Lin Youfu rolled his pipe and said, "Why would Lin Chuan buy that stuff? He even pays five cents a pound. Is there some kind of free lunch?"
They heard the news, but clearly didn't believe it.
Lin Caifeng became anxious, "Dad, I just saw it. Lin Chuan took a lot of money and gave it to me directly. He took more than ten yuan each."
Wu Chunhua walked over. "What? More than ten yuan?"
“That’s right!” Lin Caifeng tugged at Wu Chunhua’s sleeve. “Mom, think about it, what can you do to earn more than ten yuan?”
Zhou Xiuying sat on the kang and said, "So much money, let's give it to them too. Don't we have some in our cellar?"
Wu Chunhua pondered for a long time, "Let's not give it away, who cares about those ten-odd yuan!"
Zhou Xiuying slapped her thigh and said, "You, the second son's wife, you're always going against me! You have money but you don't take it. What are you trying to do!"
Wu Chunhua glared at Zhou Xiuying, "Do you think Lin Chuan will give us money? Dream on!"
After saying that, she went out.
Zhou Xiuying was trembling with anger and went to scold Lin Youfu, "Youfu, aren't you going to do anything about your wife!"
Lin Youfu took a couple of puffs of his pipe, then said timidly, "Mother, how can I manage? Besides, Chunhua is right, will Lin Chuan give us any money?"
He didn't want to offend either side.
As a result, he offended both sides.
In Linchuan, people were bustling about, and every household in the village was sending him small potatoes.
It's usually one or two sacks.
Soon, the cellar and barn were filled with small potatoes.
Lin Chuan saw that it was about time, so he took the sign back and looked at the few people queuing behind him, saying, "We'll only accept these people today, no more coming."
The villagers who were last in line were very happy, feeling that they had gotten a good deal.
Lin Caifeng stood at the gate of the courtyard and saw everyone counting money in their hands with smiles on their faces. She was extremely anxious.
Around noon, Lin Xinglong sneaked back from outside.
Lin Caifeng perked up immediately, "Brother, Lin Chuan is buying small potatoes, five cents a pound. Mom and the others aren't going, let's go deliver them!"
Upon hearing that there was money to be made, Lin Xinglong and Lin Caifeng went down into the cellar to start loading.
Wu Chunhua and the others saw the brother and sister making a fuss, but no one said a word.
Wu Chunhua regretted her words as soon as she finished speaking. So many people had taken money. If Lin Chuan also accepted their money, wouldn't that be turning waste into treasure and getting ten or so yuan for free?
Lin Xinglong and Lin Caifeng carried a sack of potatoes. The two of them don't usually do any work, but it took them a lot of effort to get the sack of potatoes onto the cart.
The two of them happily pushed the cart to Lin Chuan's doorstep, only to find that the sign at their door had been removed and no one was there.
Yuanbao was biting its neck at the door, looking fierce and menacing.
Lin Xinglong and Lin Caifeng were so frightened that they didn't dare to approach.
Lin Caifeng called out into the courtyard, "Big brother, it's me, Caifeng."
Lin Chuan was inside the house reconciling accounts with Xu Chunmai when he heard a dog barking. He looked outside and recognized Lin Xinglong and Lin Caifeng.
Lin Qingyou was about to leave when Lin Chuan stopped him, saying, "Dad, I'll go."
He said he wouldn't accept it today, and that's final. Otherwise, if he accepted their share, others would come to deliver, and it wouldn't make sense to refuse.
Many things require adherence to principles, and exceptions should not be made arbitrarily.
Seeing Lin Chuan come out, Lin Caifeng quickly waved to him, "Big Brother."
"Brother, I heard you're buying small potatoes, so I quickly got a sack and brought it over to you."
Lin Chuan showed no mercy whatsoever, "Hurry up? I've been collecting them all morning, and you call this 'hurry up'?"
Lin Caifeng was somewhat embarrassed when she was exposed, but money was the priority.
"Big brother, you know I don't usually do much work, I'm a bit slow," Lin Caifeng said with a grin. "Big brother, please weigh us quickly."
Lin Chuan said directly, "We're not accepting it today. You can take it back."
Lin Caifeng's smile froze on her face. "Big brother, what did you say?"
"I've already taken down all the signs. I've collected enough today, so I'm not collecting any more," Lin Chuan repeated, a rare occurrence for him.
Lin Xinglong immediately flew into a rage, "What right do you have? You think you can just refuse to accept ours? I think you're targeting us, that you don't want to accept ours. Why do you accept everyone else's but not ours?"
Lin Chuan glanced at Lin Xinglong. He knew that it was no use for him to explain; his family would definitely think that way.
"Yes, I'm targeting you. I don't want to accept your money. Sue me wherever you want!"
After saying that, Lin Chuan went back into the house and ignored them.
Lin Xinglong cursed outside, "Lin Chuan, you shameless bastard! You've lived off our family, you're heartless, you ingrate! Now that you can make money, you run away, and you're still targeting us every day, you..."
Before he could finish cursing, a basin of dirty water was splashed out of the yard.
The freezing water soaked Lin Xinglong completely.
Lin Chuan shook the basin in his hand. "Hey, you're still here? You've taken up the spot where I was pouring water."
Lin Xinglong's words came to an abrupt end.
A gust of wind blew by, chilling him to the bone, making him shiver all over.
He wanted to open his mouth to curse again, but as soon as he opened his mouth, the mud and sand from his nose went straight into his mouth, making him feel nauseous. He spat and spat for a long time.
Xu Chunmai stood at the door, watching this scene with her mouth agape.
Lin Chuan walked in and reached out to push Xu Chunmai's chin up, saying, "It's so windy, don't make your stomach hurt."
Xu Chunmai blinked, then burst out laughing, "What are you talking about?"
Lin Chuan laughed.
Xu Chunmai stared intently at Lin Chuan; her man was becoming more and more handsome.
It's so captivating that you can't take your eyes off it.
If Lin Qingyou and Zheng Yumei hadn't been there, Xu Chunmai would have really wanted to... kiss her man right now.
Thinking of this, Xu Chunmai's cheeks flushed.
"You...you splashed water all over Xinglong, is that alright?"
Lin Chuan stroked his chin. "I just didn't have any manure in my hand. Otherwise, I would have just thrown a head full of manure at him and made him spew filth from his mouth."
Xu Chunmai burst out laughing, "This...this works too."
"Of course, there's no need to be polite with people like them."
Xu Chunmai's state of mind has changed a lot during this period.
Her man told her not to be afraid, and she was no longer afraid.
Zheng Yumei looked at the young couple, then pushed Lin Qingyou out, saying, "Come on, let's load the donkey cart with potatoes and have Dachuan take them to the county town this afternoon."
Lin Shuning, dressed warmly, said, "Grandpa and Grandma, I'm going too."
Now only Lin Chuan, Xu Chunmai, and Xiao Le'an, who was lying on the kang (a heated brick bed) kicking his legs, were left in the room.
Lin Chuan pulled Xu Chunmai into his arms, rested his head on her neck and shoulder, and took a deep breath. "Chunmai, I missed you so much."
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