Lin Ruan's heart softened by Xiuxiu's words, and she pressed her forehead against her little head, "Sister doesn't need your protection, you just study medicine hard." ”

Xiuxiu insisted very much: "Don't, sister, I want to practice martial arts, I won't fall behind in medical skills, and I also want to learn martial arts." ”

The little girl doesn't look young, but her heart is very firm. If she decides to do something, she will definitely find a way to do it, and it is useless for anyone to persuade her.

Lin Ruan saw that she was so persistent, so she coaxed: "But learning martial arts is very hard, and it is easy to hurt yourself." ”

Xiuxiu nodded: "I know, but I still have to learn." ”

With that, he spread out his little hand and put it in front of Lin Ruan.

Lin Ruan looked down and saw that there was a thin layer of cocoons on the little girl's palm. Xiuxiu has lost a lot of weight these days, and there is no meat on her little hands, and there is such a layer of cocoons, which makes Lin Ruan feel distressed at a glance.

"How did you get this?"

Lu Cao said in a low voice: "After the second girl returned to Qingzhou, she taught her kung fu with the guards, and the cocoons on her hands were sharpened by practicing whips every day. ”

Xiuxiu said with a firm gaze: "Sister, Master said that it is not easy to do anything, but all the hard work is also rewarded." So Xiuxiu is not afraid of hardship. ”

As long as she can learn kung fu to protect her sister, she is not afraid of no matter how hard she works.

Lin Ruan's nose was sour, and he hugged Xiuxiu tightly in his arms.

Lin Zhong also wiped tears from his eyes.

After staying in Qingzhou City for a day, Lin Ruan took the men and horses back to Linjia Village, and Lin Zhong and Xiuxiu also had to follow.

The two of them have been really frightened for the past month, and they don't want to be separated from her for a moment.

Lin Ruan also wanted to get along with them more, so he said hello to Mr. Qi and took them back to his hometown together.

This is the longest time Lin Ruan has left Linjia Village, and half a year has made Lin Ruan a little unfamiliar with the village.

When her men arrived at the entrance of the village, the people of the village greeted her.

The patriarch looked at Lin Ruan, who had grown a little taller, and let out a long sigh: "Ah Ruan, why did you only come back now?" ”

Lin Ruan sighed in his heart: "Patriarch, what's wrong?" ”

The patriarch sighed with a sad face: "Your third uncle and ancestor are gone, and if you left the day before yesterday, you will be buried tomorrow." ”

Lin Ruan was stunned, the third uncle's health has not been very good, she asked the old man of Jishitang in the county to condition his body, he had already improved, why did it suddenly disappear?

The patriarch sighed: "He is old, and it is rare for him to be able to drag it out until now. It's just that he kept talking about wanting to see you before he died. ”

Lin Ruan felt uncomfortable for a while, she respected the third uncle very much, the third uncle helped her at the beginning, and also solved the trouble of Lin Zhong's succession for her, she has always remembered these feelings.

"Then why don't you see anyone going to Qingzhou City to carry a letter?"

She can't come back, but Lin Zhong is in Qingzhou City?

The patriarch said: "Before, your third uncle's ancestral family also said that he would go to Qingzhou to carry a letter and let your father come back. But your third uncle refused to say anything, saying that when he passed the succession, he said that he was good, but he just put on a name, and he didn't care about weddings and funerals, so they were not allowed to carry the letter. ”

Lin Ruan felt uncomfortable for a while, she knew that the third uncle was afraid that after he was gone, his children and grandchildren would trouble Lin Zhong and her under various banners. Therefore, the third uncle didn't even let them know about his future. This is an attempt to completely eliminate the thoughts of some people.

So Lin Ruan didn't even care about going back to his own house, and took Lin Zhong and Xiuxiu to the third uncle's ancestral house to mourn.

The third uncle's ancestral house was covered with white flags at this time, and the atmosphere was heavy and sad.

As soon as Lin Ruan and the others appeared, the children and grandchildren of the third uncle and ancestor saw them and hurriedly greeted them. "The grass people have seen the county lord."

When parents and elders pass away, children and grandchildren have to kneel and kowtow to everyone who comes to mourn.

Lin Ruan watched a group of crying and swollen eyes kneeling in front of him, his heart was heavy, and he reached out to help the eldest son of the third uncle and ancestor up, "Patriarch, mourn." ”

The eldest son of the third uncle is called Lin Guangrong, and he said with a sad face at this time: "When my father and his old man were leaving, he was still chanting the name of the county lord and wanted to see the county lord again. It's a pity that his old man didn't have that blessing, and he couldn't wait for the county lord to come back. ”

As soon as these words came out, the children and grandchildren of the third uncle and ancestor cried again.

Lin Ruan's eyes were also red, "Patriarch, take me to see the third uncle." Let him see me again. ”

Lin Guangrong nodded heavily and walked inside with Lin Ruan.

The third uncle stopped in the hall, and Lin Ruan stood on the edge of the coffin, looking at the old man with a peaceful face in the coffin, and couldn't help but shed tears.

This was one of the first people to release kindness to her after she crossed over, and the third uncle was also good to the original owner's siblings before she crossed over, so Lin Ruan respected this old man very much.

It's a pity that he came back a step too late and couldn't let him get his wish.

The third uncle kept calling her name before he died, and he must have something to explain to her. It's a pity that she couldn't catch up and let the third uncle leave with regrets.

Thinking of this, Lin Ruan's disgust for the King of Chu deepened a little.

If he hadn't sent someone to kidnap her, she would have returned to Linjia Village a long time ago.

After asking about the arrangements for the future of the third uncle and ancestor, and appeasing the family of the third uncle and ancestor, Lin Ruan went back to her courtyard alone.

Lin Zhong and Xiuxiu stayed at the third uncle's ancestor's house, preparing to keep vigil for the third uncle at night.

Although the third uncle once said that weddings and funerals do not interfere with each other, Lin Zhong believes that if he has passed to the third uncle's family, then he will naturally send the third uncle to the end.

Lin Ruan felt that this was the way it should be, and he didn't stop it.

took the Shen brothers back to their yard, and as soon as they opened the door, they saw Rhubarb rushing over excitedly. Liang Twelve's stupid dog is also among them.

This dog was trained by Liang Twelve, and she trained it well, but Liang Twelve's never came to take it away, and I don't know if she forgot about the dog.

How did she know that Liang Twelve didn't dare to mention the dog at all.

In the days when Lin Ruan left home, the dogs in the family were entrusted to Lin Youyu and his wife to take care of, and the two of them were very dedicated, and the rhubarb was raised to be fat and strong, oily and slippery.

When Shen Tingye saw a few rhubarbs, his eyes were different, "Ah Ruan, are these dogs raised by you?" It looks very spiritual. ”

Lin Ruan Deng became vigilant: "They are smart when they are young. ”

So, don't want me to help train the dog.

Shen Tingye didn't ask for dog training, but asked, "Do they have offspring?" ”

This made Lin Ruan ask, she has not lived in the village for more than a year in the past year, and she really doesn't know if they have offspring.

In order to figure out this problem, Lin Ruan used his ability to communicate with Rhubarb, and learned that Rhubarb and Sanhuang both had children, and there was more than one litter.

However, Erhuang's mothers did not give birth because they didn't look down on the dogs in the nearby villages. As for the stupid dogs, they don't look down on them even more.