Chapter 22 Did You Carry Me Down the Mountain?
Lin Xiaoyue's eyes turned and she started to brag.
"County Magistrate, you are truly kind-hearted, a great and noble judge! We are blessed to have you here. My godfather and his family will be relying on you in Dongyuan Town from now on!"
Wu Zhongkui was flattered by Lin Xiaoyue's sudden long string of flattery. He could hear that this girl was trying to get him to help Chen Maowu more. It had been a long time since he saw such a smart and eloquent girl!
The smile on his face began to show kindness, but for the sake of the dignity of the county magistrate, he still said with a stern face: "Well, this is nothing. As long as your father and his family behave themselves, nothing will happen."
Lin Xiaoyue felt that the County Magistrate didn't take their previous quarrel to heart, so she breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in response, "Thank you, County Magistrate. We'll be leaving first. We'll wait for your good news tomorrow!"
But the officer standing by felt uncomfortable. Watching Lin Xiaoyue and the others happily leave, he couldn't help but complain, "County Magistrate, we're scared too late at night! Don't worry, I'll take the brothers up the mountain at daybreak. You'll definitely know the outcome when you wake up."
Wu Zhongkui glared at him and started cursing, "You're not a woman. What kind of place is the government? If you're so afraid of this and that, what's the point? Besides, don't you have anything else to do tomorrow? Either take your men up the mountain, or get out now! Why are you talking so much nonsense?"
The officer was angry and helpless. Without this job, he would have no income, and he had several mouths to feed at home!
"Yes, I will take people up the mountain right away!"
Lin Xiaoyue, who was walking at the end, actually heard all the conversations between the police officer and the county magistrate. Life is really full of ups and downs, and some people are just paper tigers!
The officers will carry the bodies down from the mountain tonight, and she will leave tomorrow. Now that she is free, where should she go?
After dinner, the sky grew darker and insects were buzzing outside. Lin Xiaoyue didn't want to trouble the Chen family's elders to clean the house, so she decided to share a bed with Chen Yunyun for one night.
Chen Yunyun was the happiest when she knew about it. She was the only child in the family, and having a sister to chat with was her long-cherished wish. Now her wish has come true. The 22-year-old girl was like a three-year-old child, dancing and talking non-stop around Lin Xiaoyue.
"Sister Lin, where are you from?"
"What are you going to do this time?"
"When will you come to our Dongyuan Town again?"
"Why don't you stay a few more days? My parents love you anyway!"
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Regarding the previous questions, Lin Xiaoyue had some problems. If she didn't tell him, Yunyun would be sad, but if she told him, it would just be a lie! Alas, once some lies were told, they had to be covered up with countless lies.
"I'm back from visiting relatives in the north. My home is right next to Yanxi Town. I'll pick you up and go out for fun when I have the chance."
Chen Yunyun silently memorized Yanxi Town in her mind. She smiled and asked, "Where is next to Yanxi Town? How about I go back with you and stay at your place for a few days? I'm so bored at home alone!"
Lin Xiaoyue was in a state of panic. How could she know where it was? Now she didn't even know which way her door faced!
She reached out and touched Chen Yunyun's head, coaxing her patiently, "Not this time. I have some things going on at home recently. I'll come pick you up after it's over."
Chen Yunyun tilted her head and asked somewhat disappointedly, "When? Will you forget us after you leave? Our Dongyuan Town is too poor, and many people don't like to come here."
"Actually, our place used to be much better. Bandit Mountain back then wasn't what it is today. Bandit Mountain was originally called Lushan Mountain, and there were many small animals there. I remember when I was little, my dad would go to the mountain to collect firewood and bring back a rabbit to play with me. Sometimes he would also hunt a lot of prey."
Lin Xiaoyue felt very strange. According to what Chen Yunyun said, Bandit Mountain should not be deserted!
"Then why did it become bald now?"
Chen Yunyun sighed and said, "One day, Qiu Caishen suddenly came to our place. He recruited a bunch of bandits and took over the mountain as kings. They had done so many bad things that they were afraid of being attacked. So they simply hired people to cut down all the trees on the mountain, uprooted all the flowers and plants on the mountain, and caught any prey they saw. After doing this over and over again, Lushan really didn't grow anything anymore, and it became a bare rocky mountain."
Lin Xiaoyue felt very sorry after hearing this. Such a good mountain was ruined. It was not as good as the haunted Yangmingshan.
Actually, there are no ghosts in this world. Most of them are created by humans! Often, people are frightened enough that they really believe ghosts exist!
She patted Chen Yunyun's head and comforted him, "Don't be sad. There will be no Qiu Caishen and no bandit den anymore. Everything will be fine! Go to sleep quickly. Tomorrow we will go to see the bandit's body together!"
Chen Yunyun turned around, blinking her eyes and asked, "Sister Lin, why are you so sure those bandits are dead? If they are all dead, then how did I get to the foot of the mountain? Did you carry me down? But this is great news, you can't not tell me!"
Lin Xiaoyue almost bit off her tongue. It was true that the more you talk, the more mistakes you make. She really admired her own stupidity!
"How could it be me? You saw the fire, too. It's so high up. How could a woman like me carry you down? Look at my hands, I don't even have a callus. How could I have the strength to do that? Don't let your imagination run wild. If I could do such a good deed, I would have already made a big fuss and let everyone know. The county magistrate would have even given me a lot of silver!"
Chen Yunyun touched Lin Xiaoyue's smooth skin, and she seemed convinced.
"Sister Lin, I believe everything you say! As long as you promise to pick me up later!"
Lin Xiaoyue nodded with a smile and said, "Don't worry, I'll definitely come in a month at the latest. You can stay as long as you want!"
When Chen Yunyun heard the affirmative answer, she felt relieved all of a sudden. The sleepyhead got the chance and crawled up twisting and turning.
Lin Xiaoyue dozed off on the bed for a while, and after Chen Yunyun fell asleep, she entered the space.
She emptied the Bandit Mountain today, but she couldn't take the food, daily necessities, and silver away. She had to divide them up in bags to make sure every household got some!
But how many households are there in Dongyuan Town?
After much thought, she decided to go to the county government office to get the county annals, perhaps there would be records in them.
The space sensed Lin Xiaoyue's thoughts and took her directly to the place where the county annals were stored in the county government office.
Opening the county annals, it was written that Dongyuan Town originally had one to two thousand people and four to five hundred households. However, because Qiu Caishen and his brothers often went down the mountain to burn, kill and loot, anyone who resisted Qiu Caishen was killed. Those who were left with some money moved away, and some went to live with relatives. Now there are only two hundred and five households in the town.
With so many families to deal with, it would take her several days to distribute the things by herself!
What should she do?
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