Escape from famine: Daddy stands up, Dali girl lies down

"Hey, just give me a taste. If it tastes good, I'll take some back."

The second beggar pinched a small piece of his finger and said shamelessly.

“Brother Erzhuang, the distinguished guest who came to your house came in a carriage.

He said he wanted to go up the mountain to look for something, and offered ten taels of silver to find someone in the village to lead the way. This job must be yours."

"How did you know!"

Lin Erzhuang paused with his hand holding the spoon, and it was exactly the same as what he had requested in his dream.

When he took the job, the money went into the boss's pocket.

He was injured on the mountain, and even the ten taels of silver as compensation were taken away by the boss.

In consideration of the twenty taels of silver, his family hired a doctor for him. Later, it was only with the help of the children who went up the mountain to collect herbs that he was barely cured.

Thinking of this, Lin Erzhuang almost broke his teeth.

...

"If you want to eat, bring your own bowl." Lin Erzhuang said in a deep voice.

"Okay, brother Erzhuang, wait for me!"

Erlaizi jumped three feet high and ran to the village. When he thought that he had dinner, he was so happy that he showed his yellow teeth.

"Dad, that second beggar..." Lin Hongyi said with difficulty.

He didn't want his father to be kind at all. He could barely feed himself, so how could he have the heart to sympathize with others?

"Dad knows his limits. Erlaizi has a bad reputation, but he has never done anything to harm others. He is much better than some people." Lin Erzhuang analyzed in a low voice.

"Well, listen to Dad."

Although Lin Hongyi was dissatisfied, he didn't say anything more.

In his opinion, whether a person is good or not cannot be proved by just one or two sentences.

...

The moon is bright in the sky and insects are chirping.

The river breeze brought gusts of heat, and the family sat around a clay pot eating river clam soup.

The thin slices of meat are chewy and have a faint fishy smell, which is completely different from the clam meat I have eaten before.

For a moment, all I could hear was a grumbling sound. I had to cook ten pots to fill the family's stomachs.

When Erlaizi ran over with the broken bowl, he saw the Lin family members holding their stomachs and not moving.

Feeling depressed, he came over with his head hung low and said with a sad face.

"Brother Erzhuang, I've got the bowl."

"Look at your useless look, everything in the earthen jar is yours."

Lin Erzhuang saw Erlaizi under the firelight, looking like he was about to cry, which was really rare.

"Thank you, Brother Erzhuang. If you tell me to go east, I will never go west."

Upon hearing that there was food, Er Laizi immediately revived with full health and pounced on the earthen jar like a hungry tiger.

He picked up the earthen jar and was about to pour it into his mouth, but heard a cold snort, so he quickly poured the contents into the bowl.

"Oh my God, this is so delicious, better than delicacies from land and sea." Erlaizi exclaimed.

Lin Erzhuang didn't bother to pay attention to this lazy guy and told his four sons to continue picking river clams.

With Erlaizi's mouth, the whole village would be in an uproar in less than a day.

Although this river beach is large, it cannot accommodate the large number of people, so we just pick up as much as we can.

The full moon was setting in the west, and a long shadow was moving towards the village.

In a daze, Lin Shu didn't even know how many clams she had collected.

I woke up for a moment while lying on the bed, and saw a field full of dark clams.

...

"Bang! Get up, my second brother! Ouch!"

Old Lady Lin kicked the half-open door open, but she used too much force and the door bounced back and hit her feet that had not yet been retracted.

There was a sharp pain in her ankle and Mrs. Lin fell to the ground with a groan.

"Old Second, you bastard, how dare you lay hands on me.

Come and see, everyone, Lin Erzhuang is beating someone up."

Old Mrs. Lin, who was talking nonsense, spoke without considering Lin Erzhuang's feelings at all.

"That's enough. I'm five feet away from you. How dare you say I'll hit you?"

Lin Erzhuang stood at the door with his bare chest, looking gloomily at the howling old lady Lin.

"Why, are you here to see if my family is starving to death?

It's a pity that I couldn't fulfill your wish. Money is more important than life."

"How can you talk like that, second brother? This is extremely disrespectful. Don't forget that I am your mother."

Old Mrs. Lin glared at Lin Erzhuang with her teeth bared, her eyes full of hatred as if she wanted to strangle him to death.

Lin Erzhuang felt sad. He didn't understand why this so-called mother hated him so much.

Could it be that he is not a child of the Lin family?

An idea suddenly popped up in Lin Erzhuang's mind, but he immediately shook off this ridiculous idea.

...

"I have found a job for you. If you serve the nobleman well, the money you owe will be written off."

Old Mrs. Lin suppressed her anger, forced a smile and spoke kindly.

That twisted smile seemed particularly ironic and emotionless to Lin Erzhuang.

“Haha, whoever takes the job will serve.

Who do you owe the money to? Where is the IOU and the middleman?

If you try to extort money from me with just a few words, then you should go to the authorities."

"Ah~ I'm not going to live anymore..."

Old Mrs. Lin was so angry that she gasped for breath. She lay down on the ground decisively, kicking her hands and feet and howling.

"Haha, if you're not afraid of disturbing your precious children and grandchildren, then howl as loud as you can." Lin Erzhuang leaned against the wall with his arms folded across his chest, watching the show.

"Old Second, you bastard, just wait for me!"

Old Mrs. Lin glanced at the front yard, grumbled, and whispered through gritted teeth.

"Second brother, even if brothers are broken, their bones are still connected, so just help your eldest brother this time.

When his life gets better, he will definitely not forget you, his brother."

Mrs. Lin changed her face and brainwashed him, then used her final trick.

"As long as you handle this matter well, you will still be my son, and you will not be short of food and drink at home."

Lin Erzhuang glanced at his mother and sneered in his heart.

Why didn’t he realize before that I’m really a talented person?

In order to make him surrender, she tried every possible means. It is hard to imagine that an old rural woman would have such a mind.

Lin Erzhuang rubbed his fingers together and said without wavering.

"Twelve taels."

"You~"

"Twelve taels."

"One or two taels." Old Lady Lin gritted her teeth and bargained.

"Twelve taels."

Lin Erzhuang looked at his mother's changed expression and stated his price without any hesitation.

Because, the money was what he deserved, why should he let the boss take advantage of him.

"Don't forget the noble man."

"Okay, I'll give it to you when you come back."

Mrs. Lin gave way, but she dug a trap for Lin Erzhuang.

"Oh, whoever takes the job should do it.

It’s getting late, I have to take my family to find something to eat.”

Lin Erzhuang turned around and went into the house. His decisive look made Mrs. Lin panic.

"Okay, ten taels is ten taels, wait."

Old Mrs. Lin spat and walked slowly towards the front yard.

No matter how much she procrastinates, it will eventually come to an end.

...

When Mrs. Lin saw her eldest son's anxious look, she told him everything that had just happened.

"Mom, isn't it just ten taels of silver?

As long as you serve the noble well, you will have many benefits in the future."

Although Lin Youzhi felt sad that the money he had earned was gone, he still took it out with reluctance.

As long as you get in touch with a noble person, you will never worry about having money.

The second brother is a fool, he only cares about money. He and his bunch of lowly bastards deserve to be poor in the countryside.

Old Mrs. Lin returned to the backyard with the silver and had a struggle with Lin Erzhuang for a while.

His hands were empty, his heart was empty too, he said viciously.

"Hurry up and take your stuff with you to the village chief's house and wait. You must serve the nobleman well, otherwise you will be in trouble."