As Lu Lin drank his nutritional drink while pondering the problem, a noise suddenly came from under the bed.
Lu Lin looked under the bed and saw a child who looked about five years old crawl out from under the bed. The child stared intently at the nutritional drink in Lu Lin's hand.
Lu Lin was startled. He was still considering whether to tell Chen Xiaomi about the convenience store when it was exposed.
Lu Lin was startled for a moment, but quickly recovered.
Because Chen Xiaomi is "famous and powerful", and because the house she bought is in a relatively remote area, usually no one else comes here. The only five-year-old child who appears here is Chen Xiaomai from the Chen family.
Lu Lin learned from the original owner's memories that Chen Xiaomai was born prematurely and was weak and sickly. She once had a high fever, and the Chen family did not call a doctor in time, which caused some brain problems.
"Would you like some?" Lu Lin asked Chen Xiaomai.
Chen Xiaomai hesitated for a moment, then grabbed the nutritional drink from Lu Lin's hand and took a sip. She found it was sweet and became very excited.
In this world, sugar was still a precious commodity, costing two coins per piece, which most people wouldn't buy. Therefore, sweet things were very popular.
Lu Lin thought back to when he was a child. His family was poor, and he would be happy for a long time if he occasionally ate a piece of candy. Later, when conditions improved, he got tired of eating it.
Chen Xiaomai hugged the large bottle, gulped down several mouthfuls, and then handed it back to Lu Lin.
Lu Lin looked at Chen Xiaomai with a serious expression and said, "Don't tell anyone! Otherwise you won't be able to eat it next time. If you don't tell anyone, I'll let you eat it next time."
Chen Xiaomai looked at Lu Lin and blinked, it was unclear whether she understood or not.
Lu Lin lay on the door panel, contemplating his future plans to make a fortune, when suddenly the village erupted in an uproar.
In ancient times, there weren't many forms of entertainment, so when people gathered in private, they would often gossip. Chen Xiaomi, being an outlier, still attracted a lot of attention.
"The Lu family sent Lu Lin to Chen Xiaomi!"
"This child is pitiful. He was married into Chen Xiaomi's family, that ruthless and heartless Shuang'er. I wonder if Chen Xiaomi will beat him up."
After Chen Xiaomi left the Chen family, the old lady of the Chen family was furious and repeatedly spread rumors to others that Chen Xiaomi was heartless, beat people randomly, and even came to the house to steal food after leaving home. She said he was a heartless wretch.
When it first started spreading, people naturally didn't believe it, but over time, some people gradually began to believe it.
When Chen Xiaomi said she wanted to find someone to marry into her family, even the poorest families in the village were reluctant to give their sons to her. But unexpectedly, it was the wealthy Lu family in the village who sent their sons to her.
"Lu Lin seems to be quite ill. I wonder if Chen Xiaomi will get him a doctor."
"I doubt it."
"The Lu family is really something, not even taking good care of the person before sending them over."
"Relying on the Lu family? How is that possible?"
"Why is Lu Lin so narrow-minded? Although Chen Xiaomi is a bit tough, she's capable. If we follow her, we might be able to eat meat." Eating meat is a luxury in the village; farmers can only afford to eat meat during the New Year.
Mentioning meat made everyone a little envious. "Hunting isn't such an easy thing! There's not any game every day." Once the heavy snow closes off the mountains, they won't be able to get in.
"Isn't that kid from the Lu family supposed to be a jinx to his family? I heard that his parents were killed because of it, so Chen Xiaomi isn't worried."
"Chen Xiaomi has a fierce aura; why should we be afraid of him?"
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Lu Lin lay on the door panel, thought for a while, then felt dizzy and decided to stop thinking about it.
Lu Lin took out a fever reducer from the counter of the convenience store and swallowed it.
Lu Lin runs a small shop and often stays up very late. Sometimes, he even eats and sleeps in the shop. He keeps a few commonly used medicines on the counter.
Lu Lin originally kept some commonly used medicines on the counter, just to treat his illness. But now, a few pills became something to save his life.
In the evening, Chen Xiaocai went out for a while and came back with a load of firewood.
Lu Lin couldn't help but sigh that children from poor families mature early! Although Chen Xiaocai looked fierce, she was actually a very capable child.
Winters in ancient times were extremely cold, and people could easily freeze to death. If there wasn't enough firewood prepared in advance, it would be very difficult to get through the winter.
As soon as Chen Xiaocai returned, Chen Xiaomai clung to him. The two brothers huddled together, whispering secrets. Lu Lin couldn't figure out if Chen Xiaomai had sold him out.
Lu Lin frowned, thinking to himself: The convenience store is definitely going to be exposed. He's already married into Chen Xiaomi's family. According to the rules of this world, a woman should follow her husband wherever he goes.
In this world where feudal ethics prevail, Chen Xiaomi, in order to protect her younger brother and rebel against her family, is probably not an inflexible person. Even if she knew that he was a reincarnated person, she probably wouldn't let him be burned as an anomaly. To be honest, Chen Xiaomi is also an anomaly. She is clearly a hermaphrodite, but she is very strong.
Lu Lin felt that it was necessary to take it step by step and let the family gradually accept him.
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