FSC [QT] Chapter 5.2

When the sky gradually darkened and the children who had been playing were preparing to return to the river pond to take Jiang Wu home with them, they were shocked to find that Jiang Wu was missing.

“Could it be that she fell into the water?”

Miao Sanniang was frightened. Uncle Jiang’s family was very prestigious in the village. He regarded Jiang Wu as his eyeball and his heart. If anything happened to Jiang Wu, she would probably be beaten to death by her mother.

“No way? If she falls into the water, she should float by now.”

“But what if it floats and floats downstream?”

“Woo woo woo— My father and mother will beat me to death.”

The child, who had been playing carelessly for a day, realized that they were afraid now. They regretted not taking the little fool with them when playing, but they were also angry that the little fool did not obediently sit by the river pond and wait for them to come back.

“Will the little fool go home?”

“Impossible, she is a fool. Does she know the way home?”

A group of children became more and more frightened, and some could not help crying. The group of people dispersed. Some went downstream along the river to look for floating corpses, and some fled home because they were too scared and hid in their rooms. They refused to come out, and some of them who were a little more sensible went to seek help from adults.

After a while, some adults took their children to Jiang’s house. Only then did they realize that Jiang Wu had gone home a long time ago and what happened just now was just a false alarm.

“Thanks to that kid Lindong. He saw Ah Wu sitting by the river pond and brought her back, so I was not frightened.”

Jiang Baozong did not blame those children. He just praised Huo Lindong and talked about his worries and fears.

“It’s all children who are ignorant.”

Although Jiang Baozong did not blame them outright, the elders of the children were ashamed when they heard what happened from the children’s mouths.

It was just a waste of snacks from the Jiang family girl, and they carelessly left the person by the river pond. Judging from the skilled skills of several children, it was obvious that this happened not once or twice.

The elders of those children repeatedly said to Jiang Baozong, saying that if their children made such mistakes and returned home, they would definitely teach them a lesson. That night, the village heard the sounds of children crying after being beaten.

With the cries and howls of these children, Jiang Baozong and Huo Lindong spent a very wonderful night.

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“No, I don’t agree with you marrying that little fool!”

Widow Xu carefully prepared dinner, but she did not expect that her son’s words would completely ruin her appetite.

“Pingchun, Mother is reluctant to let you go. I worked so hard to raise you, and I saw that you are about to become successful. How can I be willing to let you marry a crazy woman?”

During dinner, Lin Pingchun talked about the baby marriage that the Lin and Jiang families had joked about. He wanted to have Lin Xu personally come to propose marriage after the imperial examination and confirm the engagement between the two families.

Lin Xu became a widow at a young age. Although she had the help of the Jiang family, she had no worries about food and clothing, but due to the restriction of her status as a widow, her life was really lonely and boring. Her son, Lin Pingchun, was her only sustenance. Lin Xu devoted all her emotions to this child.

To put it bluntly, in the eyes of Lin Xu, her son’s talent is even enough to be matched with a princess. But now he is forced to marry a little fool from the Jiang family because of the little favor from the Jiang family. How could Lin Xu be so willing?

“Although that little fool is so quiet now, who knows when she will suddenly go crazy? The second daughter-in-law of the Qiu family, your grandmother’s family, who suffered from psychosis, was also a madness brought from her mother’s womb. She had never been sick before. Who would have thought that after giving birth to a child, she would suddenly go crazy?”

“Not only the child who was less than ten days old was smashed to death by her but also a lot of valuable furniture and ornaments in the house were smashed. Now the Qiu family is almost scattered due to the torment of that crazy woman. The three brothers, who originally got along well with each other, started to make noises about separating their families because of this. This shows that such a lunatic cannot be married.”

Lin Xu emphasized: “Do you want your future child to have a crazy mother? When you get the honors and apply for a royal title from the court, people will know that you have a crazy wife? Son, Mother is thinking of you wholeheartedly.”

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Translator’s Comment:

Yes, you think about your son. But, do you think that Jiang Wu is someone’s child? How could you be so vicious?

If you don’t agree about this marriage, you should say it from the beginning and not receive other’s help.

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