Without caring whether anyone was watching, she started tearing open her clothes in front of everyone, rummaging through her underwear, and finally pulled out a pair of gold earrings.
He carefully and reluctantly handed it to Lin Jiujiu, his eyes still holding a glimmer of hope.
These gold earrings were given to her by her mother as a keepsake when she got married.
She only brought her along on her wedding day because she knew what kind of person Zhao was.
Once inside the bridal chamber, she took it off and sewed a pouch into her underpants to hide it.
Otherwise, that old hag would probably have taken him to support her eldest son long ago.
Sure enough, Zhao's expression changed immediately when she saw Sun take out the pair of gold earrings.
He couldn't help but question her in a harsh tone.
"Didn't you say you lost those earrings a long time ago?"
Having suffered a blow today, and with Xiao Changhe now crippled, she was no longer so afraid of Sun.
He retorted directly, "If that weren't the case, wouldn't you have taken it long ago?"
Sun hadn't forgotten that on the second day after her marriage, before she and her husband had even woken up, the old woman barged into their room and sent her to cook for the whole family.
They also said that this was a rule in their Xiao family that a new bride had to cook for the whole family on her first day.
As soon as she entered the kitchen, she searched through all her dowry items, moving anything of value into her room.
She even took the chamber pot and gave it to her youngest daughter.
She had never seen such a disgusting family.
Fortunately, she took precautions and kept all the money her family gave her to herself without revealing a single drop.
For this, she was lectured by her mother-in-law, who said that the Sun family was not a family that truly loved their daughters. Otherwise, how could a girl get married without any cash and only be given some worthless things as dowry?
When Zhao heard that Sun dared to talk back to her, she was about to hit her, but Lin Jiujiu stopped her with a look.
"If you want to fight, do it outside my house. Otherwise, if you dare to make a move on my turf, don't blame me for being impolite."
Although the pair of gold earrings were not worth ten taels, Lin Jiujiu saw that Madam Sun really had nothing else to offer, so she said nothing more.
She didn't really want to take the pair of earrings that had a certain charm, so she gestured to Lin Xiaomei with her lips, indicating that she should take them.
Lin Xiaomei knew perfectly well what she disliked.
But she also disliked the things that came out of those places.
Lin Xiaomei puffed out her cheeks, grabbed a clean rag from the clothesline next to her, and placed it on her hand, indicating to Sun Shi that she should put the things on it.
Sun dared not disobey. Lin Jiujiu watched as she placed the items in her younger sister's hands before letting go of her foot.
After seeing those people off, Lin Jiujiu realized that the moon was already high in the sky, and it looked like it was almost midnight.
Lin Jiujiu took Xiao Tianjue's pulse and found that he was fine, then addressed the group.
"Dad, Mom, eldest brother, sister-in-law, younger brother, younger sister, you should go back and rest first. You have to get up early to work tomorrow, otherwise Grandpa and Grandma will scold you again."
In just a short while, Lin's father and Lin Ze had already helped her repair the door panel and put it back in place.
Lin's father and mother didn't know what to say after hearing this.
After all, she was telling the truth.
Lin Xiaomei placed the pair of gold earrings on the table and prepared to leave with them.
But Lin Jiujiu called out to him.
"Little sister, keep that thing safe and take it with you. When you have time, have Dad take it to the jewelry store in town to sell it or exchange it for something else."
The thought of where that thing came from made Lin Jiujiu feel nauseous.
Lin Jiujiu didn't want to touch it, and Lin Xiaomei also disliked it.
In the end, it was Madam Hu who took a handkerchief and handed it to Lin Xiaomei.
There was nothing she could do; Lin Jiujiu had asked her younger sister to put it away, and even though she was her sister-in-law, she couldn't very well take it.
Otherwise, even if it's dirty, it's still gold.
The reason Lin Jiujiu didn't give it to her mother was because although she looked strong, she was actually suppressed by the old woman in the Lin family with filial piety.
The news of her extorting money from the Xiao family today will reach that old man's ears before dawn tomorrow.
If she gave it to Lin's mother, the old woman would definitely force her to hand it over.
Unlike her younger sister, her mother was also better at keeping secrets.
She remembered that when she first came back, she was punished by her mother-in-law for not being allowed to eat because she could never do the housework well.
Her mother saved her own food rations, wanting to save the cornbread for her, but the old woman found it in front of everyone.
Then, she threw the cornbread in front of the family and fed it to the pigs, and punished her mother by not allowing her to eat for a day.
It was her younger sister who secretly brought her half a dry, hard pancake after nightfall.
They were searched together, but the things she hid were never found.
However, upon seeing the place where Sun hid things today, Lin Jiujiu felt inexplicably nauseous.
He looked at Lin Xiaomei with some suspicion.
However, upon further reflection, it didn't seem right. Judging from the girl's disgusted expression, she shouldn't have done something so filthy.
Thinking of this, Lin Jiujiu's nausea subsided slightly.
After everyone left, Lin Jiujiu lay down next to the little guy.
When she woke up again, it was already broad daylight.
The little guy who almost died yesterday is now lying next to her, staring at her with his big eyes, not blinking.
The little guy is a bit thin, but his skin is really good.
It doesn't seem like something that could be raised in this poor, remote place.
Lin Jiujiu had always loved cute things, and seeing the little guy's adorable appearance, she suddenly had a whim and cupped the little guy's face in her hands, giving him a big kiss.
"Chirp".
The crisp sound made the little guy blush with embarrassment.
"Mother, it's time to get up. Little White should be back soon."
Lin Jiujiu did not correct his question about how he addressed her.
In her opinion, Xiao Tianyi was unlikely to come back anyway, so it didn't matter whether the child was her brother-in-law or her son.
It would be better to raise him as a son.
Thinking this through, Lin Jiujiu considered that she should strike while the iron was hot and go to the government office soon to register the little guy's household registration under her name.
She was divorced by the Xiao family more than a year ago, so her father helped her register as a female householder at the yamen, which is convenient now.
Perfect timing, her house needs some renovations anyway.
Thinking this, Lin Jiujiu took out a bag of bread and a cup of heated milk from her space and handed them to the little guy.
The little guy watched as these things appeared out of thin air, blinking his eyes but asking no questions.
Lin Jiujiu told him to eat first, while she closed her eyes to examine her own body.
She was too tired yesterday to think about any of this.
This inspection is quite significant.
She discovered that the original body was a rare pure Yin body, which is commonly known in the cultivation world as a natural furnace body.
No matter who you cultivate with, it will definitely cause that person's cultivation level to advance by leaps and bounds in a short period of time.
And the speed at which they cultivate naturally is incomparable to that of ordinary people.
However, such a constitution often benefits others, and those with this constitution usually don't live long unless someone protects them.
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