However, Lu Jinfeng was currently in a miserable state and his face was covered with so much mud. Even if he was in a bad mood, no one would be able to see that his expression was not good.
"Cousin, you're too careless. The mud by the river is soft and slippery, and if you're not careful you'll slip into the river. Fortunately, you only fell down; what would you do if you fell into the river?"
Lu Jinfeng did not say a word, his calm eyes sweeping past her indifferently.
Inexplicably, Lin Qiu'er felt that the expression in her eyes was like a knife stabbing towards her, so cold that it caused one's heart to palpitate. Her mind swayed, and she could not help but take half a step back. When she looked at Lu Jinfeng again, his expression was indifferent, without a trace of dissatisfaction.
That's right, her actions were so quick, that even she herself did not see what she had caused, how could Lu Jinfeng have been so foolish?
Moreover, in his eyes, she had always been obedient and sensible. She would never do something that would push him down.
As Lin Qiu'er thought of this, her mind became calm once more. Lu Jinfeng had been silent the entire time, so she took the initiative to hold Lu Jinfeng's arm: "Cousin brother, your clothes are all dirty, why don't you take it off so that I can wash it for you?"
Lu Jinfeng shook his head: "No need to go through so much trouble, I'll just go back and change into a clean set of clothes."
"But, we're pretty much done with the fish. If we leave now, won't all our efforts go down the drain?" Lin Qiu'er rolled her eyes, as if she was racking her brains to consider him. She suggested, "How about I take your dirty clothes back home and bring you a fresh set of clean clothes? Cousin, your skills are better than mine, and the value of staying here is higher than mine. "
He was covered in filth. If Lin Qiu'er had truly treated him like that, she would definitely not have told him to stay and watch the fish. Instead, she would have told him to go back and change.
Even with such an obvious flaw, she still thought that her strategy was extremely brilliant.
Lu Jinfeng's eyes flashed a look of ridicule, the corners of his mouth could not help but twitch, he muttered: "What you said is reasonable, the fish is about to hook up, if I were to leave now, all the thought that I spent in the beginning would be wasted, I might as well stay and wait till I catch a fish before leaving."
Did he agree with his suggestion? A trace of happiness appeared on Lin Qiu'er's face.
Before he could be happy, he heard Lu Jinfeng say again, "There's still a bit of a distance from here to my house. Cousin sister, running here and there must be a lot of work for you, so I won't let you come on this trip.
To be able to stay with Lu Jinfeng and go back with him, was Lu Jinfeng's own suggestion. Lin Qiu'er could not be happier, and hurriedly replied: "Thank you for cousin's concern, but cousin's heart still dotes on me."
After a pause, he changed the topic and said hesitantly, "But cousin, I don't want you to be scared while wearing that kind of clothes. Why don't you take off your clothes and I'll help you wash up before you go back to change?"
"This …" Lu Jinfeng frowned.
In broad daylight, a girl actually dared to say such words and ask him to take off his clothes. Was he not afraid of being sprayed with water?
Seeming to have noticed Lu Jinfeng's doubt, Lin Qiu'er smiled slightly and said: "Cousin brother, don't be too conflicted. You are a man in the first place, so even if you were naked, no one would talk about it. Compared to my body, I don't need to care about my reputation at all. "
As she spoke, she acted like she was bewitched, walking closer and closer to Lu Jinfeng, her voice soft and pleasant: "Cousin brother, let me help you."
She spoke with a serious face, Lu Jinfeng also felt that what she said was reasonable. After struggling for a while, he went into the water to wash his face, then took off his clothes and gave them to Lin Qiu'er.
"Then I'll be troubling cousin."
The youth was now sixteen to seventeen years old and had a tall and good appearance. Because he had been practicing martial arts for the past month, his arms were like beehive, broad shoulders, narrow buttocks, and a perfect figure. There wasn't even a trace of fat on his body.
As far as Lin Qiu'er's eyes could see, two bright red clouds flew up on her cheeks. Her throat was tight and her mouth was dry. She couldn't help but swallow a few mouthfuls of saliva, and her gaze was fixated there.
Only now did she know that in this world, not only were women bewitchingly enchanting, men's bodies were also difficult to defend.
"Cousin?" Lu Jinfeng saw that her eyes were glazed, and her saliva was about to fall down, and her face was black.
"Oh, it's not troublesome. It's only right." Only now did Lin Qiu'er come back to her senses. She felt her mind flutter, and she was barely able to catch Lu Jinfeng's gaze as her face flushed completely red.
He was afraid that Lu Jinfeng would see through his trick, so he anxiously turned and walked to the side: "Cousin brother, please do your work, I will wait for you by the side."
Lu Jinfeng nodded and focused on fishing.
Lin Qiu'er didn't stay idle either. She bent over and swiftly washed her clothes in the river water.
Lu Jinfeng turned his head and saw that she was holding his clothes and scrubbing it, holding it under her nose to smell, her face was filled with infatuation, she immediately looked away, and felt disgusted.
Whichever girl was so unrestrained, this Lin Qiu'er was not ashamed at all. It seemed like he would have to discard another piece of clothing.
He shifted his gaze and did not meet Lin Qiu'er's gaze. That Lin Qiu'er also noticed his actions, and a complacent smile quickly rose in the corners of her eyes.
In the end, she was still an innocent teenager, so she was shy. She wasn't trying to seduce him.
However, since Lu Jinfeng was so shy, it was only a matter of time before she became an official under her skirt. Once Lu Jinfeng fell in love with her, everything in the Lu Family would definitely be hers.
That woman Chen Mu Mu, what right did he have to compete with her?
Lu Jinfeng liked Chen Mu Mu, but he was bewitched by her. If he was to slowly discover that she was not good and that this woman was not able to help his cause, would he still like her this much?
The answer is no. A man has always been affectionate with others. Not to mention that if Chen Mu wanted to have a body, looks, or even a temper, which man would be able to stand it?
Madam Li and Lu Jinfeng had tolerated Chen Mu Mu only because the small workshop was still under Chen Mu's name and she still held the most authority in this family. But...
What if Chen Mu Mu Mu ran out of money and the small workshop went bankrupt?
Lin Qiu'er's eyes flashed with a trace of wicked glee as she lightly pulled the key in her palm, and her entire heart felt refreshed.
That woman, she had hated her for a long time.
Lu Jinfeng was busy with catching fish, but his mind was not fully focused on the fish net in the river. Instead, he was secretly observing Lin Qiu'er's side from the corner of his eyes. When Lin Qiu'er thought that he hadn't noticed him tiptoeing away from the river, a trace of strange disdain appeared on the corner of her mouth.
The fishing net in his hand trembled, and with a tug of his hand, the heavy fishing net leapt out of the river along with two big and fat fish.
No matter how crafty he was, he was still unable to control himself in front of the bait.
At the same time, Lin Qiu'er hurriedly ran towards the Lu household. Lu Yulian, who had originally been waiting at his doorstep with a few other women from the village, asked excitedly when he saw her: "Did you get the key?"
"Got it." "Lu Jinfeng is a fool who doesn't have any shrewdness, he never thought of being on his guard against me. After my clothes were dirty, I encouraged him to take them off, and he passed the key over to me."
"My daughter is smart." Lu Yulian frowned, he looked around, and suddenly lowered his voice: "Stop dawdling, take the time when the other three are not around, and quickly go in and take the things, to avoid unnecessary trouble."
"I don't know what you're worried about, but that woman has no brains. She lost her silver last time, and I haven't seen any thieves in the past few days. This time, it's no different." Lin Qiu'er curled her lips in disdain.
"We should always be careful not to sail for over ten thousand years." Lu Yulian was not as carefree as her, after all, she had eaten more than ten years of food, had more experience than her daughter, and had thought much more than Lin Qiu'er, "These few hundred taels of silver is not a small amount. If we were to be caught and sent off, we will not have much to eat."
She frowned slightly. "And today, I always feel uneasy, as if something is going to happen. Be careful, don't cause any trouble."
Since Lu Yulian had already said so, no matter how disapproving Lin Qiu'er was, she still had to be careful. "I understand, I know what to do."
As she spoke, she crept into Chen Mu Mu Mu's courtyard.
At this time, Lu Jinfeng was fishing by the river, Chen Mu had to travel for two days before returning, and Madam Li had to help out at the food shop. At this moment, the house was peaceful and quiet, not to mention the people, there was not even a trace of a bird.
Lin Qiu'er sized up the courtyard, her gaze gradually becoming indignant. "That Chen Mu Mu Mu is ugly, and doesn't have a good brain, how can she live in such a big house, occupy the biggest courtyard in this house, and even obtain the trust and love of Aunt and Cousin! She was just a foreign woman without any status, yet no one said that what she did was wrong. It was simply unfair! The heavens are simply blind! "
Lu Yulian shook his head, a look of unwillingness appeared in his eyes, and he poked her: "Stop complaining, after our plan succeeds, everything in this house will be yours."
Only after hearing Lu Yulian's words did Lin Qiu'er's heart calm down a little. With a "tsk", she said, "That's right, everything here will sooner or later be mine. That woman is only a pitiful loser, what is there for me to be unwilling?"
As the mother and daughter conversed, they quickly arrived at Chen Mu Mu Mu's room. Lin Qiu'er took out the key and opened the door, revealing a view of the elegant room.
There were no particularly luxurious decorations, but the room was very spacious and had two pots of green plants on the windowsill. At a glance, one would feel an indescribable sense of comfort. Especially in this room, although there were no expensive objects that a rich family would have, there were tables, cabinets, dresser, zither table, brushes and ink, and some decorative paintings on the wall, causing the room to look even more elegant, giving it a scholarly feel.
Lin Qiu'er was somewhat unable to move and said hatefully, "All the good things have been taken over by that little bitch. This should clearly be my room."
This was the room of her dreams, this was the day in her heart. It was a pity that it was all taken up by that slut Chen Mu Mu. She really wasn't willing to give up!
Why? All good things belong to that slut!
Lu Yulian naturally knew his daughter's temperament, so he only rolled his eyes at her and said: "Don't be in a daze, hurry up and find that silver and leave after taking it. If someone discovers us here, even if you have three mouths, you wouldn't be able to say it clearly."
Lin Qiu'er disapproved. "Cousin is catching fish, so he won't be back so soon. Moreover, I didn't waste too much time. After I take the things and return to the river, he won't know that I've touched his key." "Naturally, Chen Mu Mu Mu Mu wouldn't suspect that her cousin had stolen the key from him, and even if she lost the silver, she would only suffer the loss. Could it be that she can still go against her cousin's family? You must know that she is still relying on someone else.
Lu Yulian knocked her on the forehead and felt a headache coming on: "Go find something!"
"So be it. The silver is in the house anyway, so we can't run now." Lin Qiu'er disapproved, but she still searched through the boxes.
However, time slowly passed. No matter how many times they searched the entire room, they could not find the legendary five hundred silver taels.
"Strange, this house is only this big. That surnamed Chen, where can you hide the silver? We've been looking for all the places we can find!" Lin Qiu'er said in a slightly crazed manner.
Lu Yulian squinted his eyes, after pondering for a while, his expression suddenly changed, and he pulled Lin Qiu'er's hand as he quickly ran out: "Quickly go, there is no such thing as 500 silver, we have been tricked!"
No matter how amazing Chen Mu Mu was, she was still from a countryside family. It had only been a month or so since her small workshop was opened, and no matter how good her business was, it was impossible for her to earn a thousand taels of silver in no time. A few days ago, she had lost three hundred taels of silver.
It was all due to her being befuddled by the news that she lost her composure the moment she heard about the money. However, she had forgotten that five hundred taels of silver was not that easy to raise. How could that crafty little slut, Chen Mu Mu, be willing to resign herself to the fate of losing three hundred silver taels? She had obviously dug a hole and was waiting for her and Lin Qiu'er to jump into it!
Lin Qiu'er had always been a little naive, but she was not stupid. After hearing her mother's words, all the strings were tied together and her face was pale as well. She quickly followed Lu Yulian and left.
However, just as the two of them reached the door, they bumped into a few villagers led by Chen Mu Mu.
Chen Mu Mu saw Lu Yulian and Lin Qiu'er and shouted in shock, "Aunt, Cousin, this is my room. You guys don't have the key, why are you in my room?"