Chapter 44 Let them fight each other
After hearing this, Hu Dahai's face became even uglier.
Although they were sure that the fire had nothing to do with their own people, the fire broke out after they arrived.
I'm afraid I'll have to take the blame for this!
"Oh my God, what is this?" Shen Wan deliberately came to the edge of the ruins and screamed.
Upon hearing this, Hu Dahai and the old butler immediately stepped forward.
In the ruins, there was still a pool of tung oil that had not yet burned out.
In the glaring sunlight, the shining tung oil looked like a big face, as if mocking the old housekeeper's incompetence.
The old housekeeper saw this and his face turned pale with anger.
These servants were so careless that they left behind such important evidence!
He didn't know that the servants had done a great job and the oil was just left there intentionally by some clown girl.
"To burn this granary like this, the amount of tung oil needed is not a small amount." Shen Wan's eyes turned and she smiled meaningfully, "But we have to go to the Northwest, so how can we carry so many things with us?"
"But being able to move freely in the granary and carry so much tung oil is not something that ordinary people can do."
"Old sir, I think you must have offended someone?"
As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar at the scene.
The convicts were not fools, so how could they not understand the meaning of these words?
No one except the Lin family has the ability to set this fire!
"You unscrupulous beast, return my son's life to me!"
Dengtu Zi's mother rushed forward like a madman with red eyes.
She extended her sharp nails and scratched the old housekeeper's face viciously.
Suddenly, there were several shocking scars on that greasy old face!
The old butler was shocked.
He was about to hide when he saw other convicts rushing towards him like a tide with angry faces.
“Why are you killing us?”
"We have no grudge against you, why did you do this?"
Although the servants had big clubs in their hands, the number of the convicts was too large, and they had no advantage for a while.
Soon, the old butler was beaten black and blue.
Seeing this, Xie Mubai couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips.
Needless to say, all this is the work of Harley Quinn.
Ever since she left last night on the pretext of something, he knew she was going to make another big move.
"Alright, stop it!" Hu Dahai said with a gloomy face and a deep voice that was intimidating without any anger. "Let's set off immediately!"
Although he knew there was something fishy going on, Hu Dahai didn't want to cause trouble.
A strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake.
If there really were a conflict with Mr. Lin, I might not be able to gain any advantage with such a group of old, weak and sick people.
Besides, he had already wasted too much time on the road, and since he was fine anyway, he didn't want to worry about things that had nothing to do with exile.
The prisoners had beaten and scolded him, and he had finally gotten rid of the anger in his heart.
When they heard that we were leaving, they didn't object.
Chen Wan's cart was placed in the yard. Except for being a little blackened by smoke, everything else was fine.
She carried Xie Mubai into the car and let the big girl sit in as well.
Seeing that this group of people were determined to leave, the old butler did not dare to stop them.
Hu Dahai ordered people to bury Dengtuzi, while he continued to move forward with the others, including Aunt Zhou, the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law.
Last night, Aunt Zhou wanted to spend the night in the front yard, but was rejected by Mr. Lin on the grounds that she did not want to alert the enemy.
Now that the person has not been eliminated, she has not been able to escape, which makes her extremely depressed.
No, she had to find a way.
But even when she reached the village entrance, she still had no idea what to do.
what to do?
Is she really going to the Northwest?
Even if you really want to go, you have to return the money to her!
"stop!"
Suddenly, an old man in brocade clothes wearing a gauze hat came with a large group of people and attacked in a mighty manner.
Some of them were holding wooden sticks, some were holding hoes, and they looked murderous.
As soon as she saw the old man, Aunt Zhou couldn't help but smile.
Seeing that this kind man Lin finally showed up, Shen Wan subconsciously looked at him a few more times.
Although I couldn't see the face clearly, I felt like I had seen those big hands somewhere before.
But the fragrance on his body is quite special, sweet, a bit like freshly brewed nectar.
"How dare you! I took you in out of kindness, but you actually burned my granary and stole my property in the front yard!" Lin Da Shanren interrupted Shen Wan's thoughts and shouted, "If you know what's good for you, hand over the things to me quickly, and maybe I can let you go!"
Even though the arson attempt failed, he was angry but didn't take it too seriously.
But when he opened the cabinet early in the morning, he found that all his valuables were gone, and even the warehouse had been emptied. This made him furious!
And the only person who had entered the room and got the key in the past few days was Aunt Zhou!
In a rage, he brought all the men in the village to chase after him.
Aunt Zhou is not stupid, so how could she not understand the meaning of these words?
Her face darkened, and she couldn't help but get angry: "Nonsense, the gate is locked, how can we go to the front yard to steal things?"
Well, this bastard must have wanted to keep the money for himself because he saw that I was old and worthless!
"Things are lost as soon as you come. Who else could it be if not you?" As soon as he saw her, the kind-hearted Lin was so angry that his teeth were itching.
Seeing this, Shen Wan asked with a forced smile, "Mr. Lin, may I ask how many things you have lost?"
Mr. Lin hesitated for a moment and said coldly, "Several large boxes of gold, silver, and jewelry, as well as hundreds of bags of grain and some cloth."
"So, this definitely wasn't us." Shen Wan deliberately dragged out the last word and said with a smile, "Let's not talk about anything else, just talk about your hundreds of bags of grain. Where could we hide them if we stole them?"
"Look at us, we're all old and sick. Even if you give us the food for free, we still have to be able to move it!"
Upon hearing this, Mr. Lin couldn't help but look at this group of beggar-like fugitives a few more times.
They had nothing in their hands and were as weak as sick chickens. I guess a bag of food would crush them.
But if it wasn't them, then who could it be?
"In my opinion, the thief must be someone close to you." Seeing that the time was right, Shen Wan fanned the flames. "He set the fire to distract you first, then stole the things without anyone noticing, and then put the blame on us!"
"I have to say, this is a really good plan!"
After hearing this, Mr. Lin seemed to understand something.
He gritted his teeth and immediately looked at the old butler.
Yes, it’s him, it must be him!
It is true that Aunt Zhou had entered the room, but she was not familiar with the terrain here and had few manpower. How could she transfer such a large amount of property in a short time?
The old housekeeper is very familiar with everything here, and the servants in the manor obey his orders.
No one except him could have done it so beautifully!
Seeing the kind-hearted Lin staring at him, the old butler, who had been beaten black and blue, was shocked: "Master, you must believe me!"
"I've been with you for five or six years. You should know me very well!"
Lin Da Shanren ignored him and shouted sternly: "Come here, tie him up and hang him upside down on the tree. Wait until he confesses and then let him down!"
Upon hearing this, the old housekeeper turned pale with fright.
He is already old, how can he withstand such torture?
But no matter how he begged, he still could not change his fate of being hung upside down.
Seeing them fighting each other, Shen Wan was in a good mood.
"Can we go now?" She smiled faintly and looked up at Mr. Lin.
Mr. Lin nodded slightly.
So, Hu Dahai waved his hand and said, "Let's go immediately!"
When she heard that she was going to leave, Aunt Zhou couldn't agree at all.
If she leaves, what will happen to her money?
"No, we can't leave!" She rolled her eyes and said immediately, "Although we are exiles, we also come from a good family. How can we be slandered as thieves for no reason?"
"If you don't give me an explanation today, I won't leave no matter what!"
Seeing that this woman was about to cause trouble, Hu Dahai was so angry that his teeth were itching.
He ordered his men to tie up Aunt Zhou and drag her away.
After leaving Linjiazhuang, the journey was smooth.
Having just acquired a fortune, Shen Wan was in a good mood.
She was in high spirits all the way, with a sweet smile on her face.
Xie Mubai's eyes were complicated.
Were those things really stolen by the old butler?
He doesn't believe it.
He didn't think that the old butler had the ability to steal such a large amount of things in such a short period of time without anyone noticing.
Thinking of this, the villain's eyes couldn't help but fall on Shen Wan.
How much had she done since she separated from them last night?
"Uncle, why are you staring at my sister?" The girl asked in a baby voice, blinking her big watery eyes.
Xie Mubai blushed.
"Maybe it's because my sister is pretty and there are flowers on her face." Shen Wan disagreed and said with a smile.
"Really?" The girl was immediately happy when she heard it. "Sister, where are the flowers? I want to see them too!"
Seeing this, the big girl's mother quickly scolded her, "Silly child, what nonsense are you talking about? Sister is just joking with you."
She vaguely felt that she couldn't let the big girl go with them anymore.
With this girl around, how can the relationship between this young couple progress?
"Everyone, hurry up!" Hu Dahai shouted as he stood by the road. "Once we cross the bridge ahead, we'll be in the county town!"
When they heard that they would soon reach the county town, the gloom on the convicts' faces disappeared and their mood improved a lot.
I heard that the conditions at the post station in the county town are very good and the food is even more exquisite. It would be great if I could stay there for a few more days.
Scarface's face looked worse and worse.
When he arrived at the county town, he knew clearly what was waiting for him.
At this time, a vegetable farmer driving a cart came towards them.
"Are you going to the county town?" asked the vegetable farmer.
Hu Dahai nodded.
"The bridge ahead has collapsed!" The vegetable farmer frowned slightly. "You'd better take a detour."
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