Lin Muching hadn't expected this to happen. He turned to look at Li, and saw her spitting out blood and pointing at Sang Yu, cursing, "You bitch! I... I was in the kitchen in the yard. I never went into your room. When did I... take your money?"

Sang Yu smiled and said, "So, you admit that you broke into my house and my money was in the kitchen. You broke into the house and the money disappeared. If it wasn't you who took it, then who did?"

"You... are talking nonsense!" Li cursed, but her voice was really weak. Sang Yu was too lazy to look at her now, for fear that she would spit out blood again.

"Humph!" Lin Muching looked at Sang Yu with a cold face and a rising aura. "You know whether you have the money or not. Why bother coming here to blackmail me?"

"Blackmail?" Sang Yu asked, "You were the ones who smashed the yard and took the things, and now you're accusing me of blackmail? I guess I have to go to the government office and ask the county magistrate to handle this!"

"You don't have to use the county magistrate's position to pressure me. The county magistrate is busy with all kinds of affairs, so how can he handle such a small matter as yours? I'm afraid he can't even enter the yamen!" Lin Muting said.

Lin Muching has been incredibly busy these past few days. The imperial examination is approaching, but for some reason, several officials he'd been trying to contact haven't been contactable. He's sent several letters, but none have come through. With this unexpected family crisis, he's feeling completely desperate. He's convinced that a commoner like Sang Yu won't be able to see the county magistrate.

After hearing this, Mrs. Lin quickly interrupted and said, "Yes, you think you run the government office, so you can see me whenever you want?"

Sang Yu smiled and said, "Although I didn't open the yamen, I still know the people there. I think it will be easy to ask him to handle the lawsuit when the time comes." As Sang Yu said this, he took out Xia Mingxu's jade pendant.

“This…this is…”

Lin Muting was shocked. When he was busy in the county government office, he often went there to do clerical work, and Xia Mingxu always wore the jade pendant, so he naturally recognized it. He was so shocked that he was speechless.

"How did you get Judge Xia's jade token?"

"I know a lot of people. Is that weird? If you don't believe me, we can go and try. Even at night, there will be people who will accept the case!"

Lin Muting stared at Sang Yu, hesitated for a long time, and finally compromised.

The imperial examination was approaching, and he really didn't want to take the risk, so he had to turn to Mrs. Lin to ask for money.

Old Mrs. Lin valued money more than her life, so she was naturally unwilling to pay. Lin Muting talked about the severity of going to court and his experience in the imperial examination, and only then did the old lady take out the money.

This is thirty taels of silver. The old lady was very distressed and looked at Sang Yu with eyes like knives.

But Sang Yu didn't bother to pay attention to her. He took the silver and took the two little guys, Lin Xiaoxiao and Lin Hai, home.

After returning home, Sang Yu first gave medicine to Lin Xiaoxiao and Lin Hai.

Mrs. Li was too cruel. There was no good spot on Lin Xiaoxiao's back. Moreover, Sang Yu found that she had too many old and new wounds on her body, obviously from being beaten all the time. Sang Yu was so angry that he picked up a stick and went to the Lin family to beat Mrs. Li and Old Mrs. Lin again.

But Lin Xiaoxiao stopped him and explained to Sang Yu why Li always beat them.

It turns out that this Li not only had a daughter, Lin Yueyue, but also had a son, but he died on the battlefield while serving in the military a few years ago.

Li was very sad about this and took out all her anger on their second branch.

At that time, each family had one quota for military service, but because their father was out escorting a bodyguard and often did not return home for several months, and it was impossible to contact him, so the eldest son was allowed to go.

But according to Mrs. Li, it should have been their father who died, and her son died in their father's place!

He even directed all his resentment at them.

Their mother also felt that she was in the wrong, so she gave in to her in everything, allowed her to beat and scold them, and even took care of all the housework. That's why Li became more and more excessive.

Sang Yu was even more angry after hearing this. "I really don't understand what you are thinking. She said she died for Daddy, so you think she died for Daddy? Then why don't you say she died for Lin Muching? Since each family has to send one person, Daddy is not at home, why doesn't he, as the eldest son, go? Why did he choose his son? When something happened to his son, he put all the blame on Daddy. How is this logic?"

Lin Xiaoxiao and the others were obviously being PUAed by Li. Now that Sang Yu said that, Lin Xiaoxiao suddenly realized it. Sang Yu took the opportunity to talk to her again, and Lin Xiaoxiao finally changed her mind.

While changing clothes, Lin Xiaoxiao secretly asked Sang Yu, "Your...eldest aunt...that's Li, did she really take ten taels of silver from you?"

Sang Yu smiled and said, "Who would put silver in the kitchen? But not everyone can come to my house as they please. Since you have come to smash my things, you must pay the price. When you understand, we will use this silver to buy you new clothes and new quilts, as a reward for your work in the Lin family over the years."

In fact, Lin Xiaoxiao didn't like Sang Yu at the beginning. After all, she was the daughter brought back by her father, and she felt sorry for her mother. But after she jumped into the river and saw her dying, she really couldn't bear to leave her alone. After all, she was her father's daughter, so she took extra care of her. However, she didn't expect that it was Sang Yu who protected them in the end.

Now listening to Sang Yu's words which were so powerful and yet warm, I suddenly felt that my life was too pathetic. I sincerely liked and admired the sister in front of me and couldn't help crying.

Sang Yu had no idea what to do with her tears. He said a few words of comfort helplessly and then left.

After Lin Xiaoxiao changed her clothes, a few people cleaned up the yard first.

Yu Zhiheng cleaned up the kitchen because many bowls were smashed by Li, so Yu Zhiheng simply piled firewood in the yard and roasted the two pheasants he brought back last night.

Lin Xiaoxiao and Lin Hai also helped. Lin Hai took out the usable bowls and washed them, while Lin Xiaoxiao cleaned the house inside and out.

Seeing that everything was ready and the barbecue was cooked, a few people sat around the fire and started eating.

You have to say, Yu Zhiheng’s cooking skills are really good. The roasted meat is so delicious that Sang Yu accidentally ate too much.

However, Yu Zhiheng seemed a little unhappy since he just came back from the Lin family. Sang Yu looked at his profile and wondered if it was because she was too fierce when she beat people and scared him?

Or is he unhappy because I took the two little ones in without consulting him?

Sang Yu was puzzled, so after dinner she pulled Yu Zhiheng over and asked him directly.