After thinking for a moment, he took out a few more bags of post-apocalyptic food. Most of the food in that batch of supplies was old, some even several years old.

Lin Zao planned to give all of this to the tenants as a reward. It wasn't that Lin Zao was unwilling to give fresh grain, but rather that fresh rice and flour were extremely rare even for nobles these days.

If the food were given to these tenants, they would certainly be reluctant to eat it, and might even sell it, which could easily cause unnecessary trouble.

So giving them old grain, even though it tasted worse, was a huge blessing for these tenant farmers.

After receiving the meat and grain from Lin Zao, the tenants knelt down in joyful gratitude to Lin Zao, thanking their new employer for his kindness.

When Lin Zao returned home, she suddenly found her usually cheerful house completely silent.

She was still wondering if the two children had returned from the Prince's mansion so late.

Pushing open the gate, they found two dusty soldiers guarding the entrance, and a carriage parked in the courtyard. Upon seeing Lin Zao, the two soldiers immediately knelt on one knee and bowed respectfully.

"Greetings, General's Wife!"

Lin Zao was taken aback, then guessed what was going on.

"Please rise! What are you all doing here?"

"Reporting to the General's wife! The border conflict has been resolved. We returned with the General. Please go in and see him quickly; he is seriously injured!"

These two soldiers were guards who were specifically assigned to Tang Jian. This time, the general was trying to save the villagers, but who knew that the villagers were spies? They actually took advantage of the general's unpreparedness and stabbed him in the chest with a dagger.

This is why the general's injuries were quite severe, but fortunately they didn't hit any vital organs! He just needs to stay in bed and recuperate for a while!

Lin Zao nodded to indicate that she understood, then went inside, looked around, and headed towards her bedroom.

She has been sleeping with her two children until now, so Tang's mother let her stay in the master bedroom of the east wing, while Tang's mother and Aunt Ren moved into the west wing.

As soon as Lin Zao entered, she saw Tang's mother sitting by the bed silently wiping away her tears. The two children hugged Tang's mother and looked at the bed with concern. A doctor was taking the pulse of the man on the bed.

Upon seeing Lin Zao return, Tang's mother quickly wiped away her tears.

"Mommy, Daddy's back~ Daddy's injured! Waaah~"

"Zao Niang, you're finally back! Come and see Jian'er! That damned spy, we shouldn't have saved him!"

Lin Zao quickly took a few steps forward and hugged the two children who rushed towards her, while comforting Tang's mother.

"Mother, don't worry, it's good that everyone is alright!"

At this moment, Lin Zao finally saw the man's face clearly.

His facial features were well-defined, with a bronze complexion, closed eyes beneath a pair of sword-like eyebrows, a high and straight nose, and lips that were pale due to excessive blood loss.

His thick, black hair was casually spread out on the pillow, giving him a wild and untamed look, and he exuded a strong masculine aura.

Even lying in bed, you could see that the man was tall and imposing, with firm muscles all over his body, as if he could suddenly strike and kill at any moment.

This is Tang Jian!

I never expected him to look like this. You can see that Tiger Head's eyebrows and eyes are somewhat like his.

The original owner had no memory of his appearance, and had never even spoken a word to him.

"General Tang's pulse has stabilized, and the wound on his chest has been treated very well. Be careful not to get a fever tonight, and he should wake up most likely tomorrow morning. I will write a prescription later, and have him drink a bowl of it before bed. I will come back tomorrow afternoon."

The doctor was sent from the Prince's residence; his surname was Yuan, and he was the one who treated Tang's mother's leg before.

Tang Jian was also sent back by someone from the Prince's Mansion.

"Thank you, Doctor Yuan! Let me see you out."