Upon receiving the news, Lin Shuo rushed back from outside. His injuries had largely healed, and he could walk briskly without any assistance.

It wasn't until Lin Yinan brought Yun Shijiu and Yun Junding to Guo Xun for treatment that Lin Shuo learned that his mother and wife had been kidnapped.

Seeing that they were all alright, he was relieved. "Mother, why are you here?"

“We’re going back to Longtan, and we thought we’d drop by to see you,” said Grandma Zhao.

Zhang stared at him excitedly, looking him up and down. "How's your injury?"

"Let Mother see."

As Old Mrs. Zhao spoke, she reached out to pull at his clothes, but Lin Shuo hurriedly dodged.

Although everyone is shirtless in the fields, this is at the entrance of the mountain village, and there are so many people watching.

"Mother, daughter-in-law, you two go back and rest first. I'll settle these people down first."

“Second Uncle, Grandma and Second Aunt haven’t seen you in a long time. Go back and talk to them. I’ll handle things here,” Lin Yiheng said.

Grandma Zhao looked at the people Yun Xiaobei was with behind her and asked, "Won't this interfere with your second uncle's work?"

"Grandma, Mother, you go ahead. My brother and I will stay here to handle this," Lin Yinan said considerately, seeing through her thoughts.

They always respected Lin Yinan's arrangements, so when she said that, Lin Shuo led Old Madam Zhao and Zhang Shi back to their small courtyard.

As soon as Grandma Zhao and the others left, Lin Yiheng and Chen Shi went to get the registration booklet and writing materials.

Yun Xiaobei stepped forward and bowed to Lin Yinan, "Greetings, Madam!"

"No need for formalities. How many people did you bring this time?"

"Brother Yun bought more than seventy people in total, and he selected young and strong men who knew how to farm." Yun Xiaobei said, taking out a thick stack of papers from his pocket. "These are their indentures."

Lin Yinan took the stack of indentures and glanced at the crowd he had brought.

"You guys are really capable, managing to buy so many able-bodied young men." She nodded approvingly, having to admit that the secret guards trained by the Yun family were truly worth ten men each.

Embarrassed by the praise, Yun Xiaobei scratched his head, a simple, honest smile spreading across his youthful face.

“Brother Yun is well-connected with human traffickers and can get firsthand information from them. These people were just sent from other places.”

Lin Yinan looked closely and found that more than half of them were young women in their teens to thirties.

Remembering that all four hundred-plus bodyguards were still single, she quickly guessed Yun Si's plan.

"Does Yun Si have someone he likes? Who is he getting close to in Nanzhou Prefecture?" Lin Yinan asked casually, looking at the contract of sale in her hand.

Yun Xiaobei was completely unguarded around Lin Yinan and immediately started talking.

"There's only one Liu Sisi, no one else?"

Lin Yinan took out a meat pie made by Qianxia and handed it to him, "Who is Sisi?"

"Liu Sisi is the top courtesan of Haitang Pavilion."

Yun Xiaobei took the cloth bag and opened it. The aroma of meat patties mixed with wild scallions wafted into his nose. He opened his mouth wide and took a big bite.

It's so delicious!

Chewing on the fragrant meat pie, Yun Xiaobei realized that she had said something she shouldn't have, and her face immediately fell.

"Madam, please don't tell the master."

"I know what I'm doing."

Lin Yinan patted him on the shoulder.

Lin Yiheng, along with Chen Shi and the guards, had already brought out the table, and she walked towards the direction where the two people were doing their business.

Yun Xiaobei swallowed the meat pie in two bites and followed closely behind Lin Yinan.

"Madam, Yu Shicheng's two personal servants have also arrived. Would you like to see them?"

Lin Yinan paused, pointing to the room Yun Mo used as an office not far away, "Take them to that room to rest for a while, I'll come over after I finish what I'm doing."

"Okay! I'll go right now."

Afraid that she would try to get more information out of her and that she would be unable to control her tongue, Yun Xiaobei took off running to the back of the group.

Seeing how scared he was, Lin Yinan smiled slightly, her eyes and brows full of joy.

She walked up to Lin Yiheng and handed him the indenture that Yun Xiaobei had given her.

"After registration, they will be settled and fed together with the people we bought in Huaizhou City. Chen Shi knows where they will live. We will have him take people there and have a few more guards follow them."

"Don't worry, Madam, I will handle it perfectly." Chen Shi said with a resolute and determined expression.

"Chen Shi has grown up, and he's becoming more and more reliable in his work!"

Father is right. He can learn a lot from following his wife. This trip has been more valuable than all the experience he has accumulated over the years.

Back in Nanzhou Prefecture, they only needed to do what the supervisor asked, and no one ever cared about their opinions.

Since arriving in Longtan, whether it's with the city lord or other villagers, whenever we encounter a problem, everyone asks for their opinion, asking, "What do you think?"

Master Lin also told him that when doing things, he could think about whether there were better ways.

People in the village used to say he was clumsy, but now he feels his mind is getting sharper and sharper, and both his wife and Master Lin praise him!

Thinking of this, Chen Shi straightened his back even more!

Lin Yinan stepped into Yun Mo's temporary office. A Liang and A Ming lowered their heads and, along with their families, knelt down and kowtowed to her.

No matter how long she stayed there, whenever she heard the thud, her scalp would tingle and her knees would ache. This evil feudal society!

She winked at Yun Xiaobei, who was standing to the side.

Yun Xiaobei tactfully helped the two up, saying, "Get up quickly! Our city lord doesn't like being humiliated."

"Ah Liang thanks the City Lord for saving his life!"

A-Liang dodged Yun Xiaobei's outstretched hand and kowtowed three times to Lin Yinan, who was sitting at the head of the table. The family members next to him did the same.

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