Lin Jiabao opened the fence and stood in front of Qingli, not daring to look up at her.
In Lin Jiabao's eyes, the woman in front of him was like a fairy, clean and beautiful, and out of tune with everything here. He looked at the dirt on his body, then looked at Qingli's clean and refreshing skirt, and the white jade-like hands hanging by her side. A strong sense of inferiority flashed through his heart, and he dared not get closer.
Qingli bent down and looked at Lin Jiabao, and said gently, "Hey, kid, why are you lowering your head? Lift your head."
Lin Jiabao clutched the clothes at her side nervously and mustered up the courage to look up.
Qingli's beautiful face came into his sight and was engraved in his heart.
A smiling face, eyes that are indescribably beautiful, skin as white as jade, the whole person is really as beautiful as a fairy.
Lin Jiabao stared at him blankly, feeling that he had never seen such a good-looking person.
Seeing him in a daze, Qingli reached out and rubbed his head, smiling and said, "Come on, I'll take you to your new home."
As she spoke, Qingli extended her hand toward him.
Lin Jiabao looked at the clean and flawless palm and did not dare to put his dirty hands on it. He subconsciously hid his hands behind his back.
Seeing this, Qingli thought he was shy and withdrew his hand.
"Then you follow me, okay?"
Qingli asked patiently.
Lin Jiabao nodded.
Qingli turned around and left. Lin Dafu's wife hurriedly said, "Lin Jiabao, are you really sure you want to leave? You know your father was like that when he was alive. Your family has always lived a hard life. If he really has money, would he let you and your mother live such a hard life? This person is very likely a liar. If you follow her, it will be a dead end. Think it through. If you regret it now, I allow you to stay."
Lin Dafu's wife was not happy, and she did not want to lose such a free laborer. She thought that when Lin Jiabao grew up a little, he would do more work, which would be beneficial to the family. It was not worthwhile to let him go.
Lin Jiabao didn't even pause, as if he didn't hear what his aunt said, and continued walking behind Qingli.
The neighbors all started talking at once: "Dafu, it's no wonder that Jiabao doesn't want to stay. It's your fault that you always mistreat her. If it were me, I would have left long ago."
"The Dafu family doesn't want to lose a laborer, right? When Jiabao was here, he helped them do a lot of work every day. Since Jiabao came, the Dafu family has a lot less time and has no time to play."
"I can't be so cruel. I can't live with my conscience abusing a child!"
"Let's go, Jiabao is finally out of this sea of suffering. No matter how bad life is, it won't be worse than here."
"Yes, yes! If Dayong and his wife had seen this, they would have felt so sad and hated those black-hearted relatives."
The neighbors gradually faded away, but the gossip still reached the ears of Lin Dafu and his family. Lin Dafu was so angry that he slapped his wife immediately.
"I told you to be nicer to Jiabao, but you just wouldn't listen. Now listen to what the villagers say. How can I, Lin Dafu, hold my head up high in this village in the future? You evil woman, I am so unlucky to marry you."
Doctor Lin Fuben is a bad person. He is lazy and likes to eat. His family relies on his wife to work to support the family. Sometimes when he gets angry, he will beat people.
But his wife was not someone who could be easily provoked. She would not allow him to hit her, and she immediately hit him back angrily.
"Lin Dafu, if you dare to hit me, I will fight you, a heartless person."
The couple wrestled with each other, while the two children hid in the house in fear, hugging each other and trembling.
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Qingli brought Lin Jiabao to a house in the town and said to him, "This will be your home from now on. It belongs to you alone."
Qingli pulled the boy behind her and said to Lin Jiabao, "This is Xiaochu, your attendant. He is a few years older than you and will take care of you in the future. Of course, you have to treat him well. From now on, you two will live together, take care of each other, and support each other. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can go to the foot of Yuhua Mountain and send me a signal. I will come down the mountain to meet you when I see it."
Qingli took out a small transmitter and handed it to Jichu, and continued: "This transmitter is sold at the tobacco shop in the east of the city. If you lose it or can't find it, you can go there to buy it."
Qingli took out another sum of money and handed it to Lin Jiabao, "This is your father's money. Since you are young, I can't give it to you all at once. I will give you thirty taels first. I will come back in three months and give you more then. You have already registered for the academy. You will go to school tomorrow. This money is just your living expenses for the next three months. It should be enough."
It was more than enough. In Lin Jiabao's opinion, it was too much. It was enough for a year.
He was not a person who had no concept of money. Thirty taels of silver was the life savings of many families in their village. It was already a lot of money.
Qingli thought about it, and it seemed that there was nothing else to say, so she asked Lin Jiabao: "I have said everything I want to say. You don't have anything to say. I mean, I will take you to get familiar with the surroundings, and then I will leave."
Hearing her leaving, Lin Jiabao looked at her in surprise and looked into her eyes for the first time.
"Sister, won't you live with us?"
Lin Jiabao plucked up the courage to ask his own questions, feeling a little lost at the same time.
Qingli smiled and touched his head. "Sister still has a lot of things to do. You live your own lives and be brave."
Lin Jiabao looked at her smile and the encouragement in her eyes and just nodded.
"Well, Dad said that men should be brave. I will be brave."
Seeing the fear in his eyes, Qingli felt helpless, then took out a peace amulet and gave it to him, and also gave one to Ruchu.
"This is a lucky charm. If you carry it with you, it will protect you."
The two took it and carefully put it in their arms.
"Let's go! I'll take you to get familiar with the surroundings and take you to the academy. You can go to the academy by yourself tomorrow."
Lin Jiabao nodded, then followed Qingli out the door.
Lin Dayong and his wife were finally relieved to see their son starting a new life.
Qingli took Lin Jiabao to buy writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone, showed him the way to the academy, and walked around the house before finally leaving.
After Qingli left, the two children began to talk to each other.
Lin Jiabao felt that it was fortunate that Ji Chu was with him, otherwise he would be a little scared living alone in an empty house.
Although 꽮chu is a man of few words, he is very reliable and steady in doing things. Lin Jiabao is not lazy either. He is used to working and helps 꽮chu clean up the house. Soon, they cleaned the house and started their new life.
The souls of Lin Dayong and his wife were sent away by Qingli that night.
After Mrs. Wang compensated all the people, she began to do good deeds and accumulate virtue. After a few months, she was tired of this kind of life and had no worries, so she donated all the money and became a nun. She ate vegetarian food and chanted Buddhist scriptures every day, only hoping to accumulate more blessings for her son and herself.
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