The original owner was smart. She usually took some money out of Lin Shuanzhu's pocket under one name or another and carried it with her at all times. However, the total amount was only 280 yuan, which was far from enough to pay for the treatment, so she didn't say anything yesterday. Now that Lin Dan is going back to the village, this money is just right for travel expenses.
It was already the next morning when Lin Dan returned to Liuxing Village exhausted. The village was bustling with people coming and going, as if it was New Year's Day. There were seven or eight off-road vehicles parked on the side of the road, all of which were mid- to high-end brands. It seemed that some important person had arrived.
Lin Dan didn't have time to inquire about these things, and walked straight towards his home, but saw that the door of the Zhou family next door was open, and it was surrounded by villagers. There were also several middle-aged men wearing the same jacket standing on the ridge outside the field smoking. The words "XX TV Station" were marked on the back of the jacket.
Lin Dan's eyes flickered slightly, and she immediately grabbed a passing child and asked, "What happened to the Zhou family?"
She was a well-known wild child in the village. The kid didn't dare to mess with her and immediately said, "Someone from the provincial TV station is here. They say they want to shoot a TV show in our village. They brought three people with them and plan to live in Brother Zhou Fang's house. I heard that Brother Zhou Fang is going to live in the province and recognize rich people in the province as his parents. Only Brother Zhou Fang has such a blessing." Zhou Fang had a handsome appearance, excellent grades, and a kind temperament. The children in the village liked him very much and didn't even feel jealous at all.
Lin Dan let go of the boy's collar and sent him away, then stood outside the Zhou family's door, listening carefully to the villagers' discussions. After a while she knew everything. It turned out that the crew was going to record a variety show called "The Metamorphosis". The format was very simple. It was to let children from the city and children from remote rural areas exchange for three months. Let the city children suffer and the rural children taste the sweetness, and then they would exchange back after that.
Of course, this exchange is conditional. If the children in the city can't stand the rural life and want to go home early, they have to earn 5,000 yuan through their own labor. When the money is handed over to the film crew, they can go home.
However, since the program started, no city child has earned 5,000 yuan in three months. First, they are not celebrities who can rely on their looks; second, they have no survival skills and cannot do any work, so how can they earn 5,000 yuan? Therefore, their only way out is to stay in the countryside honestly, endure the torture for three months, and then be reborn as the successors of socialism.
This is the origin of "The Metamorphosis". As for whether those rural children will be dazzled and lose their hearts by the glitz and glamour of the city, who cares?
After obtaining enough information, Lin Dan went home, dragged out a camphorwood box from under Lin Shuanzhu's bed, and rummaged through it for a long time before finding a yellowed account book. Lin Dan skipped over the accounts from two years ago and looked at the income and expenditure of the past two years: how much it cost to buy a few clothes for Jiao Xiao'e today, how much it cost to buy two new schoolbags for Zhou Fang and Zhou Cuicui tomorrow, and the money for Zhou's seeds, the pocket money for the two children, the money for buying pesticides, the money for buying fertilizers... All in all, it added up to more than eight thousand, and with the money in the passbook, he had lost more than ten thousand.
More than ten thousand is a small amount for city dwellers, but it is a huge sum for rural people who depend on the weather for their livelihood. Lin Shuanzhui's annual income is only two or three thousand yuan, otherwise he would not be rated as a national poor household. With the family expenses plus his granddaughter's tuition, tutoring fees, food expenses, etc., it would be a blessing if he could save a few hundred yuan at the end of the year.
But it’s different for Jiao Xiao’e’s family. Her son can send back one or two thousand yuan every month, and their life is much better than that of the Lin family. But she just wants to take advantage of this. What can you do to her?
Lin Dan had never met Jiao Xiao'e, but from her words and actions, she could tell that she was a shameless person and it was impossible for her to get money from her. If you have a big fight with her and she lies on the ground, holding her chest and crying in pain, what can you do?
Lin Dan glanced out the window, but she was not panicked at all. She rolled up the account book, hid it in her clothes, and went out. She stood outside Zhou's house waiting. Within half an hour, people from the TV station came to chase them away, asking the villagers to cooperate with their work and not to enter the filming range. They also called the village chief to maintain order. As soon as the village chief spoke, the onlookers dispersed. Lin Dan was just a child, so no one cared about her.
After another ten minutes or so, there were fewer people watching the fun, and Lin Dan's vision also broadened. Through the big iron gate of the Zhou family, she saw three young men sitting in the main room, talking to Jiao Xiao'e, Zhou Fang and Zhou Cuicui. Zhou Cunzhi, who had been working outside for many years, had also returned and kept putting candies, snacks and other things on the table.
The three young men had their backs to Lin Dan, so their faces could not be seen. One of them was very tall. Even when he was sitting on the chair, he was half a head taller than Zhou Cuicui who was standing. He was estimated to be about 1.8 meters tall. The other two young men were slightly shorter. One of them was very thin, while the other was chubby. The clothes of the three people may seem ordinary, but they are actually custom-made. They are not available on the market at all. They are specially supplied. The materials are really good, wrinkle-free, soft, and close to nature.
Lin Dan could judge their family background from their clothes with just a glance, and she didn't know where this skill came from. However, she did not think too much about it. Instead, she bent down, picked up a few stones, took a few steps back, and then sprinted to the top of the wall of Zhou's house and smashed the stones on the windows of Zhou's house.
A few people were chatting happily when they suddenly heard clanging noises coming from outside. It turned out that all the glass windows of the west wing were broken.
Lin Dan did not run away either. Instead, he sat on the wall, staring at Jiao Xiao'e and the others with serious eyes.
Zhou Cunzhi was about to start cursing when he discovered that the person who broke his window was Lin Dan, and the crew had already pointed the camera at the wild girl, as if asking her to come down for a conversation. He immediately swallowed back his anger. It seems that he is also aware of what Jiao Xiao'e did.
Lin Dan jumped off the wall fearlessly and returned home slowly. Zhou Cunzhi smiled and said to the crew: "Oh, who did I think she was? She's a wild girl from the village. She has no parents and is poorly educated. She teases cats and dogs all day and likes to cause trouble. Don't bother with her. She just wants to join in the fun."
The original owner was away from home all day, her skin was tanned darker than charcoal, and her figure was very thin. She really looked like a wild girl. The crew focused on the three young masters and the two children of the Zhou family and forgot about this episode. But less than ten minutes later, someone stood outside the Zhou family's door and shouted, "Cunzhi, Cunzhi, go and have a look! Lin Dan has pulled out all the vegetables in your house!"
"What's going on?" Jiao Xiao'e was anxious. She rushed out of the door and stood on the flat ground looking into the distance.
I saw a wheelbarrow parked on the edge of a field a few hundred meters away. Lin Dan, carrying a huge basket on his back, was pulling up eggplants, tomatoes, peppers, cabbages, lotus roots and other vegetables from Zhou's fields and piling them into the basket and the wheelbarrow.
Many villagers stood by the field to watch the fun, but no one stopped it.
Jiao Xiao'e attached great importance to the output of her own land. She kept pushing her son: "Go and have a look. Tell that little wild girl not to pull them out! Oh, those are all the crops I worked so hard to plant!"
After hearing her words, the nearby villagers curled their lips with disdainful expressions, but did not say anything. We all know each other sooner or later, so there's no need to offend anyone.
Zhou Cunzhi had no choice but to run hurriedly into the field and try to grab Lin Dan's arm, but he saw her waving a sickle at him without even blinking, nor any hesitation or pause. Fortunately, Zhou Cunzhi pulled his hand back in time, otherwise his arm would have been broken.
Lin Dan chopped a lotus leaf with his knife, but did not stop. He chopped a few more times until the vegetable was chopped into pieces before standing up. He stared at Zhou Cunzhi with heavy eyes. In his eyes, black is black and white is white, without any fear or emotion.
Children of her age are fearless, and she doesn't have to bear criminal responsibility even if she kills someone. She will be caught and released on the same day. What can you do to her? If you really make her angry, she may fight you to the death, and the TV station is filming it, and your child will lose a great opportunity. It's really not worth it.
Thinking of this, Zhou Cunzhi couldn't help showing a compromising expression and whispered, "What do you want?"
Lin Dan held a knife in one hand and an account book in the other, and said slowly: "Spit out everything your mother has eaten from my family in the past two years, or I will be happy to go to the TV station and tell the people about her great achievements in hooking up with the old man. Sixteen thousand, I want the money tonight. The rice in your family was grown by my grandfather, the bicycle was bought by my grandfather, and the TV, refrigerator, and washing machine were all paid for by my grandfather. You have to give them back to me. If you don't, the whole country will know about your family's good deeds."
Zhou Cunzhi wanted to grab the knife and chop Lin Dan into pieces, but he had to compromise because the TV station people were still filming.
"Just wait, I'll deliver the things to your house in the evening." He said gritting his teeth. Compared with my son's future, this loss is really nothing. I heard that the three children coming this time all have strong backgrounds, and the family my son is going to is extremely wealthy. They are powerful and influential, and they also love to do charity. They are very willing to support children from poor families who are motivated. They also adopted a little girl in their early years. Now she is being raised well at home and lives the life of a rich lady.
His son is no worse than anyone else. Maybe he will catch the eye of that family and be adopted? So he has to endure it now.
Lin Dan then put away the account book and said calmly, "You can go now." Then he continued to pick vegetables. These vegetables were all grown by Lin Shuanzhui, and he also paid for the seeds. There is no reason for them to be given at a bargain price to the Zhou family.
Zhou Cunzhi saw her cutting off a lotus leaf with one knife and pulling off a tomato plant with one hand, as if she was going to clean up the vegetable garden in one fell swoop. He was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood. But what else can he do except put on a tolerant smile? Fortunately, he ran fast, but the cameraman, carrying his camera, lagged far behind him and was unable to capture their negotiation on TV. You know, these program crews are willing to create any gimmick to attract ratings. If they find out that the Zhou family has caused such a scandal, they will definitely not cover it up for them. They might even take the three teenagers to live with someone else, and then all his plans will be in vain.
Zhou Cunzhi thought about it carefully and found that he had no other choice but to swallow his anger. The wild girl from the Lin family is really awesome. Let’s see how he deals with her after the show is finished!
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