Chapter Forty-Three: The Harvest
Hearing Lin Fan's words, everyone thought that he was trying to get the money, and everyone was a little surprised, and they were stunned on the spot for a while, looking at him at a loss.
Everyone's eyes didn't hide from Lin Fan, but he didn't explain, just said again: "If you want me to help you, give me the silver ticket!" Don't wait for me to regret it! ”
Hearing that there were signs in Lin Fan's tone that he was going to make a move, Tian Da was overjoyed. It's like grabbing the last straw when he is drowning, and he doesn't dare to let go of it whether it's true or not.
He hurriedly said, "Give... For you, for you! As long as you can save her, the silver ticket will be given to you! Ping'er, quick, take out all the silver tickets and give them to adults! ”
Ping'er would not disobey Tian Liu's words, so when she heard this, she took out a sachet from her body and handed it to Lin Fan.
It turned out that after they stole the silver ticket, they were afraid of being discovered, so they didn't dare to hide it elsewhere, so they could only put it in the sachet purse that Ping'er carried with them, so that they could rest assured.
Lin Fan opened the sachet and saw that in addition to some inferior spices, it was a few silver tickets with a face value of one hundred taels. No more, no less, the total amount is exactly six hundred taels.
They looked at Lin Fan cautiously with hopeful eyes. The two of them were nervous, but they didn't dare to speak out, for fear that they would accidentally annoy Lin Fan and make him angry and regret it. If that's the case, they'll be dead.
Lin Fan looked at them and said angrily, "Why are you looking at me like this?" I don't want your money, but I can't afford to save your life, right? ”
He took out three silver tickets worth one hundred taels from the silver ticket and handed them to Wang Hu.
He said to Wang Hu again: "Brother Wang Hu, An Ning and I are going to Boliu Town tomorrow, and we can't pull away." Here are three hundred taels of silver tickets, and later tomorrow you will send someone to send the money to the Tian Mansion, and say that these two people have provided clues and contributed to solving the case, and the official promised to ransom them. Oh, and by the way, don't forget to exchange the silver ticket for ours, so they don't see the flaw! ”
Wang Hu took the silver ticket and replied: "Yes, my lord, this matter will be handed over to me, my lord, you can rest assured!"
Lin Fan snorted, put the remaining three hundred taels of silver tickets back into the sachet, and handed it back to Ping'er.
He said to the two of them, "There are still three hundred taels left, you can take them back and put them away!"
"Also, you can go tomorrow, go as far as possible, find a place where no one knows you, and start living again. Use the money to buy a house or land, or do business, as you go, and set off early tomorrow morning! ”
Everyone didn't expect Lin Fan to make this decision, and their faces were incredible.
Tian Liu and Ping'er both sighed, surprised and delighted, and didn't react for a while, and after a while, Tian Liu suppressed his ecstasy.
Some incredulous questions asked, "What did the adults say they want to let us go?" But really? ”
As soon as Lin Fan's words came out, he naturally wouldn't take them back, and he looked at the two of them in disbelief, suffering from gains and losses, Lin Fan felt a little funny.
In fact, just before he made up his mind, even he didn't know why he made such a thankless decision.
The reason why he did this was that he was moved by the true feelings of the two and couldn't bear to see the two of them die, and was moved by compassion, but also because his heart did not allow him to ignore this matter.
If you are poor, you will be good alone, and if you are good, you will help the world! All along, he did not dare to forget the teachings of his father and husband for a moment, and it is not surprising that he has the ability to help him now.
Lin Fan smiled at the two of them and scolded, "Is it any good for me to lie to you?"
"Let's go, you leave tomorrow morning. After that, I asked Brother Wang Hu to take three hundred taels of silver to get rid of your nationality, if he agreed, you would not be a fugitive slave, and the government would naturally not go to the sea to catch documents to arrest you. ”
Seeing that the two of them had a worried face, Lin Fan knew that he would inevitably be afraid, so he smiled and said: "You don't have to worry too much, I am an official of the imperial court after all, I think I will not give me this face outside the field." Otherwise, it will not do him any good if you offend me, so you can go boldly and boldly. ”
"Even if the field members can't swallow this breath and want to retaliate in private, it's too late in time. By the time he receives the news from Brother Wang Hu, and then when he gathers people to chase you, it will take more than half a day to say the least. At that time, you should have already left the realm of Yongyang, which is beyond the reach of his power, and when the whip is out of reach, he will not be able to catch up with you. ”
Lin Fan seemed to remember something again, and reminded them: "You remember, don't go north, the north is full of rogues, and the fight is inextricable, and it is not peaceful; Heading south, Gangnam Province is now quite stable, and it would be nice to be able to settle down there. Now that the chaos in the world has been revealed, there are so many refugees fleeing the famine and war, and the household registration system of the imperial court has existed in name only. When you get there, no one cares if you have a way to guide you, and no one cares about your past. You find a place to be incognito, change your identity and live well, become your own son, and go to celebrate your birthday! ”
Knowing that Lin Fan really wanted to let them go, Tian Liu and the others were overjoyed, they hugged each other tightly and cried with joy.
It took a while for the two to calm down. Tian Liu pulled Ping'er to kneel again, touched the ground with his head, and solemnly kowtowed to Lin Fan three times, and said gratefully: "Thank you for saving your life, the villain will never forget!"
Lin Fan calmly accepted their salute, which could be regarded as making them feel at ease, he said: "Okay, you don't have to be like this, just live a good life in the future, get up!"
Tian Liu straightened up, but did not stand up, he motioned to Ping'er to give him the sachet.
He took the sachet, held it with both hands, handed it to Lin Fan, and said, "But I can't ask for this money, we can't repay the grace of the adults for saving their lives, how dare we expect too much." Please accept the money, so that the villain's heart can be at peace! ”
Lin Fan smiled and rejected him, "What are you doing here?" Take it back! It's not much money to me, and I'm not short of it. But it's different for you, now the world is so chaotic, money is food, you gave it to me, do you plan to let her starve to death with you? Lin Fan pointed at Ping'er and said to Tian Liu.
Tian Liu wanted to say more, but Lin Fan waved his hand directly and said, "Okay, okay, don't say it again, I won't ask for this money." Go and rest first, get a good night's sleep today, rest well, and wait until tomorrow when you can hurry! ”
Since Lin Fan had said this, the two had no choice but to retire and go to rest under the leadership of others.
When they turned around, they heard Lin Fan say to Song Mao and the others with a wry smile: "Alas! Originally, I thought that they were a breakthrough point and could find out some clues about Fu Tianlin. I didn't expect Fu Tianlin to come out of trial, but now he has come out with a pair of hard-working mandarin ducks! ”
Hearing Lin Fan's words, Ping'er, who had already walked to the door and was about to go out, suddenly turned around and said timidly: "My lord, there are some things I don't know if to say or not?" It is... It's about the thief! ”
Hearing this, Lin Fan asked rhetorically, "Are you talking about Fu Tianlin?"
Ping'er nodded and said, "Yes, it's the thief you said!"
Lin Fan then asked, "Since you know the information about this thief, why didn't you say it when you interrogated just now?"
She was a little frightened by Lin Fan's momentum, and said timidly: "I was too scared just now, I forgot!" And I'm also afraid that if the adults catch this person, what the two of us did will be known by others, and I don't dare to say it, so I hid it. I just heard adults talk about this person, and I just remembered! ”
Lin Fan nodded, not blaming her. "Well, now that you have no worries, tell me everything you know!"
Ping'er showed a thoughtful look, she recalled it carefully, and then said: "Here's the thing, I should be on duty in the study that night, I slept in the side room next to the study, and when it was almost dawn, I... I..."
She blushed a little, and said with some embarrassment: "I was in a little anxious, I got up at night, but I accidentally heard movement in the study, so I went over to check the situation. When I opened the door, I saw a flying shadow flash in front of me and jump out of the window. ”
"I was so scared that I covered my mouth to prevent myself from screaming, and when I came to the window, I saw him fly to the courtyard wall with a bamboo, and then jumped down, and he was gone!"
After hesitating for a moment, she continued: "Knowing that it was a thief, I was afraid by myself, and I didn't dare to make a noise, so I went to call Liuzi over." Then we took the silver ticket and rearranged the study, and when it was daybreak I went to report to the lord as if I had just found it. As for the rest of the world, everyone knows! That's all I know, I don't know if it's useful to adults! ”
Lin Fan originally just complained, but he didn't expect that there would be an unexpected gain, it seems that he is still a good person with a good reward. He asked, "Then did you see the thief's face?" Does he have any physical traits that are easy to distinguish? ”
Ping'er shook her head, "I didn't see it too clearly, I just saw a shadow flashing by, I didn't see it too clearly!" But the thief looked quite thin and not tall, but he was very agile, and the rest was gone! ”
Lin Fan had a headache, he rubbed his head, only these, it really made him have no clue.
He also knew that he couldn't get more useful information from the two, so he had to say to Ping'er and the two of them: "Okay, I know, you guys go back to sleep first!"
The two of them retired as they were told, and went to rest under the guidance of the sergeant.
After they left, Lin Fan said to An Ning and the three, "Let's talk about it!" What do you think about this now? ”
The three of them looked at each other, Song Mao and Wang Hu didn't go to Qingyang Town, they didn't know much about things, and the case was also in the clouds, and they hadn't figured out the situation yet, and they all looked at Anning.
An Ning saw that everyone was looking at herself, and she couldn't shirk it, so she had to say, "Lord Hui, this matter is indeed a bit tricky!"
He saw that Lin Fan's face was wrong, and knew that his words would affect morale a little, and would make other people feel frustrated, which made Lin Fan a little dissatisfied.
He didn't care, and said with a smile: "Judging from what I have learned so far, this Fu Tianlin is meticulous, and he has already arranged a retreat before he starts, and he is outstanding, and he is like walking on the wall."
At this time, his tone changed: "However, since he can be found by a little maid, it means that he is not as far as the legend says, and he can always catch it if he wants to, which is not a lot of good news!" ”
"It's just that as for how to arrest it, I don't have a clue yet, we have too few clues in our hands, and we have to see the follow-up progress of the matter before we can decide."
Thinking back on this day's experience, Lin Fan sorted out his thoughts, and when he saw that everyone else had nothing to say, he exhaled and said, "Since that's the case, let's go back and rest first!" Wait until you come back from Boliu Town tomorrow to discuss it, let's disperse! ”
Hearing Lin Fan say this, everyone dispersed according to their words! This trial tossed back and forth for more than an hour, from unitary time to midnight. Song Mao and Wang Hu were okay, but Lin Fan and An Ning didn't even care about eating.
According to Song Mao's original intention, he arranged the kitchen and helped them get some food.
Lin Fan said that there was no need, since it was already past the time to eat, everyone could not be an exception, not to mention that he was the chief official, and he had to lead by example.
So they just soaked the dry food left over from the day in water, dealt with it, and went straight to sleep.