Chapter 58: The Bai Family Has Targeted Us Again

Wang Dani turned around and looked at the mother and daughter with a puzzled expression, and asked, "What are your relationship with Bai Zilin? I know Bai Zilin; he's our neighbor."

The Bai mother and daughter exchanged a glance. Bai Zimei grabbed Wang Dani's hand and said sweetly, "Big sister, so you know my older brother. Bai Zilin is my older brother, and this is my mother. We got separated from my brother on the way to escape famine. We are now living in Sandaohe Village. Which village are you from, young lady? Is my brother doing well?"

Wang Dani was completely confused. They were Bai Zilin's family, but her mother said that Bai's parents were dead. What was going on?

"Are you Brother Bai's mother and sister? But Brother Bai said... his family is all dead?"

Bai Wangshi's eyes darted around, and she stepped forward tearfully, saying, "Oh dear, it's a misunderstanding! My son must have mistaken us for dead. We just got separated, we're not dead. Girl, please tell me, where does my son live now?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Dani realized that this was the situation. They were Brother Bai's family, so she had to curry favor with them. Thinking of this, she immediately and enthusiastically grabbed Bai Wangshi's hand: "So that's how it is, Aunt Bai. Brother Bai lives in Erdaogou Village now. He's our neighbor. Do you want to go find him now? I'll take you there."

Bai Wangshi nodded with an awkward smile. She looked at Bai Zimei and said, "Daughter, let's go later. Your father doesn't know we've found your eldest brother yet. Let's go home first and tell your father, and then we'll come to find your eldest brother together."

Bai Zimei naturally understood the meaning behind her mother's words. She looked at Wang Dani and asked, "How is my older brother doing in the village now? Has he been allocated a house yet?"

Wang Dani said with a silly grin, "Of course we'll split it! I have some good news for you all. Brother Bai's family is building a new house. Yesterday, he went up the mountain and hunted a wild deer. He sold it for a lot of money. Hehehe, blah blah blah..."

Wang Dani spoke with great enthusiasm, making the Bai mother and daughter's eyes light up.

Liu Ye ran quite a distance before realizing that Wang Dani hadn't followed. Oh no, Wang Dani hadn't caught up. Would she have said something to the Bai family mother and daughter? Oh dear, if only she had dragged Wang Dani along with her. Oh well, what's meant to be will be. She'd better hurry home.

Before going home, she had to do some chores. She took the basket off her back and put it on the ground, opened the bag of rice and flour, and with a wave of her hand, put about 5 jin of flour into the flour bag. She did the same to the rice bag, putting in 5 jin of rice as well. OK, even if the sky falls, she can't miss her meal.

When Liu Ye got home, she told Bai Zilin that she had run into his mother and sister. Bai Zilin didn't show much emotion on his face, and his voice was very calm: "It's okay, let them know if they want to. If they're not afraid of getting beaten up, let them come and make a fool of themselves."

Seeing that Bai Zilin wasn't worried, Liu Ye was even less worried: "Brother Bai, I'll go cook. I bought a lot of things today. I'll make you something delicious in a bit. It's almost noon, shouldn't Liu the bricklayer and the others be home for lunch by now?"

Bai Zilin said with a smile, "The bricklayers don't go home for meals; they bring their own food. They'll eat and then continue working. I'll help you with the fire. I can't really help much over there. That's the advantage of renting out the house." Bai Zilin and Liu Ye went to the kitchen to cook.

In Sandaohe Village, the Bai family mother and daughter returned to their dilapidated house and immediately reported Bai Zilin's current situation to Bai Shuisheng.

"My lord, Zilin hunted a wild deer and sold it for a lot of money. He's building a big house now. We must hurry and go find him."

After Bai Wangshi finished speaking in a loud and boisterous manner, she looked at Bai Shuisheng with a face full of anticipation.

Bai Shuisheng leaned lazily against the wall and snorted coldly, "Hmph! That beast has grown too big for his britches. He has money but won't let us spend it, and he won't let us live in the houses he built. You're just wasting your time thinking about it, and you might even get beaten up. I'm not going!"

Bai Zimei panicked upon hearing this: "Father, let's go find our eldest brother! If he has money but doesn't let us spend it, who will he spend it on? That big idiot? You didn't see it, even that big idiot is wearing new clothes now, better than me. She must be spending our eldest brother's money!"

“We can’t let our eldest brother’s money go to that fool. Father, as long as you and Mother sincerely apologize to our eldest brother, he will definitely forgive you. Didn’t he come back last time? Go and beg him again, kneel down before him… he will definitely forgive you like last time.”

Bai Zimei rubbed her stomach in grievance: "I really want to eat meat. I haven't had a full meal since I left home. Now I don't even dare to poop completely. Dad, let's go find my older brother."

Bai Wangshi hurriedly said, "Husband, let's go find Zilin. This time, I will not only kneel down to him, but I will also kowtow to him. I will not get up until he accepts us. He lives in the village now. People have dignity, and trees have bark. How can he have the nerve to make things difficult for us again? Aren't you afraid that the villagers will laugh at him and gossip about him behind his back? They could drown him with their spittle. Nobody knew him on the way we fled the famine. Nobody knows how he treated us. This time it's different."

After carefully considering Bai Wangshi's words, Bai Shuisheng felt they made a lot of sense: "Alright, let's give it a try."

Bai Zimei's eyes darted around, and she said with a mischievous grin, "Why don't I go and tell the Liu family? Maybe they're looking for that big idiot too."

Bai Shuisheng squinted and said, "I think you're just bored. Why would the Liu family want to find a big idiot like her? They should invite her back and treat her like an ancestor. Get lost, go up the mountain and dig for wild vegetables, you worthless piece of trash!"

Bai Zimei shrank back after being scolded, and unwillingly took her basket to the mountain to dig for wild vegetables.

After Liu Ye and Bai Zilin finished lunch in Erdaogou Village, Bai Zilin went back to his house to watch the workers work. After cleaning up the kitchen, Liu Ye had nothing to do, so she carried a basket on her back, picked up a kitchen knife, and decided to go and see the mountain land that had been allocated to them.

She soon arrived at the foot of the hillside. The village chief's son said that from this hillside to that hillside was her and Bai Zilin's ten mu of mountain land. It looked like more than ten mu. The land was full of miscellaneous trees and weeds. It had to be cleared before planting trees. It was quite a big project.

She and Brother Bai definitely couldn't finish the work on their own, so they would have to hire workers. It seemed like they couldn't build a house in winter, so she would ask Liu the bricklayer when she got back. If they were free in winter, she would have them clear the land.

Seeing that there were still wild vegetables in the ground, Liu Ye dug up a large handful and threw them into her basket. She could stir-fry them or mix them with other dishes for dinner. In her previous life, these wild vegetables were a delicacy. They were quite expensive, whether bought online or in supermarkets, costing several tens of yuan per kilogram.

When Wang Dani returned home, she told her about her encounter with the Bai family mother and daughter. Aunt Wang was stunned: "Really? I knew it! How can a whole family die at once? It turns out it was all a misunderstanding."