Lin Er Ya, the girl Lin Jin Yue transmigrated into, and her sister Lin Daya were almost pushed out, but the Lin family had plenty of food at the time, and Lin You Cai strongly opposed it, which saved their lives.
Lin Shucheng: "If you ask me, the Lin Youliang family deserves to die. Apart from Daya, the eldest and second eldest brothers, along with their wives and sons, are all worthless. Even if they die in front of me tomorrow, I would still think they deserve it!"
Lin Shucheng was the one who most wanted to get rid of their family, but his daughter would nip it in the bud whenever he showed such a thought.
Lin Jinyue comforted her parents: "Father, Mother, don't take it too seriously. After all, that was the original owner's family. Now that we've transmigrated here, the most important thing is to gain a foothold in ancient times. Everything else can take a backseat."
Jiang Yun asked, puzzled, "What does this have to do with anything?"
Lin Jinyue explained, "We can't go too far. After all, the villagers have been with him for so long. If we're too harsh, they might worry that we're ruthless and intolerant of others when we have arguments with them. If there are such suspicions among the villagers, it's easy for others to stir up trouble. Although this is just a guess, what if it's true? On this journey of fleeing famine, the worst thing is for everyone to be suspicious of each other."
Jiang Yun didn't like that family. She thought it was a waste to give them coarse grains. "If suspicion arises, there's no need to stay with them."
Lin Xueqing chimed in, "And the village chief, he said he would use clan law, but I've never seen him use it."
Lin Jinyue shook her head: "Our family really needs to be with them."
The other three were puzzled: "Why?"
Lin Jinyue then explained, "Ancient times are really different from modern times. Look at our past life, we had a big farm. To see a neighbor, you had to drive for more than an hour. Not to mention the farm, even when you were working and living in that apartment in the city center, neighbors rarely visited each other. We lived there for several years and never even saw each other..."
"But it was different in ancient times. Let me put it this way: every time I go back to my grandma's house, do I complain that those relatives are too nosy, have no sense of boundaries, and are always gossiping? Ancient times were an enhanced version of a society based on personal connections. My uncle brings different girlfriends back every year and gets scolded mercilessly. And my aunt, because she's not married, gets gossiped about every time she goes back. She only goes back once or twice a year and she's already annoyed to death. That shows how important reputation and relatives are in a society based on personal connections."
“With a good reputation, people will respect you when you go out. We get along well with the villagers. Not to mention that we can help each other on the way to escape famine and we don’t have to keep watch at night, even when we get to Lingnan, people will talk about our family and spread our good reputation. Otherwise, our family of four would definitely have a hard time getting a foothold there.”
Moreover, these villages are generally xenophobic. Not to mention, the Liu butcher's family has only been here for a few years. They are ostracized everywhere they go. No one talks to them about important matters such as land distribution, tax payment, and labor service. So, if we all work together, it won't be just one family's contribution. If something happens, there will be more people to help keep an eye on things.
The Chen family has been in our village for decades, but because they don't share the same surname, the village chief never entrusts them with important tasks. If there's any danger, the Lin family will definitely push them out.
Besides that, there is another reason.
However, Lin Jinyue was still unsure, so she did not tell her family.
Recently, Lin Jinyue noticed that the system was upgrading much faster. Checking the experience details, she found that there were a lot of points added, each only a small amount, but the sheer quantity made up for it.
These experience points are all marked with "[Collected]", but sometimes, even when her parents didn't collect them, the experience points still increased.
Lin Jinyue then realized that this was because the villagers usually calculated experience points for her when they picked herbs.
Strangely, there was no experience bonus during the first month. It was during this time that her mother treated people one after another, and her family helped the village solve the water problem, thus increasing their experience points more and more.
Lin Jinyue guessed that it was probably because her prestige among others had increased, and these people's gathering and farming activities could increase her experience points.
In other words, if Lin Jinyue can help them settle down in the future, each of them can cultivate some land, and she can sit back and collect experience points. These people are all friends who have risked their lives for her. She doesn't know the system's evaluation criteria yet, so it won't be good for her to specifically look for people to help her cultivate land and gain experience in the future.
Farm experience is so hard to gain! I'm only level 4 now, and I haven't even unlocked the most basic toothpaste and toothbrush yet. Lin Jinyue is still hoping that the system will upgrade so she can unlock her villa on the farm.
If they rely on just their family, they'll be waiting forever.
Therefore, as long as there are no major problems with this group of people in principle, Lin Jinyue is still more inclined to take them with her when they leave.
Seeing that her parents were somewhat dissatisfied with the village chief's attitude, Lin Jinyue even spoke up for the village chief:
“Dad, Mom, don’t blame Village Chief Lin for being indecisive. If you ask me, he’s quite kind, but he’s never too soft-hearted when it comes to matters of principle. Think about it, after all, they’re brothers. If Uncle killed someone, we would definitely be willing to call the police.”
The three nodded. After all, this was ancient times, and people's thinking was completely different from that of modern times.
Actually, the villagers are all pretty good people.
Anyway, no one in the village likes Lin Youliang's family now, so they're still tied up with ropes, not afraid they'll cause trouble.
Jiang Yun still couldn't swallow her anger: "So we're just going to let Lin Youliang's family go like this?"
Lin Jinyue shook her head: "That definitely won't work."
Lin Jinyue then took out a map to show them: "Look, we're probably almost at the border of Ruyang County now. If we keep going south, we should be there in about two more months. If we can get more horse-drawn carriages and carts, we should be able to reach Lingnan in a little over a month. Look, this is Shawan Town. I've thought about it a lot, and this is the best place. It has a good location, is near the sea, and is remote. Our family has a farm, so we don't have to worry about the land being barren. This place is probably what Guangzhou will become in the future."
Lin Shucheng was a little stunned: "Two months? It's still that long... There's no rush. Forget about buying a carriage, it's not cost-effective. We'd be better off saving the money to buy an ox."
Lin Jinyue: "Not long, very soon."
Then she pointed to another place: "Look, here, Songshi Town, we're almost at the border of Guangzhou, but we're still a long way from our destination, Shawan Town. Similarly, this place is far from Prince Jing's territory and is considered a relatively barren area with miasma. Let's leave Lin Youliang's family here to fend for themselves."
Jiang Yun recalled that before they transmigrated, the original owner's family suffered all kinds of grievances in the Lin family because they had not given birth to a son, and the daughter was even more miserable. "I just feel that it is impossible to swallow my anger and let them off the hook."
Lin Jinyue stared at her brother: "Then how about you break their legs before you leave?"
It was a real interruption, not a joke.
Jiang Yun got up and went to the storeroom to find medicine: "No, this family is too disgusting. I'll get them some slow-acting poison."
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