◎Spin the top~ (two in one)◎
The early morning sun slowly rises from the eastern sky. The warm golden sunlight jumps over the lush branches of several large trees in front of the door and falls on the land, coating the courtyard with a layer of golden glow, creating a beautiful scene.
Jiang Ninglu looked at them measuring the land with a rope with a sullen face. Suddenly, he walked up to them and pulled the rope away from their hands without saying a word.
Chen Xiuyun was pulled so hard that she staggered and almost fell into the field.
She asked in surprise, "Xiaolu, what are you doing?"
Jiang Ninglu gathered all the ropes in his hands, threw them heavily to the ground, and sneered, "We've agreed that we won't rent this land, so Uncle and Aunt, please go back. We don't want to make any money from you."
She spoke bluntly, showing no mercy to the elders. Lin Chengsheng was furious, but he stopped pretending: "It's not your decision whether to rent or not. After all, you're not a member of our Lin family at all."
Chen Xiuyun put away her hypocritical smile and nodded in agreement with Lin Chengsheng, saying, "Hey, hey, Lulu, don't say you're not from the Lin family and have no right to interfere in this matter. Even if you're Awang's biological daughter, so what? You're a girl, and you'll be getting married in a few years. A daughter who's married is like spilled water. These family affairs have nothing to do with you."
After Chen Xiuyun said this, the girl Lin Duo next to her had a visibly stiff expression.
Lin Duo is Lin Chengsheng's third daughter. She has two older sisters, both of whom are married, and a younger brother.
Lin Duo is sixteen years old this year. She should be in her prime years studying at school, but her family forced her to drop out of school early and help with farm work at home.
Her father woke her up early this morning and asked her to come out to show her support. He was determined to take over the land from his uncle's family today.
Yes, they spoke to her face at home without any reservation, as if she was an unnecessary work machine.
Living in such an environment, Lin Duo's nerves have long been numb.
But when I heard my second aunt say this, my heart was still hurt.
Jiang Ninglu was not surprised to see their true faces. She had known that these people would cause trouble.
She still smiled faintly, her tone gentle and friendly yet cold: "Since Second Aunt said that, I'm surprised. According to you, girls can't meddle in family affairs, especially someone with an outsider surname like me. What about you? Aren't you also from an outsider surname, and aren't you also a woman? What gives you the right to meddle in our family affairs? Oh, no, meddle in the Lin family's affairs."
"you--"
Chen Xiuyun was choked by Jiang Ninglu's words and couldn't find any words to refute for a long time.
She reached out and pinched her husband Lin Chengliang's arm, gritting her teeth and saying, "You idiot who can't even fart for a long time, say a few words. I can't always be the one to take the lead when something happens. Can't you learn from your big brother?"
Lin Chengliang's arm was twisted and bruised, but he stammered, not knowing what to say: "I'll listen to you and Big Brother."
Chen Xiuyun: “…”
If it weren't in front of so many people, I would really want to kick him into the ditch.
Lin Chengsheng frowned: "Forget it, forget it, stop arguing."
He looked at his mute brother, who had remained silent throughout, and asked, "Awang, is this what you mean? Are you sure you don't want to rent the land to us?"
Lin Chengsheng realized that Jiang Ninglu came back this time to cause trouble for them.
They said they were discussing something, but who knows what kind of bad ideas they were hatching behind my back last night.
He was careless. He originally thought that Jiang Ninglu was well-educated and knowledgeable, and could help persuade them. Now it seems that this little girl is not easy to fool at all, and she is not the wild girl he picked up before who was allowed to be scolded and criticized at will.
Lin Chengsheng finally gave the decision-making power to his mute brother. He didn't believe that this mute brother couldn't understand the pros and cons of the situation and didn't want the free money.
What he didn't expect was that Lin Cheng looked at him and said, "Aba Aba," and then made a gesture and said, "Xiaolu means what I mean. I say it again, we don't rent this land."
Then he picked up the broom next to him and tried to chase them away.
"Hey, hey, what are you doing? You've made my clothes dirty."
Chen Xiuyun was unable to dodge and a layer of dust was thrown on her face, choking her so much that she couldn't open her eyes.
After finally opening their eyes, they saw Lin Shuo coming back towards them, dragging a long wooden stick.
"Go away, go away, go away now, and don't come to our house again."
Lin Chengsheng was fat and almost fell to the ground when Lin Shuo swept him with the wooden stick.
He stood up and wanted to teach this fool a lesson, but seeing that the other party was tall and strong, and was rushing around with a thick wooden stick, he could only retract his fist and retreat angrily.
Villagers who got up early in the morning to do farm work passed by on a small path not far away. When they saw the situation here, they started talking and giving comments.
"Alas, the two sons of the old Lin family are causing trouble again. It's been going on for a month and they haven't stopped yet."
"The mute is also quite miserable. He has to deal with such a family. Not only did his wife run away, but she also left him with a stupid son."
"What's a stupid son? I raised a daughter for nothing. I don't know what they were thinking. Raising a money-losing girl is really a suffering."
"Uh... is that the money-loser you were talking about? Why is she back? Didn't I hear she's being kept by someone in a big city?"
"Is this true? How come I haven't heard of it?"
"Don't you know? My child told me a while ago that he was watching a video. It went viral online. It said that their daughter was involved with several men and one of them was even keeping her as a mistress."
"Is that so? No wonder she's dressed so beautifully. Even the mute is so confident. It turns out her daughter is hooking up with a rich man."
is that so?
Lin Chengsheng had sharp ears and seemed to have heard of this matter as well.
When he looked at Jiang Ninglu again, his attitude was no longer as domineering as before.
No wonder this little girl went against her usual soft temper and confronted them head-on. It seems she found a backer.
Lin Chengsheng touched his nose, his clever eyes rolling around, wondering what he was up to next.
He brushed off the dust on his body and put on a smile: "Well, Awang, if there is anything, let's discuss it later. Don't make any moves. Everything can be worked out."
Oh!
This time it was Lin Chengwang who spat at him.
Lin Chengsheng didn't bother with him and left with a group of people with a wry smile.
A beautiful morning was ruined just like that. The shredded chicken noodles that Jiang Ninglu hastily placed on the table had already clumped together, and the villagers who came to watch the fun also dispersed one after another when they saw the two brothers of the Lin family leave.
"Lulu, are you full? Dad will give you another bowl of chicken soup?" Lin Chengwang asked while gesturing.
He is mute and cannot speak, but his hearing is much stronger than that of ordinary people. He heard every word those fellow villagers said just now.
Lin Chengwang knew that these were all rumors, but he still felt uncomfortable, but he had no way to shut the villagers up.
Jiang Ninglu didn't seem to care at all. She went back to the house, sat down, and said, "Okay, thank you, Dad."
When Lin Chengwang turned to go to the kitchen, Jiang Ninglu contacted Lawyer Huo.
Originally, she wanted to find some evidence to prove that the house and land belonged to her adoptive father before filing a lawsuit, but now she decided not to wait.
Lawyer Huo said last night that in the absence of a will, the estate could theoretically be divided equally. Although so much time has passed, it is possible to apply for redistribution.
Since those vampires come to my house to make trouble every day, I can't let them live in peace.
When Lin Chengwang brought out a new batch of chicken noodle soup from the kitchen, he saw a dark light flashing in his daughter's eyes. She was quiet and didn't know what she was planning, but he didn't interfere in anything and trusted his daughter with all his heart.
So, not long after, Lin Chengsheng and his second brother's family, who were trying to plot against Jiang Ninglu in Beijing while still discussing how to get the land of Dumb at home, received a summons from the court.
Upon learning that they were being sued by their mute brother and that they had to go to court to redistribute the inheritance, Lin Chengsheng and Chen Xiuyun both widened their eyes with expressions of disbelief and panic.
There's no way. Living in a backward mountain village, I've only seen lawsuits on TV and heard about them from others.
They subconsciously feel that getting involved in a lawsuit is a bad thing and a big trouble. Not only does it cost money, time and energy, but it is also possible that the lawsuit will take a long time without any good outcome.
Lin Chengsheng never expected that one day a lawsuit would fall on him, and it was all caused by his honest and mute brother who couldn't even speak.
Both families were in a panic, especially the second son, Lin Chengliang, who relied on his wife for everything and was somewhat weak. His first reaction was: "Let's sue. We don't have the money."
Chen Xiuyun's shrewd face also showed signs of retreat: "It must be that damned girl Jiang Ninglu's doing. How could a mute like her think of suing? Big brother, what do you say we should do? How about we just give up on that piece of land?"
In fact, compared to the idea of quitting, Chen Xiuyun felt more angry and regretful.
During this period of time, I have been running around for my eldest brother's family, but I haven't gained any benefits and instead got into a lawsuit.
Although she was not well educated, she understood what the mute family was asking for. If the houses and land were really to be redistributed, then all her years of work would have been in vain, and she shouldn't have helped her eldest brother's family with those things.
Chen Xiuyun's abacus beads were moving rapidly in her mind, thinking about how to avoid being entangled in lawsuits.
Without waiting for Lin Chengsheng to express his opinion, his youngest son Lin Dong picked up the shovel in the yard and walked out cursing.
"Adong, what are you doing?"
Although Aunt Zhao Fang usually keeps quiet and does whatever her husband says, and seems to have no temper at all, it is different when it comes to her beloved son Lin Dong.
Lin Dong is Lin Duo’s fifteen-year-old brother, only one year younger than Lin Duo.
After her mother gave birth to her, she found out it was a girl and was forced to get pregnant again soon after. Sure enough, the next baby was a boy. Lin Chengsheng was finally satisfied and treated his wife better. He no longer beat or scolded her as before.
Therefore, Zhao Fang felt that this son was her lucky star. At least because of his arrival, her life at home was better than before, so she usually treated Lin Dong like a baby.
A fifteen-year-old boy was sent to juvenile detention center twice for fighting and causing trouble. However, after he was released, his two parents not only did not repent and did not discipline him strictly, but felt more sorry for their son. They thought that he was instigated by others to make mistakes, and they felt sorry for their son suffering in the juvenile detention center.
Seeing Lin Dong rushing out with a shovel in his hand, they all knew that this kid was going to settle accounts with Jiang Ninglu's family.
Zhao Fang hurriedly chased after him, not because she was afraid that her son would get into trouble, but because she was worried that her son would get hurt somewhere.
But Lin Chengsheng was different. He did not step forward to stop him and seemed to have tacitly agreed to his son causing trouble.
He actually dared to send them a subpoena and wanted to sue to redistribute the property. His younger brother and his niece from another family will suffer.
Chen Xiuyun rolled her eyes and pretended to step forward to stop them, but she was just pretending.
So, that night, Jiang Ninglu, her adoptive father and brother moved stools and table to the yard to have dinner and enjoy the cool air. The three of them were chatting happily. Her adoptive father also knew Jiang Ninglu's plan at this time, and just said that he would listen to her and she could do whatever she wanted.
Suddenly there was a loud noise outside, and the gangster son of my uncle rushed into the yard with a shovel and started smashing and chopping things.
Jiang Ninglu was startled. Her adoptive father and brother quickly stood up and pulled her under the eaves. Her brother used his tall body to block her.
The moment they hid under the eaves, the family's dining table was overturned. With a series of "ping-ling-pang-clang" sounds, the cold noodles, steamed fish, braised shrimps, and other delicious side dishes that their adoptive father had made tonight all fell to the ground and mixed with the mud. Jiang Ninglu felt very distressed when she saw it.
The three members of the family had no idea what was wrong with this brat.
I watched as the wooden planks that my brother used for carpentry work in the yard were smashed to pieces, and a large hole was smashed in the large vat next to the well, with water gurgling out.
Lin Chengwang tried to step forward to stop him, but the little madman waved the shovel recklessly and he couldn't get close to him at all.
"Hey, hey! Why are you so mean? Why are you smashing our things? I'm going to call the police to arrest you!"
Lin Shuo had seen his cousin being taken away and put into a juvenile detention center. Now seeing him going crazy, the first person he thought of was the police officer who had arrested him before.
However, Lin Shuo's words had no effect on the gangster boy in front of him.
Knowing that he would be released from the juvenile detention center after a few days, Lin Dong became even more aggressive.
"I told you to sue our family! I told you to stir up trouble as soon as you came back. You're a bastard that no one wanted, and you became a big star in the city for a few days, and you think you're so beautiful. Are you being taken advantage of by a man—"
With a "pop", the dirty words that Lin Dong was about to say stopped at his mouth.
His mouth felt like it had been hit hard by something. After a burst of stinging pain, it began to swell up and become red at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Lin Dong didn't know what was going on. He held the shovel in one hand and touched his lips with the other hand, and found that his fingers were stained with blood.
He was stunned for a moment, and raised his head while enduring the burning pain on his lips, wondering who hit him.
But before he could figure out what was going on, he felt a sharp pain on the back of his hand holding the shovel. His hand went numb, as if it had been struck by a high voltage electric shock, and the pain made him drop the shovel with a bang.
“Ahhh, it hurts so much!”
Lin Dong hurriedly covered the back of his hand, where a red mark had already appeared, and the pain made his scalp numb.
He widened his eyes, wondering who was attacking him. The next second, he felt whip-like pain on his other hand, on the instep of his foot, and on his back, one after another, as if an invisible whip was whipping him.
Lin Dong jumped in pain, not even bothering to look for the person who attacked him. He quickly covered his head and tried to dodge, but no matter how he tried to block and avoid, he could not escape the strange beating.
Soon, conspicuous whip marks appeared on his exposed skin, which looked even more eerie as he was the only one in the yard.
When Zhao Fang caught up, she saw her baby son rolling on the ground with his head in his hands, crying out loudly.
Seeing her, the boy who had just been arrogantly smashing and hacking around in the yard burst into tears and snot: "Mom, save me, someone is hitting me, get rid of the things around me, hurry up, I'm dying of pain!"
Lin Dong continued to cry and run away with his head in his hands.
When Zhao Fang saw her son rolling on the ground, the first thing she wanted to do was to help him up. However, after hearing what he said, she stopped in her tracks.
Someone hit him?
He said letting himself get rid of the things around him.
But when Zhao Fang looked around, apart from her dumb brother and silly nephew standing under the eaves of the main hall with panicked expressions, there was only her niece who was held in the silly nephew's arms and didn't dare to raise her head.
They all stood a few meters away from Adong, wondering if anyone was beating their son.
Where is anything around him?
Zhao Fang was confused for a moment and thought her son was sick.
At this time, Chen Xiuyun, Lin Chengsheng and others also arrived, and naturally saw Lin Dong rolling on the ground in the yard with his head in his hands. There were shocking whip marks on his arms and legs.
Seeing his mother standing there motionless, Lin Dong called his father for help.
Lin Chengsheng was confused and wanted to go forward to pull his son no matter what happened. However, as soon as he raised his foot, he felt a burning pain on the instep, which scared him so much that he immediately retracted his foot that was about to step over the threshold.
"What's going on? What happened?" Chen Xiuyun looked at the mess in the yard, keenly aware of something strange, and dared not move.
Lin Dong cried out, "Mom, Dad, Aunt, please save me! Someone is beating me."
After he said this, Lin Chengsheng, Chen Xiuyun and Lin Duo who followed him had the same puzzled thoughts as Zhao Fang. They looked around carefully but did not find the person who beat him as Lin Dong said.
Rural people have always been superstitious, especially in many backward areas. Because of the closed environment and low level of ideology and culture, they think that many inexplicable things are supernatural.
Perhaps it was because Lin Chengsheng and Chen Xiuyun had done too many bad things, so their vigilance and reactions were stronger than others.
Chen Xiuyun looked around at the scene and tugged at her husband's clothes with trembling hands: "What, what's going on? I didn't see anyone beating Adong."
Lin Duo was also puzzled: "Yeah, I didn't see anyone hitting him, maybe my brother was pretending."
But if he was faking it, then where did the red marks on his arms and legs come from?
And once they tried to get close to Lin Dong, or even wanted to step into the yard, they would be beaten by something. They originally thought that it was the Dumb family who were causing trouble, so now no one dared to go into the yard.
"Is it, is it a ghost?" Lin Chengliang said, hiding behind his wife.
"My parents' graves are nearby. Could it be that the old people are angry and can't stand it anymore?"
"Shut up!" Chen Xiuyun scolded her useless husband.
But although she said this, she was actually very nervous.
Because this reminded her of the bad things she had done a long time ago. When the old couple passed away, the original burial site was a Feng Shui treasure land that had been chosen long ago, and the coffins they ordered were also made of relatively good materials.
But the eldest brother said that when people die, they are dead and should be buried in the ground. There is no need to waste them, so the old couple’s final funeral was rather simple.
They didn't want this piece of land at first because it was close to a cemetery. They thought it was unlucky, so they gave it to Lin Chengwang.
Zhao Fang was almost going crazy now. She could do nothing as she watched her son's body covered with cuts and red marks and screaming in pain.
Lin Chengsheng had no time to care about his son. Like Chen Xiuyun, his mind was full of thoughts of seeing ghosts. He wondered if his parents really couldn't stand it anymore and intervened. He didn't dare to take even a step forward.
[How's it going, host? My 'spinning top' technique is pretty good, isn't it?]
When Lin Chengsheng and Chen Xiuyun's families were trembling with fear, 0328's triumphant voice suddenly appeared in Jiang Ninglu's mind.
"So it's you." Jiang Ninglu suddenly realized and recalled 0328 in his mind.
Just now, Lin Dong was swinging a shovel and smashing and chopping things around, swearing at her. When she was almost hit by a flying piece of wood, fortunately her brother was quick-witted and protected her in his arms.
When she opened her eyes again, she saw Lin Dong holding his head and screaming on the ground, which made her think that something supernatural had happened.
[Humph! These bastards are so despicable! How can there be such disgusting people? They're even more despicable than your previous agent and Su Baiwei!]
0328 Following Jiang Ninglu to the countryside for the past few days has broadened my horizons and allowed me to see the world.
No wonder the host is determined to become evil. Living in such an environment since childhood and having such a group of awful relatives, anyone would become evil.
"Uh, did you learn this swear word from your uncle..."
Jiang Ninglu rolled his eyes silently.
0328, as if someone had been caught by a trick, his indignant aura suddenly weakened, and he said guiltily: [Well... I was just too angry and couldn't help but curse. It wasn't intentional to be a less civilized system.]
Jiang Ninglu: "You've learned it very well. You can use a few words on this kind of person."
0328: [? ]
Jiang Ninglu opened the panel and checked the superpower that 0328 had just used. It turned out to be a "spinning top", the kind that old men in the park like to spin.
"You can designate a target and any object can become a spinning top, allowing you to enjoy the fun of spinning tops anytime and anywhere, even when you're not in the park."
Jiang Ninglu muttered the small words of the skill introduction in his mind. No wonder Lin Dong rolled on the ground like a big twist just now. It turned out that Xiao Ba used him as a spinning top and hit him.
Jiang Ninglu felt a little itchy and couldn't help but want to try it herself.
0328 stopped her: "Don't smoke anymore, or your cousin will die."
Jiang Ninglu looked at Lin Dong on the ground. When Xiao Ba stopped spinning the top, he no longer felt the whipping pain on his body. He finally felt like he was saved. He endured the pain in his body and crawled up from the ground, crying as he moved towards Zhao Fang.
The others found that the mysterious power seemed to have disappeared, but even so, Lin Chengsheng looked at his son who was covered in wounds and did not dare to take a step forward, let alone let them enter the yard of his mute brother.
Jiang Ninglu sighed when she saw how cautious and frightened they were. She had finally discovered an interesting superpower, but she had no way to use it.
The author has something to say:
0328: Wow, spinning tops is so fun~
Little Deer: Humph, you don’t even want to play with me!
Author: Thanks to "2J&we", "Xiao Yangyang", "Blue Song", and "One Year" for the nutrient solution they provided to me. Bobo~
ps: While 0328 is enjoying itself, the humble author earnestly requests all readers to move their hands and click into the author's column for Xiaoba's sake, and collect a few skinny (no one cares about) pre-harvest seedlings. I kowtow to you all orz!
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