Linxia

Chapter 161, Set a Trap

In the evening, Fang Lin and his family returned from the main house.

Tick ​​tock!Tick ​​tock!
It was the sound of dripping rain. There must be a leak somewhere in the house. The family looked for it and found three places. They took wooden basins and collected the leaks underneath. The dripping sound became clearer and clearer.

"Our old house is like this. It used to leak sometimes."

"Yes, I haven't lived here for more than a year. It's normal that there was a strong wind this morning and it's raining heavily now."

"We can fix it tomorrow. There are so many people in our Fang family, so it will be fixed quickly."

The family members all looked relaxed as they talked, not taking it seriously.

——If it were in the past, such things would naturally affect one’s mood and make one feel bad. But now that Fang Lin’s family has become prosperous and has the confidence, and he won’t live in the village for long, such things seem to be a real novel experience, and it’s nothing at all.

"Dad, Mom, and Brother Lin, have some tea to relieve your greasiness!" Tian Xuan made some tea and brought it over.

In recent days, the meals of the old Fang family are relatively oily, which is what Grandpa Fang, Grandma Fang, the first wife, the second wife, and the fourth wife like. However, Fang Lin's family has eaten a lot of good food in the capital and on the road, and they no longer like greasy food, so they just cater to their appetite.

The family drank tea and chatted about what happened to Song Qingqing this afternoon.

"Qingqing's mother, Song Chen, is from the Chen family of Nanping Village next door, and is a relative of Guihua's family..."

Xiaohe Village and several nearby villages have complicated relationships with each other regarding marriages. If you really look into it, you will find that they are all related by intricate connections.

Fang's mother continued, "The Chen family next door doesn't have a very good reputation. Qingqing's mother is particularly concerned about her reputation. Now her daughter is mixed up with the people from the Bai family next door. This kind of thing is definitely intolerable."

Father Fang also said, "If Bai Bao hadn't dragged Song Kai into gambling, Song Kai wouldn't have killed Bai Bao later... and there wouldn't have been the subsequent incidents where Old Lady Bai went to the capital to collect the bodies and stabbed Song Guangcheng... In the final analysis, it was Bai Bao who committed the sin, and now the consequences have fallen on his own brother."

Fang Lin's family knew the matter quite well.

"Yeah!" Fang Lin echoed and looked at Tian Xuan. Fang's father and mother didn't know, but they knew that the core of this matter was Sister Guihua. But then again, it was Bai Bao's own fault for pushing Chen Ye.

All I can say is that people should be careful with their words and actions and diligently cultivate their moral conduct. Otherwise, if they accidentally offend someone one day, they will sow the seeds for future disasters.

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Large room.

Aunt Fang Liu sent Song Qingqing's parents away and explained to her eldest son: "You saw what happened this afternoon. It's better for our family not to mess with a troublesome girl like Song Qingqing."

"I know, mother!" Fang Chuanzong scratched his head. He looked just as honest as his uncle Fang Bo.

"Oh, by the way, Chuanzong, Chuanhui, Yuyu, I have one more thing to tell you," said the aunt Fang Liu. "When you go out on weekdays, be careful and be alert. Stay away from those young ladies and young men in our village or other villages to avoid gossip."

"Mom, we'll remember this." The three siblings all said.

Fang Chuanzong and Fang Yuyu haven't thought too much about it.

Fang Chuanhui had been training in the capital for a few months. After hearing this, he secretly became cautious: "It's fine if the Song family is openly proposing marriage, but I'm afraid some people are shameless and set traps. My idea is a bit dark, but as Brother Linzi taught me, you can't have the intention to harm others, but you must be on guard against others. I have to be more careful and take care of my elder brother and Yuyu."

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Second bedroom.

Fang Zhonggui was also admonishing: "Hezi, be careful, stay away from the girls in the village, Cao'er and Xiaoxiao, don't be careless, go out with others wherever you go."

Compared with boys, girls need to be more vigilant. After all, in this world, if you damage your body, then everything will be over, just like what happened to Sister Guihua.

He is a smart man and knows the evil of human nature.

Fang Wang naturally understood what he meant. She pinched her waist and glared, "I won't provoke others. It's all good. Who would dare to plot against us? If there is any, I will make sure they know how many eyes the horse king has!"

"This is not a matter of being stubborn or throwing a tantrum. If something like that were to happen, it would be too late. You still have to be careful."

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Four rooms.

"Now that the third wife has returned, I've seen people in this village trying to curry favor with her. To be honest, what happened to Qingqing from the Song family today is also somewhat related to the return of the third wife." said Fang Qin, the young lady.

Hearing this, his uncle Fang Jiping nodded in agreement and sighed, "Yes, this is what they call one person's success brings prosperity to the whole family."

"Hey! Head of the family, you see, when our An An grows up in the future, I don't know what the third room will be like by then. I'm sure there will be a lot of people coming to our house to propose marriage." The young lady Fang Qin said with anticipation.

"Who knows what will happen in the future?" Uncle Fang Jiping shook his head: "An An is still young, let's wait and see!"

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Not only the old Fang family, but every family in the village was also talking about the matter of Song Qingqing and Bai Rao that night. When talking about this matter, they always couldn't avoid the Fang Lin family.

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Joe's house.

"The Fang family's third branch has made great progress, and the old Fang family has benefited from it. Otherwise, Song family Qingqing's parents wouldn't have been eyeing Fang Chuanzong, the head of the old Fang family's first branch." Qiao Sheng sighed.

"Yes!"

Qiao Xu also echoed the words and asked, "Dad, do you think the relationship between the eldest branch of the Fang family and Qingqing from the Song family can be successful?"

"The eldest son of the old Fang family is a taciturn person, but his wife knows what's on her mind and won't agree to this marriage... There is no stupid person in each of the four branches of the old Fang family."

Qiao Cunzheng shook his head and said, "Just wait and see. Not only Chuanzong, Chuanhui, and Yuyu from the first branch of the Fang family, but also Caoer, Hezi, and Xiaoxiao from the second branch. Those who are trying to make plans in the village and outside the village will probably end up with nothing."

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You family.

"I knew it, with the Linzi family back and so prosperous, many families in the village have begun to have ideas? Didn't the Song family pop up? The Song family is the first, and they will definitely not be the last." The You family's wife saw it clearly.

"Just like what my wife said, we don't want to think about those blind people who are doing unnecessary things, so we should stand on the side of Linzi's family." You Chaodong said.

"Yes, it's best if you can think this way."

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Fu family.

After seeing what happened to Song Qingqing today, Old Lady Fu sighed, "The Linzi family has become prosperous, and the entire Old Fang family has become popular. I originally wanted to match my niece with Old Fang's Chuanhui, but I'm afraid this marriage is not easy to make!"

"I've already said it's a waste of effort. It's so difficult for Chuanzong, who hasn't even entered the city yet, let alone Chuanhui. He's been in the city for a few months and has seen the world. I think his vision is high!" said Old Man Fu.

"The harder it is to get, the more people are fighting for it. If no one wants it, then what treasure can it be?" Mrs. Fu snorted, but did not give up: "Tomorrow morning, I will go to my mother's house to talk about this."

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Zheng family.

"Because of today's incident, the Bai family has lost face, and the Song family didn't gain any advantage. Qingqing's reputation has been ruined. I'm afraid she won't be able to marry into a good family in the future." Zheng's wife sighed.

"Yes, our third son didn't come back. Otherwise, with his settlement in the capital and his son Linzi, and with a good job, there would be no shortage of marriage proposals." Zheng's father sighed.

"I told you that you are short-sighted, but you still don't believe it. Even now, you are still thinking about marrying a country wife for our third son? For what? To make her a burden? What's the matter? Is our son not worthy of a city wife?" Zheng's wife snorted.

"No, I said something wrong, is that okay?"...

Geng family.

Geng Cong witnessed what happened this afternoon. Bai Rao had been longing for Song Qingqing, but Song Qingqing's parents took the initiative to marry her to Fang Chuanzong, the eldest son of the Fang family. This was a great stimulation to him, and his desire to move to the city grew like weeds.

"Dad, I think it's not possible for us to dig for food in the fields. We still have to go to the city. Can you go to Linzi's house and talk to him?"

"Alas, do you think that other families in the village have never mentioned this kind of thing? Those who are really inappropriate have all been driven away. You may think that our family is not like other families. We have a good relationship with Linzi's family, and your brother is working under Linzi... But this kind of thing..."

Father Geng sighed softly, "It's not that I can't bear to lose my face, it's that you are not like your brother. If you really go to the city, it will cause trouble to your brother. You may even destroy the friendship that we have accumulated with great difficulty and cause trouble to your brother."

"Don't blame Dad for speaking bluntly, this is the truth, think about it carefully!"

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White House.

Many people in the Bai family were discussing Song Qingqing's matter.

"The Song family still wants to marry into the Fang family? Our Bai family is already at a disadvantage to the Song family. If the marriage is successful and we become closer to the Fang family, the other party will be even more aggressive."

"Yes, with the Bai family's Raozi and Song Qingqing messing around, the Song family's plan to marry into the Fang family will definitely fail."

"So, not only is Raozi right, he also did a good thing for our Bai family!"

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Bai Rao listened to the discussions of these uncles, aunts and elders, clenched his fists until his nails pierced his palms, but then he loosened his fists and felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

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Song family.

"Damn the Bai family, they ruined Qingqing's reputation. Otherwise, marrying into the Fang family would be such a great thing!"

Mrs. Song Liu cursed the Bai family, and comforted Song Qingqing's parents: "Our Qingqing is so good, even if the marriage with the old Fang family fails this time, she will not be unable to get married in the future."

Speaking of today's incident, Song Qingqing's family was still implicated by her family. It was Song Kai and Bai Bao who dragged the entire Song family and the Bai family into the water.

"That's the truth."

Song Qingqing's parents listened and agreed with her, but they were extremely heartbroken in their hearts. Everyone would feel sorry for their own children. No matter how nice Song Liushi's words were, it would not make a difference to their family. Song Qingqing was their own daughter!
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Families in the village had different opinions on this matter, but it was generally acknowledged that one of the core factors of this matter was Fang Lin's family.

It can only be said that a poor man in a busy city has no one to care about him, but a rich man in a remote mountain area has distant relatives. Just because he tried to get a little bit of fame from Fang Lin's family, he caused such a commotion.

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The next day, the rain stopped and the sun came out. The sunlight shone into the wooden bed and gently sprinkled on the still wet ground.

The trees outside were lush and green after a night of washing, and the air smelled sweet.

Fang Yuyu came to call Fang Lin's family to come over for dinner. When they arrived at the old house, they saw three magpie nests on the big poplar tree that had been blown down by the wind. The whole yard was filled with bird nest sticks, which were covered with magpie white droppings. Several big magpies stood on the poplar tree, chirping miserably, calling for their children.

While the adults were cooking, the younger generations, including Fang Chuanzong, Fang Chuanhui, Fang Caoer, etc., also got up, picking up sticks from bird nests and cleaning the yard.

During the meal, Fang's father mentioned that the house was leaking and he wanted to repair it.

The first, second and fourth wives all said they would help.

In the morning, the whole family took action. The eldest uncle, the second uncle, the younger uncle, and Fang's father brought a ladder and stayed here to check and repair. The eldest aunt, the second aunt, Fang's mother, the youngest aunt, Tian Xuan, and the girls including Fang Yuyu packed up the things in the house.

Fang Lin, Fang He, Fang Chuanhui and Fang Chuanhui went outside the village and prepared to cut some bamboo, tree branches and other things as repair materials.

For the sake of efficiency, they divided into two teams, one team consisting of Fang Lin and Fang He, and the other team consisting of brothers Fang Chuanzong and Fang Chuanhui. They agreed that they didn't need to wait until they found something and could go back separately.

Here, the brothers Fang Chuanzong and Fang Chuanhui walked a little further away, cut some Phoenix Tail Bamboos and returned with them. When they passed by Nanping Village, they suddenly heard a "splash" sound coming from the river.

"Second brother, look, that girl has fallen into the water. She looks like Lingling from the Sun family in the village next door. I'll go save her..."

"No, brother, let's go and call for help." Fang Chuanhui subconsciously felt something was wrong and cautiously pulled his elder brother Fang Chuanzong.

Just as the two brothers took two steps, Sun Lingling's mother, Aunt Sun, came out and blocked their way.

"Sure enough, there is something fishy going on!" Fang Chuanhui knew that he couldn't just dismiss him easily, as the other party had invested a lot of money.

What he thought was correct. Fu Hong's biological mother, Fu Lao Niang, came to her natal family, the Sun family in Nanping Village, this morning and expressed her idea of ​​marriage. The Sun family immediately agreed with her and came up with this idea.

To be honest, the people of Xiaohe Village are from the same village after all, so they still have some face. But for the Sun family from the neighboring village, what is face for such a great benefit?
"Is it Chuanzong and Chuanhui? Don't go. My daughter accidentally fell into the river. Please save her!" The white-haired Aunt Sun urged anxiously.

"Okay, I will..."

"No, big brother you won't!"

Fang Chuanhui said quickly, "Auntie Sun, we know saving lives is like putting out a fire. Don't worry, my brother and I can run fast, and we'll call someone for you right away."

"Chuanzong, Chuanhui, you are right here, only ten feet away from the river. Why are you looking for others? Isn't it a waste of time?" Aunt Sun grabbed Fang Chuanzong and Fang Chuanhui's wrists, one in each hand, and pulled them to the river.

Anyway, she would catch whichever of the two brothers would marry her daughter. She was not picky.

Although Aunt Sun is old, she has been doing heavy work for many years and is very strong. The two brothers felt that their arms were being pulled and they could not pull them out.

Fang Chuanzong finally reacted to this and lied in a panic, stammering, "Auntie Sun, it's useless to arrest us... Yes, we can't swim..."

But Aunt Sun didn't listen at all.

Fang Chuanhui realized something was wrong and suddenly shouted, "Someone has fallen into the water! Help! Help!"

Aunt Sun watched and secretly hated Fang Chuanhui's shrewdness.

She wanted to try again, but when she heard a sound and someone was coming, she gave up and let go.

"Auntie Sun, someone is here. We have something to do, so we'll leave first!" Fang Chuanhui pulled his eldest brother, grabbed the bamboo and ran away.

Here, Sun Lingling struggled in the river for such a long time that she was exhausted and out of breath. No rescue came, so she had to come out by herself. The main reason was that it was the season after the beginning of winter, and the river water was icy cold, which was very physically demanding. If something really happened, she would have no place to cry.

It's okay to suffer a little to marry into a good family, but it's not worth it to risk your life.

"Mom, someone is coming, let's go back quickly!" Sun Lingling climbed up covered in water. If the villagers saw this situation and spread gossip, her reputation would be ruined.

There are some things that can be done but cannot be said, and everyone knows it.

"The second son of the Fang family is really smart. If it was just the eldest son, he would have been buried by digging this pit today! Alas, I just want to get close to the third son of the Fang family, why is it so difficult?"

Aunt Sun looked at the figures of the brothers Fang Chuanzong and Fang Chuanhui running away like rabbits, then looked at the villagers who were about to catch up, and spat unwillingly: "Go!"

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(End of this chapter)