SFS Chapter 3 Even the mice shook their heads when they arrived.
Chapter 3 Even the mice shook their heads when they arrived.
"Yes, we are ready to turn over a new leaf and live a good life."
Seeing the skeptical attitude of everyone, Lin Xi mustered up her courage and shouted something behind Gao Mengli.
The old man glared at him, which frightened him so much that he shrank back behind Gao Mengli.
The one least qualified to speak was his eldest son, Lin Xi. Lin Yong was a kind and honest man who never stole or cheated, yet he gave birth to this wretched child, Lin Xi.
Gao Mengli was someone who, many years ago, was a family fleeing famine who passed through their village and begged for food. Seeing that the family had three sons, they offered her to be their child bride in exchange for ten catties of rice.
His family was poor, and his wife, Jiang, thought that it would be difficult for her three sons to find wives in the future, so she agreed.
Unexpectedly, Gao Mengli felt abandoned by her family because she was a girl, which gradually twisted her mind and made her increasingly violent.
His son, nicknamed "Bad Bamboo Shoot," was greedy from a young age, always stealing chickens and dogs. As he grew up, he became addicted to gambling and drinking.
Lin Xi was beaten a lot when he was a child, but when he grew up, they couldn't beat him anymore, and the ones who got beaten up became them.
His eldest son and his wife were childhood sweethearts, and their personalities were exactly the same.
Not long ago, these two scoundrels owed the gambling den 10 taels of silver, and people came to their door demanding repayment.
After the whole family tightened their belts to pay off their debts, he decided to separate the eldest son's family business.
The whole family only had eight mu of fertile land and three mu of dry land. They were given four mu of fertile land and two mu of dry land, which finally separated this scourge from the family. It was just a pity for Da Niu.
Who knew that this wicked fellow would lose everything in less than a month? Today, I heard from the people at the village entrance that the two of them came back drunk and accidentally fell into the river.
The second son's family and the third son's time to unload goods at the dock were all delayed by these two, so they probably won't earn much money today.
“Father, Mother, it’s true, we fell into the river and went through the gates of hell. We even drank the Meng Po soup. Who knew that after we were rescued, we would forget everything. We don’t remember anything from before.”
Gao Mengli continued her emotional "confession," also giving them a reason for their "amnesia."
However, the Lin family did not interpret these words in the same way.
These two wretched creatures actually went to the underworld instead of hell? Shouldn't they be suffering through hell, climbing mountains of knives and being boiled in oil?
There's even Meng Po soup to drink! Heaven is truly blind. It really proves the saying, "Good people don't live long, but evil people live for a thousand years."
They were furious that they hadn't died even after all that.
Lin Yong didn't believe their story and remained unmoved. He figured they were up to something new; these two were probably plotting something wicked.
Beside them, Lin Yong's third daughter-in-law, Yang Qing, felt heartbroken to see Da Niu kneeling on the ground.
She mustered her courage and stepped forward to plead with Gao Mengli, "Sister-in-law, Da Niu is still young, please don't hit him. If you think he's a burden, how about we, the third branch of the family, take care of him in the future?"
She made this request once when the family divided their property, but her elder brother and sister-in-law were not happy about it.
Because Da Niu wanted to do housework for the two of them, they were unwilling to let go.
"no!"
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi both vehemently refused.
Gao Mengli loves children, but unfortunately she's single.
Lin Xi dreams of having a child, but unfortunately, he's looking for a "boyfriend".
Having stumbled upon such a tremendous opportunity, how could they possibly hand over their "son" to someone else?
Don't even think about it, it's not allowed.
When Da Niu saw that his parents refused again, the light that had been shining in his eyes because of his aunt's words dimmed again.
Yang Qing felt very disappointed when she heard their rejections. Although she had been mentally prepared for this answer, hearing it again still made her feel uneasy.
"We will take good care of our son ourselves, thank you for your concern."
Gao Mengli smiled as she thanked her sister-in-law, a smile that terrified the three people in front of her.
"Is she going crazy with anger and embarrassment?" They glanced at Da Niu with concern.
"Da Niu, get up quickly, we'll take you back for dinner."
Jiang was very worried and beckoned to Da Niu.
She wanted to keep Da Niu under her nose. If the eldest son's family dared to come to their house, she, with her old body, could still help Da Niu take some of the blows and make him suffer less.
Adding to the fact that her eldest daughter-in-law's "laughter" had been so chilling, her heart was pounding, and she had a bad feeling.
Upon hearing his grandmother's words, Da Niu quickly got up and ran over to follow her to the neighbor's yard.
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi exchanged a glance.
What the hell is going on? Why didn't they invite the two of them to dinner? They were hungry too!
"Sister, I'm hungry too..."
Lin Xi's stomach was growling loudly. He clutched his stomach, feeling so hungry that his stomach was practically sticking to his back.
"I told you, don't call me Jimei, it's not good if people hear it. You should call me wife or Mengli."
Gao Mengli, hands on her hips, reiterated this point to him.
If someone overheard her, she would have to give them another explanation.
"Okay, J...wife!"
Lin Xi tried changing how he addressed Meng Li, because Meng Li was right; he had always listened to Meng Li.
Of course, aside from the boyfriend issue, but he'll change in the future; being love-struck is a bad thing.
Gao Mengli walked into the thatched hut next door. There was an earthen stove there, which looked quite new and must have been built not long ago.
She opened the rice container at home, and it was so dry that even mice would shake their heads. There wasn't a single grain of rice, and only a few seasonings.
There's a willow tree in front of her house; judging by the budding branches, it must be springtime.
When Lin Xi saw Gao Mengli shaking her head at him after coming out of the kitchen, he suddenly remembered something. "By the way, there should be some money in this house, right?"
Remembering this, the two quickly returned to the house and searched high and low, only to find 120 coins in a smelly shoe under the bed.
Lin Xi looked at the poured-out copper coin with disgust, quickly went to the yard, filled a wooden basin with water, washed the copper coin three times, and then dried it before holding it in her hand.
"I don't know how these prices are calculated. Let's go to the village and buy some grain first."
Gao Mengli rubbed her chin and decided to take a stroll around the village first.
They originally wanted to buy from the old house next door, but the people there didn't seem like the kind of people they could sell grain to. On the contrary, they were probably still inside complaining about the villagers who rescued them.
The Lin family lived at the end of the village, and it would take about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea to walk to the center of the village.
However, wherever the two went, chaos and disorder inevitably followed.
When the villagers saw the two men arrive, they dropped what they were carrying and fled home, locking their doors tightly.
They staged a "Fast and Furious" escape.
"Are we not exactly known for our good reputation in the village?"
Seeing the villagers' reaction as if they were avoiding a flood or a ferocious beast, Lin Xi tugged at Gao Mengli's sleeve.
"Isn't it obvious?"
Gao Mengli was also helpless. She had thought that the two of them had a bad reputation, but she didn't expect it to be this bad. What if they couldn't buy food today?