You are my golden finger

The summer sun is like a passionate artist, using its light and heat to dress up the world in colorful colors, but its enthusiasm is often unbearable.

Lin Xijin had just stood at the intersection for a while when she began to sweat all over. She looked at the clan leader and others, and found that their clothes were already soaked with sweat.

Fortunately, after a short wait, the prince's procession appeared. It was two-thirds simpler than yesterday, but it was still very spectacular in the eyes of the villagers. So the clan leader gave an order, the drum beats sounded more rapidly, and the dragon and lion dance team also started dancing and began their performance.

Murong Xu and the others came on horseback. Although the team slowed down, they still raised dust along the way. When the team approached, the clan leader took the lead in kneeling to greet them, and the villagers followed suit and knelt down in large numbers. Lin Xijin didn't want to kneel to Murong Xu, but she didn't want to be too abrupt, so she had to squat down.

Shangguan Rui, General Wu and others couldn't help but twitch their lips when they saw Lin Xijin's appearance.

Murong Xu quickly jumped off his horse and helped the clan leader and the village chief up.

"No need to be polite, elder. Please stand up." Murong Xu said humbly, removing his usual coldness. He then motioned for the villagers to stand up.

The villagers stood up and turned around. The dragon and lion team beat drums and led the lions in front to lead the prince's procession into the village and finally to Lin Xijin's house.

After everyone took their seats and were served tea, Murong Xu began his inspection journey as an imperial envoy along the prescribed route.

The medicinal herbs in the herb garden are growing well, lush and full of vitality; the willows on both sides of the river bank are swaying, and the shadows of bamboos are swaying; in the breeding farm, chickens and ducks are singing in harmony, and the pigs are fat and the cows are strong; the flowers and trees planted on both sides of the village road are swaying, and the fruit trees are fragrant; the crops in the fields are growing well, and a good harvest is in sight...

"It's a great place with outstanding people and beautiful scenery!" Lin Zhiyuan, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, sighed countless times as he inspected the place.

Everything you see is full of vitality, making you linger and feel happy. It is a beautiful, rich, peaceful and tranquil paradise.

But there is a saying that goes, "Human greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant." There are always people who are never satisfied and do things that ruin the mood, showing off the ugliness in their hearts to the fullest.

"Your Majesty! I, Jiang, would like to file a complaint. Please help me!" Just as the inspection team arrived at the entrance of the village, the troublemaker Jiang made her appearance.

As soon as he heard the name Jiang, Murong Xu knew that she was Lin Xijin's step-grandmother. He really wanted to kick the hateful old woman kneeling in front of him, but he forced himself to hold back. However, his face was as gloomy as the sky before a storm.

"Who do you want to sue?" Murong Xu asked majestically.

"I want to sue my granddaughter Lin Xijin. She is unfilial and unfraternal. She doesn't take care of the elderly after becoming rich and powerful. She is not worthy of being a princess." Jiang argued.

"Where are the village head and clan leader? Is this true?" Murong Xu pretended to be investigating the case.

The head of the village and the clan leader hurriedly knelt down, sweating profusely, fearing that Jiang would bring trouble to Lin Xijin.

The clan leader said anxiously, "Your Highness, Jiang is the second wife of Lin Guiqi of our clan. She is a vicious woman! Her eldest son, Lin Mushan, is the son of his ex-wife. A few years ago, Lin Mushan enlisted in the army and unfortunately died. His wife gave birth to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl, but she also passed away because she was not well taken care of. She left behind three children, who have been treated harshly by Jiang."

"More than three years ago, the vicious woman Jiang falsely accused the twins of stealing food, and had an argument with the princess who was trying to protect her brother and sister. She pushed her hard and hit her against the door frame, almost killing her. Jiang removed the door panel and tried to push her into the river, but failed because the princess' brother and sister protected her. After the princess woke up, Jiang took a broom and beat her again. It was really horrible. Under such circumstances, the clan decided to let the three children break off their relationship with Lin Guiqi's family." The clan leader spoke with emotion and tears. Because he really felt sorry for Lin Xijin and her brother, he acted sincerely and was commendable.

"Your Highness, despite this, every New Year and other festivals, the princess always asks her brothers and sisters to give their grandfather holiday gifts and pension money. The Jiang family is still receiving dividends from the foundation created by the princess, and the clan leader has witnessed every time! How can they be unfilial! It is clearly the Jiang family that is greedy! Your Highness, please understand, we all in the village can testify to this." The head of the village was so excited that he knelt down with a thud, and he didn't know if his knees hurt.

"Your Highness, please help the princess!" All the villagers who accompanied the inspection knelt down and kowtowed to beg.

"Come here, take this vicious woman back to the county government office and detain her immediately. We will make a judgment after the trial." Murong Xu declared majestically.

At Li Yuze's signal, Feng Tou and Xiao Gao immediately stepped forward to grab Jiang and took her to the county government office.

"Sir, I won't sue anymore, I won't sue anymore, please don't arrest me!" When Jiang saw that the situation was not right, he immediately begged for mercy.

But she refused to take the road to heaven, and she went to hell without a door. Everything was irreversible. In the end, Jiang was escorted back to the county government and imprisoned.

Jiang's actions were of course instigated by her eldest son Lin Musheng. Lin Musheng was too smart and thought that he could enjoy the good life with Lin Xijin and gain something without any effort. However, he was too smart and ended up putting himself and his son in jail.

Of course, these were all revealed after Lin Musheng was arrested and interrogated.

Although Jiang's interest was disturbed, the inspection still went smoothly.

The clan leader's family rebuilt a new house, and the carpentry workshop was opened in the house where his family used to live. Uncle Dafu recruited four apprentices from other villages to help him. Because every family in the village was building a new house and making furniture, he could not handle it all by himself.

If people in the village want to build new houses, they must apply for planned land. The elders also rebuilt new houses according to the allocated planned land. The original houses were used as workshops for processing various preserved fruits.

According to Lin Xijin's plan, the villagers' old houses will be demolished and re-planned for new uses after various workshops are built.

However, the old houses in the village are still there, and the overall effect of the plan cannot be seen yet.

When they arrived at the pond at Zhangshutou, Murong Xu and his companions specially opened a few pearl oysters. The pearls they opened were all round, plump, crystal clear, and very attractive.

Shangguan Rui also took the opportunity to show off his reputation and took out several pieces of pearl jewelry made by his family. They were so exquisite that they amazed everyone.

After lunch, the group did not leave. Murong Xu used the excuse that he would visit Qing'an Town the next day and there was no need to disturb the common people, so he stayed overnight in Shiziwo.

Shangguan Rui was even more exaggerated. He brought a large amount of supplies, almost enough for the villagers of Shiziwo to eat for a month.

The clan leader and the head of the village were terrified, surprised and happy. They were really afraid that one of them might have a heart attack.

Only Lin Xijin rolled her eyes, unable to complain!

In the evening, a village-wide barbecue dinner was held. The villagers, soldiers, and yamen runners gathered at Zhangshutou, eating and drinking, and it was very lively; Murong Xu, General Wu, and others, as well as the clan leader and the village head, gathered at Lin Xijin's house, and a few boys also stayed at home to keep them company. Everyone was eating barbecue, drinking cold beer, and teasing the children, and they were having a great time.

The next morning, Murong Xu was invited by the clan leader to visit the morning exercises of the Shiziwo villagers. The young people were doing the military boxing taught by Lin Xijin, and their punches and kicks were vigorous; the elderly were doing Tai Chi, and they were strong and healthy. The whole village was full of vitality.

Not long after the exercising team dispersed, the sound of reading aloud was heard, making Murong Xu feel as if he was in a modern school.

Here, there is a field full of hope; here, there is a village full of vitality! It was created by his two-life love, Lin Xijin.