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Chapter 271 Isn't this just letting her die?

Lin Xuezhu stretched out her hand to help Xie Yunling wipe the mud off her face.

Xie Yunling subconsciously avoided it because she didn't want her aunt to get her hands dirty.

Lin Xuezhu asked gently: "Niece, do you want your aunt to vent your anger for you?"

Xie Yunling shook her head, "I will be careful in the future."

Lin Xuezhu smiled and said word by word: "If someone wants to harm you, you can't avoid it if you are careful. Yes. To deal with evil people, you must be more evil than them. If you are bullied, you must return it on the spot."

Under Xie Yunling's shocked eyes, Lin Xuezhu stood up slowly and walked towards the women.

Those women were obviously a little nervous.

But when I think about it, they were at a disadvantage last time because they had no weapons, and several of them were bullied by a little girl.

This time it was different. They all had something in their hands, and there were officers and soldiers nearby, so the little girl didn't dare to do anything to them.

Thinking about it this way, those women were confident.

One of them whispered: "Let her provoke us first, so that if we fight back against her, no one will blame us."

The others knew what they were doing, and they all looked prepared.

Lin Xuezhu asked with a cold face, calmly and powerfully: "Whoever pushed my niece down, it's best to stand up for yourself. If you are caught by me, you won't even have the chance to kneel down and beg for mercy."

Her voice was weak . Big, but everyone around heard it.

Xie Yunling bit her lip and was very nervous. She was afraid that her aunt would suffer.

"Sir, can you please go and help my aunt?" she said to the officer and soldier closest to her.

The officer lowered his head, looked at her with a complicated expression, and said, "Girl, believe me, it's better if I don't help."

Xie Yunling's eyes were full of disappointment, and she subconsciously wanted to go over and help Lin Xuezhu.

But the body covered with thick mud was already exhausted, but he could not stand up.

Helpless, she could only look at Lin Xuezhu's slender back nervously, and slowly walked towards the women.

"Don't come over here. We won't be polite if you come back." One of the women said, "We didn't push her. She fell down on her own. Don't bite her randomly. There are rules here."

Her voice As soon as it fell, Lin Xuezhu had already firmly grasped the shovel in her hand.

She tried to snatch the shovel back, but found that it wouldn't move.

Her heart suddenly went cold. She never expected that this little girl was so strong!

Lin Xuezhu smiled at her, twisted her hand hard, and took the shovel off.

The other hand reached up to the top of her head at some point and grabbed the roots of her hair.

Lin Xuezhu, with a shovel in one hand and a woman in the other, turned towards the mixing pit.

When several other women saw this, they wanted to rush to help.

However, Lin Xuezhu waved his hand and swept the shovel backwards, almost hitting the faces of the women.

Fortunately, they hid quickly and bent down in unison to save their faces.

Each of them was so frightened that their hearts were pounding. When they calmed down, Lin Xuezhu had already brought them to the edge of the mixing pit.

Lin Xuezhu used her arms to throw the woman to the edge of the mixing pit.

The woman's feet had sunk into the mud, and the wet and sticky feeling made her nerves tense immediately.

"Give you a chance." Lin Xuezhu said unhurriedly: "Tell me who pushed my niece, and I will let you go. Otherwise, you will die for her!"

Lin Xuezhu's tone was understatement. In the woman's ears, it sounded as if her life was impermanent.

She forced herself to calm down and squeezed out a sentence through her chattering teeth, "There are officers and soldiers here, and they won't let you do anything wrong."

"Really?" Lin Xuezhu smiled.

At the same time, the hand holding the woman's hair loosened.

The woman slid down the edge of the pit.

She was so frightened that she dug her fingers into the soil subconsciously.

A heartbreaking pain came and she knew her fingernail had fallen off.

But luckily, she didn't completely slide into the pit.

"Help me, help me!" The woman didn't dare to move, she just opened her mouth and screamed for help desperately.

During this interval, several other women also ran to a place not far from the mixing pit.

Seeing the miserable look of the woman, their backs were almost soaked with cold sweat.

However, what frightened them even more was that none of the surrounding officers and soldiers went to save the woman beside the pit.

The woman howled for a while and realized that no one would come to save her.

In order to survive, she had no choice but to scream: "Ma Yan did it, she pushed her."

Lin Xuezhu turned around, looked at the women, and asked coldly: "Who is Ma Yan?"

She saw the drooping man A trace of panic flashed across the face of the woman.

At the same time, several other women took a step back.

By the time the droopy-faced woman realized that she had been betrayed by her accomplices, Lin Xuezhu was already in front of her.

"Is it you again?" A cruel light flashed in Lin Xuezhu's eyes.

Ma Yan's flabby face trembled and she didn't dare to speak.

"Are you wrong?" Lin Xuezhu asked.

If Ma Yan still dares to be ruthless at this time, then she is a 250-year-old.

She knelt on the ground with a plop and said hurriedly: "I was wrong, please forgive me. I will never touch Xie Yunling again. When I see her in the future, I will stay far away and will not let her go." She saw me again."

Her attitude in admitting her mistake was really good, but she was also timid.

But Lin Xuezhu was still not satisfied.

She raised her eyes, glanced at the other women, and asked, "What else?"

Those women were not stupid, and knew that Lin Xuezhu was eyeing them.

They all knelt down and yelled like a mourner: "We don't dare anymore, please spare us."

And the woman in the pit slid down a little more at this time, and screamed like "killing pigs" in her mouth. He yelled like, "Help me, save me quickly, I told you, let me live."

Lin Xuezhu calmly picked up the rope on the ground and handed it to the onlookers.

"Brothers and sisters, please lend a hand."

"Oh." Only then did everyone react and hurriedly went to the pit to save people.

When the woman was pulled up, the mud was already up to her waist.

Her sallow face was pale. For her, the rest of her life was not a matter of luck, but of deeper fear.

Lin Xuezhu lowered his head, looked at Ma Yan, and said slowly, "How many times have you bullied my niece along the way? Can you count it yourself?"

Ma Yan had never thought about this question, and it kept flashing in her mind. The scene where she bullied Xie Yunling.

I can't count them, I can't count them at all.

Seeing her eyes rolling around, Lin Xuezhu wanted to fly out of her deep-set eye sockets, and sneered: "Well, let me give you a chance. If you count correctly, I will spare your life."

Ma Yan's heart went cold. , how do you count this thing?

Does she keep a record every time she bullies someone?

If this girl says this, isn't it just to let her die?

Chapter 272 Auntie, is she a strong man?

Lin Xuezhu waited for a while and saw that Ma Yan couldn't explain why.

Then he asked several other women: "Can you count them clearly?"

The women were frightened and shook their heads repeatedly.

I can't count them, I really can't count them.

Lin Xuezhu smiled gently at them and said, "In that case, don't blame me for being cruel."

As she said that, she stretched out her hand to grab the droopy-faced Ma Yan and flicked her away casually.

Ma Yan's flying face fell into the mixing pit in full view of everyone.

"Help me, help me..."

At first, Ma Yan could still shout for help.

But the harder she struggled, the deeper she sank.

The mud covered her chest, neck, and mouth...

until the last strand of her hair disappeared into the mud.

"Ah ah ah -"

The psychological defense of the woman who was thrown down and then rescued was the first to collapse.

I almost ended up like this.

Fortunately, fortunately, the person who pushed Xie Yunling was not herself.

Several other women also turned pale with fear.

As for that?

Although they attacked Xie Yunling, they did not kill her!

As for killing people?

I thought that if a life was lost, the officers and soldiers would take action.

Unexpectedly, after a while, the officers and soldiers just took Ma Yan's body out of the mixing pit and found a place to bury it.

One of the women was so frightened that she lost her mind.

She yelled crazily: "I killed someone, no one cares about it? Is there any king's law? Is there any heavenly justice?"

It's Ma Yan today, who knows if it will be her tomorrow!

When Lin Xuezhu heard this, he spread his hands with an innocent look on his face.

"It's wrong to kill someone, but I didn't want to kill her! She could push my niece down, and I was just retaliating with tooth to teach her a lesson. If someone rescued her, she would still be alive, but you didn't save her!"

Murder ! There is simply no one more ruthless than her.

The women looked at each other in confusion. When they reacted, the fear in their hearts reached its peak.

Lin Xuezhu turned to the officers and soldiers and asked, "Sir, is there a problem with what I said?"

The officers and soldiers shook their heads, "No problem!"

Lin Xuezhu looked at the others and asked, "Do you think there is a problem?"

Who dares to question it ? Where is Lin Xuezhu!

No matter who she looked at, everyone shook their heads.

I can't afford it, I really can't afford it.

Besides, Mrs. Lin is not an unreasonable person.

As long as they don't mess with her, she is very kind to others.

It's strange that Ma Yan offended the wrong person, her niece!

"Miss Xuezhu."

Just when everyone was confused, a voice sounded from behind the crowd.

Lin Xuezhu looked up and saw Cuier walking over in a hurry.

Cui'er had only been staring at Lin Xuezhu before. Halfway there, she discovered Xie Yunling and Lu Mo who were covered in mud.

Suddenly he was a little panicked, "What's going on? Miss Xuezhu, what happened?"

"It's nothing. I'll tell you in detail when I get back." Lin Xuezhu looked calm.

She turned to the officers and soldiers and said, "Sir, my niece is like this. I'm afraid she won't be able to work today. I'll call a few people over later and let them work for my niece. Can you?"

The officers and soldiers nodded, "Ms. Lin, you can do whatever you want. ."

Lin Xuezhu called to Cui'er: "Bring him back quickly."

Cui'er nodded and helped Xie Yunling up without saying a word.

At this point, Xie Yunling finally came back to her senses.

What Lin Xuezhu did just now made her look stupid.

If she hadn't been used to seeing dead people on the way to exile, she would definitely be trembling and unconscious now.

However, my aunt is really awesome.

If you say lift someone up, lift them up.

If you say throw people into a pit, just throw people into a pit.

When will she be as powerful as her aunt?

Xie Yunling was thinking randomly as she walked.

My mind is filled with all kinds of thoughts.

"Can I leave?" Lin Xuezhu turned to Lu Mo.

Lu Mo was quite cheerful and replied: "No problem." and stood up.

He had almost recovered his physical strength, and felt that what his cousin had done just now was quite enjoyable.

Therefore, his whole body was full of joy.

Lin Xuezhu looked at his cheerful look and felt that he was a little heartless.

So he asked: "What did you think just now that you jumped like that?"

Lu Mo glanced at Lin Xuezhu strangely and asked: "I don't want to jump, how can I let my cousin jump?"

Lin Xuezhu was speechless.

She had no intention of jumping.

She clearly knew that jumping would be useless, so why did she jump?

When Lin Xuezhu thought of this, her eyebrows jumped and she said deliberately: "My little niece's wrists were torn by the rope just now when she was trying to save you."

"Really?" Lu Mo's eyes widened and he glanced at Xie Yunling's back in front of him. .

He hesitated for a moment, then took a few steps to catch up.

She said to Xie Yunling, "Miss Xie, let me look at your hands."

"Huh?" Xie Yunling didn't understand at first and thought he was a little abrupt.

When she met the young boy's gaze and saw clearly the concern in his eyes, her heart skipped a beat.

"I'm fine." She quickly lowered her head and hid her injured arm in her sleeve.

Seeing her like this, Lu Mo knew that she must be injured, so he said to Cui'er: "Sister Cui'er, please clean her wound well later, and then ask Aunt Shuang for some ointment to put on her."

After that, he As if something burned his mouth, he pursed his lips and ran in the other direction.

Lin Xuezhu looked at his hurried away figure and felt like she knew something.

She quickly shouted: "Little cousin, why are you going?"

"Let her use the bathing room, I'll wash in the river." Lu Mo said these words without looking back.

Lin Xuezhu couldn't hold back and laughed out loud.

After a while, she stopped smiling and caught up with Xie Yunling.

He asked, "Can you still leave?"

"I can." Xie Yunling said through gritted teeth.

To be honest, it was a little difficult for her to walk.

She is a rich young lady who has been pampered since she was a child.

On the way to exile, his health was exhausted, and when he arrived in the north, he started working hard again.

She is not lazy. If she is told to work, she will do it.

At night, her whole body felt like it was falling apart. She gritted her teeth and endured it.

What can I do if I can't bear it? They have all fallen into this situation.

If you want to get rid of this kind of life, you may have to die, right?

She didn't want to die, deep down she was always seeking to survive.

So she can tolerate it.

But today, she was so exhausted and frightened that she really had no strength left.

The road ahead is too long, when will we reach the end?

Xie Yunling sighed softly, her legs that were struggling to move forward finally gave way, and she knelt on the ground.

Cui'er didn't catch her, but she fell and fell flat on her buttocks.

Seeing this, Lin Xuezhu took Xie Yunling's arms, put them on his shoulders, kicked her legs, and directly carried her on his back.

Xie Yunling felt her body rising into the air. When she realized what was going on, she was dumbfounded.

Auntie, she is a strong man, right? How could there be a woman with so much strength?

Chapter 273: This is not the first time I have killed someone

. Xie Yunling felt embarrassed from the bottom of her heart.

She and her aunt only met in the north.

Her aunt has been taking care of her, but she has no ability to do anything for her aunt.

At this moment, she was lying on her aunt's back, and her thoughts suddenly returned to more than ten years ago.

At that time, she was lying on her mother's back like this.

My mother's back is always so warm and fragrant, just like my aunt's back.

Xie Yunling's eyes couldn't help but turn red when she thought of her mother.

She swallowed hard and swallowed back the tears.

He gently wrapped his arms around Lin Xuezhu's neck and said softly, "Auntie, thank you."

Lin Xuezhu's mouth twitched.

This child's tone...could he smell her mother's scent from her?

God, she doesn't want to be a mother in such a painless way!

Lin Xuezhu cleared her throat and said in a colder tone: "Xie Yunling, cheer up."

"Yes." Xie Yunling responded, and then there was no movement.

"Miss Xuezhu, she is asleep." After a while, Cui'er whispered to Lin Xuezhu.

Lin Xuezhu: That's outrageous. Do you smell like a mother that much? Just put the child to sleep and feed him!

Lin Xuezhu quickened her pace, walked for a while, and finally returned to the cave.

Wen Xiuqing and Lin Jiayuan were hanging clothes at the door. When they saw Lin Xuezhu coming back with a clay figure on her back, they were frightened.

"You said we should leave first and you pull the last few cars. What happened?" Wen Xiuqing asked in disbelief as she went to meet Lin Xuezhu.

"The little niece was pushed into the mixing pit. Fortunately, I was nearby and rescued her." Lin Xuezhu explained briefly.

Then she said to Tweetie: "Hurry up and prepare the bathing room."

"Yes, yes, the mud will be hard after it dries." Tweetie hurriedly got into the hole, called Mother Ma and Gu Zhenniang together, and said It heats stones and heats water.

Hot Stone is Lin Xuezhu's brainchild.

After heating the stone in the fire pit, take it to the bathing room and pour a ladle of water on it to steam out a lot of heat.

In her previous life, she went to a bathing center and liked to take saunas.

After entering the cave, the environment suddenly became warm, and Xie Yunling opened her eyes.

Her head was a little dizzy, she must have caught a cold.

But she didn't say it out loud because she was afraid of causing trouble to her aunt's family.

Lin Xuezhu was quite happy to see that there was no man at home.

In this way, Xie Yunling can change clothes and take a shower at will without fear of inconvenience.

"Where are Uncle Yan and the others?" Lin Xuezhu asked.

Mother Ma said: "Follow the centurion to help make tools."

Lin Xuezhu nodded and said to Cui'er: "Go find Uncle Yan and tell them that I agreed and let them work for my niece for half a day. If If you can't go, send someone to the construction site to tell you. Making tools is work anyway. "

" Got it, I'll go right away." Cui'er hurried out.

Mother Ma found a pair of clean clothes, twisted a hot handkerchief, and asked Xie Yunling to wipe her face first.

The mud on Xie Yunling's face had dried and hardened, and she picked it out with her own hands, which made Grandma Ma extremely distressed.

Mother Ma found a wooden stool and asked her to sit on it. She and Gu Zhenniang, one on each side, applied a hot handkerchief to her face. After the mud softened, she slowly wiped it down.

After finally cleaning her face, Mother Ma sighed when she saw her hair stuck together by the mud.

"Who is bullying people like this? Push this good girl into the quagmire! The next time I see her, I have to push her to the ground and give her a beating. This will make our girl angry!" said Mother Ma indignantly.

Lin Xuezhu rarely saw Mother Ma so angry and couldn't help but smile.

"I'm afraid there's no chance." She said leisurely.

Mother Ma had just taken off Xie Yunling's coat, and when she heard this, she subconsciously asked, "Why is there no chance?"

"I will kill that person." Lin Xuezhu said lightly.

The female relatives in the room all trembled, as if they were frozen, and they were all motionless.

Lin Xuezhu sighed softly and said confidently: "She has bullied her little niece all the way. The injuries on her body were all caused by her. If I hadn't happened to meet him today, the person who died would have been my niece. I killed her, Is there a problem?"

"No problem." Mother Ma smiled reluctantly.

Although the man's death was not unjust, Miss Xuezhu's talk about murder was too light, right?

Seeing that the expressions of the female relatives were still a little complicated, Lin Xuezhu couldn't help but said: "What's wrong with you? Is there someone protecting you along the way, so you don't know the hardship of fate? If you meet such a person, you will have to kill me. Do you understand?"

"Ming, I understand," the female relatives said softly.

Xie Yunling listened to their conversation, which seemed to refresh her outlook on life.

It turns out that my aunt has such strict requirements for everyone!

Got it, now she understands her aunt better.

At this time, the hot stones were heated and a large pot of hot water was also heated.

Mother Ma opened the shower room and let Xie Yunling in.

"Girl, please don't close the door. Let me wash it for you." She said kindly.

When Xie Yunling was in the eldest princess's mansion, she was used to being served by servants.

Although she didn't object to someone helping her take a bath, she was a little embarrassed because she liked to admire everyone in this room.

"I'll do it myself." Xie Yunling gently rejected Grandma Ma's kindness.

She walked into the shower room, closed the door, poured a ladle of water on the floor.

Under the hollow bamboo floor, there are heated stones.

With a squeaking sound, heat steamed up from the soles of his feet.

So comfortable!

Xie Yunling hadn't taken a serious bath for a long time, and now she felt very relaxed physically and mentally.

My aunt's house is so nice, it even has a bathroom like this.

Xie Yunling soaked her dry and stiff hair in water and brushed it carefully.

Soon, she found that a basin of water turned into mud.

She was a little embarrassed.

"Girl, what's wrong?" The attentive Mother Ma was soaking her coat in warm water, trying to brush off the mud on it.

"Mommy Ma, can you help me change the water in the basin?" Xie Yunling asked weakly.

"I'll go." Gu Zhenniang ran to the bathroom door and waited.

Xie Yunling handed the basin out.

Everyone couldn't help but sigh secretly when they looked at the turbid color.

Gu Zhenniang changed the water, added another pot of cold water to the pot on the stove, and continued to boil.

She had a premonition that Xie Yunling might not be able to be washed clean even if the two pots of water were poured down.

Wen Xiuqing pulled Lin Xuezhu aside and asked softly, "Daughter, did you really kill someone?"

"Yes." Lin Xuezhu nodded.

Wen Xiuqing closed her eyes, waited for a long time, and then said: "Why are you so brave?"

Lin Xuezhu didn't take it seriously and said lightly: "Mom, if I tell you that this is not the first time I kill someone, what will you think ? "Huh ?

" Wen Xiuqing's eyes widened and she stuttered, "No, it's not the first time?"

Lin Xuezhu chuckled, patted her mother on the shoulder and said, "Just get used to it. It's really not the first time. " Once."

With a bang, Wen Xiuqing sat down on the kang.

Chapter 274 Triangle is the most deadly form.

When Lin Chengzhang and others came back from outside, they were blocked by Lin Xuezhu.

"My niece is taking a bath inside. You guys find a place to do some more work." Lin Xuezhu said.

As she said this, she suddenly remembered something. She went back to the house and took out a set of men's clothes, stuffed them into Lin Chengzhang, and wrapped a few dried soapberries inside.

"Go to the river to find your little cousin and put this clothes on for him. Don't let the child freeze in the cold weather." Lin Xuezhu explained.

When Lin Chengzhang and others came to find Cui'er, they probably heard about what happened before.

Hearing this, without saying a word, he turned around and walked towards the river.

The river is so long, who knows where Lu Mo takes a bath.

There are many people going there, so it's easy to look carefully.

After sending away his father and others, Lin Xuezhu returned to the cave, locked the door, and continued to rummage through the shelves.

Both her little cousin and niece got cold today, so she had to arrange a hot meal for them in the evening.

She brought out some bacon and daylilies and planned to make a pot of daylily stew.

Grandma Ma took out the cereals and prepared to stew a pot of cereal rice.

When Xie Yunling came out of the shower, she smelled a strong fragrance.

She swallowed and glanced at Lin Xuezhu sheepishly.

Lin Xuezhu asked her to sit down, and Mother Ma brought her a cup of hot rice tea.

Jiang Qishuang found the ointment and planned to apply it on her.

Xie Yunling quickly took the ointment and said she would apply it herself.

Jiang Qishuang didn't force herself, she just exchanged a few words and went to do other things.

Lin Xuezhu took out his whistle, walked outside the cave, and blew a string of notes.

After a while, the Lin family came back one after another.

Lu Mo followed everyone, holding clothes soaked in mud and water.

"Oh, give me these clothes quickly." Mother Ma reached out to pick up the clothes, found a basin, and soaked the clothes.

Lu Mo glanced at Xie Yunling from a distance and asked, "Miss Xie, is your wrist okay?"

Xie Yunling shook her head, stood up again, and gave Lu Mo a big salute.

"Thank you Mr. Lu for saving me." She said gently and politely.

Lin Xuezhu didn't know why, but when Xie Yunling thanked Lu Mo, she glanced at Lin Xueyi unconsciously.

A trace of discomfort flashed across Lin Xueyi's face, but she quickly covered it up.

Damn it, could this situation be...

A triangle appeared in Lin Xuezhu's mind.

When I was in school, my teacher said that triangle is the most stable shape.

But in relationships, the triangle is the most deadly shape.

Lin Xuezhu glanced at Lu Mo calmly.

He looked as usual and said: "Speaking of life-saving grace, I also want to thank Miss Xie. I saved Miss Xie's life, and Miss Xie also hurt herself to save me. In this way, even if we are even, we will Don't worry about it, okay?"

Xie Yunling hesitated, but nodded.

Lin Xuezhu glanced at Lin Xueyi unconsciously again, and happened to catch her peeking at Xie Yunling's wrist, with a frustrated look on her face.

Alas...

Just when Lin Xuezhu was in trouble, Yuan Xiu came back from outside.

"Husband, we got off work very early today." Lin Xuezhu greeted him with a smile.

Yuan Xiu gave her a gentle smile and said, "I have something to tell you after dinner."

"Okay." Lin Xuezhu took her coat with a smile and asked Mother Ma to start dinner.

Because there are so many people in the Lin family, they usually don't eat around the table.

When the meal is ready, everyone finishes it and finds a place to eat.

Today was an exception. Yan Da deliberately took out the table used for hot pot.

The family gathered around the table, eating multigrain rice and stew pot.

"Eldest niece, I like this day lily the most. It's chewy and has a bit of sour taste. It's delicious. My eldest niece, you know how to eat it." Lin Chengyao took a few bites and started the daily process of bragging about his eldest niece. .

Lin Chengzhang smiled, "No matter how delicious the dish is, it must be paired with meat. I still like the bacon stew."

As soon as these two people started the conversation, everyone started talking.

The dining table was very lively and cozy.

Xie Yunling held the bowl, her eyes a little busy.

No matter who spoke, she would look at them and listen carefully.

Not only did he listen, but he also nodded along sometimes, looking very involved.

Lin Xuezhu, who was sitting next to her, saw that she had forgotten to eat, so he put a piece of meat in her bowl and whispered: "Are you stupid? You don't even eat anymore?"

Xie Yunling smiled sheepishly.

After a while, he said: "Auntie, I used to be with my mother, and we were the only ones at the dinner table most of the time. This is the first time I have seen so many people and such a lively scene. It's so interesting."

Lin Xuezhu asked: "Don't you think Noisy?"

Xie Yunling shook her head, "I think what everyone said is very interesting. I never knew that eating could be such a fun thing."

Lin Xuezhu smiled slightly and said, "Princess Hengyu likes to live a peaceful life. I thought you were. Your personality also followed hers. But now it seems that you are quite tolerant and are not resistant to things you have never seen before."

Xie Yunling replied: "I know that I am no longer the second lady of the eldest princess's house. If you can't adapt to your new identity, it will be difficult to survive. From the day I was exiled, I kept reminding myself not to compare my previous life with my current life."

Seeing Lin Xuezhu silent, she suddenly panicked and explained: " Aunt, I'm not saying that things are bad now. I really like my aunt and everyone. I'm really glad that I can still meet you here, which gives me a little more confidence to live."

Lin Xuezhu smiled. He patted her back and said gently: "You don't need to explain, I understand. I appreciate your sobriety and your will to live hard. I just hope that your character can be stronger and not be beaten by others." Go ahead and bully her."

"Yes, I will." Xie Yunling nodded sharply.

Although the education she received from childhood was to tell her how to be a lady.

But now that time has changed, of course she can't live the same life as before.

Lin Xuezhu took a piece of bacon with chopsticks and put it in his mouth, and said with a smile: "However, those people who originally bullied you probably don't dare to bully you anymore."

Xie Yunling responded, lowered her head and took a few mouthfuls of rice.

After the meal, Xie Yunling helped Mother Ma and others clear away the dishes, tables and chairs.

Together with Cui'er and Gu Zhenniang, they went to the river to wash their clothes.

Lin Xuezhu didn't stop her, but actually admired this girl even more.

Among all the people, except Yuan Xiu, Xie Yunling had the noblest background.

But there is no arrogance in her body, and she never shirks from the things she should bear.

What a nice girl.

"Madam, do you want to go for a walk?"

While Lin Xuezhu was meditating secretly, Yuan Xiu patted her shoulder and asked.

Lin Xuezhu remembered that he had something to say, so she stood up, and the couple walked out one after another.

Chapter 275

When Lin Xuezhu and Yuan Xiu have something to talk about, the couple will habitually walk to the fields.

Today is no exception.

The couple entered the greenhouse and walked slowly along the field ridge.

Lin Xuezhu took advantage of this opportunity to pour some spiritual spring water on the wheat in the greenhouse.

Yuan Xiu was not surprised by this matter and said, "My wife said before that I have already arranged for someone to open a shop in Anbei City."

"Yes." Lin Xuezhu responded.

She and Yuan Xiu are both prisoners and do not enjoy the rights of ordinary civilians.

Neither of them could come forward to open a shop, so they could only find people under Yuan Xiu to handle it.

Fortunately, Kong Bo implemented a series of encouraging policies in Anbeicheng.

The main purpose is to stimulate economic development.

Therefore, some preferential conditions will be given to merchants who are willing to open stores in Anbeicheng.

The shop that Lin Xuezhu wants is located in the most prosperous and densely populated area of ​​Anbei City.

Compared with other cities, it is the fastest and easiest land to win.

"Where is Feiyun City?" Lin Xuezhu asked.

She is not worried about other cities. Although the speed at which those government offices handle affairs cannot be compared to Anbei City, they will eventually be won.

Only Feiyun City has always been under the jurisdiction of the northern governor.

It is higher than other cities in terms of level.

However, because the prefect died, the court has not yet sent a replacement.

Therefore, the affairs in Feiyun City are currently in a state of chaos.

According to the information Yuan Xiu received, the Zhou family's deployment in Feiyun City was obviously more important than in other cities.

After all, Feiyun City is the largest and most important city in the entire Northern Territory.

Yuan Xiu stopped and straightened a crooked wheat plant.

He said lightly: "My people have revealed Kong Bo's deeds to the emperor's brother. It is expected that the next governor of the northern territory will be him. By then, my wife will get whatever she wants."

"Are you sure Kong Bo Can he become a prefect? ​​Didn't you say that he has no background and no power?" Lin Xuezhu asked.

Yuan Xiu smiled slightly, "I know Brother Huang, he never completely trusts anyone. As long as someone betrays him, he will doubt everyone under him. Since the former prefect is the person who granted Pinghou, he must be I don't want to choose another person with background and power to succeed this governor. In contrast, Kong Bo has no roots and no foundation, so he is the most suitable candidate."

Lin Xuezhu nodded, feeling that Yuan Xiu's analysis made sense. .

Otherwise, only your enemies in the world know you best.

Yuan Xiu, the man who was nearly killed by the Dog Emperor, was the one who could best understand the dark side of the Dog Emperor's character.

Thinking of this, Lin Xuezhu suddenly turned around and smiled mischievously at Yuan Xiu.

Asked: "Husband, what if, I mean what if, the Dog Emperor doesn't let Kong Bo be the prefect, and sends one of his confidants here? After all, he doesn't look at the monk's face or the Buddha's face. , I won't forget to take care of your younger brother, right?"

"It doesn't matter, according to the news sent back to the capital, I have no contact with Kong Bo at all. If the emperor really sends a dog officer here as you said, what a big deal. , let's think of another way, except him." Yuan Xiu said calmly.

"Yeah." Seeing that Yuan Xiu was confident, Lin Xuezhu stopped asking any more questions.

He has his own way of guessing people's hearts, which can make the balance in the Dog Emperor's heart tilt towards Kong Bo.

Then she just needs to wait for the good news to arrive and take advantage of this opportunity to develop her career in the north.

She doesn't want to get involved in unnecessary things, and she doesn't need to know about them.

"At the latest the day after tomorrow, the emperor's brother will send people to deliver the imperial edict at high speed, and let Kong Bo temporarily take over the duties of the prefect." Yuan Xiudao.

Lin Xuezhu thought of something again and asked him, "If the Dog Emperor appoints Kong Bo as the prefect, will he recruit him to deal with you?"

"Maybe. However, thanks to the trouble Madam caused him along the way, let him You can't spare the effort to deal with me. In that case, I would also like to thank Madam for saving her life." Yuan Xiu said with a smile.

"Stop it!" Lin Xuezhu made a silent gesture, "I can't stand the thank yous anymore. It's tiring to deal with others. Husband, please stop burdening me."

Yuan Xiu laughed.

His wife was different after all.

In this world, most people, if they help someone else, would like to be remembered forever and repay the favor later.

Only his wife is not willing to help others easily, and only accepts benefits in exchange. When she really wants to help others, she never cares about the rewards.

He felt that his wife was the most transparent person alive.

If you are capable, you don't need to rely on favors to maintain relationships.

"Madam." Yuan Xiu called out.

"Huh?" Lin Xuezhu turned her head and looked at him with a bright face.

Yuan Xiu felt his eyes flickering, and an impulse suddenly arose in his heart.

He wanted to be closer to her, hold hands when he wanted to, and hug when he wanted to hug.

Even more intimate actions are possible...

but, after all, the current conditions make it impossible.

If you move, you will be surrounded by people.

Yuan Xiu sighed softly and smiled at Lin Xuezhu, "Madam, have you finished watering? Should we go to the next shed?"

"Let's go!" Lin Xuezhu pulled his hand naturally.

Yuan Xiu's fingers rubbed the back of her soft hand a few times, and his heartbeat accelerated a little.

Lin Xuezhu didn't realize it, and her fingers were rubbing the back of Yuan Xiu's hand.

I can't help but wonder: My skin is still so delicate. Is it a natural gift or a gift?

When she goes back, she has to apply a few more layers of jade cream made by her aunt. In the field of skin care, she cannot lose to a man.

Yuan Xiu was tickled by her fingers.

Just when they were about to step out of the greenhouse, he turned sideways, took her in his arms, and gently covered her with his lips.

"Huh?" Lin Xuezhu was a little confused.

Where did Yuan Xiu get his interest? This is in a greenhouse, on the edge of a field. Why is it like this?

Is this some kind of rural love story?

So strange, really strange!

Shouldn't someone like Yuan Xiu behave like an ascetic male god?

What about his aloofness? Where is his arrogance? His...

Lin Xuezhu couldn't think about it anymore, because the warm touch from her lips gradually deprived her of her thinking ability.

Her arms unconsciously wrapped around Yuan Xiu's waist, wanting to get closer to him.

Yuan Xiu's lips curled up, he held her back with one hand and supported the back of her head with the other, increasing his strength.

Lin Xuezhu: Well...he is still...very good at it.

I don't know how much time passed, but Yuan Xiu slowly let go of Lin Xuezhu.

The two looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

"Let's go." Lin Xuezhu stretched out his hand.

Yuan Xiu took her hand and they both walked out of the shed.

Then, they both stood still.

They saw brothers Wang Tianzhu and Wang Dizhu looking at them blankly.

Behind the two children, there was Lin Yuxuan with the same dull look on his face.

Chapter 276 She is impure.

"Why are you here?" Lin Xuezhu subconsciously let go of Yuan Xiu's hand.

"Cousin, let's catch worms in the wheat." Lin Yuxuan said.

Lin Xuezhu felt incredible.

In this wheat field, irrigated by her spiritual spring water, there have never been any insects.

What kind of bug is this little brat Lin Yuxuan here to catch?

Lin Xuezhu knelt down, took Lin Yuxuan into his arms, and said half jokingly, half threatening: "Xiao Xuan'er, you are not a good boy who lies. If you dare to lie to my cousin, I won't let you eat any delicious food my cousin gets in the future. ."

Lin Yuxuan's big eyes rolled around for a long time, and finally he gave in to Lin Xuezhu's threat.

He scratched his head with his chubby hands and said sheepishly: "I made a bet with Brother Zhu that the wheat in the field will grow taller than me. If Brother Zhu doesn't believe it, let's take a look."

Lin Xuezhu . After hearing this, he couldn't help but frown.

Although it is now past the twelfth lunar month and the weather is not that cold, in order to keep the greenhouse warm, fires are still lit at night.

When people enter the greenhouse, they need to be ventilated for a period of time to discharge the carbon dioxide in the greenhouse.

Otherwise, a person who is not paying attention may faint or die due to lack of oxygen.

This greenhouse is a place where children can come and go at will!

Lin Xuezhu glanced at brothers Wang Tianzhu and Wang Dizhu and called them over.

Seeing the two children walking over with blank expressions, Lin Xuezhu said: "Xiao Xuan'er, my cousin has a big secret. I need you to help her keep it a secret."

When he heard that there was a secret, Lin Yuxuan's eyes lit up and he hurriedly asked: "What's the big secret?"

Lin Xuezhu pointed to the wheat field behind him and said: "Here, my cousin's secret of growing wheat is hidden. If outsiders see it, this secret cannot be kept. Therefore, Xiao Xuan'er cannot keep this door secret. Open it, even if you see someone coming in, you should tell your cousin as soon as possible, you know?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuxuan's originally excited face suddenly became serious.

He wants to protect his cousin and his secret.

Thinking of this, he turned his head and said seriously to Wang Tianzhu and Wang Dizhu: "Brother Zhu, do you understand? From now on, none of us can enter the greenhouse. If there are bad guys following us, we will find out my cousin's secret." Now."

Wang Tianzhu and Wang Dizhu are already two and a half boys, so naturally they are not as easy to fool as Lin Yuxuan.

However, it doesn't matter to them whether they can enter the greenhouse or not.

The two of them followed Lin Yuxuan around, just to coax him to play.

Seeing the two brothers nodding, Lin Yuxuan's child felt a lot more relieved. He patted his chest and promised Lin Xuezhu, "Don't worry, cousin, I will definitely not let anyone enter this greenhouse in the future."

"Okay, Xiao Xuan'er is the best behaved. ." Lin Xuezhu picked up Lin Yuxuan and winked at Yuan Xiu.

Yuan Xiu understood what he meant and hurriedly closed the door of the greenhouse tightly.

I have to tell Yan Da when I turn around, lock the shed when it should be locked, and don't let children break in by mistake.

Lin Xuezhu hugged Lin Yuxuan and walked for a while. Suddenly thinking of what just happened, the corner of her mouth couldn't help but twitch.

She was so busy with the routine that she completely forgot that she had just seen her and Yuan Xiu doing that.

Lin Xuezhu suddenly felt dizzy.

She wasn't worried about those two pillars. They were like Meng Gourd. If someone asked a question, they could just nod and shake their heads and they would never make a sound.

But Lin Yuxuan is different. This kid has been lively since he was a child, and he might talk nonsense after a while.

So, Lin Xuezhu cleared her throat and whispered to Lin Yuxuan: "What, Xiaoxuan'er, just now you saw my cousin and my cousin's husband in the field. It was sand that got into my cousin's eyes, and my cousin's husband was dealing with it. "

Hehe." Lin Yuxuan covered his mouth and laughed.

Looking at the little guy's expression, Lin Xuezhu knew that his inner thoughts were probably unusual.

Although this kid is young, he is not that easy to fool.

Lin Xuezhu secretly considered in her mind what kind of lie she should tell to smooth over the matter.

Just listen to the little guy say: "Cousin, my parents are the same. I know, that is a sign that you like each other."

Lin Xuezhu's head was buzzing and she was very annoyed.

What happened to her uncle and aunt? How could they do that in front of the children? !

Sure enough, unreliable parents raised a child who knew a little bit about everything.

Just when Lin Xuezhu was about to explain with all his strength, vowing to get rid of the inappropriate images in the little guy's mind.

With a snap, Yuxuan Lin kissed her on the face.

"That's it, cousin, Xiaoxuan'er also likes you." Lin Yuxuan said with a smile.

Lin Xuezhu was so cute that her heart melted at this particularly soft and tender touch.

After reacting for a long time, he asked: "Is this what your parents are like?"

Lin Yuxuan's big eyes were full of innocence and purity, and he nodded seriously.

Lin Xuezhu looked up at the sky.

She was wrong, she was impure.

It turns out that in the minds of children, they don't know the difference between kissing on the face and kissing on the mouth.

Okay, her little cousin has no problem, it's her own problem.

When the group returned to the cave, Jiang Qishuang smiled and said, "Xuan'er, why did you let your cousin carry him back again?"

Lin Xuezhu put Lin Yuxuan on the ground, patted his little butt, and said with a smile: "I want to hold him. "

Hehe." Lin Yuxuan jumped on the kang.

Sitting on the hot kang, watching Yan Da and others making tools.

Yan Da took a shovel over, showed it to Lin Xuezhu, and said: "Miss Xuezhu, Master Wang brought this over. He said it was a tool that Master Kong asked someone to make. Let us see if it works. We plan to go Cut some wood and make some shovel handles, it will be easier to work in the future."

Lin Xuezhu saw that there were axes, hoes, crowbars and other tools in the innermost part of the cave, and he couldn't help but look at each other with Yuan Xiu.

He thought to himself: This Kong Bo is indeed a business man. Given the tools and raw materials for blacksmithing, he made things so quickly and made so many kinds of things.

Moreover, he did not do it blindly, but made some prototypes first, which shows that his method of doing things is very thoughtful and meticulous.

Lin Xuezhu then said: "If Mr. Wang allows you to try it, then try it carefully. If you think there is any area that needs improvement, report it to Mr. Wang in time."

"Understood, let's make a shovel handle and dig the soil with it." Yan Da said happily. : "Don't worry, Miss Xuezhu. Tomorrow, we will put all those tools to use."

"Okay." Lin Xuezhu smiled.

"Uncle Yan, tell us a story." Lin Yuxuan lay on the kang, sticking out his little head with a coquettish look on his face.

Yan Dali

asked cheerfully, "What story do you want to hear, young master?" He said a lot of story names.

What kind of ghosts in the mountains, what kind of haunted house is there, what kind of blood-stained handkerchief, etc.

Lin Xuezhu knew that as soon as night fell, the ghost story would begin, so he quickly asked Cui'er to bring out some snacks and prepare to listen to the story.

Chapter 277: A Real Friendship

What Yuan Xiu said was true. One day later, a special envoy arrived at the northern border with the emperor's imperial edict at full speed.

He did not stop in Feiyun City, but went directly to Anbei City.

After Kong Bo heard the news, he felt very frightened and hurriedly led people to welcome him out of the government office.

When the imperial edict was read out, he was completely stunned.

Temporarily acting as the prefect?

A person like him, who came from a poor family and became the prefect of a city through hard work, never expected to have the opportunity to ascend to the position of prefect.

To him, that was simply an out-of-reach position.

The special envoy also brought an oral order from the emperor, saying that in half a month, the Censor of the Supervisory Council would arrive in Feiyun City to thoroughly investigate the former governor's malfeasance and rebellion, and hoped that Kong Bo would cooperate.

Kong Bo agreed repeatedly, acting normal on his face, but in his heart he was too shocked to get over it.

The Censor of the Inspectorate, this was a senior official in the capital that he had never had contact with before.

Come to think of it, he still has some stage fright.

Kong Bo suppressed his uneasiness and asked people to arrange for the special envoy to stay temporarily at the inn in Feiyun City.

After the people left, he locked himself in the study for half an hour. When he came out again, he felt much calmer.

"Come here, I want to inspect the construction site and prepare the car." He ordered.

He took no one with him except his entourage.

After arriving at the construction site, he first went to Huang Hao and asked him to invite Yuan Xiu over.

Seeing his serious expression, Huang Hao knew that this was a big deal, so he hurriedly went to the construction site to pick up Yuan Xiu.

Yuan Xiu appeared with an indifferent expression and said to Kong Bo, "Congratulations, Mr. Kong."

Kong Bo was stunned for a moment and then realized what he was doing.

He just said that he, a small prefect of Anbeicheng, had neither foundation nor backing, so how could he be fished out by the emperor?

Co-authored, someone is helping him use his strength!

"Master Yuan, you..."

Kong Bo couldn't believe that since Yuan Xiu had been reduced to an exiled prisoner, he could still influence the emperor's appointment of officials.

As if he suddenly remembered something, he hurriedly extended his hand and said, "Master Yuan, please sit down first. There are many details involved in this matter, and I'm still not clear about it. Could you ask Master Yuan to help me clear up my confusion?"

"Is there something unclear? Yuan Xiu sat down opposite him with a smile and said calmly: "Looking at the Northern Territory, Mr. Kong is both capable and loyal. It will be a blessing for the people of the country to hand over the position of Northern Territory Governor to you." What a blessing!"

Yuan Xiu said these words from his heart.

However, Kong Bo sounded ashamed.

He entered the official career through the imperial examination. After serving as a county magistrate for several years, he was transferred to this remote northern border because he had no roots.

Although he tried very hard to be the prefect of Anbeicheng, the achievements and ideas mentioned in the imperial edict were all the ideas of Yuan Xiu and Lin Xuezhu, and he was just an executor.

He really felt guilty for taking such credit and temporarily replacing the northern governor.

After hearing what he said, Yuan Xiu said calmly: "Master Kong, please stop saying that you are an official and I am a sinner. There should be no connection between you and me. Master Kong only needs to cooperate with the censor to find out. If you give the emperor a satisfactory answer to the former governor's case, you can ascend to the position of governor and do more for the entire northern border."

Kong Bo shuddered after hearing this.

Yuan Xiu was reminding him that if the emperor found out that he and Yuan Xiu had a close relationship, it would definitely hinder his career.

Moreover, receiving the censor is very important, which means whether he can be promoted from acting prefect to real prefect.

Although he also wanted to stand at a higher position and make greater achievements, he still couldn't do anything unconscionable.

If these achievements were placed on Yuan Xiu, the emperor might be able to pardon him.

If we could get rid of our sins, wouldn't it be better than being trapped here and doing hard labor?

Yuan Xiu just smiled and said helplessly, "Master Kong has never served in Beijing, right?"

"Yes." Kong Bo lowered his head in embarrassment.

The county where he previously served is not far from the northern border.

After all, his position has always been teetering on the edge.

Yuan Xiu said: "Things in the capital, especially in the palace, are not as simple as Mr. Kong thought. What's more, a man is a great man and does not stick to trivial matters. I only hope that the north will be peaceful and the people will be stable. Otherwise, There is nothing else to ask for. Therefore, Mr. Kong, don't be too humble, be brave and take on this important task."

When Yuan Xiu said this, Kong Bo understood.

He had also asked his officers and soldiers before what kind of person Yuan Xiu was.

The results, without exception, are all words of admiration.

He still doubted at that time, who could behave so perfectly and make everyone worship him?

Either this person is a saint, or he is an extremely hypocritical person.

Now it seems that he has lost sight of it.

Saints may be worshiped, but that is blind.

People who are extremely hypocritical may be able to fake it, but it will not be permanent.

Only the most authentic people can get that kind of praise.

Yuan Xiu is the most authentic person.

He may have one purpose or another, but his original intention for the North has never changed.

This is his leadership charisma that makes people admire and follow him.

Kong Bo gradually strengthened his belief.

So what if he came from a humble background?

God gave him an opportunity to be seen by others, which allowed him to display his greater ambitions. Why couldn't he seize it?

Yuan Xiu looked at his expression and knew that he had made up his mind, so he stood up with a smile.

He said: "In this case, I won't stay any longer. We will wait until your Excellency is promoted to the Northern Territory Governor to discuss everything."

Kong Bo understood, nodded and said: "Okay, when I am promoted to the Northern Territory Governor, we will work together to benefit the Northern Territory." When the time comes."

Yuan Xiu turned and left.

Huang Hao, who was guarding outside, walked in.

"Master Kong." Huang Hao hesitated.

Kong Bo glanced at him and pointed to the spot opposite him, where Yuan Xiu had just been sitting.

Huang Hao sat down, a little worried.

After a while, Kong Bo said: "Huang Hao, tell me about the war you fought back then. I want to know what kind of things you did to defend the northern border."

Huang Hao was stunned.

Mr. Kong was a pure civil servant and had never been very interested in marching and fighting.

When he first took office, he spent a lot of effort to suppress his soldiers who had come out of the Northern Conquest Army.

What happened today?

Why did you suddenly change your gender?

However, when it comes to marching and fighting, this is Huang Hao's specialty.

He usually doesn't talk much, but now he talks endlessly.

Listening to how the Northern Expeditionary Army disintegrated the enemy step by step in a difficult environment, and finally defeated the barbarian tribes and protected the tranquility of the northern border, Kong Bo couldn't help but feel excited.

No wonder the soldiers in the north have such deep respect and trust for Yuan Xiu.

After all, an excellent general can achieve the greatest victory with the least sacrifice.

The people under him have real life-long friendships with him!

Chapter 278:

Half a month after the plan was successfully advanced, the Censor of the Inspectorate arrived as scheduled.

Kong Bo first prepared a simple yet exquisite feast for him.

The censor was used to eating big fish and meat, so he had a light meal, which he thought was pretty good.

Then, Kong Bo took him to visit the fortifications of Anbei City.

When the censor saw that the construction site was full of simple and slightly rough tools, he couldn't help but ask a few more questions.

Kong Bo carefully explained how the prisoners made tools to improve efficiency.

Hearing this, the censor nodded appreciatively.

Of course, he would not believe that punishment of prisoners was more important than the protection of the border, as the former northern governor did.

As long as it is a method that is conducive to building fortifications, both he and the court will encourage it.

While inspecting the completion site, Kong Bo took people to the fields.

At this time, the wheat has entered the heading stage, and the tiny wheat grains hang on the straw, which looks very pleasant.

The censor asked a few more questions, and knowing that it would take some time to harvest, he walked out of the greenhouse.

He was aware of the situation in Beijing, and also knew that the food and salary originally promised to the northern border could not be received.

So, it is naturally best for the North to be able to support itself.

The censor looked at the greenhouse and asked, "How many other fields are there like this?"

"Only this one." Kong Bo replied.

The censor was slightly disappointed.

Although this land is large, it is not enough to supply food for even Anbei City, let alone the entire northern border.

When the grain reserves in the north are almost used up and there are no other supply channels, trouble will inevitably occur.

Kong Bo explained: "Master Yushi, this field is for testing. The first time I tried it, I didn't know whether it would be successful, so I didn't dare to plant it on a large scale. However, after this winter of exploration, we gradually mastered the I learned some tips so that I can plant it on a large scale next time."

The censor felt that this made sense.

Kong Bo is cautious and does not invest too much manpower and material resources before he is sure. His idea of ​​doing things is not wrong.

He asked: "Then the official document you submitted said that the former prefect embezzled money without authorization and started planting in greenhouses, resulting in no harvest?"

"Sir, do you want to follow me to Feiyun City to see it?" Kong Bo asked .

The censor nodded.

He has almost completed his inspection in Anbei City, and it is time to go to Feiyun City to investigate the matter of the former prefect.

The two of them rode in a carriage and rushed directly to the farmland on the outskirts of Feiyun City.

After getting off the car, Kong Bo took the censor into the shed.

The censor observed carefully and felt that these greenhouses were no different from those in Anbei City.

Why can some crops survive in the same greenhouse while others cannot?

Therefore, when Kong Bo pushed aside the soil and asked him to check the rotten seeds in the ground, the censor asked his doubts.

Kong Bo explained: "The greenhouse is just a heating measure, but in actual operation, there are still many details that need to be explored. When the former prefect arrived in Anbei City, we explained the situation to him, but he couldn't wait for us to explore the mature He took away our grain seeds and opened these fields on the outskirts of Feiyun City."

As he spoke, he took out a box from the carriage, which recorded relevant information in detail.

This information was collected and organized by him in the past half month.

Including but not limited to how much money the former prefect spent, where the money came from, and how many unsettled accounts he took on credit to build the greenhouse, etc.

The censor accepted the box and planned to take a closer look when he returned to the government office.

The two walked together for a while, each talking about their views on current affairs. The censor also asked Kong Bo about his experience in governing Anbei City.

After returning to the government office, Kong Bo presented all the official documents he had compiled in the past half month to the censor.

The censor saw that the information was detailed and the evidence lines were clear, which saved him a lot of trouble, and he was very satisfied with Kong Bo's work.

The rest is to verify everything as written in the official document.

It was not convenient for Kong Bo to participate in this part of the affairs, so he resigned.

The main house of the prefect's mansion was arranged for the censor to live, and Kong Bo moved into the house where Chen Yushu originally lived.

For one thing, a man's house doesn't have that heavy smell of makeup.

Secondly, the standard of his residence was lower than that of the censor, which showed his respect for the other party.

Back in the room, Kong Bo took a deep breath.

In fact, he had not thought thoroughly about many details of receiving the censor before.

He thought that as long as business was done honestly, others would not be able to find fault with him.

It was Lin Xuezhu who sent someone to deliver the letter and pointed out some precautions.

Only then did he react and make arrangements in time.

Now it seems that the details Mrs. Lin mentioned are indeed very important.

As she said, the censor came this time not only to investigate the case of the former governor, but also to examine whether the acting governor was competent for the emperor.

Moreover, the latter is more important than the former.

After all, the former governor is dead, so whether his conviction is light or heavy doesn't mean much.

It is more urgent to select a qualified new governor for the northern border.

How Kong Bo is an official and what his character is depends entirely on what the censor says.

Therefore, whether he can handle the censor is the key to whether he can ascend to the position of prefect.

This requires him to not only reduce the burden on the censor as much as possible at work, but also show intention and sincerity in reception.

Kong Bo took off his official hat, sat at the table, and recalled what happened that day from beginning to end.

After confirming that everything was safe, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He did his best and obeyed fate. He worked hard.

The censor stayed in the north for more than half a month. Not only did he verify all the evidence of the former prefect, he also reviewed all the government orders issued by Kong Bo when he was the prefect of Anbeicheng.

After organizing these into an official document, the censor sent people to rush back to the capital.

Then, he visited other cities in the north.

More than half a month later, the emperor's imperial edict was delivered by messenger.

Kong Bo was promoted to the position of Northern Territory Administrator, and the imperial censor granted him the Prefectural Seal and the letter of appointment.

Kong Bo behaved very calmly and politely, and there was nothing wrong with his behavior.

But only he himself knows how complicated his inner emotions are.

The governor of the Northern Territory, an official position that he had never dared to think about before, he actually took it.

And matching this official position are more arduous official duties and greater responsibilities.

From then on, the northern border became his "battlefield".

In the emperor's imperial decree, Kong Bo was given the power to select and appoint the prefect of Anbeicheng, and he was asked to do a good job in the transfer.

The next day, the censor of the Inspectorate returned to the court.

Kong Bo sent the person away, and then he slowly broke away from the unreal feeling and began to enter the role of the prefect.

There is no doubt that the governor of Anbeicheng was replaced by Huang Hao, and Wang Shen was promoted to captain of thousands.

Huang Hao then selected one of his men to take over Wang Shen's position as centurion.

At this point, these officials who had good relations with the Lin family were promoted one level each.

This means that Yuan Xiu and Lin Xuezhu's plan can proceed smoothly.

Chapter 279 My fertilizer is thin.

The first thing Kong Bo did after taking office was to readjust a series of unreasonable decrees implemented by the former prefect.

It took him about half a month to formulate a new decree.

In addition to continuing some of the decrees from Anbeicheng, a series of new decrees were also tailored for Feiyun City.

After the decree was implemented, he quickly organized manpower to clear out the farmland designated by the former eunuch on the outskirts of Feiyun City.

And allocate these farmlands to farmers who are willing to farm, encouraging them to settle in the north.

In order to catch up with the spring sowing, he also found grain seeds and lent them to farmers in the name of the government government, asking them to repay them with grain after the autumn harvest.

Not only that, he also led people to patrol the entire northern territory, demarcating cultivated land and distributing grain seeds.

For a time, all parts of the north were filled with prosperous scenes of diligent farming.

Just as Kong Bo was running around to realize his ambition, Anbeicheng also received good news.

The wheat is ripe.

Bunches of golden-yellow wheat with plump grains hang on the stalks, looking very pleasant.

Because of the farm tools, the prisoners could easily cut the wheat stalks.

The men cut the wheat, while the women threshed the grains beside the fields.

The remaining wheat straw is collected in one place and, after being crushed, can be spread into the land as natural fertilizer.

Everyone is very motivated. After all, Anbei City is the only city in the entire northern region that grows winter wheat.

This means that they will soon have new food to eat, instead of having to wait until autumn.

Just when the wheat harvest was coming to an end, Kong Bo rushed back from the field.

He went directly to Lin Xuezhu and asked the question he had been curious about for a long time.

"Ms. Lin, I asked someone to inquire. Winter wheat usually matures at the beginning of summer. If this time is followed, it will be too late to sow seeds after harvesting. But why did the wheat you planted mature two months in advance?"

Regarding this question, Lin Xuezhu said that she did not want to tell the truth, but she also did not want to tell a complete lie.

So he said: "Because even in the warm areas of the south, there is still a period of dormancy for winter wheat planting. I used a greenhouse to ensure the temperature, and the wheat can directly skip the dormancy period. However, I did this just to rush for a wave of planting, so that The prisoners have food to eat. When it's time to sow, I suggest we cultivate according to the natural solar terms."

Kong Bo nodded, he probably understood.

While the two were talking, Wang Shen rushed over.

With a beaming look on his face, he saluted Kong Bo and said, "Master Kong, what good news!"

"What good news?" Kong Bo was infected by his emotions and couldn't help showing his expression. Smile.

Wang Shen said: "We just weighed the harvested wheat and found that the yield per mu is as high as 500 kilograms!"

"What?" Kong Bo was completely uneasy.

Although he has been studying since he was a child, his parents are also farmers.

He still has a good idea of ​​the wheat yield per acre.

If you can harvest two hundred catties from one acre of land, it is considered a high yield. Five hundred catties is simply an unbelievable number!

"Is it really correct?" Kong Bo asked in disbelief.

Wang Shen nodded, "You can't be wrong. There are a total of fifty acres of land here, and twenty-five thousand kilograms of grain were produced. We weighed it many times and calculated it many times before we dared to report it."

Kong Bo was so excited that his hands trembled . Without saying a word, he followed Wang Shen to the barn.

Lin Xuezhu was extremely calm.

Just kidding, she watered the wheat with spiritual spring water. Isn't it normal to have a yield of 500 kilograms per mu?

If she hadn't been afraid that the yield would be too weird and only used a small amount of spiritual spring water, it would not be impossible for the yield to reach six to seven hundred kilograms per mu.

She followed Combo to the barn.

Looking at a barn full of grain, Lin Xuezhu felt it was difficult.

Such a barn could only be used by the officers, soldiers and prisoners responsible for building fortifications, and they might not be able to survive until the autumn harvest.

What's more, how many people need to eat in the entire northern border.

It is not an exaggeration to say that a drop in the bucket is a drop in the bucket.

Moreover, without her spiritual spring water, with the existing planting technology, even taking advantage of the black soil, the yield per mu would be around three hundred kilograms, which would be pretty good.

Although Kong Bo actively divided cultivated land and organized farming in the entire northern territory, the problem of insufficient population still restricted the development of the northern territory.

"Ms. Lin."

"Master Kong."

Kong Bo and Lin Xuezhu spoke at the same time.

Lin Xuezhu said: "Master Kong should speak first."

Kong Bo said: "I know that Mrs. Lin has many know-hows in farming. These may be secrets that are not passed down. But in order for the soldiers and civilians in the entire northern border to have food, I I still dare to ask Mrs. Lin to teach me something."

Lin Xuezhu nodded, "I deeply admire Mr. Kong's love for the people. However, when it comes to farming experience, I am definitely not as good as the old farmer. Don't be afraid to tell adults about the tricks."

"What tricks?" Kong Bo raised his ears, afraid of missing any useful information. Lin Xuezhu said: "I have a secret recipe in my hand that can be made into fertilizer, which not only has a certain control effect on pests and diseases, but also increases production. However

, I will not reveal this secret recipe. If you need it, I can provide the finished product."

As the saying goes, crops are like a flower, and they all depend on fertilizer.

Kong Bo certainly knows how important good fertilizer is for farming.

And he also fully understood the difficulty of Lin Xuezhu's unwillingness to reveal the secret recipe.

He immediately agreed: "As long as Mrs. Lin is willing to help, I will be grateful."

"Okay." Lin Xuezhu was also a cheerful person, and immediately agreed: "Master Kong, I calculate the fertilizer according to the amount per acre of land. , Master Kong needs to give me a specific number. Speaking of this, I have another suggestion."

Kong Bo said.

"The Northern Border Army has a large number of people and few people. If we only let the common people farm, I am afraid that no matter how high the output is, we will not be able to feed so many people. The most urgent task is to cultivate more land so that the Northern Army and the Border Army can also cultivate. We must first let the The granary in the north must be thickened before further development can be planned," Lin Xuezhu said.

Kong Bo nodded, "Ms. Lin is absolutely right. After I go back, I will have someone do the calculation again. Once the amount of cultivated land is determined, I will immediately send someone to inform Ms. Lin."

Lin Xuezhu knew that Kong Bo was an extremely efficient person. people.

In order to implement the decree as soon as possible, he would have to stay up for several days.

If you leave things to him, it must be very safe.

Thinking of this, she added, "I have one more thing that I need your help with."

"Ms. Lin, please tell me." Kong Bo responded to all requests.

Lin Xuezhu said: "My fertilizer is thin and must be contained in containers. I can't solve this problem alone. I have to worry about it."

Kong Bo thought about it in his mind. Is it difficult to have someone build a kiln? Are you ready to burn some clay pots or something?

Suddenly, he had an idea and asked: "Ms. Lin, can the wine jar be used?"

Chapter 280 It's time to recharge the bank.

The wine jar Kong Bo found for Lin Xuezhu was soon in place.

At first, wine jars were piled up in the Lin family's cave, occupying a large space.

Gradually, as the number of wine jars increased, the cave became overwhelmed.

Lin Xuezhu felt a little depressed when she saw how cautiously her family walked every day.

Wouldn't it be incredible if others knew that she went to such great lengths just to transport water to various places in the north?

She went directly to Wang Shen and asked him to help solve the problem of stacking wine jars.

Wang Shen sent people to build a warehouse near the cave overnight, and moved all the wine jars from the Lin family cave out the next day.

The squeezed living space of the Lin family is finally back.

And with this small warehouse, Lin Xuezhu no longer has to "do it" in front of the whole family.

However, the appropriate appearance still has to be done.

Since she promised Kong Bo to give him fertilizer, she couldn't just fill the jar with water and hand it over!

So, Lin Xuezhu trapped herself in the warehouse for several days.

For no other reason than to cover up the fact that her fertilizer is actually water.

For this reason, she asked Lin Chengyao for a lot of medicinal dregs and brewed it again with spiritual spring water.

Then he used the soaked soybean residue to make a large jar of stinky bean water, and mixed it with the medicinal residue soup.

The day the finished product came out, she was about to be overcome by smoke.

Looking at the light brown turbid liquid in the jar, a happy smile appeared on her face.

This smile was accidentally spotted by Wen Xiuqing.

"Girl, what on earth are you doing? Why does this smell smell worse than a latrine?"

Wen Xiuqing covered her nose, wondering how her beautiful daughter could still smile so happily when she smelled this smell?

Lin Xuezhu, however, caught the word "thatched room" from her words.

There is an impulse in my heart, why don't I add some ingredients to the fertilizer?

In the end, reason defeated impulse.

If she had to add the ingredients herself, she might not be able to face herself in the future.

That's it, as long as people who use fertilizer don't see that the main ingredient is water.

Lin Xuezhu found the centurion and asked him to notify Wang Shen to pull the goods.

The next day, Wang Shen came happily.

While thinking about the yield of 500 kilograms per mu, he walked quickly towards the warehouse.

By the time he reacted, he had already inhaled the smell of fertilizer.

He couldn't hold it back immediately and took a sip.

"Ms. Lin, what are you doing?"

Wang Shen was excited and spoke in a garbled way.

Lin Xuezhu rolled her eyes at him, "Fertilizer, fertilizer, when did you smell that fertilizer was fragrant?"

Wang Shen was rebuffed and did not dare to refute, so he quickly asked someone to move it.

Seeing that his subordinates were dumbfounded, he even criticized: "Be careful, don't tell me that this fertilizer is precious. If you break the jar, it will make Mrs. Lin troublesome. As for the smell, it is not appropriate for you to sprinkle it on people's doorsteps.

" People were almost crying.

Such a big jar, full of soup, cannot be moved by one person at all. It requires the cooperation of two people.

The two people faced each other, with their faces facing the mouth of the jar.

Every breath stinks!

Lin Xuezhu ordered: "The fertilizer in this jar should be diluted with nine jars of water when it is time to fertilize. It should be able to water five acres of land. Don't water it too much, or you will burn the crops."

If you want to say that she The spiritual spring water has no toxic or side effects and can be poured directly on the ground without any problem.

But it's hard to tell when you mix stinky bean water and medicinal residue soup.

"A jar like this can water five acres of land?" Wang Shen was shocked.

Is this smelly water so powerful?

Lin Xuezhu nodded firmly.

When she used to water the spiritual spring water in the greenhouse, she only needed to drip some water into the ground to get the current harvest.

As for the spiritual spring water she had added, it was no problem to dilute it and use it.

Wang Shen showed an unclear look in his eyes.

Although he had some slight doubts, the 10,000 kilograms of grain piled in the barn would not deceive anyone.

Now I just regret that more farmland was not opened before winter.

Otherwise, the current harvest will definitely be more than 10,000 catties.

After moving for nearly an hour, the car Wang Shen brought was full.

For the sake of their safety on the road, Lin Xuezhu didn't let them continue pretending.

Wang Shen took the people away, and one day later, he sent another batch of wine jars to Lin Xuezhu.

Looking at his posture, Lin Xuezhu probably wanted to catch her little fat sheep until it died.

I had no choice but to continue doing it in the small warehouse.

Finally, due to her tireless efforts, the soybeans at home ran out.

The supply of stink bean water is limited.

Lin Xuezhu had no choice but to apply to Wang Shen to go to the grain store in the city to buy some.

Wang Shen agreed and allowed her to bring a "cartman" to drive his carriage to Anbei City.

Needless to say, this candidate must be Yuan Xiu.

The two arrived at Anbei City and went straight to Zhou Ji's grain store.

In order to prevent unexpected situations, they were also specially decorated.

Who would have thought that as soon as I entered the grain store, I was told by the boy that the grain store was not open yet and did not sell any items to the outside world.

Lin Xuezhu looked at the food piled to the ceiling in the store and couldn't help but squint her eyes.

After coming out of the grain store, Lin Xuezhu took out two large bags of soybeans from the space and threw them into the carriage.

This amount is enough for her to make hundreds of jars of stinky bean water.

Yuan Xiu said coldly: "Zhou Ji has been hoarding grain but not selling it. He is probably waiting for the food in the north to be in short

supply before selling it at a high price." Lin Xuezhu nodded and said, "Zhou Ji has been selling grain for several months, but it has been closed. "My heart is so cruel."

"Madam, do you want to go to our shop?" Yuan Xiu asked.

"Of course I want to go. This is the reason for this trip."

Otherwise, why would she want to make such a big move and take the opportunity to come to Anbei City?

Yuan Xiu took Lin Xue to live in the two shops next to Zhou Ji.

These two shops didn't even have signboards hanging outside, and they looked like empty shops.

But when you open the door of a shop, you will find that the wall between the two shops has been demolished and turned into one very large shop.

The counter has also been remodeled into a U-shaped counter.

Lin Xuezhu gestured: "Then dismantle the two doors and merge them into a larger door."

"Yes." Yuan Xiu nodded and asked, "Madam, are you satisfied?"

Of course Lin Xuezhu was satisfied. Her shop was twice as big as the Zhou family's.

She said proudly: "In the future, our stores will use this specification. Not only will they be bigger than the Zhou family's, but they will also have more goods than the Zhou family's."

Yuan Xiu couldn't help but laugh.

The two locked the shop and drove the carriage to another street.

In the most conspicuous position on the street, there is a newly opened bank called Xingsheng Bank, which is ready to open for business.

Lin Xuezhu only glanced at the front door and asked Yuan Xiu to drive the carriage to the back door.

The two opened the door with the key, entered from a side room, and turned the mechanism on the wall to reveal an underground secret room.

"Come on, man, we should recharge the bank." Lin Xuezhu lit a candle and entered the secret room with Yuan Xiu.