Chapter 86 Lord Su personally delivered the reward silver
"Daughter, what exactly happened?" Lin Dayou finally came to his senses when he saw Lin Luoxi return.
Seeing that Lin Luoxi had invited the person inside, he was worried and quietly pulled Lin Luoxi aside to ask her more details.
Su Mu also knew that their arrival was too sudden and had startled the other party.
Seeing Lin Dayou carefully pull Lin Luoxi aside, she didn't say anything. Instead, she lowered her head shyly and rubbed her nose with her thumb, looking slightly embarrassed.
"Ah!" Lin Zhousheng's exclamation drew everyone's attention in the courtyard.
Upon hearing Lin Zhousheng's words, the constables and yamen runners guarding outside the door all rushed in and surrounded Su Mude.
The training was well-organized, indicating that it was effective.
When Lin Dayou saw the constables rush in, he shielded Lin Luoxi and Lin Wenqian behind him and looked at Su Mu and his group with a wary expression.
After seeing those people's actions, Xie Hanchuan narrowed his eyes and subconsciously stood on the other side of Lin Luoxi, just like Lin Dayou, blocking Lin Luoxi's way.
Lin Zhousheng was also frightened by this scene. He didn't dare to ask any questions he wanted to ask, for fear that if he made a sound, his head would be split off.
Lin Wentao, Lin Luoning, and Lin Wangshi, who were sitting under the eaves, were also frightened by this situation. Lin Wangshi quickly used her body to block Lin Wentao and Lin Luoning.
Unexpectedly, if the other party really wanted them dead, could Lin Wangshi, with her weak and vulnerable body, withstand it?
The villagers guarding near Lin Luoxi's house perked up when they saw the constables and yamen runners rushing into her home. They all pricked up their ears and stared wide-eyed...
"It's alright, it's alright, you all go out and wait." Su Mu saw that the people he brought had frightened everyone in the courtyard, so he could only speak and use gestures to reassure everyone in the Lin family courtyard.
The constables and yamen runners who had surrounded him were somewhat helpless and speechless. They could only tell him to have his men withdraw outside.
"Luo Xi, what's going on at your house?" Doctor Yang and Yang Xiaofeng had just arrived at the outer perimeter of Lin Luo Xi's house when they saw that not far from Lin Luo Xi's house, it was surrounded by three layers of people.
They were still discussing the topic of Lin Luoxi's accident, which prompted Dr. Yang and his grandson to quicken their pace and head towards Lin Luoxi's house.
"Yang..." Su Mu stared in shock at the Imperial Hospital's former chief physician who had just entered, opening his mouth to call out, but...
"Dr. Yang." Dr. Yang hadn't expected that someone would recognize him in this remote mountain place. Looking over, he realized it was an acquaintance and quickly spoke first.
"Lord Su, what brings you here?" Doctor Yang frowned as he looked at Su Mu's grand entourage.
Could it be true, as the villagers outside have been spreading rumors, that Lin Luoxi has offended the person in front of her?
However, Lin Luoxi is now his apprentice, so even if he offends the person in front of him, he can ensure that Lin Luoxi gets away safely.
"Dr. Yang, I've come today to reward these three young heroes. Yesterday afternoon, they helped our yamen apprehend a fugitive we'd been trying to catch for years, and they've brought a reward of five hundred taels of silver to express their gratitude..."
"And these three flags are for the three of them, to commend their heroic deeds in fighting against the bandits."
After Su Mu finished speaking politely, he gestured with his eyes for the servant behind him to come forward and present the tray he was carrying.
A red cloth was lifted to reveal gleaming white silver ingots, and on another tray were three yellow flags.
"Hiss~" Lin Zhousheng, Lin Dayou, and Lin Wangshi had never seen so many silver ingots before, and they were all shocked and gasped.
Especially when he heard Lord Su say it was for Lin Luoxi, Lin Wenqian, and Xie Hanchuan, Lin Zhousheng finally realized what was going on.
My God, a hero has emerged from Wutong Village! From now on, Wutong Village is going to be famous.
I initially thought Lin Luoxi had caused some trouble outside, but it turns out she did something big, something that brought honor to their village.
"Is this all the reward money for these three young heroes?" Doctor Yang looked at the silver in the tray with disdain in his eyes.
They're known as desperate criminals, and with such a low bounty, it's no wonder they haven't been caught in years. Who would risk their life for such a small amount of money?
"Hehe, although it's not quite right, it's a reward from the imperial court to the heroes." Su Mu naturally saw the disdain in Doctor Yang's eyes and explained with an awkward smile.
“Disciple, what are you standing there for? Since Lord Su said it’s for the three of you, hurry up and take it, so that it doesn’t take too long to be carried.”
Even a mosquito is still meat, so Doctor Yang didn't stand on ceremony and urged Lin Luoxi to go forward and bring over the silver ingots.
“Yes, Master.” Doctor Yang said, and Lin Luoxi obediently stepped forward and took the red tray.
"What?" Su Mu was shocked when he heard Doctor Yang call Lin Luoxi his apprentice.
"What? Lin Luoxi is my apprentice, what's so surprising about that?" Doctor Yang glanced at Su Mu impatiently.
The implication is that Lin Luoxi is now his apprentice, and he hopes she will take care of him if he encounters any trouble in the future.
"Hehe, I was just making a big fuss over nothing." Su Mu received a glare from Doctor Yang and awkwardly explained again.
This former judge's temper is as bad as ever; he still doesn't give people any face.
It's truly unexpected that this grumpy old man would choose to live in seclusion in the area under his jurisdiction. Does this mean he managed things quite well?
The fact that he actually accepted this Lin family girl as his apprentice shows that the girl in front of him must be exceptionally capable.
Now that Dr. Yang is an ordinary citizen, he can't afford to embarrass the other party like before, so he can only try to divert their attention.
His eyes swept over Lin Wentao, who was sitting under the eaves, and he immediately let out a screeching sound like a groundhog.
"Ah!" Dr. Yang pointed at Lin Wentao and exclaimed excitedly.
Good heavens! Lin Wentao, who had been diagnosed as a living dead, was actually sitting there alive, staring at the events unfolding in the courtyard with innocent eyes.
"This is truly a medical miracle..." Dr. Yang rushed to Lin Wentao in three steps and used the four diagnostic methods of traditional Chinese medicine: observation, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation.
"Lord Su, why don't you have lunch at my humble abode before you go back today?" Lin Luoxi asked politely, noticing that Doctor Yang was currently engrossed in studying Lin Wentao and that Lord Su was not in a hurry to leave but was instead looking around their house.
"That's great, then I'd like to thank Miss Lin in advance." Although Su Muren was young, he was incredibly thick-skinned. He seemed not to have noticed the politeness in Lin Luoxi's words and nodded in agreement.
"Then please wait patiently, Lord Su. We'll go and make some preparations first." Lin Luoxi gestured for Xie Hanchuan to place the basket by the well in the courtyard, then reached in and deftly pulled out a tiger head, meat, and other items.
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