Lin Zhongqiang was eager to see Lin Niu Shi make a fool of herself, and since he was now also on Yang Cui's side, he would naturally take the opportunity to kick her while she was down.
So he immediately spoke up loudly, "If this goes to the yamen again, our Lin family will be ruined. Are there some people who can't stand to see us live in peace? They never stop causing trouble, and the young and old are all so wicked."
The members of the Lin clan now have a lot of grievances against the Lin Niu family, and they all advise the Lin Niu family to apologize and settle the matter peacefully.
Lin Niu was furious!
“I am the elder! They are just a few good-for-nothings, why should I apologize? Aren’t they afraid of shortening their lifespan?” Lin Niu’s wife firmly refused to agree.
Zhou Zhuoshi: "Elders? Bah! You're surnamed Lin, they're surnamed Zhou, you're no elder what you call a damn elder!"
Lin clan member: "Niu Aihua, apologize quickly, we don't want to lose face in the government office again."
"That's right, who told you to hit them? Do you really want the entire Lin family to be humiliated by you every day before you're happy?"
"The matter from last time hasn't even settled down yet, and now you've stirred up this mess. Haven't you had enough of a good life?"
"Apologize to them right now!"
...
Incited by Lin Zhongqiang, the members of the Lin clan were filled with righteous indignation, and none of them wanted to take the matter to court again.
Seeing Lin Niu Shi get her comeuppance, Lin Zhongqiang and his brother, along with the Zhou family, were overjoyed.
Lin Niu slapped Lin Chunmei across the face in anger: "You troublemaker! Why did you provoke them for no reason?"
Lin Chunmei burst into tears, but Lin Niu was still not satisfied and grabbed Lin Chunmei and spanked her hard.
Zhou Zhuoshi sneered: "Don't think that hitting your own child a few times will make this matter go away. You must apologize today!"
Zhou and Lin were already at odds, and this time it was their own child who was beaten, so how could the Zhou family let it go so easily?
Lin Sanjin was so angry that his head ached. With such a clansman dragging him down, he felt like his life would be shortened by a few years.
"Stop it, all of you!" Lin Sanjin shoved Lin Niu Shi aside and shouted, "Apologize right now, or get out of Lin'an Village! Get out of the Lin family!"
Lin Zhongqiang: "Yes! Get out of the Lin family! We don't want to be implicated!"
"Apologize right now!"
"Apologize."
"Apologize."
...
Lin Niu was stunned.
She used to be the daughter-in-law of the clan chief, so glorious. She had never suffered such humiliation. Now that her father-in-law had a stroke and lost his position as clan chief, and her son was in jail, she had lost her former glory, and all these people were coming to kick her while she was down.
Lin Niu felt an overwhelming sense of sorrow.
Suddenly, Lin Niu's body went limp and she collapsed.
"Aunt Niu!" The Lin clan was in a state of chaos.
Lin Sanjin said, "She's passed out now. It was definitely her fault. I'll make the decision and give your family ten eggs as compensation. That'll settle the matter. Is that alright?"
"Fainted? Let me see." Zhou Zhuo sneered, then walked over, only to "accidentally" step on Lin Niu's finger.
"Ah~" Lin Niu screamed in pain and jumped up.
"Oh dear, I'm so sorry, I stepped on your hand."
Lin Niu was in so much pain that tears streamed down her face, and she felt extremely resentful.
Lin Zhongqiang and the Zhou family chuckled to themselves, thinking, "Serves you right for pretending to faint!"
“Give each of the three children ten eggs, and we’ll call it even,” Zhou Zhuoshi said.
Madam Fan jumped out and said, "Why should Sanya get ten eggs? She's the younger sister. It's fine if her two older sisters beat her, but she doesn't need to apologize!"
Zhou Zhuo sneered, "Not going to pay? Heh, just wait and see if Xiao Cui will let you off the hook!"
Yang Cui is much more difficult to deal with than Zhou Zhuoshi.
Lin Sanjin gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, ten eggs for each child."
Fan wanted to say something, but Lin Qi glared at her and shut her up: "Do you want to implicate Shi Kang and make him lose his official position before you're satisfied?"
The Lin family dared not imagine the consequences of going to the yamen again.
Only then did Madam Fan reluctantly shut her mouth.
Lin Niu didn't dare to say no. If the matter continued, and Yang Cui took it to court, she wouldn't be able to bear the consequences.
After receiving the eggs, Zhou Zhuoshi didn't forget to rub salt in the wound of the Lin family: "If they bully our family again, it won't be solved with ten eggs. Elder Lin, if you don't want to be implicated, you'd better keep your clansmen in check."
Lin Sanjin was humiliated and became even more dissatisfied with Lin Niu and Fan.
After the Zhou family left, Lin Sanjin said to Lin Niu and Fan Shi, "You should stay away from Yang Cui's family in the future. And you, Lin Daya, your father is a top scholar. If you don't watch your words and actions, don't even think about marrying into a wealthy family!"
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Sanya got a beating, but she was quite happy to receive ten eggs as compensation, thinking that she could cook a couple more for her mother when she got back.
Cen Xiao carried Yang Cui for a few steps before seeing San Ya, An Xing'er, and An Xiaolan walking back. However, they were walking along the ridges of the fields, which was a bit far from Yang Cui.
When Dao San Dao Ba and the others saw Cen Xiao and Yang Cui return, they couldn't help but ask, "So fast?"
Yang Cui said, "I saw my daughter on the ridge of the field ahead, walking back. We don't need to look for her anymore. Dear benefactors, could you please take us to Anjia Village?"
"Anjia Village? We're just about to go to Anjia Village!" Dao Ba exclaimed.
"What a coincidence? What are you doing in Anjia Village?" Yang Cui was quite perceptive. These people were skilled and their demeanor suggested they were soldiers, especially the person carrying her, whose identity was clearly extraordinary. Could there be such a powerful person in Anjia Village?
Dao Ba, quick to speak, said, "We're here to find someone. By the way, is there anyone in your village named Yang Cui?"
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