As soon as the sun climbed above the horizon, the Lin and Wu families left Pingzhou City, followed the official road to the west, and headed towards Qingzhou leisurely.
It was past mid-autumn, and the temperature in the morning was already a bit cold. Lin Shenzhi had never been far away, so he often had to lie by the window with the curtains raised to watch the scenery. The cold wind poured into the car. Lin Jinrong and Tao wrapped their cloaks tightly in unison, but
They all made a tacit agreement not to care about him, but took the opportunity to look at the scenery.
Not long after walking, the trees gradually became sparse, and the area stretched to the end, with a clump of grass growing in the east and a piece of soil exposed in the west. The ugly land like a scab gradually came into view. Lin Shiquan stepped forward and said, "Third Aunt, Fourth Sister, this is
It’s the saline-alkali land in the west of the city.”
Lin Jinrong and Mr. Tao both cheered up and went out to visit. Mr. Tao hugged Lin Shenzhi tightly and said, "Shenzhi, the land your uncle gave you is right here."
Lin Shenzhi stretched his neck and looked out: "Where? Where?"
Lin Shiquan ordered the people to stop the carriage and pointed the horsewhip in the distance: "Look there, there is a white stone monument. The land bought by the third uncle is also very close to it."
Lin Jinrong didn't see clearly at all, and neither did Tao. Only Lin Shenzhi pretended to point randomly: "Is that there?"
Lin Jinrong patted his finger gently: "What are you doing? Can't you see me at all? How did you learn this temper?"
Lin Shenzhi smiled shyly and stretched out his hand towards Lin Shiquan: "Brother Quan, please carry me and ride the big horse, take me over and show me." He was young and had little contact with his cousins at home, and he couldn't play anywhere.
Therefore, after only a few contacts with Lin Shiquan, who treated him with gentle care, he fell in love with Lin Shiquan.
When Lin Shiquan saw that Mr. Tao was silent, he persuaded him: "Little seventh brother, the dew is cold, we are in a hurry and we can go back later, okay?"
"What's wrong with the dew? What's the point of a manly man trying to imitate a woman sitting in a carriage? It won't matter if he arrives in Qingzhou late." Wu Xiang jumped off the carriage neatly, stretched out his hand in front of the young boy Ran Mo, and Ran Mo
Obediently, he dismounted and handed the rein and whip into his hand.
Wu Xiang stepped forward on his horse, stood next to Lin Shiquan, saluted Mrs. Tao, and said with a smile: "Aunt, you have read thousands of books and traveled thousands of miles. Let my seventh brother and I sit on the horse for a while and look at the scenery.
A little cold wind will only do him good." He shouted after Tao Fengtang, so he was also called Aunt Tao.
Although Mrs. Tao was worried that the cool weather would freeze Lin Shenzhi due to the heavy dew, she did not want to offend Wu Xiang, so she smiled and agreed. Lin Shenzhi was so happy that she almost climbed onto Wu Xiang's body on all fours.
Wu Xiang hugged Xiang's horse and held him in place. He knocked the horse's belly hard, laughed and ran forward.
Mrs. Tao originally thought that Wu Xiang was just hugging Lin Shenzhi for fun, but she didn't expect him to pull this trick. She was so frightened that her face turned pale and she repeatedly ordered people to catch up quickly. When the capable stewards of the Lin and Wu families saw
Like this, he quickly chased after him on horseback.
Lin Jinrong looked out of the window and saw the morning sun shining brightly on Wu Xiang's figure, making him indescribably high-spirited. She sighed softly with envy, withdrew her gaze and smiled at Lin Shiquan: "Third brother, along the way
It’s going to be so hard on you.”
The meaning of her words was complicated. Lin Shiquan understood it but didn't care. He just smiled and said, "It's okay. I'm happy." He then comforted Mrs. Tao: "Third Aunt, don't panic. Second Young Master Wu is very skilled in riding. It's not that he doesn't know the importance."
He's just trying to make my little seventh brother happy."
When Mrs. Tao saw that Wu Xiang was slowly slowing down and the stewards were catching up to her, she felt relieved, laughed, and said straightforwardly: "Shiquan, give me some excuses, and don't let others look down upon you."
It was not without reason that she said this. It was not easy for Lin Shiquan to go to Qingzhou this time. Mr. Lin San was very dissatisfied that Tao did not bring Lin Yizhi out, but took him instead. The truth is, if his biological son is not brought to see the world, instead
What's the point of bringing in an irrelevant outsider to take advantage? He then sneered and told Mr. Tao not to always think about supporting others. In the future, he would still have to rely on Lin Yizhi to support him until his death. Lin Shiquan was unreliable. Everyone knew that his father and son
No matter what the idea, only Tao is stupid and would take the bad guy as a treasure.
"Everyone else is stupid, but you are the smartest! I have my own son at the end of my life, how dare I expect anyone else to do it!" Tao was furious: "My brother invited him to Shiquan, not me who planned to let him take advantage of it.
.I would like to take your precious eldest son to Qingzhou, but they didn’t invite him! You can’t let me take the whole family there to eat and drink and take advantage of it, right? You have the shame, but I don’t have the shame!”
Xiu said that she had been persuaded by Lin Jinrong a long time ago, and she wanted Lin Shiquan to learn his skills so that he could help Lin Shenzhi in the future. However, she did not intend to take Lin Shiquan there, and she had never thought of taking Lin Yizhi there. She returned to her parents' home,
But you have to bring an inexplicable bastard to annoy your eyes. What are you doing? You have eaten too much, right? Even if you were a little hesitant earlier, Master Lin San interrupted, and you were so angry that you had to take Lin Shiquan with you.
Lin Shiquan also knew that this trip to Qingzhou was hard-won. He was silent for a moment, looked up at Mrs. Tao and said seriously: "Third Aunt, don't worry, I will try my best to not disappoint you."
Just as he was talking, someone shouted from behind: "Young Master Quan, the third master wants to see you for something." He was just a young man who relied on relatives to survive. In order to distinguish him from the real third master of the Lin family, the Lin family's servants all called him him.
For Quan Shao.
"Then I'll go over first. If you need anything, please call me." Lin Shiquan then rode back to listen to Mr. Lin San's instructions.
Lin Jinrong couldn't help but dim her eyes when she saw him standing in front of Mr. Lin San's carriage with his hands tied, listening to Mr. Lin San respectfully like a human being. Such a situation had been expected by her, and Lin Shiquan's status had long been doomed.
He was in an embarrassing position in the Lin family. On the surface, people called him "Young Master Quan", but in fact he was not as dignified as a favored steward, and there was always ridicule and plotting behind his back. She was very worried, fearing that Lin Shiquan would suffer.
If she can't help it, or she becomes resentful, or she loses her fighting spirit, then it goes against her original wishes. However, there is no turning back when she shoots her bow. She is already on the road, and she can only grit her teeth and keep moving forward no matter what.
.If it works, just keep going. If it doesn’t work, you have to admit that your luck is bad and make another plan.
After driving for about half an hour, they saw two stewards of the Wu family waiting by the roadside. Wu Xiang, Lin Shenzhi, and the other two stewards were nowhere to be seen. Mrs. Tao was very anxious:
"Go and ask what's going on? Where have the people gone?" Shao Shao had to complain secretly that Wu Xiang was indeed careless and difficult to control.
A steward of the Wu family came up and said: "Second Young Master is taking the Seventh Young Master to get rid of the rustic. It won't take long. Please Third Madam, please don't wait for him. He will lead the Seventh Young Master to catch up with him."
Children from wealthy families are too pampered and have a lot of minor problems. Experienced elderly people have come up with ideas - why do the children of farmers grow strong without getting sick and eating randomly? It's because they often act in a rustic manner.
It’s better to keep the children from being rustic. I didn’t expect Wu Xiang to find such an excuse. Lin Jinrong was so funny that he advised Tao: “It’s probably because the seventh brother is curious. He rarely goes out, and he is usually too tightly restrained by his grandfather.
, why not just let him relax a little, so as not to become a little nerd. If someone follows him, it shouldn't be a big deal."
Mr. Tao frowned and said, "I'm not one of those unreasonable people, but things have to be prioritized. If you delay like this, you'll miss the inn, and you won't even have a place to rest. You can't sleep in the wilderness."
Just as he was asking people to look for him, Mr. Lin San later sent Lin Shiquan to ask what happened, why he stopped again, and whether he was still on his way.
Mrs. Tao said angrily: "Go and tell him, the eldest wife of the Wu family has asked me to take good care of Second Young Master Wu. I am entrusted by others to be a loyal person. Now I have to wait for Second Young Master Wu. If he is in a hurry, he can do it himself."
Let’s go. We can make it to Cheongju without him.”
Lin Shiquan smiled awkwardly and went back to reply to Mr. Lin San's words. Lin Jinrong couldn't bear to see him being so embarrassed, so he said: "Third brother, if the stewards go to Angkor, they may not listen to their advice. Why don't you go find Angkor?"
Just say that we will walk slowly and wait for them." Without waiting for Mrs. Tao's reply, she directly called Master Lin San's servant over: "If you go back to Mr. Third, you will leave immediately."
Lin Shiquan listened to Lin Jinrong's arrangement and went to look for Wu Xiang and Lin Shenzhi. The carriage drove again, but Mrs. Tao had lost the good mood earlier, and sulked with a straight face, secretly telling Master Lin San's ancestor eighteen
They greeted each other without mentioning it.
After walking and stopping for more than half an hour, Wu Xiang and others caught up with him. Wu Xiang personally took Lin Shenzhi to the car, pretended to say a few polite words to Mrs. Tao, and quietly gestured to Lin Jinrong:
"You wait."
Before Lin Jinrong could react, Lin Shenzhi, who was blushing, took her arm and said excitedly: "Fourth sister, the land is so wide! You can't even see the head! There are also mountains that are so tall and big, but it's a pity that when you look closer,
It’s actually very far away and I didn’t have a chance to swim! Fourth sister, there are so many birds. I saw wild geese, they really formed a herringbone formation! I also saw two eagles, they were so big! Fourth sister, I heard crickets
It was screaming in the field, but Brother Ang and I searched the soil and couldn't find it. Brother Quan was so good that he caught one for him, but he let it go again, saying that it was difficult to raise since we were on the road and it died.
What a pity..."
"Really? It's great." Lin Jinrong could fully understand Lin Shenzhi's excitement and joy after being locked up at home all year round and suddenly seeing the vast wilderness and getting close to the flowers, wild grass, breeze and sunshine.
However, Mrs. Tao said with a straight face: "You are not allowed to join in the fun with your brother Angkor again! We are on a journey, and you are free to mess around. It will take four days to complete the two-day journey! When did we arrive in Qingzhou?"
Lin Shenzhi fell into Lin Jinrong's arms with saliva on her face: "My aunt's birthday is six days later, so there is still time." She turned over again, lay in Tao's arms, and shook her hard: "Mom, let me sit with Brother Ang.
A car, right? He just invited brother Quan to his car. I want to go too!"
Tao refused, but Lin Jinrong advised: "Let him go. Boys should always be with their brothers."
Lin Shenzhi begged softly again, and Tao nodded his forehead and threatened: "If what happened today happens again, don't expect me to promise you anything again."
Lin Shenzhi happily agreed, and Lin Jinrong whispered into his ear: "Look, if someone makes trouble for your brother, remember to tell me."
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