Chapter 25: Dad, Something's Happened (5/10)
As a soul who is an adult in a child's body, treated by the family as a mascot and a token of luck, she was actually resistant to it.
However, for the sake of those many red envelopes, Yuan Bao could only think, they're giving too much!
Having been in this world for over eight months, Yuan Bao has gained a rather one-sided but deep understanding of this world through conversations among her mother, grandmother, and other relatives.
Why is it one-sided yet deep?
Simply because these relatives, except for her grandfather Old Yuan who traveled extensively by boat, the others have gone only as far as the county town a few times.
Although her grandfather Old Yuan had rich experiences in his early years, he wouldn't casually share these stories with Yuan Bao. Even if he were to share, he would wait until Yuan Bao was older and could understand the stories.
Currently, Yuan Bao only knows that this country is called Great Yin, and it has been constantly at war with the Beili dynasty in the north. They are hiding in the mountains now because the Beili dynasty attacked, and there was a rebellion in the Jiangnan region of Great Yin.
Fortunately, the Great Yin court has some measures.
The Beili dynasty was defeated, and the Jiangnan rebellion was also quelled.
Peace was restored to the land.
The reason the Yuan Family has not returned to Linhe Village is because heavy snow has blocked the mountains, making the roads impassable.
If it were just a matter of people returning to Linhe Village, it wouldn't be a big problem. But in fact, they need to bring a lot of things back to Linhe Village.
Besides the difficulty of the roads, there's also the matter that the Yuan Family members are quite uneasy.
Although the Jiangnan rebellion has been quelled, there is still no conclusion regarding the initial matter of the naval forces masquerading as water thieves.
No conclusion means that there are doubts in closing the case.
And the current attitude of the court towards this matter is naturally unknown.
"Dad, something has happened!"
On the evening of New Year's Eve, Yuan Pandi hurriedly returned from outside the mountains where Old Yuan had sent him to gather information, bringing back very unfortunate news.
Linhe Village has been massacred!
The people returning to Linhe Village all died the night before New Year's Eve.
Linhe Village was also burned to ruins.
"What a catastrophe!"
After learning what happened in Linhe Village, Old Yuan's face was streaming with tears.
In his view, the calamity that befell the villagers of Linhe Village ultimately stemmed from Yuan Zhaodi.
"Dad, not only did something happen in our Linhe Village, but also several villages around the Qingyuan River faced problems!"
Yuan Pandi gasped heavily.
Upon hearing his eldest son's words, Old Yuan was almost angry enough to slap him.
"Can't you explain everything at once?"
Old Yuan glared hatefully at his eldest son, his hands trembling, suppressing the annoyance in his heart to avoid hitting him during this festive time.
"Wasn't I just too exhausted?"
Yuan Pandi felt he did nothing wrong.
After all, there is an order in speaking.
"Alright, just be quiet!"
Old Yuan gave his eldest son a disdainful glance, then turned to his youngest son, "Xiao Wu, tell me, what exactly is the situation now?"
Although the rebellion seemed to have been quelled, the occurrence of a village massacre was not a good sign in Old Yuan's eyes.
If they hadn't been so cautious, perhaps they would have already suffered family destruction.
"Dad, I'm thinking that Linhe Village is not a place we can stay in!"
Yuan Yindi sighed, a heavy expression on his face.
Upon hearing his youngest son's words, Old Yuan's expression also turned very grave, "Really can't stay?"