Everyone in the hall raised their glasses in unison to her.
After entering the Beiling Mountain Village, she had actually been observing.
The fact that these people were behaving much better than before showed that the work she had Lin Xiao and Yun Zhi do was not in vain.
Lin Qixia looked at the harmonious and disciplined scene in the hall and smiled with satisfaction.
When she sat down to eat, Lin Jiudong and He Zhilan were right next to her.
Lin Yi is young and can't sit still. In addition, she had a good sleep on the way up the mountain, so she was full of energy and ran around in front of the lobby with a happy face.
Completely different from the subtle melancholy among the adults, many people were also affected by the child's emotions.
"Oh my, this is Brother Lin's daughter."
"He's really clever, and he looks quite a bit like Brother Lin."
"You're so brave! You'll definitely be as courageous and resourceful as Brother Lin when you grow up!"
Many people were teasing the child and praising him.
Their evaluation of Lin Xiao was clearly positive.
This surprised Lin Qixia quite a bit, since according to her arrangement of responsibilities for Lin Xiao and Yun Zhi, Lin Xiao should be the one playing the bad cop.
"Surprised, aren't you?" Yun Zhi teased in a low voice, glancing at Lin Yi, who was having fun with the group not far away. "Your older brother, Lin Xiao, is doing better here than you imagined."
Lin Qixia took a sip of the wine in front of her and replied to Yun Zhi, "Yes, he is quite capable."
I still know too little about my older brother, Lin Xiao.
Unfortunately, Lin Xiao is currently recovering from his injuries, and she hasn't had the chance to learn more from him yet.
"You must be curious about exactly what happened yesterday, right?" Yun Zhi's voice came from next door, calm and unhurried.
Lin Qixia lowered her eyes and replied, "What do you know? Just say it."
Learning about information from other sources is beneficial to her, so she doesn't mind Yunzhi bringing it up with her.
Yun Zhi simply put down his chopsticks, picked up his wine glass, and patiently began to talk to her.
“I wasn’t there, but actually I only got a general idea of the situation after they came back and I interviewed each of the people in his team.”
"Their group set off two days ago, and on their way back, they were attacked while passing through a section of the western official road in Qishan County."
"As I told you in my letter, those people were bandits who deliberately ambushed our transport team."
"oh?"
As Lin Qixia listened to him, she picked up a chicken leg and started eating it. When she heard this, she glanced at him suspiciously, signaling him to continue.
Yun Zhi found her relaxed at this moment somewhat amusing, "In short, Lin Xiao handled the situation very well when they were attacked."
"After surviving the initial attack, he quickly and cleverly calmed the group down and ordered his subordinates to contact the nearby second squad for rescue."
"During this time, I fought and fought with the most skilled of the bandits for three quarters of an hour."
"Three-quarters of an hour? Did you fight them for that long?" Lin Qixia finally understood how Lin Xiao got those injuries.
She glanced at it briefly and realized that the injuries on Lin Xiao's body were not instantaneous, but rather the result of slow torture.
This clearly demonstrates how dire the situation was at the time.
He Zhilan, who had been listening quietly, couldn't help but sob, "How did he escape later? Why didn't their people arrive sooner?"
Perhaps sensing the resentment in He Zhilan's tone, Yun Zhiping calmly comforted her: "Madam Lin, don't worry. I was just about to say that the people who rescued them have already arrived at their fastest speed."
"I can only say that the situation was very unfortunate for Lin Xiao at the time."
"The rescue team took longer than expected to arrive, but fortunately, Lin Xiao was still alive when they arrived."
"They acted in time, which allowed Lin Xiao and the others to return."
After he finished speaking, Lin Qixia sat there in silence for a long time.
After pondering for a moment with mixed feelings, he murmured, "In that case, my elder brother and the others are also lucky."
"We were really lucky, thanks to the second-in-command—thanks to Zhang Chushan, who arrived with his men in time," Yun Zhi said.
He Zhilan covered her face and cried silently.
Lin Qixia hesitated for a moment, then raised her hand and patted her shoulder to comfort her, without saying anything more.
After all, when the person you care about most has encountered something like this, it's not something that can be calmed down with just a few words of comfort.
"Mom, what's wrong?" Lin Yi ran over and threw herself into her arms, asking her softly.
He Zhilan quickly tidied herself up and chuckled, "No, Mother is alright!"
She was mindful of the large number of people around, and soon calmed herself down.
By the time the welcoming banquet ended, it was already quite late.
After the crowd dispersed, Yun Zhi also took his leave.
When Lin Qixia, Lin Jiudong, and He Zhilan came out, Lin Yi was asleep again, being held by He Zhilan and resting on her shoulder.
She turned and handed Lin Yi to Lin Jiudong: "You take Lin Yi and Xia'er to your place to sleep. I need to go take care of your brother."
After saying that, He Zhilan jumped down the steps and ran away.
"Huh? Sister-in-law!" Lin Jiudong was caught off guard; there was already a child in her arms.
In the blink of an eye, He Zhilan had run far away.
She stood there, looking helplessly at Lin Yi, who was fast asleep in her arms, and then at Lin Qixia beside her.
Lin Qixia wasn't in a good mood to begin with, but when she saw Lin Jiudong's blank face, she felt like teasing him again: "What are you standing there for? Your sister-in-law said she'd take us to your place to rest."
"I have to do whatever she says?" Lin Jiudong retorted instinctively.
However, facing Lin Qixia's ambiguous smile, she inexplicably felt a chill.
She decided to go down the steps and walk forward. After a few steps, she found Lin Qixia still standing there, so she turned around and urged her impatiently, "What are you standing there for? Come with me!"
"Oh, okay." Lin Qixia replied lazily and left with Lin Jiudong.
The mountain village became very quiet under the cover of night.
They walked one after the other, and when they reached Lin Jiudong's door, Lin Jiudong tossed the key to Lin Qixia, saying, "Open the door for me!"
"Here you are." Lin Qixia took the keys and opened the door.
Lin Jiudong carried Lin Yi into the house.
She walked inside in the dark, and soon Lin Qixia found the lamp on the table and lit it. After putting Lin Yi on the bed, she found Lin Qixia leaning against the pillar behind her, watching her with great interest.
In the dim light, Lin Jiudong felt uncomfortable being stared at by her sister's eyes.
Before she could say anything, the other person spoke first: "You've grown up a lot during this time."
Lin Jiudong's face instantly burned with embarrassment, and she shrieked to stop her, "Who needs you to praise me like that! Hurry up and get ready for bed."
As she spoke, she took another quilt from the closet and threw it on the floor beside her: "You'll be sleeping on the floor tonight!"
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