Chapter 350: I am the head of the family in a world dominated by women
"It's my duty. He has helped me so much, no matter how much I repay him, it won't be too much!"
"Zixian, you should go with Wanwan. The two of you can look after each other."
"Your father and I have recovered and taking care of the family is no problem."
As Lin Yu spoke, he took out a backpack that he had mended at home that morning and watched his daughter and son-in-law leave.
"After this period of time, I'll go get some flour and make you some sugar cookies."
"You'll have to work hard with me during this period. Believe me, our family will definitely get better and better!"
Holding Zixian's hand, Lin Wanwan made a serious promise.
"Well, I would have believed you even without the sugar cookies!"
A gentle smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. The wife said this, maybe she was just greedy!
But this was the first time his wife had been so gentle and considerate to him, and he would not choose to spoil her mood at this time.
During this period, many families who had fled abroad returned one after another.
Whether they were going to other places to live with relatives or to make a living, when they heard that it had started raining again in their hometown, they all rushed back with their families.
Those who came back early started growing vegetables like the villagers.
Those who came back late haven’t finished packing yet.
But it did not prevent more people from appearing in the back mountain, more than before when they were looking for food.
Lin Wanwan took Zixian around the areas where people often went and stopped only when they reached the top of the mountain.
"Wife, what are we doing on the mountaintop?"
Zixian asked in confusion.
Looking at his wife, she was always looking down the mountain, and he didn't know what she was observing?
"We've been operating along the mountain near our village. I want to see what's on the other side of the mountain."
"Look at those places..."
Lin Wanwan has very good eyesight. She pointed in a direction, but Zixian could only see a yellow patch there and couldn't tell what it was.
"There should be ripe fruits there. I'll take you to pick some!"
There are more mountains on the other side of the mountain. That area is all rolling mountains. Except for the hunters in the mountains, there is basically no one living there.
What's more, there are ferocious beasts in the mountains, and even hunters cannot really get too far away from the village.
"Well, the distance is too far, I can't see clearly, I'll just follow you!"
The two of them walked one in front and one behind, passing through several forests before arriving at the place Lin Wanwan mentioned.
This place is located in a mountainous area.
The slope is quite steep, and the fruit trees grow on the steep hillside.
Lin Wanwan took out a bundle of ropes and tied it to the tree above, and tied the other end to herself.
"Wait for me here, I'll go down and take a look first!"
After saying that, she climbed down the rope and finally stopped next to a fruit tree.
There is a very deep valley below. If you fall down, you will probably be crippled if not killed.
Zixian was watching from above, his heart aching with anxiety.
I was worried that Lin Wanwan would lose her grip and fall.
He didn't breathe a sigh of relief until he saw his wife successfully climb up the tree.
Lin Wanwan picked all the fruits and put them into the backpack, then fastened the basket to the rope and asked Zixian to pull it up.
There are only half a basket's worth of fruits on one tree. These fruits are wild fruits in the mountains. They don't have a specific name. They are bright yellow and a little smaller than an adult's fist.
The taste is sour and sweet. Because it is relatively mature, the sweetness is greater than the sourness, which is very delicious.
Lin Wanwan held the backpack and let Zixian pull it up. Then she picked a few fruits that had been left for her to satisfy her appetite.
By the time Zixian transferred the fruits in the basket to another basket and put the basket down again, she had finished eating the fruits on her side.
"Zixian, eat some of the fruit I sent you first to fill your stomach. I'll go check on the tree next door!"
Lin Wanwan fastened the rope around her body again and carried the backpack to the tree next door.
The mountain is so steep that there is no place to stand, and it is very difficult to climb.
If she hadn't been tied with ropes, she couldn't guarantee that others wouldn't notice something.
"I know, you should be careful too!"
Zixian couldn't help himself and peeled a fruit and put it in his mouth.
Although this fruit is not big, its core is also small, even smaller than the tip of the little finger.
After removing the skin and a little bit of the core of a fruit, the flesh is basically the whole thing, which tastes sweet and sour and is very delicious.
There are even fewer fruits on the tree next door, most of which have fallen into the valley because they are ripe.
The valley was deep and no one knew what was inside. It was getting late today, so they had no plans to continue exploring.
After clearing all the fruit trees on the hillside, I only found two baskets of fruit.
It is very good to be able to pick so much from five or six fruit trees.
If it were someone else, half of the fruits would fall off the tree the moment they stepped on it.
Fortunately, Lin Wanwan was as light as a swallow and she didn't make much noise, so all the fruits on the tree were picked by her. Only a few that were too ripe fell down without being stopped.
After returning home, Lin Wanwan separated the overripe ones and packed most of the intact ones into a backpack.
"Father and mother, while it's still early, I'll take this half basket to Gongsun's house."
"Deal with the remaining fruit. If you can't keep it, eat it as soon as possible. If you can't finish it, give some to your neighbors."
Lin Yu and Song An had no objection to Lin Wanwan's decision.
Anyway, we can’t finish all of them at home. Fruits can’t be kept as long as other things. If we don’t eat them early, they will rot.
"Be careful on the road, come back as soon as possible, and don't stay in town!"
Zixian went into the house, got a towel and handed it to Lin Wanwan.
Lin Wanwan simply hung the towel around her neck and ran towards the town.
It takes half an hour to walk from their home to the town, but Lin Wanwan is fast and arrives in just 10 minutes.
If she had brought Zixian with her, the speed would have been even slower. Fortunately, she traveled light and didn't waste any time.
He found Gongsun Can's house as if he was familiar with it and knocked on the door. The person who opened the door was the old housekeeper.
"Mr. Lin, what brings you here? I'll go get our eldest daughter for you."
Grandpa said this and wanted to take the person inside.
Lin Wanwan immediately called out to the other party.
"No need to call Sister Can. I found some fruit in the mountains this afternoon and sent some to Sister Can and Aunt Gongsun to try!"
"Old man, take a backpack and I'll pour out the fruits. We have to hurry home before it gets dark."
"Just give the fruit to Sister Can and tell her."
Seeing that Lin Wanwan insisted, the housekeeper grandpa no longer tried to persuade her to stay.
Lin Wanwan went to the gatehouse to find a backpack, poured the fruits into it, and waved goodbye to him.
"This Mr. Lin is such a good man. It's so hard to eat fruit these days. It just so happens that the master of the family has had a poor appetite these days. He really solved my urgent need."
The butler, Grandpa, has been staying at the gatehouse because he has nothing to do recently.
When business gets back on track, he will be very busy and will not take on the job of gatekeeper at all.
But he still couldn't help it, so he secretly ate one fruit for himself and left a few, then took the basket to the inner courtyard.
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