Chapter 73 Big Yellow, a bad guy has come to the house!
She was right. Liu Ya and Liu Qing secretly came to see Liu Ye behind the backs of the Liu family to see if she was a fool. Her father said that Liu Ye was not a fool, and that the fool had died on the road and was buried by Bai Zilin himself. They didn't quite believe it.
When Da Shazi was with them, they ate pig feed, slept in pigsties, went barefoot in winter, and wore tattered clothes in both winter and summer. Yet she didn't get sick or starve to death. During their escape from famine, the two sisters suffered a lot, but they didn't starve or die from illness. Da Shazi was so resilient; how could she die so easily?
However, they didn't believe that the big fool wasn't stupid anymore, so they secretly came over to take a look out of curiosity. If Liu Ye was indeed the big fool, then her things would be theirs.
Liu Ya and Liu Qing took another dozen steps into the courtyard. Liu Ya tentatively called out to Liu Ye, "You big fool, we've come to see you."
Liu Ye turned her head with a puzzled look on her face: "Who are you looking for?"
When Liu Ya and Liu Qing saw Liu Ye's appearance, they were so frightened that they took several steps back. Their father was right, she was not a big fool. A big fool could not be so beautiful, nor could he have such a pleasant voice. Bai Zimei was indeed lying to them.
Liu Ya said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I mistook you for someone else. We...we'll leave now."
After Liu Ya finished speaking, she turned to leave, but Liu Qing grabbed her hand and asked, "I heard your name is Liu Ye, is that right?"
Liu Ye nodded: "Yes, my name is Liu Ye."
Liu Qing walked up to Liu Ye, squatted down, and carefully looked her over before asking, "Before you met Brother Bai, did you see a fool with him? That fool is our eldest sister, and we are her younger sisters. Although our eldest sister is foolish, she is a very kind person. From childhood to adulthood, she has always been very good to us. She washes our clothes and goes up the mountain to find fruit for us to eat. We miss her very much now..."
As Liu Qing spoke, tears began to fall from her eyes. Anyone who didn't know her might actually believe her words and think that she was crying because she missed her silly older sister.
No matter how emotional Liu Qing's words were, Liu Ye couldn't possibly believe her nonsense. Neither of these two sisters was easy to beat. With a stern face, she said somewhat unhappily, "You're a very strange girl. I don't even know you. Why are you crying at our house? If you're looking for an idiot, go look for one on the street. What are you doing at our house? Get out, or I'll unleash the dogs!"
Liu Yeteng stood up abruptly and shouted towards the backyard, "Big Yellow, Big Yellow, come out quickly! There's a bad guy in our house! Big Yellow, come out and bite the bad guy!"
When Liu Ya heard that Liu Ye was going to unleash the dogs to bite them, she was so frightened that she grabbed Liu Qing, who was squatting on the ground, and ran away. In the blink of an eye, they were gone.
Liu Ye watched the two sisters run off into the distance, then clapped her hands smugly. "Tch, that's all they've got!"
Liu Ya was bitten by a dog when she was little, and she is terrified of dogs when she grows up. That's why she used a dog to scare her. To be honest, these two sisters are a bit smart. They actually came over to test her. It seems they haven't given up on her.
Hmph! The Liu family knows she's a complete idiot, but she's not afraid. If they're not happy, she'll fight them. She'll beat their brains into pig brains. She's got real strength now.
Liu Ye wrapped a cabbage and put it in the kitchen. Then she went to the backyard, carried a large water vat in each hand back to the kitchen, and placed the two water vats against the wall.
Okay, Brother Bai has washed the jar. In two days, she can start pickling the sauerkraut directly. She also needs to pickle the radishes. She went back to the kitchen, took the radishes to the well, washed them all, and put them under the window to dry. She will start pickling the radishes first when Brother Bai buys salt tomorrow.
The weather is getting colder every day. She thought that since Xiancheng is close to the south, the winter wouldn't be too cold. But when she got up this morning, she found that the ground was covered in frost. There wasn't much firewood left in the backyard. If it gets cold in winter, the firewood that Brother Bai chopped a couple of days ago won't be enough to burn, and he'll have to go up the mountain to chop more.
Liu Ye went back to the kitchen, kneaded some dough, chopped half a head of cabbage, and made large steamed dumplings filled with rabbit meat. They were so delicious that they almost made Bai Zilin Xiang drop them.
After the two finished their meal, Liu Ye looked at Bai Zilin and said, "Brother Bai, you still need to go up the mountain to chop firewood when you have time, otherwise we won't have enough to burn in the winter."
Bai Zilin nodded without hesitation and said, "Even if you hadn't said anything, I would have gone up the mountain to chop firewood. I'll go this afternoon. I'll be chopping firewood for half a month straight this time. I hunt in the morning, and after selling my game, I'll go up the mountain. I'll be home less this time. Be careful at home. Maybe the Liu sisters will come again someday."
“My house is almost finished. The tiles will be put on tomorrow. Once the windows and doors are installed and the wall is built, you can move in with me. It’s getting cold. I reckon that even if your house is demolished, we can only lay the foundation. It will be springtime when it’s warm enough to build the house.”
Liu Ye had already anticipated that once the weather turned cold and the ground froze, it would be impossible to build houses: "Okay."
Afterwards, Bai Zilin drove the oxcart up the mountain to chop firewood. In the blink of an eye, the next day arrived. Bai Zilin hunted five pheasants on the mountain and drove the oxcart to town to sell them. When he returned, he not only bought a jar of salt but also brought back a message.
“Liu Ye, Young Master Zhao hired me to accompany him on a delivery trip to the south. He will pay me 50 taels of silver for the round trip. I would like to go with him.”
Liu Ye frowned and looked at Bai Zilin, asking, "If you really want to go, 50 taels of silver isn't much. If you don't want to go, then don't go. You earn quite a bit of silver by hunting at home. The South isn't that close, but it's not that far either. But it's not safe to help people carry goods. What if you encounter bandits or mountain thieves who rob you? I'm a little worried about you going. Did Young Master Zhao say when he left?"
Bai Zilin said, "We'll leave in ten days. Liu Ye, don't worry. Young Master Zhao not only hired me, but he also hired a lot of bodyguards from the escort agency. It's a delivery team of several hundred people, so it's fine."
Seeing how eager he was to go, Liu Ye had no choice but to agree: "Alright, then go ahead. I bought you some cotton clothes and shoes the other day, so put them on. You should also bring your bow and arrows, your dagger, and plenty of silver. As the old saying goes, 'A poor family should be well-fed on the road.' Oh, and you should bring some gold leaves. I still have seven gold leaves. I can sew them into your clothes for you. But no, I've seen that all the gentlemen and young masters like to sew them into their clothes. How about I sew them into your shoes instead?"
Bai Zilin smiled and nodded: "Okay."
Liu Ye was a woman of action; she acted immediately. She took out the cotton shoes she had bought for Bai Zilin and sewed seven gold leaves into them. She also prepared a separate money bag for him, filled with copper coins and silver coins.
"Alright, Brother Bai, if you really encounter bandits and outnumber them, and they want to steal your money, just hand over the money bag to them without hesitation. Money is just an external thing; we can earn it back. Preserving your life is the most important thing."
Bai Zilin nodded with a touched expression: "I know, I won't let anything happen to me. Ever since I injured my leg, I've become incredibly strong, and I also know some martial arts. I can protect myself without any problem, so don't worry."
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