Chapter 154 Ancient Farmer (11)

The eldest wife went back unhappy, but Lin's mother was very happy.

She still remembered her son's instructions, and when she went out today, she walked towards the gossiping women. When walking, the left hand with a gold bracelet would shake faster than the right hand.

When they arrived, the women soon discovered the bracelet on Lin's mother's wrist and immediately widened their eyes.

"Aunt Lin, is this a gold bracelet?"

"My God, such a big one, how much silver does it cost!"

Lin's mother was surrounded by them and asked questions one by one, which added up to a lot and noise, but she didn't feel annoyed at all, but touched the gold bracelet on her wrist reservedly.

"It's a gold bracelet, bought by my family Shi Heng."

"Oh! Scholar Gong! How can he have money to buy a gold bracelet? Didn't your family have no money to support Scholar Gong's studies?"

"Yes, uncle has to take medicine and take good care of him? Where does your family get the money?"

Lin's mother stood among them, her heart beating very fast.

She has been a quiet person since she was young. After getting married, she devoted herself to being filial to her parents-in-law and taking care of her husband and giving birth to children. Because her husband is an only child, the burden on the family is heavier, and Lin's mother has no time to gossip with the women in the village.

Now that she is old and her peers are almost dead, the villagers will call her "Auntie" even if they are not familiar with her.

But that is just superficial politeness, how can it be as comfortable as being praised and respected by others.

She felt happy in her heart, and she was able to keep her composure on the surface. She immediately said all the long words that Lin Shiheng taught her.

What about copying books to make money, working for the government, and becoming friends with the clerk in the government. The clerk also said that he would come to visit our house. Oh, we were very scared when we heard the news, for fear that there would be no good things to entertain the adults...

Although he said he was scared, everyone could hear the pride and complacency in his tone.

The women were very envious.

That's someone from the government. Even if it's Wang Xiucai, he doesn't know anyone from the government!

Although a scholar is a title, he doesn't have any special treatment. He doesn't have to kneel when he sees an official, he is tax-free, and he gets rice every year. Those are the treatments that only Juren and above can have. Wang Xiucai's family lives so poor.

It must be said that Lin Shiheng, as the only scholar in the village, is not welcomed by those families with unmarried daughters. Wang Xiucai, who set a bad example next door, has contributed to this.

And now, listening to Lin's mother bragging to her son, saying that she can get a large reward for doing some accounting, buy a gold bracelet and a pair of gold earrings, and that she has made friends with the clerks of the government. If there is any difficulty in the family in the future, she can just go to the clerks to solve it, etc., etc., the women's eyes are shining when they hear a series of good things.

Who in the village can have such a great ability? Before, I thought that a million is a scholar, but I didn't expect that the third son of the Lin family has such a powerful ability.

Someone looked at the bare ear holes of Lin's mother and asked: "Aunt, didn't you say that Mr. Lin also bought gold earrings? Why didn't I see you wearing them?"

"Are you afraid that if you wear them, they will be too ostentatious and people will pull them off?"

A group of women laughed enviously.

Lin's mother raised her chin proudly: "I gave the earrings to Lanlan. She is a young girl, how can she not dress up well."

The laughter around her stopped immediately.

"Really? They are made of gold and worth a lot of money!"

"Oh, aunt, it's so good to be your daughter-in-law!"

These words are absolutely true and there is no adulteration at all. The person who said this just wanted to go back to her youth and marry Lin Shiheng.

Can make money, look good, and have a kind mother-in-law. Such a good family, why don't they have this blessing!

Looking at the envious and jealous eyes of a group of people, Lin's mother can be said to be proud!

See! How capable my son is! How great it is to be my daughter-in-law! I told you to avoid my son like the plague, and to look down on him!

Lin's mother is not a fool. Before the Lin family split up, when she walked in the village, those families with unmarried girls who used to come to chat with her avoided her. Of course, she knew what they were thinking.

She didn't mean to rely on them, but she ran over with a smile on her face and took the initiative to chat with you, and then she avoided you when you were lonely. Who would feel good about it?

Lin's mother didn't think about revenge or anything. They were all from the same village, so she wouldn't do that. But she was happy to show her son's advantages and let them envy her.

The women around were indeed envious, not only envious, but they also regretted it.

If they had known that Lin Shiheng was so capable and the third branch of the Lin family could still rise, why did they stop their daughters?

Lin Shiheng could earn enough money to buy two pieces of gold jewelry, and he could earn enough money to buy three, four, or five pieces of gold jewelry in the future.

Regret! !

Such a rich son-in-law was allowed to run away right under their noses!

Although they regretted it, no one in the village wanted to make their daughter a mistress. After sighing and flattering, Lin's mother was satisfied, and then they went to work in their own areas one after another.

Lin's mother, who was flattered by the praise, was happy when she thought of their envious and regretful expressions just now.

While she was happy, she secretly made a decision in her heart that she would treat Lanlan better in the future.

She had to let the villagers see how wrong their decision was when they refused to marry here.

Li Lanlan, who was working at home, didn't know that her mother-in-law had praised her outside for being good to her daughter-in-law. I'm afraid that even if she knew, she would only cooperate with the praise.

She was conscientiously sewing the soles of Lin Shiheng's shoes. He was about to travel far away, and the soles had to be thick.

While she was working seriously, a girl came in from outside. She didn't enter the door or come forward, but just poked her head to see. When she really saw the gold earrings on Li Lanlan's ears, her eyes were instantly filled with jealousy.

This person is Zhou Daya. She heard today that the Lin family bought gold jewelry and Li Lanlan also had gold earrings. Her first reaction was to disbelieve it.

How could it be possible? Although she likes Lin Xiucai, isn't Lin Xiucai just a scholar? How could he make so much money?

But when she returned home, her mother, who had opposed her liking Lin Xiucai before, was muttering with regret:

"I really didn't expect that Lin Xiucai actually had this ability. If I had known, I wouldn't have stopped you. I used to think that Lin Xiucai couldn't do anything, and his parents-in-law were old, so it would be difficult to live after marrying him. I didn't expect that Lin Xiucai could make money and be considerate, and Aunt Lin was so good to her daughter-in-law. Hey, we don't have this fate."

Zhou Daya felt like a thunderbolt struck her head at the time.

She didn't believe it, so she came to see it in person.

Then she was slapped hard by reality.

It was really a gold earring.

Li Lanlan sat in the sun, the sun shone on the golden color, reflecting the dazzling light, which directly hurt Zhou Daya's sensitive and fragile heart.

It happened that Lin Shiheng was tired of reading and came out to bask in the sun. Li Lanlan raised her head and smiled at him: "Husband, do you want to drink water?"

"No, you must be tired too, why don't we go out for a walk and relax?"

Li Lanlan never refused her husband. Thinking that it was still a while before dinner, she put down the things in her hands and stood up, "Okay."

The two stood in the golden sun, one handsome and the other beautiful, smiling at each other, indescribably beautiful and well-matched.

They were about to go out hand in hand, but happened to meet Zhou Daya's red eyes.

Seeing Lin Shiheng looking over, Zhou Daya, who was full of grievances, looked at her sweetheart sadly, lowered her head and began to cry.

She didn't run away either. Lin Xiucai looked like the kind of person who couldn't run. What if he couldn't catch up with her?

She just stood there, waiting for Lin Xiucai to ask, and then raised her head pitifully.

This method was learned from operas. Zhou Daya's mother loved her and usually took her with her when she went to town. She heard a bit of opera and knew that if someone did that, the man would feel sorry and ask.

The man, Lin Shiheng, was silent.

It must be said that watching a woman wearing colorful clothes sobbing was quite shocking.

Zhou Daya was a beautiful girl in the village, but when she tied a red headband and wore a flowery dress, her appearance was...

Li Lanlan didn't think Zhou Daya's clothes were ugly. She became alert. Before she got married, she had heard that many girls in the village liked their husbands, but at that time she was desperate and didn't think of anything else. Now seeing Zhou Daya's husband betraying her, she suddenly felt a little jealous.

Zhou Daya had targeted her before, could it be that she and her husband had...

She felt sour in her heart, but she didn't dare to ask. Her husband was so good, and it was a kind of luck for her to marry him, not to mention that Zhou Daya's family situation was indeed better than hers.

Li Lanlan felt more and more depressed the more she thought about it. She had to say that the fact that the villagers didn't dare to propose to her because of Li's father made her feel a little inferior.

Just when she felt inferior, lost, and worried, Lin Shiheng spoke.

His expression was gentle and his attitude was natural.

"Lanlan, who is this, your friend?"

Li Lanlan could almost feel the silence in the air for a moment.

Even Zhou Daya, who was still crying before, stopped crying and looked up at Lin Shiheng in disbelief.

"You don't know me?"

Lin Shiheng looked puzzled, "I should know you?"

Zhou Daya: "..."

Even Li Lanlan was a little confused.

After all, they were from the same village. She had seen Zhou Daya's behavior before and really thought there was something going on between them.

But thinking about it carefully, her husband only liked to read books in the house and rarely went out. Even she, who was from the same village before she got married, had never met him. It was normal for her husband not to know Zhou Daya.

Zhou Daya looked at Lin Shiheng in a daze for several seconds. When she saw that the confusion and unfamiliarity in the man's eyes did not seem fake, she cried and turned around and ran away.

She ran very fast, and this time she didn't think about whether Lin Xiucai could catch up with her.

If she had known that Lin Xiucai didn't know her at all, why would she have tried so hard to get Li Lanlan!

Lin Shiheng didn't even look at Zhou Daya who ran away.

You have to be straightforward when rejecting someone. If he looks at her one more time, it will be more troublesome.

She should take the exam quickly and get a good reputation.