Empress: Your Majesty, please respect yourself, I don't want to be promoted

Lin Yi's eyes did not change at all. He raised his head calmly and looked at Li Zhiping without fear:

"This is my Lin family's business, so I don't need the Li family to worry about it."

After a pause, he continued: "Besides, I, Mr. Lin, always only seek a clear conscience when doing things, and nothing else. If the Li family master doesn't like it, then just keep it out of sight."

Having said this, he turned around directly.

"That's it for now, farewell!"

After saying this, without waiting for anyone to respond, he took steps without hesitation and left the restaurant.

"Humph!"

After Lin Yi left, Li Zhiping snorted coldly and said in a deep voice: "I kindly warned him not to act out of anger. As the head of the family, the family should be the first priority in everything, but he is so determined to go his own way and doesn't take my words to heart at all."

When everyone heard this, they immediately comforted themselves and said, "Master Li, please calm down. This Lin Yi doesn't know what is good and what is good. When disaster strikes, he will naturally know what is good about Master Li."

"At that time, he will definitely wake up and admit his mistake to the head of the Li family."

"Well, if the Lin family hadn't been in such a big mess and almost all of his father's generation had died, how could the Lin family have been reduced to the point where a person like this who has no sense of the overall situation and can only act based on his own ambitions should be the head of the family?"

"The former No. [-] family in Taihe has fallen to this level. It's really disappointing."

"The Lin family...sigh..."

At this time, Li Zhiping suddenly turned his head and looked at Zhao Dafu.

"Except Mr. Zhao, this Lin Yi behaves so willfully and has no manners or qualities like a child of aristocratic family. From what I see, this son is definitely not a good match. If we get married to him, sooner or later he will cause trouble. For the long-term plan of the family, we still We need to discipline our children more, what do you think?"

Zhao Yuanwai pondered for a moment, and then sighed inexplicably.

"The words of the head of the Li family are reasonable, but the marriage between Yu'er and the head of the Lin family was decided before my father was alive, and now that I am over fifty, I have only one daughter, Yu'er, who has an extremely strong temper. Now that she has decided The head of the Lin family, I really can't interfere, so I can only let her go."

Hearing this, a subtle look flashed across Li Zhiping's eyes.

"Then, Member Zhao, are you planning to..."

"I'm going to go to the Lin family and give some advice to the head of the Lin family."

Zhao Dafu shook his head and said helplessly: "If the Lin family master doesn't listen to my good advice, then I... I have no choice but to let nature take its course."

Although the backers behind the Zhao family are somewhat capable, the Zhao family is essentially a new business family with a mediocre background and does not have as many rules and regulations as the aristocratic family, and the concept of the supremacy of family interests is not very strong.

Therefore, Zhao Dafu's situation is fundamentally different from Li Zhiping's.

After hearing what Zhao Dafu said, Li Zhiping was silent for a moment, and then cupped his hands towards him.

In the next few days, Taihe County became increasingly restless.

As the magistrate of Taihe County, Li Yongcheng officially issued a notice to designate more than 400 households to move to villages near Heishan to settle down, that is, they would become the residents of Gu Simiao, the governor of Taihe County.

As for the specific candidates, the government will carefully verify the Taihe County household register, investigate the living conditions, property and other conditions of each household, and then make a judgment based on their comprehensive situation to determine the people who should most settle in the villages near Heishan.

The local powerful people in Taihe County showed their "sincerity" to support Li Yongcheng's decision to move the people to Montenegro to make up for the food shortage.

Immediately afterwards, news came out among the people that if they did not want to move to Montenegro and settle down, they would have to provide some money and food for the people who went to settle in Montenegro. As soon as this news came out, many people gritted their teeth or took out their family's money in great pain. Surplus grain and deeply hidden money and treasures can be borrowed from everywhere.

And those people who have nothing and can't really bring anything out can only close their eyes and wait for the unknown fate that is coming.

At this time, in Heishi Village, which is dozens of miles away from Taihe County.

"I'm talking about Dad Bao'er."

A rather tall man stood at the door of a dilapidated farm, squinting his eyes and looking at a one-armed farmer with a slightly stooped figure and only one hand not far away.

"Why are you so stubborn? As I said, as long as you agree to marry Bao'er to me, Pan Laoer, as my concubine, I will help your family with this mutual aid fund to ensure that you and my future uncle don't have to go to Montenegro. That hellish place is suffering, and I will also send some rice and noodles to your family during the new year and festivals, so as to be filial to your old man."

"You also know that in our countryside, you can get a wife with more than ten kilograms of rice. I am giving you money and rice and noodles. This transaction is already worth it! Let me tell you, it's just me, Pan." People are loyal and affectionate, so they are willing to pay this price. If it were someone else, let alone the mutual aid fund, they would be able to provide dozens of kilograms of white flour, and my name, Pan Fugui, would be written upside down!"

The farmer who was called Bao'er's father had a cold look on his face when he heard this.

The dry lips opened slightly and slowly spit out one word——

"roll!"

Hearing this, Pan Laoer suddenly looked angry.

"Daddy Bao'er, I advise you to think about it carefully!"

His patience is obviously very poor. When he heard that the other party dared to let him go, he said without politeness: "I know that Bao Erniang was seriously ill before. All the money, savings, and surplus food in exchange were used up, but still failed to save Bao Erniang, and now your family is impoverished, not to mention mutual aid funds, even whether you can live is a problem."

"If you reject me, your whole family will have to chew the bark sooner or later. Even if I like Bao'er again, I won't offer this price again. After all, my family's money and food are not brought by strong winds, right?"

Faced with Pan Laoer's "good words of advice", Bao'er's father picked up the wooden stick on the side without hesitation.

"Are you going to go or not?!"

His response remained short and powerful.

Pan Laoer suddenly shrank his neck when he saw Bao'er's father with a cold look on his face and a fierce look in his eyes, as if he was about to take action.

Ever since he fell in love with the well-known beautiful woman in Heishi Village, he has inquired about the family's situation carefully. He naturally knows that Bao'er, who looks honest and honest, has served in the army, killed people, or died from the battlefield. The fierce guy is back.

Although he had a broken arm, his murderous look left no doubt that if he was offended, the consequences would be disastrous.

A hero doesn't want to suffer immediate losses, so Pan Laoer decided to avoid the edge for the time being.

So he took a few steps back.

But he didn't give up.

Then he rolled his eyes and spoke again:

"Father Bao'er, the government's announcement has already spread throughout Taihe County. Given your family's situation, if it weren't for my second son Pan, I would have been transferred by the county magistrate to Heishan to fill food. As long as you go to Heishan, you will become a Your family will be ruined by the food of Taihe County Duke. I advise you to think clearly about the pros and cons!"

"Now I am the only savior of your family. If you don't think about yourself, don't you think about my uncle as well? Are you worthy of Bao'er's wife, who is still dead?"

Seeing Pan Laoer mentioning his son and deceased wife, as if he was remembering his wife's instructions before she passed away, Bao'er's father couldn't help but trembled his shoulders, and a hint of hesitation quietly flashed in his fierce eyes.

The hands holding the stick relaxed slightly.

Seeing this, Pan Laoer was immediately overjoyed.

However, it seemed premature for him to be happy.

Just when he was about to take advantage of the victory, a rather thin figure suddenly walked out of the farmhouse.

It was a boy who looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old.

Although he was patched, he was wearing a clean and tidy Tsing Yi. His hair was tied up and he held a thread-bound book in his hand. He looked like a scholar, but his thin face was full of coldness and bright eyes. , but it was full of anger.

"Pan, shut up!"

He walked to his father and glared at Pan Laoer.

"My sister, Chu?, will never be a concubine for a rogue like you in this life. You must give up!"

Just as Chu Chu said this categorically, a small and beautiful face quietly poked out from the corner not far away.

The moment the words fell, Pan Laoer's expression suddenly changed.

He looked at Chu Yu with an ugly expression.

"Brother, you can't say that..."

He tried to get closer, but what he got in return was even stronger anger.

"Pan, please keep your mouth clean!"

Chu? said loudly: "If you want to find your uncle, go back to your natal family where you married. There is no uncle of yours here. If you dare to talk nonsense again, believe it or not, I will fight you to the death now!"

As he spoke, he subconsciously wanted to grab the stick from his father's hand.

Naturally, Chu Zhan would not let his son be violent.

Seeing that his son was so determined, while feeling very relieved, he clenched the wooden stick in his hand again.

"Pan Laoer, listen to me!"

He spoke coldly.

"Although our family is poor and even at the end of our rope, we will never betray our daughter no matter what. Even if we starve to death, die outside, or jump off the Black Mountain, we will never let our daughter be a concubine for anyone!"

Hearing this, Pan Laoer's expression suddenly became extremely ugly.

"you…"

He opened his mouth, but Chu Zhan suddenly raised the wooden stick in his hand, and the veins in his hand suddenly exploded.

"I'll say it again!"

Chu Zhan's eyes were fierce, fixed on Pan Laoer who was not far away.

"Get out of here!"

click...

Faced with Chu Zhan's gaze, Pan Laoer couldn't help but tremble. He took a few steps back again, but he didn't dare to look at Chu Zhan again.

I don't even have the guts to stay here anymore.

"I don't know what's wrong!"

He gritted his teeth and said bitterly:

"I'm kind enough to help you and give you a way to survive, but you're treating me like this, hmph! I want to see if you can still be as arrogant as you are now when the official documents come down, and you will definitely regret it..."

Bang!

Before he could finish his words, a three-finger-thick wooden stick suddenly flew past his ear and landed directly on the earth wall behind him.

Only a muffled sound was heard, and the wooden stick was embedded directly in!

Along with the strong wind, an angry voice suddenly sounded.

"roll!"

Pan Laoer's pupils immediately shrank when he reacted, and then he quickly turned around.

"You...you wait for me!"

After saying these harsh words, Pan Laoer ran away and soon disappeared.

"call……"

After driving Pan Laoer away, Chu Zhan's body suddenly softened and he almost stumbled to the ground.

Fortunately, Chu Hui, who was on the side, had quick eyes and quick hands, and directly stretched out his hand to support him.