"Keep your voice down!" Yun Jianzhou got nervous. "If Big Brother hears you, I'm done for..."
"I've already heard." Yun Fujin, standing behind Yun Jianzhou, said helplessly. "Didn't you say you'd handed over all the money you earned to me? Why did you keep some for yourself?"
Yun Jianzhou stammered, "I... I just wanted a little errand fee. It's not a big deal, is it?"
Yun Fujin said nothing and simply held out his hand to Yun Jianzhou, giving him a meaningful look, clearly indicating that he should hand over the money and let it go to the family's common fund.
Yun Jianzhou jumped to the side in fright and covered his pocket.
"No! Absolutely not! I asked my friends for help and went through so much trouble. And I've been running back and forth these days. There are blisters on my feet. Can't this be considered as medical expenses?"
Yun Que'er laughed so hard that she bent forward and backward. "There's a clinic in our village. It doesn't cost anything to prick a blister. Second Brother, just hand it over."
Yun Fujin took a step forward, making it clear that he wanted Yun Jianzhou to hand over the money.
Yun Jianzhou was reluctant, so Yun Fujin simply searched him from head to toe, not leaving even a single cent with Yun Jianzhou.
Yun Jianzhou was almost in tears. "You guys are really... leaving me no way out!"
Yun Fujin's eyes darkened as he carefully put away the money.
"It'll take some time to earn work points, and we need to save some money at home. Third Sister has to go to school, and we need to eat. What if someone gets sick? We can't be completely broke. Have you forgotten that you had a fever for three days and were unconscious last year?"
All of Yun Jianzhou's words were blocked by Yun Fujin. The family's financial difficulties were a fact, and he couldn't refute it.
Thinking of the fever last year, Yun Jianzhou felt scared. He was still in a state of lingering fear. He thought he was going to burn to death back then.
Even though their life was a little better than before, they still couldn't spend money recklessly. So he resigned himself.
"Alas, fine, fine. I'll give it to you guys."
Yun Yi glared at Yun Jianzhou. "Even if you want to get rich, you can't be too impatient. There are so many people in the family waiting to eat. Are you going to rely on Dad entirely? Isn't he suffering enough?"
"Got it, got it." Yun Jianzhou nodded repeatedly. "You're so talkative. Go do your work! Don't you still want that fountain pen? Let's see if you can get it!"
Yun Fujin smiled. "Third Sister, work hard. If you win, Big Brother will buy you that fountain pen."
Hearing this, Yun Yi worked even harder.
Moreover, she found that the sickle in her hand was indeed much better than an ordinary one. Although the blade was smaller, it was much faster.
And the blade was made of steel, which was a rare thing in this era. Yun Yi adapted quickly and found it very handy. In no time, she had harvested a large area of the field.
Yun Fujin turned around and saw Yun Que'er still working hard with her head down. Her little face was almost buried in the ground. He quickly stepped forward to stop her.
"Little Que'er, go and rest quickly. If you get sun - dizzy later, we'll have to take you to see a doctor. Why bother?"
Yun Que'er felt a burning sensation between her eyebrows. She calculated that the favorability points she had accumulated were almost enough, and she was also so tired that she was dizzy. So she simply agreed.
Yun Fujin carried her to the shade of a tree beside the field, told her to sit there properly, and then went back to continue working.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, Yun Que'er immediately started the lottery draw.
She didn't dare to ask for gold, silver, and treasures. Even if she got them, she couldn't explain where they came from, and there was no place to hide them. Yun Que'er didn't dare to have such extravagant hopes. She just hoped to get the third - level rewards a few more times.
However, things often didn't go as she wished. Most of the time, the pointer landed on the first - level rewards.
Sometimes it was a draft notebook, sometimes a bag of seeds. Although they were useful, they weren't what Yun Que'er wanted the most.
She started to pray, "Third level, third level. Please give me a third - level reward..."
Yun Que clasped her hands together and kept muttering.
Ji Chengxuan came to the field to check how the wheat was growing for his father. Just as he passed by the big tree, he saw from afar that Yun Que'er was praying as if to some invisible god. He became curious and quietly walked around to the back of the tree to observe her.
"Third level, third level. Please! Give me a third - level reward..."
Yun Que'er murmured softly. Ji Chengxuan, who was watching her from behind, slowly frowned, and a thought came to his mind.
She seemed... quite extraordinary.
Yun Que'er stared intently at the blue screen, but as expected, the pointer landed on the first - level reward position.
Yun Que'er was extremely disappointed. This time, she actually got a pencil. What good was that?
Forget it. She'd just give it to Yun Yi. After all, she needed to write.
Yun Que'er thought she might be out of luck, so she stopped the lottery draw. She stuffed the pencil into her pocket, planning to secretly give it to Yun Yi later. Then she stood up and planned to stroll around the field, hoping to absorb the essence of heaven and earth, which might help with the lottery draw.
Unexpectedly, when she turned around, she saw someone staring at her behind the big tree.
Yun Que'er let out a scream of "Oh my!" and sat down on the ground.
"What are you doing?!"
Ji Chengxuan walked out from behind the tree slowly with his hands behind his back. "So it's you, little liar."
"Who do you call a little liar!" Yun Que'er got angry. "Who did I lie to?"
Ji Chengxuan put on a mysterious look. "Don't you know who you lied to?"
Although he was just a little boy, Yun Que'er inexplicably felt a strong sense of pressure.
It was strange. How could this little guy be so intimidating? Yun Que'er began to feel a bit guilty.
She knew what Ji Chengxuan was referring to. Wasn't it about the time she exchanged the gauze for money?
But since the matter had already been resolved, why did he keep harping on it!
"Anyway, I didn't lie to anyone!" Yun Que'er retorted bravely. "If you call me a little liar again in the future, be careful I'll be rude to you!"
Ji Chengxuan hooked the corner of his lips, showing two dimples on his face.
"You're not even as tall as me. How can you be rude to me? I'd like to see."
Damn it! Yun Que'er cursed in her heart.
This little boy looked so sweet when he smiled, but why was he so venomous when he spoke? Did his mother drink a bottle of poison when she gave birth to him?
Yun Que'er waved her hands wildly and showed her ten short fingers, about to pounce on him.
"I'll scratch your face! Then you won't be able to marry a wife in the future!"
Ji Chengxuan dodged and hid behind the tree, sticking out his tongue at Yun Que'er.
"Little girl, you have to catch me first."
Yun Que'er was both ashamed and angry. Blaming her short arms, she failed to catch Ji Chengxuan at once.
"You wait for me!" Yun Que'er shrieked. "If I catch you, I'll beat your face to a pulp!"