The whole family crosses to farm

Chapter 88
When Mrs. Chen said this, she was trembling all over, and she looked at Lin Chunxing with pleading eyes, "Master Lin, you are here, first help us see if that is our son."

Lin Chunxing nodded, "Don't worry, I will first confirm whether it is Uncle Erfa."

Chen Chong struggled to get away from his grandma's restraint with tears streaming down his smudged little face, because his mouth was covered, his dark eyes were full of hatred.

It seemed that he was sticking to what he said just now, that he was going to kill the person who killed his father.

Lin Chunxing said to the other men who were very uncomfortable: "Let's go."

The donkey cart left quickly under the eyes of all the villagers. Mrs. Chen hugged her grandson and squatted on the ground. Chen Yaoguang's mother came over and called for someone to help them up.

Everyone wanted to send Chen Erfa's mother to the house to rest for a while, but she insisted on sitting at the door.

Chen Yaoguang's mother looked around, knelt down next to her, patted her hand and persuaded, "Old sister, you must hold on, for the sake of Erfa's two boys, you have to hold on no matter how difficult it is."

Chen Erfa's mother looked at her, and Chen Yaoguang's mother gestured to the family.

Mrs. Zhou had already been persuaded into the house at this time, and she kept wiping her tears and complaining to the two women who hadn't left yet: "This one who kills a thousand swords is really dead if he says he is dead. If he dies, the rest of us will die." What should we orphans and widows do?"

Chen Erfa's mother stood in the yard for a while, listening to what her daughter-in-law said in the house, but she didn't have the slightest thought of arguing with her. She pushed away the hands of several old sisters, walked into the house in twos and threes, and said to Mrs. Zhou: "From now on, the children's food and your food will all be given by their three uncles, so you just need to watch over them."

Zhou Shi just cried and complained about his life, but he didn't intend to leave immediately, but when he heard her mother-in-law's decisive words, the pain from his heart to the root of his tongue instantly.

How difficult it is for a widowed woman to be alone. She has seen it before. She is only 26. Does she have to live in the cold bed and have no one to talk to in the middle of the night for decades?
No.

The Zhou family also knew that it was impossible for him alone to compete against the entire Yishui Village, not to mention that more than half of the people in Yishui Village were people with the surname Chen.

She grabbed the hand of a daughter-in-law. This daughter-in-law was Liu Pu's mother. Because she was married to the family with the smallest Liu family name, she usually had no sense of presence in the village.

But Mrs. Liu's natal family is from the same village as Zhou's natal family.

Mrs. Zhou said to Mrs. Liu in a low voice: "Sister-in-law, please go back to Zhou's Village and tell my parents and brothers about my family."

Liu Sansao thought that Mrs. Zhou wanted to ask her natal family for help, so she nodded.

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At noon, there were bursts of cicadas chirping that made people feel drowsy, but today Yishui Village was no longer as peaceful as before. Lin Chunnong and Xianghe were throwing stones beside the big mulberry tree in the village, when suddenly there was a burst of cursing and heart-piercing Lung cracking cries came from far away from the entrance of the village.

The stones in Lin Chunnong's hands were scared away, and she looked up at the entrance of the village.

Xianghe came over and took Lin Chunnong's hand, "Someone is arguing, let's go and have a look."

Before Lin Chunnong could speak, he was dragged by several children and ran to the entrance of the village.

A woman put her arms around Mrs. Zhou and scolded Chen Erfa's mother, "Your son is dead. We are loving you to keep you widowed. It is our duty not to be widowed. Why do you force my daughter to be a widow?"

The old lady standing opposite should be Chen Erfa's mother, with gray hair and haggard face, but at this time she scolded back without giving up, "Is my son gone? There is no definite news yet. Why are you in a hurry?"

The old lady of the Zhou family said: "I have seen that your son is not a good one. If it is not fifty percent, it is ninety percent. Besides, I am not sure. Why are you dragging my daughter to be a widow?"

As soon as these words came out, all the members of the Chen clan who had only had angry expressions on their faces just now scolded.

The old lady of the Zhou family had no strength to resist at all, and Zhou cried loudly again, telling her hard life.

But this time, no one from Yishui Village came to comfort her.

Although it is said that the husband and wife are originally birds of the same forest and they fly separately when disaster strikes, but Zhou's flight is too fast, even faster than Chen Yaoguang's daughter-in-law, Liu's.

There was a lot of noise on the adults' side, Lin Chunnong hurriedly retreated with Xianghe who still wanted to move forward.

Xiang He said: "They are fighting because the second aunt is going to remarry?"

Before the words were finished, the fight started over there. Xianghe saw a person scratching her father's face, and rushed over with a yelp, Lin Chunnong didn't even have time to pull.

"Xianghe, come here quickly," Lin Chunnong chased after, slipped between the adults' legs, and pulled back Xianghe who had already bitten the woman's leg.

Xianghe waved her little hand and shouted: "Don't bully my father, I'll bite you to death."

Lin Chunnong was ashamed, and when he was about to lose Xianghe, a helper came over from the side. Lin Qiumo appeared from the side, and immediately lifted the two little girls to the edge where the adults could not reach the battlefield.

"What are you two doing, do you know that it was dangerous just now?" Lin Qiumo's voice was unprecedentedly harsh, Lin Chunnong wanted to say something and looked up, met his eyes, and dared not say anything.

Lin Qiumo took Lin Chunnong's hand and said, "Go home."

Then he said to Xiang He: "You should go home too, children should not meddle in the affairs of adults."

It was the first time Xianghe saw this guy so powerful, she didn't dare to refute at all, and nodded timidly.

Lin Qiumo stopped caring about Xianghe, took Lin Chunnong away, and didn't listen to her when he walked far away, thinking that his attitude just now had frightened her.

"Nannan," I didn't have time to say the next thing, because when he turned his head, Lin Qiumo saw the little girl who he thought was scared was turning her head and watching the farce outside the village.

"Next time I'm not here, don't join in the fun with the children in the village." Lin Qiumo coughed and raised his voice.

Lin Chunnong was not watching a farce. At the entrance of the village, a group of adults were noisy, and there was another wave of fights if they disagreed. The child who said that the apricots at home would give her some had a dirty face. Sitting on the side, staring blankly at the disputes between adults.

When harm comes, it is the children who have no defense at all. The adults are only arguing for their own interests. Even if they notice the children, they will not stop for them.

Lin Qiumo stopped, put one hand on the back of the little girl's head, and followed her gaze, but her heart didn't fluctuate at all.

"Going home," he said.

The Chen family used to be his refuge, but in Lin Qiumo's heart, he didn't owe the Chen family anything at all, and of course, the Chen family didn't owe him either.

To him, the Chen family is a group of strangers.

On the donkey cart entering the city, Chen Jinming handed a sesame seed cake to Lin Chunxing and said, "Have something to eat, we will be entering the city soon, so we won't stop."

Lin Chunxing nodded, expressing his understanding.

About a quarter of an hour later, the donkey cart stopped behind the team entering the city, and Lin Chunxing only ate half of the biscuits in his hand. He looked up and accidentally saw a giant chariot galloping on the Northeast Pipeline.

Lin Chunxing rubbed his eyes. Isn't the driver in the second carriage his own father?
"Father," Lin Chunxing stood up abruptly, waving his arms towards the carriages.

Everyone in Yishui Village also hurriedly looked over. If Lin Jiale came back, the matter would go smoothly.

Lin Jiale was not planning to enter the county seat, and was about to turn at the intersection ahead when he saw a child jumping up and down on the car and calling for his father from a distance.

Listen carefully, isn't this the voice of your own son?

Nie Wude also looked forward and said, "Brother Lin, isn't that your family's spring awakening?"

"Boy, what are you doing in the county?" Lin Jiale didn't see his wife, and the men over there seemed to be from the village. For some reason, he hurriedly drove over.

Seeing the carriage rushing towards Ben, Lin Chunxing jumped off the donkey cart. He had never seen his father for such a long time.

"Father," Lin Chunxing shouted, looking at the empty carriage, he still had some doubts about why there was no cashmere at all.

When Lin Jiale got out of the car, it was also the first time he saw this calm and mature son in his previous life at this age, and saw him so excited.

"Why are you here? Why did you come to the county?" Lin Jiale picked up his son, but before he could say anything, he looked at the people in the village and asked, "What happened in the village?"

Facing the head of the Lin family, Chen Jinming realized that this matter was a bit difficult to explain. They were in trouble and asked their children to come and help them. Why did they ask other people's children for help?
It was because the village chief had bullied the children and wives of the family before, and found out that he had kicked the iron plate, and knew how powerful he was.

Chen Jinming rubbed his hands together and said, "Second Master, if you're not in a hurry, come with us to the city first."

Lin Jiale: No matter how anxious he is, he can't leave his son here.

At this time, the dozen or so carriages behind also followed, and they all asked in one go, "What's the matter?"

Lin Jiale smiled and said: "It's okay, it's okay, brothers, let's go first, let's get together when we are free."

"Father, where is the cashmere you bought?" Lin Chunxing asked in a low voice, following his father in the driver's seat of the carriage.

"I bought a lot. I directly found two dart carriers in Rongbei. They are slow and will deliver them in a few days." Lin Jiale explained, looking at the two donkeys that had already been lined up to enter the city. Che, "Son, why do these people start calling me Erye again? What happened when I was not at home?"

"Even before, we didn't know how to offend the village chief. He used those wastelands to find trouble with us. I wrote a letter to He Junqi directly and asked him to stay in the county jail for a few days."

"This Chen Yaoguang, I knew he was not a good guy." Lin Jiale was a little annoyed, and asked, "What's the matter with them?"

"Chen Erfa, someone went to the village to report that he was involved in officers and soldiers chasing thieves outside and was killed by mistake." Lin Chunxing said.

Just as he was talking, the young man standing at an intersection in front of him took a step forward, stopped Lin Jiale's car, and presented a jade plaque respectfully.

"Master Lin, this is a gift from our master. If you encounter difficulties, you can go to Ping An Lane in the capital to find a man named Xia Fan."

Lin Jiale didn't accept the jade card, and said with a smile: "No need, we are also saving ourselves, not specially saving Master Xia, we are ashamed to take such a benefit."

The young man glanced at Lin Jiale, stepped forward and put the jade plate on the car, then turned and left.

The people in the village in front all looked back and saw that the person walking away was dressed in extraordinary clothes. They felt that they were too stupid to treat the Lin family as a downcast family who had to go back to their hometown.

Lin Jiale didn't stop the young man, took a look at the jade plaque in his hand, and handed it to his son to put it away.

"Father, I think that person is a bit awkward." Lin Chunxing said in a low voice, "It seems to be an eunuch."

Lin Jiale nodded, "I'm afraid he's really an eunuch. When we first left Rongbei, we and the convoy in front met a group of thugs. They were amazing. Fortunately, with your sleeve arrow, we turned defeat into victory."

"The leader of that group, surnamed Xia, several times, I heard those attendants blurt out a thousand. Wake up, do you still remember that your uncle went to Fuyang to work in the same way as an eunuch Xia. This eunuch Xia, known as Lord Chitose."

Lin Chunxing looked at his father, "You saved Lord Chitose?"

"It can be said that," Lin Jiale said with a smile, "Since the life-saving grace is to be recited over there, the jade plaque will be placed first."

"Yes," Lin Chunxing nodded.

The donkey cart in front stopped, and Chen Jinming walked over rubbing his hands, "Second Master Lin, where shall we go first?"

Lin Jiale said: "Go to the county government first and ask."

At this time in the Yixian county government, there were several groups of people gathered outside. The guards had knives on their waists, and their faces were colder than sculptures.

Chen Jinming and another member of the clan surnamed Chen walked too fast and almost got stabbed.

The guard said coldly: "Idlers stop."

Chen Jinming bowed and said, "Master, we want to ask about it."

"We are not a vegetable market here," the guard interrupted him coldly.

Lin Jiale just tied up the carriage and came over. When he came, the guard seemed to take off a mask, and said with a smile: "Second Master Lin, why are you free to come to the county government office? I'll go and inform the Grandpa."

Seeing the difference between before and after, Chen Jinming and the others were even more afraid to move forward. Everyone in the village was full of men with loud voices, but at this time, they were just like the little daughter-in-law, shyly following Lin Jiale, Lin Chunxing and his son. behind them.

After the officer made the notification, someone came out to welcome him. It was Yicheng County Magistrate He Run himself. .”

Lin Jiale stepped forward, exchanged greetings for a while, and then explained the purpose of coming.

"Oh?" He Run led Lin Jiale to go inside while listening, and said in a low voice, "The people who were killed by mistake before were also people from the village where you live now?"

"I just got home. I went to Rongbei before. I heard Xingxing said that it was a family at the entrance of the village. The man often went out to sell vegetables or something."

"Yes, Uncle He," Lin Chunxing said, "The one who reported it is also a peddler, from Qiancun, Yishui Village."

"Xingxing has grown up a lot," He Run's most admired junior in the Lin family is Lin Jiale's eldest son, Lin Chunxing. Before Lin Chunxing and the others were bullied in the village, the letter written by this kid to his youngest son was not good. Let him be amazed.

Both ruthless and benevolent, not only know how to intimidate Xiaoxiao further, but also know how to take a step back to win people's hearts, this kid is capable of great things.

The idea of ​​betrothing the second daughter to Lin Chunxing, which had been there for a long time, became a little firmer in He Run's heart, but this is not the right time to bring it up.

"The county school should be over soon. Wake up and go to the backyard and meet my wife. After Junqi leaves school, I'm sure I'll be happy to see you." He Run said.

Lin Chunxing saw that this meant dismissing himself, so he got up and said goodbye.

He Run asked a servant to see him off, and when the child was out of the house, he sighed and said to Lin Jiale: "We are all our own people, I will not hide it from you, those people were not accidentally killed by officials, but killed It's them."

Lin Jiale frowned, "Could it be that something happened in the court?"

He Run was very cautious, raised a teacup to block his mouth when speaking, and then said in a low voice: "Isn't it the matter of the Wu family's rebellion, Wu Liuhe escaped, so a general, can the people above rest assured? It is better to kill the wrong one than to let one go. Anyone who has a characteristic that matches Wu Liuhe must be killed immediately. The one who came down to kill is the fish scale guard of the Holy One."

Lin Jiale asked: "Who issued this order? Didn't I hear that there are quite a few good officials in the imperial court who dare to speak out?"

"Who else could do it? The eldest princess," said the three words very softly, if Lin Jiale hadn't pricked up his ears, he wouldn't have heard them at all.

He Run pointed upwards and said: "Now, the commander of Yulinwei is the eldest princess' new love, Zhang Bian. Not to mention a few people who normally come to the city to sell vegetables, even those beggars who can't be seen on the street. They also killed a few. It’s just a few ordinary people, and I’m afraid this matter won’t reach the capital at all.”

Because he himself didn't intend to make a small report.

"I said why when I entered the city, I felt that the atmosphere was not so right." Lin Jiale said to himself, and asked, "Is there no one who dares to take care of this matter?"

"Who cares? The Holy Majesty lives deep in the palace and doesn't care about outside affairs at all. The eldest princess can even push Xia Qiansui, who has always been favored, to the border, let alone other people?" He Run couldn't help sighing again, " Brother Jiale, to tell you the truth, I think the days will get darker and darker, if you are in the countryside, save as much food as you can."

Lin Jiale didn't ask him why he didn't get away before dark, thanked him solemnly, and then asked: "Can we take that corpse back?"

He Run waved his hands sadly, "What are you bringing? I killed those people yesterday. On the spot, a deserted house just outside the city has already been burned."

Lin Jiale has stayed in ancient times for so many years, and often went out, encountered robbers and robbers on the road, not five times, but three times, at this moment when he heard these words, he still felt chills in his heart.

This is what it means that human life is worthless.

"What relics are there? Let us go back and give his family an explanation."

He Run said: "What relics are you looking for? They were all burned together. Don't be too honest with those villagers. It is best not to spread what we say today, otherwise it will be bad for everyone."

Lin Jiale: "But this, we are not sure whether the words passed on are accurate or not. If Chen Erfa is fine, it will scare the old man into sickness instead."

"How about this, when it gets dark later, I'll have someone take you to the house to look for it." He Run said in a low voice, "The Fish Scale Guard has left just now, but we still have to be more careful."

Lin Jiale cupped his fists, "Thank you."

"If you come back tomorrow, wake up and stay at the county government. My wife is here, don't worry."

Lin Jiale wanted to go to the deserted house to find someone, so he was not too polite.

When I came out of the county office, I saw those men in Yishui Village standing obediently against the wall in a pile, and Lin Jiale had mixed feelings for a while.

They are honest, but you must never treat them as human beings, otherwise, the entire dynasty will be overthrown.

"Second Master Lin, what do you say?" Chen Jinming and the others rushed forward as soon as they saw him coming out.

Lin Jiale said: "Don't call me Er Ye, just call me Lin Er."

Hearing the words, these country men smiled embarrassedly for an instant.

Next, Lin Jiale's words made them unable to laugh.

Lin Jiale didn't say all of what County Magistrate He said, but he didn't completely conceal it either.

But these were enough for Chen Jinming and the others to look dignified, and fear rose from the bottom of their hearts.

"Tonight, let's go to the deserted house to have a look. It would be best if there is no Erfa brother. If there is, we can only take a handful of ashes and go back."

In the evening, when the night fell, a guard walked to the street and shouted at a corner, Chen Jinming and Chen Dazhuan, who had been waiting there for a long time, came out quickly.

This officer is Lin Jiale, and the county magistrate wants to help, but he can't let the other party be implicated, so he borrowed an officer's uniform and asked for the location of Hao's deserted house, and he could directly lead people to find the place.

The moonlight was very dim, and the three of them walked to the deserted house, but they didn't meet anyone. It seemed that people in the county would not like to go out at night too much recently.

The door of the desolate house was half open, and when one walked in, one could still smell a burnt smell, a very peculiar and greasy burnt smell that made people want to vomit.

Chen Dashang opened the flint in his arms and looked for it from the side. Smoke was still rising from the center of the fire, and the skeletons that were not completely burnt showed undulating shapes in the ash pile, like small mountains. mound.

Chen Dashang's hands and feet trembled, and he didn't shed tears when he heard that his brother might be killed by mistake, but now he couldn't hold back the tears in his eyes.

He peeled off the contents of the ashes bit by bit, and suddenly paused.

Lin Jiale and Chen Jinming were also pawing at each other with expressionless faces. Hearing Chen Dazhuan's uncontrollable sobs, the two came over and asked, "Did you find anything?"

"This is the second hand's hand," Chen Dashou said with his eyes flushed, holding a hand that had been burned to the bone.

That hand bone is the right hand, half missing.

When Chen Jinming saw it, he knew why Chen Dazhuan was so sure, because Chen Erfa was naughty when he was a child, and half of his finger was once crushed by a rock on the mountain.

The Chen family is very poor. Looking at the names of the four brothers, you can tell that the old couple of the Chen family hoped that the family would be rich. At that time, they didn't take Chen Erfa to see him. Chen Erfa had a fever for two days, but he recovered.

But that half of the finger gradually fell off as the wound recovered.

You may think that the lack of half of your fingers is a defect. When Chen Erfa was young, he liked to take advantage of his brothers, and when he grew up, he liked to take advantage of the villagers, which made everyone hate him.

It was such an annoying person who wanted to go to the city to sell a few more vegetables, but he was killed by such a fish scale guard.

Chen Jinming looked at the hand bone covered in ashes, and then looked at the other bones in the ashes. The other people who were also killed were their family members. Didn't they know that they had died outside?

When they came, he also talked with the few waves of people at the gate of the county government office, and only then did he know that only one family came to look for the bones like them.

As for the others, they were all people who couldn't go out overnight, couldn't find them when they came to the county town, and reported the case to the county government.

Lin Jiale said: "Let's collect the bones around here."

(End of this chapter)