Lin Yihui poured the crayfish into the wooden basin and was about to return the bucket to Wen Xi when he turned around and saw Wen Xi standing there in great fear, her eyes looking as if she were staring at something terrifying.
He followed her gaze and instantly understood. He quickly put his hands on Wenxi's shoulders and turned her around so that her back was to the jujube tree.
Seeing her pale face and the fine beads of sweat on her forehead, Lin Yihui quickly lowered his voice and coaxed her, "It's alright, it's alright..."
Wenxi rubbed her arms in despair, as if the insects had crawled all over her body. She was very brave and not afraid of earthworms or cockroaches, but she was terrified of these green, prickly insects. Even if they just fell on her and didn't prick her, she would still get covered in welts.
Moreover, the leaves of that jujube tree were covered with them, making her scalp tingle and her body hair stand on end.
She had no idea how Lin Yiwan's family lived under the jujube tree. Weren't they afraid of getting bugs all over their bodies, causing them to itch and hurt?
Seeing Wen Xi's tears welling up in her eyes, Lin Yihui said, "It's alright, it's alright, I'll take care of it in a bit."
Even a scorpion could scare her like this, how is she going to live in the countryside from now on?
Wen Xi realized that their actions were somewhat ambiguous, and then blushed and took a step back. "Brother Lin, thank you, I'm fine now."
When Lin Yiwan and her second and third brothers entered the room carrying things, they saw Wen Xi and her eldest brother standing very close together. After handing the things to her second brother, Lin Yiwan hurriedly ran over and pushed Lin Yihui away, saying, "Big brother, are you bullying Xiaoxi?"
"Yiwan, Brother Lin didn't bully me. I was just scared, and Brother Lin was just comforting me." Wenxi picked up her two wooden buckets and left quickly.
Lin Yiwan's yard is really scary; there are so many stinging caterpillars.
Lin Yiwan looked at her older brother. Although his complexion was a yellowish wheat color, it wouldn't be noticeable if he blushed. However, his complexion was darker than usual, clearly indicating that he was blushing. Lin Yiwan asked with amusement, "Big brother, have you taken a liking to Xiaoxi? If you have a liking for Xiaoxi, I'll help you pursue her!"
Lin Yihui was taken aback, then shook his head, "No, I just see her as a little sister!"
Although Wenxi is very beautiful and kind, she is too delicate and not suitable for him, nor can she shoulder the responsibility of supporting the family.
His job dictates that he will have to neglect his family. After fulfilling his duties to the country, he will not be able to fulfill his duties to his family. Therefore, his partner must be strong and capable, able to take care of his parents and family, and also able to support his family.
Wen Xi is afraid of even insects. If they were really together, he wouldn't be able to concentrate on his work. It would be a burden for him, and he would never allow himself to be in such a dilemma.
Even if he never gets married, he will never leave the job he loves.
"Really?" Lin Yiwan stared at her older brother with amusement.
"Of course it's true. If I took a fancy to someone, I would definitely bring them back to my nest." Lin Yihui turned around and went back into the house somewhat awkwardly. After a while, he came back with a bamboo pole and said, "Let's knock off all the leaves first, so that the insects on them will fall off as well."
Wen Xi returned home and asked Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue to deliver the remaining crayfish to Lin Yiwan's house, while she started making lunch. Since they were going to eat crayfish at Lin Yiwan's house in the evening, they would still have lunch at their own home.
After having lunch at home, the three of them went to Lin Yiwan's house to learn how to prepare crayfish. When they entered Lin Yiwan's yard, they saw that the jujube tree by the well had no leaves left, and a thatched shed had been built there. Wenxi immediately felt bad. If she hadn't been frightened by the tree full of caterpillars, the jujube tree probably wouldn't have met such a fate!
But when she saw that tree full of caterpillars, her scalp tingled. She wasn't the type to scream, and even when she was scared, she wouldn't scream like others. Instead, her scalp tingled, and she nearly collapsed.
“Xiaoxi, come here, I’ll teach you how to cook crayfish, so you can catch and eat crayfish more often.” Lin Yiwan picked up a dark red old crayfish and said, “First, use scissors to cut off the crayfish head along this line, so you won’t get pinched by the crayfish. Then pull out the shrimp vein, just pinch it at the tail and you can pull the shrimp vein out. Then just brush the outside of the crayfish a few times.”
"Okay, I know what to do." Wen Xi walked over and sat down, reaching out to grab the crayfish from the basin, but the live crayfish were all waving their large pincers, making it impossible for her to grab them.
She was at Lin Yiwan's house, so it wasn't appropriate for her to take the gloves out of the system's inventory to use.
"I'll take care of the first step, you guys handle the rest." Lin Yihui brought a chair, sat down next to Wenxi, and then began to process the crayfish. He cut off half of the crayfish's hard heads and then threw the processed crayfish into the empty basin next to him.
After he cut out a bowl of crayfish, Wenxi started removing the shrimp veins. After all, she had never processed crayfish before. At first, she was a little clumsy, but she quickly got the hang of it.
Wen Xi and Lin Yiwan were responsible for removing the shrimp veins, while Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue were responsible for scrubbing the crayfish with straw brushes.
After a while, Lin Yiwan's second brother, Lin Yifeng, and third brother, Lin Yilin, came over to help. Wen Xi was quite surprised that Lin Yiwan's family was all gathered together. She wondered what the reason was for this gathering. Thinking of this, Wen Xi asked in a low voice, "Brother Lin, is there something going on in your family today?"
"Today is Yiwan's birthday," Lin Yihui said.
Wenxi suddenly realized, "I knew it! If there wasn't anything going on, why would the Lin family go to such lengths to hold a party? Even Lin Yihui, who was in the army, came back. I guess Lin Yihui specially saved his vacation for this time of year to celebrate Lin Yiwan's birthday!"
Fortunately, she had some items in her system's inventory. She would pick out a birthday gift for Lin Yiwan when she got back, otherwise she would feel really bad about showing up empty-handed for dinner.
Thinking of her second brother, who had been so good to her, Wenxi felt a little dazed. She hadn't heard from him for half a year, and she wondered if her parents and second brother were particularly worried and if they were asking around for news of her.
Or have they been misled by the eldest sister's words and are extremely disappointed in her?
Wenxi had been trying to contact her family for a long time and had never stopped writing letters home, but her family had never received any letters and didn't know where her older sister got such a large network of connections and influence.
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