Chapter 138 Let Zhizhi marry
Why is it Zhang Wanqing?
Lin Zhiyi frowned.
She asked Zhu Sheng, and found out that Zhang Wanqing had clearly been settled in the county by Li Wenjing, who rented her a courtyard, paid her a year's rent, and left her enough money to live on.
She followed County Magistrate Sun?
When Lin Zhiyi was considering whether to tell Li Wenjing, Madam Song and others came out. Seeing Lin Zhiyi standing in a daze with the curtain lifted, they asked, "Zhizhi..."
"Zhizhi."
Mrs. Song called out twice before Lin Zhiyi came back to her senses, "Mom, have you bought everything?"
"Yeah, isn't it quick to buy these ingredients?"
"What are you looking at?" asked Mrs. Song.
"Nothing, let's go."
The Lin family members got on the carriage, but Aunt Zhao wanted to buy other things, so she separated from them and agreed to meet at the city gate.
The Lin family had made the trip to the county with great difficulty and had a lot of things to buy.
The two sisters-in-law, considering that the money they spent was earned by their younger sister-in-law, looked like they wanted to buy something but didn't dare to.
Lin Zhiyi said, "Sisters, feel free to buy whatever you want. I still have some money here. Did you forget that Boss Cui sent me some money?"
Gu Wanyun and Fang Luo exchanged a glance and said, "No, sister, you should save the money. You will need it for your dowry when you get married."
"Money isn't something you save; it's something you earn. Besides, getting married is such a distant thing, I can talk about it later."
Lin Zhiyi's smile was genuine.
Her two sisters-in-law are now making plans for her, and she feels warm in her heart.
I also bought some snacks and desserts for various household needs, and went to the butcher shop to buy meat to make dumplings, and also prepared some vegetables.
There was a butcher in the village, and the Lin family had gone there to buy meat several times, and had also bought vegetables from villagers' homes several times.
Now I happen to be in the county, and I want to bring some back.
Lin Zhiyi originally wanted to sow some vegetable seeds and grow some vegetables in the yard of the rented house, but thinking that he would be moving out soon, he didn't plant any vegetables to avoid getting into trouble.
She just waits for the house to be built as soon as possible so that she can also cultivate a vegetable garden in the yard.
"Mom, I won't get married. I won't get married. Please, don't let me get married..."
As soon as they got off the carriage and before they entered the butcher's shop, they heard a familiar voice.
"Mother, elder sister-in-law and second sister-in-law, please get on the carriage quickly. We will go buy it somewhere else."
Lin Zhiyi hurriedly reminded.
But it's too late.
Lin Jingshu has already run over.
She grabbed Madam Song and said, "Aunt, please save me. My mother forced me to get married, but I don't want to..."
Mrs. Song saw that it was Lin Jingshu, followed by Uncle Lin and Zou, who also ran over. "Since our two families have severed ties, I urge you to mind your own business."
Mrs. Song thought about how Lin Jingshu wanted to hang herself by hitting her head against a pillar at the Ten-Li Pavilion, but she deliberately hit her daughter. She always held a grudge, especially when it came to her daughter.
She took Lin Jingshu's hand away and said, "Jingshu, your parents asked you to get married because they hope you can have a good home. It's for your own good. Do you want to stay at home as an old maid forever?"
Mrs. Song saw Lin Jingshu's resistance and she knew that the marriage that Zou had found for Lin Jingshu was not a good one.
Zou always attached great importance to money and profit, and did not care about character. She had reminded Zou about the previous marriage, but Zou still held a grudge against her, saying that she was jealous of Lin Jingshu finding a good marriage.
As a result, as soon as something happened to the Lin family, Lin Jingshu was divorced.
It turned out that the second and third branches of the Lin family did not go to Xishui Village, but rented a house in Fangling County.
Houses in the county are much more expensive than those in the village, so they rented a house with a larger courtyard, which had eight rooms in total, including the north house and the side rooms.
But the rent is more expensive, three hundred coins per month.
When they were in Chang'an, the second and third wives, who were used to being supported by the first wife, were unwilling to find work to earn some money for the family.
They all tried to find a way to cheat some money out of Old Lady Wang.
Things were going well at first, but then Uncle Lin got addicted to gambling and went into a secret den to gamble a few times. He won more than 30 taels in the first two days and became complacent. When he went back on the third day, he lost all the money he had won and still owed more than 200 taels.
When he wanted to buy on credit again, the people in the gambling house refused to give him credit and forced him to pay back the money.
As a result, the Lin family was visited by people from the gambling house to collect debts all day long.
Once, the thugs from the gambling house smashed everything in the yard rented by the second and third branches of the Lin family. When the landlord came, he refused to rent the house to them no matter what.
They almost ended up on the streets, but luckily Old Lady Wang still had some money and they moved to another place.
The gambling house came to the door again, and Uncle Lin begged Old Lady Wang to help him pay off his gambling debts. But Old Lady Wang refused because she did not have that much money.
What's more, the third room also opposed it.
At this moment, the landlord, Mr. Hu, appeared and promised to pay off Uncle Lin's gambling debts and let them live in the house for free.
But he also put forward a condition: he had taken a fancy to Lin Jingshu and wanted to marry her as his second wife.
How could Uncle Lin not agree? He nodded in agreement immediately.
However, it was opposed by Zou and Lin Jingshu.
The reason is that Boss Hu is unlucky with wives. He married five wives, but all of them died because of him.
Mrs. Zou and Uncle Lin had a big fight. Was such a good girl like Jingshu going to marry a butcher like Boss Hu?
She was so angry that she scratched Uncle Lin several times. Uncle Lin knew he was in the wrong, so he stood there without moving. He only said one sentence: "If Jingshu doesn't want to marry, then let Jingwei marry."
Lin Jingwei is the second daughter of Uncle Lin, the younger sister of Lin Jingshu, and still a virgin girl waiting to be married.
Lin Jingwei also stood up and said, "Mom, if my eldest sister doesn't want to marry, then I will marry. I can't watch Dad being forced to death and our second wife living on the streets."
How could Zou agree to that?
She also hoped that Lin Jingwei would climb up the social ladder in the future and help them turn things around.
So, she advised, "Jingshu, although Boss Hu may be unlucky with his wife, the fortune teller said that you have a very strong destiny and will definitely be able to overcome it! Now that our family is in financial difficulty, do you really want to watch your parents become desperate?"
So, what Mrs. Song saw happened. Lin Jingshu ran to the street and tried to escape. She had some silver and money hidden on her body, so even if she left them, she could still survive for a while.
If all else fails, she will go to her uncle for help. She doesn't believe that their eldest uncle would be so cruel as to not care about her life or death.
After Madam Song pushed Lin Jingshu away, Lin Jingshu panicked. Suddenly, she saw Lin Zhiyi standing next to Madam Song. She grabbed Lin Zhiyi's sleeve and said,
"Dad, Mom, let her get married, let Zhizhi get married. She has never been picky. Her previous husband's family was so poor, but she was happy to marry him. She will definitely be happy if the Hu family becomes rich. Why do you have to force your daughter to marry?"
Upon hearing this, Uncle Lin and Mrs. Zou immediately stopped and looked at Lin Zhiyi.
Yes, since Jingshu doesn’t want to, Zhizhi must be looking forward to it.
Zou stepped forward and said, "Sister-in-law, Zhizhi has a miserable life. She was divorced and sent home at such a young age. I feel really bad about this. Why don't you let me find a good marriage for her? It's better than having to endure gossip at home."
As soon as Zou finished speaking, someone asked, "Father-in-law and mother-in-law, what's going on?"
Coincidentally, Butcher Hu came out of the butcher shop.
Uncle Lin hurried forward and said flatteringly, "Boss Hu, please understand. My useless daughter is stubborn and won't be able to serve you well. But this niece is more beautiful and gentle. Would you like to take a look at her?"
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