At this time, the people's customs were simple and simple. Although a family member died and they were deeply saddened, they were not unreasonable people after all. After being scolded by the clan leader, they figured out the reason and lowered their heads and did not dare to cause trouble again.

Lin Dong breathed a long sigh of relief, raised his hands to everyone and said, "Uncles and uncles, there are casualties in your family. I am very ashamed. It is also my fault that I did not think of a foolproof plan, which is why the misfortune happened to your uncles' family."

In fact, the villagers also knew very well that when bandits attacked the village, no one would die. If it were not for Lin Dong's forest farm command, it would be a problem whether the village could be defended. Seeing Lin Dong's ashamed look, everyone's anger disappeared.

"How can I blame you? You were injured and still fought hard. If it weren't for you, we would have been killed by those bandits..."

Several people who went to the back mountain with him spoke out one after another, obviously very dissatisfied with the troublemakers.

"Okay, now that the matter has been cleared up, I won't keep you uncles here." After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the house.

He knew that after two battles, the bandits would not come to harass him again in a short time, and a good rest at this time was the key.

Everyone made a fuss, but to no avail. The villagers who wanted to take Lin Dong were scolded by the clan leader and did not dare to make any more noise, so they went home.

The villagers did not dare to be careless, and still followed Lin Dong's arrangement, arranging guards at the head of the village and on the paths in the back mountains to prevent bandits from sneak attacks.

This happened for another ten days, but nothing happened in the village. Seeing that the villagers refused to be fooled, the bandits quietly retreated.

After so many days of rest, Lin Dong's body became much better. He exercised in the yard all day long, doing push-ups, frog jumps, and squats. He used all these exercise methods brought from later generations.

What surprised him was that this body actually had a lot of potential. In his previous life, he could only do dozens of push-ups before his hands were weak. However, this body can actually do hundreds of push-ups in a row, and it is not a problem to grit his teeth and do more than a thousand push-ups.

Let’s talk about leap frogs. Normally, my legs will become sore after a while, but now I can endure thousands of them at a time.

He sweats profusely every day and works hard. He knows that troubled times are coming, and he must accumulate more strength before the troubled times arrive so that his mother and his tribe can survive in these troubled times.

The body is the foundation of everything and the capital of revolution. Without a good body, nothing can be discussed.

When her mother saw that Lin Dong no longer studied, but was running around in the yard every day, sometimes lying on the ground and doing strange movements, her mother felt a little disappointed, and secretly wiped away tears when no one was around.

But she always smiled at Lin Dong, and she couldn't bear to embarrass Lin Dong.

It's not that Lin Dong doesn't know about his mother's situation, but he can't explain it. Could it be that by telling his mother that the dynasty is about to perish, am I preparing for future survival?

Seeing his mother becoming increasingly haggard, Lin Dong could only continue to increase the intensity of exercise. He hoped to give his mother a better future in his own way.

After a month of training, Lin Dong was surprised to find that the training results were very gratifying. He could easily complete the task that took half a year of training in his previous life in only ten days.

Even assassination techniques that were difficult to achieve before were easily accomplished by him, even better than expected. It seems that the potential of the ancients is indeed not comparable to that of modern people.

On this day, Lin Dong once again completed the training task of a thousand push-ups. He raised his head and glanced at the red sun that had just risen, and said to himself: "It seems that it is time to completely resolve this matter."

"Mom, do you still have money at home?"

When he returned to the house, he saw his mother sitting in front of the bed. Lin Dong hesitated for a moment and then walked forward.

"What do you want the money for?"

His mother frowned. Lin Dong had been diligent and thrifty since he was a child and rarely asked himself for money. When he asked about it, he was surprised.

"It's like this. I think that if the bandits are not eliminated, my village, Lin's, will definitely not be peaceful, so I want to go to the county and ask the county boss to send troops to suppress the bandits. Only in this way can we maintain peace forever."

"Who is the county master? Can you please him?" Mother asked with some doubt.

In the hearts of ordinary people, officials are God. They even tremble when they speak to officials. How can they dare to go to officials if they have nothing to do?

"Mom, have you forgotten your son's identity? Your son is a scholar and is the proud disciple of the county master. What's wrong with a disciple asking his master to do something?" Lin Dong explained with a smile.

"What Dong'er said is, why did Mom forget this relationship? Mom still has a few taels of silver here, please take it." The mother said, taking out a cloth bag from the box, opening it layer by layer, and finally finally finished it after a long while.

I dug out a few ingots of silver, about thirty or so taels. Judging from the look in my mother's eyes, I was afraid that this was the entire Lin family's property.

"Your father left this for you to study. Now that my son has grown up, since you don't want to get fame, my mother won't force you. Just use it to do what you want."

Seeing his mother hand over all the family savings to him, Lin Dong shed tears unconsciously. This is maternal love. Even if you don't become what she thinks, she will give everything she has to help you without regrets.

Lin Dong was so moved that he almost spoke out about the imminent demise of the Ming Dynasty. Fortunately, he still had sense and swallowed the words.

He secretly made up his mind that from now on, Mrs. Lin would be his own mother, and he would do whatever it takes to keep his mother safe in this troubled world.

After this period of training, he not only recovered from his injuries, but his body also became much stronger during training. Now, even if he challenges a bandit alone, he is sure to win.

The main purpose of his trip this time was to go to the county government to mobilize reinforcements to eliminate the bandits.

Of course, this was only his apparent purpose. As for his real purpose, he raised the corner of his mouth... and his eyes were filled with fire.

When his mother heard that he was going to the county town, she dug out a bag of local products from somewhere and asked him to visit his aunt in the county town on the way.

His aunt married into the county more than 20 years ago. At first, the Lin family was relatively wealthy and the two families often communicated with each other. Later, Lin Dong's father died unexpectedly. Since then, the family's financial situation has declined, and the relationship between the two families has gradually faded.

After listening to my mother talk about it, I remembered that I did have such an aunt in the county. Last time I went to the county to take the provincial examination, my mother mentioned it to me, but I was short of time at the time, so I didn't go to visit.

Lin Dong agreed wholeheartedly and set off with the gifts prepared by his mother.

The journey from Linjia Village to the county seat is not that far, and it can be reached in two hours without a carriage.

Originally, he was worried that he would encounter bandits again on the road, but to his surprise, the journey went extremely smoothly, and he arrived at the county seat just after noon.

It was already noon at this time, and the sun was shining brightly above us, and there were few people walking on the street. Most of them had probably gone home to eat.

Following his mother's instructions, Lin Dong did not go directly to the county government office, but walked towards the streets in the east of the city.

Growing up, Lin Dong had never been to his aunt's house. According to his mother's story, his aunt's house was in a place called Xinliu Lane in the east of the city.

This alley is named after a big willow tree at the entrance. This big willow tree grows near the water and is very lush and easy to find.

He walked eastward along the street, and sure enough he saw a tall willow tree standing on the roadside. It was midsummer, and thousands of willow branches were fluttering in the wind, which was really beautiful.

There were a lot of old men and women sitting under the willow tree. The main family members were chatting in short stories about whose daughter-in-law came from a big city and whose sow had given birth to another litter of piglets. The conversation was extremely rich in content.

"Auntie, I would like to know if Lin Yuee's home is here?" Lin Dong first said hello to the group of aunts, and then asked them about the specific location of his aunt's home.

"Who are you from his family?" The woman looked Lin Dong up and down.

"Oh, he is my aunt. I came to the county and stopped by to have a look."

"Haha, I didn't expect that sister Yue'e has such an old nephew. Why have we never heard of it?"

"Young man, where do you live from? Why haven't I seen you before?"

"How old are you? Are you married? The girl from Aunt Liu's family next door to my house is getting married. I think you and I are both talented and beautiful..."

Lin Dong's arrival gave them a new topic to talk about, and a group of old women started talking about it.

Lin Dong was a little impatient. Didn't I just inquire about people? Is it necessary to check the household registration? They can even think of things like blind dates. These aunts are too enthusiastic.

"Sister Yue'e, you have a guest at your house..."

Fortunately, there were still enthusiastic people who did not forget Lin Dong's business and shouted at the top of their lungs.

Sure enough, after a few words, the effect was immediate. Soon, a woman in her forties poked her head out of a yard not far away and said, "Mrs. Hu, are you trying to entertain me? Where did my guest come from?"

Seeing someone coming out, Lin Dong raised his eyes and saw that this person was very unfamiliar and had no reflection.

Lin Dong stepped forward and saluted: "You must be my aunt."

"Who are you?"

"I am Lin Dong, and my father is Lin Changgui."

"Ah, you are Changgui's child. When I saw you back then, you were still nursing, but you have grown so big in a blink of an eye." The woman exclaimed, her face full of joy.

"Yue'e, who is it?" At this time, a voice of inquiry came from the room.

"He's a nephew from my mother's side."

"What kind of nephew? I don't know yet. It's your poor relatives who borrowed money again, right?"

Lin Yuee'e looked a little embarrassed and said sheepishly: "Dong'er, your uncle is used to being frugal, so don't take it to heart."

Lin Dong was a little speechless. Is this because he is used to being thrifty? He was obviously afraid that he would come to their house to borrow money, so he took the vaccination first.

"Oh, it's okay. My mother said she hasn't come to visit you for a long time, so she asked me to bring some local products to see you." Lin Dong didn't even look at what his mother stuffed in the bag, so he handed the bag to his aunt and said.

"Dong, you came as soon as you said you would. What else do you want to bring?" Lin Yuee took the bag and led Lin Dong towards the house.

"Come, drink water." When she came to the house, she put her things away and fetched a bowl of water.

Lin Dong felt thirsty after walking all the way, so he immediately took the big bowl and started drinking.

"Oh, whose nephew is this? There is no etiquette at all. What kind of relatives are in your family?" At this moment, a man in his forties walked out of the inner hall with square steps and said:

While walking, he looked at Lin Dong, obviously very dissatisfied with Lin Dong.

Lin Dong hurriedly put down the big bowl, bowed and said: "It turns out to be my uncle, Lin Dong is polite."

"Humph..." The man didn't return the greeting. He just glanced at him and sat down on a chair nearby.

"Dong, please sit down for a while while Auntie goes to get some side dishes. We will eat and chat later..."

The aunt was very happy. She pulled Lin Dong to sit down on the chair and said with a smile.

"What are you cooking for? Didn't you see that your nephew is here to do something? If it delays your nephew's business, you can't afford it." The man said with an unhappy look on his face.

"But..." Lin Yuee wanted to say something.

But the man didn't give him any chance. He slapped the table and said in a cold voice: "What do you, a woman, know? My nephew has come all the way. There must be something very important. What if your delay misses my nephew's official business?"

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As he spoke, the man turned to look at Lin Dong and said: "My dear nephew, your aunt comes from a womanly family and is not sensible. If you have anything to do, go and do it quickly. Go early and come back early."

After listening to the man's words, Lin Dong's face gradually turned cold. This uncle is really nothing. Before he even asked to borrow money, he wanted to push himself out. He really thought that he was a poor beggar. According to his mother,

When this uncle didn't make a fortune, his father used capital to do business for him. Now that he is rich, he even doesn't recognize himself as his nephew.
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