You are my golden finger

Lin Xijin didn't care about that. She was hungry after being in the palace for a long time, so she ate and drank. Her keen sense of smell made her not afraid of the dirty tricks in the palace.

Fortunately, with the protection of the Queen Mother, no one dared to deal with her openly that night. Instead, she received many gifts from the Queen and concubines.

After the dinner, Ruxiu and a few guards escorted her out of the palace. Lin Xijin picked up a few sets of cosmetics for her to take back to the palace as a return gift to the concubines. The return gift from the queen was naturally more exquisite and expensive.

After staying in Kyoto for a few days, inspecting the mansion and manor bestowed by the emperor, and calling Xingwen to arrange matters related to the manor's grain planting, farming, and other related matters, Lin Xijin planned to return to Shiziwo.

"Jin'er, go back and arrange things over there, and then come back to Kyoto to accompany me, okay? I'll be sad if I can't see you every day." Sitting under the grape trellis in the space, Murong Xu hugged her slender waist and said reluctantly.

"We've gotten through the previous twenty years, so why can't we get through it now?" Lin Xijin answered mischievously.

"That's different. You didn't appear before, and Murong Xu didn't have you in his mind! But now my eyes and heart are full of you. What do you want me to do?" Murong Xu buried his head in her neck, rubbing against her like a big dog, and didn't feel that there was anything wrong with acting coquettishly to a little girl.

"Okay, I'll arrange all the work and come over to accompany you!" Lin Xijin felt itchy all over her body and had no choice but to agree to him.

At dawn, the azure blue sky was covered with ripples like fish scales.

Lin Xijin landed in the valley of Shiziwo and released Dahu and the wolves from the space.

The big tiger and the wolves returned to the familiar environment they had left for a long time, howling and running around in the jungle.

Lin Xijin and a few others leaped forward and ran towards their home at the foot of the mountain.

I don't know if it was the howling of the tiger and the wolves that woke everyone up, or if it was really telepathy, but everyone woke up and gathered in Lin Xijin's yard. When they saw her coming back, they all surrounded her.

"Sister, you're back!" Xijia and Xinlan were the first to rush over.

"Sister, we missed you so much!" Xihui said. Xinfeng stood by and smiled.

"Sister! Sister! Hug me!" An An ran over and hugged Lin Xijin's legs, while Duoduo and Mimi were also wagging their tails beside them.

Mimi has grown into a big guy as big as Duoduo, but I don’t know if it’s a mutation or something, but it’s not as big as a normal tiger. Maybe it’s time to release it back into the mountains.

Lin Xijin hugged him. An An hugged her neck, kissed her face and said, "An An misses her sister!"

"Sister wants An An too!"

"Take An An with you."

"Sister, we should go together next time."

Everyone joked that they wanted to go out with her next time.

He agreed to all of them, calmed everyone down, and then asked everyone to do morning exercises. He went back to his room to wash up, took out the gifts he brought back for everyone from the space, and then went to the martial arts training ground to see how everyone was doing.

In addition to Xingcheng and Xiaowen, all the men, women and children in the village did morning exercises at Zhangshutou, so the martial arts training ground at home was full of family members. After only two or three months of absence, all the children had grown taller and their skills had improved. It was obvious that everyone had never slacked off during my absence.

Xingcheng and Xiaowen were also invited to stay for breakfast. After the meal, the gifts brought back from Kyoto were distributed. Except for the gifts for the children in the family and Xingcheng, Xiaowen and Mujin, the gifts for everyone else were the same.

Knowing that the housekeeper had distributed red envelopes to everyone during the Chinese New Year, Lin Xijin did not distribute any more, but decided to hold a barbecue dinner tonight and let the children notify the clan leader, the head of the village, Uncle Mu Xiong's family, and several teachers and elders.

Everyone couldn't stop smiling.

When several families heard that Lin Xijin was back, they couldn't wait until the evening and ran home immediately after receiving the news. Grandma Liu and Grandma He held her hands and were reluctant to let go. They were indescribably affectionate and asked about her situation during the past few months.

Lin Xijin briefly introduced it to everyone, but did not mention that he had received another reward. It was estimated that the news from the court would arrive in two or three days, and then he would give everyone a surprise.

"Okay, Jin'er just came back this morning, let her catch up on some sleep, and we'll talk another day."

In the end, it was the clan leader who spoke up and asked everyone to go back and come back in the afternoon so as not to disturb Lin Xijin's rest.

Then everyone happily left with the gifts given by Lin Xijin.

The older kids went to school, and Lin Xijin took An An back home to catch up on some sleep. An An, perhaps because she got up extra early this morning, or perhaps because she felt extra relieved that she was back, also fell asleep sweetly with her.

When I woke up, it was already past noon. I had a simple lunch and went to check the ingredients prepared by the housekeeper. It looked quite rich. While no one was paying attention, I added some beef and mutton skewers and stopped asking.

In the evening, before the sun set, the invited families arrived one after another, but none of them came empty-handed. One brought two chickens that had been killed, and another brought a basket of eggs.

The clan leader brought a large pot of braised meat, enough to cut into more than ten dishes.

Third Granny came uninvited, too. She brought Daya and Erhu with her, along with two slaughtered chickens and a jar of pickled crispy radish strips.

"Jin'er, Third Auntie has come uninvited. I'd like to join in the fun and share in your blessings!" Third Auntie said happily.

Daya and Erhu called "Sister Jin" affectionately and spontaneously joined the team preparing for the barbecue.

According to the old rules, we had a buffet first, and then had wine and barbecue after we were full of food. Soon, some men and children from the families of the clansmen also came to join in the fun, and the atmosphere in the yard became cheerful.

The clan leader, the village head and Lin Xijin talked about the income of the village last year. In addition to raising fish in the clan and ducks in the village, everyone planted high-yield grains, fruit trees and medicinal herbs. Every household had surplus food and started raising chickens and pigs, which greatly increased everyone's income. The families with high incomes had hundreds of taels, and the families with the least had more than ten or twenty taels. Everyone lived a good life.

"Jin'er, everyone is grateful to you! You were not at home during the New Year. Although the village had dragon and lion dances and was lively, everyone felt uncomfortable and couldn't drink happily!" The clan leader said emotionally while being a little drunk.

"It's good now, Jin'er is back, we won't stop until we're drunk tonight. Drink!" everyone cheered.

Drinking is something for men, so Lin Xijin naturally sipped tea and chatted with the teachers about all sorts of things. Xihui, Xinfeng and the other boys were fascinated by the conversation and felt their own limited knowledge. They vowed to read more and travel more.

As the saying goes, "Listening to one word from you is better than reading for ten years." Perhaps it was the conversation between several people tonight that created several pillars of society in the future.

Of course, this is a story for later.