Chapter 42 Asking for protection from all Bodhisattvas of the Su family!
There is a bucket outside the Su family's kitchen, next to the corner of the courtyard wall, for daily water collection.
"I don't know if I was too tired last night, I slept so soundly." Su Da squatted beside the wooden barrel and rinsed his mouth. He put the wooden cup on the rattan support at the back and scooped a ladle of water to rub his face. He spoke incoherently, "I got up a little late today. I have to go and fetch water after breakfast, otherwise it won't be enough."
Su Er yawned as he walked out of the main hall. He stood under the eaves and stretched. The warm golden light of the morning sun shone on his face, revealing the dark circles under his eyes. "If those sons of bitches hadn't come looking for trouble, we would have filled the water tank by yesterday afternoon. After breakfast, I'll go with you to carry water, so that we don't have to wait until someone comes later and miss half a day of work, which will delay things."
Old Lady Su's cursing voice immediately rang out from the main hall. "You two are courting death, what's the matter? You've gotten so angry from fighting that you're hoping someone will come knocking on your door? Do you think you two can get away with it? You two will get your share of the yelling!"
"..." Su Er's face turned pale and he ran to the kitchen in shame.
In the kitchen, Liu Yuelan and He Daxiang were already busy. Su Xiuer stood behind the stove and lifted the lid of the pot. A puff of hot white mist immediately rose up, and the aroma of fish filled the air.
"Oh, let's have fish this morning!" Su Er rubbed his hands and walked forward, stretching his neck to look into the pot.
The dried grass carp, the size of two palms, is softened after being stewed in water and lies in the bubbling clear soup. The lightly charred skin on the top is attractive in color and mixed with the aroma, which makes people salivate.
Su Xiuer swiftly scooped up the braised fish and placed it on a wooden plate, along with the broth. In another pot, the braised rabbit meat was also done, so she took it out of the pot as well. She looked up and smiled gently, "Go wash your hands and you can eat now."
"Okay!" Su Er responded, and when no one was paying attention, he grabbed a piece of rabbit meat and stuffed it into his mouth. His movements were so fast that He Daxiang's slap missed. "Hahaha, I'm going to wash my hands!"
He Daxiang gritted his teeth, "You're the fastest eater! Go call Mom and Dad for dinner! And get those three little brats out with you!"
Liu Yuelan took out the remaining firewood from the stove and extinguished it in the cold wood ash under the stove. She smiled as she smelled the tempting aroma in the air and said, "Xiu'er is such a good cook. Even with a few ingredients, she can still make dishes so delicious. If we had all the ingredients, we would have swallowed our tongues after eating this meal."
He Daxiang immediately took this matter to heart. "After a while, when the vegetation on the mountain grows back, I will go up the mountain again to look for wild onions and garlic, and pick some to plant in my own vegetable garden!"
If you can’t buy it, find it yourself!
Liu Yuelan and Su Xiuer exchanged a glance and laughed, "You're still talking about the second child. You, too, love to eat."
The three young women burst into laughter.
Yesterday's shock gradually dissipated in the laughter, and those unpleasant things seemed to have been covered up, without leaving too many traces in the Su family courtyard.
The same is true for children. They are young and forgetful, and a little bit of happiness can make them forget the unhappiness.
The reason why the Su family was able to let go so quickly was, after all, because someone was helping them behind the scenes.
The faceless master saved them twice. Even though they didn't know whether he would help them again if something happened in the future, the Su family felt more confident.
This family, which was in a precarious situation, now had a backbone that supported them to live well.
The Su family always locks the gate when cooking or eating, because there are many secrets at home and they don't want to attract attention.
After finishing their meal, Su Da and Su Er wiped their mouths, picked up the buckets, opened the gate and prepared to go to Qingshui River to fetch water.
The courtyard gate opened, and before the two brothers could walk out, they were startled by the scene at the door.
There was a huge crowd outside the door, dozens of people gathered around!
They all wore coarse gray clothes, had sallow complexions and were thin. Their backs had been broken by life early on, and they were hunched even when they stood.
They are all people living in Tubei Mountain.
When they saw the Su family's door open, these people immediately became excited and their eyes lit up.
"They're coming out! The Su family is coming out!"
"Hurry, hurry, kneel down, everyone! Kowtow!"
For a moment, the sounds of kowtows merged into one, one after another.
Su Da and Su Er were stunned by this, and it took them a while to recover. "No, what's going on? Everyone, everyone! Get up first, get up first, and talk it over! What are you doing?"
The two brothers were completely confused and wanted to pull these people up, but they were all very stubborn and insisted on knocking their heads down. When they looked up again, their foreheads were covered with mud.
"Su brothers, I, I saw it all last night! The evil guys flying in the sky fell down! Dead, dead! They can't get close to your territory! We didn't recognize the Su family before, and didn't know that there was a master! I, we dare to ask for protection from the master!" At this time, someone shouted, and finally solved the confusion of the Su brothers, and let them know something they didn't know before.
The two brothers looked at each other in confusion. Su Da said, "Someone came to our house again last night? Why didn't I hear anything?"
"I don't know. Didn't I sleep soundly last night?"
After looking at each other again, the two brothers turned their heads and said in unison, "You said that the person who came to our house last night to cause trouble is dead again?"
Everyone outside the door nodded heavily, "Dead! Really dead! He fell right in front of the Huo family's door, and even made a small crater! Look, the crater is still there! Wang Xiao saw it once last night, and I saw it twice. We're not sure how many waves of people came, but everyone we saw was dead! It's really, really satisfying!"
Su Da and Su Er, "..."
Old Lady Su and others who ran out after hearing the noise, "..."
Without waiting for the Su family to react, these people knelt down and kowtowed again, "How dare we, the sinners! We beg the Su family Bodhisattvas for protection!"
"Please ask the Su family Bodhisattva for protection!"
"Seek shelter!"
Loud shouts, accompanied by crying, shook the sky above Tubei Mountain.
Amidst the desperate cries lies a suppressed, forbearing hope for life that is so strong and urgent that it seems to be about to burst through.
As long as there is a little hope of survival, who doesn’t want to live well?
The Su family stood there, watching the misunderstanding before their eyes. They didn't find it funny, but rather felt extremely sad.
"Everyone, please stand up first and stop kowtowing," Old Lady Su stepped forward and tried to help the kneeling people to their feet. Her voice was dry and bitter. "I'm telling you the truth. Our Su family was also exiled as criminals. Before coming here, we lived in Dahuai Village in Yuzhou. My husband's family is a bunch of peasants. Apart from being able to barely recognize a few characters, no one has learned martial arts. Let alone Bodhisattvas, even masters are not from our family. This incident must have been caused by a chivalrous man who couldn't bear to see the suffering of the world. He happened to help our Su family. We, the Su family, are also grateful to that chivalrous man."
Old Man Su also came out and sighed to the hesitant crowd, "Every word I said is true, absolutely no lie. Now that my Su family has settled down in Tubei Mountain, we still have a long time to get along with everyone in the future. I can't hide the truth. Everyone, you've kowtowed to the wrong person this time."
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