There was an eerie silence at the scene, and Aunt Pang looked at Lin's mother in confusion.

Mother Lin's face was grim for a moment, then she regained her composure and said casually, "Her aunt said she missed her, so she took her away the day before yesterday."

Lin's mother's family was in Qingshan County, which was a little far from Yunlong County. Lin Yanxia was indeed sent to Qingshan County, but she was kept in the old house of her maternal grandparents in Qingshan County and was taken care of by a deaf old woman.

"Auntie Fat, let's stop talking for now. How about you try the persimmons we have this year?" Mother Lin urged, not wanting to continue the topic.

Auntie Pang poked a hole with the tip of her teeth and took a bite. The persimmon instantly shrank in half. "Hmm! This persimmon is delicious, tender, smooth and sweet. Do you have any more? Bring me a few so I can take them back to eat later."

"Since you asked, how can there be no dried persimmons? I dried a lot of them a few days ago. When my dried persimmons are ready, I'll ask Yanyu to send you a basket."

"Okay, okay! Then I'll shamelessly accept it."

Aunt Fat smiled happily, sucking the persimmons in her hand, glancing at the front door of the Lin family, and said mysteriously: "You haven't been out these few days, so you don't know. A big thing happened in the town."

Mother Lin immediately perked up and leaned over, "What's the matter?"

"Hahaha, hahahaha." I don't know if Aunt Fat found this funny, she started laughing before she even started talking.

Seeing this, Lin Yanyu couldn't help but feel curious and asked, "Aunt Fatty, what on earth is going on that makes you so happy?"

"People really should not commit bad karma with their speech. Didn't that Madam Yin tell everyone in town that they broke off the engagement because they thought your family was poor? And the result was hahahahahahaha."

Auntie Pang slapped her thighs and laughed uncontrollably. She leaned close to Lin's mother and said, "I don't know how, but when Madam Yin woke up, all her hair was gone. Everyone was saying that she had committed a bad word with her mouth and was being punished by the Buddha."

After that, Auntie Fat laughed even louder: "There's not a single one left, hahahaha."

Mother Lin and Aunt Fat looked at each other and laughed at the same time: "Hahaha."

Lin Yanyu didn't believe that Mrs. Yin was bald. She had some vague guesses about why she was punished by Buddha for her verbal offenses. She was pretty sure it was correct.

Lin's mother has rarely been so happy recently, but the doctor said that emotions should not fluctuate too much. Lin Yanyu couldn't bear to spoil her mother's mood, so she turned into the house and poured two cups of tea and brought them out.

"Mom, Auntie Fatty, if you are tired of laughing, have some tea and take a rest."

Passing the tea to Auntie Pang, Lin Yanyu blinked and said with a smile: "Auntie Pang, my mother is so happy when you come. You have to come more often in the future."

"Meiying, look at your daughter, her little mouth is as sweet as honey." Aunt Pang took the white porcelain cup and joked.

Lin Yanyu's cheeks flushed with red, and she said shyly, "Aunt Fatty, please stop teasing me. My mother's favorite snacks are out of stock, and I was just worried about my mother being alone at home, and then you came. I can't let you come more often."

"Okay, okay, I'll definitely come more often in the future, so go ahead and don't worry."

……

Xiangmingguan is a teahouse on the east side of the town. The tea is mediocre, but the snacks are excellent.

The sugar-coated crispy biscuits are especially delicious and the price is very affordable. Residents nearby love to buy some when visiting relatives and friends. They are delicious and presentable.

This is what Lin's mother loves the most, especially when she has to take medicine recently. If she eats a piece of sugar biscuit to weigh it down, she won't find the medicine so hard to swallow.

The food that Mr. Lin bought a few days ago had been eaten up. At noon, Lin's mother wanted to drink some medicine. Feeling sorry for her mother who had to endure the pain of taking the medicine, Lin Yanyu went out to buy some for her mother.

The waiter handed her the wrapped sugar biscuit and said, "Sir, two hundred coins, thank you."

Lin Yanyu paid for the shortbread and was about to leave when the conversation between the tea guests caught her attention.

"Have you heard about the above?"

"Alas, who in the world doesn't know about this now? I really didn't expect it."

Inside the teahouse, two men who looked like scholars were chatting. Among them, the middle-aged man in a navy blue gown took a sip of tea, shook his head and showed off what he knew.

"Everyone in the world was deceived by King Cheng. They all thought he was a rich and idle prince in his fiefdom. Who could have imagined that he had a private army, and 100,000 cavalrymen trampled through the capital, chopped off Emperor Jing's head, slaughtered all the royal family, and took possession of the emperor's sister-in-law. I heard that the people who died in the palace dyed the water of Tongzi River red. Tsk tsk..."

"A sin..."

"Who said it wasn't true? He killed all his nephews and brothers, and also took possession of Queen Yan. He is worse than a beast!"

"Shh! Keep your voice down, or you'll lose your head if someone hears you!"

"What are you afraid of? County Magistrate Dong has surrendered to General Xiahou. King Cheng, the traitor, and General Xiahou, the loyal general of the Jing Dynasty, are fighting to the death in Qingzhou. Am I afraid that King Cheng will come here and chop off my head?"

"Are you serious? County Magistrate Dong has surrendered to General Xiahou?"

"Why would I lie to you? My cousin is Master Wu's concubine. A few days ago, Magistrate Dong took Lieutenant Li and his party to the state capital to meet with General Xiahou's staff, and they just came back today."

"Alas, the world is going to be in chaos, and won't we, the common people, suffer? I really want to see what Queen Yan Shuyue looks like, so that King Cheng would rebel just to possess her."

"Who wouldn't?"

After saying that, the two of them looked at each other and smiled meaningfully that only men could understand.

Lin Yanyu took the tea and snacks and walked home with heavy thoughts in her mind.

The two people just said something very well. When the world is in chaos, the people who suffer the most are the common people. As long as the war is not over, no one knows how many more lives will be lost.

She now only regretted that in her previous life she was trapped in the harem, and later suffered a heavy blow, living in a daze. When she woke up, the world had been settled, King Cheng and General Xiahou had already stopped fighting and ruled separately.

Yunlong County is located in Chongzhou, which is in the center of Jing Dynasty. It has developed water transportation and is a battleground for military strategists. It is only a matter of time before it is affected by the war.

If they didn't make plans in advance, how could their family of three, with their father being the only man and a weak scholar, survive the war?

Lin Yanyu tried her best to search for useful information from her previous life in her mind. She pushed open the door with a frown on her brow. When she saw the situation at home clearly, her eyes widened, she was terrified and ran into the yard.

"father!"

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