Lin Aiguo: "Xiaoyu, where are the fans you posted?"

Lin Yu: "Look, it's in the corner of the yard, but it's not completely dry yet. Let it dry in the sun again tomorrow. It should be fine for ten days to half a month."

Lin Aiguo's eyes flickered. "Okay, I'll dry it and show it to Uncle tomorrow."

Lin Shan looked at his father, and as if he had thought of something, his eyes became much more serious.

"Dad, give me a bite of your vermicelli." After finishing his own bites, Tie Dan wanted to eat Lin Shan's.

Lin Shan also dotes on children, and immediately wanted to feed them.

"Hey, big brother, don't give it to him." Lin Shan stopped and immediately put away his chopsticks.

Tie Dan pouted, "Why won't Tie Dan eat it!"

Looking at Lin Yu, he seemed to be saying, "You handle this. If you don't give me an explanation, I'm going to make a scene."

Lin Yu waved to him.

Little Iron Egg immediately ran over, and Lin Yu patted his little belly.

"Little Iron Egg's belly is already bulging, isn't it? This afternoon we ate half a bowl of vermicelli and most of a sweet potato. We can't eat anymore, or we'll fart, you know?"

Little Iron Egg pinched his nose, "I won't fart, Iron Egg won't fart, it stinks."

Lin Yu patted him, "Yeah, Tie Dan isn't eating anymore, is he?"

Tie Dan nodded, "No, I won't eat."

Xiao Bao then put down his bowl and ran over, pulling Lin Yu's hand away from Tie Dan and placing it on his own stomach.

"Sister, Xiaobao, is your tummy bulging?"

Lin Yu also touched it, "Xiao Bao's tummy is also bulging. He won't eat anymore once he's full."

Xiao Bao nodded, grinning, "No, no."

Lin Yuan laughed until his stomach hurt. "Is Xiao Bao trying to win my favor? Oh my, our Xiao Bao is so smart now."

Grandma Lin slapped him on the head, saying, "Can't you talk properly? When has our little treasure ever been anything but smart?"

His aunt glared at him and said, "You're a grown man. If you don't know how to use your mouth, then shut it up."

Lin Yuan raised his hands, "I was wrong, I was wrong, I shouldn't have said that. Our Xiao Bao has always been a smart little baby."

Xiao Bao heard this and exclaimed, "Xiao Bao, you're so smart!"

The whole family burst into laughter, thinking he was incredibly cute.

The food dried out after being exposed to the sun for two days, so Lin Yu decided to put it away and save it for later.

Just like in later generations, families kept noodles and egg pancakes on hand, so they could cook them whenever they wanted.

"Uncle, look, these are dried vermicelli. Didn't you want to see them? I'm going to put them away after I'm done looking at them."

Lin Aiguo held it in his hand and asked excitedly, "Xiaoyu, how long can these noodles be kept?"

Lin Yu thought for a moment, "It should be fine to leave it for six months to a year."

There are no preservatives or modern food preservation techniques available now; if there were, it could probably last for two years.

Lin Aiguo was overjoyed, "Xiaoyu, don't keep the fans for now, lend them to your uncle, they'll be useful."

Lin Yu nodded, "Okay, Uncle, take it."

Lin Yu felt like she knew what her uncle was going to do with it.

If all the sweet potatoes were made into noodles...

The brigade's income will likely increase somewhat.

After collecting the gifts from the fans, Lin Yu gave them to Lin Aiguo and then took Xiaobao and Tiedan out to play.

I called out to Da Niu before leaving the house, but she just sat there writing and drawing and refused to go out.

Lin Yu left, taking care of the two children alone.

The air outside is so fresh, and everywhere you look there's a completely natural landscape.

Yes, even the houses are all natural, made of earth, bamboo, or wood.

Lin Yu took her two children to watch the educated youth go to work.

As soon as Song Meili saw her, she waved and said, "Xiaoyu, we're here."

Lin Yu ran over and said, "Sister Manqing, you're beautiful."

Song Meili pinched Xiaobao and Tiedan, "Oh my, these two kids are so cute."

Tie Dan chuckled, "Sister is pretty too."

Song Meili was overjoyed to hear this.

Xiao Bao hugged Lin Yu's leg, grinning with his teeth showing.

Lin Yu patted his head, "Xiao Bao, call your two older sisters."

The little boy said in his sweet, childish voice, "Hello, sister."

Ou Manqing smiled and gently replied, "Good boy, Xiao Bao."

"..."

Song Meili moved closer to Lin Yu, "Hey, didn't you ask me to keep an eye on that guy for you?"

"Who?" Lin Yu was a little confused.

"It's Gu Yunze."

"Oh, right, that." At the time, Lin Yu was afraid that someone would ignore her and someone else would take advantage of her vulnerability, so she asked Song Meili to keep an eye on things.

Now that they've made up, there seems to be no need to keep monitoring them anymore.

Just as Lin Yu was about to speak, she heard Song Meili say mysteriously, "I've discovered he has a secret!"

Lin Yu raised an eyebrow. "Oh? What secret?"

"He might be dating someone, and that person might be from the brigade."

Ou Manqing glanced at Lin Yu discreetly, a slight smile playing on her lips.

Lin Yu was extremely embarrassed. "How did you know he had a girlfriend? And how did you know he wasn't an educated youth but from the production brigade?"

Wow, I didn't expect Song Meili to be so clever; she was able to guess that.

Song Meili was unfathomable. "First of all, he secretly went out the night before last, and when he came back he took a bowl. That bowl was obviously not ordered by the educated youth, so it must have been given to him by someone from the brigade."

He was a newly arrived educated youth; if no one in the brigade liked him, who would have given him food?

Wow, that's brilliant! Absolutely brilliant.

Lin Yu wanted to applaud her.

What a thrilling and satisfying case-solving experience!

And she guessed most of it correctly!

Except for the fact that the object of his affections was Lin Yu...

"Um, beautiful, that's me."

"What? Xiaoyu, why are you being so hesitant? Just tell me what's wrong. Do you want me to help you win him back?"

Song Meili rubbed her hands together, itching to make a move.

Lin Yu shook her head and said, "Meili, is it possible that his girlfriend is me?"

"What do you mean 'you'? You're his girlfriend, you!"

Song Meili's eyes widened. "You're his girlfriend! You succeeded?"

Lin Yu covered her mouth, "Keep your voice down, don't let anyone hear."

Song Meili, head to head with her, asked, "You two, are you together?"

Lin Yu nodded, "Yes, I brought him the fish the night before last, and the bowl was mine."

Song Meili gave her a thumbs up, "Amazing, you got her so quickly."

That Su Qing is always acting all coquettish and pretentious, and Gu Zhiqing hasn't even given her a second glance.

Lin Yu nodded. "That's right. My man, why are you looking at other women?"

"Should I continue to monitor him?"

Lin Yu waved her hand, "No need, it's already in my hands."

As they were talking, Lin Yu noticed that Zhang Lili and Yu Haiyang were standing very close together.

He nudged Ou Manqing with his elbow, "Hey, over there, how's it going now?"

Ou Manqing said nonchalantly, "It's probably about time."

Song Meili peeked over and said, "Almost what? Let me tell you, those two, I think they've hooked up. I even saw them sneaking into the cornfield..."

Lin Yu was speechless. "How could you even look at this? Aren't you afraid of getting a sty?"

"What are you talking about? I just saw them walk by, but I didn't see anything."