What's this smell? Yum!' thought Chen Xiao Cai.
Lu Lin cast a glimpse at Chen Xiao Cai and said, "Hey you are back, I made poached eggs."
"Poached eggs? Where did you get the eggs? Our chickens are still too young to lay eggs." Chen Xiao Cai asked curiously.
"I saw some pheasants today and I found some eggs."
Chen Xiao Cai was surprised to hear how lucky Lu Lin was, he didn't pester Lu Lin for more details, the kid was just glad they would be having eggs."
"Here, have some."
Chen Xiao Cai looked at the eggs on the plate with his eyes sparkled, he hesitated for a little while and raised his head, "You have some too."
Lu Lin didn't expect this kid to be this considerate and generous.
People in Lu Lin's hometown no longer kept their own chickens for eggs, so there was a huge demand of eggs. So, Lu Lin had stored two baskets of eggs in the store with about four hundred eggs in each basket. And now it came in handy.
The eggs in the convenience store probably were not as nutritious as the free ranched ones in this time and space, but hey, it was better than no egg.
Lu Lin had already served himself two eggs and some rice before Chen Xiao Cai came back, it felt nice to have a full belly.
Lu Lin took a bite of the egg Chen Xiao Cai handed him, and then Chen Xiao Cai took the egg back promptly. It wasn't until then did Lu Lin realize Chen Xiao Cai just offered him the egg because he wanted to make sure Lu Lin didn't poison the eggs.
Lu Lin shook his head resignedly, 'You surely are strategic for your age.'
Chen Xiao Cai had a bite and asked Lu Lin, "Did you put oil in the pot?"
Lu Lin nodded, "Yes, I did."
"You wastrel." Chen Xiao Cai gnashed his teeth.
Lu Lin couldn't believe this kid just called him a wastrel. He took a few deep breaths and realized people in modern days tried so hard to stay away from oil, but oil was precious in ancient times, it could only be extracted from animals, and many people didn't even have access to oil. The lard he just used probably was melted by Chen Xiao Mi.
Lu Lin thought about the situation and recalled he had stored about a dozen bottles of oil in the store, people in modern days were addicted to oil, so he usually kept a decent amount of oil in the store.
'The oil in the store could suffice the family for a long time', thought Lu Lin.
Thinking about his store, Lu Lin had never felt so rich in his entire life, but it was a shame that he couldn't just flaunt all the stuff as he wished.
Chen Xiao Cai took his time in finishing the egg, it felt like he was trying to savor the full flavor of the egg, then he gave one to Chen Xiao Mai. The two both stared at the two eggs left, but neither of them touched the eggs.
Chen Xiao Cai put plate on the table gently, he was saving the eggs for his brother Chen Xiao Mi.
'The Chen Brothers is a laughingstock in the village, Lu Lin is ill-starred, Chen Xiao Mi is just as ferocious as his big brother, Chen Xiao Mai is special. But in fact, I haven't met any siblings who care about each other more than they do. This is what family should do for each other!'
"Big brother, that guy made poached eggs, but he used some oil, what a stupid call!" Chen Xiao Cai complained to Chen Xiao Mi as soon as Chen Xiao Mi entered the room.
Chen Xiao Mi finished the two eggs with great relish, Chen Xiao Mi wasn't a picky eater, he had never complained about the coarse rice, but of course he would enjoy a nice meal.
"It's all right, I can always hunt more and melt more pigs." Chen Xiao Mi comforted Chen Xiao Cai.
Chen Xiao Cai looked at the empty bag on Chen Xiao Mi's back, "It's a tough day today, brother?"
Chen Xiao Mi's eyes dimmed, "Yeah, it looks like winter will come early this year."
"That guy is doing better now, let's ask him to do some work." Chen Xiao Cai blinked.
Chen Xiao Mi thought for a while and nodded.
'He is a man after all, he can always go to the mountains to get some vegetables if he dares not go hunting with me.' Thought Chen Xiao Mi.
Chapter End Notes
Look What I Found
Chapter Notes
See the end of the chapter for notes
Chen Xiao Mi asked Lu Lin that night whether he wanted to stay at home to get more rest or go to the mountains with him the next day.
Lu Lin thought the way Chen Xiao Mi talked to him was not like he was his husband, Chen Xiao Mi saw him more like a colleague.
Lu Lin weighed it up and decided he would go to the mountains with Chen Xiao Mi. He figured it was time to obtain some authority and change how Chen Xiao Cai saw him, he was an adult man after all.
Lu Lin got up early the next morning, he followed Chen Xiao Mi to the mountains. Lu Lin was a country boy in his last life, but his village was located on the boundless plain with no mountains around, so he was excited about the mountains and the adventures.
"Just stay close to me, don't be more of a hindrance than a help." Chen Xiao Mi turned around and said that in a serious tone.
Lu Lin nodded, "Okay."
Chen Xiao Mi who was armed with a bow and arrow lead the way, Lu Lin followed him with a bamboo stick in hand.
Lu Lin took a look at the bow and arrow in Chen Xiao Mi's hand and sighed on seeing his bamboo stick. 'How lame is this bamboo stick, is it my weapon? It's fine I don't get bow and arrow, I know they are expensive, but shouldn't I get a hacking knife at least?'
Chen Xiao Mi was an excellent hunter, granted, it had everything to do with his strength, but 'good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job'. The bow and arrow are very handy tools to have in hunting.
"Ha! Look what I found! It's Chinese yam!" Lu Lin exclaimed, then he dug it out in a hurry-scurry.
Chen Xiao Mi looked at Lu Lin and the Chinese yam in his hand with confusion, "Why do you bother to dig out this muddy stick?" (T/N: Chinese yam, or 'shanyao' in pinyin, google it if you want to, it does look like a muddy stick.)
"It's food, not muddy stick." Lu Lin replied readily.
Chinese yam was rich in nutrients, it contained a lot of vitamins and minerals. It would do good to the kids back at home.
Chen Xiao Mi frowned, "Really? It's not tasty, and the skin of that thing will make you itchy, it might even give you rash."
It looked like Chen Xiao Mi had found this a long time ago, chances were he didn't deal with it properly when he cooked it or he had allergy to the skin, that was common, but it was fine after a good boil.
Lu Lin smiled, "You can add this yam in the porridge, don't worry, it's common if it makes you itchy, just pay more attention to it when you cook it. I'll show you."
Chen Xiao Mi didn't touch the yams by hand, he found some big leaves and wrapped the yams inside. Then he put them in the basket on his back.
"These muddy sticks are everywhere, you may dig as many as you want." Chen Xiao Mi said casually.
"Sure." Lu Lin smiled.
There was a decent amount of snacks in the convenience store, but there was not enough staple food, plus Lu Lin didn't want to just sit idle and consume what he had in the store, he wanted to find more resources and contribute to the family.
Chen Xiao Mi went deeper into the mountain to check the traps he had set up, leaving Lu Lin digging Chinese yams, considering the place Lu Lin was at was pretty safe.
Chen Xiao Mi thought Lu Lin was lying about how yummy the muddy sticks were, he thought Lu Lin was just making excuses thus to not go deeper into the mountains. Chen Xiao Mi didn't point it out bluntly since it was the first time that Lu Lin ventured into the mountains, it was common for him to have some fear.
Lu Lin noticed the way Chen Xiao Mi looked at him was a bit odd, but he didn't say anything either.
Chen Xiao Mi found two pheasants in the traps, he gave one pheasant to Lu Lin and he left with the other one.
Chen Xiao Mi had few friends in the village, an old hunter probably the only one.
Chen Xiao Mi had ventured into the mountains several years ago without telling that bloodsucking family. The old hunter appreciated Chen Xiao Mi's courage, he taught this poor boy the basics of hunting, such as setting up a trap and disguising in the wood. Chen Xiao Mi was so grateful for the bow and arrow the old hunter gave him, otherwise he wouldn't have had hunted the tiger successfully two years ago.
Unfortunately, the old hunter broke his leg about a year ago, he had been leading a miserable life since that.
Chen Xiao Mi was a grateful person by nature, he had been helping the old hunter out whenever he could. But he had two little brothers to feed himself, so he couldn't help as much as he wished.
Chen Xiao Cai frowned on seeing the Chinese yam, "Why did you bring them home. Watch out, it will give you rash."
Lu Lin gave a subtle smile on hearing that, 'The Chen Brothers surely hate Chinese yam.'
"They are actually pretty yummy." Lu Lin explained.
"You idiot." Chen Xiao Cai snorted.
Lu Lin didn't take it to heart, "You can go mind your business now, I will cook this muddy stick now, and I will call you when dinner is ready."
Chen Xiao Cai rose to his feet and said, "Keep it all to yourself, I won't eat any."
Lu Lin looked around and sighed with emotion again, they were indeed utterly destitute. He couldn't even find a knife to peel the yam. They usually used a piece of tile to cut vegetables, and as for meat, they usually used a blade, but that blade was so rusty that Lu Lin didn't want to even lay a finger on it.
'It's gonna take me forever if I use that tile!' thought Lu Lin. Then he sneaked to the store and found a little knife that worth about two Yuan.
'It's a cheap ass knife in modern days that you can find everywhere, but it's probably a divine artifact in this time and space.'
Chapter End Notes
Yam Porridge
Chapter Notes
See the end of the chapter for notes
Thanks to the knife, Lu Lin peeled the yam and chopped them into pieces deftly, then he boiled some water and put some coarse rice into the pot.
Lu Lin hesitated for a little while and sneaked back to the convenience store to get some good rice. The texture of coarse rice was indeed very off-putting, there was sand mixed into them, it was quite unpalatable for Lu Lin who grew up eating refined grains. Lu Lin then put the chopped yam into the pot when the rice was half cooked.
Sometimes Lu Lin would just shake his head and smile bitterly on thinking about how modern people complain how people had been abusing chemicals and fertilizers, Lu Lin thought he preferred eating clean foods fertilized by chemicals to organic grainy rice.
Living in this time and space was strenuous work, one would suffer even more if he couldn't keep his body and soul together.
Lu Lin didn't plan to conceal the convenience store for long, he wanted to let them find out in a subtle and strategic way.
Lu Lin checked the salt jar, there was not much left. So he refilled it with the fine salt in his store, salt was cheap in modern days, but it was precious in that time and space just like in ancient Rome and ancient C Country. The expression to be worth one's salt meant you were competent and deserve what you were earning. Engaging in illegal salt was a grave crime here.
Lu Lin had already served the porridge to Chen Xiao Mai and Chen Xiao Cai when Chen Xiao Mi came back. But Lu Lin and Chen Xiao Mai were the only two who were having it with relish, Chen Xiao Cai just sat at a corner, sulking.
The aroma of the porridge was so wonderful, it looked pleasant to the eye too. But Chen Xiao Cai had said he wouldn't have any of the muddy stick, so he chose to sit in the corner even though he would very much like to give the porridge a try.
Chen Xiao Cai would cast a glimpse at Lu Lin from now and then, hoping Lu Lin would ask him to have some. However, Lu Lin had seen that boy right through, and he decided to have some fun. He just pretended he had not seen those fiery stares and he would just turn around and ask Chen Xiao Mai in a warm and gentle voice, "Do you like it?"
Chen Xiao Mai nodded and beamed with smiled, "Yum!"
Chen Xiao Cai scolded his baby brother harshly in the heart, 'You silly Little Three! Whoever feeds you is your God? This Lu Lin is just a coward who dares not go hunting, don't smile at him!'
"Hey, you are back. Would you like some porridge? I left you some in the pot, just help yourself." Lu Lin smiled at Chen Xiao Mi on seeing him entering the room.
Chen Xiao Mi's mouth was already watering when he smelled the aroma, so he went to the cooking bench and served himself some porridge. His eyes glowed as he gulped it down, he was surprised to find the muddy sticks so tasty. He didn't buy a word when Lu Lin said these muddy sticks could be very tasty with some proper cooking.
Chen Xiao Mi served himself one more bowl and savored every mouthful of the warm and rich porridge, the taste buds and the stomach seemed to enjoy the porridge even more on a cold night like this.
Chen Xiao Cai stared at his brother, drooling, how he wished he could have some too.
Chen Xiao Mi noticed his brother who was sitting at the corner, "Cai, the muddy sticks taste so good, he didn't lie to us."
"Really? Is it yummy?" Chen Xiao Cai murmured.
"Haven't you had yours yet?" Chen Xiao Mi looked confused.
Chen Xiao Cai blushed, he went to the cooking bench and served himself a bowl without explaining anything.
Chen Xiao Cai almost choked when he had his first taste, he exclaimed in his heart, 'Is it really the muddy stick in my mouth? How come no one told me it's taste so good! The Lu family know this secret all along? How come they haven't told anyone! Wait, I got it! I would keep it to myself as well, I would store these muddy sticks for winter for my own family!'
Chen Xiao Cai had a few more mouthful of the porridge and he made up his mind that he would dig as many as possible from the day after.
"But brother, have you noticed there's something wrong?" Chen Xiao Cai said, smacking his lips.
It had been so long since Chen Xiao Mi enjoyed a meal so much, he recalled the texture of the porridge and realized what his brother was talking about, it was the rice, the rice tasted so smooth.
"It felt like this rice was polished rice, hmm, did the yam make the rice taste better? Has the yam turned coarse rice into good rice?"
Chen Xiao Cai rolled his eyes, "Is that possible?"
"Maybe it's him, I heard some chefs in those wealthy families can cook really nice dishes using plain ingredients. But I didn't expect a man like him could have such great cooking skills."
The view that men were superior to women took strong root, cooking was usually considered as women's duty. Chen Xiao Mi was quite surprised that Lu Lin would serve him such tasty food.
The host Lu Lin actually didn't cook at all, the Lu Lin from modern society didn't cook much either, but he was generous with the ingredients and seasoning material plus he had seen a lot of new ways of cooking compared to the villagers in that time and space.
Chen Xiao Cai pouted, "It's so savory, I'm afraid we will have to buy salt soon, that wastrel!"
Chen Xiao Mi frowned on hearing that, 'Oil, salt, it looks like I have to work harder, this my partner of mine is not the thrifty type.'
Chen Xiao Cai checked the salt jar and he was surprised to see the bulging pile in the jar, he remembered there was only a thin layer of salt left! He was even more surprised after he took a close look, it was fancy fine salt instead of coarse salt in the jar!
Chapter End Notes
A Regenerating Supply of Rice, Oil, Salt and…
Chapter Notes
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Chen Xiao Mi started to let Lu Lin take over cooking since the 'muddy stick' episode.
Chen Xiao Mi was talented in hunting, cooking was more like a chore to him, but he had always been cooking for his brothers since he had no other option. And he found Lu Lin's cooking was just significantly better than his, so why not let Lu Lin take over.
It wasn't just Chen Xiao Mi who thought that way, his two brothers had been looking forward to Lu Lin's cooking as well.
Chen Xiao Mi asked whether Lu Lin was willing to go to the mountains with him and dig out more muddy sticks this day, Lu Lin readily agreed.
Chen Xiao Mi ventured further down the mountains after Lu Lin found the muddy sticks like last time.
Lu Lin sneaked to the convenience store and got a long knife to dig out the Chinese yam, this time it went a whole lot faster due to the knife. Lu Lin dug out two muddy sticks in no time. He didn't continue to dig more, he started to look for vegetables and mushrooms to get a varied diet. Seeing the full basket, Lu Lin was perfectly content, he went back home without waiting for Chen Xiao Mi.
Chen Xiao Cai squatted down and looked at the basket with his eyes wide open, Lu Lin came home with so much food!
"There are as many as eight eggs here!" Chen Xiao Cai exclaimed.
"These are pheasant eggs, I found them in the mountain." Lu Lin lied to Chen Xiao Cai's face without blinking an eye.
Chen Xiao Cai looked at Lu Lin with disbelief written all over his face. 'The eggs look so clean and round, no way they are pheasant eggs, did he… did he steal them from the villagers? But wait, I haven't heard anyone complaining about this, and a coward like him… hmm… I don't think he has the guts to steal.' Thought Chen Xiao Cai.
Lu Lin noticed Chen Xiao Cai's facial expression, he explained, "There are many breeds of pheasants, you know, and of course the eggs look different accordingly."
Chen Xiao Cai squinted at Lu Lin while he talked that nonsense.
Lu Lin pinched Chen Xiao Cai's cheek and said, "Look at you, pulling a long face all day long, girls don't like serious boys, no one is gonna marry you if you carry on like this."
"I'm not going to get married!" Chen Xiao Cai raised his volume.
'Ha, you say that now you brat. One day you will change your mind.'
"Not getting married? You want to rely on your brother forever?" Lu Lin teased him.
"I'm not going to rely… …", Chen Xiao Cai blushed, he didn't finish his sentence.
"All right kiddo, can you please get me some firewood, I will cook soon." Lu Lin softened his voice.
Chen Xiao Cai didn't want to do what was told by Lu Lin, but he agreed there wasn't firewood left, so he pouted and left the room in a huff.
Lu Lin started to chop the yam and wash the veggies and mushrooms.
Chen Xiao Mi had three serves of the porridge that night, his brothers had swept away the mushroom and scrambled eggs, yearning for more.
The stewed chicken Lu Lin cooked the next day was critically acclaimed by the Chen Brothers as well, they had not only eaten up the chicken, the had also gulped sown the broth.
"Brother." Chen Xiao Cai tugged at Chen Xiao Mi's sleeve.
"What's wrong?"
"Something strange happened."
"What strange thing?"
"There seems to be more rice in the sack." Chen Xiao Cai kept a straight face.
Chen Xiao Cai specifically remembered he checked the rice and did some calculation by heart before Lu Lin married Chen Xiao Mi, but the rice pile seemed to be getting bigger and bigger despite they had been having porridge for days now, and the rice seemed to taste better as well.
Lu Lin had been very generous with the rice from the convenience store, no wonder Chen Xiao Cai had noticed.
"And we have been having eggs a lot lately. He always says he found them in the mountain, but how come we rarely find even one egg when we go to the mountains, the eggs all look very clean unlike the ones we have found before. So are the salt and oil. There are more salt and oil in the jars."
"Isn't that a good thing." Chen Xiao Mi said calmly.
"It is great, but it's also very strange. We have been eating so well lately, all thanks to him… …", Chen Xiao Cai's voice got lower and lower, he felt so guilty for talking about Lu Lin behind his back while Lu Lin had been so nice to them.
"Maybe he brought all those stuff from his maiden family and hid them somewhere, don't tell anyone about this."
Chen Xiao Mi recalled what he had done since his father passed away, he would hide stuff in the caves and ask the old hunter to sell the game for him. And thanks to all that preparation, Chen Xiao Mi could support himself and his two brothers when he first lived apart.
Chen Xiao Mi thought that must be what Lu Lin had done as well. Chen Xiao Mi felt so happy that Lu Lin was willing to share his case-dough with them. And he felt obliged to keep it a secret for Lu Lin's sake, Lu Lin's family would create a disturbance if they found out.
'He is willing to share so much nice stuff with me and my brothers, that's actually very sweet and touching.' thought Chen Xiao Mi.
Chen Xiao Mi didn't have a high expectation for Lu Lin who had committed suicide to avoid marrying him, but now he started to see Lu Lin differently. He enjoyed Lu Lin's cooking and he thought life would be great with Lu Lin's company.
Bearing the load of bringing up a family alone wasn't easy for Chen Xiao Mi, but he chose not to say it. And now he felt better with Lu Lin's assistance.
Chen Xiao Cai thought what Chen Xiao Mi said and nodded, "I know what to do, don't worry."
Chen Xiao Cai trusted his big brother and he would do whatever Chen Xiao Mi told him to even though he still found a lot things happened to Lu Lin didn't add up.
Chen Xiao Mi found Lu Lin an interesting character as well, but he chose to see the bright side of everything because life was too hard.
Chapter End Notes
Autumn Harvest
Chapter Notes
See the end of the chapter for notes
Lu Lin had a hunch that Chen Xiao Mi and Chen Xiao Cai had sensed something, but they decided to not say anything, so he decided to play dumb and acted like everything was normal.
Now Lu Lin had taken on some new responsibilities such as collecting firewood. It was still autumn, but it was always nice to be well-prepared, the only heating 'equipment' was firewood after all.
Farm work was new to Lu Lin, but he was an adult, he picked it up pretty quickly. But he was still nowhere as good as Chen Xiao Mi when it came to farm work. Sometimes Lu Lin would just exclaim in his heart when he saw the way Chen Xiao Mi cut firewood, Chen Xiao Mi would wield a hacking knife vigorously and fill the basket in no time with firewood. Chen Xiao Mi looked just like a high school student, but Lu Lin started to admire this Bio even more.
The Chen Brothers had been enjoying Chen Xiao Mi's assistance, but what they didn't know was the Lus were also coveting Lu Lin's assistance.
The Lus planned to marry Lu Lin into the Chen Family after the autumn harvest, but they had to move up the date because Lu Lin tried to commit suicide and he became all weak and sickly.
The Lus didn't want to spend any more money on Lu Lin after they sent for a doctor with one tael of silver, so they had sent Lu Lin to Chen Xiao Mi earlier than planned.
Lu Lin's First Uncle was the father of the eldest grandson Lu Cheng Yu in Lu family, and he had a good opinion of himself for the eldest grandson had been attending school, so he always despised farm work.
This uncle had a daughter named Lu Tong, this Lu Tong had been counting on her brother's future political career, so she had been too proud to do any farm work, she always thought she was going to marry rich one day.
Lu Lin's Third Aunt was called Lu Lan, she was married and she would only visit her maiden family when she needed to seek gratuitous financial help. And now of course she was not going to visit them in case they asked her to help out on farm work.
Lu Lin's Fourth Uncle was the youngest, and his grandparents doted on this son, his grandfather had pulled a few strings and found a job for him in the city, the Fourth Uncle had two taels of silver per month without doing any far work, so he chose to hide in the city and stay away from the farm work as well.
The change of seasons waited for no man, Lu Lin's grandfather forced his wife, his first son and Lu Tong to do farm work with him.
It had been so long since Lu Lin's First Uncle did any farm work, he cried bitterness without ceasing as soon as he set foot on the field. His daughter Lu Tong missed the good old days when they could boss Lu Lin around.
Lu Tong and her father both tried to shirk responsibilities, they didn't actually do much. The four of them always ended up doing less work than two people in other families.
Lu Lin's grandfather was at his wits' end, he was at a loss what to do. Lu Tong suggested asking Lu Lin to come back home and help out now that Chen Xiao Mi didn't have any field.
The more Lu Tong talked about Lu Lin, the more she wished Lu Lin were here, Lu Lin would listen to anyone and he would even work overnight in the field if he were asked to.
The villagers all thought Lu Lin might not going to make it since he tried to commit suicide, but to everyone's surprise, Lu Lin had been doing well and he had even ventured into the mountains with Chen Xiao Mi.
Chen Xiao Mi's house was out-of-the-way, but some villagers had seen him and Lu Lin walking into the mountains. Lu Tong and her mother regretted for sending him to Chen Xiao Mi's house before the Autumn Harvest so much, they could have had kept him for a few more days and squeezed him even more.
They had thought about hiring a seasonal laborer, but they hesitated on the requirement, "Thirty coins and two meals per day"!
Lu Lin's grandfather listened to Lu Tong, puffing on his pipe, thinking whether it was possible to ask Lu Lin to come back and help.
Chen Xiao Mi had made it very clear when they received the betrothal present from him, Lu Lin would no longer be a Lu after they take the silver, and all the Lus readily consented that. It basically meant they had sold Lu Lin to Chen Xiao Mi, and the price was ten taels of silver.
"Tong is right, it doesn't make sense that he spends his day at leisure when we are all toiling in the field!" Lu Lin's grandmother Wang echoed.
Lu Lin's grandfather cast a glimpse at his wife and said, "But… but we agreed on marrying him into the Chens."
Lu Lin's grandmother gnashed her teeth, "But he is born and raised in our family, it's time for him to repay us!"
"Who is going to Chen Xiao Mi's and ask Lu Lin to come back?" the grandfather frowned.
Lu Lin's grandmother lowered her head in fear, she dared not mess with Chen Xiao Mi, and neither did grandfather.
Lu Lin's grandfather thought for a while, he was unwilling to give up on Lu Lin's help even though he had agreed on 'selling Lu Lin to Chen Xiao Mi', so he asked Lu Tong to take charge of this matter.
Lu Tong did some calculating in the heart, she decided to go to Chen Xiao Mi's and ask Lu Lin to come back for she missed the days when she could slack off.
Chapter End Notes
Playing Along with Chen Xiao Mi
Chapter Notes
See the end of the chapter for notes
Chen Xiao Mi was home when Lu Tong knocked on the door, he frowned on seeing this uninvited guest.
In Big Stone Village, it was no secret that Lu Tong and the other Lus had been bullying Lu Lin. They didn't prepare any dowry for Lu Lin when they sent Lu Lin to Chen Xiao Mi's house, they made no attempt to hide that fact even for appearance's sake. Therefore, Chen Xiao Mi didn't think Lu Tong was here to with the best of intentions, chances were she was here to ask for help.
Lu Lin responded with a sneer on seeing Lu Tong, he squinted his eyes and showed a cold smile on thinking about it was Autumn Harvest season.
Lu Tong avoided Chen Xiao Mi's sharp eyes, she looked at Lu Lin and said, "Lu Lin, grandfather asks you to come home and help out in the field."
Chen Xiao Mi grinned with bitterness, "It looks like you and your family are all very forgetful, he is married into my family now, and you are still counting on exploiting him? You wish!"
Lu Tong mumbled, "But you don't need to rush in the harvest, you don't have any field."
"So what we don't have any field? Collecting firewood, cooking, carrying water, hunting, that's all his job! Do you think I'll just ask him to idle about in the house after I gave your family such a generous betrothal present?" Chen Xiao Mi looked so overbearing.
"But Lu Lin doesn't know a thing about hunting." Lu Tong mumbled.
"Does that matter? He is mine now, he has to do whatever I tell him, understood? He has to go hunting with me if I ask him to!"