"Woo woo...Xiaobai..."
Lin Wanwan cried for a long time, as if she had cried out all the pent-up anxiety she had felt since coming here. She had never thought that death was so close to her, and she would regret it for the rest of her life.
She was tired of crying, so she fell asleep on Li Yuying.
When she opened her eyes the next day, she found that it was already bright. She rubbed her swollen eyes and got up to wash.
There were already a lot of people waiting in the yard, including the village head and others who came to help repair the house.
Lin Wanwan washed her face and prepared to go home to check the situation.
The beams in the house were all burnt, and there was a layer of black ash on the ground, but there was no major problem in the kitchen. She looked at the stewed food in the pot and found that it did not smell like smoke. She put all the stewed food away and left a large pot for the helpers to eat at noon.
In just a moment, several people came in carrying wood.
Lin Wanwan asked Lin Dayong where the wood came from. He said it was from a carpenter's house. She took out her purse and gave Lin Dayong a string of coins.
"Brother Dayong, take this! This is the wages for helping out. It's not easy for everyone to work for free. The wages should be paid according to the helper's price, and it can't be less. At noon, you can help make a pot of brown rice. The rice is in the kitchen cabinet. Sister Yuying and I still have to go to the county. Brother Dayong, please take care of it."
"Hey! Why are you being so polite to me? I'll just watch over you."
Lin Wanwan returned to Dayong's yard and said to the village head, "Village head, let's go."
The village head's sons drove the ox cart, taking Chen Li with them in front. Lin Mazi and Lin Xiu were also tied to the cart, with cloth balls stuffed in their mouths.
Lin Wanwan and her sister-in-law followed behind in a donkey cart.
When they arrived at the market, she and her sister-in-law carried the goods down and asked her sister-in-law to sell them first.
Some people have been waiting here to buy braised pork, and some people want to see if they will come again in the future. There are more people who laugh at them than those who care about them.
Lin Wanwan forced a smile and said to them, "Don't worry! It will be ready in a while! Something happened at home today, so we were delayed for a while. If we don't come in the future, we will notify everyone in advance!"
"Yeah! Some people will gloat over the little girl's misfortune just because she's here!"
"Girl, give me two pounds!"
"I want two pounds too! Give me some soup!"
"Okay, wait a moment!"
Seeing that it was almost time, Lin Wanwan drove her donkey cart hurriedly to the county government office.
When we arrived at the gate of the county government office, we saw the head of the village and others waiting outside.
"Wan girl, come here quickly!" The head of the village waved at her.
Lin Wanwan walked up to them and stood there waiting.
"Chen Li has just submitted his appeal, and the court session should begin soon."
Because human life was involved, County Magistrate Gao immediately went to court when he saw the complaint.
Today's case was handled more quickly because the village head and his colleagues not only asked Chen Li to write a complaint last night, but also wrote a confession and asked both of them to put their fingerprints on it.
Because they were suspected of revenge, arson and murder, they were beaten with eighty sticks and exiled to the border.
Afterwards, the county magistrate looked at the misfortune-ridden Lin Wanwan and couldn't help but sigh.
"Miss Lin, you've worked so hard! What you've experienced in the past few days is equivalent to my achievements in a year!"
“Pfft…hahaha…”
Lin Wanwan couldn't help laughing. The county magistrate's words made everyone present laugh.
Lin Wanwan joked: "Then Wanwan will add more political achievements for you on the premise of saving her life."
"Hahaha, I dare not take it again. You are more dangerous each time. You must be more careful next time!"
"Thank you for your concern! I will be more careful next time!"
He turned to look at Shen Li again and asked, "Mr. Shen, how are your studies going recently? Are you confident that you will pass the imperial examination next year?"
"My Lord, I happened to be reading "Turn Left" recently. There is a saying in it that says, "In times of peace, be prepared for danger. If you think ahead, you will be prepared. If you are prepared, you will be safe." Li has a deeper understanding of this. If you plan ahead, you will have good fortune in the future. As for passing the imperial examination, Li will do his best and let nature take its course."
“Yeah, not bad!”
The county magistrate thought carefully about what he had just said. "Prepare for a rainy day, and you will have good fortune in the future. This saying is fresh. Everything depends on human effort. If you study hard, you will definitely pass the imperial examination in the future!"
"Yes! Li will definitely study hard and live up to everyone's expectations!"
The head of the village came forward and told the county magistrate about Lin Wanwan's purchase of land, and the county magistrate asked Liu Zhubu to check it out.
"Sir, Linjia Village has the most wasteland in our county, 287 acres including the hillside, but it's inconvenient to cross because of a river."
"Well, the Ministry of Revenue has been vigorously supporting the reclamation of wasteland in recent years. The wasteland in our county is still suitable for cultivation. How about this, Lin Wan, if you pay fifty taels of silver, I will grant you the wasteland and exempt you from taxes for another three years. How do you think?"
"Thank you, sir! This is such a great thing, Wanwan is definitely willing to do it!"
"Very good! Okay, Liu Zhubu, you take them to handle the land deeds. I have official business to attend to, so I won't accompany you."
"You are busy, sir! We will go with Liu Zhubu to handle it, don't worry about us!"
"Li Zheng Lin, Xiucai Shen, come this way..." Liu Zhubu came over to lead the way for them.
The head of the village took out thirty-six taels of silver and gave them to Lin Wanwan, and she took out another fourteen taels, making a total of fifty taels and taking over the wasteland.
After Liu Zhubu completed the registration, he handed the land deed to Lin Wanwan and kept reminding her to be more careful in the future and to bring more people with her when she went out.
The village head and his men were preparing to go back directly, but Lin Wanwan suddenly remembered that the plaque delivered today had not yet been inscribed, so she asked Chen Li to stay and help write the name of the store.
Lin Wanwan took him to the shop and let him go in to rest.
"I'm sorry for not treating you well, Brother Li. There's no firewood in the shop right now, so I can't make hot tea. Please sit here for a while. I'll go to the carpenter's shop to see how things are going!"
Shen Li smiled and said, "It's okay, don't worry about me, just go and get busy!"
She first went to see Sister Yuying, and when she saw that nothing was wrong, she prepared to leave. Before leaving, she took a bag of braised pork with her, and went to Aunt Cui to buy some vegetarian buns.
"Shopkeeper Qian! Shopkeeper Qian! Are you ready?"
Lin Wanwan went straight to the carpenter's shop after coming out of the market.
"Oh, my little ancestor, why do you always come to urge me?"
"What's going on, Shopkeeper Qian? How long do we have to wait?"
Qian Mao poured her a cup of tea and said, "Come, drink some tea to calm your temper. The paint on the plaque hasn't dried yet!"
"Ah? How long do we have to wait?"
"It will take about an hour or two! I'll send it to you once it's completely dry. By the way, this plaque is painted black, so the gold paint I prepared for you to write your inscription will cost extra!"
Lin Wanwan nodded, "Okay, how much?"
"The plaque is three taels, the gold pigment is four taels, and the six food boxes are two taels, for a total of six taels."
Lin Wanwan took out her purse and paid him the money.
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