"What do you mean? Is this story true?"
"No way?"
"Judging from what they're saying, it sounds like it's a true story."
"Didn't our Wan'an County produce a poor scholar who became a third-place scholar a while ago? Could it be him we're talking about..."
...
Inside the theater, several audience members were whispering among themselves.
Lin Chunmei realized she had made a mistake and was immediately anxious and scared.
Lin Mingfu felt somewhat embarrassed and guilty, and he said softly, "Let's go."
Yang Cui never expected that Lin Chunmei could "help" her with this favor. Now that's great, if any rumors spread in the future, well, it will be the Lin family admitting it without being asked.
After they left, Wu Xinhui appeared.
He stood on the stage and asked, "Ladies and gentlemen, are you satisfied with today's performance?"
"Satisfied my ass!"
Someone suddenly started swearing.
Why not continue the performance?
"Is that the end of the story? Is Lin Shimei really going to marry into the family?"
"That spineless, ungrateful bastard!"
"Will Yang Xianglian take revenge on that ungrateful wretch later?"
"If you ask me, this kind of scumbag should choke to death while drinking water or eat food!"
...
The audience was filled with righteous indignation.
Wu Xinhui was overjoyed to see such a strong reaction from the audience; a strong public response leads to faster dissemination of information.
"Ladies and gentlemen, there's a second half to this play! You can come back at 3:45 PM this afternoon, and I guarantee it will be even more exciting! The story that follows will definitely surprise you!"
What happened next?
"Did the third-ranking scholar really marry into the family?"
...
Wu Xinhui was interacting with the audience in the theater. Yang Cui had no interest in staying. Judging from the situation today, although there weren't many audience members, the public's reaction was intense, and she believed the story would spread quickly.
But that's not enough...
After leaving the theater, Lin Mingfu claimed that he had something to do and parted ways with Zhao Xudong and Zhao Xiyun.
The Lin family uncle and nephew boarded the mule cart back to the village.
——
The Zhao siblings went straight home. They live in Wan'an County, just a short walk from home.
"You're back so soon?"
Zhao Xiyun went to see a play with Lin Mingfu today. Since she noticed that the Lin family and Yang Cui seemed to have a grudge and their relationship wasn't good, her previous gloom had dissipated, and she was in a good mood. A shy smile appeared on her beautiful face: "Brother Lin said he had something to do at home, so he and his niece went back first."
"Mother, we should reconsider this marriage." Zhao Xudong's expression was somewhat solemn.
"What's the matter?"
Zhao Xiyun panicked: "Brother..."
"Shut up! Listen to your brother." Zhao's mother said sternly.
Zhao Xudong then told his mother about the theater incident.
"If this is true, then the Lin family's family values and character are probably not very good."
Zhao's mother's expression turned serious.
Zhao Xiyun retorted, "Let's not even talk about whether this is true or false. Even if it is true, it's Lin Tanhua who is ungrateful. What does that have to do with Brother Mingfu?"
“Lin Mingfu’s character is not bad, but a woman’s marriage is like a second reincarnation. You can’t just look at the man alone. He is the grandson of the clan chief, and his family has a close relationship with Lin Tanhua. It would be better to be cautious,” Zhao’s mother said. “Xudong, go and find out what’s going on.”
——
Lin Mingfu was unaware of the Zhao family's affairs, and he returned to Ji'an Village with a heavy heart.
"Chunmei, you go back first."
"Uncle, where are you going?"
"Never mind that, you go back first."
Lin Chunmei didn't ask any more questions. After getting off the bus, she went straight home because she needed to tell her family what she had seen.
"What did you say?"
Upon hearing the news brought back by Lin Chunmei, the Lin family was taken aback, and they were so excited that they almost jumped up.
"It must be Yang Cui, that bitch! She's deliberately ruining the reputation of our Lin family." Madam Lin Niu gritted her teeth in anger, and was extremely worried. "This can't go on, it will ruin Shikang and our Lin family."
"We should have killed her back then!" Lin Mingcai said with a sinister look.
"That bitch needs to be dealt with, but now that she has the backing of the Star Gazing Tower, we can't do it openly." Chief Lin was also seething with hatred.
“Grandpa, she said it herself that her back was against the Star Gazing Tower,” Lin Mingcai said.
Upon hearing this, Chief Lin became slightly agitated: "You've found out everything?"
"If the relationship wasn't that great, how could those two little brats from the An family be able to work at the Star Gazing Tower? I heard the pay is quite good." Lin Niu's words were tinged with sarcasm. Don't be fooled by the fact that the two boys from the An family were doing odd jobs; they were getting paid quite a bit.
“She traded the roast duck recipe for it,” Lin Mingcai said. “Otherwise, the Star Gazing Tower would be her backer. It would be easy for her to find a job. Why would she need to trade something so valuable? I heard that roast ducks sell very well in the county town. They’re in short supply. They sell hundreds of ducks every day, and each duck sells for 600 coins.”
"What? Six hundred?" the Lin family exclaimed in surprise.
"Six hundred for one, a hundred would be..." Chief Lin couldn't calculate the exact number, but he knew it was a lot of money, more than his family could earn even if they emptied their savings.
The Lin family was so envious.
"Sixty taels of silver a day is the income. How much does a duck cost? At most sixty coins." Lin Mingcai was extremely envious. "It's a pity that it's all gone into other people's pockets now."
“Yang Cui has kept these ideas hidden for so many years. Where does she get so many ideas?” Lin Niu asked in confusion. “She never brought them out when she was in the Lin family.”
Lin Mingfa's eyes darted around, and an idea came to him: "What if we say this is our Lin family's recipe?"
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