Chapter 4. A blue-headed fungus has been detected ten miles away from the host. Please…

A square table was placed in the main room.

When Lin Chuntao went in, the whole family of more than a dozen people were already sitting around the table, ready to start their meal.

Seeing Lin Chuntao come in carrying a bowl, everyone's expressions were different. Lin Changhe frowned and asked her, "What are you doing here? Why aren't you eating yet?"

Lin Chuntao glanced at Lin Changhe indifferently, but did not answer. She just looked at the things on the table.

The old lady was already unhappy, and seeing her now only made her angrier.

What are you doing here?

Lin Chuntao glanced at the old lady with a smile and replied, "Just came to see what good things you're eating?"

At this moment, no one was on guard. Lin Chuntao walked sideways behind everyone's chairs and saw a plate of meat patties piled up on the table, as well as stir-fried cabbage, stir-fried melon slices, and a soup of green beans. Next to it, there were golden cornbread buns in a bamboo basket. The surface was very smooth and could be seen to be made from fine flour.

The younger cousins ​​stared intently at the plate of meat pies. Lin Chuntao glanced at it and estimated that each person at the table should have one, as it was cut according to the number of people.

She circled behind the adults, her eyes fixed on the cornbread, making Zhang's heart pound with tension. She had a feeling that Lin Chuntao would snatch the half basket of cornbread. Mentally bracing herself, she watched as Lin Chuntao stabbed her chopsticks into the meat pies, grabbing five or six pieces before dashing away.

After rushing into the next room, he quickly bolted the door. Outside, he heard his aunt and uncle's exclamations, the old lady's curses, and Old Man Lin's angry rant against Lin Changhe for failing to raise his daughter properly.

Seeing Lin Chuntao's series of actions, Lin Chunxing asked, "Sister, what's wrong?"

Lin Chuntao didn't answer, but just smiled and said, "Come on, have some meat pies!"

She then gave one piece to each of her three younger sisters and Pei Ying, leaving her with one and a half pieces, which she kept in her own bowl.

Lin Chuntao didn't find the meat pie particularly delicious, but it was meat after all, and she and her sisters hadn't eaten a piece of meat for several years.

The younger cousins ​​watched with longing, pursing their lips, secretly hoping that Lin Chuntao would share a bite with them.

But Lin Chuntao just smiled and said, "Sisters, ask your mother to save some for you next time. I don't have a mother, so I can only fight for some food and can't share with my sisters."

The younger female cousins ​​were somewhat resentful. Their mother would only give meat pies to her older and younger brothers, never to them.

If they try to steal it, they'll definitely get a beating.

They're not even as good as Lin Chuntao and the others; they don't have mothers, so it's okay if they steal from them.

The three younger sisters were shocked when they saw the meat pie in the bowl. Pei Ying hadn't expected that Lin Chuntao would snatch the meat pie and he would get a share.

The knocking and cursing from outside continued.

"Lin Chuntao! You wretched girl, open the door! Did you eat those meat pies? Give them back to me!"

Hearing the old lady's scolding, Lin Chuntao took a small bite of the meat pie. As expected of something stolen, it actually smelled quite good.

She glanced at Pei Ying and Lin Chunxing, who hadn't eaten and were just quietly watching her, and frowned.

"Hurry up and eat, or you want to give it back?"

After he finished speaking, the group picked up meat patties and put them in their mouths.

Actually, a piece is only about three or four bites, it's a very small piece, you can finish it in one big bite.

Even after eating the meat pie, Lin Chuntao still didn't open the shop. The buckwheat buns weren't very tasty, but they were filling. The wild vegetables were natural, and the potatoes were plain potatoes, so they were all edible.

The cursing outside didn't stop; the old lady was cursing her, wishing she would eat something that would rot her inside out. Lin Chuntao was immune to it.

When the old lady returned to the table, the bamboo plate that held the meat patties was empty, and her two grandsons were grabbing her and crying.

"Grandma! I want a meat pie! I want a meat pie!"

Looking at the people at the table, Tian saw that the fourth son's wife, the second son's wife, and Qian Shi all had oil on their lips, and she was furious. She glared at them fiercely.

But after so many years together, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have become thick-skinned and fearless.

When the children started crying loudly, the old lady said, "Stop crying, eat first, and I'll boil eggs for you both after you finish eating."

Lin Xian'er pouted, "Mom, Jia Bao and I didn't get to eat any meat pies either."

The old lady was furious because she didn't get to eat any either.

But it was her daughter who spoke, so she could only reply in a muffled voice, "Make one for everyone who didn't get to eat a pancake."

People are happy to be able to eat eggs, but those who want to eat eggs after eating meat patties are not in a good mood.

Uncle Lin Changhai looked at Lin Changhe and said, "Third brother, you can't let Chuntao not be taught properly."

Lin Changhe was also helpless. "How else am I supposed to teach her? She's so grown up, and she even has a husband now. Am I supposed to hit her?"

"I'd like to give her away, but I have nothing. What would I have to give her?"

Madam Zhang frowned slightly: "Third brother, Chun Tao is just a girl. Even when she gets married, she can still receive a dowry. Now she's married like this, not only does she not receive anything, but she also expects you to share her things? Nobody in this area shares things with their daughter."

Lin Changhe suddenly realized, "That's right, I was fooled by this brat!"

Miao Feng from the fifth branch chuckled upon hearing this, "Third brother, now you understand, you want to kick Chun Tao out?"

Lin Changhe fell silent. Qian glanced at Miao and said, "Fifth sister-in-law, you really know how to talk. What will the villagers think of your third brother if you kick him out?"

Everyone in the room was preoccupied with their own thoughts. Lin Chuntao, having finished eating, came out from the next room.

She stood at the doorway peeking into the house and met her uncle's eyes. Lin Chuntao asked with a smile, "Uncle, haven't you finished eating yet?"

Looking at her, Lin Changhai saw that she resembled neither the third son nor her deceased mother.

He does resemble Lin Lao Er's tantrums, his squabbling and roguish behavior!

Just like the second brother, he's shameless. He just snatched the meat pie, and now he can come over and talk to me with a smile.

Lin Changhai ignored her.

Seeing her like that, Lin Changhe sternly rebuked her, "Lin Chuntao, who taught you to steal things?"

Lin Chuntao looked at her biological father and found it somewhat laughable. "Dad, your question is ridiculous. Stealing other people's things is stealing, how can eating our own things be considered stealing?"

"I not only want to eat, I also want to wear new clothes."

"Dad, do you know when the clothes I'm wearing were made? They were made a year before my mother died. After she passed away, we never made any clothes again. My cousins ​​all have their mothers taking care of them, and at least they can get a new set of clothes every two years. What about us?"

"We can't let others bully us just because we don't have a mother, can we?"

After Lin Chuntao finished speaking, she sighed before Lin Changhe could even reply: "When you don't have anyone to rely on, you have to find a way."

He then slowly walked away.

Pei Ying and Lin Chunxing walked with her.

With no one around, Lin Chuntao instructed Pei Ying, "If anyone asks about that pot and rice, just say they are yours."

Pei Ying understood Lin Chuntao's meaning.

"Yes, I know."

After dinner, everyone gathered in the courtyard to cool off.

Lin Changhe watched as the old lady went to the backyard, and he followed her furtively.

"Mother, I have to give Chun Tao away, otherwise I won't feel at ease."

The old lady frowned, her face showing displeasure.

Lin Changhe continued, "Dingxiang is having a son this time. If Chuntao, that crazy girl, were to push me with malicious intent, how would I live?"

"She dares?"

"Why wouldn't she dare? Look at how she acts at night, I think she just doesn't want anyone to have a good time."

The old lady's eyes flickered slightly. Perhaps Lin Chuntao in the past really wouldn't dare, but after tonight, she wasn't so sure.

Looking at Lin Changhe, he had a tearful face: "Mother, please have pity on me. My eldest brother, second brother, fourth brother, and fifth brother all have several sons, but I don't have any. Just give her a few pounds of grain and a chicken, and let her move to that dilapidated house at the foot of the mountain. Don't let her stay and harm me."

After all, he was her son, and the old lady had no choice but to say, "We'll talk about it tomorrow."

Why tomorrow?

Lin Changhe pressed for answers, but the old lady rolled her eyes and ignored him.

Now that Lin Duo'er is ready to get engaged in two years, the old lady thinks Lin Changhe is out of his mind if he separates them now.

Furthermore, she also wanted to ask the village head if the marriage certificate could be changed to change Lin Chuntao to Xian'er.

She needs to find a way to keep her daughter at home.

*

Lin Chuntao was exhausted that day. Even though the bed wasn't very comfortable, she fell asleep soon after lying down.

At 1:15 AM, the moon was still hanging high in the sky.

The first rooster crowed from outside.

Then Lin Chuntao heard a string of cold words.

"Hello host, the check-in system is now activated. We have detected green-headed fungus ten miles away. Please proceed there."

"Hello host, the check-in system is now activated. We have detected green-headed fungus ten miles away. Please proceed there."

"..."

Lin Chuntao was awakened by the broadcast and was in a daze for a long time. Signing in...the system?

She was very familiar with this; it often appeared in novels. Was this God's compensation to her?

Her lucky charm arrived, albeit late.

"Do I get paid after signing in?"

After asking the question, Lin Chuntao only received a cold reply: "No."

Perhaps seeing her so dejected, the system added, "But the host can earn points by checking in at the designated location, and these points can be redeemed for items."

"Let me see what I can exchange for."

"Because the host has zero points, the panel cannot be viewed. Please go there as soon as possible."

Lin Chuntao looked at the arrow pointing in front of her, stretched, and sat up.

Even a fly's leg is meat. Signing in can't be converted into money immediately, but mushrooms can be taken away and sold for money. It's not far from the county town.

As Lin Chuntao sat up, she realized that since the Lin family hadn't rejected the Zhang family, the Zhang family would come to propose marriage today as agreed.

What if the Zhang family arrives before she returns from the mountains? Wouldn't it be very dangerous for the sisters to be at home?

Thinking this, she nudged Lin Chunxing next to her.

Lin Chunxing woke up groggily and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong, sister?"

"Wake up my sister, let's go pick mushrooms."

Lin Chunxing nodded, and Lin Chuntao tiptoed over to call Pei Ying.

Pei Ying sat up abruptly after being pushed, and Lin Chuntao said in a low voice, "It's me, Lin Chuntao."

"We're going into the mountains to pick mushrooms, do you want to come?"

"Now?"

"Um."

Pei Ying nodded. "I'll go."

Lin Chuntao said in a low voice, "We're not home, let's hide the pot and rice in the straw."

"I hid it last night."

After Pei Ying got up, Lin Chunxing also woke up Chunhe and Duo'er. The group tiptoed downstairs, carried baskets on their backs, and headed out towards the mountain.