Lin Weiming wore a bitter expression, but he still couldn't stop his wife from locking the remaining ninety-seven taels of silver in a chest after they finished shopping.

I bought this lock after Lin Wanyue reminded me to.

"Son, I'm warning you." Liu Junlan held Lin Wanyue and looked at Lin Weiming with a scrutinizing expression. "Don't you dare hide any money from me. If you have any left, hand it over right now!"

"No more, really no more!" Lin Weiming's face was full of grievance, and he really didn't dare to take out the two copper coins he was standing on.

Today, he already lost three copper coins just to buy rice cakes for Lin Wanyue.

Now that the family has finally accumulated so much money, his mother and wife won't let him touch it.

Xuefu locked the fabric and silver into the box, her face beaming with an unstoppable smile.

She knew that Wanwan must be a fairy from heaven, able to bring back such a big ginseng after just one trip to the mountain, and sell it for so much money in the county town!

As long as their family treats Wanwan well, they will definitely have a good life in the future.

"Are you hungry, Wanwan? How about I make you some meat soup?" Xuefu said gently with a smile.

"Howl!" Lin Wanyue nodded quickly.

While she was taking a shower, she quickly went to the villa and grabbed several bags of candies of various flavors, as well as a large bag of spices.

It contains various spices such as star anise, which make the stewed meat taste delicious.

Lin Wanyue handed the braising ingredients to Xuefu.

But Xuefu showed no surprise, nor did she ask where the thing came from. She simply smiled and said, "Wanwan wants to eat braised pork, doesn't she? Mother will make it for you."

Lin Wanyue hugged Xuefu's leg, her eyes sparkling: "Mommy, you're so good to Wanwan."

“I am your mother, so naturally I will treat you well.” Xuefu gently touched the grass ointment mark on her forehead.

In the evening, the family ate white rice and braised pork, and everyone ate until they were full.

Lin Wanyue also secretly gave one piece to Laifu.

"It's not sweet enough. I think it's not as good as candy. That little cake you gave me last time tasted pretty good too," Laifu told her after trying it.

Lin Wanyue understood: Lai Fu's only criterion for judging food was whether it was sweet enough?

After finishing his meal, Lin Weiming distributed the contents of his basket to the children.

Brush, ink, and paper—there was no inkstone, so these items were naturally given to the eldest brother, Lin Zhongyuan, who loved reading and was quite talented.

Unfortunately, his family was too poor to send him to school in the town or county.

As for not buying an inkstone, it wasn't that they weren't available in the county town, but rather that Lin Weiming was reluctant to spend the money. He felt he could simply buy a tile or grind one out at home with a stone.

Lin Wanyue felt that she had seen through her father's stingy nature, so she didn't insist. She just planned to rummage through her inventory and find something simple and unpretentious to give to her older brother.

The remaining snacks were shared among everyone.

"Dad, I want this!" Lin Zihan pointed at the remaining jujube cake, extremely anxious, afraid that his second brother Lin Zheyun would snatch it away.

Lin Ziqiu originally wanted the osmanthus cake, but his third brother preferred the jujube cake, so the jujube cake was definitely tastier!

He immediately changed his mind: "Dad, I want this too."

"I'm fine with any of them, they all taste delicious." Lin Zheyun is tall and gets hungry quickly. Seeing so many delicious pastries, sweet and fragrant, things that his family usually can't even afford during the New Year, he felt like he wanted to reach out and grab them.

There was only one piece of jujube cake left, and neither of the twins was willing to give it up.

Lin Weiming, with a headache, could only pick up his knife.

Upon seeing the knife, the two brothers finally calmed down a bit and dared not say another word.

Lin Weiming cut the jujube cake into two pieces with one stroke, giving one piece to each of them.

"Anyone who dares to speak again will be out of a job. You all ate quite a bit anyway." Lin Weiming said, brandishing a knife with an air of authority.

Lin Zihan and Lin Ziqiu finally shut up, but they still looked at each other with resentment as they gazed at the jujube cake in each other's hands.

Before going to sleep, Lin Zhongyuan walked up to Lin Wanyue and said sincerely, "Sister, thank you."

"?" Lin Wanyue raised her head, seemingly puzzled.

Seeing her adorable little face, Lin Zhongyuan smiled and ruffled her hair, making it all messy. "Dad certainly isn't that thoughtful and considerate, to think of buying me things."

Although he didn't know his sister's background, he already considered Lin Wanyue as his own sister.

No matter where his sister came from, he will be a good older brother and protect her!

"You're welcome." Lin Wanyue grinned.

Laifu really did a great job this time, getting to eat several large bags of candies with different flavors.

It had never known that candy could come in so many flavors, not to mention the sweet and sour ones, there were even salty candies!

There are also those candies that feel cool as soon as they enter your mouth, like they'll bite your tongue.

Laifu thinks all kinds of candy are delicious. He is not afraid of getting cavities at all, and he will put the candy into his mouth as soon as he grabs it.

That night, Laifu stayed on the roof of the Lin family's house. Everyone was asleep, but it didn't forget to stuff candy into its mouth, crunching away happily.

Fortunately, most people can't hear it, otherwise they would be driven crazy by its noise all night.

Unfortunately, Lin Wanyue was the one who could hear.

…

When Lin Wanyue woke up the next day, she had huge dark circles under her eyes, which startled Liu Junlan.

"Wanwan, what's wrong with you? Didn't you sleep well last night?" Liu Junlan noticed that Lin Wanyue was tossing and turning and couldn't sleep last night, but she didn't know why.

Lin Wanyue pouted unhappily, looked at the roof, and said somewhat sullenly, "There are rats stealing our food!"

"A rat? Don't be afraid, Wanwan. I'll have your dad go up and take a look! And while he's at it, he can fix the roof a bit more." Liu Junlan quickly told Lin Weiming to get a ladder and go up to take a look.

Rats are not uncommon in the village, but what if they scare her precious granddaughter?

Lin Weiming didn't take it seriously when he heard there were rats in the house, but the roof did need some repairs, so he obediently brought over a ladder and casually climbed up to look around.

Unfortunately, Lai Fu overheard Lin Wanyue calling him a rat and was furiously jumping up and down.

"I kept an eye on your house last night, not a single mouse dared to come near! You're basically insulting me."

Lin Weiming picked up the somewhat rotten reeds with his hands and threw them away. Suddenly, he felt that the back of his hand was grayish-white. Before he could feel anything strange, he suddenly felt a sense of suspension beneath his feet.

He couldn't see it, but Lin Wanyue clearly saw that Lin Weiming had accidentally bumped into Laifu.

Lai Fu is an unlucky fellow. The black aura he breathes is enough to bring bad luck, let alone directly touching it!

That would be even worse.

The ladder that had been used to climb to the roof cracked, and Lin Weiming fell heavily backward.

"Father..." Lin Wanyue exclaimed in surprise.