Chapter 20 Asking the County Magistrate for a Reward
During the day, when Chen Yunyun was captured by the bandit Shorty Qiang, Chen Maowu and his wife Zhu Cuihua cried and begged Shorty Qiang to spare their only child, but Shorty Qiang's condition was to give him money, otherwise he would capture Chen Yunyun to serve the boss!
But the bandits from the Bandit Mountain have been coming down the mountain to plunder for many years, and their family can only barely eat enough and can no longer produce anything else!
In the end, Chen Maowu and Zhu Cuihua could only watch their daughter being taken away by the dwarf.
The whole day passed, and the couple did not drink or drink anything except wiping their tears. When Chen Yunyun pulled Lin Xiaoyue into the house, Chen Maowu and Zhu Cuihua thought they were hallucinating because of their old eyesight!
Seeing the two elders of the Chen family staring blankly at Chen Yunyun, Lin Xiaoyue smiled and said, "Yunyun, it seems that your parents still don't believe that you are back and don't dare to recognize you."
Chen Yunyun sniffed her sour nose, walked forward, took her parents' hands and said, "Mom and Dad, I'm back! It's really me. If you don't believe me, pinch my face."
Hearing the familiar voice, the worry on Chen Maowu's face disappeared, and he said excitedly: "The child's mother, it's Yunyun, Yunyun is back!"
Zhu Cuihua still felt like she was dreaming until she reached out and touched her daughter's smooth cheek. Only then did she believe that the girl standing in front of her was her daughter!
"It's true, Yunyun! My daughter, you finally made it back alive. Did those bastards bully you? How did you escape?"
Chen Yunyun was afraid her parents would continue to be sad, so she didn't tell them many details. She just took Lin Xiaoyue by her side and briefly explained how they came back. "No, the bandit mountain was on fire, and I don't know who dumped me at the foot of the mountain. Fortunately, Miss Lin passed by and woke me up. So I wanted her to stay at our house for one night."
Zhu Cuihua hadn't eaten and was extremely sad, so she was trembling when she walked. Finally, Lin Xiaoyue took two steps forward and held her hand.
She shook Lin Xiaoyue's hand tightly and said gratefully, "Thank you, Miss Lin. You are our family's savior! Let alone staying for one night, it doesn't matter if you want to stay as long as you want. Although our family is poor, we still have a laying hen. I'll have the child's father kill it later, and we'll stew it for dinner tonight!"
Lin Xiaoyue felt the warmth from Zhu Cuihua's palm, and her heart warmed slightly. She was only staying for one night and didn't want to kill the chicken!
This is not just a chicken. The Chen family is so poor that they only have tables, chairs, benches and a few beds left. Their clothes, which have been washed white, are still patched. She has truly experienced what it means to be penniless here!
In those days of poverty and lack of money, if they had a chicken, they could at least have eggs to eat, so she quickly stopped Chen's mother's thoughts, "Anyone who sees this will wake Yunyun up, there's no need to thank her. Don't kill the chicken, I brought food with me on the way. I bought this roast chicken in the town ahead. We can have steamed buns with the roast chicken tonight."
As she spoke, she reached into the bag containing clothes and pretended to rummage around, and took out a roast chicken from the space. In fact, this roast chicken was taken away when she looted the bandit's lair, and now was the right time to take it out.
Zhu Cuihua didn't take the roast chicken. She said embarrassedly, "Miss Lin, you are our benefactor. How can we take your things? Since you are here with us, we should treat you with the best things."
Lin Xiaoyue knew that Chen Yunyun's family were kind, simple and honest people, but she also had her principles!
She immediately had an impulsive idea to become sworn sisters with Chen Yunyun!
I traveled to this place where I am unfamiliar with everyone. Although I have a great space, I still have no friends and sometimes I feel lonely.
She placed the roast chicken in Zhu Cuihua's hands, then took Chen Yunyun's hand and said, "Auntie, when you're out and about, you have many friends and many paths. I often go to Dongyuan Town, and I never know when I'll need your help. Besides, Yunyun and I are destined to be together, so let's just call each other sisters from now on."
Chen Yunyun didn't expect Lin Xiaoyue to be willing to be her sister, and asked happily: "Miss Lin, are you telling the truth?"
Lin Xiaoyue nodded and said, "Of course. On the way, I heard you say that you are 22 years old this year. I am two years older than you. From now on, you can call me sister. Auntie and uncle, I will call you godmother and godfather from now on. You can call me Xiaoyue or Yueyue. We are all family from now on, so don't be so polite."
In fact, she found this age from the original owner's memory. If calculated according to the previous life, she is already in her thirties, so there is no problem at all in being Chen Yunyun's sister!
Zhu Cuihua looked at her old man, then at her daughter. Seeing that no one had any objections, she smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, okay, then you are my goddaughter. We will call you Yueyue from now on, right? Yunyun Yueyue, it sounds like we are a family! When we have some money in the future, I will give you a gift for meeting you."
Lin Xiaoyue was deeply moved by Chen's mother's words. When you interact with kind people, you will always feel the warmth!
"Well, that bandit den has been burned down. Everyone's life will definitely get better and better."
Chen Maowu was not so optimistic. "That depends on whether anyone was burned to death. If not, life will not get better."
Although Lin Xiaoyue couldn't tell Chen's father that all the bandits on the mountain were dead, she thought of a way to dispel his worries. She said, "It's actually very easy to find out whether the bandits on the mountain were burned to death. Godfather, you can report it to the authorities. It is said that those bandits have robbed the county government office. I think the people in the county government office would like to see all the bandits dead!"
Chen Maowu's eyes lit up, he slapped his thigh and said excitedly: "Yueyue is right! I'm going to the government office now!"
Lin Xiaoyue looked at the sky that was getting darker outside and stepped forward to stop him, saying, "Godfather, you haven't eaten yet, and it's almost dark. What if the county magistrate doesn't want to send people to the mountain to look for him at night? Why not go early tomorrow morning?"
Chen Maowu shook his head and said firmly, "No, if I can't make sure those bandits are dead, I won't be able to sleep all night! You guys eat first, I'll go to the government office to check."
Seeing that she couldn't stop him, and she herself didn't know whether the Dongyuan Town County Government was reliable, Lin Xiaoyue decided to accompany him with Chen Yunyun.
At the gate of the county government office, Chen Maowu beat the drum hard. The sound of the drum, "Dong Dong Dong!", made all the officers on duty in the county government office run out.
The officer didn't ask Chen Maowu why he was beating the drum. Instead, he impatiently tried to drive him away. "What are you doing? The county magistrate is resting. If you have anything to do, wait until tomorrow!"
Chen Maowu threw down his drumstick and shouted, "I see there's a fire on Bandit Mountain!"
The officer thought there was something wrong with his ears and asked in disbelief, "Where are you talking about?"
Chen Maowu said word by word, "Bandit Mountain, that bandit Qiu Caishen is on fire! Didn't the county magistrate say before that Qiu Caishen would be dealt with one day? He told us as soon as we saw him, and he would reward us!"
The officer felt that Chen Maowu was really crazy about money. The county magistrate had just said something in anger. How could such a stingy old man be willing to give him money? Anyway, since he entered the yamen as an official, he had never seen the county magistrate generous!
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