Chapter 23 Thoughts

Lin Qi blinked, the familiar figure was still there, "Brother~"

The man who was originally looking at the house suddenly froze and turned around, "Qiqi!"

The two walked towards each other quickly, and Lin Qi soon fell into a warm embrace.

"I'm sorry, brother, you've suffered." Brother Lin's voice was choked with sobs.

"It's not bitter." Lin Qi said. She wiped her tears on Brother Lin's chest, then smiled and left his embrace. "It's good here."

Brother Lin's eyes were red. "It's my fault. I'll give you my job. You go back to Zhoucheng and I'll go to the countryside."

"No." Lin Qi refused without even thinking. She lifted the bucket up and said, "Look, little shrimps."

It was then that Brother Lin noticed what Lin Qi was holding. When he saw the small fish and shrimp in the bucket, he was surprised and said, "So it's really like what you said in your letter, eating fish and shrimp every day."

"Yeah." Lin Qi nodded. She put down the bucket and dustpan and rolled up her sleeves. "Look, you've gained weight."

Half a month passed, and the wrist, which used to be only a layer of skin and seemed like it would break if bent, now had a thin layer of flesh. It was no longer sickly white, but a bright white color that exuded a healthy glow. Because of the flesh, it looked even more tender.

"Look, face." Lin Qi pinched her face and found that her face had grown a little fatter.

Brother Lin touched her wrist, then her palm, and after finding no calluses there, he pinched the face that appeared in his dreams almost every day.

In his dream, she kept crying, crying so much that his heart almost broke.

"Yes, I've gained some weight." said Brother Lin.

Because Brother Lin was there, Lin Qi prepared dinner more carefully. She increased the number of dishes from the usual two to three, a shrimp cake, a plate of cold wild vegetables, and a wild vegetable soup, and the portion of each dish was sufficient.

I'll ask Xu Hexiao tomorrow to see if he can get some meat, Lin Qi thought to herself.

Lin Qi was cooking dinner and her elder brother Lin was helping her. Her elder brother Lin was talking about things at home and Lin Qi was listening and responding from time to time.

When dinner was ready, Ming Kangjian and others came back.

When they saw the strange man at the educated youth point, all six of them were stunned.

"The team leader said that someone had come to our youth cadre site, but he didn't say that the person was so handsome." Zhao Yi exclaimed.

Brother Lin is about 1.8 meters tall, with a square face, thick eyebrows and big eyes. He not only looks heroic, but also very upright.

"Hello, my name is Lin Mo, and I'm Lin Qi's elder brother." Brother Lin introduced himself.

"You are Lin Qi's elder brother?" Gan Tian couldn't believe it. "You came to see Lin Qi, but didn't they say that Lin Qi was abandoned by her family?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere on the scene suddenly became a little awkward.

"I didn't throw it away. I wanted it myself and went to the countryside." Lin Qi couldn't remember how many times she explained this, but no one believed her.

Brother Lin smiled bitterly, "It was our mistake."

As for what the mistake was, Brother Lin did not elaborate, as family disgrace should not be made public.

With Brother Lin joining in, the dinner became more lively than usual. Ming Kangjian and Jian Yi kept calling him Brother Lin, and they felt like they had met too late.

Brother Lin was also happy to talk to them and asked them about Lin Qi's daily life. When he learned that Lin Qi only had to cut grass for pigs for half a day, he finally felt relieved.

As long as I don’t suffer too much.

"Qiqi earns few work points, so I will mail her food from Zhoucheng, or give her food coupons and money so that she can buy the food herself. I won't take advantage of anyone else." Brother Lin said.

As soon as Brother Lin said this, everyone present felt a little embarrassed. Normally, they often brought up Lin Qi's two work points every day.

"Lin Qi didn't take advantage of us. In fact, we took advantage of Lin Qi. She picked wild vegetables and caught fish and shrimps every day, and we ate every meal of hers." Ming Kangjian said embarrassedly.

Brother Lin was a little surprised. When he saw Lin Qi nod, he believed that what Ming Kangjian said was true.

Brother Lin asked about Lin Qi's daily life and asked the Anliang Brigade. Only after confirming that no one bullied Lin Qi did Brother Lin feel relieved.

As for Luo Laizi, no one present mentioned him tacitly.

After dinner, Ming Kangjian and others took Brother Lin to take a bath in the river. Lin Qi had taken a bath at the educated youth center and did not go. She stayed at the educated youth center to sort out the things that Brother Lin brought.

Brother Lin brought her a lot of things, including her winter thick clothes, a new quilt weighing eight kilograms, two pairs of cloth shoes, a pair of plastic boots, five kilograms of Fuqiang flour, three kilograms of noodles, ten kilograms of corn residue, and a bag of White Rabbit candy. In addition, there was a small black package. When Lin Qi opened it, she found that it was something she needed for her period.

Lin Qi's face felt a little hot. She was almost seventeen years old, but her period had not come yet.

Will there ever be such a thing again in this life?

Lin Qi put the small package in the corner.

Having thick clothes and thick quilts saved Lin Qi a lot of trouble. What she was worried about now was her family. Her eldest brother brought her so many supplies. Would there be famine at home?

Lin Qi thought about it and decided that she had to prepare some more things and ask her eldest brother to take them back when he returned.

Brother Lin and Ming Kangjian squeezed together for a night, and the next morning, he followed Lin Qi to the mountain to cut grass for pigs. With him, Lin Qi didn't need to carry a backpack, and his walking speed increased a lot.

"Your body seems to have become more coordinated." Brother Lin said.

Lin Qi hummed heavily and smiled, "Because, exercise."

Not only did her body become more coordinated, but her stiff tongue also became softer. The original owner hadn't spoken for sixteen years, but when she came, her body was almost useless. She had been nursing for half a year, and now there was a significant improvement.

"Why didn't you exercise when you were at home?" asked Brother Lin.

Lin Qi shook her head. "It's better here. Exercise."

Hearing this, Brother Lin sighed, "Have you decided not to go back?"

"No." Lin Qi said firmly.

"If you don't want to go back, then don't go back. Just stay in the countryside and don't make yourself too tired. Your brother will support you." Brother Lin rubbed her head.

Lin Qi didn't respond. A direct rebuttal would only make her brother worry. It would be better to accept her brother's things and mail more supplies back on weekdays.

After cutting grass for the pigs in the morning, Lin Qi took her brother to the river to catch fish in the afternoon.

This time, she didn't catch small fish, but only big ones. She caught six carps, each weighing about two kilograms.

When Brother Lin saw Lin Qi's skill in catching fish, he was so surprised that he was speechless. How come his sister looked so clumsy on weekdays, but she was more flexible than the fish in the water?

After catching the fish, the two took a bath and then walked back to the educated youth site.

Brother Lin was responsible for killing the fish, while Lin Qi put the rice in to steam first.

"I'll go pick the ginger and garlic." Lin Qi instructed.

Brother Lin knew that the vegetable garden was just outside the house, so he waved his hand and said, "Go ahead."

The ginger and garlic had only been planted for more than ten days. Thanks to Lin Qi's irrigation ability, although they were still a little small, they were barely edible.

Lin Qi picked up a handful of ginger and a few garlics, and when she looked up, she saw Xu Hexiao not far away. Xu Hexiao was hiding in the bushes and waving at her.

Lin Qi walked straight towards him, "Why are you here?"

"I just went to the mountains to check the trap I dug before, and there were three pheasants in it. I knew your brother was coming, so I brought them here to add to your dish." Xu Hexiao said.

The Anliang Brigade was very small, and suddenly a stranger came, especially since this person was the brother of the little fool Lin Qi. This matter spread throughout the brigade in just a few hours.

When her brother came, he didn't dare to meet him, but as a good friend, he also wanted to do his best, so after work in the afternoon, he hurried to the mountains.

He took a shortcut, ran there and ran back, still breathing heavily.

Lin Qi looked at the boy's wet hair and the sweat that kept flowing down, and her heart seemed to be torn open, "Thank you for your hard work."

Xu Hexiao smiled, "It's a small matter, not hard. I'll go first."

His sister only said she was going to pick ginger and garlic, but in less than ten minutes, she brought back three pheasants with beautiful hair. Brother Lin was shocked, "Where did they come from?"

"Someone else gave it to me." Lin Qi said.

Brother Lin narrowed his eyes, "Why would someone give it to you?"

Although my sister is thin and looks small, her skin is white and her facial features are one in a million beautiful. It is hard to guarantee that there will not be people who will not despise her reputation for being stupid and come up to her.

"I gave the fish and he gave the meat." Lin Qi said.

"I see." Brother Lin said this, but he was still worried, "Who is he?"

"A child." Lin Qi's face was calm, without a single flaw.

"Child?" Brother Lin was surprised. "Children can hunt?"

Lin Qi shook her head, "I don't know."

At this point, Brother Lin was finally relieved. It seemed that it was just a transaction.

There were fish and meat tonight, and everyone had the most sumptuous meal since they came to Anliang Brigade.

"Brother, why don't you not leave?" Ming Kangjian said.

Jian nodded in agreement, "Brother, if you don't leave, Qiqi will find ways to prepare delicious food for us every day."

Brother Lin shook his head, "I have to go. I only asked for four days off, so I have to go back the day after tomorrow."

"The day after tomorrow, so soon!" Lin Qi was reluctant.

"I'm not a formal employee yet, and I can only take four days off because of my father's consideration." Brother Lin said.

Lin Qi thought, there was only one day left, and it was too late to prepare more things for her brother. But it didn't matter, she could mail it.

Thinking that her elder brother would be going back tomorrow, Lin Qi also asked for leave.

Today she took Brother Lin into the mountains to pick wild fruits.

"Is it dangerous in the mountains?" This was Brother Lin's first time here, but he was leading the way for Lin Qi.

"It's not deep, so it's not dangerous." Lin Qi said.

“Sometimes it’s not the animals that are dangerous, but people. Don’t go deep into the mountains when you are alone.” Brother Lin warned in a serious tone.

Lin Qi nodded, and silently transmitted the supernatural power to a jujube tree five meters away.

"Go over there." She pointed to the right.

On the right is a huge rock, behind which is a jujube tree, with so many fruits that the branches are bent. Not far from the jujube tree is a small patch of wild grapes, each of which is shiny black and very tempting.

Brother Lin was shocked, "So many wild fruits!"

Lin Qi smiled and quietly held onto the boulder with her hands to support her weak body.

With Brother Lin around, Lin Qi did not climb up the tree or do anything else. He just waited under the tree, watching his brother pick grapes and then pick jujubes. He was still not satisfied until both baskets were full.

"I finally understand why you don't want to go home." said Brother Lin.

Lin Qi just smiled without saying anything, eating the grapes in small bites. The wild grapes grown with supernatural powers were very sweet.