jdhmnovel Chapter 130 Misfortunes never come singly
Chapter 130 Misfortunes never come singly
Lin Youcai had a bad feeling and shouted "Run", and took the lead to run forward. The other two were a beat slower, but they reacted and quickly followed.
Some of the people surrounding the old man were former tenants, and some were righteous passers-by who supported him the moment he fell.
Seeing that the culprits had run away, two people were left to take care of the fainted Uncle Hu, and the rest went to chase them.
Lin Youcai ran forward desperately. Although he didn't understand why he was running, he knew that he must not be caught by that group of people.
The old shoes could not bear the weight, and the soles flew off after the stitches were stretched. Lin Youcai's foot stepped directly on a sharp stone. The severe pain spread from the soles of his feet to his whole body. Blood flowed from the soles of his feet, staining half of his socks red.
Lin Youcai's legs went weak and he fell uncontrollably to the ground. The people chasing him seized the opportunity and pinned Lin Youcai to the ground.
After controlling Lin Youcai's family of three, they sent them, along with Uncle Hu, to the town's clinic.
After the doctor at the clinic treated Mr. Hu, he slowly woke up. Because of their large group of people barging in, many people gathered at the clinic.
Uncle Hu lay on the plank bed, pointed at Lin Youcai and told him the whole story in public.
People tend to sympathize with the weak. When they saw the old man faint from anger, they subconsciously stood on his side.
Now when they heard the old man say that Lin Youcai damaged the ox cart and not only refused to pay compensation but also simply abandoned the person and ran away, they were even more indignant and started to blame the three members of the Lin family.
Someone among the onlookers recognized Lin Youcai's identity and revealed his identity in public.
"I recognize him. He is the owner of Juxianju. I didn't expect that this man, who usually pretends to be a decent person, is so shameless."
"Juxianju? Speaking of Juxianju, I haven't been to Juxianju for dinner for a long time. I miss their stewed fish. Let's go to Juxianju for lunch." Amid the accusations, someone changed the subject.
"It's better to go to Fumanlou for fish. The fish in Juxianju has changed the species and tastes a bit fishy." Another person suggested.
As the two of them went off topic, the conversation went off track, from standing up for Uncle Hu to starting to suspect whether the shopkeeper Lin Youcai had accepted dirty money, which led to the decline in the quality of the dishes at Juxianju.
Lin Youcai was originally feeling very embarrassed facing other people's pointing and criticizing, feeling that he had lost all his face today. Unexpectedly, they hit the nail on the head and pointed out that he had tampered with the ingredients. He was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat.
But he couldn't let them talk any more. If the owner of Juxianju got to know about this, his job as the shopkeeper would be over.
The only solution now is to pay compensation to appease the public anger and let this matter go.
After Lin Youcai calmed down, he quickly changed his face, sincerely apologized to Uncle Hu, and offered to compensate Uncle Hu for his medical expenses.
Uncle Hu was not the kind of person who would not let go even if he was right. Seeing that Lin Youcai admitted his mistake with a good attitude, he agreed to his solution of paying money.
After the two men discussed, they determined the amount of compensation. Lin Youcai had to pay Uncle Hu a total of five taels of silver. None of the three of them carried that much money on them, so the father and son were used as hostages while Lin Youcai's wife went home to get the money.
His home was not far from the clinic, and Lin Youcai's wife quickly brought the silver back. When the others saw that Uncle Hu had taken the money, they knew that the matter was over, so they dispersed.
Lin Youcai didn't know how to describe his current mood at this moment. After going back, not only did he not get the house and the money, but he also had to pay thirteen taels of silver. This was simply a cutting of flesh and blood for him.
After Lin Youcai and other doctors bandaged his feet, he walked out of the clinic in a daze. Because he was still thinking about his money, he didn't pay attention to his step and stepped on empty air and rolled down the stairs. His forehead hit the ground and bleeding profusely, and his cheek was cut by a stone.
Lin Youcai was so dizzy after the fall that he couldn't even get up, so he was carried back in right after he walked out of the clinic. The doctor wrapped his head around and around, leaving only his eyes, nose and mouth exposed.
In his current condition, if he wanted to cancel his leave and go back to work, his employer would definitely not agree, so Lin Youcai simply rested at home for a day.
The next day, his injuries not only did not improve, but instead showed a tendency to worsen. His body was covered with bruises from the fall, and it hurt whenever he moved. He could not go to work at all, but the few days of leave he had taken had already been used up.
He had no choice but to limp to Juxianju to ask his employer for further leave.
When He Sheng, the owner of Juxianju, heard Lin Youcai's purpose, he agreed readily.
"You can ask for leave to rest. I see you are seriously injured. You should have a good rest. Go back. You don't need to come here anymore."
"Oh, okay, thank you, Boss! Hmm? Wait, Boss, I was a little distracted just now, I didn't hear clearly, what did you say just now?"
Lin Youcai was just thinking that his boss was a good man and would not deduct his wages for these few days of vacation because his injury was so serious.
Only then did he realize that there was something wrong with what the boss said just now. Why would the boss tell him not to come anymore? Did he hear it wrong? How is this possible?
He Dongsheng looked expressionlessly at Lin Youcai, whose head was wrapped like a dumpling and whose expression of shock could not be concealed.
"If you didn't hear me clearly, I'll say it again. You, Lin Youcai, are fired. You don't need to come here again."
"Why...why?" Lin Youcai couldn't believe it.
He Dongsheng closed the account book and looked at Lin Youcai: "Why? Ha! Don't you know it yourself? You were away these few days, so I took care of the accounts myself. I felt that the work was quite tedious. I was thinking of raising your salary when you came back, but I checked the accounts these two days. Guess what I found?"
Lin Youcai's body stiffened, and his back felt cold. Why did the boss suddenly want to check the accounts? Was it because of the rumors that came out of the clinic yesterday?
Lin Youcai didn't know whether He Dongsheng discovered that he was charging high prices for ordinary ingredients or discovered that there was something wrong with his accounts.
No matter which one of them is exposed, he will not have a good ending. Not only will he not be able to continue to be the shopkeeper of Juxianju, but once his reputation spreads, no one else will want him to be the shopkeeper.
Lin Youcai knelt down in front of He Dongsheng and said, "Boss He, I was wrong. I was blinded by greed and was just confused for a moment. Please forgive me this time. I promise there will never be a next time. Please give me another chance..."
He Dongsheng was not moved at all by Lin Youcai's tearful confession. He asked coldly, "Lin Youcai, I think I treated you well, but how did you treat me? You used my money to make false accounts and fooled me? If I hadn't discovered it early, how much money would you have embezzled from me every year?"