Chapter 120: Her Blessing

The Anliang Brigade does not have many people, but has quite a few children. Especially in the past two years, there have been more than twenty new-born babies.

First, Luo Wei and other children of a few years old came to wish Lin Qi a happy new year, followed by some teenagers, and later some one year old or even a few months old. These children who could not walk yet were carried and hugged by their older brothers and sisters. They did not understand anything, but they were led by their older brothers and sisters to kowtow to Lin Qi.

Lin Qi looked at these children, their faces wrinkled by the cold, their cracked and dirty little hands, their clothes with countless patches, which had been worn day after day without being changed and washed, and their original appearance could no longer be seen...

These children looked at Lin Qi timidly. They seemed to be aware of their own "greed". They avoided her eyes and their faces turned red like monkey butts.

"Grandma said that we should all kowtow to you." said a big boy.

Lin Qi didn't say anything, and didn't even ask why. She didn't care whether the children were big or small, she gave them the same things.

Although many children came, none of them came repeatedly. All the children took something and left.

In the end, Lin Qi actually had some stuff left over.

Lin Qi glanced at Luo Wei who was standing by. She poured all the biscuits, candies and dried fruits together, then handed the bag to Luo Wei, "Go under the banyan tree and distribute these to grandparents, uncles and aunts."

"Have you distributed all of them?" Lowe asked.

"Give it all away." Lin Qi said, "The bag is my reward to you. Go home after you've divided it up. You don't need to come here to report."

"Lin Qi, I thought you would keep me for dinner." Luo Wei looked towards Lin Qi's yard. "The food smells so good. Aren't we good friends? Why are you driving me away?"

Lin Qi: “…”

Lin Qi felt guilty.

"Forget it, I don't blame you. Too many people came to your house today, and there was not enough food and meat, so you didn't keep me." Lowe looked sympathetic, but then he became sad again, "But I always felt that I was your best friend, and I was closer to you than those people inside."

Lin Qi: “…”

I'm not close to any of you.

"So, Lin Qi, why don't you let those people go back and just treat me to a meal." Luo Wei said seriously.

Lin Qi: “…”

Are you guys here to eat at a big restaurant today?

"I've never smelled such delicious food!" Lowe said again.

Lin Qi's mouth twitched, "You're not going to give up if you don't stay for dinner today, are you?"

"Lin Qi, today is the first day of the Chinese New Year. You can't get angry. It will affect your luck in the coming year." Luo Wei was still a little scared. "Everyone wants to come to your house for dinner to share in your good fortune."

"I can't afford to hire so many people." Lin Qi said expressionlessly.

Seeing Lin Qi soften, Luo Wei immediately said, "One bite per person will be enough. Everyone said that we can bring our own food."

Lin Qi was so annoyed that she waved her hand at him and said, "Come over after you divide the things. Anyone who wants to come can come, but I won't take care of them."

"Okay, I'll go inform everyone right away."

Lin Qi walked back to the yard with a wooden face.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling bad because you paid too much money?" Luo Cheng asked.

Luo Dali also came up and asked, "How much has been sent out?"

Lin Qi shook her head. "It's not about money. It's about everyone wanting to come to my place for dinner."

Luo Dali, Luo Cheng and others' faces changed instantly, because that was the meal they had worked so hard to prepare.

"I'm going to the mountains to get a pig." Lin Qi said, and with a flash of her figure, she disappeared from the spot.

Everyone present was dumbfounded.

"Is this Lin Qi's true speed?"

“What a master!”

"She said she was going to get a pig?"

"If more people come, do we need to cook more rice?"

"Put more sweet potatoes and pumpkins in there. The sweet potatoes and pumpkins grown by Lin Qi are delicious anyway."

"Use both the large iron pot and the large aluminum pot to cook."

Lin Qi went to the planting area and caught a sow. The taste of a sow was not as good as that of a castrated boar, but there were no castrated boars in the mountains. If she really took a castrated boar back, Lin Qi's pig farming in the mountains would be exposed.

Lin Qi caught a sow that had given birth to piglets. It looked very big, weighing more than 200 kilograms.

Generally speaking, sows have a stronger smell and their meat is tougher. However, the sows that were raised by eating the plants that Lin Qiyi could produce did not have the disadvantages of ordinary sows.

Although Lin Qi had never eaten it, she was sure that the pork tasted good.

After taking a sow, Lin Qi thought for a moment and then grabbed a sheep. The sow and the sheep together weighed a total of 500 kilograms.

That should be enough. Lin Qi wasn't sure.

On the other side, Xu Hexiao, who had just returned from herding cattle, took a bath, changed his clothes, and walked towards Lin Qi's house. Before he reached the gate of Lin Qi's house, he heard a voice coming from inside.

There were both men and women, and it seemed quite lively.

Xu Hexiao paused, undecided whether to continue moving forward.

At this time, someone else was walking towards Lin Qi's house.

"Xu Hexiao, what are you doing here? Why don't you go in?" the captain asked Xu Hexiao.

Xu Hexiao turned around and saw the captain holding a pot in his arms. He also saw the deputy captain beside the captain holding a basket with two plates in it. The plates were filled with something that he couldn't tell what it was, but he could only vaguely tell it was some kind of meat. Puzzles flashed in his eyes, "What are you doing?"

"Come to Lin Qi's house for dinner." The captain said as a matter of course.

Xu Hexiao: "Why?"

"Why? Everyone comes if they want to." The captain narrowed his eyes slightly, "Why, only you can come, but we can't?"

Xu Hexiao: "........."

How would he say yes?

"What are you doing here? Why don't you go in?" Lin Qi appeared quietly, holding a pig in one hand and a sheep in the other.

"Wow, there is such good stuff!" The captain couldn't take his eyes off the sheep.

"No one in our brigade raises sheep. Sheep are rare, especially ones this big. This is the first time I've seen one in all my years." The deputy captain swallowed his saliva. A man of such an old age was staring at a sheep and was greedy.

Xu Hexiao took the pig from Lin Qi's hand and said, "Is it heavy? Don't stand here, send them in first."

Lin Qi hummed, "A lot of people are coming to our house for dinner today, so you might have to work a little harder."

"It's not hard." Xu Hexiao shook his head. "How do you plan to eat?"

"Braise the pork with spices and roast the lamb." Lin Qi said.

"Didn't you eat enough yesterday?" Xu Hexiao was worried that she would get angry.

"Not enough. It's so delicious." Lin Qi licked her lips.

Xu Hexiao's eyes were filled with doting, "If you want to eat it, I'll bake it for you next time."

Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao walked towards the yard while chatting.

The captain glared, "They are really becoming more and more blatant."

The deputy captain agreed, "We just rely on the fact that we can't do anything to them."

When Xu Hexiao and Lin Qi entered the yard, Luo Cheng and the others froze in their tracks, looking up with horrified expressions in their eyes.

How long has Lin Qi been gone?

Ten minutes, or twenty minutes?

How long does it take for most people to reach the mountains? Three hours!

Everyone suppressed their fear and focused their attention on the prey.

"Oh, we're in for a treat tonight." Luo Cheng rolled up his sleeves and called to the kitchen staff, "Bring some hot water."

The others came to their senses and got busy.

Xu Hexiao tilted his head to Lin Qi and said, "Go back and change your coat. Leave the rest to us."

Lin Qi nodded and went back to her room obediently.

In the corner, Luo Dali nudged Luo Qingbai with his arm and said, "Give up. You are not young anymore. When you visit relatives these days, go and see more people. You can settle down this year."

Luo Qingbai shook his head, "Let's talk about it later. I have her in my heart, and it's not fair to other girls."

The joining of Xu Hexiao made the atmosphere a little strange. The people of their Anliang Brigade always had two attitudes towards Xu Hexiao, either bullying him severely or staying away from him without even looking at him. Cooking together or even having a table to eat together was not possible.

This is the first time this has happened.

As they worked, they secretly looked at the eldest grandson of the Xu family. The Xu family had voluntarily handed over all their land and shops in exchange for a few years of stability, but in the end they still couldn't escape the fate of being labeled as one of the five black categories. When they were very young, Xu Hexiao was high above them, and they didn't even have the qualifications to say a word to him. Later, he became one of the five black categories, and their parents warned them not to associate with him, so they were strangers to Xu Hexiao.

Taking a closer look now, he discovered that the eldest grandson of the Xu family had the most handsome appearance in the world, with starry eyes and sword-like features, and tight skin without spots. His forearms could be seen through his rolled-up sleeves, and the muscles of his forearms were beautifully defined, not too bloated, nor too thin, having just the best-looking proportions.

Two years ago, she was skinny, poorly dressed, and had no sense of existence. Two years later, she has grown into a tall, strong, handsome, and shabby-dressed girl, but she has an innate noble air...

What caused him to change like this?

Lin Qi?

Xu Hexiao is more familiar with Lin Qi's home than Lin Qi herself. He knows every item in Lin Qi's home and uses them with ease.

At the beginning, Luo Cheng and his friends were in charge of cooking, but gradually, Xu Hexiao became the head chef, and the others became assistants. Looking at his skilled appearance, it was obvious that he cooked a lot on weekdays.

When Lin Qi came out of the room, the two captains called her over and the three of them started chatting by the fire.

"When will this corn be harvested?" asked the team leader.

Lin Qi calculated in her mind, "Ten days later."

The team leader looked at the green corn, and the two men looked at each other. If it were summer, it would take at least twenty-five days.

"We have corn planted in the yard, so don't eat there today. Let the team members come over and take the vegetables and go back home to eat," said the captain.

The vice-captain also meant this, "Just give each person a bite."

Captain: "But you have to distribute them to them, Lin Qi."

Lin Qi: “…Why?”

The deputy captain said: "Everyone now thinks you are blessed. You share it with everyone, and everyone also benefits from your blessing."

Where did this rumor come from?

Lin Qi frowned, "Abolish feudal superstitions. Have you forgotten?"

The captain and deputy captain looked confused. "Did we say anything just now? We didn't say anything."

Lin Qi: “….”