Chapter 46 Divorced
The county government was very efficient, and the verdict on Feng's burglary came out the next day.
The Jin Dynasty had a written law on theft. Breaking and burglary like Feng's was considered a serious offense and he was sentenced to two years of hard labor. However, because he did not steal any property, he could be given a lighter punishment. Therefore, the county government sentenced Feng to one year of hard labor and sent him to repair the river.
Repairing the river is not an easy job, especially for prisoners who have made mistakes and are being punished. They are usually sent to the most dangerous and tiring river.
Of course, if there are family members willing to mediate, the prisoner's life will be easier.
After knowing the outcome of Feng's handling, Cui Qingyi no longer paid much attention to what was happening on the other side.
However, on the night of Feng's punishment, the Lin family across the street started to riot. From time to time, the adults' angry scolding and children's crying could be heard, causing Wangcai, who was lying under the eaves, to growl in anxiety from time to time.
It has thick fur. There is a charcoal stove in the living room, so it will go to lie outside after a while.
Feng's mother sat down in the Lin family's yard in a very ungraceful manner, with tears and snot streaming down her face, and loudly scolded Lin Da.
"You are such a good person, Lin Da. My daughter has been married to your family for more than ten years. She has given birth to your children, managed the household, and taken care of your mother. Even if she has no merits, she has worked hard. Now that something has happened, you want to kick her out. You have no conscience."
Father Feng's face was gloomy. He knew his own daughter very well. She liked to take advantage of small things when she was at home. But he never thought that she would be so bold as to go to other people's houses to steal things. Now she was punished to do hard labor, which was her own fault.
However, no matter how wrong the thing is, it has already happened, and there is no way I can just divorce her and send her home.
"Boss, I know that Dahua was wrong and brought shame to your family, but you have been married for so many years. Even for the sake of the children, you can't send her back home. How will she live in the future?
Her mother and I are so old and we don't have many years left to live. Please spare her this time for our sake."
As Mr. Feng spoke, his eyes became red and he couldn't help shedding tears.
Lin Da squatted under the eaves with his head in his hands, not daring to look up at his father-in-law and mother-in-law in the yard. He didn't know what to do about this matter.
Daya and her two younger brothers hid inside the door. The three children had red eyes, but they did not dare to go out to plead for their mother. Their grandmother told them that if they could not bear to leave their mother, they could follow her back to their grandmother's house.
Old Mrs. Lin couldn't bear to watch this scene, but she made up her mind that Feng, the troublemaker, could not stay at home any longer, otherwise who knows what kind of disaster she would bring to the family in the future.
Thinking of this, she forced herself to harden her heart and turned cold: "My dear relatives, you don't have to force him. I am the one who makes the decision in this family now.
You are her parents, and so am I. Ever since I married your daughter, our Lin family has offended so many people in Huaihua Lane over the years. Not to mention our neighbors, even our relatives at home have stopped associating with us because of the Feng family.
She usually likes to take advantage of small things, and I don't say anything, but how can she be so bold as to steal things from other people's homes?
She was short-sighted, stupid and mean. She just saw the two little girls were helpless and easy to bully, so she hurriedly stepped on them, feeling lucky that they didn't dare to say anything when they were bullied.
Now, look what has happened. He has been sent to the government office and is sent to repair the river in the cold winter.
It's bad enough that she has to suffer, but she also makes the grandchildren of my Lin family have a mother who is a thief. Daya is already fifteen years old this year and is about to get married. With a mother like this, who would dare to marry her in the future?
And her two younger brothers have a mother who is a thief. In the future, they will be criticized and scolded when they get married and make a living.
My dear, what would you do if you were me?
Mother Lin paused, wiped the tears from her face and continued, "I'll stop here. Anyway, my Lin family can no longer keep Feng. I asked the eldest son to write a letter of divorce today. You can take her back after her labor service is completed."
Originally, Lin's mother wanted the eldest son to write a divorce letter. After all, they had been married for so many years and had several children, so they had feelings for each other. But if it was a divorce letter, Feng would probably still argue, so it would be better to write a divorce letter to end it all.
Mother Feng knew that Mrs. Lin would not change her mind, so she could only look at the three children behind the door. Daya met her gaze, hurriedly avoided her gaze, and reached out to close the wooden door.
Seeing this, Feng's mother lowered her arms dejectedly. She had made a fuss at the Lin family today and had said all the kindness she needed to say, but it was her daughter's fault that they made a mistake, and they were determined not to want her anymore. It was really a sin.
The two old people supported each other as they walked out of the Lin family's house. Seeing the closed door of the Cui family opposite, they knew that this family had sent their daughter to the government, but they did not dare to go to their house to make trouble.
I could only leave in shame.
Mother Feng murmured as she walked, "Tell me, if I had been nicer to Daya and not taught her mother to ignore her, would that child have spoken up for her mother today?"
Father Feng remained silent. What was the point of regretting it now since it had already been done?
The Lin family made quite a noise at night, and almost everyone living nearby in the alley heard it. They also knew that Feng had been divorced. All of a sudden, those gossipy women in the alley finally quieted down and didn't dare to talk about Cui Qingyi behind her back anymore.
This is probably a case of not accepting a toast and then being punished. Cui Qingyi and Konjac came to the door with cakes in a nice tone, but no one asked them to be polite to them. Instead, after these two incidents, people in the alley became polite to them.
As another rain fell, the weather became completely cold. It was already early winter in mid-November.
When I got up early, Konjac was in high spirits, breathing out white steam.
"Girl, I think the kang is completely dry. When can we move in?"
Cui Qingyi stretched her hand out from under the quilt, and goose bumps quickly appeared on her slender arms. She retracted her hand: "Let's light the fire first, clean up the inside, and then move in. This room is too cold."
She was woken up by the cold several times during the night, and the quilt was not warm until the morning.
Konjac said yes and went to the kitchen to make breakfast. He then lit some charcoal and took it to the backyard to add to the kang. After waiting for Cui Qingyi to wake up, they finished their hot dumpling soup and began to pack the bedding and move it to the back room.
Cui Qingyi first took out the reed mat she had bought on the street and laid it on the bottom. The reed mat can effectively isolate dust and moisture and is most suitable for laying on the kang.
Then put a thick mattress on it and cover it with a sheet made hastily by konjac, and the kang is ready.
Cui Qingyi pulled Konjac to lie on it to try it out. The new mattress was thick and soft, and it was very comfortable to lie on.
"We also need to buy a kang table."
How can you have a kang without a kang table? As for pillows, you can make them at home and don’t have to buy them outside.
While waiting for all the tables and chairs needed for the house to be put in place and the temperature of the kang to rise, you can feel the warmth even before the charcoal brazier is placed.
Konjac put his hand into the quilt and called out to Cui Qingyi happily, "Girl, it's warm, the kang is warm."
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