FARMER'S PAMPERED WIFE: FARMING CROPS TO RAISE A BUN
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When she opened her eyes, she became the well-known ugly woman in the village and there was a tender little bun in front of her plus an instant hunter husband.
Lin Xiaoye felt pressured, but with a silver needle in hand, she started treating illnesses and saving people to earn a fortune, kissing her husband, abusing scums, raising a bun, planting crops and living a good life.
Wait, what? Her husband is a god of war? And an outstanding founding minister on top of that? The emperor even begged him? How dare he hide this from her?
Scram and sleep in the hall!
Translator: I'm bored so I've decided to try translating Chinese webnovels
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CHAPTER 1: HE'S FAR BEHIND YOU
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Hello there! It's A, welcome and do please enjoy reading as much as I've enjoyed translating
On the mountainside of Shili Village, in a brick house with an earthen roof, a skinny woman with a red birthmark covering half her face was lying on the side.
A two or three year old Little Mochi was kneeling next to her and his pair of round eyes were looking at her while he was tightly holding the woman's hand. From time to time, he would put it to his mouth to blow his warm breath on it.
Lin Xiaoye suddenly frowned and gently moved her hands.
Little Mochi immediately retracted his hand in fright and quickly moved to the corner of the bed and curled up in a ball, looking at the woman on the bed with eyes full of worry and panic.
Is Mother awake? Will Mother beat Little Mochi again?
Lin Xiaoye opened her eyes and saw Little Mochi shrinking in the corner.
Her brows furrowed and just as she was about to open her mouth to speak, a series of information flashed in her head.
She transmigrated? The original owner's fiancé cancelled their engagement, so she jumped into the river to commit suicide, but she was rescued by a hunter. Then she slandered the hunter for destroying her innocence and forced him to marry her? As if it wasn't enough, she even took all the things at home to give it to the man who abandoned her?
Lin Xiaoye abruptly opened her eyes and saw a spider web above her head.
"Oh dear, are you kidding me?"
Just as she was in deep thought, something soft suddenly appeared at her feet.
Lin Xiaoye glanced at it and Little Mochi retracted his hands in fright, then squeezed towards the foot of the bed. He looked at Lin Xiaoye in horror and shrank into a ball.
What a cute little dumpling! Thinking of the original owner's usual abuse to Little Mochi, she couldn't help but wail, "What an animal and a beast!"
Wait! Why does it smell so stinky?
She hurriedly sniffed around, and finally, her nose landed on her armpit.
"Is this a body odor?!"
Suddenly, a stream of acid churned up in her stomach. Lin Xiaoye quickly pinched her nose. It was so stinky that her eyes rolled up and she almost fainted.
The original owner was truly a weirdo. Even if she has already gotten married, she could still think of other men, but couldn't even take a bath. Moreover, her entire body was covered with body odor. That man could actually bear it and still dared to marry her?
Just as she was lost in her thoughts, there was a sound of footsteps at the door. Lin Xiaoye looked over, only to see a tall and sturdy man, dressed in patched coarse linen clothes, with a beard around his mouth, walking in with a bloody machete in his hand. His face was cold and his whole body was exuding a desolate and murderous aura.
Lin Xiaoye was shocked. She jumped up and retreated.
Is this man 'her' husband? The original owner actually dared to withstand such pressure to pleased that scumbag? Is she not afraid that her husband would knock her off with a knife?
Huo Li glanced at her coldly and then saw Little Mochi hiding in the corner.
"Nian'er."
Hearing Huo Li's words, Little Mochi climbed down from the bed with his short hands and feet, then ran to Huo Li and hugged his thigh.
Huo Li's other hand stroked his head.
Lin Xiaoye tilted her head and looked at them.
Her husband seemed rather handsome, with a tall nose, sharp eyebrows, clear eyes and exquisite facial outline. He was also tall and sturdy, but is a proper handsome man.
Huo Li shot her a cold glare. "If you want to be with that man, I will give you the divorce letter."
Lin Xiaoye was taken aback momentarily and retracted her head. She immediately grinned and said, "He's far behind you. I'm not blind, so I certainly choose you!"
It seemed that her husband had a bad temper. That annoying original owner really doesn't know how to cherish him. Despite having a body odor, there was still such a handsome guy wandering in front of her everyday, yet she was still not satisfied?
Thinking of this, Lin Xiaoye sighed and shook her head.
"Alas, she just wasted such a good thing!"
As soon as she finished speaking, her body began to itch uncontrollably.
She realized that not only did she have body odor, but her hands were also sticky. Heavens, how long had it been since the original owner took her last bath?
Also, her clothes had already turned black.
She pulled her collar to take a sniff and immediately let out a dry cough; she almost died from the stench.
"No, no. I have to take a bath first!"
With that, Lin Xiaoye pinched her nose and hurried out.
Huo Li was holding Little Mochi as he watched Lin Xiaoye's back slowly disappearing into the distance.
As Lin Xiaoye was thinking, she started taking off her clothes as soon as she closed the door. However, just as she took off her clothes, she couldn't believe what she saw and her eyes immediately widened.
"Oh my God, is she really a woman?"
It was one thing for her to be so skinny, but what does this chest mean? Ribs? What is this? An airport?
Shocked, she immediately pinched her buttocks, only to find that there was only a little bit of flesh. If she fell down, wouldn't her bones get broken?
Oh my God! This must be a joke, right?
Still thinking, she suddenly saw her own reflection on the surface of the water. Her eyes instantly widened and she screamed.
"AHH! OH MY GOD!"
How could this face be so ugly?
Huo Li, who was outside, heard the woman's shout but ignored it. He turned around and left with Little Mochi.
After taking a shower, Lin Xiaoye came out of the wooden bucket, but just as she was about to put on her clothes, she suddenly felt awkward.
Crap, she forgot to bring clean clothes.
She quickly peeked out through the crack of the door and saw Huo Li dealing with a pheasant in the yard.
Lin Xiaoye glanced at her body and balled her hand into a fist.
"Can you get me some clothes? I forgot to take it."
Huo Li's working hands suddenly stopped.
She has the guts to abuse his son, yet she still have the face to ask him for help?
Huo Li continued to do his work without raising his head, as if he hadn't heard anything.
Seeing this, Lin Xiaoye pursed her mouth. Humph! She doesn't believe she couldn't get out today.
She hurriedly looked around and saw the black cloth. She shuddered, then wrapped the cloth around her body. Luckily, the cloth was quite large and could be used as a towel.
She looked through the crack in the door and after making sure that there was no one around, she opened the door and ran to the bedroom.
Huo Li only felt a gust of wind blew past him. He paused and frowned.
Shameless!
"Oh, I feel more comfortable."
Lin Xiaoye opened the door, stretched out and took a deep breath.
"Cough, cough..."
Her body odor is really a bit serious.
But who was she? Lin Xiaoye was a descendant of the 33th generation of a Traditional Chinese Medical Aristocratic Family. Isn't this just a small case?
Reaching out, she found another piece of patched up clothes to put on. When she came out, she saw Huo Li chopping the pheasant into pieces.
"Are we eating pheasant today?"
"En." Huo Li answered without even raising his head.
Lin Xiaoye nodded: "Alright then. When you're done chopping, bring it in. I'll go to the kitchen and boil some hot water first. I'll make some spicy pheasant meat for you two later."
With that, she rolled up her sleeves and headed to the kitchen. She was still weak and hungry, so it's better to eat her fill first. As for the rest, she would think about it later.
Huo Li was taken aback.
Spicy pheasant? She's going to cook?
Lin Xiaoye searched around the kitchen and found that besides some salt, there was nothing
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She immediately stood in front of the stove with her hands on her hips, "Really? There's not even oil?"
Just as she was still contemplating, Huo Li came in with the chopped pheasant meat.
"Put it there." With that, Lin Xiaoye began to prepare.
Huo Li looked at Lin Xiaoye standing in front of the stove, with a trace of doubt in his eyes.
Is she really Lin Xiaoye? And she even wants to cook?
Thinking back to the time when Lin Xiaoye had a hard time cooking a meal and had almost burned the kitchen, Huo Li felt uneasy, but he still went to the yard. He sat down while looking at her from time to time.
Lin Xiaoye took a closed look at the pheasant meat in front of her and then looked for a few ingredients available at home, but there's really only salt.
"Looks like I can only eat a light food."
She rolled up her sleeves, put the pheasant meat into the boiling water, scalded it again, fished it out and changed the water. After the water had boiled, she added some salt, waited until the water was almost dry and for the pheasant meat to become soft, she then removed the pot from the stove.
"Let's eat!" Lin Xiaoye carried the large pot of pheasant meat into the house.
Huo Li looked at her craft with a trace of surprise.
She can cook? Then what happened last time was deliberate?
"Don't just stand there, let's eat."
Lin Xiaoye laid out the bowls and chopsticks. Then she saw him standing in the corner. Little Mochi's face was filled with anticipation as he looked at the pheasant meat on the table.
"Little mochi, come over and call me Mother, then Mother will give and let you eat the pheasant meat."
Lin Xiaoye opened up her arms and showed a smile that she thought to be rather harmonious.
Little Mochi suddenly shrunk his body, lowered his head and squeezed the baby fat on his face as he pouted. This kind of appearance truly melted Lin Xiaoye's heart.
The original owner was really cruel and inhumane. Such a cute Little Mochi was actually turned dumb by her.
Seeing that Little Mochi hasn't come after a long time, Lin Xiaoye's expression changed immediately.
"If you don't come over, Mother will be angry."
Hearing this, panic flashed through Little Mochi's face. His eyes were filled with longing and helplessness.
Is Mother going to hug Little Mochi? Mother's not going to beat and scold Little Mochi anymore?
With this thought, he moved his little feet and rubbed his left foot on his right foot, and finally, walked carefully in front of Lin Xiaoye.
Lin Xiaoye hugged Little Mochi.
"Little Mochi is so good. Come and taste the pheasant meat that mother made for you."
Little Mochi raised his round eyes and looked at Lin Xiaoye.
Mother is giving Little Mochi pheasant meat to eat?
Seeing Lin Xiaoye put a piece of pheasant meat in his bowl, Little Mochi suddenly looked at Lin Xiaoye with gratitude.
Huo Li also entered at this time and saw this entire scene. However, when he looked at Lin Xiaoye, his face was filled with suspicion.
Old trick? What does she want to take from home?
Sitting down, Little Mochi immediately looked at Huo Li with joy and excitement. He hummed twice and pointed at the pheasant meat in his bowl, looking satisfied.
Huo Li nodded. "Nian'er should eat."
Lin Xiaoye felt her heart ache seeing Little Mochi like this.
How old is Little Mochi? Maybe he's not even four years old yet. In the modern world, he would be at the age when he still need to drink milk, but he has been abused by the heartless original owner. Just looking at his pitiful appearance, it's possible that his mother gave him a psychological trauma.
Thinking about it, Lin Xiaoye picked up another piece of pheasant meat and placed it in Little Mochi's bowl.
Little Mochi immediately shrunk his neck, raised his wet eyes and cautiously looked at Lin Xiaoye. He held the chopsticks in his hand, wanting to pick it up, but didn't dare to.
"Little Mochi, why aren't you eating? Don't tell me you don't like your Mother's cooking?"
Little Mochi immediately shook his head, but quickly took a cautious look at Huo Li, only when Huo Li nodded that he smiled happily. He then hugged the bowl in his hands and started eating the pheasant meat.
Huo Li also picked up a piece for himself and when he put it in his mouth to have a taste, he was momentarily stunned.
Is this the pheasant she cooked? The taste is actually pretty good.
With this in mind, Huo Li looked at the pheasant meat in his hand again. There wasn't anything else, but the taste was really different this time.
At this moment, Lin Xiaoye also picked up a piece of pheasant meat to smell it. After taking a sniff, she smelled the distinct meaty fragrance coming from it.
This smell...
Grr!
Still in her thoughts, a rumbling sound came from her stomach. She was extremely hungry.
She immediately held her breath, opened her mouth and took a bite.
Throughout the whole process, she didn't dare to breathe until she swallowed it. Furthermore, her mind was filled with delicious foods.
Roasted duck, red braised pheasant meat, pearl meatballs, roasted pigeon, steak, red braised pork…
Those are really delicacies to the current her.
No! She couldn't go on living like this, she couldn't eat these salted pheasant meat everyday. At the very least, she has to be able to use oil again, right?
Looks like she has to earn some money to solve her food and clothing problem first. Also, these clothes, it's going to get cold soon. Wouldn't she freeze to death if she wore these clothes?
Burp! A burp came out while she was still thinking about these things.
Lin Xiaoye quickly covered her mouth and took a look. Luckily, Huo Li and Little Mochi didn't notice.
Only now did she realize that she had actually eaten three pieces of pheasant meat.
She then saw Huo Li putting down his chopsticks.
"Just leave it after you're done eating. I'll go wash the dishes later. Oh yeah, you should also change your clothes. I'll take them to the river to wash them later."
With that, Lin Xiaoye hurriedly stood up, went to the cabinet and took out a piece of clothes belonging to Little Mochi. She intended to give him a bath later as well.
Huo Li frowned immediately. "No need."
Then, Huo Li took his bowl and went to the kitchen.
Lin Xiaoye was stunned.
"What an oddball!"
Afterwards, Lin Xiaoye didn't get tangled up and went to the kitchen to boil a pot of water. She gave Little Mochi a bath. Little Mochi's body originally looked like a glutinous rice cake and after bathing, it exudes a milky fragrance. Not to mention how cute he looks.
"Little Mochi, let Mother kiss you."
Lin Xiaoye couldn't help kissing Little Mochi's face.
Little Mochi's face immediately blushed and he quickly lowered his head.
Mother kissed Little Mochi!?
When Huo Li saw this scene, a trace of doubt arose in his heart.
Is she really Lin Xiaoye? She was indeed different today.
After tidying up the house for a bit, Lin Xiaoye picked up her family's clothes, held the basin and headed towards the river according to the original owner's memories.
In fact, the reason why she wanted to come out as soon as possible was because she wanted to get familiar with her surroundings. After all, she only has the original owner's memories and she has to go there in person.
She also wanted to see if there were any valuable things around, such as herbs, which could be sold when the time comes to support her family.
Along the way, there were many people who were looking at her with strange eyes.
Some even started whispering.
"Eh, isn't that Old Huo's wife? Didn't she jump into the water yesterday? She's still alive?"
"Didn't they say that good people don't live long while evil people live for thousands of years, just like
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"That's right. Look at her. It's really scary that she's still alive, but it will be even more frightening if she dies and becomes a ghost!"
"Keep your voice down, don't let others hear you."
Lin Xiaoye heard a lot more of these "good" words on her way, but she didn't have to deal with them now. It's important to find some valuable things first. Otherwise, she won't be able to survive. So what if they were gossiping about her?
"Somebody help! Someone fell into the water."
A shout came from not too far away just as she was still thinking.
Suddenly, a lot of people ran to the river. Everyone was in a hurry, which made Lin Xiaoye nervous.
She heard the people beside her talking.
"Hey, someone seems to have fallen into the river. Let's go and have a look."
"Yeah. Isn't that Old Hu's son? He's still young, but might be dying."
"Let's take a look!"
"……"
As she listened to the people around her talking, the situation became more and more serious.
Lin Xiaoye stretched her neck to look at the front and saw the crowd of people standing there. She didn't know what was going on inside.
Lin Xiaoye didn't like to join in the fun, especially with her current situation. It's best not to go to such crowded places, so she wouldn't run into all sorts of trouble.
However, the benevolence of a doctor was engraved deep in her bones and it forced her to walk step by step towards the crowd.
Before she could get close, she heard a cry, "Son! You, don't...don't scare your Mother!"
She saw a woman holding a wet child in her arms, crying until her voice trembled.
"Old Hu's wife is really pitiful. How did this child fall into the river?"
"Quickly find a doctor and see if he can be saved."
At this moment, a man came out from the crowd with a basket on his back. He shook his head and sighed.
"He's been in the water for too long."
The woman immediately sobbed, "My son! Why do you have such a bitter life? My son…"
Lin Xiaoye looked at the doctor. It was a middle-aged uncle.
Is the child really hopeless?
She shot a glance at the child and her heart tightened as she immediately rushed over.
"Put the child down and lay him flat on the ground."
Everyone was stunned when Lin Xiaoye suddenly rushed out.
Old Hu's wife pointed a finger at her.
"Scram! Isn't this all your fault? When you jumped into the river two days ago and came back to life. You must have brought all the demons and ghosts into the river and now you have harmed my son…"
"If you don't want your son to die, then do as I say!" Lin Xiaoye quickly put the child on the ground.
Hearing this, Old Hu's wife heart was also at a loss.
"My son can still be saved?"
"Try it and you'll know."
Lin Xiaoye put her hands on the child's chest and pressed down several times. Just as she was about to do artificial respiration, she suddenly remembered that this was ancient times.
"Come here and blow into his mouth."
Old Hu's wife was taken aback for a moment, completely ignorant of what Lin Xiaoye was talking about. However, seeing her actions just now, the woman still did as she said.
Lin Xiaoye gave the child chest compressions while Old Hu's wife gave him artificial respiration. After a good while, the child finally woke up.
"Cough, cough, Mother…"
"Aiya, you woke up. My son woke up!"
Old Hu's wife held the child in her arms, kissed and hugged him before crying again.
Immediately, everyone looked at Xiaoye in surprise.
"When did Old Huo's wife become so powerful? She actually knows medical skills?"
"That's right, Old Huo's wife, where did you learn this skill? Just now, the doctor said that there's no hope. How can you bring the child back to life?" One of the aunts in the crowd asked.
Lin Xiaoye was stunned.
Damn it, I almost forgot that the original owner knew nothing.
She immediately grinned: "This isn't really a skill, it's just something I accidentally saw others do in the past. I just tried it. Wasn't it Hu Sister-in-Law, who saved the child?
Hearing this, everyone was even more surprised.
"Oh, Old Huo's wife. Why are you different today?"
"That's right, she knows medical skills and can even speak so well. Could it be that jumping into the water made her head clear?"
Immediately, everyone laughed.
"Humph, what ability can an ugly monster who has committed evil things have?"
A bitter voice came from the crowd.
This woman was the doctor's wife from before. She had her arms crossed in front of her chest and a basket on her back. Her phoenix-like eyes glanced sideways at Lin Xiaoye filled with ridicule and disdain.
Lin Xiaoye was stunned.
An ugly monster who committed evil things?
She's not that much any better, okay?
First of all, she had just arrived and didn't have a clear understanding of the situation. However, Lin Xiaoye didn't plan to argue with her. The things the original owner left for her were probably more than enough for her to digest for a while. Moreover, she needed to hurry up and find something to make money.
"Aunt is right. Even I, an ugly monster, can only do some things to save the drowned child. I can't do anything else."
After speaking, Lin Xiaoye immediately grinned and turned to leave. However, she didn't know that Huo Li had witnessed this scene.
However, Doctor Sun's wife was angered to death by her words.
Doctor Sun's wife immediately clenched her hands into fists. She squinted at Lin Xiaoye and gritted her teeth.
"Isn't she just a shrew? She's still pretending to be upright? Bitch!"
"Alright, let's go back." Doctor Sun stepped forward and persuaded her.
"Why are you not going home and what are you still standing here for? You can't even save a child yet you still call yourself a doctor. Go back and feed the pigs!"
Lin Xiaoye carried the basin all the way to the river. When the aunts, who were washing clothes by the river saw her go over, they immediately looked at each other and headed off to the side.
All of a sudden, there was no one in a large area around Lin Xiaoye.
On the other hand, she was quite open-minded. Her place was so wide that it save her a lot of effort washing her clothes.
Speaking of which, the original owner had indeed left her with a lot of trouble. With her past personality, she might have a lot of enemies in the village.
It seemed that she had to figure out how to stay in the village.
Just as she was lost in her thoughts, Lin Xiaoye's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Oh, fish. There's fish!"
She immediately took off her socks and shoes before going down to the river.
However, she didn't expect that the surrounding women would all immediately point fingers at her. At first, Lin Xiaoye didn't pay much attention to it and she just focused on the fish, until the voices grew louder and louder.
"This is truly disobeying the rules of a woman. She actually walked barefooted on the river."
"That's right. Why do you think Old Huo would fall for such an ugly monster?"
"Isn't that making trouble without earning money?"
"She still wants to curry favor with Old Lai's son? She must be dreaming!"
Hearing these words, Lin Xiaoye was stunned.
Old Lai's son? The man the original owner had always liked?
A voice came from not too far away, pulling Lin Xiaoye away from her thoughts.
"Lin Xiaoye, why are you still here? Didn't you say that you would get me some pheasant
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Lin Xiaoye turned her eyes and saw a man in gray clothes coming over. He had tied his hair into a ball with a hair band. He was quite good-looking and also had a hint of a scholar's aura on him. However, no matter how Lin Xiaoye looked at him, she felt that this man couldn't catch up to a scholar's elegance.
Is he the man that the original owner has always been yearning for?
Lai Wengui stepped forward and saw that she had taken off her socks and shoes in broad daylight. He immediately shrunk his neck and gave her a look of disgust.
"You come up quickly."
Lin Xiaoye was stunned.
Is he concerned about her? Didn't he scold the original owner yesterday, causing her to misunderstand and jump into the river for him again?
"Oh, wait a moment."
Lin Xiaoye went ashore, wiped her feet and put on her shoes before walking in front of Lai Wengui.
"About the previous thing…"
"Where's my ink and pheasant meat? Hurry up and take them out, my parents are still waiting."
Without waiting for Lin Xiaoye to finish, Lai Wengui immediately urged her. In the end, he looked through her entire body and even searched through the basin.
Lin Xiaoye was taken aback.
He wasn't concerned about her feelings, but it was all for the sake of eating pheasant meat?
What a weirdo. He's really a weirdo. The original owner still wants to fawn over him?
"Alright, stop looking for it. I've eaten the pheasant meat with Little Mochi and Huo Li today."
"You ate it?!" Lai Wengui shouted in shock. His eyes widened as lines covered his forehead.
Lin Xiaoye immediately shrank her neck back.
He looks pretty good, but his mask could still be pulled off, right?
"Yes, I was too hungry, so I ate it."
Lai Wengui immediately became anxious. He circled around her twice before suddenly raising his hand and pointing at her angrily.
"You said you..."
Wait, this ugly monster didn't send anything over today like how it used to be?
Lin Xiaoye saw that Lai Wengui suddenly stopped. She looked at his sneaky eyes and narrowed her eyes.
What other ideas will he make? Humph, I'm not that silly Lin Xiaoye in his eyes. Does he still want to eat pheasant meat? No way!
Lai Wengui suddenly smiled at her.
"Xiaoye, it doesn't matter. You really should eat more. Look at how thin you are, I really feel distressed. Alright, then remember to send it to me next time, or I'll wait for you at the same place!"
With that, Lai Wengui winked at her before turning around and walking away.
Lin Xiaoye was truly shocked.
Heavens, she had already said so. How could the original owner do such a silly thing? It turns out that she had been tricked by this man's routine. He really was a scum, a scum! This was like beating a stick to a sweet jujube!
Lin Xiaoye immediately felt that her three views were ruined. She quickly picked up her laundry and walked back.
She didn't find any herbs along the way, but since Doctor Sun and the others carried baskets on their backs, she guessed that there must be some herbs on the mountain.
Just as she was deep in thought, she saw Huo Li wiping his bow and arrows in the yard.
"Are you going up the mountain tomorrow?"
"Yeah." Huo Li replied without raising his head.
"Then when are you going? Tell me and I'll go with you." Lin Xiaoye smiled.
Huo Li's hand immediately stopped moving and he looked at Lin Xiaoye suspiciously.
"You want to go up the mountain?"
Lin Xiaoye nodded while drying her clothes: "Yes, remember to call me, don't forget."
Huo Li's eyes darkened. "What are you going there for?
In the past, she would never go to the mountains.
"Go and see if there are any good herbs and then we can sell them to replenish our family's income."
After she said that, Lin Xiaoye finished drying her clothes and entered the house with the basin.
Huo Li clenched his fist tightly.
Would she really care for this family?
Soon, the sky darkened and the surroundings became completely silent. The wind blowing the leaves and the barking of other people's dogs could be heard clearly.
Only several people in the village could afford to use a lamp, so every household was ready to go back to bed as soon as the sky turned dark.
Since she had to sleep so early, Lin Xiaoye was not used to it. She stood by the bed and looked at the old but seemingly solid bed and refused to get onto it.
Huo Li had already taken off his clothes and went to bed with ease, naturally Little Mochi was sleeping in the middle.
Lin Xiaoye tightened her grip: "Where do I sleep?"
Huo Li glanced at her and frowned slightly. In the blink of an eye, he moved to the side to give her more space.
Lin Xiaoye immediately felt a bit awkward, but she endured it. It was cold at night and there was only this bed in the house, so it wasn't appropriate for him to leave.
Alright, let's just sleep like this. He wouldn't do anything out of line at night, right?
With regards to this, Lin Xiaoye was rather at ease. After all, she wasn't even interested in the smell on her body or her face, much less a man.
Just by lying in bed for a long time, Lin Xiaoye was unable to fall asleep. Furthermore, after an unknown period of time, her stomach began to growl.
It was only then that she realized the people here don't usually eat dinner. No wonder her body was so thin. Also, what was under the bed? Just a layer of dry grass and a piece of cloth on top? No wonder she felt so uncomfortable sleeping.
However, she didn't dare to move, she worried that she would wake Huo Li up later.
Lin Xiaoye felt more and more that she wasn't living a human life anymore. It seemed like she needed to hurry up and earn some money. No, she had to hurry up and earn some money.
With that thought in mind, an unknown amount of time passed by before Lin Xiaoye finally fell asleep. When she woke up, the sky was still dark.
Rubbing her eyes, she heard a sound of friction not too far away.
"You woke up early."
Huo Li was already wiping the bow in his hands, preparing to leave. However, Lin Xiaoye didn't know that if it was a normal situation, he would have left a long time ago. He just stayed to wait for her.
However, he never would have thought that Lin Xiaoye would really wake up early today.
"Hurry up." Huo Li said coldly.
Lin Xiaoye turned around and looked at Little Mochi, who was sleeping soundly and immediately got off the bed. She quickly washed up, carried her basket and followed Huo Li up the mountain.
At this moment, the sky was still dark and there was still a chill even though they had just arrived at the foot of the mountain.
Huo Li walked ahead and glanced at her. The corners of his lips moved slightly.
"It won't be cold after a while."
"Alright."
Lin Xiaoye followed Huo Li up the mountain step by step. Only when they reached the mountain did the forest give out a faint light, allowing them to see the road clearly.
"Don't go too far. Call me if something happens."
Huo Li said.
"En, go ahead and do your business."
Lin Xiaoye flipped the basket on her back and smiled at him. She then turned around and began to look for herbs.
Huo Li looked at her back and couldn't help but tighten his grip.
She was indeed different. Could it be that she was truly awakened by falling into the river?
Regardless of her changes, if she could take good care of Nian'er in the future, he could rest assured.
Huo Li didn't think too much and turned around to catch prey.
Lin Xiaoye squatted down and paced around, looking at the grasses carefully. Suddenly, she realized that there were a lot of herbs in the mountain, but there were also a lot of weeds, so it wasn't easy to dig some.
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These were all ordinary herbs and were of no value. Her goal today was to find some valuable herbs, but it didn't matter if she couldn't find them. She just came to familiarize herself with the herbs on the mountain.
Towards these herbs, Lin Xiaoye was very excited and happy. This place was different from how it was in the modern world, they are all pure, natural and pollution-free herbs and their medicinal properties and effects were enough for her to ponder over for a while.
She decided to only take a few different kinds.
"La la la..."
Lin Xiaoye was so excited from picking herbs that she began to hum a tune as she picked. Not long later, her basket was filled to the brim with herbs.
She got up to look around. She didn't think too much and planned to go back. Suddenly, she found that the surroundings were all the same and there was no one around.
"Crap, did I get lost?"
She quickly walked forward, but she never would've thought that even after walking for so long, she really couldn't find the way back. At this moment, Lin Xiaoye was tired and hungry, so she started to worry.
She raised her hands and started shouting, "Huo Li! Where are you? Can you hear me? Huo Li…"
The moment she shouted, the surrounding birds flew in all directions and the surrounding was filled with the sounds of birds flying.
As the birds flew away, Lin Xiaoye started to panic even more.
"Really?" Could it be that she was going to end up getting lost? "Huo Li…"
Lin Xiaoye looked around anxiously and just when she thought that she was really going to be trapped here, a light suddenly flashed in front of her eyes, causing her heart to stop beating immediately. She stood there in a daze, not daring to move, while her legs were constantly trembling.
Was that an arrow? Could it be the original owner's previous enemy? Did they all have the intention to kill her?
Thinking about that, Lin Xiaoye was startled. She widened her eyes and quickly looked around.
Eh? Huo Li?
Huo Li charged over in two or three steps and when he was right in front of her eyes, he rushed to her front with a strong gust of wind.
"Huo Li, you came?" Lin Xiaoye grabbed his arm and laughed.
Huo Li frowned and looked down at her hand.
Lin Xiaoye was stunned, then quickly let go.
"About that, I was too busy gathering herbs to remember the way back. Fortunately, you came over, but that arrow…"
At this point, Lin Xiaoye subconsciously looked over and was immediately shocked.
"Oh my God, what is this?"
She saw a black brown bug about the size of a palm firmly pierced by Huo Li's arrow in the tree. There were two pincers in front and its tail was quite long.
Lin Xiaoye was stunned.
Eh? Could this be…
"What are you doing?"
Just as Lin Xiaoye wanted to go up and take a closer look, she was pulled back by Huo Li.
"Huo Li, take a look. Is that a scorpion?"
Huo Li furrowed his brows as he stared at her. Then, he answered coldly, "En."
If it wasn't for the scorpion, he wouldn't have shot an arrow just now.
Hearing that, Lin Ye was immediately surprised.
"Scorpion, what a big scorpion! Quickly, use something to pack it up! We're going to be rich!"
With that, Lin Xiaoye quickly looked around for something to store the scorpion.
Huo Li was confused.
"These are poisonous insects. What kind of money do they worth?"
Lin Xiaoye smiled excitedly: "It's because it's poisonous that it's valuable. Believe me, hurry and wrap it up."
This was the largest scorpion she had ever seen. In the modern world, she wouldn't be able to find these wild scorpions even if she wanted to. The medicinal value of this thing is extremely high. If she were to sell it, she could fetch a few taels of silver, right?
Huo Li didn't know much about medicinal ingredients, but seeing how excited Lin Xiaoye was, he took off a piece of cloth from his body and wrapped up the scorpion, then handed it over to Lin Xiaoye.
Lin Xiaoye was stunned.
"Oh yeah, I'll make you a new set of clothes when I earn some money."
After that, she happily carried the scorpion down the mountain.
Huo Li looked at the current Lin Xiaoye and his eyes instantly narrowed.
Something was not right!
It just so happened that Huo Li was going to sell some game in the town, so Lin Xiaoye followed him.
Previously, Lin Xiaoye had thought that even if they walked into the town, it wouldn't take too long, right? She didn't expect that after spending so much time walking, she would almost break both her legs.
"No, no. Let me rest for a while, I really can't walk anymore."
When they arrived at the town, Lin Xiaoye quickly found a stool to sit on.
She had been walking and resting from time to time along the way and Huo Li was already used to it.
He hastily looked at the people who were rushing to the market.
"Do as you please. I'll go and sell these."
Lin Xiaoye waved her hand, indicating that she agreed.
In a flash, she had already looked around. This wasn't a path that an ordinary person could walk on. Wasn't it too far?
As she thought about it, she saw several ox-carts parked at the entrance of the town. Some people were even getting off the ox-carts.
Lin Xiaoye was momentarily stunned.
So there was a car!
She hurried forward and found the ox-cart.
"Great sir, how much does it cost to ride on your ox-cart all the way here?"
The person in front of her was a hunchbacked old man. He had his back to Lin Xiaoye and didn't say anything for a long time.
Could it be that this grandpa couldn't speak? Or had a bad temper?
Just as she was thinking, she saw the grandpa slowly turn around and smiled at her.
"Little girl, this old man's ox-cart is only worth a copper coin. Are you going back now?"
For some reason, when she saw this grandpa's smile, she suddenly felt her heart ache. In her mind, she thought of her kind grandpa from the modern world and she felt very close to him.
Lin Xiaoye smiled, "Grandpa, I understand. I'll go to the town first to buy some stuff, then I'll come back later to ride on your ox-cart."
"Alright!" The old man replied.
Lin Xiaoye turned around and headed back into the town.
The ox-cart was only a copper coin. By the time she sold the scorpion, wouldn't she still have two copper coins to ride on the ox-cart?
As she thought about it, Lin Xiaoye soon arrived at the place where she had rested. Suddenly, a fragrant aroma wafted into her nose.
It smells so good!
Lin Xiaoye's nose twitched as she looked toward the source of the smell.
Steamed Bun!
Only now did she realize that the place she was sitting on earlier was next to the bun shop.
"Hot steaming buns fresh from the oven. Do you want one?"
The little brother handed over a bun.
Lin Xiaoye swallowed her saliva.
"Little brother, how much are you selling these buns for?"
"Three coppers for two meat buns. The others are one copper."
"Alright, then give me two meat buns."
With that, Lin Xiaoye touched her body and froze.
Shit, she doesn't have money!
She quickly shouted, "Wait, I don't want it for now, but keep them for me. I'll come back later to buy them and you must keep them."
With that, Lin Xiaoye quickly turned and ran.
She really didn't know that steamed buns were actually so fragrant. She's not sure if it was the steamed buns from ancient times that were tasty, or if it was because she was too hungry. They were actually so fragrant.
Along the way, she thought about the smell of that steamed bun and began to salivate.
No, she has to hurry and earn some money.
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With this in mind, her steps sped up.
After walking for a while, Lin Xiaoye raised her head and saw a sign board hanging above her head that had the words 'Good Harmony Hall' written on it. This was the place.
Lin Xiaoye lifted her foot and walked in. There were no customers in the herbal medicine shop and she only saw the shop assistant sorting things out.
"Mister shop assistant is your shopkeeper here?"
The shop assistant yawned and looked over. He was startled and almost gasped for air.
"So ugly, so ugly..."
Lin Xiaoye raised her hand and touched her face.
Alas, this face is indeed a bit scary. She could understand this shop assistant for being scared like this. It would be better if she had something to cover her face for a while.
Lin Xiaoye thought about it and suddenly had a flash of inspiration. She immediately tore off a piece of cloth from her waist and tied it around her face, which was equivalent to a veil.
Although this piece of cloth really couldn't compare with the smooth veil.
"Mister shop assistant, I'm asking you a question."
Only then did the shop assistant look over. When he saw that she had covered half her face and was much less frightening than before, he heaved a sigh of relief.
"You can ask me if you want to buy some medicine, just give me the prescription."
"I'm not here to buy, I'm here to discuss business with your storekeeper."
The shop assistant was shocked, "You're here to talk about business? With just you?"
Lin Xiaoye straightened her body: "What? Can't I have something good right now?"
With that, Lin Xiaoye took off the basket and held it in her hands.
The shop assistant immediately stretched out his neck to take a peek at what was in the basket, while Lin Xiaoye immediately blocked it. This looked very precious.
The shop assistant could only pout his lips in boredom.
"Look at yourself, what kind of precious things can you possibly have? Let's wait and see!"
Lin Xiaoye rolled her eyes at him.
To judge a person by his appearance? Humph, this grandma is a descendant from a Traditional Chinese Medicine Aristocratic Family. It was just a matter of time. Once this grandma was cured, I will scare them to death!
"Shopkeeper, she said that she has something precious and wants to discuss business with you."
The shop assistant came out with the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper was a middle-aged man wearing a sapphire blue outer coat. He was neither fat nor thin, but he had a face full of good fortune, but the most eye-catching thing was the jade thumb ring on his left hand.
Shopkeeper Zhang looked at Lin Xiaoye.
"May I ask what good things you have?"
Lin Xiaoye glanced at him, but her manner was polite.
"Are you the shopkeeper here? Can you make the decision?"
Shopkeeper Zhang nodded his head: "Don't worry, Miss. As long as it is a good treasure, I will definitely give you a reasonable price."
"Alright then. Take a look at this and see how much it's worth." Lin Xiaoye took out the scorpion from the basket.
Shopkeeper Zhang immediately held the scorpion in his palm and squinted his eyes to take a closer look at it under the sunlight.
The shop assistant immediately moved closer to take a look.
"Isn't this a scorpion? I thought it was some treasure."
"Treasure! What a good treasure!"
Just as the shop assistant finished speaking, Shopkeeper Zhang's surprised exclamation came out. The shop assistant was instantly at a loss.
"Shopkeeper, isn't this just a scorpion? Is it really that precious?"
Shopkeeper Zhang waved his hand: "You have to read more medicinal books. You only know how to be lazy every day. This scorpion is not an ordinary scorpion. Look at its body, it's already half the size of a palm and judging from its color, an ordinary scorpion can only live for 5 to 7 years at most. However, this scorpion has lived for at least 10 years!"
Lin Xiaoye smiled, "Shopkeeper Zhang has great eyesight. This scorpion is indeed a rare treasure. Furthermore, look at the color of its tail. As long as you squeeze out the venom, it would be more valuable than the scorpion itself!"
Shopkeeper Zhang immediately squinted his eyes and took a careful look at the tail.
"Aiya, Miss is right. This venom is different from the venom of ordinary scorpions. If it were used in medicinal herbs, it would be a good thing!"
With that, Shopkeeper Zhang's gaze immediately darkened and he immediately looked at Lin Xiaoye.
"Miss, where did you get this scorpion?"
The corner of Lin Xiaoye's mouth curled up. How could she tell him something like that?
"Shopkeeper, please be at ease. I obtained this scorpion by accident. It came from a just way. Since you know what it is, you can give me a price."
Manager Zhang nodded.
This girl is not simple!
He immediately had a plan.
"Well, I'm only here talking to you because of this scorpion. How about I pay you twice the price of an ordinary scorpion?"
After he finished speaking, Shopkeeper Zhang suddenly exclaimed: "Shun Zi, go to the account room and fetch four hundred copper coins for this Miss."
Lin Xiaoye's palm suddenly tightened.
Twice as ordinary scorpion? Did he really think she was a fool?
In this era, ordinary scorpions are all pure and natural. In the modern world, they could sell for over a thousand dollars per piece. Yet, in this place, there were only a few hundred copper coins?
At this time, the shop assistant, Shun Zi, was still unhappy: "Shopkeeper, isn't it just a scorpion? Can it really be sold for 400 copper coins?"
Just as Shopkeeper Zhang was giving him a meaningful glance, the corner of Lin Xiaoye's mouth hooked up.
"That's right, Shopkeeper Zhang. This scorpion isn't worth 400 copper coins."
Shopkeeper Zhang's palm suddenly emitted a cold feeling as he hurriedly rubbed it.
"Yes, yes, yes. This shop assistant of mine is not sensible and made Miss laugh. Then, according to Miss, how much does Miss think it should cost?"
Lin Xiaoye smiled, "Shopkeeper Zhang, you are a businessman, so naturally you should be the one to make the decision. I am a woman from a mountain village and I don't know much about business matters. If you really can't be sure, why don't I go to other herbal medicine shops and ask for the price first?"
After she said that, Lin Xiaoye prepared to take the scorpion.
Shopkeeper Zhang immediately became anxious and quickly used his hand to block it.
"Miss, you really know how to joke. Since you've brought all your things here, it's not good for other shopkeepers to see it."
Then, Shopkeeper Zhang pondered for a moment and continued: "How about this, the scorpion you sent over is indeed a good item. But as you can see, we're only a small shop here, so I'll give you a reasonable price. How about one tael of silver?"
One tael of silver? This was still a bit off from her budget. Everyone said that there was no profit to business if there was no deceit. Seemed like if she didn't teach this shopkeeper a lesson, he wouldn't give up.
With this in mind, Lin Xiaoye's palm tightened: "Shopkeeper, how would I not know about this treasure? I saw that your sign board was kind, so I came here first. If this business is done well, I'll come back again later. By then my treasures will have a place, right?"
Hearing this, Shopkeeper Zhang immediately stretched out his neck and lowered his voice.
"What other good stuff does Miss have?"
Lin Xiaoye smiled: "Of course there is something good. I just don't know if the shopkeeper is willing to accept it."
Shopkeeper Zhang was stunned and his gaze darkened. He quickly looked at Lin Xiaoye and his palm tightened up.
This girl is really
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Thinking about it, Shopkeeper Zhang immediately sighed. "Miss, you really are the most amazing woman I've ever met. Today, I'll make you my friend."
After he finished speaking, Shopkeeper Zhang said in a hurry: "Shun Zi, go and fetch two taels of silver."
The shop assistant widened his eyes: "Two...two taels of silver? Shopkeeper, did you say it right?
Shopkeeper Zhang hurriedly answered: "What's wrong? You have been too idle these days that your ears aren't working well, no? Should I give a long vacation, so that you could take a rest?"
Hearing that, the shop assistant immediately shrunk his head and ran.
Lin Xiaoye smiled.
It seems that this shopkeeper is also quite powerful. Alright then, let it be two taels of silver. It's her first time doing business, so she can't press too hard. Perhaps, there will be more business transactions in the future?
Shopkeeper Zhang's voice pulled her from her thoughts.
"I don't know what other good stuff Miss has?"
Lin Xiaoye was taken aback and rubbed her palms together.
Heavens, how could she still have other good stuff? She was just randomly spouting nonsense just now.
"Of course there are good things, but you'll have to wait for a while. You know, good things need to be nurtured in special places. It will definitely take time to transport them, right?"
After saying this, both of them smiled politely.
Shopkeeper Zhang nodded his head. "You are right, young lady. Are you satisfied with our business today? If we can work together in the future, I can assure you that the price will only get better in the future."
"Alright, I like to negotiate business with straightforward people like shopkeeper Zhang!"
If he knew that she had nothing in her hands, he would probably regret it to death.
Lin Xiaoye took the two taels of silver and left the herbal medicine shop.
She didn't know why, but although she was holding the silver in her hand, her heart was filled with an indescribable excitement. This was the first money she earned since arriving in this era, so she had to reward herself well.
While thinking, she raised her head and saw a grain and oil shop. Suddenly, she remembered that there was nothing at home but salt. She immediately walked in.
There were many people inside the grain and oil shop. There were also many stalls of varying sizes. The items sold in each stall were all different.
There were really too many people here. Lin Xiaoye was worried that she wouldn't be able to squeeze out when the time came, so she bought some common seasonings such as pepper, chillies, salt and vinegar from the entrance.
After exiting the grain and oil shop, she suddenly frowned when she saw the items in her hands.
"Eh? Why didn't I see any oil?"
She looked around and realized that there wasn't any place that sold oil.
Don't the people here eat oil?
"Hey, let's go and take a look. A pig was just killed today and is still fresh…"
The sound of hawkers came from nearby and quite a few people hurriedly ran over.
Lin Xiaoye was stunned.
Pig? It would be nice to buy some fat to refine oil.
Having this in mind, Lin Xiaoye immediately ran over happily. At that moment, she felt that there were benefits to having a skinny body, so she managed to get to the front after a short while.
The butcher opened his mouth and said, "How much fresh pork do you want?"
Lin Xiaoye took a look and saw ribs, pork knuckles, pork meat on the chopping board, but she only saw a few pieces of fat.
Should she buy some ribs back to stew?
Just as she was deep in thought, a sarcastic voice sounded from behind her.
"Yo yo yo! Look at how worn out your clothes are. You still want to buy meat to eat?"
"That's right, she pushed her way to the front even though she doesn't have money, aren't she afraid of being laughed at?"
"Do you want to buy or not? Hurry up and leave. There are a lot of people waiting behind us."
"That's right…"
As they were saying these, those aunts gave each other a look, wanting to push Lin Xiaoye out. Lin Xiaoye immediately grabbed onto the chopping board with her hands and let those people pull her, but they couldn't move her at all.
One of the aunts took two deep breaths. "Your body is so small, but you still have so much strength?"
Lin Xiaoye smiled. That's a must.
"Aunts, don't worry. I will definitely buy meat."
Then, Lin Xiaoye looked at the meat on the chopping board.
"Boss, do you have any fat here?"
Hearing this, the surrounding people started to mock her.
"Oh come on, you can't even afford lean meat and you still want to buy fat?"
"That's right…"
Lin Xiaoye was taken aback. What's wrong with buying fat? Isn't fat cheaper than lean meat?
She heard the boss say, "Of course there is. I've already cut off the fat. How much do you want?"
As he spoke, she saw the boss bring up a wooden bucket filled with fat.
"Sure, how much is one catty of fat?"
"Thirty copper coins for one catty."
"Thirty?" Lin Xiaoye was shocked.
It was indeed a little expensive.
Behind her, someone taunted, "Humph, don't buy it if you can't afford it. You're just doing things beyond your abilities."
"That's right. You better ask the boss if he can help you pick some bones to bring back home. Don't even think about eating meat."
"Bones? Huh, I don't think she can even afford to eat bones. Look at her poverty-stricken appearance and that face. What kind of cloth is that?"
"It's probably because she's too ugly and is afraid of scaring everyone!"
Suddenly, there was a burst of ridicule from the surroundings. The anger in Lin Xiaoye's heart was triggered and she clenched her fist.
Humph, you all think she has no money?
As she thought, she pointed at the wooden bucket.
"Boss, give me ten catties of fat."
Everyone was shocked when they heard that. They all stared at her with widened eyes. Even the owner was surprised.
"Miss, are you sure you want ten catties?"
Lin Xiaoye instantly glanced at him: "What? Are you worried that I won't be able to pay?"
After saying that, Lin Xiaoye reached out with her hand and took out one tael of silver.
The owner nodded immediately. "Miss, please wait a moment. I will pack it for you right now. Do you still want anything else?"
Lin Xiaoye glanced at him and said, "Another two catties of lean meat and two catties of ribs. Wrap them up properly for me."
"Alright!" The butcher was instantly overjoyed.
At this moment, the arrogance of the surrounding women had lessened significantly.
"She really is rich enough to actually buy ten catties in one go. I don't even dare to buy that much."
"Yeah, looking at her clothes, I thought she didn't have any money."
As they spoke, the voices of these people became quieter and quieter. They no longer dared to move forward anymore.
Lin Xiaoye raised her chin.
She took the meat and left.
However, once she walked out of the crowd, she immediately looked at the money in her hands with a sullen look.
Impulse is really a devil!
Lin Xiaoye, ah Lin Xiaoye, you just can't control yourself. This is only ten catties of meat, but it cost her half a tael of silver to buy. Will her days be good?
Thinking of this, Lin Xiaoye turned around and looked at those people with a sad expression, but she still left with those pieces of meat.
When she passed by the tailor shop, Lin Xiaoye's heart was even more tormented for quite a while. Buying clothes was a woman's nature, especially since she had just been left behind by those people. At first, it was all because she did not have any decent clothes.
However, after considering the amount of money in her possession, she gritted her teeth and quickly walked forward.
Lin Xiaoye, ah Lin Xiaoye, you have to hold it
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After walking for who knows how long, she raised her head and suddenly saw a familiar face.
Is that Huo Li?
Eh? Who's that girl next to him?
"Brother Huo, this is the pouch that I personally sew the other day. You can keep it. It can be used as adornment or you can also put your silvers inside."
Ciu Er handed over her pouch and lowered her head in shame.
Huo Li glanced at it: "Thank you for your kindness, but I'm just a rough man and I'm not used to such delicate things."
With that, Huo Li picked up the two pheasants and packed them.
"The pheasants that you wanted."
Cui Er's face was filled with grievance as she took back her pouch. She clenched her hand tightly.
"Brother Huo, I know that you must still be angry at me in your heart. Back then, I really wanted to marry you, but my mother…"
"Miss Cui Er, I'm going to pack up my stall."
Without waiting for Cui Er to finish, Huo Li spoke.
Cui Er pursed her lips and a sense of loss suddenly appeared in her face.
"Then Brother Huo, I'll come back tomorrow to get some game."
With that, Cui Er and the two pheasants left dejectedly.
Lin Xiaoye watched as Cui Er walked past her. Lin Xiaoye's eyes were staring at the pouch in her hands. What a love-struck girl.
"Huo Li, do you like that girl?"
Lin Xiaoye went up and asked.
"I don't like her." Huo Li replied coldly without raising his head.
"But it seems that that girl really likes you." Lin Xiaoye smiled.
Huo Li immediately cast a cold glance at her, causing Lin Xiaoye to feel a chill run down her spine. She quickly shrank her neck back.
"What did you buy?" Huo Li noticed that her basket was almost full.
"There are a lot of them." Lin Xiaoye happily took off the basket.
"You see, there are the usual seasonings like pepper, vinegar, ginger and most importantly, the fatty meat. Look, I bought a lot of fatty meat."
Lin Xiaoye smiled as she held on to that large piece of fat.
Huo Li immediately frowned. "Where did this come from?"
Did she dare to steal these?
Huo Li quickly looked around, but didn't see anyone chasing after her.
Lin Xiaoye put the things back into the basket: "I bought it, can these fall from the sky?"
Huo Li's frown deepened. "Where did the money come from?"
This fatty meat was even more expensive than lean meat. Even if he sold pheasant meat every day, he would barely be able to buy one catty of lean meat.
Lin Xiaoye immediately smiled, "I sold the scorpion to earn money, so I can buy these things."
After saying that, Lin Xiaoye suddenly saw the torn part on his body.
"Oh right, I have some silver here. Come with me to pick a piece of cloth for you to make some clothes."
With that, Lin Xiaoye carried the basket on her back and turned to leave.
Huo Li was confused.
A scorpion could sell for that much money? How many taels of silver would that amount to?
He immediately went up and grabbed Lin Xiaoye's hand.
"Did the money really come from selling the scorpion?"
Lin Xiaoye was stunned for a moment, then blinked at him with her clear eyes.
"Yeah, is there a problem?"
Seeing her sincere eyes, Huo Li suddenly felt that Lin Xiaoye's eyes seemed to be pretty good. They were large and clear, and he couldn't help but want to take another look.
"No need, keep what you earn."
The provincial government would then have to take away the food in the house.
After that, Huo Li turned around, put his bag on his shoulder and walked towards the town entrance.
Lin Xiaoye was momentarily stunned.
What did he mean by keeping it for herself? Did he intend to drive her away?
With this idea in mind, Lin Xiaoye was immediately shocked.
Oh no, if Huo Li won't take her in, she wouldn't have anywhere to go. Even if he wanted to drive her away, he should at least let her stand on her feet first, right?
She quickly chased after Huo Li, "Hey, Huo Li, Brother Huo, would you like to think about it again?"
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Then, when they walked past the bun shop, Lin Xiaoye was still unable to hold it in. She bought 20 steamed buns, some coarse grain flour and some corn flour before heading back.
When they arrived at the entrance of the town, Lin Xiaoye was the first to walk over to the coachman and put her basket in. Originally, Huo Li didn't plan to ride in the ox-cart, but seeing Lin Xiaoye get tired and had a lot of stuff, and had indeed earned some money today, he agreed.
Soon after, several aunties from the village came up one after another and started looking at Huo Li and Lin Xiaoye with weird gazes. Lin Xiaoye didn't intend to care about it at first, but when the ox-cart started, those people couldn't stop saying something.
"Old Huo, look at how close your relationship with your wife is. Even if you came to the town to sell some game, you still need to bring her along."
The one who spoke was Aunt Chen. She was holding a basket, which was covered with a cloth. It was hard to tell what was inside.
Huo Li only gave her a symbolic look to show that he had heard her, but didn't plan on saying anything.
The other aunt spoke again.
"Not only that. In our village, Old Huo has the best temper, he's also the strongest and he's also very good at hunting. Look, he can come to town every day to sell some game and even if he doesn't have a land, he can still pass his days, isn't that right?"
"That's right, that's right. Old Huo's wife. I really don't know what kind of virtues you have accumulated in your previous life. Look at you, you can even curry favor with such a good husband. That's incredible!"
With that, Aunt Chen looked at Lin Xiaoye with a mocking expression.
Lin Xiaoye was stunned.
What nonsense are they spouting? What do they mean by currying favor? Alright, based on the original owner's appearance, it sounds like Huo Li was a good cabbage that was eaten by a pig. And she was that pig!
Lin Xiaoye just smiled without saying anything.
Seeing that Lin Xiaoye actually hadn't gotten angry like before, the few aunties were momentarily taken aback, then they suddenly looked at each other.
Aunt Chen continued, "Old Huo's wife, why is your basket so full? What are you hiding? Don't tell me that you've done something so prodigal again and wanted to give those good things to your lover?"
"Hey, Aunt Chen, what are you saying? Old Huo is still here and you just have to say that. Where will Old Huo put his face later?"
Aunt Wu, who was next to her said.
Aunt Chen immediately slapped her thigh and smiled. "Yes, yes, yes. Look at my mouth. Old Huo, you'd better not be worried. You know I'm the one who likes to tell the truth."
Lin Xiaoye's palm immediately tightened.
The truth? Humph! It was more like having evil intentions.
You still want to sow discord? Then she will show them just how good her relationship with Huo Li was.
"Oh, I've really made you two aunties worry. My relationship with Old Huo is really good. Previously, wasn't my family used to be poor? I finally understand now. My Old Huo is the most handsome man in the village, his hunting skills are the best and his figure is also the best."
After she said that, Lin Xiaoye immediately put her hand on Huo Li's arm and stuck her body on his.
Huo Li immediately frowned.
Lin Xiaoye!
He immediately prepared to pull her hand out, but to his surprise, Lin Xiaoye immediately pinched the flesh on his arm and continued to strut around with a smile on her face.
"Everyone, look. My Old Huo is such a good person, but he's too honest and I'm embarrassed."
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CHAPTER 9: THANK YOU, LITTLE MOCHI!
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After speaking, Lin Xiaoye raised her hand and patted Huo Li's face, then continued to stick close to his arm.
However, she didn't know that Huo Li's face was darker than coal.
Seeing this, these few aunties immediately felt bored. They had wanted to criticize Lin Xiaoye and see her joke, but they didn't expect that she would be so complacent about her husband.
Aunt Chen whispered, "Isn't he just a man? What's so great about him?"
The aunts' complexion suddenly looked bad. Afterwards, they began walking away as they purse their mouths in disdain.
Not to mention the many girls in the village who were interested in Huo Li, even these married aunts would be envious when they see him.
Humph, still want to watch her make a joke? No way!
Not long after, the ox-cart arrived at the village. Huo Li got off the ox-cart first and just as he was about to carry his things into their house, Lin Xiaoye waved at him.
"Old Huo, come over here and give me a hand. If I jump off too high, I'll break my leg."
Hearing this, the other aunts behind her immediately became disgusted.
"Tsk tsk tsk, look at her. She's so ugly, yet she still acts so arrogant."
"That's right, she's really extraordinary!"
Lin Xiaoye ignored them and waved towards Huo Li.
Huo Li was instantly speechless. However, thinking that it was indeed a little high, he could only step forward with a helpless expression and carry Lin Xiaoye down with one hand.
Just as he was about to let go, Lin Xiaoye grabbed his hand. Huo Li was shocked and quickly looked at Lin Ye.
"I'll take my things in first, so don't dawdle."
After that, Lin Xiaoye took the basket with her and headed to the kitchen.
Huo Li tightened his grip and felt the warm copper coins in his palm. He didn't know what to feel.
Lin Xiaoye immediately took everything out from the basket. Just as she was about to bring out some fat to make oil so that she could cook later, a small head suddenly appeared at the door.
"Little Mochi, come here."
He stuck out his little head, blinked his round eyes and tapped on the door with his little finger.
What did Mother buy? It smells so good!
Thinking about that, Little Mochi still lifted up his radish like legs and entered. He carefully walked in front of Lin Xiaoye and held his clothes tightly with his hands, not daring to even raise his head.
Lin Xiaoye took out the steamed buns from the basket.
"You must be hungry, right? See what good stuff your mother bought?"
Little Mochi looked at it and his eyes lit up. He groaned and raised his hands to grab it.
Steamed buns, it's a big bun!
However, he suddenly shrank back and carefully looked at Lin Xiaoye.
Lin Xiaoye immediately felt her heart ache and she immediately rubbed his head.
"Little Mochi, Mother did do something wrong in the past. Don't worry, Mother won't beat you again in the future. Mother will take good care of you and Father, okay?"
Hearing that, the Little Mochi raised his watery eyes and blinked at Lin Xiaoye.
Will Mother really won't hit Little Mochi again?
As he was thinking, he moved his lips and then reached out and held the buns in his arms. Then, he looked at Lin Xiaoye and made sure that he could really take them away before turning around.
Lin Xiaoye looked at Little Mochi and immediately let out a sigh of relief.
Let's take it easy, this baby is so cute.
With these thoughts, she quickly got ready to do her work. Unexpectedly, she felt a tug in her leg.
Lin Xiaoye looked down and saw that the Little Mochi was looking up at her, holding a steamed bun as he carefully handed it over.
"Little Mochi, is this for Mother?"
Little Mochi nodded.
Lin Xiaoye immediately felt her heart ache and she immediately hugged Little Mochi in her arms.
"Thank you, Little Mochi!"
Finally, Little Mochi began to accept her.
For some reason, even though she had only known Little Mochi for a short while, she actually liked him so much. Furthermore, it seemed that she was really the mother of Little Mochi.
She thought; this should be the motherly love that women were born with.
This scene happened to be witnessed by Huo Li, who had just returned from carrying his stuff.
Huo Li was slightly surprised.
He's not afraid of her anymore?
Seeing the two of them acting in harmony, Huo Li's long-tensed brows immediately relaxed.
Huo Li also felt a bit more at ease when he saw the changes in Lin Xiaoye over the past two days. However, he didn't know whether Lin Xiaoye had really changed on purpose or not.
Huo Li frowned as he thought about it. He had a plan.
At the same time, because Little Mochi had accepted her, Lin Xiaoye was in a much better mood than before and she was full of energy doing her work.
As she refined the oil in the wok, she began to knead the flour vigorously. After a while, she planned to make some dumplings to eat, mixed with wild vegetables and pork, the more the better. She could also make fried dumplings later.
After the dumplings were wrapped, Lin Xiaoye cooked the dumplings first. She left half to eat and the other half to make fried dumplings. She also poured some thick soy sauce and chopped green onions into a bowl.
"It's time to eat dumplings!" Lin Xiaoye carried two big plates of dumplings into the room.
Little Mochi ran over and helped clean up the table. He climbed onto the stool and looked at the dumplings on the table. Immediately, his eyeballs nearly fell out of their sockets.
Lin Xiaoye laid down the chopsticks and touched Little Mochi's hair.
"These are dumplings. This one was boiled in water and this one is fried dumplings. Is it fragrant?"
Little Mochi quickly nodded. This nod was like chopping garlic.
Lin Xiaoye smiled, then picked up two dumplings and another fried dumpling for him.
At this moment, Huo Li also sat down. He looked at the dumplings on the table and was slightly surprised.
"You made these?"
Lin Xiaoye picked up a fried dumpling for herself: "That's right, try it."
Huo Li glanced at her. Seeing that she was eating so sweetly and didn't seem to have any other intentions. He picked a dumpling with his chopsticks and ate it in one go.
As soon as it entered his mouth, his eyes lit up.
This taste...
He looked up and stared at Lin Xiaoye.
She had never been able to cook before, but now she could. Furthermore, the taste was so good. Moreover, from her actions these two days, she seemed like a completely different person.
However, she had always been right under his nose. Besides, there shouldn't be any mistake with her face. Could it be…
Thinking this, Huo Li put down his chopsticks. Lin Xiaoye was happily eating dumplings when Huo Li suddenly rushed over and grabbed her wrist, then carried her out.
"Hey, what are you doing? I haven't finished my dumplings yet."
Lin Xiaoye was still holding a bowl in her hands and eating dumplings happily on the side.
Huo Li narrowed his eyes.
"Speak, what are you trying to do?"
He's not afraid of Lin Xiaoye at all, he was just worried that she would find an opportunity to deal with Little Mochi.
Lin Xiaoye was taken aback.
"What are you talking about?"
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Huo Li's palm tightened as the anger in his heart surged. He raised his hand and viciously pinched her arm.
"Come again?"
"Ah, you're going to break my hands and bones. Can't we just have a normal talk?"
Lin Xiaoye immediately felt a smashing pain in her wrist and her entire face was distorted. However, Huo Li had no intention of letting go as he suddenly took a step closer.
"Why are you doing this? What's your purpose?"
Lin Xiaoye shook off his hand and said: "What else can I have? I just want to live a good life, can't I do that?"
Hearing her words, Huo Li moved his neck away and stared at her.
This woman, who had no strength to fight a chicken really couldn't possibly do anything. Was he just thinking too much?
"Hey, if you don't let go, my hand will really break!"
Lin Xiaoye roared with a pained expression.
Huo Li glanced at her before letting go.
Lin Xiaoye immediately felt like she had been reborn. She quickly rubbed her wrist and moved it again.
Fortunately, it wasn't broken.
Huo Li asked, "Then why did you do those things before?"
With that, Huo Li squinted his eyes again, carefully sizing Lin Xiaoye up.
Lin Xiaoye rolled her eyes at him.
Did this man not know how to speak properly? Must he use force? Although she's different from the original owner, she's not a spy, okay?
"I used to be ignorant before, alright? This time, after I went through the gates of hell, I finally understood. What kind of people are good to me and what kind of people are bad to me, I can still tell. In the past, I lived too muddle-headedly, but now, I want to properly change my life, live a good life and take good care of Little Mochi. Can't you give me a chance to start anew?"
With that, Lin Xiaoye tiptoed over.
Immediately, both of them could feel each other's breath at a distance. As she looked at Huo Li's exquisite face that was inhumane, Lin Xiaoye felt her heart beat suddenly faster and a warm feeling gradually spread across her face.
Why was he looking at her like that?
As for Huo Li, looking at the woman in front of him. Her clear and bright eyes were pure and innocent, and full of his own reflection. There were no impurities in them at all. She seems to be different from the previous Lin Xiaoye. Moreover, looking at her face seemed not too disgusting.
Thinking this way, Huo Li didn't know that the temperature on his face had increased a little. However, after seeing her expression, his eyebrows wrinkled.
"Why are you blushing?"
Lin Xiaoye was stunned for a moment. She quickly turned her head away and touched her own face, only to discover that it was burning hot.
She suddenly felt a little guilty: "About that, let's go in quickly. Little Mochi should be worried."
After she finished speaking, Lin Xiaoye hurried back into the house.
Huo Li only relaxed a little when he saw Lin Xiaoye's leaving figure.
It would be a good thing if she really changed!
Lin Xiaoye hurried back to the table, hugged the bowl and started eating.
At this moment, a voice came from outside.
"Old Huo's wife, is Old Huo's wife here?"
Lin Xiaoye hurriedly looked over and saw that it was from Old Hu's wife. She immediately put down her utensils.
"I'm here."
Old Hu's wife immediately walked over with a smile.
"Are you having a meal?"
Lin Xiaoye immediately went out the door as well.
"I'm eating. What's the matter, sister-in-law? By the way, how's your son? Is he better now?"
Old Hu's wife smiled and said, "He's alright and was doing great. It's all thanks to you. If it weren't for you, my son would've been long gone."
As she was saying this, Old Hu's wife handed over the basket in her hands.
"This is nothing much, just a thank you for saving my son."
Lin Xiaoye opened the cloth and saw that there were quite a few eggs inside.
"Sure, then I won't be polite with Sister-in-Law. It's fine as long as your son can get well."
After she spoke, Lin Xiaoye took the basket into the house and picked up all the eggs.
Although these eggs isn't something expensive, it was still a good thing for their family. Moreover, she helped them, so it was only right for her to take some of their items. Perhaps she can win her over because of this.
With this in mind, Lin Xiaoye suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
"That's right, win her over!"
Lin Xiaoye came out with the basket.
"You're being too polite, Sister-in-Law. You even brought so many eggs. This really made me feel embarrassed."
Old Hu's wife smiled, "Sister, you don't have to be so polite. Everyone knows your family's situation and I don't have any good things for you. Those eggs are all laid by our own chicken, how could it be worth the money for saving my son's life?"
"That's right, that's right. Your son is naturally the most important thing. Alright, Sister-in-Law, if there's anything that you need help with in the future, just come and say it. As long as it's something that this younger sister can do, I will definitely help you."
Lin Xiaoye was the first to mention it.
Old Hu's wife heart was filled with gratitude towards Lin Xiaoye, but she didn't think too much into it and immediately agreed.
"Don't worry, if there's anything you need in the future, just go to my place and speak to me. I won't disturb your meal any longer, so I'll be going back first."
After saying so, Old Hu's wife took her basket and left. After walking a short distance, she turned around to take another look.
"Why is Old Huo's wife different from before?"
As she was thinking, a person suddenly appeared in front of her.
"Hu Sister-in-Law, did you just deliver something to Lin Xiaoye?"
The one who spoke was none other than Lai Wengui.
Old Hu's wife was stunned.
He came to look for Old Huo's wife again? This matter was going to get out of hand, she couldn't be bothered about it.
As she thought about it, she smiled, "Didn't Old Huo's wife save my son last time? Our family's chicken laid a few eggs, so I came over to give her some eggs. As you know, my Mother-in-Law values my son a lot."
Lai Wengui immediately smiled politely as well.
"Yes, yes, yes. Sister-in-Law, you'd better watch the child properly next time."
"Sigh… Alright, I'll be leaving first then." After speaking, Old Hu's wife hurriedly left.
Lai Wengui looked at the Huo Family's courtyard and immediately furrowed his brows.
"Why isn't this ugly woman giving me anything?"
Lai Wengui looked at Old Hu's wife, who had already walked far away and his palm suddenly tightened.
He turned around and walked to the edge of the Huo Family's courtyard. He immediately found a corner to take a look. Then, he pinched his lower lip with one hand and whistled.
He immediately looked carefully and thought that Lin Xiaoye would come out right away, but she didn't react at all after waiting for a long time.
"She didn't hear it?"
He immediately blew again, but there was still no reaction. He exerted all his strength and blew again. This time it was really loud.
Only after Lin Xiaoye was full did she put down her chopsticks in satisfaction. When she heard this sound, she was momentarily stunned.
Who was whistling? This sound...
As she was thinking, a memory suddenly popped up in her mind and she was suddenly enlightened.
So this was the secret signal between the original owner and Lai Wengui. She immediately took a look.
Lai Wengui is here?
However, Huo Li had heard the sound a long time ago. Furthermore, he knew that this was the signal for Lin Xiaoye and Lai Wengui to meet up.
He quickly turned to look at Lin Xiaoye
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