Chapter 67 The past events of the widowed aunt’s family
"Okay, don't say such sensational words. Listen carefully to the steps for making lip balm. First, squeeze out the flower juice from the flower mud and filter it into a clean container. Then add beeswax to melt it, and then mix the two.
Stir evenly, then put it into a container and wait for cooling."
Lin Xiao told Lan Lian the steps in detail.
"That's it, I remember it."
Lan Lian nodded.
"Well, you handle the flower juice first, and I'll go to Mazi's house."
She had to ask Asako to increase the intensity of collecting rock salt, otherwise there would be no time to make large quantities of table salt.
When passing by a villager's house, Lin Xiao heard men cursing and middle-aged and elderly women cheering. He could also faintly hear the sobbing of a young woman.
"Cry! Cry! I cry all the time! You prodigal bitch! What do I feed you for? Still crying! Still crying!"
"Son, beat me! Beat me to death! How can a hen that doesn't lay eggs have the nerve to cry? And it's not afraid of other people's jokes!"
The voices of middle-aged and elderly women fanning the flames seemed extremely harsh.
Lin Xiao, who was standing outside, couldn't help but frowned when he heard the movement inside.
The male head of this family is called Lin Da, and his mother is called the widowed aunt.
It's not because her surname is widowed, it's because she, like the original owner's mother, lost her husband at an early age and raised her children all by herself.
She has a withdrawn and weird personality, rarely getting close to people in the village, giving people a particularly lonely feeling.
At first some village women jokingly called her "widow aunt, widowed aunt", but over time everyone acquiesced in this title.
Lin Da's wife is called Han Xi'er, and like Han Ruoshui, she is from Hanjia Village.
Han Xi'er's family is even richer than Han Ruoshui's family.
How could such a wealthy daughter marry in Linjia Village, a place where birds don’t lay eggs and chickens don’t poop?
Speaking of which, this incident has to start when Lin Da worked as a part-time worker at Han Xier's house.
That year, there was a drought in Linjia Village, and there was no harvest. All the remaining grain left in the family was used to pay taxes, so the villagers in Linjia Village all went to the mountains to dig wild vegetables in order to survive.
My widowed aunt has a problem with digging wild vegetables. She likes to dig the roots, because only the roots of the wild vegetables are less likely to lose their freshness.
However, once the roots of wild vegetables are dug out, there will be no harvest the next year, so the villagers will not dig out the roots, but dry the wild vegetables in the sun.
Although the taste is not as fresh, it is at least edible and can fill your stomach.
After the villagers discovered that the widowed aunt was digging roots for wild vegetables, she had a big quarrel with the villagers, and then sent Lin Da, who was only ten years old, to Han Xier's family as a part-time laborer.
Everyone who goes to Han Xier's house to work as a part-time or long-term worker in order to earn more wages, who doesn't treat his master as a god?
But Lin Da, who was as stubborn as a cow, was independent and different from other part-time and long-term workers. He always had conflicts with his master and often quarreled with Han Xi'er, who was similar in age.
She would often be so angry that she burst into tears.
If the widowed aunt hadn't taken away Lin Da's salary for five years in advance, the Han family would have kicked him out long ago!
In order to vent Han Xi'er's anger, Han Xi'er's daughter-in-law, the concubine of the Han family, deliberately made things difficult for Lin Da at every turn, and even made Lin Da do heavy work from time to time without giving him food.
The conditions of the widowed aunt's family are already poor, and Lin Da is a young man who has just turned ten years old. How can he bear this?
Soon he became ill.
If Han Xier hadn't hired a doctor to treat her, the grass on her grave would have been almost waist high.
After this time, Lin Da felt deeply grateful to Han Xi'er who saved his life, and fell deeply in love with her unknowingly.
Han Xier was so greedy for honey that even if he was stung by a bee and turned into a pig's head, he would run to the mountains to collect honey and give it to her without hesitation.
Han Xier wanted to eat roasted wild rabbit meat, so he risked his life and went to the mountains and forests to catch wild rabbits and feed them to her.
Han Xier wanted to drink, so he sneaked into the town to buy wine...
Whatever Han Xier wants to do, as long as Lin Da is here, he will definitely do his best.
Gradually, the two people changed from happy enemies to lovers relying on each other.
In the blink of an eye, five years have passed. The short-term labor contract signed between Lin Da and Han Xier's family has expired, and Lin Da is leaving Hanjia Village.
"Xier, if you have any difficulties in the future, just come to me, you're welcome."
As Lin Da spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his arms and placed it on the table. On it was a simple map drawn with a red pen. It was the route to Linjia Village.
"Brother Lin, do you have to leave?"
Han Xier asked with tears in her eyes.
Lin Da nodded:
"My mother is still waiting for me at home. After all these years, I don't know if she is well."
The tip of Han Xi'er's nose was slightly sore and her eyes were moist.
Her hand held Lin Da's arm tightly and refused to let go.
She knew that this might be the last time they met.
Lin Da's body froze, and his eyes showed an expression of pain and struggle.
Han Xier's tears fell on the table.
She slowly let go of her hand, as if she had made up her mind, wiped away her tears, and said to Lin Dao:
"Brother Lin, don't worry, Xi'er will definitely come to find you!"
In the evil feudal society, how could a woman climb mountains and wading rivers to find a man?
What's more, the gap in family status between the two people is an insurmountable gap!
So when Lin Da heard this sentence, he didn't pay much attention to it. He just thought it was nonsense spoken by Han Xi'er.
However, what he never expected was that about a month after he returned home, Han Xier actually came to his home.
It is different from Miss Han who wore beautiful silk clothes and inlaid jewelry in Hanjiacun.
At this moment, Han Xi'er was wearing coarse linen clothes and didn't even have any decent jewelry on her head!
When seeing this scene, Lin Da was shocked.
Later, when Han Xier cried, he learned that in order to be with him, Han Xier broke with her parents at home and came to Linjia Village alone.
The widowed aunt did not like to see this daughter-in-law who came to her door.
She can't carry it on her shoulders, can't lift it with her hands, and can't even cook. Apart from a pretty face, she really doesn't have any advantages.
On the other hand, Lin Da loved this daughter-in-law in every possible way and treated her like a treasure. He almost did everything she wanted. No matter what she did wrong, Lin Da would not blame her.
This made the widowed aunt very angry, and she even disliked Han Xier, her daughter-in-law!
As long as Lin Da is not at home, she will try every means to torture Han Xier.
That winter, the weather was extremely cold.
Lin Da said goodbye to his wife, who was more than eight months pregnant, and went up the mountain with Lin Xiaowu to rob and supplement the family income.
Seeing that her son was not at home and no one was protecting Han Xier, the widowed aunt began to bully her unscrupulously.
If a pregnant woman who is more than eight months pregnant is allowed to fish in the river with a big belly, she will eat fish because her mouth is tasteless and she can't eat anything else.
Linjia Village is a village with limited resources. Even in summer, there are not many fish in the river, let alone winter.
Sorry everyone, I'm taking a day off today. My eyes feel a little uncomfortable. Don't wait for the update tonight~~Sorry! Sorry!