Liu signaled Zhang Boyu to carry the body back to Chang Lin's ox cart, and she continued talking to the couple.
After the Chang family was robbed by refugees, they lost a lot of their belongings.
From the gifts they sent today, it was clear that they were even smaller than usual. Perhaps their family wasn't living as well as the two of them claimed.
Perhaps these things already constitute most of their property.
Chang Lin breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Zhang Boyu carrying the things away.
Their family's property really wasn't much as Liu had guessed, and these things were just what they scraped together from here and there.
Although the house is empty now, Chang Lin is not worried at all.
Their family still had land, and after spring came, they would have surplus food, which they could sell for money.
The money will return home quickly.
It was a rare opportunity for the couple to come here, so they should have visited the two elders of the Lin family and other brothers and sisters-in-law, but because their family did not have the ability to give extra gifts, they did not go in the end.
Instead, he sat in the third branch of the Lin family for a while and then said goodbye.
Liu asked Lin Boyu to take some of the herbal tea prepared by Lin Shiyu and put it on the basket they brought to cover the things brought by Chang Lin and others.
"This is the herbal tea prepared by Shiyu. Both adults and children can have a sip. The dry autumn is the perfect time to drink it. You can make it and drink it when you go back!" Liu said, pointing to the herbs in the basket.
"Even if this thing is not valuable, Third Sister-in-law doesn't have to give us so much. It would be better to keep it and sell it for money." Lin Anyi refused.
Just as he was about to reach out and take some back, Liu stopped him: "It's not much. It will be gone after a few boils. You also said that these things are not valuable, so don't refuse."
Since things have come to this point, it would hurt feelings if he refused any further, so Lin Anyi finally accepted the things.
Seeing the ox cart moving farther and farther away, Liu breathed a sigh of relief.
After Chang Lin and his wife returned home, they realized that the weight of the basket was wrong when they took the things down.
They turned over the herbs on top of the basket and saw the things underneath, only then did they realize that Liu had not accepted their things at all.
Not only did he not accept their things, he also bought them a lot of things.
There are children's clothes, first aid pills that the elderly always have on hand, and some common ointments.
Lin Anyi's eyes were red as she muttered, "This Third Sister-in-law, really..."
Seeing this, Chang Lin walked over and silently put his arm around his wife's shoulders.
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After seeing Lin Anyi off, Old Mrs. Lin and Old Mr. Lin came to visit.
They knew that their daughter and son-in-law were coming to the village and thought they would go to the old house soon.
The two elders had prepared food and were waiting for them to come and eat, but they waited for a long time but never showed up for the two of them, nor did they hear anyone say that the meal would be served in the third room.
So the two of them came to the door on their own?
"Going back?" Mr. Lin asked with a frown.
"They've gone back. According to their pace, they should have left the village." Liu replied.
Old Mrs. Lin complained, "She never comes back to visit her parents. It's a waste of love for her."
Traveling is inconvenient these days, and women are bound by various rules and regulations. Married women have few opportunities to meet their parents, and each meeting is a rare opportunity.
Liu sighed, knowing that Lin Anyi didn't tell the two elders of the Lin family because she was worried that they would be worried after knowing about her misfortune.
However, Liu felt that these things were in the past, and as long as the people were safe, it didn't matter if the two elders of the Lin family knew about it. And because of this reason, Lin Anyi and Chang Lin came over but didn't visit the two elders, which made the two elders resentful, which was really not worth it.
After thinking for a moment, Liu carefully told them some truths.
After hearing what Liu said, the two elders' dissatisfaction immediately disappeared.
There was chaos outside before, and it was a blessing in disguise that no one in the Chang family was injured or killed.
"We're not after his things, and I won't kick them out if they don't have gifts..."
The anger in his heart subsided, but immediately rose again, and Mr. Lin began to scold his daughter and the young couple.
Liu smiled and said a few words of advice: "They just got married not long ago, aren't they shy? Wait a few years and see. By then, instead of having to bring gifts before entering, they will come directly to your house to take things back home. Don't be disgusted by your old age."
When Mr. Lin heard this, he felt that it seemed to make sense.
Although he didn't like to listen to gossip, he always heard that his daughter became a thief after getting married, and always wanted to empty her parents' house when she came back.
After the two elders returned home, they looked at the table full of food and had a full meal.
After seeing off the two elders of the Lin family, it was already evening.
The daughter who had said she wanted to help had already run away, leaving only the son busy in the kitchen at home.
"Where did your sister go?" Liu asked her son.
Lin Boyu didn't even raise his head: "Who cares where she goes? She'll show up at dinner time anyway."
Sure enough, when Lin Boyu’s last dish was served, Lin Shiyu, who had disappeared, appeared.
"What have you been busy with for so long?" Liu asked her while serving her soup.
"I'm just busy with the big business I told you about!" Lin Shiyu blinked.
"Just keep it a secret from me and see how long you can keep it a secret."
Lin Shiyu pretended to be stupid. She didn't need Liu's help yet.
The reason why he ran out to call Liu every day was just that he didn't want her to be immersed in bad emotions.
For several days in a row, Lin Shiyu went out early and came back late.
Liu stopped sighing every day and began to think of ways to nourish Lin Shiyu's body.
The kitchen work that originally belonged to Lin Boyu was also driven away by her, so that Lin Boyu could study hard.
Several days passed.
Liu finally understood what Lin Shiyu was going to do.
.She encouraged the entire village, oh no, she encouraged people from nearby villages to work hard to reclaim land and grow herbs.
Reclaiming wasteland is a very troublesome and arduous task, and in the next two or three years after the reclamation, the crops planted are almost in vain and there is no harvest.
Therefore, even though the imperial court encouraged land reclamation, not many people took the initiative. The common people were more willing to spend time on their existing fields.
At the very least, the original fields will yield some harvest under their careful care, and the fields may also be cultivated into fertile fields, with more profits every year.
"Then how many people are willing to open up wasteland and grow herbs?" Lin Boyu asked curiously.
Can his sister handle this thankless job?
Lin Zhi was surprised her brother would ask such a question: "Why wouldn't you want to take the money? Aren't there many examples like this in our village?"
Lin Boyu slapped his mouth.
Hey!
It was really a stupid question. No wonder his sister always looked at him like that.
He was the one who spoke without thinking.
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