Chapter 215: Vicious Female Supporting Character vs. Childless Emperor 59
Li Qingyun figured out Long Lin's identity. It turned out that he was just a passing businessman, not a powerful person in the capital, so there was nothing to be afraid of.
I guess Feng Shang passed by here and was attracted by Huan'er's beauty, so he pestered her in every way. Huan'er was angry, but he still refused to leave. It's really hateful!
"No! You are not from Taoli Village, why should we take you there? There are only so many things on the mountain. If you dig them up, wouldn't we have worked in vain?"
After this was said, everyone felt that it made sense.
They also hope to dig more mountain products and sell them for money. Life in Taoli Village is better than in other villages because there are many good things in the back mountains, and occasionally wild ginseng can be dug.
Facing these villagers, Long Lin's brain was still very useful, and he immediately thought of an excuse, "I'm a businessman, I'm here to buy mountain products, no matter what you find, I'll take it."
Li Qingyun said with disdain, "We can sell it at the market."
Long Lin was not an emperor who was out of touch with the world. He was quite knowledgeable about agriculture and commerce. He often went out of the palace, which gave the assassin an opportunity.
If he stayed in the palace and enjoyed himself like the previous emperor, he would indeed be safe, but this was not what he wanted.
Long Lin brushed off his sleeves and spoke eloquently, "If you take it to the market to sell, the merchants will not be able to tell whether it is wild ginseng or not, or they are pretending to be stupid to lower the price. But I saw you dig it out with my own eyes, so I will naturally buy it at a high price."
Someone secretly pulled Li Qingyun's sleeve and begged, "Brother Li, just let him go. He is right. We really can't get a high price if we go to the market."
Long Lin took out the document again, and everyone believed even more that he was a good person, not the kind of evil businessman who cheated and deceived people.
Li Qingyun had no choice. He couldn't stop everyone from making money, so he could only agree to take the businessman with him.
Ji Yunhuan was really happy to be able to go to the back mountain to get some fresh air. She jumped and skipped all the way and picked many wild flowers, strung them into a ring and wore it on her body.
The girls followed suit, welcoming the bright spring sunshine with bursts of laughter.
Walking from the beginning to the end of the village, and then climbing over a small hill, you will reach the foot of the back mountain.
Back Mountain is what the villagers call it. In fact, it is a large mountain range with rich resources. There is a river passing by the foot of the mountain with abundant water resources, which nourishes the entire Taoli Village.
Li Qingyun looked at the sun and stopped by the river. "Everyone, take a break and eat something. We will be entering the mountain soon. You must stay alert and stop playing around."
Everyone was tired and sat down on the grass. The young men took off their coats, revealing their dark arms. If it weren't for the women, they would have taken off more.
Long Lin stood in front of Ji Yunhuan, blocking her view. He knew that people in the village didn't care about these things, but he still didn't want Ji Yunhuan to see it!
He also took off his outer shirt, revealing a narrow green robe underneath, but it had no patterns, which made it easier to move around in.
Long Lin spread his coat on the ground before letting Ji Yunhuan sit down.
Ji Yunhuan enjoyed the emperor's service with peace of mind. She had been taking care of the emperor for a month, and it was only right that the emperor take care of her.
She raised her eyes and stared at Long Lin, patted the seat beside her, and chuckled, "Sir, aren't you tired after walking for so long? Come sit together."
Long Lin wasn't tired at all, but his face was red from the sun.
His misogyny was much better than before, and he could even go out to have fun with these men and women, but he still didn't like being touched by women.
When Concubine De wanted to get close to him, he felt the hairs on his body stand up and he resisted instinctively.
But Ji Yunhuan was different, he couldn’t tell what was different. He didn’t hate Ji Yunhuan’s touch, he even liked it. This strange feeling made him even more afraid to get close to Ji Yunhuan.
Li Qingyun came over with a handful of wild fruits and stuffed them into Ji Yunhuan's hands. He smiled and said, "I know you are particular about this, so I have already washed them in water. Come and eat them."
Ji Yunhuan munched on the fruit; it tasted sour and sweet, just to her taste.
Li Qingyun only hated himself for being a step slow, allowing the businessman to show his courtesy first. He knew Huan'er was different from others, and had already prepared a clean cloth pad.
"You look delicate and tender, you don't look like a well-traveled businessman, but more like a scholar. Don't blame me for not reminding you, the back mountain is dangerous, you just wait here, and when we take down the mountain products and prey, you can take them away."
Of course Long Lin refused. It was dangerous on the mountain and he couldn't let Ji Yunhuan out of his sight.
Li Qingyun snorted coldly and said dissatisfiedly: "Are you afraid that we will cheat you? The villagers are simple and honest. I guarantee that they will not fool you with inferior goods."
"You can't carry anything on your shoulders or lift anything with your hands. Once we get to the mountain, I'll have to split my attention to take care of you. If a wild boar rushes out, can you outrun it? I'm doing this for your own good. You might even run into a tiger, and I'm afraid you'll be scared to death..."
With a whoosh sound, an arrow shot into a stone by the river, three-quarters of the way into the stone, and the feathers at the tail of the arrow were still trembling slightly.
Long Lin held Li Qingyun's bow in his hand, weighed it in his hand, and sneered: "It's a good bow, it's a pity to give it to you."
Li Qingyun's face turned red. He had no time to react when this man snatched his bow and arrow.
“Give it back to me!”
Long Lin threw the bow back casually. He walked to the river, held the arrow tail in his hand, and pulled the wooden arrow out of the stone. The iron arrowhead had been destroyed. Long Lin threw the arrow into the river and stabbed a fish.
Everyone gathered around the stone and touched it, exclaiming, "This is a real stone. We can actually shoot into it. Wouldn't it be easier to shoot wild boars and pheasants?"
Someone went down and scooped up the fish and brought it to Long Lin.
"You are awesome! You are so strong! And you shoot accurately! You are even better than Brother Li!"
Everyone was surrounding Long Lin, with the girls screaming the loudest. They were much more passionate and unrestrained than the noble ladies in the capital, but Long Lin looked quite majestic, so they only dared to watch from afar and were not too close.
However, Long Lin only looked at Ji Yunhuan, holding up a fish, looking extremely proud.
Ji Yunhuan burst out laughing. She found that the emperor was quite childish and insisted on competing with a hunter.
She sat on the hillside, waved at the emperor, and praised him sincerely and enthusiastically: "Young Master is really amazing! Huan'er likes brave men like you, who are good at martial arts, good-looking, and good in everything!"
Li Qingyun was so angry that he also went down to the river to catch a lot of fish. He made a fire and roasted them for everyone to eat. He wrapped the fattest fish in clean leaves and handed it to Ji Yunhuan.
Long Lin didn't know how to grill fish. Ji Yunhuan was delighted when he saw Long Lin's blackened face.
Naturally, she would not let her stomach suffer. The fish was roasted to a crispy outside and tender inside, and sprinkled with special spices. It tasted delicious and could not be found anywhere else except Taoli Village.
"Thank you, Brother Li. I won't eat your food for free. I'll ask Aunt Ji to send something to the Li family as a return gift later."
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