my causal simulator

Chapter 126 The Lin family has a wife named Cuilan

After the thieves were wiped out, Luo County was clean for several days.

A quick horse came to report the news in the past few days, saying that Jia Long and Yan Yan had mobilized [-] elite soldiers from Berkshire yesterday, and went to Mianzhu. disaster.

The spies from Mianzhu came to report that there seemed to be internal strife in the city because of the assassination of Ma Xiang. His two generals, Cheng Yun and Ning Zhu, turned against each other and led an army to fight in the city. Ning Zhu was defeated and led thousands of people Fleeing away, Cheng Yun led more than ten thousand people to pursue, leaving only a few thousand weak people to guard in Mianzhu.

Xi Jian was overjoyed when he heard the news, and all the officials in Luo County were also very happy. Seeing that the Yellow Turban Rebellion was about to be put down as soon as it started, there was no other state in the world like Yizhou, and there were endless voices of praise.

Later, Sima Fan Chen of the other ministry wrote a letter, saying that Luo County had not made an inch of merit in the previous victory, and would like to lead 200 troops to Guanghan to join Yan Yan's army in Berkshire to conquer the rebels and seek military exploits.

This was obviously a waste of money, but fortunately Lin Shuhang tried his best to stop him, saying that Luo County has few soldiers now, and there are still thousands of bandits in Mianzhu, if they attack Luo County again, the guard force will be insufficient.

What's more, Berkshire's reinforcements are abundant. If Fan Chen wants to make a contribution, he can go to Guanghan alone and wait.

Although Xi Jian didn't believe that the bandits would come back again, he felt that safety was the first priority after all, but let Fan Chen go to Guanghan alone, but he didn't dare to say anything, so he had to give up, and Fan Chen held a grudge for this.

Lin Shuhang didn't care about such a little Sima who bought an official, he just stepped up the defense in the city, and then it was important to find his own baby's mother.

He has the power in his hands, and he has Xi Jian's trust, and there is a little fairy to help blow the pillow wind, and more importantly, he wiped out more than two thousand bandits without breaking a single soldier. The county is extremely convenient.

No one doubted that he was Lin Er. Even those who knew Lin Er well would never dare to associate that rascal with the handsome and capable Lin Gongcao in front of him. No one can resemble so much.

Xi Jian originally wanted Lin Pingzhi to live in Xi's mansion. After all, he and He Xiangling's sister and brother are not outsiders.

It's just that Lin Shuhang was afraid that He Xiangling would pester him from time to time, so he excused his busy military affairs, leaving early and returning late, and afraid of disturbing Xi Jian's family, so he refused and chose an inn in Luo County to stay temporarily.

It's just that when I borrowed Xi's mansion as a guest, I asked about Lin Xingye and Cuilan, and only said that Lin Xingye was an old friend of the same clan, and my ancestors had a lot of connections. I knew that he was in Luo County, and I heard that he was near Xi's mansion. Do things, so ask.

So Xi Jian asked the housekeeper to ask questions, but said that Lin Xingye had disappeared suddenly a few days ago, and as for Cuilan, there was no such person.

It was a bit of a surprise that she was not a maid from Xi's mansion. Lin Shuhang also asked people to post a notice in the city, saying that he was looking for Lin Xingye, and he hoped that those who were familiar with him and knew about his family's situation would actively inform him that he would be rewarded.

But for two days in a row, no one came to report.

Thinking about it, Lin Xingye offended so many people in Luo County that he was forced to be the servant of Xi Mansion. Lin Pingzhi claimed to be his clan, and now he is quite powerful. If he knew about Lin Xingye, he would not be sure. He will find trouble for others for his fellow clan.

So Lin Shuhang changed the list, saying that he wanted to help Lin Xingye pay off his debts, and then a casino owner came and let Lin Shuhang get information about Cuilan.

This girl is also surnamed Lin, and she has no father or mother since she was a child. When the old father of the Lin family was still alive, he took this Cuilan as his adopted daughter, so she named her Lin Cuilan and treated her generously. She grew up with Lin Xingye. Teach her to read and write.

It's a pity that Lin Xingye later went out of business and angered Lin's father to death, and feared that Lin Xingye would have no family after he left, so when he was dying, he asked Cuilan to marry him, restrain him, and carry on the family line for the Lin family.

But Cuilan couldn't control that rascal, she didn't go home for two or three days, she just asked for money when she got home, and she would call if she didn't give it, and it was the same after she went to Xi's mansion, but Lin Xingye never mentioned Lin Cuilan to anyone when she was away. So not many people know about it.

"Since not many people know about it, how did you learn about it?" Lin Shuhang asked.

The casino owner apologized and said with a smile: "This Lin Xingye owes the casino 150 yuan. We stopped him on the street last time. He couldn't deny it, so he said his wife's name and wanted me to use his wife to pay off the debt... Let's He runs a casino, not a kiln, so how could he do such a thing of prostitution? Later, his wife Cuilan wrote a debt document, saying that she would repay him [-] yuan every month, including the principal with interest. It's been ten years... That's why the villain knows that Lin Xingye still has a wife."

Lin Shuhang nodded, and asked someone to bring ten taels of gold.

The casino owner's eyes lit up.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was no such thing as taels of silver, and five baht coins were used. Since private casting was allowed, the quality of the coins was uneven, but even if calculated by the official exchange price, one tael of gold was about 1400 coins. These twelve taels of gold not only It is enough to cover the debt owed by Lin Xingye, and there is more than enough.

Lin Shuhang said, "Have you brought the arrears document written by Lin Cuilan?"

"Bring it, bring it!"

"Take me to where Lin Cuilan lives, this gold is yours."

In the east of Luoxian County, there is a small stream and an old dilapidated wooden house.

When the casino owner brought Lin Shuhang over, he saw a woman washing clothes by the stream in front of the house. There were three big pots of dirty clothes, each pot was as big as a bathtub. The woman rolled up her sleeves and took the clothes to the river. One piece after another kept rippling, and then it was lifted back to the shore and hammered on the stones.

Her stomach seemed to be quite big, at least for five or six months, she couldn't squat down at all, so she barely put two pieces of cloth on her knees, knelt by the stream to wash clothes, sweating profusely.

"This Cuilan has picked up dirty clothes from several restaurants and bathhouses in the city, and makes money by mending and starching clothes for others," the casino owner said, showing a look of unbearable: "This is a good woman, and she can't bear it." With a big belly, this woman is pregnant. If she hadn't been pitiful, would we have allowed her to pay back the ten thousand yuan for ten years? Then Lin Xingye is really not a..."

Speaking of this, the boss swallowed his saliva and shut up in time. The man in front of him is the same clan of Lin Xingye, no matter how bastard he is, it's still not his turn to scold him in front of Lin Pingzhi.

Cuilan wiped off her sweat over there, just in time to see a group of people coming along the stream.

Seeing the owner of the casino leading someone towards her, Lin Cuilan seemed a little surprised, but also a little timid, and stood up with the clothes in her hands: "Boss Zhang, haven't you just paid off the debt for this month? Or, Or does Xingye owe you money again?"

The casino owner said with a smile: "No, no! The money owed by Lin Xingye has been repaid by this master. Your Lin family really burned high incense, and your hard days are coming to an end..."

Cuilan froze for a moment, and when she looked at Lin Shuhang again, her expression froze even more.

She hadn't seen her husband for two months, but the two grew up together. Even if Lin Xingye's face was a small dent or a pore, all the details were invisible to Cuilan.

The general in front of her who was being flattered by the casino boss looked exactly like her husband Lin Xingye, which made her stunned.

"Xing, Xingye?"

"Oh, Cuilan, what kind of eyes do you have?" The casino owner hurriedly said with a smile: "This is Lin Pingzhi Lin Gongcao who burned the bandits on fire a few days ago, how could he be your unworthy husband, let me tell you... ..."

"I'll give you the gold and the debt documents, and you can go now."

"Yes Yes Yes!"

"You go over there and wait for me." Lin Shuhang ordered the accompanying officers and soldiers before walking towards Cuilan.

I saw that the woman in front of me had good facial features, but her face was weathered and her skin was dry. She looked almost forty, but in fact her real age was only 22.

"Your Excellency, do you know my husband?" Lin Cuilan looked a little nervous. She knew that the boss of the casino, Zhang, was powerful and had many thugs under his hands. Like a grandson, it shows that this person is a big shot.

"It's more than just acquaintance." Lin Shuhang laughed, and it would be easy to find Lin Cuilan. Seeing her big belly, he felt more at ease: "Look at who I am."

He stretched out his hand to wipe his face, and wiped off the powdered eyebrow makeup, revealing Lin Xingye's original appearance.

Lin Cuilan was startled, and covered her mouth with her hand, only to hear Lin Shuhang say with a smile: "Although I have moved away from the screen, this is not a place to talk, Madam, please follow me into the room first."

I thought Lin Cuilan would follow her words, but she didn't expect the other party to take a step back. The surprise on her face just now was gone, replaced by a face full of vigilance. She said coldly: "You are not my husband, no matter how similar you look, No! Although Lin Cuilan is a girl, she has read a few books and knows women's ways. Right now, my husband is not at home, and I am alone, so it is inconvenient to invite honored guests into the house? If you have anything to say, please say it here, my lord! "

Lin Shuhang was taken aback, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

In fact, how to communicate with Lin Cuilan, Lin Shuhang had thought of several ways.

For example, pretending to be a distant relative. After all, the Lin family is not a single lineage. Lin Xingye’s grandfather has a brother who is doing business outside, and it is recorded in the genealogy. , A matter of course.

But there is an inconvenience, that is, after he left, how should Lin Xingye's soul return?

In the end, I decided to speak directly, but I didn't expect that it would be seen by others as soon as I opened my mouth.

Lin Shuhang smiled and said, "How does Madam know that I'm not Lin Xingye?"

"My husband won't call me madam." Lin Cuilan said coldly: "Besides, three days ago, my husband sent someone to come to the house to take away his clothes, saying that he caused trouble in Xi's mansion and went out to avoid disaster. How could he change himself? Have you become Xi Cishi's guest?"

Three days ago?Take away the clothes you're wearing?
Lin Shuhang was slightly surprised.

Three days ago, it happened to be the second day after the victory in Luoxian County. I was clearly Lin Xingye, but I didn't send anyone back to pick up any clothes, and Lin Xingye was a mere shabby household. Who cares about the rags , Such deliberate deception here?I'm afraid Cuilan is lying to her?

Lin Shuhang said dumbfoundedly: "Madam misunderstood, I..."

Before he finished speaking, Lin Shuhang only felt a sudden pain in his chest, like severe heart palpitations.

In an instant, he was sweating profusely.

Is this body sick?heart disease?

But before Lin Shuhang came back to his senses, an even more severe colic arose from his heart, as if a terrible bug had grown out of his heart, biting his heart and making him stand upright in pain. fell down.

(End of this chapter)