Reincarnated as the Abandoned Daughter of a Marquis's Mansion: I Take Control of My Life

When Widow Lin and the village chief of Linjia Village walked in, everyone who was chatting fell silent.

The village chief of Chenjia Village spoke first, as he only wanted a quick resolution and to leave Chenjia Village. "Widow Lin, what do you think of your discussion?"

The village chief of Linjia Village said, "Marrying Chen Qiang is fine, but...!" He glanced at Widow Lin and continued, "Given Chen Qiang and his mother's history of selling their daughter-in-law and granddaughter, Widow Lin is worried she will suffer the same fate."

Upon hearing the village chief's words, Chen Qiang assumed that Widow Lin did not agree to marry him, and immediately pledged his loyalty. "Widow Lin, I, Chen Qiang, swear here and now that if I, Chen Qiang, sell you, may I be struck by lightning."

"Chen Qiang, who would believe you when you say such things? I will never trust people like you and your mother who have no principles," Widow Lin said frankly. "Anyone can talk big, but we need a written agreement to prove it!"

Chen Qiang hesitated. He didn't want to sign a written agreement, but if he didn't, Widow Lin definitely wouldn't want to marry into the family.

At this moment, the village chief of Chenjia Village stepped forward and said, "Widow Lin, don't worry. If Chen Qiang ever dares to wrong you again, our Chenjia Village will never forgive him."

Widow Lin said, "Thank you, Village Chief, you're a good person! But Chen Qiang is a scoundrel. With this written agreement, I'm not afraid of Chen Qiang bullying me."

Village Chief Chen threatened, "Chen Qiang, what do you say? If you don't agree to marry Widow Lin, we'll send you to the authorities."

When Chen Qiang heard that he was being sent to the authorities, he knew it was a one-way trip. "I'm so young, I haven't even had a chance to enjoy life, and now I'm going to die? I can't accept that." "No, don't send me to the authorities! I'll sign, I'll sign!"

Seeing that Chen Qiang agreed, the village chief of Linjia Village asked the other villagers to call someone who could write to come over. The agreement was made in triplicate, one copy for Widow Lin, one copy for the village chief of Linjia Village, and one copy for the village chief of Chenjia Village.

Of course, after such an incident, the village chiefs of Linjia Village and Chenjia Village not only sympathized with Widow Lin, but also received benefits from her.

After the literate person arrived, everyone listened quietly to what Widow Lin wanted to say about the evidence.

Widow Lin said, "Given that Chen Qiang had sold his wife and daughter, and then raped me."

I want to sign a written agreement in front of everyone, and the contents of the agreement are as follows.

1. Chen Qiang broke into my house last night and raped me. He should have been sent to the authorities and executed. However, Chen Qiang cried and begged to marry me. I had no choice but to agree to marry Chen Qiang.

Second: The house deeds, land deeds, and farm deeds of Chen Qiang's family shall be transferred to my name, Lin Jiaojiao, as compensation for the rape.

Third: All the silver in Chen Qiang's house will be used as Lin Jiaojiao's betrothal gifts.

Fourthly: If one day I, Lin Jiaojiao, am nowhere to be found, dead or alive, all my property will be donated to Chenjia Village and the Linjia Village Ancestral Hall.

Upon hearing this, everyone present carefully analyzed Widow Lin's words and applauded.

Only Chen Qiang sighed. He knew in his heart that he couldn't sign the agreement; otherwise, he would lose everything, and his mother would beat him to death when he got home. So he tried to negotiate.

Chen Qiang said, "Madam Lin, this agreement is unreasonable. Now that you've married into the family, you're my wife, Chen Qiang's wife. There's no need to transfer all my property to you. What's mine is yours, isn't it?"

Widow Lin said, "Hmph, that's a nice way to put it. What's mine is yours. But what if you sell me off, I'll have to count the money for you?"

Chen Qiang said to Widow Lin, "Don't worry, Madam Lin, those things won't happen again."

Widow Lin glanced at Chen Qiang and said, "If I believed you, pigs would fly."

After saying that, she looked at the two village chiefs. "Village Chief Chen, I am a widow who was suddenly raped. I should hang myself for the sake of my reputation, but who doesn't want to live a wretched life?"

The contents of this agreement are simply to protect myself. I don't want Chen Qiang to sell me out so soon after I've been married into the family!

"Wouldn't that be like jumping from one fire pit into another? We might as well all die together! Then, when the surrounding villagers know that your Chen family village not only sells wives and daughters but also rapes respectable women, who in Chen family village would dare to marry into it?"

All the villagers and the village chief present in Chenjia Village listened to what Widow Lin said.

The villagers looked at the village chief and said, "Village chief, let Chen Qiang sign it! All this trouble was caused by his family, we can't let others be implicated."

The village chief of Chenjia Village nodded in agreement, "Chen Qiang, sign this document!"

Chen Qiang cried and said, "Village chief, if I sign, I'll lose everything. My mother will beat me to death."

The village chief of Chenjia Village was furious to see Chen Qiang like this. He thought Chen Qiang was just easily swayed, but he didn't expect him to be so weak that he couldn't even stand up for himself. "Hmph, if you don't sign, you'll die. You can decide for yourself which is more important."

In the end, Chen Qiang signed the agreement and pressed his fingerprint on it. Only then did Widow Lin agree to marry Chen Qiang.

After signing and affixing her fingerprint, Widow Lin gave a copy of the document to Village Chief Lin, asking him to keep it safe.

After a quick pack, they went to Chenjia Village with Chen Qiang and the village chiefs.

When Chen Qiang returned home, his mother was not there. Widow Lin asked Chen Qiang to bring out all the land deeds for the house.

Under the watchful eyes of many, Chen Qiang was forced to produce the land deed.

After taking it, Widow Lin handed it to the village chief of Chenjia Village and entrusted him to immediately change the names on the land deeds and house deeds to her own.

Under Widow Lin's forceful manipulation, by the afternoon, Village Chief Chen had handed over the house deeds and land deeds to Widow Lin.

Widow Lin couldn't hide her joy as she looked at the property deed, which was covered in her name.

He sat at the table, drinking plain water, looking at the property deed, and after he had looked at it enough, he put the things into his pocket.

She got up to check her room, only to find Chen Qiang fast asleep on the bed.

Widow Lin looked around and saw a stick behind the door, which was used to brace the door. She struck Chen Qiang in the stomach with the stick.

Chen Qiang was jolted awake by a sudden pain. He sat up reflexively, clutching his stomach. "Who hit me?" Chen Qiang glared angrily at Widow Lin.

Widow Lin laughed, "From now on, this is my home. You better behave yourself. Don't forget, the house is mine, the land is mine, and the fields are mine too."

Upon hearing this, Chen Qiang deflated like a punctured balloon and nodded helplessly.

Widow Lin continued, "I haven't even had a chance to rest, and you dare to sleep? Who gave you the guts?" With that, Widow Lin swung her stick down again.

Chen Qiang grimaced in pain, "Stop hitting me, stop hitting me, I know I was wrong, I'm not going to sleep."

Widow Lin continued, "From now on, you will be in charge of the farm work, while your mother will be in charge of the housework."

"My mother is too old to work, and I don't know how to do farm work either," Chen Qiang explained.

"Neither you nor your mother can do any work?" Widow Lin looked at Chen Qiang as if he were an idiot.

"Yes, we can't do it." Chen Qiang thought that Widow Lin knew they couldn't do housework and that she would do things for them like when Lan'er's mother was alive.

"Then what are you still alive for? To waste food? Damn it, you're all useless!" With that, Widow Lin raised her stick to strike again.

Upon seeing this, Chen Qiang quickly admitted his mistake and said he would learn to do it.