Good Farming in Spring - C65
The first year or two was not that easy to pass. The villagers did not want to start a new land, but because they did not want to talk about the hard work it took to open a new land and could not see any harvest in the first two years, no one wanted to waste any time.
“You have three children with you, and you have to pluck grass, pick rocks, fertilize and so on. The harvest is not good, and you have to do a lot more work than those who are familiar with it. “Although the eldest girl is eight years old and can help you with some of the family chores, she is still young when it comes to working in the fields after all.”
“Thank you for your concern, Old Village Head. I still have some money with me, I can barely make one. How much food I can get is better than nothing. One or two years of rest would be enough. It’s better than not having any land at all.”
“Did the Lin Clan not bring you anything when you left the Lin Clan?
The old village chief did not dare to directly say money or anything like that. Listening to Zhang Liu, he felt that it was better to take care of them.
“Hey, it’s already the past. Why are you still mentioning it? Life always has to be passed away. It’s better to rely on yourself to point fingers at others.”
However, Zhang Liu didn’t want to say anything else after she walked out of that house. Not to mention the others, but she also didn’t want to rely on the Lin Clan to survive. She also didn’t want to talk about the matters of the Lin Clan in the future.
Hearing Zhang Liu’s reply, the Old Village Chief could guess that the Lin Family did not bring anything for Zhang Liu.
“Sigh, it’s hard enough for you to bring three children with you. If there’s anything you can’t solve, come find me. If it’s something you can help with, I can at least help a little. If it’s inconvenient, you can also find your wife.”
Village Head Wife hastily replied.
“Right, right, right, Zhang Liu, if you have anything that’s difficult to deal with, tell me, if Aunt is able to help you, she will definitely not refuse.”
She had followed the Old Village Chief for all these years, so she could roughly guess what had happened. After hearing Zhang Liu not mention how the Lin Family treated her unfairly, she only said that she had lived her own life, and from the words that were spoken, there was no resentment or discontent towards the Lin Family. It could be seen that she really did not blame the Lin Family in her heart.
Old Granny Lin, on the other hand, was spreading the rumours about how her daughter-in-law had let them down, tormenting themselves slyly and greedily, and being forced into a corner, she should have given up on her pickled goods. With just this comparison, the two of them were already on the same level, saying that they were inferior to others behind their backs was something to be reckoned with.
There was no one else in the village who did not know that the Lin Family’s work was done by this eldest daughter-in-law. That Second Aunt Lin was the lazy and craving one, and the Lin Family’s work was even worse.
“It’s good that you came out so you don’t have to suffer the wrath of your mother-in-law anymore. We all know that old lady Lin has an unforgiving temperament. Just these few days, there have been gossip everywhere saying that you forced his Daqing to go with you.
The old elder saw that his wife was becoming more and more confused, so he hurriedly cut her off and left. What was the use of saying all this? It was even more disturbing.
“Enough, all I care about is passing down this information, Zhang Liu already said it all, if you have a good time yourself, don’t worry about others.”
Interrupted by Old, Village Head Wife also felt that he had said too much.
“Yes, yes, yes, look at my mouth, there’s no way I can open the door, I feel sorry for Zhang Liu, it might be a good thing to separate them, who knows, I still have to watch on, Zhang Liu, if you have any difficulties, just come and tell me.”
Zhang Liu was amused by Village Head Wife’s bluntness. He was indeed a warm-hearted person.
Aunt, who in our village has a chick cub in their arms, I want to buy a few to take care of. Chun Jiao came out of his grandma’s house thinking about the chickens at home, I’m not too familiar with the people in the village, and I don’t know which families will sell these.
There are, there are many families in the village that have chick cub s, but I don’t know how to sell them in the town. Those few chickens aren’t worth running so far away, and I’m afraid that I might have to suffer too much to death.
When the old village chief heard his wife say that she wanted to take Zhang Liu to buy some puppies, he quickly drew some symbols on the book, and then had Zhang Liu press his hand on it.
“Hey, Zhang Liu, after you press the handprint, you can build the house and open up the land. After you open up the land, come and report to me again, I want to know how many places you have opened up so that I know the statistics of the town. The first two years you opened the wasteland, you did not have to pay taxes, and after the third year, you will have to pay taxes.
Zhang Liu knew about the issue of paying taxes. On the day of paying taxes every year, there would be endless swearing in the Lin Family courtyard, as the Lin Family’s old lady hated to snatch things from his hands the most, but with regards to the rules set by the Imperial Court, she was naturally powerless, and could only scold and vent out her hatred. Of course, there were also those who were caught in the crossfire, who would receive two more scoldings and two more beatings.
“I know. Old Village Chief, thank you.”
Zhang Liu pressed her fingerprint once again. Even if the Old Village Chief was done reporting, it was all thanks to the fact that the villagers could not read, otherwise, the procedures would have been much more complicated. With just a few words, he was able to solve the problem.
“What are you thanking me for? It’s your neighbor’s, how can I not help you? Rest assured, I’ll help you if you can. You can look for me if you want. I can speak for the people in the village.”
The old elder also thought about it. Once Zhang Liu had built a room and left it open, maybe the others would just go and find trouble for him.
“Then in the future, I’ll have to trouble you to take care of the old Village Head. I’ll fill in the trouble for you today, that’s all. I’ll let my aunt take me to buy some chickens now.”
After all that had to be said, the Old Village Chief let the Old lead the people out.
The Lin Family would definitely be jealous of the Lin Family. Thinking about how the Lin Family would still be living in the old house that was over twenty years old, and the house that’s family would always be living in, the old elder felt that if he were to move out, the Lin Family would also want to be proud of himself.
It was just that everyone had thought that the Lin Clan’s Old Granny would look for trouble, but they didn’t expect that it would happen so quickly. Village Head Wife brought Zhang Liu to a few stores, bought the suitable chicken cubs, and sent the Village Head Wife to her doorstep.
Originally, she wanted to buy ten chicks, but because it was so easy to buy thirty, she couldn’t even squeeze in the small basket she brought over. The chicks were about to fall, and it was true for the people of the village.
“Let’s hurry up and go back. With the chickens being squeezed together like this, don’t hurt one or two other chickens. This is too heartbreaking.”
Seeing the basket full of chick cub, Grandmother Qian was also happy. Zhang Liu and her family were kind, good people always had to be rewarded.
“Alright, let’s go back now. If we’re late, everyone will be hungry. We haven’t even made dinner yet.”
Zhang Liu was also a little anxious to go back and prepare dinner for the big guy, so with one hand holding the basket of chick cub and the other holding Grandmother Qian, the two of them quickly walked towards the east side of the village.
“Zhang Liu, you little slut, you stole my goods, stop right there.”
Just as the two of them were about to leave the village, they were stopped by a shout from behind them. Zhang Liu did not need to turn her head to know who the people behind him were;
Zhang Liu slowly turned back, and saw his former mother-in-law, the Lin family’s old lady being supported by the Second Aunt Lin, bumping and running over, panting heavily. It could be seen how rushed he was, but seeing that Zhang Liu had stopped and turned back, the Old Lady Lin finally sighed a breath of relief.
“You …” “You useless trash, you still dare to follow things after leaving my Lin Family’s doorstep? Let’s see if I won’t rip you to shreds.”
Old Lady Lin’s mouth started tearing up, but in the end, she still ran a distance, and her breathing was not stable yet. Although her body was strong, but suddenly rushing to run this distance really made her a little breathless.
As for Zhang Liu, who had been scolded like this by Old Lady Lin, his heart couldn’t help but churn. She was already so far away from the Lin Family, to think that Old Lady Lin would still not forgive him.
“Mother …”
“Pei, who is your mother? You lousy trash, once you leave our Lin Family, you will no longer be related to our Lin Family. However, you must return the things that you have left behind from our Lin Family.”
There were already a lot of women in the village surrounding them. Old Lady Lin’s run had really attracted a lot of people.
“Forest…” “My grandma, when I left the Lin Clan, I only took two sets of clothes. You have already checked the package, why are you saying that I followed the Lin Clan’s belongings?”
The village women who were spectating laughed, the Lin Family actually allowed Zhang Liu to clean herself and leave the house.
It must be known that Zhang Liu left the Lin Family and had three children with him, the Lin Family had truly done an extreme job, this was far from being able to afford it, not to mention giving money to them, they even wanted to inspect their burden, and they actually dared to belittle Zhang Liu. Although everyone knew that the Old Lady Lin was not righteous, it was still rare to see him in such a state.