Chapter 132: One acre of land for free
Chapter 132: One acre of land for free
"Not to mention Shanglin Village, even in Dayi Town, no one gives so much!"
"Mrs. Lin is really evil! She might give all the filial piety money from the first and second sons to the third son."
"It's not like Mrs. Lin can't do this!"
Someone couldn't help but ask, "Mrs. Lin, are your three sons your biological children? Why did you buy land for the third son?"
Only then did Old Lady Lin hear clearly, and hurriedly explained: "I said that the money was given to me by the third brother when I bought the land."
"Hey~ That's not right. Didn't you just say that the old man went to the town to get the silver? Why is there a contradiction?"
Old Mrs. Lin's heart skipped a beat.
The eldest brother’s wife cheated her!
Old Mrs. Lin was extremely angry.
It is difficult to change one's nature. It was all her fault that she panicked and believed the words of that lazy Li Taohua.
"I'm old and my memory is not good. The money was given to me by Daha a few days ago." Old Mrs. Lin tried her best to explain, but the people present had long since stopped listening.
"You are a lazy idiot with no conscience, you are from the eldest family. I thought you were a good person, but it turns out you are just like the second family. You are just after the money in my pocket. Bah..."
"Mom, why are you scolding me?" Li Taohua looked hurt and took a few steps back in fear.
Old Mrs. Lin angrily cursed: "I am scolding you, you bitch, lazy woman..."
Several women pulled Li Taohua away and said, "Don't interfere in your mother-in-law's affairs anymore. Why are you trying to persuade that crazy woman? You've caused trouble for no reason."
"Yes, Sister Taohua, Sister Wu is right."
When Old Lady Lin saw everyone surrounding Li Taohua, she immediately started to curse: "It's no use trying to get a mouse. What business of the Lin family has it to do with you?"
"enough!"
Old Man Lin stared at Old Lady Lin with a dark face.
Old man Lin, who had just returned from the fields, had mud spots all over his trouser legs.
He stared at the old woman fiercely.
What did he say?
Either all three sons have it, or the matter of hiding the silver will remain secret.
The old woman made a good promise in front of him, and bought land for the third son the next moment.
"Now that the land deeds have not been registered, hurry up and change them. The eldest, second, and third sons will each get one acre of inferior land."
"Old man..." Old Mrs. Lin wanted to say something else, but was frightened by Old Man Lin's look and stopped talking.
He went back to his room cursing and reluctantly, and came out with the white deed.
Li Taohua has now transformed herself into Young Master Gu's stepmother, so Old Mrs. Lin doesn't dare to act unruly, but she has no scruples with Wang Chunxiu.
He glared at Wang Chunxiu fiercely and cursed her as a money-loser.
When he walked past Li Taohua, he wanted to use the same trick again, but Old Man Lin gave him a look and he kept quiet.
This farce caused Mrs. Lin to lose seven and a half taels of silver, which made her heart ache.
She cursed her two daughters-in-law in her heart, but even the harshest insults could not ease the hatred in her heart.
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"Taohua, you are now more eloquent than mother. You can coax mother into revealing her flaws with just a few words."
Lin Dajiang said as he held up the white deed for the extra acre of inferior land in his hand.
If he didn't have the white deed in his hand, he would never believe that Taohua could get an acre of land from his mother.
"I was speaking the truth. If mother had just held the bowl of water as evenly as possible, I wouldn't have made a fuss with her." Li Taohua said, "When Xiaoman fell into the water and had a fever, mother was willing to give money to Xiaoman for treatment. I owed her that to. In the future, it is only right for us to honor her during festivals. But the bad thing is that mother didn't think about herself eating, and her first reaction was whether Third Brother had eaten."
Lin Dajiang looked at Li Taohua and knew that his wife's grudge against her mother was long-standing and would not disappear in a short time.
Besides, my mother is biased towards me now, it’s like she’s been cursed and no one can pull her back even with nine oxen.
Looking at his younger brother's current situation, he didn't know what his parents would be like in the future.
"Forget it, don't worry about it. Just give it to her every year during festivals and as a gift. But then again, my wife is really amazing. She was able to get an acre of land from my mother."
Li Taohua looked at the head of the household who suddenly became smooth-talking and feigned anger, saying, "Mom's stingy nature will never change. That was what my father-in-law said, one acre for each of the three families, and Mom dared not disobey."
"I didn't expect that Dad would finally stand up for once."
It’s no wonder that Lin Dajiang has this feeling. It’s true that for so many years, it was always Old Lady Lin who had the final say.
Ordering the three daughters-in-law around is like ordering a donkey around, except for Zhou Mei who has a relationship with the third daughter-in-law, where things are better.
The other two daughters-in-law were good at washing clothes, cooking and working in the fields. If she hadn't been a landlord's wife, she would have wanted her daughters-in-law to bring the foot washing water to her.
Of the 365 days in a year, except for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, the rest of the days are managed by Old Lady Lin.
Oh no, it should be said that New Year's Eve and New Year's Day are also managed by Old Lady Lin. The lock of the cabinet in the kitchen is hidden by her. If you want to cook during New Year's Day, you have to ask Old Lady Lin for permission.
Li Taohua sneered, "Father-in-law is very smart! Before the family was divided, the three brothers lived under the same roof. No matter what happened, there would always be someone to take care of them in the future. Father was happy doing that because no one would starve if mother went hungry. Now the three sons have separated and are living on their own, with father and mother living with the third brother. What if the third brother is unreliable?"
Li Taohua looked at Lin Dajiang with a smile.
"Dad is worried about my third brother! Now he wants to treat us equally. If my third brother doesn't care about him in the future, don't we still have you and my second brother? But it's not surprising that Dad has this idea. Look at how many times my third brother has returned home since he moved to the town."
Lin Dajiang had long seen through his third brother's character of not doing anything without profit.
In the past few years, as long as the expenses for my third brother's studies were not excessive, my mother would sell the land to meet their needs. She has already spoiled him.
It's just that I still have the bottom line as a scholar and don't want others to point fingers at me.
Lin Dajiang embraced Li Taohua and advised: "Taohua, let's live our lives well and make sure no one gossips about us during festivals in the future."
Suddenly, there was a click at the door.
There were two little rascals surrounding the house. When Li Taohua turned around, they ran away with their short legs.
Guyu ran fast and ran out of the yard in a flash.
Lidong couldn't keep up and stepped into a small mud pit, falling flat on his face.
Then he started crying.
Li Taohua pushed Lin Dajiang away and said, "Hurry up and help your son up!"
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