"Brother, don't forget your and my identities!"
"What's your status? I am Baihu, and you are the general banner, officially established, and eating royal food. How many people in the world have our status?"
"What I'm talking about is that we two..." Lin Linyou looked around and lowered his voice deliberately, "We are outsiders and have the status of time travellers."
"Oh——" Zhang Bi said in an exaggerated voice, "So what?"
"With our status, we are destined to have no future." Lin Lin lobbied.
"Why is there no future?"
"No one knows what the future will bring."
"Do you know what the future will be like in the original world?"
Lin Linyou was speechless, thought for a moment, and said, "What I mean is that we are not suitable for romance in the Ming Dynasty, let alone marrying a wife and having children."
"Why can't you marry and have children?" Zhang Bi retorted, "Look at how many Warring States girls Xiang Shaolong married?"
"But it seems like she hasn't given birth to a baby, right?"
"That's because he can't do it! Otherwise, do you think she doesn't want to have a baby?"
"Uh... aren't you afraid of marrying your ancestor?"
"I'm not afraid, I'm just afraid of marrying an ancestor." Zhang Bi said, "I mean, the Hedong Lion who is not easy to take care of..."
"Anyway, I don't plan to..."
"I just asked you to have a word with the girl, and I didn't ask you to tell me about the betrothal gift." Zhang Bi said, "Look, you are still thinking long-term. Even if you want to marry her, she may not be willing to do it!"
Lin Linyou: "..."
The night wind blew straight into my neck, and I couldn't stay on the deck any longer.
"Let's go! Get into the cabin to take shelter from the wind." Zhang Ben thought about warming up a pot of wine to drink, and also wanted to try the smoked chicken with soy sauce made by the captain.
"Let's go." Lin Linyou thought about going to see Miss Yuerong. He was curious about why she wanted to "step into the tiger's mouth" and also wanted to see what kind of grimace the man who sold his sister had.
Opening the cabin door, the front hall was empty, and Zhuang Jing was sitting in the middle hall, drinking hot wine and eating Zhang Bi's smoked chicken with soy sauce. There were two captains waiting beside him, one of whom was his and the other one. , under Zhang Bi's command.
"Well, you're here? Brother Zhang, sit down!" Zhuang Jing put down his wine glass and pushed a futon at Zhang Bi's feet, "Come and have a drink with me! Don't tell me, your brother is really good at cooking. First class!" He pointed at a school captain.
With a smile on his face, the captain bowed and said, "They are all cultivated by these two adults."
Zhang Bi sat down, and Zhuang Jing pretended to wave to Lin Linyou: "Brother General Banner, would you like to have a drink too?"
"I thank you, sir." Lin Linyou did not sit down, but turned around and asked the captain who was a good cook: "Where are the others?"
"They're all waiting at the back!" said the captain.
"I'm afraid that some girls won't let it go and secretly jumped into the river." Zhuang Jing said to Zhang Bi, "I'll let you and my brothers take turns watching."
"Brother Zhuang is thoughtful, come and toast you." Zhang Bi raised his glass.
Lin Linyou opened the thick push-pull screen and walked into the back hall.
Women and children huddled together, and when they heard the noise, they all looked up, and when they saw it was a guard in imperial robes, they quickly lowered their heads.
There are also three royal guards, sitting or standing, occupying the three corners of the tail hall. The three of them were all brought by Lin Linyou, and none of Zhuang Jing's subordinates were seen.
Because there was no light, only the light coming from the front hall, I couldn't see clearly. I didn't see Yue Rong, nor did I see any other men except Jin Yiwei.
"Hold the lamp!" Lin Linyou gave the order... but found that no one agreed...
This is a bit embarrassing.
The lampstand on the bulkhead was closest to Captain Wu Yao, right above his head. Everyone else probably thought he would light it, but they didn't expect that Wu Yao seemed not to hear it and didn't even bother to raise his eyelids.
Lin Linyou didn't know where the lampstand was, and he didn't know Wu Yao dared to be so disrespectful, so he didn't get angry for the time being. Just as he was about to get angry, a captain hurried forward, took down the glazed wind lantern hanging on the lampstand, and blew out the fire folds. The wick was lit.
The lamps on this official ship are all made of the best lamp oil, and the wicks are rolled thick enough. The light they emit is enough to see every corner of the stern hall, not to mention hair.
Lin Linyou didn't bother to find out who was standing under the lampstand and disobeying the order. He just looked for the girl Yue Rong. He looked around, but did not find Yue Rong.
"What about the girl?" Lin Linyou asked the captain holding the lamp. He felt that he was more obedient and a promising young man.
"May I ask, sir, which girl it is?" the school captain asked.
"That's the one who came up last."
"Oh, Sir, you came in with your front feet, and she just went out with her rear feet." The captain said, "The wind must be blowing at the stern of the boat!"
"Don't you look at her?" Lin Linyou asked doubtfully.
"She came up on her own initiative, so she was afraid of running away?" said the school captain, "not to mention that there are brothers from Lord Hundred Households following her!"
Lin Linyou nodded, squeezed through the crowd, and wanted to take a look at the stern of the ship. When he reached the end, he suddenly heard a familiar and urgent call: "Brother!"
"Huh?" Lin Linyou felt nervous and quickly looked down at the sound and saw two familiar faces!
"sister!?"
One picture is of his little sister Lin Long, and the other picture is of the private salt dealer he had cheated on, Huang Xijue!
Huang Xijue stretched out a hand to his little sister's mouth to cover her, but he was half a beat too late. He raised his hand awkwardly, with a fearful and awkward smile on his face. He was about to make a few quibbles when he noticed that Lin Lin Yu didn't seem to notice him at all.
Indeed, Lin Linyou's attention was entirely on his little sister: "Why are you here?!"
"Brother--" Lin Long pushed Huang Xijue away, rushed forward, hugged Lin Linyou tightly, and then burst into tears.
Huang Xijue took this opportunity and arched his body to escape, but a big hand grabbed his collar and pulled him to the ground. When he raised his head, he met Lin Linyou's cold eyes.
"what happened?"
In fact, there is no need to ask. Apart from Huang Xijue, there are no other men here besides Jin Yiwei.
Then, the big brother who sells girls in Zhuang Jing's mouth is him!
Second Austrian! I never expected that the person selling it was actually my girl!
Lin Linyou suppressed the anger in his heart and gently stroked his little sister's back which was heaving and sobbing.
"Brother You, listen to me explain to you..." Huang Xijue stretched out his hand, fearing that Lin Linyou would kick him.
"Okay! Please explain!" Lin Linyou was still comforting Lin Long.
"I...I sent her to your place to reunite with you." Huang Xijue said, "My little sister said she missed you and wanted to spend the New Year with you."
"Brother...it's not..." Lin Long was out of breath and shook his head desperately, but he couldn't even finish his words because he was crying. He was obviously very frightened and aggrieved in his heart.
"It's okay, don't cry, it's okay." Lin Linyou stroked the back of her head again, "How old do you think you are, and you still get cheated?"
He immediately understood that Huang Xijue must have used this excuse to deceive the little sister. The problem was, the little sister knew clearly what kind of virtue the man named Huang was, so why would she be deceived by him?
It really proves that sentence, what’s so stupid about it?
Later, after asking the younger sister, I found out that it was an aunt from the same town who said she was going to Beijing to celebrate the festival at her son's house. She invited the younger sister to come with her. She said that her son had chartered a boat and they had a companion on the way.
The younger sister also missed her elder brother and wanted to go to Beijing to see the world. With her parents' permission, she followed her.
This aunt was also familiar with her parents. The younger sister never expected that the aunt showed her true colors halfway and left her to Huang Xijue.
He must have received money too! They thought that the gods were unaware of it, but they never imagined that there could be such a coincidence in the world. They actually met Lin Linyou on this ship!
What a coincidence!
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When the little girl finally calmed down, Lin Linyou helped her sit aside and asked the captain to take care of her, then squatted down next to Huang Xijue: "Are you doing this to take revenge on me?"
Huang Xijue lowered his head: "No, Brother You, you let me go last time, it's not too late for me to be grateful!"
"So, why?" The calmer Lin Linyou's voice became, the more nervous Huang Xijue became.
He was not afraid of Lin Linyou, but he was afraid of the Feiyu suit he was wearing and the Xiuchun knife in his hand!
Knowing that I couldn't hide it, I had to confess honestly: "Yes...it was the boss of the Salt Gang who asked me to do this! He said that you arrested many of their brothers. I gave you the list. If I don't follow it, I will kill me!"
"Then do you think I will kill you?" Lin Lin reached out for the Xiuchun knife...
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