Starting with a cub, the superpower boss becomes the richest man by lying flat

Chapter 134 Can you give me something practical?

Mo Ziyuan was silent. He was a man who moved to the outer courtyard when he was very young. He didn't know much about the things going on in the inner courtyard, but his father had several concubines who all died while giving birth, so his father had no illegitimate children until now. Even his stepmother lost a child in her womb, and another died when she was just over two years old. No one would believe him if he said this was normal, and he didn't believe it either.

Mo Ziyuan's eyes turned red when he thought about Lin Xin and his child being killed, or Lin Xin giving birth to a child with two children. He would never allow such a thing to happen!

But what should he do? Should he really leave the Duke of Dingguo's mansion and establish his own? However, before his death, the late emperor had placed a lock on his title as Crown Prince. If he left the Duke of Dingguo's mansion, wouldn't that be too unfair to the late emperor?
Cui Shi patted his shoulder and said earnestly, "There are many things in this world that cannot be achieved at the same time. Sometimes you want too much, and in the end you may not get any of it. There are many times when you need to make choices."

"Take...give up?" Mo Ziyuan murmured thoughtfully.

"What are you talking about? Where are Nannan and Taotao? It's time for dinner!" Lin Xin poked her head out of the kitchen and said loudly.

"It's finally time for dinner. That's great. I've been smelling the delicious food for a long time. Let me see what you've made!" Cui Shi stood up and strode towards the kitchen.

"Nannan and Taotao should be at the door. I'll go call them." Mo Ziyuan opened the gate and saw Lin Nan and Lin Tao squatting on the ground, poking something with small wooden sticks. They were both so focused that they didn't hear Lin Xin's loud voice.

"What are you doing?" Mo Ziyuan walked over curiously and the hairs on the back of his neck immediately stood up. He picked up the two children one by one and took several steps back until he stopped at the door of his house.

"Xin'er, Xin'er, come out for a moment!" Mo Ziyuan shouted.

"What's wrong?" Lin Xin, who was serving food to everyone, heard something wrong in his voice and quickly put down her bowl and ran over.

"Just now, Nannan and Taotao were playing with a five-step snake. It's right there." Mo Ziyuan held the two children and pointed to the place where they had just squatted.

There are many snakes on the mountain of Liulin Village, but poisonous snakes are rare. Almost all the children in the village have caught snakes. Most of them are small ones to play with, and the big ones end up in their stomachs. It is indeed abnormal that a highly poisonous five-step snake suddenly appears.

Lin Xin's expression also grew serious. She slowly walked over and saw a half-dead snake on the ground. It was about one meter long, with a thick body. Its back was covered with brown diamond patterns, and its head was a distinct triangle. The last flat scale on its short tail had fallen off and landed next to the small stick on the ground.

"Where did this snake come from?" Lin Xin picked up a small stick and poked the snake. Perhaps it had become immune to the poking from Lin Nan and the others, but it didn't move at all when Lin Xin poked it.

"I don't know. When Taotao and I came out, we saw it at our door. I was afraid it would bite Taotao, so I used a small stick to pick it up and took it over there," Lin Nan pointed to where he and Lin Tao had just been. "I saw it didn't move much, didn't even open its mouth, and just played with Taotao for a while."

Cui Shi also came over to take a look, "Huh? Why does it look like it's been drugged?"

"Drugs?" Lin Xin and Mo Ziyuan repeated in unison.

"Move it higher so I can have a better look at it."

Lin Xin followed her instructions and raised the stick carrying the snake, and held it in front of Cui Shi.

Cui Shi sniffed, looked closely into its eyes, and said with certainty, "Yes, it has been drugged."

"Can you tell what kind of drug it is?" Mo Ziyuan's face was cold. A drugged five-step snake appeared at Lin Xin's doorstep. If no one noticed, wouldn't it run into the house after the drug wore off? These three people in the house would die no matter who they bit. This was too vicious.

"It's just an ordinary drug that any doctor can make." Cui Shi replied.

"Is it the pair of sisters from before?" Mo Ziyuan asked speculatively. He was very sure that there was no snake at the door when he came here, and after he came, only the sisters Lin Duo and Lin Zhi appeared at the door. He reasonably suspected that the snake was released by them.

"This isn't a common snake here. Lin Duo and Lin Zhi have a hard time. They have too much work to do all day and don't have time to catch snakes," Lin Xin said objectively.

"They may not have caught the snake, but someone may have given it to them and asked them to put it at your doorstep."

Lin Xin nodded. It was indeed possible, and the possibility was very high.

"Do you want to go over and ask?"

Lin Xin shook her head. "Not now, let's go tonight." "I'll go with you then."

"Okay." Lin Xin knew that even if she didn't let Mo Ziyuan go, he would follow her quietly. It would be better to take him with her so that she could save some worries.

"By the way, what should we do with this snake?" Lin Xin lowered her head and poked the snake's head with her finger. The effect of the drug might have almost worn off, as it was actually swaying around and trying to bite her.

"If you don't want it, then give it to me!" Cui Shi popped up and said.

"What do we need this for?" Lin Xin said disdainfully as she pushed the snake towards Cui Shi. "Here you go!"

"What do you know, little girl? This snake is a treasure and can be used as medicine."

"Yes, baby!" Lin Xin curled her lips. "You'll be even more precious when it bites you."

"Hey, you little rascal, how can you talk like that?" Cui Shi made a fierce gesture towards Lin Xin.

"Sister, are we still going to eat? Taotao and I are hungry." Every time Lin Xin and Cui Shi quarreled, Lin Nan would step in to calm them down, and this time was no exception.

"This old man won't argue with a little girl like you. My beloved apprentice is hungry. Let's go eat!" Cui Shi said, and then he took Lin Nan and Lin Tao to the kitchen, saying as they walked, "Let's go wash our hands first, and then we can eat something delicious."

"Okay, Master." Lin Nan said with a smile.

"Okay, Master!" Lin Tao followed and learned a sentence.

"Okay, you are all my good disciples." Cui Shi was so happy that his eyes almost disappeared with laughter. He washed the hands of the two little ones with a sense of accomplishment, and led them to sit at the dinner table.

"This stinky old man." Lin Xin smiled and shook her head, then closed the door and went to eat with Mo Ziyuan.

"Oh, right," Cui Shi said as they took the two children to rest after dinner. As Lin Xin and Mo Ziyuan sat in the yard chatting, she remembered something important and said to him, "Since we're taking Taotao back, he should probably change back to his original name, right?"

Mo Ziyuan nodded and said, "Of course, but we'll have to wait until we get back to change it. Who knows? His Majesty might give him a new name."

"Why can't I use my original name?" Lin Xin asked in surprise.

"Maybe he thought his previous name was unlucky!" Mo Ziyuan didn't elaborate.

"Alright, it's the Emperor's business to change the name anyway, so I don't care." Lin Xin was very generous.

"When the time comes to reward people for their contributions, you will also have a share," said Mo Ziyuan.

"Me? I didn't do anything and I don't want any reward."

"You've raised Taotao for such a long time and taken such good care of him. His Majesty will definitely reward you. Didn't he say before that he would give you a house? That's one of the rewards."

"Is that so?" Lin Xin rubbed her chin and smacked her lips. "Can you give me something more practical?"

"What is affordable?" Mo Ziyuan didn't understand.

"Silver!"

Mo Ziyuan: “…”

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