eurekapd Chapter 288 Worried
Chapter 288 Worried
Now that the third wife had spent all the money left for her son's marriage, Lin Chengyu's health had become so frail that he could not get married at all.
They borrowed money from people they knew and wanted to find a wife for their son to take care of him. Normal families would not marry their daughters to a family like theirs.
Of course, there will be families who are willing to marry their daughters for the betrothal money, but such families either do not value their daughters and want to exchange them for a high price of betrothal gifts. If such families marry the third daughter, not only will the family have to bear more foreign debts, but they will also have no peace of mind after the marriage.
Or maybe their daughter is physically disabled and they marry a daughter-in-law to take care of their son. If they marry a physically disabled woman, not only will she not be able to take care of their son, but she may also need their care. The most important thing is that they are afraid that the offspring born to these two people will have problems.
Neither of these two families were the third branch's ideal marriage partners, but a better family was beyond their reach now, so the matter of finding a wife for their eldest son had to be put on hold.
Having said that, marrying a daughter-in-law is not the top priority for the third room. Even if there is no daughter-in-law, Lin Youfu and his wife can let their second and third children take care of the eldest child. After all, when the couple is not convenient, these two children are responsible for the eldest child's food and clothing.
Right now, the most important thing for their family is how to solve the problem of insufficient food for the winter and the spring plowing next year.
Because of their injuries, the couple hadn't been able to work in the fields for several months.
The crops in the fields had long been abandoned, and the grain harvested in the autumn was not enough to pay the taxes. They could borrow money and grain from the villagers this year, but borrowed money must be repaid.
The couple had no other skills except farming, and the only way they could think of to raise money quickly was to sell the land.
But the land is the foundation of farmers. Without land, where can they grow food? If they can’t grow food, how will their families eat in the future?
Lin Youfu and his wife were in a state of confusion, and their hair was falling out in clumps.
Within a few days, news of a bumper pepper harvest spread, and most families in the village made money by selling peppers and various pepper products.
Lin Youfu and his wife saw a business opportunity in this, and they began to think about looking for Lin Jinxiu and others.
This time, they didn't want to ask Lin Jinxiu for money by playing the victim, they just wanted Lin Jinxiu to speak well of them in front of Lin Chuyi and let Lin Chuyi agree to let the villagers sell pepper seeds to them.
If this is accomplished, they can guarantee that the third family will never come to disturb their lives again.
They thought so in their hearts, but Lin Chuyi's previous warning and the giant wolf's fierce pounce still made them feel frightened.
As they had just recovered from their illness, they were afraid that they would follow in their son's footsteps, so the couple argued for several days over who should go to the Lin family to find Lin Jinxiu.
Later, due to poor care, Lin Chengyu contracted a cough and became increasingly weak. Lin Youfu and his wife had to take care of their son personally while also dealing with farm work. They were so busy that they were exhausted all day long. Gradually, no one mentioned the matter again.
After Lin Chuyi learned about their true thoughts from the two people, she couldn't help but shook her head at them. She had overestimated the people in the third room. They hesitated and struggled for such a small matter for so long. She must be really scared. She wouldn't have to worry about them causing any trouble in the future.
However, Lin Chuyi did not intend to let the third branch of the Lin family go. In her opinion, Lin Chengyu's body would never be well in this lifetime if he followed the third branch's care method. If he was in poor health, he could not do heavy work. He was illiterate and could not support himself by writing. His life was over.
Lin Youfu and Shen have been through so many things and have become quite obedient. However, with the sick Lin Chengyu around, it is basically hopeless for their family to return to their former glory.
Lin Wuya is now the first one in the third room to face reality, but her awakening is of no use because she is powerless to change the status quo. She can only gain a position in the family and win the love of her parents by being honest and hardworking, so that they will not sell her out for money to treat her eldest brother's illness.
After having nightmares for several nights in a row, she had lost all her self-confidence and could no longer think of anything else. She just wanted to stay in the Lin family safely until she was old enough to get married, marry a man of the same age, and live the rest of her life smoothly.
Judging from the current situation, everyone in the third branch of the Lin family is heading towards the path designed by Lin Chuyi, but Lin Chuyi is not very satisfied with this result. In her opinion, most people in the third branch have tasted the bitter fruit of doing evil, but there is still one person who has not paid the price for his actions, and that is Lin Youfu's youngest son Lin Chengcai.
When Lin Chu visited the Lin family one night, the punishment for Lin Chengcai was the lightest. Perhaps it was not even a punishment. Not only did it not cause any harm to his body and mind, it also made him have good dreams for several days in a row.
This is certainly not because Lin Chuyi couldn't bear to hurt the child, but she wanted to make Lin Chengcai a useless child. Judging from the complaints from Lin Youfu and his wife just now, her trick has begun to show results.
Taking into account that children tend to forget things quickly, Lin Chuyi plans to take this opportunity to let Lin Chengcai review what he has learned and learn new things.
Lin Chuyi watched with his own eyes as the talisman sank into Lin Chengcai’s forehead, and only then did he leave the Lin family with great satisfaction.
That night, Lin Chengcai dreamed of the delicious food he had been longing for again. In his dream, he ate all the delicious food. In reality, there were many teeth marks of varying depths on his arms, and his bedding and pillow were wet with his saliva.
After Lin Chengcai woke up, he found that he was just dreaming. He ran to his parents impatiently and asked them to buy him the food in his dream.
Lin Youfu and his wife were troubled by their son's unreasonable behavior. Their family was in the current situation and they had no spare money to buy him things.
Not getting the delicious food he had been craving for, Lin Chengcai just lay on the ground without a care in the world and started throwing a tantrum at his parents. He made a fuss for a long time, and when his parents ignored him, he got mad at them, pointed at them and called them incompetent and losers.
Shen was stunned when she heard this. She couldn't believe that these words came from the mouth of her son whom she had spoiled since he was a child.
Lin Wuya was also surprised at Lin Chengcai's boldness, but she had no intention of getting involved. She whispered, "I'll go take breakfast to my brother," put down the half-drunk vegetable porridge, picked up another intact bowl of vegetable porridge on the table, and tiptoed out of the room.