Chapter 136 Hammering the Bi Family to Death
Lin Baozhu keenly caught the almost tangible malice in You Yongsheng's eyes. A slight smile played on her lips as she looked at the three people being held down by the villagers, and she slowly raised an eyebrow, saying, "Oh, You Yongsheng, that look in your eyes... you're disobeying the brigade leader's orders? Do you really think everyone's blind, with that murderous rage you're practically tearing them apart?"
As soon as she finished speaking, everyone's eyes snapped to You Yongsheng. His face, still bearing the complex emotions of malice, resentment, and ferocity, was caught red-handed!
"My God! That look...it's more terrifying than a vengeful ghost in a graveyard!"
"Exactly! Even if we can't send her to jail, we absolutely cannot let her stay in our village!"
"This is the only well in our village! What if that crazy woman is up to no good and puts something in it... how are hundreds of people supposed to survive?!"
The cacophony of voices pierced her ears like needles. You Yongsheng's face turned deathly pale; a wave of immense fear gripped her. She abruptly looked up, her eyes bloodshot, glaring at Lin Baozhu beside Lin's mother, a hoarse curse erupting from her throat: "Lin Baozhu! You vile wretch! You heartless, rotten woman! You're deliberately trying to drive us to our deaths! You'll die a horrible death! Your whole family..."
"Bullshit!" Before the curse had even finished, Lin's mother had already grabbed a hard clod of dirt from the ground and, with thunderous fury, shoved it into You Yongsheng's wide-open mouth!
"You old hag! How dare you curse my daughter!" Lin's mother pointed at You Yongsheng, whose mouth was full of blood, spitting almost onto her face: "Your whole family has done all sorts of filthy things to harm the villagers, and you still have the nerve to complain that we won't take you in? Do you really think your family is some kind of god, able to ride on everyone's heads and shit on them?!"
The captain frowned, cleared his throat, and tried to smooth things over with a stern face: "Alright! You can't just kick people out like that! Everyone disperse!" He then waved his hand impatiently, signaling several strong laborers to help the limp You Yongsheng and the others up and toss them onto the oxcart...
The farce ended with all the female members of the Bi family being taken to the police station.
As the crowd gradually dispersed, Lin Baozhu stared at the departing oxcart, her brow furrowed. She turned to her mother, who still seemed relieved, and whispered, "Mother, where's Old Man Bi? He was the mastermind behind all this. Arresting just a few women isn't a real solution."
That old man Bi is the worst one in the Bi family. She hasn't forgotten Bi Yuntao's lewd face when he was discussing with the other members of the Bi family how to sell her.
"Old Bi? He was burned in the fire and is still in the hospital. The village collective is paying for his treatment. Just you wait and see, there's still a lot of trouble going to happen in the village!"
Hearing what Lin's mother said, Lin Baozhu narrowed her eyes. "Good, in the hospital. Tomorrow I'll find an excuse to go to the hospital and send this old beast off on his final journey..."
Burns from a fire are very easy to become infected, and with current medical technology, it is very difficult to save a life.
As soon as the three entered the house, the two little ones rushed over like cannonballs. Tiger buried his head in Lin Baozhu's arms, rubbing his little face against her chest affectionately, and boasted in his childish voice, "Auntie! You've been running around all day these days, working so hard. I specially asked Grandma to kill a chicken today! I didn't touch any of the fragrant chicken legs and wings, I saved them all for you!"
Sweetie quickly squeezed over and hugged Lin Baozhu's leg, saying, "Sweetie loves Auntie the most too!"
Lin Sanlang, standing to the side, deliberately put on a stern face to tease them: "You two heartless little brats, all you think about is your little aunt? Where's your third uncle?"
Tiger blinked his big eyes and said confidently, "Third Uncle, you're so strong! Losing a bite won't hurt!"
Sweetie nodded in agreement like a chick pecking at rice: "Yes, yes! Auntie is no good, she's too skinny!"
Lin Baozhu was overjoyed by her two adorable little darlings. She squatted down and hugged them tightly, giving them a big kiss on each cheek. "Oh my, my sweet babies! Auntie loves you so much! Auntie earned some money today, come on! I'll go back inside and give you some pocket money!"
Tiger and Sweetie's eyes lit up instantly! You see, they receive a "huge sum" of one yuan every month from their aunt. If their aunt is in a good mood, they can get a few extra cents. They are now the richest kids in the village.
"Wow—that's great! That's great!" The two little ones cheered immediately. "Auntie's giving us pocket money again!"
Lin Baozhu smiled and took out two wooden piggy banks and two yuan from her basket, handing them to the two little ones: "Here, from now on, you two should keep your money in your own separate piggy banks. If you want to spend it, just pry it out from the bottom! Alright, I need to talk to your grandma about something, you two go play outside!"
The two little ones stared wide-eyed, excitedly carrying the money and jar to the yard to examine them—with this proper jar, who would still care about Grandma's wallet made of plastic!
Looking at the two overjoyed children, Lin's mother pointed helplessly at Lin Baozhu: "Look at you, wasting money again! You've spoiled these two so much, they're always running to the sales point with money in their pockets."
Lin Baozhu chuckled: "Mother, isn't the point of making money to spend it? Otherwise, why would we save it up to have children? We need to teach them the value of money from a young age so they'll be willing to use their brains to figure out how to make money in the future."
Lin's mother glanced at her: "In these times, it's hard enough to fill our stomachs, who has the spare money or the guts to do business? Besides, speculation and profiteering will get you dragged away for criticism and struggle sessions!"
After saying that, she looked at her daughter and Lin Sanlang with concern, "You two have to be more careful in the future. If things get tough, 'hit and run' and don't let anyone keep an eye on you!"
"I understand, Mother. But in my opinion, our country won't always be like this."
Lin Baozhu said confidently, "In a few years, the policy will definitely be relaxed. Not only will people be able to take the college entrance exam, but ordinary people will also be able to do some legitimate small business." She was thinking to herself: the college entrance exam will be reinstated at the end of 1977, and the policy will be relaxed in 1979. People like the educated youth who returned to the city will be able to do some individual business. Although the scale will be small at the beginning, there will be many restrictions, and they will be looked down upon, but at least the door will be opened.
It's only 1970 now, and there are still nine years before things are completely liberalized. These nine years are the golden time for her to save up her first pot of gold and buy several properties in Kyoto! Then she can go to university and become a wealthy landlady who collects rent without lifting a finger. Just thinking about it makes her happy.
Upon hearing this, Lin Sanlang quickly moved closer to his younger sister, his eyes shining: "Little sister, can that day really come?"
"When have I ever lied to you? But you'd better keep this to yourself, don't let it slip out and give anyone something to say about it!"
"Don't worry! Your third brother's mouth is much tighter than your second brother's!" Lin Sanlang patted his chest, looking proud. "I'm not the big, dumb guy I used to be anymore, I... I've got a brain!" [Proud]
Lin Baozhu ignored his smug look and turned to her mother, saying, "Mother, today I'm going with my third brother..."
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