Transmigrated into a Farmhouse: The Stepmother Spoils Her Child to the Heavens

He wouldn't have waited until now; he's only going up there for this basket of pears, to get paid.

Having his thoughts read, Gu Dachui lowered his head and remained silent. He didn't want to admit it, nor did he want to deny it, because this was exactly what he was thinking.

Seeing his silence, Lin Cai said nothing. She understood his behavior, but she did not accept it.

"Since you want more, then do more."

In the days that followed, Lin Cai made a lot of pear syrup, and every time she took it to town, it would sell out before noon.

However, from the first day onwards, Wang Ergou never came again, and their stall business went very smoothly.

Until this morning!

"People are dead! People are dead! Oh dear, people are dead! This pear syrup is poisonous! It's killing people!"

"Mother, it's all my fault. If I hadn't bought their pear syrup, you wouldn't have been poisoned!"

A burly middle-aged man found Lin Cai and his group's stall and immediately sat down on the ground in front of it, throwing a tantrum.

He was also shouting things like, "Pear syrup is poisonous and people have died from eating it."

Because of his words, a crowd quickly gathered around him. When he saw that there were many people, he started crying and wailing, saying that the pear syrup sold by Lin Cai and the others was poisonous and that his mother had been poisoned to death after eating it.

He wanted Lin Cai to pay him back, or he would lie there and never get up.

Lin Cai frowned when she heard what the middle-aged man said. It was just a stew made from pears, and there were no additives. How could it be poisonous?

Even if it really is poisonous, at most it will just cause diarrhea, and once that's over, it'll be fine. How could it possibly kill someone?

But the other party insisted that the pear syrup had poisoned people and demanded that Lin Cai pay compensation.

Lin Cai glanced at the person on the ground: "Are you sure it was something I sold that poisoned them?"

"Yes, of course I'm sure. That was my mother. I saw it with my own eyes. How could I not be sure?"

"Then where is your mother now? You should at least send me a picture of her so I can see her. I haven't even seen her, how am I supposed to know if you're just making this up to scam me?"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man immediately became angry: "How can you talk like that? How could I possibly extort you? That's my mother's life!"

Those around them chimed in, "That's right, how can you use something like this to lie to people?"

“That’s your own mother. Spreading rumors that your own mother is dead will get you arrested and locked up.”

Lin Cai disagreed with what they said and said calmly, "As soon as he came here, he cried and said that his mother died after eating my pear syrup."

"But I haven't seen him. Everything he said is what he said. How do I know if what he said is true?"

"What if he just saw that my business was doing well and was jealous that I was making money, so he deliberately lied to try and extort money from me?"

Those around him, hearing this, also thought it made sense, and they all began to urge the middle-aged man to carry his mother out.

Even if he really died, there should still be a body, right? Just bring the body out.

But the middle-aged man absolutely refused. Not only did he refuse, he also said that the people around him were in cahoots with Lin Cai, which was why they were helping each other.

He had barely finished speaking when he was met with a barrage of criticism. Seeing that this was enough, Lin Cai spoke to the middle-aged man.

"Although I don't know why you're causing me trouble, I can tell you that the pear syrup I make is not poisonous. No matter how much you eat it, it won't kill you."

"It's even more impossible that you poisoned your mother, as you said. If something really happened to your mother, it certainly wasn't my pear syrup."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man's expression changed. He stood up abruptly, pushed through the crowd, and rushed out.

The farce ended there, and everyone left. But just as Lin Cai and her companions finished packing up and were about to go home, the middle-aged man found Lin Cai again.

"Miss, wait a minute, please wait a minute..."

Hearing the sound, Lin Cai turned around and saw a middle-aged man running over breathlessly, so she assumed he was here to cause trouble again.

Even Gu Dachui next to him adopted a defensive stance, but the other party wasn't there to cause trouble; he was looking at Lin Cai.

“Miss, what happened before was my fault, please forgive me! But I have a request, and I hope you can grant it without holding a grudge.”

"Uncle, you must have the wrong person. I don't know anything, how can I help you?"

"You can help me, you're the only one who can help me with this, right? I'm begging you, girl."

The middle-aged man was about to kneel down to Lin Cai when Lin Cai, who had never seen such a thing before, quickly helped him up before he could kneel.

"Uncle, please don't do this. Tell me what you need first, and I'll do my best. As for whether I can actually do it, I can't guarantee that."

"It's alright, it's alright, as long as the girl is willing, it's alright."

Lin Cai let Gu Dachui push the cart back first, and she followed the uncle alone. They couldn't just take all the things they bought to someone else's house.

Gu Dachui hesitated for a moment, but in the end he did as Lin Cai said.

As Lin Cai was about to follow the middle-aged man, she suddenly saw a familiar face. She thought she was seeing things and wanted to confirm, but when she looked again, there was no one there.

As expected, Lin Cai realized she had misread the situation and quickly followed the middle-aged man. Together, they arrived at the man's house.

As soon as she stepped outside the courtyard, Lin Cai suddenly stopped. For some reason, she just didn't want to go in.

The middle-aged man who opened the courtyard gate saw Lin Cai still standing outside and quickly waved: "Miss Lin, what's wrong?"

"Uncle Zhao, you've always sent me here, but you've never told me why. Can you tell me now?"

They already knew each other's names on the way here. When Uncle Zhao heard Lin Caiwen's words, he turned around and glanced into the house.

"It's my wife. She's pregnant and not feeling well; she can't eat anything. But she really enjoys your pear syrup, so I thought I'd let you..."

“Uncle Zhao, I chose to come with you because I trust you, but that doesn’t mean I’m a fool to be deceived by you.”

If it really is the same thing that happened before, then what's going on?

Hearing that Lin Cai had already noticed something was wrong, Uncle Zhao looked at her and said, "Miss Lin, I didn't mean it. I had no choice."

"My wife is newly pregnant, and my son hasn't been born yet. I don't want to..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Cai took a deep breath and raised her voice, saying, "If you have any questions, you can come to me directly. There's no need for this."