Making money, taking exams, and raising a family in rural imperial examinations

Lin Sangui never thought that his mother-in-law could do such a thing.

He always knew that Chen Shuju was not a virtuous person, unreasonable and aggressive, but after all, he got married and gave birth to him. As long as he didn't violate the bottom line, he didn't care about it and tolerated Chen Shuju's various problems.

And his bottom line is the eldest son, Chen Shuju completely broke his tolerance bottom line for the sake of the second child cutting off the eldest son's future.

"Brother Li, I want to divorce this woman, you, you testify to me..."

Lin Sangui clutched his chest and kept panting, almost fainting.

Chen Shuju was dumbfounded when she heard this. It's not that her husband-in-law never said that he would divorce her before, but he only talked about it at home. Lin Sangui cherishes the face of the Lin family. If he hadn't really moved his mind, he wouldn't talk nonsense in front of outsiders. of.

The last time Lin Sangui said this to the village chief, it was when she was going to adopt Lin Ze out.

This time Chen Shuju really panicked, even more panicked than when she was accused of partiality and viciousness. She was divorced and returned to her natal family at such an age. What is the difference from forcing her to death.

"No, the head of the family, you can't divorce me, I, I know I'm wrong, I'm obsessed, Sangui, you can't divorce me, if you have a divorced mother, how can you see people take the imperial examination after the second child... "

Chen Shuju hurriedly cried and begged for mercy, but instead of being rude, she moved her son out to beg for mercy.

It's not that she's smart, but that she understands Lin Sangui's temper. Lin Sangui doesn't have her in his heart at all. All these years, letting her go is just for the sake of his children. It is also Lin Sangui's wish to support his son's future.

But this time she made a mistake. In Lin Sangui's heart, the position of the boss is more important than she imagined.

"You always think about your second child. What about your eldest brother? When you were doing those things, did you think about what will happen to your eldest brother? How much money is there in the family? I don't know if it can afford a few children to go to school? I don't know if it is not enough. Two children earn money, how can you cut off the future of the boss..."

Lin Sangui's eyes turned red when he said that, very much like Lin Ze's despair just now.

It's just that Lin Ze did it on purpose just now, and Lin Sangui was really sad and desperate. It was his connivance that gave Chen Shuju such courage.

"But, but he has neglected his studies for many years. Even if you divorce me now, he will not be able to pass the imperial examination. Sangui, I know I was wrong. Even if you blame me, you have to consider the second child. Now our family is also I hope that the second child will be successful..."

Although Chen Shuju's expression admitted her mistake, her tone was rather shameless.

She also has a promising second son, Lin Sangui wants to divorce her for the sake of the second son, but the village head and clan elders can't agree, one scholar has already been destroyed, do you want to destroy another one?

Li Laofu and the elders of the clan stared at Chen Shuju with ugly faces, but they had no choice but to help them speak.

"For the Lin family, let's forget about divorcing his wife. What this woman said makes sense. She's about to take the township examination. If word spreads, it will have a great impact. Let's send this woman to work in the ancestral hall for two years, so that she can reflect on herself..."

"Father, please forgive mother. It is because of me that mother committed such stupid things. A son does not think his mother is ugly, and a son does not think his father is wrong. The kindness of father and mother is not enough even if the children are worthy of their lives." , the son begged his father, Nian, to take care of the housework in his mother for many years, and not to leave his mother alone."

Lin Jianwen also came up to intercede, and after speaking to Lin Sangui, he turned to Lin Ze again,

"Brother, no matter how wrong mother is, she is our own mother after all. If you have any resentment in your heart, come to younger brother..."

Seemingly filial and modest, he actually pushed away the suspicion that he had poked the strings. By the way, he compared Lin Ze's resentment to sue his mother for being unfilial.

This Lin Jianwen is simply not ordinary cunning and insidious.

Lin Ze sneered in his heart before accepting the move with a sad expression.

"My brother has a mother who loves me since he was a child. I don't know the pain in my brother's heart. Anyway, I have been neglecting my studies for many years, and it doesn't help. She is my mother. Even if my future is cut off, I can't blame her. , let’s leave the matter of divorce, I just want to separate the family and cut off the relatives, so you can help your son.”

Full of sadness and disappointment.

Not only the surrounding villagers who were children felt uncomfortable hearing it, even the villagers who were parents felt uncomfortable. Although Lin Ze was a little excited and disobedient today, in the end it was Chen Shuju who forced him out, and he was desperate.

Lin Ze was so smart in studying since he was a child. He was admitted as a scholar at the age of 12. The private school teachers said that he could be admitted to the number one scholar, but he was ruined like this.

"The second child of the Lin family still has the nerve to plead with Lin Ze. Aunt Chen has been partial to him since she was a child. He should be filial. But Lin Ze has been wronged so much, and his future is gone. Don't complain..."

"That's right, Lin Jianwen just doesn't know people's suffering, and even says that people are sour..."

Some villagers whispered quietly.

Lin Jianwen hated listening to the words around him, but he didn't expect his usually stupid elder brother to be so smooth and eloquent today.

Li Laofu glanced at Lin Jianwen, and felt depressed. He is not an ignorant villager. He knows a lot about these fights for family property and quotas. Chen Shuju, a village woman alone, cannot accomplish today's affairs.

But now there is no way, Lin Ze has been ruined, Lin Jianwen is the only scholar in the village, and there are two months left for the rural examination, the Lin family can only calm down.

"Okay, since that's the case, from the Lin family, let's make this matter smaller, so as not to spread the word and influence your second child..."

People in the village who have the right to speak also expressed their approval.

Lin Sangui was very angry and knew that the matter was serious, but he felt that his eldest son was wronged by this.

Seeing this middle-aged man's embarrassment and distress, Lin Ze thought for a while, and stepped forward to give in.

"Father, let's separate the family and break up the relationship. The son doesn't blame you. The son knows that you have a son in your heart..."

Anyway, for Lin Jianwen's sake, whether it's for the sake of the village's reputation as the number one scholar, or because he is worried that Lin Jianwen's "bright future" will not be offended, the village will definitely find a way to suppress the matter.

After all, everything was done by Chen Shuju, and Lin Jianwen's braid could not be caught at all.

That being the case, why don't you take the initiative to take a step back, the village head and the clan will miss him, feel guilty about him, and open the door to convenience in doing things in the future.

After all, Lin Sangui hates Chen Shuju very much now, that woman will not have a better life in the future...

Sure enough, when they heard Lin Ze's words, the villagers looked at him with admiration and sympathy.

This kid Lin Ze is really righteous, he still knows how to take care of the overall situation after being murdered like this.On the other hand, Lin Jianwen must be truly filial and humble. Over the years, he has watched his mother neglect his elder brother and give him money, and he has never persuaded his mother with a single word of justice.

After seeing today's hustle and bustle, many sensible people in the village have secretly made up their minds to keep contact with Lin Jianwen less in the future.

"Okay, then...separate family and divorce, Brother Li, you are a witness."

Lin Sangui looked at his sensible eldest son, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

He sat decadently on the stone pier at the door and was silent for a while before continuing to speak.

"There is nothing good at home, just this mud brick house, ten acres of high-quality fertile land, four acres of dry land, three acres of sandy land, and 50 taels of silver."

"Originally, the family should be divided equally, but now... the house is divided into two small courtyards, with 20 taels of silver each, and the remaining [-] taels for the third sister's dowry. The skill of frying tea can also make money."

One mu of high-quality fertile land gets at least five or six taels, and ten mu is five or sixty taels, plus 60 taels of cash. Although this kind of distribution is a bit much, it is actually a loss to the boss to make up for it.

After all, Lin Ze had dropped out of school for many years, had fallen behind in his studies, and had lost his official career. He might not be able to make a living in the future. This little money is really insignificant compared to his future.

But there is no way, the Lin family is a small farmer, and they can't give more if they want to.

The villagers sighed, Lin Ze didn't care, he was not his original body, and he didn't think much about Lin Sangui's property.

But Chen Shuju was furious when she heard this distribution method.

It's fine to divide half of the money in her hand. Lin Sangui has the skill of frying rough tea and can earn it back after 20 taels of hard work. But ten mu of fertile land is also distributed to Lin Ze, which is beyond her acceptable range.

That's fertile land, not worthless dry land and sandy land. The family counts on these fertile land to produce food and taxes, and they all give it to Lin Ze. They will drink the northwest wind in the future!

"No, I don't agree! Why should ten acres of fertile land be given to Lin Ze, so what if I cut off his official career, he shouldn't have used our family's money in the first place, so what's wrong with me not letting him study!"

The wealth made Chen Shuju furious, and she couldn't care less about it. The land was a living thing, and she couldn't bear to let her second child suffer.

Glaring at Lin Sangui angrily, Chen Shuju also gave it up,

"Lin Sangui, you forced me. Jianwen is your own son. Why do you treat this wild species so well! Village chief, Lin Ze is not the species of the Lin family at all. He was picked up by my family. The money of the Lin family Can't give it to him!"

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The people in the village have been shocked to the point of numbness today.

Lin Ze also twitched his eyelids, surprised in his heart, but more happy.

It's good to pick it up, it's good if it's not your own. If there is no blood relationship, no one cares about how he will kill this stinky bitch in the future.

Chen Shuju is not in the mood to care what he and others think, anyway, Lin Ze wants to rob her son's silver field, and she doesn't agree!

"When I gave birth to my first child, it was difficult to give birth, and the child died after birth. Lin Sangui said that he didn't want his parents to be sad, so he picked up a child from outside. Lin Ze is not a member of the Lin family at all. Why should he divide the things of the Lin family? ! The money belongs to my second child!"

Chen Shuju went all out to expose her shortcomings.

Although she was selfish in agreeing at the beginning, she was afraid that she would be rejected by the old lady if she didn't have a son with her first child, but now that she has a second child, she is not afraid anymore. Fortunately, she kept this secret for so many years, and it was Lin Sangui at the critical moment.

She was very pleased with herself.

Lin Sangui stared at her piercingly for a minute, then smiled back with extreme anger,

"Okay, okay, you want to quarrel with me, right? Then I will tell you today, the boss did not pick him up, he is the son of me and Rongmei, and he is the eldest son of my Lin family! The second child is a concubine !"

"Chen Shuju, you are just filling in the house! You should have known it when you married me, don't tell me you don't know about Rongmei's existence! Tell you, the money I earn should belong to the boss alone!"

Lin Ze: "..."

Could this be the legendary mutual harm.