Upon hearing this, even more people gathered to watch the spectacle.
Lin Ru ran into the crowd of onlookers before stopping.
Old Man Lin brandished a kitchen knife, yelling, "You little bitch! What nonsense are you spouting! I'll kill you!"
After saying that, he rushed forward and started slashing people.
While dodging, Lin Ru shouted, "Grandpa! My grandmother was your wife after all! You can't kill her for the sake of Widow Zhang!"
Old Man Lin was furious: "You little beast, what nonsense are you spouting! It was clearly you..."
Upon seeing the village chief rushing over, Lin Ru immediately threw herself at him, crying out...
"Grandpa Village Chief! Help! Look at the bloodstained knife in my grandpa's hand! Look at my grandma's neck! All because of my dad's pension!"
"My mother is dying! I was thinking of going to my grandfather's house to ask for some money to treat her illness."
"Who would have thought that my grandfather would actually try to give the money to Widow Zhang? My grandmother found out and said a few words to him, and he became furious..."
The village chief looked at the blood on Old Man Lin's knife and felt a sharp pain in his head.
He hates meddling in other people's business, but causing someone's death is absolutely unacceptable!
He said helplessly, "Brother Lin! This is where you went wrong! How could you kill someone? It's one thing for you to give the Zhang widow's family small favors—that's just neighborly help—but this compensation..."
The village chief hadn't finished speaking.
He was interrupted by Old Lady Lin, who looked on incredulously: "You, Lin! Didn't you say you broke up with Widow Zhang? Why are you still doing me small favors all the time? You just want me to die so that Widow Zhang can have a place to live!"
Old Man Lin roared, "What nonsense are you spouting, you old hag! It was clearly that wretched girl Lin Ru who wanted to kill you!"
Lin Ru pretended to sob: "Grandpa! I know you hate us! You not only kicked us out of the house but also left us to die, but you can't pin such a big crime on me! Grandpa!"
The village chief, who already disapproved of the old man Lin's behavior, said impatiently, "Alright! Lin Dazhong! Stop making a scene! Everyone knows about your family's shameful deeds."
"You're still pinning the blame on Lin Ru? How old is Lin Ru? Could she really kill someone right under the noses of so many adults? Go back now! Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Old Man Lin was about to retort when he met the village chief's murderous gaze and fell silent.
He thought about it and realized that the situation wasn't right. He decided to wait until no one was around before teaching that brat a lesson. She couldn't possibly run away now.
Thinking of this, he gave his two sons a look, and then went back on his own.
Lin Eryong and Lin Sanyong, supporting the struggling old woman, also went back.
After thanking the village chief, Lin Ru ran home as fast as she could.
On the way back, a voice suddenly appeared in my mind.
"Ding! Congratulations, host! You have gained 500 hatred points from the entire Lin family, triggering the system reward exchange mechanism."
Lin Ru stopped in her tracks, stunned. She hadn't expected that she would have a system.
The only difference is that other people's systems are activated by building up goodwill, while my system is activated by accumulating hatred!?
She asked tentatively, "System? Are you artificial intelligence? Can I go back?"
The system mechanically replied, "Would you like to redeem this?"
Lin Ru: "Redeem Rewards"
System: "Congratulations on successfully redeeming the Level 1 Beginner Reward: Increased Combat Power! Successfully redeeming the Level 2 Beginner Reward: 3 Square Meters of Personal Space! Successfully redeeming the Level 3 Beginner Reward: Body Strengthening Pill!"
Lin Ru was overjoyed: "There's a personal space! How can I upgrade the system? System!?"
Lin Ru was speechless. Other people who transmigrate through a system can have conversations, but hers...
Lin Ru sighed, took the fifteen taels of silver in her hand, and sent it into her spatial dimension with her mind.
She walked to the front of the dilapidated thatched hut and saw three little crybabies standing at the door.
She knew they were waiting for her, and a sudden warmth filled her heart.
She was an orphan in modern times, and later, in the era of technological cultivation, she became even more solitary.
As she watched the three crybabies rushing towards her, she suddenly felt that this kind of life experience was not bad.
The three children gathered around and carefully examined their eldest sister from all angles.
Seeing that she was not injured, they were relieved.
Lin Ru's body was only that of a thirteen-year-old. Due to prolonged hunger and strenuous exercise, she was unsteady on her feet and extremely exhausted.
All she wants now is to fill her stomach and then carefully study her system space!
She took half a tael of silver from her sleeve and handed it to Lin Bai: "Go to a trustworthy family, buy a chicken, stew it, and use the remaining money to buy eggs, salt, and other things! You can decide what to do!"
Lin Bai was astonished to see so much money for the first time: "Elder sister! Did you go to see Grandpa and Grandma? Did they give you this? This is too much..."
Lin Ru was afraid that these children might harbor illusions about the Lin family.
He immediately interrupted, "Lin Bai! The Lin family doesn't want us anymore, they kicked us out, do you understand? They can't give this to us, I stole it! So you'd better take it and spend it! Otherwise, it'll be taken back tomorrow!"
Lin Bai lowered his head, somewhat disappointed: "I understand! I wasn't hoping for them, I was just surprised! It won't happen again."
Lin Ru shook her head, said nothing, and turned to go inside.
She took out a Body Strengthening Pill from her spatial storage and examined it closely; it turned out to be a Grade 5 Body Strengthening Pill.
She looked at it carefully.
I feel this stuff should be useful for the Bai family, but the dosage is too high.
Fearing that Bai Shi couldn't handle it, she divided it in two and fed Bai Shi one half.
She looked at the other half of the health-enhancing pill in her hand and thought that it could be exchanged for a lot of money on Taobao's trading platform!
I wonder if my portable trading platform has followed me!
There's also 5.8 million yuan worth of digital currency that she's painstakingly saved up, which she hasn't spent yet!
Lin Ru closed her eyes, concentrated, and silently chanted the incantation: Xi Xi, open the door!
Suddenly, a virtual trading interface appeared in Lin Ru's mind!
Lin Ru was overjoyed!
She quickly checked her bank account balance!
I almost burst into tears! My balance was zero!
Lin Ru collapsed to the ground!
It's over, everything is over!
She saved up all her life's money, and it's all gone!
What kind of cultivation is this? She doesn't even want to live anymore!
Forget it! Let's start from scratch!
Anyway, she can't use the magical artifacts and treasures on Taobao right now!
She immediately hung up a Grade 5 Body Strengthening Pill from her spatial storage!
It's marked as accepting only cash!
As a result, a long time passed, and no one bought it!
Lin Ru also fainted due to exhaustion of her mental energy and extreme physical weakness!
When she woke up again, it was almost evening, and the air was filled with the aroma of meat.
She stepped outside and saw the three thin little ones squatting in front of a dilapidated iron pot, adding firewood and wiping their saliva from time to time.
Lin Ru hadn't expected the three of them to act so quickly.
Lin Ru stepped forward: "Is this the chicken you three stewed?"
Lin Ru looked at the chicken in the pot; it was a whole chicken! It hadn't been cut open!
Then she remembered that she had taken out the only kitchen knife in her house and used it to kill someone.
The three children immediately surrounded Lin Ru upon seeing her, chattering all at once: "Yes, eldest sister!"
Lin Bai: "I bought a hen from Grandma Song's house. She not only cleaned it for me, but also gave me some wild vegetables! I also bought fifty eggs, ten catties of flour, a piece of salt, and a catty of sugar. Grandma Song helped me with all of that!"
After saying that, he took out the remaining 170 coins and looked at Lin Ru with trepidation.
Lin Ru was surprised to find such a kind person in the village and was also pleased with Lin Bai's performance.
She actually just wanted to train eleven-year-old Lin Bai, so that even if he left her and his mother, he wouldn't be sold off like in novels, and that he could protect his two younger brothers.
Lin Ru smiled and praised, "You did a great job! You not only have a good eye for people, but you also have your own opinions. I even thought of noodles and sugar!"
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