“You can’t just say things like that. Did anyone see us breaking down the door or the lock?” Madam Fan refused to admit it.
When An Xiaohu and An Xiaohe rushed in, they only saw them hitting people; they didn't see them breaking the lock.
Lin Niu Shi: "Don't make things up without evidence!"
Yang Cui stared sharply at Lin Rongguang and Fan Shi: "So you're not planning to admit it?"
“We will naturally not admit to something that is completely fabricated.” Lin Rongguang met Yang Cui’s gaze, and Yang Cui saw the smugness that flashed in his eyes.
This is not a society governed by the rule of law. Lin Rongguang, Fan Shi, and Lin Niu Shi refused to admit it. Yang Cui felt aggrieved, but there was really nothing she could do about their shamelessness.
Lin Rongguang continued, "I'll say it again: although Er Ya and San Ya have severed ties with our Lin family, we still care about them. We were a bit too harsh, and I will punish Fan Shi and Niu Shi for that later. Today, in front of all the villagers, Fan Shi, as their grandmother, will give them two taels of silver to buy some eggs and meat for the two girls to nourish them."
As soon as she finished speaking, Madam Fan threw two taels of silver at Yang Cui's feet, looking smug. Yang Cui felt extremely aggrieved.
At this moment, Village Chief Zhou said, "If you hit someone, you hit someone. Don't push the responsibility onto the child. Everyone knows what you did today. Clan Chiefs Fan, Niu, and Lin, Doctor Qi said that Sanya needs to go to the big clinic to see about her injuries. Erya's injuries are also quite serious. Two taels of silver is not enough. Take five taels of silver and catch two chickens to nourish the child."
"Five taels? And a chicken too? Why don't you just rob me?" Upon hearing this, Fan Shi exploded, almost jumping up. "Village chief, why are you protecting Yang Cui like this? Could it be that you've taken a fancy to her!"
"Bullshit!" Zhou Zhuoshi jumped up and pointed at Fan Shi, cursing, "If you keep spouting nonsense, I'll tear your mouth apart! Do you think everyone is as shameless as your Lin family?"
The village chief's sons were also unhappy: "Hey, you surnamed Fan, if you can't speak properly, believe me or not, I'll throw you into the pond to wash you."
"You bitch, show some respect to my father!"
Yang Cui said, "The village chief and Aunt Zhuo are just kind-hearted people who can't stand injustice around them. According to you, whoever helps whom must have something going on. So, with so many men from the Lin clan and your Lin family all here, could it be that they've all taken a fancy to you? Their tastes are too heavy."
"Hahaha..." The An family burst into laughter.
The faces of the Fan clan chief and others turned pale.
Village Chief Zhou was too lazy to argue with them and said, "Hurry up and pay up to settle this, stop talking nonsense. You have the guts to do it but not the guts to admit it. Is this all the Lin family is capable of?"
The An family: "Pay up! Pay up now! Don't think that our Cui Cui has no one to back her up."
“If you don’t pay me back, I’ll go around making a big fuss about your Lin family’s dirty deeds and make you like rats in the street.”
Reputation was Yang Cui's only leverage over the Lin family.
But unexpectedly, a sudden change occurred.
Lin Rongguang's second son, Lin Mingcai, arrived at some point. He said with a wicked look, "Yang Cui, you used to be one of our Lin family members. Although we're not family anymore, we still live in the same village, and our kinship is still there. There's really no need to make a big fuss over such a small matter. If things escalate, it won't benefit anyone. You and your two children are living in the village as orphans and widows. If anything happens to you, you'll have to rely on us villagers for help. What do you say?"
Is this a threat?
Yang Cui sized up Lin Mingcai. She had mentioned him in the book. He was a very shrewd person, and his methods were even more ruthless than his father, Lin Rongguang. He later became the head of the Lin family and the local tyrant.
Soon, Lin Shikang will be returning to visit his family. At that time, Lin Shikang will find him a job as a prison guard. With the help of Lin Shikang, he made a lot of money while working as a prison guard and also got to know many people from all walks of life.
Because of his work, no one in the local community dared to offend him, not even the Lin family. If they did, they would be arrested and imprisoned in the county jail, subjected to severe torture, or bullied by all sorts of people. This led to everyone turning pale at the mention of Lin.
Compared to Lin Shih-kang's shamelessness and ingratitude, Lin Ming-tsai is even more dangerous!
Lin Mingcai saw that Yang Cui was staring at him and thought he had successfully threatened her. He was secretly pleased with himself, but little did he know that Yang Cui had already written his name down in her little notebook.
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