Chapter 86: Lin Xin, What Gives You The Right To Hit Me?
Lin Xin rested at home for three days after this break, accompanying Lin Nan carrying things every day, then playing with the little Imperial Grandson. In these three days, she had figured him out completely, such as what his every “goo goo” meant, what kind of behavior indicated he was hungry or sleepy, and what kind of supplementary food he liked.
When Gao Yong and the others came knocking on the door that day after their house was built, asking her to come see it, she realized the little Imperial Grandson was already very dependent on her, to the point where he didn’t like being held by them, these rough men.
The construction team that built their house was very professional, even cleaning up the construction waste. Mo Ziyuan took Lin Xin for a stroll inside, then asked her: “What do you think of their craftsmanship?”
“Pretty good, even better than I imagined.” Lin Xin told the truth.
“Then when is a good time for them to start work at your home?” he asked again.
Lin Xin turned her head to look at him, the meaning in her gaze self-evident: These people won’t take the money they earned from me and all give it to you, right!
Mo Ziyuan understood, raised his hand and knocked a chestnut on her forehead, “What are you thinking nonsense about!”
Lin Xin pursed her lips, rubbed her forehead and said: “Anytime is fine.”
“Then let’s do it as soon as possible! Winter is coming soon, and the house needs to be built before that.”
Lin Xin didn’t know why he was in such a hurry, but finishing it earlier meant moving in earlier. She actually quite despised this rundown house now.
Everyone was standing outside the new house chatting and laughing when suddenly a villager rushed down from the mountain. His body was splattered with spots of blood, and there was a large patch on his thigh. He ran to the foot of the mountain, and upon seeing the villagers, he collapsed weakly to the ground, grabbing the hand of the nearest person and said in terror: “Wild boar, the wild boar has come down the mountain.”
“What did you say? The wild boar has come down the mountain?” The person he grabbed shouted loudly, alarming everyone present. They all turned to look, startled by his miserable state. Those who recognized him hurried over, helping him up while asking what happened.
Before he could answer, another villager pointed at the back mountain and shouted in terror: “Wild boar, the wild boar really came down the mountain.”
Everyone looked in the direction he pointed, and saw two villagers scrambling and crawling madly ahead, chased by two fat and strong wild boars with black fur and two long tusks behind them.
Not knowing if they were scared silly, those two actually ran toward the crowded area at the foot of the mountain.
The timid ones screamed in fright, not knowing what to do. The bolder ones hid themselves in places, and some even pulled the people beside them.
The little Imperial Grandson that Lin Xin was holding in her arms was taken by Ling Qing when she was pulled away by Mo Ziyuan. Lin Nan also joined them to tease the little Imperial Grandson. She had just finished talking about the house with Mo Ziyuan and came out upon hearing the noise, only to be suddenly pushed by someone.
She staggered two steps to the side, and after steadying herself, she discovered two people had brushed past her like the wind, while she was standing right on the wild boars’ path, with the two wild boars charging toward her one after the other.
There was no time left for her to dodge, and Lin Xin didn’t think to dodge. She stepped forward, raised her hand and grabbed the tusk of the leading wild boar, pushing and lifting it forcefully. The charging wild boar was actually stopped by her move.
The rear wild boar crashed “bang” into the front wild boar’s rear, its long tusks stabbing straight into its body. The wild boar let out a miserable howl in pain, struggling desperately to shake off the intense pain. Lin Xin also took the opportunity to release its tusk and retreated to the side.
But the rear wild boar’s tusks weren’t easy to pull out. The front wild boar thrashed hard, forcing the rear one to thrash along. The frightened villagers didn’t dare watch the spectacle anymore and all hid.
After about the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, the front wild boar finally stopped thrashing, and the rear wild boar finally had a chance to extract its tusks.
At that moment, Lin Xin tapped the ground with her toe, leaped forward and smashed a fist into its head. The poor wild boar was already dizzy from thrashing, and had just regained freedom, only to have half its head smashed by her punch. It grunted unwillingly a few times, fell to the ground twitching a few times, then went still.
After waiting a bit longer and seeing both wild boars motionless, the hidden villagers came out from their hiding spots one after another, looking at the gruesome wild boars with lingering fear. They all gave Lin Xin a thumbs-up, showering her with praise without holding back.
Lin Xin wiped her hands stained with boar blood, pushed through the crowd, walked up to the dodging He Luan’er, and slapped her across the face with a palm.
She didn’t hold back at all in this strike. He Luan’er spun more than a full circle in place, fell to the ground unsteadily, lowered her head and opened her mouth, spitting out a mouthful of blood with two yellowed teeth in the middle.
“Lin Xin, what right do you have to hit me?” She covered her face, looked up angrily at Lin Xin and asked.
“You pushed me out to block the wild boar. What right do I not have to hit you?”
As soon as Lin Xin said this, the villagers were all stunned. They looked at each other in disbelief that He Luan’er could do such a thing—this could take a human life!
“When did I push you? What evidence do you have to prove I pushed you? There were so many people there at the time. Ask who saw it?” He Luan’er put on a wronged expression as if saying “you’re falsely accusing me,” asking tearfully. But her originally pitiful appearance was ruined more than halfway by her swollen face.
“Heh, I knew you wouldn’t admit it.” Lin Xin sneered, curling one corner of her mouth. She took out three silver ingots, each worth ten taels, arranged them in a triangle in her palm, and said to everyone: “Whoever just saw He Luan’er push me, step forward, and I’ll give him ten taels of silver.”
One must know that in Willow Forest Village, a large family toiling all year could only save up two taels of silver. Her offer of ten taels at once tempted many people.
“Of course, my silver isn’t easy to get. You have to describe clearly how she pushed me, like where we were all standing, which hand she used to push me—everything must be clear. Otherwise, He Luan’er will surely say you’re framing her for these ten taels of silver!” Lin Xin cut off He Luan’er before she could speak.
Now, the villagers who had been tempted earlier all quieted down. After a while, three people stepped forward: one middle-aged man and two children around ten years old.
Just as Lin Xin said, the three pointed out exactly where Lin Xin and He Luan’er had been standing, and how she pushed Lin Xin out, describing it crystal clear. The two children even performed it on the spot.
Now, the villagers’ gazes toward He Luan’er all changed. No one expected such a delicate and weak young lady to have such a vicious heart—what difference did it make from murder?
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