Siheyuan: After being reincarnated as a master's daughter

Seeing those kids coming back on bicycles and then seeing the oil and three big watermelons in their bikes, Captain Lin didn't show anything on his face, but Datou and Erya keenly felt that their father was angry.

When the adults saw the watermelons in the children’s cars, most of them swallowed their saliva secretly, then found excuses and left.

After everyone left, Captain Lin was too embarrassed to say anything in front of Sha Zhu's family and Yi Jiale, so he asked his wife to help cut the watermelon and soak it. It was so hot in this weather, and the watermelon had to be soaked in water to taste good.

It’s a pity that the Lin family has no well. There are only two wells in the entire Dayuan Village, located in the center of the village.

The captain's wife asked with a smile while cutting a watermelon: "Tuanzi, do you want to eat watermelon?"

Yi Jiale stared at the watermelon he was cutting and nodded: "Yes, I want to eat it!"

When the captain's wife heard this, the big stone hanging in her heart finally fell to the ground. She secretly rejoiced: "Fortunately, this matter has nothing to do with my naughty child, otherwise it would be a headache!" Thinking about it, a relieved smile appeared on her face unconsciously. She enthusiastically picked up the knife and cut the round, green watermelon into several pieces. Then, she picked out the largest piece, which was half the size of a watermelon, and handed it to Yi Jiale with a smile.

Yi Jiale happily took the large piece of watermelon. The heavy weight made her small arms a little sore, but this did not affect her excitement at all. She hugged the watermelon, which was a circle bigger than her face, tightly, and trotted to the gate of the courtyard with a brisk pace. There was a small and exquisite bamboo bench there. Yi Jiale sat on it carefully, fearing that she would fall on her buttocks accidentally. After sitting firmly, she couldn't wait to open her mouth and bite down a mouthful of the red and sweet melon flesh. The juice instantly flowed down the corners of her mouth and wet her clothes. However, Yi Jiale didn't care at all. He still ate with relish, and his mouth made a "smacking" sound from time to time, as if this was the most delicious food in the world.

At this moment, everyone turned their eyes to Yi Jiale who had already started to feast on the food. She was holding half of the juicy and green watermelon in her hands, eating it with great relish! She looked as if she was enjoying the most delicious food in the world. Seeing this, the others no longer hesitated, quickly picked up half of the watermelon each, and then walked to the gate of the yard and sat down happily. Some of them sat cross-legged directly, while others found a small bench to sit on, but no matter what, everyone's face was filled with satisfaction and joyful smiles. As the first bite of the sweet and juicy watermelon entered the mouth, the cool and refreshing feeling instantly spread throughout the body, making people couldn't help but let out a comfortable sigh. For a while, the entire gate of the yard was filled with laughter and the sound of "crackling" of biting watermelons, forming a beautiful picture of warmth, harmony and full of life.

While eating, Yi Jiale looked at the group of children hiding at the door and peeking inside, and then looked at the basin of small fish in the yard that they later caught.

Seeing that there was still a lot of watermelon left, she came to Lin Xiong and said, "Sister Xiong, why don't you cut some watermelon for those kids outside the yard to try."

Lin Xiong glanced at the remaining half watermelon, then said with concern: "I'm worried that you won't have enough to eat."

Then, Lin Xiong patted his thigh with one hand and said, "I should have bought a few more if I had known."

Yi Jiale: "That's enough. Look at this big piece of food. I think I'll be full after I finish it."

"Okay then, I'll go cut it." After saying that, Lin Xiong went over and took the remaining half of the watermelon, cut it in half, and then cut it into several small halves.

Everyone saw it, but no one said anything. The Lin family felt that the food was bought by someone else and they were just eating it for the sake of benefit, but they had no right to say anything.

Sha Zhu and Lin Ying also asked about the price of the watermelon just now, and they also felt that it was nothing special.

Yi Jiale smiled and waved to the children hiding outside.

When the children saw the cut watermelon, they couldn’t wait to run in and cheered.

Yi Jiale said while eating watermelon: "Come and line up one by one, don't rush."

At that moment, the children who had been rushing to the kitchen like a swarm of bees became very well-behaved as if they were under a spell. They stopped crowding and pushing each other, and consciously lined up in an orderly line. Each of them carefully held a small half of the watermelon in their hands, as if it was the most precious treasure in the world.

The children took a bite of the watermelon and chewed it carefully, taking each bite seriously and cherishing it. Their faces were filled with satisfied and happy smiles, and they kept saying "Hmm~" and "So sweet!". In the process, they also cast grateful eyes to Lin Xiong and Yi Jiale standing beside them, and said in unison: "Thank you Lin Xiong/Tuanzi!" The sound was crisp and loud, like a breeze in summer, which made people feel warm in their hearts.

Even though some children had already eaten up the small half of the watermelon, they were still full of desire and yearning for this sweet and juicy watermelon.

However, despite the greed still surging in their hearts, their eyes could not help but turn to the intact big watermelon still soaked in the basin. But surprisingly, no one took the initiative to say "I want more". Perhaps out of politeness, or perhaps because of some kind of reserve deep in their hearts, these children just stared at the tempting watermelon silently, letting their saliva swirl in their mouths, but they always resisted making any more requests.

Of course Yi Jiale noticed their gazes, but he also wanted to eat tomorrow, so he didn't suggest opening another one.

On the other side, Captain Lin signaled his two children to go back to the house with his eyes, as he had something to ask.

Erya and Datou looked at each other, swallowed fearfully, and followed him into the house.

Seeing the two children coming into the house, Captain Lin signaled them to close the door, then looked at them seriously and asked, "Did you two instruct us to buy the oil and watermelon?"

Datou and Arya both shook their heads hurriedly.

But Captain Lin's expression was still not very good, and he spoke in a low voice.

"Even if Tuanzi and Lin Xiong wanted to eat, why didn't you two come back to ask me and your mother for money? They came from far away and were guests, but they had to spend their own money to buy oil for their meals. What you did made your mother and I lose face?"

"You see, even that dumpling gave us such an expensive gift, but in the end, he had to pay for a meal like oil or watermelon. I really don't have any face left for this old man."

Erya's eyes were filled with tears. She took the initiative to admit her mistake and said, "Dad, it's all my fault that I told Tuanzi that we were out of oil, so Tuanzi thought of buying some himself."

Datou said hurriedly, "Dad, don't blame my second sister, blame me for being greedy."

Captain Lin was choked by his second daughter's words and had nothing to say. After all, he didn't have any oil coupons.

"Okay, wipe your tears. If they want to eat anything from now on, just come back and ask me and your mother for money. Don't let them spend any more money, or our Lin family will be embarrassed to death."

After Captain Lin finished speaking, he rummaged through his trouser pocket and took out several one-cent bills. He counted out a dollar bill for each person.

After Captain Lin finished speaking, he walked out and sat down to chat with Sha Zhu.

Erya wiped her eyes, and looked at the money in her hands with surprise together with Datou, then smiled with her eyes curved. Then, the two siblings went out as if nothing had happened.

It was as if nothing had happened.