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

"Brother, you don't want to marry into the Wu family just because of Wu Xingwang's relationship, right?" If that was the case, she would be committing a sin.

"That's not the case. Wu Yao and I are in love with each other. I believe that if she marries me, she will be good to mother, you, and my younger brother Changqing."

Lin Yinan looked up at the brother who supported her and said seriously, "As long as my brother likes it."

"You're going to Chi'an tomorrow, let's see what you need to take with you."

"..."

After discussing for an hour, the two went to the warehouse and loaded up the things that Lin Shuo had not gone to or had not brought enough with him.

Lin Yiheng only picked out the important things, including the ointments and pills prepared by Doctor Lu.

Seeing that he wanted to take more, Lin Yinan hurriedly stopped him, "Brother, that's enough. The road is not easy to walk on. If you need anything else, I'll have someone send a letter back."

"Put these in your treasure chest." Lin Yiheng muttered, "Or you can let Ah Zhang, Ding Gui or Chen San go."

Lin Yinan was speechless. "The mountain folks are fierce. If they go there, they will be restricted in what they do."

Seeing that he couldn't persuade her, Lin Yiheng gave up.

Before leaving, Lin Yinan put the pig iron blocks collected from Xihe County into the warehouse, waiting for Yun Er to take them when he needed them.

When I came out of the county government office again, the sky began to clear up without a trace of haze.

Lin Yinan and Qian Wu went to the back to check on the spring plowing progress in the fields.

The villagers were plowing the soil together with everyone else. The village chief was squatting on the ridge of the field smoking a leaf cigarette, with his trouser legs rolled up high and his legs covered with unwashed mud.

Seeing her coming, the village chief stood up hurriedly, and a few more wrinkles appeared on his old face.

"Anan, why are you here?"

"Come and see if the hurricane has any impact on the crops in the fields." Lin Yinan had a gentle smile on his face.

"What impact will it have? The wall is so high, it wasn't built in vain. At most, it will just rain more."

The village chief threw away the leaf cigarette in his mouth and pointed to a green field in the distance.

"See? In a few days, the rice seedlings in the field can be pulled out."

"This year, the time for planting rice is a little earlier than last year."

The village chief showed a simple smile on his wrinkled face, "Last year, we started to reclaim the land a little late. Ding Gui and Chen San said that now is the best time to plant rice."

"You haven't encountered any problems in the field?"

"Your clan leader and I are watching over you. Don't worry, it's nothing serious. You can go back now. The fields are slippery."

The village chief waved at her and told her to go about her business.

After returning from the fields and having lunch, Lin Yinan did not go anywhere and stayed at home to accompany Yun Shijiu.

In the evening, Yunye brought back a man from the military camp on the mountain.

"Third sister-in-law, let Eleven bring people to go to Chi'an with you tomorrow."

Yun Shiyi still had his face covered with a black scarf, leaving only his eyes exposed. Lin Yinan nodded slightly at him, indicating that he had no objection to Yun Ye's arrangement.

"An Nan, come back as soon as you're done with this. I heard the people there are fierce and hard to get along with."

Yunmu couldn't hide the worry on her face.

Lin Yinan asked Yun Shiyi to go down and rest first and meet up again tomorrow morning.

She stepped forward and took Yunmu's arm, "Mom, I will. You will have to take good care of Nineteen."

Yunmu patted her hands, eyes full of heartache, "I'll take care of the family matters, you don't have to worry about it."

The breeze brings with it the restlessness of the coming summer, causing the leaves on the roadside to sway gently.

There is not a cloud in the sky, and the green mountains and clear waters look like a freehand landscape painting.

The sun was like a blazing fireball, scorching the earth. The muddy path had been scorched halfway, so the horses could walk on the path without getting their hooves sticky.

The noisy sounds of cicadas can be heard everywhere, reminding people that the hot summer is about to come.

Lin Yinan frowned as he looked at the dense woods on both sides of the road. The South really has many mountains and little land, and even fewer people.

She was lost in thought when she suddenly heard Chinatsu scream.

"Ah! Snake! There's a snake on the road!"

Lin Yinan looked closely and was also shocked.

They saw a snake as thick as a wrist lying across the road as they were moving forward. If it hadn't raised its head from time to time to look around, they would have thought it was dead.

Yun Shiyi, who was walking in front, pulled the reins and stopped.

He quickly drew out his belt, jumped up from the horse's back, cut off the snake's head before it could react, and threw the snake's head into the thorn bush with the tip of his sword.

Afterwards, Yun Shiyi picked up the snake and flew back. His movements were neat and graceful, and he looked extremely handsome.

"Ma'am, this is a python, it's not venomous."

He raised the snake in his hand towards Lin Yinan behind him, and from the corner of his eye he saw Qianxia covering her eyes with her hands.

Chinatsu is afraid of snakes and dares not look directly at them.

"Just right, we can have delicious snake soup tonight."

Lin Yinan recalled that in his previous life, he had eaten snake soup with his classmates when he just entered college. It seemed to be called dragon and phoenix soup.

So she added, "I've heard of a famous dish called Dragon and Phoenix Pot."

"Madam, what is Dragon and Phoenix Pot?" Qian Wu asked while sucking his saliva.

"The dragon is this snake, and the phoenix is ​​a pheasant or a domestic chicken." Seeing her greedy look, Lin Yinan explained to her patiently.

Seeing that she was not afraid, Yun Shiyi took out the snake gall and put it into a small porcelain bottle. He cut the snake's body with a sword, peeled off the entire snake skin with force, and put it into a cloth bag.

Then he ordered the secret guard beside him, "Look back and watch out, and shoot a pheasant."

The secret guard nodded. In the past, when they went on missions, they either ate hard dry food or roasted wild animals.

He also wanted to try the dragon and phoenix pot, so he exchanged glances with several of his companions, and they all tacitly decided to shoot a few more pheasants.

The mountain road they were walking on was far away from the village, and it was not until the evening that they found a dilapidated temple on the side of the mountain.

"Ma'am, let's rest here tonight."

Lin Yinan looked around the dilapidated temple. There were still a few broken tiles hanging on the roof, but fortunately the surrounding walls had not collapsed, so it could also protect against wild beasts at night.

"Okay! Get some mosquito repellent herbs and fumigate around."

After tying the horse under a big tree in front of the temple, Lin Yinan took the Qianxia sisters to solve their physiological problems and look for water.

They found a shallow stream behind the ruined temple, which must have been caused by the recent rain.

After drawing water with a clay pot, the three of them also cut a lot of grass by the stream.

After returning to the ruined temple, Yun Shiyi and his men had already cleaned out a room with walls on four sides and started a fire.

The three secret guards who came back from collecting firewood each had a pheasant hanging around their waists, and they walked with a breeze.

A younger secret guard was pushed out. He scratched his head embarrassedly, holding up a string of pheasants and asked Lin Yinan.

"Madam, how are we going to clean up these mountains and fields?"

Lin Yinan glanced at the other people who were busy working, and took the pheasant from the little secret guard.

"Give it to me, I'll take care of it."

"Thank you ma'am!"

The little secret guard bowed to her, then took off a cloth bag hanging from his waist and put it on the ground, then ran away with a cheerful pace.

Qianwu opened the cloth bag and took a look, then she was so scared that she threw the bag back to the ground.

"Mother!"

Lin Yinan picked it up and took a look. Wow, it was full of snakes with their heads and skins removed.

Pheasant and snake meat are enough for everyone here to have a good meal.

So the three of them took two pots to the creek behind to collect the pheasants. After washing and chopping them, they took them back to the dilapidated temple to stew them.

When it was almost done, Lin Yinan added some fresh wild vegetables, and the fragrance spread through the mountains.

The secret guards were all fed so much that their bellies were full.

With Yun Shiyi around, Lin Yinan doesn't have to worry about night duty.

In the middle of the night, everyone was awakened by the neighing of horses outside.