80 village women marry military officers; it was supposed to be a fake marriage.

"Of course, he even has eyes for you. I'm much better than you. He's blinded by you right now. Once you're gone, he'll see how good I am."

Lin Yue scoffed, "I want to see if he's on my side or yours. Don't let me out, or I'll have him kill you."

Lin Mei angrily pounced on Lin Yue and grabbed her hair, "Pah, he won't listen to you. Who do you think you are? You always act like a saint, making everyone think you're amazing."

I've hated the way you are since I was little; it makes everyone think I'm immature. I'll definitely be better off than you; you can go and be that old man's slave.

You'd better behave yourself, or you'll suffer in silence. Maybe he'll even take pity on you and give you some food.

Lin Yue never expected that Lin Mei's hatred for her had started since childhood, and she could never understand why.

After Lin Mei left, Lin Yue looked at the hair clip that had fallen on the pile of firewood and struggled to pick it up.

She deliberately provoked Lin Mei so that she would pull her hair. After all, she had watched Lin Mei grow up and knew what she would do in extreme situations.

When they fought as kids, it was all about slapping each other and pulling hair. She wasn't as tall as Lin Yue, so she couldn't gain the upper hand with her hands and feet.

When Chang Jingxiang returned home at noon, he didn't see Lin Yue and assumed she had gone out to look for a job, so he didn't pay much attention.

But after work in the afternoon, I still didn't see Lin Yue. She couldn't have gone out all day without leaving me any information.

He was getting anxious and was about to go out to look for her when he saw Sister Wang running over in a panic, panting, and asking, "Has Xiaoyue come back?"

"No," Chang Jingxiang told her, adding that Lin Yue hadn't been home all day.

Sister-in-law Wang slapped her thigh. "Oh no! My eldest son said he saw Xiaoyue go back to the Lin family. She seemed to be in a hurry, but we haven't seen her come out yet."

I just saw that matchmaker go to her house again. I wonder if something's happened. You should go check on her.

Upon hearing this, Chang Jingxiang's eyes darkened. It seemed that the Lin family was still up to their old tricks and were still plotting to sell Lin Yue.

It was already getting dark, and Chang Jingxiang didn't hesitate, hurrying towards the Lin family.

Sister-in-law Wang followed behind him, saying, "The child is still waiting for me at home. I'll go back first. If you need any help, just come to my house."

"Thank you, sister-in-law."

The matchmaker handed something to Lin's mother, saying, "Feed this to her, otherwise the commotion when you give her away will be too big and might arouse suspicion."

Lin's mother held the packet of medicine in her hand, sniffed it, and asked, "Won't it make me sick? What if they want a refund if there's a problem?"

The matchmaker covered her mouth with a handkerchief, her smile malicious. "It's alright. Eating it will only make you weak and unable to exert yourself. It can even help to liven things up. Once things are done quickly, we can both rest assured."

Upon hearing this, Lin's mother immediately understood what it was. She quickly took it into the kitchen, sprinkled it into the rice porridge, and had Lin Erdou feed it to Lin Yue.

"Go, give this porridge to your sister and tell her that you secretly gave it to her."

She knew Lin Yue's temperament; if pushed too far, she might do something drastic. If she then resisted to the death, things might get worse.

Lin Yue looked coldly at her younger brother, her eyes devoid of any affection.

Lin Erdou then feigned pitifulness again, saying, "Sister, I have no choice. If I don't do what Mother says, she will beat me to death."

You've been hungry all day, you should at least eat something so you'll have the strength. I'll sneak you out after Mother falls asleep."

As she spoke, she squeezed out a few more tears. Lin Yue thought about it and realized that even if she ran, she would need strength to run faster. So she ate all the porridge.

Lin Erdou's eyes lit up when he saw her finish eating. He was so eager to go and ask his mother for praise that he forgot to lock the woodshed door.

Lin Yuecai wouldn't believe what he said. At such a young age, he was already ruthless and sold out the older sister who had taken care of her since childhood just for candy.

It's a shame that in her previous life she worked so hard to earn money to support him and gave him all the good food.

Lin Yue was almost about to cut the rope in her hand. She rubbed it hard with her hairpin, and several blisters appeared on her hands.

She had to escape. She had just heard the matchmaker's voice, a voice she had heard in her previous life. Not long after the matchmaker arrived, she was taken to a neighboring village in an oxcart.

Lin's mother was so happy that she didn't go out to check the door and floor locks. The family happily ate their meal while waiting for the oxcart to arrive.

The car was found by that old man from Ling Village. No one in the village knew them. Even if they were discovered, no one would suspect them. They would just think that Lin Yue had secretly eloped with someone.

Even if Chang Jingxiang investigates, he won't be able to trace it back to the Lin family. Anyway, no one saw Lin Yue come back, and that old hag won't tell anyone.

After cutting her hands several times, Lin Yue finally cut the rope. Ignoring the bleeding, she quickly untied the rope from her feet.

I hid by the door and saw that the lights were on inside. Knowing they were eating, I quietly ran out and crawled out through the dog hole I used to crawl through when I was a child.

She knew that if Lin's mother found out she had run away, she would assume that she had gone back to the Chang family, so she ran up the mountain to find a place to hide.

She knew she couldn't run very far because the effects of the drug were already kicking in, and her limbs were starting to feel weak.

She knew there was medicine in the porridge because it had been the same in her previous life; after eating the porridge Lin's mother gave her, she felt completely weak.

Finally, he used his last bit of strength to kick the old man in the groin, thus escaping a beating, but also incurring a severe beating in return.

The reason she pretended not to know that she had eaten everything was to lower Lin's mother's guard.

Lin Yue tried her best to control her body, found a haystack and hid inside, burying herself completely in the hay, thinking she would think of a way after the effects of the medicine wore off.

She felt burning and itchy all over, as if a million ants were crawling all over her. She tried to scratch, but couldn't muster the strength.

She could only bite her lip tightly and slowly rub against the hay, trying not to make too much noise, in order to relieve her physical discomfort.

On the other side, Chang Jingxiang kicked open the Lin family's door and stormed in menacingly.

Lin's mother and the others were startled by the murderous intent in Chang Jingxiang's eyes and didn't react for a moment. It was the experienced matchmaker who spoke first, "Oh, who is this? Breaking into someone's house so late at night."

There are no men in this house right now, only us old women and children. Are you trying to be a pervert?

"Get out of here right now, or I'll call for help. If word gets out, you'll go to jail."

Chang Jingxiang suppressed his urge to hit someone and asked in an icy tone, "Stop talking nonsense, where is Xiaoyue? Hand her over."