Lin Qinghuan's eyes flickered, and she said to Lin Piaoxue, "Sister, Mom loves you so much and that's why she fought for you. How can you just stand by and watch Mom get beaten? How can you bear it!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Piaoxue's heart tightened, and she immediately shouted, "Mom, Ma Dazui, stop hitting him!"
Erlaizi said with disdain, "What are you yelling for! Hurry up and go separate them! Didn't you see that your mother's face is scratched and bleeding, and several strands of her hair have been pulled out? Can you bear to do that?"
Erni and Xiuer exchanged a glance, and with a shared sense of indignation, they pushed Lin Piaoxue forward. Xiuer said, "Piaoxue, you are so kind-hearted, you must be very worried. Go and persuade Aunt Lin and Ma Dazui to stop fighting."
“That’s right! If we keep fighting, it will damage our harmony,” Xiu’er chimed in.
The villagers all looked at Lin Piaoxue. Lin Piaoxue turned around, grabbed Xiu'er with one hand and Erni with the other, and said with a serious expression, "I'm not strong enough to pull them apart by myself. My dad and my brother are men, so it's not convenient for them to help. Xiu'er, Erni, we've been good friends since we were little. Please help me pull them apart, okay?"
Lin's father and the three Lin brothers had already stepped forward to break up the fight, but in the countryside, fights between women are just minor squabbles, and men cannot intervene, otherwise the matter will escalate into a conflict between the two families.
Li Cai felt that the matter was somewhat related to him. If the fighting continued, it would definitely alarm the village chief. If the village chief held a meeting to criticize them and make everyone take it as a warning, then they would lose face big time.
“Erni, Xiuer, Piaoxue is right, there’s strength in numbers. You’re both girls, go help Piaoxue!” Li Cai said.
Erni and Xiuer were feeling incredibly frustrated as Lin Piaoxue wouldn't let go of them. They weren't going to help Lin Piaoxue at all. Hearing Li Cai's words, Xiuer immediately said, "We're not strong enough to pull her away!"
Erni knew that she and Xiuer had to help today, so she looked at a few women in the crowd and quickly said, "Aunt Cuihua, Aunt Li, you should also help out. Let's all work together to pull Aunt Lin and Aunt Ma apart."
Lin Qinghuan looked at Erni, a hint of surprise flashing in her beautiful eyes. She hadn't expected Erni to be so clever, but compared to Lin Piaoxue, she was still a little bit lacking.
At this point, the village chief's wife had no choice but to step forward and say, "Let's go and pull them apart; we can't let them keep fighting."
With the village chief's wife stepping in, Wang Cuihua and the others had no choice but to work together to pry open Lin Muma's big mouth.
Lin's father looked at Lin Qinghuan and frowned, saying, "Qinghuan, are you just going to stand there and watch?"
Lin Qinghuan looked at her father with a mocking smile on her face. "Dad, my mother has never liked me, even hated me, since I was a child. If I step forward to help now, what if she transfers her anger to me and takes it out on me? Don't count on me for such a thankless task."
Mr. Lin was slightly taken aback. It seemed that Lin Qinghuan was right; Mrs. Lin really would do such a thing.
Erlaizi said without any hesitation, "Lin Lao Er, you treat Lin Piaoxue like a treasure and Lin Qinghuan like grass. Do you really believe what that dead Taoist priest said, that your Lin Piaoxue is destined for great wealth and honor?"
Looking at Erlaizi's nonchalant attitude, Lin's father said unhappily, "My family's affairs seem to have nothing to do with you."
Erlaizi said nonchalantly, "Indeed, it has nothing to do with me. I just think that your Lin family is excessively biased and seems particularly cold-blooded."
Erlaizi chuckled as he said this, "Do you know why your family has three sons, and your family's financial situation is considered quite good in the village? Even Ershuan, who is poorer than your family and not as handsome as your three sons, has gotten married, but your family hasn't had a single matchmaker come to your door to propose marriage?"
Lin's father's expression darkened slightly as he looked at Er Laizi and asked, "What do you want to say?"
Erlaizi bluntly stated, "Everyone sees how cold-blooded your family is in treating your own daughter and sister, and they are afraid that if they marry their daughters into your family, they will be abused."
Lin's father's face turned pale. He thought that his eldest son, Lin Qing, was already twenty-three years old, his second son, Lin Feng, was twenty-two, and his third son, Lin Ming, was also twenty years old, yet not a single matchmaker had come to propose marriage. Could it really be as Er Laizi said?
Lin Ming said angrily, "Stop spreading alarmist rumors."
"Whether I'm exaggerating or not, you can find out for yourselves whether it's true or not," Er Laizi said.
Erlaizi idles away his days, so what can be kept from him? The villagers dislike Lin Qinghuan because they think she always has a gloomy face and looks unlucky, so they hate her and don't want to talk to her.
However, even though the Lin family doesn't treat Lin Qinghuan like a human being, deep down I still disagree with their actions. They all have sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, and even if they can't treat everyone equally, they won't mistreat her too much.
Lin Qing and Lin Feng looked at each other, their expressions becoming serious. Were they really that bad in the eyes of the villagers?
Lin Qinghuan looked at Er Laizi suspiciously, and asked with some doubt, "Are you sure it's true? Are families with daughters really worried that their daughters won't be treated well if they marry into the Lin family?"
Erlaizi said, "It's true, why would I lie to you? If you can be so cold-blooded to your own daughter and sister, who would dare to marry their daughter into your family and follow in your footsteps?"
Upon hearing Er Laizi's reply, Lin Qinghuan burst into laughter, "Karma! It seems that God is fair after all!"
Just as the village chief's wife and the others pulled Lin's mother and Ma Da-zui apart, they heard Lin Qinghuan's inappropriate laughter. They all looked at Lin Qinghuan and were stunned to see her laughing so heartily!
Was Lin Qinghuan happy to see her mother in such a disheveled state?
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