Lin Chaodong was not only deceiving himself, but he also believed that everything he was experiencing was only temporary. Once Liu had established herself in her master's house, that would be the time for him to return home in glory.
He never expected that in the darkness before dawn, his family would suddenly appear in front of him, exposing all his unbearable and unexpected misery to them. How could he bear this?
After a moment of hesitation, Lin Chaodong turned around and was about to run into the room, muttering as he did so:
"You've mistaken me for someone else! You've mistaken me for someone else!"
The three of them were stunned again as they stared at the closed door.
Lin Chaonan and Lin Chaobei exchanged a glance, unsure of what to say.
Only the little girl, being small and uninhibited, ran over and pounded on the door, crying and shouting:
"Dad! Open the door! It's me, Xiaoman'er! Dad!"
But Lin Chaodong, sitting on the floor leaning against the door, muttered listlessly:
"You've mistaken me for someone else! You've mistaken me for someone else!"
Now, even if Liu manages to gain a foothold in the main family, how will he ever have the face to go home again? How will he ever face his two younger brothers!
Lin Chaodong beat his chest in frustration, suddenly regretting writing the letter home.
Why write a letter! Why ask for money! Anyway, Liu has already become that young lady's wet nurse, and the family will have money soon. What's wrong with him persisting for a while longer? It's not like he hasn't experienced hardship before!
Lin Chaodong was overwhelmed with regret and refused to open the door no matter what.
Seeing the little girl crying loudly, Lin Chaobei went forward to comfort her, but to no avail.
Lin Chaonan went to see the big cow lying in the haystack.
"Da Niu, what's wrong with you?"
Lin Chaonan had also read the letter Da Niu had written home. Da Niu's literacy was limited, so the gist of what they pieced together was:
When their lease expired, they were evicted. Lin Chaodong was even beaten and left bedridden. Liu paid for a room and was forced to work as a wet nurse for a wealthy family. He, Da Niu, earned money by carrying bags.
Everyone subconsciously overlooked the fact that Liu and her family only rented one house, so where did Da Niu, who was already fourteen or fifteen years old, live?
Unexpectedly, he slept directly on the haystack, which was only slightly better than the beggars on the street, at least he didn't have to fight for space with others.
Although Da Niu's family were servants they had bought, Lin Chaonan and his family never treated the two brothers, Da Niu and Er Hu, differently. Apart from not eating and living together, they worked in the fields the same way, almost like two families living in one house.
So, seeing Da Niu like this, Lin Chaonan felt a little uncomfortable. If he hadn't seen Lin Chaodong's appearance, since the two of them were equally bad, he probably would have exploded by now.
The city of Zhou is truly not a place where people like them can stay. They used to envy Lin Chaodong's family for being able to live in the city, but now they only feel reluctant to leave.
"Big brother, come out now."
Lin Chaonan knocked on the door and said.
After a long while, the door creaked open, and Lin Chaobei immediately saw a bed made of a few planks of wood. Little Dazhuang was looking at them curiously, his big eyes darting around.
He pushed aside the obstructing Lin Chaodong, went into the house, and picked up Dazhuang.
"Ugh! Why does it smell so bad? Did you poop?"
Lin Chaobei stretched out his arms and lifted Dazhuang far away.
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