Lu Lin and the others finally settled down, and winter had already arrived.
Chen Xiaomi and Lu Lin were talking in the room when there was a knock on the door.
Lu Lin frowned and said, "That's strange, who would come over so late!"
Chen Xiaocai's anxious voice came over, "Big brother, big brother, something bad has happened! A thief has broken into the house! A thief has broken in!"
Chen Xiaomi opened the door, looked at Chen Xiaocai, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Chen Xiaocai said excitedly, "A lecherous man ran into Xiaomai's room, but he was beaten down and arrested by Xiaomai."
Lu Lin was taken aback and said, "You scoundrel, you can't just say things like that. Xiaomai is still just a bean sprout. It's probably some petty thief who saw that Xiaomai lived alone and thought that was a weak point, so he broke through from his side."
However, Xiaomai actually caught the person, which is really remarkable, showing the style of Chen Xiaomi when he was fighting tigers.
Chen Xiaocai frowned and said, "Brother Lin, we can't let this guy off so easily!" Lu Lin frowned and thought to himself: It's time to recruit a few constables, otherwise someone will break into our door in the middle of the night.
"I'll go take a look," Lu Lin said sullenly.
Lu Lin came out and saw a little ghost with its hands tied behind its back. The little ghost looked at everyone with fierce eyes. Xiao Mai sat on the man's back and pushed the little ghost to the ground.
"Don't give me that grumpy look." Xiaomai stretched out her chubby hand, pinched the person's ear, and lifted them up.
The little devil on the ground, perhaps feeling too ashamed, had a hint of despair on his face.
When Lu Lin saw Xiaomai's actions, his lips twitched. Xiaomai was actually sitting on this lecher's back; it was truly outrageous.
"Why don't you pull them apart?" Lu Lin glanced at Qin Yi and whispered.
Qin Yi said awkwardly, "I pulled back, Young Master Xiaomai. I was afraid he would run away, so I got back on."
The little devil on the ground looked embarrassed when he heard Qin Yi's words.
Lu Lin: "..." What a mess! Although Xiaomai is just a little kid, this place has strict social etiquette, so I still need to discuss the issue of men not touching each other with Xiaomai.
"Brother Lin, I caught it." Chen Xiaomai pointed at the little devil under her and said triumphantly.
Lu Lin rubbed Chen Xiaomai's head and forced a smile, saying, "Xiaomai is really amazing."
"You lecherous scoundrel, what were you doing sneaking into my brother's room in the middle of the night? Were you up to something?" Chen Xiaomi said somewhat irritably.
The boy blushed and said, "He doesn't look like Shuang'er at all." He thought it was a little devil's room.
Chen Xiaomai stood up, puffed out her cheeks, and kicked the boy. "Who do you think doesn't resemble Shuang'er?"
The boy blushed and said, "I didn't expect you to be Shuang'er."
"Weakling, not like a kid." Chen Xiaomai stepped forward and kicked the boy again.
The boy was both ashamed and angry after being kicked, but perhaps out of consideration for Chen Xiaomai being a "weak" twin, he didn't say much.
When the boy approached, he thought the person living in the east wing was a boy, but it turned out to be a twin. However, this twin didn't look like a twin at all, nor did she have the strength of one. He wouldn't have been captured so easily, but by the candlelight, he accidentally noticed a small flower on the other person's forehead. Surprised by her twin identity, he was distracted and inadvertently captured by this little twin.
Lu Lin looked at the boy and asked, "What are you doing here in the middle of the night?" The boy replied somewhat embarrassedly, "I heard that a new county magistrate has arrived. I haven't seen him before, so I came to take a look."
"You came here in the middle of the night to see this?" Lu Lin asked.
The boy's face flushed red, and he suddenly said, "I didn't come here to steal anything."
Lu Lin looked at the boy helplessly and said, "Really? If you're not here to steal, then what are you here for?" If it's not robbery, then is it to assault him?
The boy lowered his head and remained silent.
Lu Lin looked at the boy's clothes and said, "You don't look like a poor kid. Why are you being so clumsy? Who are you? Who are your parents?"
The boy gritted his teeth and remained silent.
Lu Lin glanced at the boy and said, "Aren't you going to tell me?" Could it be that you came out without telling your family and are ashamed?
Chen Xiaocai looked at Lu Lin and said angrily, "Brother Lin, this guy's background is unknown, and he speaks in a secretive manner. He's probably not a good person. Should we lock him up?"
The boy said sullenly, "I'm not a bad person."
Chen Xiaocai scoffed and said, "Breaking into a house in the middle of the night, and you still have the nerve to say you're not a bad person? Do you think that just because you came to steal something and failed, you're not a bad person?"
The boy lay on the ground, wanting to explain something, but not knowing how, so he shut his mouth.
Lu Lin shook his head and said, "He's just a kid. Lock him up for now, and we'll find out which family he belongs to tomorrow."
Chen Xiaocai nodded and said, "Alright."
Lu Lin couldn't very well send a troublesome brat to sleep in a jail cell, so he had Qin Yi take him back to the side courtyard to keep an eye on him.
Qin Lang looked at the young man, sighed, shook his head, and said, "Young master, you don't seem to be poor, so why do you have such a bad habit?"
The boy was probably too shocked to argue with Qin Lang.
After dealing with the brat, Lu Lin and Chen Xiaomi returned to their bedroom.
Chen Xiaomi muttered, "That brat is just too outrageous."
Lu Lin stroked his chin and said, "This kid doesn't seem to be short of money."
Chen Xiaomi snorted and said, "That's what makes it troublesome. Who knows what he's here for? He's rich but doesn't know how to behave." Maybe he's here to scout things out. If we detain this kid, it will most likely attract the attention of the older man.
Lu Lin frowned and said, "We still need to pay attention to this security issue. It's said that the previous county magistrates couldn't continue their jobs because they were caught in sacks in the middle of the night!" Lu Lin felt that he needed to take precautions. If this brat dared to sneak into his place in the middle of the night, who knew what would happen to the others?
Chen Xiaomi said indignantly, "Tell me, what should we do with this brat?"
Lu Lin thought for a moment and said, "Let's talk about it tomorrow." He's just a kid, and who knows what kind of powerful backer he has. We can't be too lenient with him, nor can we be too harsh.
Before Lu Lin could figure out how to deal with the kid who broke into the house, Chen Xiaomai had already made up her mind.
When Lu Lin woke up, he looked at the little devil pushing the millstone in the yard and raised an eyebrow.
"Qin Yi, what's going on?" Lu Lin asked Qin Yi.
"Young Master Xiaomai, he came early this morning and called the person away, and then this is what happened," Qin Yi said with amusement.
Chen Xiaomai sat on a chair to the side, watching the new kid push the millstone.
Lu Lin secretly rubbed his nose. At first, everyone was eager to do the work of grinding grain, but later, no one wanted to do it anymore.
Is Chen Xiaomai now employing free labor?
Talented, absolutely talented.
It was too late yesterday, and Lu Lin didn't have a chance to properly observe the kid who broke into the house. But now, looking at him, he thought the kid was quite handsome and didn't seem like someone who would do anything wrong. It's true that you can't judge a book by its cover. Lu Lin said to Chen Xiaomai, "Xiaomai, make him push the millstone!"
Chen Xiaomai nodded and said, "Lately, nobody's interested in grinding grain anymore, and nobody plays with me."
After doing this millstone job for a while, even Chen Xiaomai lost interest. However, Chen Xiaomai still had a great interest in all kinds of tofu-based foods, so she brought in the little devil who had broken into the house to work as free labor.
Lu Lin nodded, thinking to himself: This brat broke into the house in the middle of the night, he probably had bad intentions. It's good to keep him around to do hard labor, and teach this brat a lesson.
“In that case, he is under your jurisdiction until his family comes looking for him,” Lu Lin said.
Chen Xiaomai clapped her hands and said, "That's great!"
The boy looked at Chen Xiaomai with a dejected expression.
Chen Xiaomai stood with her hands on her hips, glared at the boy, and said, "What are you looking at? Hurry up and grind the beans."
The boy looked at Chen Xiaomai and muttered, "You little Shuang'er are so fierce."
The boy thought to himself: I've heard that the county magistrate is henpecked. If his brother-in-law is so fierce, the magistrate's husband probably isn't easy to deal with either.
Chen Xiaomai bared her teeth fiercely and said, "If you dare to slack off, I won't give you any food."
The boy: "..." This little Shuang'er is so fierce, she'll never be able to get married.
"My lord, the person you summoned has arrived," Qin Lang said to Lu Lin.
Lu Lin nodded and said, "Please come in."
Hearing Lu Lin and Qin Lang's conversation, the boy glanced in Lu Lin's direction, and when Lu Lin turned to look at him, he lowered his head again.
"My lord." Luo Yuan followed several adults in.
Luo Yuan had been looking for work in the village, and Qin Yi, seeing that he was popular, hired him as his personal guide.
Lu Lin pointed in the direction of the boy and asked, "Xiao Yuan, do you know him?" The boy's heart jumped when he heard Lu Lin's words.
Luo Yuan sized up the boy and said, "I don't recognize him. Who is he, sir?"
Lu Lin shook his head and said, "I don't know. That kid broke into a house last night and got caught. I was just about to talk to his parents about it, but he doesn't want to say. Can you ask around for me and see if any families have lost their children?"
Luo Yuanzai carefully examined the boy for a few moments and found that he didn't recognize him at all. However, the boy's demeanor seemed unusual, and the clothes he wore were without any patches, so he didn't look like a country boy.
Luo Yuan nodded and said, "Don't worry, sir, I will keep an eye on it."
Luo Yuan composed himself and introduced to Lu Lin, "These are the best carpenters and blacksmiths in our county."
Lu Lin nodded and said, "Okay, thank you for your hard work."
Lu Lin put the matter of the boy aside, took out a few blueprints, and showed them to the carpenters and blacksmiths who came over.
Luo Yuan looked at the boy who was being bossed around by Chen Xiaomai and thought to himself: This boy is really pitiful. But why does this guy have to break into a house in the middle of the night?
Tian Zheng, who had followed Luo Yuan there, was surprised to see the boy. He was even more surprised when he heard Lu Lin mention the incident of breaking into a shady place.
Tian Zheng secretly glanced at the boy, who had his back to him. Although he couldn't see the boy's face clearly, Tian Zheng could still tell that the boy was dejected.
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