Chapter 86: Chapter 86 Teaching Lady Ma a Lesson (2)_1 Chapter 86: Chapter 86 Teaching Lady Ma a Lesson (2)_1 As she was making her calculations, she also thought about returning to the blacksmith’s shop to get a few stir-fry pans and such.

Moreover, if they were to build a new house, they would have to plan it properly: the stove and the kang bed should be connected with a small door in between to shut in the summer and open in the winter, which even saves the trouble of heating the kang.

Having prepared the salted food and the tofu pudding, she made Lao Fan blissfully content that morning.

The salted food was tender and juicy, with a fragrant and smooth taste.

Although it had cooled a bit, he still ate several pieces before stopping.

And that tofu pudding was simply one word—amazing!

Especially the white, tender stuff in the soup, which was even smoother than eggs, yet it was clearly not egg.

As soon as it entered your mouth, it would slide down your throat on its own.

Seeing Lao Fan lost in thought while enjoying himself, Lin Yuan knew that the tofu wouldn’t have a problem selling.

Being well-versed in business, she naturally knew that it was crucial to cater to Lao Fan’s palate at this moment.

So, she didn’t wait for Lao Fan to ask and had already started to tidy up the dishes and urged him to go treat Lin Jiaxin’s leg.

Lao Fan wore an unhappy expression but started making preparations for lunch anyway.

He brought Liuzi with him again, first instructing Liuzi to boil the medicine they’d brought.

He then had Lin Wei prepare a large pot of hot water.

Lao Fan laid out all the items he had prepared for the treatment and communicated leisurely with Lin Jiaxin.

Xiao Linshuang blinked her bright, sparkling eyes, following Lao Fan around at every moment, curiously watching his every move.

Lao Fan treated her as just a child playing around and didn’t pay much attention.

However, even though that was the case, every time he turned around and saw the little girl with her mouth agape, looking envious, he would inexplicably feel a chill on his back, and his leg would start to hurt again.

Lin Yuan went to the kitchen to dispose of the water squeezed from the tofu outside the door.

Just as she had poured it out and turned around, she spied a sneaky figure in the corner of the wall.

Lin Yuan, holding a basin in one hand and her hip with the other, shouted loudly towards the corner, “Hey, Aunt, what are you looking for in the corner of my house?

If I remember correctly, there’s only rabbit droppings there, no silver or cabbages!”

No sooner had her voice fallen than a low gasp and curses came from the corner.

Looking over, Lin Yuan saw Lady Ma shaking the soil off her foot, obviously scraping it back and forth on the ground, having stepped in the very thing Lin Yuan had mentioned.

She deserved it!

Always minding the silver of their Lin family and even aiming to spoil their vegetables; stepping in poop was the least of what Lady Ma deserved!

“Yuanyuan, haha,” Lady Ma laughed dryly, clearly a bit flustered after being discovered by Lin Yuan, after all, she was already somewhat afraid of her.

However, her curiosity couldn’t help but bring her over to sneak a peek.

“So, Yuanyuan, that carriage is so big, which family’s is it going to?”

Lin Yuan sneered.

The carriage was parked right in front of her house, and yet Lady Ma was asking her whose it was?

Was she going blind?

Lady Ma continued talking to herself, “Xiao He’s mom said that a clerk from Fuman Building had been asking about you.

This, this carriage wouldn’t be from Fuman Building, would it?

What do they want with you?

Fuman Building is the largest restaurant in our town.

I heard your uncle say that it has branches in several towns nearby.

If you could connect with Fuman Building, you wouldn’t have to worry about food and drink for the rest of your life.”

Lin Yuan already knew Lady Ma’s intentions for coming, but fortunately, she hadn’t seen Lao Fan enter the house.

She wanted to keep the treatment of her father’s leg a secret for the time being.

In any case, today Lin Yuan was too lazy to pay her any mind and simply told her the truth, “Oh, right, this is Fuman Building’s carriage.”

Lin Yuan deliberately split her reply into two parts, and upon seeing the glint of money in Lady Ma’s eyes, she then feigned distress, “Ah, Aunt, you’ve come at just the right time; I really don’t know what to do.

The other day I was playing in town and accidentally broke a plate from Fuman Building.

The clerk wouldn’t let me off and tracked me down to Lin family’s village.

Here he is first thing in the morning, at my door demanding silver.

That clerk said that a plate costs several silvers, but where would I get that kind of money… Ah, Aunt, Aunt!

Wait a moment, don’t go, Aunt!”

Sure enough, before Lin Yuan could finish speaking, Lady Ma had already scampered off with greased heels.

Lin Yuan snorted, tossed the remaining water from the basin, and returned home.