Song Anxin: "..."
A dark history cannot be erased.
Some villagers suddenly realized, "Yes, when did Aunt Lin learn to read and write? Could it be that Uncle Village Head really lied to them?"
Lin Lizheng's face immediately darkened, and he said, "You troublemaker, you're always causing trouble, but you can't stand the good things. The county magistrate is here, how could it be fake? Do you think I would dare to lie to the county magistrate?"
Song Anxin: "........."
She didn't want to be that piece of shit...
The villagers thought it made sense; if the county magistrate was here, it couldn't be fake, and deceiving the county magistrate might get them beheaded.
Lin Lizheng then said to the villagers, "Fengnian's mother used to be a scoundrel, but now every single thing she does is unreliable. Just collecting duck eggs in the village has made you all quite a bit of money, hasn't it? And you've all seen Zhang Mei; aren't you all vying to become in-laws with her?"
When Lin Lizheng said this, the villagers all agreed. Fengnian's mother was not the same as before. She was doing business very well and made them a lot of money. They had nothing to say about that abandoned woman Zhang Mei. Who wouldn't want to marry their daughter to her family?
"So we really have to thank Fengnian Niang, Fengnian Niang, thank you so much!"
Lin Lizheng said solemnly. Judging from the reactions of the magistrate and his advisor, he knew that this thing was very important to our dynasty.
With the village head leading the way, the villagers also began to express their gratitude.
"Thank you, Mother Harvest. My old arms and legs can finally stop threshing the rice."
"Thank you, Sister-in-law Lin. We don't have to worry about the rice rotting in the field after a while."
"Thanks....."
Hearing so many villagers thank her, Song Anxin felt a little overwhelmed by their gratitude. She felt it was a very small thing for her, and initially, she just didn't want to be too tired during the autumn harvest.
She waved her hand and said gently, "There's no need for everyone to be like this. I think anyone here would have done the same as me. I just did what I was supposed to do."
Looking at Song Anxin's gentle and calm demeanor, the villagers felt that this second aunt of the Lin family seemed to have truly become a different person. She no longer had her former domineering and fierce appearance, and she even seemed to have lost a bit of weight. The light yellow homespun cloth actually looked quite good on her.
Most importantly, despite so many people praising and thanking her, she doesn't compete or fight for anything. She even said that if they knew, they would be just like her, otherwise they would be so arrogant.
Looking at the villagers' sycophantic manner, Lin Jiugui snorted. This Lin Ersao really knew how to talk. He wondered what had gotten into Uncle Zheng and the magistrate; they actually believed a rough, uncouth country woman. He wondered if the threshing machine she made was really as miraculous as she claimed.
He said nonchalantly, "That doesn't mean Aunt Lin can read and write. In the end, it's still a lie!"
Song Anxin really wanted to slap this troublemaker across the face. She was about to speak with a cold expression when Sister-in-law Lin, who had rushed over, beat her to it.
Sister-in-law Lin said in a strong voice, "Lin the Drunkard! You've drunk yourself silly and spewing filth! My sister-in-law is the daughter of a scholar, and she even has a younger brother who's a student in the county. If she couldn't read, I don't think you'd be called Lin the Drunkard!"
Following behind, Granny Han said, "Yes, my Xiaohe, Shitou, Erxi, and Dongzi are all learning to read and write at Fengnian's parents' house. Now Xiaohe knows a lot of characters and can even recite the Three Character Classic..."
Upon hearing that Han Xiaohe could actually read, the villagers immediately inquired about Granny Han and Sister-in-law Lin, wondering if this Aunt Lin was really that remarkable.
Lin Lizheng knew about this too; Feng He had shown off his skills in front of him last time. Thinking back to how Feng He couldn't read a single word before, but now he could recognize many words in his manual, he was extremely envious, and an idea immediately came to his mind.
Stone's mother hurriedly squeezed into the crowd and pulled Lin the Drunkard out, saying anxiously, "Husband, what are you doing? Aunt Lin is a good person, don't do this!"
Lin, the drunkard, was already fuming and had nowhere to vent his anger, so he scolded, "You stinking woman, did Shitou really go to her house to learn to read? How come I didn't know? And you're always disappearing for days on end, running off to some random place."
She swindled so much money from our family, and you actually sided with her in badmouthing your husband! I bet you need a good beating every two days, you wretched woman!
Lin the Drunkard raised his hand to hit his wife, but at that moment Shi Tou suddenly appeared out of nowhere and stood in front of his mother, saying:
"Dad, hit me if you want, don't hit Mom, and you shouldn't have spoken of Aunt Lin like that."
Lin the Drunkard was even angrier: "Fine, you two traitors, I'll beat you both up today!"
Just as his hand was about to land on the stone's face, Song Anxin shoved him away, and Lin Jiugui, caught off guard, fell flat on his face.
Lin the Drunkard's fall caused quite a commotion, and everyone looked over.
Song Anxin said in a calm tone, "Lin the Drunkard, I'm sorry, I accidentally used too much force. The people sent by the county government are still here. It's not good for you to beat your wife and children in front of them like this. People will think that our Lin Family Village is not well-governed and that you dare to commit violence in broad daylight."
Lin Li was just discussing the threshing machine with Uncle Bai when he saw the commotion and heard what Song Anxin said. He immediately became furious, his beard bristling and eyes wide with anger.
"Lin Laizi, you're getting more and more outrageous! You think I've lived too long and been sitting here for too long? Believe me or not, I'll kick you out of the family tree and drive you out of Lin Family Village!"
Lin Jiu's face turned a liverish color with anger. He got up and wanted to fight Song Anxin, but when he heard his uncle calling him by his full name and making threats, he was shocked.
Forget about arguing with Song Anxin, he hurriedly leaned over and said awkwardly:
“Uncle, I was just playing around with Stone’s mother and Stone. What do you mean by dead or alive? Uncle, you must live to be a hundred and become the village head. You still need to look after your nephew in the village, otherwise my deceased parents won’t be at ease.”
As Lin Li listened to Lin the Drunkard talk about his deceased brother and sister-in-law, his tone softened and he sighed:
“Nephew, just live a good life with Stone Mother. Don’t get drunk and cause trouble everywhere, otherwise even I, your uncle, can’t help you.”
Lin, the drunkard, hurriedly smiled obsequiously and agreed, but he was still unhappy. He thought to himself, "Fine, I'll go back and finish the little bit of wine I've hidden under the bed, otherwise I really won't be able to calm down."
Seeing that Lin the Drunkard had calmed down, Lin Lizheng turned to Uncle Bai and said, "I'm sorry to have made you laugh at me, Master Bai. I have no choice but to help my good-for-nothing nephew."
Old Bai smiled and said he didn't care. Everyone has their troubles, even the royal family.
Lin Shitou and his mother breathed a sigh of relief, knowing they wouldn't get a beating today. They both looked at Song Anxin with gratitude.
Song Anxin shook her head, telling them not to worry about it. This drunkard Lin was targeting her, and Shi Tou and Shi Tou's mother were beaten up by him because they spoke up for her. She couldn't just stand by and watch.
After the villagers finished watching the excitement and gradually dispersed to do their farm work, Old Man Bai and several craftsmen were already planing wood. Some iron shafts had also been delivered; they just needed to be assembled, which would take about a day to complete. Then they would have to go to the next village.
Song Anxin stepped forward; she wasn't just there to watch the fun, she had serious business to attend to.
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