Chapter 21 Internal Strife in the Lin Family
"The money is gone. I bet you took it to support your family!" Lin Daguang still didn't believe it. How could the money that was safely hidden at home suddenly disappear? This woman must have taken the money to support her family.
Just like his mother, he's an ungrateful wretch who only thinks about giving money to his family whenever he gets something good.
"Honey, you have to believe me, I really didn't..." After all, that was the money she had saved for her precious son's wedding, and she knew what she was doing.
"Damn it, I trusted you too much, that's why I let you take the money back to support your family..." Lin Daguang also knew exactly how much money Lin Xiaowu had saved.
The thought of so much money being taken by this spendthrift woman to support her family made him want to beat her to death.
In fact, he actually picked up the door latch behind the room door and lashed it at Lin Xiaowu with all his might.
They hit and cursed at the same time, and the curses they used were really nasty.
Those watching the spectacle outside thought the gossip about the Lin family was coming to an end, but they were surprised to find that there was still such a wonderful show to watch. Everyone was engrossed and reluctant to leave.
"Enough! If you make another sound, get out..."
Old Man Lin, who had been keeping to himself in the room, heard the screams coming from Lin Daguang's side and the increasingly agitated and noisy discussions about their family outside. He finally stepped forward to stop the farce.
"Father, I really didn't give any money to my own family..." Lin Xiaowu covered her bruised and swollen face from being beaten by Lin Daguang, and complained to the old man Lin in a wronged manner, trying to get the old man Lin to take her side.
"Alright, haven't you embarrassed yourself enough?" After saying that, he bent down, took out a small piece of silver the size of a fingernail from the sole of his shoe, and handed it to Lin Daguang. "Here, this is for Doctor Yang's consultation fee."
Lin Daguang knew that his house was now being watched, and since the old man Lin was willing to pay for the consultation, he threw away the door latch in his hand and reached out to take the one or two taels of silver.
As it turned out, it couldn't be pried out at all.
Looking up, he saw his father's face contorted with pain.
"Dad, do you want to give it or not? If you don't, don't tease me." Lin Daguang had also lost his patience.
He discovered that ever since Lin Dayou moved out of the house, their family had been struggling financially, and they were extremely stingy…
In the end, Old Man Lin let go, his body hunched over, and went back to his room.
Doctor Yang may or may not know whether he knew that the silver tael was pried out from the sole of Old Man Yang's shoe.
When Lin Daguang handed it to him, he didn't reach out to take it, but instead asked the young apprentice beside him to accept it for him.
After giving Lin Daguang a polite nod, he led the medicine boy to Lin Dayou's house.
As soon as Dr. Yang left, another round of arguing erupted at the Lin family's house. The intense arguments and insults kept the onlookers entertained, and they even forgot to eat.
Meanwhile, at Lin Dayou's house, Lin Luoxi got up early in the morning and started busying herself in the simple kitchen.
First, I rinsed the marinated fish with clean water and prepared to cook it, but then I found that the only pot in the house was cracked and not suitable for making fish soup.
His eyes swept around the kitchen, and when he spotted a clay pot lying in a corner, a smile finally appeared on his face.
"Second sister, that's the medicine pot for Mother!" Lin Luoning couldn't help but call out to Lin Luoxi when she saw Lin Luoxi holding the earthenware pot with a happy expression.
"I have no choice but to make fish soup for everyone, but we don't have a pot at home, so I can only use this..." Lin Luoxi could only tempt Lin Luoning with food.
"Fish soup? Sure! Sister, let me help you wash up!" Lin Luoning's stomach started rumbling as soon as food was mentioned, and she clamored for help.
"No need, you're so small. If you break it, we'll really have nothing left to cook fish with..." The family is so poor that this is the only good earthenware pot they have, and we can't let Lin Luoning ruin it.
"Oh." Upon hearing this, Lin Luoning immediately stopped vying to do the work, obediently picked up a small stool, sat down in front of Lin Luoxi, and watched Lin Luoxi work.
After that, no matter where Lin Luoxi went, she followed, as if afraid that Lin Luoxi would cook fish and not give it to her, which made Lin Luoxi both amused and exasperated.
Not only did Lin Luoning want to see the fish that Lin Luoxi cooked, but even Lin Wenqian, who kept saying that the fish was not good, stayed in the kitchen to help out.
Therefore, Lin Luoxi and the others, who were busy with their work, had no idea that the Lin family was in complete chaos.
Perhaps they heard the commotion, but since the Lin family had absolutely no connection to their family now, they simply didn't pay any attention.
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"Glug glug..." As the fish in the earthenware pot was cooked until it turned milky white, the fresh aroma of fish filled the air above Lin Dayou's house.
"Mmm, big brother, second sister, this tastes so good!" Lin Luoning, who had been standing guard by the kitchen, smelled the delicious aroma of the fish soup and swallowed hard.
"It smells so good! I really didn't expect fish to smell so delicious when stewed like this..."
Lin Wenqian finally believed Lin Luoxi's words about how delicious the fish was. He sniffed hard, wanting to inhale all the aroma of the fish into his stomach, not wanting to waste it.
"Right? I wasn't lying to you!" Lin Luoxi said confidently, looking at the two people beside her, one big and one small, who both had expressions of rapture.
"The fish shouldn't be cooked for too long, or it will become tough. It's just right now." Lin Luoxi took a bowl from home and poured a bowl of fish and soup for each person.
"Mmm, this tastes delicious."
Lin Dayou and Lin Wangshi, who were forced to rest in bed by Lin Luoxi, knew that the children were tinkering with fish and meat.
But they didn't expect the fish to be so delicious, unlike the muddy fish soup they had drunk before.
Sitting to the side, sipping her fish soup, Lin Luoxi couldn't help but feel smug: She added a drop of water from the Spirit Dew Spring; even without ginger to remove the fishy smell, it tasted delicious…
"Hey, what are you cooking? It smells so good!" Accompanying Doctor Yang, besides the young apprentice, was the village chief, Lin Zhousheng.
"Village Chief, Doctor Yang, Yang Xiaofeng, you've arrived..." Lin Wenqian stood up respectfully when he saw these three people.
"Village Chief, Doctor Yang, Young Master Yang, have you eaten yet? We cooked fish, it's very delicious..." Lin Luoxi knew that the three people in front of her were their family's benefactors, so she stood up warmly as well.
Seeing that they were all staring at the fish soup in their bowls, he stood up, went and got three more bowls, and served each of them a bowl of fish soup.
"Uncle Village Chief, Grandpa Yang, Brother Yang, if you don't mind, please try our fish soup." Lin Luoxi personally handed them the bowls of soup.
Village chief Lin Zhousheng had drunk fish soup before, but the overwhelming muddy smell gave him nightmares for three years.
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