Raising chickens, rabbits and growing vegetables, life in the countryside is so plain and uneventful.
On Monday afternoon, Jiang Fengzhen went to inquire about who wanted to buy a refrigerator. After her aunts and uncles spread the word, someone came to inquire the next day.
The person who came was of the same generation as Lin Dahai, and was actually his cousin. She had a nephew on her mother's side who was getting married, and the woman's family wanted to buy a refrigerator, but the family was in financial difficulty and they definitely couldn't afford a new one. Upon hearing the news, the person came over to ask.
The two villages are far apart, so as long as the item is well hidden, the news won't be able to get through. Moreover, although it is second-hand, it cannot be seen because it is tied with a big red cloth.
When her aunt came to visit, Lin Xiaoman burst into tears and sobbed like a pitiful child.
"Auntie, if I wasn't looking for someone, I wouldn't have sold my dowry, wuwuwu..."
"Don't be sad, niece-in-law. We'll definitely find someone... Look, we're serious about buying it. If the price is right, I'll call them right away and ask them to prepare the money..."
After a lot of bargaining, the two of them finally decided that the refrigerator, which originally cost 885 yuan, was now sold at a second-hand price of 600 yuan.
Once the deal was settled, the aunt called her parents' home to discuss it. The next day, which was Wednesday afternoon, she came on a tricycle with her sister-in-law and nephew.
After checking the refrigerator and confirming that the warranty card and invoice were all in place, the buyer started to complain about her poverty. "I worked so hard to raise my son, and now he's grown up and getting married, and he wants so many things. It's almost costing us our entire savings..." A lot is omitted below, but the main point is: "Can you make it cheaper?"
Lin Xiaoman was no slouch in playing the victim, crying even harder, "I've only been married for three months, and my husband has disappeared. I don't know if he can come back. I'm so sad! Who would sell their dowry if they had no other choice..." The following is omitted for a lot, the main idea is: "I'm also very miserable, I can't get any cheaper!"
You cry poor and I play the victim, and we go back and forth for a whole morning. In the end, Lin Xiaoman couldn't stand the old lady's bargaining skills, so he had no choice but to give up 20 yuan.
Final transaction price: 580 yuan.
There was a huge pile of money, some in coins and some in dimes, and it took quite a while to count it.
After the deal was done, Lin Xiaoman also promised to keep the clients' privacy confidential and never reveal their identities to anyone.
The refrigerator was taken away and the money and goods were settled.
It's a small area in the countryside, and when such a huge refrigerator was taken away from Lin Dahai's house, many neighbors saw it and the news spread quickly.
After dinner, before it got dark, many aunts, uncles and wives came to visit. They lamented about Lin Chuan's disappearance, and then became concerned about the "selling of dowry".
Lin Xiaoman, with his righteous and affectionate character, vividly portrays the tragic drama, moving people to tears.
“As long as I can find someone, it’s all worth it!”
A good reputation for being kind and righteous was thus created.
After the visitors left and they were the only ones left at home, Lin Xiaoman took out the money and gave it all to Lin Dahai.
After some discussion, Lin Dahai took 500 yuan as funds to find someone, Jiang Fengzhen added 20 yuan, and gave Lin Xiaoman 100 yuan.
Lin Xiaoman didn't want it. After all, the original owner didn't want to owe the Lin family anything. The dowry was originally bought by Lin Chuan and belonged to the Lin family.
However, Lin Dahai and Jiang Fengzhen were obviously honest people. They felt guilty for selling their daughter-in-law's dowry to raise money, and they were really uneasy with the remaining money.
Thinking that it would be the same to return it to them after returning to her parents' home, Lin Xiaoman finally accepted it.
Just like that, we got the money and saved the little meaty ones like rabbits and chickens.
Two days later, on Friday morning, Lin Xiaoman used his deceptive skills to deceive people. "Dad went out to find someone, it was very hard," "Outside, there is not even a hot meal," "Finding someone is a hard job"...
With a bunch of big truths, Lin Xiaoman successfully persuaded Jiang Fengzhen, then he picked up the knife, slaughtered a chicken, roasted half of it at noon, and gave it to Lin Dahai as a practice.
In the Lin family, there is no discrimination against boys, nor is there any harsh treatment of daughters-in-law. When a chicken is roasted, everyone has a share of the meat.
Finally getting some good food, Lin Xiaoman could only sigh, it wasn't easy!
At around 2:00 p.m., Lin Dahai's brother and a nephew came to gather again.
With that little glimmer of hope, Lin Dahai and his three companions set off.
Lin Xiaoman supported Jiang Fengzhen and took the two little kids, Lin Yang and Lin Xing, all the way to the village entrance.
"Let's all go back!"
"Dad, you must find him back!" As if grabbing a piece of driftwood in the water, Jiang Fengzhen pulled Lin Dahai with a hopeful look on her face.
"Yes, we will find it and come back safely." Lin Dahai patted her hands and said a few words of comfort, "Let's go, let's go back."
After saying goodbye, the three of them got on the tractor.
Watching the tractor carrying people rumble along the village road into the distance, Jiang Fengzhen muttered to herself with hope in her eyes, "I'm sure we'll find it..."
"Yes, we can find it." Lin Xiaoman's face was firm, but his heart was open. He was afraid that he would be in despair after coming back this time.
They stood at the entrance of the village for about ten minutes, until the tractor disappeared, and then the four of them went back.
After returning home, Lin Xiaoman used the remaining half chicken to make chicken soup.
In the evening, each person had a bowl of chicken soup and a piece of meat, which was also oily.
Lin Dahai went to look for someone, and life went on as usual.
On weekends, when school is out, Lin Xiaoman takes the five children to do farm work, such as planting vegetables, applying fertilizer, mowing grass, picking wild vegetables, feeding rabbits and chickens...
There is no heavy work now, and the five children are hardworking, so life is relatively easy.
Then, Lin Xiaoman started to act up.
A week into the game, while mowing the lawn, Lin Xiaoman identified all the weeds in the field. The more worlds he experienced, the more he knew. Some common plants were found in many worlds.
Just like, ginseng in most parts of the world looks the same.
Oh, of course, this is flat land, there is not a single hill, so you are just thinking too much about picking up ginseng by mistake.
Although there was no ginseng, Lin Xiaoman found some herbs that had some effect, including laxatives.
I ate chicken on Friday and I really wanted to eat meat. Besides, practicing martial arts consumes a lot of energy. If I don’t eat well, I will have no energy!
On Wednesday, Lin Xiaoman secretly brought back a laxative and found a fat rabbit among the rabbits and fed it to them.
Wild rabbits in the fields may still have some instinctive ability to distinguish food and know which grasses to avoid eating. But domestic rabbits, having been kept in captivity for generations, have no idea when it comes to plants and will eat whatever is given to them.
Lin Xiaoman successfully poisoned the rabbit, and the next day, the big fat rabbit became listless.
Lin Xiaoman: Ah! This rabbit seems to be sick. Why don’t we eat it?
(Rabbit: Thank you so much!)
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