"We can't afford that stuff. We only have cold water. Do you want to drink it?" Mrs. Zhao said unhappily.
"Hey, I knew you were going to say no. Look, what is this?" Lin Yi opened the cloth bag and took out two large bags of tea from it: "See? Hey, we prepared them ourselves. Big brother, one bag for you and one bag for our dad."
"Is it really for me?" Zhao Xianjin looked at him suspiciously.
"Is a bag of tea worth it for me to lie to you?" He then took out two bottles of wine and stuffed them into his brother's arms: "And this wine is also for you."
Zhao Xianjin felt even more uncomfortable. He rubbed the label on the wine bottle for a long time. "Tell me, what's the matter? Let me make it clear first, I have no money, and I won't sell my daughter."
Lin Yi looked at him strangely: "What could have happened to me? Selling my daughter! Don't worry about it, I don't want anything from you. No, big brother, I felt strange since I walked in. What did my younger brother do to anger the heaven and the people? Why did you see me with such a messed up face for no reason?"
Seeing that he wanted to play dumb and put the past behind him with just a bag of tea and two bottles of wine, Mrs. Zhao naturally refused to do so: "Third brother, we have to speak with conscience! Why are you doing this for no reason?
As your brother and sister-in-law, I have done my best to serve you three wives, even if I can't say it's with all my heart.
Take that year, for example. It snowed heavily and you two went to the county to see a doctor, leaving Daliangzi alone at home. Your Daliangzi was lying in the snow sobbing. Your eldest brother and I carried the child on our backs and begged for mercy but couldn't find a bullock cart. Finally, we carried the child on our backs and waded through the snow for most of the night before we finally got the child to the hospital. Although he became disabled in the end, at least he was alive.
Mrs. Zhao's eyes turned red as she spoke: "At that time, I had just finished my confinement for two days. After I came back, I was sick for more than half a month. I couldn't breastfeed my baby because of the medicine. My fourth child was so hungry that he cried every day. Now he is thinner than other children of his age.
And your eldest brother, every winter his legs hurt so much he can't walk, just like that time he was frozen. Have your brothers and sisters ever complained to you about this?"
Lin Yi opened his mouth. These things were not explained in his original body's memory...
Mrs. Zhao didn't need his answer and continued, "Also, that year, after we separated, your third branch said it wanted to move out and didn't have enough money. I went back to my parents' home and borrowed money to support you in building the house you have now. Later, you said that you didn't want the three house plots allocated to you in the old house, and they belonged to our first branch, as a repayment for the money I lent you.
We thought we were all family, so we didn't think twice about writing any documents. But at the beginning of this year, our third child was getting married, and the house was not big enough, so we planned to build a house on that piece of land. We had all the bricks and tiles delivered, but your Daliangzi came over and stopped us from starting the construction, insisting that it was the site of your family's old homestead.
"Okay, he's just a kid, he doesn't know what's going on. You, Zhao Laosan, know it, but you're pretending to be a grandson. In front of the brigade cadres, you deny it. Now that the house isn't built and Laosan's marriage is off, I just can't understand why you still have the nerve to come to my house? My Laosan isn't home right now. If he were at home and called you Third Uncle, would you have the nerve to agree?"
Mrs. Zhao's chest heaved and she became more and more angry as she spoke. Her two sons hurriedly tried to persuade her from both sides.
With a bang, a wave of gray memories surged into his mind. They were all the dark history that the original body had hidden and not explained before. It was just as what Mrs. Zhao said above, it was not an exaggeration at all. Moreover, not only that, there were many more dark things about the original body and his wife and Zhao Yongliang that no one had mentioned.
Lin Yi touched his nose. The original body was extremely unkind.
Very good, now the pot is his.
Lin Yi was too embarrassed to cross his legs anymore, so he sat up straight. After thinking about it, he felt it was inappropriate, so he stood up again: "Brother and sister-in-law, it's all my fault as your younger brother. I apologize to you two."
He didn't feel embarrassed at all and even bowed to the two men: "Please be magnanimous and don't bother with an ignorant person like me. I'll get angry and make myself sick."
The eldest brother and his wife hadn't expected him to say such words. They looked at each other in bewilderment. The couple were kind-hearted, and seeing his behavior, they couldn't say anything to complain about him. But the matter of the homestead was actually a considerable amount of cash, so he just let it go like this? Not to mention that Mrs. Zhao was unwilling, even Brother Zhao couldn't say it against his will.
Lin Yi had already given up his reputation, so why would he care about giving up such a small amount of money? He immediately said to his eldest nephew, "Yongshan, go and find some paper and pen."
Zhao Yongshan was confused. What was he looking for paper for? He just stood there motionless.
Lin Yi went over and slapped him on the shoulder: "Hurry up, you silly boy."
Yongshan cried out, "Uncle San, why are you still doing this? My son is already 8 years old." After that, he went to the room muttering and tore up his son's homework book. Soon, he came out with paper and pen.
Lin Yi took a pen and paper, leaned over the table and began to write. Yongshan beside him read out what he wrote:
"Homestead transfer agreement?"
In a flash, everyone in the room gathered around. Mrs. Zhao, who was struggling to breathe, also came over. Zhao Yongshan continued reading, "Zhao Xianshui of Zhaojiadian, Beimutun Town, hereby transfers the three residential plots next to Zhao Xianjin's home in Zhaojiadian to Zhao Xianjin for a fee to offset the outstanding mortgage payment. This agreement takes effect immediately from the date of signing."
Lin Yi signed his name at the bottom of the agreement and handed it to his eldest brother: "This agreement may not be standardized. See if you can ask the brigade cadres to come and get a more appropriate one. Or maybe today. It would be best if the brigade can issue a certificate. With this, you can start building the house tomorrow."
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