“You went too far,” Gu Ciyu said to her. “Zhao Datian has already realized his mistake, and it was wrong of you to hurt him.”
Lin Qixia scoffed: "Oh, isn't Miss Gu here? If you want to save them, then go ahead and do so!"
She was being sarcastic; wasn't the other person trying to be kind?
Then let's give her this opportunity to do good deeds!
After saying that, Lin Qixia walked past her, ignoring her completely.
"You really are..." Gu Ciyu was speechless, looking at Lin Qixia's back with disdain.
Lin Qixia's actions are getting more and more outrageous.
However, even though she couldn't stand Lin Xiao's actions of injuring people, there was no point in her intervening now, so she simply stopped trying to stop them.
Lin Qixia handed the chickens and ducks she had brought back to her older brother, Lin Xiao, and then pushed his wheelchair: "Brother, let's go."
Lin Xiao responded, spat at the Zhao family mother and son on the ground, and then called He Zhilan to leave the Zhao family courtyard together.
The villagers at the entrance of the courtyard all made way for them.
After leaving the Zhao family's courtyard, the Lin family departed.
Many people who had been extorted by the Zhao family before were now envious as they watched the Lin siblings get their things back.
"Zhao family, since you have no shortage of food, then return what you extorted from my family before."
Finally, someone spoke up first.
Seeing this, the others rushed into the yard, trying to get back the grain they had been cheated out of.
"Zhao Datian, give my sweet potatoes back!"
"And my family's corn!"
The Zhao mother and son were immediately surrounded.
"You, you people are simply..." Qian Ju rolled her eyes and fainted from anger.
With his face swollen from Lin Xiao's kick, Zhao Datian hugged Old Lady Zhao and wailed, "Mother!"
Gu Ciyu originally wanted to help Zhao Datian treat his injuries, since Lin Xiao had made him quite seriously injured.
In no time, the courtyard was filled with people, and she was forced out of the courtyard.
Gu Ciyu: "..."
Forget it, she can't control this situation anymore.
She silently turned and left.
Meanwhile, the Zhao family's courtyard became increasingly lively, to the point that even the village chief couldn't handle it.
He sighed, also feeling that the Zhao family deserved it; they had only themselves to blame.
Chen Weizhong flicked his sleeves and left.
...
"That beast from the Zhao family! Finally, I have a chance to teach him a lesson!"
On his way back, Lin Xiao was still feeling relieved and exhilarated.
Seeing his expression, Lin Qixia smiled and said, "We finally found the thieves and taught them a lesson. After this, no one will dare to steal our things."
Moreover, judging from Lin Xiao's appearance, the gloom caused by the Zhao family, especially Zhao Datian, bullying and humiliating him some time ago has been completely swept away.
It will be better for Lin Xiao's body to recover if he doesn't hold onto his frustrations.
He Zhilan was also in a good mood and praised Lin Qixia, "Xia'er was so smart just now! How did you find the Zhao family so easily and discover that they hid the things in the cellar?"
"Uh..." Lin Qixia's smile froze, and then she hesitated for a moment before saying to her, "Well, didn't I hear some noise last night?"
“I knew that since the thief broke the pottery jar, he must have left some traces.”
"So, we followed those traces. When we arrived at the Zhao family's house, we immediately noticed that something was wrong with the cellar."
"I didn't expect that I would actually find it after going down there. I was just lucky."
Hearing this, He Zhilan had no doubt: "I see, Xia'er is really smart!"
Lin Xiao nodded: "We owe it all to you this time, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to catch them red-handed so quickly!"
"Hehe, brother and sister-in-law, you flatter me." Lin Qixia felt a little guilty after being praised.
Ultimately, it's all thanks to the system.
Otherwise, she couldn't guarantee that she could find the thief and get the things back so quickly.
As they walked, Lin Xiao and He Zhilan chatted and laughed.
Lin Qixia remained silent, pondering how to implement more security measures to prevent such incidents from happening again.
As Lin Qixia walked around a corner and was almost home, she suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?" He Zhilan asked her.
Lin Qixia looked at a courtyard not far ahead, and saw that the family there was extremely poor.
Lin Qixia was drawn to the house because there was a baby about the same age as Lin Yi in the yard, who was perched on the wall, looking at them longingly.
To be precise, it was looking at the chicken and rabbit meat that Lin Xiao was holding.
"Oh dear, Tian Ye'er has been starved to this extent. This family is so pitiful." He Zhilan followed Lin Qixia's gaze and sighed, "I passed by their land the day before yesterday, and it seemed to be in a similar situation to the Zhao family. The crops were not growing well, and it looked like they were going to lose their harvest."
"However, his land... is in a bad location, and the harvest has been poor in previous years."
"Two years ago, Ye'er's father, Tian Sheng, went to perform corvée labor with Brother Xiao. When the accident happened, Brother Xiao came back, but Tian Sheng did not."
"So that's how it is." Lin Qixia glanced at Lin Xiao after hearing this.
Lin Xiao was also a little downcast at this moment, perhaps because He Zhilan's words reminded him of the incident that happened when he was forced to perform corvée labor.
"After Tian Sheng left, he left the child and her mother Yunxia at home. Her mother, Liu Ermei, started making a fuss, saying that she couldn't manage to cultivate all the good land in the family by herself, and asked the village chief to divide the land among her eldest son and his family to cultivate."
He Zhilan continued, "After that, Liu Ermei abandoned them, and now... they are having a hard time."
"Hearing what you're saying, sister-in-law, it's clear they've had a tough time." After hearing her words, Lin Qixia turned to Lin Xiao and asked, "Brother, can I take this chicken to her?"
Lin Xiao met Tian Ye'er's small, innocent eyes not far away, and then, as if thinking of something, he lowered his head dejectedly: "Take it, and give the rabbit meat to them too."
“Yes, take it. This is the meat you brought back, Xia’er.” He Zhilan nodded.
Seeing that they agreed, Lin Qixia took the meat that Lin Xiao handed her and said, "Then I'll go over there. You guys go home first."
"Okay, Xia'er, you go ahead." Lin Xiao and He Zhilan both responded, letting her go.
Lin Qixia parted ways with them and walked towards the Tian family's courtyard. At the same time, Tian Ye'er was startled by her sudden approach and immediately hid.
"Tian Ye'er?" Lin Qixia walked to the courtyard wall and called out softly.
She sighed helplessly. Why was this child as timid as Lin Yi?
Or is it that all children from poor families who are struggling financially these days are like this?
Lin Qixia felt a pang of unease. She saw the person inside huddled in the corner, their elbow trembling as they peeked out.
She sighed, thinking of the original owner's temper; she had bullied so many people in the past.
He must have bullied Tian Ye'er or frightened her to be so afraid of her.
She cleared her throat and deliberately spoke loudly, "Oh dear, I was thinking of giving Ye'er some chicken and rabbit meat, but since she's not here, I'll just have to take it home and eat it myself~"
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