Chapter 17 Good things come in pairs for you and your sister
Lin Yiqing was so scared that her voice was trembling and tears were rolling down her cheeks.
"That's not up to you!"
The two yamen runners grabbed Lin Yiqing's shoulders tightly and pushed her into the well.
Lin Xiyan felt relieved when she saw him getting what he deserved.
Lin Mucheng came over and pointed at Lin Muyi angrily:
"How could you, the eldest wife, do this? My cousin is a real man, how could you let Yiqing do such a thing?"
"Hey, Brother Cheng, you're a real man, why don't you volunteer to do this good deed?"
Lin Xiyan walked over slowly, her mouth full of sarcasm.
"We, the eldest branch, would certainly not dare to compete with you for such a meritorious undertaking. After all, if one or two of you brothers and sisters come up with good ideas and one of you does a good deed, that's what's called a good thing! Good things come in pairs." Lin Muyi also responded.
"You...you two! If anything happens to my sister, I will never forgive you!" He said this harshly and went to the well to observe the situation.
Lin Yiqing knew that if she stopped halfway she would die from lack of oxygen, so she took a deep breath and had to dive into the dark well water.
In an instant, a bone-chilling feeling spread throughout my body.
After diving for a while, she finally touched the treasure chest. She struggled to put the rope on it, but the oxygen in her lungs was exhausted.
She pulled the rope frantically, asking the people outside the well to pull her out.
When Lin Yiqing came out, she was soaked and shivering.
Lin Mucheng immediately took off his coat, put it on his sister, and held her in his arms while waiting for the treasure chest to come up.
After all, the thin yamen runner promised to give the two siblings a share of the pie.
Finally, those heavy treasure chests emerged from the water. Jiang Moyu looked at the treasure chests in surprise. He didn't expect that there were treasures hidden in the well as Lin Wuyu said!
The yamen runners gathered around the treasure chest excitedly.
"Why is there a lock?"
The thin yamen runner fiddled with the lock carefully and shouted at Lin Wuyu impatiently.
"Lin Wuyu, where is the key?"
Lin Wuyu didn't expect that there was a key to this treasure chest. He glanced at Lin Xiyan.
Lin Xiyan said slowly: "Master, it's been too long, and Daddy doesn't even remember where he put the key."
"Maybe in the Nanyan City Bank, right." Lin Xiyan put her little hand to her mouth, as if thinking.
"Still going to Nanyan City?"
The thin yamen runner thought: That means I have to travel one more day. When can I return to Beijing to report?
"Fuck it, smash it open for me!"
At the thin yamen runner's command, the man couldn't wait to lift the box up and smash it hard on the ground.
Unexpectedly, the iron box was not damaged at all.
"It's really hard to pry it open with a knife!"
Seeing that the iron box was made of such a solid and sturdy material, the fat yamen runner had to find another way.
The bailiffs received orders and used the tip of the knife to pry the lock, but it was useless.
When everyone saw this, they became more certain that there must be treasures hidden in this box.
Otherwise, how could the protective measures be so thorough and strict?
It's worth going to the bank to get the key for this treasure.
The fat and thin yamen runners discussed it and decided to go to Nanyan City immediately.
Nanyan City is the most prosperous city near the southern wilderness.
After walking down Nanyan City for another day, they arrived at the southernmost part of the Southern Wilderness - Qinjiang, which was also the destination of their exile this time.
It had just rained heavily, the sky was getting dark, and the roads were all muddy, making it difficult to travel.
Everyone had no choice but to stay in the dilapidated temple and set up camp there.
At this time, Lin Yiqing was already burning hot all over and had passed out.
There is no medicine anywhere now, and all we can do is wait for death. Even those who have just been caught in the rain are starting to have symptoms of high fever.
Everyone had no choice but to go out and collect more firewood before it got completely dark so that they could make a fire to keep warm.
All the dry food brought by the yamen runners was soaked, except for the ones loaded on the carts which were still in good condition.
They picked out the good ones and shared them, and gave all the ones that were soaked in water to the Lin family.
Everyone gathered around the fire and huddled together for warmth.
A fire was also lit in the main room. Lin Xiyan quietly threw some long-lasting charcoal into the fire. These dry firewood and charcoal were harvested from the woodshed on the day the house was searched.
Fortunately, when she was in Beijing, no matter what it was, she adhered to the principle of leaving nothing behind and put them all into the space.
The four people from the second branch of the Lin family saw that the soil outside the temple was dirty and they were cold after being caught in the rain, so no one went out to look for firewood.
I just waited until Lin Xiyan and the others started the fire and wanted to come over to enjoy the fire.
Lin Mucheng and Mrs. Lin II supported Lin Yiqing and walked over in a swagger.
They squeezed open a hole and pushed the thin Lin Xiyan to the side.
"Uncle, what are you doing?"
"We are all family. Yiqing is seriously ill, so what's wrong with us coming over to warm ourselves by the fire?"
Then he looked at Lin Wuyu:
"Brother, can you bear to watch your niece die of illness? Although our mother has passed away, the person she loved most in her life was Yiqing."
Lin Xiyan rolled her eyes.
Damn it, here we go again.
Knowing that Dad feels guilty about Grandma, he keeps using Grandma to morally blackmail Dad. How shameless!
He turned around and looked at Lin Xiyan:
"Xi Yan, I know that fat yamen runner treats you well. Can you go get those medicines for our Yi Qing? You are sisters after all. You can't just watch your cousin have a high fever all the time, right?"
It's really funny. As expected, people will laugh when they are speechless.
"Uncle, what are you talking about? If you want medicine, go and ask for it yourself! Does our eldest wife owe you money?"
This made it sound as if Lin Xiyan and the fat yamen runner were having an affair. Besides, hadn't Lin Yiqing previously ridiculed such behavior? Why was he asking her to do this now?
Your own daughter is your treasure, but other people's daughters can be ravaged at will?!
Everyone in the main house glared at Lin Wuju.
Now they just want to throw these shameless people from the Second House into the fire pit to see if their skin is really thicker than the city wall! Can the fire burn it?
Looking at their murderous eyes, Mrs. Lin Er spoke softly.
"What did my daughter do and why doesn't she let people say it? This isn't the first or second time."
"Besides, it was all because of Lin Xiyan that our Yiqing was taken to the well by that yamen runner!"
Lin Xiyan didn't give him any face at all and started scolding him on the spot.
"If you love your daughter so much, why don't you do it yourself? Those yamen runners are most attracted to middle-aged women like you who know everything!"
"Get out of here!"
Lin Wuyu picked up a fire stick and blew it towards Lin Wuju's face.
Lin Wuju was frightened by the heat wave and took a few steps back. Seeing that Lin Wuyu seemed to be crazy at the moment, they did not dare to stop for fear that the fire stick would hurt them.
Lin Wuju only left one sentence: "My mother's spirit in heaven will never forgive you!"
He hurriedly fled with the people from the second house.
"Xier, how dare he say that to you!" Lin Wuyu was very angry.
Normally, he would take advantage of his mother to do some bad things, but if someone hurt his loved ones, he would never let them off easily!
"Dad, don't be angry. I know exactly what kind of people are in the second house, and I won't bother with them." Lin Xiyan said very generously.
But in fact, she had already planned how to take revenge.
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