As they were talking, Zhao Shufang's spicy rabbit head was ready.
Li Daniu eagerly grabbed a spicy rabbit head, and his eyes widened in shock the moment he took a bite.
"This is the taste! It smells amazing! Brother Lin, you should try some too!"
The Lin family's courtyard was bustling with activity, with barbecue, seafood, and even two large bowls of cold noodles and chilled noodles!
They were happy, but their neighbors suffered.
One by one, they tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep, their stomachs growling with hunger.
"Isn't the Lin family going too far today? They're making such fragrant stuff so late at night, don't they know how to let people get some sleep?!"
"Alright, keep your voice down!"
"What, can't we even talk about it? The Lin family may be powerful and influential, but so what? Eating and drinking so late at night, and talking so loudly, don't they let people get any sleep?!"
"Go find them if you dare! What are you doing putting on airs at home? You can't afford to mess with the people in their yard, so you can only vent your anger by cursing them from home!"
The man immediately fell silent, because what his wife said was true.
He couldn't afford to offend any of the people in that courtyard, whether it was the Lin family, Li Daniu, or Su Ning.
The man didn't even turn over, afraid of being scolded by his wife again, and went to sleep cowardly.
Li Daniu didn't drink any alcohol either. After finishing the meal, he even helped tidy up the yard, throwing away seafood shells and other things before heading home.
"I won't see you off, Brother Niu. It's too late, and I need to stay home with my wife and kids."
Li Daniu laughed heartily, liking Lin Chaosheng's down-to-earth nature.
"I've heard you're lucky to have married such a beautiful wife, and seeing her today, it's true. I heard she's pregnant. I don't have much to give you, so I'll have to think about it for a while. After the baby is born, I'll send you a big gift!"
"What are you giving me? Just being able to come to my baby's one-month celebration is already a huge favor..."
Lin Chaosheng and Li Daniu chatted at the door for a while before Li Daniu left.
Su Ning chatted with Lin Shanhai and others for a while, then talked to Lin Chaosheng about the watermelon patch before riding off on his bicycle.
Lin Shansheng locked the gate, and the Lin family compound, which had been noisy all night, finally quieted down.
The next morning, everyone went about their duties, and Lin Chaosheng's back injury had almost healed.
"I'm going up the mountain today. I made an appointment with Brother Da Niu last night," Lin Chaosheng said to his family after finishing breakfast.
Seeing this, Lin Shansheng also got dressed and prepared to go up the mountain with Lin Chaosheng and Li Daniu.
Lin Shanhai went to the county town to deliver goods, while Zhao Shufang and Liang Fu continued to set up their stall.
Wei He followed Liang Mei and Su Hang to the Lin family's newly built house to keep an eye on it. The exterior of the house was almost finished, and they were already working on the interior.
After Lin Chaosheng and Lin Shansheng arrived at the foot of the mountain, Li Daniu arrived with several of his brothers, but he was accompanied by a woman he had never seen before.
The woman was wearing a bright yellow shirt and black trousers. Her long black braid was braided into a plait, but instead of being worn on one side of her chest like other women, it was coiled at the back of her head.
She wasn't particularly fair-skinned, but her looks were undeniably pleasing, and upon closer inspection, she even bore a resemblance to Li Daniu.
"Brother Lin, I hope I'm not too late?"
“No, no, Shansheng and I just got here too.” After saying that, Lin Chaosheng’s gaze fell on the woman next to Li Daniu, and he hesitated, “And this is…”
"Oh, I forgot to introduce her." Li Daniu immediately introduced her, "This is my sister. She has the same father but not the same mother. She's been living in the city and only came back last night. As soon as she heard that I was going hunting today, she insisted on coming along, so I brought her along."
"Qiaozhen, this is the Lin Chaosheng I told you about, and this is his younger brother, Lin Shansheng."
Li Qiaozhen generously extended her hand and shook hands with both Lin Chaosheng and his brother. "Hello, my name is Li Qiaozhen. I'm older than you two, so just call me Sister Qiaozhen."
Lin Chaosheng and Lin Qiaosheng both extended their hands to shake hers and greeted her, "Hello, Sister Qiaozhen."
"Don't worry about me holding you back. While I was hunting in the mountains, you two were probably still wetting the bed in the yard."
Li Qiaozhen's style of doing things is very similar to Li Daniu's; she is very straightforward.
Lin Shansheng said with a smile, "Sister Qiaozhen looks about the same age as us."
Li Qiaozhen chuckled twice: "You're quite the talker, kid. I'm not much older than you, but I started hunting in the mountains with my father when I was six. So if we encounter any danger later, you can hide behind your older sister."
The group chatted and laughed as they entered the mountain.
"When I came here a while ago, I noticed that mushrooms grow a lot along the paths here. You can pick them all and take them back. If we happen to see a pheasant later, we can make a chicken stew with mushrooms, which will make another delicious dinner."
"When it comes to food, no one can surpass you, Brother Lin! Hahahaha!"
Li Daniu's henchmen all started picking mushrooms. They never expected that the hands that used to chase debts and wield sticks every day would now be picking mushrooms.
The tough, debt-collecting men have transformed into little boys picking mushrooms.
Just then, Li Qiaozhen's eyes changed, instantly becoming sharp.
With lightning speed, she took the homemade gun, which was wrapped in cloth, from her henchman and then fired two shots into the sky before Lin Chaosheng and the others could even see it.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Two heavy thuds sounded as Lin Chaosheng and the others stared at Li Qiaozhen in shock, with Lin Shansheng's mouth agape.
"Sister Qiaozhen, we didn't even see what it was before you fired?"
Li Qiaozhen handed the gun back to her henchman, smiled, and raised her head. Her confident and generous demeanor was very endearing.
"My sister's marksmanship was taught by my father, and she also has excellent hearing; she can hear subtle sounds that many people cannot hear."
"It's a pity I'm not ambitious enough, otherwise I could be as good as my sister, and I wouldn't be running a gambling den and making a living in my thirties."
Lin Chaosheng complimented him, saying, "You're not just coasting along; everyone earns money through their own abilities."
Just then, the younger brother who had gone to pick up the things returned, carrying two birds in his hands.
"Wow, such a big bird! We didn't even see it before!"
Lin Shansheng gave Li Qiaozhen a thumbs up, "Sister Qiaozhen, you really are amazing!"
"These two birds are for you, as a small gift to mark our meeting."
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