At the beginning, the little koi carp was grabbed by a wolf and became the favorite of the beasts.

"Zhizhou, why are you here now?"

Zhou looked at Lin Zhizhou who suddenly appeared, his eyes full of doubts.

"It's not because she made trouble. She clamored to come to Jinbao to play with me every day. No, I sent her here as soon as I had some free time."

Lin Zhizhou looked at Yu Yan with a look of helplessness on his face. What else could he do to the little ancestor he had pampered? He should continue to pamper her.

"Hmph, I was coming a long time ago, who asked you to send me off now!"

Yu Yan gave her father a small roll of her eyes unconvinced.

Lin Zhizhou smiled and shook his head. This daughter was raised like a tomboy.

"Didn't Xinyi come with you?"

Mrs. Zhou leaned forward and looked outside. There was only a boy guarding the carriage.

"She was taking care of her children at home and couldn't spare the time to run here." Lin Zhizhou's face was filled with happiness when he mentioned Xinyi.

Zhou looked at Lin Zhizhou in surprise and asked, "Child? You and Xinyi have another child?"

Lin Zhizhou nodded.

He looked at Jin Bao with a grateful look on his face.

They didn't take the lotus seed that Jin Bao gave to Yu Yan seriously. They didn't expect that they would find out she was pregnant only two months after returning home.

He was so excited that he couldn't sleep for two days.

The couple agreed that this child was given to them by Jinbao.

"Boy or girl?" Father Zheng asked.

"It's my son." Lin Zhizhou replied.

In fact, he likes his daughter more than him, but having both children is not bad, it is complete.

"Congratulations, you are now blessed with a son, so congratulations."

Father Zheng smiled broadly, and the little jealousy in his heart finally disappeared.

He already has a son and a daughter, so he definitely can’t miss his wife anymore.

Zhou could see Xiao Jiujiu in his heart at a glance, and secretly glared at him with a smile.

"Come on, let's talk inside the house."

Father Zheng led Lin Zhizhou into the main room.

Jinbao and the others did not follow him in, but kept squatting in the yard teasing Xiao Xiaobai.

"Your new yard is really well built. If I hadn't asked someone just now, I'm afraid we would have been waiting in front of the old yard for a long time."

Lin Zhizhou looked at the room with a hint of envy in his eyes.

In fact, living in this remote mountain village may not be a bad thing.

Without worldly worries, the whole person can relax.

Three years have passed, and he sees Brother Zheng and Sister Qin Wan getting younger and younger.

"It's not because we have too many sons and grandsons. We really can't squeeze it in, so we have to build it again." When Father Zheng mentioned the new yard, he was still a little proud.

For him, this yard is better than the one he bought in the town, and he can live comfortably.

"Brother Zheng is more free and easy!"

Lin Zhizhou sighed and slumped in his chair, looking a little tired.

"Master Magistrate, what's going on?" Father Zheng saw that he was hiding something in his heart and couldn't help but ask.

"Don't call me magistrate from now on. Follow Sister Qinwan and call me Zhizhou!"

Moreover, he had been promoted to Minister of Household Affairs a year ago.

He didn't say this out loud, for fear that Father Zheng and the others would be more restrained when facing him.

Father Zheng nodded, but did not refuse.

"If you have any troubles in Zhizhou, you can tell me. Although I can't help you much, I can still have a chat with you."

As long as he doesn't miss his wife, everything else is easy to talk about.

"Hey, it's not all about the court, my head has been getting big lately!" Lin Zhizhou rubbed his forehead, his tone full of helplessness.

It’s true that the higher the official position, the greater the pressure.

"What's the matter?"

Father Zheng was curious after hearing what happened in the court.

The mountains here are high and the emperor is far away. They have never heard of what happens in the capital.

"The Huns are looking for trouble again. In the past two years, there have been constant wars. Coupled with either snowstorms or floods, the people's harvests are getting worse and worse. The treasury is already empty, and the border towns are almost running out of food and grass. "

There is no food, how can the soldiers fight when they are hungry?

The more Lin Zhizhou thought about it, the more worried he became.

Father Zheng didn't know how to comfort him.

He would not make any suggestions for such important matters in the court.

Is the emperor so poor?

"There are so many wealthy businessmen in the capital, so no one is willing to contribute some money?"

It shouldn't be difficult to collect grain and grass in the name of the emperor.

"If there were, it wouldn't be such a headache. Businessmen are all iron roosters and never pluck a dime. It's very rare to get money from them..."

Since ancient times, businessmen have been profit-seeking. If there is no benefit to them, they will not do anything.

You can't grab it forcefully, as this will more easily arouse public anger.

"That's not true. Shopkeeper Hong in our town is very generous. He spent a lot of money on building the academy."

Father Zheng thought of Master Hong and couldn't help but clapped his hands and praised him.

"By the way, when it comes to the academy, I really need to thank you so much. This has helped us a lot."

He looked at Lin Zhizhou gratefully, not knowing how to describe his feelings.

"I just mentioned it casually. It's not a help. You don't have to be so polite."

Lin Zhizhou didn't pay much attention. In fact, he didn't understand how the emperor could approve it so easily. After all, it was not a trivial matter.

And I heard that the former Taifu also took the initiative to ask Ying to appoint the position of dean.

With Master Tutor here, I am afraid that many students will come to this Longyan Academy.

"You can't say that. If it weren't for your suggestion, there would be no trace of the academy. We have to have a drink at noon today."

Father Zheng was very excited. The villagers had admired him very much because of the academy affairs in recent years.

Lin Zhizhou shook his head and refused.

"I'm going back soon. I'm really busy and can't get away. This time I mainly want to send my daughter to live here for a while. I'll pick her up after a while."

He had to rush back to deal with the food matter, otherwise the border town's food supply would be cut off, which would be a big trouble.

Seeing his anxious look, Father Zheng knew his priorities, so he stopped trying to persuade him.

He suddenly remembered something, stood up and said, "Zhizhou, you sit down for a while, I'll be back soon."

Lin Zhizhou nodded, leaned back on the chair and closed his eyes to rest.

After a while, Father Zheng walked out holding a wooden box.

Lin Zhizhou opened his eyes, frowned slightly, and asked, "Brother Zheng, what is this?"

This box looks like it is quite old.

"Zhizhou can open it and take a look."

Father Zheng put the box on the table, smiled mysteriously, and started to talk about it.

Lin Zhizhou became even more confused and picked up the key on the box.

It's actually a golden key?

He looked up at Father Zheng with questions in his eyes.

Father Zheng nodded at him, the smile on his face never stopping.

Lin Zhizhou then inserted the key and slowly turned it, feeling inexplicably excited.

As the box was slowly opened, Lin Zhizhou froze.