indianbanksassociation Chapter 120: Decided To Die As Patriarch!
Chapter 120: Decided To Die As Patriarch!
Chapter 120: Sacrificing for the Position of Family Head!
Early the next morning.
Lin Fan went to the dining hall by himself.
When the wives saw that only Lin Fan had come, they became puzzled.
"Husband, didn't you call Meiniang and the sisters to have breakfast together? The weather is getting colder now, and we can only eat cold dishes later," Ye Xiaorou asked, concerned as the eldest wife.
Lin Fan smiled and shook his head, "She can't join us for meals at the moment, but there will definitely be opportunities in the future."
"What do you mean?"
The wives were confused and couldn't understand the meaning behind Lin Fan's words.
Lin Fan didn't hide anything and told them about what happened last night.
"What?! Hu Meiniang is actually the White Lotus Saintess?!"
Dao Miaomiao, being impulsive, widened her eyes and stood up, slamming the table.
"Can't you be more gentle? She's going to be a mother soon," Lin Fan said helplessly, seeing her reaction.
It's because martial artists have strong bodies and stable pregnancies that they can handle the other party's impulsive and violent nature. Otherwise, with the way she jumps around and wields a big knife, it would be a problem for the fetus to grow safely.
Dao Miaomiao didn't pay attention to this and continued to glare, saying, "Damn it, I was actually deceived by her. If I had known she was the White Lotus Saintess, I would have killed her! Ah, I'm so angry!"
Lin Fan had black lines all over his head upon hearing this. He had just said those words in vain.
The other wives also raised their hands to support their foreheads, feeling helpless.
"Sister, please sit down and listen to what husband has to say," Ye Xiaorou shook her head, but she didn't think it was a big deal. She just got up and gently asked Dao Miaomiao to sit down first.
Dao Miaomiao pouted, but still obediently sat down, muttering, "Being pregnant is so troublesome. I can't do this or that."
Her reaction was normal, but it made the other wives envy her.
They had long wanted to have this trouble, but their bellies were just not cooperating.
In order to have children for the Lin family as soon as possible, they had been busy during this time and had never been idle.
Or rather,
They had never been so proactive before.
Even Jian Ling, who was relatively reserved, often showed her charm, making Lin Fan unable to control himself and often lose control.
But even so, her belly remained quiet.
Hearing her rival complain like this, she felt envious once again.
This annoying little sister!
Lin Fan smiled and looked at them, then spoke after a while, "There's not much to say about the White Lotus Saintess. But she didn't gain any advantage from me, and she won't dare to come again in the short term. Even if she does come in the future, she won't gain any advantage either. You don't need to worry about this matter anymore. Just do whatever you need to do in the future."
"Husband, what did you do?" Jian Ling couldn't help but ask curiously. She could be said to understand the White Lotus Saintess the most because she liked to travel around.
The fact that the other party wouldn't dare to come in the short term meant that her husband must have grasped something.
Lin Fan smiled and said, "I didn't do anything to her, but once she entered my Lin family, how could it be that simple?"
Without saying anything more, he picked up the chopsticks on the table and said, "Let's eat first, or the dishes will get cold."
It was the coldest time of winter now, even indoors, the temperature wasn't high. If they weren't quick with their hands and feet, the freshly cooked dishes would become greasy halfway through.
Several daughters-in-law naturally understood, so when they heard this, they all stopped talking and picked up their chopsticks to start eating.
Now their physical strength is getting stronger, and their appetite is also increasing.
Jian Ling and Dao Miaomiao thoroughly implemented the girls' training, not only teaching them martial arts, but also imparting advanced internal skills.
Because of this, Ye Xiaorou and the other two women, who were originally ordinary people, have now started practicing martial arts.
And with a strong physical foundation, their progress is quite good.
Once they have established a solid foundation, they can try taking pills to increase their internal energy.
As long as they reach a certain level, and with the help of the Great Return Pill, they can forcibly elevate themselves to the level of top experts in a short period of time.
By then, after learning the unique skills of the two powerful forces, Ye Xiaorou and the other two women, who were originally delicate daughters-in-law, will no longer be delicate.
It is normal to open the Lingtai by twisting the Opening Heaven acupoint.
Of course,
No matter how much these daughters-in-law grow, they are still little lambs in front of Lin Fan.
In every aspect.
After eating their fill and drinking enough, Lin Fan originally planned to attend to some matters, but he was entangled by the four daughters-in-law who were stimulated and shy.
There was no way,
Lin Fan could only gather his strength and carry his production team's plow staff, starting the day's farming work.
After dealing with the four daughters-in-law, Lin Fan finally had some free time.
Su Erhu quickly approached and reported, "Brother Fan, the personnel for the security team have been selected. Do you want to take a look?"
"They've been selected so quickly? Your efficiency is really good," Lin Fan praised with a smile. After a fierce battle, causing the four enemy forces to surrender, he was in a good mood.
"Hehe, it's all thanks to Brother Fan's guidance on weekdays. Otherwise, how could it be like this?" Su Erhu laughed modestly, appearing very humble.
Although he said that, it was obvious that the other party had already made plans early on. It's just that Lin Fan didn't mention it before, so he couldn't execute it.
After all, as a team leader, how could he always be the one in charge?
"Well, let's go take a look," Lin Fan said.
Seeing the other party's simple and honest appearance, Lin Fan didn't expose him. He patted his shoulder and prepared to see who the selected people were in the other party's plan.
Arriving at the martial arts field,
There were already a group of people waiting.
Among them, one group consisted of young strong men, similar in age to Su Erhu.
There was also a group of children ranging from three or four years old to about ten years old. Their clothes were a bit tattered, although they had obviously been washed, their little faces were still dirty.
Standing in the cold wind of winter, they were shivering.
But their small eyes were firm, standing in place without wavering.
"Are these the people you chose?" Lin Fan looked at these two groups of people, raised his eyebrows, and asked Su Erhu.
Su Erhu nodded and pointed to the group of adults, introducing, "Yes, these older ones are the men from our Su family village. They are not only reliable and hardworking, but they also have a close relationship with Second Madam. They can be trusted."
Lin Fan nodded slightly. The Second Madam mentioned by the other party was Su Xiaoxiao, and having a relative relationship did make it more reliable.
After all, betraying Lin Fan is not just betraying one person, but the entire Su family group. They would face the condemnation of countless members of the family, and even the elders and younger generations in the family would be affected.
In this situation, the issue of betrayal hardly exists.
In this regard, it must be said that Su Erhu's choice is not wrong.
However, Lin Fan was a little confused when he saw those children who were dressed in tattered clothes and looked like beggars.
Su Erhu explained, "These children are all orphans. According to the rules, they should be sent to orphanages by the government and raised to become soldiers in the vanguard battalion on the battlefield, basically cannon fodder. But I used my connections with the shopkeeper to take them away from the government and train them as reserves for our escort team."
Speaking in a low voice, Su Erhu whispered to Lin Fan, "These children are very young and have no one to rely on. If we train them from a young age, they can become death warriors in the future."
Upon hearing the latter part, Lin Fan was somewhat surprised and asked, "Where did you learn all this?"
"Hehe."
Su Erhu scratched his head and smiled foolishly, "My grandfather taught me all this when he was alive."
"Your grandfather was quite a character."
Upon receiving this answer, Lin Fan couldn't help but sigh. Su Erhu had stopped him earlier and insisted on following him, just like he had listened to his grandfather's teachings.
Now, these clever methods also came from this so-called grandfather.
Adopting helpless orphans and training them from a young age with specialized information, this was indeed the best choice for death warriors.
Escort team,
As a team dedicated to protecting Lin Fan and his family's safety, they naturally had to be on the front line in the most dangerous situations. If they encountered terrifying enemies, they would have to sacrifice themselves without hesitation to protect their master's safety.
Therefore, these absolutely loyal death warriors were indeed very necessary.
"These children are pitiful. Let Er Xiao order a batch of cotton clothes for them to wear. Since they will serve me in the future, we must not mistreat them in these external conditions."
Lin Fan gave instructions and nodded gently to the somewhat nervous children.
The children, who were shivering in the cold wind with their tattered clothes, heard what he said.
At this moment, facing Lin Fan's gaze, they all welled up with tears of gratitude.
In the government-controlled orphanage, no one cared about them.
If they could survive, they would be sent to the frontline as cannon fodder.
If they couldn't survive,
They would be thrown into a mass grave and devoured by wild wolves and dogs.
Although they were young, they had already experienced the harshness of the world.
At this moment, Lin Fan's concern was the greatest warmth in the winter.
"Yes!"
Su Erhu immediately went to carry out the task and implemented it as soon as possible.
After arranging this matter, Lin Fan looked towards the men from Su Family Village.
"You are all relatives of my wife, and from now on, you will also be relatives of mine, Lin Fan. Although your identity is that of escorts, we are still a family. The safety of our family will depend on you."
"Please rest assured, Master! As long as we are still breathing, those who want to threaten you and your wives will not get close!"
The men from Su Family Village, who had been carefully selected, all pounded their chests when they heard Lin Fan's words, expressing their determination.
"Very well, from today onwards, you are all members of the Lin Family Guard. You will be provided with three meals a day and a monthly salary of ten taels. If you can work hard and become a squad leader, your salary will double!"
Lin Fan nodded in satisfaction and then explained the benefits.
"Three meals a day and a monthly salary of ten taels?!"
When they heard these conditions, all the men widened their eyes.
It's not that the conditions were bad, but that the conditions were really good.
They worked in the fields and couldn't save more than a few taels of silver in a year.
But even so,
A family that eats, drinks, and lives, as well as pays the annual head tax, is enough, it's just that they live a frugal life.
Now, with a monthly salary of ten taels, how can they be calm?
And if they can become a squad leader, the treatment will double, which means the salary will reach an astonishing twenty taels!
This money,
If brought back to their village, could make them the richest!
"Do you think it's a lot?" Lin Fan asked expressionlessly.
The men nodded honestly, thinking that it was indeed too much, so much that they felt embarrassed to take it.
But Lin Fan said, "This is not a lot at all, because this is your life-selling money. Due to some special reasons, there are many bandits targeting our family. Your future battles will be inevitable, and there may even be casualties among you. So this money is not a lot at all, and you can take it with a clear conscience!"
"Yes! We pledge our lives to the family!" The men of Su Family Village declared loudly.
The children nearby were also influenced by this surge of passion and shouted in their childish voices.
"We pledge our lives to the family!"
"We pledge our lives to the family!"
"We pledge our lives to the family!"
Some of the younger children may not understand the specific meaning of this phrase, but it left a deep impression in their hearts.
In the future,
They will also give everything in their lives for the declaration they made today.
The Lin Family's guard force was officially established today, with Su Erhu as the commander, leading the entire guard force.
As for the other squad leaders, they will be selected based on their performance in the future.
Various meats were purchased in large quantities to supply this future powerful force.
In addition to these, Lin Fan also prepared elixirs to strengthen their bodies, in order to quickly form combat effectiveness in the guard force.
Of course, various standardized weapons were personally crafted by him, the divine craftsman, and each guard was equipped with a considerable amount of hidden weapons.
Various mechanisms for surveillance and alertness were also provided to them, and they would be trained daily.
Seeing his guard force growing rapidly every day, Lin Fan nodded in satisfaction, but something was still lacking.
That is, these guard forces do not have matching martial arts skills.
Teaching the martial arts skills of Jian Ling's two wives to Ye Xiaorou and the other sisters is not a problem, but if they were taught to outsiders, it would be difficult to explain to the family.
Even though the two wives didn't mind, Lin Fan didn't want his wives to have a hard time.
As for buying them with money, they were just some ordinary martial arts skills that others had discarded. How could Lin Fan be willing to use them to train his personal guards?
But top-level martial arts skills cannot be bought with money.
Unless he exchanged them with the Great Return Pill, no one would be willing to make the exchange.
But Lin Fan didn't want to release these top-level elixirs so soon, because it would be easy to lose control and become a threat.
In this situation, it was troublesome to obtain top-level martial arts skills.
And just at this moment, the former master of the Four Supreme Masters, the Old Master of the Northern Leg, who had previously visited, came to visit again.
And as soon as they met, the other party made an invitation.
"Master Lin, I happened to obtain the secret treasure map from the previous dynasty. I don't know if you are interested in exploring it together?"
(End of this chapter)