Not long after Lin Xueye split Qinglong Mountain, the county magistrate received the news and led a large group of well-organized men to Qinglong Mountain.
This operation was not as fruitless as the previous ones. Instead, it wiped out most of the bandits on Qinglong Mountain. Some escaped, but they were no match for the others.
After eliminating the bandit threat, the people of Yulin County praised the magistrate for his great achievements.
People in the surrounding villages can finally relax and enjoy a peaceful and happy New Year.
Before the Chinese New Year, Liu Enze and his parents came to visit and brought Lin Xue a lot of holiday gifts.
Lin Xue looked at Liu Enze, who had grown quite a bit taller, and took out a ginseng root about the thickness of a forearm from her bag and stuffed it into his hand.
"Look at you, why haven't you grown up yet? Take this radish home and let your mother make soup for you!"
"It tastes great stewed with pork ribs or chicken. Kids need to drink more soup to grow tall, you know?"
When Mr. Liu came this time, he clearly noticed the changes in Lin Xue. Sometimes her speech was incoherent. Although she had not completely lost her mind, she seemed a bit long-winded.
There was also the large ginseng that Granny Su gave to her son. Although her family had no expertise in medicinal herbs, it was clear that the ginseng was over a hundred years old.
Where did Grandma Su get such good stuff from? She just gave it to her son like a radish.
He originally wanted to return the ginseng, but Lin Xue waved her hand.
"This is for Xiao Enze to strengthen his body. Although he's gotten much stronger now, he probably has a chronic weakness from childhood. I'll find a doctor to prescribe a medicinal diet for him to help him recover!"
"They say food is worse than medicine, so let him eat more meat and exercise more, instead of always staying cooped up at home!"
After visiting Lin Xue, Liu Enze went to play at the foot of the back mountain with Wang Xiaohu and the others.
With the Wang family by his side, Master Liu wasn't worried.
Upon hearing Lin Xue's words, Master Liu finally realized that Granny Su wasn't so old as to be senile.
"Grandma, the New Year is just around the corner, and I'm thinking of bringing you to live with us. What do you think?"
Originally, Master Liu felt that the gifts he had prepared were not too few, but compared with the ginseng that Lin Xue took out, he suddenly felt that they were not enough.
Anyway, her son always complained about missing Grandma Su, so now that they've come, she wanted to ask Lin Xue if she was willing to go with them on this trip.
Of course, if they could really get Lin Xue to go there, Master Liu didn't plan to let her come back.
"No, no, look at all that meat hanging in my kitchen. If I leave, it'll just go bad."
"Besides, my Xiaoyu is not young anymore. I want to take advantage of the New Year holiday to find her a good young man. All the young men are at home at this time. If we miss this opportunity, we'll have to wait until next year!"
As Lin Xue spoke, her gaze fell on Ge Xiaoyu. It is said that daughters are not kept at home once they grow up, and Xiaoyu has reached the age where she should be looking for a husband.
"It's indeed time for Xiaoyu to find a husband. I wonder what Grandma's plans are?"
Master Liu also glanced at Ge Xiaoyu. Ever since he first met Granny Su, this girl had been by Granny Su's side.
He also heard about Ge Xiaoyu's background from his own son, and he felt sorry for the girl.
Fortunately, they met a kind-hearted person like Granny Su, which allowed them to escape from those wicked people and live such a good life.
"That mainly depends on our Xiaoyu. Whether she wants to get married or find a husband is up to her. The main thing is to meet her first and then talk about it if she's satisfied!"
“I don’t have any children to rely on, but I’ve always treated Xiaoyu like my granddaughter. In the future, all my family business will be left to Xiaoyu!”
"Whether Xiaoyu marries into another family or takes a husband elsewhere, after I pass away, this family fortune will still be left to Xiaoyu as her dowry!"
"Anyway, this old woman doesn't have many years left to live, and there's not much I can do for the children!"
Liu Enze's family is wealthy, so Lin Xue doesn't need to worry about him. However, Xiao Yu is someone Lin Xue raised and who is devoted to her. Lin Xue cannot betray the child's sincerity.
As she was talking, Lin Xue suddenly started to droop her eyelids and fell asleep leaning against the door frame behind her.
Seeing her like this, Ge Xiaoyu quickly took a thin quilt from the room and covered her with it.
"Please excuse my grandma, Mr. Liu. She's been like this lately, falling asleep while we're talking!"
"She's asleep here, we can't disturb her, otherwise she'll make a fuss when she wakes up!"
"But Mr. Liu, you don't need to worry. Grandma only sleeps for a short while each time, and she'll wake up soon!"
At first, Ge Xiaoyu would wake Lin Xue up and let her go to the room to sleep.
But when Lin Xue woke up, she threw a tantrum at her, saying that she had disturbed her peaceful dream.
Later, Ge Xiaoyu gained experience and would cover Lin Xue with a thin blanket after she fell asleep, and remove the blanket when she woke up so that she could continue to sunbathe.
"Grandma, it's because you're getting old!"
"It's not like she's sick, there's nothing we can do about it. Just make sure she eats her favorite foods and take good care of her!"
Xiaoyu couldn't tell, but Master Liu knew that Lin Xue was getting on in years.
His great-grandfather had a similar reaction to Lin Xue. After this situation arose, he passed away less than two years later.
Now that he saw that Granny Su had also become like this, Master Liu only told Ge Xiaoyu to take good care of her diet and daily life, and to go to the county town to find the steward if she had any difficulties, and he would send her a message.
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