Lin Qingshan looked down at his son, "What? What do you need a cage for?"
Goudan's face was brimming with joy, and he let out a chuckle, "To raise rabbits!"
To raise the rabbits.
After finishing off the big fat chicken, they could eat rabbits next.
The boy really was a crafty little devil.
"Raise rabbits? Where did the rabbits come from?"
Lin Qingshan's voice was about to break, but he forcefully subdued it, making it sound a bit strange.
Goudan, frightened by the fiery look in his father's eyes, took a step back.
He grasped Lin Tang's hand, finally feeling some sense of security.
Looking up with his little dark face, he said, "Little Aunt Tang caught it!"
As soon as Goudan made this statement, 'whoosh'—
The Lin family members' gazes unanimously turned towards Lin Tang.
Several pairs of eyes shone, staring at her intently.
"Tangtang, is it true what Goudan said? You actually caught a rabbit?" Li Xiuli asked on behalf of everyone else.
She didn't know anything about this rabbit matter either.
Lin Tang walked to the corner.
She took the grass off the top of the small basket.
And picked up the white, soft, and seemingly plump rabbit inside.
"Hiss..."
So plump? What a treat!
That was the Lin family's first reaction.
Lin Lu looked at the rabbit's belly and felt something was off.
Taking it from Lin Tang's hands, he felt it and his eyes lit up.
"Hahaha, Tangtang, you're really lucky.
This is a female rabbit, and she's probably going to give birth in a few days."
Lin Qingmu's expression first lit up with joy, then turned to concern.
"Dad, can we really keep this rabbit?"
Lin Lu said, "Why not? When there's not enough grain to eat, who doesn't discreetly find something else.
It's just a few rabbits, not a big deal.
When we prepare the chicken, mention this while delivering it to your uncle."
Lin Qingmu thought of his uncle, the Captain, and breathed a sigh of relief.
His interest piqued again, he poked the plump rabbit's belly.
"Look how well-fed this rabbit is, there must be plenty of good stuff in the mountains..."
He was talking about the enigmatic Big Blue Mountain.
Before he could finish his sentence, both Lin Lu and Li Xiuli slapped him.
One hit the back of his head, the other his shoulder.
Lin Lu's face soured.
"No matter what's in those mountains, you're not allowed to go. If I catch you, I'll break your legs."
Were those mountains just for anyone to enter?
Even bona fide hunters who went up there met their end.
Li Xiuli also glared at him.
"Who doesn't know there are treasures in the mountains? You think you're the only one, that you can handle it?"
"There are others in the village who tried their luck, and what happened? Not a single one returned. And here you are, still thinking about going?"
"If you're really looking for death, we might as well break your legs first to spare us the trouble of retrieving your corpse later."
Her words were harsh.
But she knew they had to be; anything less would be ineffective.
The boy was the hardiest, the one with the biggest guts.
She truly feared the youngest had no idea of the gravity of the mountains.
Lin Qingshan and Lin Qingshui saw their dad and mom were really upset.
The two exchanged glances, hooked their brother's arm, and started to walk him outside.
This damn kid, without a beating, wouldn't know fear.
Seeing the situation turn sour, Lin Qingmu cried out with a sullen face.
"Dad, mom, big brother, second brother, I was just talking. I had no plans to go to the mountains."
Lin Qingmu felt aggrieved inside.
In other families, big brothers usually protect their younger siblings. But in his family? They were quick to throw punches.
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Barbarians!
Don't think he doesn't know, the eldest brother and the second brother just want to take the opportunity to teach him a lesson.
It's not his fault that his little sister likes him more.
Seeing the third brother feigning grievance, Lin Tang spoke, "Dad, Mom, eldest brother, second brother, I'm sure third brother won't go to the mountains,
let's forgive him this time, shall we first discuss how to raise the rabbit?"
Lin Qingmu's eyes brimmed with touched tears.
Neither Lin Qingshan nor Lin Qingshui could refuse to give face to anyone, but they wouldn't deny their little sister's.
Immediately, they dropped their not-at-all cute little brother,
letting him 'thud' to the ground.
Lin Qingmu: "..." Is this really my brother?
Lin Qingshan, without paying any attention to the whining little brother, looked towards Lin Tang, "Sister, I'll go make the cage."
"Eldest brother, I'll go with you," Lin Qingshui didn't know what else he could do.
Zhou Mei, hearing everyone else talking about the rabbit,
could only focus on the plump wild chicken that was tempting her to eat it.
"Dad, Mom, when can we eat this chicken?
The little ones are drooling over it, and we can't waste sister-in-law's good intentions, how about we eat it tonight..."
Knowing that if she admitted she wanted to eat it, she'd definitely be scolded, so she immediately used the little ones at home as a shield.
Li Xiuli's face turned stern, and her eyes sparked with anger.
"Eat, eat, eat, that's all you think about, always so greedy, wanting to eat everything good in the house.
What sin did Qingshui commit to marry you, a wife so lazy and gluttonous..."
When taking advantage of others, the second daughter-in-law was always there.
As Tangtang's sister-in-law, she had never received a single candy from her hand.
Zhou Mei shrank her head back.
Picked up a broom from behind the door and pretended to sweep the courtyard.
Too... terrifying!!
Ning Xinrou kept a straight face, "..."
With such a sister-in-law, she really didn't know what to say.
The rest of the Lin Family, upon hearing the mother scold Zhou Mei, knew they wouldn't be having meat today, and each felt disappointed inside,
but none dared to speak.
It's the person with the ladle who calls the shots!
Goudan, seeing that things were not going well, said, "Granny said we're going to stir-fry some eggs today and eat meat tomorrow!"
Choudan hadn't eaten meat many times.
He couldn't even recall the taste of meat, but he knew eggs.
As soon as he heard his brother mention eggs, drool started to fall, "... egg, egg, Choudan wants to eat eggs."
Goudan saw his little brother drooling again.
He glanced at Lin Tang and hastily wiped it off for him.
The Lin brothers hadn't expected that their sister would really persuade their mother, and that they would indeed get to fry eggs that evening.
Their eyes shone brightly as they eagerly looked at their mother.
Li Xiuli looked at the longing eyes of her sons, her heart felt a pang of sourness, but she said, "What are you looking at? Goudan is right, we'll fry eggs for you tonight."
It's all because of poverty.
Otherwise, she would also like to cook delicious food every day.
When Li Xiuli was cooking with the two daughters-in-law, Liu Guohui's father, Liu Dazhu, arrived.
The Lin Family's expressions all changed upon seeing Liu Dazhu.
Hey, he's got the nerve to show up!
Liu Dazhu, of course, knew he had no face to show in front of Lin Lu after his son shamelessly broke off the engagement.
But he had no choice but to make the visit.
Otherwise, the relationship with the Lin Family would be completely severed.
"Dazhu, what brings you here?"
Lin Lu seemed surprised to see Liu Dazhu coming, a look of astonishment on his face.
Before the children broke off the engagement, he had a pretty good relationship with Liu Dazhu.
His daughter was humiliated by a canceled engagement.
He hadn't directly punched him, all out of consideration for their past rapport.
Liu Dazhu felt guilty and looked at Lin Lu with a face full of shame.
"Brother Lin, why don't I see Lin Tang? It's Guohui's fault about the broken engagement, I've already disciplined that boy."
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