The poor little girl who traveled through the book, her father was lazy, her mother was stingy, and

"My poor Dahe, not everyone can stand the prison in the county government..." Old Mrs. Lin had lost her former arrogance and looked extremely haggard.

Lin Gui walked back and forth with his hands behind his back, which annoyed Lin Dazhu, "Brother Lin, please stop walking in circles. It annoys me even if you're not annoying!"

Lin Gui could only stop and sigh.

He didn't know what to do. He had never left Dayi Town in his life.

Seeing that his parents had no opinion, Lin Dajiang, as the eldest brother, could not really ignore his third brother. "Dad, Mom, let's go to the city to find out what Dahe did wrong before we can make the next plan."

Lin Dahai nodded, "Yes, mother, don't worry."

Old Mrs. Lin was completely panicked. "What else could Dahe have done wrong? Wasn't it just the villagers who were causing trouble? What else could he have done wrong?"

Lin Dajiang shook his head. "Mom, it's useless for us to guess here. If my third brother didn't commit any other crimes, it would be easy to deal with. The villagers can always pay back the money bit by bit. But if my third brother commits a crime outside and is caught, we can't do anything. We can only give him some money to make his life easier in there."

"Dajiang, the Dahe would never do this, you must save the Dahe!" Old Mrs. Lin began to wail again.

Lin Gui: "Old woman, please be quiet for a while. Take out the money from the house and let Dajiang Dahai take it away."

Old Mrs. Lin was unwilling and muttered, "Where else..."

Lin Gui glared and said, "Go quickly!"

Not only will the five taels of silver be wasted, but the final coffin money will also be used up.

Old Mrs. Lin was heartbroken beyond words.

But after all, he was her youngest son whom she had loved for so many years, so she had no choice but to take out the money.

But I still felt very uncomfortable, and my impression of the third brother also declined a little.

The silver was taken out, but Old Mrs. Lin kept it in her hand and refused to give it to Lin Dajiang.

Lin Gui looked very unhappy. Ever since Dahe's accident, he couldn't eat or sleep well.

Seeing that the old woman wasted time giving the silver, he yelled, "Hurry up, don't delay!"

Mrs. Lin felt wronged and shouted at the top of her voice: "I didn't say I wouldn't give it to you. This is our last coffin money. Can't I touch it a little longer?"

Lin Dajiang didn't say anything. His mother liked to shout at the top of her voice. She had done this before, as if she could be justified by shouting loudly.

"Do you still care about the third brother?" Lin Gui was also heartbroken.

This is equivalent to completely emptying the family’s assets!

If the old woman had not doted on the third son so much and had treated him equally, this kind of thing would not have happened in the family and the third son would not have done such a shameful thing!

Lin Gui is really regretting his decision now!

Old Lady Lin reluctantly gave the silver to Lin Dajiang and said, "Keep it and spend it sparingly. Your father's and my coffins are already here."

Lin Dajiang took a look and saw, wow, a five-liang silver ingot.

My parents are really good at hiding!

Five taels of silver seemed like a lot in the eyes of these farmers, but by the time it reached the Jialin County government office, it was gone in just a few days.

Lin Dahe took the silver and told Lin Dahai, "Second brother, pack up and leave in half an hour."

After saying this, he took his family back home without wasting a moment.

Wang Chunxiu's face turned pale. They paid for their third brother's studies, but they didn't get any benefit from his earnings. Now that his third brother is in trouble, the two older brothers need help.

That was the county jail, and five taels of silver was not enough to spend.

Don’t let the two elder brothers pool money to redeem the third brother from prison. Those are all saved for Lichun to marry a wife, and they must not be touched!

There, her parents were angry again, so she said nothing and went back with the head of the family.

"Boss, you better keep your purse tightly closed."

Lin Dahai hummed.

On the other side, Lin Dajiang said a few words to Li Taohua, and Li Taohua went to pack her clothes.

With only the father and daughter left, Lin Xiaoman started to act coquettishly with Lin Dajiang.

"Dad, can I go to the county town with you?"

The cultivation of magnolia fruit seedlings has been completed, and the compost has also been made. It seems that there is nothing special to do. If my father agrees, I can go to the county town openly.

Besides, with dad around, mom won’t worry about her anymore.

"Xiao Man, Dad is going to do some serious work. I don't know what's going on with your Third Uncle yet. If something happens, it will be inconvenient to take you with him."

"Dad, if Third Uncle had really committed a crime, I'm afraid the patrol officers would have come to question him a long time ago, but you all received the news, and there has been no movement over there, so I guess it's not a big deal."

Lin Dajiang nodded, "Maybe."

He volunteered because he guessed that his third brother wouldn't be a big problem.

If the third brother did something heinous, he wouldn't even have time to hide, let alone move forward.

"Dad, let me go. I'm bored staying at home. Dad, I won't cause any trouble for you. Maybe I can even help you come up with some ideas."

Lin Dajiang thought for a moment and said, "Then tell me, if your uncle could walk out of the prison, what do you think he should do?"

Lin Xiaoman began to think seriously.

Uncle San is a man who is ambitious, conceited, and thinks he is superior to others. Such a person is prone to making mistakes when provoked.

Since my brother is planning to take the imperial examination, maybe he can pass the exam and get a small official position.

In this way, Uncle San will have to be watched under everyone's eyes, to prevent him from being instigated by others to commit crimes again.

"Dad, what do you think about Uncle San opening a private school in the village?"

"Private school?" Lin Dajiang shook his head. "The village is poor, and few families are willing to send their children here to study."

"Besides, a teacher cannot be immoral. Do you think the villagers would be willing to hand over their children to a man like your Third Uncle?"

Lin Dajiang was not optimistic at all.

Lin Xiaoman had a headache. His Third Uncle did something good instead of cheating people, ruining a good hand.

Nowadays, every household in the village has a much better life because of selling fish and eggs, especially those families who work for her family, who still have some spare money to send their children to private school.

Everyone in the village knows the benefits of knowing how to read. Even if one does not take the imperial examination, it is much easier to find a job in a town or even a county town if one is lucky. If one is lucky, one can become an apprentice to work as an accountant or shopkeeper, and in the future one can also help other brothers and sisters in the family.

If you send a child to a private school, maybe the whole family will learn to read.

Just like Lin Jingzhe, he likes to be a teacher.

When he first started studying with Xie Ci'an, he would always pull them to learn to read after dinner every day. Don't underestimate this little effort. Guyu is estimated to know about three to five hundred words now, and even Lidong can recite the first half of the Three Character Classic.

"Dad, you said that private schools are very expensive. The tuition fee for Mingyi Hall in the town is at least three taels of silver a year, and the tuition fee for ordinary village schools is between one and a half and two taels of silver a year. What if our third uncle teaches in the village and the tuition fee is only one tael of silver a year?"

Lin Dajiang still shook his head, "One tael of silver is expensive. Even if you charge 500 coins a year, not many people would be willing to send their children to study here. Your brother's pens, ink, paper and inkstone cost so much!"

If they didn't have daily income now, they really couldn't afford it.

"Also, there are very few families in our village that have split up like ours. We can't just send one child to learn to read, right? What will the other brothers think? If the brothers turn against each other and want to split up, the village will be in turmoil for a while!"

"Besides teaching, I can't think of what else Uncle San can do. He can't lift anything, can we let him work in the fields?" Lin Xiaoman frowned. "Then grandma will definitely come to your house every day. Dad, you will be annoyed to death. Maybe grandma will ask you to pay Uncle San to use his connections to arrange for him to work as an accountant in the town. In this way, Uncle San will be out of our sight again. If he commits any crimes again, Dad, you will have to clean up the mess again."

When Lin Dajiang heard this, he wanted to just give up.

My third brother is such a trouble maker, how come he causes so many troubles!

Lin Dajiang frowned and said nothing.

Lin Xiaoman added: "There is another possibility. Grandma might ask you to be a manager for Uncle San in our workshop. When Uncle San doesn't know anything and gives orders randomly, you will have to bear it, Dad."

Lin Dajiang felt terrible. Xiaoman was right. His mother could really do such a thing.

And he is the type who will not give up until he achieves his goal, and will do anything, even throwing tantrums and rolling around.

"Dad, why don't you take me with you~"

"Okay, but you can't run around, okay?"

"Well, I will definitely follow you and never run around."

She just felt too bored staying at home and wanted to go out for some fresh air and see what the county government looked like.

If I have the chance, I will buy a gold hairpin for my mother from a jewelry store in the county town.

Lin Xiaoman went back to her room happily to pack her luggage.

Li Taohua came out and handed the bag to Lin Dajiang, "Boss, be careful on the road. Don't try to be brave when you get to the county government office. If you can save him, save him. If you can't save him, there's nothing you can do. It's all fate! Do you understand?"

"understood."

"Let's go, you guys should leave early. Take this money with you. Don't just think about saving money when you go out, okay?"

"Row."

"Why don't you leave?"

"Me, what about waiting for Xiaoman?"

"What?" Li Taohua was dumbfounded, "Xiao Man is going too?"

"Well, Xiaoman was envious the last time Jingzhe went to Lin'an Prefecture. Now she's going to the county town, so she can go if she wants."

"But you guys are going there for business. Is it appropriate for Xiaoman to go with you?"

Lin Dajiang said with a smile: "You know what, Xiaoman is a child with many ideas and suggestions, maybe he can help."

"Okay, okay, you have to keep an eye on Xiaoman."

Then he took out some more silver and gave it to him, "Master, take it, buy her whatever Xiaoman likes.

"Okay, wife, I'll buy it for you too." Lin Dajiang smiled and stuffed the silver into his arms.

"I don't need it, don't waste your money." Li Taohua felt her face blushing. They are an old couple, so what can they buy?

"Dad, I'm done!" Lin Xiaoman just came out of the side room and saw his parents huddled together. He immediately covered his eyes with one hand and said, "Ah, I didn't see anything. You guys continue~"

After saying that, he opened his fingers that were covering his eyes slightly, squinted his eyes and smiled, then jumped out the door.

Li Taohua's face, which was already slightly flushed, turned completely red. She glared at Lin Dajiang and pushed him with her hand, "Go away, go away!"

"Okay, wait until I come back."

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Lin Dajiang and his three companions rushed to the county town, traveling quickly all the way, and finally arrived at the Jixiang Inn when the sun was setting.

The innkeeper knew Lin Xiaoman and immediately asked the waiter to drive the carriage to the backyard.

After asking for two medium-sized rooms, Lin Dajiang took Lin Dahai and Lin Xiaoman out.

The three of them went straight to the county government office, but were stopped by the gatekeepers. “What are you doing?”

Lin Dajiang took out two red envelopes and stuffed them into the yamen runners' pockets. "Sir, I want to ask you something. Do you know where Lin Dahe is being held?"

When the yamen runner heard that the visitor was Lin Dahe's family, he took out the red envelope and returned it to Lin Dajiang, "Go, go, go, this is an important area of ​​the county government, hurry up!"

Lin Dajiang declined hurriedly, "Thank you for your hard work, masters. This is just a small gift. I am his eldest brother. When I heard that he was imprisoned, my parents were so scared that they fell ill. My second brother and I also rushed here from the village overnight."

One of the yamen runners pushed the red envelope back impatiently, "No comment!"

After saying that, he drew his sword and ignored Lin Dajiang with his eyes and nose.

Lin Dajiang picked up the red envelope with a smile, "Then let's come back tomorrow."

After turning around and leaving, Lin Dajiang's face darkened.

"Da Hai, why do I feel like Da He has done something really bad?"

Lin Dahai didn't understand. "Ah, why, brother? I think we are late. Let's come earlier tomorrow."

Lin Xiaoman didn't know much about the laws here. She thought that perhaps the bailiffs were unwilling to reveal anything because the case had not yet been tried.

Or maybe it was really as my father said, what my third uncle did was of great importance and the bailiffs dared not disclose it.

"Dad, Second Uncle, let's try again tomorrow."

The gatekeepers are on shift, and if tomorrow's gatekeepers still refuse to accept the red envelope, it will prove that Lin Dahe's case involves secrets and someone from above has given instructions.

"This is the only way." Lin Dajiang nodded.

Lin Xiaoman couldn't figure it out. Lin Dahe just cheated the villagers out of their money. This shouldn't be a secret, right? Could it be that...he had fallen into some organization?

I have no clue now and can only wait until tomorrow to find out.

Lin Dajiang and Lin Dahai had no appetite, so they just ordered a bowl of noodles at the inn to get by.

The next morning, he went straight to the yamen without even having breakfast.

Unexpectedly, the attitude of the yamen runner on duty today was even worse. When he heard them asking about Lin Dahe, he drew his sword without saying a word.

If they dare to go any further, they will be killed with swords.

"Brother, what should we do?" Lin Dahe was in a panic. Not to mention making his third brother's life easier in prison, they couldn't even get any news now.

Lin Xiaoman seemed to be thinking about something. The yamen runners didn't dare to accept their red envelopes for the past two days, which proved that what his uncle did was rather special.

The villagers' lawsuit against Lin Dahe for embezzlement does not involve any secrets. If Lin Dahe was arrested for this, the county magistrate would not have dragged on without a trial.

"Dad, give me some change."

"What do you want the change for?"

"I'll go get the news."

Lin Dahai's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly advised, "Oh, don't go. Your father didn't even ask about it just now."

"Uncle, we can't just come here and go back without asking anything, right? We won't be able to explain to grandma then! She might even think that the three of us didn't take Uncle Three's matter to heart."

General Lin saw that the two

The bailiff just wanted to scare them away and had no real intention of hurting anyone, so he gave Lin Xiaoman a dime.

"Don't be brave."

Lin Xiaoman would not joke about his own life, "Dad, don't worry."