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

Otherwise, my third brother would become decadent day by day, and given my mother's personality, he would disturb the family and make them restless.

With my third brother's knowledge, teaching children is no problem at all.

Lin Dajiang thought about it and turned to go to the village head’s house before going to the old house.

When Lin Dajiang told the village head his purpose, he was surprised for a moment. It had always been a regret for him that there was no village school in the village. Now that someone was willing to stay in Shanglin Village to teach, it couldn't be better.

But thinking of Lin Dahe's current bad reputation, the village head couldn't help but start to hesitate again.

Few people in the village could afford the tuition, and even fewer were willing to send their children to school. Now that the notorious Lin Dahe was invited to teach, I'm afraid that 80% of the few who were willing to send their children would be gone.

"Dajiang, I still need to discuss this matter with the elders of the clan. It is not something I can decide alone."

"Uncle Lizheng, the village school doesn't need to be big. A room that can accommodate a dozen or twenty students will do. In this way, you can't invest too much to build a village school. Two or three taels of silver will be enough. Uncle, if you discuss it with the elders and think it is feasible, I will pay for the construction of the village school."

"Dajiang, you are really righteous!"

What the village head was worried about was money. In other villages, every household contributed money to run a village school, but three taels of silver was not a small amount. There were more than a hundred households in Shanglin Village, and each household had to contribute more than two hundred coins. I'm afraid that more than half of them were unwilling to contribute.

"Uncle, I will wait for your good news."

"It's easy to talk about."

Lin Dajiang walked out of the headman's house and hurried towards the old house.

"Dajiang, you're finally here, go and persuade Dahe." Old Mrs. Lin hurriedly took Lin Dajiang into the house, "Dahe is inside."

As soon as Mrs. Lin finished speaking, Lin Dajiang had already kicked the door open.

A loud "bang" startled Lin Dahe who was lying inside.

That's how the bailiffs kicked open the door and took him away.

"I didn't do anything. I didn't commit any crime. Don't arrest me!" Lin Dahe waved his hands wildly. He heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that the person who came in was Lin Dajiang. "Brother, why are you here?"

"If I don't come again, mother will say you plan to starve Mingzhi to death." Lin Dajiang sneered, "If you die, we will cry a few times at most. I'm afraid mother will cry her eyes blind, and your two daughters will probably call someone else their father. By then, in the cold winter, your hands will be frozen red from washing diapers for your half brother. When he grows up a little, you can sell him to an old bachelor as a wife, and the dowry you earn will be just enough for your cheap brother to marry a wife..."

Lin Dahe couldn't stand it, "Brother, stop talking!"

Lin Dajiang sat down on the bedside slowly, looking at Lin Dahe, "Aren't you prepared to die to prove your integrity? You're not afraid of death, so you can't stand these?"

"I..." Lin Dahe's throat was dry and he was speechless.

Old Mrs. Lin was very disappointed. "Why don't you tell me? Your elder brother can make money now, but you can't find a job. Hurry up and ask your elder brother to find you a job. Don't be so desperate all day long."

"Brother, I don't want to commit suicide, I'm just afraid of death." Lin Dahe said in a daze: "I went to the town to look for work a few days ago, but I couldn't even find a letter writing job. People would hide when they saw me. I'm afraid I won't be able to find a job with a reputation like this."

"Then go to the fields with Dad and you'll be able to support yourself."

Lin Dahe heard this and said, "Now I can only follow my father to the fields."

Old Mrs. Lin was getting anxious, as Daha was like a mute at the critical moment.

Tell me quickly, if you don’t tell me, how can your elder brother help you?

"Since you have decided to get out of bed, don't just lie in bed." Lin Dajiang said with a dark face.

As for what he mentioned to the head of the village, nothing has been decided yet. He will mention it to him after it is confirmed. It is a good opportunity to see in the next few days whether Dahe is really determined to reform himself. Otherwise, he will have to think twice before letting him be the teacher of the village school.

Lin Dahe was still a little afraid of his eldest brother. When he was a child, his mother spoiled him and his second brother was timid and didn't dare to touch him. The eldest brother was obedient in front of others but cruel behind their backs and never gave in to him. Even if he got something good, he would take it back. He beat people without leaving any traces and it was useless for him to complain.

"Brother, I'll get up and work right away." Lin Dahe got up weakly and found his old short coat to put on.

"Dahe, do you know the location of the land at home?" Lin Dajiang asked.

"This..." Lin Dahe was extremely embarrassed, "I actually forgot about it."

"Don't forget your roots," Lin Dajiang shook his head. "Come on, I'll take you there."

"Okay, okay." Lin Dahe followed him out. When they reached the door, Lin Dajiang stopped and turned back to stare at Lin Dahe.

Lin Dahe looked puzzled, "Big brother, what's the matter?"

Lin Dajiang frowned, "Are you going to work on the land with nothing? Just recite the names of the Hundred Family Names, Zhao, Qian, Sun, Li, Zhou, Wu, Zheng, and Wang, and the grass will be pulled out and the land will be plowed?"

Lin Dahe smiled awkwardly and asked humbly, "Brother, what should I bring?"

Lin Dajiang's gloomy face turned even darker. Old Mrs. Lin quickly took a hoe and gave it to Lin Dahe, "Take it, and follow your brother to the fields."

After Lin Dajiang and Lin Dahe walked away, Old Mrs. Lin finally breathed a sigh of relief. At least she had sent the third son, who was "looking for death," away. It was better to get out of bed and work in the fields than to be half-dead at home.

-

Since handmade soap could not be sold to the county town, Lin Xiaoman considered going to Lin'an Prefecture to seek cooperation.

According to the simplicity of soap, delicate and smooth soap is simply the best.

Now that she has made it, it can't be wasted.

Lin Xiaoman calculated that his eldest brother would arrive in the next two days. When he came back, Lin Xiaoman planned to persuade him to go to Lin'an Prefecture together.

She just couldn't believe that such a good soap couldn't be sold!

By the way~ let's go to Lin'an Prefecture and have a good time. She has been here for more than two years, but she has never been to the capital city. As a book traveler, she seems to be a bit of a failure!

"Xiaoman!"

"Gu Yu!"

"beginning of winter!"

"Mom and Dad!"

"I'm back!"

Lin Xiaoman turned around and saw Lin Jingzhe jumping off the carriage and running back.

He wanted to pick up Lidong, but Lidong turned around and slipped away like a little fish.

"What? After not seeing me for so long, you wouldn't know that I'm your big brother?"

"snort,"

Lin Lidong pouted and looked stern, looking unhappy.

Lin Xiaoman laughed loudly, imitating Lidong's posture, and snorted coldly at Lin Jingzhe.

"Hey, it looks like I don't have to give everyone the gifts I carefully selected. Oh, that's great. I can save money!"

"Brother, what's the gift?" Lin Lidong, a fence-sitter, smiled instantly. He ran over and hugged Lin Jingzhe's thighs, looking up, "Brother, tell me, what did you buy?"

Lin Jingzhe smiled coldly, "Hey, guess it yourself!"

Lin Guyu and Lin Lidong looked at each other and shook Lin Jingzhe's trouser legs back and forth, "Brother, speak quickly!"

"I won't tell you! You two dogs!"

"Jingzhe, you're playing with your younger brothers and sisters as soon as you come back?" Li Taohua came out from the inner room and pulled Lin Jingzhe to look left and right, "Hey, you've lost weight! Why didn't you eat well?"

"Mom, this is so unfair. I stayed at Changsheng's house this time, and was treated to delicious food and drinks. At first, I gained several pounds. Later, Changsheng and Ci'an went to school, and I went out for a stroll whenever I had time. Look, I came back from another business deal."

Lin Xiaoman's eyes rolled around. This was perfect. Her brother had already visited Lin'an Prefecture and it would be useful for her to sell soap next time!

Everything is ready, except for the east wind. That’s great!

"So you are too thin?" Lin Xiaoman asked with a smile.

Lin Jingzhe deliberately provoked Lin Xiaoman, "That's right, Xiaoman, you don't know how big Lin'an Prefecture is. You can't walk around the streets of the prefecture all day long. There are all kinds of delicious and fun things..."

Li Taohua twisted Lin Jingzhe's ear and said, "Don't say that. If you say that again, I won't let you go to Lin'an Prefecture next time."

Lin Xiaoman squinted her eyes and smiled secretly, watching her elder brother crying out in pain after being twisted by his mother.

"Brother, how did Brother Changsheng and the others do in the exam?"

"We came back early. The results haven't been announced yet. We can't change the result anyway, so we came back first. Oh, by the way, several students from Yiyitang are still in Lin'an Prefecture. We will ask them when the time comes."

Lin Dajiang: "If it really happened, the messenger would report it much faster than them."

Lin Jingzhe nodded, "Whether you succeed or not depends on your fate."

Li Taohua smiled and said, "When did you believe in Buddhism and accept your fate?"

"Mom, you don't know how many people took the exam. In my opinion, being at the bottom of the list is like winning the jackpot. Not winning is too normal." Lin Jingzhe thought about how it took almost half an hour to call out the numbers. Now thinking about it, it's understandable that his third uncle didn't win for so many years.

"The fish that can make the leap to the Dragon Gate is one in a million. Brother, don't say such discouraging words. You are that one in a million clown fish."

Lin Jingzhe was feeling very moved when he suddenly heard the clownfish's voice, which instantly moved all the emotions in his heart.

"Lin Xiaoman!" Lin Jingzhe's eyes widened and his teeth itched with anger.

"Alright, alright, hurry up and clean up and have dinner." Li Taohua said with disdain, "Look, you smell so bad."

Lin Xiaoman came running over laughing, leaving Lin Jingzhe alone and "sad" because of his mother's disdain.

-

The meal in the evening was sumptuous.

There were pickled fish and braised pork made by Lin Xiaoman, and the portions were huge.

She also made a beggar's chicken that Lin Jingzhe absolutely couldn't resist, and stuffed the beggar's chicken with nourishing medicinal herbs.

Li Taohua made steamed pork ribs with rice flour, glutinous rice meatballs, and eggplant and meat casserole, all of which were Lin Jingzhe's favorites.

Lin Jingzhe looked at the table full of his favorite dishes and felt that the love of his mother and younger sister had returned.

The hand was honest and reached directly towards the beggar's chicken.

Lin Xiaoman narrowed his eyes, "Brother, try it quickly, has the taste changed? I added a lot of nourishing herbs."

"I was wondering why it has a faint scent of Chinese medicine? It's fat but not greasy, and delicious!"

Li Taohua has been a professional saboteurs for three hundred years. "Jingzhe, those herbs are what Xiaoman left over from making soap. The soap deal didn't go through, so they can only be stewed with the dish."

Lin Jingzhe got excited when he heard this, "Soap? What big thing have you done while I'm away?"

His focus was on business and soap, and he didn't listen to a word of what A Niang said about the medicinal herbs.

"I'll take you to see it after you finish eating."

What should I do? My curiosity has been aroused and I really want to go and find out right now.

Lin Jingzhe ate meat and rice with big mouthfuls.

"Home-cooked food is still the best."

Li Taohua smiled, "If it tastes good, eat more. We have plenty of chickens and ducks at home. If you want to eat beggar's chicken, you can make it tomorrow."

Lin Jingzhe was shocked. When did his mother become so generous?

Take the initiative to say that there are enough chickens and ducks?

Li Taohua smiled and explained, "You don't know, as soon as you left, Xiaoman started to mess around with this and that. She and your father came up with a way to raise earthworms, and now they've caught a lot of chicks and ducklings at home."

"Xiao Man, you are really capable! You can even raise an earth dragon, but aren't you most afraid of those soft and black things?"

Lin Dajiang laughed out loud, "I'm still a laborer here. I'll have to run myself to pieces if Xiaoman opens her mouth!"

Lin Xiaoman curled her lips: "Dad, you are willing to do it yourself."

"Yes, yes, yes! I will do whatever my daughter asks me to do. How can I refuse!"

The family is happy and cheerful with laughter everywhere.

The situation in the Lin family's old house is just the opposite.

Lin Dahe, who was tired after half a day's work, was starving.

My hands are sore from wearing them, my legs are sore from walking, my whole body feels weak, and my back and waist ache.

When I came back from the fields with my father, I wanted to eat a bowl of hot meal, but when I got home, I found that my mother only made dry biscuits and pickles to go with the dry biscuits. I had no appetite at all.

"Mom, can I have some hot soup?" Lin Dahe asked expectantly.

"No, for you, half of the bread is mixed with white flour. When you were not around, your father and I ate black flour. Now you have taken away all the money for the coffin. How can there be any money left in the family?"

Lin Dahe sat down silently.

Indeed, it is good enough to fill your stomach.

However, his mother's cooking skills were indeed not very good. The dry biscuits had no oil at all. Lin Dahe ate a piece of biscuit mixed with hot water and pickles.

"Dahe, come eat quickly, why are you only eating one piece of cake?"

"Mom, I got hurt from eating too much in jail. My stomach feels uncomfortable because I ate too much." Although Lin Dahe was still hungry, he definitely couldn't eat a second piece.

He couldn't go back to Zhou Mei's place, so he could only stay in the old house.

Thinking about having to eat such disgusting dry biscuits every day, Lin Dahe felt like crying but had no tears. He still had to put on a smile to deal with Old Lady Lin.

"Old man, how is Dahe doing today?"

“Not very good.”

Lin Dahe lowered his head. His father didn't give him any face at all.

"I can't even swing the hoe, what can I do?" Lin Gui said and then he started eating the cake mixed with pickles, enjoying it very much.

Lin Dahe stammered, "Dad, Dad, I will be good at studying."

Lin Gui was so worried. The work that he could finish in one day now had to be done in two days because of the burden. Wasn't this God torturing him?

The old woman knew nothing and let the man who couldn't lift anything go downstairs.

But he couldn't chase them away. As soon as he drove the third brother away, the old woman would have an excuse to go to the eldest brother and ask him to find a job for the third brother.

It's simply a sin.

Teaching the third brother to hoe the fields today made him exhausted. He was hungry and tired, and he could even eat the dry and astringent pancakes made by the old woman.

"Old man, Da He finally made up his mind to work with you. You must take good care of him and don't be annoying, okay? Otherwise, I will never forgive you!"

"Did you hear that, old man?"

"I'm talking to you, do you think I'm talking nonsense? All you do is eat, eat, eat!"

Lin Gui hummed and deliberately made loud smacking sounds while eating the biscuit.

As long as you bite the pancake loudly, you can drown out the old woman's nagging!