A small peasant girl's home is bare, but I have a spiritual space

When Liu Yun saw the two pots full of brightly colored, spicy and fragrant meat dishes on the dining table, his eyes widened.

Lin Rui's family was so generous that they prepared so many meat dishes to entertain me. Noticing that I like spicy food, they made all the dishes spicy.

While having lunch, he noticed that the second son of the Lin family couldn't eat spicy food very well, and he didn't eat much of the hot pot.

Liu Yun was in a very complicated mood at this time. While he was moved, he also admired the Lin family more.

His understanding was still too superficial, and he shouldn't have used his little cleverness on the Lin family.

Seeing Liu Yun standing there without moving, Father Lin quickly greeted him warmly: "Xiao Liu, please sit down and eat. You don't have to be so restrained when you are a family."

Lin Yiran also smiled and said: "Yes, Brother Liu, try my cooking skills. I cooked these two dishes today!"

"Sister Ran'er is really amazing. She can cook delicious dishes at such a young age. I could smell the fragrance of the dishes in the yard just now," Liu Yun praised sincerely.

"Hehe, who said the taste was choking just now? You are such a hypocrite." Third Brother Lin rolled his eyes.

Lin Yiran looked around. Hey, why hasn't the second brother come out yet? It stands to reason that he had just shouted loudly. Could it be that he had fallen asleep?

Lin Yiran was still a little worried, so she quickly walked towards her second brother Lin's room. As soon as she reached the door, she heard his sigh from inside.

Lin Yiran hesitated for a moment, but decided to go in and take a look. When Brother Lin saw his younger sister coming in, he was stunned for a moment, but the next second he understood her purpose, "Ran'er, I'll be there in a moment, you guys eat first."

Lin Yiran glanced at the haggard and tired face of Second Brother Lin, and asked with a worried look: "Second Brother, are you feeling unwell?"

Second Brother Lin seldom shows his vulnerable side in front of others, but when he looked at his younger sister at this moment, he suddenly had an urge to confide in her.

"I... I don't know what's wrong with me. The autumn examination is coming soon. I want to read more books, but I just can't concentrate. The whole afternoon is wasted." Brother Lin said with a dejected look on his face.

Lin Yiran understood that her second brother was under too much pressure and he took the imperial examination too seriously.

"Second brother, I know you attach great importance to this autumn exam. Your ability is there, even if you don't review for a few days, it won't have much impact.

What you need to do now is to adjust your mindset and treat this autumn examination with a normal attitude. It's just an examination for a scholar. I believe that with your knowledge, there will be no problem.

Besides, even if you don’t pass the exam, it doesn’t matter. The purpose of studying is to understand things, broaden our way of thinking, and improve our logical thinking and problem-solving abilities.

I don’t want my second brother to become like others, following the crowd and becoming a puppet of the imperial examination system.

Become a person who has no depth of thought, no opinions of his own and only knows how to climb up the ladder of fame and fortune.

With your talent, you can make a name for yourself wherever you are. I know that my second brother is so obsessed with passing the imperial examinations because he wants to bring honor to our family and make our family proud when they go out and no longer be bullied.

I completely understand your thoughts," Lin Erge didn't expect that his younger sister understood him so well. Indeed, he studied and took the imperial examinations just to give his family a good life.

But he himself does not like being an official. The court is now in turmoil, and several princes are fighting openly and secretly for the position of crown prince.

His mentor was a victim of political struggle and was demoted again and again from the Shaoqing of Dali Temple to the Chief Clerk of the County. It can be said that he was demoted to the lowest position.

Later, he simply resigned from his official position and returned to his hometown in the countryside, where he became a teacher. I still remember that Master Liu once commented that his articles were good, but they were too sharp and incisive.

He had also been reminded implicitly that his character, like his articles, was not suitable for the treacherous officialdom. Brother Lin's persistence was shaken at this moment.

However, the autumn examination was approaching, and even if he didn't want to be an official, he still wanted to pass the exam and become a scholar.

Scholars can enjoy many privileges. Once they pass the exam, their families can be exempt from taxes regardless of whether they are doing business or farming.

He himself was also exempt from corvée labor and did not have to kneel when meeting the county magistrate.

Besides, with a certain social status, it would be convenient for the family to pass on messages when going to the government office to do business, and at least they would not be troubled by others.

Brother Lin looked at Lin Yiran with a determined look, "Thank you, Ran'er. Listening to your words is worth ten years of reading. You made me understand the true meaning of studying."

"It's good that you can figure it out, brother. Just do what you want to do.

This home will not slow you down, it will only help you. Let's work hard together, come on! One day we will stand at the top of this world."

Lin Yiran said this with great pride.

Brother Lin was amused by his younger sister's domineering tone and couldn't help laughing out loud. "Hahahaha..."

"Brother, you must be in a much better mood now!" Lin Yiran asked with a smile.

"Well, thank you, little sister." Brother Lin touched the top of her head lovingly.

"Let's go eat," Lin Yiran pulled Lin Erge's arm and ran straight to the kitchen.

The two of them sat in the vacant seats.

Lin Yiran picked up the serving chopsticks and gave each person a piece of chicken. "Everyone, come and try the big plate chicken I made and see if it's delicious."

"Thank you, sister Ran'er," Liu Yun's face was filled with a bright smile.

"Thank you Ran'er", "Thank you, my dear," "Thank you, little Ran'er,"

Lin Yiran...

"You're welcome. Eat it quickly. It won't taste good if it gets cold."

Several people picked up their chopsticks and started eating.

Liu Yun chewed the chicken in his mouth carefully. The tender and juicy meat and the spicy seasoning blended perfectly together.

The spiciness of this dish is relatively mild, not as spicy as the hot pot at noon, but it is very flavorful, and even the chicken bones are soaked in soup.

Take a bite of the chicken bone, and the soup inside will instantly flow onto the tip of your tongue. Wow, the taste is simply amazing, rich and mellow, leaving a lingering fragrance in your mouth.

I quickly picked up another piece of cold rabbit with chopsticks, and my taste buds were immediately awakened by the spicy, fresh and chewy taste.

The freshness, fragrance and spiciness of the rabbit meat are intertwined and blended together, running through the teeth and the tip of the tongue, making you unable to stop eating once you start.

The chopsticks of several people left afterimages, for fear that they would eat less. In a short while, the two pots of meat and vegetables were swept away by everyone.

Liu Yun licked his lips. How come there was no more? It felt like he hadn’t eaten enough.

Lin Yiran was stunned for a moment as she watched two large pots of meat and vegetables being eaten up. It was impossible not to admire such fighting power!

"It's still early, let's go out for a walk and digest the food." Second Brother Lin suggested.

"Okay, then let's go to the back of the house." Third Brother Lin also agreed.

"You guys go and take a look first. I'll come find you after I clean up the kitchen." Lin Yiran said with a smile.

Lin's mother also wanted to stay and help, but was pushed out by Lin Yiran.

"Mom, I'll finish washing these dishes in a short while. Our kitchen is small and it won't be able to move around if there are too many people. Just follow Dad and Third Brother out for a walk."

Mother Lin sighed, knowing that her daughter felt sorry for her, she didn't know what to say, so she went out with Father Lin and the others.

Seeing that everyone had left, Lin Yiran quickly took out the dishes and rice for the fox mother and cub.

As soon as she opened the door of the woodshed, two animals, one big and one small, started to tell her about it.

“Master, you don’t know that we were almost discovered by that strange human just now. Fortunately, it was your third brother who came in to check, otherwise we might have been captured.

Our blood and fur are so valuable, he will definitely not let us go."

Lin Yiran was still confused and asked quickly: "Why did Third Brother and the others think of going to the woodshed to check?"

Hongyu said embarrassedly: "It's because I smelled the fragrance of your cooking that I kept sneezing and attracted their attention."

Lin Yiran felt inexplicably guilty after hearing this. It was the smell of the chili peppers she had fried that irritated Hongyu's nasal mucosa, causing a stress response.

After all, it was all his fault. Lin Yiran quickly changed the subject, "Then Liu Yun didn't see you, right?"

"No, your third brother quickly closed the door when he saw it was us."

Lin Yiran finally breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't want to put Lieyan and Hongyu, mother and son, in danger because of her.

By the way, Hongyu just said that their fur and blood are very valuable. Lin Yiran knows that fox fur is valuable.

Even in modern times when foxes can be artificially farmed, the price of fur is still very high, not to mention this dynasty that relied on hunting and trapping to catch wild animals.

Foxes are extremely cunning and clever animals, so the chances of catching them are even slimmer.

Then its price is self-evident.

Why did Hongyu say that fox blood is also valuable?

Lin Yiran asked tentatively: "Hongyu, you just said that your fur is very valuable. I know that, but you said that your blood is also valuable. I don't quite understand."

Hongyu looked up at her mother, and after seeing her nod in agreement, she continued, "Humans believe that the blood of our red fox clan can cure all kinds of poisons. Over the years, our people have been hunted down by them, and there are only a few left."

Lin Yiran was shocked by the news and looked at the mother and son in disbelief.

"Can your blood really detoxify?" Lin Yiran found it unbelievable.

“Our blood cannot detoxify, only the blood of our ancestors can detoxify, but it is not exaggerated to the point where it can detoxify all poisons.

Just because our ancestor was kind-hearted and used his own blood to save a human, our red fox clan has been targeted by humans since then.

For so many years, I have either been on the run or on the way to escape."

After hearing this, Lin Yiran finally understood that all the unprovoked disasters that the Red Fox Clan had suffered over the years were caused by their crappy ancestor who had saved an ungrateful person out of kindness.

I don't know where the ancestor of the Fiery Ruby is. If I have the chance to see it, I will definitely beat it up.

The ancestor of the fox clan...

I feel wronged too. My master told me to do more good deeds so that I could have the chance to ascend to heaven. I never thought that my momentary good deeds would cause my people to suffer so badly. Knowing this earlier is priceless!

I have already paid a heavy price for this.

Lin Yiran walked over and patted their heads to comfort them, "Don't worry, I won't let you get caught. I will protect you."

I don't know why, but the two cats, one big and one small, felt that the little girl in front of them could protect them.

"Okay, stop imagining things. Eating is the most important thing in the world. You two should eat first. I just don't know if you are used to the taste."

Lin Yiran transferred the rice and dishes from the small bowl into their food bowls. The two, one big and one small, looked at the tempting aroma and brightly colored dishes in the bowls and put their heads in at the same time.

“Ah, ahhhhh, it’s so spicy, my tongue is going to be ruined. My throat is about to smoke.”

Hongyu's tongue stuck out because of the spiciness, and she kept fanning herself with her paws, looking at Lin Yiran with tears in her eyes. Lin Yiran looked at Hongyu, whose tongue was swollen from the spiciness, and thought that this child was too pitiful.