After the Lin family finished their meal, they finally remembered that Liang Xin was still imprisoned in their ancestral hall.
They quickly released the person.
Liang Xin was pale, smelled foul, and had a vacant gaze.
"Lord Liang, are you alright?" Lin Weiming walked over and asked with some concern.
Could it be that Liang Xin has been scared out of his wits by his own father?
Will they hold us accountable?
Liang Xin's eyes darted around and landed on Lin Wanyue standing next to Lin Weiming, and he instantly perked up.
"I...I'm not dead..." Liang Xin reached out and touched the top of his head; the area where he had been alopecia areata was still bald.
Liang Xin, shamelessly, said to Lin Wanyue, "Little fairy, that immortal has already forgiven me, but why is my head still like this? Can't you really help me?"
“Oh…” Lin Wanyue said, “Since they have already forgiven you, then I’ll help you.”
"Okay, okay!"
Lin Wanyue borrowed a pair of scissors from Xuefu and chopped off Liang Xin's longer hair. She then found an electric shaver in the corner of the villa and shaved all his hair off.
"I..." Liang Xin squatted down in front of Lin Wanyue, looking at his long black hair falling to the ground, and asked with some worry, "Little fairy, will this really work?"
"Of course, you shaved all your hair off, it'll just grow back later." Lin Wanyue quickly tidied him up.
"..." Liang Xin touched his bald head, still feeling somewhat uneasy. He put his hat back on before quietly leaving the Lin family.
After he left, Lin Xiangwu and the others came out of the ancestral hall.
Ever since the Lin family got that talisman, they have been able to see the five ghosts they keep at home at any time.
However, in order not to frighten the neighbors who occasionally come over, they will return to the ancestral hall if they find that other people have come to their house.
Liu Junlan glanced at Lin Xiangwu and said, "How did you manage to scare him like that? He smelled terrible when he first came out."
"..." Lin Xiangwu coughed and said in a low voice, "I'll go and tidy up the ancestral hall in a bit."
"That's more like it."
Liu Junlan went to clear the dishes, and Xuefu boiled water for the children to take a bath.
"Wanwan." Lin Xiangwu floated to Lin Wanyue's side, looking in the direction Liang Xin had left, and said, "I think this guy is glib and two-faced, not a good person. He agreed to everything, but I don't know if he really wants to change."
"It's alright," Lin Wanyue said calmly. "People like him are always afraid of power but not morality. We don't need to care whether he is truly repentant or not. As long as he has some respect and knows fear, that's enough."
Just like the Jiang family.
Lin Wanyue didn't believe that Old Master Jiang, who was older than her father, truly treated her like an aunt, but they knew how to be afraid, and that's why they were even more obedient than her grandson.
After listening to Lin Wanyue's words, Lin Xiangwu reflected on his past behavior, realizing he had been too soft-hearted.
Who cares about sincerity or not?
As long as it's obedient and easy to use, isn't that enough?
...
The next day, the whole county was buzzing with gossip.
People in the county town usually have nothing much to do, so they love to gossip.
The Lin family's roasted sweet potato skins are gradually recovering in sales, and there are quite a few people queuing up every morning. Many of them like to gossip while queuing.
Lin Wanyue naturally overheard it as well.
"Have you all heard? It seems our Lord Liang is possessed!" someone said in a mysterious tone, which piqued the interest of the people queuing nearby.
"You mean Lord Liang hasn't been attending court these past few days? Wasn't Lord Liang supposed to be ill?" Someone thought he was making a fuss over nothing.
The man raised an eyebrow and said dismissively, "That's not what I was talking about!"
"What could it be? Stop beating around the bush and just tell us! You're making us really curious! Are you saying that our master and mistress are losing hair and they've been looking for a miracle cure, and they bought a lot of ginger from my shop?" The other person was clearly intrigued by this and quickly pressed for an answer.
"Oh dear, haven't you all heard? This morning, our county magistrate sent all six of his concubines back home, and I heard he even gave them some money, telling them to live a good life!"
"Tell me, is that the temperament of our county magistrate? He's already taken six concubines since coming to our county, and now he's actually changed his mind and sent them away!"
The man continued, "And I also heard that Zhang Xiangyang and his gang of scoundrels were severely reprimanded by Lord Liang, who told them not to harass us merchants for no reason anymore, and made them patrol every day. If they encounter anything and don't see anything, they should be dealt with."
As expected, the others were unaware of this, and they all looked surprised, clearly not believing it either.
"Is it true? Our magistrate really sent all his concubines away?"
"Are Zhang Xiangyang and the others really that obedient?"
"As expected, the wicked must be dealt with by the wicked. We're just ordinary people, how could we possibly handle Zhang Xiangyang and his gang of scoundrels? But now it's great! With Lord Liang in charge, we don't have to be afraid of them anymore." Immediately, someone felt happy.
Others expressed skepticism, believing that Liang Xin was merely putting on an act and that it was best to wait and see how things went.
Unexpectedly, for several days in a row, Liang Xin not only returned to court, but also exempted all those who filed complaints from the rule that they had to be given ten strokes of the cane first.
Thinking that nothing serious had happened in the county town, Liang Xin simply went through the case files and brought out many prisoners who had been detained in the jail to re-examine the cases, clearing the names of many people.
Zhang Xiangyang's group, whether they were truly reprimanded by Liang Xin or not, actually started patrolling the streets and alleys every day, and would even offer help when they encountered trouble.
Lin Wanyue noticed that once, outside the Lin family's restaurant, a child carrying candied hawthorns bumped into a donkey cart loaded with goods.
Somehow, the candied hawthorn in his hand rolled under the donkey cart. The child ran to grab it back, and the driver, not paying attention, almost pulled the child under the cart.
Zhang Xiangyang saw it and, without even calling for help, rushed over and pulled the child out.
He himself was knocked to the ground by the donkey cart, and his leg was scraped.
The passenger was startled, thinking he was about to be severely punished by Zhang Xiangyang and his men.
But the constables seemed to have changed their ways. They only gave him a few instructions and then let him go, taking Zhang Xiangyang to Li Dechang's pharmacy to get his medicine.
Perhaps because of this incident, the constables were particularly concerned about the children, and even when they saw children playing in the street, they would quickly send them back home.
Lin Wanyue popped two roasted chestnuts into her mouth and thought that although what they did was a bit serious, at least their intentions were not wrong.
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