The wife of two taels of silver

When we arrived at Hua'an County, it was already daybreak.

Lin Haitang brought a group of people directly to the gate of the county government office, jumped off his horse, settled Gu Zhilan, and then started beating the drum to report.

Bang—bang—

After the drum beats sounded dozens of times, the tightly closed door of the county government office opened.

Lin Haitang walked in alone. The yamen runners on both sides were rapidly beating the ground with water and fire sticks, shouting in a long voice: "Mighty──Wu──"

It's exactly like what's on TV.

This was Lin Haitang’s first thought.

The yamen runner stopped moving, and the magistrate slapped the Jingtang wood and asked, "Who is here? What's your grievance?"

The legal advisor standing next to the magistrate pointed his finger at Lin Haitang and shouted, "How dare you! Why don't you kneel?"

Lin Haitang took a step forward and said, "My husband, Gu An, is a lieutenant of the fifth rank. I have no reason to kneel before you."

The magistrate stroked his goatee, pondered for a moment, and said, "Words are not enough, do you have any physical evidence?"

"Lin Haitang, it's Shang'anhe Village. You'll know once you check the household registration." Lin Haitang said calmly.

Let me kneel before you. I haven't even kneeled before my father and mother. How can you, a mere county magistrate, want me to kneel before you? That's a weird thought.

The magistrate gave the legal advisor a look, and the legal advisor understood and went out to check the household registration.

"What are you suing for?" asked the magistrate.

"Sir, my three children were kidnapped by criminals and sold to human traffickers. I have captured the traffickers, and I also handed over the two people who kidnapped my children to the patrolling officers yesterday." Lin Haitang said.

Two people were indeed arrested last night and are already in prison and have been interrogated.

Lin Jiafu and Ma Kuizi were so scared that they wet their pants before they were even tried. By the time the officers whipped them, they had already confessed everything.

Lin Jiafu is not stupid. He tries his best to put the blame on Ma Kuizi. Ma Kuizi does the same and puts all the blame on Lin Jiafu.

The magistrate nodded and said, "We did arrest two people last night. You said you caught the human traffickers? Where are the people?"

"Bring him to the court." The gavel sounded again.

Lin Haitang shouted, "Captain Qi, bring the men up!"

Qi Da and other people from the escort agency took the six human traffickers inside.

Six human traffickers were kneeling on the ground, some with their arms missing, some covering their wounds. It was a horrible sight.

The magistrate was also surprised and pointed at the people in the audience, saying, "This..."

Lin Haitang said, "Sir, these people are ruthless and have kidnapped 52 children. The youngest is no more than three years old, and the oldest is no more than ten. I beg you to punish them severely."

At this time, the lawyer came back and whispered in the magistrate's ear: "Sir, it really is Gu An's wife."

The magistrate nodded slightly and asked Lin Haitang, "Where are the children?"

Lin Haitang said: "They are all outside."

"Okay," the magistrate said, "Madam Gu, please bring the children in. I'll record where these children are from and send someone to take them home."

Snapped!

The gavel rang, and the magistrate said with a sullen face, "Come here! Take these people away!"

A few people came up and took these beasts away.

"Retire!"

"Mighty—mighty—"

There was another sound of water and fire sticks hitting the ground.

The magistrate stepped down from the stage and said to Lin Haitang, "These children need to be recorded, as do Madam Gu's children. These are extremely evil people, and I am truly sorry to trouble Madam."

Lin Haitang said, "If my child hadn't been taken away, I wouldn't have known about this. Sir, may I ask what happened to those two people last night?"

"Kidnapping and trafficking children is an unforgivable crime," the magistrate said. "Exile them to Bingyan Tower."

Lin Haitang bowed to the magistrate and said, "Thank you, sir."

Although the county magistrate was not capable enough, he did consider the people. After making records for the children and letting them have some food, he sent someone to send them back. He did the same for children near and far.

Lin Haitang returned to the village with her three children.

Seeing that there were so many children and only one horse was not enough to take them back, Qi Da said to Lin Haitang, "Miss Lin, you only have one horse. If you rent a carriage, you will have to separate from the children. I don't think you will agree. How about this? I will go to the escort agency to get a carriage to take you back. I will let the brothers from the escort agency ride your horse back with you."

Lin Haitang did not refuse and said, "Thank you, Captain Qi. I will respectfully obey your command."

After not sleeping all night and running on horseback with a big belly, Lin Haitang felt that it was all thanks to the space that she did not faint.

After getting on the carriage, the three children fell asleep soon. Lin Haitang forced herself to stay awake and not fall asleep.

When they arrived at the village entrance, Lin Haitang was just lifting the curtain to look outside when she saw the village chief, Zhang Ben and Li Erzhu waiting there.

Last night, they failed to catch up with Lin Haitang and couldn't sleep, so they went to the village entrance to wait for Lin Haitang.

With every passing minute, the torment in my heart increases.

When Lin Haitang saw them, she quickly got out of the car.

"Haitang!" The village chief saw Lin Haitang and hurried over.

Zhang Ben and Li Erzhu ran very fast. The two tall men, their eyes red, asked, "Where's the child?"

Lin Haitang didn't say anything. She turned around and lifted the curtain of the carriage, revealing the three children inside.

When Zhang Ben saw this, he got into the carriage directly, held the three sleeping children in his arms, and suppressed his own crying.

“Ahhhhhhhhh—”

Li Erzhu suddenly sat on the ground, with his legs wide open, crying at the top of his lungs.

Lin Haitang and the others were really scared. Lin Haitang was rarely at a loss. She bent down and tried to help Li Erzhu up.

Li Erzhu was crying with tears and snot streaming down his face. He supported himself on the ground with his hands, pressed his forehead against the loess, knelt down to Lin Haitang, and kowtowed to her one by one.

"Stop! Brother Zhuzi, what are you doing?" Lin Haitang held her stomach and was about to bend over.

Seeing this, the village chief's eyes were red. He was afraid that Lin Haitang would tilt her body, so he didn't let her bend down, and helped Li Erzhu up himself.

Li Erzhu refused to get up, no matter what Lin Haitang said. The village chief said, "Miss Lin is still pregnant, you want her to bend down to help you?"

Only then did Li Erzhu stand up.

The three children had been frightened awake a long time ago, and when they saw the adults crying, they couldn't help but cry too.

Li Erzhu held Li Yatou tightly in his arms.

Lin Haitang turned her head away, wiped her tears, and said, "Let's go home quickly and tell my sister and sister-in-law the good news."

Zhang Ben and Li Erzhu were choking with sobs. Before they could say anything, the village chief said, "Qiaoxia has fainted three times from crying. Your sister-in-law is taking care of her."

Lin Haitang couldn't imagine what would happen if the children were not found.

Lin Haitang said to Qi Da, "Captain Qi, my brothers, please come home with me. I'll have a meal with you and thank you very much."

The two old men's eyes were red, and they said, "We won't disturb your family reunion. We will go back to the county town now. Miss Lin, please leave."

Ignoring Lin Haitang's attempts to keep them, the two of them left.

I took the girl to see Lin Qiaoxia first. Lin Qiaoxia had already woken up and was sitting by the bed wiping her tears. Her eyelids were so swollen that she could hardly see.

Lin Haitang had no doubt that if the girl really died, Lin Qiaoxia would cry herself blind.

"Mom!" The girl threw herself into Lin Qiaoxia's arms and hugged her waist tightly.

Lin Qiaoxia was stunned by the huge surprise. Then she hugged the girl tightly, shook her body so hard, and cried loudly with her head tilted back.

That kind of voice left a very deep impression on Lin Haitang, and no one could remain indifferent after hearing it.

When Zhao Xiangjun saw the young master and young lady, she hugged them tightly and cried, fearing that they would be snatched away again, so she held their hands tightly and refused to let go.

Without disturbing the girl's family reunion, Lin Haitang took Gu Mo and Gu Zhilan back home.

When she got home, Lin Haitang felt dizzy, but she was also hungry. She said, "Sister-in-law, we are hungry and sleepy."

Zhao Xiangjun wiped her tears and said, "Wait, I'll go cook, it will be quick."

It was indeed fast. Zhao Xiangjun must have prepared the food long ago and it just needed to be heated up.

Lin Haitang and her two children picked up their bowls and started eating, their chopsticks almost leaving afterimages.

Zhao Xiangjun said from the side: "Oh, oh, oh, eat slowly, eat slowly, enough, there is still a lot, eat slowly, don't choke again."

After eating, the three of them felt so full that their stomachs hurt, so they went straight to bed.

Zhang Ben and Zhao Xiangjun also did not sleep all night, so they went to catch up on their sleep.

The entire courtyard was filled with the only sounds of cicadas and crickets, devoid of the lively chatter of the past.

It was not until the afternoon that the sound of knocking on the door broke the peaceful atmosphere.

"Lin Haitang! Open the door for me!"

"You beast! You even harmed your own brother! Open the door!"

"Lin Haitang! Open the door!"

"Bitch! Open the door!"

Lin Haitang was finally awakened. She was sleeping soundly but was woken up. This feeling was really unpleasant!

What's more, the following sound made Lin Haitang extremely unhappy.

Wu Cailing did not come empty-handed, she was holding a big axe in her hand.

Seeing that he couldn't knock open Lin Haitang's door, he just used an axe to break the door.

The doors were made of wood and were quite old. In addition, Wu Cailing was furious, so she actually chopped them open.

As soon as Lin Haitang went out, she saw a crazy old woman holding a big axe.

"Bitch! Go and redeem your brother for me!" Wu Cailing yelled and chopped around with an axe.

It turned out that not long ago, a group of soldiers went to Wu Cailing's home and asked Wu Cailing and Lin Guangzong, "Is this Lin Jiafu's home?"

"Yes, yes, we are his parents." The two people nodded and bowed to the officers and soldiers.

The officer's face was full of sternness as he said, "Your son, Lin Jiafu, has been arrested by the government for kidnapping children and has been exiled to Bingyan Tower in mid-August."

Wu Cailing and Lin Guangzong were so frightened that they almost fell to the ground. They grabbed the officers' arms tightly and said, "Master Guan, Master Guan, my son is very honest. He would not kidnap a child. Are you mistaken?"

The officers shook their hands away and said, "He kidnapped the child of Captain Gu An and Li Erzhu. He has confessed to the crime and signed his name."

No matter how Wu Cailing and Lin Guangzong cried and wailed, the officers and soldiers simply released them and left.

That's why Wu Cailing came to Lin Haitang's house with an axe.

Lin Haitang sneered, "He brought this upon himself. What's the point of you looking for me?"

"Go and redeem your brother! You bitch!" Wu Cailing must have gone crazy, and she rushed towards Lin Haitang with an axe.

Zhang Ben took the stick and pushed Wu Cailing away, protecting Lin Haitang behind him.

Lin Haitang knew Wu Cailing was being ridiculous, but she couldn't help but frown and said, "He kidnapped a child! And he's your own grandson. Don't you feel ashamed at all?"

"Those two little bastards are fine, aren't they?" Wu Cailing yelled, looking at Gu Mo and Gu Zhilan who were hiding behind the door, and shouted, "So what if they were really sold? Jiafu is their uncle! They deserve it!"

Lin Haitang's hands were shaking with anger: "You...you...Wu Cailing!"

"Is Lin Haitang your daughter?" Lin Haitang yelled.

Wu Cailing was about to rush over with an axe, shouting, "A daughter is not as valuable as a son!"

"Why aren't you the one put in jail? Go and get my son back!" Wu Cailing really rushed over!

Zhang Ben knocked her down and threw the axe in her hand far away.

Zhang Ben no longer cared that the woman was older than him. He went up and kicked her: "If you dare to mess around again, I will break your legs!"

The commotion in the yard had already attracted a large crowd, and someone went to call the village chief over.

When the village chief arrived, he was out of breath from running so fast and yelled, "Wu Cailing! What are you doing making a fuss about again!"

"My son! My son is in jail, can't I make a fuss?" Wu Cailing's hair was a mess. She looked at Lin Haitang, not at her daughter, but at her lifelong enemy: "Don't you have money? Go and redeem your brother! Otherwise, I will beat you to death!"

The village chief thought she was being unreasonable and said, "The charges were brought by the government. What's the point of looking for Haitang? Go home immediately!"

Lin Haitang thought this was ridiculous and said, "Your son has already confessed his guilt. Even if the gods come to punish him, he will have to spend time in prison or be exiled."

"You will never see your son again." Lin Haitang felt extremely relieved, and even the anger in her chest disappeared completely.

"Lin Haitang! I am your biological mother! You are unfilial! I will sue you in front of the county magistrate!" Wu Cailing grabbed a stone at random and threw it at Lin Haitang.

Lin Haitang was caught off guard and couldn't dodge in time, so she hit her in the stomach.

No wonder, no wonder the original body was stupid, it was probably because of the torture of this old woman that made him stupid.

"Go ahead." Lin Haitang's tone calmed down.

"Wu Cailing, I said I would give you five taels of silver when we broke off relations. It was because I felt that, no matter what, you raised Lin Haitang, and whether it was good or bad, you also arranged a marriage for her. It's not wrong to give you some money for your retirement."

Lin Haitang shook her head: "Now, I don't want to give a penny."

Lin Haitang turned to the village chief and said, "Uncle Youdao, please ask Zhuqing to write another letter of severance. The previous one is invalid. I don't want to give them any more money."

The village chief didn't want to make things awkward, so he said to Wu Cailing, "Hurry up and admit your mistake to your daughter, and stop messing around!"

Wu Cailing stood up and said, "How dare she not raise me? I am her biological mother! I carried her for ten months and gave birth to her. Even if I have to speak to the Emperor, she has to raise me!"

"Okay, it's up to you whether I can support you or not." Lin Haitang actually smiled.

"Do you think that just because you have that deed, everything is fine, that you can kidnap me? Or do you think that I, Lin Haitang, am so filial that I will give you money?" Lin Haitang said, "Even if we haven't severed ties, Wu Cailing, do you think I can support you?"

"You and Lin Guangzong died in bed with no one caring. This is your end."

Lin Haitang's words were so harsh that the whole place fell silent.