The shiitake mushrooms were planted by Lin Tonglai and Zhao Xiaolian when Lin was alive. They were planted deep in the mountains, in a wooden hut. After the mushrooms grew, someone had to guard them, otherwise they would be stolen.
Lin Shanlai and Zhao Xiaolian used to live in the mountains, and selling dried mushrooms was an important source of income for their family. Who would have thought that Lin Shanlai would lose his life while going to the city to sell mushrooms?
Lin Xiazhu felt that she had returned too late after being reborn, and was destined not to be able to save her father's life.
“Yeah, I’d forgotten about it if you hadn’t mentioned it, sis,” Lin Chacha said, stomping her feet a few times. “Oh dear, it really breaks my heart. No one’s been watching over it for so long, a lot of the mushrooms must have been stolen. That’s money!”
Perhaps because she was still young, Lin Chacha was initially heartbroken and cried her heart out when Lin Shanlai died. But after just over a month, all she cared about was money.
However, staying in the mountains isn't just for a day or two; it's for several months until the mushrooms are almost all picked before you can leave.
Lin Xiazhu hasn't started school yet, but she'll definitely be starting first grade in the second half of the year. She doesn't want to be like she was in her previous life, waiting until she was ten years old to start first grade, when all her classmates would be younger than her and they would laugh at her again.
Since she has to go to school, the tuition fees definitely need to be taken care of, as well as her living expenses during her school years and the living expenses of her three younger sisters are all urgent matters.
Before heading into the mountains, she needed to prepare some things. Although she was several times stronger than in her previous life and fully capable of protecting herself, her younger sisters were still small, and she certainly wouldn't be able to take care of them if they encountered danger.
Hearing her older sister say that so many things needed to be prepared, Lin Chacha was puzzled. "Sister, we're both strong. I don't think there's anything to be afraid of."
Yes, Lin Chacha is also naturally stronger than the average person. This is a superior gene inherited from her ancestors, which is said to have been passed down through several generations.
Going back at least five generations, the Lin family produced several female ancestors with innate superhuman strength. Look, they were all women. This superhuman strength was strangely passed down to women, not men.
For several generations afterward, no one had been born with superhuman strength. The Lin family thought the gene had disappeared. Unexpectedly, it was passed down to Lin Xiazhu and Lin Chacha. Lin Xiazhu's strength increased several times over due to her rebirth.
If it weren't for this divine power, Lin Xiazhu and Lin Chacha might have had an even worse life in their previous lives.
Why do I say that?
Because in her previous life, Lin Xiazhu had a very bad life in her stepfather's house after her mother changed families. Her stepfather had a daughter, and with the four sisters, her stepfather and her mother later had a son. There were too many people in the house, and her stepfather had a lot of complaints and wanted to drive Lin Xiazhu and the others away.
But Zhao Xiaolian refused. She said that Lin Xiazhu and Lin Chacha could work and support themselves, so she forced the two sisters to earn money, otherwise she would not let them go to school or eat.
At that time, Lin Xiazhu was only thirteen years old and Lin Chacha was eleven. What way could these two skinny girls possibly make money? After thinking it over, they could only return to Linjia Village and go deep into the mountains to look for opportunities.
After crossing countless mountains, in the deep forests where even adult men dared not venture, they actually found a valuable treasure: two century-old ginseng roots.
Unfortunately, they only brought back one ginseng plant in the end, because they were attacked by wild boars on the way and accidentally fell off a cliff. Lin Chacha broke her leg and became a cripple.
Lin Xiazhu's left eye was injured by a tree branch, resulting in blindness in one eye.
That incident left a deep psychological scar on Lin Xiazhu, and she could not forget it for the next twenty years. Every time she dreamed of that scene in the middle of the night, she would wake up in a cold sweat.
"Sis, what's wrong?"
Lin Chacha waited for a long time but her sister didn't reply. Instead, she stared blankly into space, her eyes filled with a chilling and frightening gaze, which startled Lin Chacha.
After calming down, Lin Xiazhu suppressed her anger and comforted her, "It's nothing. I just feel that no matter how strong we sisters are, we are still children under ten years old. How can we withstand a large beast? We still need to take safety precautions."
The wild boar that harmed the sisters in their past life is finished.
The next day, Lin Xiazhu went into the city and brought back a lot of things.
Her three younger sisters excitedly gathered around when they saw the large snakeskin bag she brought back.
"We didn't buy any food, we don't have enough money. Next time, I'll definitely buy you some good food when I go to town," Lin Xiazhu said confidently.
The three little girls pouted, fearing that it would be the same next time. Their family was poor, dirt poor, and they didn't want to be too young to understand.
In the past, their parents never brought them any good food when they came to the city. Now that their father is gone and their mother seems to be acting strangely, their eldest sister is barely able to take care of herself, so how could she possibly buy them food?
"Sister, what's the point of buying all this stuff? Why don't you buy some meat and vegetables? We'll be eating plain rice tonight." Lin Chacha scolded her older sister in a tone that sounded like she was a spendthrift woman.
"Don't make a fuss, I have my own plans. You'll see when the time comes. We can't stay here any longer. We'll go up the mountain in a few days when the weather clears up."
It's been drizzling for the past few days. Holding an umbrella feels unnecessary, but not holding one means getting your clothes wet, which is quite annoying.
After deciding on the date to go into the mountains, Lin Xiazhu discussed with Yan Xin, "...Think it over carefully, whether you want to stay here by yourself or come into the mountains with us."
"I'm not going anywhere, I don't want to stay here, I want to go home." Yan Xin is now unable to communicate normally and is making unreasonable demands all day long.
Whatever.
Lin Xiazhu ignored her and started packing her things. She didn't know how long she would have to stay in the mountains. If she couldn't find what she wanted, she might have to stay for several months.
Bring all your daily necessities so you don't have to come back to get them later.
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