Chapter 838: 112 Unwelco Parents-in-law Chapter 838: 112 Unwelco Parents-in-law Indeed, as Lv Liu said, the south of the city was indeed a bad place, looking even poorer than the southern part of Zhuma Town.
From the coach, Lin Yuan gazed at the vegetation and could not help but sigh as her brows furrowed into a knot; no matter how prosperous a city is, there will always be so unsightly places, hidden away.
People only saw the prosperity of Yecheng, yet never realized that such filthy and squalid corners existed here.
And sadly, not just a few lived in such conditions.
“Miss, the road ahead is difficult to traverse.
I’m afraid we can’t continue by carriage,” Lin Yi had seen all kinds of scenes before, so the sight before him did not cause him much panic.
However, if the carriage could not go any further, they would have to trouble Lin Yuan to proceed on foot, especially given the muddy road ahead…
“Let’s park the carriage to the side and continue on foot.”
Seeing that Lin Yuan did not regard the muddy road as an obstacle, Lin Yi was montarily startled, only coming back to his senses when Lin Yuan’s petite figure was already walking ahead.
Lin Yuan hitched up her skirt and picked the cleaner areas to step on.
Having grown up in the countryside, such roads did not deter her.
The only thing was, the path here was clearly worse than the ones in the Lin family hoe; despite Yecheng haven’t had rain in several days, there were still many puddles of dirty water, emanating a foul, fishy stench, with even so vomit-inducing filth floating in them.
Lin Yuan’s frown deepened; not only were the people here poor, but they also evidently lacked civility, casually relieving themselves on the main road!
Just the thought made her feel uncomfortable all over, and Lin Yuan could hardly imagine what kind of sentints Aunt Chen and her husband harbored living here.
“Miss, are you certain they live here?” Lin Yi carefully used a stick to push aside sothing filthy on the ground in front of him, then kicked a block of wood into the dirty water to help Lin Yuan pass safely.
Lin Yuan carefully stepped over a puddle, wiping the sweat from her brow before speaking softly, “When I asked Lv Liu where they lived, she instinctively flinched backward, clutching tightly at the bundle in her hands as if she wanted to hide it.
Clearly, she feared I might discover sothing.
Thus, they surely must reside in the southern part of the city, and those clothes in the bundle are likely ant for Aunt Chen.”
Lin Yi said nothing more, continuing to clear the ground of filthy objects for Lin Yuan.
After making their way through the muddy stretch, Lin Yuan took a deep breath as she noticed the curious looks of the locals.
Approaching a dirty little girl, she bent down with a smile and asked, “Little girl, do you know of a family with the surna Chen living here?
It’s an elderly couple, and the man has poor eyesight.”
Although covered in gri, the little girl’s eyes were bright and alert.
Hearing the question, she gently pointed in a direction.
Having found the residence of Aunt Chen, Lin Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and turned back, smiling gratefully at the little girl.
She then thought to take out so Silver Taels from her purse to give to her.
But before her hand could reach her purse, Lin Yi stopped her in a low voice, “Miss, you mustn’t.”
Lin Yuan looked at him puzzled.
Lin Yi glanced around cautiously before whispering, “This is a place of poverty.
Our presence here is already conspicuous.
If we show wealth…”
He didn’t finish, but Lin Yuan understood his implication.
Showing wealth here might provoke the impoverished to descend upon them and strip them clean.
Lin Yuan silently lanted for the poor people before her, thinking that if Wang Hong and Tang Qing spent half their effort on serving the people, the residents here would not have to live such a miserable existence.
After a compassionate glance at the little girl, Lin Yuan walked toward the direction she had indicated.
It was an extrely crude house, even more so than those in the Lin family hoe.
However, at least it was still standing and able to provide shelter from wind and rain.
Lin Yuan pushed open the door made from a few rotten planks and called out softly, “Is anyone there?”
There was no response for a long ti.
Lin Yuan frowned.
Had the little girl pointed out the wrong place?
Was this not Aunt Chen’s ho but instead belonged to soone who resembled her?
“Is anyone there?”
She raised her voice a bit, but still no response ca.
Lin Yuan pursed her lips, turning to leave when she suddenly heard a trembling voice from a corner, “Is that, is that Da Ya?”
The voice was old and raspy, barely recognizable; without listening carefully, one might mistake it for a crow cawing in the background.
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