"Congratulations, Brother Fengnian! You're going to have a wife soon. I thought you'd be a bachelor for life."

"Sister-in-law Mei is wonderful! She's beautiful and kind-hearted. Once, when I went to the mountains to dig for wild vegetables, she even helped me. Gangzi is truly blind; he's letting such a good person go to waste."

The speaker was Lin Erxi. Unlike other girls her age, she had a carefree personality and was somewhat like a boy.

As soon as Lin Erxi finished speaking, Lin's sister-in-law grabbed her ear with one hand: "Listen to what you're saying! Is this something an unmarried girl like you should be saying? Look at you, you don't act like a girl at all."

"Ouch... Mother, please be gentle! Father, help!" Lin Erxi cried out, her neck stiff.

"Alright, Erxi is telling the truth," Brother Lin said.

As soon as Sister-in-law Lin loosened her grip, Lin Erxi quickly broke free from her mother's clutches, jumped to the side, and stuck her tongue out at her mother. Sister-in-law Lin shook her head and smiled helplessly.

Now she understood why Lin Erxi had the personality she had now.

Song Anxin greeted her elder brother and sister-in-law.

The eldest brother of the Lin family was very strong and robust; he was clearly a skilled worker in the fields and on the farm.

Before separating from the original owner, he was the pillar of the entire Lin family. His father had passed away early, his mother was bedridden, and his younger brother had joined the army to fight.

He managed the entire family, young and old, and the original owner's four children held him in high esteem.

Most importantly, he is also someone who can keep the original owner in check. He even came to the door in person, which shows that he cares a lot about his nephew's marriage.

When Lin Fengnian and his brothers saw their uncle arrive, they quickly went up to greet him, brought out stools for him to sit on, and then went to pour him water.

"Alright, I won't sit down." Brother Lin raised his hand to stop the few busy young people.

He turned around and threw a money bag into Song Anxin's arms: "Second wife, there's not much money, that's all I can do to help."

Song Anxin opened the money bag and was overjoyed. There was one tael and three qian inside. Adding it to her own three hundred wen, she had just made a little over one and a half taels. Now she wouldn't have to worry about the bride price.

"Hmph, what do you mean 'not much'? This is all the money our family has! Second Aunt, don't swallow it up. You must use it to help Fengnian get a wife!"

"Hey, you brat, how dare you talk to your elders like that? You're getting more and more disrespectful. You're asking for a beating." With that, he raised his hand to slap Lin Erxi.

Lin Erxi quickly ran off, and Lin Dongzi hurriedly followed, saying, "Sister, wait for me!"

Lin Dongzi didn't want to stay here. His second aunt was terrifying. Every time he came to visit his brother Fengyao, she would scold him, which made him afraid to come anymore.

Sister-in-law Lin gave her an awkward smile, but Song Anxin didn't seem to mind.

Of course, she didn't think that Sister-in-law Lin would really hit Lin Erxi. After all, it was just a warning to her, because if it were the original owner of this body, she would have really swallowed the money.

Song Anxin was very grateful to Brother Lin and Sister-in-law Lin. She knew that in this era, the income of a poor farmer's family was at most two taels of silver a year. They still had to pay for food, clothing and other necessities. It was really not easy to save so much money.

The eldest brother and sister-in-law of the Lin family also took out all of this silver.

He immediately said, "Brother, sister-in-law, thank you. We are indeed short of money right now, but we will never take this money for nothing. We will definitely repay you in the future."

Lin Fengnian was so moved that he couldn't speak. His eyes were red. His uncle and aunt had always treated them like their own sons, and had taught them how to work in the fields step by step.

Lin Fengnian's voice choked slightly as he said, "Uncle, Aunt, don't worry, I'll go to town to work after the autumn harvest and I'll definitely pay you back. My wife and I will also take care of you when you get old."

Brother Lin's broad face twitched slightly.

Sister-in-law Lin patted Lin Fengnian on the shoulder and said with feeling, "Alright, it's good that your uncle and aunt know you have this intention. It's getting late, let's set off as soon as possible."

Originally, she and her husband were thinking that if Song Shi didn't find a wife for Fengnian, they would help Fengnian find one. After all, he was a child they had watched grow up, and they couldn't let their second son, who died in battle, die without a family line.

Although we don't know what Song Shi's intentions have changed, it's good that she's taken Feng Nian's marriage to heart.

Zhang Mei's home is in the neighboring Dawu Village, which is about half an hour's walk away.

By this time, it was already broad daylight. Farmers wouldn't slack off; they had to fertilize and weed the fields, and the women had to wash and mend clothes. After finishing their work in the fields and at home, they would go up the mountain to chop firewood and dig for wild vegetables to supplement their family's food supply.

Song Anxin and Sister-in-law Lin, along with Lin Fengnian and Lin Fengshou, attracted a lot of attention as they walked down the street.

Everyone was quite surprised, as Sister-in-law Lin and her second sister-in-law had never gotten along well.

The main problem is that Lin Ersao is a troublemaker, and nobody in the village likes her.

Everyone automatically ignored Song Anxin and went up to chat with Sister-in-law Lin. Sister-in-law Lin also knew that the matter was not yet settled, and that it was about Zhang Mei. Some of the gossipy women in the village had ridiculed her behind her back.

He was also afraid that his second son's wife would start a fight on the spot, so he just smiled and said that he had taken his two nephews out on business.

Lin Fengnian and Lin Fengshou just smiled and let it go.

Song Anxin, who was being ignored, was actually quite glad that the original owner was so unpopular in the village, which saved her from so much trouble.

After walking for about half an hour, they finally arrived at the entrance of Dawu Village. Song Anxin felt that her feet were sore from walking. At this time, the weather was also getting hot, and everyone was covered in sweat.

Song Anxin really misses modern air conditioning and various means of transportation. In ancient times, you really had to rely entirely on your own two legs to get around.

In ancient times, transportation was not well-developed and the population rarely moved around. Usually, it was just the same people coming and going in the village, and everyone knew each other.

Upon seeing Song Anxin, several unfamiliar but somewhat bold women approached to inquire. Fortunately, Sister-in-law Lin was a sociable person and explained her purpose while also asking about Zhang Mei's residence.

However, I heard some very bad news. It is said that a few days ago, the Zhang family arranged for Zhang Mei to marry a widower who had lost three wives. It is said that the widower beat all three wives to death and that the wives had three children, each born to a different wife.

Everyone in the village knows about this. Some people sympathize with Zhang Mei, while others think that it's already good enough that someone would marry her even though she can't have children, especially since the man has three children who can take care of her in her old age.

When Lin Fengnian heard the news, his face turned pale. He knew that Zhang Mei's family wanted to remarry her, which was why he mustered up the courage to beg his mother.

He had actually seen Zhang Mei once when he was sixteen, and he wanted to marry her then.

He was just too afraid of his mother at the time, and hesitated to tell his family. Later, Gangzi married Zhang Mei, and he regretted it.

But she also knew that now that she had become Gangzi's sister-in-law, she shouldn't have such thoughts anymore.

After that, he kept his head down and worked, and completely gave up on the idea of ​​getting married, knowing that his mother wouldn't spend money to get him a wife.

Until three months ago, when Zhang Mei was laid off, he was able to work as usual at first, but later he couldn't help but listen to news about Zhang Mei.

Until a few days ago, when he heard that the Zhang family was going to arrange another marriage for Zhang Mei, he decided that he had to fight for himself no matter what.

But... now... he was still a step too late.