Chapter Fifty-Four: Hero? Who is it?
At this point, tears welled up in Lin's mother's eyes: "Back then, after I gave birth to your third brother, your second aunt came over and said that she had no sons in the family, and since we had three boys, she wanted me to give your third brother to her for adoption. At that time, in order to keep your third brother, your grandmother, my eldest aunt, and I almost got into a fight. In the end, your grandmother threatened to sever ties, and your father had no choice but to send your third brother to your second aunt's house!"
Your third brother was raised at your second aunt's house until he was seven years old. Your grandmother asked us to give your second aunt twenty yuan and thirty catties of white flour every year as expenses for raising your third brother. Later, your third brother fell ill. By then, your second aunt had already given birth to a son, so she didn't care about him as much. But she didn't want to send your third brother back, so his illness dragged on!
Later, someone in their village couldn't stand it anymore and came to tell your father. Your father then took your uncles to your second aunt's house and sent your third brother to the hospital. Fortunately, they got him there in time, otherwise he would have really become mentally disabled. Perhaps it was because of that high fever that caused some damage to his brain. He is not as smart as you guys, and when he encounters problems, he just yells and shouts. But he is kind-hearted and good to you all.
His mother used to want to find him a virtuous and discerning wife so he wouldn't be deceived by outsiders. But those women were too shrewd and didn't fancy him, which gave Yang Chunyan the opportunity to get close!
This was the first time Lin Baozhu had heard about this!
Goodness, this is the first time she's ever heard of someone adopting another person's child and then expecting the child's biological parents to pay child support. What kind of logic is that?
When I have the chance in the future, I'll definitely have to meet that cheap second aunt.
"What about my grandma?"
Strangely enough, she always knew she had a grandmother, but she had never met her.
“She lives with your second aunt. Ever since she took your third brother back, she has cut off all ties with us. She has been staying at your second aunt's house ever since, helping her take care of her children and doing chores for others. Before, when she gave birth to your fourth brother, your father called her back, hoping she could come back and help out. But your second aunt's husband beat her out with a stick. At that time, your father broke three of his ribs. Since then, the two families have completely lost contact. However, every year we still have someone send your grandmother twenty yuan for her retirement.”
Lin Baozhu pursed her lips. Her second aunt's family wouldn't release her, firstly because they didn't want to lose their free nanny, and secondly because they would receive an extra twenty yuan a year. Only a fool would let her go.
"Third brother can earn money now. When he marries, whether his wife is shrewd or honest, as long as she is hardworking and willing to live a stable life with him, that's fine. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, so Mother doesn't need to worry anymore."
At this point, she glanced at Qin Haifeng's room and lowered her voice, saying, "My third brother earned at least two hundred yuan last night, but he did something stupid today, so Mother punished him by making him hand over eighty percent of his profits."
Lin's mother held up two fingers: "He earned that much in just one day? Two hundred a day, that's six thousand a month! Why would he need to work? He could just go sell things."
Where else can you earn as much money as this at work!
Seeing the excitement shining in Lin's mother's eyes, Lin Baozhu lowered her voice and continued, "If we ship out large quantities every day, it will be easy to be targeted. If we are caught, Fatty may not be able to get us out. As for money, it doesn't matter how much we earn, as long as we can ensure our own safety."
However, my third brother said that he'll go to the market at night from now on; things sell quickly there, and it's open every five days, so it won't interfere with his farm work.
Hearing her say that, Lin's mother took a big gulp of water and squinted her eyes.
“That works too! By the way, I’ll make some flatbread later and you can take it to the people in the cowshed. That Zhang Wenzhuo said that Old Yan’s medical skills are very high. Ask him to take a look at your second sister-in-law and try to get her pregnant this year. Ever since your second brother became the group leader, the gossip in the village has never stopped.”
“I noticed that my second sister-in-law is a bit weak. When my third brother goes to town again, I will get her some things to nourish her blood and qi.”
However, the first time she went to Lin Erlang's house, she put a lot of spiritual spring water into his water tank.
Long-term consumption of the spiritual spring water can improve one's constitution. If Elder Yan were to prescribe some medicine, boiling it with the spiritual spring water would definitely be twice as effective.
Life at home is getting better and better.
Lin Baozhu carried a basket containing cornbread made by her mother, a large bowl of dumplings with braised pork, and small bottles of soy sauce, vinegar, and minced garlic. As Lin Baozhu arrived at the cowshed and was about to put the things down, she saw a group of people wearing red armbands striding aggressively towards her. Upon seeing this, Lin Baozhu immediately dared not bring anything to the cowshed, silently putting the basket into her spatial storage and walking towards the edge of the field…
As we passed by those wearing red armbands, we heard the short-haired woman leading the group say passionately, "Today we received a report that someone in this village is engaging in capitalism and undermining the country. If we don't arrest and struggle against them, they won't know the meaning of fear. These social parasites, these bad elements, we must overthrow them, we must defeat them!"
Others echoed the call to overthrow the bad elements, and Lin Baozhu felt embarrassed for them.
Not wanting to cause trouble, she quickly walked past the group, but the woman in the lead stopped her, saying, "Xiao Tong, do you know where Lin Baozhu lives?"
Lin Baozhu looked at her curiously and asked, "What do you want with her?"
The woman didn't hide anything, saying frankly, "We received a report from the public that she's a shrewd capitalist, perfectly capable, yet she idles away her days, dresses extravagantly, attracts attention, and engages in promiscuous relationships..."
Lin Baozhu: ? ?
She probably wasn't talking about me, was she? But no one in the village has the same name as her. The person who reported me must be framing me. Tsk tsk, she doesn't have the guts to confront me head-on, so she's using these Red Guards to deal with me instead.
Tsk tsk!
The woman in the lead glanced at Lin Baozhu, who was dressed in a yellow dress and had a beautiful hairstyle. Her eyebrows, which were thicker than a man's, furrowed slightly. She grabbed Lin Baozhu and said in a deep voice, "You're dressed like a capitalist lady. You wouldn't happen to be Lin Baozhu, would you?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Baozhu's face turned cold, and she said in a chilling voice, "So what if it is? Some of you Red Guards and soldiers are really like animals, liking to label people at the slightest disagreement. My family has been poor farmers for three generations. My eldest brother is a border guard. To protect the country, he left his two children at home for years without seeing them once. And me..."
A glint of cold light flashed in Lin Baozhu's eyes, and she sneered, "Today, wild boars came down the mountain and attacked the villagers. It was me who hunted down four wild boars, protecting the lives and property of the villagers and ensuring they had meat to eat... You can ask any villager about this. Now you're accusing me of capitalist practices? Where's the evidence?"
When the woman saw her admit it, her eyes widened, and her anger reached its peak: "I see you are incorrigible and talking nonsense. I guess you have made a lot of money for yourself in the village, haven't you? Go and arrest her. Let's have a fight today and put down the arrogance of you capitalists. Let them be afraid and they will know how powerful the people are."
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