"Bah, what jade pendant? Does my master still covet your things? He doesn't even look at your character. The master kindly gave you twenty taels of silver, but you don't even appreciate it." The housekeeper cursed loudly, and the people around him pointed and talked, thinking that the scholar was ungrateful and a poor relative who came to beg for money.
The scholar was in a disheveled state, with blood oozing from the corners of his lips. He glared at the housekeeper angrily: "How can I allow a villain like you to embezzle my Sun family's things?"
"Sun Ruisi, let me tell you, if your parents hadn't been so persistent, how could the master have associated with them? Now that my daughter is engaged to the fourth young master, don't learn from your shameless parents..."
"Shut up." Sun Ruisi's eyes were bared. He would not tolerate anyone bullying his parents, so he rushed over to hit him. However, he was just a weak scholar, how could he resist the housekeeper's large number of people.
"Beat him!" The butler gave an order, and several servants rushed up and beat and kicked Sun Ruisi.
When Lin Yixuan heard Sun Ruisi's name, he suddenly stopped, turned around and looked at the distance. His mind suddenly changed. Sun Ruisi, disfigured, scholar, he didn't know if he was the one he thought of.
Lin Yixuan walked over slowly, carefully looking at the embarrassed scholar on the ground, then raised his head and looked at the plaque of Liu Mansion hanging high behind the housekeeper, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his lips. He had decided to dig into the Sixth Prince's corner. You must know that in his previous life, Sun Ruisi was a ruthless character. However, looking at his current appearance, it is no wonder that his temperament has become gloomy.
"Bad guy, bad guy, wow—" Xiao Xuer was frightened. He had never seen such a scene since he was a child, and he burst into tears.
Lin Yixuan smiled gently: "Xu'er, dear, don't you want to be a hero? Don't be afraid!"
Tears were still welling up in little Xu'er's eyes, but he refused to cry. He looked up at his father, sniffed, and said softly, "Don't be afraid, Xu'er. Be good, Xu'er."
Lin Yixuan patted his son's head and calmed Xiao Xu'er down. At this time, Sun Ruisi had been beaten so hard that he couldn't move. The housekeeper was also afraid that someone might die, so he spat and looked at the people around him fiercely: "What are you looking at? Go, go, go."
The crowd around dispersed. Some people sympathized with Sun Ruisi, but who dared to intervene in the face of the Liu family's prominence
"You..." The housekeeper glanced at Lin Yixuan and swallowed the curse, feeling a little uneasy. This young man didn't look like a local. He was dressed like a wealthy or noble man, and his cold eyes made it impossible to escape anyone's gaze.
The housekeeper was annoyed, feeling like he was seen through, but he didn't dare to act recklessly. He believed he had some ability to judge people. Although the young man in front of him was a double, who knew if he might be the relative of some high-ranking official.
The housekeeper swallowed his words, turned around and kicked Sun Ruisi, cursed a few words, waved his hand to let the servants go back, and then closed the door of Liu Mansion.
Sun Ruisi lay on the ground twitching constantly, and his already disfigured face looked even uglier. Xiao Xuer snuggled fearfully in his wet nurse's arms.
Lin Yixuan looked down at the person on the ground with a calm gaze: "Sun Ruisi, a talented man from Jiangnan, who failed the imperial examination two years ago?"
Sun Ruisi's eyes were blurred and blood spurted from the corners of his mouth. Although he didn't know why this young man knew his name, he still nodded.
Lin Yixuan asked calmly: "Can you still go?"
Sun Ruisi smiled bitterly and tried to prop himself up from the ground. He tried several times but failed to get up. Thinking of what the Liu family had done today, hatred rose in his heart.
Lin Yixuan glanced at the servants beside him and ordered, "Carry him back."
Sun Ruisi endured the pain all over his body and moved his lips slightly: "May I ask your name, sir?"
Lin Yixuan chuckled. If someone else asked this question, he would think that the other person was repaying a favor, so he wanted to know the name of the benefactor. But as for Sun Ruisi, Lin Yixuan curled the corners of his lips, knowing that he was worried. He didn't expect that he was still so cautious even though he was in such a state. He said lightly: "What do you want?"
Sun Ruisi was stunned. Yes, he was penniless now, so what profit could he make? He reached out and touched his burned face, his eyes full of desolation, and he laughed softly. His laugh was so low and so mournful.
Lin Yixuan was slightly startled, and couldn't help but recall when he was just reborn. Was he also like Sun Ruisi, so miserable, helpless, and full of hatred in his heart
Lin Yixuan's tone softened slightly: "Don't worry, I heard about you from my husband, and I just confirmed it again. If you are a talented person from Jiangnan, and you went to Jinling to take the exam two years ago, then you must be my husband's friend."
Sun Ruisi suddenly realized, and breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a little confused: "May I ask who your husband is?"
Lin Yixuan smiled with great pride. When she talked about her husband, her whole face seemed to light up: "My husband is last year's top scholar, Li Yaonan."
"It's him." Sun Ruisi murmured softly. He didn't expect that it was the friend he met by chance. Only then did he believe Lin Yixuan's words. Even though he knew that he had no profit, he still couldn't help but doubt. Since he was disfigured, he had experienced too many things. Suspicion had become an instinct. He didn't mind speculating on other people's thoughts with the greatest malice.
"Are you coming with me now?" Lin Yixuan said with a half-smile, and Xiao Xu'er also chimed in: "It doesn't hurt, dear."
Hearing the child's naive words, Sun Ruisi's expression softened: "Where is Brother Li now?"
"He went to Yunnan to take up his post. My mother and I are in Yongzhou now. You don't have to worry about the inconvenience."
"This..." Sun Ruisi hesitated. He really needed help at the moment, but they were the elderly, the weak, women and children, and he was afraid of gossip from others.
"Are you a man?" Lin Yixuan was a little impatient. In his previous life, everyone said that Sun Ruisi was ruthless and decisive, but he didn't think that was the case.
"How can I be of service?" Sun Ruisi said frankly. He and Brother Li met by chance, and he had never met the young man in front of him before. It would be better to make things clear in advance if he had anything to say.
"If you have nowhere to go, my husband just needs a mentor. Of course, if you have a good career, I won't force you. Once you recover from your injury, you can do whatever you want."
Sun Ruisi felt relieved, but his body could no longer support him. His eyes turned black and he fainted, completely giving himself to this strange young man.
Lin Yixuan was quite speechless. He ordered people to carry him back and asked someone to find a doctor. Sun Ruisi was a talented person. Regardless of whether he was willing to go to Yunnan or not, it would not be wrong to let him owe him a favor first.
Lin Yixuan didn't know at this time that her act of poaching had inadvertently helped her husband a lot.
Li Yaonan is now extremely busy. After all, he has no experience and no elders at home. Although he has a few good friends, who can remind him of some basic common sense
When you are an official in a remote place, you cannot do without a legal advisor.
Li Yaonan has to do everything by himself, even write all the documents and files by himself. He is so busy now that he almost wishes he could use some time to do something.
During the day he had to pretend to have nothing to do and hang around in the yamen, so that at night he would have time to sort out the people's sentiments in various towns and villages. If there was a legal advisor, he wouldn't have to work so hard.
It's not that he didn't think about asking for help, but he was unfamiliar with the place and if he asked for help from an ungrateful person, all his efforts would be in vain. As for the guards he brought with him, their handwriting was so horrible that even they themselves couldn't recognize it, so how could he understand it? Helplessly, Li Yaonan could only go into battle himself, and he was so busy that he lost a lot of weight.
Listening to the report from the guards, Li Yaonan frowned. The situation in Yuxi was more serious than he had imagined. The government office was quiet and peaceful, like a prosperous and prosperous time with no criminals or thefts. People who didn't know would think that people didn't pick up things on the road.
In fact, the third son of the Yi family had a fight with local villagers for Shuang'er a few days ago, and sent people to raid the villagers' houses. The poor young man was just Shuang'er's lover, and they were about to get married, but he suffered an unexpected disaster for no reason.
The Zuo family was even more outrageous. The second master of the Zuo family slept with someone else's wife, beat someone else's child, and ruined the family's reputation so that they could not return home. This matter caused a big fuss at the time. I heard that the man had beaten the drum to appeal for justice, but it was a pity that I didn't see any files in the yamen. It must have been erased by someone.
There are also countless messy things, for example, last night, two young masters of Yanchun Tower had a fight and accidentally injured a passerby. The matter was dropped last night. I heard that the injured person's family was grateful. It is true that more money makes it easier to get things done, and this is always the case wherever you are.
The only thing worth being happy about is the news about the Yi people. The Yi people have a large population, but their life is not rich. The reason why they have a good relationship with several major families is nothing more than a connection of interests.
Li Yaonan frowned and thought deeply, and decided to start with the Yi people. As long as there were enough benefits, he didn't believe that the Yi people would not take the bait. Besides the Yi people, the villagers in the mountains were also very poor. Whoever was truly doing good for everyone, he believed that the people would make the right decision.
Hearing is not as good as seeing. Even though the guards reported very detailed information, Li Yaonan still waited until the day off, and under the pretext of going out for fun, he took his sword and bow and arrows and rode towards the town.
The weather in June was hot and the people in Yunnan were open-minded. Along the way, I heard many girls and boys singing to each other, and some people followed them and asked when they were going to get married.
Bold girls would approach and chat with handsome guys when they saw them. Li Yaonan was called by others several times and he felt a little amused and politely refused.
The girls were not angry with him. Knowing that he was married, they sincerely wished him well.
Li Yaonan was in a good mood. Putting aside the disputes in the officialdom and the local tyrants in Yuxi, the folk customs in Yunnan were actually good, the villagers were simple and honest, and most of them were kind. This made him more determined to do something for the people of Yunnan, not just for his own interests.
After arriving in Lin County, the roads in the towns became difficult to travel. Yunnan has many mountains, and many places are impassable, not to mention carriages, even horses cannot pass.
Li Yaonan walked around the town. Today happened to be the market day, so there were many villagers in the town. The mountain people came to the market with their valuables and sold them.
"How much is this?" Li Yaonan pointed at a piece of fox fur.
"Three taels of silver, no bargaining, just take it if you want it." The man spoke with a strong rural accent. Li Yaonan vaguely understood what he said, waved his hand to pay the money, and asked someone to wrap the fox fur, which was just right for making clothes for her husband.
The man was delighted when he saw it, knowing that he had found a big buyer, and hurriedly said, "I still have a tiger skin here, do you want it? Ten taels of silver."
Li Yaonan was quite surprised: "How can it be so cheap?" If it were in the capital, how could one buy tiger skin without several hundred taels of silver? Even in Yangzhou, the cheapest one costs one hundred taels.
The man grinned and said, "It's not easy to go down the mountain. I'll sell them if I can. They are all my own, so it's not a loss."
Li Yaonan smiled and said, "I won't take advantage of you. I'll give you twenty taels of silver and I'll take the tiger skin."
"No, no, no." The man shook his head hastily, looking stubborn: "It's ten taels, so I won't sell it."
Li Yaonan laughed. He was in a good mood to meet such a simple countryman. "Okay, if you said ten taels, then ten taels is fine."
The man nodded honestly. The girl next to him was so anxious that her face turned red. She glared at the man several times, but unfortunately the man didn't notice. The girl pinched the man hard and turned away sulking.
Li Yaonan found it funny in his heart, it turned out that the wife was a smart wife but the husband was a careless man. However, such natural expression of emotions made people feel kind.
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