The Princess of Northern Land
Chapter 347: A Brand New Machine (1)_1

Chapter 347: Chapter 347: A Brand New Machine (1)_1

"What a bad-tempered brat, he got what he deserved." Kong Yier said with fervor.

"Clean it thoroughly, keep all the organs, we’ll eat them ourselves." Lin Ziyin commanded, "The big bones need to be preserved too, we’ll have beef and vermicelli in the cafeteria tomorrow."

"Alright." Kong Yier loudly agreed.

"Okay, show’s over, everyone head back to school." Qian Xuan also started to disperse the crowd.

The children quickly scattered and ran off.

Ziyin watched Changting blend into a group of kids, a hint of pure joy on his face. He felt a sense of pride. His brother was indeed the best, knowing how to argue for what’s right and how to benefit the family.

Government officials coming to the village to get someone was a big deal for the villagers of Shili. When people had heard about troubles arising at the cow farm, the workers were all worried that the Lin family had gotten into trouble. It was especially problematic at the end of the year. Luckily, soon enough, good news came that someone had falsely accused them.

When they heard that the Lin family was falsely accused of illegally slaughtering cattle, the villagers were infuriated, cursing the person who had a black heart to do such a thing. They all lived in the same village, who didn’t know that the cattle raised by the Lin family were not for labor, but for meat, bought from the Tatars. Since they were cattle for meat, naturally they would be slaughtered. If a fellow villager accused them of wrongdoing, it clearly showed that the person harbored ill intentions towards them.

Everyone also speculated who was causing trouble behind their backs, not hard to guess, because it was certainly not the families who worked at the Lin’s. The remaining few families that didn’t work at the Lin’s were the only possibilities.

For a while, all the bad deeds those families had done for years were brought up and listed one by one, even trivial acts like stealing sesame seeds or picking soybeans were mentioned.

At the end of the shift, the answer to the riddle was finally revealed.

"Uncle Lin, we Ma family indeed wronged your family previously, but haven’t we apologized? You are generous people, please let Youcai go, he is still a child after all. If you still feel wronged, take it out on me, I accept whatever your family wants to do." Almost as if it were a planned ambush, Yan’s family was kneeling and crying at the entrance of the cafeteria as everyone came out of the workshop, preparing to buy dinner.

Yan, having heard from home that Ma Youcai was arrested by a government official, was scared out of her wits. After making some inquiries, she found out that Ma Youcai had, on his own, reported the Lin family, and framing someone was a serious crime. She, a mere woman, didn’t know anyone from the government offices, and in this freezing weather, what was she to do?

Ma Xincai was angry at his younger brother for this disgraceful act. Lin was not someone their family could afford to offend, especially considering Prince Qian Xuan frequented there daily. Besides the Prince, every other residence in the village that bought goods from Lin could easily overpower their family.

However, Ma Xincai, being the eldest, still cared about his brother. So he took a quilt from home and headed for the government offices while it was still light out. He also asked Yan for silver, planning to use it for bribery.

Yan was reluctant to hand the silver over to Ma Xincai, fearing he’d pocket it. So she insisted on accompanying him to the government offices. But finding someone there who was willing to help them was impossible.

All the government officials, including the county magistrate and master, despised Youcai. not for anything else, but for staining their name in front of the prince. Thus, they planned to keep Youcai detained in the prison for several days.