"Mother, she's awake!"
"Get up quickly, we need to study. Everyone will be here soon. Do you want everyone to surround you and watch you? The uncles will also be coming to work later."
The little girl is still half asleep, so early?
She still felt a little attached to this... bed that couldn't really be called a bed.
The next day, she continued to do nothing. She had planned to leave the following day, but now, for the first time, she watched people build houses, and then she went to watch Chen Yourun dig a pit—a rather large one.
What's inside?
Chen Yourun initially didn't want to answer, but after thinking about it, he replied, "Excrement."
The little girl ran away immediately.
Watching her child study was so boring, but watching Yin Lan do things was quite interesting. She was actually working with pigskin, which looked like the clothes her son was wearing. It was actually quite amusing.
Yin Lan tried to shoo the girl away again, but she refused to leave. "Sister, tell me how that thing was made yesterday? It was quite delicious."
Yin Lan was speechless. "That's pig intestines."
The little girl is no longer disgusted. "Your stuff is amazing. I think it tastes delicious. If you take it to the county town, I'll definitely sell it for a high price. The food in those restaurants can't compare to yours."
Yin Lan became interested. "Really?"
"I know all the restaurant owners, how about we go into business together?"
"Give me the goods, and I'll help you sell them. How about 500 coins per pound?"
Yin Lan instantly didn't want to talk to her anymore. This was a complete rip-off; did they think she was clueless about the ways of the world?
No one paid any attention to her, so the little girl wandered around by herself. Relying on her skills, she would ravage the vegetable garden on one side and beat a child to tears on the other, causing a huge disturbance in the village.
Yin Lan finished another piece of pigskin, this one for Sanwa. Now the little boy is always following her around. He's still small and can't keep up with his older brothers. Dawa and Erwa take him along when they have nothing to do, and they also take him along when they go to cut wild grass. The three of them walking together is quite a sight to behold.
The third child is a bit older now and can walk steadily. The eldest and second children have taken on the task of teaching the third child to count and recognize words. These two kids are really something, are they raising the third child like a prodigy? He's still so young, what could he possibly know?
However, Sanwa was always happy because his older brother was with him, and he kept waving his hands around.
Halfway through sewing the pigskin, Yin Lan found Hu Er. She noticed that he had been silently glancing at her several times. Clearly, after discussing it with his wife the night before, he was very interested in Yin Lan's suggestion and was also afraid that the person behind Yin Lan would disagree.
Yin Lan stopped teasing him and went out. Hu Er followed her on his own. The tall man rubbed his hands together, looking expectant, worried, and a little embarrassed.
"Sister-in-law, this...that thing you mentioned?"
Yin Lan smiled and said, "I went to the county town yesterday. Although they were a little hesitant, they have agreed now. That person is a very kind person. The old clothes are for his deceased mother to do good deeds, so it doesn't really matter whether they are new or old. However, these things will eventually be burned for his mother. They are just objects for doing good deeds and accumulating good karma. If you mind, just pretend that's not true."
Hu Er naturally didn't mind.
Such things do happen nowadays. When a wealthy family member passes away, it is indeed customary to do good deeds and burn the items received as offerings. This is not unlucky at all; on the contrary, it is a way to accumulate merit.
It's no wonder Yin Lan came up with this excuse; changing clothes is such a good deal, and she was afraid that others would become suspicious in the end.
In the end, she helped the person, who gave her a thank-you gift as an excuse, and she also gave him some old clothes, so it wouldn't be strange for her to give him money.
Moreover, if you change your clothes now, you can change them again later. Isn't that another form of "scavenging"?
One reason, countless uses; Yin Lan gave herself a thumbs up for her ingenuity.
So, during his break, Hu Er went home and got two pieces of his child's clothes.
Yin Lan took a look, and wow, it really was extremely broken and rotten.
However... Yin Lan likes it.
Naturally, the more worn and old the item, the longer it can be used, the better.
They were very polite and even washed the tattered clothes clean, so you couldn't smell a single odor.
Based on this alone, Yin Lan felt that Hu Er and his wife's family were worth getting to know.
The agreement had been for two old garments. Hu Er only needed five feet of cloth, enough to make a single garment for his child, which would have been more than enough for him.
But Yin Lan said first that it should be seven feet, and she insisted on giving it exactly seven feet, not a bit less.
After the two of them refused, Hu Er couldn't resist and had to accept it. His goodwill towards Yin Lan increased, and he felt that this Yin Lan was truly kind and generous. Why did he have to quarrel with her in the past?
He used to think that most of the problems were with the Yin family, but now, for the first time, he had self-doubt. Had he made some mistakes himself? He didn't even know.
Actually, there really isn't one.
The original owner of this body was truly inhuman. Hu Er, on the other hand, has always been a decent person.
The deal was settled happily, and Yin Lan also said that Hu Er could share this matter with others, and anyone who wanted to change clothes could come to her.
Yin Lan's approach is actually to save himself trouble by having others help him with publicity.
But when it came to Hu Er, it turned into handing over this favor to him. You know, sharing some useful information in the village is a very welcome thing to do.
Hu Er then thought that this Yin family member was really too good, too good, too good.
Yin Lan felt that it was so much easier to have someone help her with things, and she thought it was great.
Win-win.
In less than half a day, the news that you could exchange old clothes for new fabric for free at Yin Lan's place spread throughout the entire village.
Everyone in the village was somewhat incredulous. But when they saw the new fabric in Hu Ershou's hands, and considering his good reputation in the village, coupled with Yin Lan's recent improved reputation, they had no choice but to believe it.
Who doesn't have a few old clothes? And who doesn't want to wear new clothes? It's almost Chinese New Year, and many families are racking their brains to buy some fabric. Even if the adults can't afford new clothes, they still have to get a new outfit for the children.
Now that there's such a good thing as a free exchange, people are naturally overjoyed and rush to participate, afraid of falling behind and missing out.
Yin Lan also explained to Chen Yourun that she had met the person in the county town before he returned. The person was reliable, and this time she was just trying to help him collect the money. Moreover, the person had already paid the deposit, so she was not afraid that the person would renege on the debt.
Yin Lan naturally had money in her system, so she directly took out two taels of silver. Chen Yourun didn't suspect anything, since it was actually a good deed, and he couldn't interfere or refuse.
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