Volume 1 Chapter 21 The Crimson Wooden Box's Bloodshed (1)

  Dashi and Cuihua saw Lin Chun come out, they hurriedly went forward to greet him. They also saw the two young men from Qianfuyuan carrying a red wooden box behind them, with several beautifully packaged brocade boxes on top of it. "What's this?" Cuihua frowned.

  "This is the New Year's gift given to me by Mr. Qian, also as a way of taking care of his subordinates. And look, he even asked me to draw a congratulatory picture for his good friend's wedding!" Lin Chun explained.

  "Ah, it seems that the young master of Qianfuyuan is not bad after all. Da Ya should prepare well and draw a good picture!" Da Shan Bo Bo was very satisfied with Qian Ye Li's actions.

  "That's because our Da Yu is a good painter, otherwise, they wouldn't have brought so many things to Da Yu on purpose. They're seeking favor from our family's Da Yu! From now on, don't you dare say that about Da Yu again, or I won't let it go!" Cui Hua's mother pulled up Da Yu's hand, with a proud face, and after finishing, she also gave a glare to Da Shan Bo Bo, obviously not very satisfied with his words.

  "Alright, alright, I won't say anything. Da Yu is so sensible and doesn't need me to teach her anyway. But you, Xiao Shan's mother, mustn't go telling others too much. It's fine for us to talk among ourselves outside, but if someone with ill intentions hears us and draws attention to it, that wouldn't be good!"

  "Uncle Dashan, Aunt Cuihua knows that we should hurry up and buy the New Year's goods! Otherwise, many things will probably be sold out, and the weather is not early anymore. We need to go back early, or else I won't feel at ease with only Guangtou and Er Ya two kids at home. Now that Lin Xiaohua's matter has been settled, Lin Lao Tou's family and Liu Er Niang's family have been quite restless lately, let's hurry up and buy the things and go back home." Lin Chun interrupted Uncle Dashan and Aunt Cuihua, thinking about how he saw Liu Er Niang wandering around his mountain foot two days ago, feeling a bit uneasy.

  Uncle Dashan and Aunt Cuihua listened to Lin Chun's words, and they also felt uneasy. "Yes, yes, Dabiao is right. Xiaoshan's mother, you take Dabiao to buy things first, I'll bring these two young men to lift the goods onto the ox cart, and then we'll go find you later." Uncle Dashan said as he prepared to bid farewell to Xiao Shui and Xiao Lu.

  "Wait a minute, Uncle Dashan, wait a minute..." Lin Chun thought that if they carried the red wooden box back to the owner's house like this, it would attract a lot of attention on the way, and today there were more people at the market, not to mention those gossiping wives who spread rumors quickly. If it got out, it wouldn't be good, so it was better to keep a low profile. Lin Chun went back to the Qianfuyuan store, asked Uncle Qian for some old cloth, and had Xiaoshui and Xiaolu wrap the outside of the red wooden box with it. He also asked Uncle Dashan to put the brocade box in his backpack and cover it with old cloth. This way, even if they passed by the intersection, they wouldn't draw too much attention.

  Dashi Mountain Uncle and Cuifeng Aunt saw Lin Chun like this, they understood in their hearts, "Still, Daliu is clever! This is very good." Qian Uncle initially didn't know what Lin Chun meant by this, but now seeing Lin Chun's method, he also felt that Lin Chun thought it through.

  Lin Chuan arranged everything and then pulled Cuihua to the clothing store, after all, it's New Year's! Of course, they had to wear new clothes and hats. Lin Chuan had Cuihua take measurements for himself and his two siblings at home, so now they could directly pick out clothes by size. Lin Chuan thought that since their family's food supply was good lately, Dahuang and Er Ya were growing fast, so when buying clothes, he chose slightly larger sizes. In the meantime, he also picked out a few sets of clothes for Cuihua's family, as well as several pairs of cotton shoes and rabbit fur hats, which they could bring back to give one to each of Dahuang, Er Ya, and Xiaoshan.

  Cuihua Danni watched from the side as Lin Chun selected clothes without disturbing her, only letting the little girl in the store pack up the clothes and shoes that Lin Chun had chosen. They then went to settle the bill together. Cuihua Danni knew that even if she wanted to stop it, she would ultimately be unable to outdo Danni. In the past, when they had argued over purchases several times, it had always ended with her compromising. So now, when buying things, Cuihua Danni listened to Danni's opinions. Fortunately, Danni also knew how to gauge the situation and understood what should and shouldn't be bought, especially when she was buying for their family of three. If Cuihua Danni didn't want something, Danni would become very sad. Of course, Cuihua Danni had no idea that this was all part of Lin Chun's plan. As long as Cuihua Danni wasn't happy, she would soften up. So, this could be considered Lin Chun's trump card in dealing with Cuihua Danni and her family.

  Lin Chun knew that the Cuihua family had been good to her three siblings, and it was the Dasanbo family who took care of them during their most difficult times. Now, Dasanbo is still busy building a new house for them outside. Lin Chun felt that giving him money would be somewhat inappropriate and humiliating. Although the Dasanbo family also had a sense of repaying kindness, what they actually did far exceeded the kindness that Pei Wushuang had shown them. Many things moved Lin Chun deeply. Since she couldn't repay them in material ways, she decided to treat the Dasanbo family with sincerity and respect from the heart.

  Now that I have made progress, when the bricks needed for the wall are all polished, I still need the help of Uncle Dashan and Aunt Cuihua's family. They need to cook for the workers and entertain them. These things I won't be able to do myself, and besides, I'm just a child, a girl at that, and I don't have any authority in front of those people. Most importantly, my own strength is still not sufficient, and with Old Man Lin and Liu Erniang's family, it's better to keep a low profile and avoid conflict for now.

  Lin Chun and Cui Hua bought clothes and other items, as well as chicken, duck, fish, meat, and vegetables for the upcoming New Year's celebration. Cui Hua and Da Shan had already purchased most of what they needed, so now all that was left to buy were offerings for their ancestors. Lin Daren had not returned home in many years, and it was unknown whether he was dead or alive. Now that Pei Wuxiong had been divorced, Lin Chun's three siblings and Lin Lao Tou had severed ties with him, so they only needed to make offerings to Pei Wuxiong alone. Under Cui Hua's guidance, Lin Chun purchased some paper money and other items, tied them up with a grass rope, and held them in his arms. Cui Hua also bought some items, and the two of them organized everything before heading back to meet up with Da Shan. Lin Chun was worried about leaving the boxes and items unattended, so he asked Da Shan to keep an eye on them by the ox cart to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings. After thinking for a moment, Da Shan agreed.

  The time it took to go back was always shorter than the time it took to come, the ox cart rattled and rushed towards Linjia Village, Dashan Bo covered the boxes and brocade boxes with a quilt, so that no one could see them. When they arrived at the foot of the mountain in the west of the village, Dashan Bo carried the boxes into Lin Chun's thatched cottage with the quilt, the box was not light, and Dashan Bo panted heavily, Cuihua Dama took the things bought by Lin Chun's family one by one to their home.

  Jia Jia and Du Du saw Lin Chun come back, wagging their tails happily, sticking out their tongues and jumping onto Lin Chun's body. Lin Chun patted the two cute dogs on the head and went into the house, seeing Da Tou pouring a cup of tea for Da Shan Bo Bo, looking at him with great appreciation, making Da Tou very happy. Er Ya's body wasn't good, lacking nutrition, since entering winter, basically it was all me in bed, still often having a runny nose, Lin Chun didn't want Er Ya to always take medicine, occasionally simmering some red date ginger soup, adding some brown sugar, warming Er Ya's body and supplementing her blood, not for long, but also had some effect.

  "Sister, Liu Erniang came again today and even entered our kitchen. She stole a jar of salted bacon from the stove and several sweet potatoes from the broken wooden box in the corner of the kitchen." Da Shan said with a face full of indignation.

  "Didn't Guai and Du go out to bite her? Did you see her steal, did she discover you?" Lin Chun's heart was greatly shocked when he heard Da Tou's words. Liu Erniang wasn't a kind-hearted person, if she discovered Da Tou, she would definitely rush into the house to beat him up. Nowadays, people in Linjia Village all thought that his three siblings were bought by the nobleman of Qianfuyuan to watch the mountain, and because of buying mountains and land, every household had also received a large sum of money, so they naturally thought that his three siblings were now rich people. The villagers didn't care about these things too much, but couldn't stop those with ill intentions, such as Lin Lao Tou's family and Liu Erniang's family.

  "Both Dui and Guai had called out, but I was afraid that Liu Erniang would discover us, so I pretended to be asleep with Er Ya, and also told Dui and Guai not to make a fuss. It wasn't until I saw Liu Erniang leave the outer room that I quietly got up and went into the kitchen to take a look." Da Tou knew that Lin Chun was worried about him, so he carefully explained what had happened.

  "Uh, Big Head did the right thing. Only our house is safe. The mousetraps behind the door are not for show. As for Liu Erniang and Lin Lao's family, it seems they need to be taught a lesson. On my way back today, I heard villagers say that Lin Erlang brought a girl back, saying she was his wife. Now, no one has entered our house before, otherwise, seeing the situation in our house would definitely lead to trouble. To have a good year and future peace, we must think of a permanent solution." Lin Chun frowned, her tone firm.

  "As for Lin Er Lang's character, it's probably that others don't know what kind of person he is. Otherwise, he must have deceived the girl into coming back with him. If her family hadn't encountered some misfortune and had no choice but to meet Lin Er Lang, then this girl is probably not a good person either. However, Dabao thought correctly - if Lin Er Lang wants to get married, he will definitely need money. The Lin family, because of Lin Xiaohua's matter, gave away their best field as dowry to save face. Now the Lin family is also struggling. Who knows, maybe this Liu Erniang will stir up trouble again and come after you with ill intentions. Although the villagers all think that it was Tianfu Yuan's noble person who bought you three siblings, you are still in Linjia Village, and this fake noble person has never appeared. If Lin Er Lang enters your house, sees the new cotton bedding on the bed, and the new cotton clothes in the trunk, he will definitely be envious. At that time... " Cuihua's words expressed what Lin Chun was thinking."

  "Ah, it seems that the Lin family and Liu Erniang's family have a problem that needs to be dealt with properly. I heard from Da Tou that Liu Erniang often lurks around your house at the foot of the mountain. Today, she probably saw you weren't home, and since Da Tou and Er Ya are young and afraid of her, maybe she couldn't resist her curiosity and entered your kitchen. Now that she's gotten what she wanted, if we don't do anything about it, I'm afraid...". Big Mountain Uncle looked worried and anxious for Lin Chun's family.

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