There was no such thing as street lights in this era, and poor families were reluctant to light them at night. Even wealthy families only hung two lanterns at the door to illuminate a small area, so the streets of Xinlin County were extremely dark at night.

Public health is not something people consider at all. Walking in the dark at night and accidentally stepping on shit is perfectly normal.

Although farmyard manure has become popular and excrement is very "precious", it cannot stop some unscrupulous people from pooping it everywhere...

After coming out of Lin's house, Yunjing and his servant headed towards the inn.

Song Yan led the way with a lantern. The lantern was a gift from the Lin family.

Walking on the quiet street, Song Yan suddenly lowered his voice and said: "Master, someone is quietly following us, and the person obviously doesn't know the tracking skills. He is not a powerful character. How will the master decide to deal with it?"

Nowadays, Song Yan is not weak at the mid-acquired level. On a quiet night, it is not difficult to find a guy who doesn't know how to track.

Of course Yunjing knew that he was being followed, and it wasn't long after he came out of the Lin family, but he didn't care. First of all, the other party didn't have any hostility. Besides, he didn't bother to pay attention to such a trivial matter. Otherwise, why would he bring Song Yan here?

He probably stayed in a small place for a long time and had practiced martial arts for many years but had no place to use it. Yunjing found that Song Yan was a little eager to try, so he said: "If you are interested, go and arrest him and ask what the situation is."

"Master, wait a minute, I'll be back as soon as I go," Song Yan said impatiently, and rushed out with a lantern.

"No, it's me, don't hit him, hiss, it hurts, I'm one of my own."

A moment later, screams came from the darkness not far away...

Song Yan looked like he was carrying a half-teen-year-old boy over, with a bored look on his face, as if he was saying, "I'm ready to do something big and show off in front of the young master, but this is the result?"

A weak chicken, without any punches, would probably kill the opponent if he didn't use less force in two punches.

The lantern was not very bright. Under the dim light, Yunjing looked at the young man who was captured by Song Yan and said speechlessly: "Master Lin, what are you making a fuss about? If you hadn't spoken in time, you would have been beaten as a gangster by Xiao Song.

died"

That's right, the guy caught by Song Yan is acquainted with Yun Jing. He was having dinner with the Lin family just now. His name is Lin Tao. He is thirteen years old. He is the younger brother of Lin Yexing and Lin Xingyu. They are born to the same mother. He is the legitimate son of the Lin family.

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"Young master, it was just a blind act. I didn't see clearly, so I hit you too hard." Song Yan said awkwardly, what's the matter? Just now, the young master went to someone's house for a banquet, but when he turned around, he was beaten by the young master.

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Yun Jing said it was okay, it was just a misunderstanding, and it would be an understatement to say that Lin Tao was asking for it if he followed him sneakily.

Lin Tao rubbed his gradually swollen left eye and said with a sad face: "Brother Yun, I have no other intention. I followed you because I had something to say, but I didn't know how to say it for a while, so this misunderstanding happened..., Hiss

, your book boy is really tough."

"If you want to say something to me, just reveal your identity directly. Look at you, everyone will be embarrassed if you do this." Yunjing didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

With a shy smile, Lin Tao hesitated for a moment and looked at Yun Jing carefully and said, "Um, Brother Yun, when will you come to propose marriage to my sister?"

Yun Jing suddenly twitched the corner of his mouth, and followed you secretly just to ask this?

To be honest, this question made Yunjing a little embarrassed. He couldn't help it. Who made him drunk and frivolous not long ago?

She is his biological sister.

Although Lin Xingyu is a person who doesn't stick to trivial matters, his daughter's family's reputation is still important. If something like this happens, if they don't get along well, it will have a big impact on the reputation of both parties, and Yun Jing

As a scholar, if you have a stain on your back, it will have an impact on the imperial examination. After all, the imperial examination will select talents, and those with a bad reputation will not be welcomed first.

At that time, everyone in the Lin family must have known about the scandal between him and Lin Xingyu. The atmosphere before was a bit ambiguous. I guess his family was eager to promote something good, but they just didn't mention it at all.

Yun Jing had reason to speculate that Lin Tao might have been ordered to follow him by his father, Lin Yaohua. After all, it was hard for him, the father, to say anything about his daughter...

"You're still young, so don't get involved in these things. Your sister and I don't even know each other. It's too early to talk about this. We haven't reached that stage yet. Besides, your family knows about my situation, okay?" Yun Jing

Tangled.

Lin Tao may not think that he is young, but he is a young master from a wealthy family and is very shrewd. Of course he knows that Yun Jing has been engaged since childhood and that no one can take away Yun Jing's position as the head wife, which is registered with the government.

Let Yunjing come to propose marriage, to put it bluntly, let Yunjing accept his sister Lin Xingyu as his concubine. Not to mention other things, just because Yunjing is Li Qiu's only apprentice, it does not mean he has wronged his sister Lin Xingyu, and even

Even higher.

Li Qiu is a popular person in the eyes of the emperor. Now he is a fourth-rank official and a state pastor has a bright future. With such a master, Yunjing's future will be bright. If Lin Xingyu can follow Yunjing, the Lin family will also benefit from it in the future, right?

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In today's era, the daughters of wealthy families, especially the beautiful ones, to put it bluntly, are simply resource chips. This is the reality...

Lin Tao rolled his eyes and said: "Brother Yun, you and my sister are in love. This is a well-known thing. Our family is also happy to see you get together. Besides, my sister is not young anymore. You can't let it happen."

She has been waiting for a long time, and she will be an old girl if she waits any longer."

Good guy, I just chatted with your sister, got drunk and let myself go without any control, and it turned out that we were in love with each other in people's eyes.

"You are a kid, I will take care of these things. It's late at night, let's go back," Yun Jing shook his head and said.

Of course, he is not someone who refuses to admit his fault when he lifts his pants. It's just that what happened at the beginning is not to that extent. Besides, who knows what Lin Xingyu thinks? Just saying what will happen in the future is nonsense.

Lin Tao came to look for Yun Jing at this moment, but it was because he accidentally saw Yun Jing's portrait in his sister's room and understood his sister's thoughts. He was in the mentality of a young brother who cares about his sister. In addition, Yun Jing

There was a scandal between Jing and Lin Xingyu, so there was a reason for it.

Considering that Yun Jing is likely to become his brother-in-law in the future, Lin Tao still has to listen to his words, so he said: "Then I will go back, sister... No, Brother Yun often comes to play at home when he has time."

After saying that, he turned around and walked away. Young man, there is no logic in thinking.

After many years of life, everyone will be forgotten by history. While you are alive, just be free and happy. What do others think and say? I am not begging for food from your family, so why should I care?

So, there is nothing to worry about, just let everything take its course. Of course, you still have to be responsible as a man.

Seeing Lin Tao enter the darkness, Yunjing signaled to Song Yan that he could leave.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Lin Tao's voice came from the darkness and said: "Brother Yun, when the time comes, my sister will follow you. When you enter, don't take the back door, at least use the side door..."

Hearing this, the corner of Yunjing's mouth twitched. Well, this guy has already thought so far.

In this era, concubines were not allowed to go through the front door when entering. Only the first wife was eligible to marry through the front door. Concubines could only go through the back door or the side door, otherwise it would be a violation of etiquette.

It's all a mess. Visiting the Lin family today is obviously a wrong decision. However, this is life, and it can always give you some tangled 'accidents' inadvertently.

"No, people are going through bloody battles and fighting. Why is it that when Mao comes to me, it's all because of his family's shortcomings? Especially these things, if you don't pay attention, you will no longer be human inside and outside. Life is too difficult..."

After resting for one night at the inn, the master and servant Yunjing took the ox cart to continue their journey early the next morning.

When I went to Jiangzhou Prefecture to take the exam, Yun Jing chose the farthest road. It was a journey that could only be reached in a few days, but it was expected to take a month to go around.

Xinlin County can be said to be the starting point of Yunjing's trip. Starting from here, two days later, Yunjing and his wife came to a river.

The name of the river is Qingshui River, and it is only thirty meters wide. Although the name of the river is Qingshui, when Yunjing and the others arrived, the water in this river was not clear at all. Because of the rising water, the water was extremely turbid and even turbid people crossing the river.

The bridges collapsed.

The bridge was gone, and Yunjing and the others had to stop by the river. Not only them, there were many people on both sides of the Qingshui River looking at each other across the river, speechless.

The short distance of thirty meters has become a chasm that is difficult for ordinary people to cross. Not to mention that the river is surging now. Even if it takes a few days for the water to subside, it will be troublesome to cross the river. After all, there used to be a bridge to cross here, so

There are no ferries along the coast.

"Master, what should we do next?" Song Yan asked the leisurely cloud scene on the oxcart.

Where in the world can there be so many strong men coming and going? At this moment, both sides of the Taiwan Strait are full of ordinary people who have lost their way forward. They are all extremely entangled and looking at the other side longingly.

In fact, it was very easy for Yun Jing and the two of them to cross the river, even if they drove an ox cart, but Song Yan did not forget that his young master was an ordinary scholar rushing to take the exam.

Yunjing asked: "Can we take a detour?"

"If we can get there, we can go back three miles and walk along the official road in the other direction. There will be a bridge to cross the river after more than eighty miles. But in this way, we will have to travel three more days, and today we will not be able to reach it.

Unable to reach the town for accommodation," Song Yan replied.

As a bookboy, he was extremely competent. He made clear arrangements for where to stay and where to go.

"In that case, let's take a detour. Anyway, it won't take more than a few days," Yun Jing said nonchalantly. He was not so much in a hurry as he was sightseeing. He didn't care whether he took a detour or not.

This kind of problem, if you go around it a little bit, it will suit your purpose.

Song Yan struggled: "I just don't know if the bridge that can cross the river will also be washed away."

"Let's talk about it then"

Then Song Yan stopped saying anything and drove back.

This is the case in this era. Traveling is difficult. If a road or a bridge is blocked in the middle, it will simply cut off the connection between the two places. Therefore, once someone funds the construction of a bridge or a road, it is easy to get the title of a great benefactor.

In the afternoon, Yunjing and the others were still far away from another bridge that could cross the river, and they had not encountered any towns or villages, so they had no choice but to sleep in the wilderness. Fortunately, Yunjing had enough experience in this kind of thing, so it was not a big problem.

After a picnic, after nightfall, Yunjing said: "Xiao Song, take care of your things, I'll go out."

Without explaining anything, the clouds rose into the sky and disappeared into the night.

Not long after, Yunjing came to the place where the bridge was washed away during the day. The people here had dispersed. After looking around for a while, Yunjing went to a dense jungle in the distance.

Soon after, he carried a forty-meter-long tree trunk and set it directly on both sides of the river, and then the second and third...

In less than half an hour, Yun Jing built a rough wooden bridge strong enough with the trunks of big trees and left.

"It's just easy to do, and it doesn't take much effort. There are so many people during the day, so doing this is a bit high-profile. With this wooden bridge, it is also convenient for pedestrians. Moreover, it will be more convenient for the government to rebuild the bridge later."

Yun Jing didn't take these little things to heart. As for what people would think the next day when they discovered a wooden bridge appeared 'out of thin air', he didn't care.

The master and servant continued their journey early the next morning. Song Yan did not ask Yun Jing where he went last night. He abided by his duty and knew what to ask and what not to ask.

At noon, they successfully reached the bridge across the river. Fortunately, the bridge here was not washed away and they crossed the river smoothly.
To be continued...