strictlysupreme Chapter 188 Destruction
Chapter 188 Destruction
"Bah! Miss Four is Miss Three's sister, why can't she move? Besides, Miss Four is just taking a look, why are you reacting so strongly!"
There was another shout.
Lin Shuning immediately quickened her pace and stepped into the villa. When she saw the situation inside the courtyard, she frowned and said, "What are you doing? Are you bullying my maid while I'm away?"
The maid Ruxia standing beside Lin Xueyue immediately hid behind her in fear, her eyes shrinking: "Third Miss, I, I... Fourth Miss just returned home, she can't be taught a lesson by a maid. Besides, Fourth Miss is just watching."
"Miss, take a look at the warehouse. She is not just looking around, she is clearly destroying it!"
Lian'er's eyes turned red with anger: "I was just cooking dinner, and she sneaked in without telling anyone. She is clearly a thief and has no manners at all!"
"Yue'er didn't, Yue'er did pass the message, but no one answered..." Lin Xueyue lowered her head, tears silently dripping down her snow-white face. She looked at Lin Shuning timidly with her tearful eyes, her heart so broken that it made people feel pity.
"Yue'er just wanted to come and see Third Sister, and when she saw no one was around, she thought of just strolling around," she said, falling to the ground, her voice wailing, "Yue'er really didn't mean it, Third Sister, please forgive me, if there is any loss, Yue'er is willing to compensate."
Lin Shuning glanced at her, walked past her and walked into the warehouse.
There are some precious medicinal materials stored here that like shade and must be stored in a sealed manner. She had planned to send them to the clinic later, but now all the wooden boxes storing the medicinal materials have been opened one by one, and the windows are also wide open. In such cold weather, the temperature in the house has already dropped sharply like an ice room. The medicinal materials that are afraid of cold must have already become ineffective and dried up.
Lin Shuning narrowed his eyes and strolled around casually, opening all the wooden boxes and windows. This new "good sister" was indeed not an ordinary person.
She carefully picked out the dried and ineffective herbs, wrapped them in paper, and placed them lightly in front of Lin Xueyue: "Since you said so, I believe you didn't do it on purpose. The frozen herbs are top-quality Zhiyang grass. The market price of one plant is twenty taels. There are ten plants here, a total of two hundred taels of silver, plus the labor cost of cleaning and drying them. Let me think..."
She met Lin Xueyue's eyes and said with a smile: "Since you call me sister, I will protect you as my sister."
Lin Xueyue stopped crying, and a look of joy appeared on her tear-stained face. But just as she was about to stop smiling, she heard Lin Shuning say, "You only need to compensate me two hundred and twenty taels."
Lin Xueyue's smile froze on her face, and she said in disbelief: "Two... two hundred and twenty taels?"
"Yeah," Lin Shuning winked at her sincerely, "Why, do you think it's too little?"
“No, no,” Lin Xueyue shook her head like a rattle, biting her lips tightly, her eyes getting redder and redder, choking, “Third sister, Yue’er doesn’t have so much money. I, I don’t know what to do, but this matter is indeed my fault. I will find a way to pay you back no matter what.”
After saying that, he covered his face and ran out sobbing.
Ruxia didn't dare to look at Lin Shuning at all, and hurriedly ran after him.
"Miss, I just checked, the gifts the emperor gave you are not missing, nor damaged, but the medicinal herbs are ruined," Lian'er said with some guilt, "It's all my fault, I didn't find it in time."
Lin Shuning patted her shoulder comfortingly: "Don't blame you. Who knows whether she passed the message or not? Even if she did, it's normal that you couldn't hear it because of the loud noise of the stove."
She sneered: "Don't worry, someone will compensate us for our losses."
at that time.
Lin Xueyue had already knelt in front of Wang, and said aggrievedly, "Mother, Yue'er wanted to talk to Third Sister today and ask her not to be angry with Father and Mother, but by mistake she broke into her storehouse. The storehouse smelled bad, so I opened the window to ventilate it, but who knew that the herbs would freeze. Third Sister...she got angry and asked Yue'er to pay 220 taels of silver as compensation."
She banged her head hard on the ground and begged, "Please lend me two hundred taels of silver. I will pay you back as soon as possible."
Wang was so shocked that she stood up from her chair: "This little bitch is obviously trying to extort money! Two hundred and twenty taels, what can you use to pay it back? Even if I sell you, it won't be enough. Hurry up and get up and go find your father with me."
"No need to look for me, I'm here," an angry voice came from outside the door. Lin Cheng, who had already learned the situation from Ruxia, walked quickly to Lin Xueyue and pulled her up, "Come on, follow me to see your third sister."
Wang's eyes rolled, and a plan came to her mind. She followed up and exaggerated, "Master, how could Lin Shuning treat the family members like enemies? Yue'er just came back, and she has already plotted all her dirty tricks against her. It makes us feel uneasy!"
When Lin Cheng heard this, he became even angrier and walked even faster. When he reached the gate of the courtyard, he kicked it open and shouted, "Lin Shuning, come out! I want to see what medicinal herbs are worth two hundred taels of silver. If you are lying and asking for an exorbitant price, I will send you to the authorities!"
"Dad, this is really not Third Sister's fault, it's all Yue'er's fault. Don't be so harsh. Yue'er will find a way to make money and return it to Third Sister. Please don't hurt the relationship between you and Third Sister because of Yue'er."
When Lin Shuning came out of the house, what he saw was this scene of "loving father and filial daughter".
She smiled coldly, and looked down at them from the steps: "Your words remind me that if she doesn't pay back the money, I will send her to see the official."
"Lian'er, throw the bag of herbs on the ground over there so they can take a good look."
When Lin Xueyue left, she did not take the bag of medicinal herbs with her.
Lian'er threw it over swiftly. No one knew if she aimed deliberately, but it hit Lin Cheng right on the head. The withered and smelly herbs instantly covered him.
"Dad!" Lin Xueyue exclaimed, and immediately hurriedly swept the herbs off his head.
Lin Cheng's face turned ashen, but he suppressed his anger.
He picked up the herbs still hanging on his body and looked at them carefully, his eyes gradually darkening.
Although he was not proficient in medicine, he still knew the basic medicinal herbs.
This is definitely Zhiyang grass.
"Well, what else can you say?" Lin Shuning crossed his arms and sneered, "Pay back the money quickly, or I'll really report it to the police. If you're involved in a sum of two hundred taels of silver, you should go to jail, right?"
Lin Shuning held his chin up as if thinking: "Let me think...theft? No, intentional damage?"
Lin Xueyue nervously grasped Lin Cheng's sleeve and said in a voice as soft as a mosquito: "Dad..." Before she could finish the rest of the words, two lines of tears had already rolled down her cheeks.