Chapter 197 (Chapter 1, title unknown)
Chapter 197 (Chapter 1, title unknown)
What they saw before their eyes
In the dimly lit environment, against the side of the carriage where the wooden crates were placed, there was a huge pile of whole wolf carcasses, too many to count.
It's the kind without a head!
How many?
I didn't dare count them carefully, but there couldn't possibly be just a few! Did we stir up a wolf's den? No, that's not the point!
The main thing is, these things look so scary! The flames on the tinderboxes flicker in the wind, making them look like they're moving!
Ah Shu said dryly, "Brother Yang Yu, why don't you sit down first?"
"..." Sit down my ass! You're quite clever now! Where should I sit? Face to face with the headless corpse, or lean against it?
To think that this young man, only seventeen or eighteen, would be so terrified by a pile of dried meat that he couldn't even move his feet! He really wanted to cry!
Seeing their hesitation, Lin Chun couldn't help but laugh and cry. "What are you doing? Is it that scary? Lanshan, give me the candle you have. You drive, and I'll sit inside with them."
Then he tied the curtain to the side, bent down and went in to sit at the very back of the wooden couch. "Come in, everyone, don't just stand there."
She fixed the short, stout candle to the small table, instantly brightening the narrow carriage.
Ahua, Ashu, and Yang Yu, who was on the far right, lined up obediently and went inside to sit down.
The mule cart slowly made its way to the village chief's house. Four people sat quietly side by side in the cart.
This made Lin Chunyi feel a little uncomfortable.
She casually started a conversation, "Ah Shu, how's that thing I told you about last time coming along?"
At first, Ashu didn't realize what it was.
"It's the little bamboo cage I told you about..."
He then remembered and quickly replied, "It's done! I just didn't know if it was right, so I made two of each."
"So fast? That's amazing! You can take some back for us later, so we can wear them when we go to town today."
"I don't know if this is what Sister Chunyi and Sister Lanshan wanted. If there's anything that's not right, please let me know and I'll make improvements!"
"Hey! We believe you can do a great job! With a bamboo weaving master like you, we'll have to let you make any new and interesting bamboo crafts we come up with in the future. Don't worry, we won't let you work for free, we'll pay you."
Having received praise and recognition before even seeing the actual product, Ashu looked a little embarrassed, but he firmly said:
"I will continue to work hard and improve this skill. Whatever Sister Chunyi and Sister Lanshan want, I can learn to make it, and I will definitely not charge you!"
The conversation between the two gradually warmed up the temperature in the carriage, dispelling the last bit of fear in everyone's hearts.
Yang Yu was in the mood to tease him: "What about me? You're so biased! Why have you never said such nice things to me, letting me choose whatever I want?"
The three of them lived together, spending up to eight hours a day together. They had a very good relationship; they could tell whether the other was joking or genuinely angry just by hearing them speak.
So Ashu said helplessly, "Brother Yang Yu, when did I ask you for money? You broke three fish baskets in the past two weeks, have you forgotten?"
Ahua added, "No, no, brother, there were two other times when Brother Yang Yu excitedly carried a laundry basket, saying he was going to do the laundry himself. But the basket got lost, and the clothes floated away too!"
"Washing clothes, and then losing them? Seriously? Hahahaha..." This time, not only Lin Chunyi couldn't help but burst into laughter, but even Lin Lanshan, who was focused on driving, laughed along with her.
"Little Ahua, you! Just tell me if you're going to give me a choice or not." Yang Yu was now speaking in a "what the hell" manner.
She had barely finished speaking when Yang Yu glared at her, so she quickly covered her mouth, which was showing her teeth in a smile, and continued to chuckle.
Ah Shu nodded vigorously and said, "Of course I'll give it to you! Let alone a few fish baskets. Even if Brother Yang Yu just wanted me to weave a moon and stars, as his younger brother, I'd immediately chop bamboo and arrange it for you, hehe~"
The scene then shifted to one person covering their face while four others laughed. A world where only Yang Yu was injured was achieved.
"Wang! Wang Wang!"
"Wang Wang Wang..."
The dogs of several households living near the village chief's house were awakened by the laughter and the sound of wheels. As if exchanging information, one dog barked, and then all of them barked.
I could faintly hear the sound of a door creaking open, and I cursed, "Who is it? So noisy so early in the morning!"
The group immediately shut their mouths. Lin Lanshan pulled on the reins, and the mule cart stopped in front of the village chief's house in a few breaths.
She peeked through the crack in the door again, like a thief, to see if there was any light inside.
I had just closed one eye when the door opened.
"Hey! Lanshan, what are you doing!"
Lin Zhengmin was practicing boxing in the yard when he heard the sound of a mule cart. He guessed that his two younger sisters had arrived and ran to open the door.
Then I saw her leaning against the door, half her face scrunched up, squinting at me with one eye, which almost gave me a fright.
"Jungmin, you're up so early, hehe. My sister and I came to give you New Year's gifts."
“I’m practicing my boxing. You two are really something, what kind of gift do you have to bring so early? It’s so cold, don’t catch a cold. What are you still standing outside for? Come in, I’ll have your sister-in-law make you some hot tea.”
“Brother Zhengmin, don’t trouble your wife. We have to go to the county town now. This is some dried meat we made from hunting wolves a while ago, and these two fish. We’ll come back and chat with everyone when we get back from the county town.”
Lin Chunyi got out of the car, took the large bundle of dried meat that Yang Yu was carrying, and stuffed it into Lin Zhengmin's arms.
Yang Yu, Ashu, and Ahua weren't very familiar with him, so they just gave him a stiff greeting and said hello.
Lin Zhengmin stumbled while carrying the meat, almost dropping it. He stammered, "So much! Xiaoyi, Lanshan, did you raid a wolf's den?"
Lin Lanshan answered seriously, "Hmm~ More or less~"
He seemed a beat slow to react, nodding to the three people who greeted him, then turning to Lin Chunyi and asking, "What are they doing here? Do you know them?"
The new family is from the county town, how do they know Xiaoyi and the others? And this kid, he looks like a con artist…
Lin Zhengmin frowned deeply, already wondering if Yang Yu was using sweet talk to deceive his naive sisters in order to get a free ride on the mule cart.
The scrutinizing gaze was so obvious that Yang Yu felt a cold sweat break out on his back. He wanted to explain, but didn't know how to say it.
Lin Chunyi organized her thoughts and replied, "Lanshan and I met by chance after helping them out a little in the county town. Just now, we ran into them after they finished their run in the dark. So, we gave them a ride."
"Then Mother and Xiaoyun are still thinking of getting together..."
Suddenly, a song started playing in Lin Chunyi's head: Danger! Danger! Danger!
From this moment on, my brain is working at full speed, friends...
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