Chapter 44: The lazy girl carried her future daughter-in-law on her back in advance, no one else would...
Lin Xiaopu looked at Zhou Ye's unusually hurried back, smirked, and asked, "Sister, if Brother Ye had dared to pick you up just now, would you really have asked him to carry you down the mountain?"
Lin Shu was relaxed, her eyebrows raised lazily. "I dare, why not?"
"But sister, aren't you afraid of people gossiping about you?"
"Life is short, and the most important thing is to be comfortable. Let others gossip as they please. I won't lose a piece of meat. Besides—"
Lin Shu smiled slowly, her tone drawn out. "Everyone in Tianshui Village knows about his relationship with me. I asked him to carry his future wife on his back beforehand. Others have nothing to criticize. They'll just say a few embarrassing things. They only dare to say them behind my back. Even if they dared to say it to my face, I wouldn't be embarrassed."
Lin Xiaopu's mouth opened wide when he heard this.
As expected of a sister, what she says always makes sense.
She wanted to ask something else, but suddenly heard footsteps.
"Sister, it seems someone is coming."
Perhaps Lin Shu's unbridled laughter just now disturbed the other people picking mushrooms on the mountain, or perhaps this place was not far from the way down the mountain. Just after Zhou Ye left for a while, several village women passed by here.
Lin Shu greeted everyone one by one. Those who were older than He Guixiang were called "Auntie", those who were the same age as He Guixiang or a few years younger were called "Auntie", and those who were younger and married were called "Sister-in-law", and those who were not married were called "Sister".
"Auntie, are you here picking mushrooms on the mountain too? Did you hear a man talking just now? Oh, Auntie, you have really sharp ears! That's my brother A'ye. He didn't go to the fields today. We ran out of firewood at home, so he came up the mountain with us to chop some firewood and cut a bamboo or two to take back. Xiao Pu and I are taking a rest, so we're just waiting for him here."
"Aunt, you are amazing! You have picked the most mushrooms I have ever seen! In this basket of mine? It's not all mushrooms. How could I possibly fill it up? Many of them are wild vegetables that Xiao Pu and I picked. Yes, yes, the wild vegetables are not fresh and tender now, but you can still eat the tender leaves."
"Sister-in-law, it's still early. Why don't you stay a little longer? Are you going back to make breakfast? That's great. The mushrooms in this basket are fresh, just enough to make a stir-fry."
"Little sister, why did you come up the mountain alone without anyone you know? Oh, so that's the case. Next time, little sister can come to our courtyard to join us. Xiao Pu and I are worried about having no one to keep us company."
“…”
Lin Xiaopu saw that her elder sister handled these people with ease, no matter old or young, they were all coaxed into smiling faces by her. Although it was not the first time she had seen this, she still felt a sense of admiration.
When no one finally came over here, Lin Shu yawned loudly, "I got up early today. After having breakfast and teaching my cousin Yushu, I'm going back to my room to rest for a while."
Lin Xiaopu hurriedly said, "Sister, I'll help you watch over the house while you take a break. If there are any guests at home, I'll let you know immediately."
"Why, I can't even take a nap in my room? Do I have to get up when guests come?"
Lin Xiaopu opened her eyes wide and said in a silly and cute way, "But sister, in our Tianshui Village, few people take a break. There is always endless work to do at home. Those who can take a break are called lazy women and girls."
Lin Shu didn't care. "As long as my family doesn't think I'm a lazy girl, others can call me that if they want."
Lin Xiaopu subconsciously wanted to say that if the lazy girl's reputation spread, it would be difficult for her to get married in the future, and no in-laws would like a lazy daughter-in-law. But then she remembered that if nothing unexpected happened in the future, her sister would marry Brother A Ye!
There are no picky in-laws, and my own parents are right in front of me. I don’t have to worry about not being able to marry a good husband, and I don’t have to worry about being harassed by my in-laws...
Lin Xiaopu held her little face in her hands, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that her elder sister had a comfortable life. She remembered that when her father first bought Brother A Ye, the villagers gossiped about it all the time, saying that other families bought wives for their sons, but her father bought a husband for his daughter.
But now, less than three years have passed, and every villager who sees Brother A Ye would say that her father has good taste.
"Sister!" Lin Xiaopu didn't know what she was thinking about. Her face flushed slightly and she asked in a low voice, "Do you think I can be like you in the future and ask my father to buy me a man from outside?"
Lin Shu was stunned at first, then smiled, "Of course! Dad and Mom will definitely be reluctant to marry you off, but they have to choose the right person carefully."
"These days, unless someone is truly struggling like Zhou Ye, who would be willing to sell themselves to someone else? He has a good character. Even though he's in this situation, he doesn't complain. At most, he just muddles along. In the future, I'll try to make him a good young man who loves life."
"But if it were someone else, they wouldn't necessarily be like him. Blaming others and letting themselves fall into depravity is the least of their worries. I'm afraid of meeting someone who behaves well in front of outsiders, but when he gets home and closes the door, he takes out all his anger on his wife."
Seeing that Lin Xiaopu was dumbfounded, Lin Shu put her arm around her shoulders and said, "Don't be afraid, I'm here. I have sharp eyes, and such scum can't escape my sight. As long as you can pass this test in the future, at least your character will be good."
"We don't take in a son-in-law. Those we do take in are either losers or have ulterior motives. Only in rare cases can we find a good one. So we go to the town, no, we go to the county!"
"Zhou Ye and I will save money together. When we have enough, we can go to the dental dealer and choose one that suits our taste."
Lin Xiaopu shyly hugged Lin Shu's slender waist, buried her rosy face in her arms, and said in a muffled voice: "Sister, you are so good to me."
Lin Shule said happily, "I am your biological sister. If I don't treat you well, who can I treat well? Tomorrow is market day. I told my mother last time to take you with me. Believe me, your frail condition should be almost healed. Who knows, this time when we go, the old doctor might tell you that you don't need to take medicine anymore."
Lin Xiaopu's blushing face suddenly lifted up from her arms, and she was filled with excitement, "Sister, is this true?!"
"How could it be fake? My feet are sore from walking around picking mushrooms, but look at you, you're much better than me. If someone like you still needs to take medicine, then shouldn't I have to drink even more?"
Lin Xiaopu quickly covered her mouth and said angrily, "Sister, don't say such things. Bah!"
Lin Shu moved her hand away, patted her palm, and said angrily, "Your hand is full of mud and dirt, and it covered my mouth. Bah, bah, bah! Okay? I've already bahed it out, and I will never drink the medicine."
Lin Xiaopu finally breathed a sigh of relief, but she still muttered, "Sister, don't say such things again."
"I know, but Xiao Pu acted like a female teacher just now. I am ashamed of myself."
"I can't even read a few characters, and my sister is teasing me again."
"Come on, let's take this opportunity to review our lessons from the past two days. How do you write the characters for scholars, farmers, merchants, and artisans? Just use a stick to measure them on the ground and I'll see if you've written them correctly."
Lin Xiaopu suddenly looked annoyed.
Ahhh, why did she mention the word? Now she is going to be tested by her elder sister again.
When Zhou Ye came back, Xiao Pu had already been forced by Lin Shu to practice writing big characters several times.
"Sister, Brother A Ye is back!" Lin Xiaopu called out hurriedly, feeling relieved in an instant.
Lin Shu smiled and glanced at her. "You, you, if you don't review a few times, you will forget the old things after learning the new ones. I am doing this for your own good, but you treat me like a monster."
As she spoke, she raised her eyebrows and looked at the man who had not yet approached, and asked loudly, "Brother Aye, I am a flood beast? Do you think there is a flood beast as good-looking as me?"
Zhou Ye, who hadn't had time to catch his breath, said: ...
For a moment, Zhou Ye would rather deal with the monster.
He could kill a scourge or a beast with one punch, but someone like Lin Shu...
He felt that he had to be worshipped.
But the strange thing is that he didn't feel the slightest bit disgusted by the fact that he might have to serve Lin Shu.
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