Old things in Nancheng

"Bao'er, look who's here?" Seeing Lin Zhilan coming, Yan'er hurriedly reminded Bao'er.

When Bao'er saw her mother, she grinned silly with her small mouth, stepped up her short legs, and ran to Lin Zhilan with her "speed". Lin Zhilan picked up Bao'er and asked gently: "Bao'er, who am I?" ah?"

As expected, Lin Zhilan saw that Bao'er's original expression of "I'm very obedient and begging for praise, mother, I like you the most" changed to a faint shyness, her round black eyes began to wander, and her little hands were twisted in embarrassment. Together.

"Bao'er, where is mother?" Lin Zhilan was extremely patient, and asked in a different way.

Bao'er quickly stretched out her little finger, pointing at Lin Zhilan.

"Bao'er is great, where's Auntie?"

"Where is Caiyue?"

"Where's Bixia?"

Lin Zhilan asked all the people in the room, and Bao'er pointed out no one wrong.

Lin Zhilan found some comfort in her disappointment, but she was fine, but she didn't call out, her brain was fine and she was smart.

If it was a normal child, Lin Zhilan wouldn't be so worried. Bao'er was in a special situation. She came to this world with her. Lin Zhilan always wondered whether Bao'er would be affected on the way of crossing.Also, when she soaked pig cages and walked around in the cold river in winter, Lin Zhilan felt a little unwell at that time, but Wang Zimo suffered from cold and was beaten, and continued to have a high fever. Lin Zhilan devoted herself to taking care of Wang Zimo, her own I can't take care of my body anymore.

The delivery process was fairly smooth, all because of Bao'er's small size, the little girl who weighed two pounds made Wang Zimo and Lin Zhilan worry about it.Fortunately, Lin Zhilan was up to the challenge, she had enough milk, and Wang Zimo took good care of her, so she could raise the little Bao'er to a white and fat place.

If Bao'er was really dumb, Lin Zhilan would be sad, but Wang Zimo would be even more sad.

After playing with Bao'er for a long time, Lin Zhilan put the sleeping Bao'er on the couch, covered her with a thin quilt carefully, and lovingly stroked Bao'er's growing hair.

Yan'er sent the servants out, and asked worriedly: "Sister-in-law, what's going on outside, is there any news from my brother?"

"There were more than a dozen versions outside in one day, and the rumors were all over the sky. Who would dare to believe it. There was news from the Wang family that your brother could not be contacted. Now, we can only wait." Finally, the strong Calmness was replaced by melancholy, and Lin Zhilan was worried.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, my brother is so smart, and there are so many people around to protect him, everything will be fine." Yan'er comforted palely.

"I hope so. Your brother promised me when he left that she will definitely come back. She never lied to me, and she won't do it this time."

Faith, emotion, like love, are mysterious things.Although there were gossip outside and the whole country was shocked and mourned, there was always a voice in Lin Zhilan's heart telling her that Prince Mo was not dead!

But even if he escaped, the journey of thousands of miles would not be easy.The north is already in chaos, and even the emperor has fled south. One can imagine how bad the situation there is.

But now, they, the most prosperous area in the Southern Song Dynasty, don't want to raise money and food to support the northern border, but are busy welcoming a bunch of bereaved dogs, which makes people feel sad.

In her previous life, Lin Zhilan went abroad at a very young age, and she was not familiar with the history of the Southern Song Dynasty. She only knew Bao Zheng, Yue Fei, Qin Hui, Song Huizong and other figures with a high appearance rate. She had never even heard of Kou Zhun, but One thing is clear, the Southern Song Dynasty can last for a long time, and it is not the Kingdom of Jin that wiped out the Southern Song Dynasty, but Mongolia. That is to say, Lin'an Mansion is safe at present, and their family is safe.

Only Wang Zimo made people worry.

Lin Zhilan didn't want everyone in the family to have a sad face, as if Wang Zimo was gone, she looked at Yan'er's more and more exquisite figure, and said: "A few days ago, Chen Wangshu told me that the money he owed me has been paid off, ask me When will I let the matchmaker come over to discuss your marriage?"

"Sister-in-law, how can you ask me about this?" Yan'er turned around uncomfortably.

The order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, the parties are not qualified to decide their own marriage, especially women, they can't even ask.

"I know the rules, but I still want to ask you what you think. It's a lifetime thing for a woman to marry, so don't be careless."

Lin Zhilan was always thinking about what she would do if she hadn't time-traveled and was still in the time and space of the later life.That man treated her very well, except that he didn't have the chance to risk his life for her, that man also did what Wang Zimo had done, and he did it better than Wang Zimo.

Lin Zhilan had thought about this question for a long time, but she had no idea. Later, she fantasized that she would marry that man and have children in the afterlife. Then, Lin Zhilan realized that the final ending ended in divorce, and her mood after the divorce was actually relieved.

But such a setting cannot be applied to Wang Zimo. Every time Lin Zhilan thinks that Wang Zimo leaves her, the two of them will never be able to stay together forever, and her heart aches badly.

Meeting someone who loves you is a blessing, meeting someone you love is luck, meeting someone you love is a gift from God.

After getting along, Lin Zhilan liked this sister-in-law very much. Based on the current family situation, their family could make Yan'er live a prosperous life, but in matters of relationship, outsiders could not help. Lin Zhilan hoped that Yan'er's marriage would be happy and happy.

Yan'er was silent for a long time before she said: "Sister-in-law, my brother's life and death are unknown now, and the family is in a panic. Let's not mention the marriage for now. We will talk about everything after my brother comes back safely."

A very kind child, dutiful, diligent, smart, and studious, such simple and sincere words made Lin Zhilan very heart-warming.The family is full of worries, whoever wants to marry Yan'er is probably the unreliable Liu family, who is now burning incense and praying to Buddha to pray for the return of Prince Mo, because as long as Prince Mo can come back, she can get everything Wang Qinian has. And such a prosperous and splendid future can be exchanged by Liu Shi with everything.

Just looking at the complicated expression on Yan'er's face, Lin Zhilan hesitated to speak.

Lin Zhilan now feels that something is wrong about Yan'er's marriage. Although Lin Zhilan has been informed of Chen Wangshu's thoughts on Yan'er from Wang Zimo and Chen Wangshu, Chen Wangshu and Yan'er are rare when they meet each other. Lin Zhilan discovered some clues.

It's just that the little girl doesn't want to share. My sister-in-law is always separated, and asking too many hurts my feelings.Lin Zhilan had a lot of things to do every day. She was in charge of business outside and housekeeping inside. She couldn't be free for a moment.

Because of this, Yan'er was in a mess.As a 15-year-old girl who has been engaged for more than a year, her marriage is expected to be put on the agenda. Chen Wangshu is eighteen and the eldest in the family. Can the Chen family take it easy.It's just that no one expected that at this juncture, Xingyuan City fell, and Wang Zimo's life and death were unknown.

Seeing that Bao'er was sleeping soundly, Yan'er asked Caiyue and Bixia to watch over her, and went to the side room by herself.

The decoration in the side room is very simple, there are no rare antiques for appearance, and exquisite bonsai.In the middle of the wing room is a small desk with brushes, ink, paper and inkstone neatly placed on it. On one side of the desk, there is a small bookshelf. On the shelf are mostly children's enlightenment things, as well as some rough piano scores and chess scores.Under the left window of the wing room, there is a guzheng that has been wiped very clean, and on the bamboo couch on the right side of the room, there is a chessboard besides the needlework basket.

Yan'er arrived in the room, took "Thousand Characters" from the bookshelf, spread the paper and rubbed the ink skillfully, and began to write seriously.My sister-in-law said that if the mind is not calm, you can practice calligraphy to purify the mind.

At night, the housekeeper and Zhang Fang came back.

"My lady, the second master said that the Wang family intends to donate [-] guan, so we can just donate [-] guan. The second master will send a name sticker to the county government tomorrow to classify us as peasants."

Lin Zhilan nodded in satisfaction. Although Wang Zimo was Wang Qinian's biological son, his household registration has always been under the name of the Liu family. The Liu family was originally a farming household, so it is reasonable to be included in the agricultural registration.Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and peasant households live in poverty, but their social status is high. Anyway, Wang Zimo can't be an official, and his family's peasant registration is the best treatment for his family.

"What about the rest of the county?"

"Each family of big households probably donates tens of thousands of dollars. There are also some families who want to stand out to please the emperor, ranging from [-] to [-] yuan, but there are not many such families. As for the merchants, I am afraid they will cut their flesh this time. The younger one heard, This number was set by the county magistrate for the chamber of commerce."

Lin Zhilan saw Zhang Fang stretching out a finger, and asked curiously, "One hundred thousand?"

"Miss, it's 100 million guan! The emperor may be poor and crazy this time!" The muscles on Zhang Fang's face were ferocious due to excitement.

Lin Zhilan took a deep breath when she heard that.

100 million guan, it is estimated that it can cover 20% of the national tax in previous years. Isn’t it crazy for a small Yanguan County to pay so much? The annual tax revenue of Yanguan County is only 100 guan.Lin Zhilan unconsciously converted [-] million copper coins into future generations' banknotes. The calculated figure made her want to curse, [-] million, [-] million without any return!

This is where the emperor is coming, is it clearly locusts passing through the border?

"Young lady is smart, if we foolishly follow the chamber of commerce, it won't be enough to empty the house." The housekeeper said fearfully.

"After a day of running around, you are also tired. Go down to rest. It's the autumn of many years. You should take care of the family affairs. Go to the cashier to get two pieces of money and make some summer clothes for the children."

"Little one, thank you lady for the reward."

After the housekeeper Zhang Fang retired, Lin Zhilan was still shocked. Among the huge donations, the emperor went south to search so much. Lin'an Mansion and the surrounding state capitals were afraid that the economy would decline. How many merchants had to sell their land and shops, and how many merchants there were You have to find a tree with a crooked neck and die.

But amidst the crisis, there are business opportunities. The hot business that could not be touched before has an excellent opportunity this time.

However, Lin Zhilan didn't have that much money.

However, Wang Qinian has it.

I have to admit that Wang Qinian's drizzle still entered her heart silently. Although Lin Zhilan still rejected the Wang family, she understood that as long as Prince Mo Ping returned to Yanguan County, the relationship between her and Wang Qinian's biological father and daughter would not be cut off. , Wang Zimo will more or less fall into the internal strife of the Wang family.

Lin Zhilan was concerned about Wang Zimo who was far away, and thought to herself, this bastard, why hasn't he come back yet, the old lady is really tired!