Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief, but before the little bell came down, suddenly there was a burst of noisy footsteps outside.
Everyone immediately took a deep breath and looked towards the door nervously.
Closer... Closer...
"Eh? Dad, Mom, what's going on? Why are there so many carriages leaving the village? They've blocked the entrance to the village wall. We had a hard time getting in!"
"That's right, Grandpa, there are so many people outside. Did something big happen in our village?"
After seeing who was coming, everyone finally relaxed.
The people who came were none other than Lin Yue and his wife.
They were followed by a large group of people, including the Sun and Song families. The children also came back with them, chattering and clamoring to play with their sister as soon as they entered the door.
Lin Changshu pointed to the eaves. Everyone looked up and saw Xiao Lingling sitting on the eaves wearing only her inner garments. Her hair was disheveled and her eyes were dull. She seemed to be in a daze, as if she had just woken up.
"Little sister! Why did you run up to the eaves? Come down quickly, what if you fall?"
Little Lingling was called back to her senses, yawned loudly, and with a light push of her little hands, she jumped down from the eaves and landed directly in the arms of her second brother Lin Hao.
I have to say that Lin Hao has been practicing martial arts continuously, and he has achieved quite good results during this period of time. He can catch the small bell steadily without any shaking.
Little Bell rubbed her little face against his neck, "Brother, I miss you so much~~"
Lin Hao blushed a little, but he still couldn't bear to push her away, "Second brother misses you too. You've been gone for so long. If you don't come back, we're all planning to go to the capital to look for you."
Little Bell opened her mouth in surprise, "Ah? Really?"
Lin Ran rushed over and snatched the little bell away. However, he didn't know whether the little bell had gained weight or he was weak, but he dodged and almost dropped the little bell.
Xiao Lingling was so scared that her face turned pale for a moment, and she immediately hugged Lin Ran's neck tightly.
"Third brother! You almost fell on me. What's wrong with you? Didn't you have breakfast?"
Lin Ran felt a little embarrassed, but there was no way he could admit that he was weak, so he looked at Xiao Lingling's chubby belly with disdain.
"Come on, you've eaten so many delicious foods in the capital, and you've gained so much weight! I can hardly hold you anymore!"
Xiao Lingling's face instantly turned pale, and she stared at Lin Ran without blinking, "I, no, am heavy! It's obviously you who are weak and have no strength, so how come Second Brother can hold me so firmly!
Humph! Let me go, I don’t want you to hug me anymore! Second brother, hug me! "
Lin Ran was speechless for a moment. Everyone looked at the brother and sister in amusement, and his face turned red with embarrassment.
Lin Hao quickly picked up Xiao Lingling, and then weighed her when she wasn't paying attention.
Little Bell looked at him in confusion, as if she didn't understand what he was doing.
Then I heard him mutter softly, "It seems to be a little heavier than before."
Lin Ran was now confident, pointing at Xiao Lingling and shouting, "Look, look, look, look, I told you you were fat, but you didn't believe me and insisted it was my fault. Look, now Second Brother also said you were heavier, so doesn't that mean you're fat?"
Little Lingling didn't say anything, but just lowered her head and looked at the fat on her belly, lost in thought.
Fang couldn't stand it any longer and slapped Lin Ran on the head, "How dare you talk to your sister like that?
"Little Bell is not fatter, she's taller! If you don't believe me, just look at her pants. They look a little too short now."
Song Jie had made clothes for Xiao Lingdang and was surprised when she saw this. "Oh, it's true. The clothes I made before could cover the feet, but now they are almost showing the ankles.
Our little Bell is growing really fast. If she keeps growing like this, she will be taller than me, right? "
Very good. It was obvious that the topic mentioned was of interest to Xiao Lingling. Her sadness disappeared instantly and she excitedly pulled Song Jie's sleeve.
"Godmother, is it true? Is it true? I really grew taller?"
Seeing her like this, Song Jie also laughed, "Of course! How about this, let's find a pillar, and you stand in front of it and measure it, and then we'll make a mark.
This way you can compare every month and it will be more obvious, how about that? "
When Zhao heard this, she quickly turned around and went to the kitchen, took out a kitchen knife, and went to the corridor, "Come on, little bell, come here, look where you are now, grandma will cut you with a knife!"
When Little Bell heard the sound, she ran over and stood in front of the pillar with excitement on her face. She stood very straight and even stood on tiptoe subconsciously.
"Little sister, you can't do this. You can't stand on tiptoe. Stand straight. Yes, this is the correct way."
Zhao gestured with her hand, then drew a line on the pillar, leaving a clear scratch on it.
"alright!"
Little Bell quickly turned around and looked over excitedly, "Wow, I'm this tall now. Hehe, wait, I'll be a head taller than this next month!"
"Tsk~~ little sister, are you crazy? You grow a head a year, that's about right! The most you can grow is a finger a month. If you don't believe me, ask grandma!"
Little Bell looked at Zhao in disbelief, and made Zhao laugh so hard that she almost couldn't straighten her back.
"Alright, alright, alright, don't worry. Our little Bell is only three years old. She still has many years to grow. Maybe she'll be taller than her brothers in the end."
No one else believed this, but Xiao Lingling believed it completely, "That's right! Stinky brother, you're just a few years older than me. Just wait, when I'm your age, I'll definitely be taller than you!"
If you don't believe me, let's make a bet! Do you dare?"
Lin Ran was so angry that he laughed, "Okay, let's make a bet. How do you bet?"
Xiao Lingling hesitated for a moment and racked her brains but couldn't come up with any good ideas, so she could only ask her father for help.
It has to be said that Lin Feng still understands his son's miserly nature.
"That's all right, let's gamble! If Xiao Lingdang loses, Xiao Lingdang will lose fifty taels to your third brother. If your third brother loses, he will lose one hundred taels to you! How about it?"
Before Xiao Lingdang could answer, Lin Ran quit, "Ah! Why? Why should I get twice as much as my little sister? I don't want it!"
Lin Feng looked at him with amusement, "Why? Because you're the older brother! If you, as a brother, insist on betting with your sister, then you have to pay twice as much."
Lin Ran was a little unconvinced, but he felt that he would not lose to this little girl in terms of height, so he agreed in the end.
Little Lingling, on the other hand, was full of energy. In order to grow taller, she successfully increased her appetite.
From then on, the little bell began its journey of becoming more and more plump...
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