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

"Hey, the third, fourth, and fifth brothers are all here!"

Lin Erzhuang walked into the yard under the sympathetic gaze of the villagers and looked at the expected person who appeared.

"Second brother, you must be tired! Come and take a rest." Lin Youcai said with a smile.

"Shut up! Did I let you talk?"

Old Mrs. Lin interrupted the two with a loud shout and pointed at Lin Erzhuang with a distorted face.

"Ms. Wu stole our chickens and pigs. Pay ten taels of silver or your whole family will go to jail.

And what about the fish we caught today? Hand them over immediately. Don’t forget that we haven’t divided the family yet.”

"Oh my God! Ten taels of silver, isn't this just pushing people to death!" Villager A whispered.

Some villagers looked at Old Lady Lin's silver hairpin and silver bracelet and nodded in understanding.

"Tsk tsk, I didn't realize that the old Lin family is quite good at living. No wonder the eldest son of the Lin family can live in the town." Villager B muttered to his companions.

These words were like adding fuel to the fire. The faces of the three Lin brothers all changed, and no one was willing to join in.

...

"Wow~ I can't live like this anymore, the mother-in-law slanders her daughter-in-law as a thief.

My sons, you all should die with me! This house can’t accommodate our family…”

Mrs. Wu, who had been crying silently with her head down, suddenly burst into tears. The four boys hugged her and cried together.

The five mothers pulled each other and banged their heads against the wall, as if to prove their innocence with their death.

"Mom, I want mom~wah." Lin Shu sat in the backpack and cried loudly.

Lin Erzhuang rushed over to stop the five of them and protected them closely behind him.

He gently put down the backpack, carried Lin Shu out and handed her to the eldest brother, then turned around and stared at old woman Lin with bloodshot eyes.

“Mom, you’ve forced my whole family to death, and now you’re satisfied.

From childhood to adulthood, I have worked and hunted hard to gain your approval, but I can't even support my own children.

Shu'er was six years old and still couldn't walk. The doctor said it was because she was hungry.

Now they are accusing Wu of stealing things. This is forcing my family to die!"

After listening to Lin Erzhuang's complaints and taking a look at his family's clothes, the villagers all sighed.

We all live in the same village, and everyone knows each other's family situation, but they just don't talk about it out loud.

"Thank you, fellow villagers, for asking the clan leader and the village chief for help. I want justice." Lin Erzhuang bowed to the villagers.

"I'll go!" Lin Jinglun raised his hand.

"Thanks, Jinglun." Lin Erzhuang said gratefully.

He glanced at the villagers who were watching, and clasped his fists to everyone with tears in his eyes.

There was obvious bitterness and disappointment on his dark and thin face, which made the villagers' eyes red and they all felt sympathy.

...

Village Chief Lin and Chief Lin of the Lin Clan sat above the yard, glanced at the Lin family members who were obviously in different camps, and glared seriously at the villagers who were watching the fun.

"Old man Lin, tell me what's going on!" Village Chief Lin said in a deep voice.

"Village chief, the old woman has always been in charge of family affairs. I really don't know." Old man Lin said with his head lowered.

"Ms. Wu stole the chickens and pigs from our house, was disrespectful to her parents-in-law and was lazy by nature..." Old Mrs. Lin took over the conversation with confidence.

"Puff~Boom~"

Wu knelt down with tears on her face and kowtowed sadly to the clan leader and the village chief, her forehead suddenly turning blood red.

Her skinny face illuminated by the firelight looked like a murderous ghost, and she cried miserably.

“I, Wu Layue, am willing to die to prove my innocence, and I ask the clan leader and village chief to let my father seek justice for me.

Shu'er's father, I can't live anymore, you must take good care of our child.

Take them away from the wolf's den, even being beggars is better than this.

Shu'er, I'm sorry for you. You haven't had a full meal since you were born.

You are six years old and still can't walk. It's all your mother's fault. I shouldn't have brought you into this world to suffer.

Woo~"

Wu staggered to her feet and rushed towards the stone pillar in the main hall.

"Oh my god, stop her!"

"Mom, you can't abandon us."

"Hurry, someone is going to die."

……

Everyone exclaimed and some brave ones rushed out to save people.

...

"Brother, go and save mother."

Lin Shu's words awakened the stunned Lin Hongyi. He put Lin Shu down tremblingly and pounced on Wu like a hungry wolf.

The three Lin Hongtian brothers rushed towards Wu, crying loudly, and Lin Shu crawled towards Wu using her hands and feet.

Lin Erzhuang stood there as if he had lost his soul, tears of blood falling from his eyes, his whole body trembling and unable to move.

When the villagers saw this poor family, they all shed tears.

...

Fortunately, Wu was rescued by Lin Hongyi as soon as she touched the stone pillar.

His forehead was broken again and blood was gushing out. It looked very scary. The mother and her friends hugged each other and cried loudly.

Lin Erzhuang, who had recovered, had bloodshot eyes. He pounded his chest and cried to the sky.

"Mom, you have such a vicious heart! Are you really going to force my whole family to death?

As the saying goes, to catch a thief, you have to seize the stolen goods. Just based on your words, you have to convict Wu.

As a man, if I can't protect my wife and children, then what's the point of living?"

The villagers felt the same way and began to criticize Old Lady Lin.

...

“That’s enough, Old Lin.

If the descendants of your family don't want to get married, then don't affect the girls and boys of the entire Linjia Village." The clan leader paused and said angrily.

"Someone, go search Lin Erzhuang's house."

This remark awakened the villagers, and they all glared at Old Lady Lin, some even scolded her for being vicious and wanting to harm the entire village.

If a village has a vicious mother-in-law who forces her daughter-in-law to death, it will definitely have an impact on the marriage in the village.

As the saying goes, good things don’t go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles.

The villagers who understood this all hated the viciousness of Old Lady Lin and felt even more sympathy for Lin Erzhuang's family.

As soon as they heard that the patriarch wanted to search Lin Erzhuang's house, someone stepped forward.

A group of people surrounded the clan leader and the village chief, and walked towards the backyard with the old couple of the Lin family.

Following closely behind were the three brothers of the Lin family, and even the woman and child who had never been seen showed up.

...

backyard.

Next to the pigpen was a shabby thatched house, which was short and cramped and not as solid as the pigpen. Rags and tattered clothes were hung on a rope.

Under the lantern, an old kang and a wooden bed made of stones occupied most of the room.

There was a broken kang cabinet and a lame stool, and no other furniture.

The house is cramped but very clean, if it weren't for the smell of pig manure next door.

The person who volunteered stood at the door and found it difficult to take a step.

Finally, the two women went in together to search.

In full view of everyone, the entire room, which could be seen from one end to the other, was searched in a few moments, and even the rat holes under the bed were not spared.

"Chief, there is not a single copper coin."

"Chief, we don't have a single copper coin or a single grain of food."

"..."

The villagers were speechless. When the poorest guy thought of the ten copper coins he had hidden, he suddenly felt like the richest man in Linjia Village.

"Lin Laogen, take care of your wife. If you continue to do this, we will punish you according to the clan rules."

The patriarch turned away. He had heard about the experiences of Lin Erzhuang's family and knew that he was a filial and good young man.

The more filial a child is, the more likely he or she is to be ignored. Unfortunately, the child will suffer as a result.

The villagers were tired after a day's work and had a rare chance to fill their stomachs. When they saw the clan leader and the village chief leave, they stopped talking and watched.

The Lin family yard became quiet for a while, except for old Mrs. Lin who was cursing unwillingly.

"Mom, please stop talking!

My son rarely comes home, you can’t let me go back hungry!" Lin Youcai pulled Old Lady Lin and whispered to him.

"You are not a good person either. You got married and forgot your mother. I will deal with you when I have time."

Faced with the youngest child, Old Lady Lin finally calmed down and told her two daughters-in-law to cook.

When she thought of the lost chicken and two pigs, Old Lady Lin felt as if her heart was being cut out.

Three days, if we can endure for three more days, the second house’s true colors will be revealed.

Before leaving, he looked at the second wife with resentment.

"Second brother, don't blame mother for being cruel.

The pigs and chickens were lost in the backyard, so it’s no one else’s fault.

If you don't hand over ten taels of silver, your family won't be able to eat."

...

"Second brother, don't be angry. Mom was just very angry at the moment and she doesn't mean any bad things." Lin Sizhuang persuaded with a smile.

"Second brother, ah!"

Lin Sanzhuang sighed, squatted under the eaves and said nothing more.

"Haha, what's the point of living like this?"

Lin Erzhuang rubbed his face fiercely and squatted down with Lao San.

The four brothers squatted in a row under the eaves, and Lin Youcai couldn't wait to speak.

"Second brother, eldest brother's family is just like what you said."

"Haha, so what if that's the case, does it have anything to do with us?

In the eyes of my parents, my eldest brother is the most promising one.

We four brothers are nothing, we are just old workhorses who work ourselves to death." Lin Erzhuang choked up.

"Why!"

"Yes, why!"