Chapter 360: Many Come
To be honest, these rich people are really comfortable. No matter whether they are the Dugu family or other families, they would never come to Fuliang, a remote place, six or seven years ago.

However, now that the place has been built, they have come to enjoy it, but Xia Lin, the builder, is squatting on the ground, pinching a handful of soil and putting it into his mouth.

"No, we can't grow crops here. We can only try to raise fish in the sea." Xia Lin stood up and turned to look at the vast sea: "Aquaculture is also possible. When the scale is increased in the future, it will be good to can fish. At least it is meat."

"Sir, this place is vast. If we can't farm, how will we get food?"

"So we won't be busy moving people here for now." Xia Lin came to sit on a big rock and said, "This place is densely forested. If trees can grow, then things can be grown. I don't believe we can't cure it."

"Well, in the first stage, you will lead a group of people to reclaim the wasteland. First, reclaim the settlement, and then gradually plant cash crops on this mountain. Then I will find some suitable high-quality varieties from Nanzhao. The time span may be relatively long, but as long as you can withstand the difficulties in the first three years, there will be no problem in the future."

Xia Lin patted Du Feng's shoulder and said, "I recommended you to come here to be the county magistrate. First, it is to give you a chance to exercise, and second, you are a relatively reliable person with a sharp mind. Just do it first."

Du Feng clasped his hands together and bowed to Xia Lin: "Thank you very much, sir. I am willing to serve you."

"Don't give me that bullshit. Troubled times are like a torrent, and fire can refine true gold. You have understood Fuliang's model these days, so don't let me down." Xia Lin put his hands behind his back and looked at Du Feng: "If you encounter difficulties, describe them as specifically as possible. If you can solve them yourself, solve them yourself. If you can't solve them yourself, we can talk about it later."

"Understood, sir."

Both the civil and military affairs here have been taken over by someone else. The civil affairs are handed over to Du Feng, and the military affairs are handed over to Xiao Jiang. The two are of similar age and have complementary personalities, so they can be considered a pretty good pair.

On the way back, Tang Bao'er laughed and joked with Xia Lin: "The poor scholar who wanted to take my car to Beijing to take the imperial examination has now started to support the younger generation."

"Each generation has talented people, and the new generation is better than the old. Spread the seeds of fire, and when they can become a prairie fire is their own fate."

Tang Baoer laughed loudly: "Actually, you just want to be lazy."

"Right, I want to be lazy." Xia Lin stretched and casually placed his hand on Tang Baoer's leg: "Go back and take care of the child."

"Um……"

After a brief silence, Tang Baoer suddenly asked, "Were you attracted to me the first time you saw me in Luoyang?"

"Can that be called lust at first sight? That's called love at first sight." Xia Lin glanced at her and said, "But you definitely didn't like me at the time. How could a poor boy who didn't even have money for the trip be able to marry a rich lady like you?"

"But didn't you marry the princess in the end?"

"You've been hiding in the mountains for over a year. It's boring to talk about this matter. The twists and turns are very complicated anyway."

Tang Bao'er didn't say anything else, just leaning there quietly until Xia Lin continued, "This Dugu family is really amazing. They follow me wherever I go. They invest in whatever I do. They make so much money following me, but they don't even send a daughter to let me have some fun."

Tang Baoer hit him on the arm with an elbow: "Annoying."

"No, they really made a lot of money with me. Even the Zhenhai Yongdong family rushed over to invest immediately. It was not a small amount. The merchants under their name invested more than one million taels of silver. Although it was not cash, it was very scary to invest in succession."

"That's because they know that they can make money by following you. The Dugu family is a very smart family. Even the royal family seems to give them some leeway."

"Because touching their family is equivalent to touching the powerful forces on all sides, and the world is bustling with people who come here for profit." Xia Lin crossed his legs and said with a smile: "So their family doesn't care who becomes the emperor, they only care about who can help them make more money. No, I will definitely destroy this family. If this kind of thing is left, won't it cause a Brahmin Shudra in the future?"

"Don't talk nonsense. If it gets out, you'll get into trouble." Tang Bao'er frowned and said, "You've seen people tease the king, and some tease the prime minister, but have you ever seen anyone tease the Dugu family? His family is scattered, and every family is connected to his family. If you look at it in detail, it's probably really a towering tree."

Xia Lin stroked his chin and said, "It seems like it's time to write a book to discredit them. What do you think it should be called? The Grand Mansion or Dugu Dakang?"

"Now is not the time, don't be impulsive."

"Okay, after you go back, you can help me make some connections. I want to meet the head of the Dugu family."

Tang Baoer pursed her lips and said, "I can't reach him, so I can only ask someone to tell him."

"It's okay, just call him. He's showing off to you, so I'll call him out. You can't reach him, how can you not reach him? You are very close to him, so when you pass on the message, be more firm and say that if you don't meet him this time, I will wipe out their entire family within three years."

Tang Baoer was angry and amused. She turned around and glanced at Xia Lin coquettishly: "Be serious. The Dugu family is pretty good."

"No one in the aristocratic family is good."

The mission here was almost completed, and Xia Lin stayed here for two more days before returning to Fuliang. After this sword-drawing, the rebel kings in the world might have to weigh their own weight, but Xia Lin might have to lie dormant for a while. After all, the court has always done this since ancient times. Now that the nobles have been killed to scare the monkeys, they must be appeased, and Xia Lin can't be asked to do the appeasement, right?

Then let the God of Plague comfort people, and he will cause trouble wherever he goes?
After returning to Fuliang, Xia Lin ignored everything and locked himself up in the princess's mansion. He dragged the little princess and Tang Baoer into the house and refused to come out. Doctor Sun kept giving him medicine every day, and he was almost worn out. Finally, the little princess couldn't stand it anymore and secretly asked Qiu He to invite Doctor Sun to come. Only then did she stop Xia Lin's retaliatory attacks.

"They all say I can't do it, so how can men not do it?" Xia Lin was still unconvinced in front of Doctor Sun, but Doctor Sun rolled his eyes at him, took his hand and started to check his pulse. After a while, he said, "The medicine has worked, abstain from sex for three months."

"Ah? Miracle doctor... not that serious, right?"

"You are both healthy and can have children. But this kind of thing still depends on God's will. When the time is right, it will come naturally. It cannot be forced. I will prescribe a prescription for you. Abstain from sex for three months. If you don't listen, I will be waiting for you when you cry in two years."

"I'll listen...Isn't it okay for me to listen? Can you solve it yourself?"

"What is abstinence?!"

"understood……"

Now that's good. The retaliatory daily criticism plan has not officially started yet, and it was still in the warm-up stage when it was aborted, and the result was three months of abstinence.

"Then don't ban bars?"

"The right amount."

"That's fine."

Xia Lin chuckled, got up and ran away. If he couldn't make his wife suffer, how could he not make Pingyang suffer? With Pingyang's alcohol tolerance, she was lucky if she didn't drink until she vomited bitter bile.

But in the end, the plan to torment Pingyang failed because Pingyang's diet was strictly restricted. After asking around, it was found that when Xia Lin was away, she sneaked out and met a caravan on the grassland. She ate half a roasted beef leg and a goose by herself. Those were all very irritating foods, which directly landed her in the hospital. Now, there are guards watching her wherever she goes.

Drinking? Dream on.

"You really don't want to drink?"

Xia Lin's tone was a little regretful, and Pingyang's eyes were also pitiful. However, the guard next to him looked at Xia Lin coldly while holding a sword: "Master Xia, my princess is in poor health, please do not disturb her."

"When is it your turn to speak?"

Xia Lin glanced at the guard, who immediately frowned and put his hand on the hilt of the sword. He was a man of integrity.

Xia Lin nodded, smiled, and stood up to leave. At this moment, Pingyang hurried forward to hold him back, explaining, "This is my cousin from the clan. Erfeng asked him to protect me. You...just let it go for my sake."

"Okay. But you have to kiss him, or I'll bury him alive tonight."

Princess Pingyang glanced back at the guards, then tapped Xia Lin's face with her finger: "Is this okay?"

"You lied to Li Chengqian? You owe me one."

Xia Lin sneered, and Princess Pingyang looked back at the guard with a hint of resentment: "Okay, okay, I owe you one!"

It's not that Pingyang is a coward, but Xia Lin is really capable of doing it. She doesn't want to wake up the next morning and find her cousin is gone, or a farmer digging out a skeleton in the field a few years later...

After all, after spending these days together, she has figured out Xia Lin's code of conduct. He is fine with people he knows well, but if it comes to those he doesn't know well, he really doesn't treat them as human beings.

After Xia Lin left, she turned around and scolded, "Xiao Xiao, do you know who that person is? Why are you so arrogant? If you dare to draw your sword today, even Er Feng will not be able to protect you."

The cousin sneered, "Sister, you underestimated the capabilities of our Li family. There is no need to be afraid of such people."

Isn't this stupid? Princess Pingyang was so angry that she raised her hand and slapped him: "Go back to Chang'an."

At this moment, Xia Lin suddenly came back from the door and said, "Come on, take a walk with me."

Princess Pingyang gave her cousin a cold look and said, "You stay here and reflect on yourself."

"I……"

"roll!"

After all, she was Princess Pingyang, so her shout still had some weight. Xia Lin smiled and said, "Don't shout, don't shout, don't upset the baby again."

"You get out too."

(End of this chapter)

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