You are my golden finger

The morning mist in the mountains seemed to cast a mysterious veil over the earth. The crystal clear dewdrops were like sparkling gems. The three siblings walked backwards on the wet grass.

Today is another fruitful day.

The trap actually contained a roe deer and two hares. The three siblings happily went down the mountain and returned home with their spoils.

The two kids carried small backpacks and held a small wooden stick in their hands, shouting, "Look at me, Old Sun, transform into seventy-two different forms!"

"Take a stick from my old grandson!"

Lin Xijin felt extremely relieved as she watched the two of them become more lively.

Sometimes people really need to be decisive. If they don't make decisions, they will suffer the consequences.

Leaving my grandfather's family might be criticized by some people and cause gossip, but compared to the happiness of my younger brothers and sisters, these are nothing.

After returning home and having breakfast, the front door of the house became bustling. The first to arrive were Uncle Mu Xiong and his aunt carrying straw to repair the kitchen. Then the patriarch's oxcart arrived with furniture. Before the furniture was moved down and placed, the waiter from the restaurant drove a horse-drawn carriage to get medicine.

Lin Xijin gave the medicine to the waiter and told him how to drink it. She also asked him to take the roe deer back home and she would settle the bill when she arrived in town another day.

The two brothers Dafu and Jianan helped to place the furniture according to the positions specified by Lin Xijin, and the small room and living room suddenly had a homely feel.

Before Dafu and Jianan left, a driver drove a horse-drawn carriage. It turned out to be a clerk from the cloth shop delivering cloth and cotton.

Everyone hurried to help unload the goods. Lin Xijin paid the balance to both families, and Dafu, Jianan, and the cloth shop clerk said goodbye and left.

Lin Xijin and Qi Po were busy putting things in place.

While they were busy, Grandma He and Grandma Liu came in with their two daughters-in-law.

Grandma He had a loud voice to begin with, and she started yelling before she even entered the house: "Jin girl, just now the coachman asked for directions and where you live. I saw a lot of cloth and cotton wool, are they here to deliver the goods for you? I thought you were in a hurry to make bedding and clothes, so I asked your Grandma Liu and the two aunts to come. When your aunt Muxiong helps to fix the kitchen, come and help too. I guarantee that she will help you tidy up your house beautifully in two days."

Grandma Liu, her mother-in-law and her daughter-in-law also echoed him.

Seeing that they all brought sewing baskets, Lin Xijin knew that they were here to help sincerely, so she was not polite to them. However, the quality of the sewing they brought was not very good, and it would break easily if you were not careful.

In order to avoid having to sew and mend things frequently in the future, I would say to them, "Grandma, auntie, I have the needle and thread ready!"

She pretended to go to the room and took out a few sets of needles and threads from the space when no one was paying attention. Everyone looked at the needles and threads that Lin Xijin took out, and they were indeed much better than those at home, and they couldn't put them down.

Lin Xijin felt a little sad to see that everyone treasured these insignificant things. In this era of extreme material scarcity, things that were discarded by modern people were also cherished by them.

So she said to them, "Grandmothers and aunts, Jin'er bought a lot. You can take some home tomorrow. Jin'er will need your help in making clothes anytime in the future."

Several people felt embarrassed, but they all felt extremely relieved.

Everyone was straightforward and worked hard with their best skills. The four of them divided the work and two people made one quilt. Lin Xijin and Qi Po passed things to the side, and soon two quilts were formed.

It was almost noon, and Lin Xijin decided to keep everyone for lunch, so she went to prepare lunch with Qi Po.

When they entered the kitchen, Uncle Mu Xiong had already started finishing his work and Auntie had already swept the floor. The three of them rolled up their sleeves and got busy.

Lin Xijin cooked a big pot of rice with mixed grains, stewed a pot of wild boar meat, cut a pot of braised pork offal, and finally cooked a wild vegetable soup. Several people sat around the new table that Dafu and Jianan brought over in the morning. The table was full.

Several elderly people sighed when they saw the food on the table. Grandma Liu said with emotion: "We are living a good life thanks to Jin girl."

After lunch, everyone continued to work, and Aunt Muxiong also joined in making bedding. Uncle Muxiong was left behind by Lin Xijin to help build the chicken coop and rabbit house, preparing to expand the breeding business.

As the saying goes, there is strength in numbers. After two days, six quilts were made. She also made a set of pajamas for each of the three siblings according to Lin Xijin's request.

Lin Xijin distributed the rest of the chores to them and asked them to take them home to help with the work. She also gave each of them a pack of steel needles and two spools of thread.

But she insisted on doing it herself.

Lin Xijin settled everyone’s wages.

Uncle Mu Xiong spent four days repairing the house, chicken coop, and rabbit coop. After deducting the money he had originally spent on materials, Lin Xijin gave him another 150 coins. The other five people were paid 25 coins a day, so Xijin gave each of them 50 coins.

"Jin'er, we eat and take, how can we ask you for so much wages?" Grandma He took the lead in refusing.

Everyone felt the same way. Several people ate and took things. None of them wanted to ask for their wages, but at Lin Xijin's insistence, they all packed their money, covered their pockets and went home with a smile on their faces.