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Lin Village

named after the family line that established the area
When Ye's family came to Lin Village?
- ye's family did not have long history in Lin Village
- Only recently established residence because of his grandfather needing to marry into his grandmother's line who was a Lin
Lin's Out of Luck
- Originally Lin family were very prosperous and lucky
- running rain water would cause the Lin ancestral shrine to be get minor damages
- in order to relieve this they decided to build a ditch around it so that the running water would go around it
- workers that were digging dug around the
- shrine, but hit a small spring in the process that let out red bloodlike water flooding the soil
- legend believes that the workers hit the dragon that protected them and since then they were no longer protected by the geomantic force
- black death occured and women became barren causing lin family line to diminish
Change in marriage pattern in Lin Village
- marriage used to be patrilocal-patrilineal
- used to practice exogamy, marry out
- now they can marry within and husband can marry into wifes family if needed
Ye's attitude toward something spiritual
- he denied affiliation with spiritual entities because of his party affiliation
- he only believed in geomancy
- however, he is still willing to partake in village spiritual activities but just not in his own name, but his sons name instead