After separating from my mother-in-law, I raised my children, built a house, and filled the granary

The village head glanced at Shen Yunwan, sighed inwardly, and immediately arranged for someone to open the ancestral hall.

No village wants to bring its ugly affairs to the government office, and if everything is brought to the government office, wouldn't he, the village head, become just a decoration?

Soon, the ancestral hall was filled with villagers inside and outside, including bedridden elderly people in their seventies and innocent children of two or three years old.

Opening an ancestral hall is a big deal, and no matter what the final outcome is, it will not be taken lightly.

"Did you all know that there have been rumors about the Lin family in the village in recent days?" The village head swept his sharp eyes across the crowd. In front of their ancestors, the villagers did not dare to lie and nodded one after another.

"Old Zhang, were you spreading rumors about Yun Wan by the river this morning? And you even got into a fight with the Lin Mao family?"

Aunt Zhang was given a fierce look by her man.

"I just heard about it, and Qiu Mei was also at the scene." Aunt Zhang dragged the village head's daughter-in-law into the matter.

The village head's eyelids twitched violently, and he turned to look at his eldest daughter-in-law. "You were there too? You said that too?"

"Dad, no, I didn't say anything bad about Yun Wan." Qiu Mei was so scared that she knelt straight on the ground.

At most, she just agreed.

The wife of the village head was very disappointed. She thought that this daughter-in-law was short-sighted and often confused. If she was not timid and had helped the family to have children, she really wanted Cheng Yan to divorce her.

Seeing that she was trembling with fear, the village head's wife still helped her up.

Qiu Mei shrank behind her mother-in-law in fear and did not dare to look at her man.

It goes without saying that he must be blaming her.

The other women also admitted it after being pointed out by Mrs. Mao, but they insisted that they had only heard it.

Old Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Lin Jiang hid behind the crowd with grim expressions.

Shen Yunwan is really crazy. She just can't stand the whole village fawning over her.

Old Mrs. Lin was even more annoyed. Ever since the family split up, her eldest son, Lin Da, didn't even think of sending a bowl of meat to her and the old man.

"Who did you hear me say that I was a cheating man?!"

"It's your mother-in-law and your sister-in-law. If they hadn't said it with such certainty, we wouldn't have believed it."

In full view of everyone, Aunt Zhang gave out Old Lady Lin and Lin Jiang.

"Mom, sister-in-law, were you the ones who spread it?" Lin Chengfeng looked in the direction of Old Lady Lin with a sad face.

"I...we..." Lin Jiang was panicked.

"So what if I said it? You're in town, how do you know what she's like at home? You're the only one who's been captivated by her seductive appearance. You didn't even know where she came from, and you took her home to be your wife."

"Don't you think about what this woman of unknown origin has brought? She's been causing trouble every few days and even opening an ancestral hall. Does she deserve it?"

What are you afraid of!?

She is the elder, and what she said is wrong. I don’t know what’s wrong with this woman. She no longer looks as hardworking and selfless as before.

The villagers all looked at Shen Yunwan. She was indeed a woman of unknown origin. During this period of time, she learned medical skills and knew herbs. How could a person change so much?

Besides, how can we open this ancestral hall whenever we want?

The villagers who reacted all looked at Shen Yunwan. They didn't mean to stand on the side of Old Lady Lin, but they felt that a woman of unknown origin had caused chaos in the village.

"Mother, Yun Wan was married to me, Lin Chengfeng, in a formal ceremony. As for opening the ancestral hall, it was my request. As a descendant of the Lin family and a scholar, I want to protect the honor of my wife and children. What's wrong with that?"

"If you think opening an ancestral hall is inappropriate, we can go to the government office and talk to the officials."

When they heard that they were going to the yamen, the ladies standing in front shook their heads vigorously.

The men behind them also lowered their heads.

It’s better to open an ancestral hall.

"You unfilial son, are you going to send your own mother to the government office?"

"Mother, why did you spread rumors and slander Yun Wan?"

"What evidence do you have to accuse me of spreading rumors?" Old Mrs. Lin stiffened her neck and refused to retreat. She didn't believe that Lin Dazhen would dare to send her to the yamen.

As his own mother, she doesn't have a good reputation, so what good is that to him?

Does he still want to take the imperial examination?

"So, mother, you saw Yun Wan cheating with your own eyes, right?"

"Yes!"

"Is it my sister-in-law too?" Lin Chengfeng asked.

Lin Jiang quickly lowered her head.

"So my sister-in-law didn't know about it, and it was only mother who saw it, right?"

Mrs. Lin took a few steps back and said, "Yes."

In public, as a mother, she was forced into this state by her son. She couldn't back down, otherwise she would never be able to hold her head up in Ping'an Village.

Only by proving that Shen Yunwan had cheated on her could she clear herself of the suspicion of spreading rumors.

She said she saw it, and who could deny it? He was not at home anyway.

After all, no mother would take the initiative to cheat on her son.

"You saw that man. What did he look like? Where was he?"

"He's tall and thin, and he ran out of your bedroom." Old Mrs. Lin made a rough guess. All men look the same anyway.

"When have you seen me?"

“Just in the last few months.”

"What month is it?"

"May."

"Which day?"

"Twenty-seven."

"What time?"

"At the hour of Mao."

Lin Chengfeng pondered for a moment, "It was still dark that day, and it was raining heavily. How did mother see that person clearly?"

"I...I remembered it wrongly. It wasn't that day, it was the 25th."

"When I came back from the academy that day, I was in the bedroom with Yun Wan and the children. There was no one like the person you mentioned." Lin Chengfeng said sternly, his face so dark that it seemed as if ink could drip out.

Old Mrs. Lin was so frightened by him that she took a few steps back, sat down on the ground, and burst into tears.

"You damn bastard, is this how you show filial piety to your mother?"

Lin Chengfeng returned to the center of the ancestral hall and no longer looked at Old Lady Lin lying on the ground.

“I didn’t go home that day.”

After hearing this, everyone knew that Old Lady Lin was lying.

When Old Mrs. Lin heard this, she stood up angrily, rushed to Lin Chengfeng, and raised her hand to hit him.

Before Shen Yunwan could stop him, Lin Chengfeng grabbed the old lady Lin's raised hand.

He shook it off vigorously and turned to look at the villagers, “Can the mothers-in-law in our Ping’an Village slander their daughters-in-law at will, destroy their reputations, and not care about their lives? Can they throw a tantrum when something goes wrong, and make a big thing small and a small thing nothing?

Is it true that there is no reason in our village anymore? Is it true that we are no longer under the jurisdiction of the law? "

When the law was brought out, the villagers immediately tensed up. This was not something to be laughed at.

"If Yun Wan can't prove her innocence this time, she will be thrown into the pig cage. My children will have to bear the reputation of their mother's infidelity for the rest of their lives and do menial jobs forever. I won't be able to take the imperial examinations, let alone become a scholar. No private school will accept me.

They spread rumors with just one mouth, but we have to pay with our lives and the entire future of our family!

Is this just a small matter you say?"

The villagers expressed their sympathy. If it had been a family member, if it had been any of the women present, would there have been any hope of survival?

"If this happened to the women present here, would you still be able to face the impending destruction of your family so calmly?"

Lin Chengfeng's choked voice and heartbroken look aroused the sympathy of the villagers.

They all looked at Old Lady Lin with condemnation.

"Yuanzhong, you still want to quibble? What have you done to the Lin family?" The village head scolded Mrs. Lin, and then said to Mr. Lin, "Yuanzhong, if you can't control your wife, someone else will do it for you."

"Afeng, your mother is such a outspoken person. You can't really send your mother to the yamen." Old Master Lin was also helpless as he had to deal with such a troublesome woman.

But the two of them have been through so much together for decades, and he can't just divorce her and send her back to her parents' home now.

"Dad, you divided the property unfairly, came to steal our food, and now you're trying to kill six of my family.

I really can’t afford a mother like this.”

When everyone thought about what had happened recently, they felt that Mr. Lin had suffered a great loss.

"In order to stay in the village and treat everyone, Yun Wan turned down the invitations from Mr. Meng and the owner of the medicine shop. She could have gone to town to see patients, earning more and having a easier life.

But she stayed because she thought about how everyone had taken care of our family over the years.

If you go to the town and ask around, you will find that just to see a doctor and get a prescription will cost at least fifty cents, and the prescription may not even cure the disease. I believe everyone has experienced this personally.

As for Aunt Zhang's illness, you know it very well. You didn't even take the prescription and ordered the medicine. Yet you are blaming Yun Wan like this. How can you be so conscientious?"

Lin Chengfeng knelt down and said, "Village head, kick our family out of the family tree. We will live in the town."

The village head and the villagers were stunned. No one had ever asked to be kicked out of the family tree.

Without clan members, you will have no help in doing anything in the future. Even if you are an official or a businessman, you need the support of your clan members.

"Afeng, what nonsense are you talking about? This is your home, and we are all your family."

The villagers also reacted and joined in persuading them.

Shen Yunwan and the children stood aside, not saying a word, watching Lin Chengfeng perform the whole time.

The village head asked tentatively, "So what do you want? Break off your relationship with the Lin family?"

After the severance of the relationship, Lin Chengfeng set up his own business but remained a member of the Lin family.

Hearing this, Lin Chengfeng slowly raised his head and said, "It's all up to the village head."

Old Master Lin stood there in a daze. The eldest son actually didn't even want his parents. After the relationship was severed, the eldest son became the first head of the family under his lineage.

Whether from the government or the family tree, the eldest brother has no connection with their family.

You won’t even have to pay for offerings in the future.

Old Mrs. Lin hadn't come to her senses yet, and she stared blankly at the head of the village writing the letter of severance of the relationship.

"Hurry up and put your fingerprints on it." On the letter of severance, Mr. Lin and Lin Chengfeng had already put their fingerprints on it, leaving only Mrs. Lin.

Old Mrs. Lin realized what was happening and refused to press the button. If she did, she would lose two taels of silver every year.

"Are you going to be sent to the government office or divorced and sent back to the Huang family?" Old Master Lin looked at Old Lady Lin angrily, who refused to press her fingerprints, and scolded her harshly.

At this point, there is no other way to go except breaking off the relationship.

Old Mrs. Lin reluctantly pressed her fingerprints.

"Thank you, Mr. Lin and Mrs. Lin." Lin Chengfeng put a copy of the severance letter into his sleeve, gave one copy to Mr. Lin, and the village head took the other copy to the government for filing.

Hearing the unfamiliar name, Mr. Lin suddenly felt ten years older. This son was completely gone.

Shen Yunwan would not let anyone else get away with it, it was her turn to perform. Now that the relationship was severed, the Lin family had nothing to hold her back.

"Lizhang, I'm just an ordinary village woman. I know a little about herbs and medicine, and I'm eager to treat my fellow villagers. But..." She paused, glancing at the people standing around, "I almost ruined my family's future and our lives."

"After what happened today, I dare not treat my fellow villagers anymore.

Not only did I not receive any gratitude, but it almost killed me."

Those who have plotted against Shen Yunwan are about to bury their heads in the ground.

Now they began to feel scared, as they almost got sent to the government office.

Now it seems that the Lin family is not so easy to bully.

"From now on, these aunts and their families should not come to me. I can't treat their illnesses. If you feel unwell, go find a doctor in town."

Upon hearing this, the men glared at their troublemaking wives fiercely.

Who doesn’t have a headache or fever at home? If it’s not very serious, just endure it at home.

Those who really need to go to town to see a doctor are usually seriously ill.

Now that he had offended Shen Yunwan, the only person in the village who knew medicine, no one in his family could seek medical treatment from her.

The whole family, young and old, are dragged down by this stinky woman. How can I not be angry?

They didn't care at all whether Shen Yunwan had cheated on him or not. At most, they just listened to it as a topic of conversation after dinner.

This kind of thing is fake as soon as you hear it.

When Shen Yunwan was at the Lin family, she worked hard in the fields almost all the time. When she returned home, she had to endure the harassment of Old Lady Lin and Lin Jiang. How could she have time to cheat on her husband?

It's because these women saw that Shen Yunwan suddenly had medical skills and even the nobles in the town looked at her differently, so they became psychologically unbalanced and made up all kinds of stories about her.

I was just like them before, nothing special, even worse than them.

Now she is cared for by her husband, loved by her children, respected by outsiders, and she is becoming more and more beautiful.

Isn't that a twisted mind?

Just by opening and closing their mouths, they drove the miracle doctor out of their home.

They have no other options now and can only hope that everyone in their family is in good health.

At this time, Qiu Mei had recovered from her previous fear. Isn't it just that they don't want to treat her and her family?

Who needs to see a doctor every day?

Shen Yunwan shifted her gaze and said, "Village head, several of my children were beaten because of this. I don't want compensation from the aunts, but asking them to apologize to me is not too much to ask."

The village head glanced at those gossipers, and the women who spread rumors all bowed their heads and admitted their mistakes to Shen Yunwan.

I'm so embarrassed this time. If you try to slander others again, you'd better cut off your tongue.

"Thank you to the village head and everyone for your support today." Lin Chengfeng bowed deeply to the villagers.

The slight unhappiness in everyone's hearts also dissipated at this moment.

After the event, the villagers dispersed and went home.

The village head's wife walked up to Shen Yunwan with an apologetic look on her face and kept apologizing.

But Qiu Mei watched from a distance with a reluctant look on her face.

She really despised her mother-in-law's behavior. Why did she have to praise Shen Yunwan? She was just a barefoot doctor. What was so great about her?

After saying goodbye to the headman’s family, the family of six went home.

the other side.

"You are happy now. The eldest brother doesn't even want his parents anymore. He has nothing to do with our family now!"

Mr. Lin and Mrs. Lin returned to the bedroom and closed the door. Only then did Mr. Lin vent his dissatisfaction with Mrs. Lin.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter anyway." Old Mrs. Lin looked indifferent. She was just worried about the two taels of silver a year.