Chapter 22: Good News!

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

By the time she reached the cave, her basket was almost full.

She stood in front of the cave for a while and listened for any movements. After confirming that there were no abnormalities, she entered the cave. As soon as she entered, she knew that the person she had saved had already left.

Lin Ran did not think too much about it. She scanned the cave and quickly found the jade pendant that Sima Yunshen had left behind.

She went forward and took the jade pendant. Only then did she realize that there was a banknote with a denomination of 200 yuan under the jade pendant.

Lin Ran put away the banknotes and jade pendant and carried the basket home.

Ever since she moved back to her house, Lin Ran had been going out early and returning late to pick herbs on the mountain. She only stopped when the entire courtyard was filled with herbs. She decided to sell the herbs first.

On this day, Lin Ran woke up early and went out with the herbs. Unexpectedly, he met Auntie Liu at the village entrance. When Auntie Liu saw her, she immediately said, “Lin Ran, I have good news for you.”

“What good news?” Lin Ran asked with a smile. She knew that Auntie Liu liked to gossip and knew a lot of things, so she did not think too much about it.

Unexpectedly, Aunt Liu kept her in suspense. She smiled at her and said, “Guess!”

“Auntie Liu, do I look like a god? How would I know?”

Even if she could guess, Lin Ran did not want to waste her energy. If she had the energy, she would rather spend it doing something more productive.

“Haha. I was so happy that I forgot. How could you guess such a thing? Forget it, I’ll tell you.”

“Let me tell you, Lin Xue was beaten up.” Auntie Liu suddenly lowered her voice and pressed her mouth against Lin Ran’s ear. Lin Ran was not used to being so close to people and almost pushed her away.

When she remembered that they were on an ox cart, she stopped. However, she moved her body away from Aunt Liu and asked, “What? Did she get beaten? Who did it?”

Over the past few days, Lin Ran had been busy with her plans to earn money. She was busy picking herbs and making medicine, so she had no time to go around the village, and knew nothing about this.

“Who else? Her father.”

“What’s going on? Why is my uncle suddenly willing to hit her?” Lin Ran was a little curious. In her impression, Lin Yuan especially doted on Lin Xue and gave her everything his daughter wanted.

Otherwise, Lin Xue would not have gotten raised to have a fussy rich girl’s airs. Not only did she not do any work at home, but she also often picked on others.

To be honest, only the host could tolerate it. If it were Lin Ran, she would have given Lin Xue a piece of her mind ages ago.

“What else could it be? She asked for it.” Aunt Liu’s face was full of disdain. She told him about how Lin Xue made trouble for Lin Ming after she was injured.

Only then did Lin Ran know that Lin Xue had gone overboard. She actually used her injury to prevent Lin Ming from going to school and asked him to accompany her at home.

Lin Xue did not even realize what she was doing. Lin Ming was the hope of the Lin family. It was not easy for him to pass the preliminary exams and was about to take the Elementary Scholar Examination very soon. How could he accompany her at home?

Studying was like sailing against the current. If one did not advance, one would fall behind. Even if Lin Ming had some talent, it would be hard to keep up with his studies without going to school. No wonder Lin Yuan beat her up.

It was true that he doted on his daughter, but he really valued his promising son, Lin Ming.

Lin Ran was happy to hear that Lin Xue had been punished, but on second thought, she felt something was wrong. Compared to Lin Yuan, Yu Niang liked her daughter more. It was impossible for her not to stop her husband from hitting her.

Thinking of this, she asked directly, “Aunt Liu, when my uncle hit her, didn’t my aunt stop him?”