Chapter 118 I'll throw you into the back mountain to feed the tigers
"You, you, you've killed someone! You've killed someone! Help! Help!" Old Man Lin, who was being lifted up by Lin Luoxi, was completely terrified.
The back of his collar was tightly strangled, making it hard for him to breathe. He could only desperately scream for help, his voice hoarse like a male duck's.
"Keep shouting, keep shouting! If you don't leave my house, I'll throw you into the back mountain to feed the tigers!" Lin Luoxi got angry and grabbed Old Man Lin, heading towards the back mountain.
"You bitch, you won't let me down, you little bitch, put me down..." Two days ago, Old Man Lin saw Lin Luoxi covered in blood, returning with a tiger in the crowd.
That was a fully grown tiger! No ordinary family would dare provoke it, but this female demon not only provoked it, but also killed it and carried it back to sell for money.
With his old, frail body, he couldn't even defeat this female demon, let alone be thrown into the deep mountains where he would only end up being eaten by tigers.
Now, when he heard Lin Luoxi say that she was going to throw him into the back mountain to feed the tigers, he said he was not afraid of death, but when it came to this crucial moment, he was still afraid and struggled desperately to get down.
"It's too late to be afraid now." Although she said that, Lin Luoxi unconsciously loosened her grip on the old man's hand, giving him an opportunity to break free and succeed.
Old Man Lin became obedient at this moment. As soon as he broke free from Lin Luoxi's restraint, he took off running without delay, for fear that Lin Luoxi would take him to the back mountain to feed the tigers again.
"Tch, coward." Lin Luoxi snorted disdainfully as she watched the old man Lin flee in such a disheveled state.
Just now, he acted all high and mighty, making me think he wasn't afraid of death. Who knew that when it came to being eaten by a tiger, he was more afraid of death than anyone else.
However, Lin Luoxi recalled the fleeting expression on Old Man Lin's face when she said Lin Dayou wasn't his biological son; she hadn't missed it.
Lin Dayou doesn't look like Old Man Lin, Old Woman Lin, or Lin Wenwu and others.
The Lin family members have a rather bitter appearance, like to take advantage of others, have a pointed mouth and monkey-like cheeks, and are not very tall.
Lin Dayou has an upright appearance and a slender figure, giving people an aura of righteousness and grandeur, completely unlike a country person.
Oh well, never mind who Lin Dayou is, as long as he's her biological father.
Regardless of the truth of the matter, Lin Luoxi decided to put the issue aside for the time being. Her priority now was to make her family stronger and earn more money.
With the matter of Old Man Lin, that deadbeat, resolved, Lin Luoxi headed home.
I came back soaking wet, and as soon as I entered the yard, I met several pairs of eyes from my family.
"Girl, are you alright?" Lin Dayou asked, a little embarrassed.
After all, this is something that should be resolved by him as an adult, but instead he dumped the problem on a child.
"Second sister, what happened to that bad old man, did he do anything to you?"
When Lin Wentao saw Lin Luoxi return soaking wet, he immediately turned around and ran back into the house. He took out a cotton cloth to wipe the rain off Lin Luoxi and asked her with concern.
"Third brother is so thoughtful, he knows how to care for his older sister." Lin Ruoxi praised as she took the cotton towel from Lin Wentao's hand.
He casually gestured to the people surrounding him; among so many people, not even a little kid seemed to have the sense to notice.
"Second sister, I've prepared hot water for you. You're all wet, go take a shower first so you don't catch a cold later." Lin Wentao smiled shyly after being praised, and then warmly instructed her.
"Second sister, I helped add the firewood." Lin Luoning immediately took credit for it after seeing Lin Luoxi praise Lin Wentao.
"Okay, you're all good younger brothers and sisters. I know you're the best to me. I'm going to take a shower now."
Being soaking wet and having my clothes sticking to my body was definitely uncomfortable.
Lin Luoxi didn't say much. She first pinched the tender cheeks of Lin Wentao and Lin Luoning, the two little brats, and then turned and left.
"Third brother, when did you prepare hot water for second sister?" Lin Wenqian was provoked by Lin Luoxi's gaze just now, and took advantage of Lin Ruoxi's departure to quickly ask Lin Wentao.
"While you were staring blankly at the gate, my fourth sister and I went into the kitchen to start a fire," Lin Wentao replied shrewdly.
"You guys were so busy watching that you didn't even think about whether my sister would catch a cold after being in the rain for so long?" Lin Luoning nodded, speaking to Lin Wenqian and the others with a hint of reproach.
"Hehe..." Lin Wenqian was speechless after being retorted by Lin Wentao and Lin Luoning, and could only awkwardly scratch the back of his head.
No matter how embarrassed Lin Wenqian was, the heavy rain continued to fall, and it was getting heavier and heavier, showing no sign of stopping.
"Oh no! It's raining so hard all of a sudden, and the house is leaking again."
Lin Wangshi used all the containers in the house that could catch rainwater to catch the dripping rainwater, but there were too many leaks and there were no extra containers to hold the water.
Looking at the roof leaking more and more, Lin Wangshi frowned deeply, tears welling up in her eyes, and sighed repeatedly.
"Uncle Dayou, let's go up to the roof and fix it!" Xie Hanchuan couldn't bear to look at the dilapidated state of Lin Luoxi's house, with the roof leaking like a sieve.
They suggested that we should take advantage of the fact that the heavy rain has only just started and quickly repair the roof, otherwise, who knows when this heavy rain will stop?
"Okay!" Looking at the house where it was raining heavily outside and inside, Lin Dayou recalled the words Lin Linluoxi had said on the back mountain.
The idea of building a new house grew stronger as the raindrops dripped faster.
He gave the straw raincoat that Lin Wenqian was wearing to Xie Hanchuan, and Xie Hanchuan put on another one. They walked to the pile of thatch that had been soaked, and began to work with Xie Hanchuan while carrying the thatch.
Not only Lin Dayou was thinking about building a new house, but the words Lin Wenqian, Lin Wentao, and Lin Luoning had overheard in the back mountain about Lin Luoxi wanting to build a new house also came back to mind.
Lin Wenqian, who had been scooping water out, was so tired that he could barely straighten his back. He planned to discuss building a house with Lin Luoxi later.
"Oh, what are you doing here?" Lin Luoxi had just been busy in her room, and after realizing that there was no way to fix the leak, she simply gave up and left it alone.
To his surprise, as soon as he came out, he saw his whole family busy at work, and asked in feigned surprise.
"Aren't you just asking a question you already know the answer to?" Lin Wenqian said without looking up.
If he were to mention building a house now, would Lin Luoxi laugh at him?
After all, he said in the morning that he would build the house after he left and passed the imperial examination. He didn't expect to be proven wrong so quickly.
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