New and dark light years

Chapter 285 The Eldest Sister's Dissociation
Even after leaving the Wen residence, Jiang Jili's face remained ashen.

After all, he vomited so badly.

"You're truly remarkable, County Commandant. You remained unfazed even when Mount Tai collapsed before your eyes. I admire you greatly."

Li Lin laughed and said, "I was holding my breath the whole time, so I didn't smell the stench much."

Jiang Jili looked at Li Lin in silence for a while, then shook his head helplessly and said, "Magistrate Wen is also a pitiful person."

Li Lin nodded in agreement.

"Fortunately, he ran into us," Jiang Jili said with a smile. "If he had met someone else, he might not have been so lucky."

"It's hard to say. County magistrates and assistant magistrates in other places may not be as difficult to deal with as we are."

"That's true!"

The two chatted for a while, then parted ways at a street intersection.

Li Lin returned home. Huang Qing was initially happy to see him, but as soon as she got closer, she covered her nose and said, "Why do you smell like you just went to the toilet? Go wash up."

Have it?

Li Lin couldn't smell it himself, but he still obediently went to take a shower.

When it was time for dinner, Huang Qing said, "This morning, the eldest daughter of the An family in the east of the city came to visit and said she wanted to do business with our family."

What kind of business do you do?

"She wants to consume all of our anti-aging pills and body-strengthening pills."

“She’s planning to resell them.” Li Lin laughed. “That’s wishful thinking.”

Huang Qing nodded: "She lowered the price a bit, only about 60% of what I usually sell."

"Our goods will sell easily, so ignore her."

"But she said her family has connections in the capital, and she'll raise the price later once there's a market." Huang Qing sighed. "I asked around, and that Mrs. An does seem to have some skills."

Li Lin shook his head: "No matter how capable she is, she can't compare to those from Mount Tai. There's no need to worry about her."

Huang Qing said in a low voice, "But I feel that it's not good to always rely on Ah Da... or the Huang family."

Li Lin looked at her with some surprise.

Huang Qing met Li Lin's gaze and explained, "Ah Da... and Little Sister, they've become more and more distant. And what they said that day, it chilled me to the bone. Ah Da could turn Little Sister into a knife for the Huang family, will he turn me into a knife someday?"

Li Lin comforted him, "No, it won't happen."

Huang Qing continued, "Although everyone in the family usually spoils me, and Ah Da spoils me a lot too, I know that's only because of my deceased mother. Ah Da actually dotes on my younger sister more, I can feel it. He can even use my younger sister as a weapon, so naturally I can't be an exception."

Li Lin's expression turned serious.

Huang Qing looked at Li Lin: "If I hadn't married you, sir, and hadn't moved into this Li family mansion, I wouldn't complain if A'da treated me like a murder weapon. Daughters of noble families are all like this; I expected it long ago. But you, sir... I don't want to become a blade that hurts you one day; absolutely not."

Her eyes were slightly moist with tears and worry.

Li Lin sighed and said, "Don't worry, Mount Tai is a virtuous man..."

Huang Qing gave a wry smile: "Even my daughter doesn't believe that Ah Da is a gentleman. My lord, you are a man of great character, how could you not know?"

Li Lin was silent for a moment, then said, "In that case, why don't you talk to that lady from the An family? We don't need to give her all the pills; consider it opening up another avenue!"

Huang Qing nodded gently, wiped away her tears, and said, "Yes, thank you for your consideration, sir."

"We're all family now, why bring this up... I really feel guilty, how about you put in a little more effort tonight?" Li Lin teased.

Huang Qing smiled shyly, then nodded emphatically.

Seeing her like this, Li Lin laughed: "It's a pity Hongluan isn't here, otherwise it would be even more interesting." Huang Qing rolled her eyes at him, annoyed.

Speaking of Hongluan, she was sitting in the main seat of the hall in her home.

The main seat is generally divided into two seats, with the man on the left and the woman on the right.

But now, she sits in the main seat on the right, while no one dares to sit on her left.

Below the hall, more than sixty people sat densely packed together, almost filling the entire hall.

Both direct and collateral relatives of the Ren family have arrived.

The Ren family is not a large family, but they are prolific, which makes them appear to have many members.

Hongluan looked at the people in front of her, feeling a little nervous inside.

But considering that she was, after all, Li Lin's concubine, and that Li Lin was a county magistrate and military commander, a high-ranking official in the county town, she naturally couldn't afford to lose face.

She straightened her posture, mimicking Huang Qing's appearance from her memory, and said in a calm tone, "This visit was permitted by my husband. He is also considerate of me and has sent many things over. As for how to distribute them, I will trouble A-Da and A-Mother."

The middle-aged man and woman sitting at the front were laughing happily.

It's perfectly normal for a father to rise in status because of his daughter, and for a mother to rise in status because of her daughter.

Many members of the Ren family looked at the middle-aged man and woman with envy in their eyes.

Hongluan continued, "As for what you said, that I should take a few brothers back and place them by my husband's side for him to teach... how could you even think of that?"

Hongluan looked quite unhappy at this moment.

An elderly elder said, "Little Luan'er, as your uncle, it shouldn't be a problem for me to say a few words, right?"

"Uncle, please speak."

The old man put down his bamboo pipe and spoke, revealing his large yellow teeth: "Why has our Ren family been without producing any talented or noble people for over a hundred years? It's because we're not united enough and we lack opportunities. Now that you, Xiao Luan'er, have finally made something of yourself, you can't forget to lend a hand to your brothers and sisters in the Ren family."

Hongluan frowned slightly and said, "Sixth Uncle, there are some things I didn't want to say too bluntly. My husband is a distinguished young master from a prominent family. No one in our Ren family has ever been to school, not even a single character. What makes us think that my husband should be teaching them?"

These words were quite direct, and Sixth Uncle looked displeased. He wanted to press the matter further, but then he thought of the more than thirty village soldiers standing outside the door and gave up the idea.

Those soldiers were all armed, and none of them were thin; they were all strong and muscular elite soldiers.

They could probably wipe out the entire village without even taking a breath.

At this moment, an old woman said, "Little Luan'er, I understand that you can't help with this, but there's a problem in the village that you must help us solve."

"What trouble is it?" Hongluan asked.

"A while ago, a chivalrous man came to the village. He took the wife of the tofu seller, killed the man, and settled down."

Hongluan was taken aback: "So arrogant?"

"Yes, not only did he take the tofu lady for himself, but every two or three days he would go and steal other women, even engaging in debauchery in broad daylight," a man exclaimed.

Upon hearing this, several women from the Ren family turned quite pale.

Hongluan was very good at reading people's expressions and knew at a glance that many women in the Ren family had also fallen for that man's tricks.

This is going too far.

Although Hongluan was sold to the Huang family at a very young age, she still had some affection for the Ren family.

After thinking for a while, she said, "My husband will surely stand up for the people once he finds out about this matter. I will then send people to surround and arrest that villain and bring him to justice."

(End of this chapter)