Chapter 5 The Lin Family's Sky Has Collapsed
Now things are really complicated. Old Mrs. Lin doesn't know whether to lock her up or not, and looks at Lin Daguang with pleading eyes.
Lin Daguang saw the disdain in the eyes of the onlookers, as if he were naked and feeling ashamed.
He ignored the look his mother gave him, scrambled to his feet, and headed to his room, slamming the door shut behind him.
After seeing his son leave, Old Man Lin put his hands behind his back and swayed back to his room.
Seeing this, Old Lady Lin ignored the onlookers in the yard, went back to her room, and closed the window to avoid seeing it.
The onlookers in the courtyard cursed the people of the Lin family's old house for being heartless, and only left in twos and threes after realizing that the main characters had all hidden away.
Despite the fact that Old Man Lin and his gang had beaten Lin Wentao so badly, none of the three of them even thought of going over to check on Lin Wentao's injuries.
On their way back, Lin Dayou, carrying Lin Wentao, encountered the village chief leading the way, and a young man carrying a girl on his back.
Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed that the clothes worn by the girl behind the young man looked somewhat familiar.
But Lin Wentao's condition was very bad, and he was in a hurry to take Lin Wentao back, so he didn't pay much attention.
Village chief Lin Zhousheng also saw Lin Dayou. Seeing Lin Dayou hurrying along, he immediately shouted loudly, "Dayou, wait! We found Luoxi who fell into the river..."
When Lin Dayou heard the village chief say that Lin Luoxi had fallen into the water, and then looked at his second son, who was barely alive in his arms, he felt like the sky was about to fall.
Suddenly feeling weak all over, a chill ran through him, his lips moved a few times, but in the end he couldn't say anything, his steps faltered, and he almost collapsed to the ground along with Lin Wentao.
"Dayou, are you alright!" The village chief didn't know what had just happened, but he saw that Lin Dayou also had a child in his arms and his face was so pale. Seeing that Lin Dayou was about to collapse, he rushed forward and helped Lin Dayou up.
Lin Dayou nodded to the village chief to express his gratitude, and was about to walk forward when he unconsciously lunged forward.
Lin Wenqian, who had been following Lin Dayou, quickly caught him. Otherwise, if Lin Wentao had fallen like that, he would have been seriously injured, and even a miracle wouldn't have saved him.
"Father, how about I carry my second brother instead?" Lin Wenqian saw that Lin Dayou's expression was not very good and wanted to reach out and take Lin Wentao from Lin Dayou's arms.
"It's okay, I'm fine." Lin Dayou knew he was the pillar of the family, and now that both of his children were in trouble, he couldn't afford to collapse. After taking a deep breath, he forced himself to stand up, picked up Lin Wentao, and continued to rush home.
At this moment, the village chief also saw Lin Wentao's condition in Lin Dayou's arms, and gasped when he saw the bloodied and lifeless Lin Wentong.
He followed closely beside Lin Wenqian and asked in a low voice, "Wenqian, who beat your brother up like that?"
The village chief thought Lin Wentao had been beaten up by that family's children, never imagining that it was Lin Wentao's own grandparents who had done it.
Lin Wenqian, who had been on edge the whole time, couldn't hold back any longer when the village chief asked him that question, and tears streamed down his face.
"Uncle Zhou, it was my grandparents who beat him." Lin Wenqian said through gritted teeth. If it weren't for the fact that the other party was an elder, he would have fought them to the death.
"What? Your grandparents hit you?" Lin Zhousheng thought he had misheard and asked again in disbelief.
Lin Wenqian burst into tears and was unable to answer the village chief's question. He could only nod to indicate that it was indeed his grandparents who had hit him.
The village chief still couldn't believe it. No matter how biased the two elderly people in the Lin family were, they couldn't have beaten their grandson into such a terrible state.
If things go wrong, I could go to jail, so I want to find out more about the reason behind it.
The villagers who had followed along to watch the commotion, seeing that the village chief still didn't believe them, quickly told him everything they had seen and heard.
"What kind of mess is this! The Lin family is too much... sigh!" The village chief didn't want to say anything except sigh. He could only call on the young man who had been carrying Lin Luoxi to follow them to Lin Dayou's house.
The villagers who had followed to see what was going on were so frightened when they saw the young man that they retreated three meters away, not wanting to get close to him.
But after seeing Lin Luoxi on the young man's back, she followed him with a gossipy look in her eyes.
I felt deep sympathy for Lin Dayou's family, whose son was beaten to the point of life or death by his own father.
Now, the silly girl who was being held by Lin Dayou and his wife has also fallen into the water innocently, and her fate is unknown. Lin Dayou is really unlucky.
Regardless of what everyone was thinking, they soon arrived at Lin Dayou's house.
It's been a long time since I've been to Lin Dayou's house. I always thought Lin Dayou's family was doing quite well, after all, Lin Dayou was once very successful.
But what comes into view now is a dilapidated thatched hut, a fenced yard, and the open space inside is used for growing vegetables and drying clothes.
Looking at the patched clothes hanging in the yard, everyone felt a mix of emotions.
The scene inside the main room was immediately apparent; it was utterly destitute, a stark contrast to the state of Old Lin's house.
It seems that when Old Man Lin separated Lin Dayou from his family, he truly left with nothing, without giving them a single penny. He even went around the village spreading various empty promises about how they had shown leniency towards Lin Dayou's family.
"This, this..." With such poverty, does Lin Dayou really have the money to take the two children to see a doctor?
The quick-witted villagers, after seeing the situation at Lin Dayou's home, quietly slipped away from the crowd and went home.
They were afraid that the village chief would ask them to help Lin Dayou later.
These days, even basic necessities like food and clothing are a problem, so who has extra money to help others?
"Dayou, this is too dilapidated." The village chief felt a pang of sadness when he saw that Lin Dayou's house had nothing but a square table.
"Dayou, I have some silver here. Take it for emergencies." Lin Zhousheng was a good village chief.
When I entered Lin Dayou's house, I knew that Lin Dayou definitely didn't have any money to hire a doctor for his child, so I simply took out a small amount of silver from my waist and stuffed it into Lin Dayou's hand.
They gently placed Lin Wentao on the straw-covered bed, and just as they were about to do something, a tael or two of silver was slipped into their hand.
Looking at the broken silver in his hand, Lin Dayou couldn't hold back his emotions and burst into tears.
"Thank you, village chief, thank you, village chief. I will repay your great kindness even if it means selling everything I own..."
When Lin Wenqian saw his father crying with emotion after the village chief offered him help, he felt very sad. But he also thought, "Dad, we don't even have a decent pot. If we want to sell it, someone has to want it!"
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