Chapter 111: Chapter 111 Various Kinds of Obstacles (1)_1 Chapter 111: Chapter 111 Various Kinds of Obstacles (1)_1 Lin Jiaxiao, upon hearing his wife’s words, immediately abandoned the idea of seizing the carriage.
Waving his fists, he signaled the men to start smashing things up.
There wasn’t much in the yard to begin with.
If there was anything at all, it was the chicken coop in the corner and two slabs of tofu in the cool area outside the kitchen that hadn’t been loaded onto the carriage yet.
Without exception, all were destroyed by Lin Jiaxiao and his group, the tofu pieces thrown on the ground, trampled recklessly by the dirty feet of these ignorant louts, which pained Lin Yuan deeply.
Yet, she was surrounded by the women of the village.
It wasn’t that she couldn’t fight them off, but after all, they were from the same village.
Some had even brought food to her when her family had nothing to eat.
She didn’t want to completely sever ties with them.
Lady Liu was in the house, as anxious as ants on a hot pot, but Lin Wei knew that although her eldest sister was being bullied, their mother’s health was of even greater importance.
If she failed to take care of her during this critical moment, her eldest sister would surely be even more worried.
In the eastern room, Lao Fan was still inserting needles into Lin Jiaxin at a leisurely pace.
Lin Jiaxin had been eager to get up and see what was happening outside as soon as the Lin family entered the house, but he had already injured his leg once.
If he attempted to get up again, it was feared that even Hua Tuo, were he alive, could not restore it properly.
Xiao Linshuang was pressing down hard on her father’s leg to keep him still, but her strength was too weak to hold him down.
Fortunately, Lao Fan was so annoyed by his clamor that with one needle to the acupuncture point, he intended to put him to sleep so that he could rest quietly.
However, after hearing the commotion outside, he guessed that it was the Lin family members bullying them, so he changed his mind to let Lin Jiaxin listen quietly to the developments outside.
After finishing the needling, Lao Fan pointed to the acupuncture point he’d just used and lectured the shocked Xiao Linshuang, “Little Wolf Cub, that’s a binding point.
If you dare to bite me again, I’ll needle you there and make you unable to move, to starve and tire to death!”
Having calmed Lin Jiaxin down, Xiao Linshuang, concerned about her eldest sister fighting alone outside, had no inclination to argue with Lao Fan anymore.
She picked up a stick left over from Lin Jiaxin’s carpentry work and rushed outside, only to be yanked back by the nape of her neck by a large hand.
The Little Wolf Cub swung her fists fiercely, cursing at the old man.
Lao Fan cleaned out his ears, stuck a silver needle into her arm, and all at once, the Little Wolf Cub lost her voice, unable to move her fist.
Not only that, her entire body was frozen, except for her eyes, which were still spinning round and round in protest.
“Little Wolf Cub, just watch quietly.
I only have a few needles left.
Afterwards, I’ll go save your elder sister,” grumbled Lao Fan methodically continuing his acupuncture, “What an unruly little thing you are, unable to deal with just those few people.
You’d better preserve your hands and feet, because if you can’t make something tasty, I won’t bother with you at all.”
The courtyard was in complete chaos, and Liuzi had been dragged out of the kitchen by Lin Jiaxiao.
Now that the adulterer had been found, the Lin family’s backbone was even straighter.
Lady Ma finally felt the satisfaction of vindication, jumping out and pointing at Liuzi’s nose, shouting, “It was him!
He entered that little harlot’s door early in the morning!
Look at you, Little Disaster Star, with the adulterer found, let’s see how you defend yourself now!”
Lin Jiazhong put on an act of deeply wounded integrity, clapping and hopping around while lecturing, “Oh, Lin Yuan, what have you done?
Aren’t you bringing shame to our Lin family?
Thankfully, your cousin is engaged to the Master Magistrate’s family.
With the dirty deeds you’ve committed, if word gets to the Master Magistrate’s ears, wouldn’t it jeopardize your cousin’s marriage prospects?”