GBP Chapter 212 The bride's family comes knocking
Chapter 212 The bride's family comes knocking
Lin Chang'er sighed, unsure of what to say.
Wu Qingfeng noticed her unusual mood and comforted her, saying, "You'll be back to normal in a few days."
Lin Chang'er hummed in agreement and smiled at him. Suddenly remembering something, she asked him, "This whole mess was largely caused by the magistrate of Xin'an County's lack of morality. Have you discussed this with Magistrate Yu Hai about it?"
Wu Qingfeng said, "Magistrate Yu Hai will definitely want to fight that old man to the death, but to the people of Xin'an, that old man is a good official."
Lin Chang'er fell silent again. That's how things are; they're not always black and white.
For the people downstream, this was a great injustice, but for the people of Xin'an County, it saved their lives. Different perspectives lead to different ways of thinking.
This approach is tantamount to crossing the river in disguise, which is utterly shameless.
If things continue like this, who will dare to use our passage in the future?
However, these were all matters of officialdom, and Lin Chang'er didn't say anything more.
Of course, there was no time for her to say more, because we were about to reach the city gate.
Lin Chang'er got off the carriage and rode away on mules with the other seven people, including A Da and A Er.
Wu Qingfeng lifted the curtain of the carriage window and watched Lin Chang'er and her party travel further and further away, from a huge figure of one person and one mule to a small black dot that disappeared outside the city gate, before instructing his attendant to drive back.
Mules are slow, and by the time Lin Chang'er and her group returned to Linshui Village, Liu Zi had already brought back the quicklime they used for their own household to the Gu family.
Zhou Hai and Huo Lao distributed lime at the village entrance, while the coastal defense team members followed to maintain order.
Seeing that the whole scene was in good order, Lin Chang'er simply greeted them and then led her people home to tidy up the house.
Liu Zi was quick and efficient. By the time she returned, she had already sprinkled quicklime all over the old house where she used to live.
Seeing that Lin Chang'er hadn't returned alone, he looked puzzled and asked, "Master, what's this?"
Lin Chang'er said, "Lord Wu has left them here to keep you company!"
Liu Zi was overjoyed, "Really?"
Lin Chang'er nodded, "Of course, you'll have company from now on."
Although Liu Zi is good at getting along with people and has an outgoing personality, he can easily become friends with anyone he goes to.
But Lin Chang'er could tell that, probably because of his background, he often deliberately kept his distance from them, looking rather lonely and pitiful.
Now, seven more people have arrived, so at least we have companions.
Liu Zile grinned foolishly and called his brothers to work together.
Although the old house and workshop were large, the people there were quick and efficient, and soon they had covered the entire area with quicklime.
Well water was also disinfected with wood ash.
Leaving Liu Zi, A Da, and A Er at the foot of the mountain to keep them company, Lin Chang'er led her people back up the mountain.
As they were setting off, they happened to run into Niu Xiaomei and He Chunhua returning with quicklime, and they chatted for a while by the roadside.
Zhou Xiaoniu ran out of his house, "Auntie, Auntie, are you going up the mountain? Can I go up the mountain with you to play with Xiaoman and Xiaolu?"
Lin Chang'er looked at him and said, "That's fine, but we won't go back down the mountain tonight! Otherwise, I'll come down the mountain tomorrow and you can come up with me? During the day, you and Xiaoman can take Xiao Hui to catch pheasants. Our Xiao Hui is really good at catching pheasants now!"
Zhou Xiaoniu looked at her expectantly, "Auntie, it's still early, we can catch pheasants! Can I tell my mom that I can sleep with Little Goldfish and the others tonight?"
Lin Chang'er couldn't make the decision on this matter, so she tilted her head and said, "Then you have to ask your mother first, and only if she agrees can you do it."
"Yay!" Zhou Xiaoniu clapped his hands and ran into the house, shouting as he ran, "Mom, I want to go up the mountain with Auntie and stay for the night."
Lin Chang'er: "..." This kid has even learned to play word games.
He Chunhua and Niu Xiaomei, standing nearby, also laughed and said, "They're all mischievous monkeys."
Lin Chang'er chimed in, "Who says otherwise!"
Niu Xiaomei then said, "Sister Chang'er, I'll go back to the house, sprinkle some quicklime, and then go up the mountain to find you."
The tree sheds are all ready-made. When you go up the mountain, you can help Sister Chang'er with her work. Of course, the Gu family will take care of her the most!
He Chunhua looked on with envy. Although she and Niu Xiaomei were not related by blood, they were still different.
She has a family to take care of. Her brother is filial and, fearing that the cave would be damp and their mother would get sick, he carried her down the mountain early in the morning.
Tonight, she has to stay on the mountain to take care of her mother and two nephews.
Lin Chang'er noticed the disappointment in her eyes and patted her shoulder.
At this moment, an old woman covered in mud, with disheveled hair and sunken cheeks, led two men who were fairly robust, also covered in mud and with messy hair, to the entrance of Linshui Village.
The three of them stopped and watched as Zhou Hai and Old Huo distributed lime in an orderly manner.
Because of the distance, it wasn't very clear.
The old woman, who had been listless and weak, suddenly straightened up and stared straight at that direction. "Eldest brother, everyone says your sister's family is rolling in money now, and the whole village can even drink meat soup."
"We didn't believe it, but now it seems there's no doubt about it. Look at that clean white stuff, what else could it be but flour?"
The man called the boss stared intently at the other side. It turned out that Linshui Village had actually started producing white flour.
The floodwaters have only just receded!
This shows how wealthy the village was.
However, thinking about it this way, his resentment grew even stronger. "Mother, Third Sister is really heartless. She lives a life of luxury in her husband's family and doesn't even think about being filial to you!"
"They say you shouldn't let good things go to outsiders, but she'd rather let outsiders eat and drink their fill than take care of her family at all."
In this situation, as long as his sister has even a little bit of thought about her family and lets a little bit slip through her fingers, it will be enough for the whole family to eat and drink their fill.
At this moment, another man said, "Brother, it's never easy for a woman to marry into her husband's family. My sister is mute, and it's already difficult enough that her husband's family treats her well. How can she..."
“Shut up! We are her own flesh and blood relatives. She doesn’t care about us and would rather let the money flow to other villagers. I think she doesn’t care about us at all.”
"It's a good thing that my mother went to the trouble of finding her a kind and honest family. Back then, the Gu family wasn't the only one to come to our house to propose marriage."
"Is Master Xu willing to offer 10 taels of silver as a betrothal gift...?"
"Brother, don't you know what kind of person Master Xu is? Every year, his family sends people out to the mass grave. If we had sent our sister to the Xu family back then, it wouldn't have been marrying off a daughter, it would have been selling a daughter. Brother, you should ask our Li family ancestors if they would have agreed."
"Alright, both of you, shut up," the old woman snapped impatiently as her two sons were about to start arguing. "Whatever happened before, it's fine, but now that the family has suffered a disaster, Li Sanniang can't just ignore it. Otherwise, I, as her mother, will go to the county government to sue her for filial impiety..."