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

All the people in the village had their mouths open, and they were dumbfounded seeing the ups and downs and twists and turns of the Lin family today.

Even Li Laofu and several clan elders stood in place, looking at each other in blank dismay, a little caught off guard.

Only the old man and the old lady who were hiding in the courtyard changed their expressions slightly when they heard the words, and they did not dare to look at the stunned Chen Shuju, and even less dared to look at the angry and smiling son.

"No, it's impossible, Jiang Rongniang has a physical problem and can't give birth..."

Chen Shuju couldn't explain it and shook her head, unwilling to believe it.

She naturally knew the existence of Jiang Rongniang, Lin Sangui's original partner.

Originally, her aunt, old lady Lin wanted her to marry Lin Sangui as a daughter-in-law, and she had always liked Lin Sangui as a cousin, but Lin Sangui fell in love with Jiang Rongniang, so she refused to listen to the old lady and asked a matchmaker to marry her. people.

For this matter, she hated Jiang Rongniang for a long time, because she has a hot personality and is hard to find someone, and it is best to marry a capable cousin.

But what relieved the hatred was that the doctor later said that Jiang Rongniang was not easy to bear, so she flattered her aunt, and the old lady made a fuss and decided to divorce Jiang Rongniang, forcing Lin Sangui to marry her.

These things are not secrets in the village, everyone knows, but everyone really doesn't know about Lin Ze's life experience.

"Lin Ze is the son of Rongniang and I, that's right. My parents also know about this. Rongniang only found out she was pregnant after she was divorced..."

Anyway, it has come to this point, Lin Sangui has no worries, and talks about the things of the year in a decadent manner.

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The whole matter of the Lin family is actually not complicated, it is nothing more than the fault of feudal ideology.

At the beginning, the old lady didn't like Jiang Rongniang as a daughter-in-law. After the young couple got married, one day after hearing the doctor's diagnosis that she was not good enough to have children, she took advantage of the problem and decided to divorce her back to her natal family with seven out of seven rules.

Of course Lin Sangui didn't do it, he really hated his mother, but in the vicious feudal society, he had nothing to do with the old lady.

He really wanted to bring her back, but the Jiang family was also ruthless. They took his mother's money and married their daughter outside the next day. He couldn't find anyone even though he was far away.

Later, he was also forced by his family to marry Chen Shuju, and the old lady gave him medicine to consummate the marriage.

Since then, Lin Sangui has been hit hard. It wasn't until the Jiang family came to him quietly with a baby in their arms, claiming it was his blood, that he knew that Jiang Rongniang already had it when she was divorced.

"This is the son Rongniang gave birth to you after enduring the beating and scolding of her new husband's family. It is the blood of your Lin family. If you don't give it to us, you will sell him to someone else."

Even the daughters were married casually, so the Jiang family had no good intentions when they came with their babies in their arms, and came to extort money.

It was true that the child belonged to the Lin family, and his facial features were very similar to his own. His own son Lin Sangui couldn't ignore it, so he took the child home. It happened that Chen Shuju had dystocia and gave birth to a stillborn baby, so Lin Ze recognized his ancestors logically.

"Chen Shuju, my mother was cruel back then, but do you dare to say that my mother made the decision and divorced without you talking in her ear?"

"For the sake of the child, I have tolerated you all these years. I just don't want the boss to know that his life experience is sad, and I don't want the boss to blame me for being useless and unable to protect his mother, but I didn't expect you to hurt him like this..."

Lin Sangui regretted it very much, very regretful.

If he had known that Chen Shuju could be so cruel, he should have told the story earlier, so that Chen Shuju would not use the title of 'mother' to overwhelm the boss all day long.

It's because he's useless, he can't even protect his favorite daughter-in-law.

Later, he learned the address of Rongniang's new husband's house from Jiang's family and went to look for it, but the family had already moved away. After so many years, he didn't know whether it was dead or alive, good or bad. The son also failed to take good care of him.

"The ten acres of fertile land will be distributed to the boss. In addition to the 20 taels of cash, the boss will also share the money I earn from frying tea. If you are not satisfied, everything will belong to the boss, and you can go back to your mother's house."

Lin Sangui had a cold face.

If he hadn't thought that the second and third sisters were also his own children, based on what Chen Shuju said just now, he really wanted to make up for everything to the boss, without keeping anything.

According to Daji's regulations, if the house-filling continuation is not recognized by the head of the family, the status is no different from that of a concubine, and the child born will become a concubine.

The concubine is not qualified to inherit the family business, unless the head of the family takes the initiative to give it, so if Lin Sangui is really determined to favor Lin Ze, Chen Shuju has no power to resist.

However, Chen Shuju was not reconciled, most of the family property was distributed to Lin Ze.

"aunt……"

Chen Shuju could only look to Mrs. Lin in the corner for help.

But where the old lady dared to help her, she was usually awe-inspiring, but at critical moments, the old lady would never dare to confront Lin Sangui head-on.

When Jiang Rongniang was divorced and Lin Sangui was forced to marry Chen Shuju, she and her son's mother-child relationship was not much. Later, when she learned that Jiang Rongniang was divorced, the old lady had no confidence to face her son.

Now that she and her wife are getting older, they still have to rely on their son to support them, so how dare they offend him.

Besides, Chen Shuju made this scene by herself, who made this woman do so many unconscionable things behind her back.

"You wicked bitch, if Sangui didn't rest, you are doing it for my mother's sake. If you dare to make trouble, my mother will send you back in person!"

The old lady did not dare to offend her son, so she immediately expressed her loyalty.

Although Lin Ze was not as popular with her and his wife as Lin Jianwen, Lin Ze was still the eldest grandson of the Lin family, and the old lady was a little angry at Chen Shuju for ruining her grandson's future.

It is the wish of all the elderly that the children and grandchildren in the family will be promising, no matter who they love.

"Okay, let's follow what Sangui said, sister Chen, you owe Lin Ze all these, and if you make trouble in the village, you will be ignored."

Li Laofu made a timely statement to smooth things over.

If it weren't for Lin Jianwen's rural examination in two months, for this reason, women like Chen Shuju couldn't stay in the village.

"We agree." The elders of several clans also nodded.

The villagers were even more unconcerned. Today was a big show. Everyone in the village will not be short of topics to talk about in the future. Of course, you can’t talk about going outside. Family ugliness is not publicized, and the same is true for village ugliness.

When all the dust settled, Chen Shuju didn't even have a chance to bubble up again.

But Lin Ze thought about it and walked out.

"Wait a minute, I have something to say."

"Lin Ze, do you have any questions?"

Everyone's attention returned to Lin Ze again, feeling uneasy, fearing that his previous grief and indignation would not subside, and then knowing his own life experience would shock him to the point of losing his mind, even worse than Chen Shuju's.

Lin Ze shook his head. He didn't make a fuss like everyone was afraid of. Instead, he looked at Lin Sangui and said calmly,

"Father, thank you for unraveling the pain in my son's heart for many years. My son doesn't blame you for what happened in the past. I know that you really love me. As for the rest, this is the end of the matter. People always have to look forward."

"Ten acres of fertile land, I need five acres for the time being, plus two acres of dry land. The rest is not for my second brother, but for your retirement. I will take it back when you are old. I want an old house. , every year in the future I will support according to the rules, but I want to change the way..."

"The rule in the village is to give rice, flour, grain and oil, but I think our family is special, so I want to take my father to live for half a month every month in the future, and do my filial piety as a son."

Lin Sangui's method of dividing the family is currently beneficial to him, but it may not be so in the long run.

People are forgetful, people in the village sympathize with him now, but in the future, do you know that Chen Shuju's mother and son will not use "unfair separation" to slander him?Lin Jianwen can be overcast, the most important reputation in ancient feudal times must be considered.

And he, Lin Ze, never likes to keep his tail when doing things, and it's not worth it for such a thing.

At least five acres of high-quality fertile land can not only win the sympathy and support of the villagers, but also consider that without the fertile land, Lin Sangui still needs to earn money to support his second son. What should he do if he is too stressed and exhausted?Then it's his fault.

Of course, he doesn't like to suffer, either.

So he will take back the good land in the future, and those who respect Lin Sangui, let alone Chen Shuju and others, take Lin Sangui to his home to honor the village, and feel that he is filial!

This didn't give Chen Shuju the slightest chance to take advantage of Lin Sangui's loopholes.

The villagers looked at Lin Ze, and inexplicably thought of a word... iron rooster.

"Uncle Village Chief, there is also a letter of divorce from the Chen family, please be a witness."

In the end, Lin Ze bowed his hands to Li Laofu.

This attitude is to completely cut off Chen Shuju's last support, and to cut off all contacts with Chen Shuju.

But now no one can say that Lin Ze is wrong. In another situation, everyone may be more decisive.

Moreover, Lin Ze was filial to Lin Sangui, didn't want much property, and chose to live in an old house. Of course, there were reasons for not wanting to live with his enemy, but he should be more concerned about his hardworking father.

Lin Ze is so sensible and filial, but it is a pity that he met a vicious mother, no, to be precise, a stepmother and a cold brother... This is what everyone in the village thinks now.

"Sangui, you have a good son."

Li Laofu nodded in agreement, patted Lin Sangui on the shoulder and sighed.

Lin Sangui was so moved that tears streamed down his face, and he felt a little more guilt in his heart, and his anger towards Chen Shuju continued to soar.

"Father, I blame Chen and Lin Jianwen. Don't be sad. If I don't take the imperial examination, I have other paths. Didn't my husband say that I am the smartest, 360 lines, and I will be the number one scholar..."

Lin Ze looked at Lin Sangui's expression and smiled comfortingly.

Lin Sangui felt even more sad when he heard that, his boss is the material for the first prize examination, and he blamed the wicked woman who disturbed the family.

Villager: Hey, what a good boy...