wealthy lord

Chapter 7 Spending generously
  The old village chief nodded, made an invitation gesture, and said: "Master Lin, please come in!!"

The surrounding villagers immediately gave way to the village.

Lin Yun followed the old village chief into the crowd, followed closely by the three Oona girls.

Although they are all guilty in the Lin family, compared with these villagers, their clothing and temperament are much better.

Just like standing out from the crowd, it is very conspicuous.

Some women from the village even came forward to touch the silk and satin worn by the three girls.

These silks and satins are also the most worthless bargains, but they are still the envy of women.

Instead, the three women looked embarrassed.

Fortunately, Lin Wuyue and Ye Wanqing were weak women, but Oona was not the one who suffered the consequences. If she were not afraid of making Lin Yun angry, she would have beaten away these unreasonable villagers.

Along the way, people from every house in the village looked around.

They had not seen anyone from the city for a long time, especially behind Lin Yun, the three beauties with their own merits were coveted by some old bachelors in the village.

However, everyone also knew that Lin Yun was not easy to mess with, and he was the son of the feudal lord, so he only dared to whisper behind him.

Some ignorant children ran in circles around Lin Yun and the others.

All of them were as skinny as wood and looked malnourished.

Ye Wanqing took out some candies from her arms and gave them to the children.

For a time, the tense and awkward atmosphere was relieved.

The villagers no longer looked at them with the same hostility as before.

The old village chief had been observing silently, and was relieved to see that Lin Yun and his three wives were very easy to get along with.

"Mr. Lin, the conditions in Niubei Village are not very good, so the living environment here is definitely not better than in the city. I hope you can bear with me!"

Lin Yun chuckled and said, "Is the lord's mansion in Niubei Village still there?"

The old village chief was stunned, and then looked at the surrounding villagers.

The villagers were embarrassed and didn't know what to say.

Lin Yun frowned and said, "What's wrong? Is there any inconvenience?"

"No... everyone was resentful because of the Lin family's neglect of Niubei Village, so... the lord's mansion has been turned into a pigsty by the villagers!"

Lin Yun stared, not expecting it to be like this.

The three women were also dumbfounded.

Lin Wuyue and Oona were okay. One of the two women had a miserable fate, and the other was a barbarian. They had nothing to complain about in terms of living conditions. They were grateful to Lin Yun for being alive.

But Ye Wanqing was different. She was a counselor of the National Academy of Sciences before, and she also belonged to the elite of the upper class in the Daduan Dynasty.

Even if she lives in prison, she doesn't want to live in a pigsty!
  The old village chief saw the expressions of Lin Yun and the others, and said with a wry smile: "Master Lin, there are no pigs in Niubei Village now! As early as a few years ago, they were all robbed by those robbers who suffered a thousand cuts. !So, this mansion has always been empty!”

Lin Yun didn't want to argue, let alone have any more conflicts with the villagers because of this trivial matter.

To be honest, Niubei Village secretly converted the lord's mansion into a pigsty. This was a serious crime. Once discovered by the Lin family, the consequences would be disastrous.

But it can also be seen from the side that the Lin family has not taken care of Niubei Village for a long time.

Lin Yun smiled and said: "It's okay...it's good to live in a pigsty!"

While talking, everyone came to the largest mansion in Niubei Village, which was in sharp contrast to the short thatched huts around it.

There was a big black lock hanging on the door, which was already stained with rust. The steps were covered with dust, and dead branches and leaves were everywhere.

Lin Yun took out the key and opened the big black lock.

As soon as he opened the door, the dust on the door beam fell all over him, making some villagers snicker.

Most of them came to see the joke. The Lin family, who had always made them gnash their teeth with hatred, would live in a pig pen this time, which made them feel relieved just thinking about it.

Lin Yun naturally saw that these villagers were gloating about their misfortune, but he ignored them.

Looking at the huge mansion, it was filled with pig manure and some dried rotten food, which made Lin Yun and the three women feel a little embarrassed.

At this time, the old village chief turned around and looked at everyone and said, "What are you looking at? Why don't you help Mr. Lin clean up?"

"We don't care! The Lin family is so capable that they can't even take care of the mansion they live in?"

"That's right, we won't work for the Lin family!"

"That's right!!"

Everyone was talking and leaving one after another.

Seeing this, the old village chief looked helpless and said, "Master Lin, I'm really sorry. Everyone has been hurt by the Lin family over the years! Why don't you let me stay and help!"

As he spoke, the old village chief bent down to pick up the vegetable leaves on the ground.

Lin Yun immediately helped him up, turned to look at the leaving villagers, and said loudly: "I have ten taels of silver, and I will give it to anyone who stays to help!"

Sure enough, no matter in any era, there is no problem that money cannot solve.

When the villagers who left heard that they wanted to pay, they all ran back.

Lin Yun directly took out twenty taels of silver from his sleeve, put it in the old village chief's hand, and said with a smile: "Old man, these ten taels of silver are used to pay the villagers who help with cleaning. The remaining ten taels of silver will be given to everyone. Buy some daily necessities and food!!”

The old village chief and all the villagers stared with disbelief.

In the Daduan Dynasty, a Zhima official from the ninth rank had only thirty taels of silver a year.

Lin Yun paid for twenty taels of silver, which was equivalent to half a year's salary of a ninth-grade official.

According to equivalent calculations, ordinary people can't spend even one tael of silver throughout the year. In fact, most of the villagers in Niubei Village have never seen any silver.

They make a living by fishing and usually don't have much money.

The old village chief smiled bitterly and was about to push the money back.

"Master Lin, this...this is too much!! I don't dare to ask for it!"

He didn't know Lin Yun well, but he was in his sixties after all, so he naturally understood that although money was good, it was not that easy to get.

"Don't be polite! My Lin family owes too much to Niubei Village, and these silver coins should be regarded as a little compensation!"

Seeing that Lin Yun meant what he said, the old village chief had no choice but to accept it.

For the first time in so many years, he saw money coming back.

The villagers were all very motivated this time, and they started cleaning up enthusiastically without the old village chief’s instructions.

Even though they are all rough guys, they are all very efficient in their work.

In just one hour, the lord's mansion had a completely new look.

The villagers also received the completion money and left happily.

Lin Yun saw this and sighed in his heart. The villagers were all honest people. As long as they were well fed, clothed and provided with enough food, they would not reject him.

It also made him determined to change people's livelihood as soon as possible so that everyone can live a good life.

At this time, the old village chief said: "Master Lin, we are all done here! If there is nothing to do, I will go back first! If you have any orders, just mention them!"

Lin Yun smiled and said: "Hey...it's still early now, how about you come in and sit down? It just so happens that I have something else that I want to ask you for advice!"

"Okay...okay!"

The old village chief took Lin Yun's money and naturally did not dare to slack off.

(End of this chapter)