The rain kept falling, the hundred-year-old trees in the yard were blown by the strong wind, the cold wind made people feel cold, and the thinly clothed girl standing under the eaves shrank invisibly, but still stood there tenaciously, biting her bloodless lip and glancing at the upper room with the corner of her eye.

At the beginning of spring, Suzhou is still cold because of the rainy season, so there are braziers in the hidden places around the upper room, and the charcoal burns so loudly that the house is smoked warm like spring.

In the room, a girl in a peach-colored dress, combed a spirit snake bun, obliquely inserted a peach silk flower, a high-quality jade comb inserted in the center of the bun, peach-like complexion, at this moment, a pair of peach blossom eyes were opening the window and glanced coldly at the thinly dressed girl outside, and then pouted, "Mother, Lin Long's dead girl is still under the porch and hasn't left, do you really want to take money to let her go to see that sick seedling?" Maybe when the sick seedling will die? Our family is really unlucky, and we still have to support a few of their sisters and brothers, why don't we just send them away? ”

The name is complaining with a pout, and the girl who pulled down the window with a "snap" is called Lin Li, the daughter of Lin Gang in Suzhou, and the most disdainful of Su Ri is Lin Long, who is also a cousin, and sharply ordered the girl around her to pull the charcoal a little more vigorously, and the girl reached out and pinched it when she moved a little slowly, and her peach blossom eyes glared.

Lin Gang, who was smoking a cigarette, frowned unhappily, thinking that his eldest brother was dead and threw the three debt collectors to him to raise, was it easy for him? I have to support more than a dozen wives and concubines, and there are many servants, where do I get the money to treat the sick seedling? Without waiting for the wife who stretched the horse's face to speak, she said to the housekeeper on the side: "Take two pieces of money to the dead girl outside, and then send her back." ”

Before the housekeeper could turn around and go out, Lin Gang's wife, Lin Baishi, shouted to the housekeeper and said, "Why do you need so much money for two hangings?" Just give her a penny, do you hear? ”

Lin Gang looked at his wife and frowned, that is the only bloodline left by his eldest brother, how can he grab medicine if he only gives a penny? No matter how ruthless you are, you won't force people to a dead end? His lips twitched, "Madame......"

"That's all, not a single one is allowed." Lin Bai said toughly.

That stinky girl comes every once in a while to ask for money, when she is inexhaustible? Now seeing that her husband's heart seemed to be loosened, he glared and said: "It's spring, Li'er is sixteen, I want to take Li'er to the spring banquet held by the governor's wife, don't spend some silver to dress up, do you still want her to promise a good marriage?" Make clothes, heads, and faces...... What doesn't cost ......?"

Lin Li's face was shy when she heard her mother's words, and she was very useful, and her fingers were rolling the silk handkerchief and thinking about her own thoughts.

As soon as Lin Gang heard his wife's nagging, he shut up and sat on the main seat smoking a cigarette, his brows were furrowed, and the rain outside kept falling was even more uneasy, and the more his wife was addicted, the more solemn his unhappy expression became.

He didn't read well, he couldn't embark on the road of the imperial examination like the eldest brother, his father often looked at him with eyes that hated iron and steel, he was panicked, and later in order to avoid his father's stern gaze, he chose to go back to his hometown in Suzhou to do some ancestral business, and married the daughter of the Suzhou squire Bai, this time it was twenty years, and he thought of smoking a big cigarette.

I think his Lin family has also been beautiful, his father Lin Youde was once an official cabinet scholar, is a red man in front of the emperor, in the 26th year of Qianxing against the Mongolian war, he served as a supervisor of the emperor's order, and was the hero of the defeat of the Mongolian state to Dashun, at that time the Lin family was in the capital What kind of scenery? How many people smashed the door of the Lin family? It's just that with the death of his father, the family road is not as good as day by day.

Once his eldest brother, Lin Long's father, Lin Ze, could still be a five-grade Guanglu Temple Shaoqing, and the saint also remembered his father's exploits and issued a decree to let him serve as a political envoy, but Lin Ze was a person who did not live long, and on the day the holy decree was issued, he happened to be infected with a cold, and his illness was serious again and again, and he could not be appointed by the saint.

His third brother Lin Chuang is a person who has repeatedly failed the exam, and now without the care of the boss, I am afraid that he will not be able to pass the exam, and the third brother who moved out of the Lin family's mansion in Kyoto said that he was unable to take care of Lin Long's sisters and brothers, so he had to rush to Kyoto to mourn and take his sisters and brothers back to his hometown in Suzhou to live on his ancestral business. He only sighed and returned with his nephews and nieces.

As soon as Lin Bai saw a few more mouths for eating, he immediately scolded, but he didn't kill his brain.

While he was thinking wildly, there was a lot of noise at the door, and he was in an extremely depressed mood and shouted at the door: "What are you yelling about? No bothering. ”

That is, I saw a girl with thin clothes and bright eyes and bright teeth, whose originally blue face was turning crimson because of anger at the moment, and a pair of willow eyebrows on her bright eyes were raised, and the housekeeper who was blocking her pushed to the side, holding a small copper coin in her hand and walking towards Lin Gang and said: "Second uncle, I have to talk about it regardless of it today, this is the money you gave Brother Dong for medical treatment?" Can you handle it? My father only has this bloodline left, this is life-saving money, you still have to deduct it to this ......"

Lin Baishi became angry when he heard this, slapped the table and jumped up and said, "Do you still have elders in your eyes?" When will it be your turn to ask sternly? Do you think our Lin family has mountains of gold and silver for your sisters and brothers to squander? Sister Long, I sue you, there is only so much money, no matter how much there is, there is no ......"

Lin Long's chest was so angry that she was so angry that the hanging copper coin in her hand was as hot as fire, so hot that her heart and her hands were trembling, the second aunt was stingy and unreasonable, she endured it, and she didn't let her enter the house every time, so she could only wait under the porch and endure it.

In the bleak wind and cold rain, she stomped her feet under the porch and wiped her hands to obey the duty of a junior and waited, but what she waited for was actually the housekeeper Lin Nan who wanted to send her away with a small amount of money, not to mention that the money was not enough for the five people in her family, and the medicine money for the younger brother Lin Dong alone was not enough.

When she boarded, she was very angry, and the housekeeper Lin Nan persuaded her, "Miss Long, you see that it is still raining this day, and the place where you live is afraid that it will leak rain, so let's take the money and go back to Dong Ge'er to catch a pair of life-saving medicine to deal with it, my wife has said too much, and there is no ......."

She immediately rushed in, and the housekeeper Lin Nan stopped her, and she said: "Uncle Nan, if you still remember my father's kindness, don't stop me, you also know that Brother Dong'er's illness was brought about by his mother's womb, how can this money be enough for him to drink medicine?" Didn't that kill him? ”

Taking advantage of the housekeeper Lin Nan was stunned, she broke into the main house smoothly, as soon as she entered the house, she felt that the house was warm like spring, and looked at the red-hot charcoal in the charcoal basin, and after a few years of good life, she saw that this charcoal was produced by the Feng family in Jiangnan.

She stepped forward and pointed to the charcoal basin, interrupted her with a sneer, and said, "Second aunt, do you say there is no surplus silver for me?" But can your family afford such expensive charcoal? Glancing at the clothes on my aunt's body, "I'm afraid that the second aunt can't buy it without ten or two hundred taels of silver, right?" Second aunt, you have to be reasonable, you have good food and clothing, and our sister and brother are poor, so there is nothing, but if you don't even give Brother Dong'er's life-saving money, then you are really not human. ”

"Yo, you speak with your conscience, did my father and mother treat your brothers and sisters badly? Don't forget that you're eating, living, and wearing what you're wearing now? Ungrateful and eating things inside and out. Lin Li looked at Lin Long coldly.

Lin Longqiao's face was flushed with anger, and she smashed a hanging copper coin on the desk in front of Lin Bai's, and sat down with a carved round chair, she was very angry but her mind was more sober, and she looked at Lin Li who stepped forward to caress Lin Bai's who was angry because of her actions, and then the pair of peach blossom eyes slashed at her, and the sneer on the corner of her mouth became even bigger.

"Cousin, the so-called brother still settles the account, don't be stupid, when my father went that day, he left at least a few thousand taels of silver, not only that, but also our four shops in Beijing, the second uncle and the third uncle sold without saying hello, not to mention thousands of miles of silver. Our sister and brother have lived here for three years and have not arrived, no matter how much we spend, it is impossible to spend so much silver, what is this called, what is our food, shelter and clothing are all from your family? Speak with your conscience. ”

As soon as these mocking words came out, Lin Li's pretty face turned red, and she took her mother's hand and coquettishly, "Mother, listen to what she said, is this human language?" Mother......"

Lin Bai patted his daughter's hand to appease him, smashed the hanging copper coin on the case to Lin Long, and said coldly: "Don't play tricks here, take this hanging copper coin and leave quickly, the things left by your father have already been taken by your unscrupulous mother to remarry, our family doesn't get half of the benefits of your family, what do you mean by making trouble here with me now?" It's you who spread other people's jokes, a fifteen-year-old girl, who dares to marry you if you don't have a good reputation? ”

Lin Gang's heart jumped, he glanced at the girl with a stern face, and he had reaped a lot of benefits from his eldest brother Lin Ze, but he couldn't say this, he was good at the clan, and he was not afraid that this girl would make trouble, but after all, it was ugly to hear, seeing that Lin Long was going to fight back, he knocked the cigarette stick on the table and chair, and the sound made everyone present jump in shock.

I saw him say with a calm face: "Go and get two more copper coins, Sister Long, I am your uncle, can I still swallow the silver money that your father left for Brother Dong?" Don't listen to your aunt, Qinglou Huamei is also a person who can't be on the stage. I'll give you a thorough understanding today, what kind of family is our Lin family? Your grandfather and father are not greedy for money, so how can they have any family background? When your father went to the house, there were only three hundred taels of silver left, and because the shops were not worth a few dollars in the suburbs, they only got two hundred taels of silver when they were sold that day, adding up to only five hundred taels of silver. Your mother is a ruthless person, she left you to marry into a high-ranking family, and in the future, your marriage will not be handled by our elders? I gave you all this money just for fear of cheapening your aunt? Received from his uncle, his brother married a relative, and a lot of money will be returned. ”

The more he spoke, the more his face was full of high spirits, and his tone became more and more gentle, and then he turned his head and put on the posture of an elder, "Tell me what kind of attitude you have, it's just disrespectful, I don't care if you are the first offender, the second uncle doesn't care about it today, if there is a next time, don't blame the second uncle for being ruthless and taking out the rattan to discipline you on behalf of your dead father, you understand?" Raised his eyes slightly and glanced at Lin Long sharply, if it weren't for today's trouble, I wouldn't have seen that this girl was also a powerful character.

"Don't give it, Lin Gang, I sue you, this kind of thing can't be used to, I have already given them a lot of money last time, how many days has it been? Dare to use the banner of Brother Dong to blackmail money? Lin Bai jumped up like a fried cat and pointed at Lin Gangdao, "And what did you say?" What left five hundred taels of silver? Where is it? Why didn't I see it? Lin Long, our family already has a deep affection for your sisters and brothers, don't be ashamed. ”

Lin Long can be regarded as an eye-opener, he has seen shameless but has never seen a shameless person in this situation, the last time was ten days ago, and he only gave a mere five copper coins, but it turned into a lot of money in her mouth? It was not a taste in my heart.

obviously reaped a lot of benefits from her family, but now she can actually push it all away, and she has to put gold on her face, biting her lip and seeing her second uncle Lin Gang rarely reprimanding Lin Bai in public, and then Lin Bai raised her voice in response, and then someone was ready to kick herself out.

People are good at being bullied, and horses are good at being ridden, thinking like this, she suddenly became angry, and when the little guy who was ordered to drive her up, she quickly approached the charcoal basin, grabbed the copper ring of the charcoal basin with lightning speed, and approached Lin Bai's with a hand, which frightened Lin Bai's frightened, and pointed at her with a trembling finger and said, "You...... What are you doing? ”

Lin Long held the charcoal basin, everyone regretted the red-hot charcoal in her hand, afraid that she would splash it on herself, so she didn't dare to approach, she approached Lin Bai's step by step and Lin Li, who jumped up from the chair and hid behind Lin Bai's in fright, sneered with a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water: "Brother Dong can't live without this life-saving silver, then I simply won't live, everyone will die together." Second uncle, you keep saying that you are benevolent and righteous, but you can't even get used to your ancestors' actions, not to mention that the property left by my father was taken away by you, even this ancestral brother also has a share, you let our sisters and brothers not survive, then I won't let you have a better time......"

"It's the other way around, do you still have elders in your eyes?" Lin Gang was so angry that he trembled.

Lin Long snorted coldly, I really want to say what kind of elder are you based on your style? But no matter how angry you are, you can't say this, and your heart turns back and forth a few times, "Second uncle, niece doesn't want to, Brother Dong is not light this time, the doctor said that the prescription should be added with red ginseng, if you don't save yourself when you see death, then don't blame your niece for being ruthless." "I was going to pour the red-hot coals on Lin Bai and Lin Li's bodies.

"Stop her, don't let her go crazy here......" Lin Gang commanded the housekeeper Lin Nan, the red-hot charcoal was not something to joke about.

Lin Nan obeyed the order and stretched out his hand to stop Lin Long, who seemed to be crazy, watching this girl grow up, she used to be a girl who followed etiquette, and she really didn't see that she was so ruthless. He couldn't get used to Lin Gang's approach, but he had no choice but to rely on the Lin Mansion to support his family, so he secretly stopped Lin Long, and when Lin Long kicked him over, he pretended to fall and pulled several servants who were ordered to stop Lin Long to the ground.

Lin Long secretly glanced at Lin Nan with gratitude, if he didn't make a little effort, he really didn't want to get money today, broke through Lin Nan's defense, and went to Lin Bai's and Lin Li, Lin Li screamed in fright, afraid that the charcoal basin she was holding in her hand would splash on herself, so injury was secondary, because she was only one year old apart from Lin Long, the two were of similar height, if she was disfigured by charcoal splashed on her face, where could she still marry?

"Mother, why don't you just give her a few copper coins, it will be bad if it splashes on your daughter's face......" Lin Li grabbed her mother's clothes and said.

Lin Long got Lin Li's words, it seemed to scare them, and it seemed that he wanted to bypass Lin Bai's and splash hot charcoal on Lin Li, Lin Bai's hand stretched out to block the daughter behind him, his face turned white with fright, his feet trembled, seeing that Lin Nan and the others couldn't stop Lin Long, they wanted to loosen their mouths, but their lips just moved and couldn't make a sound.

"Give it to her, give her a tael of silver." Lin Gang shouted angrily, a pair of old eyes glared at Lin Long fiercely, he couldn't wait to fry her skin and bones in today's trouble.

After the housekeeper Lin Nan got the order, he hurriedly ran to get the silver.

Lin Long still maintained this posture unchanged, Lin Gang's eyes she pretended not to see, if it was changed to herself three years ago, how could it be possible to threaten people like this, but the world is not up to others, the more you give in to others, the more you will deceive you, the silver that the second aunt gave them to live on is declining year by year, and now it is even more pitiful.

After Lin Nan took the silver, she looked at the silver that was shining with a dull luster in the light, her nose couldn't help but be sour, and she was stunned for a while, and then remembered that she was the eldest daughter in the family, and her younger siblings still had to rely on her. Forget it, let's pass the current level first, and unwillingly raise the charcoal basin again.

Lin Baishi hugged Lin Li and looked at her with a wary face, hating the girl in front of him in his heart.

"Don't take the money yet? What more do you want? Lin Gang shouted majestically.

Lin Long handed over the charcoal basin to the little guy who stepped forward, took the hot one or two pieces of silver in Lin Nan's hand, and this time blessed Lin Gang and Lin Bai according to the courtesy, "The second uncle is not annoyed, the niece was also forced, and I hope the second uncle will forgive me." ”

Lin Gang snorted heavily, obviously not believing what she said.

Lin Long didn't care about him, he got up and prepared to go back, the little brother who had been out for so long and was really worried about the onset, who knew that he had only walked a few steps, and then heard a gloomy voice behind him, "Stop." ”――

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When the new article of a dream first opened, I was in a nervous mood, and I hope that my relatives can support it and collect one, and I am grateful.