Rolling Red Dust(14)

The white lady in front of me is no longer the same as before. Even if she comes to visit at night, she does not show her previous appearance.

Nowadays, she is no longer dressed in white. Her clothes are similar to those worn by most women. She also positions herself as a widow with a small fortune, so the material is the most common material and color.

It's also simple. A small gray cotton-padded jacket is put on a black skirt. There are basically no accessories on the clothes. An indigo cotton cloak wraps the whole person up. The belly is not small, and the month is really big, but looking at it

Not bloated, and looks much neater than a normal pregnant woman.

But the appearance she has now is not the kind of appearance that makes people feel stunning when they look at it. She is beautiful, but her beauty is not showy at all. At first glance, she is a pretty woman. Look again.

At the second glance, I couldn't help but look twice. She was a very pretty woman. She had the kind of appearance that no one would forget if she was placed in a crowd. But she was not the kind of woman who would be lost in the crowd.

's appearance.

She seemed to have become much calmer. After meeting Lin Yutong, she saluted gracefully: "Madam, I dare not say thank you for your kindness."

Lin Yutong asked her to get up: "The charity hall is about to be run. There are many women who have asked acquaintances to come in and want to be a part of it. With your current status, you will have to raise children in the future, so you have to blend in."

That's the one. From now on, when you submit a post and want to talk, come in and talk in a dignified manner. There is no need to visit in the middle of the night."

The white lady didn't say a word, she just said yes, and then talked about the main purpose of her visit: "I heard that the master wants the savages to come down from the mountain?"

"Do you know about the spirits in the mountains?" Lin Yutong asked her: "It seems that they are not following the right path in their cultivation."

"Yes!" White Snake said: "There are also creatures that absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and gain enlightenment. Such creatures will not easily do anything to hinder the master and his wife. And if these people who do not follow the right path want to go on a killing spree, they will

It's not impossible. But if this happens, it will inevitably make people panic. Besides, who is willing to do such a thing for the master and the wife, and bear such consequences? "

Lin Yutong thought of Fourth Master's polished and excellent excerpts, and had some guesses in her mind. However, in front of Lady White Snake, she did not mention it, but asked: "What about you?"

The white lady smiled and said: "My lord and madam are both very smart people. I'm afraid you two understand the truth. Yes, if both mortals and officials have to make way for these monsters, isn't this the way of heaven?"

Is it in chaos? To rectify the situation, you should use fear and righteousness. There is a saying called righteousness..."

Lin Yutong understood what she wanted to express.

That day, the fourth master and Lin Yutong went to understand the situation. Those monsters dared to cause such trouble. But if the fourth master reported to the court, obtained the imperial court's permission, and then went to understand the situation and solve the problem, let alone no one dare to stop them, even if they wanted to

Even if it is stopped, it cannot be stopped. As long as the power of God still exists and the dynasty is immortal, such an accident will not happen.

In the final analysis, this actually expresses the same meaning. As long as the universe is clear, there will be no such monsters. If the emperor does his best, all demons will have to retreat. If the emperor fails to do his duty, the world will not be affected by the emperor.

It is natural that demons are rampant. This is the same as the dispute between countries. You advance and I retreat, and I retreat and you advance. What is fought is the territory, and what is robbed is the population. The imperial court wants the people to pay taxes, and the monsters and monsters want the people's money.

Worshiping, the only difference is this.

Therefore, even if there are species that do not belong to ordinary people, as long as people do their duty, these things cannot hurt people.

The same is true for being an official. If you follow the rules of being an official, be loyal to the emperor at the top, and appease the people at the bottom, then everything will fall into place.

This is also the rule of heaven.

Fourth Master had already guessed it before, so he said: "No matter what the world is, there are rules to be found."

It turns out that this is the rule.

Are there any demons that harm mortals? Yes!

But if the parents are honest officials, the emperor is wise, and can benefit the people, such things will not happen. And vice versa.

Therefore, if someone is harmed, there are three main culprits: first, demons. Second, the emperor and officials. Third, oneself. After all, flies cannot bite perfect eggs.

Thinking of this, Lin Yutong couldn't help but think of Xu Xuan.

Xu Xuan's experience actually illustrates this problem. First, if officials were honest and able to benefit the people, there should not be all kinds of monsters in this place. Second, if it weren't for the appearance of the white snake, Xu Xuan's life would have

I'm afraid it will be another trajectory. The third one is Xu Xuan himself. Whether he admits it or not, the premise of love at first sight is the attraction of lust. How many men are not attracted by looks like White Snake? He makes the move on his own

If you control your lustful mind, the spirits will have an opportunity to take advantage of you.

Therefore, Lin Yutong finally sighed: "People, the most important thing is to keep your heart."

White Snake nodded, acknowledging what Lin Yutong said, and then said: "But how many people in the world can keep their true intentions?" After saying that, she stood up and left.

When White Snake was about to walk out, Lin Yutong asked: "Do you still remember your duty?"

White Snake paused for a moment, then blessed Lin Yutong again, then turned around and went out.

After White Snake confirmed this, Fourth Master folded it up and handed it to Chen Lun first.

Chen Lun received the report, read it carefully several times, and then forwarded it to the higher authorities. Because of the Qingquan incident at the county school, the official report was also approved.

The emperor wants to commend the Fourth Master, and the report will be issued soon.

He didn't care about this Fourth Master, he just wanted love to arrive at any time. It wasn't important. What was important was that he found that no matter how anxious he was, it was of no use at all. It would take two months for this trick to come back and forth.

.That is to say, the certificate submitted now will not be approved until two months later. Will it be accurate or not at that time? I can’t say. If I ask you to write a statement again, there will be two more.

The moon is still shining. So, you said you are anxious and wish that the things you thought of today could be done tomorrow. For a small county magistrate, it is almost impossible.

If he hadn't lived for so many years and cultivated his moral character, he would have become impatient already with his temper.

The operation process of the imperial court is so slow, and this cannot be changed by the fourth master's will.

But Fourth Master can’t just sit idle, he has to do something, right?

It was already cold today, and it seemed that this year it was even colder than last year. Even in the south, farmers did not have to work in such a winter. Then the Fourth Master turned his attention to the cases accumulated in previous years.

Fourth Master will discuss this kind of matter with Lin Yutong when he comes back, but during the day, these have nothing to do with Lin Yutong.

At this moment, she looked at the flying snow in the sky and felt sad.

This year, it is really colder than in previous years. Last year, we only saw scattered snowflakes, which melted when they fell on the ground. This does not seem to be the case this year, the snow is falling in droves, which seems to be no better than in the north.

There are only two heating pavilions in the county government office, and other rooms are not very warm even with charcoal basins lit.

Lin Yutong did not hesitate to use charcoal at home. There were three charcoal basins in one house, and the government servants also gave out charcoal taels. The little carp in the pond no longer bubbles up. It huddles in the place closest to the spring to spend the winter.

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What should we do in this kind of weather? More people are really suffering.

Fourth Master announced the method of making bamboo charcoal. Bamboo can be cut this year and will grow next year. With how small the population is now, as long as you go to uninhabited wasteland to cut it, you can barely survive this cold winter.

Even the county government officials were the same. Several families came together and said we should just bake it ourselves because we couldn't afford to buy it. But as more people made it, the price became cheaper. There were some wealthy families.

, are willing to spend some money to buy some. Therefore, it is the poor people who earn some scattered silver from these bamboo charcoals.

Snakes are actually afraid of the cold. The colder the weather, the more lazy Xiaoqing becomes.

The white lady stopped a man who was driving a bullock cart selling carbon in the streets: "I want all the carts you have."

In fact, this bamboo charcoal is not expensive, it only costs 800 per cart. But ten carts of it is too much.

The white lady didn't explain: "Just move it in for me."

On the other hand, Xu Xuan was finally able to go out. His brother-in-law was in the county government office, and it was inconvenient for his sister to go out. She was afraid of slipping due to her big belly, so he had to do all the work at home. Today, medicine was being thrown out in the shop, and it was cold.

, there were more and more people suffering from the cold. For several days, soups and medicines were kept at the entrance of the security hall. If there was a patient at home, just come and drink a bowl, no charge.

Because of this, the shop was very busy. He said he wanted to go to the shop to have a look, but his sister was shouting over there that the family was running out of carbon and asked to come out and buy some.

From a distance, I saw an ox cart pulling Tan this way, but it stopped at the door of the old house.

He couldn't help but hurried over, and happened to hear a woman's voice: "...Ten carts of carbon are unloaded into the yard. Don't worry, not a single copper plate will be missing. There is ginger tea on the clay stove, which is boiling hot. My father-in-law brought it

Let’s go and have a drink with you guys. I’m a womanly person and can’t be easily greeted, so I won’t accompany you..."

Xu Xuan looked at it and saw that there was a large row behind, about ten cars.

He was a little anxious: "Old man, is there anyone rich here?"

The old man shook his head repeatedly: "No." After saying that, he quickly bowed and said: "If my husband wants it, I will send some to him tomorrow. If my husband wants it urgently, I might as well ask this lady to come out with a car, first.

Use it. The little old man will come back tomorrow, and my husband will make up for this lady."

The white lady's whole body became stiff when Xu Xuan started speaking. It took a lot of effort to stabilize herself and not look back.

Seeing what the old man said, he said, "Just give this husband a car, I'm here...not in a hurry." After saying that, he blessed me and asked him to unload the car.

As he said that, he walked straight in without looking back.

Xu Xuan looked at the house. Isn't this his family's old house? He looked up again and saw that the plaque on it read 'Xu House'.

Xu family?

He frowned: He has no original family! Did he move from somewhere else? Never heard of it.

Thinking like this, I looked towards that slim figure, but no matter how I looked at it, I felt that the figure and the way he walked looked familiar. I wanted to look again, but that person had already crossed the threshold of the main hall and entered.

Went to the main hall.

The white lady was stroking her belly and leaning on her back. When the people left, she turned around.

Xu Xuan, who was over there, asked her sister when she got back: "Are the family members of the grandpa living in the old house? Today they gave us a car of carbon. Do you want my brother-in-law to go and say thank you?"

Mrs. Xu was startled and her expression changed: "No... not a relative of the great master, but a widow and her younger brother who bought a house and settled there..."

oh!

Xu Xuan didn't ask any more questions. The waiter at the shop in front had already called out: "I've been applying medicine for several days. If we don't think of a way, our warehouse will run out of medicinal materials."

"Have you run out of medicinal materials?" Xu Xuan said, "Then go buy it?"
To be continued...