To be honest, I heard this from Xiao Bao.
The Festival of Sacrifice to You is a major festival for the Miao people, a festival to commemorate their ancestors who died in the line of duty.
After the sacrificial ceremony, the villagers would gather together to drink and eat meat. As the chief of the Miao village, Lin Xianghuai would certainly drink. For both men and women, drinking was the most relaxing time, and this was a rare opportunity for her.
Yuan Jiang had made up her mind, and the heart that had been in her throat finally settled back into her stomach. She turned her face away from Lin Xianghuai and said, "I don't believe what you're saying."
It's just a trick men use to deceive women!
She asked him to leave the village with her. Could he do that?
He couldn't do it, even after she told him the reason, he still refused.
A dark glint flashed in Yuan Jiang's eyes.
Lin Xianghuai lowered his eyes in frustration and asked in a wronged tone, "Where did I refuse? I listen to you very well."
"You decide." Yuan Jiang was too lazy to continue arguing with him, so she closed her lips and stopped talking to him. Lin Xianghuai didn't know what he had done to displease her, so he stood in front of her with his lips tightly pursed, looking aggrieved like a little wife.
Yuan Jiang curled her lips into a cold smile. Who was she putting on this act for?
Not long after, Xiao Bao returned carrying a full basket. Little White hovered over the fruit, its bright green eyes shining excitedly.
"Mom!" Xiao Bao put down his basket, took out a bunch of wild fruits and presented them to Yuan Jiang, his eyes sparkling as he looked at her: "These fruits Xiao Bao picked for you are very sweet!"
"Try it!"
Yuan Jiang smiled gently, took the fruit, took a bite, and praised, "It's so sweet, Xiao Bao, you're amazing!"
"Hehe... I'm glad Mom likes it." Xiao Bao smiled shyly, her bashful and coy demeanor exactly like Yuan Jiang's.
Lin Xianghuai glanced at it, reached out and picked up a bright red fruit. Before he could even take a bite, Xiaobai angrily wrapped its tail around his hand.
"Hiss!" Don't eat it!
Xiao Bai looked angry.
“…Xiao Bai?” Lin Xianghuai frowned.
"Hiss hiss hiss!" This is for the mistress!
Lin Xianghuai laughed in exasperation, grabbed Xiaobai and threw it away, picked up the fruit, took a big bite, and clicked his tongue in disgust: "It's so sour."
"Wife, is there something wrong with your sense of taste?"
"How can you praise such a sour fruit?" he said, snatching the fruit from Yuan Jiang's hand, taking a bite, and his eyebrows twitched from the sourness.
Little Bao pouted his pink lips, and the glistening fox spirit's eyes instantly filled with tears. He let out a loud wail and cried, "Waaaaah... Daddy, you're mean! These are the fruits Little Bao picked for Mommy, you can't eat them!"
"I'm going to beat you to death! I'll knock your teeth out, waaaaaah!"
"Ha," Lin Xianghuai's face darkened, and he laughed angrily. He grabbed Xiaobao by the back of the neck and slapped him on the buttocks several times: "You're really filial, aren't you? You even beat your old man to death?"
"I'll beat you to death today."
Xiao Bao cried even louder.
Having witnessed the whole thing, Yuan Jiang couldn't say anything to defend Xiao Bao. She could only say with a pained expression, "Hit him gently."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Bao perked up again, looking at Yuan Jiang with determined eyes: "Mom, don't worry, Xiao Bao isn't in pain!"
"Go ahead and kill me if you dare! I'm not afraid of you, you bad guy!"
Lin Xianghuai sneered.
The next second, Xiao Bao's bloodcurdling screams rang out.
But the bond between father and son is a strange mix of hatred and affection. Before long, Lin Xianghuai and Xiaobao were discussing what to eat for dinner. After asking Yuan Jiang's opinion, the two of them carried bamboo baskets and went up the mountain to catch wild rabbits.
Little White chased after it anxiously, so tired that it kept flicking its tongue: "Hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss..."
Wait, snakes!!!
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Before we knew it, the Festival of Sacrifice to You arrived.