bestfiction Chapter 254 is not enough; their resources are far from sufficient to bring down that man.
Chapter 254 is not enough; their resources are far from sufficient to bring down that man.
Lin Yanqing paused, then quickly wiped away her tears with her sleeve. "No, you misheard."
He tried his best to appear relaxed and cheerful, but the sob in his voice was undeniable.
The little goldfish propped herself up on her arms, tilted her head, and looked up at him. "Uncle, do you miss Mommy?"
Although it was dark, with only a small patch of moonlight filtering through the window cracks, the little goldfish couldn't see anything at all.
Lin Yanqing still turned her face away guiltily, "I said there's nothing, why aren't you asleep yet? Big sister, children need to go to bed early and get up early to grow up fast."
The little goldfish rested its chin on its hand and said, "Uncle, my sister used to cry when she missed her mother, but she doesn't anymore."
He smiled and said, "Actually, we've never met our mother who gave birth to us."
Lin Yanqing was taken aback, and asked without hesitation, "Then why would you miss her?"
The little goldfish said, "Other children all have mothers, but we don't. But our current mother is very good. My sister doesn't cry when she misses our real mother anymore. She says that our current mother is our mother, and when she gets old, we'll take care of her together."
Lin Yanqing lowered her head. "What about your mother? Did your aunt say where she is now?"
The little goldfish shook its head. "I don't know. Even Daddy didn't know. Now that Daddy is gone, no one else knows either."
Lin Yanqing sighed and rubbed his head, "From now on, your uncle and older sister will spoil you both."
The little goldfish smiled and asked, "What kind of person is Uncle's mother?"
"Gentle, kind, and beautiful, she is the best mother in the world."
"My mother is the best too."
"My mother is the best!"
"My mother is the best!"
"All is well!"
The uncle and nephew argued for a short while, then finally laughed.
Lin Yanqing patted the little goldfish on the shoulder, "Little goldfish, let's work hard together from now on to make your mother and my older sister proud. We'll take over her job so she won't have to work so hard."
The little goldfish nodded, "Okay!"
Suddenly remembering something, she asked, "Uncle, can you take me to see your mother sometime?"
A hint of gloom flashed in Lin Yanqing's eyes. She hoped that someone could accompany her on this journey, but she was also afraid that she would be a burden to the other person.
After a long silence, he said, "Little goldfish, are you afraid that it will be dangerous for you to go see my mother?"
The little goldfish shook its head, "Then I should go with Uncle. We can also tell Mother that she has many ideas and knows many people. We can ask Uncle Liu and the others to go with us. That way, Uncle won't have to worry about bad people."
My mother said that if a child encounters a problem that they can't solve, they should consult an adult.
You can use any available connections you have.
Lin Yanqing turned her head in the darkness to look in the direction of the goldfish, and suddenly laughed, laughing at herself for being several years older but not as insightful as a five-year-old child.
If my sister, being such a righteous person, knew about his background, she definitely wouldn't have stood idly by.
But the biggest backer they can contact right now is Magistrate Wu.
That man had lived in the capital for a long time and was a government official there.
Not enough. They don't have enough leverage to bring down that man. On the contrary, taking action at this time might only bring trouble upon themselves.
So, let's wait a little longer. When they are evenly matched with that man, they can get justice for his mother.
He nodded to the little goldfish, "Okay, then when your uncle goes back to see your mother, he'll take you with him."
The little goldfish hummed in agreement. "It's late, let's go to bed early. The floodwaters have just receded, and there are still many chores to do at home. Let's get up early tomorrow and see if we can help."
"Okay!" Lin Yanqing tucked the jade pendant around her neck back into her inner garment, waited for the little goldfish to lie down, pulled the blanket up for him, and then gently lay down herself.
Lin Chang'er and Wu Qingfeng finished washing the dishes and prepared to go back to their room to rest.
Just as he was about to leave the kitchen, Wu Qingfeng suddenly called out "Chang'er" again.
Lin Chang'er looked up at him and asked, "What's wrong?"
Wu Qingfeng said, "Tomorrow I will inspect the villages and towns to check the disaster situation in each district. The affordable grain you prepared after the autumn harvest may be used to provide relief to the disaster victims."
Lin Chang'er said, "You are the head of a county, you don't need to discuss these matters with me."
Wu Qingfeng nodded, "I was thinking that you had already specified the purpose of this grain, so..."
Lin Chang'er smiled and said, "Lord Wu, stabilizing grain prices is also for the sake of people's livelihood."
Wu Qingfeng was taken aback, but then he understood. Whether it was disaster relief or stabilizing grain prices, it was all for the purpose of improving the lives of the people in the prefecture and county.
But if we don't solve the current predicament first, how many people in the prefecture and county will be able to survive until after the autumn harvest?
If that's the case, what's the point of stabilizing grain prices then?
He bowed and said, "Master Lin is very righteous."
Lin Chang'er chuckled, "Stop joking. But how do you plan to carry out this relief? Also, although we haven't reached the end of our rope yet, we can't be careless about the disaster relief grain that the higher-ups are supposed to provide."
"Have all the quicklime been distributed? At present, although we have done everything properly, we can only protect the people in our area from the suffering of the epidemic."
"But the disease is highly contagious and spreads very quickly. If the disease appears in other states and counties, we cannot be careless. At that time, it will be another fierce battle. People from outside cannot enter, and things cannot enter either. That will be the real test."
Wu Qingfeng nodded, "I have also considered this. This morning, after you left with several wealthy men, I wrote a letter to the prefect, proposing measures to prevent the spread of disease, such as sprinkling quicklime, fumigating with mugwort, burying poultry and livestock that died in the flood, purifying water sources, and not drinking raw water, etc."
Lin Chang'er nodded, "That's good. As long as the prefect can implement these measures, the people of several prefectures and counties should be able to escape this calamity."
He yawned. "Alright, it's late, let's get some rest! We have to get up early tomorrow!"
The two went back to their respective rooms and slept soundly through the night.
The next morning, when Lin Chang'er got up, the courtyard was still bustling with activity.
Lin Yanqing was practicing stick fighting with Xiao Jinyu and Gu Xiaoman. The older one was teaching seriously, and the two younger ones were learning seriously as well. Gu Xiaoman was holding a stick that was half a head taller than her and trying her best to imitate her older brother and uncle.
Gu Xiaolu sat to the side watching, and Wu Qingfeng also got up and sat next to Gu Xiaolu, occasionally giving her a word or two of advice.
In the kitchen, Sister-in-law Gu and Aunt Gu were busy preparing breakfast.
In the second bedroom, the sound of raindrops murmuring could be heard from time to time.
Before long, Gu Dalang, Gu Erlang, and Gu Silang returned, each carrying a basket filled with green grass. Little gray creatures tumbled behind them, running happily with a pheasant in their mouths.
"Wow, Little Grey has brought back a pheasant again!" Gu Xiaolu ran over with her little legs, took the pheasant from Little Grey's mouth, and looked up to see Lin Chang'er standing at the door watching her.
The little girl smiled sweetly at her, "Mommy, look, Little Gray is so amazing!"
Lin Chang'er was very supportive and went over to pat the little wolfhound's head, saying, "He's really good. We should give Little Grey an extra chicken leg today."
Gu Xiaolu giggled and ran towards the kitchen with the pheasant in her arms.
The courtyard was already filled with the aroma of soy milk. When Lin Chang'er returned from washing up, the whole family was already seated, waiting for her to start the meal.