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Li Yamao is asking for help
Lin Shu frowned, took out the previous letter and compared it with Li Yamao's handwriting, and found that the handwriting this time was much more scribbled than before, and it could be seen that it was written in a hurry.
If he was really asking for help, what kind of thing would make him write such a letter without even having time to write the extra words
Lin Shu's first thought was that Bei Xia had called and hit Minzhou.
But this is obviously impossible. First of all, Minzhou is located in the southeast, which is the hinterland of Southern Xia. If Northern Xia can reach Minzhou, then the entire Southern Xia has probably fallen.
Moreover, there was no news of the start of the war from the Academy.
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So, could it be something else in the Ning'an Mansion
Lin Shu first sent another letter to Minzhou, continued to inquire about the situation, then simply packed up his things, took the cat to the spirit beast stable, and met Zhaoye.
When Zhao Ye saw him, he approached him affectionately.
The eldest lady had given him a lot of things before her retreat, including Zhao Ye, and Lin Shu would come to see it every few days.
Lin Shu said, "Can I ride you out?"
Zhao Ye snorted and continued to rub against Lin Shu.
Lin Shu felt that this was the default.
He drank a bigu pill, rode Zhaoye with the help of the cat, and drove away from the back mountain of the school.
The road signs of the official road were clearly written, so he did not encounter any difficulties on the road. Zhao Ye, as a spiritual horse chosen in ten thousand miles, was naturally extremely fast, but in two days he reached the boundary of Minzhou.
but-
Lin Shu tightened the reins, and Zhao Ye's speed slowed down, allowing him to see the scenery on both sides of the official road.
The rain three years ago did not fall.
The so-called Chidiqianli, but that's it.
There are farmlands on both sides of the official road, but there are not many crops. The land has been cracked deeply due to the years of drought, and it is as dry as iron, with some dry grass growing on it.
But under the scorching sun, within a radius of five miles, there were only three living beings, Lin Shu, Zhaoye, and Cat. In the cloudless sky, not even a bird could be seen.
Lin Shu couldn't tell how he felt. Zhao Ye snorted, his footsteps gradually quickened, and he turned towards the official road leading to Ning'an Mansion at the fork in front of him.
Farmland is the foundation of a state and a prefecture. The land is so dry, and the city is naturally depressed. Every house is closed, and in the shadows between houses, there are still homeless people curling up, I don’t know how long they will be able to survive.
Lin Shu crossed the town to the outskirts, and followed the direction in his memory to find the address that the eldest lady had chosen for their village.
The village is still there, with dozens of sparse houses. At this time, the sunset is about to tilt, and smoke is coming from the chimneys of several houses.
Since there is cooking smoke, it is all right, and the village did not suffer a great disaster.
Lin let out a sigh of relief, galloped toward the village, came to the familiar door, and patted the Chaimen.
No one drove, he shouted again: "Duck feathers."
Footsteps finally sounded inside, and the door creaked open, revealing the aunt's face.
She hadn't seen each other for more than two years, and she was a lot haggard.
After seeing her, the aunt's lips moved a few times, her turbid eyes shone with luster, she held his shoulders, her body trembled, and for a while, she was speechless.
Lin Shu asked, "What about duck feathers and chicken feathers?"
Auntie Muran said in Hokkien with a strong accent: "I was taken away!"
Lin Shu: "Take it away?"
The aunt said: "...The officials are arresting people!"
Lin Shu said, "Why?"
The aunt said: "We want to fight!"
Having said this, she looked around blankly and clasped Lin Shu's shoulders with both hands, and said intermittently: "In the first year you left, your uncle... was expropriated, and in the second year, Ji Feo also went to the border... This year They came to the door and asked for duck feathers, what did they say... The law of errands was changed. I said that duck feathers would go to the school to become a fairy, and beg them to let them go. The old man said, he doesn't care about me being a fairy or growing up. ... The dozen or so people took the duck feathers away, and I don't know where they went... "
Lin Shu looked at her withered face, looked into the room, and saw a yellow-faced and thin girl at the door timidly looking out at her.
The girl Lin Shu knew was Li Yamao and Li Jimao's younger sister, Li Goosemao.
Li Goose looked at him for a while, then suddenly flattened his mouth and cried, "Brother, run! Someone catches my brother..."