After that, Lin Yue'e never went up the mountain again. It wasn't like grass was only on the mountain; she simply cut grass in the field next to the cornfield.

She wanted to create evidence that she hadn't gone up the mountain today. She wanted to scare Lin Jinbao into wanting to harm her.

Lin Yue'e was in the public eye all day, which was quite conspicuous, mainly because she had just caused a scene yesterday, and the whole village was still talking about her.

Meanwhile, Lin Xiangqian and Zhang Guifen, who were working, were chopping corn stalks and breaking off ears of corn, respectively. Both of them found it strange.

"Dad, what's going on? Jinbao didn't go... but why is that brat still there? Where did Jinbao go? That good-for-nothing, she never comes back to work."

"He's probably off somewhere having fun. He's a grown man, he can't possibly get lost."

Although the two had some doubts, they didn't take it to heart, assuming that Lin Jinbao had simply gone to slack off.

It wasn't until noon, when they finished work and went home to rest and eat, that Zhang Guifen started to get anxious, as both Mr. and Mrs. Lin had returned home and she still hadn't seen Lin Jinbao.

"Dad, where did Jinbao go? My heart is pounding. Lin Yue'e didn't go up the mountain either, could Jinbao still be on the mountain?"

"How would I know? Maybe they went swimming in the river."

Lin Xiangqian sat on a tree in the yard, fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan.

"You should hurry up and cook. He'll come back when he's hungry."

Lin Jinbao had been unconscious in the mountains for over two hours. When he opened his eyes, all he saw was terror. He thought of Lin Yue'e, who had disappeared earlier, and how he had been kicked hard by something unknown. He got up and ran straight down the mountain without a second thought.

Only after running down the mountain and seeing the villagers who had just started their work did he realize with horror that he had seen a ghost.

"There's a ghost! There's a ghost..."

In broad daylight, with the sun high in the sky, no one believed him. They all looked at Lin Jinbao as he ran down as if he were an idiot.

Secretary Chen and the brigade leader stood together, both looking displeased. This kid had disappeared this morning, and now he'd come down from the mountain, yelling about ghosts. Wasn't this just asking for trouble?

If we get reported for being superstitious, we'll just be dragging our village down.

"What nonsense are you spouting? Lin Jinbao, I think you're asking for trouble."

The captain pointed at Lin Jinbao and then glanced at Lin Xiangqian.

"Quickly teach your son a lesson; what nonsense is he spouting?"

"I bet this kid was slacking off and fell asleep in the mountains. He must be dreaming about getting married."

"Hahaha, Lin Jinbao, what the hell? What do you look like? Are you even wearing clothes?"

A group of men started teasing Lin Jinbao.

Lin Jinbao ran back and rushed towards his parents.

"Father, Mother, there's a ghost! There really is a ghost! Lin Yue'e is a ghost! She suddenly disappeared, then reappeared, and even kicked me! Father, Mother, there really is a ghost..."

Lin Jinbao had just come of age, only eighteen years old, and he was terrified. He kept pulling on his parents, his whole body trembling.

Those who had been laughing at Lin Jinbao suddenly realized something was wrong and gathered around.

"This is truly terrifying!"

"Don't talk nonsense. Your sister was cutting grass here this morning. She was perfectly fine. How could she turn into a ghost and scare you?"

Secretary Chen worked in the fields with her, and he personally witnessed Lin Yue'e cutting grass all around.

"There's a ghost! There really is a ghost! It even kicked me. It kicked me in the back."

Seeing Lin Jinbao in this state, everyone immediately resorted to folk remedies. Some pulled hard on Lin Jinbao's ears, while others asked Zhang Guifen to call back Lin Jinbao's soul.

Lin Yue'e went back and took a nap. As soon as she arrived at the field with her basket on her back, she saw a group of people gathered together, not knowing what they were doing.

"Hey, isn't this Yue'e? Yue'e is perfectly fine, but Lin Jinbao must have run into something that scared him like this."

Someone spotted Lin Yue'e and immediately pulled her closer.

Lin Jinbao has recovered by now.

"What exactly happened to you? Tell us about it now."

Lin Xiangqian was also worried about his son. He wanted to know what his son had done to frighten him like this.

"I...I listened to you guys and tried to sneak over and scare my sister. In the end, I just pushed her, but just as I got close to her, she disappeared into the bushes. I went over...I went over to look, and she was gone. Suddenly she was gone. I couldn't find her anywhere. I was so scared. I really...I saw it with my own eyes, and there was really nothing left."

Lin Jinbao's voice trembled as he recounted that scene.

Everyone looked at Lin Yue'e, who was standing outside the crowd.

"Why are you all looking at me? I didn't go up the mountain today. It's too far up the mountain, I'd have to run back and forth, and I can't run that far."

Lin Yue'e looked at her as if she had no idea what they were talking about.

Lin Jinbao turned around abruptly after hearing his sister's voice.

Her mind was filled with the thought, "I didn't go up the mountain today." She clearly saw Lin Yue'e wearing a plaid diatomaceous earth shirt back then, and she was wearing the same clothes now, yet she said she didn't go up the mountain. So what exactly did she see?

"It's her, it's her. I saw her today, wearing this outfit. She was squatting there cutting grass."

As he said this, Lin Jinbao seemed to have thought of something even more terrifying.

He had been mowing the lawn, but strangely, there was no grass on the ground. He found that odd.

"I don't know what you're talking about. I've been in this area all day and haven't gone far." Lin Yue'e denied it.

"Yes, we all saw Yue'e right here. She didn't go up the mountain. Oh, Zhang Guifen, why don't you take your son to Grandma Jiang's place to ask her? Maybe she's been haunted by something unclean."

"Jinbao just said he was going to push Yue'e, what's he going to do? Isn't Yue'e pregnant? Jinbao, why are you going to look for Yue'e? And why are you going up the mountain to look for her? You don't even cut grass."

Secretary Chen thought about how big a scene the Lin family had made yesterday, making the whole village aware that the Lin family had said they wanted to sever ties with Lin Yue'e.

"It's nothing, just asking Jinbao to persuade his sister that it's better for her to come back and live here."

Fearing her son might say something inappropriate, Zhang Guifen immediately offered an explanation.

"Heh, if you've never done anything wrong, you're not afraid of ghosts knocking at your door in the middle of the night. It's a good thing I didn't go up the mountain today, otherwise, if Lin Jinbao had suddenly pushed me from behind, with a baby in my belly, something terrible would have happened. I think they deserved it."

When Lin Yue'e heard the secretary mention this matter, she immediately got angry and kicked Lin Jinbao.

"Ah!" Lin Jinbao was terrified. Even when he was kicked, he didn't react much and just let out a cry.

"Shut up, that's not true, don't talk nonsense."

Lin Xiangqian also felt that his son was more trouble than he was worth, and that he had even revealed his thoughts. He could only stop Lin Yue'e.

"Am I making this up? He said it himself. He said he wanted to push me from behind. I think even God couldn't stand him harming people, so He sent a deity to punish him."

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