Chapter 36: Chapter 36 Just Like Losing Weight! Chapter 36: Chapter 36 Just Like Losing Weight! Lin Baiyi patted his chest, assuring Lin Caisang, “Sangsang has already drawn the design; the most difficult step is complete. I just need to chop some wood and make it according to the design. Is there anything that can go wrong?”
“There’s some paper left on the table. What’s this for? Do we need to make something out of this as well?”
He looked at another stack of papers on the table, quite thick it seemed, and thought that perhaps they needed to be made into something too.
Looking at those papers on the table, Lin Caisang hesitated for a moment.
“These are made of iron. I was thinking of taking them to the town to have the blacksmith forge them, but… there’s no money.”
It’s tough to cook without rice, as the saying goes. It applied everywhere: without money, how could she go to the blacksmith’s shop and have them forge these items?
Truly, a lack of a penny can thwart a hero’s plans!
“Sangsang, leave the carpentry work to Third Uncle, and I’ll take care of these,” Lin Changhong said as he picked up the papers.
“I sold some game the other day and still have some copper coins. If I make a few more trips to the mountains in the next few days, I’m sure I can earn enough money. It’s just that… the food at home will probably be a bit tight for the next few days.”
The food they had been eating these past few days had all been bought from the town. If they had to save up all their money, then they would have to endure some hunger.
“What’s the big deal? We can just drink porridge for a few days; it tastes pretty good,” Lin Caisang said with a smile.
She left out the following thought: Well, consider it a diet!
“Big brother, when you go to town to find the blacksmith, remember to bring me along. These items have specific sizes, and I’m afraid the blacksmith might get them wrong. It’ll save me a trip in the end.”
“Alright, we’ll go together.”
Lin Changhong nodded, agreeing to Lin Caisang’s request.
The bamboo house was a mess.
Stepping amidst the chaos, a cracking sound was made, but it didn’t stop Ya Molian from entering.
Zhe Jue had already picked up a candle from the side and lit it for illumination.
Following the candlelight, Ya Molian quickly noticed several tiny bamboo sticks on the ground, bent down to pick them up, and tightly clenched them in her palm.
“Clean this place up.”
Without giving Zhe Jue a chance to speak, Ya Molian commanded and then turned away, leaving behind a helpless Zhe Jue holding the candle, beginning to restore the bamboo house to its original state.
“Sangsang, the woods are very dangerous; how could you go there? You must listen to granny and never…”
“Granny, I’m fine, aren’t I?”
In the main room, Lin Caisang looked helplessly at Ms. Lu of the Lin Family and then glanced at Lin Changfeng, who was lowering his head, almost burying his face in his rice bowl.
She knew that her cousin was unreliable. How could a scholar like him be tricked by granny into spilling the truth in just a few words? It really was…
If he were to ever mingle in society, he might be sold without even knowing it!
“Don’t worry, I definitely won’t go to dangerous places. I just saw that we were running out of money at home. I heard that there are many herbs in the mountains, so I thought I’d see if I could dig up something.
You also saw the herbs I dug up outside, right? After drying them at home for a few days, I can surely sell them at the herbal shop.”
“Sister Sangsang, those are tree roots you dug up, right? How could they possibly sell for money?” Ms. Lu hadn’t even spoken before hearing another voice chime in next to her ear.