You are my golden finger

"Sister, there is a pond over there. Shall we go fishing?" Xihui suggested while looking at the pond.

"Okay. Let the village head find someone to take you there. We'll have fish for lunch. But you have to be careful."

The little ones were extremely happy and nodded in agreement.

When Zhuangzi heard Lin Xijin's arrangement, he immediately called his son to find tools, and asked his grandson to accompany the little ones to go fishing.

When Li Yue heard that Lin Xijin had arrived, he hurried over.

Lin Xijin followed him to check the winery.

"Master, I'm sorry. I don't know what happened. It's obviously the same process, but the wine brewed is not as good as that brewed in Shiziwo." Li Yue said ashamedly, scratching his head.

"Manager Li, this should be a problem with the water quality. You don't have to feel guilty. I'll go test it later to see if there's any difference in the water quality, and then find a way to improve it."

Lin Xijin was also accompanied by the village head to visit the pig farm, greenhouses and crops. It must be said that the village head was a capable man and everything was arranged in an orderly manner. The vegetables in the greenhouse were growing well and the crops had also been planted.

Lin Xijin asked Chuntao to give rewards to the servants in the manor, with the village head and the managers getting two taels of silver and the servants getting one tael. She went to fill the well and pond with spiritual spring water under the pretext of testing the water quality.

After finishing the work, he found Li Yue and the village head, and told Li Yue to use well water for brewing wine in the future, because he had added medicinal stones to the well to improve the water quality. He also asked the village head to tell the servants to use well water to feed the pigs, and to use pond water to irrigate all the vegetables and crops to increase the yield.

The two agreed one by one.

There were indeed several fish dishes for lunch, including fish soup, braised fish, and grilled fish. Since the children participated in the whole process of fishing, they were very satisfied with the meal.

"Sister, we caught this fish, you can eat more." Xihui asked for credit.

"Sister, eat!" Jin'an stuffed the grilled fish in his hand directly into Lin Xijin's mouth.

After having lunch at the farm, the group prepared to go back with He Qiumei, who looked refreshed.

The village head's son was very capable and prepared a bucket of fish and a few chickens for them to take back.

Zhuangzi's servants had received the reward and knew that their master was going back, so they ran out to see them off and did not leave until their carriage had gone far away.

Walking on the tree-lined avenue, the sunlight shines through the treetops, casting patches of light on the ground, making people feel lazy and sleepy.

The kids were tired from playing in the farm, so they fell asleep in the carriage. Jin An hugged Lin Xijin's arm, snuggled up to her, and fell asleep peacefully.

He Qiumei was a little nervous. She sat close to the door, but was afraid of falling off due to the bumps in the carriage, so she held on to the seat tightly.

"He Qiumei, don't be nervous, come closer." Lin Xijin said.

He Qiumei moved in a little as she was told.

"What do you usually do at home?"

"Master, I do all the work at home. I do farm work, wash clothes, cook, and take care of my younger brothers and sisters. Master, I can do everything. If I don't know how, I can learn." He Qiumei was afraid that Lin Xijin would not want her, so she hurriedly promised.

Lin Xijin bought her in the manor not because of sympathy, but because she was attracted by her stubborn character. Only those who dare to fight and do not succumb to fate will have the courage to persevere when encountering difficulties. So Lin Xijin is willing to give her a chance and a ray of sunshine, hoping that she can live a brilliant life.

"Well, you have a lot to learn in the future. As for what to assign you, we have to see how well you learn. Are there many girls like you in the village? Do you have any good friends?"

The two chatted along the way, and He Qiumei gradually relaxed and became less reserved, and soon returned home.

Lin Xijin asked the nanny to take He Qiumei downstairs to settle her down. She asked Ye Jinlin to find time to look for Shangguan Rui and ask Shangguan Rui to come over to her house for a chat when he was free. Then she and the children went back to their rooms to rest.

Shangguan Rui came at dinner time.

The cook at home was already good at cooking, and with the water and ingredients that Lin Xijin had replaced, the food tasted extraordinary. There were not many dishes, but the quantity was sufficient. There was chicken soup with mushrooms, boiled fish, braised fish, sweet and sour pork tenderloin, braised beef, white-cut chicken, stir-fried rapeseed, and cold-mixed shredded vegetables.

Shangguan Rui and several other children ate so much that they kept touching their stomachs.

"Look at you. You should only eat until you are 70% full, do you know that?" Lin Xijin laughed.

"Oh, the food in your house is so delicious, I can't control myself once it's on the table."

"You're still running a restaurant. Can you set a good example for the kids?"

Shangguan Rui touched his nose and changed the subject: "Why did you ask me to come here?"

Lin Xijin told him what happened on the way to the manor today. Shangguan Rui thought for a while and said to her: "Han Weiqi is the second son of the Prime Minister's Mansion. He usually runs errands for the third prince Mu Rongsheng. The largest medicine shop in the capital, 'Tai'an Hall', is owned by the third prince. He sent someone to intercept you on the road today, which means that the third prince has set his sights on you."

"These royal descendants and nobles want to seize power again?"

“However, the Third Prince probably knows that you have good relations with the Duke of Anguo’s Mansion and the General’s Mansion of my family. He can only do it secretly instead of robbing them openly. You must pay attention to safety when you travel in the future.” Shangguan Rui analyzed.

Lin Xijin was not worried about her own safety, but she was afraid that if she was negligent, the safety of the children would not be guaranteed. After all, they had just started learning martial arts and could not protect themselves yet.

"How about this, I'll send two secret guards over first and inform the general's mansion." Shangguan Rui said before leaving.

Before Lin Xijin went to bed, two secret guards arrived. Lin Xijin asked the housekeeper to settle them down and asked them to take turns with the security guards, focusing on protecting several children.

A bright moon hung high in the night sky, and the watery moonlight poured down, covering Lin Xijin who was sitting on the roof like a veil, quiet, soft, and spotless.

But Lin Xijin felt a little anxious. He was still too weak. In this feudal dynasty where the strong preyed on the weak, if he was not careful, he would become someone else's meat on the chopping block and food in their mouths.

It seems that I need to become stronger first.

He patted his butt, flew down from the roof, returned to the room, sneaked into the space, and started tinkering with the elixir. After a few hours, a furnace of elixir similar to the marrow cleansing pill was refined.