Lin Momo didn't take his bluff seriously at all. She lowered her head, took one of Sanya's small, icy hands, which was rushing over to hug her tightly, and warmed it for her.

They didn't mind at all that their hands were still covered in mud and stained with grass juice.

These are clearly small hands that have just finished working.

She looked up at the basket lying quietly on the ground, some of the compressed straw inside spilling out, adding a touch of mess to the clean courtyard.

It seems that Sanya went to gather pig feed early in the morning. Before she could even put the basket down in the yard, her scumbag brother Lin Zhiqiang grabbed her by the back of the neck and wanted to take her to town to sell her for money.

Scumbag!

Lin Momo warmed her hands tenderly while gently comforting her, "Don't be afraid, Second Sister won't let him sell us."

Sanya timidly opened her large, almond-shaped eyes and looked at her, her eyes filled with joy as well as doubt.

The good news is that someone finally said they wouldn't sell her.

The question is, if the eldest brother is going to sell the second sister along with him, how can she protect her younger sister when she can barely protect herself?

But Sanya knew in her heart that the only person she could rely on and trust in this family right now was her second sister. "I trust your second sister."

The two women, both in dire straits, couldn't help but comfort each other at that moment.

This touching scene of sisterly affection deeply wounded someone's fragile nerves.

"Believe what?!" Lin Zhiqiang roared angrily.

The little girl doesn't know anything. Er Ya neither manages the household nor makes any decisions, so she would believe it if Er Ya said she wouldn't sell it.

He would never admit that he was jealous.

His mother doted on him since he was a child, but she didn't believe him. It must have been really hurtful.

Enraged, Lin Zhiqiang shouted, "I'm the one who calls the shots in this house! You two brats, listen to me, neither of you are going anywhere today. You're all going to be sold off!"

"Waaaaah..."

Sanya trembled, terrified by the ferocious beast-like scumbag brother, and burst into tears.

"Shut up! You brat, are you deliberately trying to attract the villagers to watch a show?"

Suddenly, Madam Xu shouted, and Sanya trembled in fright, covering her mouth and falling silent.

Satisfied, she turned her head and gently reminded her eldest son, "It's getting late, let's hurry up and set off. I'll go with you so you won't be left alone and someone might run away on the way. Your father is asleep anyway, so it doesn't matter whether we leave anyone at home or not. Let's try to go and come back as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhiqiang's expression was quite interesting. After a long while, he finally stammered and asked, "No, Mother, what are you going to do on such a long journey? You're pregnant."

He may not be shrewd, but that doesn't mean he's stupid.

What do you mean by being afraid he can't keep an eye on those two damned girls by himself?

His mother clearly wanted to go with them so she could keep the money from selling the two girls into servitude for herself. It seems that all his words just now were ignored by his mother.

In the end, his mother still didn't believe him; she practically had the words "I can't trust you" plastered on his forehead.

Is he such a failure as a person?

This was the first time in Lin Zhiqiang's life that he had engaged in such a profound self-reflection.

"Well, didn't I tell you? I'm going to watch over these two girls for you. If either of them runs away, your father's life will be in danger."

"Mom! You're obviously not believing me. Do you think I'm stupid and can't see through you?" Lin Zhiqiang, that bastard, didn't know how to save face for his mother and exposed her flawed lies on the spot.

See through it but don't say it.

This simpleton has no idea about the intricate relationships between these shrewd people.

Otherwise, the local hooligans wouldn't have been able to be lured into the gambling den so easily.

Lin Momo pulled her trembling younger sister into her arms, quietly watching the mother and son's catfight, ready to add fuel to the fire at any moment.

When her son exposed her true intentions, Madam Xu avoided eye contact and looked slightly embarrassed. She stammered as she explained, "It's not that I don't believe you, Zhiqiang. I just... I just want to go and see for myself."

"What's so great to watch? You're pregnant and can't walk fast. You're just a burden. How are you going to get back sooner?"

These words of disdain, when heard by Madam Xu, were interpreted as her son's concern for her, which pleased her greatly. She felt that she had not spoiled her son in vain and that she had not wasted her time.

She readily agreed, "Alright then, Mother won't go. The sun is about to rise, you should hurry and take these two girls and set off."

Still feeling uneasy, he added, "Remember to keep the money safe. It's your father's life-saving money, so don't spend it recklessly!"

"Mom, you've said it eight hundred times already. I'm a grown man, how could I be so immature?" Lin Zhiqiang was very impatient with his mother's nagging.

After saying that, he ignored his mother and turned to his two younger sisters, who were standing at the door of the side room like lambs to the slaughter, and shouted angrily, "Aren't you leaving? Wait for me to tie you up with a rope and leave?"

Seeing her eldest brother's fierce and menacing appearance, Sanya was so frightened that she hurriedly looked away and kept burying her head and body in her second sister's arms.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."

Lin Momo managed to steady herself and gently comforted the little girl in her arms, who was like a frightened animal.

This little girl is quite strong; her weak body really can't handle it.

After calming her younger sister down, Lin Momo smiled angrily at Lin Zhiqiang: "Fine, tie us up and we'll go with you!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhiqiang became so angry that he rushed into the woodshed to look for a hemp rope.

Then he heard voices behind him again: "Let the villagers come and see, the elder brother is treating his own sister like livestock, binding her hands and feet and going to sell her in town so that he can use the money to pay off his gambling debts."

"I want to see which family in these surrounding villages will dare to marry their daughter into the Lin family's second branch, and which family will dare to set foot in the Lin family's second branch! You, Lin Zhiqiang, dare to sell your own sister? Today, I'll risk my life to ruin your reputation, make sure you can't get married, and make sure you have no descendants!"

"You dare!"

Lin Zhiqiang was so angry that his hair stood on end. He suddenly turned around and roared at Lin Momo, who dared to speak so harshly to him: "Don't forget that you are also a member of the Lin family. If I lose my reputation, how will you fare?"

Lin Momo laughed instead of getting angry: "What a joke! Calling you stupid is really giving you too much credit. You're just a complete idiot!"

“You’ve sold us all out. Even if you become a rat that everyone in the county hates, what does it have to do with us? Besides, there are many people in the world with the surname Lin. It’s not just your family that has the surname Lin. If I don’t acknowledge you, what can anyone say?”

"You brat, how dare you talk to your older brother like that? You've grown some guts, haven't you? I'll beat you to death!"

Lin Zhiqiang was stunned by Lin Momo's words, looking furious but seemingly unable to vent his anger.

At this moment, Lin's mother, Xu, who had recovered from her shock, was also furious. How dare that wretched girl who worked for her dare to lash out at her older brother? Did she think her mother was dead?

He grabbed a handful of thin bamboo bundles and swung them at Lin Momo: "You brat, I'll beat you to death today, so you won't ruin your brother's reputation!"