"Brother, you wouldn't be thinking of getting married into the Wu family because of Wu Xingwang's connections, would you?" If that were the case, she would be committing a grave offense.

"That's not the case. Wu Yao and I are quite compatible. I believe that if she marries into our family, she will be good to my mother, you, and my younger brother Changqing."

Lin Yinan looked up at her brother who was supporting her, and said earnestly, "As long as you're happy, that's all that matters."

"You're going to Chian tomorrow, let's see what you need to bring."

"..."

After discussing for an hour, the two went to the storeroom and packed up the things that Lin Shuo hadn't brought or hadn't brought enough of.

Lin Yiheng only took the important items, as well as the ointments and pills prepared by Doctor Lü.

Seeing that he was about to take more, Lin Yinan quickly stopped him, "Brother, that's enough. The road is difficult to travel. I'll send someone back with a message if you need anything else."

"These earnings are in your treasure chest," Lin Yiheng rambled on. "Or you could send Ah Zhang, Ding Gui, or Chen San over there."

Lin Yinan was speechless. "The mountain people are fierce and tough. If they go there, they will be constrained in their actions."

Seeing that he couldn't persuade her, Lin Yiheng gave up.

Before leaving, Lin Yinan put the pig iron blocks he had collected from Xihe County into the warehouse, so that Yun Er could retrieve them when needed.

When we came out of the county government office again, the sky began to clear up, and there was no trace of gloom.

Lin Yinan and Qianwu went to the back to check on the spring plowing progress in the fields.

The villagers were turning over the soil together. The village chief squatted on the ridge of the field, smoking a tobacco pipe made of tree leaves, his trouser legs rolled up high, his legs covered in mud that hadn't been washed off.

Seeing her approach, the village chief quickly stood up, his aged face showing even more wrinkles.

"Anan, what brings you here?"

"Let's see if the hurricane has affected the crops in the fields." Lin Yinan said with a gentle smile.

"What impact could it have? That high wall wasn't built for nothing. At most, it'll just mean more rain."

The village chief tossed aside the leaf cigarette he was smoking and pointed to a patch of lush green fields in the distance.

"See? In a few more days, the rice seedlings in that field will be ready to be pulled up."

"The rice planting time this year will be a little earlier than last year."

The village chief's wrinkled face broke into a simple smile. "Last year's land reclamation was a bit late. Ding Gui and Chen San said that this is the perfect time to transplant rice seedlings."

"Have you encountered any problems with the fields?"

"Don't worry, your clan chief and I are keeping an eye on things. It's nothing serious. You can go back now; the fields are slippery."

The village chief waved her off, telling her to go about her business.

After returning from the fields and having lunch, Lin Yinan stayed home with Yun Shijiu instead of going anywhere else.

In the evening, Yunye brought someone back from the military camp on the mountain.

"Third sister-in-law, tomorrow Eleven will take some people to Chi'an with you."

Yun Shiyi still covered his face with a black cloth, only revealing his eyes. Lin Yinan nodded slightly to him, indicating that she had no objection to Yun Ye's arrangement.

"Anan, come back as soon as you're done. I heard the people there are fierce and the mountain folk are hard to get along with."

The worry on Yunmu's face was impossible to hide.

Lin Yinan told Yun Shiyi to go down and rest first, and they would meet up again tomorrow morning.

She stepped forward and took Yunmu's arm. "Mother, I will. I'll have to trouble you to take good care of Nineteen."

Yunmu patted her hand, her eyes full of concern, "I'll take care of things at home, you don't need to worry about it."

A gentle breeze, carrying the restlessness of summer's arrival, caused the leaves of the roadside trees to sway softly.

Not a single cloud in the sky, green mountains and clear waters, it was like a freehand landscape painting.

The sun, like a blazing fireball, scorched the earth, baking the muddy path halfway down. Even the horses' hooves didn't stick to the road.

The incessant chirping of cicadas echoed everywhere, reminding people that the sweltering summer was just around the corner.

Lin Yinan frowned as she looked at the dense forests on both sides of the road. The South really is mountainous with little land and even fewer people.

She was lost in thought when she suddenly heard Chika scream.

"Ah! A snake! There's a snake on the road!"

Lin Yinan looked closely and was equally startled.

They saw a snake as thick as a wrist lying across their path. If it weren't for the snake occasionally raising its head to look around, they would have thought it was dead.

Yun Shiyi, who was walking at the front, pulled on the reins and stopped.

He swiftly drew his sword, leaped from his horse, and before the snake could react, severed its head. With a flick of his sword, he tossed the snake's head into the thicket of thorns.

Then, Yun Shiyi picked up the snake and flew back, his movements swift and graceful, extremely handsome.

"Madam, this is a python, it's non-venomous."

He waved the snake in his hand at Lin Yinan behind him, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw Qianxia covering her eyes with her hand.

Chika is afraid of snakes and dares not look directly at them.

"Perfect timing, we can have delicious snake soup tonight."

Lin Yinan recalled eating snake soup with her classmates when she first entered university in her previous life; it seemed to be called Dragon and Phoenix Stew.

Then she added, "I've heard of a very famous dish called Dragon and Phoenix Stew."

"Madam, what is a Dragon and Phoenix Stew?" Qianwu asked, drooling.

"The dragon is this snake, while the phoenix is ​​a pheasant or a domestic chicken," Lin Yinan explained patiently, seeing her eager expression.

Seeing that she was not afraid, Yun Shiyi took out the snake gall and put it into a small porcelain bottle. He then used his sword to make a cut on the snake's body and peeled off the entire snake skin with force, before putting it into a cloth bag.

He then instructed his bodyguard, "Keep an eye out and try to catch a pheasant."

The guards nodded. In the past, when they went on missions, they either ate hard, dry rations or roasted wild game.

He also wanted to try the Dragon and Phoenix Stew, so he exchanged glances with his companions and they tacitly decided to hunt a few more pheasants.

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