The Herbal Scents of Farm Life
Chapter 1823: Aren’t We Reporting to the Authorities?

Chapter 1823: Chapter 1823: Aren’t We Reporting to the Authorities?

As she spoke, she twisted her body, trying to wrestle her way out of the grip of the two women, but no matter how much she struggled, she couldn’t gain her freedom.

"Let go, let me go!"

"Shut up!"

One of the women barked coldly.

This entire family had done such despicable deeds, yet they still dared to act so arrogantly?

"Just wait until the clan leader arrives, you’ll get what’s coming to you!"

"You..."

...

"Brother Changhong, isn’t it bad for us to have exposed them like this?"

At another location, Lin Changyi watched as the commotion outside the Yang Family’s residence grew, drawing more and more people. He asked Lin Changhong,

"Why would it be bad?"

Lin Changhong questioned in return.

"If we blow the whistle on this, won’t it give my eldest uncle more reason to snatch the silver from my mother?" Lin Changyi said.

There had been three days left, but now, with the situation having blown up like this, surely the grandmother would want to use silver to silence people, right?

The grandmother certainly didn’t have any silver, so she would have to scheme up ways to demand it from my mother.

This trouble would only grow bigger.

"He wouldn’t dare."

Lin Changhong said with a smile,

He had already looked into it, and the families of these two pregnant widows were extremely concerned about their reputations.

Knowing their daughters-in-law had done such lowly things, how could they let them off easily just for some silver?

Plus, he had surmised that Mother Yang was very stingy.

Even if she truly wanted to pay to cover up the affair, she wouldn’t shell out much—perhaps only three or five taels at most.

Such a small amount of silver would have no allure to families who cared greatly about face.

So, the matter would remain an issue between the Yang Family and the other two families, and also...

"Changyi, have you done what I asked you to do earlier?"

He asked Lin Changyi.

"I did it."

Lin Changyi nodded, his face serious as he answered.

Brother Changhong had asked him to give candy to the kids and then have them inform the villagers that Cuihua and Meixiang were eating meat at the Yang Family’s place and were carrying the child of the Yang Family’s eldest uncle.

Next, it was those widows who had had that sort of relationship with the Yang Family’s eldest uncle.

They would hear that Mother Yang had given ten taels of silver to each of the pregnant widows. Of course, those women who weren’t pregnant would be indignant and would undoubtedly go to argue the point.

With all these issues mixed together, it was no wonder the Yang Family was in chaos.

Otherwise, how could it be possible for so many people to go into the Yang Family’s home, with hardly anyone coming out, all cramming into the courtyard to watch the spectacle?

"Brother Changhong, are we not going to report this to the authorities?"

"Of course, we are going to report it."

Lin Changhong stated as a matter of course.

"Snatching silver is not something you can just do; your father and your mother shouldn’t suffer a loss at the Yang Family’s hands for nothing. This silver has to be coughed up by the Yang Family!"

If things had been settled amiably, that would have been one thing, but they had resorted to outright theft and even forced Third Uncle and Third Aunt to travel such a long distance back home. How could such a matter not be settled thoroughly?

"I’ve brought my mother’s token; we will go to the prefectural magistrate’s residence shortly and have the magistrate personally pressure the county head on this matter."

"Alright."

Lin Changyi, not understanding these matters, could only nod in agreement.

The commotion at the Yang Family’s was far from over, but Lin Changhong and Lin Changyi decided to leave first.