There is a bamboo forest outside the city that stretches for more than ten miles, green and emerald green, and is called Yuzhuhai by the locals.
Between the bamboo seas, a white mountain villa stands quietly in it. The large and small buildings are arranged in the shape of a mountain, and the surroundings are protected by high walls.
A bamboo sea path connecting the villa with the outside world.
Farmers picking mushrooms, hunting, etc., as well as servants purchasing ox carts in the villa came and went. Among them, a plain white carriage was slowly driving towards the villa. The curtain of the carriage was rolled up, revealing the face of a young man inside.
"Junior Brother Lin, this is the villa that your family moved to live in? It seems that the location you chose is not bad." Huang Shan carefully looked at the general situation of the white villa in front, and said casually.
There was a man and a woman sitting opposite him in the car. The man's face was calm, with a hint of gentle bookishness. It was Lin Xin. The woman looked out along the curtain, seeming a little curious.
"I also heard from the servant that my family moved away from Hongsong City, and I have never been back to this Zhuangzi." Lin Xin shook his head slightly and smiled.
"That's it." Huangshan turned his head, "Many places around this village have not been completely repaired, and many facilities are new."
The carriage gradually approached Zhuangzi, and the servants were guarding the gate of the villa, directing the ox carts carrying vegetables and fruit to unload. Seeing the carriage approaching, those with discerning eyes could tell whether the carriage was good or bad. A person who seemed to be in charge came forward and asked the driver of the carriage.
The coachman is an outsider master from the outer sect of the sect. He is strong and powerful. He is one of the people who came to cooperate with the construction of the suppression point. After a good report, the servant was shocked when he heard that it was someone sent by Pine Forest Sword. Get off, and run wildly into Zhuangzi.
Lin Xin and Xiao Lingling in Huang Shirt were sitting in the carriage, casually pointing out the situation of the bamboo forests on both sides of the road. Waiting for the response from the people in Zhuangzi.
After a while, I saw the gate of the villa opened, and a group of people took the initiative to welcome them out.
Lin Xin's father, Lin Zhiwen, was the one who walked in the front. Behind him were Lin Zhiwu, Lin Hao, and Lu Yun and Lu Yu were among them.
Lin Xin glanced over and saw the naughty and lovely Lin Xinyuan was there too. In addition, there was a large group of family children whose names were not recognized. I haven't seen each other for a year, and everyone's attire and temperament are very different, and there is a faint look of a wealthy family.
Lin Zhiwen was dressed in a golden and silver-patterned robe, which looked as if he had piled a lot of gold and silver on his body. Lin Zhiwu's beard grew thicker, and he lost his official attire. And replaced it with the strong clothes of people in the martial arts world.
In addition, there were several people beside them, a Taoist priest, a monk, and an old man leading a little granddaughter. All three of them had eyes full of brilliance, and they walked in an even and steady manner, with a hint of sharpness.
As for the other female relatives, I didn't mention it, young and beautiful girls came out to welcome them, shy and bold, secretly happy, with complex expressions of various emotions.
Seeing this, Lin Xin quickly got out of the carriage. Together with Xiao Lingling in yellow shirt, the three walked towards Lin Zhiwen.
"Xin'er. You are finally back." Lin Zhiwen walked over with a smile on his face, grabbed Lin Xin's arms and smiled. "Who are these two?"
Lin Xin introduced Huang Shan and Xiao Lingling one by one, saying that they were his brothers and sisters from the same sect.
"Walking around, I'm exhausted all the way, go back and have a good rest first, I'll let someone prepare hot tea and some fruit, you guys have something to eat and take a hot bath first." Lin Zhiwen pulled Lin Xin and walked towards the villa.
The three of Lin Xin were surrounded by people and entered the gate of Zhuangzi. Along the way, Lin Zhiwen was introducing them to the situation of the past year.
It turned out that since Lin Xin left Hongsong City, the Lin family felt that it was gradually becoming a gathering place for right and wrong, so they simply moved the whole family. With Lin Xin's relationship, as a disciple of the Pine Forest Sword Sect, the Plum Blossom Sect easily let him go.
As a result, the Lin family successfully settled in Yuefu City on the border of the Song Dynasty, which was under the jurisdiction of the Songlin Sword Sect.
After buying this abandoned villa in the bamboo forest in the suburbs, Lin Zhiwen asked someone to remodel it inside and out. Hundreds of people from the Lin family lived in it. until now.
After the three of them washed up that day, they rested for a while. In the evening, Lin Zhiwen hosted a banquet for Xiao Lingling and Xiao Lingling in Huang Shirt.
Looking at the appearance of Xiao Lingling and Lin Xin, anyone with a discerning eye can see that they are related.
In the dark sky, red lanterns representing festive celebrations were hung everywhere in the villa. The housekeeper invited a lot of boys and girls wearing red clothes and tied with red bows, holding lanterns to greet people with beaming greetings.
The three of Lin Xin and Lin Zhiwen sat in the lobby, Lin Zhiwen and Lin Xin sat at the main seat, the rest of them, Xiao Lingling in yellow shirt, sat at the guest seat on the right, and then Lin Zhiwu and the three old monks and priests.
The atmosphere in the audience was lively, and everyone was discussing the various changes and turning points of this year.
"Let me introduce." Lin Zhiwen saw that the atmosphere of talking about this year gradually became more pleasant, so he pointed to the three old monks and Taoists.
"These three are the masters of the rivers and lakes, Mr. Su, who sits in Zhuangzi in the Lin Family Villa. Let me introduce you to the new ones." Lin Zhiwen said with a smile.
Lin Xinchao and the three of them cupped their hands. The three quickly returned the gift.
"The first one is Taoist Lu Suo from Fenghong Mountain. His Meridian swordsmanship has been well-known in Jianghu for a long time, and it is extremely accurate. Xin'er can have a good communication with him when he has time."
The Taoist stood up and bowed to Lin Xin. This Lu Suo looked thin and dignified. He didn't seem to interact with people very much, and he was a bit cold.
"I've seen Mr. Lin, how dare the poor swordsmanship be compared with the masters of the Songlin Sword School."
"The Taoist priest is too polite. Lin has only been in the sect for a year, and he has not learned much about the sect's swordsmanship. There are still many shortcomings. In the future, he will sometimes ask the Taoist priest for advice." Lin Xin said politely.
Lu Suo sat down with a somewhat restrained expression.
"This is the second one." Lin Zhiwen pointed to the monk. "It's Zen Master Sanyuan who travels all over the world. After a chance encounter, I personally invited him to the villa. He has the skill of golden fingers and horizontal kung fu. He is also one of the best masters in the world. Even ordinary inner masters are not so good. its opponent."
The monk and Taoist priest looked kindly, stood up with white eyebrows and white beard, and greeted Lin Xin.
"The Zen master is polite." Lin Xin replied with a smile.
"The third person is Mr. Gongsunli, who is known as the Green Hand Returning Yang. The old man can pierce acupuncture points with one hand, fix and hurt others, and heal them!" Lin Zhiwen seems to admire this one the most.
Lin Xin looked intently and saw that the last old man stood up with gray hair and a flattering smile on his face.
"Brother Lin, you are being polite. Mr. Lin is a high disciple of the Immortal Sect, and he has been famous for a long time."
"Sir, you're being polite." Lin Xin smiled, but he was still sitting, as he was an innate master of the Pine Forest Sword Sect. In the future, he will be stationed in one place, so it is naturally impossible to be too polite just because of a few foreign masters. It's good when the gift comes.
"These three made great efforts when my Lin family moved. At that time, we encountered bandits on the way. Fortunately, there were three people who helped us. Otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous." Lin Zhiwu interjected.
"Then what about my Uncle Boyunzi? The Red Pine Sect shouldn't stand by and watch, right?" Lin Xin wondered.
"Bo Yunzi, the Taoist priest, disappeared half a year ago. He left a letter saying that he was traveling, and he didn't know where he went." Lin Zhiwen smiled wryly.
"Uh..." Lin Xin understood as soon as he heard it, Bo Yunzi probably couldn't stay still anymore, so he went out to wander around.
"These three have now joined my Lin Family Manor." Lin Zhiwen said with a smile, "Xin'er, you need to get closer to the three in the future."
Lin Xin smiled slightly.
"Naturally. Thank you three for your help."
The three of them said they didn't dare.
Lin Xin looked at Lu Yun, Lu Yun and others sitting at the door. Without thinking about it, Lin Zhiwen took them with him when he left.
Lu Yun and Lu Yu dressed much more normally, Lu Yun was bigger and stronger, and Lu Yu looked like a silly elder sister, and his mother, Zhao Yuniang, was leaning against the girl Lu Yu and talking about something.
Zhao Yuniang is actually Lin Xin's adoptive mother, not her real biological mother, so she is not qualified to sit in the front seat.
The rules and etiquette here are a bit strict and cannot be messed up, otherwise Nuo Da, a hundred people in the Lin family, will really mess up if there are no rules.
At this time, Lin Zhiwu also introduced the current Lin family.
After the arrival of the Lin family. Yongjiacai bought this sea of bamboo, and at the same time found a copper mine with a relatively rich output, so he simply used it as his main business and slowly developed his foundation.
Lin Xin knew how this copper mine came about without thinking about it. Without the help of the outer sect of the sect, even if the Lin family found this kind of thing, it would be impossible to keep it. It is conceivable that it should be a favor of the other surrounding forces.
"Now my Lin family's children are also practicing basic martial arts under the guidance of Daoist Lu and Zen Master. With the help of Mr. Gongsunli's first-hand medical skills, all the children of the family who have the conditions have the foundation of martial arts. There are new children outside the sect. You are in the sect For the sake of battle, there are family members who are thriving and developing, and the future will be very prosperous!"
Lin Zhiwen talked about rising, but suddenly fell down.
"It's a pity. The second, third, and fourth are unwilling to move here with the family."
"This is also understandable." Lin Xin naturally understood that the brothers and sisters could take care of themselves, so they were naturally unwilling to move away with the family and give up their years of hard work.
A group of people chatted and went to the banquet, eating and chatting, and after a while, they were full of wine and food. Lin Xin took the initiative to stand up and walked to Xiao Lingling's side.
"This time I come back, apart from the sect's arrangements, there is another point, that is, I am going to make a formal engagement with my junior sister Xiao Lingling."
Xiao Lingling lowered her head, red clouds floated up her neck, she dared not make a sound.
Huang Shan gave a strange laugh, picked up the wine glass and took a sip. The rest of the people immediately congratulated and complimented, and there was an uproar.
Only Lin Xinyuan was at another banquet, the chopsticks in her hands trembled and almost slipped out of her hand.
Her face was a bit ugly, she could only lower her head and try to squeeze out a smile, lest people around her find out.
"Xin'er, you decide your own affairs. No matter what you do, Yuniang and I will fully support you!" Lin Zhiwen stood up and said seriously.
"Thank you, father." Lin Xinzheng nodded.
Lin Zhiwen had also discovered the intimacy between Lin Xin and Xiao Lingling a long time ago. Xiao Lingling is also a master of the inside family, she looks like a lady with a temperament, and her appearance and figure are also good. What else is he dissatisfied with
That's it.
The engagement must be notified to Xiao Lingling's relatives at Prince Yu's Mansion at the same time. The Lin family sent someone to rush to Prince Yu's Mansion. Taking the formal security route is much slower, at least it takes more than two months to go back and forth.
During this time, Lin Xin happened to be preparing to suppress some things in the family.
In the next half month, the rich merchants and landlords of the surrounding Yuefu City, etc., came to visit one after another.
As a territory of the Song Dynasty, Lin Xin was a disciple of the Immortal Sect, and a master of the inner family returned to the family to engage in marriage. This reputation spread instantly, and immediately the surrounding forces sent congratulatory gifts one after another.
The Lin family village collected tens of thousands of taels of silver just for the congratulations.
Lin Xin only carefully selected a small number of forces to accept his gift, and the rest retreated one after another.
The main force among them is the city lord of Yuefu City, the largest wealthy merchant force, and the leader of the nearby foundry industry.
These three pieces are the strongest. The city lord waited until he came to visit in person, and he came forward to receive them. The rest of them didn't bother to meet and just passed on the word. (.)