After the system ran, I took off with my family

Chapter 351 Lively

"The last time A Yue wrote to me she said she had reached Chizhou, but now no one knows where she is. This girl, once she goes out, she's like a bird out of a cage, disappearing in an instant." Li also sighed.

Li actually disapproved of her daughter's behavior of traveling alone.

But she knew her daughter's temper. Once she made up her mind, even ten oxen couldn't pull her back. In addition, she had a husband who doted on her daughter, so she had no choice but to let her daughter go.

Seeing the child's mother's mood suddenly become depressed, Lin An gently patted Li's hand and comforted her, "Relax, this girl is smart and has good skills. She won't suffer any harm outside. When she has had enough fun, she will naturally come back."

After hearing this, Li glanced at him sideways. If he really had to play enough before coming back, it would take him forever. It would be better not to comfort him.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was the day for the wedding banquet.

Considering that Xunweilou was not suitable as a place for formal banquets, Lin An asked his housekeeper to book a banquet at Tianxilou in the county town early on.

On this day, Lin An and Li took Lin Shuyan and stood at the door of Tianxi Tower in neat clothes to welcome guests.

Lin Shuyan's classmates arrived first. They were a group of young students in long gowns. When they saw the high-spirited Lin Shaoyan, no matter how turbulent their hearts were, they still bowed with joy to congratulate him and presented him with their gifts.

Then several teachers from Lin Shuyan School followed.

Master Wang looked at his student with a look of satisfaction on his face. He patted his shoulder and said, "You did well on the test this time. However, don't get carried away. Be careful not to be arrogant or impatient."

Lin Shuyan quickly bowed and said respectfully, "Master, I will remember your teachings in my heart. I will continue to work hard in the future and live up to your expectations."

Master Wang nodded with satisfaction, presented the gift, and followed the other masters to the table.

After that, some important figures in the county also came one after another, such as the three heads of the Jia, Wang and Zhao families. The gifts they presented were particularly generous.

Whether they wanted to make friends with the Lin family or sincerely congratulate Lin Shuyan, Lin An greeted them warmly.

Just as everyone was greeting each other, a horse-drawn carriage slowly drove up and out of the carriage stepped the magistrate of Sishui County, Wu Yuanan. After getting off, he turned around and helped his wife down, followed by a mother holding a child.

The three heads of the Ma, Wang and Zhao families looked at each other and seemed to have anticipated the arrival of County Magistrate Wu. They all stepped forward to pay their respects.

"No need to be so polite, everyone. I just came here to share in Shaoyan's joy."

Wu Yuanan smiled and waved his hand, then he bowed and congratulated Lin An and his family of three who came forward, "Uncle Lin, Aunt Lin, congratulations! Shuyan did very well on the exam this time. With his talent, he will definitely have no problem passing next year's provincial examination."

As he spoke, he cast his gaze on Lin Shuyan, who was standing aside with graceful manners and measured actions, his eyes full of admiration.

"Haha... Then I'll take advantage of Yuanan's good wishes. Uncle will treat you to a drink later." Lin An smiled brightly, and he was very pleased with Wu Yuanan's words.

Beside, Li came up to the mother-in-law and looked at the several-month-old baby sleeping soundly in her arms. Her eyes softened instantly, "Little Yanyan is so cute. Look at her little nose and little mouth. She looks more and more like you as she grows older. She will definitely be a beauty in the future."

"Auntie, you don't know, this little monkey is only well-behaved when she's asleep. When she's awake, if you hold her a little later, her crying will shake the heavens."

He Yujiao held Li's arm and shook her head helplessly. She and her husband were both quiet people, but their daughter was a little devil.

"This proves that our Yanyan will not be the one who suffers in the future. How great is that." Li clapped her hands and laughed happily.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the group sat down together.

The banquet officially began, and delicious food and wine were served. Everyone clinked glasses and laughed.

Lin Shuyan followed Lin An and shuttled between the tables, toasting and thanking the guests. The scene was very lively.

Lin Shuyue, who was far away in Bingzhou, was also surrounded by a very lively atmosphere at this time.

"Brothers, whether we can enjoy a good life depends on this one. Let's go!"

The bandit with a face full of flesh held up his sword and gave orders to his brothers behind him.

The bandits, whose eyes were already gnashing with greed for the fat sheep before them, heard the order and rushed impatiently towards the carriages on the official road with their swords in hand.

At the front of the convoy, a man in tight clothes drew his sword and stared nervously at the bandits charging towards him. He shouted to his brothers, "Leave a few of you to protect the young lady's carriage, and the rest of you, come with me to fight these bandits!"

"Yes."

A dozen guards armed with swords quickly split into two groups. Four of them closely guarded the gorgeous carriage in the middle of the team, while the other group followed the man to meet the bandits.

In an instant, the sound of fighting broke out on the field, and swords and sabers flashed and clashed.

These dozen or so guards were quite skilled and could fight with eighty or ninety bandits for a long time without losing the upper hand. However, they were outnumbered and gradually lost the upper hand after a while.

In the middle carriage, a corner of the curtain was lifted, and a little maid was looking forward nervously.

Seeing the leading guard being hacked, she couldn't help but exclaim: "Miss, Guard Zhao is injured, our people are no longer able to defeat him."

The woman in the carriage was pale, clutching the maid's hand tightly, tears streaming down her face as she choked and said, "Zhixia, what should we do now? These bandits are so evil. If we fall into their hands, I, the young lady..."

"Miss."

Zhixia held the woman's hand tightly and said firmly, "Miss, I will definitely protect you..."

"It's all my fault. If I hadn't wanted to go and celebrate my aunt's birthday, we wouldn't have run into bandits and gotten you into trouble.

Zhixia, I am sorry for you..."

The woman began to cry, shaking with tears, and I felt even more pity for her.

"Miss...."

Seeing her kind-hearted daughter blaming herself like this, Zhixia immediately hugged her in her arms out of heartache. Thinking of the bandits outside, she also started to cry.

In the carriage, the master and servant hugged each other and cried with deep love, while the guards outside the carriage fought desperately.

Many bandits had already rushed to the front of the carriage and were looting indiscriminately.

The maids and old women were trembling with fear, and many of them fled in all directions. Only the carriage in the middle was protected by four guards and was temporarily safe.

Not far behind the carriages, Qingzhi stood on tiptoe and peered for a while, then turned back to ask her mistress, "Miss, it seems they're losing the fight. Should we go and help them?"

Before Lin Shuyue could answer, she muttered again: "I don't like them at all. Last time, her maid tried to drive us out of the temple. It was really mean."