Seeing Lin Lizheng's attitude, Song Anxin felt relieved; this was indeed a sensible person.
Lin Lizheng walked up to Lin Jiugui, snatched the money bag, and threw it to Lin Fengnian.
When Lin the Drunkard saw that his uncle wasn't on his side, his arrogance immediately vanished. He shrank back, his money bag being pulled away, and he didn't dare to say a word.
However, he was still very dissatisfied and said with a thick tongue, "You said this was earned by you and the three of you, so Stone should also have a share of this money. Give me Stone's share!"
Song Anxin thought that this drunkard Lin had a big face. He was exposed for lying and didn't feel ashamed at all. He still had the nerve to ask for money. Today, I'm going to skin him alive!
Song Anxin tried to calm down, to calm down again, because she was afraid she might smash a brick on his head.
With a cold face, she calculated the ninety coins in her purse and gave them to Shi Tou. Before Shi Tou could react, Lin Jiugui snatched the money away and smugly prepared to leave.
Lin Shitou looked on with heartache as his father took away the money he had earned, and couldn't help but say, "Dad, that's money I earned to pay for Mom's medical treatment."
Lin Jiugui glanced at his wife, who was resting on a rock in the yard, and said with a look of disgust, "Who are you trying to fool by pretending to be half-dead all day? If you're going to die, just die already. Don't waste my Lin family's money."
Lin Shitou was furious when he heard his father speak of his mother like that, but since he was his own father, he dared not speak out.
Lin Lizheng also looked furious. This Stone Mother was a perfectly good person who married into the family, and look how she's been tormented by this nephew. Our Lin family has really let people down.
Just as Lin was about to say something, Granny Han, who was trying to soothe Stone Mother's anger, couldn't hold back any longer and said angrily, "How dare you talk like that, you drunkard Lin! Stone Mother's health is like this because of you. Without Stone Mother, where would you get the money to drink so much? Who would take care of you in the fields so you could have food to eat? You heartless dog!"
Grandma Han is Han Xiaohe's grandmother. She is nearly seventy years old this year. She came to Linjia Village as a refugee. Her husband died on the way here. Her two sons and daughters-in-law also died one after another after arriving in Linjia Village, for some unknown reason. Only the grandmother and grandson are left in the family. They are pitiful people, but fortunately, the village often helps them.
Granny Han lived next door to Lin the Drunkard and knew his family's situation best. She thought that this Stone Mother was worse off than her, a widowed old woman, with such a man.
Lin the Drunkard wasn't angry at Han Pozi's scolding. He had just received some money and could go out for a good drink; the thought of it made him happy.
"Wait a minute," Song Anxin called out to Lin Jiugui.
Lin the Drunkard turned around in confusion. Why did Lin the Second Sister-in-law's gaze make him feel a little uneasy? He thought, "It's none of her business if I take my own son's money." So he suppressed his fear and boldly looked at her.
Song Anxin did not back down at all, staring at him steadily and said, "Lin the Drunkard, we have settled the money, but what about the injury on my son Fengshou's face?"
Lin Jiugui didn't expect Song Anxin to bring this up. Lin Fengshou had been beaten by him before, so he said, "I never thought that it was really earned by them in the county. I thought it was mine, so... I hit them a little too hard."
"Fine, since you admit you hit someone too hard, then pay for the medical expenses," Song Anxin said calmly.
Upon hearing this, Lin Jiugui immediately jumped up and said, "What?! You want me to pay for medical expenses? You wish! Why didn't you say so when you were beating your son?"
“I’m doing this to educate my son as a mother. How can you beat him like this? If we take this to the authorities today, you’ll be the one to pay for my son’s medical expenses. It’s only right to pay money when someone is injured!” Song Anxin glared at him and said.
"You...you!..." Lin Jiugui angrily pointed at Song Anxin.
Song Anxin silently got into position; if this drunkard Lin was a match for her, she wouldn't be someone to be trifled with.
Upon hearing that the matter was going to be taken to the authorities, the villagers who were watching immediately began to murmur among themselves.
"If Fengnian were to take this to the authorities, and Lin the Drunkard couldn't come up with the money, he might get a good beating."
"Look at this Fengnian's mother, she's really getting more and more impressive. Before, she would only throw tantrums and act like a spoiled child, but now she's managed to keep Lin the Drunkard from talking back. I think if Fengnian's mother wants to take this to court, it won't be a joke."
“I told you that Fengnian’s mother had changed a lot. I felt it when Fengnian got married, but you didn’t believe me.”
“.......
As they were talking, they somehow ended up discussing the recent changes in Song Anxin.
But Lin Lizheng thought a little more deeply. If he took such a trivial matter to the government, wouldn't he be doing his job as village head for nothing? The government would also blame him for mismanagement.
Dealing with these matters was his responsibility as the village head. He also wanted to use this incident to teach some villagers who were stealing chickens and fighting dogs a lesson: if you injure someone, you have to pay compensation, and they should think twice about what they're doing.
Thinking that the village head was right, Fengnian's mother was right. If someone is injured, they have to pay compensation. This will save you from going to the yamen. I will take care of it for you. Fengnian's mother, how much do you want for medical expenses?
Song Anxin was surprised that someone would speak up for him here. After all, he was her own nephew. She felt that she had to go to the yamen today. It seemed that this place was indeed fair, impartial and responsible.
He immediately said, "A single visit to the county doctor costs twenty-five coins, and with the medicine, it would probably cost at least three hundred coins if it lasted for several days."
Upon hearing his uncle speak, and the fact that his second sister-in-law was demanding an exorbitant three hundred coins, Lin Jiugui immediately put on a mournful face and said, "Uncle, where would I get the money to pay him? You know my family is poor, how could I possibly come up with three hundred coins..."
"You know your family is poor, yet you still drink heavily every day. Your family is impoverished because of your drinking! You have ninety coins in your hand, give them to Fengnian's mother first." Lin Lizheng said to his nephew with a mixture of disappointment and anger.
Lin Jiugui reluctantly handed over the ninety coins in his hand to Song Anxin, his eyes still filled with resentment.
Song Anxin took the money and said, "We're still short two hundred and ten coins. Should we go see the official?"
Lin, the village head, also said that he had no choice. His nephew couldn't come up with the money, but Fengnian's mother wanted it. As the village head, he couldn't show favoritism.
When Lin Jiugui saw that his uncle was ignoring him, he panicked completely. He didn't want to go to the yamen to get a beating, so he stammered and hurriedly said, "Wait, Sister-in-law Lin, wait a moment."
Lin the Drunkard hurriedly went to his room, pulled out a tattered, light pink money bag from under the bed, and threw it into Song Anxin's hand, saying, "There are two hundred coins in here. I really can't give you the other ten. How about I have my wife come to your house to wash clothes for three days?"
Song Anxin inwardly despised him, for he had dragged his wife down with him after causing trouble.
Lin Shitou, who was standing nearby, suddenly became agitated when he saw the old, light pink money pouch. He exclaimed, "Isn't that the money Grandma gave for Mother's medical treatment? It disappeared after Grandma left! Dad, how could you do this! That was Mother's life-saving money!"
Lin, the drunkard, was already unhappy about losing a lot of money. He hadn't even spent the money yet, and he was planning to save it to buy some better wine to satisfy his cravings. But now, his second sister-in-law, Lin, had taken it all.
So he vented all his anger on Lin Shitou: "Your mother's money is my money. What your grandmother gave to your mother is mine. Do I need to talk to you about taking money? You little brat! It's all because of you and that bastard Lin Fengshou that I lost so much money for nothing!"
As he spoke, he slapped Lin Shitou across the face, and Lin Shitou's right cheek immediately swelled up.
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