"Look at your smug and foolish face, I can't bear to criticize you. Now hurry up and give me back my money." Lin Xiazhu's young face held a seriousness that was beyond her years.
The thief was startled. When he saw that the person was just a child under ten years old, he immediately revealed his ferocious nature and took a step forward to grab Lin Xiazhu by the collar.
"You little brat, you run fast, and you dare to scare me?" The thief grinned, revealing a lewd smile. "I was just going to let it go by stealing some pocket money, but since you've delivered yourself to my doorstep, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Although the thief didn't say what he meant, Lin Xiazhu knew what he meant. She looked up at her slightly sallow, thin face and said, "You want to capture me and sell me."
"You ran into this yourself, serves you right for being unlucky." The thief looked menacingly around, and after making sure no one was watching, he grabbed the person and started to leave.
"Ouch." In the blink of an eye, the little thief clutched his genitals and collapsed. The streets of the small town were all dirt roads, and the little thief quickly got covered in dirt and dust.
Lin Xiazhu pursed her lips and glanced at the person howling on the ground. She squatted down and patted the person's face. "A grown man with hands and feet, instead of working hard to earn money, he does all sorts of bad things. What kind of ability is that?"
"You think you're worthy to kidnap me?"
The petty thief has no one to confide in. What's wrong with this world?
Even a sallow-faced, thin little girl is more ruthless than him, a gangster. Not only did she kick him in the groin, but she's also squeezing his chubby wrist with her withered hand, as if she's about to crush his bones.
Is life already this tough?
Lin Xiazhu originally intended to take the person to the police station, but the thief struggled desperately and ran away.
Because she had to go back to the hospital to take care of her younger sister, Lin Xiazhu didn't go after them.
After staying at the clinic for ten days and paying all her medical bills, Lin Xiazhu only had ten yuan left. She put two sets of clothes in a plastic bucket, carried Lin Taozi in one arm and the bucket in the other, and left the hospital.
There are no cars to take back to Linjia Village, not even bicycles, because the road into the village goes uphill, and the road back is a mountain climb.
After crossing a mountain at the end of Shanhe Town, and walking a little further, you will reach Linjia Village. Lin Xiazhu was carrying her fourth sister halfway up the mountain when they met Old Lady Lin.
Their eyes met, and they were both taken aback.
"Grandma, are you going to town?" This road is the only way to town, so asking this is a bit redundant. Where else could Grandma Lin go besides town?
But you still have to greet people, just like asking "Have you eaten?" or "Are you taking a walk?"—these kinds of empty words can't be omitted, and you often have to say them.
Grandma Lin glanced at Lin Taozi, and seeing that she was alright, she looked at Lin Xiazhu with a stern face, "What are you doing in town? I came to find you. How dare you leave home for so long when you're all grown up?"
Previously, some villagers came back and told her that Lin Xiazhu had taken her fourth sister to see a doctor in town and that she had been hospitalized. Lin's eyelids started twitching.
Everyone in the village knew about Lin Taozi's hospitalization. Her youngest son had just passed away, and she couldn't just abandon her granddaughter. But she didn't have any money, so she sent them some clothes instead.
Grandma Lin didn't want to deliver it herself. Firstly, the journey was too far, and secondly, she was afraid that the two children wouldn't have any money and she would have to pay for it herself.
“Your mother has lost her mind. She hides in her room all day and refuses to come out, even if it means death. I asked your cousin to climb in through the window to open the door, but as soon as he got his hand on it, your mother started smashing it with a stool. She’ll fight anyone who dares to go in.”
As soon as they met, Old Mrs. Lin began to complain bitterly.
“Your mother is really possessed. I usually let it go because I feel sorry for her for losing her man, but a few days ago it was the seventh day after your father’s death. I asked her to get up and cook a meal for your father, but she refused.”
According to the custom in Linjia Village, when someone in the family passes away, a sumptuous meal is prepared on the seventh day after their death, and then the food is taken to the cemetery for worship.
Lin Xiazhu realized that on the seventh day after Lin Taozi's death, she was still taking care of Lin Taozi at the clinic. It had been a long time, and since she had been reborn, she had focused all her attention on her fourth sister and had forgotten about it.
How could Yan Xin possibly offer incense to her father? She'd probably be scared to death. It's commendable that she's still alive.
"Did she go?" Lin Xiazhu asked calmly.
“If she dared not go, I immediately had the door torn down and then forced your mother to go to your father’s grave. When she got there, she refused to set out a meal or pour wine for your father. I was so angry that I forced her to kneel down and apologize to your father.”
Even now, when Old Lady Lin talks about it, her eyes still blaze with anger.
Lin Xiazhu was about to ask what happened next, but before she could speak, Old Mrs. Lin slapped her thigh hard. "What a terrible thing! I just asked your mother to apologize to your father, and she shoved me so hard that my old back almost broke."
Later, the fake Zhao Xiaolian ran down the mountain on her own. After returning to the Lin family, she found that the door to the room she had been staying in had been removed. So she ran to the room belonging to the four Lin sisters, locked the door, and continued to hide.
Grandma Lin has two sons, Lin Shanfu and Lin Shanlai. The eldest son is six years older than the younger son. He got married early and gave birth to a big, healthy boy the year before, and another son the following year.
Lin Shanlai married Zhao Xiaolian after his eldest son had been born. Zhao Xiaolian became pregnant three years after their marriage and gave birth to a girl. She continued to have children and gave birth to three more girls.
Having more children than allowed is punishable by a fine of one hundred yuan, and having two children would result in a fine of two hundred yuan. However, Lin Shanlai had no intention of stopping his attempts to have more children. He hid and avoided getting his wife arrested and forced to undergo sterilization, determined to give birth to a son in this lifetime.
Lin Shanlai's family had many members but earned little, yet they ate a lot. Old Mrs. Lin decisively separated the family and lived with her eldest son. Her eldest son was more capable than her younger son and had given birth to two sons, so Old Mrs. Lin was determined to help their family.
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