The courtyard where the patriarch lives is the old house of the Lin family.

The Lin family currently lives in a new courtyard.

The entire new yard was built in less than 10 years.

Lin Youtian's family lived in the old house until the new yard was built.

……

The old patriarch Lin Dahai has only two sons, Lin Youcai is the eldest and Lin Youtian is the second.

Since his two sons disappeared, Lin Youcai has no sons anymore.

The old patriarch, who was worried that Lin Youcai would have no son to see him off in his later years, had always wanted Lin Youcai to adopt a son of Lin Youtian, but unfortunately the patriarch had always been unwilling.

Seeing that his eldest son was still unwilling, the old patriarch gradually stopped mentioning the adoption.

It doesn’t matter if the eldest son doesn’t adopt the family property, as long as the two families don’t separate.

It doesn’t matter if the first wife doesn’t have a son, the second wife has many sons!

As long as the two families have feelings for each other, the nephew is almost the same as the biological son!

……

As Lin Youtian's family grew in number, the disadvantages of two families living together began to emerge.

The old house has a small yard and few rooms. It is not only crowded but also very inconvenient for two families to live together in the old house.

When Qian was angry, he would throw things, hit people, and curse at them...

Looking at the children being born one after another in the second branch's family, the old patriarch lived in suspicion and fear all day long. He was afraid that Qian would do something to these children.

After he could no longer tolerate it, the old patriarch planned to separate the two families.

The final result was that Lin Youtian and his family moved into the current new courtyard of the Lin family.

……

In the Lin family, according to Lin Baoer’s generation, Lin Yulan’s two children are the eldest grandson and granddaughter.

When the two families lived together, Lin Zhiyong was the eldest son and Lin Yaner was the youngest son.

Now when Lin Baoer and the other younger ones see Lin Zhiyong and Lin Yaner, they still call them "big brother" and "big sister".

When they were at the second wife's home, Lin Baoer and the other younger ones called Lin Huier "big sister" and Lin Dalang "big brother".

-

The courtyard of the patriarch's house faces south and north and is a two-entry courtyard.

There are three main rooms and three east and west wing rooms in the first front yard.

Qian was a very destructive person. She did not live in the main house, but in the first east wing room next to the main house.

Grandma Lin is currently talking to Grandma Qian in her bedroom.

The two of them talked at cross purposes for a long time, and Grandma Lin still felt a little tired.

Grandma Lin, who was bored, seemed to hear Baoer's voice in the yard, so she stretched her head to look out the window...

It’s really Baoer and Fanger!

Hey, why is Jiaojiao here too?

Grandma Lin quickly got up and walked out of the bedroom...

……

After Lin Baoer finished talking to Chief Lin, she took the two little girls to stroll around the yard while waiting for Tang Qiuhe to come out...

Tang Qiuhe hadn't come out yet, and Lin Baoer, who was strolling around, suddenly saw Grandma Lin walking out of a room...

"grandmother"

Lin Baoer shouted and ran towards Grandma Lin.

"grandmother"

"Grandma Lin"

Tang Jiaojiao and Lin Fanger, who were behind Lin Baoer, also ran over to greet Grandma Lin.

"Good boy! Jiaojiao, little rare guest! Jiaojiao, how long have you been here? Did you come alone?"

"Grandma, my grandpa and his family are here. They just arrived a while ago and are drinking tea at our house. We are here to look for you."

Before Tang Jiaojiao could even start talking, Lin Baoer immediately took over the conversation.

"Oh, then I'll go back with your mother right away. You guys wait a moment, I'll go and give instructions and then I'll leave."

When Grandma Lin heard that her in-laws were coming, she suddenly became anxious.

-

Patriarch Lin had been to the county government several times to handle some business, and he and Mrs. Zhou knew each other.

Patriarch Lin hurried into the main room and looked at the woman sitting in the room calmly...

It turned out to be the county magistrate’s wife, Mrs. Zhou!

Why did Mrs. Zhou come to Linjia Village?

too weird!

Seeing Patriarch Lin enter the main hall, Madam Zhou, who was sitting in the main hall drinking tea, quickly put down the teacup in her hand and stood up...

Lin Yulan and Tang Qiuhe, who were entertaining guests in the main hall, saw Madam Zhou stand up, so they also stood up and waited beside her...

Although Chief Lin was puzzled, he quickly bowed to Madam Zhou and said, "I greet Madam Zhou!"

Madam Zhou stood up and was about to salute Patriarch Lin, but when she saw that Patriarch Lin had saluted her first, she suddenly felt embarrassed and hurriedly returned the salute to Patriarch Lin, saying, "Patriarch Lin is too polite! I am sorry to bother you!"

"Mrs. Zhou, you are too polite! How could I bother you! It is a great honor for Linjia Village that you can come to Linjia Village. Please take a seat, Mrs. Zhou!"

"Please take a seat, Patriarch Lin!"

After saying the polite words, Mrs. Zhou sat down.

Seeing that Madam Zhou did not sit in the head seat, Patriarch Lin did not want to sit in the head seat either, so he sat down directly on the chair against the wall opposite Madam Zhou.

"Mrs. Zhou, what's this?"

After Patriarch Lin sat down, he paused for a moment before asking.

Tang Qiuhe and Lin Yulan accompanied Mrs. Zhou for a while. Mrs. Zhou didn't say anything important, just said that she came to Linjia Village to stay for a few days.

When Mrs. Zhou heard Patriarch Lin's question, she wanted to ask Patriarch Lin for a favor, but she felt that she was too impatient as she had just arrived, and she hesitated for a moment, not knowing what to say.

The main room suddenly became quiet, and an awkward atmosphere spread...

Seeing that Madam Zhou was hesitant to speak, Patriarch Lin thought she was avoiding Tang Qiuhe and Lin Yulan, so he said to them:

"Changping's wife, your family is here, go get busy!

"Lan'er, go see if your second aunt is in your mother's room. Tell her to go back and get busy. Not only the Tang family is here, but also Mr. Chen's family. Your second aunt has a lot of things to do!"

Hearing the clan leader say that her family had arrived, Tang Qiuhe suddenly became anxious and bowed to Madam Zhou, saying, "Madam Zhou, I'll go take care of things first..."

Madam Zhou, who was feeling embarrassed, didn't even wait for Tang Qiuhe to finish her words and quickly said, "Madam Lin, go and do your work. You're welcome!"

"Mrs. Zhou, I'll take my leave."

Tang Qiuhe and Lin Yulan bowed to Madam Zhou and left, then walked out of the hall...

Just as Grandma Lin was about to go to the main hall to look for Tang Qiuhe, she suddenly saw Tang Qiuhe and Lin Yulan walking outside the main hall, and hurriedly whispered, "Third daughter-in-law, your father and eldest brother are here. Lan'er, go look after your mother. I have to go back for a while too..."

"Okay, Second Aunt, go ahead and get busy!"

"Oh, let's go then..."

……

Grandma Lin and Tang Qiuhe walked out of the courtyard...

"Wow!"

When the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law walked to the door, Lin Baoer and a few others suddenly jumped out from the side and screamed.

"Ah! Bao'er, Fang'er, Jiaojiao, when did you little rascals come to Grandpa's house? Why didn't you call me?"

"Aunt, I just arrived. Grandpa, Dad, Mom, and Brother are all here. We sisters are here to see you..."

"Well, Jiaojiao, be good! Let's go quickly..."

The entire Tang family came to the Lin family on this unusual day, so something must have happened...

Hearing that her family had arrived, Tang Qiuhe became even more anxious. She ran towards the gate of her own courtyard while talking...

Lin Baoer ran after Tang Qiuhe easily...

Grandma Lin, Lin Fang'er, and Tang Jiaojiao followed behind Lin Bao'er, panting...

……

At this time, outside the gate of the Lin family courtyard, there were several full horse-drawn carriages and ox-drawn carts parked.

Steward Tang and several of his servants were still guarding the horse-drawn carriages and ox-drawn carts at the gate of the courtyard.

"Uncle Tang, Aunt Liu, Liu'er, what are you doing?"

Tang Qiuhe, who had just arrived at the gate of the courtyard, saw the scene at the gate and asked the Tang family servants in confusion.

"Auntie, the escort agency has been closed..."

Nanny Liu wanted to say something, but suddenly she was choked.

Lin Baoer, Grandma Lin and others who arrived late were very shocked to hear that the escort agency was closed.

Xinglong Escort Agency has been in existence since Grandpa Tang Qiuhe and has been open for decades.

How can it be closed just like that?

Something big must have happened!

Tang Qiuhe didn't waste any more words and quickly ran to the main hall of her house...

-

After Tang Qiuhe and Lin Yulan left, Patriarch Lin asked Madam Zhou again, "Madam Zhou, what's going on?"

Mrs. Zhou, who had just arrived and didn't know how to start a conversation, planned to settle down in Linjia Village first and then make plans later.

Mrs. Zhou, who had made up her mind, immediately responded after hearing Patriarch Lin's question again:

“Chief Lin, there are now groups of refugees outside Linshui County, and they even gathered to cause trouble a few days ago.

The master was worried about my mother and me, and wanted to send us back to our hometown in Hanzhou. After thinking about it, I decided that it would be better to stay in Linjia Village temporarily. I am sorry to bother the head of the Lin clan!"

"Mrs. Zhou, you're welcome! Don't bother me! Don't bother me! I'll go and arrange accommodation for you and your son in a moment."

Although Chief Lin said that he would not disturb them, he actually felt that it was very troublesome!

The county magistrate's wife lives in her own home, which makes everyone feel cramped and not convenient at all!

And the situation of my old wife...

It’s really not convenient to entertain guests at home!

It would be better to let Mrs. Zhou live at my second brother's house.

Their house has a big yard and many female family members, so it's easy to take care of them.

Having made up his mind, Patriarch Lin no longer hesitated.

"Mrs. Zhou, have some tea. I'll go make some arrangements."

“You’re welcome, Patriarch Lin. Please go and get busy first.”

……

Seeing Patriarch Lin leave the main hall, Ying'er, who was standing next to Madam Zhou, breathed a sigh of relief.

"Madam, Patriarch Lin is very kind and easy to talk to!"

When Mrs. Zhou heard Ying'er say this, she nodded and agreed with it.

Patriarch Lin is the cousin of Prime Minister Lin’s wife and the uncle of Concubine Lin.

If the entire Lin family went to the capital, they would be a wealthy and powerful family. What would a county magistrate's wife like me do? It would be questionable whether I could even enter the Lin family's gate.

"Madame Hu, go out and see what Yan'er and Xiao Yuanzi are doing. They haven't come in for so long, don't let them cause any trouble..."

"Yes! Madam."

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