Chapter 48: The Xie Family Collectively Presents Treasures to Thank the Gods
After eating, Mrs. Xie felt refreshed and no longer sleepy.
When Xie Yuchuan was pulled aside to ask about the communication with gods, Xie Yuchuan cut to the chase, describing in as brief and detailed a manner as possible how he prayed to gods when he was in despair in the imperial prison.
After hearing this, Mrs. Xie's eyes moistened. "You've worked hard in the imperial prison."
How could an ordinary person endure the torture in the imperial prison? If it weren't for Xie Yuchuan relying on the foundation he had laid after practicing martial arts for so many years, it is hard to say whether he could hold on until he was reunited with his family.
"I didn't expect that you would summon the household god in your desperate situation." Old Madam Xie said thankfully.
Xie Yuchuan pondered for a moment and asked, "Grandma, I have something I don't understand. Can I ask you for advice?"
"We're family, so you can talk as you please."
"Our ancestors were fortunate enough to receive help from the gods. Is there any specific record of the family gods in the family tree?" Xie Yuchuan asked.
Mrs. Xie didn't quite understand. "What do you mean?"
"Is there any record of whether the household deity is Daojun or Yuanjun?"
Mrs. Xie was stunned when she heard this, thought about it seriously for a while, and then shook her head.
"This matter is not recorded in detail. Is it important?"
"No problem." Xie Yuchuan smiled, "It's just my own concern, it's not important."
Madam Xie nodded and warned him, "Except for our ancestors, no one in our Xie family has ever been able to interact with the family deity in all these years. This is a great opportunity for you. When serving the deity, be sure not to be too casual, so as not to anger the deity."
Xie Yuchuan laughed and said, "Grandma, the family deity has a gentle temperament and is very compassionate. Even if I did something wrong, she didn't blame me too much and was quite understanding."
Old Madam Xie had been worshipping the family god all her life and had never received any oracle. However, all the descendants and daughters-in-law of the Xie family had gone through the same thing, so the old lady didn't think it was a big deal.
Now, he was able to hear a few words about the image of the Xie family god from his grandson Xie Yuchuan, and an indescribable sense of closeness arose in his heart.
It was as if everything she had insisted on doing for so many years had finally paid off.
Old Madam Xie loved to hear about the actions of the household gods, and was even more curious about how the descendants of the Xie family communicated with the household gods. It was even more shocking that those things, which were described as miraculous by Xie Yuchuan, could actually appear out of thin air in front of mortals like them.
Speaking of things, Mrs. Xie heard about the food from Xie Yuchuan, especially the snowflake salt that he said was free of impurities and was better than the snow salt in the palace. Mrs. Xie couldn't help but want to go and see it.
Xie Yuchuan pretended to support the old lady for a walk and slowly walked to the basket to rest, allowing the old lady Xie to see what the family god had bestowed upon her tonight.
Madam Xie: "Are these all gifts from the family gods?"
Xie Yuchuan nodded, and the old lady took a breath, her eyes full of surprise.
Although she had just heard from Xie Yuchuan about the greatness of the family god, the feelings brought by hearing and seeing were completely different.
Xie Yuchuan saw the refined salt being shown to his grandmother. Old Lady Xie held it in her hands, staring at the snow-white salt without blinking. The two of them were indeed closely related. Old Lady Xie, like Xie Yuchuan had done before, tapped the salt with her fingertips and put it into her mouth.
Then, his eyes widened.
"Yuchuan, this is really salt!"
Xie Yuchuan nodded and said with a smile, "Grandma, it's salt."
Mrs. Xie's hands were shaking slightly as she held a bag of snow salt in her hands, her heart filled with infinite gratitude towards the household god.
"That's enough salt to last us all the way."
With salt, we have the strength to keep going, especially with such refined snow salt, which is more valuable than gold.
Old Madam Xie sighed, "The blessing from the family god this time is as heavy as a mountain. If the family god had appeared before, the Xie family would have held a grand sacrifice. Unfortunately, now that the god has become holy, we have failed to live up to his expectations. We have fallen to this point. Even if we wanted to offer him a proper sacrifice, it is difficult for us to do so. The family god actually worries about our food and drink. It is really... sigh."
Xie Yuchuan didn't answer, but he had thought about it in his heart.
Madam Xie thought for a moment and then asked, "Yuchuan, since you can communicate with the gods and receive gifts from your family gods, do you know how we mortals can express our feelings so that they can reach the ears of the gods?"
Xie Yuchuan said, "I did try it once before at the Songjiang government office."
Madam Xie asked nervously, "Is it feasible?"
Xie Yuchuan nodded, "It should be feasible, but the altar is so simple, I feel guilty about it."
Madam Xie fell silent upon hearing this. "Then...does the gods blame me?"
"No, the household god is magnanimous and doesn't care about these things." Xie Yuchuan recalled his memories of interacting with the household god several times and found that the household god really didn't seem to care about the size of the sacrifice.
Madam Xie nodded. "It's good that you understand this. Don't let the family gods think that we, the descendants of the Xie family, are ungrateful."
After she finished speaking, she took out a white jade bracelet from her body. The texture was clear and the texture was delicate. It was obvious at first glance that it was not an ordinary item.
She handed the bracelet to Xie Yuchuan and instructed him, "Now that you have found the method, offer this bracelet to the family deity. We have nothing of our own now, and this is a gift from the late emperor, carved from warm jade. Ordinary things may not be worthy of the gods' eyes, but at least it is a token of our appreciation."
Xie Yuchuan was stunned: "Grandma, this is your most beloved thing."
Madam Xie smiled and said, "It's something that Grandmother loved so much, and it's worthy of being offered to the gods. If it weren't for the family gods who saved you and our family, we would have all perished in that sea of fire, and wouldn't be alive today. Take it and try it out to see if the family gods like it. If they do, we'll find some better ones in the future if we have the chance."
I don't know when Zhou and others came over behind me.
Seeing this, Zhou took out a string of jade beads from somewhere and gave it to her son Xie Yuchuan.
"Mother has another one here. I always carry it with me when I worship Buddha and recite scriptures. This item is the most suitable to be offered to the family god. Yuchuan, you can keep it. When the time comes, you must thank the family god for your blessing on my behalf. If it weren't for the family god protecting you, you..." Zhou's eyes turned red as she spoke.
Thinking of the horrific scars on his son Xie Yuchuan's body when he got off the prison van on the day of exile, he didn't dare to think too much about what he had experienced in the imperial prison.
The second wife Zhang next to her somehow produced a gold ingot.
"My mother's family is from a merchant family. I only like gold and silver. I know that the gods don't like such vulgar things. You can exchange them for something better to offer to the family gods."
Xie Yuchuan: ...
He raised his eyes and looked at the elders in his family.
How did they hide these things while being interrogated by the prison officers?
"The whole family has been hit by a sudden disaster. With more than 20 people on the road, we always need to prepare some snacks. Even one can save lives in an emergency."
"Mother thinks so too."
Xie Yuchuan looked at the second wife, Zhang, who was straightforward.
"Who knows how those officials on the road torture people? Money talks. Even if we don't have enough to eat, we have to make some money to survive."
Xie Yuchuan returned the things and wanted to explain that he had already made up his mind about the offerings.
After leaving Songjiang, I saw my people and everything was much more convenient than before.
Unfortunately, several elders pushed it back.
"Take it! It's not for you. Our Xie family has been offering sacrifices for a hundred years. Even though we are in a bit of a difficult situation now, we must not forget the proper etiquette and we must not fail to make the proper offerings."
"That's right, Yuchuan will definitely thank the family god for his protection on our behalf."
On the second floor of the study, in front of the computer desk.
Tu Huan was busy drawing when a system voice came to her ears:
[You have collected more than 100 Xie Family Gratitude Points, and have opened a special lottery channel once.]
Tu Huan:?!
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