It's August and it's getting dark late.

At seven o'clock, it was completely dark.

Lin Tian stepped on the moonlight and returned to the village.

On his back, he carried a basket full of medicinal herbs.

Behind him, a wild boar weighing four or five hundred pounds lay on a wooden rake, which he pulled with rattan effortlessly.

Even he had to admit that he was really lucky to go up the mountain this time.

Before entering the "Land of the Mountain God", he relied on his absolute sense of smell to collect the Chinese herbs he needed, as well as some precious medicinal materials, such as wild ginseng, codonopsis, and Yunzhi...... Of course, he also found some plants that could be used in medicine, but this time he went up the mountain in a hurry, so he didn't dig up.

A wild boar suddenly came out in the interval between collecting medicine, and he naturally did not let go of this unexpected joy and hunted it easily.

So there is no need to enter the "land of the mountain gods", and he will return with a full load.

……

As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw a group of people standing in the house, but when he heard the fierce quarrel inside, his face suddenly turned cold, and he threw the harvest on the ground and rushed in.

"Yo, Xiaotian is back!"

I don't know who shouted, and the noisy room instantly fell silent.

Everyone turned their eyes to Lin Tian in unison, and then chattered.

"Oh my God, when did you come out?"

"Just let it out, don't fight in the future, learn well!"

"Yes, when you go in, you can make your family miserable, cough, now that you're out, help your family more!"

"Because of you, Xiao Nuan is going to drop out of school, hey!"

“……”

There are less than 100 households in Baiyao Village, and everyone knows what is happening, not to mention that Lin Tian was released from prison for such a big event, the villagers naturally moved when they heard the news.

Lin Tian nodded at them, walked into the back room, looked at his parents who were still angry and his sister who secretly wiped his tears, and frowned: "Xiao Nuan, you dropped out of school?"

Lin Nuan said in a low voice: "Brother, I don't miss it, it has nothing to do with you!"

This answer of three hundred taels of silver here made Lin Tian realize that the situation at home was worse than what he saw.

Lin Nuan is four years younger than him, he went to school early, his sister went to school late, and now he is 17 years old, and he should be in the third year of high school.

Compared with his purposeful reading, his sister simply loves to read, how can she suddenly not miss it.

But before he could speak, Wang Shuping, a primary school teacher who had taught him, sighed: "Although Xiao Nuan is not as smart as you, but it is better to work hard, one is hopeful, no matter how bad it is, she can get a good two, she is the most promising college student after you, that is the first undergraduate college student in our village, Xiaotian, you still persuade your sister, it's not a pity!"

Mrs. Liu in the village rolled her eyes and retorted: "You can't say that, why do the girl's family go to school so much, don't talk about the money, you have to get married sooner or later." If you want me to see, it's better to find a good mother-in-law. Now the boy of the old Zhang family takes a fancy to Xiao Nuan, and he is willing to pay 50,000 yuan for the bride price. That's a big 50,000 yuan, who in the village can be so generous, with this money, your family can pay off the famine (foreign debt) owed to everyone, and Xiao Nuan can also enjoy happiness, how good!"

Lin Tian looked at the matchmaker, "If I'm not mistaken, the person you are talking about is the one who speaks stumblingly and has a problem with his legs?"

Mrs. Liu hurriedly defended: "Yes, the tension is a little bit of a problem, but it's not in the way! You don't know if you've been at home all these years, now the tension is promising, doing a big deal in the county, and a few days ago I drove a car back to the village, many people in the village asked me to introduce my Huanghua girlfriend to him, he didn't do anything, he fell in love with your sister, you said that Xiao Nuan is blessed, follow the tension in the future, ensure that you eat fragrant and drink spicy, envy the dead person!"

Hearing the matchmaker praise his son like this, Ma Youde looked proud, and grinned: "Actually, my cub is not so good, just do a little business, buy a house in the county, and get a car to drive, nothing!"

He said that, but anyone could hear his pride.

Everyone: "......"

The corners of Lin Tian's mouth couldn't help twitching, he squinted, and asked, "Where's the horsepower?"

"Of course, it's a big deal in the county town!" Ma Youde said in a condescending tone: "It just so happens that you come out, I will be the master of that cub, and give you a livelihood in my cub's place, and we will be a family in the future, let your brother-in-law cover you, and the days will be no different!"

Lin Tianzhen was cheeky and laughed at this old thing, he could really climb up the pole.

Who is a family with you, and let the horsepower cover me, and he deserves it?

Ma Youde thought that Lin Tian was smiling happily, turned his head to look at Lin Shouen and his wife, and said arrogantly: "Since the villagers are all present, Lao Lin, brother and sister, we might as well settle the family affairs, if you think the bride price is not enough, no problem, my family will add another 30,000." That cub is rare Xiao Nuan, Xiao Nuan looks like something and his mother and I are also satisfied, as long as Xiao Nuan marries, I guarantee that Xiao Nuan will not suffer a little grievance, how about it?"

Mrs. Liu also persuaded: "Eighty thousand dowry, ten miles and eight villages around, no one can come up with this old money, and Brother Ma has said so, what are you two hesitating about, I have already agreed to leave me, and there will be no such store in this village!"

Yan Xiumei smiled reluctantly: "Brother Ma, let us consider this matter, after all, Xiao Nuan is still young!"

Lin Nuan hid behind her brother, lowered her head, pouted, and her face was full of grievances and unwillingness.

Glancing at his daughter, Lin Shouen, who had been silent, suddenly made up his mind, gritted his teeth and said, "I don't agree with this family business." Yes, I don't have much culture, but I also know that you can only make a career if you go to college. I don't have the ability to delay my son, and I must not delay my daughter again this time. Even if you smash the pot and sell iron, you will have to take my life, Xiao Nuan will have to learn!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at him in surprise.

No one expected that Lin Shouen, who had always been honest, would make such an unexpected decision.

Yan Xiumei echoed: "Then I don't agree either!"

Lin Nuan burst into tears in an instant and plunged into her mother's arms.

Lin Tian looked at his parents, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly.

He knows very well what his father thinks, but in the face of the huge temptation of 80,000 yuan, his father can still be so "impulsive", even he is a little surprised, but more than that, he is relieved and proud.

People can be poor, but they can ...... It must not be short!

"Dad, mighty!"

Lin Tian gave his father a thumbs up in his heart.

But some people are not happy anymore.

Rejected by the Lin family in front of the villagers, Ma Youde suddenly felt that he couldn't hold his face, and said angrily: "What's the matter, you don't look down on our old Ma family? Hehe, to be honest, if it weren't for the fact that my cub was hooked by Xiao Nuan, his mother and I would not have agreed to this family affair at all." Your family owes a famine, and your son has been in prison, and if you put it aside, the ingredients are not good, and who wants to take over this mess of your family except my family? You still don't agree, why don't you agree?"

Mrs. Liu also said angrily: "It can't be that your family thinks that money is less, right? Money is a good thing, but you also have to see how big your stomach is, be careful to die!"

Ma Youde said again: "100,000 dowry, one last time to ask you, this family business, do you want to do it?" agree, I will treat it as if nothing happened just now, if you still don't agree, hmph, don't let your girl seduce my cub in the future, or don't blame me for being polite!"

Lin Nuan said aggrievedly: "I didn't seduce him, he always pestered me, and I annoyed him to death!"

Lin Shouen said angrily: "I said, I don't agree with this family business. You are not welcome in our house, get out of here!"

Their family is poor, but they haven't lost their backbone, everyone laughs at them like this, if he still agrees, what's the difference between it and selling his daughter?

Yan Xiumei also said with a blue face: "Ma Youde, you can't speak with your conscience, what is the character of our family, the people in the village can see it, if you dare to pour dirty water on us again, I ...... I'll fight with you!"

Now that he has torn his face, Ma Youde no longer pretended, and sneered: "Hehe, okay, our old Ma family came to propose marriage with good intentions, you don't know what to do, and you still beat a rake, good, very good." You don't agree, right, no problem, then your family will pay back the 50,000 yuan owed to me now, not a penny, if you don't pay it today, you will use your land deed to offset the account, otherwise I will let your family be bulldozed, see if I dare to do it!"

Lin Shouen was so angry that he trembled: "You...... Are you trying to force me to die?"

Ma Youde choked and said: "Who are you scaring about, it is natural to repay debts, even if you die, you have to pay back the money first!"

At this time, Wang Shuping really couldn't look at it, and commented: "Who doesn't know that Brother Lin's family is in difficulty, and he can't take out so much money at all, if you take away other people's houses, where will their family live?

"Yes, Lao Lin is not easy, isn't Xiaotian coming out now, when Xiaotian finds a job, the money can be repaid sooner or later, why bother with each other!"

"It's not that I owe money to your family, even if people don't agree to the marriage, you can't do this, it's too unauthentic!"

"Aren't you forcing people to sell their daughters in disguise?"

“……”

Why did you suddenly become the target of public criticism?

Ma Youde was very unconvinced, pointed at Lin Tian, and sneered: "Just because he is a hairy boy who has just come out of prison? It's not that I look down on him, what else can he do now besides farming? Who dares to use him when he goes out to work? Rely on him to pay back the money, in the next life! My family's money is not blown by the wind, what is wrong with the money I want? Can't it?"

There was silence.

Because what he said was right, Lin Tian didn't even have a high Chinese credential, went to work in the city, except for coolies, who would use Lin Tian?

If you know that Lin Tian has been in prison, I'm afraid you won't be able to do hard work!

Seeing that everyone was running out of words, Ma Youde pursed his lips and became even more arrogant: "But I, Ma Youde, am not an unreasonable person, as long as you agree to marry Xiao Nuan, we don't want the 50,000 yuan."

Whether to pay back the money or marry your daughter, you can do it!"

As for the bride price, hehe, just with your attitude, there is no hair.

Didn't you say that Lao Tzu forced you to sell your daughter?

That's right, Lao Tzu is forcing you, what can you do?

Mom, I don't look at how poor I am, and I still pretend to be high?

Everything!

Ma Youde was disdainful in his heart.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Lin Tian suddenly walked in front of him.

"You...... What are you going to do?"

Ma Youde subconsciously took two steps back, he was still a little afraid of this kid who had been in prison.