Lin Jingyou smiled softly and said nothing. Everything was said without words.

After everyone said goodbye to Lin Jingyou and sent him to the village entrance, Lin Jingyou got on Tie Niu's ox cart and prepared to set off.

"Wait for me, Third Brother." Fang Xiuqin's voice came.

"Tie Niu, let's go! I'm in a hurry to go to the academy, and the teachers must be waiting anxiously." Lin Jingyou felt a headache when he heard the voice, and hurriedly urged Tie Niu.

Tie Niu nodded, whipped the ox, and was about to set off.

Unexpectedly, Fang Xiuqin shamelessly ran in front of the ox, opened her arms, stomped her feet, and blocked the ox cart. "Third brother, didn't I say wait?"

"What are you doing here?" Aunt Zhang walked up to Fang Xiuqin and asked with a vigilant look on her face.

"I... I know that Third Brother is going to Fuzhou to take the exam soon, so I came here specially to give him a purse. I wish him success in the exam and a speedy return home."

After saying that, Fang Xiuqin took out a red purse embroidered with mandarin ducks and handed it to Lin Jingyou.

"It's really strange. This is the first time I've heard of giving mandarin ducks as a gift to wish someone a place on the list of successful candidates. Mom, is this a unique custom in Daqing Village?" Shen Wanning deliberately emphasized the word "unique".

I don't know why, but seeing Fang Xiuqin give me this mandarin duck purse really makes me feel uncomfortable. We had already had a bad time riding the ox cart last time, and yet she still came here eagerly.

And she didn't believe Fang Xiuqin didn't know about the quarrel between her mother, Widow Wang, and their family last time. She didn't know who was disgusted by her being so devoted.

Lin Jingyou's lips curled up slightly, and the unhappiness brought by Fang Xiuqin disappeared in an instant, and he even felt a little secretly happy in his heart.

"What rules! We don't have these rules in Daqing Village! So many people are here, and they are eager to come and give us a mandarin duck. Our third child doesn't like her!" Aunt Zhang shouted loudly on purpose so that everyone could hear.

There were also many villagers who came to see Lin Jingyou off, hoping to make him familiar to him so that he would remember them if he became rich in the future.

The villagers saw Fang Xiuqin's face turn red and pointed at her.

"That widow of hers hid her so well and didn't let her do any work. It turns out she wanted her to be an official's wife! She doesn't even look at herself. How could the third son of the Lin family be interested in her?"

"That's right, she's a widow's daughter, yet she still dreams of becoming a phoenix! Oh, really! Why doesn't she take a piss and look at herself?"

"It's really embarrassing. Look at the third son of the Lin family. He didn't even look at her. Why is she standing there like a piece of wood?"

"With Widow Wang being like that, how can her daughter be a good person? The Lin family won't let her in."

"That's right! If the third son of the Lin family were the top scorer in high school, he could even marry a princess. How could he possibly be interested in her?"

Lin Jingyou looked at the increasing number of people watching the excitement. He coughed twice and said, "Miss Fang, you are blocking the way. Could you please move aside? I am in a hurry to get back to the academy."

Widow Wang came running over from somewhere and spat at Lin Jingyou on the cart.

"Bah, you're just a poor scholar, why are you pretending? My daughter is the most beautiful girl in this village. She'll marry into a town or a county. How dare you covet my daughter? Dream on!"

After saying that, Widow Wang pulled Fang Xiuqin hard, causing her to stagger.

Aunt Zhang was furious when she said that. "Take your shameless daughter back home and save her from embarrassing herself! There are so many eyes watching us, and your daughter is so shameless as to want to give my son a pair of mandarin ducks. My son doesn't like you, such a rag!"

Mrs. Xu didn't say anything, feeling unhappy. "That's right, why don't you take a piss and look at yourself? Can the most beautiful girl in the village be as beautiful as my sister Wan Ning?"

Shen Wanning had probably been with them for so long that she had picked up a few curse words. "Widow Wang, I'm going to teach you something today. Hedgehogs think they're shiny, and bedbugs think they smell good. As for you, you're like a dung beetle who thinks your dung balls smell good! Go get your dung balls back! No one's going to fight you for them!"

As soon as she said this, everyone else burst into laughter. Aunt Zhang, in particular, bent over and clapped her hands on her thighs. "Hahahaha, after all, she comes from a wealthy family. Even her curses are so cultured."

Even Lin Jingyou couldn't help laughing, but he seemed to feel something was wrong. He covered his mouth with his fist, but still couldn't hide his smile.

Widow Wang's face turned red with anger. She pointed at Shen Wanning with her right finger and was about to scold her, but when she thought of so many people here, she withdrew her hand.

She still remembered the beating she received last time. Furthermore, she knew in her heart that Fang Xiuqin had indeed brought this upon herself.

She held Fang Xiuqin's hand tightly and said, "Go home. You will be a wife in the future. Staying with these poor people is just lowering your status."

After walking away, she suddenly turned around and shouted, "Shen Wanning, that little bitch, I will make your life miserable sooner or later! You are also a bunch of people who have been blinded by vixen, you all deserve to be poor and miserable!"

Aunt Zhang took off her shoes and was about to chase after her to beat her. Unexpectedly, Widow Wang ran away. Shen Wanning held Aunt Zhang back and said, "Forget it, mother, she is just talking nonsense. Let's just live our lives well. Third brother has been waiting for a long time. Today we are mainly here to send him off. It would be bad if we delay any longer."

Aunt Zhang nodded, then gritted her teeth and said, "Next time I see you, I'll tear her mouth apart!"

Lin Jingyou stared gloomily at the backs of Widow Wang and Fang Xiuqin, his face full of dissatisfaction. These two people... Suddenly, something came to his mind, and he curled his lips again. But it was a pity that they had to wait a few more months for him to come back...

In the end, with everyone reluctant to leave, Lin Jingyou left on a ox cart.

Aunt Zhang and her family followed behind, wiping their tears and unwilling to leave.

Lin Jingyou felt sorry for me and said, "Mom, you and Dad should go back soon. Don't send me off any longer! It will take a long time to go back. You are deliberately making your son feel bad!"

After hearing what Lin Jingyou said, Aunt Zhang finally stopped. Shen Wanning thought for a moment, "Mom, why don't I send my third brother to town, and then come back with Brother Tieniu later."

Last time I went to town, I forgot to buy rice and some seasonings. These past few days, I've been eating brown rice, millet, or buckwheat pancakes. Now that the brown rice is gone, if I don't buy some more, I'm afraid I'll have to eat millet mixed with bran again.

"Is...is this okay? Why don't I go with you?" When Aunt Zhang heard Shen Wanning say this, she also had some ideas in her mind.

"It's okay, Mom. My third brother and I forgot to say something. I'll go and tell him... Mom~" At the end, Shen Wanning deliberately acted coquettishly.

Aunt Zhang's eyes moved back and forth between Shen Wanning and Lin Jingyou, and she thought that they were already together in private and were deliberately hiding it from them.

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