The Transmigrated Farm Girl Has a Cheat Code

Chapter 24 Lin Xiaoxiao

The next morning, Li Xiaocao called Lin Yan from outside the door. Lin Yan had gone straight to bed after sealing the altar the night before and was sleeping soundly. When she was woken up, she felt sore all over, so she quickly used her special ability to adjust her body and felt a little better.

"Lin Yan, it's Ge Liu's family getting married today. Let's go watch the fun this evening."

Lin Yan still looked listless, but now it wasn't physical fatigue, it was mental exhaustion. "Okay! Hmm? Evening?!"

"That's right, isn't the wedding ceremony held in the evening?"

"Ah, right!" Lin Yan thought to herself: Weddings used to be held in the evening, otherwise why would they be called "weddings"?

After talking with Li Xiaocao for a while, Lin Yan felt more energetic. She glanced at Xiaocao and smiled meaningfully, "Since it doesn't start until the evening, you shouldn't come for nothing! Stay here and help me out!"

Lin Yu was kept busy all day yesterday and is still fast asleep. They picked quite a lot of peaches, apricots, and plums yesterday. They should process them as soon as possible, otherwise they'll spoil easily. There's not much wine left; the rest will be dried.

Lin Yan took a few bamboo mats that her mother had woven. After Lin's father finished making the furniture, he planned to make more folding chairs, so Lin's mother made the preparations first.

However, she used it all up in the last two days.

First, there's the dried peaches. Li Xiaocao washed the peaches and apricots and soaked them in salt water for a while.

Lin Yan cut the peach flesh into small pieces and the apricot flesh in half. Then she put them into two large bowls, added sugar and mixed them well. She let them sit for a day until most of the water had evaporated. Then she poured them into an iron pot and boiled them for ten minutes before taking them out and spreading them out on a bamboo mat to dry.

Dried green plums are made by soaking the green plums in the wine using the four large wine jars. A layer of salt is placed at the bottom of the jar, followed by a layer of green plums. Once the jar is full, a stone is placed on top of it with a wooden board, and the jar is placed in a cool, ventilated place for a month before being taken out to dry.

In half a day, the two of them finally finished processing all the peaches, apricots, and green plums they had picked.

Li Xiaocao asked, "What are these for?"

Lin Yan: "It's for making dried fruit. The dried plums will take a month, but the dried peaches and apricots will be ready in a couple of days. I'll send you some then."

Li Xiaocao was quite curious about this novel method and was looking forward to the finished product. "Okay!"

At noon, we put the purchased melons in a bamboo basket and soaked them in the river water to keep them cold. Then we went to the kitchen and cooked a few dishes, inviting Li Xiaocao to have lunch with us.

After the meal, we cut open the chilled watermelon and shared it with everyone. Watermelon is in season, crisp, juicy, and refreshing, and everyone was very satisfied with the meal.

Lin Yan had long discovered that the climate here was actually quite suitable for growing fruit, but nowadays ordinary people might not even have enough to eat, and there wasn't enough grain to grow, so they didn't have the leisure to grow so much fruit to eat. It was basically a luxury for the wealthy.

After finishing the watermelon, Lin's father and mother went to the Ge family's house ahead of time to help them tidy up and prepare.

Lin Yan collected the leftover watermelon seeds and went to the field with Lin Yu and Li Xiaocao to plant watermelons.

Li Xiaocao saw that all kinds of vegetables were planted on this piece of land, and many of them had already borne fruit.

She asked, a little surprised, "When did you plant so many vegetables here? Did you grow these?"

Lin Yan explained, "We grew the vegetables, and the trees... I think they were planted here by those hunters before!"

Li Xiaocao had no doubts, because peach and apricot trees were indeed quite common in the village.

As dusk began to fall, the three of them packed up and headed towards Ge Liu's house.

When the three of them arrived, Ge Liu's courtyard was already crowded with people. Red lanterns hung on the eaves inside and outside the courtyard, and red "double happiness" characters were pasted on the walls and doors. The blue brick and tile houses were all filled with a festive atmosphere. Ge Chuanjia had already gone to Zhangjia Village to pick up his bride.

"I don't know what that troublemaker is doing here? She's ruining their happy occasion." A somewhat sarcastic remark came from the crowd.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked around to see who was speaking.

Finally, my gaze fell on a slightly chubby, dark-skinned girl. Although she didn't look young, her bright red and green outfit made her appear quite young.

Lin Yan glanced at her, seemingly not recognizing her, but the woman's gaze was undeniably rude.

Lin Yan raised an eyebrow, thinking to herself: This is aimed at me.

"Hey, Lin Xiaoxiao, who are you talking about?" A straightforward older sister-in-law asked her on the spot.

Lin Xiaoxiao snorted coldly, looked at Lin Yan, crossed her arms and said, "Who else can I say? Of course, I'm talking about those who beat their elders at home, are completely unfilial, instigate their fathers to divide the family property, and still fool around outside, getting harassed by hooligans and owing a lot of money!"

She has an arrogant and disdainful attitude, just like Lin He Rui. No wonder they can be friends.

The news of the Lin family's division has spread throughout the village, and everyone knows who Lin Xiaoxiao is. They all look at Lin Yan and the other two.

Li Xiaocao stepped forward and was furious to hear people criticizing Lin Yan like this: "Lin Xiaoxiao, what nonsense are you talking about! Everyone knows what happened when Lin Yan separated from the family! It was clearly Old Madam Lin who kicked them out because they were in trouble, showing no mercy whatsoever!"

Lin Xiaoxiao saw that it was Li Xiaocao who spoke to her, and her eyes became even more contemptuous. "Hey Li, what's it to you? I'm talking about Lin Yan!"

"Does she dare to say she didn't hit her second aunt, or does she dare to say she didn't mess around outside and owe a hooligan a hundred taels of silver?"

Everyone knew that Lin Yan owed money, and now that it was being brought up again, they couldn't help but start speculating.

"That's true. Why does that scoundrel have to extort Lin Yan instead of other people? Could she really be doing something like this outside?"

"No way, he's so young."

“That won’t do. The Lin family told me that she always hits her elders at home.”

"What?! Really?!"

Seeing that everyone's talk was getting more and more outrageous, Lin Yu rushed out and stood in front of Lin Yan. "That matter was resolved a long time ago. My sister doesn't owe anyone money."

Lin Xiaoxiao lowered her head and glanced at him. "Lin Yu, I haven't even said anything to you yet. You're a boy, always following your sister around and not learning anything good! From now on, everything in the Lin family will go to Lin Jie. There's no place for you."

"You have nothing left. You'll spend the rest of your life paying off Lin Yan's debts!"

Lin Yan raised her eyes and looked at Lin Xiaoxiao: "This little girl who doesn't look little at all, who told you all those things?"

"Do I even need to hear that? Everyone knows you owe money!"

Lin Yan smiled nonchalantly: "That matter, I really need to tell everyone. That person came to me again later, saying that his jade pendant was not lost and that he had misunderstood me. So the money doesn't need to be returned, and all of you uncles and aunts don't need to worry about us anymore."

"You, you're talking nonsense!" Lin Xiaoxiao didn't believe it.

"It's been a month now. Do you think I'd still be here if I didn't have to pay back the money? Or do you think I earned a hundred taels and paid him back?"

Lin Yan earned one hundred taels, and Lin Xiaoxiao was even more incredulous, "How is that possible!"

Lin Yan shrugged, "That settles it then!"

"Lin Yan, are you serious? You really don't have to pay back the money?!" Aunt Zhang asked from the side.

"it is true!"

"That's great! Otherwise, when will you ever be able to pay back the hundred taels?" Sister Zhang said with a smile.

"If you don't need to pay back the money, then why are you splitting up your family?" Lin Xiaoxiao asked matter-of-factly.