My daughter was sold, I want to divorce her and go back to my parents' home to escape the famin
Chapter 15: Working hard and giving money privately
When the group was about to reach the foot of the mountain, it was completely dark and the road was so dark that they could not see clearly. Fortunately, everyone was very familiar with the terrain of the village and was not worried about losing their way home.
When I got home, I was met with worried looks from Old Man Lin, Mrs. Lin and their group, but no one had time to talk at the moment.
They first put down the sacks on their shoulders and the baskets on their backs, and then all of them sat down on the ground powerlessly. They really had no strength left.
"Thank you for your hard work, Dad and Mom. Please have some water and take a rest." When Li Yan's mother saw Lin Qingxue and the others coming back, she took Wang Furong and Liu Jiali to the kitchen to pour water for everyone.
"How is it? Grandma, did you steam the wild yam and eat it? Is it delicious?" Lin Qingxue drank two glasses of water in one breath, and she came back to life and had a little strength.
"I had it tonight. It was delicious. Have you dug up all the wild yams?"
Mrs. Lin felt very distressed when she saw Lin Qingxue was so tired. The eldest granddaughter was the one who suffered the most in the family.
I trusted the wrong person. I suffered so much in my husband's family. After finally escaping from the misery and returning home, I still have to worry about their entire family.
"Now that we've dug it up, I'll go to the city clinic with my eldest brother and a few others tomorrow to ask how much they charge for these wild yams. We'll keep some for ourselves and sell the rest for silver." Lin Qingxue rested for a while and felt much better.
It has been a long time since she felt so tired. Her body had not fully recovered from excessive blood loss, and she had been working non-stop these past few days, so she was holding on with all her might.
Lin Qingxue is not a person of this generation, and she doesn't like to be a parasite at home, relying entirely on her family for support.
Besides, how could she, a divorced woman living with her two daughters in her parents' home, have the nerve to do nothing at all?
"Okay, how about using the silver from the sales to buy food?" Old man Lin had no choice but to agree when he thought about how little silver was left at home. There was still some food at home, but what they lacked most at the moment was silver. Only with silver could they buy other things.
"For now, we have enough food at home. We can use the money from selling our goods to buy two ox carts or donkey carts. When the time comes, we will have to carry all the stuff on our backs. If something happens, how can we escape?"
Lin Qingxue shook her head, looked at the family seriously, and said solemnly: "We have so many children and food in our family. If we don't have an ox cart or a donkey cart, we might as well stay at home and not go anywhere."
"We must have donkey carts and ox carts. The children are still young and can't walk for a long time. Our parents are old, and we have to carry food and luggage, so we can't walk more than a few steps," said Uncle Lin with a sullen face. It was because of his uselessness that the family was in such a passive situation.
"Grandpa, grandma, mom and dad, I still have some private money that I can use to buy an ox cart and a donkey cart." After hearing everyone's conversation, Li Yan's mother came out with the dinner specially reserved for Uncle Lin and his family. She looked at the family with a smile on her face.
"Yes! I also have some private money, which I can take out. I can buy the ox cart and the donkey cart first, and then see if I need anything else if I have the remaining silver," Wang Furong filled another pot of water and brought it to the yard, looking at the family and said with a smile.
"I don't have much silver, just over two taels. If your family is short of silver, just use it first!" Liu Jiali moved a few chairs out from the main room and asked Uncle Lin and others to sit on the chairs to eat dinner.
The private money of the three granddaughters-in-law of the Lin family was actually what they saved from their daily work. It was not much, just one or two taels of silver for each of them.
"Well, you are all great. It is really a blessing for our Lin family that Qingming and his brothers married you," Mrs. Lin looked at her three granddaughters-in-law with gratitude. Although her granddaughters were not entrusted to the right people, the wives her grandsons married were all good.
"Then go sell the wild yams tomorrow, then buy an oxcart and a donkey cart. If you have any extra silver, go get four more oilcloths."
Old man Lin looked at the family. Although it was not nice to use his grandson's wife's private money, there was no other way at the moment. It seemed that the money left for his grandson's education had to be used.
"Okay, Mom and Dad, don't worry, I will go with you tomorrow and let the second child stay at home to fetch water," said Uncle Lin with a smile. He would not feel at ease if he didn't go to buy the donkey and the cow.
"Okay, it's getting late today. You should go back to your room and rest after eating!" Old Man Lin said as he pulled Mrs. Lin back to his room.
After the two elders left, Lin Qingxue and the others ate dinner seriously, chatting while eating. After they finished eating, they left the dishes for Aunt Lin to wash, and Aunt Lin sent them back to the house to rest.
In the room of the two elders, Old Man Lin paced back and forth anxiously, looking very hesitant. After a while, he got on the kang and sat next to Mrs. Lin, whispering, "Old woman, take out the money you left for your grandson's education and spend it!"
"Okay, that's what I mean. Yan Niang and the others have all taken out their private money. We can't keep that money anymore, lest we disappoint the other grandchildren and their wives."
Mrs. Lin also spoke in a low voice. She knew the old man's dilemma. She and the old man had only two sons, and they treated both sons equally. However, the eldest son had no talent for studying, while the younger son was good at studying and had a good wife-in-law. Under the wife-in-law's unsparing teaching, he passed the imperial examination and became a scholar.
Later, the two sons got married one after another. The eldest son stayed at home to serve them, and the younger son went to the city to teach. However, he gave half of the money he earned to Zhonggong, and the other half to his father-in-law and mother-in-law for household expenses, because their family lived and ate at his father-in-law's house in the city.
Later, the younger son lost his life while trying to save his elder son. His daughter-in-law couldn't bear the blow and died with him. The elder son's family felt guilty and took care of and raised the younger son's children as their own. They also felt indebted to the younger son's children and put them first in everything.
However, the granddaughters-in-law do not owe the Lin family anything. The eldest son and his wife and two grandsons may not say anything, but it is hard to say for the granddaughters-in-law.
Especially this time, the three granddaughters-in-law all took out their own private money and used it, so how could they keep that money!
The two elders thought very clearly that although they loved the grandchildren from the second wife, they could not ignore the two grandchildren from the first wife.
"I know. You'll give this money to Qingxue later and explain it to her. When you buy the donkey cart and ox cart tomorrow, tell her that this is her money."
Old Man Lin thought about it and decided that he couldn't bring the money out openly, so he could only give the credit to his eldest granddaughter.
"Okay, I will explain it clearly to Qingyue," Mrs. Lin nodded. She knew the seriousness of the matter and naturally would not be careless.
"Okay, then you can send it over! Come back and rest early," said old man Lin and lay down on the kang.
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