Lin Feng led the horse along, an irrepressible smile on his face.
He had searched more than forty thousand taels from the horse bandits and collected over thirty thousand taels in reward silver from the yamen.
Altogether, he had gained more than seventy thousand taels of silver.
To Lin Feng, that was practically an astronomical sum. He could hunt for ten lifetimes and still never earn that much.
Lin Feng pushed open the gate of the courtyard house in the county town and heard Sister-in-law Zhang crying inside.
"Wuu wuu, husband, you can't just abandon me and the child!"
Lin Hu was also at the side, saying, "Brother Zhang, hang in there!"
When everyone heard the gate open, they all looked toward the entrance.
Lin Feng's heart skipped a beat. He hurried into the courtyard and led all twenty-nine horses inside as well.
Zhou Chunlan ran to Lin Feng's side and pointed anxiously toward the main house. "Husband, Brother Zhang looks like he's not going to make it."
Lin Feng was startled and hurried toward the main house.
"Wasn't Brother Zhang fine when he got on the horse carriage?"
"Brother Zhang was shot in the back. He'd been holding on without saying anything."
When Lin Feng entered the main room, he saw Zhang Xiaoyu lying face down on the bed, a broken arrow shaft protruding from his back.
Seeing Lin Feng come in, Zhou Haitao burst into tears with his mouth wide open. "Wuu wuu, brother-in-law, you're finally back.
"Brother Zhang is a real man. He was shot in the back, snapped off the arrow shaft, and held on until he got the children out of the carriage before collapsing.
"Brother-in-law, hurry and think of a way to save Brother Zhang."
Lin Feng looked at everyone. "Why didn't you go