After brief contact and observation, Yang Lin knew that the middle-aged man opposite was Li Dexing, the magistrate of Xiangshan, that is, Li Youlan's father. At this moment, after reprimanding the woman in his arms, Li Dexing turned his head to look at Yang Lin, with an easy-going attitude, brushing his beard.

"Presumably, you are the president of the thirteen lines in Guangzhou, Yang Lin, thank you for saving the little girl last time, you are really young and promising, handsome and extraordinary, you are an official at a young age, and you must have a bright future in the future, no wonder the little girl often mentions you."

"Dad, what do you say~?" Li Youlan was a little embarrassed, with a cowardly attitude, and the appearance of a little daughter, which caused Yang Lin and Li Dexing to smile.

"Hehe, daughter, since you came back, I haven't seen you like this for a long time, I'm really happy to be a father."

However, just as the three of them were happily getting along, a voice of discord sounded, which made the original atmosphere stagnate, and their faces became ugly and embarrassed for a while.

"Hey, what a young and promising, but a small official with sesame mung beans, what is there to be proud of, and don't look at where this is?" The woman seemed to be in harmony with Yang Lin's natural personality, and once again made provocative remarks.

"Shut up, talk nonsense, be careful that I drive you back to your mother's house."

Li Dexing's blame was somewhat weak and pale, although the woman closed her annoying mouth, she was still humming and chirping, looking unaccustomed to Yang Lin, and she didn't care much about her husband's reprimand.

"Yang Xian's nephew, don't care too much, an ignorant woman, she hasn't read a book, she doesn't know some etiquette, don't take it to heart, she is good at talking, and there is no malice."

"Uncle, it doesn't matter, besides, the official position of the virtuous nephew is indeed not high, there is nothing to be proud of, and the words of the aunt can be regarded as a wake-up call, lest I make mistakes in the future. However, some of the previous words, my aunt should not say them in the future, that would not only insult Youlan's reputation, but also damage my uncle's reputation, I am a man, it has little impact, but it is nothing. ”

"What's more, I really don't have anything with Youlan, we are innocent, we can learn from heaven and earth, and we have a clear conscience."

Li Dexing's expression became heavy, not because he was angry with Yang Lin, but because he probably knew some things that happened before he arrived, and unconsciously looked at the past, only to see that the woman had long been afraid, and she didn't dare to take a breath without the arrogant, pampered and arrogant air just now.

It turned out that no matter how the woman spoke ill of her in the past, Li Youlan, who had been wronged, never told her father, and the people in the house were afraid of the woman's pungency. Therefore, the woman's walk and the daughter's situation, this Xiangshan magistrate never knows.

Li Dexing thought about it, although he guessed probably, but Yang Lin was present, after all, he was an outsider, and it was not easy to have a seizure, so he said kindly: "How can I not believe it." ”

"By the way, nephew, no matter what you do, you must stay overnight today and let your uncle entertain you, not only out of the love of a landlord, but also a father's expression of gratitude. Don't refuse, or we'll not have a good relationship in the future, yes or no? ”

Yang Lin's hesitation was only for a moment, and he immediately agreed: "Since my uncle is willing to fight, it is not good for my nephew to postpone it any longer, so I will leave tomorrow." ”

At this moment, the happiest person is Li Youlan, who is sweet in his heart.

At this moment, as if thinking of something, Yang Lin suddenly asked: "By the way, uncle, some time ago the Pearl River fire, some barbarian merchant ships were destroyed and their goods were burned. How do I get this data? ”

The embarrassing situation just now dissipated with Li Dexing's laughter, and I saw him say without answering: "Haha, it turns out that this time, you are just for this matter." I can tell you for sure, you don't have to go to Macau anymore, you can do it with me. ”

Yang Lin was suddenly confused, his face was full of doubts, and when he was about to ask, he seemed to guess what Yang Lin was thinking, understood the doubts on Yang Lin's face, and explained.

"Virtuous nephew, do you know that all foreign ships encounter piracy, storms and other disasters, and the losses caused are reported in my Xiangshan County, and then they will be taken care of as appropriate, or help repair the ships, or provide some food and clothing, if there are serious cases, you can give some silver taels, so that they can return to China."

"Well, uncle, isn't the court too kind to these foreigners, and the people of my country don't have such treatment."

"Nephew, I understand what you mean. However, the reason why the imperial court did this was also considered. If these foreign barbarians are unable to return to China and live on the streets of coastal prefectures and counties, not only will they not look good, but they will also be prone to trouble and make trouble in the state capital. ”

Although Yang Lin didn't say anything, he was muttering in his heart, making trouble? That's not simple, the laws of the Qing Dynasty should be applied not only to the people of the court, but also to the people of foreign countries, and they should be dealt with as they should be handled.

At this moment, Li Youlan walked over and stood in front of Yang Lin: "Brother Yang, let's go and have a look on the street, I'll take you to play, there are a lot of interesting things in Xiangshan County, especially those things in the West, which are many and interesting." ”

"Father, I went out with Brother Yang, so I won't accompany your old man."

Li Dexing saw that Yang Lin was a little hesitant and knew why this was so, so he said: "Nephew Xian, you can go and play, I will ask the master to copy a copy of those materials as soon as possible, and it will not delay your affairs, don't worry." ”

"Hehe, thank you, uncle, that nephew will go out with Youlan."

"Go ahead, don't forget to come back early in the evening and have dinner together."

Looking at the two people who were drifting apart, Li Dexing's originally easy-going face suddenly changed, his eyes were gloomy, he despised the woman beside him, and said word by word: "I don't want to hear your words against that young man again, otherwise don't blame me for turning my face and being ruthless, and I will leave you." ”

The woman was really scared, seeing Li Dexing's unfazed eyes, she was worried from the bottom of her heart, she was hairy, she had never seen this situation, but she still said in a hoarse voice: "Master, isn't that kid just a small official with sesame mung beans?" Do you need to value it so much, do you need to talk about concubines like this? ”

"Women's family, although I don't fully understand this young man, just because he has a dozen followers, he dares to shuttle alone between Fujian and Guangdong provinces, these two pirate-infested areas, which shows his courage."

"What's more, being able to get the position of the president of the Thirteen Banks of Guangzhou itself shows that his origin is not simple, and the forces behind him are definitely not something that I, the Liupinzhi County, can provoke."

As Li Dexing's series of analytical words fell, a trace of brilliance and excitement appeared in the woman's frightened expression, as if she had found a treasure waiting for her to dig and mine.

Time flies, in a flash, in the blink of an eye, it is the afternoon of the next day, in the tooth line of the thirteen lines of Guangzhou Mansion, in the study where Yang Lin often works, the little girl Zhao Min is lying on the table in a daze, her face is full of worry, and there is a trace of fear and nervousness.

"Big brother, when are you coming back? You okay? ”

Zhao Min muttered to himself, his tone gradually choked, tears swirled in his eyes, looking very pitiful, distressing, I can't bear to be sad and sad for such a porcelain doll, and then experience life and death at such a young age.

I haven't seen Yang Lin for three days, the little girl has lost a lot of weight, her chin is getting sharper and sharper, and the whole person has lost her vitality, losing the liveliness and cuteness that an eight- or nine-year-old girl should have.

At this time, a person walked in from outside the study, in the quiet room, the footsteps were particularly loud and abrupt, Zhao Min was still sad, as if no one walked in, as if she was the only one in the whole world, and it was Yang Xiao.

"Amin, you can't go on like this any longer, otherwise the young master hasn't come back yet, and you will lie down first. If the young master sees you like this, he will definitely feel distressed and heartbroken, so he will sleep well for a while. ”

"Don't worry, Ji people have their own natural appearance, the young master will definitely not have an accident, those pirates are just kidnapping tickets, asking for money, and they won't hurt people's lives."

While Yang Xiao persuaded the little girl like this, he was not comforting himself. However, not only did Zhao Min not believe these words, but Yang Xiao himself did not believe what he said. Gradually, Yang Xiao was infected by the sad aura, and he couldn't help but be stunned, worried about his young master.

At this time, a familiar and annoying voice came to the two of them, so that they could no longer immerse themselves in sadness, and walked out of the door with a tacit understanding, stopping that person, protecting everything Yang Lin left behind, and keeping everything in the tooth shop as it was when Yang Lin traveled.

"You, go and see the data room, check if there is any loss, you go to the warehouse to see if the things in the yamen are in good condition." (To be continued.) )