mesbooks Chapter 279 Living in Linjia Village
Chapter 279 Living in Linjia Village
Bai Jingzhou saw yesterday that the Lin family was short of money, so as long as it did not affect the treatment effect, he prescribed medicine for the Lin family based on the principle of "don't use medicine if possible, and never use expensive medicine if cheap medicine can be used."
He planned to use acupuncture and dietary supplements as the main methods, supplemented by decoctions and medicinal baths, to treat the Lin family members through a multi-pronged approach.
Brother Lin didn't know any medicine, but he believed in Bai Jingzhou. He bought whatever Bai Jingzhou said and had no objection. The medicinal materials were packed into bags, tied up, and distributed to different people. Brother Lin didn't say a word, just waited for Bai Jingzhou to tell him how much money he should give to the clinic.
On the other side, in the inn, Lin's father originally wanted to settle the room fee, meal fee, and horse fodder fee while Gu Wenxuan and Bai Jingzhou were away, but he was told by his grandson that his sister sneaked out and settled all the bills when everyone finished breakfast.
Father Lin was both moved and amused. What did he say? His female disciple was really smart in all aspects except studying.
Bai Jingzhou and his companions returned to the inn carrying large and small bags of medicinal herbs and met up with Lin's father and others. At Gu Wenxuan's command, Fang Youfu and others who were responsible for driving the carriage waved their whips and, under the guidance of Bai Jingzhou, left the city and headed for Linjia Village.
Bai Jingzhou and Gu Wenxuan still rode horses, which made it more convenient for them to turn their horses around at any time and take care of the front and back of the team at the same time.
Under their guidance, Fang Youfu and others drove the eight carriages they brought into the village in a mighty procession.
The Lin clan members had already known about the return of Lin's father and his family last night. Those Lin clan members who had kept in close contact with the direct branch after it fell into decline were very happy. On the one hand, they were happy that the direct branch had the potential to revive and that they would have someone to protect and support them in the future. On the other hand, they were also happy that the direct branch reciprocated their kindness and immediately gave them things to improve their lives as soon as their situation improved.
And those who had once been protected and supported by the direct branch, but later avoided the direct branch as much as possible, and even tried to take advantage of the situation, all felt uncomfortable.
He just wanted to avoid it as much as possible, fearing that he would no longer be able to ask for help from his direct branch whenever there was a problem, as he did before the direct branch fell into poverty.
Those members of the Lin family who wanted to take advantage of the situation and profit from it were finally suppressed by the direct branch or the side branches that helped the direct branch. They were all extremely afraid of the possible revenge from Lin's father.
Brother Lin and his family didn’t know much about him, but the older generations in their families knew very well what kind of person Father Lin was like.
They regretted their greed and short-sightedness, but they did not dare to approach Lin's father and pretend that those things had never happened. So they could only discuss with their family members anxiously about what to do.
After much discussion, this group of people still couldn't come to any conclusion. However, Father Lin, whom they feared, didn't take these people seriously at all.
He has too many things to do and many enemies to deal with. Those members of the Lin family who wanted to take advantage of his misfortune but failed are not worthy of being taken seriously as targets for revenge.
A group of people got off the car at the gate of the Lin family's old house and were led into the house by Mr. Lin Er and others.
Needless to say, Lin's father's family had always reserved the main courtyard of the Lin family's old house for them, and the second master Lin and others had always reserved it for them, while Gu Wenxuan and others were arranged to stay in the guest courtyard temporarily.
The two girls, Gu Wenxuan and Jia Yuelan, lived together, and the six brothers, Gu Wenhai, Gu Wenche, Bai Jingzhou, Bai Jingshan, Ning Qirui, Yang Wandong and Fang Youfu, lived together. The two coachmen who came with them lived in the front yard of the Lin family's old house where they stored their vehicles and horses, so that they could take care of the horses at any time.
The house they lived in was originally occupied by the Lin family's servants, but now the Lin family no longer had any servants, so in that row of houses, only one of them housed the two coachmen brought by Gu Wenxuan and her group.
Under the guidance of Master Lin Er, everyone settled down, put their luggage and belongings in place, and then gathered together in the main hall of the main courtyard of the Lin family's old house.
Father Lin introduced Fang Youfu and others who did not come yesterday to Mr. Lin Er and others. Everyone greeted each other and gave gifts.
The elders of the Lin family gave gifts to Gu Wenxuan and others. The gifts were basically handwritten copies of the Lin family's collection of books, tea, and cloth. Only the two girls, Gu Wenxuan and Jia Yuelan, received handkerchiefs and round fans embroidered by the female members of the Lin family.
Gu Wenxuan and others gave the Lin family members six books handwritten by Bai Jingzhou as a reward from the emperor, as well as a cart called Tuyi, which included food ingredients, medicinal materials, tonics, cloth, cotton, furs, pens, ink, paper, and inkstones, etc., as a disguised subsidy to the Lin family members.
Of course, they did not distribute these things themselves, but directly entrusted this task, which would be bad if it was too light or too heavy, too much or too little, to Lin's father's family, who knew the Lin family better.
They had no idea what to give to whom and how much to give, but Lin's family knew it exactly.
After these guests who had come from afar had presented their gifts, Lin's father asked his son and daughter-in-law to take out the full cart of gifts that they had prepared for the Lin family members, as well as the gifts that Lin Shuzhen, the married daughter, had prepared for the Lin family members, and distribute them to their own family members.
Of the eight carriages that Gu Wenxuan and her companions brought, two were specially used to carry the various local rituals prepared by Lin's father's family and Lin Shuzhen for the Lin family members and Lin's mother's family. As for the carriage that Gu Wenxuan and her companions put together last night, only half of it was brought from their hometown, and the rest were basically purchased on their own whim along the way.
And those things they purchased temporarily were mostly food ingredients, medicinal materials, supplements, and fabrics, which were very suitable to be given to the Lin family members.
In addition, Gu Wenxuan and his colleagues also prepared some silk, furs, supplements, tea, and four treasures of the study, intending to give them to Lin's family when they left.
These things can all be converted into cash. If the Lin family is short of money someday, they can just sell one or several of them.
After the gift-giving session was over, Bai Jingzhou began to take the pulse of the Lin family members who needed treatment, distribute medicine packs, and perform acupuncture treatments.
Since several members of the Lin family needed long-term conditioning, Bai Jingzhou and his group were forced to postpone their return. That was why Bai Jingzhou and his group moved to the Lin family's old house without saying a word instead of returning home directly.
The Lin family's ancestral home has belonged to him, the eldest son, after his father and mother passed away. Over the years, his second brother and others have helped him repair and maintain it. After a simple cleaning yesterday and the purchase of bedding and other necessities, it is now habitable today. Even if there are still some things missing, the Lin family can immediately send people to the city to buy them.
Of course, Gu Wenxuan and the others did not intend to trouble others with this matter. If they needed anything, they could just ride a horse or take a car to the county town.