Chapter 177 Rumors in the Village
Because of his special status, Li Wenjing did not look for a matchmaker in Fangling County.
Instead, he called in Lord Fan and Lord Cui to act as matchmakers for him.
When Lord Fan and Lord Cui saw the betrothal gifts in the courtyard, they looked at each other and felt that there would be something exciting to watch today.
Hearing the noise in the yard, all the Lin family members came out to see what was going on, including Zhao Zhan.
Li Wenjing found it very irritating to see Zhao Zhan standing next to Lin Zhiyi.
"Wasn't Zhao Jinwu transferred back to Chang'an? Why is he back?"
As soon as Li Wenjing said this, Lin Zhiyi felt something was wrong.
Zhao Zhan was transferred back to Chang'an. Was it Li Wenjing's doing?
When they first moved into the new house, Zhao Zhan was the most diligent. He helped with the work every day and rushed to do all the heavy and tiring work. Not only did Lin Fu and his wife like him, but even Lin Xiuran and Lin Xiuyan praised Zhao Zhan a lot.
At that time, every time Zhao Zhan appeared in front of Lin Zhiyi, Li Wenjing would show up.
He thought Zhao Zhan was in the way and sent him away, but he probably didn't expect that Zhao Zhan would rather give up the job and come back.
Similarly, Zhao Zhan also heard it and frowned.
He was secretly worried about Lin Zhiyi. This man was very cunning. He would have to remind Miss Lin when he had the chance. Now that Miss Lin was his sister, he couldn't just sit back and watch and let his sister jump into the fire pit.
Zhao Zhan bowed and said, "Thank you for your concern, sir. This is how I was able to resign from my position as a member of the Jinwu Guard."
As soon as Zhao Zhan said this, Li Wenjing narrowed his eyes instantly, his eyes full of murderous intent.
Now even a fool can tell that Zhao Zhan's dismissal from the Jinwu Guard was related to Li Wenjing.
Lin Fu quickly stepped forward to smooth things over: "There must be a misunderstanding here. Since Zhao Zhan has recognized me as his adoptive father, if what he said just now was wrong, I, as his father, apologize on his behalf."
Adopted son?
Li Wenjing doesn't care whether to apologize or not.
He only heard the word "adopted son".
"What are these in the courtyard?"
Lin Zhiyi explained, "It's a recognition gift from Brother Zhao to my parents."
Li Wenjing finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Since they have become godparents, Zhao Zhan will be Zhizhi's older brother in the future.
As long as he doesn't covet Zhizhi.
Master Cui and Master Fan smiled and said, "Brother Lin, we have been here for a while, why don't you invite us in?"
Lin Fu finally reacted, "Look at me, please come in!"
Lord Cui and Lord Fan entered the house while observing the Lin family's newly built courtyard. "Your house is really well built. Look at the vegetables all over the yard! Is this a fruit or a vegetable? How come we have never seen it before?"
Master Fan asked, pointing at the tomatoes.
When the Lin family first moved here, they held a banquet. Lord Fan and Lord Cui also came, but at that time the Lin family's yard had not been tidied up yet. Now that they see it is so well tidied and full of various vegetables, they like it.
"These are tomatoes that my kids planted. They can be eaten as vegetables or fruits. If you need vegetables, just come over and pick them. Don't be polite to me."
"well."
Lin Fu led the people into the house. Lord Fan and Lord Cui looked at the furnishings in the hall and praised them again.
"Brother Lin, these are not cheap for you, right?"
Lord Fan touched the mahogany tables and chairs.
"These were all bought by the children. I didn't worry about it."
Mr. Fan couldn't help but praise: "Your two sons are really capable, unlike the two in our family!"
Lord Fan sighed, saying that he had spoiled his children too much and had never let them suffer.
As a result, when something happened to the Fan family, his children blamed him everywhere, saying that he was a burden to the Fan family.
Not to mention asking them to work in the fields like the Lin family's children, it would be good enough if they could take care of their own food and daily life.
Looking at the two sons of the Lin family, sigh...
"Uncle Fan, this wasn't bought by us. It was bought by my sister. The vegetables in the yard and the crops in the fields were all grown by my sister. Oh, and she's also going to run a workshop."
Lord Fan was surprised: "Miss Lin?"
No wonder she was able to make a curved plow.
Lin Zhiyi was suddenly named the Lady of Jiahe County because she invented the curved plow. At that time, Lord Fan thought that Lin Fu had given such a good thing to his daughter in order to dote on her.
At that time, he kept shaking his head, thinking that Lin Fu was confused.
Only now did he realize that the Lin family had achieved what they have today thanks to the leadership of Miss Lin.
The deposed crown prince came to him yesterday, and he was very surprised. The deposed crown prince wanted to marry Lin Zhiyi, a second wife?
It’s not that Lord Fan thinks Lin Zhiyi is unworthy, but he has a stereotype of Lin Zhiyi.
When in the capital, even he shook his head when he heard about the stupid things Lin Zhiyi did, and he couldn't help but look at Lin Fu with pity.
Although on the road of exile, Lin Zhiyi has indeed changed a lot.
However, she only had money to buy vegetables and meat thanks to the dowry Lin Fu gave her.
Lin Zhiyi admitted frankly, "Uncle Fan, it's me."
After the house was built, before the Lin family moved into the new house, Lin Zhiyi sent his eldest brother and others elsewhere and moved the furniture in the space into the house.
When Lin Xiuran came again the next day, he found the house was full of furniture.
All the basic furniture needed is available.
Lin Xiuran was shocked and ran to ask his father when he bought the furniture.
Lin Fu was confused and suddenly realized that the richest person in the family was his daughter.
Lin Zhiyi casually said, "I'm the eldest brother. A wealthy family was moving to another city, and they wanted to sell their furniture at a low price, so I bought it and hired someone to bring it here."
Because the Lin family's new house is not in the village, even if Lin Zhiyi makes such an excuse, it is difficult to verify.
Mrs. Song felt that these furniture looked very familiar, but she did not have too many doubts.
Master Fan praised, "Old Lin, you have truly given birth to a wonderful daughter. You will enjoy so much happiness in the future. It's truly enviable."
"Old Fan, why are you still envious of me? Your daughters are all outstanding. I only have one, but you have three."
Master Fan sighed and waved his hand: "Don't mention it, don't mention it."
Seeing that Lord Fan didn't want to talk about it, Lin Fu didn't ask any more questions and asked them to sit down and talk.
Master Cui spoke directly: "Brother Lin, I'm sure you know that we are here today to act as a matchmaker for two children. I wonder if you are here?"
Lin Fu nodded, "They are in love with each other, so of course I agree."
With the help of Lord Fan and Lord Cui, the two exchanged engagement letters, and their marriage was settled.
Before leaving, the two picked a bamboo basket of vegetables from the yard and took it home.
Recently, there have been some rumors about Lin Zhiyi in the village, but she didn't care. But even if a toad crawls on your feet, it may not bite you, but it will still annoy you.
Look, by the river in the village, someone is spreading gossip about Lin Zhiyi.
Naturally, this gossip was spread by Mu Yunzhao when she was washing clothes by the river.
Mu Yunzhao was washing clothes in the yard and asked Mu Qin to fetch water. Tong felt sorry for her husband and suggested that Mu Yunzhao go to the river to wash clothes.
The women in the village all go to the river to wash clothes.
Mu Yunzhao initially disagreed, but Tong pointed at his nose and scolded him for a while. Mu Yunzhao had no choice but to carry the laundry basin out of the house.
But when she reached the river and saw so many women, a plan came to her mind.
At first, Mu Yunzhao just found a fast-talking woman and started chatting with her.
Later, when they got to know each other better, they started talking about the topic of conversation in the village after dinner, which was the Lin family.
"Miss Mu also came to the village with the Lin family. Did you know Miss Lin before?"
A woman named Chen asked.
"Of course I know her. Sister Lin and I have been good sisters since we were young."
Upon hearing this, Chen immediately became interested and pulled Mu Yunzhao over to gossip.
She is the famous Chen Kuaizui in Xishui Village.
Many things can be spread to a radius of hundreds of miles after she speaks.
"Miss Mu, please tell me, was Miss Lin very capable in the past? I heard that Lord Lin was a high-ranking official in Chang'an. His daughter must be capable as well."
There was a sour smell in his breath.
Mu Yunzhao laughed dryly upon hearing this, "Well..."
Chen saw the embarrassment on Mu Yunzhao's face and became even more interested. "What's wrong, Miss Mu?"
"I don't want to say anything bad about Sister Lin."
Chen's eyes turned, "Don't worry, it's just between us, I promise not to spread it."
Mu Yunzhao laughed secretly in his heart, it would be strange if she didn't tell others.
I’m afraid she won’t tell anyone else.
"Well, Aunt Chen, I'm telling you this because I trust you. You mustn't go out and say anything, or you'll damage Sister Lin's reputation."
"Don't worry, whoever spreads the news is a dog."
"Sister Lin..."
Mu Yunzhao told Chen everything about Lin Zhi's intention to stay in Chang'an.
"So, that curved plow wasn't made by Miss Lin?"
"I didn't say that. Aunt Chen, please stop guessing. Uncle Lin gave Sister Lin such a great credit. If it gets out, wouldn't that be a crime of deceiving the emperor? Let's not make blind guesses. It's not good for Sister Lin."
Chen curled her lips in disdain.
She got angry when she thought about the time when her man saw Lin Zhiyi in the field and his eyes that seemed to want to grow on Lin Zhiyi.
"Who are those men living in the Lin family?" Chen asked again.
Each one is more handsome than the other.
Especially that young man, even though he was dressed in ordinary clothes, he could not hide his noble aura, which made people unable to take their eyes off him.
It seemed that the young man was very close to Miss Lin. She had met them several times. They went to the fields together and to the county together, as if they were inseparable.
"To be honest with Aunt Zhang, Sister Lin was like this when she was in Chang'an. She was very good at seducing men. But I don't know what methods Sister Lin used, but those men were most susceptible to her tricks. She..."
Before he could finish his words, someone grabbed his hair.
"Ah! Who is it? Why are you pulling my hair?"
Lin Zhiyi grabbed Mu Yunzhao's face and asked her to turn around. "Miss Mu, turn around and see who I am."
Mu Yunzhao was startled when he heard the voice.
"Sister Lin, listen to me, that's not what I meant."
"That's not what I meant. Am I not the best at flirting? Why don't you tell me who I flirted with? If you don't tell me the truth today, I will tear your face off."
Mu Yunzhao wanted to resist, but how could she resist?
The Lin family added spiritual spring water to every meal. Even Lin Zhiyi drank spiritual spring water every day. After a few months, her body became very strong.
Mu Yunzhao didn't expect that Lin Zhiyi was so thin but so strong. Lin Zhiyi clamped her and she couldn't even move.
Chen couldn't bear it any longer. "Miss Mu, what's wrong? I once saw you walking hand in hand with that young man in the fields. Do you dare to say that this is not true?"
"Young Master? Which Young Master?"
Lin Zhiyi suddenly remembered that once she went to the fields with Li Wenjing, and Li Wenjing did hold her hand.
"You're talking about him, right?"
Lin Zhi pointed at Li Wenjing behind him.
She was originally going to go to the Bamboo Paper Workshop today to see how the construction was going.
Zhao Zhan suggested that they go together to see if there was anyone who could help, and Lin Zhiyi agreed.
He is now his third brother.
But how could Li Wenjing feel at ease if Zhao Zhan went with him? He had to go with him too.
So, today the three of them came together.
When passing by the river, he heard Mu Yunzhao saying bad things about him.
At this time, there were many people washing clothes by the river. When everyone heard the sound, they all looked over.
Seeing Lin Zhiyi grabbing Miss Mu's hair, he knew the reason.
Whenever Miss Mu came to the river to wash clothes, Chen would go over and ask all kinds of questions about the Lin family, and then spread the news throughout the village with exaggerations.
Seeing them fighting, they naturally wanted to watch the excitement.
Soon, a group of women gathered around.
Chen said, "Yes, that's him."
"He's my fiancé, and we're already engaged. Isn't it normal for us to hold hands? I heard that Aunt Chen was pregnant before she even got married, and gave birth less than six months after the wedding. If we talk about unfaithful wives, I'm afraid Aunt Chen is second to none, right?"
As soon as Lin Zhiyi finished speaking, there was a burst of laughter around him.
These were all told to Lin Zhiyi by Fang's mother.
Mother Fang had already known everyone in the village well. She had also told Lin Zhiyi about the fact that Chen spread bad things about Lin Zhiyi in the village, but Lin Zhiyi didn't take it seriously.
I didn't expect to meet you today.
Chen's face flushed red for a moment. She didn't expect Lin Zhiyi to say such words.
"You...you're talking nonsense."
"What nonsense did I say? The whole Xishui Village knows that you are pregnant before marriage."
Lin Zhiyi didn't give Chen any face at all.
The women in the village immediately echoed:
"Mrs. Chen, you're just spreading rumors about others. Why do you get angry when others tell you the truth?"
"That's right. Miss Lin just held hands with her fiancé. She slept in a man's bed before they got married, and she had the nerve to laugh at others."
…
Chen wanted to find a hole to crawl into, but she was unwilling to be laughed at by a little girl. She pointed at Zhao Zhan and said:
"What about him? I saw him helping you with work in the yard. You two were talking and laughing. Who couldn't tell that there was something fishy going on between you two? It seems Miss Mu was right. You're already engaged but you're still flirting with other girls."
Lin Zhiyi frowned, thinking back to when they hadn't moved, whenever Zhao Zhan came to Xishui Village and saw there was work to do in the yard, he would come over to help.
Things in the village were different from those in Chang'an. In Chang'an, as long as the government gates were closed, everyone lived their own lives. Even if there were gossips, they were spread by the servants in the government and would be sold off.
But people in the village were afraid of gossip, so they started a rumor about her and Zhao Zhan.
It seems that it was right to ask my parents to adopt Zhao Zhan as their adopted son.
"He's my third brother, my parents' adopted son. Isn't it normal for us to talk and laugh? Do we even cry to each other when we meet?"
Everyone laughed.
"Ms. Chen, Miss Lin is a pure and innocent girl, and she even holds an imperial decree. You are spreading rumors here. Aren't you afraid that Miss Lin will punish you?"
"Yes, if Miss Lin reports it to the police, I'm afraid Chen will end up in jail."
Chen was shocked when she heard this. How could she have forgotten this? Miss Lin had an imperial decree.
If her mother-in-law knew that she was causing trouble for the family, she would definitely ask her husband to divorce her.
She took two steps back and was about to leave, but when she turned around, she saw a wall blocking her way. "You want to slip away after you've finished talking? There's no such thing as a free lunch!"
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