Volume 1 Chapter 47 Swindling

  "When the time comes, Dalia's family will have many nurses and won't be afraid of him causing trouble. Since Dalia can trap him once, she can definitely trap him twice!" An He said firmly.

  "Not bad, let's do it this way..." Several people whispered among themselves and soon came up with a plan.

  Yu Xiang town county government prison, two bailiffs were stretching their waist and talking.

  "Liu Er, I heard that there are two to be released today...?" A voice with a wooden tone came from someone's mouth.

  "Ah, yes, it was two of the four people who set fire to the mountain on New Year's Eve last year in Linjia Village. The adults said they would be released by evening. Ah, right, Zhao Da, you go to Zhang Xing's place and register, then take them out." Liu Er said.

  At this time, Lin Er Lang was leaning against the wall in the corner of the cell, closing his eyes, seemingly indifferent, but actually concentrating and listening carefully to what the yamen runner was saying.

  "Hmm, I've noted that down. But I heard that at the time, the adults didn't catch five people, did they? How can you say it was four?" Zhao Da asked again.

  "You didn't know that, did you? I was there at the time. The master indeed brought back five people, but one of them was a notorious woman from Qingxi Town's Cuihong Building, Ruohua. Not only did she instigate others to sell innocent girls, but also incited others to steal and, after being caught, attempted to flee with stolen money. These are all serious crimes. Our master sent her to the Magistrate's residence, and later it was said that the Magistrate had her exiled to the border as a military prostitute..."

  "That saying 'the heart of a woman is the most poisonous' really isn't wrong, but I heard something from Zhang Lao a few days ago. He said that there was a woman named Ruhua who seduced some general in the border region. Even the Magistrate sent a message to our master, warning him to be careful. When Master Shi held a meeting, he also warned several people about it! What's going on? Is this Ruhua the same as the one from Qingxi Town's Cuihong Building?" Zhao Da spoke excitedly, his voice slightly out of control.

  "Shh, keep your voice down, it's not good if others hear. You guessed right, it's that Ruhua from Qingxi Town. I heard she saved the life of some general and probably used her charms to get close to him. The governor is afraid she'll come back for revenge against our lord, so he sent someone to warn us. Our lord doesn't have much to worry about, but those three Lin siblings are already living in poverty, if they suffer another blow, their lives will be in danger..." Liu Er's voice was very low, barely audible to Lin Erlang.

  "Alas, that's not right. If she had indeed married a general, she shouldn't have dared to come back. Otherwise, if the general were to find out about the Lin family's affairs, wouldn't that be like hitting her own foot with a rock? Didn't they say she was still pregnant with Lin Er Lang's child?" Zhao Da asked cautiously.

  "What a kid, that's a deceitful trick. Lin Er Lang usually doesn't look stupid, but when he encounters women, he becomes muddle-headed. Now he has been driven out of Linjia Village, even if he gets out of the big prison, he has no home to return to... what's the use?" Liu Er said with a snort.

  "My goodness, this Ruhua is... really scary. If I were Lin Erlang, I'd directly go to the border to find her and take advantage of the situation to extort some money from her. Who knows, might even make a profit out of it. At least that way, he wouldn't have to return to Linjia Village and be spat on by the villagers. I heard that after what happened when they were thirty, the benefactor from Qianfuyuan didn't take care of the three Lin siblings anymore. Poor kids... don't know how long they can survive. On the other hand, it's good for Ruhua, being exiled to the border actually brought her a better life." Zhao sighed with emotion.

  Liu Er took a glance at the direction of Lin Er's cell, exchanged a look with Zhao Da, and sighed: "Isn't it just like that? One day full, one day hungry, can't even be sure if they'll make it through this year. It's all about fate, sigh... Just thinking about Lin Er and Lin Daban, one was cheated, the other was foolish, and in the end... If you think deeply, those three siblings of the Lin family are all descendants of the Lin family. If they became wealthy with the help of the noble people from Qianfu, wouldn't they take care of Lin Er's family later? But Lin Er is just too greedy, colluding with outsiders to cause trouble for his own nephews and nieces. Sigh... Now look at Lin Er and think about Ruhua, tsk tsk tsk..."

  "Alright, forget it. I'll go to Zhang's place to register first and then come back to pick you up. I'm leaving now..." Zhao Da and Liu Er exchanged a smile and left the cell.

  Liu Er saw that Zhao Da's part was over and walked to the broken table in the cell, poured a bowl of water, waiting for the next person to come and play with him.

  "Liu Er, Liu Er, did Zhao Da take away Lin Er Lang and Lin Da Zhuang?"

  Liu Er saw the third actor go on stage, and hastily pretended to get up, facing Da Gang who was panting heavily: "Not yet, he went to find Zhang Lao Tou to register, will come over in a moment to take people, how did you come? And ran so anxiously!"

  "Alas, this morning at the county government office entrance came a man named Dashan from Linjia Village, bringing two children called Dali and Datou. He came to request an audience with our Master Shi, saying that today his younger brother is being released from prison and he's here to pick him up." Da Gang finished speaking and picked up the bowl on the table, pouring water into it and gulping it down.

  "Really?!" Liu Er's expression was one of disbelief, and his tone of voice was also very surprised.

  "I can still deceive you, but later I heard that the Lin family village or something removed someone named Lin Er Lang from their family tree and drove him out. That big girl saved some money and wanted to ask an adult to send it to Lin Er Lang's hands, so he could go to a distant place to find work and not be driven away by the villagers when he returned to Lin Family Village... The adult saw that the child was pitiful, so they agreed. So, I came over to ask about it and also brought some money."

  "Unexpectedly, the three siblings of the Lin family are so kind at heart. The Lin Erlang's family treated them like this, and they still silently remembered... If Lin Erlang finds out about this matter after he leaves, I hope he can also let go of his hatred towards the three siblings. In the future, they will live a good life in a certain place..."

  "Hey, Liu Er, that girl said not to tell Lin Er Lang about it. She just said it was given by us adults. The girl is afraid that Lin Er Lang will feel guilty and won't accept it... Fortunately, the money isn't much, only 50 cents... But looking at the clothes on those two kids' bodies, I reckon this must be their family's entire savings!" Da Gang sighed.

  Liu Er pretended to be very moved, and with a wave of his hand, he let Da Gang enter the prison cell. Lin Er Lang naturally understood what everyone was saying, but in his heart, he didn't feel guilty; instead, he thought this was something that Lin Chun's siblings should do. This money could be considered compensation for the suffering they had endured in prison. He wouldn't bother them again, and with the money, he could go find Ruhua directly. The Lin family village had driven him out anyway, and his parents didn't know what to do; he didn't want to return to that broken place either. Once he found Ruhua, just like Zhao Da said, he would give her a good scolding...