Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

She spoke softly and gracefully, and her every frown and smile was pleasing to the eye. It was hard to tell where Yun Si had found such a beauty.

"Then you can go to Longmen Inn to rest first, spend the New Year in Longtan and then return to Nanzhou Prefecture?" Lin Yinan said with a smile.

Liu Sisi obviously had her own plans. She politely declined, "Don't bother the city lord. I can just stay at Yun Si's house. I'll be back to Nanzhou Prefecture after the New Year."

"Want to go back?"

Lin Yinan thought that Heng Liu Sisi would stay in Longtan for a long time. After all, she was alone and helpless.

"The madam was killed, and the sisters of Haitang Pavilion were either dead or scattered. Yun Si has arranged for people to renovate the building. I will go back after the New Year to take in those poor homeless women."

Liu Sisi made no secret of talking about her background in front of others.

"Yun Si's house has been unoccupied for a long time. I'll have someone clean it up."

Liu Sisi smiled and shook her head, "I'm just sitting around doing nothing, so I won't bother anyone else."

"Then I'll have someone take you there."

Liu Sisi stood up and said goodbye. Before leaving, she turned around and looked at Lin Yinan who was smiling at her.

Yun Si was right. The city lord was a very easy-going woman. After a brief conversation, she liked her very much.

After Liu Sisi left, Yun Yu reported the current situation in Nanzhou Prefecture to Lin Yinan.

"Except for the Yun and Yu families, other noble families suffered heavy losses, and some small families were even wiped out..."

Yun Yu had never learned martial arts, so before entering the city, Yun Mo asked him to wait for the signal at the farm.

He entered the city only after the bandits in the city were pacified.

His main job was to work with the people in the government office to clean up the many corpses in the city. The unclaimed corpses and those of bandits were all buried outside the city.

The refugees who were scared away by the bandits gathered again in Nanzhou Prefecture, and the granary returned to Yun Zhenchuan's hands.

In order to ensure that the refugees could spend the winter safely, he ordered the granaries to be opened for relief, and after the New Year, he arranged for the refugees to settle down in villages with fewer people and open up wasteland.

The crisis in Nanzhou Prefecture is finally over.

As for the rebellious refugees captured in Longtan, Lin Yinan had them locked up first and then let them reclaim wasteland and cultivate the land after the New Year.

After talking about work matters, Lin Yinan took out Yun Yu’s year-end bonus, a box of gold and silver.

"The food and supplies have been sent to my cousin's wife. There are still a few days left. If we hurry on the road, we can still make it back to Nanzhou Prefecture in time for the New Year."

Yun Yu shook her head and smiled faintly, "No, we won't go back. We will stay in Longtan for the New Year this year."

"What happened?" Lin Yinan looked at him puzzledly.

"Father was very satisfied with our performance in Yunkang, Nanzhou Prefecture this time. My eldest brother and other half brothers saw it. If we go back in a high-profile manner, I'm afraid my eldest brother will have some thoughts."

"Does your father know?"

"Before I left, I told my father that I would not be going back this year, and I also met my aunt."

There is a difference between legitimate and illegitimate children. All of this is Yun Zhenchuan's fault. Even if a illegitimate child has a promising future, he cannot show off.

Lin Yinan sighed, "It's good to stay in Longtan."

Yunyu nodded, feeling it was a pity that her mother couldn't be with them.

When the two men walked out of the county government office, it was already dark.

New Year gifts from the Ye, Chen and Zhong families arrived at the same time. Several mule carts loaded with food and daily necessities were parked in front of the county government office to unload the goods.

The cars in the front were from the Ye family. Lin Yinan counted them and found that there were five of them, all loaded high.

Compared to last year, not only is the quantity greater, but there are also more mule carts.

"So many?" Lin Yinan asked the accompanying managers of each family.

The Ye family steward smiled and said, "Not much, not much. Our master said that the Ye family is very lucky this year thanks to the city lord. These were personally picked by the master and the third young master. I hope the city lord will not dislike them."

"You're welcome. Since it's the intention of Patriarch Ye and the Third Young Master, I'll accept it."

When he looked up, Lin Yinan saw the managers of the Chen and Zhong families curled their lips.

The Ye family is so shameless. They clearly agreed to give the same thing, but they gave more than them.

It turned out that after Ye Shang and Ye Quan completed their mission in Nanzhou Prefecture and returned to Shigong City, they happened to meet the head of the Ye family who was selecting New Year gifts for Longtan.

After hearing what his third son had to say about Nanzhou Prefecture, Patriarch Ye added another 20% to the prepared gift list.

The steward was in a dilemma, as they had already consulted with the other two families, and it would be very difficult for him to do his job if the master suddenly changed his mind.

He carefully advised: "Master, this may not be a good idea. After all, the Chen family and the Zhong family have discussed it."

The head of the Ye family glared at him and said, "Longtan is so righteous and solved our worries. We are repaying his kindness. How can we be so stingy?"

"Besides, how much to add is our own business." The head of the Ye family muttered dissatisfiedly.

Faced with the confident words of the head of the Ye family, Manager Ye had no choice but to obey orders.

Seeing the two stewards staring at him, Steward Ye was worried that they would beat him up on the way back tomorrow.

It's really none of his business!!

Yun Mo sent someone to deliver the message back that they were already rushing back from Pingdu and Linjiang counties.

However, he wanted to stay in Nanzhou Prefecture to help Yun Zhenchuan, and take advantage of the fact that the strength of the various families had been greatly damaged to completely control the situation and keep Nanzhou Prefecture firmly in his hands.

As the war in the Central Plains intensified, the troops of the Dongyue Wang family suffered a severe blow at this time.

When fighting for an important city, they confronted people from a big northern family, but were defeated. The Wang family of Dongyue was routed.

The news of Yu Shida’s death came at this time.

When Yu Shida was leading his troops in a retreat, he accidentally fell into a frozen river while crossing it and his life or death is unknown.

When Yu Xunmei received this news, he went completely crazy.

In the coldest days of winter, she got drunk in her own yard.

"How is it possible? I don't believe it. He wouldn't just die like this."

"He told me to wait until he came back."

Her hoarse shouts echoed throughout the backyard of the Yu Mansion.

Faced with the invasion of bandits, she withstood the pressure and held out with everyone in Yu Mansion for three days.

At this point, she could no longer hold on and fell into the snow.

Looking at the gray sky, Yu Xunmei's eyes were empty.

Even if she could do it all over again, she would not regret what she had done.

The servant standing beside her tried to help her up, but she pushed him away.

"Get out!"

The servants looked at each other, and finally quietly left the yard.

When Yu Qiutao arrived, Yu Xunmei had already fallen asleep in the snow. She hurriedly asked the servants to carry him into the house.

Yu Xunmei couldn't die. She was now the only spiritual support for the entire Yu family. After settling her down, she asked someone to call a doctor.

The doctor came quickly, took Yu Xunmei's pulse, and prescribed some medicine for her.

"The young lady was stimulated and stayed in the snow for a long time. I'm afraid she will have a fever tonight. Someone should take good care of her."

"Thank you, doctor."

The doctor was right. Before midnight, Yu Xunmei had a fever, so Yu Qiutou simply stayed in her room to take care of her.

Yu Xunmei spent the entire year bedridden.

On the side branches, every household had white flags flying.

A dark cloud was hanging over the Yu Mansion, and the whole mansion was filled with gloom and sadness, with signs of defeat looming.