Chapter 21
After closing the stall, the tables and stools were moved back into the shop, and the siblings closed the door and started counting the money.

A total of more than 2000 texts were collected in this half-day, and there were more than 500 texts left after deducting the cost.With what I have on hand, I have already collected enough money to buy an iron pot.

But the ingot of silver left by Mr. Qingshan is a serious five taels of official silver.

The siblings lay on the table and stared at the five taels of silver placed on it, but couldn't be happier, and even felt that the silver was a bit hot.

"Xiaohu, go out later and find out where that young master lives. Let's return the money."

"Sister, the money he gave may be to buy our pot."

"How much is our pot? He gave too much."

"Oh!" Lin Erhu agreed and sighed again, "Sis, if we open the store in the future, will someone still come to make trouble? The one named Qian will be released someday, will he come to take revenge?"

Lin Xiaoman couldn't say for sure, the master and servant of Young Master Qingshan couldn't be from Qingping County at first glance, they were whipping people to their heart's content right now, the most they could do was send the person surnamed Qian to the yamen.

The person surnamed Qian said he was the brother-in-law of the prefect of Wuzhou, how long can he be locked up?If you release it later, you will definitely come back for revenge.

Knowing his own strength today, Lin Xiaoman is not very afraid, but if he fights twice every three days, should the shop still be opened?
But for a while, he couldn't think of a solution, "Let's wait and see, at worst, we will rent out the shop and only sell clam oil in the future."

"That's the only way to go, sister, the cart of Uncle Daqiang's house was pushed away, why go back and tell Uncle Daqiang?"

Lin Xiaoman sighed, and was about to say that he would go to see if he could buy one later, when someone called outside: "Is the shopkeeper here?"

Lin Xiaoman and Lin Erhu pulled the money on the table into the purse before opening the door and going out.

Outside the door was a man dressed as an official, and what he was pushing was the flatbed cart that was pushed away by the rough book boy.

There are still water marks on the car, which shows that it has been washed before being sent back.

Seeing the two siblings, the officer smiled and said, "My surname is Zhao, and I am the head of the county government office. The county magistrate ordered me to bring the car over."

Lin Xiaoman thanked him, and Lin Erhu took the car and pushed it aside.

Bantou Zhao bowed his hands to Lin Xiaoman, "Qian Cai and others have harmed one party. This time when the new county magistrate takes office, if he wants to use this person to make a name for himself, he will probably be sentenced to exile, and he will not be able to return for a few years. The county magistrate asked me to go with him. The two shopkeepers said, just open your store with peace of mind. After that, there will be officials patrolling the city every day. If anyone dares to make trouble, just report to the officials. There are two taels of silver here, which are paid by Qian Cai and others. The loss, the little shopkeeper took care of it."

Lin Xiaoman didn't expect that the matter would be resolved so easily. The new county magistrate is really a good official.

Lin Xiaoman and Lin Erhu thanked again, this time, the big stone in their hearts fell.

It's just that the new county magistrate took office three fires, and the first fire was on the head of the prefect. I don't know if the official position can be secured.

Alas, it is rare to come to a good official, wish him well!

In view of the good business today, people would come to the shop after closing to ask if there was any hot pot chicken for sale, so Lin Xiaoman and Erhu discussed going back to find someone to come to the store to help.

Pushing the empty flatbed back to the village, first go to Lin Daqiang's house to return the car.

"Uncle Daqiang, are you at home?"

Lin Daqiang's wife, Hao Shi, came out of the house, saw Lin Xiaoman and brother, and shouted to the backyard: "Father, Daqiang, Xiaoman and Erhu are here."

Lin Youwang and Lin Daqiang came out of the backyard, their hands still stained with mud, they took a rag on the clothesline and wiped it casually.

Lin Youwang said: "You guys use it, don't rush to pay it back."

"The things have been delivered. I won't need them for a few days. When I need them, I will borrow them from my second grandfather's house." Lin Xiaoman took out an oiled paper bag from the basket, "Business is good today. When we came back, we cut a piece of pig's head in the city. Meat, give Second Grandpa and Uncle Daqiang wine to eat."

Lin Youwang declined, "It's not easy for you two to do some business, take it home and eat by yourself, Second Grandpa is not bad for you."

"It's all a little thought of being a junior. If the second grandpa doesn't accept it, isn't it too little?"

After speaking, Lin Xiaoman stuffed it into Hao's arms.

Lin Youwang had no choice but to say: "Then I'll accept it this time, and I won't be so polite in the future."

Lin Xiaoman smiled and didn't say anything about the future.

Just as he was about to tell Lin Youwang that he wanted to hire some helpers in the village, he saw Lin Goudan flashing past the courtyard gate wiping his tears.

Lin Erhu shouted: "God, what are you going to do?"

Lin Goudan heard Lin Erhu's voice, and backed away, "Second sister, second brother, my grandma said that there is no money at home for my brother to study, so I won't let my brother go to the academy, my mother asked me to go to my grandma's house borrow money."

Lin Erhuman asked: "Why is there no money? A few days ago she hid in the house and secretly counted the money, and said there were dozens of taels. Your mother won't ask her for it?"

This time Lin Goudan's tears couldn't be stopped, "My mother doesn't dare, for fear that my grandma will kill her like she killed my second aunt."

Lin Xiaoman and Lin Erhu's hearts skipped a beat, even Lin Youwang and Lin Daqiang who were on the side were taken aback, Lin Youwang asked calmly, "Lin Goudan, tell me clearly, how did your second aunt die? "

Lin Goudan twitched and answered, "I dare not say it, my mother won't let me say it outside, I have to go to Yaojia Village."

Lin Xiaoman's eyes were red, and he pulled Lin Goudan to prevent him from leaving, "Tell me, did you hear what grandma said? How did my parents die? Tell the truth, don't tell me, I'll beat you!"

Lin Goudan was frightened by her, and he stuttered, "I said, I said, don't beat me up. That night... grandma hid... hid in the house and said... said that the second uncle was smashed when he was saving grandma Die, Second Aunt...Second Aunt was dragged over by her grandma to shield her from the beam, so...was hit."

Lin Youwang scolded angrily: "The old godmother is really devoid of conscience!"

At this time, the Lin Xiaoman siblings wished to tear up Mrs. Lin alive. Their own parents, in order to save them, would rush into the collapsing house regardless of their lives. If unfortunately they were hit by the falling beam, it would be That's what they deserve.

But being dragged over by the old lady to block the beams for her and being crushed to death, how could they bear it?
Even if Mrs. Lin couldn't be killed to avenge her mother, at least she should admit that she killed their mother, and make her life worse than death.

Seeing Lin Xiaoman and Lin Erhu running towards their home, Lin Goudan shouted from behind: "Second Sister, Second Brother, you just go like this, grandma won't admit it!"

He didn't get a response, so he didn't know whether to go to Yaojia Village or go back with his cousins ​​to testify to them.

Seeing Lin Youwang and Lin Daqiang also chasing after them, they stomped their feet and ran back after them.

When Lin Xiaoman and his brother arrived outside the courtyard, there were already many people around, chattering and chattering.

In recent years, there have been only three scholars in the entire Hedong village, one is the dead father of Lin Xiaoman and Lin Erhu, the other is Lin Wenyao, the grandson of Lin's patriarch, and the third is Lin Erhu.

It's a pity that Lin Erhu didn't go to the academy for less than a year, and his parents were gone. Old man Lin and Mrs. Lin refused to give him a bundle of repairs, and asked him to come back and work with him.

Now Lin Wenyao, who is most likely to be a scholar, is not allowed to study. It is a pity that Lin Wenyao is good-looking and good at reading, but he can only be a farmer in the future.

(End of this chapter)

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