“Bah, some fortune teller said that her son was not destined to get married early. Wasn’t it because his son was admitted as a scholar and he despised my girl? But, she didn’t even think about it. If her son was just a kid who lost his father when he was young and had no family background and never went to school, how could he have the confidence to say whether he was worthy or not? It would be great to have a wife.”
“It was a pity that the master had helped them with a few hundred taels of silver over the years. Wouldn’t it be better to use that money to buy some farm shops and give them to the young lady as a dowry?”
“Forget it, what am I talking to you about? The masters don’t care about it either. The master’s reputation is there. His classmates at that time and the students he taught in the past ten years are also capable, can’t they still protect my young lady?”
Mrs. Ding conveyed several messages through the gossipy women in the village.
First, the Jiang family was not as fond of their childhood relatives as everyone imagined. The reason why they helped the Lin family was more because of his friendship with Master Lin, a classmate who passed away.
Secondly, the Lin family was ugly and had a flawed character. The Jiang family’s support over the years was genuine. Even if they were unwilling to marry a girl from the Jiang family, they could definitely use a more tactful method.
But, on the day when the news came that his son had passed the scholar examination, she went to the girl’s house and told the girl’s elders that his son was not prone to early marriage. Such an ugly gesture directly showed the word disgust clearly written on her face.
Third, and most importantly, Jiang Baozong was telling everyone that he still had some former classmates who had become officials, and he had taught several outstanding students in the past ten years. He is still the master of Ping Village.
Among the younger generation in Ping Village, there were many students he taught. These connections alone were enough for him, Jiang Baozong, to protect his daughter and even take care of his future son-in-law.
In addition, the Jiang family also has a sufficient financial background. Jiang Baozong only has one daughter, Jiang Wu, and everything in the future will be reserved for this daughter. From this point of view, except for her physical defects, Jiang Wu also has many advantages compared to ordinary country girls.
At the same time, this third point was also a threat. Let everyone consider the status and connections of the Jiang family when gossiping about the daughter of the Jiang family. Don’t bring trouble to your family just because of your quick talk.
Jiang Baozong had always been a very gentle and kind person. This was the first time in his history that he had shown a side that was not easy to mess with. Some gossipers in the village were wary and dare not make fun of Jiang Wu. Therefore, all topics pointed to the Lin family.
Regarding Lin Pingchun, who was still young and only had the reputation of being a scholar, and his widowed mother, everyone was not so honest.
When Lin Pingchun returned to Ping Village after spending three days with his classmates in Fucheng and heard those disgusting words about the Lin family, he almost lost his temper to death.
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“You only blame me. Didn’t your mother think about you? You are a talented scholar with a bright future. How can that fool from the Jiang family be worthy of you!”
“It’s pitiful that I worked so hard to bring you up, and this is how you repay me. Then, what’s the point of me living? I might as well just die and go to the underground to find your evil father, so as to make room for you and that fool of the Jiang family.”
“Woo… Why is my life so miserable?”
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Lucien On ABRWF Chapter 34.1
As they say, it’s better to have competent enemies than incompetent allies. That Lin boy is getting a real taste of that from his mom now.
Yes, he got the pig teammate. Not only his mother, I think Baozhu is also his pig teammate.