The next day, Lin Rui went out before dawn.
Li Town is quite far, about fifteen miles away. Lin Rui already has experience in selling snails, so Lin Xiaoxiao didn't go with him. She just lay on the bed and took another nap.
Lin Xiaoxiao was woken up by a knock on the door. As soon as she opened it, Qiangqiang's mother, who was standing at the door, asked, "Xiaoxiao, what time is it? Aren't you going to sell snails today?"
They were all at the entrance of the village, waiting to go sell snails with Lin Rui.
She had been waiting all morning, but the brother and sister still hadn't come out. She couldn't wait any longer, so she came here.
I never expected that Lin Xiaoxiao was still sleeping.
Lin Xiaoxiao blinked, looking innocent, "My brother has already gone!"
"Gone?" She had been waiting at the village entrance since early morning, but hadn't seen anyone. "What time did he leave?"
"They left before daybreak. Selling things isn't a casual market, so who wouldn't go? Auntie, you should go too! Everyone who bought snails will be home for lunch soon."
"Hey hey, what's going on here?"
Before Qiangqiang's mother finished speaking, she had already run away, slapping her thigh.
After breakfast, the little kid ran out to play. Lin Xiaoxiao had nothing to do, so she continued to make underwear.
The two pairs she made before were very successful. They were very comfortable to wear and the one with the smaller breast pocket also fit her well. She planned to make two pairs for each of her elder and second brothers. It would be much more convenient when she had enough money to buy a sewing machine in the future.
Time passed quickly when working. When Lin Xiaoxiao finished sewing two pieces of underwear, it was noon. She was thinking about what to eat for lunch when two people came into the room.
As soon as Qiangqiang's mother entered the house, she started arguing with him, saying, "Xiaoxiao, we've been standing on the street all morning, but no one has come to buy. No one has even asked about the price. Are these snail sales a scam?"
Coming with her was Xu Cuifen's mother, Zhang Xiu, who was also furious.
"Where did you hear that snails can be sold for money? No one buys snails. Isn't this harming people?"
From yesterday to today, everyone put down their work and went out as a family to catch snails and sell them for money, but they haven't seen a penny so far. Could it be that they have been fooled by this girl?
"You guys are the ones who want to touch the snails. I didn't tell anyone to touch the snails."
These two people are powerful people in the village. Pretending to be pitiful in front of them will not gain sympathy, so Lin Xiaoxiao doesn't waste her efforts.
"You..." Qiangqiang's mother was so angry that her expression was distorted. "You did this on purpose, didn't you?"
"Auntie, you shouldn't say anything careless." She would not take the blame for offending the whole village.
Qiangqiang's mother was about to curse, but Zhang Xiu pulled her back and winked at her, "Forget it, it's noon, the kids are out of school, go back and cook!"
This girl jumped into the river some time ago. Cuifen said that when she was washing clothes a few days ago, she ran into this girl trying to jump into the river again. She didn't know if she was possessed by an evil spirit. I hope something really happened to her and she blamed them in the end.
Qiangqiang's mother was very angry, but after thinking about it carefully, she realized that she was indeed wrong in this matter. Besides, Lin Xiaoxiao seemed to have a good relationship with the village chief's family recently, and it would not be good to make a big fuss.
After leaving Lin Xiaoxiao's house, she couldn't help but spit at the door. "No wonder my parents died early. Maybe it was her fault. She's not a good person at such a young age."
Zhang Xiu curled his lips and said, "Sooner or later, you will be punished for doing such a wicked thing."
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard someone call out, "Auntie."