There were three people who came in, two teenagers and a girl to be precise.
Lin Ping'an recognized that the young man in front of him was Dorgon's third brother Duduo, and the one who followed closely behind him was Dorgon who he had treated the day before yesterday.
As for that girl, she was the future Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang of the Qing Empire, now Da Yuer.
"Meet sir."
Duduo saluted Lin Pingan first, but Dorgon behind him took a step forward and knelt down towards Lin Pingan with a plop.
"Thank you sir for saving your life! Dorgon kowtows to you!"
This scene immediately surprised Batu, who grinned and stretched out his hands, but in the end he did nothing.
Lin Ping'an naturally couldn't let Dorgon really kneel in front of him. Although he was only a twelve-year-old boy now, the soul in his body was already a middle-aged man in his thirties.
Dorgon is a prince and the fourteenth son of Nurhachi. How can he kneel down to a Han child?
If this spreads out, Dorgon will definitely be ridiculed, and it will also cause him a lot of trouble.
Regarding this human sophistication, Lin Ping'an only took a glance at Batu and understood it.
So he grabbed Dorgon.
"General, there is no need to be polite."
Lin Ping'an smiled: "It is my duty to treat illnesses and save people. I would like to thank the general for taking care of my brother and sister."
As he spoke, he pointed to the surrounding courtyard.
Plop!
The girl on the side couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle, her big bright eyes swept over the two of them, and finally she couldn't help but giggle.
The laughter like silver bells suddenly resounded throughout the whole courtyard, just like the ray of sunshine in winter, which instantly dispelled the bleak cold, and the spring breeze blew on the face, giving people a warm feeling.
"Da Yu'er, why are you laughing?"
Dorgon glared at Dayu'er who was bending over with a smile. His originally pale face turned red, and he shouted angrily:
"Ama and E Niang have told me since I was a child that a life-saving favor should be repaid by a spring of water. Sir, I will kneel down to thank you for saving me. Are you going to laugh at me too?"
Da Yuer held back her laughter, patted her chest, and gasped:
"I was laughing at you. You two are obviously just children, but you are a gentleman and a general. I was laughing so hard."
After saying this, she seemed to be unable to hold back anymore, covering her mouth and laughing again.
Dorgon scratched his head and muttered sheepishly:
"Sir can bring the dead back to life, so of course he is the master. As for me..."
He thought for a while, stared at Dayu'er and said seriously: "He will definitely be a general in the future!"
After saying this, he stretched out his hand to Duo Duo who was beside him. The latter hurriedly took out a small bundle from his arms and handed it to Duo Duo's hand.
"Sir, this is for you."
As he spoke, he handed the baggage into Lin Ping'an's hand.
Lin Ping'an took the baggage and knew with his fingers that it must be gold and silver. He couldn't help but evade:
"General, there is no need to be polite. Li Batu already gave it to me the day before yesterday."
Dorgon looked at Batu in surprise, who pointed at Dayu'er and said with a smile, "That's what Miss Bumbutai asked me to give to him."
After hearing this, Lin Ping'an realized that the pieces of silver were actually given by Da Yu'er, so he saluted Da Yu'er and said solemnly:
"Thank you girl."
Dorgon slapped his younger brother Dodo on the forehead and cursed:
"You are really dumber than that stupid roe deer in the snow. You didn't even think of such a thing."
Duduo covered his head and shouted with great grievance: "It was too late to be happy when I saw you come back to life. How could I have thought of this!"
Lin Ping'an smiled secretly in his heart and said to Dorgon: "In fact, the general should be grateful most to this girl."
Lin Ping'an pointed at Dayu'er: "It was her blood that saved the general from danger."
When Dayu'er heard this, she puffed up her chest, stared at Dorgon and said:
"Did you hear that? If it weren't for me, you would be dead right now. Tell me, how do you want to thank me?"
Dorgon scratched his head, frowned and said to himself: "Yes, sir, you poured your blood into my body, so how can I thank you?"
After a moment, he raised his head, looked at Dayu'er and said loudly:
"Bumbutai, I want to marry you!"
This sentence was loud, and it was not called Dayu'er. Obviously, in Dorgon's heart, this sentence was very solemn.
Dayu'er was stunned, then stamped his feet and spat:
"Dorgon, what are you talking about? I don't want to marry you!"
At this moment, her pretty snow-white face was bright red, like spring flowers blooming, and she pouted, looking both angry and ashamed.
Dorgon stepped forward and grabbed Dayu'er's little hand, laughing and saying:
"With your blood in my body, we are a family. It doesn't matter if you don't marry me!"
Although the ten-year-old Dorgon was smiling, the determination in his eyes made the eight-year-old Da Yuer's heart tremble inexplicably.
"Let me go!"
Da Yu'er was coquettish and struggled to break away from Dorgon's hand, lowering her head and running towards Lin Waner who had been in a daze.
"Sister, you are so beautiful!"
Lin Wan'er was very obedient and immediately shouted to Dayu'er, but the latter reached out and hugged Lin Wan'er, her heart beating non-stop.
"Sir, my name is Dorgon, and this is my brother Dodo."
Dorgon patted Duduo, pointed at Dayu'er and said, "She is Borzigit Bumbutai from the Horqin tribe in Mongolia. Sir, you can also call her Dayu'er."
Isn't it Xiaozhuang? With such a long list of names... Lin Pingan nodded: "My name is Lin Pingan, and that is my sister Lin Wan'er."
Duduo groped in his arms for a long time, found out a stone, stuffed it into Lin Wan'er's hand, and said:
"This is the colorful stone at the foot of the Condor Mountain, given to you."
Lin Wan'er took the stone and looked at the colorful and smooth stone, looking like she couldn't put it down.
Da Yu'er thought for a moment, then took off a blood-red gem pendant from her neck and hung it on Lin Wan'er's neck.
When Dorgon saw this, he couldn't help scratching his head, gritted his teeth for the last time, took out a dagger from his waist, and handed it to Lin Ping'an.
"Amma gave this to me on my birthday last year, and now I give it to you."
Lin Ping'an couldn't help but feel funny in his heart when he looked at the other person's painful expression and said:
"Since the Great Khan gave it to you, I can't take this."
Dorgon was a little distressed at first. He liked this dagger very much, but now that he had taken it out, there was no reason to take it back.
Seeing Lin Pingan's refusal, he thought for a moment and said seriously: "Lin Pingan, I want to sworn brothers of the opposite sex with you."
After saying this, Dorgon looked at Lin Pingan eagerly.
Lin Ping'an didn't expect that Dorgon would make such a request. For him, this was a great thing.
So he pretended to be deep in thought, wondering: "I am a Han Chinese, this..."
"So what?"
Dorgon patted Lin Ping'an on the shoulder and asked, "I am ten years old this year, how about you?"
"Twelve." Lin Ping'an replied.
"Then you are my elder brother!"
Dorgon shouted, spreading his hands flat in front of Lin Ping'an.
Lin Ping'an was in a daze, and Batu on the side quickly reminded him: "According to Manchu custom, you should give Dorgon a gift in return at this moment."
So that's it... Lin Ping'an slapped his forehead and reacted, but he was so broke at the moment, where could he get any gifts?
So he thought about it, went back into the house, and took out the box from under the bed...
