When Lu Tong arrived, Chen Xiaomi was also at home.
Chen Xiaomi glanced at Lu Tong who had come over and immediately felt somewhat displeased.
Chen Xiaomi had long known that Lu Lin was not valued in the Lu family and was treated like a slave. When Lu Lin entered the house without bringing anything, it confirmed Chen Xiaomi's guess. When Lu Tong came over at this time, Chen Xiaomi did not think that the other party was there to deliver something; she was more likely there to ask for benefits.
Lu Lin glanced at Lu Tong, and considering that it was currently the autumn harvest season, he smiled coldly, a few guesses flashing through his mind.
Lu Tong avoided Chen Xiaomi's sharp gaze and said to Lu Lin, "Lu Lin, the old man wants you to go back to farming."
Before Lu Lin could answer, Chen Xiaomi scoffed and said, "Your family is really forgetful! You've already given him to me as a son-in-law, and you still want to take him back as a farmhand for free? Dream on!"
Lu Tong mumbled, "Your family doesn't own any land."
“There are plenty of jobs even if there’s no land. He has to go into the mountains to hunt, chop wood, and boil water. I spent so much money to bring him back, do you think I’m just going to let him eat for free?” Chen Xiaomi said aggressively.
“Lu Lin isn’t a hunter,” Lu Tong muttered.
Chen Xiaomi scoffed and said, "So what if he's not a hunter? Since I bought him with real money, he's mine now. If I want him to go into the mountains, he has to go. If he dies, he deserves it!"
Lu Tong looked at Chen Xiaomi and thought to himself: The rumors in the village are really true, Chen Xiaomi is really fierce.
Lu Tong glanced at Lu Lin and saw that he remained silent, seemingly genuinely afraid of Chen Xiaomi. She couldn't help but feel a little angry at her cousin for being so useless.
Chen Xiaomi raised the bamboo stick in her hand, pointed it at Lu Tong, and said, "You brat, are you leaving or not? If you don't leave, I'll kick you out."
Lu Tong's face flushed bright red. Because Lu Chengyu was a scholar who had passed the imperial examinations, Lu Tong was quite respected in the village, and many men wanted to marry her. However, Lu Tong was single-mindedly focused on becoming a wealthy woman and looked down on all of them. This was the first time she had ever been treated so coldly.
"Brother Lin, what do you say?" Lu Tong asked with a tense face.
Lu Lin glanced at Lu Tong, a hint of mockery flashing through his mind. The second branch of the Lu family was just a long-term laborer who didn't need money. Lu Tong didn't take the original owner, Lu Lin, seriously at all. In the memories he had read, Lu Tong rarely called him Brother Lin. He usually just called him "Hey!"
"I still need to go dig for wild vegetables. There aren't enough vegetables at home. If I don't dig more, I'm afraid I'll starve to death."
Chen Xiaomi glanced at the door and warned loudly, "We don't even have enough chores to do at home. If you go over there to help, I'll break your legs. I don't support traitors in this house."
Lu Lin understood and replied, "I understand."
Chen Xiaomi was very satisfied with Lu Lin's cooperation. Chen Xiaomi was just afraid that Lu Lin was stubborn and would side with the Lu family even though he was being treated so badly by them.
As Lu Tong walked to the door, she overheard Chen Xiaomi "establishing her authority" over Lu Lin. She was both angry at Chen Xiaomi's arrogance and at Lu Lin's lack of self-control, being completely dominated by a woman with twins.
In Lu Tong's eyes, although Chen Xiaomi was a fierce woman, Shuang'er was still Shuang'er. Even if she married into the family, she should still listen to her husband.
Thinking that Lu Tong had walked away, Lu Lin smiled and said, "Thank you?"
Chen Xiaomi looked at Lu Lin, then suddenly paused, and asked, "Why are you thanking me?"
“I don’t need to work over there anymore.” Lu Lin blinked. In his previous life, when he was born, the conditions in the countryside had already begun to improve, so he didn’t have to do much in the fields. To be honest, Lu Lin would rather go into the mountains than farm.
Chen Xiaomi blushed slightly. "What's there to thank me for? You didn't get paid to farm there, and you still had to do the work."
Lu Lin smiled and said, "I understand."
Chen Xiaomi blinked and said, "Lu Tong doesn't seem to be young anymore!"
Lu Lin nodded and said, "I guess so."
In Lu Lin's eyes, Lu Tong was only sixteen, still very young. However, in the eyes of people in this world, sixteen was already a grown woman. Lu Tong planned to wait until Lu Chengyu passed the imperial examination to become a scholar before considering marriage. If Lu Chengyu failed, Lu Tong might become an old maid. In two years, she would have to pay taxes.
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