Chapter 113: It's really hard to endure

Lin Zhiyi smiled and said, "Uncle Muramasa, we want the neatest and most spacious one. As long as you like it, the rent is negotiable."

The village chief also found it strange.

It’s unclear whether this girl is the daughter-in-law or daughter of this family, but when she took the initiative, it seemed like no one else had any objection.

"Okay, then follow me."

The Lin family had already changed out of their ochre clothes on the way to exile. Although the clothes they wore at this time were not very gorgeous, they were also made of fine linen.

Only the slightly wealthier villagers in the village wore fine linen clothes, while most villagers wore coarse linen clothes because they had to work.

Therefore, none of the villagers realized that these people were fugitives.

Lin Zhiyi had previously sent clothes to Aunt Xue and her son, and now they were also wearing fine linen clothes.

The fourth branch of the Lin family, before being exiled, Lin Xue's uncle sent them some clothes to change into on the way, and they also changed out of their ochre clothes.

As for the second and third branches of the Lin family, Lin Zhiyi didn't care about them.

At this time, the second and third branches of the Lin family had no intention of settling down in Xishui Village.

Ask them to be farmers, they can't do it.

As for the half a bushel of grain and one hundred coins that each person could receive, they all received them and signed their names.

But I never thought about returning it in the future.

They just think that it would be a waste not to accept it.

Lin Xiu Ze asked, "Dad, do we really not have to go to Xishui Village?"

"What are we going to do in Xishui Village? To become a farmer? We don't know how to farm."

Uncle Lin couldn't help but glare at Lin Xiu Ze, thinking that his son was too stupid.

"Besides, as long as we stay within the confines of the exile area and don't leave Fangzhou, no one can interfere with whether we go to Xishui Village or not."

They are not as obedient as the fools in Lin Fu's family.

Everyone thought what he said made sense.

It would be great if we could skip the trip to Xishui Village.

"Dad, where are we going now?"

"Where can we go? Let's find a restaurant to eat first, and then find a house to stay in the city."

For a whole month, they had to eat only biscuits and steamed buns every day, which made them very greedy.

Uncle Lin: "Give me the 100 coins you just received. We'll use it to have a good meal later."

Each of them received 100 wen. There were seven people in the second house, four people in the third house, and the old lady, a total of 12 people. But Lin Jingshu was not on the list. They received a total of 1,100 wen. Even if they found a small restaurant to have a good meal, it would only cost 100 or 200 wen.

The remaining money can be used to find a better inn to stay in.

What's more, Uncle Lin knew that Old Madam Wang still had enough money on her, enough for them to live for a while.

When Mrs. Wang heard that they were going to a restaurant for dinner, her illness immediately healed and she stopped pretending to have a headache.

"Just give me the money. I'll pay the bill later."

After the meal, she still had some money left.

She must hold the power firmly in her own hands.

"Mom, you're not well yet, so please leave this matter to your son."

Old Lady Wang refused and used her filial piety to pressure Uncle Lin, who had no choice but to compromise.

Along the way, he was really fed up with this old mother.

When they were in the Lin Mansion, everything was fine. Their mother always protected the second and third wives, always using filial piety to pressure the first wife, and asked the first wife for a lot of benefits to give to the second and third wives.

But later they severed their relationship with the eldest wife, and their mother could no longer pressure her. She would always use filial piety to pressure the younger generations of the second and third wives from time to time.

Now he was extremely disgusted with his mother's behavior.

Thinking about it, he strongly suspected that the eldest branch of the Lin family had set a trap for them, especially Lin Zhiyi, his niece.

She said that the dowry was taken away by the Qin family. Now think about it, why did he not believe it?

The second and third branches of the Lin family went to a restaurant for a meal, and so did some of the exiles.

Mrs. Tong of the Mu family also suggested that they stop going to Xishui Village and live in Fangling County.

She was afraid that her two children would not be used to it.

Mu Yunzhao objected immediately upon hearing this, "No!"

"Why not? You're really asking for trouble. If you want to go, go by yourself."

Mrs. Tong glared at her.

Staying in the county offers more opportunities, more work, and makes it easier to survive.

Go to the village to farm? Is her delicate body capable of working in the fields? In the end, this burden will probably fall on her husband.

Thinking about her husband working hard every day, she felt very distressed.

"Sister-in-law, I'm doing this for the good of the Mu family. Think about why the higher-ups gave us land and seeds? They're telling Father..."

Mu Yunzhao couldn't possibly say that Li Wenjing would become the emperor in the future, right?

Even if I tell you, no one will believe it!

Lord Mu said, "Okay, go eat first, and then we'll discuss it after dinner."

Tong wanted to say something, but she was afraid of being scolded by her father-in-law, so she opened her mouth but didn't say anything.

The Mu family walked forward for another cup of tea but still didn't see the restaurant. They stopped someone and asked, and the person said there was a restaurant not far ahead.

At this moment, Mu Yunzhao turned around and saw the deposed prince walking out of a shop, followed by a woman.

Looking at the woman carefully, Mu Yunzhao remembered that it was Zhang Wanqing, the daughter of Master Zhang.

Thinking about the previous life, when Master Zhang’s wife and daughter were assassinated by men in black, they died at the hands of those men in black, but for some reason there was no assassination by men in black in this life, and Zhang Wanqing survived.

She had also heard about what happened yesterday. Zhang Wanqing and her daughter had their innocence ruined by the escorts, and Mrs. Zhang Taifu had committed suicide.

She glanced at her father and elder brother. Fortunately, they were still there, otherwise her innocence would be lost.

But where is the deposed crown prince?

She glanced at the shop twice and it looked like a place for murders. Then she realized that the deposed prince was probably bringing Miss Zhang to buy a coffin.

She guessed right.

Behind them, four servants came out carrying a coffin and stopped in front of the carriage.

The deposed prince and Zhang Wanqing were standing aside and talking. It could be seen that Zhang Wanqing was very sad, and the deposed prince seemed to be trying to persuade her.

Li Wenjing said, "Miss Zhang, let's use this coffin to bury your mother for the time being. When you become an orphan... you will be given a grand funeral."

Zhang Wanqing's eyes were blurred with tears. "Sir, please don't feel bad about it. This coffin may not be top-grade, but it's at least decent. If it weren't for your help, my mother wouldn't even be able to afford a simple coffin."

"Actually, the money for the coffin wasn't mine. It was given by Miss Lin. You should be thanking her."

Zhang Wanqing was stunned for a moment, then said, "Sister Lin's great kindness will be remembered for the rest of my life. If I have money in the future, I will definitely return it."

Until the eldest sister-in-law Tong called Mu Yunzhao, "Why don't you catch up?"

It was Tong's roar that woke Mu Yunzhao up.

Mu Yunzhao didn't want to leave. She didn't want to miss this good opportunity to get along with Li Wenjing.

After thinking about it, he gritted his teeth, took out five taels of silver notes from his pocket, and caught up with Mu's father and mother.

"Father, mother, elder brother and sister-in-law, here's some money for you. Go to the restaurant and have a meal first. I saw Sister Zhang over there. Her mother is gone, so I wanted to go see if there's anything I can do to help."

Tong looked at Mu Yunzhao suspiciously. She didn't seem to be very close to Miss Zhang during the exile.

Mother Mu was very pleased to see Mu Yunzhao was so warm-hearted. It seemed that this child had a good heart. She was afraid that she had misunderstood Zhaozhao before.

What's more, Mu's mother had spoken to Mrs. Zhang Taifu several times on the way to exile, and it was a pity that she ended up like this.

"Okay, go ahead and comfort Miss Zhang."