Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

"Third brother, no, you absolutely cannot agree to it. The other girls and that bitch can go away. But the third girl must stay in our Lin family." Old Mrs. Lin screamed, and her hands, which were dry, loose, and wrinkled like chicken claws, grabbed Old Man Lin's shoulders tightly and shook him desperately.

Miao and several of her daughters stood upright opposite, looking coldly at the mother and son. She turned around, took her daughters' hands, and knelt down in front of Grandpa Lin in unison, their eyes full of determination and perseverance.

"Li Zheng, please, ask him to give me a divorce letter and let me and my son go." Miao cried bitterly. The love between husband and wife for many years had come to an end. How could she not feel pain in her heart? Tears flowed freely on her face like a broken dam, as if they wanted to drain away all her feelings for Lin Lao San.

Several children also started crying. The miserable appearance of the family was so moving that even the female members of the family started crying.

"For so many years, my mother and I have lived a life worse than death in the old Lin family house. It is like a nightmare that reminds me every time I wake up in the middle of the night. If I were the only one suffering from this pain, I could still grit my teeth and bear it. But now, I just hope to find a way to survive with my daughters, and I hope the village head will help me."

As he spoke, Miao kowtowed heavily, his forehead hitting the ground, making a dull sound. It was as if he wanted to vent all the grievances and pains of so many years at this moment.

Everyone felt sorry when they saw this.

Indeed, Miao and her daughter had not had a good day in the hands of the Lin family for these years. No other family abused people like them. If it were another daughter-in-law, she would have hit her head against the wall or fought with everyone in the old house with a knife.

It was just that Miao was of a soft character, and her parents died early, so she had no one to rely on, so she was naturally bullied and humiliated in her husband's family.

Although there may occasionally be neighbors who are dissatisfied and speak up for justice, in the final analysis, it is always someone else's family affair.

It is said that even an honest official cannot judge family affairs. Even the officials cannot handle it, let alone ordinary people.

At the moment, although Miao has sought help from the head of the village, the head of the village, as a former village official, only has the right to mediate and negotiate, but does not have the right to make a decision for Lin Lao San.

So, in the end, all he could do was to appeal to their emotions and reason with them. He persuaded Lin Lao San to give Miao a letter of release and let them and their son go.

Of course, it was not just the head of the village who wanted to help Miao and the girls of the Lin family. I was afraid that everyone in the entire Linjia Village would stand on Miao's side and support her decision to divorce.

After all, everyone saw how the mother and daughter had survived all these years.

It doesn't make sense. We have finally managed to get through this difficult time, but the old hag from the Lin family jumps out again and tries to push us into the fire pit. Isn't that forcing us to die?

In fact, when it comes down to it, after signing the severance agreement, Lin Laosan could have stopped having any dealings with the people in the old Lin family house. This made sense both morally and logically.

However, his indecisive character developed since childhood and his habit of unconditional obedience to Mr. and Mrs. Lin meant that he was destined to be unable to completely draw a line between himself and the Lin family's old house like others.

Therefore, what led Miao to make up her mind to divorce him was entirely the result of Old Man Lin's repeated soft-heartedness and indulgence towards the people in the old house, and he had no worries about them.

Mr. Lin and everyone in Linjiazhuang tried to persuade him politely.

"Old Third, after all, we should have advised for reconciliation rather than separation. But you have also seen how difficult it has been for the children over the years. They are all your flesh and blood, even if they are daughters, they are still your children. Do you really have the heart to force the third girl to stay with you and let the old hag torture her and tarnish her reputation?"

"Yes, Third Brother, San Ya has had a very hard time. If this were my child, I would be heartbroken."

"What's the point of you refusing to divorce? In the final analysis, you can't completely let go of Old Man and Old Lady Lin, and you can't protect your wife and daughter. Aren't you forcing them to die?"

Old Madam Lin saw that everyone was trying to persuade her, and every word they said was on the side of those bastards. She was so angry that she jumped up and down even more, shouting, "If the divorce is not possible, I will definitely divorce my wife. And, San Ya must not be allowed to be taken away."

The head of the village was so angry that he wanted to sew up Old Lady Lin's mouth. Women are the most vicious, and this is the most appropriate saying for Old Lady Lin.

The chattering of the people in the room gave the head of the village a splitting headache. He was so angry that he shouted, "If you really don't want to divorce, then fine, I will sever the relationship with you."

As soon as this sentence was spoken, everyone fell silent. Even Mrs. Lin, who was jumping the loudest, could not help but quiet down.

Even the girls from the Miao and Lin families did not expect things to turn out like this.

"Uncle, I... I... can't, can't..." When Lin Laosan saw the stern expression on Grandpa Lin's face, he knew that he was very angry, otherwise he would not have said such words of breaking up.

In the Dayuan Dynasty, if a couple could no longer live together, there were three ways to divorce: divorce, peaceful separation, and separation by loyalty.

Those who wish to divorce their wives do not need to report to the government for review and approval. They only need to go through the legal witness procedure and have a divorce letter issued by the man.

Miao did not violate the seven grounds for divorce, so Lin Lao San could not divorce her based on the seven grounds for divorce.

Amicable divorce refers to a divorce between husband and wife who are not in love with each other but are willing to divorce. This means that the couple divorces peacefully with mutual consent. It is a form of divorce taken to preserve the dignity of the woman, and the man needs to issue a "letter of divorce".

In theory, a divorce would be a perfect ending to the love between Lin Laosan and his wife. Unfortunately, Lin Laosan was so stubborn that he refused to give in.

This forced the head of the village to utter the word "righteousness" in anger.

When a couple reaches the stage of estrangement, it means that they have severed all ties of affection.

If there is any behavior of beating, cursing, killing, injuring, or adultery between a husband and wife or between their relatives, it will be considered that the couple has severed their relationship. Regardless of whether both parties agree or not, the government will judge and force them to divorce.

Therefore, when the head of the village was furious and shouted the word "righteousness and righteousness", even Old Mrs. Lin did not dare to howl or scream.

She knew very well that if it really came to a decision and went to court, the fact that her eldest son broke Lin Sanya's head would no longer be covered up. Even the details of how their family abused and tortured the mother and daughter of the third wife a few years ago would be exposed to the sun.

I'm afraid that everyone present in Linjiazhuang will come forward to provide many witness testimonies that are favorable to the mother and son of the third wife.

At that time, once the government makes a judgment, violators will be severely punished regardless of whether they are willing or not.

The old lady didn't care what punishment her third son would receive. But when it came to the first and second wives, as well as the harm she had done to them, and the fact that the dead girl had now been granted the title of village lord, if the government seriously investigated, I'm afraid that everyone in the old house would be hard to escape punishment...