After the separation, the family had a lot of fish and meat every day, and the best was furious

Lin Lin recognized this person. He was a widower named Li Daniu who lived at the foot of the mountain in Shangdong Village.

He was short, ugly, and had buck teeth. He had been a widower since he beat his wife to death.

A few years ago, he was run over by a horse carriage in Wenzhu County, and his legs have been walking like this ever since.

But it was also that time that the owner of the carriage compensated him with a lot of silver.

The lack of oxygen made Lin Lin weak. She didn't know how long she was carried away. She only heard the door creak open.

Widower Li had already carried Lin Lin home and into the house. Lin Lin couldn't imagine what would happen next.

She tried her best to break free from Widow Li's shoulders, but Widow Li would not let her go so easily.

This is meat in my mouth, how can I let it go?

"Li Daniu, please let me go. You know, if you forcibly abduct a decent woman, you will be sued."

Li Daniu didn't take it seriously: "Hahaha, you're quite aggressive. Why would you want to sue me? You're mine now, and the government can't do anything about it."

Lin Lin didn’t know what was going on. Now she just wanted to escape quickly.

After much difficulty, she got off the widower Li's shoulders, but she still couldn't escape his clutches.

"Let me go, or I'll make you suffer when Li Ergou comes back."

There was no other way, Lin Lin could only move Li Ergou out. Li Ergou was irritable and the villagers were still afraid of him.

"Don't struggle, and don't even think that Li Ergou will come to save you. The reason you're in my hands is because Li Ergou rented you to me.

Five taels of silver a year. During this year, you will be my wife and must fulfill your wife's obligations. Otherwise, don't blame me for not giving you food."

Rent a wife?

Lin Lin's face turned pale. She never expected that these two words that only appeared in ancient books would happen to her.

At this moment, she felt like the sky had fallen, even her breathing stopped, and her teeth were bleeding from biting them.

Life is worse than death, this is probably what it means for her.

Seeing that she couldn't move, Li Daniu dragged her into his dilapidated wooden house.

“Li…Li…”

Lin Lin opened her mouth and wanted to curse Li Ergou, but her heart seemed to be pressed down by something and she couldn't say anything.

Widow Li threw Lin Lin into the corner and reached out to rudely pull off Lin Lin's clothes.

"Lin Lin, I've had my eye on you for a long time."

Blood flowed from the corner of Lin Lin's mouth, and her resentment gradually became clear. Now was not the time for her to scold Li Ergou. Only by protecting herself would she have a chance to take revenge.

"Help... help..."

Lin Lin retreated again and again. Widow Li lived alone at the foot of the mountain. At this time, he didn't know if there was still anyone in the fields.

Whether there was one or not, she couldn't let go of the opportunity to ask for help.

"Stop yelling. This is the first time today, so I'll just treat you as someone who doesn't know what's going on. Here, even if you scream your throat out, no one will come to save you.

Besides, you are an orphan, and your husband Li Ergou doesn’t care about you, so who in Shangdong Village would dare to care about you?”

Lin Lin was so frightened that her body stiffened. Even if she got out of this wolf's den, she would still end up in a tiger's den.

Since Li Ergou used himself to exchange for silver, if there was a first time, there would be a second time.

The only one she can rely on is herself.

Under the dark eaves, she fled clumsily. She could not see anything except the moonlight coming in.

"You still want to run away, but now you're in my hands, where can you run to?"

Widow Li grabbed Lin Lin and touched her all over. Lin Lin, a weak woman, was no match for him at all.

In addition to crying and resisting, her hand touched something like a stick, and she picked it up and hit the widower Li behind her.

"Ah...you bitch, how dare you hurt me."

Widow Li screamed and let go of Lin Lin instantly.

Lin Lin didn't care about that. After she was free, she turned around and hit the widower a few more times with the stick.

While he was still unable to stand up, he immediately rushed to the door and ran towards the mountain.

"Lin Lin, do you think you can get away? If you hit me, I'll make you pay."

Behind him was the sound of Widow Li chasing after him. He seemed injured and was running very slowly.

But Lin Lin didn't dare to stop at all and kept running up the mountain.

She didn't know how long she ran, but she could still hear Widow Li screaming.

She hid in the dense forest. The chirping of wild insects and eagles and the whistling of the wind in the treetops were nothing compared to the fear brought by Widow Li.

Her trembling hands kept holding the stick she used to beat Widow Li, as if only in this way could she feel a little safe.

The moonlight filtered through the treetops. Lin Lin looked down and realized that what she was holding in her hand was not a stick, but a hatchet with a broken head.

The hatchet part was about the length of a finger, covered with red rust, and was so blunt that it couldn't be any duller.

It was impossible to chop wood, but there was blood on it, and Widow Li was injured by her.

The end she held in her hand was the handle of the knife.

Lin Lin was so scared that she dropped the knife immediately, held her head in her hands, and cried in fear.

"Lin Lin, you hurt me. If you don't come out, I'll go to the government and sue you and Li Ergou. Even if I don't beat you, Li Ergou will beat you to death anyway."

Lin Lin took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. She had to stay calm now.

Widow Li is accustomed to blackmailing others. If she hurts Widow Li, the consequences will be disastrous.

And Li Ergou is even more dangerous to her.

What should she do now?

Go find Lin Ting?

No, she has to treat Shen Qingzhou tomorrow, so she must get enough rest tonight.

Who else can help her?

Lin Lin thought about everyone she knew, and finally she remembered that County Magistrate Qu had said a few days ago that if she had any problems, she could go to him.

Although she was not very familiar with it, Lin Lin had a goal in her mind that supported her escape.

She got up, walked around the mountains and forests, and headed straight for Wenzhu County.

When Widow Li heard the sound, he wanted to chase after her, but his leg was injured and he was in the mountains, so he couldn't catch up with Lin Lin.

It would be better for him to go home first. Tomorrow morning he would go and sue Lin Lin and Li Ergou. One cheated him out of money and the other injured him. He wanted them to pay him compensation.

The mountains and forests were rugged and Lin Lin didn't dare to walk on the main road at all. She was tired after a day and was afraid. It took her three hours to reach the county.

When she passed by Wanhe Hall, she knew clearly that Lin Ting was inside, but she just took a look, wiped her tears with the back of her hand, and walked towards the county government office without looking back.

Lin Lin hid in the mountains for more than an hour and walked for another three hours. When he arrived at the county government office, it was exactly the middle of the night.

She knocked on the door of the county government office, shouting for help.

The rapid knock on the door attracted the night watchman. When he opened the door, he saw a woman with messy hair and wounds on her body caused by thorns, grass and branches.

"Save me, save me..."

Lin Lin grabbed the corner of the young yamen runner's clothes and tried her best to call for help.

The young yamen runner frowned, but when he saw Lin Lin's face, he immediately recognized her.

"Mrs. Lin? Aren't you the Mrs. Lin who sells sour plum soup at Wanhetang? How did you become like this?"

In order to show his filial piety, the county magistrate would go to buy sour plum soup in person every time, and he also went with him a few times.

I know that Madam Lin and Doctor Wan all have a good relationship with the county magistrate.