Quick Wear: Cousin, Come to the Bowl Quickly

Since that day, several major events have occurred in Linjia Village.

First, the elders of Lin Daniu's lineage opened a clan temple. Before the ancestors were ranked, they scolded Lin Shugen and his wife, saying that they were too partial. As grandparents, they did not love their children and even condoned Lin Daniu's scheme to buy and sell his niece. They were a shame to their ancestors and brought disgrace to their ancestors. They scolded the two sixty-year-old men sobbing and wished they could bang their heads on the ground.

Then they used the family law to tie up Lin Daniu and beat him with a stick 20 times. When the execution was being carried out, the two elders of the Lin family wanted to stop him, but the clan leader said that Lin Daniu had bad intentions and that he would cause more trouble in the future and bring disaster to the clan. He would be punished with a stick. If the old couple wanted to stop him, they would expel them from Linjia Village and remove their names from the family tree.

The old couple were so frightened that they dared not move. They could only watch Lin Daniu being beaten to pieces. It seemed that he would not be able to get out of bed for several months.

In the end, Zheng did not survive. She was already too ill to get out of bed, and she suffered such a great trauma that she watched Lin Daniu being punished with her last breath, and died that night.

As soon as the funeral was over, her eldest daughter and her two younger siblings knelt in front of the clan leader, insisting on dividing the family. The clan originally disagreed, but Lin Xiaomiao was firm in her attitude. She said that she was hurt by her grandparents and was afraid of revenge from her uncle. After the division of the family, she would set up her own business and would not ask for a penny more than what was included in her share.

The clan leader felt sorry for her three children and finally agreed. Lin Xiaomiao took all her belongings and her two younger siblings and settled down in a dilapidated house in the west of the village that was drafty.

After settling down, she took her brother and sister-in-law to the village head's house to express their gratitude, and brought the only ten eggs in the family. However, the village head looked at her three siblings and saw that they were as thin as bamboo poles, as if they would fall down if the wind blew. He was not willing to take her things. He not only comforted Lin Xiaomiao in a gentle voice, but also filled half a bag of food for them before the three siblings left.

Lin Xi didn't care about all this. The heroine of this world was a hardworking, kind and positive person. She was naturally willing to help. Besides, her main goal was to have a better life and mission in the next few years, so she naturally would not ask for repayment.

She counted the days. It had been five days since she had talked to Du Xingzhi alone that day. However, she was not in a hurry and continued to live her life leisurely.

At this moment, she was holding a piece of dogtail grass and teasing the silly little black dog on the ground. If you ignore the chirping sound of the system, it seems that life is peaceful and tranquil.

"Why hasn't Du Xingzhi come to see you yet? Could it be that you were too straightforward that day and frightened that old-fashioned guy?"

Lin Xi ignored its chatter. This system had been with her through so many worlds, but it still had no confidence in her. Every time it wanted to dictate Lin Xi's behavior. Fortunately, Lin Xi had her own pace in doing things and would not be easily led astray by it.

However, while her life was peaceful, some people were feeling uneasy every day.

This was the fourth time Du Xingzhi had been distracted today. When he came to his senses, he saw a pool of black ink gradually spreading on the snow-white paper and realized that he had ruined another piece of paper.

He quickly removed the pen from the paper and put the ink-stained paper on the other side of the desk, waiting for the ink to dry before practicing calligraphy. The Du family was not well-off, so they used paper and ink sparingly, and naturally could not waste them.

It seemed that he would not be able to write the policy essay today, so he had to put away his pen and ink, turned around and went to the bookshelf, wanting to find a book to calm his mind. However, when his fingers stroked the spines of rows of books, they involuntarily stopped on the thick "Daqing Code", and his thoughts could not help but return to that evening when the sky was filled with rosy clouds.

That day, the two of them exchanged a few words at the intersection, and Du Xingzhi was ready to leave, but the moment he turned around, he felt someone gently pulling his sleeve.

He looked at Lin Xi in confusion, but saw that she lowered her head slightly, and her fine hair could not cover the slightly red tips of her ears. She slowly spoke in a soft voice, "Grandpa just asked me why I stood up to help Second Aunt and the others."

"Huh?" In fact, Du Xingzhi also wanted to know why. In his memory, this cousin had always been weak and taciturn. In the situation just now, even the most kind-hearted people in the village chose to retreat, but she stood up.

"I told grandfather that it was because he taught us to be kind, but...actually I lied." She seemed to find it difficult to speak, her eyes drooped, and her snow-white teeth gently bit her lower lip.

"Actually, I'm not familiar with Second Aunt's family. Just now, Grandpa was speechless because of that matchmaker. Although I sympathize with them, I can't think of a solution for a while. But..." Lin Xi paused, and seemed to have finally mustered up the courage to raise her head. Her pretty face was full of blush, and her almond eyes were shining.

Her bright eyes seemed to have some kind of magic, which attracted Du Xingzhi. He couldn't help but ask, "But what?"

"But I suddenly remembered that Uncle Erniu once saved you when you were young, when you were bitten by a snake. Thanks to Uncle Erniu, otherwise you would..." She seemed to have thought of something bad, and her face turned pale.

Du Xingzhi hadn't figured out the relationship between the two yet. Lin Xi didn't care whether he understood or not, and continued, "At the time, I was thinking that Uncle Erniu was my cousin's savior, so I must save Second Aunt and the others, no matter what means I use."

After Lin Xi finished speaking, she suddenly lowered her head, as if she didn't dare to look at the person opposite her. Du Xingzhi finally understood what she meant. His face seemed to be burning, and even his ears were stained with a scarlet red. His throat tightened and he stammered, "So... you did it for me..."

"Yeah." Lin Xi lowered her head, her voice barely audible. Du Xingzhi was at a loss, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Lin Xi hurriedly took out a small porcelain box from her small purse and stuffed it into Du Xingzhi's hand, as if she had also infected Du Xingzhi with stuttering. "A few days ago, I saw that my cousin couldn't rest well because of mosquitoes, so I looked up a book and made this incense. It can be lit before going to bed at night to repel mosquitoes." After saying this, she turned around and ran away, leaving Du Xingzhi standing there alone.

His thoughts returned to him, and Du Xingzhi took out the small porcelain box from his arms. Looking at the porcelain box that still carried his body temperature, he felt his cheeks getting hot again. He quickly walked to the table and poured himself a bowl of water. After drinking the bowl of water, the restlessness lingering in his heart calmed down a lot.

In fact, Du Xingzhi knew that he was good-looking and a scholar, and many girls in the village would secretly look at him. But in the past few years, he was only thinking about studying and didn't think about these things.

After he passed the examination last year, his parents told him about the idea of marrying into the village head's family. In his memory, this nominal cousin was quiet, and he couldn't say whether he liked her or not, but just wanted to listen to his parents' arrangements. And although the two families had the intention of marrying, they hadn't said it openly, so he treated this cousin as usual.

It was not until she brought mung bean soup to their house that time that he suddenly realized that his cousin had grown into a beautiful young lady.

She had a calm smile and was thoughtful. She would notice that he had a bad rest due to mosquitoes. She would also step forward when everyone else was helpless and stood by to resolve a dispute. However, after doing everything, she told him that she did it all for him.

He had never tasted the sweetness of love, so how could he not be confused by this straightforward love? But it was precisely because of his lack of experience that he was uneasy, and he didn't know how to face his cousin who was full of him. Therefore, he was happy and sad at times these days. He didn't know what kind of feelings he had for Lin Xi, and just wanted to wait until he was calm before going to see Lin Xi.

However, before he could sort out his feelings for Lin Xi, his world turned upside down overnight.