Chapter 17 The same dowry box as God's daughter
Pei Xuan crossed his fingers and moved his wrists.

"Ling Xier, take a closer look. If you really lost something, I'll take you to get it back."

He felt that the last time he only put Pei Fuzhu in a sack and beat her, the beating was not light enough. He had just been able to get off the kang, but now he ran to Ling Xier and jumped around again.

Lingxi shook her head.

"She is God's own daughter, so she probably wouldn't like what I have here..."

The smell of braised beef in the small kitchen had not yet dissipated, but it could not be smelled in the small living room which was only separated by a door. This proved that Pei Bok Joo had definitely not opened the door of the small kitchen.

Recently, Lingxi has been restless, thinking about what can be collected into the space. She has looked at every corner of the room several times and can be sure that she has not missed anything.

Therefore, she didn't understand what Pei Bok Joo wanted to do by entering her room and rummaging around.

Pei Yu went into the house and put down the package and the half-person-high basket he was carrying. He glanced at his brother who was eager to take action to deal with the man, clicked his tongue in his heart, and pretended not to see it, without stopping his words.

"No matter what she wants to do, remember to lock the door next time. Do you still have a lock here?

"I'll go find one for you, brother?"

Lingxi quickly refused: “It’s locked.

I don’t have many things in my room, I’ll tidy them up later and move the things I don’t use to the next room. And remember to lock the door when you go in and out.”

Pei Yu nodded and pointed at the package on the ground.

"My uncle sent it to you." He pointed at the wicker basket and said, "It contains Hami melons. We drove a long way this time, so this is a specialty of that place. It tastes good.

I picked out all the good-looking ones for you, you can keep them for yourself. I have another basket at home, so you don’t have to worry about it.”

Lingxi smiled and said, "Okay, second brother, you can go back first. I just saw Second Aunt go to the kitchen. She should be cooking noodles for you."

Pei Yu looked exhausted, so he had to clean up before eating.

"understood!"

Pei Yu waved her hand, took out the oil-paper bag from her messenger bag, and handed it to Pei Xuan: "There are four left, you, Ling Xier, and Minghui share them, and save one for grandma.

It’s so hot, and it’s hard to store this stuff, so I didn’t buy more.”

"I know."

Pei Xuan handed one to Lingxi, and went out with the rest, "Lingxi, I'll take it to Grandma and Minghui first, and come back later."

He was a little worried that Lingxi would not be able to sleep because of Pei Fuzhu's behavior.

Ling Xier is timid. Whenever she encounters Pei Fuzhu, she is always extremely careful, for fear of offending God.

Besides, the second brother has gone home, and he doesn’t plan to go out to catch cicada monkeys tonight, so he has to tell people so that they won’t be left waiting in vain.

Lingxi said "oh" and glanced at the bun in her hand.

She had just finished dinner, so she definitely couldn't eat this bun, but Lingxi also knew that no one in the family would touch her food rations, especially since Pei Xuan still had three.

Therefore, Lingxi simply took a plate, put it on, and stuffed it into the space.

Pei Yu brought over a basket of cantaloupes, which contained twelve melons in total. She left two outside and put the remaining ten into the space.

Pei Xuan was worried that Lingxi couldn't sleep because of Pei Fuzhu's matter, but he didn't know that Lingxi was actually very happy now.

No one would be happy if their things were rummaged through by others, but because of this incident, she finally had an excuse to put the things in the house into the space.

This completely offset Pei Fuzhu's frustration at coming here to cause trouble.

Well, when the time comes, she will say that Pei Fuzhu found out and that’s why she thought of hiding the things. She just needs to make sure there is enough food outside to last for three to five days.

Simply perfect!
Thanks to Pei Bok Joo and God, this time they really helped her solve the big problem!
Lingxi collected them one by one into the space.

Only the clothes and bedding for the current season were kept, and all the small toys, ornaments, hairpins, and gold and silver bracelets were packed into boxes and put into the space, along with the money... a total of four hundred and fifty-six dollars and eight cents.

She put four hundred and fifty yuan into the space, left six yuan and eight cents in the original box, and put it back in the secret compartment at the bottom of the cabinet.

As Lingxi was collecting the money, she looked at the wooden box containing the money and suddenly remembered the scene when she met Pei Bok Joo when she went out in the afternoon.

Huh?
That rotten wooden box looks quite similar to her money box!

Lingxi scratched her face. Wasn’t that the dowry God had prepared for her in the future?

Why did God give her a wooden box of the same model?

Lingxi always felt that something was wrong, so she pulled out the wooden box that had been stuffed into the secret compartment and placed it on the kang table in the outer room.

She then went on to collect food and other supplies from the cupboards and kitchenette.

Therefore, when Pei Xuan came back, he felt that Lingxi's room was more spacious and tidier.

When Lingxi saw him coming, she pulled his sleeve and walked through the small kitchen to the next yard.

She pointed at the washed cantaloupe in the wooden basin and said confidently, "Third brother, please get me some cold water. It will definitely taste better if I chill it for a while before eating it."

The water Lingxi used to wash the cantaloupe was drawn earlier and dried in the sun for bathing.

It's warm now.

After she finished speaking, she looked at Pei Xuan again, saying meaningfully, "I definitely won't be able to finish it tonight."

Pei Xuan liked his sister being blunt with him, so when he saw Lingxi asking him to fetch water, he went over with the bucket. Then when he heard Lingxi say that she couldn't finish the food, he subconsciously wanted to tell her to just leave it in the well. But when he met his sister's aggressive gaze, he could only say helplessly, "Okay, I'll leave you a few pieces, and I'll take the rest out later."

"OK!"

Lingxi was instantly happy.

She waved at Pei Xuan, went back and took the money box on the kang table to show Pei Xuan.

Pei Xuan was confused at first, but was stunned for a moment when he heard Lingxi's words.

"This wooden box of yours was made by my uncle when he was learning carpentry.

When you were a child, one time your uncle came home to visit, you held him tightly and refused to let him go, insisting that he was your father.

In order to appease you, my uncle brought you everything he could find at home. This wooden box was among them, right? Have you forgotten it?"

He thought for a moment and added, "Look for it. Your uncle's name should be there."

He just likes to leave some marks on what he makes.

Lingxi touched the circle of auspicious cloud patterns carved on it, and finally found the word "banquet" in a corner.

Lingxi: “…”

!!!

It really is……

Her expression suddenly became a little subtle: "Third brother, the dowry box that Pei Fuzhu brought back, do you think there is any mark on it?"

Well, Pei Bok Joo was holding the rotten wooden box and said it was the dowry given to him by his father, God.

There's nothing wrong with calling it a dowry box.

Pei Xuan put the cantaloupe directly into the wooden barrel to soak it, shook the water off his hands, and laughed uncontrollably.

"I'm also curious whether there are any marks left by my uncle on her dowry box."

If so, it would be really fun!
(End of this chapter)