Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

Of course, it is a great thing for a family to be reunited, but there is a small episode. When Grandpa Lin wanted to take the people back, the chief of the small village actually blocked the road with the villagers and refused to let them go.

They insisted that Lin Baodi was a native of their village, and that if Grandpa Lin wanted to take him away, he had to give the village fifty taels, otherwise they would detain him.

Lin Baotian was furious and went up to them to argue, asking why they couldn't let him take his brother away. No matter how hard he tried to persuade them, the villagers were still unreasonable and insisted that they would not let him go unless they paid fifty taels, which made Grandpa Lin very angry.

Later, it was the hunter who stood up and confronted the villagers, and asked Lin Baotian to go to the yamen to find the runners.

At first, the villagers laughed at Grandpa Lin and his men for their bluffing, thinking that they would be scared just because the yamen runners were brought out. They shouted that there were also people in their village working in the government office.

As a result, after the villagers urged and invited the village chief's youngest son who worked in the government office to come out, the people who went to Yongzhou City to invite the yamen runners also arrived. As soon as the two sides met, the village chief's youngest son immediately knelt down to Team Leader Shen.

Well, you still want to bully others by taking advantage of your power. Now you have run into Captain Shen's trap. There is no need to wait until the next day. The badge of that errand boy was taken back on the spot. Then he will go to the government office in person to cancel the relevant certificate for that errand boy.

The village chief and a group of villagers were dumbfounded on the spot. The young officer was in tears and snot, hugging Team Leader Shen's thighs and crying as if his father had died.

Unfortunately, when Team Leader Shen told them that the extortion was directed at Princess Le'an, those people didn't even know how to beg for mercy and were all dumbfounded.

How could I not be stupid? I almost went crazy.

After finishing the conversation, Lin Xiaoyue asked everyone to go and rest, leaving only Ergou who was hesitant to speak.

Perhaps because he was afraid of the presence of too many people, Ergou kept the words to himself. He only told Lin Xiaoyue about the attack on Linjiazhuang after everyone had left.

It was said that everyone from Linjiazhuang escaped to Xianyu Villa through the tunnel, but no information was disclosed to the outside except the parties involved and the people in Xianyu Villa.

Therefore, when the news of the bombing of Linjiazhuang spread, I don't know how Old Man Lin found out about it, but he rushed to the ruins of Linjiazhuang and tried to dig people out.

However, he was stopped by the yamen runners and soldiers who were still there to help. They saw that he was very emotional and seemed crazy. He refused to eat or drink and cried for three days and three nights until he fainted from exhaustion. He was then carried to the inn in the town to rest.

However, when Old Man Lin woke up again, he ran outside Linjiazhuang and cried again.

She fainted from crying and was rescued, then cried again after being rescued, and went through this cycle over and over again.

Ergou and the guards tried to persuade him tactfully, but Old Man Lin seemed to have lost his mind and completely ignored them. He just cried all day long. Everyone could only wait for him to faint from crying and then try all kinds of ways to force him to drink ginseng soup and rice porridge.

To be honest, no one dared to reveal the news that everyone in Linjiazhuang was safe and sound, not even Old Man Lin and the others dared to say it.

Who made him live under the same roof with the people in the old house? If the word gets out that everyone in Linjiazhuang is still alive and attracts the rebel general Qian Hui, it would be best if he could protect the people and capture the rebel general, but what if he fails...

No one dared to gamble, even if there was a one in ten thousand chance of failure.

The princess was fighting desperately on the front line, but they were unable to guard the rear for her and relieve her worries. They were all unworthy of being the princess's guards.

Lin Xiaoyue just listened to Ergou quietly without interrupting or saying a word. She only knew that before Ergou left, Old Man Lin was still in a daze and went back to the Lin family's old house in Yongzhou City.

Ergou was worried, so he arranged for someone to follow and protect him secretly.

Lin Xiaoyue just nodded when she heard this, without saying anything.

To be honest, she had mixed feelings about Old Man Lin. He was a good husband and a good father, but he was too soft-hearted and muddle-headed, especially when he met Old Man Lin and Old Lady Lin.

Lin Xiaoyue let out a long sigh and put the matter aside for the time being. She only told Ergou to take good care of the place when he returned, and to try not to reveal the news that everyone in Linjiazhuang was still alive before the rebel Qian Hui was caught.

After talking about Old Man Lin, Ergou also mentioned the Seven Wolves of Wanbao Town. He escorted people here with them and joined the army by the way.

The Sun family members had a bad reputation in Wanbao Town, but after getting along with them, Lin Xiaoyue felt that they were not that bad.

Especially when Linjiazhuang encountered trouble, they helped out several times. Therefore, Lin Xiaoyue thought about it and went back to ask for a favor from the Seventh Uncle to transfer the seven wolves to the Gucheng Pass.

I'm there too, so I can always take care of them, as a way of thanking them for their help several times.

After Ergouzi reported all the matters, Lin Xiaoyue asked him to go and rest.

Since they met, Ergou has always relied on his widowed mother for everything. When his mother passed away, he became taciturn, and now he can be trusted to leave the rear affairs to him, which is a great improvement.

Although a good man has ambitions to conquer the world, it also depends on whether it is appropriate to go to the battlefield and kill the enemy.

Given Ergou's current situation, he is more suitable to do work in the rear area than to go to the battlefield and make achievements.

Moreover, this time when he led his men to escort the enemy to Shuanglong Pass, he never mentioned a word about staying. I guess he himself was aware of his own strengths and weaknesses.

On this point, Lin Xiaoyue adopted a non-interference and acquiescent attitude, allowing him to make his own choice.

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After that, the heavens seemed to be holding back their anger, and it rained for seven or eight days in a row. When the sun came out again, a scout ran into the barracks and knelt down to report, "General, we have discovered unusual movements by the Tiansheng and Jin allied forces in the west. This time, there will be an estimated 800,000-strong army attacking."

“Eight hundred thousand!!!”

Upon hearing this, the Seventh Prince, the Crown Prince, and a group of soldiers in the main tent were all so shocked that they slammed their heads and stood up.

"How is that possible? Are they crazy?"

Veteran general Yang Zhongguo knew that the two countries were getting married, and that war was bound to break out. However, the whereabouts of Emperor Tiansheng were unknown, and the Empress had only been on the throne for a short time, and her foundation was not yet solid, yet they joined forces to attack Dayuan so quickly.

Everyone just thought that Jin Guo and Tian Sheng were crazy. What else could they be but crazy?

One of them is a new emperor who has raised an army before the civil strife is settled; the other is treacherous and used to taking advantage of other people's misfortunes. Now that they have joined forces, I'm afraid they will have big plans.

"Explore again!" Han Yong ordered, "It would be best to find out which pass they are aiming at."

"Yes!" The scout took the order and retreated.

"Seventh Uncle, it has just rained, and the coalition forces of the two countries are already ready to go. Should we also send reinforcements immediately?"

"Be prepared and wait and see what happens. The bigger the army, the more we must not panic."

"Yang Zhongguo, Han Yong, Zhan Zhongyong, you all return to your respective garrisons immediately and guard the gunpowder, weapons, and food supplies. They have raised an army of 800,000. I'm afraid this time they are not targeting a certain pass as a breakthrough point, but a full-scale attack by the army. Everyone must be fully prepared."