The Herbal Scents of Farm Life
Chapter 1014: Grasshoppers After Autumn

Chapter 1014: Chapter 1014: Grasshoppers After Autumn

Seeing her plans for Sangsang thwarted, and right in front of so many people at that, she even tried to forcefully push her own granddaughter onto Ya Molian. Such a bold strategy could only come from the thick-skinned Elder Mr.Zhou.

"They should let Molian properly teach them a lesson. Otherwise, they’ll remain ignorant of whose wrath they’ve incurred!"

"Nanny..."

Lin Caisang looked speechlessly at her own grandmother.

"The Zhou family is like autumn grasshoppers—they won’t be able to leap out of trouble. Even if no one tends to them, they are merely jesters. You really shouldn’t take offense at such people."

She advised.

She honestly didn’t take the Zhou family to heart. Even if Elder Mr.Zhou did something, it would depend on whether the Lin Family was willing to let the Zhous have their way.

And even if the Zhous tried to sully their name, outsiders would interpret it as Zhou Liang failing in the autumn imperial examination and the Zhou family, resentful of their decline, orchestrating this drama.

But the Yang Family was different; they were Brother Changfeng’s in-laws.

If they said something outside, even if it wasn’t factual, others would likely believe most of it upon hearing it.

Therefore, she and Brother Molian were of the same mind. The most important task at hand was dealing with the Yang family.

"Brother Changfeng, Brother Molian and I are going to deal with the Yang Family next; what do you think?" she asked, looking earnestly at Lin Changfeng.

Upon hearing this, Lin Changfeng thought for a moment, then finally shook his head.

"As long as it doesn’t result in any loss of life, I have no objections."

If the Yang Family hadn’t gone too far, he wouldn’t even consider such a thing, but who could guarantee that those mouths in the Yang Family wouldn’t spread reckless talk?

Therefore, his only condition was to avoid taking life, nothing more.

"As long as you have this attitude, then it will be easy to handle," Lin Caisang said.

...

In Yang Village, just as Lin Caisang expected, it was impossible to keep the Yang Family from gossiping.

Returning from Ya Village without a single copper coin in hand, Old Madam Yang would grab anyone they met, familiar or not, and would constantly rant about the winner of the examination, Lin Changfeng.

People might not have met the Yang Family, but everyone knew of the newly celebrated Lin Changfeng; even if they hadn’t seen him in person, they had certainly heard of the remarkable man from Ya Village.

The people of the Yang Family, upon their return to Yang Village, had certainly tarnished Lin Changfeng’s reputation along the way.

Although most people didn’t believe it. Rumors always spread from disbelief to belief, and who cared whether they were true?

The news that Lin Changfeng had driven his in-laws out soon spread far and wide.

Back home, both Old Mr.Yang and Old Madam Yang were still fuming, only to be met by their daughters-in-law, who eagerly looked at them, incessantly asking about money.

"No, there’s no money; I’m so angry I could die!" Old Madam Yang glared and exclaimed irritably.

"How can there be none?"

Eldest Aunt Yang, hearing her mother-in-law’s words, immediately widened her eyes and looked at Eldest Uncle Yang.

"What happened, how come you didn’t manage to get the money? Was it that wretched Yang Lin who refused to give it?"

"Give what? That family is poor," Eldest Uncle Yang said with a flick of his sleeve.

"How could they be poor? You’re so naive; you must have been deceived by your sister. I’ve inquired already. The Lin Family is quite formidable now. That little girl of theirs, what’s her name... Sangsang, she has even opened a shop in the county. How can they not have money?"