After dressing as a widow

Chapter 306

Seeing that he was determined to do so, Zhong Yan would not look back, so he remained silent for a while and said nothing.

After sitting at Zhong's house for a while, Lin Zhen and Gu Lin got up to say goodbye. Grandma Zhong liked Lin Zhen, so she sent the two of them out in person: "When I get back to the capital, I must come to visit you again. Happy."

"Okay, if I go back to Beijing, I will definitely come to drink tea and chat with you again, as long as you don't think I'm noisy." Shanyu~xi~du~jia.

"No way, no one can dislike our brother Lin!"

Grandma Zhong suddenly patted the back of Lin Zhen's hand, glanced at Gu Lin, and said to Lin Zhen: "I see that child's eyes are all on you, and you must treat him well in the future. Shuanzi is not easy for a child. Just taking care of so many things, the burden is heavy."

"..."

"Did you see it?"

"You are so old, and you have met many people, so you can tell a little bit about it," Grandma Zhong smiled kindly, "It's just the two of you, it's inevitable that people will talk about it, so you can't hear it."

Lin Zhen knew how hard it was for people of Grandma Zhong's age to accept himself and Gu Lin, he nodded, "Your junior knows, take care of yourself, I will come to bother you when I return to the capital."

After boarding the carriage, Lin Zhen lifted the curtain of the window and looked at Grandma Zhong and Zhong Yan and his wife standing outside the courtyard, feeling as if the dust had settled and everything was moving forward.

That's good.

Lin Zhen grabbed the fan on the couch, fanned away the heat, and clearly felt that the carriage left the brick-paved streets of Kyoto and arrived outside the city.

After adapting to the cement road in Lizhou, Lin Zhen felt his bones tremble, and the fan in his hand almost poked his face.

He thought, if Gu Lin became an official in the capital in the future, whatever he said, let him persuade the people in charge of this area to repair this road.

There is no concrete road in the majestic capital of a country, what does it sound like.

The carriage drove to the bank of the canal, and the group first took a boat to Luozhou Fucheng, and then transferred the carriage to Anyuan Town.

The county magistrate of Anyuan Town did not know where he got the news. He knew that Gu Lin, the magistrate of the two states and general Mingwei, had arrived, bringing with him the head of Anyuan Town, the county magistrate, the master, and the low-ranking officials. Greeted outside of town.

"The next official sees the magistrate of the prefecture." The seventh-rank county magistrate is wearing a green official robe, but Gu Lin, who is riding on the horse, is wearing a regular dress, and his hair is tied with a hosta.

The chief secretary kneeling behind the county magistrate, and all the government servants who had seen Gu Lin never expected that the country boy who used to take part in the child birth test in Anyuan Town and fought against the refugee army with the local sergeant would suddenly become a Adults who need them to bow down and greet them.

Gu Lin never liked such occasions, so he glanced at them and told them to stand up.

The county magistrate looked very happy and said: "I heard that Master Zhizhou has returned to his hometown. The officials specially prepared wine and food in the county government office to welcome him. The gentry and wealthy households in the town also want to see his demeanor."

"There is no need to hold a banquet. I will go back to the village now and let them go."

The county magistrate and a group of petty officials really didn't expect that the magistrate would not give him any face at all, and how could there be comfort in the town in that rough village.

The county magistrate also specially bought a yard, and kept a few beautiful brothers and daughters in the yard, so that the magistrate can relax and relax.

Gu Lin drove the horse and left with Deputy Qianhu and others behind him.

The county magistrate and his party were left looking at each other.

The county magistrate was a little apprehensive, he rubbed his left chest and muttered, could it be that his own words or actions offended the magistrate?

The master also came with the county magistrate after the county magistrate in front left, and he couldn't figure out the temperament of this Mr. Gu whom he had never seen before.

It was the chief secretary who thought for a while and said to the magistrate: "My lord, Mr. Gu's temperament has always been like this. It was like this when he was with a few inspectors in the past when he was attacking the refugee army."

"Sure?"

"Yes." The master said in his heart, but he didn't expect that Master Gu would have such a temperament even if he became an official, and he was also an outlier in the officialdom.

It was only half a cup of tea from here to Anyuan Town, they rode faster on horseback, and they arrived in the blink of an eye. Suddenly, a figure on horseback rushed towards them, and deputy Qianhu and the others immediately became alert , with his hand on the saber at his waist.

Gu Lin and Lin Zhen recognized the man on the horse.

"Call-"

Wang Qin looked at Gu Lin in front of him, and for a moment he didn't know what his name was, whether it was Gu Lin, Mr. Gu, or something else.

After thinking for a while, holding the rein, he said, "I haven't seen you in so many years, what have you eaten, you have grown so much taller!"

Then he rode to Lin Zhen's side: "Uncle Lin, why did you suddenly return to Anyuan Town? If my old man hadn't received a word from the county magistrate, saying that Gu Zhizhou was going back to his hometown, I would have been kept in the dark."

I haven't seen him for a few years, Wang Qin is more mature than before, and he has also grown a little taller, but he is definitely not as tall as Gu Lin, his eyebrows and eyes are the same as before.

Lin Zhen knew that Gu Lin didn't have much to say to his friends, so he said, "I haven't been back for more than three years, almost four years. I took advantage of some free time to come back to see you Lin Ama, Lin Aye and the others. I thought you were in Fucheng. Why did you come back to Anyuan Town?"

Next year will be the triennial examination. According to calculations, Wang Qin should study hard in Fucheng.

Wang Qin scratched his head and said: "My daughter-in-law was confinement a few days ago, so I came home specially to spend some time with her."

"Good boy, you have a second child in the blink of an eye. What's your name?" The year before last, Wang Qin sent a letter to Lizhou, telling Gu Lin and Lin Zhen that he was engaged and was about to get married. Zhen Zhen even sent a congratulatory gift over, but he didn't know that his second child was born in more than two years.

Wang Qin obviously liked his children and daughter-in-law very much, and said with a bright smile: "The older boy is called Wang Luoyin, and the newborn daughter's nickname is Chenchen, and her first name hasn't been chosen yet."

"Uncle Lin, you and Gu Lin should be busy going home, then I won't stop you here to chat, and bring my daughter-in-law to catch up with you in two days."

Among the four of them, he was the only one who didn't pass the examination, but judging by his appearance, he was full of energy, and there was no gloomy look in his eyes. He certainly didn't feel uncomfortable at home.

Gu Lin and Lin Zhen nodded and said, "Then we'll see each other in two days."

Wang Qinle turned his horse around, took advantage of this short distance, and rode along side by side with Lin Zhen and Gu Lin, and asked about Gu Lin's past three or four years, didn't he mean that he was working in Lizhou? Return home suddenly.

The news of Che Luoguo's invasion of Lizhou has not yet spread, and the news of Anyuan Town, a remote town, is even more behind.

Gu Lin talked to him about Lizhou, and roughly told about the [-] troops of Cheluo State who attacked the city and were relieved of the siege.

Wang Qin blinked, and looked at Gu Lin and Lin Zhen with correct eyes: "One hundred thousand troops!"

Hey, the worst suffering and fright he has ever suffered in his life was the drought, but the scene of a hundred thousand troops approaching the city makes him shudder just thinking about it.

He sighed and shook his head, "If I were in your position, I would be decapitated."

"You know the state, you are convincing."

After a few words, we reached the three-way intersection. Wang Qin, Lin Zhen and Gu Lin clasped their hands together: "Uncle Lin, Gu Lin, let's say goodbye today, and see you some other day."

Lin Zhen said: "Say hello to your daughter-in-law for me, and I'll go visit your two children in a few days."

"Okay, Uncle Lin, you go back quickly, Lin Amo and the others must be very happy to see you go back."

amount.

He must have been very happy at first, but when Gu Lin told himself about the things between the two of them, it might not be so.

Even if he was mentally preparing for pedicures in the capital and on the way back, Lin Zhen still felt a little uneasy. Father Lin and Father Lin were different from others, they were family members he had identified in his heart.

The horseback riding was fast, and it took less than half an hour to arrive at the entrance of Liyu Village. It was time for every household to collect grain and bring back the sorghum stalks and buckwheat stalks in the field to make firewood.

There are more than 20 people in their group including sergeants, and all of them are riding horses, which makes people know that they are either rich or expensive at a glance.

Sister-in-law Lin, sister-in-law Lin, and daughter-in-law Lin Zhuzi, Lin Shitou, were talking while washing clothes by the river, when they suddenly heard Uncle Ji from the opposite bank say: "Master Lin, from the second family of Lin, it seems that the real brother is back! "

Mrs. Lin almost slipped into the river, but was pulled up by Mrs. Lin's shoulders, and hurriedly looked towards the entrance of the village.

Lin Zhen couldn't find a second beautiful and unusual face in ten miles and eight towns, and Bai Shengsheng's skin came into the eyes of the two of them, and then they saw Gu Lin who was wearing a long robe next to him, who was more handsome than before, and then they The men behind.

Sister-in-law Lin, sister-in-law Lin, couldn't even care about the clothes soaked in the river, calling her daughters-in-law: "You two, go back and tell your grandma, your third aunt is back!"

Lin Zhuzi's daughter-in-law had met Lin Zhen, but Lin Shitou's husband had not, but when they got married, they got a gift from the third aunt, a pair of red gold bracelets, and a set of rouge and gouache.

Not only Lin Shitou's husband, but also Lin Zhuzi's daughter-in-law who was married, Chunxiang Xingxiang Huaixiang who married successively, they all have them.

Lin Shitou's husband was very curious about this third aunt whom everyone remembered from time to time. Seeing Lin Zhen now, he was stunned for a moment.

It was the first time he saw such a beautiful person.

After being pushed by Lin Zhuzi's wife, they came back to their senses, and the two ran home with the unwashed clothes in the basin.

Lin Zhen and Gu Lin got off their horses and walked up to Sister-in-Law Lin's Second Sister-in-Law: "Gu Lin and I went to the snack shop first, and came back straight away when we saw that you were not here, sister-in-law and second sister-in-law, how have you been at home these past few years, Dad? Are father and brother and children all right?"

Sister-in-law Lin and sister-in-law Lin looked at each other, and said honestly: "Father is strong, your elder brother, second brother, and the children in the family are all good, it is father..."

Lin Zhen frowned fiercely, and raised his heart: "What's the matter, Dad? What's wrong?"

Mrs. Lin said: "I accidentally contracted a cold after I fell into the ambush, and the root has not been healed after several months. Two days ago, I started coughing from time to time as before."

Lin Zhen only heard this, got on his horse and ran home, and only got off his horse when he galloped into the yard, so that the two sisters-in-law of the Lin family who were walking were left behind by him.

He walked into Father Lin and Father Lin's room quickly, and saw Father Lin who was leaning on the pillow and coughing while covering his mouth: "Father."

Aunt Lin thought he was hallucinating, looking at Lin Zhen who was standing in front of the bed calling him, and said to Aunt Lin who brought him medicine: "Look at me, I've already seen brother Zhen I don’t know if he and Shuanzi are doing well in Lizhou, hey.”

"Father." Father Lin is the first person who has been unconditionally kind to Lin Zhen since he came here, wishing to give him everything he can give. He is sick, and Lin Zhen is also uncomfortable.

He walked over and touched Apa Lin's forehead: "Sister-in-law and second sister-in-law said that you caught a cold when you fell into ambush, and it didn't heal intermittently. I asked a doctor somewhere, and the medicine didn't help."

His palm landed on Father Lin's forehead, Father Lin was stunned for a moment, as if awakened from a dream, he raised his eyes and looked at him: "It's my true brother who has returned."

"Oh, I thought Dad was dreaming."

He held Lin Zhen's hand tightly with his thinner hand due to illness, looked up, down, left, and right, and kept saying: "I'm a little thinner than when I was at home. It's because I didn't eat well outside, or the entrance. Something is not to my liking."

Suddenly, he looked behind Lin Zhen: "Xiao Lin is back too, come quickly and ask Ah Mo to see if she has lost weight like your Uncle Lin."

"Ah." Gu Lin walked up to him.

In the past two years, Lin Xiaoyao came back again, and now Lin Zhen and Gu Lin, whom he was worried about, also came back, Father Lin was happier than ever, and his pale face turned red.

"Okay, they're all back, they're all back." He propped himself up from the pillow, and Lin Zhen, who was being pulled by him, made him lie down.

He said: "There's nothing wrong with it, it's just that it's hard to recover from the wind and cold in hot weather, and it will be fine after a while."

Lin Zhen would not listen to him, and said to Gu Lin: "Send someone to Fucheng, and invite the old doctor from Ren'an Hall."

Gu Lin also meant the same thing, got up and went out, and ordered the people who followed.

Father Lin squeezed Lin Zhen's hand: "Ren Xiaolin is such a big official, why are you so rude and instructing others so smoothly?"

That is the official master, Lin Xiaoyao told them when he came here, he is more powerful than the county masters in the town, and he is used to dozens of county masters.

Father Lin couldn't imagine how powerful that would be, but seeing Lin Zhen making people scream so quickly, he always felt that it couldn't be like this.

Lin Zhen was stunned for a moment, and said: "If he becomes an official, I will not be his Uncle Lin anymore."

Father Lin sighed: "You, I used to be afraid that you raised a white-eyed wolf, and you would not live a peaceful life in the future, but now you have something to do. He respects you so much when he is a high-ranking official, he is a kind person. Righteous."

"..." Lin Zhen opened his mouth, looking at Father Lin's pale face after a long illness, the stomach manuscript stuck in his stomach.

He licked his lips, "Daddy, Gu Lin and I..."

"?" Father Lin looked at him and listened carefully to what he had to say.

"Gu Lin and I came back this time. First, we miss you, Father, and the brothers and sisters-in-law at home. Second, we want to let you know that the two of us are together, and we want to get married."

"Bang..." The medicine bowl in Father Lin's hand, who was sitting by the bed, fell to the ground and broke into eight petals.

Father Lin held Lin Zhen's hand with great strength, sat up from the bed, stared at Lin Zhen: "What are you talking about!?"

"Brother, say it again."

Gu Lin, who was going outside, heard Lin Zhen's words when he reached the door. He stepped in, lifted his robe and knelt in front of Father Lin and Father Lin: "Grandpa, it was I who expressed my heart to Uncle Lin first. After waiting for Uncle Lin for several years, Uncle Lin agreed, I was the one who made the idea first."

Regarding the matter between the two, Lin Zhen didn't have the reason to let him stand in front of him alone. He knelt down in front of the bed, looked at Father Lin and Father Lin, and said, "Father, Father, you all know me, if it wasn't for I nodded in agreement, it doesn't matter if it's Gu Lin or whoever, don't try to press my neck down, Gu Lin can't be blamed."

"You, you..." Father Lin pointed at the two of them with trembling fingers, "Do you know what you are talking about, let alone getting married, if the news spreads, ten miles and eight villages can rain you down. The spine is broken!"

"Gu Lin, it's not easy for you to be an official, how can you mess around with your Uncle Lin?"

Gu Lin looked up at Aunt Lin: "Ah, I have already said this in front of the emperor's palace. I said that I would go back to my hometown to get married, but the emperor did not stop me."

"What? Son of Heaven? What kind of emperor is that?"

"Yes."

"..." Aunt Lin's head is like thousands of acupuncture needles, one is his beloved brother, and the other is the grandson he watched and grew up with.

No matter how much he thought about it, he never thought that these two people could get mixed up. When he thought of letting other people know about this matter, and the rumors and rumors that the two of them were about to face, Father Lin's waist would not hurt and his legs would not be sore I can't wait to rub two rice cakes to plug their mouths, let them swallow the words, and pretend that they haven't said it, and I haven't heard it.

Father Lin rubbed his forehead, looked at the two kneeling on the ground with a headache, "You..."

Father Lin, who had always been reticent and never talked much, stood up and called Gu Lin: "Shuanzi come with me."

Lin Zhen and Father Lin looked at him, seeing Gu Lin getting up and following him, Father Lin couldn't help but said, "This kid Shuanzi is no better than our mud monkey, don't be so important to you."

Father Lin looked at Father Lin, who was still worried after all this time, nodded after a while, and called Gu Lin out.

Compared with a few years ago, the Lin family’s house has changed a little. Two rooms have been expanded. The flowers and trees planted in the yard grow tall and big. The two sweet-scented osmanthus trees are in full bloom. Bursts into the nose.

Father Lin sat on the stone chair under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree, and didn't tell Gu Lin to sit down. After a while, he said, "You, Uncle Lin, can't find anything bad. Although he was confused for a while when he was young, after he came to his senses, No one can fault everything they do.”

"It's even more important for you, protecting your money, protecting your house, and protecting you to grow up, sending you to study and read, and guarding you to obtain fame."

"I know."

"Then have you ever thought about what he will be like in other people's mouths in the future? Those words that are used on unruly women and husbands will be piled on him."

"Even his kindness to you has ulterior motives."

"Gu Lin, you are an older child. You don't need to explain a lot of truths to me, an old man who has never read a book. You should also understand that since ancient times, people's words are terrible. Besides knives, there are people's words that kill people."