Song Anxin, on the other hand, had a joyful expression on her face. Brother Lin said to Song Anxin, "Fengnian's mother, thank you so much this time."
Sister-in-law Lin also said, "Yes, sister-in-law, we really owe you a lot this time. Otherwise, if the Wu family hadn't released them, my Daxi would have been tormented here for the rest of his life..."
"Second Aunt, you're really something. You even managed to get my eldest sister to divorce Wu Youcai. Now let's see what those gossipy women will say about my eldest sister."
Lin Daxi was also filled with gratitude: "Second Aunt, thank you so much, Da Xiaocao and I thank you..."
Song Anxin patted her hand and said, "Alright, Daxi, go to the Wu family and pack your things to see if there's anything you need to take with you. We'll set off home now."
Lin Daxi responded emphatically, she was going home! She felt that she had never felt so relaxed in the Wu family. In all the years she had been in the Wu family, they had never provided her with anything. All her clothes and bedding were brought by herself, and those few pieces of clothing were covered in patches and looked terrible. However, she did not want to give the Wu family any advantage.
"Stop right there! You still want to take the Wu family's things? Let me tell you, you won't get a single needle from the Wu family."
As soon as Madam Lü saw Lin Daxi about to go inside to get something, she immediately blocked her way.
Xiao Lü quickly stepped forward to help her mother-in-law stop them. Her sister-in-law's family had given her a lot of good things in the house. Although she had snatched some of them, at least everything in the house would be hers once her sister-in-law left.
"Hey, you old hag, spit on me! What do you mean by 'your Wu family's things'? Those belong to our Lin family. They're part of our daughter's dowry. You're trying to withhold things from her family? Have some decency! Get this straight, your son was divorced by my daughter. Even if this goes to the authorities, these things are ours to take back."
Chief Wu coughed heavily, "Youcai, let them go!" If it gets to the authorities, all the anger we've suffered today will have been for nothing.
Forced by the authority of the clan leader, Da Lü had no choice but to let Lin Daxi and the others leave.
When they carried out the bedding, clothes, and large trunks, both the elder and younger sisters of the Lü family felt a pang of heartache, for these all belonged to the Wu family.
Sister-in-law Lin counted them one by one, saying, "That's not right, Da Xi, what about the cotton quilt? Your mother spent a lot of money to buy it for you. And your father made you a dressing case, and I remember he made two of these big trunks for you..."
As Sister-in-law Lin counted the items, something seemed increasingly amiss. Although her family was poor, she had carefully prepared a substantial dowry for them. Why were there only these few items?
Both members of the Lü clan looked somewhat uncomfortable upon hearing this and silently retreated behind Chief Wu.
Lin's sister-in-law and her niece understood perfectly well what was going on. "Fine, you two aunt and niece actually took my daughter's dowry! Spit it out right now! Otherwise, don't blame us for being impolite."
Both the elder and younger sisters of the Lü family looked unwilling, but when Chief Wu glared at them, they obediently went back to their rooms to get their things. The elder sister of the Lü family was indeed biased towards her niece, and the younger sister of the Lü family took quite a few of Lin Daxi's things.
When the two Lu sisters watched them take these things away, their faces showed heartache, and their eyes glared fiercely at Song Anxin and her group, wishing they could skin them alive. Lin Dasao and Lin Erxi were not to be outdone and glared back even more fiercely. The mother and daughter both had big double eyelid eyes, which were much more intimidating than the small, triangular eyes of the two Lu sisters. Lin Dasao and Lin Erxi won completely!
And so, the group of people rode back to Linjia Village in an oxcart, full of pride and high spirits. On the way, Erxi was particularly excited, talking about how the Wu family had been humiliated. The atmosphere was much more relaxed than when they had arrived.
After personally handing the divorce papers to Wu Youcai, Lin Daxi felt as if her inner knot had been untied, and she felt as if she had been reborn. She seemed to remember something and said:
"Second Aunt, what did you mean by the 'scumbag' you told me about?"
Song Anxin hadn't expected her to remember this; she just couldn't help but blurt it out. She laughed it off, saying:
"Oh, my second aunt overheard someone else cursing like that, it's similar to what a heartless man means, anyway, he's not a good person."
Lin Erxi said, "Second Aunt, this is really a good insult! You scumbag! I'll remember this and save it for later."
Sister-in-law Lin slapped him across the face: "You brat, what are you saying? If you run into another scumbag, do you want to worry your parents to death?!"
"Mom, I already told you, don't hit my head, it'll make me stupid!" Lin Erxi covered her head, looking aggrieved. "Then I'll help others scold them, okay?"
Everyone was immediately amused by Lin Erxi.
After returning to Linjia Village, the two families had a joyful lunch together. Lin's sister-in-law and brother hosted the meal as a welcome-back feast for Lin Daxi's return home, and also to thank Song Anxin for helping Daxi get rid of the Wu family. Dacao and Xiaocao were the happiest, as they could stay here forever.
Life went on like this, and the weather grew colder and colder. Winter was just over a month and a half away. Song Anxin's family also got a horse-drawn carriage. Lin Fengnian and Fengshou were very fond of the carriage. On the day the carriage was bought, every man, woman and child in the village had to touch it, their eyes full of envy.
Lin Fengshou's ceramics resale business has officially started. The task of delivering duck eggs and braised food to the county has now been handed over to Lin Shitou and Han Xiaohe. Of course, Song Anxin has also paid them a formal salary.
Song Anxin goes to the county to settle accounts every two weeks. Currently, their daily income from goods from the two counties is a stable 45 taels. After deducting labor and material costs, the net profit is about 30 taels. The majority of the money is spent on labor and salt.
However, with her current savings, she could build a large brick house, but she would have to wait. Her current house was about the same size as the village head's, and building another large brick house would inevitably arouse envy and jealousy among the villagers. It would be different once her status was changed. Song Anxin was calculating in her heart.
Meanwhile, in neighboring Heyang County, Lin Fengshou was setting up a stall on the street. He didn't initially stock the expensive porcelain, but instead bought some cheaper pottery jars of various sizes, as well as bowls and plates. The most expensive items were just a few vases with some decorative patterns.
He was calling out in the street: "Come on, take a look! We have earthenware pots, bowls and chopsticks, and pretty vases too. They're cheap and useful..."
Lin Fengshou has been setting up his shop here for several days now, and business is pretty good. Although he doesn't earn as much as his mother, he feels a great sense of accomplishment since it's a business he runs on his own.
Just then, a large group of men walked over to his stall: "Hey, you kid!" One of them pointed at Lin Fengshou and said, "You've been here for several days, you must have made a lot of money, hurry up and pay Fourth Master's protection fee."
Lin Fengshou looked at them warily: "What protection money? I've never heard of it before." He subconsciously clutched his money bag.
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