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Although Wen Xiu really wished for Li Jun to scram as she had chased him out no less than ten times with her words, there was someone who was shameless. No matter how fast he rushed, he would not leave until nightfall.

The Tong Tong Tong had prepared lunch for its handsome uncle as it skipped into the main hall, smiling merrily as it said, "Mother, let's eat!"

Recently, her life had greatly improved. The Tong Tong Tong's little face was becoming rounder and rounder, but this little girl was happily enjoying herself. She never would have thought that in ten years, she would clamor for a hunger strike and lose weight.

Although she had a great grudge against Li Jun, she wouldn't vent her anger on her child, much less against her own stomach. With a "En", she stood up and took Tong Tong's chubby little hand to the kitchen.

The tree had already helped to set up the bowls and chopsticks.

The dishes on the table were quite plentiful. Song Xiaoyue had delivered the Red Braised Meat, Li Jun had cooked the fish, and a plate of stir-fried cabbage. Two meat and one vegetable were served. How many people would be envious of this dish?

For those who lived in the Zhuang family, not to mention two men and one woman, even the poor families would not be able to eat two men and one woman during the new year. This day was simply incomparable to the day before.

"Mother, Uncle Shuai said you want to eat more fish." Tong Tong's small mouth was sweet, and her movements were agile. While she was speaking, her small hand had already picked up a piece of fish and placed it into a delicate bowl. "Mother, you eat." After that, he picked up another piece of meat and gave it to Li Jun. "Uncle Shuai, you have some too."

Both Wenxiu and Li Jun were very touched. They buried their heads in the fish and carefully picked at it. They ate carefully, afraid that they would be stuck in the throat with a fish thorn if they were not careful.

"Big Brother, let's eat some meat."

After the Tong Tong Tong had coaxed his parents, it completely ignored the two of them. It kept going back and forth between the bowls of Red Braised Meat, not forgetting to invite Lin'er to eat with it.

The tree was born a little earlier than the Tong Tong Tong, but its personality was far different from the Tong Tong. It was calm, collected, and not greedy, but it refused to eat any more after eating the three chopsticks of Red Braised Meat. He was about to turn into a ball. This time, he held back and swallowed the latter half of his words.

The Tong Tong Tong ignored him and continued to eat the meat. Surprisingly, he did not even eat a single piece. Wenxiu gave her a bowl of green vegetables, but she ignored it and pushed it to the side.

Wenxiu and Li Jun saw this, and although they did not make any noise, they realized at the same time that there was a problem — the Tong Tong Tong was too picky with its food.

That won't do!

After the meal, Li Jun took over the kitchen work as usual. Wenxiu didn't argue with him and took the children out to clean the siblings' faces before letting them go for an afternoon nap.

As for herself, she carried her basket and left the house.

During her days of sickness, many days had passed since the start of business. If she didn't sell a batch of candied fruits before the red fruits were completely ripe, she wouldn't dare to splurge on the new year's goods.

Speaking of New Year's food, the cured meat had to be pickled and had to be bought back in the next two days. Otherwise, it wouldn't be smoked before New Year's Eve. As for the rest, he had to buy enough snacks. Since there were no other entertainment projects these days, during the winter when he stayed home, he could only rely on eating to pass the time.

Work!

Wenxiu stood outside the forest and stretched her back. Then, she entered the forest and headed straight for the red fruit forest.

Ever since she entered the red fruit forest in the middle of the night as if she had been possessed by an evil spirit and saw Bai Ying'er, she had always come to pick fruits during the day. Those ghosts loved the shade and were afraid of the sun. It was a good time for her to go into the woods.

It was already winter and the season for red fruits to ripen had already passed. Originally, there was still a last batch of red fruits hanging on the tree. However, Wen Xiu had been ill for a few days and had delayed it.

The fruits on the tree were hanging in a scattered manner. Most of them were completely ripe and had fallen to the ground. Seeing the rotten fruits on the ground made Wenxiu feel uncomfortable.

Money!

She had no more candied fruits to sell, no more hawthorn cakes to sell, the silver in her hands had flown away.

Although Wenxiu felt upset, she could no longer pick red fruits. She could only think of another way to earn a living. It was fortunate that she had earned ten taels of silver that day at the cloth farm. Otherwise, those silver taels wouldn't be able to sustain her family's livelihood.

Indeed, when the heavens had closed a door on you, they had opened a window for you. This saying was not without reason. On the other hand, if I can open the window for you, I can close the window for you.

"Huuu ~ ~ ~"

Suddenly, a wind began to blow in the red fruit forest, blowing the bare branches about wildly, making squeaking sounds. The sound of wind passing through the forest was heard, as if someone was crying.

When Wen Xiu thought of Bai Ying'er that night, she suddenly shuddered and cold sweat soaked her back. Did she meet a ghost again?

How dare a ghost appear in broad daylight?

Humans were usually more afraid of something, but the more curious they were, the more it was clear that Wenxiu was afraid of something at the moment. She raised her head and looked around, 'searching' for a possible white shadow that might appear in broad daylight.

Ah!

If she didn't court death, then she wouldn't have died. If she had just run off and didn't find the white shadow, then she wouldn't have been able to see the white shadow that was dozens of zhang away from her in the distance. Amidst the crisscrossing trees, a hazy silhouette could be seen, making it difficult to see clearly.

Although she could not see it clearly, Wenxiu was able to recognize that it was the white figure from that night.

What a day!

Wen Xiu was frightened. She carried her basket and ran. When she reached the jujube forest, she bumped into Li Jun, who had cleaned up the kitchen before going out.

"There's a ghost, there's a ghost …"

Wenxiu's face was as pale as paper as she panted heavily. Her back was facing the woods, but her hand was pointing in the direction of the red fruit forest.

Li Jun hurriedly held her up and frowned. His pair of sharp eyes were like two daggers that could pierce a person at any time. He surveyed his surroundings before retracting his gaze and looking at Wen Xiu. "What's going on?"

Wenxiu didn't care about Qiao and temporarily put down her grudge with Li Jun. She narrated everything that happened between her and Bai Ying'er in detail, even recounting what happened that night.

"According to Madam Feng, there used to be a widow in the village who was hanged in the Red Fruit Forest. That widow was your father's lover, and on the night you were born …"

Originally, they had been talking about what the hell was going on, but in the end, Wenxiu had exposed Old Man Li's scandal to Li Jun. One had to know that Li Jun was the son of Old Man Li!

When Li Jun heard this, his expression did not change in the slightest. He calmly said, "You must be seeing things. Go back, and don't come back here anymore."

"Alright!"

She wouldn't come until the red fruit ripened next year.

Li Jun brought Wen Xiu down the mountain. However, he didn't notice that halfway down the mountain, there was a white figure following them out of the forest.