"So, you mean... I need to make time for cultivation?"

"Yes, An'an. I can give you a mnemonic; you can study it when you have time."

“…Okay, sure.” Lin Anshu nodded.

Unbeknownst to her, she had embarked on the path of cultivating immortality.

That's outrageous!

In this modern world, which isn't some cultivation world and doesn't have abundant spiritual energy, can she succeed?

Pshaw, she hasn't even tried yet, how could she back down?

She endured the painful process of marrow cleansing, so why would she be afraid of a mere cultivation?

Yes, she can definitely succeed!

Lin Anshu puffed out her cheeks to encourage herself.

"An'an, come out quickly, your Uncle Jian'an is here in his little excavator."

"Dad's here."

"Uncle, you're here! Come in and have some water." Lin Anshu greeted the visitor warmly.

"I'm not drinking anymore. I'll just go get to work. It's five acres of land; I probably can't finish it in a day."

"How is the labor cost calculated?" Lin Anshu asked.

“My relationship with your dad speaks for itself, why would I need wages?” Zhang Jian’an waved his hand.

"That won't do! You have a good relationship with my dad, so I can't possibly take advantage of you."

“You have to pay others to do the work, it doesn’t make sense for my uncle to work for free.”

"Uncle, just give me a small discount for my dad's sake, okay?" Lin Anshu grinned.

"Ah, Vivian, your second daughter seems like a completely different person after she went out to work for two years."

"Alright, I'll put it this way."

"When I go out to work for others, I usually earn about 700 yuan a day, including both machine and labor costs."

"Give me whatever you think is appropriate!"

"Give me whatever you think is appropriate. Whatever it is, that's all you'll get," Mr. Lin said.

Rural people do mostly manual labor.

Not to mention, his friend is always a hard worker and never slacks off.

It wouldn't be appropriate to give too little money.

"No, no, no, it's all agreed that Er Yatou will get a discount, we can't go back on our word."

"How about this, you can just give me three hundred," Zhang Jian'an suggested.

"Uncle, this discount is huge! I can't let you miss out."

"I'll give you six hundred."

"I'll use the remaining hundred to buy some cold dishes with braised pig's head and some Xiaolang liquor. When we get back, you and Dad can have a couple of drinks together."

"You silly child..." Zhang Jian'an couldn't help but feel very happy.

Even if Lin Weiyan's second daughter really gave him three hundred yuan, he would still work diligently.

Who would have thought this girl would be so eloquent? It made the listener feel quite comforted.

Hehe, no wonder she's Lin Weiyan's daughter, she's been taught so well.

They are not greedy for small gains at all.

After a brief exchange, Zhang Jian'an was taken to the fields by Lin's father to work.

Lin Anshu also went to the field to take a look, and then came back to carry her basket and prepare to go up the mountain again.

As soon as she stepped outside, she heard Xu Yi's voice.

"Anshu, where are you going? Up the mountain?"

"Yes, that's right."

"I'll go with you!" Xu Yi said, and without waiting for Lin Anshu's reply, she turned around and ran back to her own home.

"Huh?"

"Let's go!" Soon, Xu Yi, with her big, dark eyes blinking, came over carrying a shovel.

"No, I have to go tell your mother first," Lin Anshu said.

"My mom? She agreed!"

“My mom said that as long as Sister Anshu doesn’t mind me, she’ll feel at ease if I follow you.”

“I just went home to get the shovel, I already told her that.”

"If you don't believe me, I'll call her out."

After saying that, Xu Yi shouted, "Mom, Mom~"

Not long after, Liu Meiling, who lived diagonally across the hall, hurriedly came out.

"Xiaoyi, what's wrong?"

"Mom, please tell Anshu, did you agree that I can go up the mountain with Anshu?"

"Okay, little Yi, be good."

"Hey An'an, if you're busy, just go ahead and do your thing. You don't need to bother with Xiao Yi."

"Although this child is a bit clingy, he doesn't have any bad intentions."

"You go ahead, I'm keeping an eye on him." Liu Meiling reached out to pull Xu Yi.

"No, Auntie, you've misunderstood."

“I think Xu Yi is quite well-behaved. She works very hard and is very diligent when she goes up the mountain with me.”

“I was afraid he left with me without telling you, and you would worry if you couldn’t find him,” Lin Anshu explained.

She was overjoyed that Xu Yi was helping her.

“Before he ran away, he told me that he wanted to go up the mountain with you to dig for wild vegetables.”

"I agreed."

"As you know, there aren't many people left in the village these days."

"The children have all gone to school, and the adults are all busy with their own things."

"He gets really bored staying home all day by himself."

"You take him out for a walk every now and then, and you don't mind him. Your aunt is very grateful to you," Liu Meiling said, looking at her.

Many children in the village call Xu Yi "big fool" when they see him, and some even deliberately tease him.

Even many adults would occasionally joke about Xu Yi or look at him with pity.

However, Lin Anshu treated Xu Yi, her family member, the same way she treated everyone else.

They even took Xu Yi to dig up some delicious wild vegetables.

This touched her deeply.

She wished she could give Lin Anshu money every day, just to thank Lin Anshu for being willing to take Xu Yi out to play.

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