The torrential rain and hotpot were indeed very compatible. Lin Chen and the three cute children were eating enthusiastically and were extremely happy. The hotpot dishes were also very rich.
There was mutton, venison, rabbit meat, and all kinds of fresh vegetables.
Previously, Lin Zimo had developed a vegetable greenhouse. The vegetables she planted were protected from the rainstorm, so the people of Steamed Bun Village had fresh vegetables to eat.
Now, the food of Lin Chen's family of four was even better than Li Er's imperial food. After all, Li Er had never eaten hotpot before.
"Ah…"
After eating and drinking to his heart's content, Lin Chen patted his stomach with a look of enjoyment.
"Ah…"
The three brats imitated Lin Chen's actions and patted their stomachs, their faces filled with enjoyment.
Lin Chen was helpless." I don't want to learn from the good ones. How can I learn from the bad ones so quickly?"”
Lin Zixuan chuckled." We're just following Father.”
"Tsk." Lin Chen waved his hand in annoyance and turned to look out the window.
At this moment, the rainstorm had temporarily stopped, but looking at the weather, it would continue to rain.
Lin Chen stood up." The storm will probably stop for two to four hours. You guys stay at home. I'll go to the forest.”
"Daddy, where are you going?" Lin Zixuan asked.
"I'll go chop some branches and get some firewood.”
Although it was raining and there was no dry wood in the forest, they still had to cut it.
There would always be a time for it to dry in the house, but if there was no firewood, then the fire source would be cut off.
Lin Chen prepared the tools to store the firewood and took the axe. After thinking for a while, he took the halberd that was placed in the room.
"Dad, aren't we going to chop wood?" Lin Zixuan asked in confusion. Why are you still holding weapons?"
"The world hasn't been peaceful recently. I heard that there are quite a few groups of mountain bandits who are trying to rob the area around Steamed Bun Mountain.”
"Take your weapons. It's better to be prepared."
"Don't go out too much these days, lest you cause trouble again.”
Lin Zixuan pursed her lips and said," Hmph, I'm not afraid. Which mountain bandit dares to rob me? I'm their boss."”
Lin Chen shook his head," Things are different now. If it was the bandits from before, I wouldn't have needed to use a weapon. Xuanxuan, you don't know.”
"Now that the storm has caused a disaster, the lives of the commoners are very sloppy, and so are those mountain bandits.”
"They couldn't hold on the mountain, so they all went down the mountain to rob, and they even crossed regions.”
"There have been a lot of new mountain bandits appearing on Steamed Bun Mountain.”
"Anyway, you have to be careful and take good care of your siblings. Don't go out for the time being.”
Lin Zixuan saw Lin Chen's serious expression and did not dare to say anything else.
"Alright, I'll deal with them after the storm.”
"Yes." Lin Chen nodded." Stay at home. I'm leaving."”
"Goodbye, Daddy."
Lin Chen waved his hand and left.
Not long after Lin Chen left, Lin Zimo said,"Sister, Haohao, let's go up the mountain to pick some vegetables. We're almost done with the vegetables at home.”
"I think the villagers of Steamed Bun Village have eaten almost all their vegetables. Let's pick more and distribute some to every house.”
Lin Zixuan naturally wouldn't refuse." Alright, let's go."”
The three devilish children made some preparations and walked up the mountain.
On the other side, Li Er, Fang Xuanling, Cheng Yaojin, and Yuchi Gong had arrived outside the forest.
"Your Majesty, it seems like we can't enter this forest." Cheng Yaojin looked at Li Er and asked.”
"The last time I was brought out by the divine child, I didn't remember the way clearly in the dark. If I rashly go in, I'm afraid I'll get lost again.”
"It's going to be terrible if we're trapped inside in this weather.”
Li Er frowned." Yes, the rain is pouring. If we get trapped again, it will be troublesome."”
"Minister Fang, do you have any ideas?”
Fang Xuanling smiled." Your Majesty, you've forgotten something.”
"When we left, the divine child gave you a conch flute. The divine child said that as long as you blew the conch flute outside the forest, she would come and pick us up.”
"That's right." Li Eryi was delighted." How could I have forgotten about this?"”
As he spoke, Li Er hurriedly took out the conch flute from his pocket.
He sounded the outline and suddenly thought of something. He stopped.
"No, the divine child said that I have to find her mother before I can play the conch flute.”
"If she comes out and doesn't see her mother, she will definitely be angry.”
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Didn't we owe the divine child money last time?" Fang Xuanling smiled.”
"You can say that you're here to pay back the money."
"When the divine child appears, we'll think of a way to get her to bring us in.”
Li Er smiled." Haha, you're the one with the most ideas. Alright, let's do it."”
Fang Xuanling was speechless.
Li Er picked up the conch flute again and was about to blow it, but at this moment, there was suddenly a chaotic sound of horse hooves, followed by the sound of shouting and killing!
"Hey, the merchant in front, listen up."
"I am the King of Nanshan. I came down the mountain today to earn food for my brothers.”
"Hurry up and hand over the gold, silver, and soft goods, and I'll spare your lives.”
"If you dare to say no, I'll use a white knife to enter and a red knife to draw.”
"Kill but don't bury!"
When Li Er and the others heard this, they were all startled and turned their heads in unison to look.
A thousand meters away, a group of mountain bandits was riding their horses towards them.
There were about two thousand people.
Seeing this group of mountain bandits, Li Er was furious.
Where was this place?
The emperor was only 30 miles away from Chang 'an.
To have such rampant mountain bandits in such a place, wasn't this a slap to the face of the emperor?
"How preposterous! It's clear and bright, and there are actually bandits running rampant!”
"Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong, take down these bandits!”Li Er coldly snorted.
Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
His Majesty was really magnanimous to capture them.
It's already good enough that they don't take us down.
With Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong's martial arts, they had no problem dealing with these bandits.
But the problem was that they didn't have any weapons.
How could he fight these mountain bandits barehanded?
There were more than 2,000 people on the other side!
Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong also had a bad memory. Last time, they almost died without a weapon.
He actually didn't take it this time.
However, there was no point in saying all this now. They still had to face the enemy and protect Li Erquan.
"Your Majesty, you go first. We'll go up.”
"Old Fang, take care of His Majesty and leave first!"
Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong looked at each other and rode forward.
Fang Xuanling could tell that the situation was dangerous and quickly pulled Li Er back." Your Majesty, let's go!”
"Leave?" Li Eryi shook Fang Xuanling off." Nonsense. I am the Emperor of the Tang Empire."”
"If we were scared away by a mere mountain bandit, wouldn't we be laughed at by the world?”
"Zhen will just watch from here and see the two beloved ministers make contributions!”
Fang Xuanling panicked." Your Majesty, now is not the time to be stubborn.”
"The two High Dukes didn't bring any weapons, so how could they defeat the bandits?”
"Let's go."
Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong started fighting the bandits.
As the saying went, two fists could not fight four hands, not to mention that there were thousands of hands on the other side.
Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong were instantly swallowed by the bandits.
The leader of the bandits, who called himself the Southern Mountain King, waved his long saber and pointed it at Li Er and Fang Xuanling.
"Take them down!"
"Yes, sir!" Hundreds of bandits charged at Li Er.
This time, Li Er was afraid, but it was too late to escape.
Fang Xuanling shouted," Your Majesty, play the conch flute and call me Divine Child!”
"Yes, yes!" Li Er hurriedly picked up the conch flute and blew it hard.
Weng!
The crisp sound of the conch flute shook the entire forest.
In the forest, Lin Chen was chopping wood when he suddenly heard the sound of a flute. His heart trembled.
"This is…a conch flute?"
Although it's uncomfortable, I still want to watch the seventh watch. I beg the big shots of the book club to give me motivation.
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