The Lucky Farmgirl

Bai Erlang knew that he couldn’t outtalk them, so he plunked himself down on the threshold and said, "There’s nothing left, my capital is in that two hundred taels as well. If you want the money, you’ll have to step over me."

Bai Shan and Manbao pretended they were going to step over him, but Bai Erlang started bawling, flailing his arms, "May no evil invade, divine spirits protect me..."

With a snort, Manbao and Bai Shan hugged the silver and left.

After they placed the silver in their own room, Yin Huo, full of curiosity, stayed behind to watch Bai Erlang.

Seeing that he had finally gotten rid of the two, Bai Erlang heaved a deep sigh of relief. Meeting Yin Huo’s gaze, he said, "Yin Huo, you’ll have to be careful in the future. My Senior Sister and Senior Brother are especially shrewd. I’ve never seen them come out on the losing end from when we were little to now. They seem nice to you now, but eventually, they’ll find a way to recover their losses from you."

Yin Huo watched him ramble on like he used to complain to his grandmother about his sisters getting to eat cakes while he couldn’t and asked with a chuckle, "Like this time, standing up for you when you’re wronged, and then making up for it from you later?"

Bai Erlang choked for a moment, looked up at Yin Huo, and said, "You weren’t like this before. You didn’t use to talk much before. Can’t you just not talk now?"

Hearing this, Changshou shot Bai Erlang a stealthy glare, but Yin Huo just smiled, unconcerned, and sat down on the threshold to space out, imitating Bai Erlang.

In truth, his sisters had initially stood up for him simply because he had been bullied outside.

He seldom went out—only during feasts or the New Year’s would he go out or greet guests at home.

Greeting guests meant sitting and talking to people, but kids his age didn’t like talking to him. They preferred playing in the garden.