With them acting like this, Qin Shi didn't dare to eat the egg anymore and wanted to pass it to the old lady. The old lady glared at her and scolded her, "I don't need an egg."

Qin blushed and didn't know what to do.

Xu Dashi smiled and said, "Second Aunt, grandma is worried about you and wants you to recuperate."

Qin had no choice but to eat the egg.

Xu Lanyin went to the east wing to feed Xu Lanting noodles. The aroma of the fried egg and mushroom noodles made her mouth water, and her stomach became even hungrier, but she couldn't say she wanted to eat. Everyone blamed the original owner for the mess this family had made. Now that she was in this body, she had to bear the brunt of the original owner's punishment.

Xu Lanting also heard what was said in the upper hall and said, "Sister, please eat too. I can't eat so much." He spoke in a very low voice for fear of being heard.

Xu Lanyin shook her head and said against her will, "I'm not hungry."

Xu Lanting had a small appetite and was sick, so he only ate half an egg and a few mouthfuls of noodles. Xu Lanyin took the remaining eggs and noodles to the main room.

Old Mrs. Xu snatched the bowl and placed it in front of Xu Dashi, saying, "Dashi, eat this."

Xu Dashi blushed and said with a smile, "Zhou boy, you lost so much blood today, eat more."

Xu Lanzhou hurriedly said, "Brother, you have worked hard, please eat more."

Old Lady Xu made the final decision. "Dashi, take care of Ting, you're strong enough to handle it. But Zhou is too young to survive the illness. If he falls, who will the family rely on? We can't rely on that silly girl, right?" She added, "Zhou, don't go to the fields for the next two days. Rest at home. Let Dashi help you with the chores in the fields."

After the meal, after seeing off Grandma Xu and her grandchildren, Xu Lanyin and Xu Lanzhou collected the dishes and went into the kitchen. Xu Lanzhou, somewhat embarrassed, lifted the lid of the pot, took out a boiled pheasant egg, handed it to Xu Lanyin, and blushed, yelling, "I didn't want to give you this stupid idiot. My mother made me cook it secretly." After that, he stormed out of the kitchen.

Xu Lanyin looked at the eggs and really had no appetite to eat them.

She washed the dishes, went into the east wing and said to Xu Lanzhou, "You should take my little brother to sleep with me. I need to feed him water and wipe his sweat at night. I'm afraid you won't wake up."

Xu Lanzhou thought about it and realized that the early autumn nights were already chilly, and he slept soundly. If his younger brother sweated and didn't wipe it off in time, it would worsen his condition. So he didn't argue anymore and let Xu Lanyin carry his younger brother to the west room.

Xu Lanting is very thin and looks light in my arms.

Xu Lanyin wiped his body with hot water and fed him a bowl of medicine. Today, the little boy was not as distant from her as he was yesterday. He clung to her like a baking oven.

Starlight streamed through the small window, illuminating the room hazily. Xu Lanyin stared at the dark ceiling. She had only been in this home for a few days, and while the family seemed indifferent to her, they were actually kind. Especially when she was close to this warm little body, her heart softened.

In her previous life, she lived to be 33, and should have been married and a mother. But she ignored her parents' advice, unable to resist eavesdropping on the other man's thoughts on every blind date. Unfortunately, she encountered many strange men. On their first or second dates, some wanted to touch her breasts, some imagined her like a celebrity, some compared her to several girlfriends, some complained she wasn't thin enough, some complained about her plump nose, some imagined kissing positions, and one even imagined her running naked... In short, each idea was more bizarre than the last, making her unbearable.

Just as her parents worried, her "mind-listening" skill harmed her. She never got married, had very few friends, and died young.

From now on, unless it is necessary, listen less.

Now that she has come to this family, even though the original owner has done so many wrong things, her family is still unwilling to push her into the fire pit.

For the sake of her life and the lives of her family, she had to break up with Gu Wangchen quickly, and it would be best not to resort to methods that would destroy both sides. Although she hated the mother and son and was unwilling to let them go easily, she considered her current strength and realized that forcing them would only lead to greater losses...

Xu Lanyin suddenly thought of the small wooden sign and the small wooden box. Seeing that the little boy was asleep, she got up and searched the whole room in the starlight, in the dressing box, in the kang cabinet, and under the mattress. She searched the whole room but couldn't find them, so she had to go back to sleep on the kang.

She didn't sleep well all night. She got up to wipe Xu Lanting's sweat, fed him water three times, and collected two urinations in the urinal.

The next day, the little boy's fever dropped a little compared to the day before, which made Qin and Xu Lanzhou feel relieved.

After breakfast, Xu Lanyin compacted the herbs, tied them with ropes, and filled baskets with them until she could hold all the herbs she and the original owner had collected. When the two brothers weren't paying attention, she secretly stuffed the small package containing the dowry into the bottom of the basket.

Xu Lanzhou reminded him, "We have Gastrodia elata and snake skin this time, so we can sell them for more money. I know what I'm doing, so I won't let that old woman cheat me out of my money again. Use the money to buy some pork liver and lard, and some red dates. The doctor said that mother and younger brother should eat more dates."

In the past, if he had nothing to do, he would always find an excuse to go with them, but today he was not feeling well, and the silly girl seemed to have really seen through the true colors of Gu Wangchen and his mother, so he decided to believe her for once.

Xu Lanzhou handed Xu Lanyin two boiled sweet potatoes and the eggs she hadn't eaten last night. This was her lunch. Xu Lanyin took it and took it out again when no one was paying attention.

She wanted to have a meal in the county town. It wasn't that she was greedy, but she wanted to see what the modern tastes were like and see if she could make money selling recipes. In time-travel farming stories, the heroines often made their first fortune selling recipes. It was old-fashioned, but it paid off quickly.

She was not a chef in her previous life, but because she liked to learn how to cook and make snacks from her mother, she has several specialties.

Nanping County is located in the southeast, eight or nine miles from Xiaozao Village. A short walk east of Xinghua Village leads to the county's west gate. Sanshi Town is five miles east of Xiaozao Village. My family usually buys things in town, as it's closer and cheaper. But when selling things, we prefer to go to the county town, where we can get a better price.

As Xu Lanyin reached the edge of the village, she saw Gu Pozi standing at her door, looking towards her with an expression of uncontrollable joy on her face. Xu Lanyin pretended not to notice and walked towards the front of the village.

Xu Lanyin knew that, if anything unexpected happened, Old Lady Gu would shamelessly come to her and ask for money and things when she returned. Even if she had argued with her yesterday, she would think she regretted it. Perhaps she would even think that she had rushed to the county town to sell herbs today just to make money quickly and win her over.

What a weirdo, he always bullies honest people.

Xu Lanyin snorted and said, "Just wait patiently."

Walking south from the village for a little over half a mile, you'll reach Baisha River, where a bridge spans. Crossing the bridge, on the left, is Xinghua Village, where the heroine Su Qing's farm is located. Most of the farmland in Xinghua Village and several neighboring villages belongs to the Su family, totaling two thousand acres.

Xinghua Village, as the name suggests, is home to many apricot blossoms. In spring, the apricot blossoms bloom together, and the beauty is as beautiful as clouds falling into the world.

Xu Lanyin had been thinking, while reading the book in her previous life, how even the heroine's farmhouse had to be described as more beautiful than other places, just to suit the scene. Although it was late summer, with no flowers or fruit to be seen, the sight of so many apricot trees made her imagine how beautiful it must be in spring. It seemed the author wasn't completely scatterbrained after all.