Chapter 3 It’s reasonable for me, with white hair and white eyes, to become an immortal, right?
However, in just a few minutes, a lot of people had gathered outside the Zhao family's yard, and most of them had complicated expressions when they heard Lin Cui Niang's words.
Compared to Mrs. Zhao who liked to throw a tantrum and cry at every turn, Lin Cui Niang, who just stood there, questioning while holding back her tears, looked more pitiful.
Everyone knows what kind of life Zhao Ping'an and Lin Cuiniang have been living over the years, and many people already secretly regret their actions back then.
When Lin Cui Niang said this, she clenched her fists, firmly suppressed the urge to rush forward, and gritted her teeth and said, "Yuan Ge'er is the most obedient and never runs away. How could he run to the lake and fall down?"
Yesterday, when she came back from the fields, she realized her child was missing. She looked for him everywhere like crazy, and then she ran into Lin Ge'er and several children running out in panic from a side road.
Especially Brother Lin, when he saw him, he actually showed an expression of panic and fear.
At that moment, a terrible guess suddenly emerged in her mind.
She didn't bother to catch the children and question them, and ran desperately to the lake, and finally saw the children clinging to the reeds tightly.
Just a little bit.
The child would have drowned completely in the lake.
Although the lake was not frozen, the cold weather and soaking in the lake for a whole day caused Yuan Ge'er, who was already weak, to develop a high fever that night and he even stopped breathing.
fortunately.
Her prayers seemed to be heard by God.
Brother Yuan made it through.
Mrs. Zhao suddenly seemed to have discovered some secret, and she cursed in panic: "What nonsense are you talking about! It was that evil star who was ignorant and wanted to die--"
Lin Cui Niang was so angry that she was shaking all over: "Do you dare to swear that you have nothing to do with Zhao Lin? If you lie, he will die miserably."
When Mrs. Zhao heard this, she rushed over like crazy: "You unlucky star, how dare you curse Brother Lin? I will tear your mouth off!"
Zhao Ping'an protected Lin Cui Niang behind him, his eyes full of suppressed anger and hatred: "Mom, so you know it was Lin Ge'er who did it."
He is not stupid.
Just based on Mrs. Zhao's reaction just now, one can guess the truth.
Mrs. Zhao froze and quickly took a few steps back, saying with a bit of weakness, "How do you talk to your mother?"
When the people around saw this, they were shocked and unbelievable, and couldn't help but talk in low voices.
"No way? Was it really Brother Lin who pushed the child into the lake?"
"The second son of the Zhao family and his wife are both honest people. How could they lie? Look at Mrs. Zhao's guilty expression. Otherwise, she would have been scratched by now."
Things were spiraling out of control.
Zhao Fu's expression turned extremely ugly, and he quickly scolded, "Enough! What are you thinking of? Lin Ge'er is a good boy, how could he do something to hurt his brothers."
He must stop this rumor as soon as possible to prevent it from affecting Brother Lin's studies for the imperial examination, and the second brother's family...
When Zhao Fu saw it, his heart sank.
The second son's family has become enemies with the rest of the family because of the child. Even if they use the money to treat the child now, the couple may not work as hard as before.
Moreover, if that evil star really survived, it would probably affect Lin Ge'er's future imperial examinations.
Instead of this.
It would be better to follow the second brother's family's wishes and separate the family as soon as possible.
After he figured this out, he immediately made a helpless and guilty expression: "Since you two want to separate, then do it..."
"Master..." Mrs. Zhao said unwillingly.
"Shut up, are you in charge or am I?" Zhao Fu cursed and regretted even more that he did not stop Mrs. Zhao, otherwise things would not have gotten to this point.
Although Mrs. Zhao usually liked to make trouble, when Zhao Fuzhen was angry, she didn't dare to talk back. She could only look at the second brother's family unwillingly. As soon as the resentment and dissatisfaction in her heart emerged, she was shocked by the couple's undisguised hatred and madness.
She was so scared that she took a few steps back, feeling confused and aggrieved.
This is the son she gave birth to after ten months of pregnancy.
Until Lin Cui Niang came and that disaster star appeared, the second son seemed like a different person.
It is clear that he has been bewildered by the disaster.
She was unwilling to spend money on the treatment of the disaster star, and the whole family put their efforts into helping Lin Ge'er to study. Is there anything wrong with that?
The more Mrs. Zhao thought about it, the angrier she became, and she glared at the second brother's family with hatred.
After the family is divided, let’s see how these two people will live with this disaster star. When Lin Ge’er passes the exam, don’t even think about getting any benefit from him.
inside the house.
The system was so angry that it rolled around in the space, cursing these people for being such a jerk.
"Top quality?" Bai Yuan was puzzled.
The system explained thoughtfully: [They are mean people like the original body’s relatives. 】
Bai Yuan understood.
He touched his chest, as if he could feel his heart beating with anger. It had been a long time since he had felt such an unfamiliar emotion.
Various emotions are transformed silently into energy.
His eyes flickered, and he walked down the pit toward the door...
Zhao Fu asked someone to call the village chief and other elders over, saying that they were going to prepare for the division of the family property in front of everyone...
Hearing this.
The eldest brother's family, who had been hiding in the house, could no longer sit still, and hurriedly opened the door and walked out. Facing the different looks from the people around them, the couple seemed to have noticed nothing, with a surprised expression: "Dad, Mom, what's going on?"
Everyone: “…”
It's obvious that he's pretending.
Some people couldn't stand the shamelessness of Zhao Pingshun and his wife, and mocked them, "With such a big commotion outside, you two couldn't be woken up?"
The couple felt embarrassed when they heard this.
Mrs. Zhao immediately pinched her waist and yelled back righteously: "It's none of your business. Don't meddle in our family's affairs. Take care of yourself first. You can't even give birth to a boy. If you die, there will be no incense."
When the other party heard this, his face turned red with anger, "You——"
"What are you arguing about?"
A powerful voice sounded, and everyone turned around and spontaneously made way for the village chief and several respected elders to come in.
Zhao Fu said helplessly: "Second Uncle, please forgive me for troubling you. We want to separate the family."
Mrs. Zhao subconsciously cried and wailed to show her sympathy so that the Second Brother's family would not be able to take away even a single needle or thread. But just as she was about to cry, her throat seemed to be inexplicably stuck and she could not utter a word.
Mrs. Zhao started coughing desperately and spoke again unwillingly.
Her face turned red, but she couldn't utter a word. She was shaking with fear.
What's going on?!
Out of the corner of her eye, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a pair of emotionless white eyes staring at her coldly.
It’s that disaster star!
He must have used some magic to block his own mouth.
Mrs. Zhao was both afraid and hateful. She hurriedly slapped Zhao Pingshun beside her and pointed at the disaster star in the crack of the door, implying that she was cursed by the disaster star!
Zhao Pingshun said impatiently: "Mom, can you be quiet?"
If it weren't for the mother's insistence and unwillingness to even spend money on medicine, the second son's family would definitely continue to work like slaves as before.
But now there is nothing.
Zhao Pingshun seemed to have forgotten all of this. It was the two of them who cursed the second brother's family every day, cursing the evil star to die early so that they could save some money for food to support Lin Ge'er's education.
For a long time.
Lin Ge'er, who had grown crooked, became interested and instigated a few kids he knew to take his original self to the lake and push him overboard.
Mrs. Zhao had become accustomed to her eldest son's attitude. She trembled and dared not say a word. She could only glare at the second son and his wife.
At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Zhao Fu and the village chief.
It’s not like there has never been anyone in the village who has split up a family.
But it’s different for the Zhao family. Once the family splits up, will the three rules they agreed upon still be valid?
Zhao Ping'an and Lin Cuiniang were very quiet at this moment.
Their purpose is to split up, not to completely break with the village.
They knew very well how much the village feared Yuan Ge'er. Even though they knew that it was Lin Ge'er who did the bad thing, they could not pursue the matter further, and they could not even report it to the police.
The officials will not make decisions for them.
Throughout the ages, village affairs have been resolved by the people in the village. Ordinary people are most afraid of going to the county government, and everyone tacitly abides by the rule of not reporting to the authorities.
Report to the police.
It would only offend the entire village, and would also completely offend Zhao Fu. It would be troublesome once the other party joined forces with the village chief to drive their family out of the village.
When the couple thought of this, their calm faces hid deep pain and guilt.
They are just so useless.
But they both still have to cheer up, because there is still a battle to fight.
Inside the door.
Bai Yuan looked at his palm and saw that a small part of its energy had been consumed.
He didn't understand human nature, but he vaguely realized that this seemingly weak human being could influence the village chief to split the family through his extreme behavior.
In this case...
Then just shut up.
The system was somewhat shocked: [Host, you... can actually use this method in this small world? ]
Even immortal cultivators cannot do this.
Bai Yuan showed a trace of doubt: "Is this difficult?"
system:【……】
Precisely because it is difficult, I chose this simple little world.
In the courtyard.
The village chief said in a calm voice, pounding the ground with his cane, "Have you decided to split up the family?"
Zhao Fu continued to nod helplessly: "I am a father after all, so I can only give in at this time..."
Before she could finish her words, Lin Cui Niang spoke up: "Dad, you promised that my husband and I would work like slaves and hand over all the money, and you would protect Yuan Ge'er and let him grow up safely. Now we have to watch Lin Ge'er and those kids push--"
The words were spoken quickly and densely.
"How can a woman speak?" Zhao Fu angrily interrupted and then scolded: "Second brother, are you just going to watch this woman bully my parents?"
Zhao Ping'an's eyes were full of bloodshot, and he clenched his fists and said, "At least he didn't really push me like Brother Lin did—"
"What nonsense are you talking about? My son would never push Yuan Ge'er into the lake." Zhao Pingshun was weak and retorted quickly.
Zhao Fu's face became even uglier.
The second brother and his wife were like a piece of meat on a rolling knife. Even moral blackmail could not work. They kept bringing up the matter of Lin Ge'er pushing people. They could only say angrily: "Okay, let's talk about the division of the family first."
The people around me looked at each other, and the situation became even more complicated.
It seems... that what happened to Brother Lin pushing someone is probably true.
Although no one cared about the life or death of that disaster star, it was scary to think that a child who was only six years old could kill people so cruelly.
And listen to what Zhao Ping'an said.
At that time, it was not only Lin Ge'er, but several other children also started fighting. In an instant, they thought of the children who played best with Lin Ge'er.
I thought to myself that when I get home I will tell my child clearly that he must never play with Lin Ge'er and those kids again, and it would be best if he stayed away from them.
What if one day these kids want to push someone again?
At this moment, everyone heard Zhao Fu speak.
"If we split up the family, this house can't be given to you and your wife. We need our parents to take care of us in our old age, so this house has nothing to do with you. Besides, you gave birth to such a disaster, and you insisted on keeping him to raise him... Our family must have also been sapped of some of its fortunes."
All in all, don't want this house.
Zhao Fu was afraid of forcing the two men into a corner, so he sighed and said, "After all these years of supporting Lin'er's studies and buying paper and ink, the Duke has little money left. I can only give you ten coins at most. You can take everything in your room with you."
The people around immediately started talking about it, and they all felt that Zhao Fu was too biased. Over the years, Zhao Ping'an and Lin Cuiniang must have made a lot of money, but in the end they could only get ten cents of silver.
But it’s still the same sentence.
If the couple had thrown away the child, they would not have ended up in this situation today.
Some people also felt particularly sympathetic towards the couple's plight.
But when I think of that disaster star, every household has relatives and children, who can guarantee that the disaster star will not really bring a curse?
They had no choice but to remain silent.
inside the house.
The system was so angry that its fists stiffened. It knew that the host didn't quite understand the twists and turns here, so it simply explained it.
【This is a case of getting something for nothing. 】
Zhao Fu used this difficult-to-refute reason to not only prevent Zhao Ping'an and his wife from dividing the house, but also gave them ten cents of silver as alms, making it difficult for the two to pay more money.
When Zhao Fu and his wife grow old, they can use the excuse of honoring their parents and supporting the elderly to continue to exploit Zhao Ping'an and suck his blood until he dies.
Bai Yuan suddenly realized.
So that's how it is.
He still has a lot to learn.
He thought about it seriously, and humbly asked the system if there was any way to break the entanglement with Zhao Fu and his wife.
He will let his original parents live a good life.
At the same time, he will not let go any of those who have hurt his original body.
The system's database is so huge that it can find various solutions with just a simple search.
[Of course, you can do this...]
Bai Yuan listened carefully, nodding and taking notes from time to time.
…
Zhao Ping'an and Lin Cuiniang realized from the beginning that the division of the property would not be fair, but they never expected that Zhao Fu would be so cruel. Ten coins of silver were only enough for an ordinary family to eat and drink for a month, not including clothing and so on.
Zhao Ping'an had been hurt repeatedly, so he was not sad at all at this moment. He suppressed his anger and thought about how to get more money from Zhao Fu.
“Crack…”
The door was suddenly pushed open.
A thin figure walked out from inside. In the sunlight, his skin was white and transparent, and with his white hair and white eyes, and his eyes were so calm that they were emotionless, he looked as eerie as a mountain monster.
It makes my scalp tingle for no reason.
"Yuan'er, why did you come out?" Lin Cui Niang hurried over and held the child in her arms.
Mrs. Zhao was both afraid and angry, and subconsciously wanted to scold the other party, but she was horrified to find that her throat seemed to be still stuck and she could not speak.
Monster, this is a monster!
Such a disaster should be burned to death.
Bai Yuan sensed the malice, turned his head slightly, his eyes full of coldness.
These humans are really annoying.
The villagers outside the fence took a breath, some were afraid and some were curious. They seldom saw this child, and when they were hesitating whether to leave, they heard the child speak.
"We don't want anything."
His voice was not as childish as other children of his age, but rather calm.
Without waiting for Zhao Fu to speak, Bai Yuan recited word for word what the system had just said: "But after the separation, we need to notarize it in writing. We don't have to pay for your support anymore, and we will completely cut off our relationship and have no further contact from now on."
He spoke these words slowly and clearly.
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shocked and found it unbelievable that this child, who had been named a disaster star since birth and had never been blessed by anyone, could actually say such words.
For a moment, they thought the child was stupid. But they also felt that the fact that a five-year-old child could speak so clearly and coherently was in stark contrast to the other children in the village who only knew how to play in the mud.
Could it be that... this child is really born different from ordinary people?
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