Chapter 130
The Shanzui Village was said to be near a mountain. Though, it wasn’t near any of the four cardinal directions, nor was it a mountain that had fertile soil to grow crops.
Old Man Lin and his family live in the southern part of the village. As the house was situated along the river, the mother-son duo was going to reach very soon.
Lin Lan had an eldest brother, three older sisters and a younger brother.
The door of Old Man Lin’s house did not face the south. Instead, it faced the east, which was also the direction of the road.
The courtyard door was open and a woman’s loud voice sounded from inside.
Just as Lin Lan was about to lead Xiaowang in, soone rushed out from behind the haystack and pulled them to another alley.
“Hey…” Lin Lan was about to shout.
The person said in a low voice, “Don’t howl, it’s .”
“Third sister, why are you sneaking around like a thief?”
“I was waiting for you,” Lin i dragged her into another alley, hiding behind the haystacks as she started to talk.
She glanced at Xiaowang, “This is… Xiaowang?”
Lin Lan patted Xiaowang’s head, “Call her third aunt.”
The original owner disliked Xiaowang and never took him out. Everyone only knew him by his na but not by his face.
Xiaowang addressed her obediently.
Lin i searched herself for a while, “Oh, you didn’t say you were going to bring children. I didn’t prepare candy.”
Lin Lan knew that she had this sort of stubborn character. She wouldn’t admit that she didn’t actually have candy with her and rely said that she didn’t bring it as she was afraid of losing her image.
Lin Lan smiled and said, “We’re family, so why would you need to prepare that?” She then took out a piece of candy herself and gave it to Lin i, “For you.”
Lin i, “…”
She stuffed the candy into Xiaowang’s palm, “Eat it.”
Xiaowang smiled and thanked her before he put it in his pocket.
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…God, I must be seeing things. Didn’t Lin Lan say that he was practically a fool? Why was he so polite? He has such a great character that it seed like he was practically from a cadre’s family.
Lin Lan looked at Lin i’s basket, “What did you bring to celebrate mother’s birthday?”
Lin i wanted to look at Lin Lan’s basket first, so she acquiesced.
Lin i’s eyes widened, “Fourth sister, I think you’re having a convulsion. You didn’t bring anything for our mother’s birthday?”
Lin Lan shrugged, “I have a jar at ho, but I can’t carry a jar.”
She didn’t have enough cloth herself, “Oh, but I didn’t co empty-handed. This is a really nice basket and it’s new.”
Lin i snorted before she quickly covered her mouth. She pointed at Lin Lan and said with a low smile, “You’re going to be piss everyone off, aren’t you? Father knows how to weave baskets and there are vines all over the river. Does she really need you to give her those?”
Lin Lan pouted, “If father knew how to weave baskets, why didn’t I get any for my family?”
Lin i snorted, “Isn’t it because you were flaunting your riches all this ti? Who are you trying to bla? Eldest sister and second sister both have baskets to use,” Lin i’s mother-in-law knew how to make one, so she naturally didn’t need one.
Lin Lan looked at what Lin i brought as she gripped her basket tightly, “I didn’t bring anything.”
If her fourth sister wasn’t bringing anything, she only needed a bit to upstage her.
Lin Lan smiled and said, “What did you bring? How about we split them?”
Lin i gave her an eye roll and lifted the lid, revealing four servings of wheat pastries, a few eggplants and a handful of long cowpeas inside.
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