After being reborn, the young master returned to his village and led his wife and daughters to prosp

"Xiao Fan, you've come at the right time. There's something I want to discuss with you!"

After taking care of Lin Shuying and putting away the basin and kettle, Lin Fan went to the courtyard and happened to see his adoptive father coming to greet him.

Lin Fan stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong, Dad? Is there something you need?"

Lin Fan's adoptive father frowned and said, "Xiao Fan, I just went to borrow a tractor, but I couldn't. They said that a family in the next village is building a new house tomorrow and needs to go to the lumber mill to pick up timber, so they borrowed a tractor too."

"For others, building a house is a big deal, so they turned down our job to pick up goods in the county town. We'll have to find another way to get these snails to the county town."

Lin Fan glanced at the more than 1,000 jin of snails in the yard and frowned slightly.

That was his oversight.

The tractor doesn't belong to him; he can't possibly pay someone to haul goods for him every day.

Although selling snails can earn a lot of money, it's still far from enough to buy a tractor, a means of transportation. Besides, even if they gritted their teeth and bought one, they couldn't make a living without capital. So they need to find other solutions in the short term.

Seeing Lin Fan frowning in thought, Lin Desheng thought for a moment and said, "How about this, let's use livestock to pull it. Although it's a bit slower, it's only a trip of a thousand pounds with livestock!"

In the countryside, besides handcarts, long-distance transport of heavy objects usually involves using livestock such as oxcarts and donkey carts.

Unfortunately, it seems that the Lin family doesn't have this thing. Even if they use livestock to pull it, they would have to borrow it from another family.

Lin Desheng continued, "It's more than 20 li to the county town. The oxcart is too slow. How about this, I remember Dadan's family has two mules. Let's borrow two larger carts. With two mules, hauling these snails shouldn't be a problem."

Mules are treasures to country folk.

As a typical hybrid species with reproductive isolation, the mule perfectly inherits the endurance of the donkey and the stamina of the horse. Apart from being somewhat short in stature, it has almost no shortcomings.

Because mules cannot reproduce with each other and can only be bred through mating with horses and donkeys, they are relatively rare even in rural areas.

These days, with the rapid development of technology and the widespread use of various mechanical equipment in rural areas, few people bother to breed mules anymore.

"Dad, does Brother Dandan's family still have mules?"

"Two mules and two carts, that should be no problem. Let's go, Dad, I'll go with you!"

"Okay, let's go!"

On the way, through a brief conversation, Lin Fan learned that the Dan Da family's mule was given to him a few years ago when the town was doing poverty alleviation work.

Dadan had no father, mother, wife, children, or other relatives, so he was able to receive preferential treatment from the government. When he was given the two mules, they were only a few months old, and he had raised them himself over the years.

The Bold Family lived on the very outskirts of the village.

It's called a home, but it's really just an old mud-brick house.

There was a small shed built behind it, enclosed by a wooden fence, which served as a pen for livestock.

The combined area of ​​the two is probably less than 30 square meters.

The two arrived at the earthen-tiled house. There wasn't even a proper window, and the man could already see them through it without them needing to knock.

"Uncle Lin, brothers of the Lin family, what brings you here?"

Upon seeing that it was Lin Desheng and Lin Fan, Da Dan immediately came out and greeted them with a simple and honest smile.

While speaking, she made a somewhat embarrassed gesture of invitation.

"Uncle Lin, Brother Lin, please come in and have a seat. I live alone in this house, so it's a bit messy. Please don't mind."

The two entered the house. Lin Fan glanced around casually and noticed that although the small tile-roofed house was a bit small, it was very clean and tidy.

It looked messy only because the space was small, with cabinets, tables, chairs and other items crammed together. But in reality, everything was arranged very well and kept spotless, which surprised Lin Fan.

"Uncle Lin, Brother Lin, is there something you need from me?"

After sitting down, Dadan hurriedly took out a small porcelain plate with a broken corner from the corner of the cabinet, then grabbed a plate of melon seeds from it, carefully placed it in front of the two of them, smiled awkwardly, and considered it a form of hospitality.

Without any hesitation, the two men picked up sunflower seeds and started cracking them open while saying, "Brother Boldness, is your mule of any use? If not, could we borrow it to try it out?"

"We need to transport the snails to the county town, but as you know, we don't have any livestock, so we'd like to borrow your mule!"

Upon hearing this, Da Dan quickly replied, "Sure, Uncle Lin, the mule is right outside. If you need it, I'll go get it for you!"

This bold fellow is clearly a man with a conscience.

In his earlier years, the elderly couple next door had taken good care of him, and he had always kept their kindness in mind. So he only said that he wanted to lend out the mule, but did not mention any reward.

While others may not speak of it, Lin Fan cannot repay the kindness shown to him.

He looked at Dadan, thought for a moment, and said, "Brother Dadan, how about this? Anyway, the mule is yours, and you'll be more comfortable using it and it'll be faster. You can come and haul the goods to the county town for us every day, round trip. I'll give you five yuan, how about that?"

Da Dan was taken aback for a moment, then hurriedly said, "No need, no need, Brother Lin, you're too kind. If you need any help, just ask. Five yuan is too much. Just buy me breakfast!"

These days, even if you go out and do manual labor, working yourself to the bone for seven or eight hours a day, you can only earn a few dollars.

Driving a mule, the round trip from the village to the county town takes less than four hours. Sitting on the cart is easy and comfortable, and you can earn five yuan without putting in any effort.

The money came too easily, and Dadan was clearly unwilling to accept Lin Fan's kindness.

Lin Fan looked at Dadan and laughed, "Brother Dadan, there's over a thousand pounds of stuff. Your mule needs to eat and poop too. We can't let you run for nothing. Five yuan isn't much."

"If you don't want it, we'll be too embarrassed to lend it to you, and we'll have to look elsewhere."

As Lin Fan spoke, he got up to leave.

Da Dan hurriedly nodded and said with a wry smile, "Alright, alright, Brother Lin, I agree."

After saying that, he looked at the two men with gratitude and said, "Uncle Lin, brothers of the Lin family, thank you."

Although he looks simple and honest, he's not stupid.

When he was young, the Lin family couple took good care of him.

Now, thanks to Lin Fan, they can even land such an easy and lucrative job.

This allowed him, who was all alone in the world and had no relatives or friends left, to feel the warmth of being cared for and looked after for the first time in a long time.