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

"Ah, as expected, God is fair. There is no such thing as a free lunch, and there is no such thing as a free lunch. Everything you get comes at a price."

His words silenced everyone present.

The families told Lin Cai everything the other party had told them, asking only for a place to settle down and make a living.

They know they can't go back to their old home now, and all they hope is that Lin Cai can help them find a solution.

Lin Cai was at a loss; she had nowhere to settle them and couldn't leave them in Gujia Village.

Lin Bao, who was squatting beside the charcoal fire, whispered, "I have a place."

His voice was very soft, but loud enough for everyone in the room to hear. Lin Cai looked at him, and the others looked at him too.

Lin Bao moved around the charcoal fire, from left to right, then moved back when he felt something was wrong.

In the end, Lin Bao took everyone away, saying he had a place to arrange things. Lin Cai didn't ask what kind of place it was, but just asked those people if they were willing.

Upon hearing that those people were willing, Lin Cai immediately ordered Lin Bao to take them all away.

Those people have someone behind them; that person ordered them to do it. Although we don't know who it is, they're definitely not good people.

Lin Cai called everyone in her family over except the one in the woodshed, and told them to be careful no matter what they did when they went to town in the future.

Huani was a little worried. She was afraid she wouldn't be able to handle it, so she wanted to say that she wouldn't go. But before she could say it, she heard, "You should still go to Baixiangzhai as usual, but when you're teaching them, be sure not to get close to them."

Although Huani didn't quite understand the meaning behind those words, she felt that whatever Lin Cai said was right and wouldn't harm her.

Lin Cai also told Gu Dachui and Gu Ershi that when doing business in the future, no matter who they are talking to, they must pay money and deliver goods at the same time, and they must never extend credit or delay payment.

After listening, the two nodded seriously, and then it was Sanhu Gu Changliu's turn.

Gu Changliu looked at Lin Cai, but before she could say anything, the little one spoke first.

"I know I will study hard, I will get along well with my classmates, I won't pick up their bad habits, and I won't let my mother down..."

He's clearly educated; in just half a month, the little guy's speech has become noticeably different.

Lin Cai patted his little head: "Don't push yourself too hard. No matter what you do, you should balance work and rest. Don't force yourself to do things you can't do. You're still young, you can ask for help."

Sanhu nodded obediently and seriously, indicating that he remembered. The other two brothers had heard him call out "Mother" earlier.

The two brothers glanced at each other, but neither of them spoke.

Although they have changed their attitude towards Lin Cai, they are currently unable to call her "Mother" like their younger siblings.

Lin Cai didn't expect them to call her; on the contrary, she didn't want to hear that word from their mouths at all.

She's only a teenager and already a mother of two. If she has two more big ones, she'll probably be really grateful!

Scarface stayed at the Gu family's house. Although his job was to guard the gate, he was very comfortable. The only downside was that he had no meat to eat and no wine to drink!

He knew the Gu family had guests, but since it had nothing to do with him, he didn't go out.

Now that everyone has been taken away, Scarface came to the main room and sat in front of the charcoal fire: "Sister Lin, I've been staying at your house for so long, can I make a request?"

Lin Cai looked up at him, signaling him to continue.

Scarface, in order to get some meat, disregarded the consequences and then stated his needs.

"I don't need it every day, let alone every meal. At least let me have a treat every two or three days!"

Back when he lived in town, he could drink today and drink tomorrow, but now it's been more than half a month and he hasn't had a drop of alcohol!

"What would you like to drink?"

Upon hearing this, Scarface immediately perked up.

"Just the local wine in town, what other wine would we be drinking?"

They don't have names, they're just alcohol. As long as they taste good and you can drink them, why bother with anything else?

After listening to what Scarface said, Lin Cai asked some questions and learned that wine was very scarce in this area.

Most of the wine they brew now is made from rice, but rice is a staple food, and with everyone in the world struggling to get enough to eat, it's impossible to use all of it to brew wine.

Rice wine, though it tastes like wine, is cloudy and murky. Apart from the strong aroma that proves it's wine, you really can't tell it's wine without that aroma.

Lin Cai asked Gu Dachui to go to town and buy a small jar of wine. When Lin Cai saw the color of the wine in the bowl, she was horrified.

"This is the wine you were talking about? This is what you wanted to drink?"

Scarface stared at the bowl of poured wine, his mouth practically watering. When asked the question, he answered without even looking up.

"Of course it's this one. Otherwise, is there any other wine in the world?"

Hearing this, Lin Cai was truly shocked. She never expected that this place only had this one type of wine.

So what was that thing I used to treat my wound before?

She turned to look at Gu Dachui, but Ershi beside her answered her question: "That's also alcohol, just cheaper."

Because of its different taste, it's sold for a lower price. This kind of thing is usually only bought and drunk by people who don't have much money.

When their father was still alive, he would occasionally buy some, and the ones Lin used before were the ones their father bought but didn't finish.

Upon hearing this, Lin Cai fell silent. She had never known this before, and now that she did, she was truly shocked.

She knew about rice wine, but she never imagined that its original form was like this.

After asking several times to confirm that there was no other alcohol besides rice wine, Lin Cai found another way to make money.

She turned to look at Ershi, about to say something, when Lin Bao, who had taken the person away, returned.

"Oh dear, what are they all doing? Drinking behind my back?"

Before the person arrived, the voice arrived first. Before even seeing the person, one could hear the voice. Scarface, who was craving wine, immediately crawled under the table upon hearing the voice.

Lin Cai didn't know what he was up to, so she told Gu Dachui to go and grab him.

The saying goes, "You can run from the first day of the month, but you can't hide from the fifteenth." It's best not to hide in the first place, otherwise it will be troublesome later.