Chapter 74 The Lies He Sold Believed by Himself

After finishing a bowl of steaming hot braised pork noodles, Xiao Qi felt a warm sensation all over his body, so comfortable that every pore on his body opened up.

"Little sister, you came all this way tonight just to bring me this hairpin?"

Chen mentioned that Lin Yuesha had almost never left the village, and his sudden development of such excellent cooking skills was probably due to his extreme hunger.

Xiao Qi tried his best not to dwell on the details; they were unimportant.

"Yes and no."

The hairpin was exchanged for silver and given to Chen Shi. Lin Yuesha brought over spiced melon seeds and sugar shortbread. Originally, she had thought of having the family make some roasted peanuts, but since Chen Shi was alone, she might not be able to manage.

"Big brother, I'm going to start a business and make money."

When Lin Yuesha talked about her collaboration with the Jiang family, she embellished the details and tried to minimize her own presence.

"I was thinking, if we can make spiced melon seeds, then it would be even better to make some salty peanuts as a snack with drinks."

As Jiang Huai said, the barbarian people cannot live without alcohol, so if there are ready-made snacks to go with the alcohol, they will definitely be able to open up sales channels.

"These were all your ideas?"

Xiao Qi was shocked again. He wasn't someone who hadn't seen much of the world, yet he was still taken aback several times by Lin Yuesha.

"Yes, I've thought about it before, but I don't have that many sunflower seeds and seasonings at home to waste."

Fearing that her stepson would become suspicious, Lin Yuesha had already prepared a flawless explanation. She portrayed herself as a talented but unappreciated foodie, but her family was too poor to allow her to continue her charade.

After arriving at the Jiang family, where they were not short of money and did not restrict her, Lin Yuesha was finally able to showcase her talents.

Lin Yuesha herself believed the lie she told.

"Brother, try it and see if it's delicious!"

Lin Yuesha took out the food she had brought and let her stepson try it one by one. The spiced melon seeds, with their salty and savory taste, were indeed tastier than the ordinary roasted ones.

"tasty."

Xiao Qi tapped Lin Yuesha's forehead with his finger and said with a smile, "This little girl has a talent for food. I'll take some time these next few days to go back to the village and tell my mother how to make it."

Making some snacks before the New Year is a small business, but it can still earn you some money.

Xiao Qi wasn't short of money, but he couldn't attract attention and couldn't easily show it off. Besides, he really couldn't stand his family's situation anymore.

"We can also make roasted peanuts, but Mom is too busy, so let my eldest uncle's family do it."

Lin Yuesha consulted her stepbrother's opinion. Her maternal uncle's family had treated her very well, but she and Xiao Qicai were now family.

The death of Chen Dahua was a huge blow to the Chen family. When her cousin Chen Lin lost his job, the Chen family was in even worse shape.

Find some work for the Chen family so they won't overthink things and can alleviate their pain appropriately.

"I have no objection, it's only right."

The method was Lin Yuesha's, so Xiao Qi naturally supported it. He carefully recorded the methods for making spiced melon seeds and roasted peanuts and found them to be very simple.

Whether it tastes good or not depends on a few key seasonings.

"I estimate I can make a profit before the end of the year, and then I'll start building the house after the new year."

Lin Yuesha was in high spirits. If the food wasn't popular with the people, it didn't matter. She would find another way to make money.

"Okay, I'll save money with you, brother."

Xiao Qi had always felt that Lin Yuesha was a bit strange, and now he realized it. The little girl had a kind of tenacity and vitality. No wonder she didn't suffer any losses when she went to the Jiang family. On the contrary, she thrived.

The brother and sister dreamed about the future for a while, then Lin Yuesha fetched hot water to wash up and prepared for bed. She had just come out of the kitchen when she saw a white shadow flash by.

If the first time you saw the white figure was just an illusion, then what did you say just now?

Lin Yuesha's hand holding the basin of water trembled, and she almost screamed.

Xiao Qi had just heard his subordinate's report when he stepped outside and saw his younger sister standing there, looking dazed with fear on her face.

"Big brother, I saw a white shadow!"

Lin Yuesha threw down the basin of water and grabbed Xiao Qi's sleeve as if she had grasped a lifeline.

Before, she might have been an atheist, but ever since the miraculous event of time travel happened to her, Lin Yuesha has come to believe in ghosts and gods.

Although the misunderstanding was cleared up after she was frightened by Jiang Baozhu at the Jiang residence, the shadow in her heart has not yet disappeared.

"It's cold, don't stand in the yard, let's go back inside."

With his sleeve being pulled, Xiao Qi stared at his arm for a long time, his expression one of utter disbelief. He was most averse to physical contact with others, and he had just used all his strength to prevent Lin Yuesha from being thrown out.

"Big brother, did you see a white figure? Is this place haunted?"

Lin Yuesha drank a large cup of hot water, which calmed her down a bit. She shivered a couple of times and asked tentatively.

Ghost? Where did this ghost come from?

After a moment of contemplation, Xiao Qi realized that Lin Yuesha was referring to his subordinates.

"You mean a white shadow?"

Xiao Qi deliberately drew out his voice, looking as if he was slow to realize what was happening.

"Brother, you've met him before?"

Lin Yuesha began to imagine that this courtyard belonged to her stepbrother. Why would she give it to him instead of living in a perfectly good courtyard? It certainly wasn't just for helping him copy a few books.

Most likely, the gentleman moved away because he learned that the courtyard was haunted.

I heard that if the courtyard is abandoned, those ghosts will become even more unscrupulous. They need to find someone with strong yang energy to live there, also to look after the house.

"Big brother, am I right?"

After Lin Yuesha finished speaking, Xiao Qi almost spat out his water. He realized that his little sister not only had a talent for cooking, but also a special fondness for making up stories. The stories were so intricate that they could be written into novels and sold.

There was a white shadow in the courtyard, which Xiao Qi couldn't explain. The key point was that the little girl had seen that guy twice, so he definitely couldn't fool her.

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