Lin Xiaomei's words were like cold water splashed into a hot oil pan, instantly causing a sensation in An Susu's mind.
In the past, Lin Xian'er always appeared in front of him as a weak and easy-to-bully figure.
He said things that seemed plausible but were not, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
And yet, I foolishly took all of this as true.
However, all of this was merely a scheme she devised to use her curiosity to get closer to herself step by step.
It seems that Lin Jiujiu, whom she mentioned earlier, somehow learned that the Empress was a devout Buddhist and would have the Crown Prince offer incense at the temple on the first day of each month. That's why she deliberately begged her mother to take her to worship Buddha.
It's absurd that he said he was praying for the whole family, but it was really just to show off in front of his cousin, the Crown Prince.
So it turns out she had been instigating him all along, using him as a pawn.
Once An Susu understood everything, the resentment in her heart surged to the top of her head.
He gritted his teeth and said angrily, "Lin Xian'er, I will not let you go."
After saying that, he stopped struggling and strode towards the county government office.
An Susu provoked the whole thing first, but in the end, it was her people who got hurt.
Seeing that he couldn't afford to offend either side, Magistrate Zhang turned his gaze to Tantai Yueming, only to be glared at and rejected by her.
They even sent him a telepathic message forbidding him from revealing his identity.
Magistrate Zhang was terrified and broke out in a cold sweat. While he was struggling with how to handle the matter, An Susu couldn't wait any longer. She was in a hurry to return to the capital to settle accounts with Lin Xian'er.
He directly handed Zhang Qingshan a thousand-tael silver note.
"Consider this my compensation to them. If there's nothing else, I'll be returning to the capital."
If that's not enough, let them settle down in the capital and ask for more.
Without giving Zhang Qingshan a chance to refute, and without even bothering to deal with the mess on his face, he simply left.
He simply grabbed a doctor from a pharmacy on the street to accompany him before he left.
Zhang Qingshan looked at Lin Jiujiu with a conflicted expression, holding the silver note.
After a long pause, he tentatively asked, "Madam Lin, what do you think of this matter?"
Everyone's gone, so what's there for Lin Jiujiu to say?
Besides, they didn't suffer any real loss; Lin Yu only got punched in the face, so the other party paying a thousand taels was indeed a considerable sum.
However, she still turned to Lin Yu and asked.
"Brother, do you want the money, or do you want to fight back?"
Before Lin Yu could speak, Lin Luo rushed forward, lunged at the silver note, snatched it away, and shoved it into his second brother's arms.
"Second brother, second sister has already taught those people a lesson for us, so please take the money and forgive them."
As he spoke, he winked at Lin Yu, as if afraid that his second brother, who was always a step behind, would do something foolish.
Lin Yu glanced at him with amusement, then returned the silver note to Lin Jiujiu.
"Second sister, I also think the money is very good, you should keep it."
Lin Jiujiu nodded, but she didn't take the money; instead, she gave it to her mother.
"Mother, please accept this. This is Miss An's compensation for what happened today. You were all frightened as well, so you should all receive a share."
As for her, it wasn't that she was after the money, but rather that she had plenty of money and didn't care about such a small amount.
She usually tries to give her parents some money, but they always refuse, saying that they are already embarrassed because they rely on her to support them, so how could they possibly accept her money?
Now that there was a legitimate reason, and Lin's mother didn't want to argue in front of outsiders, she accepted it.
Zhang Qingshan watched as Lin's mother accepted the large silver note, his eyes involuntarily glancing at her sleeve.
There was nothing he could do; although he was the head of a county, his annual salary was only one hundred and twenty taels of silver.
He was envious that the other man earned nearly ten years' worth of salary just from taking one punch.
However, after this incident, he had to think more highly of the Lin family.
After all, that was the Empress's family, and that Miss An was the eldest daughter of the An family. The fact that they could make someone pay compensation after injuring her shows that this family is truly extraordinary.
Little did he know that the reason An Susu was so easy to talk to was not because she was afraid of Lin Jiujiu and the others, but because she was now determined to settle scores with Lin Xian'er.
In her opinion, Lin Jiujiu and the Lin family were nothing but country bumpkins, not worth mentioning at all. She could simply wait until she returned to Beijing and then have her father arrange for someone to deal with them.
But Lin Xian'er, the Crown Princess, is the person she hates the most right now.
Moreover, she also has an engagement that she needs to break off.
She could never become a tool for the Crown Prince to win over others; otherwise, her life would be ruined, and she would never have the chance to avenge herself.
An Susu's eagerness to leave is the real reason why this matter was resolved so quickly today.
After leaving the county government office, Lin Jiujiu checked the things her mother and the others had bought. Seeing that they hadn't bought much, Lin Jiujiu added a lot more.
Because she was planning to teach her family how to brew wine, Lin Jiujiu bought another cartload of equipment and sorghum before heading home.
When the group returned to the village, it was already late afternoon. The villagers were extremely envious when they saw the Lin family buying goods one truckload after another.
Some shameless people came up to you, trying to grab and overturn the things on the car.
Lin Jiujiu didn't stand on ceremony with them. She snatched the whip from her father's hand and lashed it out at them.
When the man saw the whip coming, he screamed and backed away.
Unaware that the ground behind him was uneven, he plopped down on the ground.
When her family saw that their member had almost been beaten, they all rushed over.
Her husband even blocked the Lin family's car, yelling for compensation from the Lin family.
"Don't think you're so great just because you have a few stinking coins. You dare to hit my wife. If you don't pay me back today, don't even think about passing by here."
Lin's father recognized her at a glance as the village scoundrel. He said she was his wife, but he didn't know where he had taken her from, a woman just as shameless as him.
The two did not have a wedding ceremony or a formal marriage ceremony, nor did they go to the government office to exchange their marriage certificates; they simply lived together like that.
The village ignored him simply because they were afraid that if they drove the woman away, this shameless woman would harm the young women and wives in the village.
Seeing his eyes darting between the food and wine in the car, Lin's father felt a pang of unease, realizing that this guy was probably trying to extort money from them.
Just as Lin's father was pondering how to resolve the situation, Lin Jiujiu jumped out of the car.
Holding a riding crop, he looked at the man coldly and asked, "So, how do you intend to resolve this?"
As she got out of the car, the Lin brothers also got out.
If Lin Xiaomei hadn't been restrained by her mother, she probably would have been at the forefront.
The scoundrel didn't panic when he saw the situation; in his opinion, he was in the right today.
He should at least get the Lin family to compensate him with a piece of meat and a jar of wine. It would be even better if they could give him a few taels of silver to spend.
These days, the aroma of meat wafting from the Lin family's residence has been making them incredibly hungry.
Their family rarely ate meat, even a few times a year, yet the Lin family bought meat for the workers.
Otherwise, Lin Jiujiu would have told the foreman across the river earlier that his family didn't hire people from the village to work, and he would have wanted to work for the Lin family himself.
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