After dressing as a widow

In the evening, the Lin family cooked a sumptuous dinner and welcomed the three of them. They will live here for a few months before going to Fucheng. They will live under the same roof with the Lin family, so they can get acquainted with each other better.

The next day, Wang Qin, Huang Yuwen and Chen Xing woke up at about the same time. The sky outside was not completely bright yet, and the sky was like ink dripping into water, showing a lead gray color.

Wang Qin stretched, lifted the quilt and got up from the bed: "I don't know if Gu Lin got up, let's wash up first and wait and see."

Huang Yuwen, who was sleeping on the innermost bed, got up and opened the door. He looked into the yard and said, "He got up much earlier than us."

After putting on their shoes, Wang Qin and Chen Xing, who were about to put on their coats, walked behind him, only to see a figure they were very familiar with in the yard. Dance with a set of sword moves that all students of Huaishan Academy will learn.

There is nothing special about this set of sword moves, and the master of the academy just wants to use it to complete this class.

Wang Qin and Huang Yuwen also knew this set of sword moves, but compared with Gu Lin's sword moves, both of them doubted whether they knew the same thing after all.

Lifting, picking, lifting, chopping, and sweeping, every movement carries strength visible to the naked eye. The fragile branches pierce the air and make a sound of breaking through the air.

One over, one more, one more.

Gu Lin was wearing short brown clothes from a peasant family, with his jacket and trousers separated, and an ordinary cloth belt around his waist. Because of long-term sword practice, the clothes on his chest, back, waist, and abdomen were wet and soaked. A wet color appeared, and a layer of sweat appeared on his forehead and neck.

Wang Qin and Huang Yuwen knew from Lin Zhen that Gu Lin had never stopped practicing at home, but what he heard with his ears was completely different from what he saw with his eyes.

Lin Zhen, who came out with a mouthwash cup, saw Gu Lin who was standing blankly at the door, his eyes swept over Gu Lin who was practicing sword and said: "He still has a while, you should wash and eat first."

Wang Qin, Huang Yuwen, and Chen Xing walked up to Lin Zhen: "Uncle Lin, does he practice for so long every day?"

Lin Zhen nodded: "Well, first draw the bow and then practice the sword. After annihilating the refugee army and returning home, I haven't fallen behind for a day."

People in the Lin family would get up late or sleep in late for some reasons. For example, Lin Zhen, when the weather was too cold, he could sleep in the quilt for as long as he could. As long as there was nothing to do, he would never get up until meal time.

Only Gu Lin, for several months like a day, has never stopped for a day.

The action of drawing the bow at the same angle and height each time allowed Lin Zhen to remember the sword move of the next move, and appeared in the yard on time every day.

Wang Qin, Huang Yuwen, and Chen Xingmoran, the three of them went to the room to get the mouthwash cup a lot faster, and started reading with the book after breakfast.

They originally wanted to wait for Gu Lin to finish the practice before reviewing the book with Gu Lin, but now they were stimulated.

Wang Qin, Huang Yuwen, and Chen Xing read books for half an hour every day, and when they encountered articles or sentences they didn't understand well, or other questions, they took them to Gu Lin's room and asked him.

In the eyes of the rest of the Lin family, it was boring, but in their own eyes, the busy study life began.

After the Lantern Festival, Lin Xiaoyao, who had originally decided to go out to do business, had already convinced Mrs. Lin. On the 21st day of the first lunar month, she carried the package that Mrs. Lin packed for him, and led a dusty horse. Little donkey, get ready to go.

Father Lin, Father Lin, Brother Lin, Brother Lin, Sister-in-law Lin, and the younger generation of the family all stood outside the courtyard to see Lin Xiaoyao off when he was about to go out.

Father Lin's eyes were swollen, and the hand holding Lin Xiaoyao was trembling slightly: "Take care of yourself outside, don't force yourself in everything, Father never thought about how you should be successful, as long as you are mediocre. It will be done in peace."

Lin Xiaoyao nodded: "Father I know, look at my current appearance, can't I be safer?"

He opened his arms in front of Father Lin and turned around. His body was also dusty, and some unremarkable cotton clothes were worn loosely on him.

And he and Lin Zhen grew up in the same position, and the pregnancy mole on the earlobe was painted with a black thing made of facial ointment and charcoal powder, as if there was a black birthmark on the earlobe.

Coupled with his taller height than ordinary brothers, people can't see his true gender.

Lin Xiaoyao comforted Father Lin: "If it goes well this time, I will be back in half a year, and I will bring you some novelties outside."

What should be said has been said these days, Lin Xiaoyao carried the burden on her back and rode on the little donkey.

This is what he has learned these days. Walking on two feet is still too tiring. For the sake of his health, Lin Zhen went to the town to buy a donkey that was only one and a half years old. It's still a bit ugly, but it has good feet, so it's no problem to be a means of transportation.

This is also considering that Lin Xiaoyao is out alone and her wealth is not revealed, otherwise Lin can really afford to buy a horse.

Lin Xiaoyao, who was riding on the donkey, patted the donkey's buttocks and waved her hands: "I'm leaving, you guys go in quickly."

There was no pressure on the little donkey to carry a person, and its four hooves landed on the road outside Lin's house, and quickly disappeared at the intersection with Lin Xiaoyao.

The big guy standing in front of the yard became depressed for a moment, Lin Zhen took Father Lin's hand: "Father, don't worry too much, Xiaoyao has been with me for the past few years, she is a good hand at things, and her temper is also stable Just wait for him to come back in half a year."

"You're all grown up and have your own ideas, Dad can't stop you." Dad Lin was still in a depressed mood, he couldn't help reaching up to look at the intersection, but there was nothing there, except for decades of traffic. Where can I see Lin Xiaoyao's shadow in the neighbor's house and the old bamboo forest.

Father Lin looked at Lin Zhen: "In a few days, you will be leaving too, and you will not be back for more than a year."

"..." This is an established thing, and Lin Zhen can't change it. He put his arms around Father Lin's shoulders, "I will write to you often, and I will come to pick you up, Father and the others when I settle down somewhere in the future. .”

Father Lin waved his hand: "Oh, forget it, it's useless to think about it, and I let you worry about it for nothing."

"When the time comes, you should be more diligent in writing letters outside. As long as you know that you are doing well outside, your father and I will feel at ease."

"Okay, no problem, I will mail it to you once in ten and a half months." Lin Zhen helped Father Lin, who was a little older than a few years ago, into the room, and sat beside him to watch him make shoe uppers.

These were all made by Mrs. Lin, Mrs. Lin, Mrs. Lin, and the third elder brother, daughter-in-law and elder brother specially for him and Gu Lin. Even Wang Qin, Huang Yuwen and Chen Xing also had a share.

Time flies, and taking advantage of the spring rain, the farmers in the village havetened to plant this year's sorghum and buckwheat. Because last year's drought scared everyone, almost everyone would go to the earth temple to worship before going to the ground.

Every time Lin Zhen walked past the Earth Temple, he could see the sticks full of incense sticks and various offerings.

After the spring plowing, summer ushered in again. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the summer this year couldn’t be more normal. It rained once every ten days and a half, so that the sorghum seedlings and buckwheat seedlings in the field were well watered.

And it was time for Lin Zhen, Gu Lin and the others to go to Fucheng.

With Wang Qin and Huang Yuwen around, Lin Zhen and Gu Lin didn't need to find another caravan to go with them. The two families sent people and carriages directly to form a guard team to escort them to Fucheng.

Wang Qin was walking over from Mrs. Wang and Master Wang who were always thinking about it, and said to Lin Zhen who was standing in front of the palace: "Uncle Lin, you take a carriage by yourself, and Gu Lin and I take one. Chen Xing takes one."

"Okay." Lin Zhen took off his baggage, and before he climbed into the carriage, the servant of the palace had already taken his burden, stretched out his hand respectfully to ask for the escalator to get on the carriage, and called him Master Lin.

"..." Lin Zhen touched his nose, feeling that Master Lin was reminding him all the time that he was already 26 years old!

They are not in the same generation as Wang Qin, Huang Yuwen, Chen Xing and Gu Lin.

Suddenly, Gu Lin, who was wearing a long robe, came over, took the burden from the servant, stretched out his hand to hold Lin Zhen's hand, and led him to the carriage.

Lin Zhen was stunned for a moment, stepped on a stool and entered the compartment of the carriage.

I have to say that it is indeed a carriage of a rich family. It is very spacious inside. A fixed couch that can accommodate one and a half people is made in the second half of the carriage. The place next to the head is a fixed small cabinet that can be locked.

In front of the couch is a table that is also fixed, with a wooden frame that can hold a kettle and a cup on it.

It can make the passengers as comfortable as possible on the road, without having to eat and sleep in the open, and be unkempt because of the rush.

Lin Zhen sat on the couch, touched the soft jade-colored brocade quilt, and felt that once he settled down in one place, he could spend some time on personal enjoyment. Comfortable temperament, he feels a little sorry for himself if he has the conditions.

Suddenly, the curtain of the carriage with wooden slats was lifted, and Gu Lin, who was already half a head taller than him, bent down and walked into the carriage as if he had taken a growth hormone.

He glanced at Lin Zhen with dark eyes, put his own baggage into the small cabinet on the couch, and by the way put the baggage that Lin Zhen put on the couch after he got into the carriage into it.

The atmosphere in the carriage became a little strange for a while, like unripe fruit, a little astringent, a little sour, and after eating it in the stomach, you can taste it carefully to get a little cool.

Lin Zhen looked at his waist that looked even thinner when he raised his hand, and the small half of his forearm protruding from the sleeve. Although it was fair, it didn't look like Huang Yuwen's slender forearm at all, and couldn't help but move to the side. Liano: "Aren't you in the same carriage as Wang Qin?"

How did you come here?

Lin Zhen didn't say the second half of the sentence, but the meaning was in place.