freenovelworld Chapter 64 She's not some freeloader who falls from the sky to help everyone.
Chapter 64 She's not some freeloader who falls from the sky to help everyone.
Lin Chang'er had a headache. It wasn't that she disliked hearing people talk about these human sufferings; they were all women, and they were reasonable and didn't have any bad intentions.
She has her own resilience and is willing to lend a hand, but she is not a superhero after all.
It's impossible to develop a heart of stone, but poverty is hard to bear for long.
She can't sell seafood for her forever; in the future, she will eventually have to take her children out of this riverside village.
Therefore, if Xiaohua wants to raise the calf properly, she still needs to find a way to make a living.
No matter what, we have to go out and see the world; we can't just stay cooped up in this riverside village.
Although Aunt Zhou is vouching for us, time will tell. Let's see if it's worth it!
Lin Chang'er said, "Sister-in-law Xiao Hua, it's certainly not wrong to preserve what you have, but it's not good to just stick to that little bit of family business. You have to have other sources of income."
Sister-in-law Xiaohua nodded, "I understand what my third sister-in-law is saying, but we have neither connections nor skills. When we sell mountain products, people might shortchange us, and we have no recourse."
Lin Chang'er sighed and looked at her, as if she were seeing the Gu family members from the past.
If she hadn't accidentally transmigrated, and none of the adults in the Gu family were capable of standing up for themselves, then even though Little Goldfish was precocious, it might not have been a good thing for a 5-year-old child, especially one with such extraordinary talent...
If Sister-in-law Xiaohua cannot stand up for herself, she will eventually only be able to blame others and become a bitter woman.
Zheng Xiaohua had no idea what she was thinking. Seeing her silence, she assumed she was annoyed. She quickly wiped her eyes and said self-deprecatingly, "Look at me, I'm just busy rambling about my own family's trivial matters, wasting my sister-in-law's time. I'll go home and get the things right now."
Little Niu, play with your younger siblings at your third aunt's for a while.
As Zheng Xiaohua spoke, she walked towards the house next door, and Zhou Xiaoniu simply responded with a "Okay!" to her retreating figure.
Then he looked at Lin Chang'er and said, "Third Aunt, when we were at the beach, I heard from Xiao Lu that they would clean the salted duck eggs together every night when they came back. Can I join them?"
After saying that, she added in a particularly innocent tone, "I don't want money. Can my third aunt let me learn to count? My mother can't count."
Last time, a peddler who bought mountain products came to buy dried bamboo shoots. He was supposed to give 30 coins, but he only gave my mother 20 coins. After my mother figured it out...
The peddler was long gone; there was no way to catch him. Today I overheard my third aunt teaching Xiaoman and Xiaolu to count next door. Third aunt, please teach me too! Once I learn to count, Mom won't be fooled anymore.
Lin Chang'er twitched her lips, unsure of what to say.
Looking into the child's clear, innocent eyes, she finally nodded. "If your mother has no objections, you can come over yourself tomorrow. You know the time, right?"
Zhou Xiaoniu nodded hurriedly, "I know, thank you, Third Aunt. My mother definitely won't have any objections."
Lin Chang'er patted his head, "Let's go to the main room!"
With so many people, they quickly cleaned up all the sea duck eggs they had collected that day.
Zheng Xiaohua also came over carrying a bucket and a basket on her back. She had collected 15 sea duck eggs today, keeping five small ones for herself and choosing 10 large ones for Lin Chang'er to take to sell.
There was also a soft-shelled turtle, which, although not as big as the one Lin Chang'er caught, was still quite good.
Gu Xiaoman still really liked looking at the turtle. "The turtle looks just like the one Auntie caught."
Gu Silang patiently corrected him, "This is a soft-shelled turtle, not a tortoise."
Gu Xiaoman is also a stubborn person, "like a tortoise."
Gu Silang then went with him.
There were also two medium-sized blue crabs.
Lin Chang'er counted them all, then, remembering something, asked her, "Didn't Xiao Niu collect a bucket of clams tonight?"
Zheng Xiaohua pursed his lips and said with a smile, "Those things are heavy, let's keep them at home to eat!" After all, it's already too much trouble for his third sister-in-law. Clams are heavy and take up a lot of space, so he didn't want to add any more burden to her.
Lin Chang'er lowered her eyelashes. "We agreed that the oxcart would pick you up tomorrow. You and the calf can't eat that much in a day. Just bring it over. Although this stuff isn't worth much, a pound can still be exchanged for a pound of coarse grain."
“This…” Zheng Xiaohua hesitated.
Aunt Zhou chimed in, "Chang'er isn't finding it troublesome, what are you hesitating for? Hurry up and get it!"
“Yes,” Zheng Xiaohua nodded, “I’ll go right now.”
Zhou Hai and his wife Zhou Lanxiang went home after helping Lin Chang'er count the seafood she would take to town to sell the next day.
Zhou Li was tired early on, so he stayed at the Gu family's house. Zhou Hai and Zhou Lanxiang followed him.
Despite having been busy for most of the night, Zhou Lanxiang was still full of energy. On the way, she first reviewed what she had learned at the Gu family's house that day.
Zhou Hai's ears were sore from listening. "Wife, I'd like to learn from you guys too, is that alright?"
Zhou Lanxiang pursed her lips, "If you can finish all the work in the fields in the morning, that's fine too."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Hai sighed, but still gritted his teeth and said, "I'll go earlier in the morning, and I should be able to finish it. If all else fails, I can do some more work after school."
Zhou Lanxiang said, "I have no objection, but you need to come up with a good excuse for the clan."
Zhou Hai nodded hurriedly, "I know what I'm doing."
Zhou Lanxiang then took her husband's hand under the moonlight and asked, "Honey, what do you think about Xiaohua's matter?"
Zhou Hai said, "If Chang'er is willing to help the mother and daughter, and she can stand on her own two feet, life won't be too difficult."
Zhou Lanxiang nodded, then said with a hint of warning, "So, don't mention the matter of her leading the whole village to prosperity in front of Chang'er in the future."
If she can help and it's worth helping, she's naturally willing to lend a hand.
Why should she help those who aren't worth it? She's not some freeloader who falls from the sky to help just anyone. People like Lin Quede's family, that Lin family that ate Chang'e's money, aren't worth helping.”
Zhou Hai chuckled. At the time, he just thought that Chang was capable and could lead everyone to a better life, and that everyone would be grateful to her. He didn't think much more than that.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Zhou Lanxiang continued, "Don't try to fool me. Let me tell you, things have to be done step by step. Chang'er has her own plan on how to do it. If you go and ask, can you get the Lin family removed from Linshui Village?"
"Wife..." Zhou Hai continued to smile apologetically.
Zhou Lanxiang lightly scolded, "No way! Then shut up from now on. If it were you, wouldn't you feel uncomfortable?"
Zhou Hai nodded hurriedly, "You're right, I will never bring this up again."
Zhou Lanxiang nodded in satisfaction. "Get up early tomorrow. Gu Dalang and Gu Erlang are not in good health. Chang'er has a lot of seafood to prepare for tomorrow. Go and help load it onto the truck."
Zhou Hai naturally agreed, and after Zhou Lanxiang had given him her instructions and given him his feedback, he felt much better.
The next day, Lin Chang'er got up early as usual. When she went to open the courtyard gate just before the appointed time, she heard a familiar male voice outside, "Xiao Hua, what are you doing sitting here so early in the morning?"