Chapter 381: Garrison Cage
But Song Liyun didn't go there in person.
As a woman, it is not appropriate for her to enter and leave the garrison prison at will.
That is Brother Zhao Tingduo's territory. If something bad happens, it will be embarrassing to mention it later.
Besides, Lin Qinghua is still using the lives of Xiao Gu's mother and son to keep him on edge, so let him keep waiting like this!
Abu and Song Dekui were very happy to pass on the message on her behalf and take the opportunity to see how miserable Lin Qingyuan looked.
The garrison office was a converted military camp and did not have a dedicated prison.
The uniform military camp style is rough and heroic.
There is a row of small houses in the open air, with thick wooden fences built like cages, where people are divided into men and women and locked up inside.
Although it is not as dark and terrifying as a prison, nor as filthy and turbid as imagined, the days of severe cold and heat, sun and rain are not pleasant.
The sun had already begun to set when the jailer brought the first meal.
A bucket of turbid porridge and a basket of potatoes.
Each person could only get a black, gooey potato the size of an egg and a spoonful of clear soup.
The Lin family had never suffered such hardship before. They all complained bitterly, and the women in the cages were crying even more.
Lin Shouzhuo, who was originally a wealthy man, sat by the wooden fence without even looking at the food.
After a few days, he had become so thin that he was deformed, his eyes were dull and his eye sockets were sunken.
He knew something was wrong when he realized that this sudden disaster was caused by a small incident in which his son was involved.
This is not the first time such a thing has happened, but this time it is the new emperor who ascended the throne.
Although he was not a court minister, he knew some things about the palace from his elder brother's letters.
When the emperor ascends the throne, people come and go.
He never expected that he, a small merchant in a border town, would become one of the unlucky ones.
He slapped Lin Qinghua several times at that time. If Mrs. Lin had not cried and hugged him, he would have beaten the troublemaker to death.
Merchants have a low status and usually need to be cautious. This evil boy not only did not restrain himself, but actually went to Qili County to provoke Jiang Feng.
Jiang Feng is not an ordinary seventh-rank official, he is a Beijing official who came from the Dali Temple.
This was nothing. On the second day after the Lin Mansion was sealed, Lin Shouzhe received the real bad news.
The younger brother who worked as a clerk in the government office brought news that not only had he been dismissed from his post, but his elder brother in the capital was also confined at home to reflect on his mistakes.
I have to find out what went wrong myself, otherwise the whole family will be implicated!
Lin Shouzhe knew that he would not be able to escape unscathed, so he quickly burned the household account books to eliminate any possible evidence.
What worries him most is the attitude of his relative Qi Dongyuan...
Although someone from the Qi family came over, their words and actions implied that they would take all the responsibility, and it was obvious that they had no intention of lending a helping hand!
Full responsibility!
Lin Shouzhuo snorted coldly: To get rich, you have to take risks. The method of making money has always been the first article of the criminal law.
Every year the Qi family goes to the grassland to purchase and sell goods. How much refined iron is hidden among them? If Qi Dongyuan doesn't tell them, will no one know?
And... Lin Shouzhe's heart trembled, and he suppressed the terrifying images in his mind.
I have to bear the consequences alone. If this matter gets to know, my entire Lin family will be beheaded!
Lin Shouzhuo's forehead was covered with sweat. He opened his eyes and took a look at his family.
At this time, everyone in the Lin family was still shouting because they were dissatisfied with the food.
The eldest son Lin Qinghua fell to the ground holding his head, not knowing whether he was dead or alive.
Bastard Lin Qingyuan sat beside him, fiddling with three potatoes, mumbling something to himself. Only a few words could be heard, like "...barbecue-flavored potato chips."
Is this son stupid?
Lin Shouzhe only had these two sons, and he felt sad and cold in his heart: there were so many women in the family, but he only had two sons and one daughter, and the house was full of concubines and no one was added to the family.
Of course he knew why he had no children. His wife was dissatisfied with his concubines and kept giving them bowls of contraceptive soup.
Especially the most gentle and lovely concubine Liu, who drank the contraceptive soup right after giving birth to Lin Qingyuan and never gave birth again.
Thinking of Aunt Liu, Lin Shouzhe felt a little regretful: the concubine's daughter did not live at home after returning home, and suddenly wanted to live in a separate courtyard, so she also went with her to stay for two days.
As a concubine, she was not allowed to stay overnight outside, so Lin Qingyuan went to the lady to ask for mercy, saying that her sister was in poor health and it was not convenient for her to stay at home, so she asked Aunt Liu to take care of her and come back after two days.
It just so happened that when the mother and daughter went out, the soldiers came to their house. Even if they escaped from the pursuit, they would be homeless.
Lin Shouzhuo glanced at Lin Qingyuan, who was chewing a half-cooked potato, and the coldness in his heart turned into anger, and he wanted to kick him.
Although the legitimate son brings trouble to the family, he also wants to make more money for the family.
This illegitimate son was neither good at literature nor martial arts, and he couldn't even manage the family business. He just spent all day hanging out in brothels, bringing discredit to the Lin family.
Because of his bad reputation, even those beautiful girls from ordinary families were unwilling to marry him.
If it weren't for Liu's kindness towards him, he would have been kicked out of the house long ago.
Lin Shouzhe was secretly feeling sad. The Lin family members couldn't bear the hunger and had already started eating.
There was chaos again.
Starving, the concubines were no longer afraid of the scolding from the wife, Mrs. Lin, and were unwilling to eat potatoes and wanted to scramble for the bowls of porridge.
They pulled hair and ripped clothes, engaging in a fight. They were no longer the pretty ladies in the Lin family in the past, but had all become goblins with sharp teeth and claws.
Without her usual maids and servants, Madam Lin had no way of controlling these concubines. She could only pat the wooden railing and shout at Lin Shouzhuo, "Shouzhuo, look at these lowly bastards who are not worthy of being on the stage. They are trying to make trouble!"
Lin Shouzhuo closed his eyes, turning a deaf ear to the crying and cursing beside him, and only muttered incoherently: "It's getting dark!"
Amidst the crying, the dandy Lin Qingyuan continued to eat the half-cooked potatoes silently.
But there was resentment in his lowered eyes: Why don’t you bring me food? Do you really want to punish me?
I don't want roast chicken or roast duck, all I want is a multi-grain pancake!
Aunt Song, please come quickly! Someone is starving to death!
Lin Qingyuan's prayers had an effect, and he was responded with a burst of laughter: "Hahaha! Lin Qingyuan, you have come to this day!"
Hearing the familiar voice, Lin Qingyuan didn't even raise his head. He waved his hand and threw the potato that he had just eaten away.
The potato flew out from the gap in the wooden fence and landed right on Song Dekui's face, who was smiling obscenely.
Song Dekui covered his face and dodged to the side, still teasing: "Lin Fool, where is your sweet beauty? Didn't you say you would take Master Kui to Tianshui Lane to play with the gong?"
Lin Qingyuan glared at him angrily: "I'm starving to death. There's no fun to be had!"
On the other side, Young Master Lin, who was lying on the ground pretending to be dead, groaned and crawled over, his eyes full of joy: "Brother Song, Brother Song, I'm here."
Compared to Song Liyun, with whom he had long been an enemy, Song Dekui, who had once helped him, was more trustworthy.
Young Master Lin vaguely remembered that Song Dekui's father was the head of the village, and he was responsible for managing all the affairs of the village, including these villagers.
In this way, the safety of Xiao Gu's mother and son will be of use.
Song Dekui seemed not to recognize him and turned his eyes away after a casual glance.
Abu, standing nearby, flashed his cards to the guards: "Captain Zhao wants to question him. Bring that man out."
(End of this chapter)
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