Chapter 160: Chapter 123: Lin Lishan Arrives in Beijing (Part 2)
Mr. Lin took the wolf skin and signaled his son-in-law to pull it open from the other end, "Hmm, Xiao Wu is thoughtful. This is the Wolf King, the fur is very thick and large. One blanket is enough for your mother and me, save a blanket for yourself."
Lin Lishan took out a box and a small bottle of wine, handing them to him, "No need, Xiao Wu specially asked for this for you. I can’t take it. Rest assured, he won’t forget me. Inside this box are two ginsengs, with one being the largest found at this shop, and the other bought from someone else.
I don’t need them, he said Jiao Jiao used some for Ping’an, and the family doesn’t lack any. He said to give you and mom one, and you can give brother a supplement, and the other is for her dad, which is for me. This wine is tiger bone wine that I managed to find, dad, it’s for you. The rest in this package is all mine."
After speaking, Lin Lishan directly took out a ginseng wrapped in red cloth from inside, unfolded the cloth to show Mr. Lin, and stuffed it into his hand.
Mr. Lin hurriedly exclaimed, "Oh dear, you careless girl. This is a century-old ginseng, even a root hair is a good thing. Isn’t the wine too little?"
Mrs. Lin touched the Wolf King’s Skin, the wolf hair on top had been treated, "These are all such great things that can’t be bought even if you want to. Really thoughtful. This child bought so much, she must have spent a lot of money? You didn’t bring much money over, do they have other sources of income?"
"I offered money but they didn’t want it, saying they have money and no place to use big money at home. The couple has private savings, quite a lot. Xiao Wu earns from hunting, and Jiao Jiao isn’t fond of spending money.
That’s it, apart from these things, the rest are food items, saying there is a portion each for Jiao Jiao’s great-aunt, her little uncle, and you, let me distribute them. Two sacks have already been mailed to second brother’s place, enough for them to eat for two years, besides these, there will be packages sent over in a few days, I’ll go collect them when they arrive." After Lin Lishan finished, everyone there opened the packages, took a look, and all gathered around, looking at each other.
Mr. Lin watched everyone gather in a group and curiously asked, "What’s the matter? Is there something special inside? Quickly step aside and let me see." When everyone stepped aside, Mr. Lin took a look, nonchalantly glancing at everyone.
"Stop looking, these things aren’t rare, if it were sweet potatoes or potatoes, our Jiao Jiao and her husband wouldn’t even glance at them, let alone make her mom bring them from afar? This wild boar must have been hunted by Xiao Wu himself.
Don’t just stand there, the kids gave them to you, just accept them. This time they are thanking you for the packages you’ve been sending over the years. Haha, these two kids, they are all about reciprocity, worried about owing too much of a debt of gratitude."
Lin Liyin frowned and softly said, "This is too much, are they planning to settle the account with us?"
Mr. Lin looked at her, shook his head, and said, "No, if they were settling accounts, they would wait for her dad to return and then hand it over to him to handle. They wouldn’t go to the trouble of finding things and bring her mom over. I’ve said before, the couple sees money as something external. They truly aren’t concerned about those things.
This time, all those relatives of the Zhou family were arrested, and the returned items were not taken by the couple at all. They entrusted the village secretary to sell and donate all to the village’s elderly and childless, and the Zhang Family was the same, with no objections at all, there were even valuable items like bicycles, Xiao Wu’s second brother didn’t even have a bicycle himself but wouldn’t ask for one. The Zhang Family is known far and wide for their integrity and honesty.
In their dealings and personalities, they don’t like taking advantage, they believe in fair exchange. Your mom gave Jiao Jiao’s son a wash-thrice gift, so Xiao Wu prepared the Wolf King Skin and ginseng as reciprocal gifts. You’ve sent items to the Zhou family, now that Xiao Wu and Zhou Jiao know, they would regularly send over specialties. With their personalities, this is very natural."
Lin Lishan smiled and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, Jiao Jiao’s mother-in-law is very interesting, she’s straightforward and enthusiastic. She and Xiao Wu sent me to the train this time. She kept telling me, visit Jiao Jiao when you have time. She treats Jiao Jiao like a daughter and favors Xiao Wu, the youngest son. Right now, the family is building a new yard and will wait until after the year to separate and live separately in spring.
They are very sensible and the brothers are all very loving. The two older brothers and sisters-in-law in the family all protect this young couple. The rice and flour we brought were untouched, saying they’re for Jiao Jiao’s family, unless I insisted, then only cooked some porridge, usually they wouldn’t touch it.