One of the guards called two men over to help lift the big wild boar.
He led the three of them into the valley and just reached the martial arts training ground.
Butler Lin brought his wife and son over in a hurry.
Butler Lin's wife is in her early forties, but her hair is half gray.
When he saw Li Yunze, his eyes turned red and he murmured: "She really looks like a young lady."
Butler Lin coughed and interrupted the old woman's words.
Lin Zhong said hurriedly and affectionately: "Ping An, after you left yesterday, your Grandma Lin complained about me and blamed me for not letting you stay."
Li Yunze walked over and said with a smile: "Grandma Lin, it was too late yesterday. I was afraid of disturbing your rest, so I didn't stay. Why don't I come to see you early this morning?"
Mrs. Lin held his hand tightly and choked with sobs and said, "My child, I have suffered a lot these years."
Li Yunze patted his hand comfortingly, "Grandma Lin, I'm fine."
He pulled brother and sister Ye Yutong over again and introduced: "Grandma Lin, these are my wife and my second uncle."
Ye Yutong and Ye Mingzhe smiled and saluted, "Hello, Grandma Lin."
Butler Lin and Prince Lin looked at Ye Yutong blankly. Isn't the princess that Master Wuchen found for her too young?
And the second uncle called by the prince looks to be only eight or nine years old. How old is their princess this year?
It was Butler Lin who reacted first and greeted with a smile: "Come on, let's go into the house to talk."
Mrs. Lin held the hands of Li Yunze and Ye Yutong, while Butler Lin and Lin Zhong greeted Ye Mingzhe warmly.
Ye Mingzhe held his little hands behind his back and chatted with the two of them seriously.
"Brother Mingzhe, how old are you this year?" Butler Lin asked kindly.
Ye Mingzhe cupped his hands towards him and replied: "As for Grandpa Lin, this kid is ten years old this year!"
Butler Lin was a little surprised. He thought the child was only eight or nine years old. Unexpectedly, he was already ten years old. Thinking about the current world, he sighed in his heart.
She touched his head and said with a smile, "You look really energetic."
Ye Mingzhe touched his head and said sheepishly: "I'm a bit short, I don't look ten years old."
"Boys grow up late and will be taller in two years. Your Uncle Lin Zhong was almost the same as you when he was ten years old. Do you think he is taller now?"
Ye Mingzhe looked at the tall Uncle Lin Zhong beside him and said with envy: "Tall, taller than my father. I will grow this tall in the future."
Lin Zhong took them to the largest courtyard, which was elegant and comfortable. A complete set of furniture is placed in the hall, with various ornaments placed on it. It looks very expensive at first glance.
Li Yunze knew that this was the yard Grandpa Lin and Uncle Lin talked about yesterday, and it was specially prepared for him and his uncle.
Lin Zhong closed the courtyard door. Butler Lin and Prince Lin asked Li Yunze and Ye Yutong to sit in the upper seats. The family knelt down and saluted, "See you, the prince, see the princess."
Li Yunze and Ye Yutong stood up and helped the three of them up.
"Grandpa Lin, Grandma Lin, Uncle Lin, please get up quickly. I am not a prince now. Today I am just a junior bringing my wife to visit the elders. No need to be polite."
Ye Yutong helped Wang Lin sit down and said with a smile: "Grandma Lin, sit down quickly. Ping An told me last night that you were my mother-in-law's nanny and asked me to honor you from now on."
Mrs. Lin hurriedly waved her hands and said: "Don't dare. Madam thinks highly of me, so she allows the eldest lady to drink my milk. This is my slave's honor. How can I ask the Crown Princess to respect me? You absolutely don't dare."
Butler Lin also said sadly: "When I was about to starve to death, it was the master who gave me his food, so that the old slave could survive.
Later, my master took me to the capital to take the exam and asked me to be the housekeeper of the house. If it hadn't been for my saving grace and promotion, we wouldn't be where we are today. "
Seeing how sad the two of them were, Ye Yutong took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of his eyes, pretending to be sad and said: "I also heard from Ping An about the family affairs.
Grandpa Lin, Grandma Lin, you have worked hard over the years. Grandpa, grandma and my mother-in-law know well, and they will definitely agree with me and Ping An to honor you. "
After hearing these appropriate words, Butler Lin and Prince Lin felt that Master Wuchen had a good vision. The Crown Princess is so sensible and well-spoken at such a young age, she will definitely be the Crown Prince's virtuous wife in the future.
Everyone chatted here for a while, and Li Yunze asked: "Uncle Lin, how many people live in this valley?"
Lin Zhong replied respectfully: "There are more than two hundred people, most of whom were selected by my father and young master from various places."
"Did the people who escorted me last time also come out from here?"
"Yes, those who can get out from here are all experts selected by the young master and I. They are now in charge of other halls and business in various places. If there is a need, they can be recruited at any time."
Ye Yutong and Ye Mingzhe were drinking tea and listening to their conversation.
Ye Yutong thinks this arrangement is very good, since the young husband has this status. Even if she wanted to save her life in the future, she couldn't just sit there and wait. It was time to train some people.
This time when I went down the mountain, I found some orphans and brought them up, and slowly trained them since childhood. From now on, they will be the support of the family.
Lin Zhong took them around the valley. Most of the fields were planted with sorghum and chestnuts. Ye Yutong looked at the ears above and found that they were not very full.
The soil here is fertile and there is no shortage of water. If the food grows like this, it must be a problem with the seeds.
The grain yield in ancient times was not very high, so it is already very good to be able to grow it like this.
Lin Zhong looked at the crops in the field and said with a smile: "Ping An, we plant a lot of land and have a surplus of food every year. When you come back, I will pull two carts to deliver it to you."
"Uncle Lin, we have also grown food, which is enough for the moment. If we get hungry in the future, we won't be polite to you." Ye Yutong said with a smile.
Lin Zhong knew that they came here to escape famine. Seeing that these children were so thin, how could they have food at home? I thought they were embarrassed, so I just wanted to persuade them.
Li Yunze smiled and said: "Uncle Lin, we really have food at home. We killed a few bandits on the road and robbed their food trucks, and there is still a lot left.
We also planted sorghum before we went out. Although it was a few days later than you, we should be able to harvest some. This year's food is enough. "
Lin Zhong saw that what they said didn't look like lies, so he nodded and said, "Well, we still have a lot of surplus food from last year. If you don't have anything to eat, don't be polite."
After walking around the valley, a few people went to the martial arts training ground again.
There were seventy or eighty people in the martial arts training ground, most of them were teenage men and women, with only a dozen or so children.
The people on the field glanced at them secretly with their peripheral vision and did not dare to look at them. They were all concentrating on practicing martial arts and seemed to be very well behaved.
At the door of a big house not far from the martial arts training ground, several women were picking up the big wild boar they had brought.
There were a bunch of pheasants and hares next to them, and there seemed to be a few wild goats, which must have been recently shot.
