Chapter 23 Have you ever seen beads strung together with a red string?

Pei Xuan and Pei Yu returned with a full load. They brought back two large backpacks filled with grapes alone, as well as wild fruits, some pheasants and rabbits, a wild goat, and a wild deer.

Pei Xuan really fulfilled his promise and brought a whole basket of grapes to Lingxi's room, and also sent half a basket of various wild fruits.

Uncle Pei and his family came over to help deal with the prey. Pei Fuzhu was also present. When she saw this scene, she instantly felt jealous and glared at Lingxi.

Lingxi, who was happily eating a bunch of grapes with Minghui, said: "..."

What's going on?
She silently peeled another grape and ate it to calm herself down.

If you want to eat, just take it yourself. Second Aunt has washed a basin for it!
Pei Fuzhu: "..."

!!!

Even more angry!
Seeing that everyone around her was busy with their own things, she took a step towards Lingxi and snorted coldly.

"So what if you have a basket of grapes? Yesterday, my dear father God gave me a wooden box of good things. That can be used as a dowry. Can you take that basket of grapes with you when you get married?"

Lingxi: “…”

!!!

She turned her face away silently. Ha, she couldn’t laugh.

Lingxi was still trying to hold back her laughter, but when she saw Pei Fuzhu approaching Lingxi, Pei Xuan couldn't help laughing.

"Oh, God really loves you!"

What you said is very sarcastic!
However, Pei Fuzhu only felt that it was sourness and jealousy.

Pei Bok Joo straightened her body and raised her chin proudly.

"Of course, he is my biological father!"

Lingxi, Pei Yu, Pei Xuan, and Pei Jin, who later learned the truth about the rotten wooden box from her two younger brothers: "..."

Real father, Uncle Pei: "..."

Forget it, as long as you are happy!

Pei Fuzhu felt bored when she saw that no one was talking.

She glanced at the grapes and wild fruits casually placed in the yard, her heart drooling, but her face looked very nonchalant, "I went to the town today and bought a bag of honey three-knife, it's very sweet, not sour at all, I like to eat it, I'll go get some."

These wild grapes and wild fruits must be extremely sour.

She doesn't want it!

Everyone: "..."

Oh!
Pei Bok Joo raised her chin, snorted, and left.

The four siblings, Lingxi, Pei Jin, Pei Yu and Pei Xuan, winked at each other and exchanged glances, then burst out laughing.

To be honest, if you just treat Pei Bok Joo as fun, it's quite joyful!

The siblings laughed for a long time, but when they saw the adults in the family looking at them frequently, they restrained themselves a little.

Because Aunt Pei was there, they didn't say much.

Pei Xuan coughed and changed the subject: "We wanted to catch wild boars at first, but the wild boars in Wild Boar Ridge went crazy today and we couldn't get close to them at all."

Lingxi: “…”

This couldn't be the fault of Fourth Brother!

The news that Gujia Village had hunted three large wild boars in the afternoon had spread to all the nearby villages before dark.

Along with the news that Gujia Village had killed a wild boar, there came out that there was a capable man in Gujia Village who was able to kill two wild boars, and he was the youngest son of the captain of Gujia Village.

At this time, hearing Pei Xuan say this, Second Aunt Pei and Third Aunt Pei instantly became interested.

"Speaking of which, three big wild boars came down from Gujia Village this afternoon! Guess who killed them in the end?"

"Yes, yes, yes, I heard about it too, about the fourth son of the old Gu family..."

Second Aunt Pei and Third Aunt Pei acted out a play, describing the battle between Gujia Village and the wild boar vividly, as if they were there at the time. Lingxi, who was really there, said: "..."

!!!

Lingxi was really afraid that she would accidentally reveal something on her face, so when the two of them were talking excitedly, she lowered her head and ate.

When I came to my senses, I felt my teeth become soft.

Lingxi: “…”

!!!

Lingxi covered her mouth and remained silent.

Pei Xuan saw Lingxi's predicament: "..."

He didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Even if you like to eat, you can't eat so much at once. Aren't you the one who will feel uncomfortable?"

He rubbed Lingxi's head and said, "Go back and rinse your mouth and brush your teeth. It should feel better."

Lingxi said "oh" and went back to the house obediently.

The grapes and wild fruits that Pei Xuan gave her were placed in the small living room. She thought about it and only left a bunch of grapes outside and one of each wild fruit, and put the rest in the space.

She planned to keep half of these things in the space, and use the remaining half to dry raisins and make some dried fruits.

She also has to find time to cook some of the wild vegetables she dug.

The storage pendant can preserve food, but she can’t explain the source of the fresh food, so she can only eat it herself. However, after processing it and making it able to be stored for a long time, she can take it out and show it to others.

Lingxi was counting the supplies she had stockpiled, while little Minghui, holding an oil-paper bag with the small pockets on his clothes bulging with stuff, happily squeezed open her door.

"Aunt, look what goodies Minghui brought you!"

Lingxi was stunned. Huh, Honey Three Knives?

This thing is too sweet. Neither the old lady nor she likes to eat it. They never buy this when they buy pastries at home.

Lingxi took the things that Minghui was holding, put them on the table, took his sticky little hands to wash them, and asked, "Did your aunt give this to you?"

Pei Bok Joo is so willing to do this!

Just to show off that her thing isn't sour?
Lingxi was amused by her own thoughts.

"OK!"

Little Minghui is so proud!
He saw his aunt wiping his hands and taking out candies from her pocket.

"This is also..."

Lingxi was even more shocked. It was already more than ten yuan. Why was Pei Fuzhu so crazy?

This can't be poison!

You know, in the past, when Pei Fuzhu saw Minghui, she always looked at him with an expression that said this child was corrupted and not cute at all.

What's going on with her?
Little boy Minghui had no idea what his aunt was thinking, but he happily shared his thoughts with her.

"I earned all this from my aunt. She asked me to give her a test. If I answered correctly, she would give me a candy."

Comrade Pei Minghui is already a big boy who can earn candy for his aunt!

Lingxi always felt that something was wrong. Before she could figure it out, she heard Minghui ask, "Aunt, have you ever seen beads strung together with a red string?

The aunt said that the pearls were in a wooden box, and if Minghui could find where it was, she would give Minghui ten dollars! "

Little Minghui didn't say that he was bargaining with his aunt, raising the price from one candy to three dollars for a piece of honey, and then to three dollars for a small bag of honey as a deposit, and then giving ten dollars after the deal was done.

He happily told Lingxi that he would try his best to find it, and then he could use the money to buy lots of cakes and eat them with his aunt!
As for Pei Fuzhu repeatedly telling him not to tell this to outsiders.

Little Minghui said that his aunt is the best and is not an outsider!

(End of this chapter)