Chapter 49: Failed to blackmail someone and demanded compensation
Lin Xi smiled warmly, but the two people from the Wang family and Ge Xuecai felt that there was a chill in her smile.
Soon, the man called the doctor over.
When Lin Xi saw the doctor, he quickly handed over the bacon in his hand, "Doctor, please take a look, is there anything wrong with the bacon I made at home?"
As soon as Ge Xuecai saw the doctor, he immediately hid behind the crowd.
The doctor carefully examined the bacon, picked it up and smelled it, and said, "Oh, there is a layer of croton powder on the surface of this bacon, but there is nothing else wrong with it."
Wang Xingxiong said angrily, "There is indeed a problem, Lin Xi, why don't you pay for the medical expenses!"
"Don't worry, doctor, please take a look at this old lady. She said she felt unwell because she ate the bacon from my house." Lin Xi said.
The doctor put his hand on the old lady's pulse again, and after a while he said to her, "You are as strong as an ox, there is nothing wrong with you."
The people around were suddenly in an uproar. The old lady clearly had no problem, but she ran to Lin’s door to make a scene. She did it on purpose.
"How can this old man be like this? At his age, he still comes out to extort young people, and they are all from the same village."
"That's right. It's really bad luck."
"He was lying on the ground even though he was fine. What a decline in morals."
Old Mrs. Wang's face almost blushed after hearing what these people said. She had been domineering in the village for decades, but now she was made to feel ashamed by a little girl like Lin Xi.
The doctor, who must have seen all kinds of things, added, "I don't think anyone who sells bacon would add croton powder to it."
Amid the discussions among the people around.
Lin Xi said to the doctor, "Thank you for your hard work, doctor. Thank you so much today."
The doctor did not leave in a hurry, but instead picked out Ge Xuecai who was mixed in the crowd at a glance.
"Young man, I recognize you. You bought croton in my store before."
After the doctor said this, everyone's eyes were focused on Ge Xuecai, and he had no place to escape.
"That..." Ge Xuecai stammered, unable to explain clearly.
"At that time, I thought it was very strange that you only wanted to buy croton seeds, but you insisted, and my little apprentice has a gentle personality, so I sold it to you." said the doctor.
Now, people around started to criticize Ge Xuecai, believing that this guy must have bought the croton powder to frame Lin Xi.
Wang Xingxiong saw that the situation was not going well, so he immediately turned his gun around and pointed it at Ge Xuecai, "How could you harm us like this? We, the Wang family, have never had any grudges against you!"
It was fine if others blamed Ge Xuecai, but he didn't expect Wang Xingxiong to jump out at this moment. He said angrily, "Wang Xingxiong, what does this have to do with me? Didn't you say you wanted to avenge your brother and asked me to cooperate and get some bacon from the Linxi store? Now you blame me!"
The two blamed each other and it was completely a dog-eat-dog situation.
What did everyone not understand after seeing this? It was obvious that several people had colluded to frame Lin Xi, but when they failed, they ended up fighting among themselves.
It's a complete farce.
Lin Xi said, "It seems that the facts are very clear. Ge Xuecai, you stole bacon from my store by dishonorable means, and even smeared croton powder on it to frame me. The evidence is there, and it cannot be denied. Wang Xingxiong, you, the Wang family, fabricated facts and damaged the reputation of Lin's bacon. You need to give me an explanation."
Lin Xi's words were well-reasoned and everyone supported Lin Xi in seeking justice for himself.
A quarter of an hour later.
Lin Xi and others drove the horse-drawn carriage back to Taoli Village. The first thing they did was not to go home, but to go straight to the headman's house.
In front of Zhao Lizheng, Lin Xi recounted what happened during the day. Dai Laner and Ge Liyang could both testify, and with the infighting among the three, the facts were clear.
"Village head, I have no other requests. Ge Liyang should work on my farm for a month as compensation. As for the Wang family, they have greatly damaged the reputation of Lin's bacon. They should at least compensate me two taels of silver."
When Mrs. Wang heard this, she was so angry that she yelled, "You black-hearted little bitch, you want me to pay you two taels of silver, but I think it's not worth it even if I pay you two knives of yellow paper!"
Yellow paper is something that is burned for the dead during the Qingming Festival. What Old Lady Wang said was really too much. Even Zhao Lizheng, who always favored the villagers, couldn't stand it.
"Mrs. Wang, what are you talking about? You went to someone's shop and made a scene for no reason, and even spread rumors that there was something wrong with their stuff. I think you should pay two taels of silver to Madam Xiao."
Old Lady Wang never expected that the head of the village would actually stand on Lin Xi's side this time, but she didn't have the courage to refute the head of the village, so she could only reluctantly say, "One or two."
How could Lin Xi let Old Lady Wang get what she wanted? "Two taels of silver, not a penny less. If you don't give me an explanation this time, will the villagers blackmail others whenever they see them doing business in the future? Who will dare to develop here in the future?"
Zhao Lizheng felt that what Lin Xi said made sense. The village was already poor, and it was hard to find someone to go out and make a living. It would be unreasonable if he was held back by people from his own village.
Zhao Lizheng's tone became even more severe, "Grandma Wang!"
Seeing that Li Zheng was really angry, Mrs. Wang had no choice but to admit defeat reluctantly, "I understand, two taels is two taels."
After saying that, he sent Wang Xingxiong to get the money.
After Wang Xingxiong came back with the money, he gave the silver to Lin Xi. Lin Xi was happy when he heard the system prompt that 2 experience points had been credited.
However, there is still a small gap between the demand for exchanging rice mills and we need to think of another solution.
As for Ge Xuecai, starting tomorrow, he will start working for Lin Xi for free under the supervision of the Ma brothers.
When he returned home, Xiao Yongyan saw Lin Xi holding an abacus and constantly dialing the numbers, but his thoughts were clearly not on the account book in front of him.
He put down the book in his hand, walked to Lin Xi, and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"
Lin Xi looked at Xiao Yongyan and joked, "Master Xiao is so smart, can't you see what I'm worried about?"
Xiao Yongyan smiled faintly, "Why else? Of course it's money."
Lin Xi was shocked. Damn it, this guy guessed it right again.
"I'm still short of 120 taels, do you have a solution?" Lin Xi asked provocatively. In fact, she didn't expect Xiao Yongyan to have a solution. She just said that on purpose.
"That's not difficult." Xiao Yongyan said, "It's only one hundred and twenty taels."
Lin Xi looked at Xiao Yongyan in surprise. It was only one hundred and twenty taels. Yes, yes, with her ability, it would probably take her half a month to earn that much. Could it be that Xiao Yongyan had a faster way?
Xiao Yongyan looked at Lin Xi with suspicion and curiosity. He suddenly leaned close to Lin Xi's ear and said, "You should believe in your husband's ability."
Lin Xi only felt a hot and itchy feeling in her ears. Xiao Yongyan's words seemed to have some magic power and immediately penetrated into her ears.
But she didn't seem to listen to his words carefully. Instead, she heard her own heartbeat like a drum.
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