A small peasant girl's home is bare, but I have a spiritual space

"Is Ran'er's father really useless? He can't help with anything." Father Lin said with a dejected look on his face.

"Dad, how can you think like this? Everyone is good at different areas, and negotiating with people happens to be what I'm good at. Dad, you won't blame me for interfering in your business, right?" Lin Yiran hugged her father's arm and started to act coquettishly and cutely.

Father Lin hurriedly explained: "How could that be, Ran'er, what are you thinking? You have given so much to our family, how could I blame you? I just feel sorry for you and feel bad that I couldn't help you!"

"I'm glad Dad doesn't blame me. We are a family. Only if we work together can we live a prosperous life. Don't you agree, Dad?"

"Yes, yes, Ran'er is right." Father Lin quickly agreed.

Lin Yiran breathed a sigh of relief. She wanted to do everything perfectly, but ignored her father's feelings. It seems that she has to give her family more opportunities to perform in the future.

She can't do everything by herself. Not only will she be very tired, but in the long run, the family members will gradually lose self-confidence and the ability to take care of themselves due to her taking on so much, and that is definitely not what she wants.

Even if they are not as experienced as I am, so what? I can still clean up the mess myself.

Alas, she took it for granted. She shouldn't have relied on the advantage of having a second life to think that no one could compare to her and wanted to get involved in everything.

The clang, clang, clang of the gongs could be heard from far away, and the village chief's familiar loud voice began to shout, "Everyone gather at the threshing ground immediately. I have something important to announce."

After hearing the voice, Lin Yiran and her father smiled at each other, and the father and daughter hurried home with brisk steps.

When Lin Yiran returned home, he saw that the two brothers who were tied up like mummies in the yard had woken up.

Seeing them come in, his eyes were full of pleading, "Uncle Qingshan, Sister Ran'er, we are not human beings, and we shouldn't have the idea of ​​taking advantage of your pony, but we really have no other choice.

Recently, I was hooked on gambling by a colleague. Not only did I lose my shop, but I also spent all my savings from the past few years. Now I'm heavily in debt.

The gambling house manager gave us three days to pay back the money, and if we didn’t, he would chop off our arms.”

Father Lin looked at them coldly, "So you guys are targeting my family?"

"Uncle Qingshan, I, I, just heard that your family recently bought a carriage, and I was thinking..."

Liu Da was too embarrassed to continue speaking. Father Lin shook his head in disappointment. Liu Da still didn't tell the truth at this point. Their family just bought the carriage yesterday evening and didn't meet any villagers along the way.

How did Liu Da and Liu Er know that his family had bought a carriage? It was obvious that they came for their money. However, they happened to see the foal as soon as they entered the yard. They probably didn't want to let go of either the money or the foal.

The foal must have kicked them because it sensed danger. Animals are born with a sense of danger, and they are even more acute than humans.

"Why don't you just tell me if you need money? If you had told me, I would have helped you within my ability. Why bother stealing?

I watched you two grow up, and you know what my family situation was like before. I felt sorry for you being without a father or a mother, so I saved all the food I could by eating frugally and sending it to you. But you ended up raising two ungrateful wolves. How could you have the heart to do that to you?

Liu Da and Liu Er lowered their heads, no one spoke, and the atmosphere was frozen for a moment.

"Knock, knock, knock." The courtyard door was slammed. Lin Yiran walked to the door and asked, "Who is it?"

"It's me, Ran." Lin Yiran didn't expect the village chief to come so quickly. When she opened the door and saw the situation outside, she was stunned for a moment. In addition to the village chief, there were two tall and strong young men and an ox cart.

Lin Yiran carefully identified them and found that one of them was the village chief's second son Lin Laifu, and the other was the youngest son of a family surnamed Liu who had fled from famine.

Several people had smiles on their faces, "Ran girl, I have told the villagers everything you asked me to do. They are all very grateful to you and asked me to tell you that they will come over to thank you after finishing their farm work.

Besides, I have already found the 20 people you asked me to find who are good at building houses. Just let me know when you send them over." Village Chief Lin paused and continued, "Should we send Liu Da and Liu Er to the county government office now or..."

Lin Yiran smiled and nodded, "It's okay now," and let Village Chief Lin and the others in.

As soon as Village Chief Lin and his two companions entered the yard, they saw Liu Da and Liu Er who were tied up tightly. Looking at the black clothes they were wearing, there was nothing they didn't understand.

They had some doubts in their hearts, but when they saw how Liu Da and Liu Er were dressed, they felt disappointed. Village Chief Lin and the other two looked at everything with complicated expressions.

When Liu Da and Liu Er saw the village chief coming, they quickly asked him for help, "Uncle village chief, please ask Uncle Qingshan to let us go. We won't dare to do it again. We were forced to do this."

The two men repeated to Village Chief Lin what they had just said to Lin Qingshan.

Village Chief Lin glanced at the two of them in anger and said, "How many people have lost their fortunes because of gambling? You said that your peers were harming you, but you must have fallen into the trap!

If you didn't have greed in your hearts and wanted to get something for nothing, how could it harm you? A fly won't bite an egg without a crack!

I have long told you to be down-to-earth in life and work, but when you went to the town and no one gave you any advice, you became arrogant and lost your sense of responsibility," said Village Chief Lin bitterly.

His expression was complicated and difficult to discern, with self-blame, confusion, disappointment, and sadness appearing alternately on his face, before finally returning to calm.

The good kids had stayed in the town for a few years, and now they looked like neither human nor ghost. He felt very uncomfortable. He closed his eyes and said with difficulty: "Laifu, Liu Jun, you two should drag them onto the ox cart and send them to the county government office."

When Liu Da and Liu Er heard that the village chief was going to send them to the county government, they immediately became anxious, "Uncle village chief, you can't do this to us. You watched us grow up, and you know our nature. We must change our ways, turn over a new leaf, and start a new life."

Village chief Lin glanced at Lin Yiran and saw that she looked indifferent, but the girl was determined to send them to the county government office.

Never mind. If you have done something wrong, you should be responsible for your actions.

"Drag him away," Village Chief Lin said without looking at Liu Da and Liu Er. "I didn't expect you to be so hard-hearted. We have given you so many things over the years, but you didn't even help with such a small favor. Don't you feel guilty?"

Village chief Lin looked at the two men in disbelief. It turned out that this was how they viewed him. The love and money he had invested in them even exceeded those in his own sons.

I have indeed accepted gifts from them, but they forced them on me. I said that if I didn't accept them, it was because the gifts were too little. I also said that I was their adoptive parent and it was natural for a son to respect his parents, so I accepted them.

At that time, he lamented that his love for the two children was not in vain, and even boasted about it to the villagers.

It seems that they are not bad, but they have been pretending since they were young. The two brothers know that they still need people like them to help raise them, so they behave well-behaved, sensible, kind and righteous in order to win their sympathy.

Village chief Lin's face suddenly turned extremely pale. He could hardly stand and staggered forward.

Lin Yiran, who was closest to the scene, quickly reached out and supported the staggering Village Chief Lin.

Everyone broke out in cold sweats when they saw this thrilling scene. The elderly hate falling down the most, as they are likely to break bones if they fall.

The old village chief is already sixty years old. The medical conditions in this dynasty were not well developed. Coupled with poverty, natural disasters and man-made disasters, human life expectancy was greatly shortened. Sixty years old is considered a long life.

Lai Fu was so anxious that he almost cried. He choked up and asked, "Dad, how are you? Where do you feel uncomfortable? Do you want to see a doctor?"

Village Chief Lin shook his head slightly, "Dad... I'm fine, just a little dizzy, and my heartbeat is a little fast, it will be fine after a while."

Liu Da's remarks have refreshed Lin Yiran's understanding of the word shameless. There is no such thing as the most shameless, only more shameless.

She turned around and stared at Liu Da and Liu Er fiercely, "You are two despicable and shameless people. Even if the village chief accepted some things from you, it is beyond reproach.

How much did he help you when you were little? If it weren't for these kind villagers helping you, would you have survived until now? You would have probably frozen to death or starved to death.

Even if they raise a son, it is to provide for their old age. Even if they raise a dog, it can guard the house. Why should they raise you? How much benefit can they get from raising you?"

"Haha, it sounds nice, but it's just to gain a good reputation. You're so hypocritical." Liu Da's words were like a sharp knife that once again stabbed Village Chief Lin's heart.

Making his already pale face even paler, Lin Yiran winked at Lai Fu and Liu Jun, who immediately understood and rushed towards Liu Da and Liu Er, dragging them out of the yard.

Liu Er's injured leg was constantly pulled during the dragging process, and it hurt so much that he kept wailing. Lai Fu was already furious at the two people's shameless words.

Hearing Liu Er's wailing, he not only did not slow down the dragging speed, but walked towards the place where the ox cart was parked even faster. Liu Da saw Lao Er's miserable condition and felt very distressed.

It's all my fault for offending everyone just for the sake of momentary pleasure. It's too late to regret now.

The wound on his arm was torn and hurt a lot, but having learned from the experience of the second brother, he did not dare to cry out and could only grit his teeth and endure it.

After Lai Fu and Liu Jun dragged the two men into the car, Lin Yiran took out a few apples from his room and handed them to the two men, "Uncle Lai Fu, Brother Liu Jun, you have worked hard, take these apples and eat them on the way.

After sending them to the county government office, we will say that Liu Da and Liu Er went to Lin Feng's house in Daxi Village to steal something, and County Magistrate Hu will know how to deal with it. "

"Okay," the two men were not fools. Robbery and stealing were completely different in nature. However, the girl wanted Magistrate Hu to give them heavy sentences.

However, Liu Da and Liu Er also deserved their punishment, and they had no sympathy for them at all.

Then Lin Yiran handed over a small cloth bag, "Uncle Laifu, this is the knife that Liu Da and Liu Er used to commit the crime. You can present it as physical evidence. The knife is very sharp, be careful not to hurt yourself."

"Okay, thank you, Ran'er, for reminding me." Lai Fu took the small cloth bag carefully.

"Ran'er, I'll ask you to take care of my father. I will come back as soon as possible and then come to pick him up." Lai Fu reminded him worriedly.

"Don't worry, I will take good care of grandpa and promise to give you a lively father." Lin Yiran said with a smile.

Lin Lai Fu was also amused by the little girl, and the solemn atmosphere was diluted a lot by Lin Yiran's words.

After Lai Fu drove away in the ox cart, Lin Yinyan returned to the courtyard. Seeing that the old village chief looked better than before, he felt relieved.

He took an apple from the house, washed it, and handed it to Village Chief Lin, "Grandpa, don't listen to their nonsense. Everyone knows what kind of person you are. Besides, you're not the only one who accepted gifts from Liu Da and Liu Er. Many people have accepted them.

Don't feel any burden. You must have been too busy this morning to eat, right? Eat an apple first, I'll go cook. My cooking is delicious. You'll have a treat today."

Village Chief Lin nodded slightly, forcing a smile on his pale face, "Thank you, Ran girl. I have been trying to be strong all my life, but I didn't expect to be known as a hypocrite and a false righteous person."

Father Lin looked at Village Chief Lin with sympathy, "Uncle, those are two ungrateful people. Don't think about them anymore. I'll help you go back to the house and rest."

Village Chief Lin also knew his current physical condition, and did not reject Lin's father's kindness, "Yeah, I understand, it's just that I feel bad, I treat them both as my sons.

No, I care more about them than my two sons. I always think about how pitiful they are without a father or a mother. Most of the food I eat goes into their stomachs, and my two sons can only eat the leftovers. But in the end... Alas, I didn't teach them well!"