Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

While Lin Xiaoyue was absent-minded, Lin Zhaodi had already led her two younger sisters and helped Lin's mother to sit down in the main hall. When Lin's father hesitated and stumbled into the main hall, he could already hear Lin Zhaodi and the two little kids describing the thrilling and dangerous experience of the day in vivid and excited voices.

Of course, according to what the sisters had agreed on on the way back, they hid the part of the Qiankun bag that Grandpa White Beard left for Lin Xiaoyue.

Although Mother Lin and Father Lin couldn't help but frown, breathe rapidly, and look unhappy when listening to Lin Zhaodi's story, they did not interrupt the children's speech.

Especially when she heard that Lin Xiaoyue had actually taken a ferocious tiger under her command, and that she would have a mountain king as a bodyguard whenever she went up the mountain in the future, with absolute security guaranteed, Lin's mother calmed down and her heart was filled with shock.

Old Man Lin's slightly trembling hands also revealed his inner unrest at the moment.

After the wind stopped and the rain stopped, Lin Zhaodi placed two bamboo baskets filled with bear paws, bear gallbladders and bear meat, as well as two pheasants and a hare in front of Lin's mother and father. As for the wild boar, it was too big, and Lin Xiaoyue threw it in the yard, so conspicuous that it would be difficult for anyone to pretend not to see it.

After looking at each other, Mother Lin and Father Lin immediately turned their eyes away and ignored Father Lin.

No matter how gentle and soft-hearted Lin's mother was, she was still trembling with anger when it came to the safety of her children. She slapped each of those ignorant girls with a slap, and even rewarded Lin Xiaoyue by twisting her ears. Only then did she feel angry again, and she told them to go wash up first in a fierce manner, while she was still in a hurry to cook.

I have been restless all day and haven't accomplished anything. Now I'm delayed for a while and it's getting dark. If I don't cook, the whole family will have to eat in the dark.

At a wave of Lin's mother's hand, everyone in the hall scattered like birds and beasts, leaving only old man Lin, who sat alone on the chair, pitiful and helpless, with no one paying attention to him.

A cool breeze blew by, and Old Man Lin shuddered. He felt extremely lonely, and his heart was even more bitter because he was excluded by his family.

Of course, Lin Xiaoyue and the others had no idea what Old Man Lin was thinking, because at that moment the girls were laughing and playing in the side room, splashing water on each other, until Mother Lin rushed in and pretended to scold them. Then the sisters looked at each other, behaved well for a while, and soon they happily washed the two little ones and started to dress themselves up.

When Lin Xiaoyue and Lin Zhaodi had finished packing and entered the main room, there were still only Lin's mother and the two little kids at the dining table. It seemed that no one was paying attention to Lin's father, who went back into the house to eat alone.

Lin Xiaoyue and Lin Zhaodi sat on either side of the table. There was a large plate of boiled wild vegetables on the table. For the staple food, Lin's mother hardened her heart and made a pot of dumpling soup, as she had no time to prepare the meat she brought back.

Lin Xiaoyue drank the dumpling soup without salt or oil and talked about her plans.

The weather was starting to get warmer, and so much meat couldn't be kept for long and would definitely go bad in a few days. Lin Xiaoyue thought of keeping some of the bear meat for herself. As for precious items like bear bile and bear paws, it would be more practical to take them to the town together with the wild boar and exchange them for silver to buy some rice, flour, oil and salt.

As for the hares and pheasants, they were given one each to the head of the village, Lin Dashan, and Niu Laogen, and some bear meat was cut for everyone to enjoy as a reward for their previous care for their family.

Mother Lin had no objection. The prey was caught by the children, so she would not say anything. Moreover, since Lin Xiaoyue was blessed by the "God", she has become smarter and more thoughtful. She herself is not good at managing things. She used to listen to her husband in everything. Now that the children have more ideas, she will listen to them.

Lin Xiaoyue and Lin Zhaodi discussed delivering meat to each household at night after dinner.

There is no other way. The wild animals are all dead. The meat will not be fresh the next day. It is a gift anyway, so why not give it to them while it is fresh to show your sincerity.

Lin Zhaodi had the same idea, so when the two sisters' eyes met, they quickly hit it off and simultaneously sped up their mouth movements, finishing the dumpling soup in no time.

As for the two little rascals, they clamored to help deliver the meat, but were "ruthlessly" suppressed by Lin Xiaoyue and Lin Zhaodi. The reason was that the two little guys ate too slowly, and by the time they finished eating, it was already dark and they couldn't see the road, so how could they deliver the meat?

The two little guys pouted their lips in grievance, tears welling up in their eyes, looking like they were about to cry, which made Lin Xiaoyue coax them immediately, "You two should eat well, then go back to your room and go to bed early. I'll take you to town early tomorrow morning, okay?"

After a beating, give him a sweet date.

The two little guys immediately turned their worry into joy, their mouths opened wide, they threw themselves on Lin Xiaoyue and hung on her, calling out in a cheesy voice: Third sister is the best.

Lin Zhaodi pretended to be unhappy and said that she was only good with her third sister, not her second sister, and she would not take them with her tomorrow.

The two little rascals were so amused that they turned around and hugged Lin Zhaodi's face, kissing her crazily. Lin Zhaodi was so amused that she couldn't stop smiling.

Mother Lin watched the children laughing and playing together, and she also smiled with a look of satisfaction on her face.

Only Old Man Lin was left all alone in the dim room, eating without any appetite. He felt even worse when he heard the happy laughter coming from outside.

At this time, Lin's mother felt that Lin Xiaoyue's proposal to "sever the relationship" was the right choice. Now they no longer had to live in fear every day, and the whole family was happy and cheerful, which was much better than before when they were all depressed.

Father Lin was always sulking with his family because of the "severance of kinship", but after a while, she didn't care so much anymore. Now, in Mother Lin's eyes, her heart and eyes are full of the smiles of her children. If it is true as the second girl said, Father Lin can't let go of the old house in the end, and they can't get along, then she can take the children and live separately, which is better than living under the endless oppression of the old house.

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After dinner, Lin's mother sent Lin Xiaoyue and Lin Zhaodi out to deliver meat to three families. Lin Dashan's family and Niu Laogen's family were closest to theirs, and the three families were adjacent to each other, so they could just turn a corner and arrive there.

In addition, when I met Uncle Niu and Aunt Niu on the road, I greeted them and told them that I would bring the meat later. Because the two stores are close to each other, it would be difficult to send different ones to avoid misunderstandings.

So, Lin Xiaoyue and Lin Zhaodi considered it and decided to give the same gift to the two families, a pheasant and a piece of bear meat to each family. As for the rabbit, they sent it to the village head's house.

After discussing it, the two sisters did not delay and quickly cut the meat, carrying the pheasants and rabbits and went out.