Chapter 184: Don’t bother her all the time
Xie Yuchuan's expression did not seem fake.
Mrs. Xie looked at him for a moment, smiled knowingly, and patted him gently.
"The past cannot be changed, but the future can still be pursued."
Old Madam Xie and her grandson Xie Yuchuan gazed at the distant mountains together. "Yuchuan?"
Xie Yuchuan looked at his grandmother.
Old Madam Xie spoke in a soothing voice, "The family god is a deity after all. He sees things differently from us mortals. The fact that the Xie family can receive the family god's protection for even a quarter of an hour is a great blessing we have accumulated. Moreover, the family god escorted us all the way from the capital. If..." The old lady was silent for a moment before continuing, "If the fate between our Xie family and the family god has ended, you should not take it too seriously, and there is no need to blame yourself."
Xie Yuchuan was moved when he heard these words from his grandmother.
"grandmother?"
Madam Xie reached out and gently placed her hand on his crossed knees, saying soothingly, "What happened to your father and brother is not your fault. The Xie family's current situation was not caused overnight. There has always been a balance between the ruler and his subjects. This has been the case throughout the dynasties. Emperors are also human. The emperors the Xie family has served have had different personalities. Sometimes the ruler is strong and the subjects are weak, and sometimes the ruler is weak and the subjects are strong. This is always a test for our Xie family."
"Yuheng understands."
"Well, I'm glad you understand. Grandma is worried that you're overthinking and carrying all these heavy things on your shoulders. It's too much pressure, and your mind is not at peace. You won't be able to get anything done."
Xie Yuchuan nodded and clasped his hands together in front of him.
"Ever since the family god appeared, my grandmother has been wondering why the Xie family has worshipped the family god so devoutly for generations, never neglecting it, yet the family god has remained hidden for a hundred years, only appearing to help on the day the family was raided. Now I have some clues."
Seeing the smile on her grandmother's face, Xie Yuchuan's brows relaxed unconsciously, and he asked curiously, "Grandma, what's that smile?"
“If you want God to help you, you must first help yourself.”
After saying this, Madam Xie looked at Xie Yuchuan. "The ancestors of the Xie family once prayed to the heavens in the scorching sand sea, and fortunately received the help of the gods. At that time, the Xie family was in a desperate situation. The family gods must have been reluctant to help us. After that, the descendants of the Xie family bravely moved forward and constantly strived for self-improvement. Even though the Xie family has experienced several crises, it has never been destroyed. Therefore, the gods no longer appear. Today, when the Xie family's property was confiscated, it must have been in a dangerous situation of life and death, so the family gods communicated with you again. If our Xie family had not had the family gods to take action this time, I am afraid that the entire mansion would have been doomed."
Xie Yuchuan heard this and said, "The family god has shown grace to the Xie family."
"Yes, Grandmother thinks so too." Old Lady Xie nodded. "Grandmother tells you this because, firstly, she doesn't want you to harm your health. Excessive thinking and a depressed temper are not good for your health. You are a martial artist, you should understand this, and Grandmother won't bother you with all this. Secondly, she also wants to warn you that the gods are willing to help you and the Xie family, not because our Xie family has great merits and blessings, but because the family gods are kind and compassionate, which is why they bless our family. The descendants of the Xie family should respect self-reliance and should not be proud of relying on the mountains. If the family gods are willing to protect us, we should naturally be grateful and worship them devoutly. But if one day, the family gods no longer want to care about the trivial matters of our Xie family, we should stand on our own feet. Only self-improvement is the foundation of life and work. Do you think what Grandmother said makes sense?"
Xie Yuchuan said: "Grandmother is very understanding of justice, and what she said is reasonable."
"If the household deity doesn't respond, then... don't bother her all the time."
Xie Yuchuan was slightly stunned when he heard this.
But he was silent for a moment, then smiled and nodded, saying, "Yu Heng understands."
The grandfather and grandson sat side by side, looking into the distance.
As the sky darkened, the glow of the sunset became dimmer. Before they knew it, the light around them dimmed. Soon, fires were lit everywhere, and the exile team began to make fires and cook dinner.
The Xie family was no exception. The men collected firewood and the women prepared food.
The eldest lady and her female relatives mixed the dried vegetables bought from the villagers in front with the food given by the household gods and cooked a pot of wild porridge for everyone.
In order to avoid the aroma during cooking, Zhou did not put the two large bags of spicy beef cubes, a hunger-suppressing snack that Tu Huan delivered through the system, into the pot to cook together. Instead, under the cover of his family, he quickly put them into the bottom of the bowl every time he scooped porridge, and then covered it with two spoonfuls of wild vegetable porridge without anyone noticing.
The Xie family, together with Zhang Dayi and his mother, numbered twenty-seven people in total.
In addition to the daily ration of meals provided by the government, there were also two meals at noon and dinner. Whenever the troops camped for a long time to rest, the Xie family would cook some food to replenish the energy of the whole family.
The longer you walk, the weaker your physical strength will become.
Compared with others, the Xie family has a large amount of things that can quickly replenish physical energy because of the food fed by the family god Tu Huan.
For example, salt and sugar, which are small in size but have huge energy and are easy to carry, or fine diced meat produced by modern industrialization, etc. Before Tu Huan "lost contact", she even gave them some energy-replenishing tablets and health products.
For the Xie family, who were walking on the road of exile and whose travel conditions were deliberately suppressed by the government, Tu Huan carefully proportioned the items according to the amount that the Xie family could easily carry. Although small, it has all the necessary features, and this kind of flexibility and maneuverability is what they wanted.
Spicy beef cubes are small in size and light in saltiness, spicy and fresh. For the ancients, they could not only eat some salt to maintain physical strength, but also satisfy the taste buds. Although the diced meat is small, it is still meat and digests slowly, making it suitable for long-distance consumption.
The elderly, women and children eat first, while the men follow suit to prevent outsiders from causing trouble, and then make sure it is safe.
We had been reminded in advance, so everyone quietly ate the meat pieces hidden at the bottom of the bowl before starting to eat. The salty wild vegetable porridge was more precious than anything else at this time.
Xie Yuchuan asked Xie Wuying to tell his mother in advance that the food she ate these few days should be simple but nourishing.
Mrs. Xie had been beside her grandson. Her second daughter-in-law, Zhang, brought over the hot porridge and asked, "Mother, why don't you go to eat somewhere downwind?"
Mrs. Xie took it with a smile and whispered in Zhang's ear, "I see Yuchuan is in a bad mood these past two days, so I'll talk to him."
Zhang smiled when she heard this, "Then, daughter-in-law, bring the wolf skin over for mother to wear. It will keep her warm."
Madam Xie held out her hand to stop him, saying, "Don't be conspicuous in the wilderness. Keep it outside the pass to keep warm."
Zhang thought about it and nodded, "Mother is right. I'll go get a cloak. It's too cold here, Xiaoliu."
This time, Mrs. Xie did not refuse.
After a while, Zhang came back with Xie Yuchuan holding a cloak and holding a bowl. Zhang put the cloak on Old Madam Xie and left. Xie Yuchuan sat next to his grandmother, holding the bowl with chopsticks in one hand.
Tonight, the grandparents and grandchildren sit and eat together. If you don't consider your criminal status, it would be quite a fun time.
What a pity...Alas.
Madam Xie used her chopsticks to pick up the diced beef at the bottom of the bowl, chewed it slowly, and chatted casually, "Master Zhang has been very attentive to Rui'er these past few days. The journey has been so difficult, it must be hard for him."
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