You have asked for permission to marry, why should I restrain myself?

Chapter 267 The truth of everything! Xiao Yan, your mother is amazing

Lin Kaiji's eyes deepened and he sat down next to Xiao Yan.

He glanced sideways at Xiao Yan who was feeding him blood, opened his lips slightly, and wanted to say something, but in the end said nothing.

Xiao Yan didn't move his hand away until Lin Zhaoyue stopped talking. He casually tore off a piece of cloth to bandage her wound. He looked like nothing had happened, but his face had turned much paler.

The originally bright red lips were now pale and bloodless.

Xiao Yan rested for a while, then went out to find some food, and Lin Kaiji followed him.

They were lucky this time and caught a nest of gerbils.

In the desert, everything is extremely precious.

The gerbil was skinned, the skin was degreased, air-dried, and made into a simple small water bag.

Lin Zhaoyue couldn't eat anything now. She vomited whatever she ate. If she forced something in, it would automatically come out in less than two breaths.

Xiao Yan wiped the gerbil meat she vomited with a handkerchief and did not force her to eat it.

After eating two bites of gerbil meat, everyone closed their eyes and fell asleep.

Xiao Yan looked at Feng Xin beside him and said:

"You take a rest. I will be on guard tonight."

According to the rotation system, it is Feng Xin and Ling Su's turn tonight.

"But, Master..."

How could a master let servants like them guard the post? That's simply against the will of heaven!

Feng Xin wanted to say something, but Xiao Yan waved his hand and said:

"I can't sleep either. Go ahead. I'll call you in the middle of the night."

Feng Xin knew that Xiao Yan had been having a hard time these days, especially since he was holding the girl:

"master……"

Xiao Yan's eyes darkened and he said:

"This is an order!"

After hearing the word "command", Feng Xin had to give up. He felt warm and sad inside. With red eyes, he went to bed.

As the evening breeze blows by, the moon is still as round and bright as ever.

Xiao Yun stood on the sand dune, tall and slender, with an upright posture, his dark eyes looking into the distance, like a sculpture, as cold as ever.

Lin Kaiji walked up to him, his eyes like stars.

A cold wind blew between them, bringing with it a chill.

Lin Kaiji looked at the people beside him and said calmly:

"why?"

There was a ripple in the man's deep eyes, but he quickly calmed down. He didn't answer, but asked back:

"What about you? Two years ago, why did you break the contract with the Beijue people and give up such a rare opportunity?"

The Queen forced the emperor to abdicate, the royal family reorganized, the Emperor suffered a stroke, the defense map was stolen, he was assassinated on the road and was seriously injured, and Duke Lin fell into a coma...

For those remnants of the previous dynasty who want to restore their country, that is the perfect opportunity.

His plan was successful!

If they had attacked forcefully at that time, Anguo would have been faced with even greater turmoil.

They had been planning for so long and were on the verge of success, but he suddenly stopped.

It's really puzzling.

Lin Kaiji's eyes paused, his expression stiffened for a moment, and then he smiled:

"Don't forget, I was also seriously injured when I fought with you."

Xiao Yun also laughed.

"But you had already paved all the way, hadn't you?"

What's more, there is Ye Disi above him.

The people around him suddenly calmed down. Xiao Yun looked at him sideways and saw Lin Kaiji took two steps forward, lifted his robe and sat on the sand dune with one leg bent and the other swaying gently. He looked quite relaxed.

"Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from the Third Prince's eyes."

His eyes were a little scattered and distant, as if he was reminiscing.

Xiao Yan did not answer and waited for his next words.

"But I never thought that one day I would be able to sit and chat with the Third Prince in such a peaceful manner."

There has always been fighting between them.

"I didn't expect that either."

Lin Kaiji smiled and threw a handful of sand to play with.

The sand drifted in the wind, stirring up certain images deep in his memory.

“Two years ago, after a battle with the Third Prince Huaishan, this prince was seriously injured. On the way to escape, he fainted and was rescued by a peasant woman.

The peasant woman had a husband with a disability, and her son died in the battlefield. Their daughter-in-law later remarried, leaving behind only a five-year-old child to accompany them.

A family with no labor force, a five-year-old child who can't do anything, and only an old woman. Such families were not uncommon in the previous dynasties, but what awaited them was usually starvation, or selling their grandchildren and living on human blood for a few years. "

Lin Kaiji said this and paused slightly, his eyes filled with confusion or some kind of bewilderment that subverted his cognition.

Xiao Wei just listened quietly without interrupting him.

"But they didn't. What's worse, the little grandson is still studying in school..."

As Lin Kaiji slowly narrated, one picture after another emerged in their minds...

……

The battle between Lin Kaiji and Xiao Yun in Huaishan was not only part of the plan, but more importantly it was about the death of Lin Zhaoyue.

Ultimately, her death was caused by him and Xiao Yan. During that time, he felt remorseful, guilty, and in pain.

When a person is in pain, he will want to escape from the source of his pain.

He put all the blame on Xiao Yan.

It was his fault that he couldn't control Ye Sangning, and it was also his fault that he used Zhao Zhao. But if Xiao Ying hadn't imprisoned her, if Xiao Ying hadn't stabbed her, how could she have been so badly injured in the sea of ​​fire? If she hadn't been seriously injured, she would still have a chance of surviving even if she fell into the water. Everything... was Xiao Ying's fault...

It was he who caused Zhao Zhao's death.

With this hatred, he personally went into battle at Huaishan, determined to chop off Xiao Ying's head to avenge Zhao Zhao.

He was filled with resentment towards Xiao Yun, and Xiao Yun was similarly resentful towards him.

In that battle, both of them tried their best, and every move was fatal, both wanted to take off the other's head, but in the end, both were injured.

Seriously injured, he fainted in an unknown ravine. When he woke up again, he was facing a little baby wearing a tiger-head hat.

When he saw that he was awake, he ran out with his short legs, shouting in his baby voice:

"Grandma, that handsome uncle has woken up..."

After a while, an energetic old lady wearing coarse linen clothes came in. Her clothes had many patches on them, but they were washed very clean.

She smiled gently and looked at him and said:

"Sir, are you awake? Are you feeling any discomfort?"

He looked at her warily, even ready to silence her.

The old lady saw the defensiveness in his eyes and said:

"Sir, don't be afraid. We are not bad people. I just went to the mountain to pick herbs and saw you fainted in the ravine. You were seriously injured, so I carried you back! Oh, by the way, your clothes were changed by my wife. We have no ill intentions."

He has always been cautious and would not let down his guard against her just because of a few words from her.

The old lady didn't dare to approach him because he looked murderous. He didn't say anything, so she left.

After that, food, drinks and medicine were all delivered to him by Hutou.

Hutou is just like his name, with a fierce and tiger-like appearance. Perhaps they were afraid that he would think they had poisoned him, so Hutou would eat with him whenever he ate.

Hu Tou liked him very much and always stood at the door and looked at him secretly. If he was discovered by him, he would not be shy and would just walk in boldly and praise him:

"Uncle, you are so handsome!"

When he was in a good mood, he teased him:

"Aren't you afraid that I'm a bad guy and will sell you out?"

He raised his little head, not afraid at all, and said with full trust:

"Don't be afraid, Tiger Head. Grandma said that all the Lin family soldiers are good people!"

When he heard the words "Lin Family Army", murderous intent flashed in his eyes and he grabbed Hu Tou by the collar. Hu Tou was obviously frightened by him and cried so hard that even his grandma and grandpa came over to cry.

The two elders were frightened when they saw him pinching Hu Tou's neck.

"Tell me, how did you know I was from the Lin Family Army? Who are you?"

The old woman was so frightened that she couldn't speak. It was the old man who spoke up:

"When my wife was doing your laundry, she found a Lin Family Army brand on it."

It was also at that time that he heard the legend of another person in Xiaoyu Village - Ning Shen.

When Xiao Yun heard Lin Kaiji mention the word "calming the mind", his eyes moved slightly.

As if noticing Xiao Yan's slight change in mood, Lin Kaiji turned around and said to him:

“Just as the Third Prince thought, Ning Shen is indeed your biological mother. She... is a very remarkable person!

After your father ascended the throne, he abolished the landlord class and eradicated the aristocratic families, all because of the influence of your mother.

Your mother, like me, was also seriously injured and was rescued by Xiaoyu Village, also using the identity of the Lin family army. She taught them to identify and grow herbs there. Because the landlords charged high rents and exploited the peasants endlessly, after the eastern border was recovered, your mother abolished the landlord class.

Xiaoyu Village was your mother's first experimental village. She also set up a free school there. For those who joined the army and died on the battlefield, their family could receive a certain amount of pension from the Chamber of Commerce every month to ensure their basic living.

It is said that she originally proposed that the Ministry of Revenue should pay the money, but this was opposed by the ministers. They just wanted to solve the problem once and for all and pay a sum of money to be done with it. They felt that paying money every month would be a huge expense.

She had no choice but to let the Chamber of Commerce take care of it. The Chamber of Commerce was formerly known as the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce, and is now the Royal Chamber of Commerce, which was founded by your mother. "

The industries involved in the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce include tea, cloth, rouge and powder, restaurants and rice.

Among them, rouge and powder are the most profitable.

Lin Kaiji's voice continued:

“The experiment in Xiaoyu Village was very successful. After becoming self-sufficient, everyone’s enthusiasm increased. Although taxes were reduced, the total harvest was twice that of previous years.

It was precisely because your father saw this that he resolutely abolished the landlord class and those aristocratic families after ascending the throne and unified the imperial power!"

“The two months I spent recuperating in Xiaoyu Village were also the happiest and most relaxing two months of my life!”

Lin Kaiji said this with a slight smile on his face.

“Xiaoyu Village is completely different from the border, where it rains all year round and the grass and trees are lush, making it the best place to grow crops and herbs.

The fields and herbs there are planted in layers, which they call terraces. After the autumn harvest, when the water in the fields dries up, they will plant cabbage and radishes. It doesn't snow there, so even though winter is coming, it's still lush and green.

Their architecture is also different from ordinary ones. It is said that it was improved after your mother went there. Because the ground is humid, people there often suffer from various health problems, so your mother created stilt houses. The houses are supported by pillars and suspended in the air. From a distance, they look like clusters of mushrooms, looming in the woods, quiet and open, very beautiful!

The villagers in Xiaoyu Village were also very kind. After they knew that Hu Tou’s grandparents had picked up a seriously injured soldier from the Lin family army, they often sent me some eggs and old hens to help me replenish my body.

Hutou still likes me very much. Even though he was scared by me, he still brought his little friends to sneak at me outside the window. After I found him, he quickly hid. But he was also easy to coax. After I taught him a poem, he came over to play with me again. He was even willing to share half of the candied haws his grandmother bought for him with me.

Hutou was very capable. He could help his grandmother herd cattle at the age of five. He would drive the cattle down the hillside and come back, and his grandmother would go look for them at night.

In the evening, after dinner, everyone would go to the top of the mountain to chat. There were people of all ages, young and old. If men and women were attracted to each other, they would get married.

Although Hu Tou's grandfather had difficulty walking, he had a pair of deft hands and could weave very beautiful backpacks. If anyone in Xiaoyu Village needed one, they would go to his house to buy it for thirty cents each. If the old woman took it to the market to sell, it would be fifty cents each.

I consider myself smart and I don't like to eat and drink for free. Later, when I was able to get out of bed, I thought about doing something to help them. I learned to help Grandpa Hutou weave a backpack, but I cut my hand on the first day. After Grandma Hutou came back, she grabbed her husband and started scolding him.

Grandpa Hutou just stood there in silence, not saying a word. I explained that I wanted to do it myself, and then Grandma Hutou turned around and scolded me, asking why a young man like me should do such rough work, and then asked me to help write letters home for the villagers.

Influenced by Ning Xi, many of their sons joined the army. They joined the Lin Family Army, but they were all small soldiers whom I didn’t know.

Seeing that I have good handwriting, my fellow villagers asked me to help them write couplets during the Chinese New Year.

They followed your mother's custom of making dumplings during the Chinese New Year, and put copper coins inside. It is said that whoever eats the copper coins will have good luck in the new year. I ate it with my first bite. In fact, I know that the old woman specially put a piece of chives in the dumplings with copper coins as a mark..."

His voice was calm, and there was happiness and ease in it.

But as the subject changed, his expression became serious.

"What a pity! Happy days are always short-lived. I was negotiating with the Beijue people while recovering from my injuries. When my injuries were almost healed, the cooperation with the Beijue people had reached the final stage. When my people came to pick me up, Hu Tou was crying loudly and hugged me and cried for a long time. He didn't let me go until I promised to come back.

I didn't expect at that time that when I went back again, I would see only ruins.

I had just arrived in their county town and saw a very exquisite wheelchair, so I thought of buying it and giving it to Grandpa Hutou as a thank you gift. However, when I just returned to Xiaoyu Village, the originally quiet and peaceful village was completely burned down by a fire. No one in the village escaped. They were poisoned and then burned. When I found Hutou, his charred little body was still tightly holding the jade pendant I gave him.

Ye Disi was afraid that they would reveal my information and destroy the cooperation with the Northern Jue people, so he killed them all..."

Having said this, Lin Kaiji tightened his grip on the sand.

Xiao Yan looked down at him and said:

"So, you ruined the cooperation with the Beijue people?"

"Yes."

In fact, ever since he ruined the cooperation with the Northern Jue people, he knew that one day, he and Lin Yanzhi would go to war with each other, or even die.

But he didn't expect that this day would come so soon!

"What about the Lin family?"