Wu Changliang was momentarily speechless after being taken aback by Lin Tiandong's words, then added, "I'm not going to talk to a little brat like you..."
"Wu Changliang, who are you calling a little brat!" Lin Tiandong was already a head taller than Wu Changliang, and he looked down at Wu Changliang with an imposing manner.
Wu Changliang didn't dare to meet Lin Tiandong's gaze, turning his eyes away without uttering a sound.
Seeing his brother being bullied, Qian Guichi quickly stepped forward and said, "Lin Tiandong, we received news that you have occupied our house. We are here to demand an explanation."
Lin Cuiying grabbed Lin Tiandong and stepped forward, saying, "You're taking over your house? Go ahead and report it to the authorities if you dare! Don't cause trouble here. We people of Luhua Village won't tolerate you!"
Qian Guichi didn't expect Lin Cuiying to be so fierce, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
Wu Changliang then stepped forward and said, "Village head, Lin Cuiying means that we should report to the authorities. Why don't you just come with us to report to the authorities?"
The village head looked at Lin Cuiying, then at the surrounding villagers. Originally, he had handled things this way to avoid reporting to the authorities, but now that things had escalated to this point, it felt like they were back to square one.
Lin Cuiying noticed the hesitation in the village head's eyes, so she spoke up again: "Should we report to the authorities? Perfect, let the constables from the yamen arrest your father."
After saying this, Lin Cuiying immediately asked the system in her mind, "How is arson punished in this era?"
"According to the law, those who commit arson may be sentenced to beatings, exile, or even hanging, depending on the severity of the offense."
Lin Cuiying's eyes lit up; this punishment was severe enough.
Upon hearing Lin Cuiying mention reporting to the authorities, both Wu Changliang and Qian Guichi's expressions changed.
The two of them had only meant to scare Lin Cuiying by saying they would report it to the authorities, but they didn't expect Lin Cuiying to actually dare to tell them to do so.
They knew that if they reported it to the authorities, their father's crimes would be exposed, and he would certainly be severely punished.
Seeing their hesitation, Lin Cuiying knew she had them under her control.
"What? You don't dare to report it to the authorities?" Lin Cuiying looked at the two of them, a cold smile on her lips.
Wu Changliang and Qian Guichi exchanged a glance, and Qian Guichi said with a forced smile, "If you want to report it to the authorities, then report it to the authorities. We haven't done anything wrong."
Wu Changliang chimed in, "That's right, we won't be afraid then."
“Since you insist, then we’ll report it to the authorities.” Lin Cuiying turned her head. “Village head, you go and report it to the authorities.”
The village head knew that Lin Cuiying was forcing the two to back down. After thinking for a moment, he said to Wu Changliang and Qian Guichi, "Since we're going to report to the authorities, let's go report to the authorities now."
Upon hearing the village head's words, Wu Changliang and Qian Guichi both showed a hint of panic on their faces. They hadn't expected the village head to actually agree to report it to the authorities.
The two of them were really panicking; reporting to the authorities would not be a good thing for them.
“Village head, I…” Qian Guichi stammered, almost unable to speak.
Wu Changliang gritted his teeth and said, "If we're going to report it to the authorities, then we'll report it. Anyway, we didn't set any fires, so we're not afraid of going to the yamen."
Lin Cuiying found his expression quite amusing.
Does this person really not know the saying "a stubborn duck will stick to its mouth"?
"Since you put it that way, let's go to town and report this to the authorities now."
The village head nodded, "Alright, find a few young men from the village to go with us."
Upon hearing this, Wu Changliang and Qian Guichi's faces turned even uglier, as if they had swallowed flies.
They didn't expect that Lin Cuiying would actually dare to tell them to report to the authorities.
The two men exchanged a glance, and Qian Guichi suddenly spoke up: "Go ahead and report it to the authorities. We didn't set any fires, so we're not afraid of going to the yamen."
Wu Changliang chimed in, "That's right. Anyway, we didn't set any fires, so we're not afraid of going to the yamen."
Lin Cuiying looked at the two of them and the corners of her mouth turned up slightly.
"Since you insist on this, then we will report it to the authorities."
The village head knew that Lin Cuiying was forcing the two to back down. After thinking for a moment, he said to Wu Changliang and Qian Guichi, "Since you want to report to the authorities, then let's go report to the authorities now."
Upon hearing the village head's words, Wu Changliang and Qian Guichi showed a hint of panic on their faces. They hadn't expected the village head to actually report it to the authorities.
They were now truly panicked; reporting to the authorities would not be a good thing for them.
“Village head, we, we…” Qian Guichi stammered, unable to speak.
Wu Changliang gritted his teeth and said, "Go ahead and report it to the authorities. We didn't set any fires, so we're not afraid of going to the yamen."
Lin Cuiying found his expression somewhat amusing.
Does this person really not know the saying "a stubborn duck will never admit defeat"?
"Since you put it that way, let's go report it to the authorities now."
The village head nodded, "Alright, I'll go report to the authorities now."
Upon hearing this, Wu Changliang and Qian Guichi's expressions turned even more grim.
"Let's go!" Lin Tiandong spoke up, "How can we report to the authorities if we just stand there and don't move?"
The two men looked extremely grim. Seeing that the village head was really about to go and report to the authorities, they immediately chickened out.
"Report to what official? We suddenly remembered we have something to do at home, so we won't go." Qian Guichi stammered, and after saying this, he turned and left.
Wu Changliang followed up, saying, "I... I have something to do at home, I... I'll go now."
After saying that, Wu Changliang quickly turned and left.
Watching the two flee in disarray, Lin Cuiying sneered.
"Pah! That's all the grit you've got, yet you dare to cause trouble." Lin Tiandong spat at their retreating figures, looking utterly disdainful.
"Alright, now that they're gone, everyone can go home." The village head waved to the villagers who had gathered around, signaling them to go back.
Seeing that there was no more excitement to be had, everyone dispersed.
Lin Cuiying also went back with her family.
On the way, Chen was still a little worried, "Yingzi, will those two come back to cause trouble?"
Lin Tiandong said dismissively, "Mom, don't worry, those two look like cowards, they definitely won't dare to come back and cause trouble."
Lin Cuiying shook her head; she didn't think the two of them would give up so easily.
"We still need to be more careful, I'm afraid they'll do something desperate."
Lin Chang-geng also strongly agreed with Lin Tsui-ying's point of view: "They dared to set fires last time, and they might dare to take our lives next time. We absolutely cannot let our guard down."
Lin Tiandong quickly nodded and led his two nieces forward; he had no desire to listen to his father's lecture.
Back in the Wu family's courtyard, Lin Tiandong saw the basket on the ground and quickly called out to the door, "Sister, what herbs did you dig up today?"
Lin Cuiying, who walked in arm in arm with Chen, looked regretful. "I didn't find a single herb on the mountain today, only some wild vegetables."
Lin Tiandong also looked disappointed. "Ah, didn't we find a single herb today?"
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