The Twenty-Seventh Chapter: Eradicating Evil Slave Lin's Old Grudge (Part 2)

  Zhiyuan said to Daiyu, "The Duan family has four more children. The one your sister saw was Duan Yuexian, one of them. I didn't expect her to be so bold and actually ran into your room to cause trouble."

  Daiyu thought for a moment and said, "I think it's raining today and the weather is not good, so let's tell the maids and servants to take a rest. There aren't many people in the garden, but somehow they can't be stopped. Brother, these few people have committed great wrongs, but their children are innocent after all, so let's show some leniency."

  "All right then. Han Sheng, go and bring up the four grandsons and granddaughters of the Dou family."

  Han Sheng followed the order to pass on, and soon saw two girls and two boys being tied up. Except for Dou Yueying, the remaining girl was about five or six years old, and the boys were seventeen or eighteen and eleven or twelve years old.

  The two daughters-in-law of Dugu's family saw the child, especially their own son, and struggled even harder.

  The twelve-year-old boy saw his mother kneel down on the ground, and was gagged again. Seeing Lin Zhiyuan and Daiyu sitting in the hall, he scolded: "You gang of robbers, you robbed our family's money, occupied our family's house, get out of here, this is my home, I want to kill you, get out. I'll have my dad kill you."

  Lin Daiyu almost fainted upon hearing this, it's really a shameless family, the young ones are all like this, Lin Daiyu can completely imagine why her brother was so angry that he wanted to get rid of the Duan family.

  Thinking of this, Daiyu felt a bit disheartened and cold. She had been thinking that since Aunt Duan had nursed her father, she could beg for mercy in front of her brother, and they would spare them. But now Daiyu's temper flared up again, her face sank, and she said to Zhiyuan: "Brother, I won't bother with this matter anymore, just do what you want!"

  Daiyu's words made Lao Er realize that his wretched son had offended the young lady, and this time he feared there was no way to save him. With himself also bound up, he desperately knocked his head against the ground until it was covered in blood.

  Zhiyuan was furious: "Bring people, take him down for me. What is Feiyan Hall? Being arrogant here, hurry up and invite Tian Mama, take the person away now."

  Yuan's wife first protected Daiyu and then retreated to a side room.

  Several little servants came up and tied up the people of Duan's family and took them away.

  Daiyu returned to her seat, the bloodstains on the floor had already been wiped clean, but the faces of Lin's family members were not looking well.

  Zhiyuan said to the crowd: "What kind of people are in the Duan family, I'm sure everyone has seen it. My sister and I wanted to spare them, but they were stubborn and unrepentant, so we had no choice. Let's do as my sister said, send away all the others except for Mrs. Duan. I hope our family can be harmonious and prosperous."

  Zhiyuan called out, "Lin Dehuai!" Lin Dehuai immediately stood up: "Young Master."

  "Since Second Uncle passed away, many shops in Yangzhou have closed down. Many of you were trained by Second Uncle and became his trusted assistants. Now that he's gone, I suppose you're all out of a job and staying at home must be boring." Zhiyuan said with a smile.

  Lin Dehuai and others hastily said they did not dare.

  Zhiyuan then pulled out a deed from his sleeve and handed it to Daiyu, "This is the property that your brother has just purchased for you in Suzhou. Don't worry, sister, although I sold the shop in Yangzhou, it's because we have some things that are beyond our control in Suzhou. If there's someone who intentionally wants to make things difficult for us, then I'm also helpless. So I bought these shops in Suzhou and left them for you, a total of three houses, take good care of them."

  Daiyu declined repeatedly but couldn't resist her brother's good intentions and finally accepted.

  Zhiyuan said, "Since it's your sister's property, it would be best if you asked the shopkeeper to come earlier. Lin and the others have always been loyal to your second uncle, so they probably won't cheat you either. You can just choose some capable people from among them."

  Daiyu naturally understood Zhiyuan's meaning.

  It's been so long and still no job for Lin Guan Jia, they must have had ideas early on. However, most of the original industries in Suzhou were my brother's own, he definitely wouldn't reuse people like Lin Guan Jia. Now that Dai Yu has her own shop, she can completely hand it over to these old men left by Father. Although Dai Yu trusts Lin Guan Jia, with Brother on the side keeping an eye out, there shouldn't be any big mistakes.

  This arrangement turned out to be satisfactory for everyone.

  After everyone left, Fei Yan Tang was left with only Lin Zhiyuan and Han Sheng.

  Han Sheng was young and became the manager of the outer courtyard, responsible for Lin Zhiyuan's travel arrangements, showing his meticulous mind.

  Zhiyuan stood with his back to the hall, and the rain outside had not yet stopped. There was another kind of coolness in the air. "Han Sheng, you go and handle the matter of Du Pozi properly, don't let the young lady know."

  Han Sheng also remained silent, bowed his head and made a gesture of respect, then turned around and left. Leaving Zhiyuan alone to ponder in silence.

  The fate of the Dugu family is ultimately known only by Han Sheng himself.

  After Lin Dehuai returned to the back of the Lin family's Qingping Lane, there was a single door and a small courtyard with three main rooms and four east-west wing rooms. This house is considered not bad in Suzhou, but for Lin Dehuai's family, it is really small.

  They originally lived in Yangzhou, near the government office, renting a three-span courtyard. There were only seven or eight people in the family, but they had six or seven servants. After moving to Suzhou, the maidservants were sold, leaving only an old woman who cooked meals. Lin Dehuai's son was very angry and often blamed his father for not buying back the deed of sale.

  Early this morning, Father was called away by the current butler of the Lin family. As soon as Father returned, Lin Dehuai's son immediately asked: "Father, what did Young Master ask you to do? Why did it take so long? What arrangements were made for us?"

  Linde's great-granddaughter Linxiu, who was waiting beside him, had already brought fragrant tea for her grandfather.

  "It seems so, today the young master said that he has bought three shops in Suzhou for his daughter and wants to find a shopkeeper from among us." Lin Dehuai looked dispirited and couldn't muster up any energy, as if he had been drenched in rain.

  His son didn't pay attention to these things. As soon as he heard that there was a shop, he laughed and said: "This is great! If it doesn't work out, I'll just have old dad take up this big flag!"

  Lin Dehuai's face was expressionless, and he glanced at his only son with a bad temper, saying: "I've always been in charge of family affairs in the Lin family, where have I ever done any business? The people who deal with me are all officials, now even if I'm called to be the shopkeeper, I don't understand these things."

  Linde's son saw that his old man was not very happy, so he hurried forward to massage Linde's waist and back, saying: "Don't worry, Dad, you won't be able to do it, but I'm not good at it either! Just talk to the girl, and I'll help take care of things."

  "How can you still be thinking of squeezing money out of Master's household?! Today, Aunt Duan and her whole family were sold off by Young Master and Miss!"

  Lin Dehuai's words startled his son.

  He hastily asked, "How could that be? I haven't seen the eldest of the Duan family for some time now, and I thought they had already spoken to Master about redeeming their freedom. Who would have thought?" Lin Dehuai's son thought to himself that he had always been on good terms with the eldest of the Duan family, and over the years, the two of them had not hesitated to use Lin Ruhai's name to sell private salt. If they were found out, it would be a dead end for him.

  Lin Dehuai saw the thing in his house that was not pleasing to the eye, and his heart also skipped a beat. He hastily asked: "Tell me honestly, did you really do something bad using Master's name?"

  "Dad, how can you randomly guess like that? Am I that kind of person?" His son let out a dry laugh and immediately changed the subject. "Dad, what about the thing you were asked to do? Our family's Xiuer is getting older by the day."

  Lin Dehuai indeed fell into the trap and no longer cared about the topic just now. He looked up at his granddaughter Lin Xiu and couldn't help but praise her. This granddaughter had also been raised as a spoiled young lady since childhood, with two or three maids serving her, and she was proficient in all aspects of music, chess, books, and painting. Lin Dehuai originally thought about finding a good family for his granddaughter to marry into in Yangzhou, but this matter had been delayed since the old master fell ill. Later, the old master sent Zhiyuan Young Master to Yangzhou, and Lin Xiu happened to see the young master, her heart became lively, and when her son found out, he also started having thoughts of marrying into a wealthy family.

  They understand that their granddaughter can't be the legitimate wife, but being a concubine is also good. This young master Lin will definitely rise to prominence in the future. If they curry favor with him now, they won't have to worry about not having a good life later on.

  Lin Dehuai said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. The number of people in the young master's house is fixed, where can we make room for more? You don't think about it, those who follow him are all loyal to the young master since childhood. Now if we ask Lin Xiu to go and be a senior maid, who will believe her? Besides, our Xiu'er can handle serving people?"

  Before Lin Dehuai's son could speak, Lin Xiu hastily said: "Grandpa, I can do it, I must be able to, I will serve the young master well. Grandpa, please let me go, I won't disappoint you."

  Lin Xiu's father also chimed in, "Dad, look, Lin Xiu has already said so, you should agree. Our Lin Xiu is skilled in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, she's much better than those stinky girls. You're so fond of Lin Xiu, don't you hope she'll have a good marriage?"

  Lin Xiu's father was entirely motivated by selfishness. Since he came to Suzhou, Lin Zhiyuan didn't arrange any tasks for him, so he spent his days wandering outside and socializing with some local rascals. At first, he looked down on Lin Zhiyuan, but after hearing those boastful words, he realized that he had underestimated Lin Zhiyuan. Lin Zhiyuan had a prestigious title and countless wealth at home, and there was no elder to manage the household, making him an excellent candidate for a son-in-law. If their daughter Xiu became his concubine, wouldn't it be better than marrying into a humble family?

  Besides, if he were to become Lin Zhiyuan's father-in-law, wouldn't all the Lin family's shops be under his management?

  "Alright, alright, I won't interfere with your affairs. However, it's not likely that you'll become a maid by the young master's side now. I'll find an opportunity to talk to the young lady and let our family's Xiuer go serve her first. We'll discuss further when there's a chance. Sigh, these aren't the days when our group of people were in charge. In this Lin Manor, it's Young Master Zhiyuan who has the final say."

  Lin Xiu listened to her grandfather's words, although she was not very pleased in her heart, but she also knew that now her grandfather was no longer in charge and his abilities were much weaker than before. Lin Xiu loved Lin family's young master in her heart and thought she deserved him, but after all, she didn't want people to look down on her. The young master was good to the girl, everyone in Lin Fu knew that, being able to be a maid by the girl's side would certainly provide many opportunities to see the young master, so it was better to take things slowly for now.

  PS: A new week has begun, Jinghe has already dropped the newcomer potential list, I don't know how this week's click rate will be? Tomorrow, which is March, Jinghe will start participating in PK matches, although can't compare with those great gods, still hope someone will vote for me PK votes, thank you everyone~~~O(∩_∩O~~~~