At the beginning of the famine, I became famous all over the world with my useless system
Chapter 9 Climbing a high branch
It was only later that Lin Qing found out that the thin woman was an honest bricklayer in the village, Songni's wife, named Wu.
Mrs. Wu was pretty and charming, but because she was too bold and capable, no matchmaker dared to propose marriage to her even at her old age. Later, somehow she fell in love with Songni.
After she got married, she not only took back most of her husband's family's bad debts, but also forced him to go out and find a job even though he was beaten with ten sticks and nothing happened. He just wanted to stay in Songsi Village, a small village with only one acre and three mu of land. She even urged him to cut corners when working to make more money.
Songni couldn't persuade her, but he had to admit that within just a few years of Wu's marriage, their family had become a well-known wealthy family.
But no one in the village envied him.
Apart from the fact that Wu was unreasonable and would always taste the saltiness of any dung cart that passed by, the more important thing was that their family was small, and for many years they had only one daughter, Xifeng.
A few years ago, Mrs. Wu was pregnant and should have rested at home, but she was worried that Songni would suffer losses while working outside, so she insisted on following him. As a result, she encountered heavy rain on the road and somehow fell out of the truck and had a miscarriage. Not only did she lose the baby, but the doctor also diagnosed that she would never be able to have children again.
The villagers comforted her on the surface, but secretly said that Wu had taken advantage of too many people and lost her conscience, and this was God's punishment for their family.
How could Wu not know about those gossips? That was why, seeing that Xifeng was about to reach marriageable age, she did not seem to be in a hurry. She did not ask anyone to meet her, nor did she ask a matchmaker to introduce her.
Last month, she suddenly dressed up beautifully, twisted her waist, and walked slowly to the pine tree at the entrance of the village.
The name of Songsi Village comes from this ancient pine tree that requires almost four people to hug. Although the pine needles are now a little yellow due to lack of water, the shade like a giant umbrella is still there, and its position as a Bagua distribution center is still unshakable.
Seeing that most people had arrived, Wu proudly shook the new silver bracelet on her wrist and said loudly:
"Everyone, see, my Xifeng is not some poor girl who is going to marry an ordinary man. This is a gift from my future husband. My daughter, she is going to fly up to the tree and become a phoenix!"
Everyone couldn't help but be curious and asked Xifeng where she was going to marry, but Mrs. Wu remained mysterious and kept silent.
A few days later, Xifeng's betrothal gifts were delivered to the doorstep of the Wu family in large quantities, making everyone jealous.
Ten stone of fine rice, half a piece of pork, ten pieces of cotton cloth...all kinds of things filled up an ox cart.
If this were given to a poor family, it would take at least three to five years!
Everyone became more and more curious. How could Songni, a bricklayer, get such a good connection and marry his daughter to such a wealthy man?
There are always people who like to find out, and finally they found out that Xifeng's future husband's family is the famous Mr. Jia in the town.
It is not appropriate to say that it is the husband's family, because Xifeng is not marrying into their family, but becoming their concubine.
Now everyone's envy turned into ridicule.
What kind person would be willing to let his daughter become a concubine of an old man in his fifties or sixties?
What's more, a place like the Jia Mansion is beyond their reach.
Even if Xifeng goes, she will definitely not have a good life!
When the villagers were imagining how Mrs. Wu would cry and complain about her pitiful daughter, the Jia family suddenly broke off the engagement.
This really caused a huge uproar. Those who couldn't wait to go to the Wu family to watch the show had not yet arrived, but they heard that the Jia family had sent a more valuable gift to the second son of the outsider Gu family.
This time, the one that Mr. Jia had his eyes on was not Daya, the hardworking and capable virgin daughter of the second son of the Gu family, but the widow of the eldest son.
Lin Qing.
It was not uncommon for a widow to remarry, but the fact that the object was Lin Qing shocked the villagers.
But on second thought, it is understandable.
Although Lin was a widow, she was truly beautiful. I still remember that when she first married, her stunning beauty caused a sensation in Songsi Village.
In addition, she is easy to give birth to, which is exactly what Mr. Jia, who has no children, likes.
Although there are four sons in the family, none of them have started their own families or careers yet, so naturally they have no say. So he can only let his brother-in-law and his family do whatever they want.
Such a beautiful woman's fate is so short, what a sin...
In this way, Lin's passing away is not a bad thing.
It’s a pity for these four children...
Seeing that more and more people were gathering on the street and the road was blocked, Lin Qing wanted to ask everyone to make way, but unexpectedly, Liu grabbed Gu Damao's hand behind her, looking very excited.
"Boss of the Gu family, are you going to settle accounts with Gu Dahuai?"
After receiving a positive response, Liu said, "You four brothers have suffered countless losses at the hands of Gu Dahuai. You should wait for me to go home and call my old man over so that he can take charge of you. I won't let you be bullied in vain!"
Before Liu had finished speaking, someone with good intentions shouted in the crowd, "Aunt Liu, don't bother you. I'll go find the village head!"
"Yes, yes, yes, I'll go with you. We can't let the four little kids of the Gu family suffer any more!"
"Boss of the Gu family, listen to me. Since your Gu family has no clan elders, why not invite the village chief over as well? Even though he and the head of the village don't get along, one of them will always make the decision for you!"
Listening to everyone's suggestions, Lin Qing felt a surge of warmth in his heart.
Although this place is poor and is still in the midst of famine, the people are simple and honest.
When encountering such a thing, the first thing that comes to mind is not to escape or ignore it, but to actively come up with suggestions.
At this time, she didn't know that everyone was just afraid that she would see that no one helped her and would settle the score with them.
"thank you all."
As soon as she opened her mouth, screams from the crowd rose one after another, one louder than the other.
After finally making out the content from the chatter of the crowd, Lin Qing was really at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
It turns out that in the eyes of others, she was angered to death by her brother-in-law Gu Dahuai and her soul could not rest in peace. Her resentment was so deep that she could "resurrect" in broad daylight and was also a fierce ghost who brought four children to ask for an explanation.
Are they really so superstitious that they don't want to believe they're not dead yet?
Lin Qing felt very sorry for scaring people, but it was not her fault.
She had never been to a funeral and had no idea that what she was wearing was a shroud.
She just thought that although the original owner didn't have many clothes, this purple and blue dopamine color scheme was bright, so she didn't change it.
Liu was relieved when she heard this, and then she eagerly held Lin Qing's hand.
"Oh, Miss Lin, you're really scary! How can you walk around the streets wearing such unlucky clothes!"
After Song Dadong knew that Lin Qing was not dead, he kept looking at her with his slimy eyes, and said in a vulgar tone: "Sister Liu, I think you are really a full man who doesn't know the hunger of a hungry man! If Sister Gu had a change of clothes at home, how could you come out dressed like this!"
When Liu heard the speaker's nonchalant tone, she knew it must be Song Dadong, the useless man from the village chief's family who was kicked out and started his own family before he even got married.
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