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

The dark and thin man hurried out without saying a word, and Lin Dahe ran out and grabbed Lin Dahai.

"Second brother, do you know where Xiaoxue is going? Go and chase her?"

Lin Dahai's eyes were dim, and he looked at Lin Dahe: "Third brother, it's my daughter who left. I must find her back."

Zhou Mei tugged at Lin Dahe's clothes and shook her head at him to signal him not to care.

Old Mrs. Lin glared at her second son: "What a sin! What a sin!"

The village head hurried over and happened to run into Lin Dahai who was rushing out.

"Sea, don't be impulsive,"

The eldest son of the village head, Linda, nodded and said, "Yes, let alone Jialin County, you can't even find it in Dayi Town. I'll find a few people to help you find it, and we'll chase in different directions."

At this time, Lin Dahe suddenly said, "Excuse me, the ink on this piece of paper has already dried up. If Xiaoxue really sold herself, she would have left Dayi Town long ago."

Lin Dahe's words were like a stone suddenly falling into the river, forcing people to face reality.

Linda waved his hand and said, "There is only one official road from Dayi Town to Jialin County. Let's go and chase them. Maybe we can still make it in time."

In a short while, Lin Da organized ten young men in the village and followed Lin Dahai along the village road to Dayi Town.

He asked Lin Yaowu to take seven or eight people to inquire about the situation in several nearby villages.

At this time, Lai Zi Niang, who loved to listen to gossip the most at the entrance of the village, muttered: "I didn't see any strangers today."

The autumn harvest is so busy that my old bones are almost falling apart.

Thinking of having a few days of leisure before sowing the winter wheat.

I simply moved a chair under a big tree at the entrance of the village and chatted with a few old sisters.

There were many people working in and out. She even remembered Lin Dajiang's family coming back with a cart after noon.

But I never saw Lin Xiaoxue go out with the stranger.

So she kindly shouted, "Xiaoxue, that girl, must be thinking it's funny and hiding somewhere to play a joke on you guys!"

Old Mrs. Lin also felt that given Xiaoxue's personality, she would not do such a irritating thing as selling herself.

So he agreed, "Quick, Dahe, go look for it in the mountain behind."

"Xiaoxue is usually a quiet kid, but I didn't expect that she would sell herself out."

"She is just a child after all. It is not easy to be a maid in a wealthy family. It is common for her to be beaten and sold by her master."

"Yes, if she meets a black-hearted human trafficker, she might be sold to a brothel..."

Wang Chunxiu, who was already in despair, was immediately frightened after hearing the discussions of people around her.

He just sat on the ground and cried loudly, and no matter how Linda's wife pulled him up, he couldn't get up.

The head of the village thought of his daughter's good relationship with Lin Xiaoxue, so he told her to go back and ask her about the matter.

Halfway through the journey, they met Lin Dajiang and his family who had just returned from the fields. They felt like they had seen their saviors.

"Dajiang, something happened at Dahai's home. Your niece Xiaoxue sold herself out."

Lin Dajiang couldn't believe it and looked at Li Taohua in disbelief.

"Uncle Lizheng, did Xiaoxue sell herself?"

The head of the village was anxious and angry, and he was in a hurry to go home and ask his little girl, so he made a long story short.

"Dahai is leading his men to the town, but we don't know if they can catch up. Linda is leading Lichun to several nearby villages to ask for help, and your third brother has gone to the back mountain to look for someone. You guys should hurry over there, the whole place is in chaos."

Lin Dajiang nodded in agreement, and the family hurried to the old house without even having time to put down their hoes.

Lin Dajiang was carrying a hoe on his shoulder, his straw sandals and bent trouser legs were all covered in mud. He asked breathlessly, "Mom, the village head said Xiaoxue sold herself?"

He was really shocked.

Nowadays, people sell their children only when the family can no longer make ends meet.

But I've never seen anyone selling themselves.

There's no place like home.

Who of those who were sold didn’t cry loudly and refuse to leave home?

"What a sin!" Old Mrs. Lin slapped her thigh, sat down on the ground, and began to list the faults of her second daughter-in-law.

"Dajiang, Dahai has a miserable life, having such a spendthrift daughter-in-law. The money that the family gets is sent to Wang's house every day, and the children are pale and thin. Dahai didn't even dare to spend money on medical treatment when he was sick, so he just stayed at home and endured it!"

"Which daughter-in-law can subsidize her parents' family so much? That spendthrift woman surnamed Wang is the blood-sucking worm of our Lin family! Xiaoxue, my poor granddaughter, you must be selling yourself to save food for Dongzhi because you don't have enough to eat or warm clothes, right?"

"My poor Xiaoxue!" Old Mrs. Lin wailed loudly, and she felt sad as she cried.

Although I am partial, I still feel uncomfortable when my granddaughter, who I have raised for so many years, is gone so suddenly even though she is just a girl.

"You can go find your dad, or your grandma, Xiaoxue, why are you so depressed?"

"Mom, don't cry. Xiaoxue won't come back on her own even if you cry your heart out." Lin Dajiang was overwhelmed.

If the second brother can't stand on his own, all kinds of troubles will happen in the family.

Seeing her sister-in-law still slumped on the ground, Li Taohua quickly reached out to help.

Together with Linda's wife, they pulled Wang Chunxiu up.

Lin Da came back soon and saw Lin Dajiang and said, "Dajiang, there haven't been any strangers in the nearby villages in recent days. I think Xiaoxue might have been cheated. Let's report it to the police!"

When Wang Chunxiu heard this, she started to cry again, with snot and tears.

Lin Dajiang nodded, "There's no time to lose. I'll leave now."

Linda said, "Dajiang, I'll go with you. Let's go see how the search is going on over there in the sea. What if we're lucky enough to find it?"

Lin Da and Lin Dajiang didn't have time to say anything and set off immediately.

After Linda said this, the villagers who were watching nearby all thought that Lin Xiaoxue did not sell herself, but was deceived by human traffickers or abducted by beggars.

The look he gave Wang Chunxiu was full of pity.

The whole Shanglin Village was bustling with activity.

Even Lin Jingzhe was called to the mountain to look for someone.

Lin Xiaoman looked at the two children, recalling the contents of the book in his mind.

This is a book in which the heroine Lin Xiaoxue becomes rich and meets her lover. It is a sweet story about abusing scumbags. But Lin Xiaoxue is the heroine, how could she be abducted or cheated?

If she were to say, maybe Lin Xiaoxue was trying to escape and expand her territory elsewhere.

But without the Gu family, she might have to find another family to suck blood from.

-

Night falls in the west.

More than two hours had passed since Lin Dahai set out to look for someone.

Li Taohua asked Lin Jingzhe, who had returned from searching in vain, to take his younger brother and sister and Lin Xiaoman back with him. She stayed here to take care of Dongzhi from the second family and Wang Chunxiu, who might cry at any time.

Although she was complaining in her heart that it was bad luck to have such a sister-in-law, she would cry at the critical moment.

But what can she do? She is the eldest sister-in-law, and except for the pregnant Zhou Mei, everyone else in the family helped to look for her.

Lin Jingzhe was about to go back with the cart when Li Taohua ran out and told him in a low voice, "Go back and cook for yourselves. Just keep the food for your father and me. There are too many people in the old house, so don't send it over."

After thinking about it, he felt uneasy again, "You and Xiaoman should finish your meal, clean up and go to bed early. Keep the door closed."

Although I don’t know whether Lin Xiaoxue was abducted by Paihuazi, it is better to be safe than sorry.

The four children in her family are still young.

Jingzhe and Xiaoman are of the same year as Xiaoxue, only a few months older than Xiaoxue.

"Mom knows!" Lin Jingzhe nodded.

While her mother and brother were not paying attention, Lin Xiaoman used her mind to take out a small rice ball from the space.

Something warm was stuffed into Li Taohua's hand. It was wrapped in oil paper and she couldn't see clearly what was inside.

"Mom, this is the rice balls I made with the leftovers from Shopkeeper Tong's place. You should eat them quickly to fill your stomach." As he said this, he pulled Li Taohua to the side of the house.

Li Taohua felt warm in her heart and rubbed Xiaoman's head, "You are really my mother's little cotton-padded jacket."

The rice balls she made were not very big at first.

Li Taohua finished the meal in five or six bites.

My empty stomach was finally half full and I could last for a few more hours.

-

After returning home, Lin Jingzhe set up the cart.

Lin Xiaoman went to the kitchen to cook, and Lin Jingzhe took Guyu to wash the bamboo steamer.

After washing the bamboo steamer, I went to feed the rabbits and chickens.

He was pleasantly surprised to find that the stomachs of three more rabbits had grown bigger.

Li Erli from next door had not come back from looking for someone yet, so Lin Jingzhe knocked on the door. Aunt Li asked, and when she saw it was Jingzhe, she quickly opened the door.

Aunt Li looked at the basket on Lin Jingzhe's back and asked with a smile, "Jingzhe, come and feed the rabbits."

"Auntie, I came to see the rabbits. Several rabbits in our house are pregnant!" Lin Jingzhe smiled happily and couldn't stop being happy.

Having said that, he ran to the backyard.

He thought to himself that he would have to find a way to keep rabbits at home in the future, otherwise it would be inconvenient.

After careful observation, Lin Jingzhe found that there were also pregnant rabbits here, and he couldn't stop getting excited.

A total of five rabbits have big stomachs, and the size of the other ones cannot be seen for the time being. It won’t be long before there will be twenty or thirty more rabbits.

Lin Jingzhe fed the rabbit grass and went back happily to share the good news with Lin Xiaoman.

"Brother is so awesome!" Lin Xiaoman flattered him.

This made Lin Jingzhe's face turn red like a monkey's butt.

Lin Guyu also came out to seek approval: "Sister, the chickens I feed have grown up. By the New Year, they will be able to lay eggs!"

"The Grain Rain is the most powerful, and the chickens are very strong. I am just waiting for the hens to lay eggs and make new food for you!"

When the foodie Guyu heard that his sister could cook new dishes if the chicken laid eggs, his eyes suddenly became bright and full of anticipation.

Lin Xiaoman made scallion pancakes with minced meat and noodle dumpling soup.

The four of them finished their meal with a slurp and left a few pieces of cake for their parents.

I've been very tired these days, running between the fields and the breakfast shop.

After making the pork skin jelly for tomorrow, Lin Xiaoman yawned as he cleaned and washed Guyu and Lidong. After he was done, he dealt with them casually, handed Lidong to his brother, and took Guyu back to his room to sleep.

The next day, it was past midnight.

Lin Xiaoman got up according to her biological clock and found that her parents were already busy in the kitchen.

"Father, mother."

Li Taohua was kneading dough and turned around to ask, "Xiaoman, why don't you sleep a little longer?"

Lin Dajiang was chopping meat and nodded in agreement when he heard this.

"My brother and I went to bed early last night. Dad, Mom, you didn't sleep after you came back, did you?" Lin Xiaoman asked, "Did you find Xiaoxue?"

Lin Dajiang shook his head: "No, your second uncle led his men to Jialin County, and your uncle Lin Da and I hurried to report to the authorities. We happened to run into a caravan on the road, so we paid for a ride back in a carriage. Otherwise, we would still be on the road now."

Li Taohua couldn't help but feel melancholy: "I don't know where Xiaoxue went, ah."

Chunxiu's eyes were swollen like red lanterns from crying.

-

At this moment, Lin Xiaoxue, who was being missed by others, was already fast asleep in an inn in Chiayi County.

In the dream, I saw a girl dressed in silk and satin and a tall boy. The next moment, the tall boy turned into a calm and upright young man and hurried into a yard.

In the dream, Lin Xiaoxue looked up and saw the three words "Hanlin Academy".

She was wondering why she could read when she saw the young man in her dream slowly turning around.

Just as she was about to see the young man's face, she suddenly woke up.

Lin Xiaoxue felt annoyed because she didn't see the man's face in her dream, but only saw a rough outline of his profile.

She rubbed her cheek in front of the bronze mirror. In the near future, would she be an official's wife?

No wonder she was dressed in silk and satin and was followed by several maids and old women.

She had had enough of her parents' incompetence and her brother's dullness.

After knowing that she could see the future through dreams, she was unwilling to stay in the small mountain village.

She once tried to persuade her parents to do business, but her parents had been honest and hardworking all their lives, and they were peasants and could not change.

Her brother is a dull person, so she has to go out on her own.

She uses the ability to predict the future as her guiding stone and treats people sincerely to gain their favor as her trump card. When she came out of Dayi Town, she met only friendly people along the way.

With the money in his hand, he quickly boarded a caravan and followed it to Chiayi County.

The caravan needs to replenish supplies in Chiayi County and will set off for Lin'an Prefecture tomorrow.

-

Lin Dahai ended up with nothing.

He came back exhausted and became even more silent.

The second branch of the Lin family was already dull, and now it has become even more lifeless.

Apart from working in the fields and sleeping, the father and son spend their time weaving bamboo baskets. There are no less than a hundred bamboo baskets piled up in the backyard, and they are still weaving.

Wang Chunxiu had a quarrel with her family members who came to visit her, and they broke up completely.

During the day, he either hugged Dongzhi and cried, or stared at Lin Xiaoxue's room in a daze.

They didn't cook or wash clothes, all these chores fell on the father and son.

Every family has its own problems, and Lin Dajiang was helpless and didn't try to persuade the family further.

You have to look at this matter in a positive way yourself.

No matter how much others say, it's all in vain.

-

Gu Changsheng, who secretly ran out and stayed in Mingyi Hall for two nights at Ping'an's instigation, felt that his cough had subsided a lot.

As his peace of mind grew, a storm surged in his heart.

The story of Miss Xiaoman is actually true.

Mingyi Hall is an academy, and scholars there like the Four Gentlemen: plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum. However, Mingyi Hall is only an academy in the town, and there is only one of the Four Gentlemen, bamboo, in the entire academy.

The rest that can be seen everywhere are green pines and trimmed weeds.

After living here for two days, the young master no longer coughed at night, and only coughed a few times in the morning.

It's a pity that the master will return from Lin'an Prefecture tonight, and by then...

"Master, I'm safe!" Kangtai ran in from outside.

Ping An glared at him and said, "This is a college, why are you making so much noise?"

"The master will probably be back four or five days later."

"Really?" Ping An was overjoyed. "Master, you can continue to live in the academy!"

Kangtai looked at Ping'an with disdain: "You were just talking about me, is your voice quieter than mine?"

Ping'an blushed and stammered as he told the story he heard from Lin Xiaoman.

Gu Changsheng's face turned pale with shock.

Kangtai's expression could only be described as horrified.

The two men stared at Ping An, who shrank his neck in fear.

After a while, Gu Changsheng said, "Unbelievable."

"Young Master, you have lived in Mingyi Hall for two days and you have gotten much better. In previous years, you would not get better until the flowers withered, but now you are more than half a month earlier than the flowers withered!" Ping An couldn't help but said excitedly.

Gu Changsheng was extremely skeptical, yet extremely eager.

The two emotions intertwined in his heart, making him suffer as if he were a trapped beast struggling.

But there was no harm in living in Mingyi Hall for him.

Since Ping An is so sure, why not give it a try?