Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

Lin Xiaoyue herself couldn't figure out matters of the heart, but she could see that the couple loved each other.

In addition, the members of the reconnaissance team regularly reported to her the major and minor events of Old Man Lin living under the same roof with everyone in the old house, and it was also clear that Old Man Lin really had never even touched Qingliu. However, it seemed that after Qingliu talked to him once, the two seemed to have reached some kind of agreement.

The specific reconnaissance team was far away, and when the two men were talking, they were in an open area with no one around, so they could not get close to find out the truth.

Since then, Old Man Lin was no longer so resistant to and rejecting Qing Liu. The two would even occasionally have eye contact or verbal exchanges when there were people in the old house. Of course, everyone in the old house interpreted this as a signal that Old Third Lin was slowly beginning to accept Qing Liu.

The reconnaissance team observed them very carefully and found that the two of them never behaved inappropriately.

Really not at all.

Even the people in the reconnaissance team had to admire that Old Man Lin was a man of great integrity, with a style that was so upright that he didn't seem like a man at all.

While Lin Xiaoyue was listening to the reports from the reconnaissance team, she also did not miss any of their whispers. They were all ruffians and could not control their mouths, so Lin Xiaoyue did not take it too seriously.

As for Old Man Lin, Lin Xiaoyue held out hope. She wanted to see what Old Man Lin was going to do.

Of course, regarding Old Man Lin’s safety, she also specifically instructed the members of the reconnaissance team not to interfere with Old Man Lin’s actions while ensuring his life safety.

As for the few days she stayed at the Lin family farm, Lin Xiaoyue, apart from taking the children to climb trees to get bird eggs and go to the river to catch fish, just chatted with your sisters.

After a few days, the barriers between people were somewhat reduced.

This month, Lin Xiaoyue didn't go out to have fun, nor did she chat with her sisters. There was really nothing to talk about, and she was a chat killer, so she could talk until the whole thing died.

So, she took a box filled with various dried fruits, candied fruits, melon seeds, sugar and other snacks, sat on a stool behind Miao, and watched her busy distilling liquor in front of the big pot. When she had some free time, she invited her to sit down with her to eat snacks and chat.

Several aunties around wiped their hands on the bibs in front of them without hesitation, and came over to sit down and chat.

"Sana, come here and show your aunt what delicious food we have." As soon as Aunt Baotian sat down, she stretched her neck to look at the savings box in Lin Xiaoyue's hand.

Lin Xiaoyue was not stingy either. She held the box in one hand and handed it forward.

Aunt Niu's eyes fell on the strange thing in her other hand and asked curiously, "Third girl, what is this? Why is there wind?"

"Oh, this is called a hand-cranked fan. Come, Aunt Niu, try it. Pinch this, yes, pinch it again and again, and the wind will come out, right?"

"Hey, this thing is good, quite interesting."

Yes, in ancient times when the streets were filled with folding fans, round fans, and cattail fans, hand-cranked fans were certainly a novelty.

Lin Xiaoyue came up with this thing when it was hot and she saw everyone on the street fanning themselves. So she carefully dismantled the only hand-cranked fan in the space, drew a blueprint, and asked the carpentry and ironwork team to make it overnight.

To be honest, a hand-cranked fan is not too difficult or complicated. It is nothing more than turning the joystick in your hand by human power, which provides power to the gears, driving the fan blades to rotate, thereby generating wind.

The driving wheel and the driven wheel determine the size of the wind force.

At that time, she also took great pains to explain the working mechanism of gear rotation to the carpenters and ironworkers. The driving wheel is a large gear, and the driven wheel is a small gear. The gears of different sizes drive each other to accelerate the transmission. The greater the difference in gears, the greater the acceleration, and vice versa.

Several people were holding small and exquisite hand-cranked fans with unique shapes. The one-touch switch is easy to operate, and even children can easily master the use without adult assistance and freely adjust the wind speed.

A small hand-cranked fan was rubbed back and forth in the hands of several people, and even the men who were making instant noodles nearby came over to join in the fun.

Watching the small hand-cranked fan being squeezed in the hands, the three small blades in the strange cover began to rotate like a windmill, and soon everyone could feel the cool breeze and an extremely comfortable feeling.

"Saya, where did you buy this? It's interesting, very interesting."

"I'm afraid this new thing can only be bought in the state capital. Is it expensive? How much silver did it cost?"

"If it's not too expensive, I'll buy one for my child to hold, so he doesn't run around in the backyard in the middle of the day and comes back covered in sweat."

Listening to the questions from everyone, Lin Xiaoyue was happy in her heart. She was going to sell this thing in the shop that was about to open. She didn't plan to set the price too high, and it would be different from the luxury goods that the rich and powerful were flocking to - glass. She set the price at six taels of silver, which could be afforded by middle-class families or well-off families who were willing to spend money.

Seeing that everyone's appetite had been whetted, Lin Xiaoyue laughed, picked up the box next to the stool and opened it in front of everyone.

Everyone looked over curiously and saw that the box was filled with crystal clear cups and palm-sized mirrors.

This...is this a cup, and there is also a mirror?

How can it be so clear? I can see the person on the other side through the cup...

And this one is even clearer than a bronze mirror, it can reflect every detail of a person, what kind of mirror is this... ?

Everyone was shocked and rubbed their eyes in disbelief. They passed the small cups and palm-sized makeup mirrors around, treating them with great curiosity.

The men stared with their eyes wide open in disbelief, staring at the transparent and flawless glass that looked like a beautiful jade. They gently stroked it in their hands and kept muttering, "This... this cup is too beautiful, too delicate, I've never seen it before, I've never seen it before."

Women and children took palm-sized makeup mirrors and looked at themselves in the mirror. Their voices trembled with surprise. "This mirror is so clear. It's so much better than the blurry copper mirror. It can clearly reflect the dirt and acne marks on people's faces. It's amazing."

Even Miao, who was originally in a daze, was amazed. She looked at herself in the mirror again and again, and couldn't let it go. "This is too clear. It must be very expensive."

Lin Xiaoyue smiled, "It's not expensive, it's not expensive. I made it myself, why should it be expensive?"

As she spoke, Lin Xiaoyue gave each of the female relatives a makeup mirror. As for the cups, she didn't dare put too many in the box for fear that they would be squeezed and broken, so she placed them in the room, one for each person.

The main goal is for everyone to have a share and no one will be left out.

When they heard that everyone would get one, they were overjoyed. Grandpa Lin took advantage of his age to grab the ready-made ones first. The rest of the younger ones were eager to find the little sisters of the Lin family and asked them to go into Lin Xiaoyue's room and help take out the cups.