Chapter 16 I don't want to go down
"After the rain stops, lead us to search for it quickly, if there is any mistake."
He paused, then sneered, "Humph! I'll make you and everyone else in the Lin family wish you were dead, and suffer all kinds of torture!"
The Lin family, young and old, couldn't help but shudder after hearing this.
When Lin Yiqing heard this, she became anxious.
"Uncle, please don't let your eldest son's actions harm our entire Lin family! If not, quickly explain it to the official and beg for mercy."
"Cousin, what you said is true. Aren't we Lin family members united in prosperity and adversity? Why didn't you make a clear distinction when the Lin family was prosperous in the past?"
"Besides, when you were collecting the meat and rice a few days ago, you didn't distinguish them so clearly."
Lin Xiyan looked at them coldly, because she couldn't stand the way the second branch of the family was cowardly and disloyal!
Lin Yiqing was speechless after being confronted by her, and had no choice but to start digging up the past:
"Your Lin family's first branch was prosperous in the past, but that was not a concession from our second branch."
"If grandma hadn't given all her spare money to my uncle to buy books, how could he have become the Minister of Revenue?"
"Grandma died early, and our second branch has been bullied by your first branch."
As she spoke, she shed two tears.
Lin Xiyan was speechless. What did it mean that all the spare money was used to support Dad's studies? It was obvious that the book was bought for the two brothers to read together.
Lin Wuju has no ambition and spends all day playing in the fields. He is totally not good at studying!
She turned her head away, not wanting to pay attention. She saw a trace of guilt and loss in her father's eyes, and knew that her father was missing her grandmother.
She gently stroked her father's shoulder with her small hand. Lin Wuyu felt the warmth of this small hand, so he held it tightly with his big hand.
He raised his eyes and saw only Lin Xiyan's faint smile.
The rainstorm finally stopped, and the entire dilapidated temple became a mess.
Led by Lin Wuyu, the yamen runners went to the back of the temple.
Only then did Lin Xiyan see the structure of the entire temple clearly. The temple was not big and was obviously abandoned recently.
The incense ashes fell to the ground, and even the incense sticks were all broken by being stepped on.
The Buddha statues have also been moved away. Is the disaster really that serious?
No wonder there are so few farmers along the way.
When we arrived at the well, we saw that half of it was filled with rainwater, and the mud and sand next to it had also been swept in by the rainstorm. The water in the well was very turbid and we couldn't see the bottom.
"Damn it! Is there anything in here?" The fat yamen runner looked at the well for a long time but couldn't figure it out.
"Lin Wu Yu, you are not playing tricks on me again, are you?" The thin yamen runner directly put the knife on Lin Wu Yu's neck.
"I don't think there are any treasures in it. It's just mud and waste!" Lin Yiqing said, looking at the well.
Upon hearing this, Lin Yiqing's father, Lin Wuju, shrank his neck and shook his head in fear: "Brother, aren't you trying to kill our entire Lin family by doing this?"
Lin Wu Yu glanced at Lin Wu Ju helplessly. Seeing his brother's cowardly look, Lin Wu Yu felt helpless.
Everyone in the Lin family gathered around and was very frightened when they saw this.
"Daddy, it seems like something is flashing inside!" Lin Xiyan shouted excitedly.
At this time, everyone was attracted over. The thin yamen runner lay on the edge of the well. The mud and sand gradually sank, revealing a box emitting a faint metallic luster.
"There really is a treasure!" the thin yamen runner shouted excitedly.
But this treasure is sunk to the bottom of the well. How to get it out? It is really a dilemma.
Lin Wuyu was surprised when he heard this: How did Xier know there was a treasure in this well? I clearly never brought Xier here.
Jiang Moyu was also thinking: Could the things in here really be related to Lin Xiyan? How did she know?
"Sir, I know a way to get the treasure chest out of the well!"
Lin Yiqing's brother Lin Mucheng squeezed out of the crowd and said with a proud look on his face.
"Oh? Tell me quickly! If you can get the treasure chest out, I'll give you a huge reward!"
"Have one person go down into the well and put a hemp rope around the treasure chest. Then we'll grab the other end of the rope from above and pull the treasure chest out together."
"Excellent! This method works."
The thin yamen runner smiled with satisfaction and looked at the crowd again.
"Who can swim?"
Seeing that everyone kept their heads down and remained silent, the yamen runner became slightly angry.
"As far as I know, my cousin Lin Mu is the best swimmer. When I was younger, I competed with him, and he could actually hold his breath for over half a minute."
A sinister smile appeared at the corner of Lin Mucheng's lips.
Upon hearing this, the thin yamen runner nodded and said, "That's definitely the best choice!"
Lin Xiyan unconsciously clenched her fists.
You know, letting an adult man dive into that well is extremely dangerous.
The air in the well is thin, and if you enter rashly, you are likely to lose your life from suffocation.
What's more, the well mouth is narrow and the well wall is slippery. If an accident occurs underground, it is very likely that you will get stuck in it, and it will be extremely difficult to rescue you at that time.
What's more, the situation underground is still unclear at the moment. Lin Mucheng is so vicious to come up with such a vicious plan!
I will repay my brother for what he has done to me.
At this moment, the thin yamen runner took out a few rough hemp ropes from the side, swept them through the crowd, and shouted at Lin Muyi at the top of his voice: "You, come here!"
After receiving the order, several yamen runners immediately brought him before the thin yamen runner.
The thin yamen runner looked Lin Muyi up and down, a hint of ruthlessness in his eyes, and asked, "You can swim, right?"
Lin Muyi glared at Lin Mucheng, then nodded.
The bailiff tied a hemp rope around him and asked him to hold another hemp rope in his hand.
"You, go down and tie this hemp rope around the treasure chest."
He pointed at several middle-aged men from the Lin family in the crowd.
"Then you guys, pull him out."
"After he comes out, we'll work together to pull the treasure chest out."
Lin Muyi stood by the well, looking at the cold wellhead.
The thin yamen runner wanted to kick him down.
Lin Xiyan hurriedly stopped him, saying, "No!"
"The mouth of this well is too narrow. A grown man who enters cannot exit at all. If he gets stuck in the well, he won't be able to retrieve the treasure."
"Sir, why don't you let a woman who can swim in? She's smaller and easier to maneuver. She's buoyant in the water, so with a little lift, she can put the noose around the box."
Lin Xiyan smiled grimly and looked at Lin Yiqing in the crowd: "I remember that my cousin can swim, and she is petite, so she will definitely be able to return safely!"
"I think this plan is feasible."
The thin yamen runner nodded, thinking: If a man gets stuck in there, it will be difficult to pull out. But the woman is petite and if she dies in there, the worst that can happen is to pull her out and replace her.
Lin Yiqing originally wanted to watch Lin Muyi's good show, but she didn't expect to be called out suddenly and suddenly panicked.
However, the bailiff had already caught her and tied the hemp rope tightly around her waist.
Lin Xiyan sneered at the side: "As the saying goes, you shouldn't have the intention to harm others! Isn't this retribution coming?"
Lin Yiqing looked at the cold and dark wellhead, her legs shaking constantly.
"I don't want to, I don't want to go down!"
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