dognovel Chapter 378 Stop kowtowing, stop kowtowing, get up and talk!
Chapter 378 Stop kowtowing, stop kowtowing, get up and talk!
The two women, one old and one young, stopped the carriage. They must have been waiting by the roadside for a long time. As the carriage passed by, they suddenly jumped out and knelt down in the middle of the road.
Fortunately, Liu Zi was a careful driver, and Xiao Qi behind them kept a safe distance; otherwise, they would most likely have crashed.
However, due to the sudden stop, the children who were playing on the blanket were thrown off balance and rolled several times. Xiao Bao, being young, almost hit the car wall, but Lin Chang'er quickly caught him.
The little goldfish was holding its younger brother and sister, one in each hand.
Although there was no real danger, the child was still frightened, while the little goldfish was a bit better and stayed with the uncles fighting the pirates.
Gu Xiaolu, Gu Xiaoman, and Zhou Yi were a bit timid; their little mouths twitched, and they burst into tears.
Lin Chang'er was completely unable to appease them, and even less able to spare the time to deal with the two women blocking the car.
Fortunately, Liu Zi immediately carried Gu Xiaoman out, Lin Chang'er carried Zhou Yi, and Gu Xiaolu was coaxed by her brother.
The little girl was also strong; her brother patted her back and comforted her for a few moments, and she stopped crying.
Gu Xiaoman was momentarily stunned by the fall. When she heard Xiaobao crying, she started crying too. After Liu Zi carried him out, she quickly stopped crying.
Only Xiao Bao was left, looking as aggrieved as if the sky had fallen. He opened his mouth, closed his eyes, and cried very loudly.
Lin Chang'er hugged Xiao Bao and comforted him, "What happened? How did Xiao Bao fall down in our car? Come on, Auntie will take Xiao Bao to get a taxi."
Hearing this, Zhou Yi finally had an outlet for his pent-up frustration, and his crying subsided, replaced by sobs. "A taxi..."
Lin Chang'er got out of the car carrying the baby and symbolically patted the car body. "Look, Auntie hit the car and avenged Xiao Bao. Does that mean Xiao Bao can't cry anymore?"
Zhou Yi sobbed, "Xiao Bao, stop crying, hiccup... Waaah, Xiao Bao can't stop crying..."
Lin Chang'er was somewhat amused and exasperated. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw two women kneeling in front of the carriage, looking completely helpless. They seemed to want to say or do something to express their apology, but they didn't know how to do it. The two women, one old and one young, supported each other and looked at them apologetically.
Lin Chang'er was definitely unhappy. If it weren't for Liu Zi, the experienced driver, they probably would have been hit. Not to mention whether she would have to pay compensation, wasn't that just not valuing her own life?
However, what's done is done, and there's no point in thinking about it anymore. Judging from their actions, they seem to be staking out the place, so they must have something to ask her. If they have something to ask, then let's get to the point!
Lin Chang'er checked the children again and found that they were indeed not injured before handing Xiao Bao to Xiao Qi.
As for the little goldfish and Gu Xiaolu, they were also put on the carriage shaft to sit. Lin Chang'er used a handkerchief to wipe away the little girl's tears and gave the siblings a bag of snacks to eat.
Seeing this, Gu Xiaoman and Zhou Yi also wanted to join in, and the four children sat together on the carriage shaft to play.
After settling them in, Lin Chang'er approached the two women, one old and one young, and asked, "Who are you? Do you know that suddenly rushing out like this could easily lead to trouble?"
"Girl, girl, girl, don't be angry. I, I, we didn't, we didn't mean it. We were just scared, just scared..."
The old lady was clearly frightened and still shaken; she could barely speak.
Lin Chang'er's ears hurt from listening, so she looked at the young woman beside her and said, "You tell her."
The young woman trembled slightly before speaking, "My mother-in-law and I are from Caijia Village. The man in our family offended a distinguished person early this morning. We rushed here after hearing the news, but we couldn't even get into the distinguished person's house, so we came here to wait for them."
Lin Chang'er frowned, "Cai Shitou's wife and my mother?"
Upon hearing this, the woman immediately nodded, "Yes, yes, Cai Shitou is my man. We heard that he burned down a nobleman's tree and was detained, so we came to beg you to show mercy."
Lin Chang'er's brows furrowed into a knot. "I don't know what you all heard. I said this matter definitely needs to be resolved, but I can't just waste time on it. What's the rush? Rushing out like that just now, you don't value your lives, and I think it's bad luck!"
Not to mention, there were a bunch of little ones on the bus! If they got hurt or bumped, it would still be the parents' heartache.
"Yes, it was our fault, please calm down, sir!" Upon hearing this, the old woman trembled and immediately kowtowed to Lin Chang'er.
Seeing this, Cai Shitou's wife also kowtowed, saying, "The man in my family is ignorant and offended the esteemed person in a moment of confusion. Please forgive him this time!"
Lin Chang'er disliked kneeling and kowtowing the most. "Stop kowtowing, stop kowtowing, stand up and talk!"
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law continued kowtowing as if they hadn't heard anything.
Lin Chang'er winked at Liu Zi and Xiao Qi, and the two quickly stepped forward to help the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law up.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law got up shakily, looking at Lin Chang'er with pleading eyes.
Lin Chang'er didn't think she was good-tempered; her patience was only because the other party was an elderly, weak, woman, or child.
But since Cai Shitou dared to set fire to threaten her, she certainly couldn't let him off so easily.
"Do you know that my house was only recently completed? My family just moved in the day before yesterday, and your men came to my door and set it on fire? I didn't turn them over to the authorities because our two villages have a long history of intermarriage and our relationship is not bad."
Upon hearing this, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law became anxious again and hurriedly tried to kneel down.
Lin Chang'er said softly, "Don't kneel. I don't do that here."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had already bent halfway down their knees, but they quickly stopped, looked at each other, and as if they had made up their minds, the old woman took out a cloth bag from her bosom with trembling hands.
With trembling hands, he opened the package and handed it to Lin Chang'er, saying, "It's our fault, it's our fault. We farmers didn't know what kind of tree your family had, let alone where we could buy it to compensate you."
"We'll accept a small amount from these benefactors first, and then slowly repay them later as needed. Is that alright?"
Lin Chang'er looked down and saw several strings of copper coins, a pair of silver earrings, a silver bracelet, and two broken silver hairpins piled on a faded handkerchief. It looked like all the family's belongings.
Lin Chang'er: "..."
I felt inexplicably uneasy.
After a moment's thought, she winked at Liu Zi. Liu Zi was taken aback and confirmed with her before stepping forward to take the cloth bag from the old woman's hand.
Seeing that she had accepted the money, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law visibly relaxed and looked at Lin Chang'er expectantly.
Lin Chang'er said, "There are many twists and turns in this matter, but there must be a resolution."
"I've detained quite a few people today, and I find it too troublesome to explain to each and every one of them. I'll go back and explain!"
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law dared not say no, and they helped each other to stand on the side of the road to make way.
Lin Chang'er pursed her lips and said, "Get in the car!"
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law paused, then quickly shook their heads. "No need, no need. We're dirty and might soil the carriage of our distinguished guests. Walking is fine..."