After closing the stall, they moved the tables and stools back into the shop, and the siblings closed the door and started counting the money.

In this half day, I earned more than 2,000 Wen, leaving more than 1,500 Wen after deducting costs. Including what I had on hand, I already had enough money to buy an iron pot.

But the ingot of silver left by Mr. Qingshan was a serious five taels of official silver.

The two siblings lay on the table and stared at the five taels of silver placed on it, but they couldn't be happier. They even felt that the silver was a bit hot to the touch.

"Xiaohu, go out later and find out where the young master lives. Let's return the money."

"Sister, the money he gave may be to buy our pot."

"How much money do we have? He gave us too much."

"Oh!" Lin Erhu agreed and sighed, "Sister, if we open a store in the future, will there be people who come to make trouble? When the man named Qian is released, can he come to take revenge?"

Lin Xiaoman couldn't be sure. Master Qingshan and his servants looked at each other and they were not from Qingping County. They were beating people so hard now that the most they could do was send the person named Qian to the Yamen.

The man surnamed Qian is said to be the brother-in-law of the Wuzhou magistrate. How many days can he be detained for? If he is released later, he will definitely take revenge.

Knowing his own strength today, Lin Xiaoman is not very afraid, but if he is beaten every two days, should he still open the store?

But I couldn't think of a solution for a while, "Let's wait and see. The worst we can do is rent out the shop and only sell clam oil from now on."

"That's all we can do, sister, Uncle Daqiang's cart has been pushed away. How should we tell Uncle Daqiang when we get back?"

Lin Xiaoman sighed and was about to say that he would go see if he could buy one later when someone outside called the door: "Is the shopkeeper here?"

Lin Xiaoman and Lin Erhu pulled the money on the table into their money bags and then opened the door and went out.

Outside the door is a man dressed as an official, pushing the flatbed cart that was pushed away by the rough book boy.

There are still water marks on the car, which shows that it was cleaned before it was returned.

Seeing the two siblings, the official smiled and said: "My surname is Zhao, and I am the head of the county government office. The county magistrate ordered me to bring the car over."

Lin Xiaoman thanked him, and Lin Erhu took the car and pushed it aside.

Leader Zhao handed over to Lin Xiaoman, "Qian Cai and others have harmed one party. This time the new county magistrate takes office, if he wants to use this person to establish his authority, he will probably be sentenced to exile. He will not be able to come back in a few years. The county magistrate asked me to agree with him."

The two young shopkeepers said that you can open your shop with peace of mind. From now on, there will be official patrols in the city every day. If anyone dares to cause trouble again, he only needs to report it to the official. There are two taels of silver here, which Qian Cai and others will pay for in the store.

The loss has been collected by the shopkeeper."

Lin Xiaoman didn't expect that the matter would be solved so easily. The newly appointed county magistrate is really a good official.

Lin Xiaoman and Lin Erhu thanked them again. This time, their hearts dropped.

It's just that the first of the three things this new county magistrate did when he took office was on the head of the prefect. I don't know if he can secure his official position.

Alas, it’s rare to find a good official, I wish him peace!

Since business was so good today and people came to inquire after closing time to see if there were still hot pot chickens for sale, Lin Xiaoman and Erhu discussed going back to find someone to help in the store.

Pushing the empty flatbed truck back to the village, I first went to Lin Daqiang's house to return the truck.

"Uncle Daqiang, are you at home?"

Lin Daqiang's wife, Mrs. Hao, came out of the house and saw Lin Xiaoman and her brother. She shouted to the backyard: "Dad, Daqiang, Xiaoman and Erhu are here."

Lin Youwang and Lin Daqiang came out of the backyard, their hands still stained with mud, and they casually wiped them with a rag on the clothesline.

Lin Youwang said: "You can use it, don't be in a hurry to return it."

"The things have been sent here. I won't use them for the next few days. I'll borrow them from my second grandfather's house when I need them." Lin Xiaoman took out an oil paper bag from the basket, "Today's business was good. When we came back, we cut a pig's head in the city.

Meat, give it to Second Grandpa and Uncle Daqiang with wine."

Lin Youwang declined, "It's not easy for you two little kids to do some business. Take it home and eat it by yourself. The second grandfather will not miss you."

"It's all my thoughts as a junior. If the second grandfather doesn't accept it, is it too little?"

After saying that, Lin Xiaoman stuffed it into Hao's arms.

Lin Youwang had no choice but to say: "Then I'll accept it this time. Don't be so polite in the future."

Lin Xiaoman smiled and didn't say what happened next.

Just as he was about to tell Lin Youwang that he wanted to hire some helpers in the village, he saw Lin Goudan flashing past the courtyard gate with tears in his eyes.

Lin Erhu shouted: "Goudan, what are you going to do?"

Lin Goudan heard Lin Erhu's voice and stepped back, "Second sister, second brother, my grandma said that the family has no money for my brother to study, so he is not allowed to go to the academy, and my mother asked me to go to my grandma's house.

Borrow money."

Lin Erhu asked: "Why do you have no money? A few days ago, she hid in the house and secretly counted the money, and she said there were dozens of taels. Didn't your mother want it from her?"

This time Lin Goudan couldn't hold back his tears, "My mother doesn't dare, she's afraid that my grandma will kill her like she killed my second aunt."

Lin Xiaoman and Lin Erhu's hearts skipped a beat, and Lin Youwang and Lin Daqiang were both surprised. Lin Youwang asked with a stern face: "Lin Goudan, please tell me clearly, how did your second aunt die?"

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Lin Goudan answered twitchingly, "I dare not say it. My mother won't let me say it outside. I have to go to Yaojia Village."

Lin Xiaoman's eyes were red, and he pulled Lin Goudan to prevent him from leaving, "Tell me, did you hear what grandma said? How did my parents die? Tell the truth. If you don't tell me,

I’ll beat you up!”

Lin Goudan was frightened by her and stammered a little when he spoke, "I said, I said, don't beat me. That night... my grandma hid... hiding in the house and said... that my second uncle was beaten when he was saving my grandma.

Damn it, the second aunt... The second aunt was pulled over to block the beam for her, and then... she was hit."

Lin Youwang cursed angrily: "The old godly woman is so heartless!"

At this time, the Lin Xiaoman siblings wanted to tear Old Mrs. Lin alive. In order to save them, their parents would rush into the collapsing house regardless of their lives. If they were unfortunately hit by the falling beams, that would be

This is their fate.

But when the old lady was pulled over to block the roof beam for her and was smashed to death, how could they endure this?

Even if they can't kill Mrs. Lin to avenge their mother, they must at least make her admit that she killed their mother, and make her life worse than death.

Seeing Lin Xiaoman and Lin Erhu running towards their home, Lin Goudan shouted from behind: "Second sister, second brother, you just went like this, I won't admit it!"

When I didn't get a response, I didn't know whether I should go to Yaojia Village or go back with my cousin to bear witness to them.

Then I saw Lin Youwang and Lin Daqiang chasing after them. They stamped their feet and ran back after them.

When Lin Xiaoman and his brother came outside the hospital, there were already many people gathered around and they were all chattering.

In recent years, there have been only three scholars in the entire Hedong Village. One is Lin Xiaoman and Lin Erhu's dead father, one is Lin Wenyao, the grandson of Lin's family, and the other is Lin Erhu.

It's a pity that Lin Erhu's parents died less than a year after he went to the academy. Old man and old lady Lin refused to give him a job and asked him to come back and work with him.
Chapter completed!