Eat My Childless Life: The Little Fisher Girl is Poor and Fierce

Chapter 5 Zhou Lizheng Upholds Justice

This is a major event that will affect the marriage prospects of the entire Lin family.

If word gets out about what happened today, who would want to marry their daughter into this family?

It's possible that no good family will dare to marry into the Lin family.

Although Lin Dashan's marriage has been arranged, he still has younger brothers and sisters to take care of!

This must be some kind of supernatural occurrence!

Yang Cuihua hurriedly waved her hands, "No, you can't just listen to her! Why doesn't she say that she beat up our Dashan and wants us to pay her ten or eight taels of silver in compensation?"

Even the family members didn't care about saving face anymore.

They rushed to explain, saying, "We really didn't know that was going on; we just came to help."

"That's right, that's right, this was all done by Lin Houde's family, it has nothing to do with us!"

"If we had known it was such a heartless thing to do, how could we have come along!"

No matter how they explained, no one was willing to buy it. Now, they looked at the Lin family members with scrutiny, as if they were monsters.

Several of the relatives were filled with regret, complained a few words to Lin Houde, and all cast pleading glances at Zhou Lizheng.

Zhou Hai cleared his throat and said to Lin Houde, "There are gods watching over us. Tell me yourself, do you think all of these things are against your conscience?"

Lin Houde wished he could find a crack in the ground to hide himself in right now, and dared not say a word, so he buried his head and pretended to be a quail.

Zhou Hai then turned to several relatives and said, "Now that things are clear, you were in the wrong first, and you even vandalized and intimidated people."

"You must apologize to the Gu family, compensate them for their losses, and promise never to cause them any more trouble. Do you accept this?"

The members of the same clan looked at each other, and finally all turned their gaze to Lin Houde.

Lin Houde was terrified and quickly nodded in agreement.

Zhou Hai glared at him again before turning to Lin Chang'er and saying in a gentle tone, "Chang'er, we're all from the same village."

The village headman has arranged for them to compensate you with one tael and two mace of silver. Are you willing to settle this matter?

“These junks aren’t worth a tael or two,” Yang Cuihua immediately objected.

Before Zhou Hai could even speak, several of her relatives cast murderous glares at her.

Having lost face to this extent, they just wanted to leave as soon as possible. Anyway, the Lin Houde family would definitely pay for it, so they didn't care how much they lost.

Lin Chang'er was also thinking in her mind that the original owner of this body was the pampered daughter of a scholar's family, and the scholar and his wife had never asked her to manage the household affairs before their deaths.

If the scholar and his wife hadn't passed away unexpectedly, they probably wouldn't know the hardships of the world to this day.

Although she had no idea about the prices here, she knew in her heart that the things that had been smashed in the Gu family's house were really not worth a penny.

However, what the Lin family took from the original owner's home was far more than just a few coins.

But since Zhou Hai has stepped forward to speak up for them, it's already a favor, so she naturally can't be ungrateful.

Lin Chang'er nodded, and as she stood up, she gently wiped her eyes before saying gratefully, "Uncle Village Head, I am already extremely grateful that you stood up for us, but..."

As she spoke, she turned to the villagers who were watching the commotion and said sadly, "This one or two taels of silver is not something I'm trying to cheat them out of."

My daughter was pushed and fell by Yang Cuihua, and I don't know if she will have seizures tonight.

My mother-in-law's health wasn't good to begin with, and my second sister-in-law is pregnant. With all this commotion today, I don't know how many doses of medicine they'll need to calm her down, and we might even have to call a doctor..."

Lin Chang'er looked miserable and stopped there, but anyone with eyes could see that this would cost a lot of money just for medicine. If they called a doctor, how much of that ounce or two would be left?

Although Yang Cuihua said that Lin Chang'er also hit Lin Dashan, she and Lin Dashan were of the same generation, and Lin Dashan was a man.

Moreover, since they had attacked first, and she had been very measured in her actions, Lin Dashan now looked like nothing had happened.

But Gu Bailu was only a five-year-old girl. In an ordinary family, the little girl would have to call Yang Cuihua her maternal great-aunt.

When elders bully younger people, Yang Cuihua is definitely the more despicable one.

This further convinced the villagers who were watching the spectacle that the Lin family were despicable, and they even felt that the compensation was too little.

Seeing the villagers' reactions, Lin Chang'er secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It is said that wealth should not be flaunted. One or two taels of silver may not seem like much, but in this poor and remote area, it can be equivalent to the annual savings of many families. It may cause envy and unnecessary trouble.

Hearing Lin Chang'er say this, Zhou Hai also felt that she was a sensible person, and couldn't help but think more highly of her. He nodded to himself and then looked at Lin Houde and the others.

Lin Houde knew he couldn't get away by pretending to be stupid, so he nudged Yang Cuihua with his elbow.

Yang Cuihua was in so much pain that she kept dawdling and trying to get away with it.

Several relatives were so anxious that their faces darkened. Only then did she reluctantly ask Lin Dashan to go home and fetch one or two taels of silver and two hundred copper coins.

When the silver was handed to Lin Chang'er, she gritted her teeth and whispered in Lin Chang'er's ear, "Get the medicine, get the medicine, how come you didn't die from it?"

Lin Chang'er narrowed her eyes, pretending to be so frightened that she staggered several steps, then shrank to the side and begged for mercy, "Second Aunt, are you going to beat me to death? Second Aunt, please, for the sake of the two children who are still young, let me go!"

All eyes immediately turned to Yang Cuihua. Yang Cuihua was startled, feeling frustrated, and pointed at Lin Chang'er, "You... tricked me."

Before she could finish speaking, Zhou Hai shouted, "Yang Cuihua, does my word no longer carry weight?"

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding..." Seeing that he was about to be tripped up again, Lin Houde angrily tugged at Yang Cuihua and scolded her in a low voice, "Mind your own business!"

Yang Cuihua pointed at Lin Chang'er, then at herself, feeling like she was swallowing a bitter pill, and could only sigh before being dragged away by Lin Houde.

Several members of the Lin family immediately followed, leaving behind a trail of hurried figures.

Some villagers, eager for a good show, jeered, "They haven't even apologized yet!"

Lin Houde turned around and glared at them. He had already paid money, so there was no way he would apologize. She was just a little girl; she didn't deserve to apologize!

Lin Chang'er didn't care. A leopard can't change its spots. She found the insincere apologies offensive.

After the festivities ended, the villagers dispersed on their own. Before leaving, Zhou Hai instructed Lin Chang'er that if the Lin family dared to cause trouble again, she should go find him.

Lin Chang'er thanked him again before personally escorting him to the door.

When she returned, she saw the entire Gu family, young and old, standing in the courtyard, all looking at her in unison.

Lin Chang'er met their gazes and felt a chill run down her spine. Had she been exposed?

That shouldn't be the case. Not only was the original owner not familiar with the Gu family, but given the Gu family's soft and submissive nature, they shouldn't be so sensitive.

Lin Chang'er's eyes flickered, and she walked up to Gu's mother as if nothing had happened. "Of the silver the Lin family just paid as compensation, one tael will be used for public purposes, and I'll keep the remaining two qian for now."

She handed over the silver, but Gu's mother did not take it.

Lin Chang'er paused. In this era, it was customary not to keep private savings before the family had separated? But wasn't this money the one she had fought for? Shouldn't she have a share?

Lin Chang'er handed over another string of copper coins, tentatively asking, "Can I leave one coin?"