The poor little girl who traveled through the book, her father was lazy, her mother was stingy, and

The county examination begins on the tenth day of February. It takes one or two days after the end of one examination before the cases can be released. The second examination will be held on the second day.

If I am lucky enough to finish all five exams, it will be the end of February.

Before leaving, several people told their families that they would wait until everyone had finished the exams and received the results before returning, so no one in Shanglin Village was worried.

After all, with Young Master Gu accompanying them, the headman's family didn't worry about the safety of the two boys at all.

As for whether you can succeed or not, you can only leave it to fate.

Unfortunately, there is still no news about Lin Dahe.

The villagers who had paid the money waited and waited, but could not wait any longer, so they went to the headman's house to make a decision.

Lin Dazhu looked at the group of villagers sitting in his yard, all of them looked dejected and listless.

"Last time, Dajiang and I advised you not to be impulsive. Several elders and I almost went door to door to stop you. Did you listen?"

The villagers huddled together like doves, unable to utter a word.

"Li Zheng, do you think something happened to Da He?"

"My two taels of silver, will it be wasted?"

"Two taels of silver is not bad. I invested five taels of silver. My family raised two taels, and I borrowed the remaining three taels from my father-in-law."

The villagers were talking at once and no one could make up their mind.

Someone suggested going to the shop where Lin Dahe works in town and asking.

At least the shop owner always knows the boss's situation. As long as the boss is fine, Daha will definitely be fine.

Sooner or later their money will be returned.

In this way, two or three families in the village agreed to go to the town together.

The village head could only persuade them not to be impatient, as impatient people would not be able to eat hot tofu.

"Oh no, oh no, Lin Dahe ran away!"

At noon, Wang Mazi, Lin Yougen and Lin Dazhuang, who had gone to the town to inquire about the news, came back crying, holding each other's hands.

Uncle Wang, who was sitting under the crooked tree at the entrance of the village, was so frightened when he saw the three people almost crawling back that he almost fell to the ground.

He glared at Wang Mazi, a member of the same clan, and said, "What are you doing? You are crying and crying for your parents over such a trivial matter."

Wang Mazi was shaking all over, his hands and feet were weak and his heart was numb, and he was panicking.

"Uncle Wang, Uncle Wang, Lin Dahe, he, he, he ran away!"

Uncle Wang: "Lin Dahe originally followed his boss to Lin'an Prefecture!"

Wang Mazi paid two taels of silver to Lin Dahe. That silver was the money his family had saved from fishing and buying cabbage and radishes throughout the year.

Lin Dazhuang also paid two taels of silver. He invested three taels, thinking that after making money this time, his family would buy a piece of land.

Lin Yougen was the worst off among the three. He invested four taels of silver, two taels of which were borrowed, and he was promised to return it to others by the end of February.

Now, in order to make money, I now owe money.

The three of them were originally tense and didn't dare to shout or yell, but now that they arrived at the village, they instantly lost their presentable image.

Lin Yougen, in particular, collapsed and cried loudly.

"Oh my God, Uncle Wang, we went to the shop where Lin Dahe worked today and asked him about it. The shop owner said that Lin Dahe had quit his job a long time ago."

"Ah? Dahe quit? Why would he quit such a good job as an accountant?" Uncle Wang couldn't understand. "Could it be that Dahe changed his job? Did you find out clearly?"

Seeing that Uncle Wang was not convinced, Lin Yougen was so angry that he could not speak. It was Wang Mazi who explained: "Uncle Wang, Lin Dahe was fired for his dirty deeds. He has not worked there for a long time."

After saying that, Wang Mazi and Lin Dazhuang wanted to help Lin Yougen up, but Lin Yougen was so panicked that his entire body was limp, and the two of them couldn't even drag him up.

"Don't worry about me, go and inform the village."

Wang Mazi and Lin Dazhuang were already at the end of their strength, not much better than Lin Yougen. The two of them stumbled all the way to the door of the village head's house.

Wang Mazi: "Uncle, something bad has happened!"

The village chief happened to be loosening the soil at the door. He was shocked when he saw the two of them. "What's going on?"

Lin Dazhuang cried, "Uncle, it's over, it's over!"

What's going on?

"Didn't you go to the town to ask Lin Dahe? What happened? Could it be that Dahe..."

Could it be that Daha encountered bandits again?

What should I do?

Lin Dazhuang cried and said, "Uncle, Lin Dahe, he has not been the accountant in the shop for a long time! He was fired by the boss last year because of his dirty hands and feet."

Thinking of the two taels of silver that had flown away, he suddenly felt extremely heartbroken, "Oh, uncle, it's your fault that I didn't listen to you, it's all my fault!"

"This?" The head of the village never thought that Lin Dahe could do such a thing.

Dirty hands and feet?

The accounting job was found by asking for favors, otherwise there would be many literate people in Dayi Town, so why did it get Lin Dahe's turn?

Why is Lin Dahe so confused?

The village head didn't believe it from the bottom of his heart, "Did you hear it from the shop owner himself?"

"Yes!"

"The shopkeeper's tone is really harsh when he says that."

Lin Dazhuang and Wang Mazi spoke in unison, but their voices were trembling.

The noise in front of the headman's house could not be hidden at all. Soon, most people in the village knew that Lin Dahe had been fired by the shop owner a long time ago, and the shop owner did not go to Lin'an Prefecture to do business.

Lin Dazhuang felt a chill in his heart, as if an icicle had pierced his chest. "The shopkeeper even scolded me, saying that it was no wonder that there hadn't been a decent scholar in Shanglin Village for so many years. Even if there was one, he would be a butcher like Lin Dahe!"

The villagers are no longer calm, they have all invested money.

The second daughter-in-law of the village head heard the noise in the house, and couldn't help feeling fortunate that her father-in-law had kept a close eye on her and didn't let her take the money.

Otherwise, she would be crying and yelling like the villagers outside who paid money.

"What should we do? People in Xialin Village don't know that Lin Dahe has escaped. If they find out, we in Shanglin Village will lose face!"

"Lin Dahe is such a jerk! He not only cheated us out of all our money, but also ruined our reputation!"

"Oh my god, my poor girl, my girl's family listened to me and also invested two taels of silver..."

Wang Mazi was so heartbroken that he couldn't bear it any more. "Who here didn't pay the money? Lin Yougen is still lying under the crooked tree at the entrance of the village with his legs weak."

"Oh, don't freeze in the middle of winter!"

Wang Mazi patted his thigh and leaned against the outer wall of the village head's house. "Lin Yougen paid five taels of silver, three taels of which were borrowed."

Li Zheng was so angry that he had no place to vent. How did he try to persuade him in the first place?

He went door to door to persuade people, but the villagers still said he was blocking their way to wealth.

Especially after Lin Dahe brought back the money before the New Year, the villagers wanted to treat Lin Dahe as their own father and mother.

Now that the money is gone, it’s too late to regret.

It’s too late! It’s too late!

The village head was hoping for the best, unwilling to believe that Lin Dahe, whom he had known since childhood, had turned out to be a liar. "Did you ask clearly? What if Lin Dahe changed his job?"

Wang Mazi said, "Uncle, we asked around, and several shops around here said they haven't seen Lin Dahe in a while."

Lin Dazhuang also said: "Yes, uncle, the three of us have been around the town for a long time and asked all the questions we should ask."

Now that’s good, the villagers all said they were going to find Mrs. Lin to ask for an explanation.

At the beginning, it was Mrs. Lin who showed off and praised Lin Dahe to the skies. Now it’s time to ask Mrs. Lin for the money back.

The village head was unable to stop them as the villagers had already rushed angrily towards the Lin family's old house.

The head of the village looked back at his second daughter-in-law and said, "Go and inform the eldest and second sons, tell them to come back quickly. Something bad is going to happen, something bad is going to happen!"

After saying that, he quickly walked towards the homes of several elders. If this matter was not handled properly, the village would be in chaos!

-

"Mrs. Lin, come out!"

The anger that had been building up along the way had reached its peak.

"Mrs. Lin, where is your third son hiding? Get him out now!"

At this time, Mrs. Lin was unwilling to believe that the third brother would do such a thing.

The villagers are a bunch of fence-sitters. Last time the third brother made money for them, they kept calling him "Big River" and "Big River" in a friendly manner.

Now there is no news about Da He yet? They are questioning her without knowing the truth!

What a bunch of white-eyed wolves!

Thinking of this, Mrs. Lin, who was originally a little flustered, suddenly became furious, "What are you yelling about?"

"Mrs. Lin, where is your third child?"

"Mrs. Lin, your Lin Dahe has done us a terrible harm. Let him out now and return our hard-earned silver!"

"Mrs. Lin, your third son has long since left town to work as an accountant. We have suffered so much from keeping it a secret!"

"That's right, what a shitty boss! What a shitty boss there is after the shop is opened!"

"Pay back the money!"

"Pay back the money quickly!"

……

Mrs. Lin's ears were buzzing, and in the end she only heard the words "pay back the money".

"Bullshit, if my Dahe was a liar, why would he risk being hacked to death by bandits to bring the money back to you?"

"Weren't you happy to get the money before the New Year? Now that Dahe hasn't come back, you're bullying his mother. Let's see if Dahe will give you a share of the money when he comes back!"

"What a bunch of ungrateful people! I said that Dahe is too kind-hearted. It's not good for him to make money secretly! Oh my God, it's hard to be a good person in this world!"

The villagers thought that what Old Lady Lin said was very convincing.

Lin Dahe distributed money to them before the New Year, and he was indeed very happy.

Where on earth did Lin Dahe go!

"I don't think this Mrs. Lin is pretending. Lin Dazhuang, have you guys asked clearly?"

"Yes, Lin Dazhuang, did the shopkeeper say when Lin Dahe left the shop?"

Lin Dazhuang hesitated and for a moment forgot whether he had asked or not.

When they heard the stern-faced shopkeeper say that Lin Dahe was fired last year, they were already scared silly.

I don't have the time to ask questions.

Seeing that Lin Dazhuang was confused, everyone asked Wang Mazi who was going to the town with them.

"When was Lin Dahe fired?"

Wang Mazi tried hard to recall, but his mind seemed a mess and he couldn't remember anything, yet he seemed to have some impression.

He glanced at Lin Dazhuang and said haltingly, "It seems like, it seems like two, two or three months..."

"Two or three months? Are you sure?"

Wang Mazi still remembered that, and nodded under everyone's expectant eyes, "I think so."

"Then when Lin Dahe gave us money, didn't he get fired? What about the money he brought us?"

"Yes, he gave me real silver at the beginning, and I even bit it with my teeth!"

"I spent all the copper coins he gave me during the Chinese New Year. It's true!"

Seeing the situation turn around, Old Lady Lin suddenly became arrogant and said, "Get lost now. You just can't stand seeing Dahe doing well. Don't even think about letting Dahe help you make money in the future."

"Even if Taiga agrees, I won't agree!"

After saying that, he picked up a broom and hit Wang Mazi and Lin Dazhuang who were closest to him.

"Auntie, auntie, let's talk nicely."

"Yeah, why are you hitting people?"

Old Lady Lin said viciously as she beat him, "You just called me Auntie Lin, but now you call me Auntie. I'm telling you, I won't fall for that. Get out of here now. I'm going to have a good talk with Da He when he comes back!"

Old Mrs. Lin is used to scolding her daughters-in-law, and she is very good at it.

The villagers were confused about Lin Dahe's confidence for a moment. They thought that if Lin Dahe was really delayed by something, they would lose their friendship if they continued to make a fuss.

Now you can blame this minor incident on impatience and being blinded by greed, but if it continues, there will be no way around it.

"What to do?"

"What else can we do? Let's wait a few more days."

......

Linda and Linzhuang rushed back and happened to meet the villagers returning from Old Lady Lin's place.

The two looked at each other.

Didn’t they say a fight had broken out?

It doesn't look like any rough action was done!

Lin Da stared at Lin Da Zhuang, "Are you all... okay?"

"Hey, Da Ge, if I had known I would have listened to you. Now I don't even know if I can get the money back."

Linda had no choice but to persuade him, "Why don't you wait a little longer? Dahe can't not go home."

"It can only be this way."

The villagers have stopped making trouble for the time being, but the seeds of suspicion have been planted, and they will come back to life at the slightest sign of trouble.

From then on, villagers would take Uncle Wang’s ox cart to go to town every day.

Some people went to look for Lin Dahe, while others observed near the grocery store of Lin Dahe's father-in-law.

After a few days, there was still no sign of Lin Dahe.

-

When the spring breeze arrives, the ice and snow melt, and all things come back to life.

Lin Dajiang's family is starting to till the land.

The rabbits at home gradually became active.

The rabbits that were born last fall are already three or four months old, and will be saleable in another two months.

The magnolia fruit seedlings in Lin Xiaoman's space are also sprouting and growing rapidly. When the time is right, they can be taken out for planting.

The young master's sausage business is getting bigger and bigger, and the sales of preserved eggs are also increasing.

Taking advantage of the good weather and cold weather, Lin Xiaoman thought he could make one or two final batches.

After that, the weather gradually became warmer and the meat in the sausages began to spoil, so we could no longer make them.

To this end, Lin Dajiang temporarily recruited ten people in Shanglin Village, who worked for ten consecutive days to deliver the goods that the young master wanted.

By the time the Lin family's batch of sausages was ready, it was already early March.

Around the Qingming Festival, plant melons and beans.

It's time to go to the fields and plant in spring.

The sausages can no longer be made, and the villagers who have to go to work also have to take care of the few acres of land at home.

But preserved eggs can still be made. Fortunately, the Li family lives in Shadi Village, which has little land, so the men and a few older men in the family can do the work.

The four daughters-in-law still took turns helping in Li Taohua's shop, and continued to wrap eggs the rest of the time.

After the men of the Li family finished their work on their own fields, they came to Shanglin Village to help Li Taohua work on the fields.

The benefits of having more boys were once again demonstrated in the Li family.

If it were Lin Dajiang, with Zhou Quan at their side, they might be able to finish the task in half a week.

The four brothers of the Li family, along with Li Zi'an, Li Zimao and a few other older ones, would be able to finish the task in four or five days.