"OK."
Chief Lin was taken aback upon hearing this! He clearly hadn't expected Yang Cui to agree so readily.
Yang Cui turned to Er Ya and San Ya and said, “Er Ya and San Ya, it’s not that I’m heartless and don’t want you. It’s just that I’m just a woman and I really don’t have the ability to raise you. Your father has become a high-ranking official. Things are different now. If you follow him, you won’t go hungry or eat coarse food in the future. You’ll also be able to find a good marriage. I will silently bless you.”
After saying that, Yang Cui squeezed out two tears.
Er Ya and San Ya clung to Yang Cui, refusing to let go, and cried their hearts out.
Many of the mothers present silently shed tears after hearing Yang Cui's words.
"Are you really going to be so heartless as to abandon them? Aren't you afraid they'll be bullied?"
"Clan Chief Lin, what are you saying? Do you think Lin Shikang would mistreat his own daughter? If that's the case, I will definitely go to the capital to appeal to the emperor and seek justice for the children!"
"Don't talk nonsense! How could Shikang abuse his own child? You bitch, don't slander my son!" Madam Fan roared. "I knew you had no good intentions, you want those two good-for-nothings to follow my son so you can take advantage of the Lin family under their name. Let me tell you, no way! We don't want those two good-for-nothings! We don't want them!"
Upon hearing this, Yang Cui almost clapped her hands in approval. "Thank you, Fan family! Thank you to your ancestors for eight generations! You are definitely a spy for our side!"
However, Yang Cui appeared very unhappy: "You keep changing your mind, Chief Lin and Aunt Fan. Have you really thought this through?"
Seeing that Yang Cui wouldn't fall for it, Chief Lin had no other choice but to agree.
In the presence of the entire village, Yang Cui and Lin Shikang divorced. Three copies of the divorce agreement and the severance of their relationship were written: one for the Lin family, one for Yang Cui, and one to be kept on file at the government office. The copy of the agreement also needed to be stamped by the government office to be officially recognized.
Actually, there was no need to go to the yamen, but worried about future disputes, Yang Cui suggested going to the yamen to get a stamp. The Lin family was more than happy to get the stamp, so that Yang Cui wouldn't have to bring two money-losing girls to their door to take advantage of them when things got tough.
The house, vegetable garden, and other property deeds were also stamped with the official seal at the yamen, so that even if Yang Cui lost the deeds, there would still be proof.
It took half an hour to travel by oxcart from Ji'an Village to Wan'an County. By the time we returned, night had already fallen.
The two sisters, Er Ya and San Ya, sat under the crooked tree at the entrance of the village, waiting for Yang Cui to return.
"Mother." Er Ya and San Ya rushed over when they saw Yang Cui. After experiencing so much, the two girls had become sensitive, afraid that Yang Cui would abandon them and that something might happen to her, leaving them without a mother.
"Alright, it's alright now, let's go home." Yang Cui patted the two little girls' heads and led them home.
Fan's clothes and other belongings have been taken away. She is temporarily staying at the Lin Clan Ancestral Hall, waiting for her son to come and take her to the capital to enjoy a life of luxury.
Yang Cui chuckled coldly. Go and enjoy a life of luxury? Wang Mengyun would never agree to that!
Yang Cui carefully examined the house. After Lin Shikang passed the imperial examination, the county government rewarded him with a sum of money, and the local gentry also gave him money to win him over. After he became wealthy, the house underwent a major renovation, so it was not a problem to keep out the wind and rain.
Moreover, to maintain appearances, Lin Shih-kang replaced all the furniture with new ones. Although they were not expensive, they were new and durable, and the house was fully furnished.
Yang Cui was also relieved; if the Lin family had refused to return the money or give her the house and vegetable garden, she wouldn't know where she would have lived.
The fact that things were resolved smoothly today is not only due to my firm stance, but also thanks to Village Chief Zhou. Perhaps his intentions were not for my own benefit, but I was the ultimate beneficiary. Moreover, I was alone and weak, so I needed allies. The Zhou family is a large clan here, and Village Chief Zhou is not only the village chief but also the son of the clan chief, making him undoubtedly the most suitable ally.
"Er Ya and San Ya, have you eaten yet?"
The two little girls shook their heads.
"Then go pick some gourds from the vegetable garden behind the house, and I'll come back and cook for you in a bit."
Er Ya is nine years old and San Ya is six years old. In the countryside, they are already old enough to be in charge of the household. Picking vegetables and such are small things for them.
Yang Cui took the money, bypassed the Lin family next door, and went to the Zhou family's house. She spent one hundred coins to buy a nearly six-pound fat chicken and thirty eggs as gifts, and took them to the village chief Zhou's house.
"Village chief, auntie, you're all busy!"
By the way, the arrival of Yang Cui surprised the Zhou family.
When Zhou Zhuoshi saw what Yang Cui was holding, her eyes widened. In the countryside, chickens and eggs were rarely eaten except during festivals; they were saved to be exchanged for oil and salt.
Yang Cui immediately offered a plump chicken and thirty eggs, a truly generous gift.
"Come in and sit down," Zhou Zhuo said with a smile, inviting Yang Cui into the house.
"I owe this all to the village chief and aunt for their help. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to get a divorce so smoothly. Please don't mind the small amount."
“Look at what you’re saying. He’s the village chief, it’s his duty to stand up for the villagers. Look at all the things you’ve brought…” Zhou Zhuoshi said with such righteous indignation.
Yang Cui smiled and said, "In any case, we still have to thank the village chief and auntie. We are an orphan and a widow, and we will probably need to trouble the village chief and auntie in many ways in the future!"
“We all live in the same village, so what’s all this trouble and inconvenience? Is what the Lin family did even humane? Any family that marries their daughter into the Lin family is blind! What’s done is done, so don’t overthink it. Being alive is the most important thing. You still have two girls to raise. I’ll introduce you to a good one later, guaranteed to be a hundred times better than that Lin Shikang!”
"I appreciate your kindness, Auntie, but I'd like to wait until Er Ya and San Ya are married before discussing marriage."
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