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Chapter 524: Chapter 527: Fine_1
Qin Longyun nodded, "Everyone be at ease, I will handle this properly and prevent such incidents from happening again."
Jiang’s Clan pushed Lin Xiaobao forward, "Quickly admit your fault, say you won’t dare to do it again, and ask the Lord to spare you this time."
"Hurry and admit your fault, or else they’ll throw you into the big jail."
Lin Jinshun lowered his voice to warn, and glanced at the Government Officials next to him, who were just about to make an arrest.
Lin Xiaobao quickly bowed his head, "I won’t dare to do it again, Lord spare my life, please!"
Now he had only one thought, and that was not to be captured.
"Sabotaging someone else’s marriage is a serious crime, deserving of ten heavy beatings, but considering that Lin Xiaobao is still a child, he is to apologize to Sun Erhu and compensate five hundred wen," Qin Longyun firmly pronounced his judgment.
Jiang’s Clan finally breathed a sigh of relief; as long as Xiaobao was alright, it was all good.
But she soon felt the pinch; just for pinching two chickens she had to compensate five hundred wen, wasn’t she at a huge loss?
"Lord Qin, those chickens were originally gifts for our house, it would’ve been fine to just accept them as dead," Jiang’s Clan said with a forced smile.
Qin Longyun glanced at Jiang’s Clan, "Are you questioning the judgment of this official?"
Jiang’s Clan shrunk her neck and dared not speak again, rushing to take out five hundred wen from the two strings of money Sun Erhu had sent and handed them over to Sun Erhu.
"Erhu, don’t be too hard on Xiaobao, let’s pretend today’s incident didn’t happen," Jiang’s Clan said through gritted teeth.
She was nearly infuriated to death!
She thought she would be able to extort a large sum of silver, only to find out she was the one who ended up losing money!
Damn it, she didn’t even know what Qin Longyun was doing here!
Today, the Lin Family lost face completely, and after the issue was resolved, they hid inside their house, wishing never to come out again.
"Lord Qin is wise!"
The villagers exclaimed in unison, genuinely pleased that the matter was resolved so satisfactorily.
And Qiao Duo’er fulfilled her promise, which was to give the Silver Lilac to the person who provided the crucial clue, which turned out to be the girl nicknamed Da Nier.
"Thank you so much, if it weren’t for you, we might not have found the culprit."
Qiao Duo’er sincerely thanked her, if it weren’t for this clever girl, who would have thought of Lin Xiaobao?
Da Nier’s mother tried to give the lilac back to Qiao Duo’er, "We can’t accept this; my child just casually mentioned it, it doesn’t count."
"Sister-in-law of Niu Er, don’t refuse it, it’s what you deserve, but since Sister-in-law Hong helped me, I can’t let her incur costs, can I convert it to a hundred wen for you?"
Sun Erhu handed a string of coins to Da Nier’s mother.
For ease of counting, the copper coins were strung together with red string, a hundred to a string.
Da Nier’s mother felt a bit uneasy; her daughter hadn’t helped much, but they were giving her a hundred wen, and she couldn’t reconcile that with her conscience.
Although her family didn’t have much, she knew not to unjustly take what belonged to others.
Qiao Duo’er helped to persuade her, "This is a reward for your family, sister-in-law, just accept it with peace of mind, and you can buy something nice for your daughter to eat and play with."
With some others chiming in, the woman finally accepted the copper coins.
"Brother Erhu, Duo’er, thank you in advance," she said.
Qiao Duo’er silently noted the woman, thinking that anyone who could remain this level-headed in the face of silver surely had good character, and she could call on her for help in the future.
With Lord Qin present, no one dared to stay long. Lord Qin was a good official, but he was also known for his strictness and chill, so they quickly returned to their homes.
Before long, the Lin Family’s courtyard was quiet once more.
