Chapter 3 Lin Tiezhu's House
"We're back." Lin Shuo's voice came just as a pot of hot water was boiled.
Lin Qian turned around and saw Lin Wu holding a fish basket woven with bamboo strips. Lin Shuo hurried back to the house and got a worn wooden barrel and placed it next to Lin Wu.
Lin Wu smiled and said, "Hey, I'm lucky. I caught two big black fish and a handful of shrimp. It's enough for us to eat."
"Let me see." Zhao Xiu leaned over to take a look and nodded. "Yes, it's quite a lot. One fish probably weighs over a kilogram. Okay, go clean it up and we'll make steamed fish for today."
There is no salt at home, so I can only make steamed fish.
"Sister, I just saw some bayberries on that mountain. There are so many of them that they are almost purple-red. Do you want to pick some to eat?" Lin Shuo asked.
Lin Qian nodded immediately when she heard this. Bayberry is a good thing.
After saying goodbye to Lin Wu and Zhao Xiu, the brother and sister went up the mountain carrying a broken basket.
Linjia Village is quite close to the mountain. Walking out of the village and looking to the north, Lin Qian saw large areas of bayberry trees.
"So many?" Lin Qian said in surprise.
Lin Shuo nodded. "A lot, huh? I just asked, and these bayberries are all wild, not grown by the villagers. That means we can pick as many as we want."
Upon hearing this, Lin Qian's eyes lit up and she said, "That's great! Let's pick some and take them home to eat. Tomorrow morning, we'll ask Mom and Dad to come pick some."
"Why pick so many? Just eat a little. Eating too much will give you a stomachache." Lin Shuo remembered that he had eaten too many bayberries before and had a stomachache, so he immediately rubbed his stomach.
Lin Qian said, "What else do you know besides eating it? Let me tell you, bayberry can be used as medicine. Soaking it in liquor can cure diarrhea. We can pick some and sell them at the town's medical clinic."
Lin Shuo looked back at the vast bayberry forest and said, "Really? With so many bayberries here, wouldn't we be rich?"
The brother and sister picked only a few bayberries and went home, just as Zhao Xiu had finished cooking.
A plate of steamed fish, a plate of boiled shrimp, and a plate of cooked ash-green vegetables. Just enough for a family of four.
"Dad, let's go pick bayberries tomorrow, then carry them to town and sell them at the clinic." He said to Lin Wudao while eating.
Lin Wu nodded: "Okay, we don't have any money right now, so any money we can earn is good."
After dinner, it was already dark, but there was not even a candle in the house, so Lin Qian moved the whole family into the space.
Let Lin Shuo and Lin Wu teach her and Zhao Xiu martial arts.
"Su Lian Xin Fa" is very suitable for ordinary people to practice. In addition, drinking a few sips of cold spring water during practice will make the effect better. In just one night, Lin Qian felt a wisp of warm gas in her dantian.
Nothing happened all night. In the morning, the family of four ate some leftovers from yesterday and went to pick bayberries.
Lin Wu and Lin Shuo picked two large baskets of bayberries and went to the town to sell them, while Lin Qian and Zhao Xiu stayed at home to water the fields.
Although their family only had half an acre of land, they had planted sweet potatoes during the previous sowing. Lin Qian decided to use some of the cold spring water in the space to irrigate the land, thinking that it should increase the yield.
Zhao Xiu drew water from the well and carried it to the back of the house. Lin Qian got some cold spring water and mixed the water together. It was not until the sun was at its highest point that the mother and daughter finished watering the half acre of land.
"Zhao Xiu! Come out, you bastard." Lin Qian and Zhao Xiu had just returned to the house and poured a bowl of hot tea. Before they had time to drink it, they heard a woman's shouting and cursing outside.
When Lin Qian heard that someone dared to scold her mother, she immediately stood up and walked out. Zhao Xiu also followed with a frown.
Outside the door, a fat woman with broad shoulders, a round waist and a dark face was standing outside the door, holding her waist and yelling. Lin Qian rushed out angrily, and when she looked up, she found that the old woman was really tall, at least 1.8 meters.
Lin Qian frowned and was about to speak when Zhao Xiu pulled her behind him and said to the old woman, "Mom, why are you here?"
Mother? So this person is her grandmother?
The old woman snorted coldly and said with a cold brow, "Zhao Xiu! Are you still a human being? My son is so sick, and you let him go to town alone. What are you thinking?"
Zhao Xiu looked at the old woman and said, "Mom, when you kicked us out, I didn't see you feel sorry for our head of the family at all.
Now that our family has separated, you came here to ask, "Mother, are you here today to give me some money?"
Lin Tiezhu's family choked, and she suddenly felt that Zhao Xiu was different today. She used to be timid and never dared to talk back to her, but today she was so eloquent.
"How dare you talk back to me? That's outrageous," Lin Tiezhu said, rolling up his sleeves and getting ready to fight. She was a full head taller than Zhao Xiu, who stood before her, looking as thin as a chicken.
Unfortunately, Zhao Xiu changed his core, soaked in hot springs, took marrow cleansing pills, and practiced internal strength all night. He is no longer the Amon of yesterday.
He was not afraid of Lin Tiezhu's family at all. He reached out and caught her wrist.
"Old woman, don't be shameless. We have already separated, why are you still stretching your hands so far? Do you still want to hit people?" Zhao Xiuyi exerted force and shook off Lin Tiezhu's hand, causing her to stagger.
Lin Tiezhu's daughter-in-law is a domineering person. She always bullies others. No one dares to bully her, let alone her eldest daughter-in-law who has always been bullied by her.
She exploded all of a sudden, stood up straight and was about to attack again.
At this moment, Lin Wu's voice came over: "Stop!"
When Lin Tiezhu's family heard Lin Wu's voice, they immediately sat down on the ground, slapped their legs and cried, "Son! Look at your wife, she's bullying an old woman like me. Beat her up and let me vent my anger."
Lin Wu saw it all clearly, and when he heard what Lin Tiezhu's family said, he almost laughed out of anger.
Lin Wu said: "I just came back, I can see clearly who is bullying who."
The crying stopped immediately. Lin Tiezhu turned to look at the gloomy Lin Wu and said, "Boss, what do you mean?"
Lin Wu had never dared to talk back to her before, so what happened today? Furthermore, Lin Tiezhu looked at the rosy-faced Lin Wu and asked, "Didn't you have tuberculosis? How did you get better?"
Lin Wu sneered and said, "What tuberculosis? I just have a cold. Two doses of medicine will cure it. You were deceived by the doctor."
When Lin Tiezhu's family saw that Lin Wu was now in good health, they immediately believed what Lin Wu said and cursed the barefoot doctor in their hearts.
After a while, Lin Tiezhu forced a smile on his face and said, "Boss, since it's a misdiagnosis, why don't you all come home with me today? No one's chopping firewood at home, and no one's washing clothes now."
When Lin Qian heard what Lin Tiezhu's family said, she was immediately shocked. She didn't know what was going on in this man's head and how his train of thought was so strange.
If someone gets tuberculosis, the whole family will be kicked out immediately. If they are not sick, they will have to go back to work.
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