met free Chapter 140 Lin Xin
Chapter 140 Lin Xin
The two people and the dog returned home. Xiaobai went straight to its dog bowl in the kitchen. When he saw the meat in it, he wagged his tail.
Lin Jiaojiao and Lin Yizhi entered the main room and sat down. She looked at the three dishes and one soup and found that they were all her favorites. Although they were made by Uncle Zhao, the taste was inherited from Lin Yizhi.
She was only 70% full after the meal because she wanted to save some space for the big dinner at the new house in the evening and planned to have hotpot in the evening.
After dinner, Lin Dadan arrived in a horse-drawn carriage. What was pulled behind was not a carriage, but a rectangular four-wheeled truck designed by Lin Jiaojiao.
It is used to transport various materials in the farm, and now it is mainly used to transport feed for livestock in various areas. Now there are ten horses, fifteen cows, twenty sheep, twenty piglets, more than five hundred chickens and more than one hundred ducks on the farm.
They are all being fed carefully according to the breeding manual given by Lin Jiaojiao. Except for a dozen chicks and ducklings that died in the beginning, they have been fed for about two months now and are growing well.
"Boss, you're back."
"Yes, Aunt Lin, you have worked so hard to keep the farm in good order."
Lin Dadan only found out that Lin Jiaojiao had returned when she went to the farm in the morning. She ran over in a hurry, but she was still sleeping.
Then Lin Yiyan said that he would hold a housewarming party the next day, so she hurried to the town to buy the pork, chicken, and fish for tomorrow, as well as cabbage, white radish, winter bamboo shoots, and dried goods.
The main reason is that it’s winter now and there are not many fresh vegetables, but these are already very rich for them.
Finally, I went to weigh a can of sesame oil, but beef was hard to find. I went to several stores before I found one that sold beef. I bought some beef, beef fat and offal.
She said modestly: "It's not hard. I just followed the boss's instructions. Now that the boss is back, I'm waiting for your new instructions at any time."
Lin Jiaojiao felt that she was lucky to have met a capable assistant. She just talked and assigned things to Lin Dadan, and Lin Dadan had strong execution ability and arranged everything properly.
So when she went out, she told Lin Yiyan to increase Lin Dadan's monthly salary to six taels of silver, and Zhou Xiaofeng's to four taels of silver.
Now the net profit of the farm bread is about 1,200 silver taels per month, while the wages of all employees and various expenses are about 100 silver taels per month.
The salary was really okay, just over thirty taels in total, and that included expenses like the canteen and livestock feed.
"After I get married in seven days, it will be almost the New Year. Let's have a good New Year first, and then we can talk about it."
"Okay, I'll listen to the boss."
Zhao Yang and Zhao Xiaotong carried their large and small bags of luggage onto the truck and put them away. Since their new home already had wardrobes and boxes, they only needed to take their daily necessities and clothes with them.
Father Lin looked at the house where he had lived for twenty-two years and thought he would live there until the day he was buried. He did not expect that he would move into a new blue brick house tonight.
Jiao'er is really becoming more and more successful. It would be great if you were still here, my wife.
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Eighteen years ago.
The sky was slightly blue in the morning. Three figures were walking on a small road in the wilderness. Two of them were carrying children in cloth bags on their backs.
"Lian Ping Lian Yun, we've been walking for an hour, let's take a break. Give Yan'er and Li'er some water. The two little guys are awake now."
"Good wife."
Lin Xin found a seat, put down the bamboo basket on her back, took out a water bottle from it and handed it to Lian Yun who was already holding the child in her arms.
He took it, fed the child a sip of water and passed it to Lian Yun who was standing next to him. Lian Yun complained while feeding the child.
"Wife, let's not go back to our parents' home next New Year. Every time we go back, mother and elder sister don't treat us well. They also look down on Yan'er and Li'er because they are boys. I don't want to go back anymore."
Lian Ping was speechless and said, "Xiao Yun, those are mother and elder sister..."
Lian Yun retorted, "That's right. Every time we bring them the meat that we don't want to eat, we don't even get them to taste it. We have to walk for a whole day in the middle of winter and get nothing, and we still have to suffer so much."
Lin Xin took the kettle and put it away, then took out a pancake and cut it into four pieces. The child in Lian Yun's arms was still breastfeeding, so she gave a piece to Yi Yan, who was already over one year old.
She looked at the snowy scenery around her and said, "Let's go next year. It hasn't been peaceful in the past few years. If it snows heavily, we won't go."
When the two men heard their wives speak, they didn't know what to say. After resting for a while, they rushed back home. They had to hurry, otherwise they might not be able to get back until dark.
But after walking for a while, they suddenly heard the weak cry of a baby. They immediately became nervous. Where could there be a baby in such a remote place? Could they have encountered a ghost?
Lin Xin didn't believe it. She listened carefully for a while, and after identifying the direction, she asked the two to follow her and walk towards the woods on the side.
Finally, she found a basket under a big tree. She asked the two men to stand still. She picked up a wooden stick and walked towards the basket. Then she used the stick to lift the cloth on top of the basket. She could vaguely see bloodstains on it.
After opening it, they found a baby wrapped in fine brocade cloth. The cloth was also stained with blood. The baby cried even louder when he saw someone coming.
Lian Yun asked worriedly, "Wife, is it a child?"
She looked around vigilantly, but the heavy snow had covered the footprints of people who had come here before, and she could not find any clues. She had no choice but to pick up the basket and walk towards them.
"It was a child. Judging from the cloth and blood, he must have been attacked by bandits. Fortunately, he met a bandit with a conscience who spared his life. However, if he had been left here without us, he would have died."
In the past two years, refugees have been roaming around, some of them have occupied the mountains and become kings, robbing and killing people, making the nearby villages suffer. This place is not far from Nanshan City, and several attempts by officers and soldiers to suppress the bandits have ended in failure.
Lian Ping bent down, came closer, took the child out of the basket and began to coax him.
"My dear wife, do we need to send this child to the government?"
She thought for a while and said, "Let's not do that for now. If we hand the child over to the authorities and the criminals find out, the child will probably die. This child is destined to be with us, so let's take him home and raise him first."
Lian Yun was a little worried, "What if we bring this child back and he brings us disaster?"
She looked at the snowflakes floating in the sky and said, "No, this heavy snow will soon cover our tracks. Let's go quickly now."
Then he put the basket and the cloth into the bamboo basket behind him, took the child who had fallen asleep from crying himself tired, and left quickly.
When the group arrived home, it was already completely dark. They walked from day to night and did not dare to stay for a moment.
Lian Yun went into the house and put the child on his back into the bamboo bed, then hurried to the kitchen to boil water.
Lian Ping put little Yi Yan in the main room and let him play by himself. He took the child from Lin Xin's arms and prepared to wrap him in a clean cloth.
As soon as he pulled open the brocade, he found the word "Jiao" embroidered on it. He wondered if all his family members had died. He was a little surprised.
"My wife, this is a girl."