HLnovel Chapter 63 Returning to Dahe Village
Chapter 63 Returning to Dahe Village
"Grandpa, Grandma, I want to go to Dahe Village with my maternal grandmother for a while," Xiao Siyue said to Grandpa and Grandma.
“Alright, then Grandpa will take you there directly,” Mr. Xiao said after thinking for a moment.
"Okay, thank you, Grandpa." Xiao Siyue thought it was fine. Their carriage was quite large, and they had bought a big one because they had a large family. However, it could only seat a maximum of four people.
Finally, they had no choice but to rent an oxcart to get everyone back to Dahe Village.
"Grandpa, Grandma, you should go back first. I'll stay for a while and then come back." Xiao Siyue wanted to stay in Dahe Village for a longer period of time.
"Yue'er, when you want to come back, send a message to Grandpa, and Grandpa will come to pick you up." Grandpa Xiao patted Xiao Siyue's head and said lovingly.
"Okay, Grandpa, then come pick me up in a month." Xiao Siyue thought for a moment. It would be around the end of July by then, just in time to go back and pick wild grapes on the mountain. This year, she plans to pick more and make more wine.
The day after returning home, Xiao Siyue went to her uncle's house with her aunt and maternal aunt.
"Lin Wen, get out here! You beast, how dare you hide at home and not come out!" The eldest aunt cursed as soon as she entered the youngest uncle's house, attracting the attention of everyone around.
"What happened?"
"I don't know, I came out as soon as I heard the sound."
However, Lin Wen was not called out by his eldest aunt's scolding, but his youngest aunt, Yang, was.
"Sister-in-law, what brings you here?" Madam Yang said with a fake smile.
"You don't know why I'm here. And don't call me sister-in-law," the eldest aunt said, glancing sideways at Yang. She didn't believe Yang wouldn't know.
"Hehe, sister-in-law, look at what you're saying. You are my sister-in-law. Besides, I can't predict the future, how would I know what you're here for?" Madam Yang smiled awkwardly.
"Alright, let Lin Wen out quickly." Aunt Lin didn't want to engage in this hypocritical flattery with Madam Yang.
“Sister-in-law, so you’re looking for your husband? Unfortunately, he’s not here,” said Madam Yang.
"Not here?" Aunt Lin didn't believe it.
"Heh, I'll go in and find it myself." Aunt Lin said, walking directly into the room.
"Sister-in-law, how can you just barge into someone else's house like that?" Madam Yang stepped forward to stop her.
"Then let him come out." Aunt Lin looked at Madam Yang expressionlessly.
"Sister-in-law, my husband is really not here."
"Lin Wen, come out right now, or I'll tell everyone what you've done!" Aunt Lin shouted into the house, ignoring Madam Yang.
Yang was still saying something about Lin Wen not being there.
As a result, Lin Wen came out of the house with a fake smile on his face.
Aunt Lin glanced at Madam Yang, as if to say, 'Didn't you say you weren't here?'
Yang saw this, turned her head, and glared at Lin Wen.
Lin Wen, feeling glared at by Yang Shi, thought to himself that he didn't want to come out either, but if he didn't, he might not be able to survive in this village.
"Sister-in-law, let's go inside and talk," Lin Wen said, glancing outside again and noticing many villagers looking in from outside the gate.
Yang chased the people outside away and closed the gate, saying, "What are you looking at? Go back inside."
The villagers walked away, cursing and swearing.
After everyone went inside, Xiao Siyue quickly followed.
"Sister-in-law, please sit down. Eldest sister, you sit down too." Lin Wen quickly invited the two to sit down before looking at Xiao Siyue on the side.
"Yue'er, what brings you here?" Lin Wen said, frowning. What's a little kid doing here?
"Yue'er is someone I brought. What, you have a problem with that?" Lin Shu pulled Xiao Siyue to her side and retorted.
"No, no." Lin Wen was still afraid of his older sister; he had been beaten a lot when they were kids.
"Lin Wen, tell me, why did you repay kindness with enmity?" Lin Shu asked directly. Even now, she couldn't understand why her younger brother would do such a thing. He might have been a little selfish when he was young, but he wouldn't have harmed his own brother.
"I...I..." Lin Wen knew that they already knew what he had done, and he didn't know how to answer.
"What else could it be? Lin Wen is a heartless person," Aunt Lin said from the side.
"No, I was too scared at the time, that's why I lost my hand. I didn't mean to hurt my brother." Lin Wen recalled the scene at the time. When the wild boar pounced, he was terrified. His only thought was that he absolutely could not die. A wicked thought flashed through his mind, and his hand had already pushed Lin Wu.
"And then what? Why didn't you save your older brother? You ran away. Do you know that you almost killed your brother?" Lin Shu thought of this, feeling worried about Lin Wu's near death and resentful of Lin Wen's ingratitude.
"I..." Lin Wen couldn't explain this at all. He could only say that he didn't want to die like Lin Wu, which was why he ran away. When he saw Lin Wu being knocked away by the wild boar, he was terrified and his first reaction was to run.
"Lin Wen, Lin Wen, you are so heartless. He is your older brother. He has protected you since you were a child and always gave you the food. Even this time, he protected you behind his back. But I never expected you to stab him in the back. How can you face your older brother?" Lin Shu was truly disappointed in his younger brother.
"Big sister."
"Don't call me 'elder sister,' I don't have a brother like you who disregards family ties," Lin Shu said loudly.
"Elder sister, what else is there to say? Just send Lin Wen to the yamen," Aunt Lin said, recalling the day she saw Lin Wu covered in blood, she wished she could skin Lin Wen alive.
"Send it to the yamen! No, you can't do that!" Yang, who had just been pretending to be a quail, became anxious.
Lin Wen's face turned pale instantly.
“Why not? Lin Wen is harming people.” Aunt Lin glanced at the two anxious people.
"Sister-in-law, you can't do this! I'm my brother's own brother!" Lin Wen said urgently, then turned his gaze to Lin Shu. However, Lin Shu simply turned his face away and ignored him.
“A younger brother? Haha, my husband doesn’t have a younger brother like you.” Aunt Lin became even angrier when she mentioned this.
"Sister-in-law, my brother is fine now, please let me go. I will definitely make it up to him in the future." Seeing that Lin Shu was unmoved, Lin Wen quickly pleaded with his aunt.
"Nothing's wrong? Have you no shame? Your older brother almost died. Although he was saved, he suffered internal injuries and a broken leg. And you still say nothing's wrong? How could you say such a thing? You beast!" Aunt Lin pointed at Lin Wen and said. He felt like he was about to go crazy with anger, and his body was trembling.
"Aunt, don't be angry, it's not worth it." Xiao Siyue quickly comforted her, afraid that her aunt might get sick from anger. But her uncle really was shameless.
Aunt Lin calmed down after seeing Xiao Siyue comfort her. She was truly grateful to her niece. If Xiao Siyue hadn't given her the money, Lin Wu would probably be beyond saving.
"You...you...I'm going to find Mother and my older brother." Lin Wen stormed out, slamming the door behind him.