Chapter 84 Officials Enter the Village, Lin Luoxi is About to Suffer
Indeed, among all the families in the village, apart from the village chief's house with its blue bricks and green tiles, there really wasn't a single family that could compare to Xie Hanchuan's.
If it weren't for the rumor that Xie Hanchuan was a cursed loner who brought misfortune to those around him, the villagers would be afraid to associate with him.
Given Xie Hanchuan's current circumstances, his doorstep would probably be worn down by matchmakers. This shows how feudal superstition can be deadly.
Lin Luoxi and Lin Wenqian followed Xie Hanchuan inside and saw that in front of the house, inside the stone wall, there was a small open space filled with flowers of various colors.
"Brother Hanchuan, I never expected that someone as upright and tough as you would also like flowers and plants..."
Lin Wenqian stared in disbelief at the familiar flowers in the courtyard, then at Xie Hanchuan, who was radiating immense power.
They have many of these kinds of flowers at home, and even more.
Lin Wen guessed that there was only one reason why Xie Hanchuan, a grown man, would go to such lengths to grow these flowers and take such good care of them.
Thinking of this, Lin Wenqian immediately gave Xie Hanchuan a knowing look and grinned lewdly.
“I can’t eat much food by myself, and it would be a waste to leave it empty. I might as well plant some pretty flowers.” Xie Hanchuan also noticed Lin Wenqian’s gaze, and his face flushed again.
Seeing Lin Luoxi looking over, he hurriedly tried to defend himself.
"Brother Hanchuan, you've grown these flowers very well." It's clear that Xie Hanchuan takes great care of these flowers and plants.
"You flatter me. By the way, this tiger is so big, why didn't you think of selling it? You might have made a few hundred taels of silver."
"Forget it, we don't need the money right now, so we'll keep the tiger's meat for ourselves."
"I've never eaten tiger meat in my life, I must try it so I won't have any regrets later."
For Lin Luoxi, making money is important, but enjoying life is also something she should do.
"Then..." Xie Hanchuan gestured with his eyes to the tiger he had thrown on the ground, asking whether he should deal with it or Lin Luoxi should handle it herself.
“This is my specialty, let me do it!” Lin Luoxi had her eye on the tiger's pelt, and since her skinning skills were decent, she was the most suitable person to handle it.
Unbeknownst to Lin Luoxi, Xie Hanchuan, and Lin Wenqian, their conversation in the courtyard was overheard by a voice that was originally heading towards Wangjia Village.
The figure who overheard Lin Luoxi and Xie Hanchuan's conversation quietly slipped back into the village.
Unbeknownst to Lin Luoxi, Xie Hanchuan, and Lin Wenqian, while they were busy dealing with the old man at Xie Hanchuan's house, Wutong Village was in turmoil.
"Could Lin Luoxi have offended someone? Even the officials have been mobilized." The villagers of Wutong Village, who were being questioned by the officials around Su Mu, began to gloat.
The villagers living at the village entrance had just finished washing up and were carrying their farming tools, preparing to go to their fields to harvest rice, when they were surrounded by a group of officials.
Amidst nervousness, panic, and trepidation, and with my mind already racing, wondering if I had broken the law in my recent actions, the officials finally spoke up.
When he learned that the officials were looking for Lin Luoxi and Lin Wenqian, he breathed a sigh of relief and tremblingly pointed to the country road leading to Lin Luoxi's house for the officials to see.
Just as Su Mu and the officials had walked away, the news that Lin Luoxi had offended a powerful figure and that officials were now coming to arrest her spread throughout half the village.
The villagers, who had planned to harvest the rice from the fields today, all followed Su Mu's group in a huge swarm after hearing that Lin Luoxi had gotten into trouble, whether out of curiosity or schadenfreude.
Seeing the number of officials Su Mu brought, the villagers imagined what kind of important person Lin Luoxi had offended.
"Father, Father, that brat Lin Luoxi has gotten into trouble." Lin Daguang, who always liked to wander around the village, had naturally heard about Lin Luoxi's troubles.
Dragging his still-injured body, he rushed home excitedly, and before even seeing anyone, he started shouting loudly.
When Lin Daguang ran into Lin Luodan, who had just returned from outside, he frowned unhappily as he looked at her empty-handed. "You brat, it's so early in the morning, and you're not helping your mother with the chores. All you do is slack off all day long..."
He scolded Lin Luodan severely, and only stopped when Lin Luodan dared not utter a sound. Then, he turned to look at Old Man Lin.
"Boss, can you be a little more composed? The day before yesterday you said that brat was going to be eaten by a tiger, but look, she's still alive and kicking. Is that news true or not?"
Upon hearing Lin Daguang's words, Old Man Lin stood up excitedly, but then remembered what had happened the day before yesterday and asked uncertainly.
"Dad, this is absolutely true. I even saw with my own eyes at least 20 coffins rushing towards Lin Da and then towards home. I guess they were going to arrest someone."
Lin Daguang couldn't help but slap his thigh with glee when he thought about Lin Luoxi being arrested, cursing that Lin Luoxi deserved it.
"Old woman, you prepare breakfast at home. We're going out for a bit." Upon hearing that the officials had arrived, Old Man Lin didn't even wait for breakfast. He stood up and nimbly walked out.
Several neighbors next to Lin Dayou's house, having also heard Lin Daguang's loud announcement, some worried and others just curious, all opened their own gates and rushed out to see what was going on.
"Let me take you back!" Xie Hanchuan washed off the sweat and came out to see that Lin Luoxi had already divided the tiger meat.
Seeing that there was almost a basket full of things, he volunteered to help.
"Okay!" Lin Luoxi glanced at the sun's altitude, guessing that Doctor Yang should be on his way, and nodded in agreement.
Seeing that Lin Luoxi had agreed, Xie Hanchuan happily went back into the house, took out the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone he had bought yesterday, carried the tiger meat on his back, and started walking home with Lin Luoxi and Lin Wenqian.
"Huh, why are there so many people?" Lin Wenqian walked ahead and naturally saw many villagers following a group of people dressed in dark red on the road leading to his house.
"Yes, there are indeed many people." Lin Luoxi had good eyesight and could see Su Mu, the Lord Su, walking ahead in a dark red official robe from a great distance.
When Lin Luoxi recognized the person in front of her as Su Mu, she frowned and her mind raced. She thought it was because of the bandits from yesterday, and that Lord Su Mu needed them to be witnesses and give statements.
"Hurry up, it looks like the county magistrate." Lin Luoxi said to Lin Wenqian and Xie Hanchuan, who were still squinting and trying to make out something.
Upon hearing that it was the county magistrate, the two dared not delay and quickly headed towards the Lin family's residence.
"Dayou, Dayou, are you home?" Startled, Lin Zhousheng followed Su Mu's side with a mix of trepidation and excitement.
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