"This...this is Lin Wanyue?" Bai Shitao's eyes widened, and he stammered.
Lin Weiming nodded: "That's right, how could my daughter be wrong?"
Bai Shitao had met Lin Wanyue more than once, and of course, he remembered her vividly.
But the more vivid the memory became, the more he felt something was off.
Two years is neither a long nor a short time, but for a child, it feels like an eternity.
Lin Wanyue, who was being held in Lin Weiming's arms, smiled at Bai Shitao and said sweetly, "Uncle Bai, I think you are much healthier than before."
Bai Shitao, whose mind was a jumble of thoughts, was startled awake by the voice and quickly nodded, saying, "No, I'm almost as old as I was in my early twenties! When I went to Southern Xinjiang last year, your brother wasn't even as good as me! I have to thank Wanwan for giving me pointers back then, otherwise I don't know if I could have come back from Southern Xinjiang safely."
Speaking of this, Bai Shitao became somewhat emotional. He looked quite robust back then, but he knew his own situation best. He already had quite a few hidden ailments at that time.
But later, after listening to Lin Wanyue's advice, he did good deeds every day and borrowed an old military doctor from the army to stay at home to help him recuperate.
Over the past two years, Bai Shitao feels that his body is getting stronger and stronger, and even his energy has improved a lot.
When Bai Shitao looked at Lin Wanyue, he immediately banished all the thoughts that had just flashed through his mind and thought that Lin Wanyue must be a celestial being.
Since it concerns celestial maidens, how could a mere mortal like him possibly understand it?
Immortality and eternal youth should be the most natural things in the world.
Bai Shitao accepted this idea, and when he looked at Lin Wanyue again, his eyes were filled with respect and awe.
He turned to Lin Zheyun and said, "It's not easy for a celestial maiden to descend to earth. You should stay home and keep your sister company. You don't need to go to the martial arts arena these next few days. I'll go and check on her."
"Really?!" Lin Zheyun was so excited he almost chopped the knife into his own hand.
Lin Wanyue reacted quickly, using a bit of her magic to move the knife half an inch to the side, thus preventing a bloodbath.
Lin Weiming immediately objected: "That won't do! Old Bai, weren't you just telling me to keep a closer eye on the second brother?"
"So what do you mean?" Bai Shitao looked at Lin Weiming innocently, not quite understanding his thoughts.
Lin Weiming said, "Wanwan is also counting on her brothers to be successful. If they stay at home playing all day, they will definitely not amount to anything. They should go to the military camp when they need to, and practice martial arts when they need to. At most, they can come back earlier to spend time with their sister."
Lin Weiming muttered to himself, "I have to go to court every day, so why can these brats just play at home all day?"
They even stole his daughter!
Lin Zheyun didn't have much of an opinion on this. Anyway, he goes to the military camp for training every day. If he doesn't go one day, he feels a little uncomfortable.
However, recently, in order to spend more time with my sister, I have indeed sped up my pace and come back earlier.
Seeing that Lin Zheyun did not object, Bai Shitao settled the matter.
As soon as he left, Lin Zheyun and his two younger brothers immediately showed off to Lin Wanyue, saying, "Wanwan, how about we make you a small swing in the yard? We can also make a rocking horse out of the extra wood. Is there anything else you'd like to play with?"
All three pairs of eyes looked at Lin Wanyue with sparkling eyes.
Lin Wanyue climbed off Lin Weiming and looked at the square blocks of wood. Her eyes lit up as she said, "Second brother, third brother, fourth brother! Let's make a little car that can run out of wood!"
"Can such a small piece of wood be used to make a car?" The other three thought it seemed too difficult.
“Of course! I’ve also heard of wooden oxen and flowing horses, which can transport things without livestock.” Lin Wanyue drew a piece of wood on the ground.
The other two younger ones didn't think it was a big deal, but Lin Zheyun and Lin Weiming's eyes almost popped out of their sockets when they heard this.
"Transporting goods without livestock? It can be done with wood? That's incredible!" Lin Zheyun was a veteran of the battlefield.
As the saying goes, "An army must be well-fed before its troops can move."
That's because food supplies are the most important thing on the battlefield.
As long as the supply of food and provisions is sufficient, victory in a war is only a matter of time.
However, the problem is that in most wars it is difficult to ensure a sufficient supply of food and supplies, and one of the most important issues is transportation.
If transportation can be carried without livestock, that would be a huge budget saving!
Lin Wanyue said with a smile, "But I've never played this before, why don't we give it a try?"
"Okay, okay!" Lin Zheyun wished he could use his own head as a wooden fish to strike, and quickly followed Lin Wanyue's instructions, bringing his two younger brothers to conduct the experiment.
Although Lin Zihan and Lin Ziqiu didn't understand much about these things, they immediately agreed when Lin Zheyun offered two fine military horses as a bribe.
Moreover, whether it's playing on the swing, the rocking horse, or the wooden cart that my second brother and sister mentioned, it's fun as long as there are many people playing together!
What's more, their younger sister is with them now, which makes it even more fun.
An older child led three younger children, drawing with a bunch of wooden pens, running around in the yard. Apart from Lin Zheyun, who was looking serious with a furrowed brow, the other three were just playing.
It wasn't until mealtime that Liu Junlan came out to call them, and they reluctantly went to eat.
After the meal, Lin Zheyun followed his elder brother Lin Zhongyuan to the ancestral hall.
Lin Zhongyuan first offered incense to his grandfather Lin Xiangwu in the ancestral hall, and then offered incense to Master Cui and the others in turn.
After all the incense offerings for the memorial tablets were finished, he turned to his second brother who had followed him and asked, "Is there something you need?"
"Brother, today my sister wants to work with us to make wooden oxen and flowing horses so that we can transport things without livestock... I was thinking that if we could transport military supplies and rations, how much money could we save? But this thing is really difficult to make. I spent the whole afternoon learning from my sister today and only just started to get a little bit of a clue, so I was thinking of asking you for help?" Lin Zheyun told her brother about her idea.
Lin Zhongyuan couldn't help but ponder deeply.
It's important to know that military spending accounts for a huge portion of the national treasury expenditure. If there were a way to reduce it, the savings would be substantial!
The two brothers got together to discuss something.
Lin Wanyue was feeding Laifu in the yard.
Laifu hugged a huge pile of candy happily, his eyes brimming with tears of emotion: "As expected, the candy you gave me, Wanwan, is the best. I've been to so many pastry and candy shops, but none of them taste as good as yours. I've missed you so much."
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