Chapter 28

Everyone knew Lin Da Hua was a doctor, so it wasn’t unusual for Lin Qing to take her sister’s pulse.

He Lao Pozi thought Lin Qing was up to no good,

“My daughter-in-law can take pulses too.”

“I’m not very good at it.” Lin Qing said calmly.

She took her second sister’s pulse without rushing.

The more she felt, the tighter her frown became.

He Lao Pozi watched coldly, waiting to see what trick Lin Qing was playing.

“Second Sister, you’re pregnant, but your body is too weak. If you continue doing heavy work, you might lose the baby.”

“…… What? My daughter-in-law is pregnant?”

Her youngest son and grandson were the apple of her eye.

He Lao Pozi loved her youngest son, the second sister’s husband, the most.

Because she spoiled him, the more the second sister failed to give birth to a son, the angrier she became.

She wouldn’t hesitate to bully her.

If she died, she could just remarry. It wouldn’t cost much.

In the courtyard, He Da Sao and He Er Sao’s faces turned stiff.

He Da Sao looked from one to the other, “Little cousin-in-law, are you sure?”

“You can call the barefoot doctor to check my second sister. If you’re not sure, you can go to the county hospital for a blood test.” Lin Qing knew how to feel a happy pulse.

If they were worried, let them fuss.

Could she just make up a baby?

He Lao Pozi didn’t believe Lin Qing either. Seeing her youngest son still eating, she was furious.

“You haven’t heard that your wife is pregnant, why don’t you hurry up and call He Er to take a look?”

After a while, He Er came over. He took her pulse seriously and said, “She is pregnant, but your daughter-in-law is weak. This pregnancy needs to be taken care of. She can’t do heavy work.”

They were all from the same village, and everyone knew about the He family’s problems.

He was just being kind when he said that.

He Lao Pozi confirmed that her daughter-in-law was indeed pregnant and beamed with joy.

Then came the mind blowing part.

“Of course, she can’t do heavy work. I’ve always been worried about her. Now that she’s pregnant, she’s even more precious.”

Then, she turned to glare at her eldest daughter-in-law and second daughter-in-law, “Both of you, make sure you take care of her. Don’t just bully the honest one and make her do all the work. If you cause my grandson to have any problems, I’ll skin you alive.”

Then, she looked at her second daughter with a dramatic tone, “You’re so soft-hearted. I’m here to protect you. What will you do when I’m gone?”

He Da Sao and He Er Sao were furious.

Their mother-in-law was such a good actress.

So, she was the good guy now?

Lin Qing and Big Sister didn’t know what kind of person He Lao Pozi was.

They were disgusted.

He Er: …

Who are you putting on a show for?

Actually, in real life, encountering a manipulative person like He Lao Pozi was terrifying.

He Er didn’t want to stay a minute longer. He took his money and left.

He Lao Pozi was also smart enough to give the sisters some space to talk.

Lin Qing and Big Sister followed their second sister into the house.

The small, dilapidated house lacked everything.

There wasn’t even a curtain on the window.

The second sister didn’t dare to undress at night. Even if she sweated through her clothes, she had to stay fully dressed.

She was afraid that someone would see her if she woke up late in the morning.

Whenever her husband wanted to be intimate, she would be terrified.

Big Sister sighed as she looked at the window.

The last time she came, she brought a piece of cloth for her sister to use as a curtain.

She didn’t need to guess, it must have been taken by someone.

Her sister was soft-hearted, and her husband was heartless. She also hoped this child would be a boy.

The joy of her sister’s pregnancy faded a little.

Lin Qing took out a few packets of medicine from her pocket and handed them to her second sister, “This is medicine that Dad made to regulate your body. Second Sister, keep it safe.”

Actually, the medicine was different.

It was made by Lin Qing herself.

With the spiritual spring water and the detoxified herbs from her space, it was definitely better than the medicine pills Lin Da Hua made.

If her second sister took it, there was a high chance she would have a safe delivery not necessarily a son.

The second sister knew that her body was very weak, so she took the medicine and quickly hid it.

Just then, Lin Qing noticed someone approaching quietly.

She guessed it was someone eavesdropping.

She quickly changed the subject, “I think Xiao Yi is very thin, and your body is so weak, Second Sister. Why don’t Big Sister and I take Xiao Yi back to our house and raise her for a while?”

Would the Lin family be short of a meal for the little girl?

No way.

In the background check, after the second sister went there, Lin Da Hua had asked the He family for the child.

The He family refused.

Lin Da Hua, as the grandfather, couldn’t compete, so he could only secretly send food to his granddaughter.

At least the child wouldn’t starve.

Later, he lost hope of living, and He Yi’s life became truly bleak.

Big Sister also thought it was best to take the little girl back and raise her for a while.

It would be easier for both of them.

The second sister smiled but didn’t respond. Instead, she looked at Lin Qing with concern, “I heard the Zhao family is breaking off the engagement?”

Outside, He Da Sao was eager to listen at the window. That was why she came.

Lin Qing: “Hui Zhou and I have a good relationship. Zhao Lao Pozi can’t break it off even if she wants to.”

Outside, He Da Sao scoffed.

She hadn’t noticed before, but Lin San Ya was quite cunning. She had a good hold on her man.

But it was no wonder, she was so alluring. Men were all about that.

Here, the second sister was a simple person. She believed her sister when she said that.

She breathed a sigh of relief, but she was still worried. With a mother-in-law like Zhao Lao Pozi, could she have a good life?

Lin Qing rattled on and on, emphasizing that Zhao Lao Pozi wasn’t a problem.

He Da Sao was annoyed and didn’t want to listen anymore.

As soon as she left, Lin Qing leaned in and whispered to her second sister, “Sister, I passed the college entrance exam.”

The second sister was delighted. She was about to speak, but Lin Qing grabbed her hand.

Lin Qing shook her head, “Don’t spread it around now. I’m going to find Zhao Hui Zhou and see if he has someone else.”

The second sister looked shocked and confused…

Zhao Hui Zhou has someone else?

Lin Qing briefly explained the situation.

Logically, her passing the college entrance exam would benefit her second sister too.

Even if He Lao Pozi bullied her, she would have to think twice.

Fortunately, the second sister was pregnant now, so she could hold on for a while.

The second sister didn’t think that much. She was just excited that her sister had achieved something great.

If she wasn’t supposed to say anything, she wouldn’t.

When the two sisters got up to leave, Lin Qing picked up He Yi and coaxed her, “Do you want to go to Grandma’s house with Third Aunt?”

He Yi blinked, as if she was thinking about what Lin Qing meant.

Then, she looked at her mother with tears in her eyes. She only wanted her mother, she didn’t want to go anywhere.

Oh well.

This pitiful little look, even the second sister couldn’t bear it.

Her only hope was her child.

Big Sister sighed, “You just rest for a while. I’ll ask Dad to find an ox cart to take you back home to recuperate.”

Lin Qing joked, “Dad and Mom will definitely be happy to have you two back. They’ll be thrilled if you two stay here forever.”

He Lao Pozi snorted, “Are you telling me to send them back if I don’t want them?”

Humph.

Thinking that Lin San Ya’s engagement hadn’t fallen through, He Lao Pozi suppressed her anger and smiled, “Let them go back and stay for a while after Xiao Xue’s body is stable.”

Let them stay.

They weren’t eating their food. She was happy about it.

It would be best if they stayed until the baby was born. She would be able to hold her grandson.

Leaving the He family, the second sister held He Yi and walked with her to the village entrance.

Big Sister waved for them to go back, but the second sister stubbornly stayed there, refusing to leave.

The summer heat.

The verdant village entrance.

The winding dirt road, on the horizon, the figures of the two stood there.

Every time Lin Qing and Big Sister turned back, the big and small figures would wave to them.

The sunlight shone against them, their figures becoming smaller and more blurred.

In Lin Qing’s mind, the second sister and He Yi became clearer and clearer.

A force of blood flowed through her.

It was called family.

Lin Qing realized that she could no longer treat this place as a book.

On the other side,

The postman, an old man, was going to Shanglin Village to deliver letters today.

Zhao Lao Pozi almost scared him off his bicycle.

He felt something was wrong from afar.

It looked like someone was lying on the ground.

The old man’s heart pounded.

In these times, it wasn’t unusual to find a dead person lying on the road.

He was brave, so he slowly approached.

Then, his eyes were met with a shocking sight.

The old man couldn’t understand.

He hesitated about whether to get involved.

What if he was tricked?

Don’t think that just because he was old, his mind wasn’t sharp.

He traveled between villages every day, he had seen it all.

What if he woke the old woman up and she claimed that he was the one who stripped her? What would he do then?

Leaving her alone would weigh on his conscience.

Oh my.

Why did he have to run into this?

The old man was worried sick.

In the midst of his internal struggle, a flash of insight made him think, a young girl being stripped and thrown here could be a murder.

But an old woman being stripped, what did that mean?

It meant she had offended someone.

She probably hadn’t done anything good, otherwise, why would they strip her?

Thinking about it that way, the old man’s heart immediately felt at ease. Without a word, he got on his bicycle and left.

He rode fast.

The postman knew the village head of Shanglin Village. He happened to meet him in the field and they greeted each other.

The old man rode quite a distance, then pulled the brakes.

He still felt uneasy.

He turned back.

The village head saw him and smiled, “Old Brother, is there something you need?”

The postman gritted his teeth, “There’s someone lying at your village entrance.”

The village head was startled at first, then shocked.

He instinctively asked, “Alive or dead?”

The postman clicked his teeth. How should he put it?

If he said “alive,” it would mean he had gone close and taken a closer look.

That was difficult.

“From a distance, it should be… alive.”

The village head: ???

From a distance…

“Man or woman?”

The postman clicked his teeth again.

The village head: Understood, woman.

A very tragic image immediately formed in his mind.

A young girl…

The village head didn’t want to play riddles with the old postman anymore. He immediately went to find his wife and told her to take a few tight-lipped women to the village entrance to check the situation.

“You go first and see who it is. If something’s wrong, come tell me right away.”

If the situation was bad, a few women wouldn’t be enough.

But at least they could tidy things up before the men arrived.

If it was a false alarm, the women could bring the person back first.

The village head’s wife understood the urgency of the situation and took a few tight-lipped women to the village entrance.

On the way, she briefly explained the situation.

People were still relatively simple-minded at this time. The aunts looked serious.

Then, when they arrived at the scene,

They almost couldn’t hold it in.

They never imagined that the one lying there would be Zhao Lao Pozi.

She was stripped naked.

Their tension eased a bit.

You know, this old woman, being stripped naked, wasn’t very appealing.

It was quite shocking.

The village head’s wife took a look and knew the woman was fine.

First, there was no blood.

Second, there were no wounds.

She wasn’t murdered on the road.

It was more likely that they went to harm someone, but failed.

Who else could have a grudge against the Zhao family?

The village head’s wife clicked her tongue.

Sure enough, even rabbits bite when they’re cornered.

The aunts were about to wake Zhao Lao Pozi up.

They shook her for a long time, but she wouldn’t wake up.

One aunt said, “No, go get Old Zhao Tou. His own wife, he should take care of her.”

It was the hottest time of the year in the south. Everyone was wearing minimal clothes. They couldn’t expose themselves for Zhao Lao Pozi.

What about their dignity?

Also, they couldn’t carry the naked Zhao Lao Pozi back to the village.

They would definitely be hated for it.

On the other side, the postman had finished delivering the letters and had to return.

He was a little worried.

He hoped the old woman had already been taken away.

Even though his bicycle was slow, it was faster than walking.

Besides, the aunts had to inform Old Zhao Tou to bring clothes.

They wouldn’t have time.

So, the postman rode his bicycle at a snail’s pace, but he still arrived at the village entrance.

The aunts guarding Zhao Lao Pozi were startled and blushed.

They grumbled.

Zhao Lao Pozi was being a jerk, she didn’t know anything while she was unconscious.

They felt like they were the ones who were naked.

What was going on?

One aunt was quick-witted and quickly grabbed some wild grass to cover Zhao Lao Pozi.

This action was truly unnecessary.

The postman’s face twitched. He closed his eyes, hardened his heart, and rode his bicycle through.

He rode away at full speed.

The bicycle wheels were smoking.

The skinny, little old man’s timid appearance actually made the aunts laugh.

Then, they laughed Zhao Lao Pozi awake.

Zhao Lao Pozi: Why do I feel so cold all over, like I’m not wearing any clothes?

Zhao Lao Pozi was too embarrassed to face anyone.

Old Zhao Tou was also too embarrassed to face anyone.

That day, Zhao Lao Pozi put on her clothes at the village entrance and jumped up and down, scolding, “I’m going to find that little b*tch Lin Qing to settle this.”

Old Zhao Tou felt like he was already green with envy.

He couldn’t be any greener.

He dragged Zhao Lao Pozi back home.

When Zhao Hui Yan woke up, she found that she was fine. She was both surprised and delighted. On the way home, she didn’t seem to be affected at all.

The villagers didn’t know she had been knocked unconscious that day.

Although the village head told his wife to find some gossipy women, those gossipy women only kept it to themselves.

They gossiped at home.

Adults thought the children didn’t hear.

Even if they heard, they wouldn’t understand.

The children got a big scoop of news and went out to brag to their friends.

Now, the whole village knew.

Lin Da Hua and Wang Lanfeng listened to Little Lin Xia’s story and looked like they had seen something incredible.

Who was that? So powerful?

She stripped Zhao Lao Pozi naked.

And knocked her unconscious and threw her at the village entrance.

It was very satisfying to hear.

The couple didn’t even think about their daughters.

But all the women in the village knew that it must have been the Lin sisters who did it.

First, someone saw the sisters leave the village with things in their hands.

Second, the only people who had a grudge against the Zhao family recently were the Lin family. Oh, wait, there was also the Cui family?

But everyone was more inclined to believe it was the Lin sisters.

Logically, Zhao Lao Pozi should have been working in the fields at that time.

She wasn’t working properly, and she ended up lying at the village entrance for no reason. It was her own fault.

If you don’t provoke people, would they harm you?

The more they discussed it, the more shocked they became.

Yes, Zhao Lao Pozi definitely had no good intentions that day. If the Lin sisters had been stripped naked and thrown at the village entrance, would they have survived?

It was a good thing she didn’t succeed.

Because it was Zhao Lao Pozi who was stripped, the incident had a touch of magic to it.

There was no sympathy or pity.

On the contrary, it was quite funny.

The villagers were very enthusiastic about watching the drama unfold.

They didn’t know that Lin Qing had received a letter that day.

It came from Shen City.