Chapter 24: The Blood Case Triggered by the Redwood Box (4)

  Lin Dafu initially found the interior decoration of the house to be quite novel, and the bathing area was even more surprisingly arranged, clean and comfortable. At this moment, smelling the fragrance of Lin Chun's tea, he felt refreshed, although his eyes were still dark underneath, but his face no longer had the fatigue of waking up. After seeing the decorations at the back of the house, he didn't find it strange, these were far more terrifying than what he heard last night at Old Man Lin's house.

  "Uncle Dashan, Uncle Dafu, you two came over so early, have you had breakfast? I just got up, and if there's anything impolite, please don't mind, Uncle Dashan has seen it all before, and as for me, Lin Chun, my skin is thick enough, so it doesn't matter, haha..."

  "It's all right, it's all right. As long as you treat me like your Uncle Dashan, we're all villagers, don't mind this. It's just that I, Old Rich, was strictly managed by your Village Chief Grandfather, and apart from sending some rice and grains at the beginning, I didn't get to take care of you three siblings much. Now you can still sincerely call me Old Rich, it makes my heart happy. Seeing the decorations in your home now, and hearing that the nobleman bought a mountain, bought land, and wants to build a house, it seems like you three siblings have met with bad luck, but it's also a case of suffering ending in happiness." Lin Dafu went from shock to calmness, finishing his sentence with a silly smile and scratching his head.

  "I understand Mr. Lin's intention, just looking at what happened at Lao Lin's house last night, I knew it all. I only hope that in the future when we need Mr. Lin to speak up for us, he will help us out." Lin Chun bowed and greeted Lin Da Fu, who quickly got up from his stool to help Lin Chun up.

  "Alright, alright, I won't say anything, I won't say anything. Although I don't have much knowledge or culture, I understand the basics of ethics and morality. As long as you give the word, I'll do it, whether it's one sentence or ten sentences or a hundred sentences. And last night's matter, I haven't even told Village Chief Grandpa about it yet, otherwise he would've gone to Old Man Lin's house already." Lin Dafu patted his chest in guarantee.

  Lin Chun looked at Da Shan Bo Bo with appreciation, because if it weren't for Da Shan Bo Bo's reminder, the village chief would have known about it. The village chief would definitely make a big deal out of it and cause trouble, which would be detrimental to his own plans. Da Shan Bo Bo saw Lin Chun looking at him and nodded in understanding. "Mmm, I trust Village Chief Grandpa's character and understand Da Fu Bo Bo's intentions. Since that's the case, I'll share my thoughts on the Lin and Liu families." Lin Chun recalled the plan he had thought of before going to bed last night and shared it with Da Shan Bo Bo and Da Fu Bo Bo.

  "This, even if Lin Lao Tou's family and Liu Er Niang are heartless, but on New Year's Eve being caught in prison, what if... And our Lin Jia Village's reputation will also..." Lin Da Fu heard Lin Chun's plan and felt some sympathy.

  "Alas, it's a big fortune! I think Dà Yā's idea is good. This snake can't be killed with one punch, and who knows when it will come back to bite you? The Lin old head's family and Liu Erniang are all doing their own thing. Dà Yā is also being forced into this... Moreover, you think this will damage the reputation of Linjia Village. If Lin old head and Liu Erniang's plan succeeds, it will be Dà Yā and her three sisters who get hurt. And if that noble person from Qianfuyuan investigates, I'm afraid the whole village of Linjia won't have a good time. By then, the reputation of Linjia Village will probably be even worse... Besides, how Lin old head's family and Liu Erniang treat Dà Yā and her three siblings is well-known to everyone, and it has nothing to do with Linjia Village!"

  "Since you're here now, I'll tell you the truth," said Da Shan Bo Bo, taking a sip of tea. "Da Ya is now the adopted daughter of County Magistrate Shi's family. Madame Shi has given birth to three sons for Magistrate Shi, and their eldest son, Shi Yu, got married last year and had a grandson. Madame Shi was eager to have a daughter, but since she couldn't give birth anymore, she pinned her hopes on her daughter-in-law. However, the daughter-in-law didn't give birth to a girl either. The second and third sons of Magistrate Shi are not yet old enough to get married. Last time, when we went to the county to handle the paperwork for buying the mountain with the nobleman from Qian Fu Yuan, he introduced us to Magistrate Shi because he was worried that someone might cause trouble while he was away for an extended period. Who would have thought that Da Ya caught Madame Shi's eye in the backyard of the county government and was taken in as her adopted daughter? Now, in the eyes of Madame Shi and Magistrate Shi, Da Ya is more precious than their own sons. If something were to happen to Da Ya or her sisters... " Da Shan Bo Bo trailed off, leaving Lin Da Fu with a growing sense of fear.

  "Yes, that day my uncle and aunt heard about the experiences of us three sisters and even wanted to bring people to the village to teach Lin Lao Tou and Liu Er Niang's family a lesson! I was kind enough to stop them, but now these two families are not good-hearted, they actually want to harm our siblings' lives for this little thing at home, so I naturally can't be polite with them anymore..." Lin Chun continued to provoke Lin Da Fu.

  Lin Dafu was already shaken when he heard Da Shanbo say that the nobleman would investigate, and upon hearing that Da Ya is now the county magistrate's adopted daughter, coupled with Lin Chun's pleading, he firmly said: "Da Ya, Da Shange, it's me Lin Dafu who has limited knowledge, from now on I won't say anything else. Da Ya, you speak up, what do you need me to do, what do you need me to say, just tell me directly."

  I've been waiting for you to say that!

  "This, since Uncle Daifu said so, I won't be polite. Let's do it on the 30th of the year..." Lin Chun and Uncle Dashan, Uncle Daifu discussed for about an hour before Uncle Dashan took Lin Dafu away. As they left, Lin Dafu swept away the worry and urgency on his face when he came, and instead had a hint of expectation and eagerness to try."

  In the afternoon, Uncle Dashan drove a cow cart to take Lin Chun to the county government office. When Mrs. Shi saw Lin Chun, she was eager to bring out all the good things at home for Lin Chun to choose from, which made Mr. Shi cry and laugh. Fortunately, Lin Chun was sensible and let Mr. Shi appreciate it. Mr. Shi knew that Lin Chun and Dashan came to the county government office at the end of the year, so he asked Mrs. Shi to go to the kitchen to cook delicious food for Lin Chun and took the two to the study room.

  Mr. Shi listened to Lin Chun and Da Shan's intention, his mouth was slightly ajar, with the two small mustaches on his lips twitching up and down, looking very pleased. After Lin Chun expressed her thoughts, Mr. Shi nodded in agreement, hurriedly indicating that he would cooperate at the right time. Lin Chun got Mr. Shi's nod of approval, let out a sigh of relief, and the few people ate dinner together. Finally, after bidding farewell to Mrs. Shi with reluctance, and promising Lin Chun that she would come to the county government to stay with Mrs. Shi for a few days next year, they returned to Linjia Village with Da Shan.