After understanding the situation, Lin Yan nodded, turned around and raised her eyebrows to look at the clan leader.
“Clan chief, you see, this family genealogy doesn’t have to record everything uniformly. Why can’t the girls in our village be recorded? It can’t be because their names don’t sound good, can it? After all, I see several boys named Gouzi and Gou Dan on it, and you’ve recorded their names!”
If it weren't for the tremendous changes Lin Yan brought to Xiaolin Village, the clan chief would have slammed his fist on the table and kicked her out long ago!
Thinking about how the clan chiefs of the other villages had treated him with utmost respect these past few days, his anger subsided completely.
The clan chief sighed, a troubled look on his face, and his tone even carried a hint of humility.
“The problem is that our Lin family genealogy has been recorded this way for so many years. I can’t possibly change the ancestors’ wishes! Yan’er, you can go and ask other villages; everyone does it this way.”
Lin Yan was self-aware.
She knew she didn't have the ability to manage other villages for the time being, but she had to take care of Xiaolin Village.
She only found out a few days ago.
Those who are not recorded in the family genealogy are not entitled to be buried in the village cemetery if they pass away.
We can only bury him somewhere random.
This is one of the main reasons why many married women, even if beaten to death by their husbands, are unwilling to divorce and return to their parents' home.
But since the other party was, after all, the head of a clan and so old, Lin Yan couldn't be too rude, so she could only say something that was half-threatening and half-negotiating:
"Clan chief, I don't care about other villages, I just hope you will record all the girls in the village, regardless of whether they are married or not. They must have their names and surnames, not just a surname to cover it up. If you don't want to record them, that's fine too. I won't bother including them in your Lin clan genealogy anymore. I'll move my family to the prefectural city to settle down and get a separate genealogy. Anyway, we've separated from the family, and I have the money to build an ancestral hall. From now on, I will be the ancestor of the Lin family."
Upon hearing that Lin Yan wanted to move to the prefectural city, the elders sitting on both sides stood up and began to persuade her to move:
"Yan girl, we can talk this out properly. You can't just make things up like this about creating a separate family genealogy!"
"yes!"
It's not that these clan leaders are particularly understanding.
Rather, they knew that the reason why the people of Xiaolin Village were living such good lives was all thanks to Lin Yan.
If she leaves the village, won't they be back to the days of hunger they used to live?!
Because of his age, the clan leader stood up slowly, but because of his nervousness, he spoke very quickly.
"Yes, yes, yes! Why not? It's just recording girls' names, what's the big deal? I'll have someone do the counting right away and include all the women in the village. Once the new genealogy is finished, we'll take it to you for inspection. Yan'er, what do you think?"
In Lin Yan's memory.
The clan chief and several elders of Xiaolin Village, though not as warm-hearted as the village head, were at least not like the "old zombies" of some other places.
He was fairly reasonable towards the villagers.
Before the village workshops opened, Widow Xu lived a very difficult life.
In order to support her two young children, she had no choice but to get involved with a bachelor couple in the village.
Although the clan chief was angry about the matter, he turned a blind eye to it since Widow Xu had not broken up anyone else's family, unlike the other clan chiefs in the village.
They would drown or hang people for no reason.
Because of this matter.
Lin Yan had a fairly good impression of the clan leader and several elders.
So she didn't want to make things difficult for them, so she took out a ten-tael silver ingot from her purse and placed it on the table.
"Thank you, clan chief. This is not much money, but please consider it my New Year's gift to you and the elders."
Ten taels of silver was not much to Lin Yan, but it was a huge sum of money to the villagers.
The clan chief, who had initially harbored some unease, now had completely let it go, and his old face beamed with a smile like a blooming chrysanthemum.
"Oh! Yan girl, you're too kind! Don't worry, we promise to finish writing the family genealogy as soon as possible."
Because of their intimate contact the night before, Lin Yan held hands with Xie Muqing the whole way home from the ancestral hall, their fingers intertwined tightly.
Because I had something on my mind.
Unbeknownst to her, the person beside her had been watching her with deep affection the whole way.
Xie Muqing had always known that Lin Yan had a special tenderness and care for women, but he never expected her to go to such lengths.
The Xie family's genealogy is unique because the grandfather was a descendant of the previous dynasty's royal family, so naturally both boys and girls are recorded.
He sometimes thinks about it.
What must her former home have been like to raise someone with such a loving heart like her?
When the two returned home, it was just in time for lunch.
After lunch, Ye Jun planned to take his family back, but Lin Yan suggested that they stay a few more days.
Thinking that it was a rare opportunity to reunite with her younger siblings, Xie Li was indeed reluctant to leave, so she accepted the suggestion to stay.
It is past midway through the hour of Wei (1-3 PM).
The group of men who went out to look for Chunfeng finally brought him back tied up. Fearing that he would frighten the children and women in the family, they took him to the old house next door.
"Young master! Madam, the man has been captured!"
At that time, Lin Yan was discussing matters with Xie Muqing in the study when she heard the report outside the door. The two glanced at each other and then quickly walked out of the room together.
Looking at the unfamiliar person who was tightly bound, Lin Yan frowned and asked in a cold voice:
"I've never seen you before, why did you poison me? Who is your master? The Fourth Prince or the Fifth Prince?"
Spring Breeze has seen Xie Muqing.
Upon seeing Lin Yan beside him, he immediately guessed her identity.
His previously expressionless face changed drastically in an instant, and his eyes sharpened as he stared intently at her.
It seemed like they were trying to read something from her face...
A moment later, a look of resignation crossed Chunfeng's face, and she said in a calm voice:
"Ha! Now that you've fallen into my hands, do with me as you please!"
Lin Yan remained silent for a long time.
She slowly walked towards Chunfeng, stopping when she was less than a meter away from him, looking down at him.
A mocking tone echoed above Chunfeng's head along with her voice:
"You know what, the way you look like you're waiting to die actually makes you look quite convincing, like a highly accomplished monk. But what I'm curious about is, your Buddhist tradition always advocates 'saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda.' If you poison me, aren't you afraid of going to Avici Hell after you die?"
Lin Yan thought that Chunfeng would show fear after she mentioned Avici Hell.
But not only is it not there.
He then burst into laughter, and his laughter was incredibly wild.
Seeing his unusual behavior, Xie Muqing quickly stepped forward and safely shielded Lin Yan behind him.
After the spring breeze had finished laughing, Wei shakily got up from the ground, raised his face, and shouted out the window:
"I am acting in accordance with the will of Heaven. Killing you, you demoness, will save tens of thousands of people. Such a meritorious deed, how could I possibly enter the deepest hell!"
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