nucmednet What is Chapter 138 about?
What is Chapter 138 about?
When Lin Cai returned to the Gu family home, she was still thinking about what she had just said. Perhaps what she said was too contrary to worldly norms, and her mother was quite frightened.
She tried her best to reason with her, and it took a long time to calm Lin's mother down. But once she calmed down, Lin's mother earnestly told her what a woman should do.
Lin Cai was thinking at the time, "There are so many independent women in modern society, why can't they be in ancient times?"
Even if this is a patriarchal society, so what?
Aren't the women here women?
Do women here have to depend on men to survive?
She was a little absent-minded. As soon as she pushed open the courtyard gate and went inside, Gu Dachui came out and handed her a note.
"Someone just told me that Sanhu got into trouble at the academy."
By the time Lin Cai heard this, she had already finished reading the contents of the note.
The text above is very simple. It means that Sanhu was falsely accused of theft in the academy, but he said he didn't do it and couldn't produce any evidence.
Their teacher was unable to make a judgment for the time being, as Dean Luo had gone on a long trip and had not returned.
The teacher had no choice but to call over both students' parents.
Lin Cai received the note, looked up at Gu Dachui, and seeing his anxious expression, said, "Go and see if Grandpa Li is here?"
Ask him if he wants to rent the car. It'll cost one tael of silver per night. Return the car to him tomorrow at noon.
Upon hearing this, Gu Dachui ran out without hesitation, and when he returned, there was an oxcart at the door.
Lin Cai packed some things and asked Gu Dachui to take them to the oxcart. Besides a bundle, she also brought some snacks.
Now that they've gone to town, they probably won't be back by tonight. Lin Cai didn't let Gu Dachui go with them, but instead sent Gu Dachui to the Lin family to summon Lin Bao.
When Lin Bao heard that his younger sister was going to town, he immediately ran over. Looking at the two large bags of things on the oxcart, Lin Bao was a little unhappy.
"It's just to see a little brat, why are you bringing so much stuff?"
Lin Cai sat on the oxcart and glared at him, saying, "Hurry up and go, or we won't get there before it gets dark."
His sister's orders were not to be disobeyed. After Lin Bao jumped onto the cart and settled in, he lashed the ox's rump with a whip.
Sure enough, despite rushing all the way, it was almost dark when they arrived in town. Lin Cai originally planned to find an inn to stay in.
Lin Bao, however, said there was no need to waste that money.
"Little sister, you don't know, the rooms in those inns are ridiculously expensive. Let's not go there. Third brother will take you to another place where you can stay comfortably without spending any money."
When they arrived at their destination, Lin Cai finally understood why Lin Bao had said it wouldn't cost any money and that they would have a comfortable place to stay.
Because this was the place she had visited before; it was Lin Hu's residence in town.
Lin Bao parked the oxcart at the gate, jumped down, and knocked on the door: "Knock knock knock, is anyone home? Come open the door, I'm here..."
After only three knocks, someone opened the door. The door was only opened a crack, and the person on the other end could see that the person outside was Lin Bao.
He immediately opened the door and asked with a smile, "Third Master? It's so late, what brings you here, Third Master?"
"It's so late, can't I come?"
Lin Bao rolled his eyes: "Hurry up and have someone prepare a clean room, a clean and soft bed, and boil some hot water, get ready..."
Upon hearing this, the person who opened the door had no time to ask Lin Bao what he wanted to do before seeing Lin Cai on the oxcart.
It was already dark, and even with lanterns, it was too far to see clearly. The person who opened the door, carrying a lantern, could only make out an outline.
Knowing it was a woman, and then seeing Lin Bao help her down and carry her bundle, they guessed that she might be their Third Master's wife.
Then he handed the lantern to the person who came later, and he quickly ran inside to have someone prepare a room, bedding, and the things Lin Bao had just mentioned.
Lin Hu had not returned yet. After Lin Bao took his sister inside, he asked someone to get some food.
Lin Cai rode in an oxcart for more than an hour, and the bumpy ride almost made her internal organs fall out.
Even if she really doesn't want to eat something that only has one flavor, she doesn't want to cook it herself.
The brother and sister had traveled a long and bumpy road and hadn't eaten much. By the time Lin Hu returned, they were already asleep.
The next morning, Lin Cai got up early, washed her face and rinsed her mouth, asked for directions to the kitchen, and went to the kitchen.
The underling who was being questioned watched Lin Cai's retreating figure as she headed to the kitchen: "What are you doing in the kitchen so early in the morning? Are you hungry?"
"Starving my ass! Do you think you're someone who's been reincarnated as a starving ghost? You can eat anything, and you're already hungry again after you've just eaten?"
He was hit on the back of the head, turned around and glared at his brother: "It's fine to talk, but it's too much to hit someone."
"You're stupid and you won't let anyone say it. I think you're hopeless."
Lin Cai went to the kitchen, looked around, and then started cooking.
A dozen minutes later, the porridge and the pancake were ready.
The porridge was plain white porridge, and the pancake was a cornmeal and egg pancake. There was no other way; there weren't many ingredients available in the kitchen, and not many that could be made into breakfast.
Lin Bao woke up to the aroma of the food. When he arrived in the main room, he saw breakfast on the table. Just as he reached out to take it, his hand was slapped.
"Did you wash your face? Brush your teeth? Wash your paws?"
"Little sister, I'm a grown man, I don't care. Besides, your third brother is hungry!"
"Even if you're hungry, you have to wash yourself clean. You're not allowed to eat if you don't wash yourself clean."
Lin Cai placed the chopsticks on the table, refusing to budge an inch. Lin Bao glanced at the fragrant cornbread, then turned back every three steps before leaving.
The cornmeal and egg pancakes smell amazing! Lin Cai is generous with her ingredients; besides eggs, she also adds scallions. Frying them in hot oil makes them so fragrant that the aroma can be smelled from miles away.
When Lin Hu got up, he also smelled the aroma and thought it was the new cook his men had found.
He only saw his younger sister when he walked into the main room; as for the woman next to her, he chose not to recognize her.
Lin Hu frowned as he looked at the white porridge and flatbread on the table, then called the people outside in.
"What's wrong with the kitchen today? Did you make this this morning? Is this how you try to be lazy?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Cai and Lin Bao both stopped. Lin Bao looked up at Lin Hu and asked, "Second Brother, do you think it's possible that Little Sister did this?"
"Lin Bao, what nonsense are you spouting? How could my little sister possibly..."
Lin Hu couldn't finish his sentence because his little sister's eyes were now looking a bit scary.
Lin Cai had finished eating and put down her chopsticks: "Third Brother, I'm going to the academy now."