Liu Junlan was somewhat worried.
Even though she was smiling at the moment, she didn't show it at all.
"Grandpa, you're being too kind. We're from the same village. If something happens, who wouldn't lend a hand? Our family is only doing well because of your care. We can't accept these things," Liu Junlan declined, not wanting to take the basket of eggs.
The village head had been in charge of the whole village for so many years, so he naturally understood the hidden meaning in Liu Junlan's words.
He then took the initiative to ask, "It's only right. You said we're from the same village, so just say what you need. As long as this old man can help, I certainly won't refuse."
Liu Junlan laughed and said, "Actually, there's nothing else, just two things that are really worrying me. But I can't tell anyone else."
“The Lin family, just say it.” The old man, the village head, leaned on his cane, his face becoming serious.
"It's Wanwan, she's practically our child now, but we'll probably need your help with the household registration process, sir."
"Oh, so that's what it is." The village headman laughed heartily and said, "She's just a young girl, and she really owes a lot to your family. This matter is easy to handle. I'll go to the county town in a few days, and I'll ask you to take care of it."
"Thank you so much, sir." Liu Junlan felt relieved and her tone became much more relaxed. "The other thing is also about this child. Although she does have some skills, she is still so young and a child. If word gets out, I'm afraid some people with ulterior motives will think too much."
Mentioning this matter, the village head frowned slightly. "I've thought about this too, but you don't need to worry about the Lin family. I'll talk to them and tell them to keep their mouths shut and not to talk about everything."
"Oh! Thank you, old man!" Liu Junlan happily called his daughter-in-law over and brought over two catties of tiger bones and cured meat to give to the village head.
After some back and forth, both sides eventually compromised.
The village head took the tiger bone and cured meat, while Liu Junlan accepted the basket of eggs.
Seeing so many delicious eggs, the twin brothers were overjoyed and jumped up, saying, "Mom, shall we make scallion and egg pancakes today?"
"You two are dreaming!" Xuefu, being shrewd, was already planning to use these eggs to exchange for a few more pounds of salt.
The few kilograms of salt that Lin Weiming bought a few days ago have already been used to cure tiger meat. A large amount of salt is needed to cure the meat before making it into cured meat, and now there is very little left.
"Mother! My sister must want some too. She was exhausted last night." Lin Zihan's eyes darted around, and he had learned to take advantage of the situation without being taught.
Xuefu hesitated for a moment, then looked up at the room to the south.
Lin Wanyue is still asleep.
According to my mother-in-law and the four children, the female ghost last night was abandoned by a heartless man and sent to a brothel, which is why she was so vicious.
Lin Wanyue went to great lengths to drive it away, which was indeed quite a difficult task.
“Alright, then let’s give your little sister some nourishment, but these eggs were earned by her, so you guys better not try to take advantage of her,” Xuefu warned.
Lin Zihan's plan failed, and he felt somewhat disappointed.
But thinking about how my little sister can eat more eggs and grow up to be chubby and healthy, that's not bad either!
"Yes, I'll give it all to my little sister. My brother, my younger brother, and I won't fight over it," Lin Zihan assured.
Even so, when eating breakfast, Lin Wanyue still divided her eggs into several portions, so that not only her four older brothers could have some, but also her grandmother and parents.
She's a good girl, but she doesn't have the habit of eating alone.
However, after breakfast, Lin Zhongyuan mysteriously pulled Lin Wanyue aside.
"Wanwan, I feel like there's something ghost in our house." Lin Zhongyuan said this while carefully looking behind him, but he didn't see anything.
He didn't see a man or a woman; instead, two ghosts were fighting behind him, tearing at his hair.
Lin Wanyue glanced at it, then quickly looked away.
She asked vaguely, "Why did you say that about the duck?"
Could it be that Laifu or Little Pink Butterfly made some mistake that their older brother discovered?
"Wanwan, look! I was planning to save this firewood to chop today. But when I came over after finishing my reading, it had all been smashed to pieces!" Lin Zhongyuan said worriedly, pointing to the pile of chopped firewood.
Lin Wanyue stared at the pile of wood scraps that was too embarrassing to call firewood, and remained silent for a moment.
"..." Lin Wanyue secretly glanced at the little pink butterfly again.
"Hmph, I told you long ago that I can't chop wood." Little Pink Butterfly flicked her long pink hair, twirled a strand in front of her with her pretty fingers, and looked away shyly.
"Brother, don't you think that pretty lady from last night was so pitiful?" Lin Wanyue grabbed her older brother Lin Zhongyuan's hand, deciding to help Little Pink Butterfly play the victim.
"..." Lin Zhongyuan's handsome face remained unmoved. "No, it's because she misjudged people and couldn't distinguish right from wrong. She knew that the person who harmed her was a heartless man, but she blamed all men. Even if she hadn't met this heartless man, she would have met other heartless men."
Lin Zhongyuan patted Lin Wanyue's head, "I think what you said last night was excellent."
Lin Wanyue: "..."
"Big brother, I have good news and bad news for you."
"?" Lin Zhongyuan raised an eyebrow, somewhat puzzled.
"Great news! From now on, Yin will chop your firewood for you!"
Although the firewood was chopped into a rather messy state, it was still good enough to burn.
"??" Lin Zhongyuan was even more confused.
"The bad news is that the woman who helped you chop wood was the same ghost from last night."
"???" Lin Zhongyuan was startled and shuddered.
He took a step back, bowed deeply towards the pile of firewood, and said, "This humble one has spoken rudely, please... please... Lord Ghost, don't take offense!"
Little Pink Butterfly had already had half of her inner turmoil resolved by Lin Wanyue last night. When she heard Lin Zhongyuan's words again, although she felt a little embarrassed, the only people who could see her at this moment, besides the little brat Lin Wanyue, were that annoying Laifu.
Therefore, he generously did not hold a grudge against Lin Zhongyuan.
Instead, she hopped over to Lin Zhongyuan with a grin, lightly flicking her finger to lift his chin, but then passed right through.
"Your older brother is quite handsome, isn't he?" Little Pink Butterfly ran to Lin Wanyue's side again, speaking in a flippant tone to hide her sadness.
Lin Wanyue's face turned cold as she warned her, "He's still just a child!"
"Oh, I know, I just wanted to catch a few more glimpses of the handsome young man," Little Pink Butterfly said with a grin.
This prompted Laifu, who was standing next to him, to say cheekily, "Then you might as well look at me a few more times."
"I'd rather look at dog poop than look at you!" Little Pink Butterfly rolled her eyes without any politeness.
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