Chapter Ninety-Six: They really ate shit.
Lin Sanlang immediately bristled, his neck stiffening and his face turning bright red: "Who's being a pervert? This is pure slander!"
Lin Baozhu and her mother exchanged a quick glance, a hint of seriousness flashing in their eyes—the other side's formation clearly indicated ill intent.
"Third Brother, do you know who's been having an affair with Yang Chunyan?" Lin Baozhu said in a deep voice.
"I know! He's a temporary worker at the machine factory in town!" Lin Sanlang felt a pang of heartache at the mention of it. Back then, he had even given that temporary worker a pack of cigarettes so that he could say a few good words for him to Yang Chunyan. Now that he thought about it, those two were probably laughing at him behind his back, calling him a complete idiot.
“Third brother, you ride your bike to the town’s police station right now and find Wang Shunzheng. Report that temporary worker for indecent assault and let them try him first. Once they have a verdict, then report Yang Chunyan’s family for trying to make you their sucker. Just say that you’ve only helped her with a few small favors, and don’t mention anything else…”
Lin Baozhu took a breath and continued, "Wang Shunzheng is most likely still at the police station handling cases right now, so it's perfect time for you to go! As for the Yang family outside, with me and Mother here, they won't get the slightest advantage!"
"Little sister, the family is now in your and Mom's hands. Be careful, and go easy on them, don't kill them with one punch."
"Sanlang, don't worry about me. Go to town with peace of mind. I'll make sure no outsiders bully Auntie and Baozhu."
Lin Sanlang blushed, gave a soft "hmm," and pushed his bicycle out the side door...
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No sooner had Lin Sanlang left than the Yang family blocked the entrance to the Lin family's house. Yang's mother shouted, "Lin Sanlang, you beast! You bullied my daughter and now you want to renege on your debt? Today, your Lin family must give my daughter justice!"
The villagers have a habit of squatting at the door or under a big tree while eating. As soon as the cursing started, everyone immediately put down their bowls and chopsticks and rushed to the Lin family's house, crowding at the door to watch the commotion.
In the crowd, Li Chunhua cracked sunflower seeds, spitting out the shells, and said sarcastically, "Lin Sanlang is so old and still hasn't gotten married. Who knows, he might be so pent up that he might have really done something filthy to some girl. If that's proven true, he'll probably get shot!"
"Li Chunhua, don't spout nonsense without evidence!"
The accountant's wife raised an eyebrow and sneered, "Have you forgotten how you almost got arrested last time? You still dare to spread rumors! If you don't learn your lesson, your son won't be getting out of the farm for at least ten years!"
These words struck a nerve with Li Chunhua. Her face darkened, and she glared fiercely at the Lin family's gate. If it weren't for that little beast Lin Sanlang and his family supporting that bitch, her son would have married Yu Jiangli long ago. Why would he have been sent to a farm for five years of reform?
"Aunt Chunhua wasn't wrong."
Zhao Xiaoyu squeezed forward, a gloating smile on her face: "I heard that Lin Sanlang has been on dozens of blind dates, but none of them liked him. Maybe he was so traumatized that he did something truly heinous to a woman..."
She couldn't be happier: if Lin Sanlang's lewd behavior was confirmed, it wouldn't be as simple as being sent to a farm; he'd definitely be shot. If Lin Baozhu dared to protect him, she'd write a report and guarantee the county would expel her and send her to a farm for reform through labor.
Once this delicate young girl enters the farm, who knows how those hooligans and scoundrels will ravage her? At that time, how can a filthy slut still be so arrogant!
"Zhao Xiaoyu, what nonsense are you spouting! Haven't you had enough of being beaten these past two days?" Lin's mother stormed out of the yard, wielding a rolling pin.
Zhao Xiaoyu shrank back into the crowd, hiding behind Li Chunhua, but still stubbornly protested: "I'm not making this up! If Lin Sanlang hadn't done anything wrong, why would the Yang family target him? There are so many men in our village, why are they only targeting him? It's because he's got something to hide!"
"You dare to talk nonsense!"
Lin's mother raised the rolling pin and charged at Zhao Xiaoyu. Zhao Xiaoyu took off running, but after only two steps, her knee suddenly hurt.
With a "thump," she fell flat on her face, oh, she really ate shit.
Her face landed squarely on a pile of fresh cow dung, splashing dung everywhere. The onlookers didn't have time to dodge and ended up getting covered in it.
"Hey, Zhao Xiaoyu, you've got a real thing thing going on with poop, huh?"
Yu Jiangli crossed her arms, a half-smile on her face, "This is the second time I've seen you so shameless, throwing yourself into the dung heap. The chamber pots at our educated youth settlement haven't been cleaned in ages, why don't you go lick them clean?"
"Yu Jiang, Li you... ah..." Zhao Xiaoyu didn't have time to reply. She got up and rushed to the rainwater jar next door, then frantically splashed water on her face to wash away the cow dung.
"Hey! Zhao Xiaoyu! That jar is the one my family uses for pickling vegetables!" The owner of the jar screamed and rushed over, pinching his nose in disgust as he pulled Zhao Xiaoyu's clothes to drag her outside.
On the other side, Li Chunhua looked at the feces stains on her arms and pants and jumped up and down in anger: "Zhao Xiaoyu, you bitch! Look what you've done to me!"
Lin Baozhu exclaimed in surprise, "Wow~ Li Chunhua is a ruthless person. She's so ruthless that she even curses herself!"
Lin's mother looked at Zhao Xiaoyu, who had been dragged aside and whose hair was still covered in feces, and turned away with a face full of disgust.
He couldn't help but think to himself: "Look at her, beating her would only cost me a rolling pin, it's not worth it!"
Seeing that everyone's attention was drawn to Zhao Xiaoyu, Yang's mother became anxious and raised her voice, shouting, "You Lin family, don't try to change the subject! We clearly agreed that if my daughter married into your family, and your daughter married into our family, I wouldn't mind that your daughter had been touched by a man, but you're going back on your word!"
Yang Chunguang hurriedly moved forward, his face plastered with a greasy smile. He grinned at Lin Baozhu, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth, and said, "Baozhu, don't worry. If you marry me, I will definitely treat you like a precious gem and will never let you suffer the slightest grievance!" As he spoke, he even reached out to touch Lin Baozhu's face.
With quick reflexes, Lin's mother pulled Lin Baozhu behind her, stepped forward, raised the rolling pin high, and glared angrily.
Yu Jiangli, standing to the side, was also holding a brick, her eyes blazing with anger—the little brat, doesn't he know his place, yet he dares to covet her family, Baozhu!
"Little bastard, what are you trying to do?" Lin's mother shouted sternly.
"Mother-in-law, I didn't mean anything by it."
Yang Chunguang grinned, but his eyes lingered lewdly over Lin Baozhu's face and body.
"I just saw that Baozhu had some dust on her face and wanted to wipe it off for her. We'll be sleeping in the same bed soon, so what's a little face-touching? We can do more intimate things in the future."
He had already been harboring wicked thoughts: Lin Baozhu's skin was so white it seemed to glow, if only he could pin her down... Just thinking about it made his mouth water.
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