Yun Jianzhou mused that it was because he had too little education. However, he would doze off as soon as he looked at books.
He had been hanging around in the village since childhood and knew quite a few people in the neighboring towns. Sure enough, he was the one to rely on for selling the sweet potato chips.
Yun Que'er listened to her second elder brother's exaggerated account of how he had easily found a buyer. He claimed to have friends all over the neighboring villages, but she was actually pondering whether to spend all her two hundred favorability points.
When Yun Jianzhou finally ran out of steam, she tapped her forehead.
The light blue screen unfolded. After some hesitation, Yun Que'er decided to take a chance. After all, fortune favors the brave!
What if she could really strike it rich overnight?
With an excited heart and trembling hands, she pressed her finger down, and a rhythmic "tap, tap, tap" sounded.
The pointer spun round and round, tugging at her sensitive nerves.
She had discovered that no matter how many times she played, she always eagerly anticipated the result.
"Tap, tap, tap."
The pointer stopped, and as expected, it was a first - level reward.
Yun Que'er smiled. It was so predictable.
Even getting a third - level blessing when going up the mountain with her second elder brother was like a gift from heaven!
A folding knife appeared in front of her. She didn't even have the heart to continue the next lottery draw. She might as well save it. At least it gave her something to look forward to, right?
It was like buying a lottery ticket. As long as you didn't check the result, you always felt like you had invested in a 50 - million - yuan project.
The multi - function knife had a black shell. It could be used not only as a dagger and scissors but also as pliers.
Of course, it couldn't be manufactured in this era.
From this, Yun Que'er realized that even though she was in the 1980s, the items obtained from the lottery were all products of the 21st century.
She weighed the knife in her hand, and her brain cells became active again. This thing was of little use to her, but she could still make the most of it!
Yun Yi was curled up in her room, with an open book in front of her, but she couldn't read a single word.
The wound was not deep and had already scabbed over.
She was extremely irritable. Her mind was filled with the image of that little troublemaker's fair face. When she looked at her, there was genuine concern in her clear eyes.
"Third Sister, can I come in?"
Just as she was in a complete mess, a muffled voice came from the doorway.
"No!" Yun Yi blurted out without thinking. That little girl was even more annoying when she stopped crying and making a fuss!
"Third Sister, please let me in. I just want to say one thing. Third Sister..." The drawn - out ending was full of coquetry, like a spell that corroded people's hearts.
Yun Yi was resistant, but her heart softened. "I'm so annoyed. What is it!"
Yun Que'er secretly snickered. Acting cute was shameful, but it was quite effective!
She gently pushed open the door. With a "creak", her little legs stepped over the threshold.
Yun Yi was sitting upright on the wooden stool. She didn't turn around, but her peripheral vision was constantly on the little girl beside her.
"Third Sister, actually I picked up something else." Yun Que'er walked up to her, showing her white milk teeth, and offered the multi - function knife with both hands. "This is a gift from Xiao Que'er to Third Sister."
Yun Yi frowned tightly. The thing lying horizontally in those chubby little hands looked like a thick iron block. She couldn't tell what it was.
Seeing Yun Yi with a straight face, Yun Que'er flattered her in a low voice, "Third Sister, don't tell Big Brother and Second Brother. They don't have one!"
Yun Yi's expression softened slightly. Did that little troublemaker only think of her?
She "reluctantly" took it in her hand. Yun Que'er quickly explained, "This is a knife. It's amazing. Third Sister, unfold it and take a look. With this knife, you'll never cut your hand again!"
Yun Yi, as if possessed, unfolded the iron block as Yun Que'er instructed. Instantly, she was stunned.
Just as the little troublemaker had said, it was indeed a knife, and it was multi - layered and ever - changing.
"This..."
She had never seen such a magical knife. It was like a work of divine craftsmanship.
Could there really be treasures in the mountains?
But Second Brother had gone back to look for it several times later and still found nothing. All the good things had fallen to Yun Que'er!
What attracted her the most was the delicate engraving on the blade. It was no less than a work of art. It felt as smooth as jade in her hand. She tentatively asked, "Big Brother and Second Brother really don't have one?"
Yun Que'er nodded vigorously. Just then, she felt a familiar sensation between her eyebrows.
It worked!
She was so excited that she wanted to dance. It was quite an achievement to gain someone's favor through her own efforts.
Yun Yi's lips curled up, but the smile disappeared in an instant. She put away the knife and remained cold. "You're still a bit conscientious. Get out if you have nothing to do. Don't disturb me while I'm studying!"
Yun Que'er pursed her lips. Third Sister was just the type who couldn't live without being a tsundere!
As soon as the little girl left, Yun Yi couldn't wait to take out the knife and examined it repeatedly. She was so fond of it that she couldn't bear to put it down.
In the next two days, Yun Jianzhou always left home before dawn and returned home in the dark. Yun Yi followed to make sweet potato chips after school. With the tool knife, her work became much more efficient.
Yun Fujin, on the other hand, put the sweet potato chips into baskets and carried them out of the village one after another.
On Saturday morning, the smell of meat wafted into Yun Que'er's nose, making her mouth water even in her half - dream state.
She couldn't remember how long it had been since she last had meat...
"Chicken chops, hamburgers... Mm, roast duck..."
She pouted and smacked her lips a couple of times, mumbling in her sleep. The dream was so real that it seemed as if there was a piece of meat dangling in front of her.
Driven by the desire of a carnivore, she sat up like a zombie, stretching her neck to follow the smell of meat.
But the meat seemed to be teasing her. She just couldn't take a bite.
The whole time, the little girl kept her eyes closed, which made the people beside her burst into laughter.
Yun Que'er was jolted awake. She suddenly opened her big eyes wide. Standing beside the bed were Yun Fujin and Yun Jianzhou.
Both of them were trying hard not to laugh, and in Yun Jianzhou's chopsticks was a piece of streaky pork.
They stared at each other, and Yun Que'er was stunned.
Yun Jianzhou waved the streaky pork in front of her again. "Little Sister, do you want to eat it?"
Yun Que'er's eyes were still hazy from just waking up. She wasn't seeing things. It was really meat!
She didn't answer her second elder brother directly. Instead, she asked in surprise, "Second Brother, have you sold the sweet potato chips?"
Yun Jianzhou was extremely proud. "Of course. Who do you think your second elder brother is! Now, we have plenty of money!"
"Great!"
Yun Que'er suddenly jumped up and accurately grabbed the meat with her mouth, with the fat dripping down.
Seeing Yun Que'er's beaming face, Yun Fujin was genuinely happy. He never thought that he would be able to make the Yun family live a good life one day. He picked up Yun Que'er and said, "Come on, Big Brother will take you to buy new clothes!"
"Wait, where's Third Sister?" Yun Que'er was most concerned about Yun Yi's tuition fees. That was the top priority now.
"You little thing..." Yun Fujin suddenly felt a lump in his throat. How old was Xiao Que'er? Yet she was so considerate of the family.
No matter why Xiao Que'er had suddenly become so well - behaved, in general, she was more lovable than before.
"She almost robbed me." Yun Jianzhou recalled Yun Yi's wild behavior and felt a headache. "Considering that she has inherited our father's intelligence, let's buy her some... supplementary books?"
Yun Que'er let out a sigh of relief. Before she knew it, the hostility in the Yun family had disappeared, replaced by a subtle warmth.
The sun was shining brightly in Yuhe Village. Villagers were coming and going in the clinic.
Ji Chengxuan was lying on a rattan chair, looking as if his limbs had degenerated. A few idle remarks drifted into his ears. "Have you heard? The Yun family has struck it rich!"
"How did they get rich? Did they dig out a gold or silver mountain?"
"Who dares to mine these days? I saw those two Yun boys sneaking in and out of the village. They bought meat. My dog, Wangcai, smelled the meat and followed them for a long way."
"Meat? It's not a festival, and the brigade won't approve it. Their family only has Old Yun teaching to earn work points. Where did they get the money to buy meat?"
"You don't know this. A factory in Liwan was stolen! I think those little brats from the Yun family are the thieves!"