which seemed particularly cramped.

It is hard to imagine that this dilapidated place, with gnawed walls, leaky doors and windows, and only a few worn-out household items in the house, is located in the north of the huge and prosperous Yongzhou City.

Living there was uncomfortable, and since they couldn't please either side, everyone in the old house was naturally upset. They jumped up and down in the yard and cursed.

These are just the tip of the daily iceberg.

The most miserable person among everyone in the old house was Qing Liu, the concubine married by Old Madam Lin for Lin Lao San.

The Lin family wouldn't let her enter the manor, and she couldn't take Lin Xiaoyue with her either. She had to live with everyone in the old house. Not only did she have to endure all kinds of torture from the mood swings of everyone in the old house, but she also had to take care of Old Man Lin, who was paralyzed and couldn't eat, drink, defecate or urinate independently. Her life was extremely miserable.

But Qingliu never expected that this was just the beginning of her nightmare.

Speaking of which, she was also bought back by Old Lady Lin from a broker.

More than 20 years ago, she was also a child from a poor family. Her mother passed away early and her father was a compulsive gambler.

Later, for some unknown reason, his father got involved with Widow Liu, who was avoided by everyone in the village. He was caught in the haystack by the whole village. In the end, under the instigation and coercion of others, he reluctantly married Widow Liu.

But who would have thought that besides being a playboy and flirting with other men, Widow Liu was also a keen gambler in private.

Before, many men who had sought pleasure from her would give her some money to spend under her gentleness and tenderness. Therefore, she had some small sum on hand, enough for her to gamble a little from time to time.

But ever since she followed Qingliu's father, this man has been like a dog-skin plaster that can't be torn off, staring at her closely every day.

As a result, those men who were looking for fun with her naturally wouldn't dare to go to her house and have fun with her openly under the pretext of helping her, a widow, to collect firewood or fetch water, as they did before.

With her source of income cut off, widow Liu became addicted to gambling and had no choice but to set her sights on the teenage Qing Liu.

It is said that if you have a stepmother, you will also have a stepfather. This is indeed true.

Qingliu knew from a young age that his father had a hot temper. After watching her mother being beaten to death by her father who was so angry about losing, she became even more afraid of his father.

When Widow Liu came into the family, she only beat and scolded Qingliu secretly when her father was not at home and did not give her food. As time went by, she found that Qingliu's father did not care about this girl at all, so she naturally became more confident and bold in ordering her around.

Three days of starvation and five days of beatings were no big deal. In the winter, Qingliu was only allowed to wear two more tattered summer clothes and was sent to the mountains to collect firewood.

In the coldest days of winter, the biting cold wind blew flakes of snow and hit the thin body of the 8-year-old Qingliu, making her bone-chilled.

The forest was quiet, with only the whistling wind and the cold snow constantly invading her under the dark night sky.

That year, Qingliu almost froze to death at the foot of the mountain, but was kindly picked up by a villager passing by and sent back home.