The key is that I can’t tell anyone that I’ve been replaced, and the previous absurd things were done by the original Ye Linlin.
Not having to live with Su Chenghuai for the time being, Ye Linlin secretly breathed a sigh of relief and tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.
A strange sense of loss in her heart startled Ye Linlin. Could it be that she was really so thirsty?
Since she couldn’t sleep anyway, Ye Linlin simply went to the space.
The current space was very different from when she first arrived. The vegetable garden was full of colorful plants, including vegetables, flowers, and several herbs that she had collected in the mountains.
After entering the vegetable garden and harvesting a wave of seeds, Ye Linlin replanted the seeds that she had previously harvested and processed.
She had discovered in the past few days that if she sowed the seeds harvested here again, each new crop of plants would be better than the previous ones.
She had now stored a lot of high-quality seeds.
Maybe she could get rich by relying on these seeds in the future.
Looking at her watch, it was already late at night. After working, Ye Linlin also felt a little sleepy, so she simply wiped herself down in the space and went back to the house to sleep.
The next day, Su Chenghuai did not return to the town, but went to his own field with Ye Quangui.
Originally, Su Chenghuai planned to rent other people’s land. After the two decided to get married, Ye Quangui said that there was no need to spend that money, and they could just choose two pieces of their own land to plant greenhouses.
Having not slept well last night, Ye Linlin quickly returned to the house to catch up on sleep after eating breakfast.
Feeling like she hadn’t slept for long, she heard a lot of noise outside. Rubbing her eyes, tidying up her clothes, Ye Linlin opened the door.
She found that there were many people standing outside the door.
In the yard, a woman who looked about the same age as Liu Xihong, wearing clothes with patches all over them, and next to her was a boy with a bandage on his head, looking about eleven or twelve years old.
“You have to pay for these medical expenses.”
The woman had a fierce look on her face, shouting at Liu Xihong in the yard. While speaking, she pointed to the boy’s bandaged head with her finger.
“Why should we pay for medical expenses? Your old Bai family is crazy with poverty, right? Your daughter used to eat and drink at my house every day, and she also borrowed money from my daughter. Now you’re here to extort money. Do you really think our old Ye family is easy to bully?”
The woman arguing with Liu Xihong in the yard was Li Chunhua, Bai Ni’s mother, and the injured little boy next to her was Bai Ni’s second younger brother, Bai Li.
“What extortion? If it wasn’t for your daughter forcing my Bai Ni to pay back the money, would her brother have been injured?”
Li Chunhua was a well-known unreasonable person in the village. She didn’t come to make trouble when Bai Ni was asked to pay back the money before, probably because she was afraid of Village Chief Qiao. This time, she probably found an excuse and immediately came to cause trouble.
Ye Linlin was already uncomfortable from not sleeping well, and the sound of Li Chunhua’s sharp voice gave her even more of a headache. Rubbing her forehead, she frowned and asked, “What does your son’s injury have to do with Bai Ni paying back the money?”
As soon as she heard Ye Linlin’s voice, Li Chunhua pushed Liu Xihong away and pulled Bai Li towards Ye Linlin.
Liu Xihong quickly ran to Ye Linlin’s side, worried that Li Chunhua would attack her daughter.
Li Chunhua was broad and sturdy, almost as strong as a man. Her daughter was delicate and weak, how could she be her opponent?
“You had to make Bai Ni pay back the money. When Bai Ni saw that she didn’t have enough money, she asked her younger brother for it. When her brother didn’t have it, she was going to hit him. Bai Li ran away and bumped into the gate, and his head was cut open. If it wasn’t for you, my Bai Li wouldn’t have suffered this crime and spent money on medical expenses. You quickly pay up.”
Ye Linlin was amused by her anger. This Li Chunhua was obviously trying to cause trouble.
“Linlin, don’t pay attention to her. I’ll chase her out.”
Liu Xihong also had a headache for people like Li Chunhua who were unreasonable.
“This Li Chunhua is really unreasonable. I saw Bai Ni chasing Bai Li and saying that her brother stole her money. As a result, Bai Li ran while looking back and said that all the money at home was his. He didn’t look at the road and bumped his head. Now he’s blaming Ye Linlin.”
The person speaking was Wang Yun, who lived next door to the Bai family. Li Chunhua had stolen vegetables from her garden before, and the two had always been at odds.
She was drying corn on her roof when Bai Li bumped his head, and she saw the whole thing clearly.
“Isn’t she always like that? Before, Bai Li snatched Da Suo’s candy, and he had diarrhea three days later. She insisted that there was something wrong with my candy and made me pay for it. The Ye family is really unlucky to be entangled by her.”
“It’s only right to pay back debts. The village chief was there when Bai Ni signed the IOU. I think her family just doesn’t want to pay back the money and made this up.”
The crowd was chattering, all disliking Li Chunhua.
Listening to everyone’s comments, Ye Linlin also roughly straightened out the ins and outs of the matter.
She was a little suffocated. It was impossible not to take the blame for the original owner, but not just any pot could be thrown on her.
This Li Chunhua was a habitual offender. Many of the villagers’ complaints were about her extorting money from their families. Most of them were unable to do anything about it and could only pay to avoid trouble.
However, Ye Linlin didn’t want to indulge her and had to make her regret coming to provoke her.
“Then how much did your son spend on medical expenses? I’ll pay you.”
Li Chunhua was still pulling at Liu Xihong over there. Hearing Ye Linlin’s words, she was also stunned. She didn’t expect Ye Linlin to agree to pay so readily.
There were also sounds of disapproval from the crowd, all saying that Ye Linlin was too reckless and shouldn’t have agreed so readily. She would definitely be ripped off.
Liu Xihong pushed Li Chunhua away and walked quickly to Ye Linlin’s side, reaching out to hold Ye Linlin’s slender arm.
“Linlin, this matter has nothing to do with us. She’s just a rogue. You can’t agree to her, or she’ll definitely ask for the moon.”
Ye Linlin raised her other hand and patted Liu Xihong’s hands, which were a little forceful because of anxiety, and comforted her.
“It’s okay, Mom, I’ll handle it. Don’t worry.”
Liu Xihong was about to say something when she heard Li Chunhua’s triumphant voice.
“It’s good that you’re sensible. Our medical expenses are 100 yuan. The doctor said that the head is different from other places and needs to be nourished with good food and drink. Let’s count these food and drinks as 200 yuan. That’s a total of 300 yuan. Subtract what my Bai Ni owes you, and you just need to give me 7 yuan.”
The villagers at the door couldn’t help but gasp. This Li Chunhua was really asking for the moon today. She used to extort only a few cents or a few yuan, but this time she wanted 300.
“Li Chunhua, your Bai Li just scratched his head. No blood even came out. You want 300 yuan?”
Wang Yun, who witnessed the whole process of Bai Li’s injury, spoke up. The villagers also echoed, saying that Li Chunhua was crazy about money.
“What’s it to you? The doctor said that our Bai Li has… has internal injuries.”
Li Chunhua turned around and glared at the crowd, stammering out the reason she had just thought of.
“300 yuan is fine, but I want to confirm with you, if this injury is related to me, I must pay?”
Ye Linlin ignored Li Chunhua’s clumsy excuse and asked.
When Li Chunhua heard Ye Linlin say it was okay, she immediately straightened her back and replied triumphantly.