Becoming the Villain's Discarded Wife
Chapter 51

Chapter 51: Chapter 51

"Why did you bring it home then? You should have let her keep it so she could cook it for Gougou,"

Looking at the fiercely glaring giant turtle, Lin’s mother couldn’t help but think of her thin and tiny grandson.

"She told us to bring it back as a way to show respect to our parents. Besides, Doudou and Maomao are also very thin, she claimed that it breaks her heart to see them like this."

"This child..." Lin’s mother had a bigger smile on her face after hearing Lin Ercheng’s words.

All she wanted was for her children to live their own little happy lives.

"Anyway, it’s her goodwill gesture. When your older brothers return tomorrow, we can have a good meal together as a family." Staring at the turtle crawling by his feet, Lin’s father could not express how much he appreciated it. He had never eaten turtle in his life, it was really thoughtful of his daughter.

Doudou and Maomao, knowing there would be food, immediately huddled into the room, lied down on the bed, and closed their eyes to sleep.

Chen Qiulan and Sun Cui awkwardly looked at each other, both blushing a bit.

They could not compete with their sister-in-law.

Just one turtle had suddenly made Nanzhi seem selfless in the eyes of the Lin Family.

Early the next morning, when it was still dark, the Lin brothers were awakened by their mother and were out the door.

Yawning all the way, they were about to arrive at Lihua Village when they saw Shen Dashan leading a group of men carrying hoes heading their way. For a moment, both brothers were somewhat in a daze.

"Big Brother, what’s going on?" Lin Ercheng looked puzzled as he scratched his head at the sight of the array of people walking with so much force. Wasn’t that a wasteland?

"How would I know? They all are carrying hoes, wouldn’t they be going up the mountain to reclaim the wasteland?"

Lin Yicheng was also somewhat confused. What could this large group be doing going to the mountain so early in the morning?

"But now, it hardly ever rains, what’s the point of reclaiming the wasteland?"

"Then they must be going to dig a grave."

"Digging graves?" As Lin Ercheng looked at the impressive crowd turning the corner and disappearing, he was dumbfounded: "Are they going to dig graves for those people?"

"Otherwise what? Digging ginseng on the mountain?" Lin Yicheng looked somewhat annoyed at his brother. How could he be so clever normally, but become a fool in such odd situations?

"Alright, alright, let’s hurry to Nanzhi’s house. We need to bring back more firewood and stuff today."

Lin Ercheng ignored his brother’s words. After all, once they got to Nanzhi’s house, his nephew would still prefer him.

"Nanzhi, open the door."

Nanzhi woke up early due to the commotion in the village. With dark circles under her eyes, she opened the door as soon as it was knocked.

"Big brother, second brother, you’re here so early."

Seeing Nanzhi yawning, the two Lin brothers almost couldn’t hold back their yawns. They got up even earlier today than the previous day.

"Yikes, big brother and second brother, didn’t you sleep well last night?" She eyed the faces of her two brothers and could vaguely see dark circles under the skin of their wheat-like complexion.

"No way." Lin Yicheng shook his hand dismissively. He couldn’t exactly say that his mother woke him up so early in the morning to rush him to Lihua Village, could he?

Nanzhi voiced an ’oh’ skeptically, then shifted her gaze to Lin Ercheng.

"What’s wrong, what’s wrong, are you unwilling to let us in?" Lin Ercheng gave a couple of coughs and pushed the door to go in.

With a smirk, Nanzhi stepped aside to let him in. This was called ’pretending to be a tiger’.

Perhaps they were being disfavored by their sister-in-law.

Thinking it would be cooler to set out early, the two brothers didn’t wait for Nanzhi to make breakfast, but grabbed their pancakes, washed them down with cold water, and headed out.

"Hey, big brother, second brother, where’s the rush? I’ll make you two bowls of noodles. Have a proper meal before going to the mountain!"

Seeing her two brothers grab their tools ready to go, Nanzhi hurriedly called out to them.

"After you’ve had your pancakes, stay at home with Gougou. The village is having funerals today, so don’t go out with Gougou,"

Lin Ercheng waved his hand and instructed before catching up with his elder brother.

It’s easy for a little kid to get scared if he comes across a coffin.

Watching the hurried backs of her two brothers, Nanzhi was somewhat confused. Then she realized that they probably need to repair their own house. It was good that her brothers could spare two days to help. They couldn’t just ignore their own house.

Today they helped her chop wood, tomorrow they would probably have to repair the house.

Thinking about the half-stacked firewood in the woodshed, Nanzhi’s nose began to tingle. This was what family felt like.

She wished her grandmother was still here.

"Mom, have my uncles come?" Gougou came out butt-naked and saw her crying. He hurriedly ran up to her.

"Mom, what’s wrong?"

Nanzhi, looking at Gougou’s worried little face, wiped her tears laughing, "Your mom is just happy."

If grandma knew that she now had a family, she would be happy for her, right?

Gougou looked up at her, somewhat confused. Why would mom cry if she’s happy?

He hesitatingly asked, "Mom, do people cry when they’re happy?"

"Yes. If someone is very happy, they might cry."

Hearing his mother’s words, Gougou nodded, silently remember - if too happy, a person might cry.

Nanzhi wiped her tears before going to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. Since her two brothers were not there, she didn’t use white flour, but made a few Potato Cakes with black flour and potatoes instead.

The whole morning, Lin Yicheng and Lin Ercheng made three trips back and forth. Looking at them, drenched in sweat as if they had just been pulled out of water, Nanzhi felt a pang of pity. She persuaded them to have their lunch, sleep for a while at home, and then continue their work.

No matter how strong Lin Yicheng and Lin Ercheng were, after the trips they were exhausted. They agreed to take a break.

Those who were digging graves on the mountain had a tough time.

The weather was scorching hot. There was a wide clearing up on the hill, but the abundance of stones made the task of digging very laborious.

Shen Dashan put down his hoe and wiped the sweat from his forehead. Looking at dozens of graves, he felt a heavy feeling in his heart.

Last time, the village had collected 19 taels of silver, and he and a few clan elders also contributed some. Even considering the children who had lost their parents, arranging for coffins was not a problem.

But thinking about people, with whom he was joking just a few days ago, now being buried, he didn’t feel right.

"Dad, all the graves are dug out. We’re waiting for them to come back," Shen Qinghe counted the open graves and quickly came over to report.

"Fine, leave some people to wait on the mountain. Distribute the dry food among them. I will go down the mountain with others to receive."

A group of people followed Shen Dashan down to the village entrance and kept waiting.

As the sun was directly overhead, Shen Dashan and a group of men sat waiting. The hot sun made everyone’s head hot, and sweat dripped like beans continuously.

After waiting for another hour, even Shen Dashan had taken off his clothes to fan himself, when he finally saw a group of black dots slowly approaching from a distance.

"They’re here! They’re here!" Shen Qingchuan recognized Shen Yuntian, leading the way and shouted excitedly.

Finally they’ve returned!

The men wiped the sweat from their faces and stood up to wait.

"Li Zheng, we’re back!"

Shen Yuntian, looking at the people waiting at the entrance of the village, was somewhat excited. Today’s experience had been very thrilling.

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