mtl008 Chapter 217 gives 52 taels of silver
Chapter 217 gives 52 taels of silver
Didn't he just turn his head to that side?
So what if I didn't speak up for him?
How could he be so stingy? He's the older brother, how could he not take care of his younger brother?
Hearing his younger brother's question, Gu Dachui looked at him and asked, "How am I?"
"you……"
Gu Ershi didn't know what to say, because he realized that his older brother wasn't wrong in saying that.
Although they are brothers, they are also two different people. Since they are two different people, how can they make decisions for each other?
Lin Cai had previously taught them that no matter who you are to the other person, what your relationship is, or how close or good you are, when faced with a choice, you should not make decisions for the other person.
He didn't know what to say, and Gu Dachui didn't wait for him to finish before going back inside.
The plan failed, and many people were dissatisfied. They wanted to go directly to the Lin family, but none of them had the courage.
Then they gathered together again and began to discuss what to do next.
"What else can we do? Of course we have to go find them, otherwise, are we just going to let it go?"
"Look at this snow! It's snowing every other day, even in broad daylight. If this keeps going on, our whole family will either starve or freeze to death!"
"Uncle Gui is right. Let's think of a solution. Even if the Lin family is unwilling, we must find another way."
No sooner had he finished speaking than the others glared at him: "You make it sound so easy, kid. How could we possibly get it without any connections?"
"That's right. Aside from toiling in the fields for a living, or maybe doing some small business, we don't have any connections. How are we supposed to bring those things back?"
Hearing this, everyone was speechless. They were all incompetent, and the matters involved were life-threatening, so they dared not go out.
After a moment of silence, Uncle Gui spoke up again: "We can't handle this ourselves; we have to go find Lin Laosan."
Gu Dachui doesn't want Lin Cai to get involved, so let's go find Lin Laosan.
"Uncle Gui, you said you'd go find Lin Laosan, but what happens after you find him? Given his character, why would he help us if there's no benefit for him?"
That hit the nail on the head. Immediately afterward, someone slapped their thigh and gritted their teeth, saying, "At worst, we'll just give him the money."
Finally, after discussing it, the family pooled together some silver, about five or ten taels, and asked Er Lengzi to give it to Lin Bao.
Of course, they went along too. Lin Bao was a little surprised to see such a large group of people coming to find him.
When Lin's mother saw this, she thought her son had done something again that had attracted such attention.
They simply grabbed a stick from the yard and started hitting people.
He was saying, "Lin Bao, are you trying to piss me off?"
"How many times have I told you? Why can't you remember?"
"You always bring back a bunch of trouble. Do you think I'm here just to solve your problems?"
Completely bewildered, Lin Bao ran and dodged, shouting, "I didn't, I didn't, it wasn't me, it wasn't me..."
"Mother, my dear mother, you can't wrong me like this! I didn't do anything, it has nothing to do with me, you can't wrong me like this..."
"You didn't do anything? It's none of your business? Then why did they come knocking on our door?"
"They've come all the way to my doorstep, and you still say it's none of your business? You didn't do anything?"
As Lin's mother spoke, she didn't stop walking at all, which startled Er Lengzi, who was standing at the doorway.
Seeing the mother and son in the yard, they didn't dare to go in. They had seen Lin Bao being chased and beaten by his own mother before.
However, sometimes, even if they just pass by and smile, they might suddenly be scolded.
Er Lengzi stood at the door, refusing to step inside. Lin Bao saw this and shouted, "What are you here for? Tell my mother right now!"
"A whole bunch of you are happy to see me getting beaten up here all by myself, aren't you?"
Upon hearing this, they realized what was happening and immediately began to explain why they had come.
After listening to what they said, Lin's mother stopped and looked at them, asking, "Is what you're saying true?"
Everyone nodded, repeatedly assuring that what they said was true, and Lin Bao also saw his own mother.
"Mom, I really haven't caused any trouble. I've been very well-behaved lately and haven't caused any problems."
He was truly aggrieved, and his voice even sounded like he was pleading. He could have had a good rest, but instead, his own mother chased him down and beat him.
So many people saw it; if word gets out, he'll probably be ruined.
Lin Bao turned around and glared at them fiercely: "You didn't see or hear anything today, do you understand?"
Everyone heard this and saw Lin Bao's unpleasant face. They all nodded vigorously, indicating that they understood.
The simpleton holding the silver saw Lin Bao's face and suddenly wanted to return the silver to the person behind him and go home to sleep.
But he no longer had that chance, because the moment the thought crossed his mind, he heard, "What are you doing here? Just to see me make a fool of myself?"
Then he looked at Er Lengzi, his eyes narrowing dangerously: "Did you bring them here?"
What do you want from me?
Er Lengzi was so frightened by his face that he almost couldn't help but run away. But just when he thought he was going to be hit, Lin Bao was hit by his mother instead.
Lin Bao let out a howl and turned to look at his elderly mother with a pitiful expression, but his mother showed no remorse whatsoever for hitting him.
He even pointed the stick at his son and said, "Speak to me properly. If you scare me again, you'll regret it."
Lin Bao: "..." Was he picked up and taken in?
Was he picked up from a stinky ditch?
Otherwise, why would his mother treat him like this?
To break his leg for a group of outsiders—what else could he be but a foundling?!
Having been warned, Lin Bao knew his elderly mother was definitely capable of keeping her word, so when she turned to speak, her expression wasn't as fierce.
Er Lengzi breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this and took out all the silver from his pocket.
"This...this is what we pooled together, a total of fifteen taels of silver. We...we'd like you to help us..."
Er Lengzi repeated what he had said to Lin Cai, and then handed the silver to Lin Bao.
Lin Bao did not reach out to take it, but instead looked at the bag of silver.