Becoming the Villain's Discarded Wife
Chapter 108: Dark Cloud?

Chapter 108: Chapter 108: Dark Cloud?

"Pangya, we’re heading back now, you and Zhiyu take care of yourselves,"

Saying that, they were about to pick up their luggage to leave, but Nanzhi quickly put down her water bucket to stop them.

"What’s going on, what’s going on? Why are you leaving all of a sudden?"

Seeing his sister’s frantic denials, Lin Yicheng sighed, "Pangya, you and Zhiyu don’t have any water here, it’s not fair to inconvenience yourselves when we’re such a big group."

"We do have water, we do." Nanzhi promptly replied, "There’s a well in the backyard, it’s not much, but it should be enough for us to use."

Upon hearing her words, the Lin Family members paused from rushing out.

"Is there really water?" Mother Lin looked at Nanzhi, skeptical.

"Yes, there is."

Seeing Mother Lin still did not believe, Nanzhi hurriedly led her towards the backyard.

Feeling relieved upon confirming there is water in the well.

If Nanzhi’s place ran out of water, they would have to leave for sure. But they’ve been tilling the land all their lives, where else could they go, without any relatives to turn to?

Having water is good, at least the whole family can stay together.

Seeing Mother Lin’s beaming face, the rest of the Lin Family put down their luggage.

Seems like they don’t need to leave for now.

Sun Cui and Chen Qiulan took the children to put away their things again.

Lin Ercheng quietly pulled Nanzhi aside to talk, "Pangya, tell me honestly, what exactly is going on in Lihua Village?"

Nanzhi surreptitiously glanced at the others who were still busy packing and whispered, "Earlier, everyone found a spring on the East Mountain that they’ve been using these days. Suddenly, it dried up yesterday, but this morning Uncle Li Zheng led us up the mountain to dig up a pool. I think there’s enough water in there for the village to use. You should stay and not worry, there’s always been water in our well."

After hearing her explanation, Lin Ercheng nodded and then started to put away his things.

After dinner, Mother Lin was staring blankly at the giant River Clam in the big wooden basin in the yard.

She looked over at her little grandson who was playing with her two grandsons.

"Zhiyu, how did we end up with such a large River Clam in our house?"

It’s bigger than a washbasin!

The child had been running wild with his brothers, but when he heard his grandmother’s question, he toddled over, "The big clam is very special! It runs around the house!"

Mother Lin did not understand him at the time. Nanzhi had just fed the chickens, then explained, "We brought the clam back from quite a distance without any problem, so I thought we might as well keep it as a pet."

"It’s a pity to eat such a big clam, but it’s a bit of a water drain," Mother Lin, looking at the basin full of water, felt a little guilty.

She has never seen anyone keep a clam as a pet. It can’t run, it can’t make any noise, surely it can’t grow legs, can it?

Upon recalling that she had eaten two steamed buns fed to her by the sparrow at dinner, Mother Lin remained silent.

All the things in this girl’s house are so bizarre, really, she must be getting old.

"The pearls that I had my brothers take back with them some time ago were spat out by the clam!" Seeing her mother’s concern about the water, Nanzhi hastened to explain.

"Is that so?" Recalling the pearls that Nanzhi had her brothers bring back, Mother Lin fell silent.

After all, they fetched two taels of silver!

And bought a lot of rice and flour!

The more she thought about it, the more pleasant the big clam seemed to Mother Lin.

"Okay, mom, help me hold these eggs, I’ll go see if there are any more."

As she spoke, Nanzhi stuffed the five eggs into Mother Lin’s hands.

Seeing the eggs placed into her hands, Mother Lin’s heart lightened. Two old hens can lay five eggs a day!

Watching Nanzhi making her way back to the chicken coop, she couldn’t help but praise, "Your chickens are very good, they can lay two eggs a day!"

Nanzhi did not reply but only continued to rummage through the chicken coop until she found another six eggs, satisfying her.

She had fed them steamed buns today!

Two more than usual, that’s her due!

"Let’s go, mom. Put the eggs in the kitchen."

Upon seeing her daughter’s apron filled with six eggs, Mother Lin’s eyes nearly popped out.

Didn’t Pangya only raise two chickens at home?

How could they collect eleven eggs in a day?

"My dear, these two old hens of yours are incredible, aren’t they?"

"These were bought by a couple of young men who came back with Zhiyu’s father. It’s strange, they were laying only two or three eggs a day before, but then for some reason, they started laying more and more."

Nanzhi spoke, though bemused in her heart.

Even in her previous life, she had not seen chickens as diligent as these.

With no need to worry about the water situation, Lin Family settled in at Lihua Village.

The two hens in Nanzhi’s house seemed to realize that there were more people in the house now, and they laid eggs diligently every day.

The three children in the family would occasionally peek into the chicken coop and quickly pick up any eggs they saw and take them to the kitchen.

Within a few short days, it seemed like everyone in the Lin Family had gained a significant amount of weight, even Shen Zhiyu’s little face had grown rounder.

Among the family of ten, Nanzhi was the only one who looked as thin as a bamboo pole.

"Elder brother, is the sky over there dark?" After lunch, Father Lin was sitting in the hall fanning himself when he suddenly pointed to the sky and exclaimed.

"Where?" Lin Yicheng, who was always up to no good, immediately became interested when he heard what his father said.

"Right there!" Father Lin, pointing at a patch of black sky with his finger, wished he could kick his son out of annoyance.

Why couldn’t his young son see it when he could?

"Grandpa! I can see it!" Shen Zhiyu, following their example, looked out and sure enough, a part of the sky had darkened.

"We can see it too!" Maomao and Doudou chorused.

Father Lin merely rolled his eyes at Lin Yicheng.

Humiliated by his father, Lin Yicheng was a little embarrassed. Seeing the three children making faces, he wanted to catch and spank them.

Realizing his intentions, the three children giggled and ran towards the backyard.

Only then did Lin Yicheng see the place his father mentioned.

Indeed, the sky in the distance had darkened, but it looked strange.

"Why does the sky over there look so off?"

Lin Yicheng scratched his head, puzzled.

"It’s been off since the beginning."

Father Lin huffed, "A few days ago, I saw the blackness starting to appear. When I told your mother, she said I was seeing things! My eyesight is better than all of yours."

Lin Ercheng, on the other hand, furrowed his brow.

"Dad, do you mean that the sky turned black a few days ago?"

"A few days ago, there was a bit of darkness at the edges, but your mother insisted I was seeing things. Today, it does seem like a good part of the sky has turned black!"

As Father Lin continued speaking, he also grew increasingly uneasy.

If it were storm clouds, there has been no rain, and the blackness doesn’t look like a storm cloud anyway.

Could it be a sign of a goblin appearance?

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