The Herbal Scents of Farm Life
Chapter 504 - 504 504 Coming in Handy

Chapter 504: Chapter 504: Coming in Handy Chapter 504: Chapter 504: Coming in Handy “Isn’t the baby too young to eat eggs?” Lin Changhong paused for a moment before mumbling on.

Newborns usually consume milk. Only those without access to milk would resort to eating egg soup, or those from poor families might settle for rice porridge.

“Sangsang, Third Aunt is okay, right?”

His quick mind immediately turned to Yang Lin. Otherwise, his sister wouldn’t have brought it up.

“Lin Caihe has made Third Aunt run out of breath several times before. I suspect she might have insufficient milk after giving birth. So, I thought of storing more eggs. Firstly, the baby can eat them. Secondly, Third Aunt will need to eat more eggs during her postpartum period.”

Lin Caisang lowered her voice, addressing her older brother.

“Don’t mention this to Grandpa and Grandma, and definitely don’t say anything to Third Aunt. She will surely worry herself sick if she knew.”

“Why wouldn’t I understand that?”

Lin Changhong glared irritably at his sister.

“Then I’ll head to the mountain later and catch a few more. Keeping five or ten, it makes no difference.”

After a moment of thought, he added another statement.

“Hmm.”

Naturally, Lin Caisang agreed.

“Brother, how is your character learning in school?”

Suddenly, she asked her older brother.

“The teacher said I’m hardworking, and I’ve learned many characters,” Lin Changhong answered.

His learning at school was different from others. While others began with the Three-character Classic and Thousand-character Classic, he was purely learning characters. According to his sister’s intentions, she wanted him to learn all the characters.

“I have a few things here that you need to do. I’ll give you the money later. Go to town and find a blacksmith’s shop to make them. Please make five pieces of each.” After hearing his words, Lin Caisang took out several sketches from her bag and handed them to Lin Changhong.

“Sangsang, what are all these? Such strange things.”

Lin Changhong quickly flipped through them, but some of the items were components that he didn’t understand. Even when he flipped to the last page and saw the finished product, he didn’t know what it was for.

“The weather is about to clear up, and the rice on Manghuang Mountain can also be harvested soon. These things will come in handy during the harvest.” Lin Caisang provided a basic explanation.

“I see. Well then, I’ll handle it tomorrow.” Once Lin Changhong heard that these items would be useful, how could he disagree?

“Hmm.”

Lin Caisang gave a nod.

“Brother, I’ll go to Manghuang Mountain to take a look and pick some peaches in the mountains. If Brother Molian comes looking for me, just tell him that.”

“Aren’t you going to eat cornbread? Grandma is still making it,” Lin Changhong asked her.

“I’ll eat the cornbread when I come back in the evening. I can pick a couple of peaches on the mountain to tide me over.” Lin Caisang replied, then she headed out the door with her bamboo basket.

“Weird, didn’t she say she was going to Manghuang Mountain? Why is she carrying a bamboo basket from home?”

Lin Changhong, holding the sketches in his hands, watched his sister’s retreating figure with confusion. There were plenty of bamboo baskets on Manghuang Mountain. Carrying one from home would expend unnecessary energy, wouldn’t it?

But he didn’t have time to ask.

…

As for Lin Caisang, after leaving home, where was there any sign of going to Manghuang Mountain? She just turned and went straight into the mountains instead. When Ya Molian arrived at the Lin Family some time later, the news he received was that she had gone up to Manghuang Mountain.

Up on Manghuang Mountain, Lin Changfeng was still living there.