God-given mother: The villain cub is super clingy

An Jinyue's face showed a trace of unnaturalness. She didn't expect that what she just said would be returned to her in the blink of an eye. Fortunately, she was not the kind of person who was short-sighted and snobbish. She was also sincere to Lin Yue. Now the things they took out were too valuable, and she could not pretend not to know.

Therefore, her attitude became more sincere.

"Sister Yue, if the children exchanged some ordinary gifts, it wouldn't be a big deal, but that painting is too valuable..."

She wanted to remind Lin Yue that a man may be innocent unless he possesses a treasure, but Lin Yue smiled at her and interrupted her.

"Sister An, you think the paper used for the painting is special, right? Actually, Erlang stumbled upon this painting by chance. Seeing how much he liked it, I treated the paper with herbs to preserve it for a longer time. It just looks precious!"

Upon hearing this, An Jinyue felt relieved. It turned out that the paper had been specially treated with herbs. This explained the reason. Apart from the paper, the painting alone was extremely precious. Since they were truly friends, they didn't care about these things.

At the same time, she was also secretly looking forward to it, wondering what shocking things the other two men would come up with.

Fortunately, Sanlang was holding a small wooden sword given to him by Qin Shu. It was very delicate and had exquisite carvings on it, so it was not too unusual.

Silang was holding a piece of amber, which is very common and can be used as medicine, but the piece Silang was holding was a little special.

Lin Yue had found it with him when they were climbing the mountain together. This piece of amber resembled a baby bird, and Lin Yue had polished it herself to make it more like a baby bird. She had carved patterns into it, and two ants were nestled in the eye area, making it quite unique. There was a hole in the beak for string, and Shilang had kept it.

All the gifts for the four men have been given out, and the five children have become good friends.

An Jinyue looked at the never-ending smile on her son's face and felt mixed emotions.

Yunqi is a sensible child, well-behaved and sensible since childhood, and very self-disciplined. Sometimes, it's hard to believe he's only five years old. Even at such a young age, he looks like a mature little adult, which makes people feel very distressed.

Now, he finally showed his childish side, how could An Jinyue not be happy!

Even Green Branch and Mrs. Du were wiping away tears of joy.

At this time, Mrs. Li came with her two daughters-in-law with food. They did not know how to entertain guests, and seeing that the lady was well-dressed and did not look like an ordinary lady, they felt a little scared.

"Ayue, why don't you and the four men stay and have some food with us?"

Lin Yue waved her hand. "Aunt, the four men and I won't stay for dinner. I still need to go see the village chief and the others. Madam Yun is injured, and the young master's leg will probably need some time to recuperate. I guess they'll have to stay in our village for a while, so I'll trouble you to take care of them for now! I'll talk to the village chief about their situation later."

Mrs. Du already knew that the place where they lived was Erzhu's wife's parents' home, so she quickly looked at An Jinyue to ask for permission. After getting permission, she took out twenty taels of silver and handed it to Erzhu's wife in front of Mrs. Li.

"Old sister, Madam Ye Er, please take this money first. It will be the down payment for renting this courtyard. Madam and the young master are both injured, so I'm afraid we'll have to bother you for a while. I'll go with Madam Lin to explain to the village chief later. We'll be staying in the village temporarily, so it's bound to cause you some trouble. Please bear with me."

When Erzhu and his wife saw so much silver, they felt that even the deposit was too much. A farmer wouldn't need so much silver even if he rented for a year.

Mrs. Li was afraid that her old man would be angry, so she quickly refused.

"Big sister, this is not possible. You can just live here first. If you need anything, just let me know. The conditions in our village are not good, so please don't neglect you."

Seeing that they refused to take it, Mrs. Du looked at Lin Yue for help.

"Aunt, Sister Ye, please accept it first! Otherwise, they won't bother you any more."

When the two saw Lin Yue speak, they knew that her words carried some weight, so they accepted it.

When Lin Yue went to find the village chief, Mrs. Du followed her. The village chief was leading the already carried out carriage, and Qi Shan and his group were rushing home.

The horse was beyond saving, dying, and could only be killed for its meat.

Qi Shan asked the village chief to find someone to get rid of the horse, and then asked him to decide how to distribute it to the villagers who helped as a thank you gift.

An Jinyue and her son brought a total of six male servants, the butler Qishan and five guards; two female servants, Mrs. Du and the maid Luzhi. Together with the mother and son, there were a total of ten people in the group, plus two horse-drawn carriages and a cart.

The small courtyard was suddenly crowded with people. An's mother and son and Mrs. Du's daughter Luzhi lived in the main room, Qi Shan and the male servants lived in the east wing, and the west wing was just the right place to store their luggage. It was completely packed.

One of the coachmen was slightly injured, so Lin Yue went to see the doctor.

After arranging everything, the village chief was about to leave when he was stopped by Mrs. Du.

"Village Chief, our wife wants to see you."

With the support of Lvzhi, An Jinyue reluctantly saluted the village chief.

"Village Chief, my mother and I are fortunate to have been rescued by you. We are very grateful. Unfortunately, we are injured and I am afraid we will have to stay here for a while. I wonder if it would be convenient for you?"

Although others have already settled in, if they want to stay for a long time, they still have to say hello to the village chief, because the Chinese New Year is coming soon. For them, their current physical condition is not suitable for long-distance travel, so they have to stay.

Village chief Ye had come into contact with Qishan's servants when he was rescuing people. They were very polite and courteous, which left a good impression on him. In addition, the An mother and son were also very kind and did not dislike the simple countryside at all. So the village chief readily agreed.

"It doesn't matter. You can stay as long as you want. However, since you came from the northwest, you should know that the current situation is not good. We don't know if there will be more refugees next year. If you are not afraid of danger, you can come with us."

An Jinyue bowed and expressed her gratitude on the spot.

"Thank you, Village Chief. According to the information we received, it is still safe before the New Year, but it may not be so in the spring. You can make plans early then. Qishan and his men still have some skills and can help the village if needed. Just give us your instructions."

"Really? That's great!"

The village chief was very happy to hear this and immediately told her that there was a patrol team conducting daily training in the village.

"If Brother Qishan is free, just let him teach us young people some Kung Fu!"

An Jinyue had the same idea. It would be bad to live in the village for nothing without making some contribution, so she asked Luzhi to call Qishan and told him in front of the village chief that there was a patrol team in the village. Qishan's eyes were full of admiration, and he immediately said that he would be willing to give him advice.

When going out, the village chief specially called Qin Pozi and Qin Fang over.

"Madam Yun, we live next door at the Qin family. If you need anything, just let them know. The teacher that Ah Yue hired for the children is currently living at my house. The children go to school next door every day. If the young master feels bored, he can go over and play with them."

Yun Qi, who was standing by, looked at his mother with sparkling eyes after hearing this.

An Jinyue smiled at them.

"In that case, I am sorry to bother you!"

Mrs. Qin smiled and waved her hand.

"Why are you bothering me? I hope you don't mind our poverty in the countryside! Winter is quiet, and we live so close to each other. If you feel better, you can go around the village and visit our neighbors."

"Okay! When I feel better, I'll come over and chat with you."

The people in Yejia Village are warm and kind, so An Jinyue followed the local customs and became more casual in her words and actions.

Mrs. Du saw them out with a smile, calling them "old sister" all the time, which made Mrs. Qin very happy. She felt that although the people who came to stay with her were from a wealthy family, they were not arrogant at all and were quite easy to get along with.

After everyone was settled, An Jinyue called all the servants and gave them instructions on what to pay attention to.

"We're currently staying in someone else's village, and we won't be able to leave until after the New Year. Qishan, when you have nothing to do, just follow the Qin brothers to the patrol team, and help them with any guidance they need. Also, after Mother Du and Lvzhi have counted the things missing from this yard, go buy some. The villagers have helped us, so we can't be rude. Find the village chief and ask the families who helped us that day to send a generous gift to each of them. Mother Du will take care of this matter, and as for Lin Yue, I'll prepare it myself."

"Yes!"

After everyone had their division of labor completed, they all began to work in an orderly manner.

On the third day, all the families who had helped received gifts of thanks from Madam Yun, including a piece of cotton cloth and half a bag of fine rice. Only the village chief's family received an extra half bag of fine noodles.

The villagers thought the horse meat was worth it! Unexpectedly, they also gave cotton cloth and food. They were indeed a wealthy family, generous and considerate of everyone's needs, giving only the most needed things.

For a time, all the villagers, whether they received gifts or not, were willing to bring their own vegetables and pickled vegetables to them for them to try. There were very few green vegetables in winter, and the most were stored cabbage and radishes. The rest were mostly dried vegetables and sun-dried mushrooms.

Mrs. Yun accepted all the gifts and asked Mrs. Du to accept them all. She also invited everyone to have tea and snacks, and talked to them about what they saw and heard on the road. They got along well with each other. Villagers who did not give any gifts were given a box of cakes by Mrs. Du before they left.

In this way, they quickly gained the recognition of the villagers.

On Lin Yue's side, An Jinyue prepared the gift personally.

She had originally brought a lot of gifts back to her parents' home, but now she couldn't give them all away, so she picked out some and planned to give them to Lin Yue as medical fees and thank-you gifts.

She picked out a box of clothes, both thick and thin, even for the four men, as well as some pens, ink, paper and inkstone, a small dressing box containing the jewelry that An Jinyue had carefully selected, and a thousand taels of silver notes.

Lin Yue was shocked when she saw it.